▁enters ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁dock ▁and ▁finds ▁the ▁Dragon ars . ▁Using ▁the ▁dis ks , ▁they ▁activ ate ▁the ▁machines ▁and ▁use ▁them ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁Dragon ars ▁are ▁key ed ▁to ▁only ▁be ▁oper able ▁by ▁their ▁initial ▁user , ▁the ▁three ▁friends ▁find ▁themselves ▁forced ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Earth ▁Alliance ▁ ▁military ' s ▁first ▁Metal ▁Arm or ▁pil ots , ▁and ▁it ▁becomes ▁the ▁earth ▁feder ation ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁faced ▁against ▁the ▁advanced ▁technology ▁and ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁G igan os ▁forces . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Earth ▁Federation ▁Military ▁( former ly ▁Earth ▁Alliance ) ▁▁ ▁- ▁The ▁pilot ▁of ▁Dragon ar - 1 ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁A ▁six teen - year - old ▁Earth ▁Alliance ▁tra ine e ▁Now ▁Earth ▁Federation ▁Military ▁tra ine e ▁who ▁graduated ▁in ▁Japan , ▁K aine ▁lives ▁on ▁Al uc ard ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁helps ▁manage ▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁His ▁parents ▁split ▁up , ▁and ▁K aine ▁res ents ▁his ▁father ▁for ▁putting ▁his ▁work ▁before ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁mother ▁is ▁apparently ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Al uc ard , ▁he ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁willing ▁to ▁help ▁fight ▁G igan os . ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁Mas ami ▁K ik uch i ▁▁ ▁- ▁One ▁of ▁K aine ' s ▁best ▁friends ▁and ▁the ▁pilot ▁of ▁Dragon ar - 2 . ▁ ▁T app ▁is ▁an