Axel Thurston

Axel Thurston is the husband of Rose Thurston, the father of Adroc Thurston,

the father-in-law of Blau Thurston, and the paternal grandfather of Diane Thurston and Renton Thurston. He lives in the small town of Bellforest and operates the Thurston Garage. He is known as the most famous mechanic in the world due to his design of the first ref board for the Nirvash. In addition to being Adroc's father and Diane's and Renton's paternal grandfather, he is also the the paternal great-grandfather of Amber Thurston and Ao Fukai, and the adoptive paternal great-grandfather of Maurice, Maeter and Linck.

Background[]

Axel was a miner and mechanic during the age of trapar mining. His work lead to the discovery of the archetype of the Nirvash typeZERO LFO and a Humanoid Coralian, Eureka . His mechanical skill is legendary amongst the older generation and the military who soon adopted the LFO's for combat puproses.

His trust with the military fell heavily when the experiment with his son Adroc Thurston and Eureka failed, triggering "The First Summer of Love". Adroc vanished and was decidedly pronounced deceased. Custody of Adroc's two children, Diane (then 16) and Renton (then 4), was left to Axel. Two years later, Diane Thurston, while researching her father's work in the military, left home and vanished, and was also believed deceased. He was now the only one left take care of Renton.

Personality[]

Axel shows that he is a grumpy old man who wants Renton to be a mechanic just like him. Despite that, deep down he loves his family and wishes that nothing bad happens to them but he knows when to let go.

Appearance[]

Abilities[]

Eureka Seven (Anime)[]

Film Appearance[]

Eureka Seven movie[]

Video Games[]

Quotes[]

Relationships[]

Rose Thurston[]

Rose was Axel's wife. Nothing was known about her, she was only mentioned at the end of episode 50 in the Thurston's family record book.

Adroc Thurston[]

Diane Thurston[]

Renton Thurston[]

Following the disappearances of Adroc and Diane, Axel became overly protective of Renton, determined to prevent him from getting involved with the military and running off to be a hero. He always berated the boy for his dreams of joining the Gekkostate and was set on making him become a mechanic. However, he eventually decides to let Renton go with Eureka and the Gekko to let him decide his own future, and later expresses relief and pride when he says Renton was the first one in the family to return home.

Eureka[]

Despite Eureka's past partnership with Adroc, it seems that Axel has no prior knowledge of her, but was aware that she was part of the Gekkostate and one of Holland's friends. He knew that her intention was to retrieve the Amita Drive when she first arrived. He also seemed aware of Renton and Eureka's feelings for each other; in a letter in episode 32, he asks Renton to bring Eureka with him when he decides to come home. This seems to indicate that he has always welcomed her into the family.

Adoptive Great-Grandchildren[]

Renton and Eureka left Maurice, Maeter and Linck with Axel at the end of episode 50, until they came back from their journey. He is the one who reads the family record book that shows Renton's adoption of the children. He seemed to have acquired a liking to the children, even saying he was lucky to have great-grandchildren in his age.

Biological Great-Grandchildren[]

As for his biological great-grandchildren, he never meets his great-grandson Ao because he was born and raised in an alternative universe, but he may have met his great-granddaughter Amber until the newborn girl's death.

Knownable Relatives[]

Rose Thurston (Wife/dead)
Adroc Thurston (Son)
Blau Thurston (Daughter in law/dead)
Diane Thurston (Granddaughter)
Renton Thurston (Grandson)
Eureka (Granddaughter in law)
Maurice Thurston (Adopted Great-Grandson)
Maeter Thurston (Adopted Great-Granddaughter)
Linck Thurston (Adopted Great-Grandson)
Amber Thurston (Great Granddaughter/dead)
Ao Fukai (Great Grandson)