Renton Thurston

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Renton Thurston
Eureka Seven character
First appearance	Eureka Seven episode 1
Last appearance	Eureka Seven episode 50
Voiced by	Yuko Sanpei (Japanese)[1] Johnny Yong Bosch (English)[2]
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Age	14[3] (16 at the end of the series)[4]
Nationality	United Federation of Predgio Towers (before Gekkostate and during his time with Charles and Ray Beams) Gekkostate
Occupation	LFO Pilot of the Gekkostate
Known relatives	Eureka (Partner/Wife) Maurice (Adoptive son) Maeter (Adoptive daughter) Linck (Adoptive son) Axel Thurston (Grandfather) Adrock Thurston (Father) Diane Thurston (Sister) Yucatan Iglasias (Uncle)

Renton Thurston is the main protagonist of the Eureka Seven series. He is referred to in episode previews simply as "the boy".

Contents 1 Character outline 2 Relationships 2.1 Eureka 2.2 Maurice, Maeter, and Linck 2.3 Gekkostate 2.4 Charles and Ray 3 Manga 4 Reception 5 References

[edit] Character outline

Renton thinks his life is mundane and dreams of doing the extraordinary. At the beginning of the series, he becomes a member of Gekkostate in order to be near his idol, Holland, and his love at first sight, Eureka. In seasons one and two, the other crew members generally see Renton as Gekkostate's "busboy", doing chores such as cooking and cleaning. He occasionally rides with Eureka in the Nirvash typeZERO and is able to lift. In the third season, Renton is shown to mature a bit. Eureka and Renton continue to pilot the typeZERO, and his relationship with Eureka deepens, though the kids (Maurice, Maeter, and Linck) still refuse to regard Renton as their "papa". In season four Renton matures even further, coming into his own as a father to the kids and a prominent member of Gekkostate.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Eureka

Eureka has been with Renton ever since the typeZERO crashed at Axel Thurston's garage. Renton falls in love with her right away, but she does not return his feelings until seasons three and four, where Eureka and Renton are seen holding hands and are nearly always together. In episode 34, Holland says, "Eureka's partner is you, Renton." The growth of their relationship is reflected by the fact that the typeZERO requires both Eureka and Renton as pilots to maximize its capability. Their connection is similar to the one that Sakuya has with Norb and Anemone has with Dominic, but Eureka and Renton's relationship gets the most development throughout the story. Eureka never formally marries Renton, though at the end of the series Axel Thurston lists Eureka as "Eureka Thurston" in the family record book.^[4]

[edit] Maurice, Maeter, and Linck

Maurice, Maeter, and Linck are Eureka's adopted kids. Though the relationship between Renton and the kids is hostile in the first two seasons, their relationship deepens in seasons three and four, and in episode 50 Maurice is able to implicitly call Renton "papa". Maeter's and Linck's feelings toward Renton are not as clearly stated, but several scenes imply that they too feel that Renton is their "papa". In episode 50, the kids are listed in the family record book as Renton's adopted kids.^[4]

[edit] Gekkostate

In the first and second seasons, Renton is generally looked down upon by crew members of the Gekko, and is forced to do menial chores and look after the Gekko Market. Renton is able to pilot the type-ZERO AKA the Nirvash with Eureka, but after Eureka is hospitalized, Renton is forbidden to pilot the Nirvash for a short time. In the later parts of the show, the members of Gekkostate respect Renton more and acknowledge his status as Eureka's partner. He also gains the trust of Holland and many other Gekkostate members. Holland's final words toward Renton are, "It's just like him to graduate without consent."

[edit] Charles and Ray

When Renton temporarily leaves Gekkostate, he meets Charles and Ray in a town. The two of them bring him to their ship and allow him to stay with them. While Renton lives with them, they treat him as their son and Renton feels happy and accepted. Charles teaches Renton about the winds and how to feel them. However, when Renton discovers that they have received instructions to attack the Gekko, he decides to leave. Once Renton returns to the Gekko, Charles and Ray are killed by Holland, and Renton realizes that he must use what Charles has taught him to protect Eureka.

[edit] Manga

Eureka seveN's manga version differs from the anime version. Please advice that this synapse only covers Vol. 6. Renton Thurston was seriously injured as he flew Eureka to the Zone. Anemone was able to get into the Zone first not knowingly that Nirvash "typeTHEEND" was sending a deadly virus to the Coralians. Here as seen, Eureka and Anemone (when not drugged) were not enemies, but long-time friends. Dominic attempted to help Renton with his quest to save Eureka from the zone. There he was confronted with the Coralians. Renton was first assigned to act as decoy for Dominic, however, when Dominic pilots Nirvash "TypeTHEEND" the machine's arm wasn't fixed yet. Renton went into the Zone while Dominic faces off death by the Coralians. Renton was able to meet a false Eureka that manipulated him to be eaten by the Coralians. Eureka was able to get out of the Coralian's imprisonment and prevent Renton to be eaten thus saved the world. At the end, like the anime, Renton was able to profess his love toward Eureka (although much earlier he already did), but Eureka materialized with the Coralians. The ending was the two years after this incident. Renton lives with Eureka's adopted children Maurice, Maeter, and Linck and his grandfather Axel Thurston in Bellforest. He works at a windmill and anticipates on the return of Eureka as he denies to mourn for Eureka's death.^[5]

[edit] Reception

This section requires expansion.

Anime News Network stated in its review of the series' first DVD that "Renton is a pretty normal male lead for a series like this."^[6] However, while initially describing him as immature, the site said in its review of the seventh DVD that "Renton proves that he has grown up a bit by not being thrown for a loop by learning what makes Eureka special."^[7]

[edit] References

v • d • e Eureka Seven Episodes • vol.1: New Wave • V.1: New Wave • New Vision • Mecha • Characters (Renton Thurston · Eureka · Anemone · Dominic Sorel)