Who is the main character?

[Chosen_one offline]

In the theme song and other pictures, they make it seem like Yumi's the main character. But why is that? Which character is most important?

[Darkborn offline]

I'm thinking Yumi is the leader of the group on Lyoko because she is the oldest, but I'm thinking Jeremie, because he works the computer.

[LoVeIsBeAuTiFuL offline]

Its Aeltia duh without Aeltia no Lyoko without lyoko no show.

[animenologist offline]

How about, they're all the main characters? Seem to make the most logical sense.

[LoVeIsBeAuTiFuL offline]

but the show is mosty about Aeltia

[Lyokofreak offline]

but the show is mosty about Aeltia

Dont wana sound mean but
Er hem *cough* aelita *cough*

[Blueyedblonde offline]

I'd have to agree with UlrichandYumi4ever.

Aelita is the whole reason for the show. If she wasn't there, there really wouldn't be a Lyoko.

And yea, in the theme song they do make it seem like Yumi's the main charactor.

[Taelia offline]

I also agree.

[MY85 offline]

I also agree.

With who, exactly?

Anyways, I would say it's about Aelita... but the twists the show is giving might indicate that it could be the way animenologist thinks. Plus, <i>star of the show</i> and <i>leader of the team</i> are two different concepts.

[Overcaffeinated Sloth offline]

I have to remain unsided, but I'm the one who voted Odd.
Naturally.
But it seems without each charachter, it's unbalanced.

[DeadViolet offline]

alita, hands down!

[Mewberries151]

How about, they're all the main characters? Seem to make the most logical sense.

I think that was the answer that was arrived at in TV Tome too. The show focuses on all of the characters far too evenly for there to be a clear cut main character, and while Aelita may be XANA's main target, he focuses a great deal of his attacks on Jeremie and the others, so it evens out. Yumi isn't really the leader either, as she doesn't usually call the shots, Jeremie tends to, but he's clearly not the leader either some of the time.

So I'm also going to stay with the "They're all equal; There is no main character or leader" answer. ^^

[Chad Rains offline]

Agreed. There is no single main character here.

[Cassius335 offline]

I also agree.

Hey, Welcome back!

Back on topic: Why isn't XANA one of the option's?

[animenologist offline]

Maybe because most people prefer to focus on story protaganists instead of antagonists. And yeah, sometimes a main character depends more on who the story focuses upon, than of importance or the main drive of a story. And with Code: Lyoko, more than many other cartoons I've seen, manages to spread the time of focus amongst the characters quite evenly. Although Aelita is a major driving force of the show and probably in the main thick of things the most important character on the show, that alone doesn't make her the main character. Take the Legend of Zelda series. The main driving force of the game itself is the princess Zelda for which all the legends revolve around, but who does the games always focus on? Link. Or the play Julius Caesar, where the most important character who the play revolved around was Julius Caesar, but the tragic hero for which the focus was on was the general Brutus acting out as a pawn in what he thought was a just action. They all get their due, they all get their time, they all get their focus in fairly even amounts. So they're all the main characters.

[Star Way]

Well, what are we asking here? Who's the main character, or who's the leader of the group? Those are different things.

I agree with those of you who think that no one is really the leader of the group. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but none are "better" or more qualified than the others. Yumi is often depicted as the leader, probably just because she's oldest. Some think it's Aelita or Jeremie, because they're both important characters too. Ulrich definitely has leading qualities too, seeing as how he often assigns orders when in Lyoko. Odd, well, I don't know about him.

As for the main character, I think it really depends on the episode. And even then, all the characters are pretty much given an equal amount of the spotlight. But, for example, "Routine" mainly focused on Ulrich and Yumi, "New Order" was mostly about Aelita, and "Zero Gravity Zone" was Ulrich's, for the most part.

[Taelia offline]

Yeah, in a similar manner to the episode of Teen Titans.

[Cassius335 offline]

Well, what are we asking here? Who's the main character, or who's the leader of the group? Those are different things.

I agree with those of you who think that no one is really the leader of the group. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but none are "better" or more qualified than the others. Yumi is often depicted as the leader, probably just because she's oldest. Some think it's Aelita or Jeremie, because they're both important characters too. Ulrich definitely has leading qualities too, seeing as how he often assigns orders when in Lyoko. Odd, well, I don't know about him.

As for the main character, I think it really depends on the episode. And even then, all the characters are pretty much given an equal amount of the spotlight. But, for example, "Routine" mainly focused on Ulrich and Yumi, "New Order" was mostly about Aelita, and "Zero Gravity Zone" was Ulrich's, for the most part.

Yes, but that's specific eps; What about the series overall?

[Chosen_one offline]

I also agree.

Hey, Welcome back!

Back on topic: Why isn't XANA one of the option's?

I was going to say that XANA is the main character because without XANA there'd be no Lyoko, no Aelita, no Code Lyoko.

I think that in the beginning before XANA was free of Lyoko, XANA is the most important, then Aelita, Jeremie, and the others are equal.

After XANA is free, Jeremie is the most important, then Aelita, then the others.

[Star Way]

Yes, but that's specific eps; What about the series overall?

My point is that there is no overall main character, and that it bounces around depending on the episode.

[Taelia offline]

I have a feeling that Jeremie is the key to stopping XANA and saving the Earth, but in a sense, everyone is the key.

[Osiris offline]

I agree with everyone that says there s no overall main charactor, they ara all as important as each other in stoping XANA

[Yumi52Ishiyama offline]

While Yumi is my favourite, there is no main character. Different episodes make it seem that there are different main characters for each episode, but it's just for that episode. They're all equal. As for the leader, same answer. They're a group, they work together. Teamwork. The stuff we learned in preschool.

[Taelia offline]

This reinforces my idea of everyone being the key to stopping XANA and saving the Earth. Ulrich, Yumi, Jeremie, Aelita, and Odd all have great abilities and skills. When they are united and when they believe in themselves, NOTHING can stop them and stand in their way!

[animenologist offline]

If you're asking who is the most important characters of the five overall, the obvious answer would be Aelita, followed by Jeremie. Aelita is a part of Lyoko and the one who the entire story revolves around. Without Lyoko, there is no show. And Lyoko would have never started without Aelita. Jeremie next, because in many ways, he holds the keys to stopping XANA, since he has dominion over the supercalculator. As master of the console (or as close as any of the other kids will get), he's the creator of their weapons, and depending on what weakness they gave XANA in the 3rd season, will be the one responsible for bringing it to fruition. In season 1 it was the materialization program, in season 2 it was the 'anti-virus'. In season 3, its almost a given that he is responsible for that one.

As for leader, the group is fairly tight knit so, a lot of what they do goes without saying. During Season 1, the role of leader was vague. But I think for season 2, Jeremie has pulled slightly as the role of overall team leader. In multiple episodes, he is the one seen making decisions and handing out missions. In "The Chips Are Down", he was the one who made the decision to kick Ulrich off the team aswell as handle the latest XANA attack without him. In "Temptation" he activated a RTTP under his own authority (though after a XANA attack) and though the team was suspicious, they didn't gang up on him like they did Ulrich. In "Contact" he was the one who said Ulrich should stay to guard the white tower and the one in Revelation who told Ulrich to isolate the tower. In "St. Valentines Day", he was the one who told Odd to shoot Aelita so the Scyphozoa would give up. And in "The Key", he made that heart-warming and uplifting speech. As a group, they work very well together, orders are not always necessary, they do what they always do, because it feels natural. But if one comes out a leader, Jeremie is the closest.