Aki Ross | |||
Gender: Female Age: 27 Height: 170cm Weight: 56kg Blood Type: A Birthday: October 7th, 2038 Birthplace: San Francisco Star Sign: Libra Education: Doctorate Military Rank: N/A Marital Status: Single | |||
Candid about her opinions and ideas, Aki became an expert in her field at an early age. She received training for environmental and wasteland reconnaissance, as well as aerospace education at the Houston Military Academy, which is where she became involved with Gray Edwards. The two continued their relationship even after Gray was assigned to the Deep Eyes and Aki returned to New York to complete her doctorate. Aki soon became an advocate of Dr. Sid's wave theory and worked under his supervision performing research in an attempt to try and eliminate the phantoms without using excessive force. It was during an experiment that Aki became infected with phantom particles. Roy Sato, the lead animator for Aki, designed her from Sakaguchi's vision for her to be a smart, sexy and strong-minded scientist. She is meant to show her personality through subtle emotions, not an in-your-face attitude. The name 'Ming-Na' means 'Enlightenment', making her the inherently perfect choice as the voice-over actor for Dr. Aki Ross. Ming-Na has completed many previous voice roles, even winning an Emmy for her work of the voice of Mulan for the animated feature, Mulan. Ming-Na has since continued her work for both Disney and Square by providing the voice for Mulan in the Disney video-release 'Mulan II' as well as the Square-Enix/Disney game 'Kingdom Hearts II'. |
Gray Edwards | |||
Gender: Male Age: 31 Height: 184cm Weight: 82kg Blood Type: O Birthday: April 15th, 2034 Birthplace: Los Angeles Star Sign: Aries Education: Military Academy Military Rank: Captain Marital Status: Single | |||
Gray Edwards was raised in a loving family where, along with his father, he tried to keep his family safe before the barrier cities were developed. In the draft of 2050, Gray enlisted in Los Angeles USMF where he quickly became cadet leader. Displaying impressive signs of leadership at an early age, he was recruited into the Houston Military Academy at age 17. While there, Gray received tactical and special forces training. It was also at the HMA that he met Aki Ross and the two began a relationship in secrecy while they were assigned on the same mission. Gray was broken-hearted when Aki isolated herself from everyone, himself included. A true soldier, Gray continued his work with the Deep Eyes, where as captain he confronts enemies and aliens head-on and would do anything to protect and defend his troops. Lead animator Toby Haruno studied the facial expressions of voice-over actor Alec Baldwin for hundreds of hours and even went as far as to say that now he even looks like Alec Baldwin. On the other hand, lead animator Ben Rush tried to envision only Gray's personality while animating him and sees a certain passion and calmness present in Gray's character. Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominated actor Alec Baldwin supplied the voice of Captain Gray Edwards. Alec Baldwin has most recently starred in Pearl Harbor and State and Main. He has also been seen in such films as Outside Providence, The Edge, and The Hunt for Red October. |
Dr. Sid | |||
Gender: Male Age: 70 Height: 170cm Weight: 72kg Blood Type: AB Birthday: June 16th, 1995 Birthplace: Toronto Star Sign: Gemini Education: Doctorate Military Rank: N/A Marital Status: Widowed | |||
Doctor Sid was born in Toronto long before the construction of the barrier cities and the arrival of the phantoms. After detecting a strange energy force in 2022, Dr. Sid began researching spiritual energy. Along with his wife, he contemplated the Gaia Theory, where they concluded that each life is born of Gaia and each life returns to the Gaia upon death. This theory proved to be unpopular among other scientists and Dr. Sid and his wife kept their findings hidden. Dr. Sid lost his wife in a phantom attack in Toronto sometime after the landing of the Leonid meteor. After the death of his wife, he became a defender of bio-etheric research and declared himself intent on solving the world's phantom problem. Lead animator Louis LeFebvre relied on idiosyncrasies drawn from the voice-over actor to help give Dr. Sid his sense of warmth and realism. Character developer Francisco Cortina showed similar traits through Dr. Sid's visual appearance such as grey and white hair. The stubble on his face and neck is evidence that he is more dedicated to his work than he is to his looks. Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Donald Sutherland is the voice behind Dr. Sid. The veteran actor has been seen most recently in Space Cowboys and Instinct. His credits also include Virus, A Time to Kill and classics like M*A*S*H and Ordinary People. |
General Hein | |||
Gender: Male Age: 35 Height: 180cm Weight: 78kg Blood Type: A Birthday: October 25th, 2030 Birthplace: San Francisco Star Sign: Scorpio Education: Military Academy Military Rank: General Marital Status: Widowed | |||
Born the year before the Leonid meteor landed in the Middle East, Hein was resolved from an early age to find the solution to the phantom problem. When the San Francisco barrier fell, Hein lost his wife and his only daughter. After the fourth worldwide phantom cleansing mission in 2063, Hein was promoted to General, where he became instrumental in the development of the Zeus cannon. Determined to eliminate the phantom's nest completely, Hein favors the use of the cannon in order to free the world of the phantoms. Sometimes letting his ego overshadow his wisdom, General Hein's stubbornness and hatred may end up being a greater threat to the earth than the aliens themselves are. According to Andy Jones, the animator director, the fact that he worked late at night while listening to Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and KorN made Matthew Hackett the obvious and perfect choice to serve as lead animator for the film's bad guy. Matt tried to envision a man who knew what he thought to be right and was prepared to go to any extreme to make that happen, however distorted. James Woods expertly acts the voice of General Hein. A two-time academy award nominee for Salvador and Ghosts of Mississippi, James Woods' most recent film credits include the General's Daughter, The Virgin Suicides and Another Day in Paradise. |
Ryan Whitaker | |||
Gender: Male Age: 30 Height: 188cm Weight: 105kg Blood Type: O Birthday: July 11th, 2035 Birthplace: New York Star Sign: Cancer Education: Military Academy Military Rank: Sergeant Marital Status: Single | |||
Ryan Whitaker enrolled at Houston Military Academy after the death of his father, who died during a phantom cleansing mission. While at the HMA, he became an expert in combat and infantry. After his heroic efforts during the failure of the San Francisco barrier, he was recruited to be part of the elite Deep Eyes squad. A Sergeant of the Deep Eyes, Ryan is second in command only to his best friend, Gray Edwards. Animation director Andy Jones sees Ryan's greatest feature to be his amazing sense of pride in respect to his job as a solider. The voice of Ryan is acted by Golden Globe winning actor Ving Rhames, who has starred in such films as Baby Boy, Don King, Out of Sight, Pulp Fiction and Mission Impossible 1 & 2. |
Jane Proudfoot | |||
Gender: Female Age: 28 Height: 175cm Weight: 63kg Blood Type: B Birthday: January 18th, 2037 Birthplace: Houston Star Sign: Capricorn Education: Military Academy Military Rank: Corporal Marital Status: Single | |||
Jane Proudfoot is the perfect combination of good looks, unabashed fearless and brute strength. Recruited at age 26 for her knowledge and strength as well as her determination, Jane is touted as the toughest member of the Deep Eyes squad. Perhaps being a woman and almost the same age as her character helped lead animator Alice Kaiserian design Jane's character to be tough and witty but with a feminine and vulnerable edge. Peri Gilpin who plays producer Roz Doyle on the Emmy winning comedy series Frasier provides the voice of Jane's character. |
Neil Fleming | |||
Gender: Male Age: 27 Height: 174cm Weight: 68kg Blood Type: B Birthday: February 23rd, 2038 Birthplace: New York Star Sign: Pisces Education: Military Academy Military Rank: Corporal Marital Status: Single | |||
The youngest son of a military officer, Corporal Neil Fleming is the mechanical guru behind the Deep Eyes squad. He enrolled into the Houston Military Academy at the age of 18 and was recruited into the Deep Eyes at age 25 for his mechanical ability after receiving engineering and air force training. He lets his sarcastic sense of humor serve as the perfect disguise for his intellectual cynicism. Neil Fleming's lead animator was Jay Randall. The voice of Neil is provided by actor Steve Buscemi who has starred in such films as Mr. Deeds, 28 Days, Armageddon, Desperado, The Big Lebowski, and Fargo. |