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Fields	USA Info	Japanese Info	Image
Name	James Darren Emerson	James Darren Emerson
Alias	Moondoggie	Moondoggie
· · ·	Brother Doggie(by Renton)	Doggie-niisan(by Renton)
Race	Human	Human
Gender	Male	Male
Age	16 years old	16 years old
Hair	Blonde	Blonde
Eyes	Blue	Blue
Height	About 5'7"	About 170 cm
Weight
Status	LFO catapult operator(Later pilot of the Gekko-Go)	LFO catapult operator(Later pilot of the Gekko-Go)
Quote	"I'm not your Brother, you idiot!"	"I'm not your nii-san at all!"
Voice	Steve Staley	Mamoru Miyano
Debut	Episode 3	Episode 3
Anime	Eureka Seven	Koukyou Shihen Eureka Seven

The above info came from Kameyama Yamato, and was edited by yours truly (contact me). The image came from Wikipedia.

Moondoggie is one of the youngest members of the Gekko State and the newest crewman before Renton came on board. As such, he played an important role in Renton's initial hazing, (sloppily) providing the camera feed throughout Renton's experience. He eventually snaps when Renton calls him "Doggie-niisan" ("Brother Doggie" in the English Dub). He presents himself as someone who dislikes Renton, but he's really just jealous of him, as he is no longer the new guy.

He is dating Gidget, and has something of a confidence issue, often seeing himself as inferior when comparing himself to other members of the Gekko State. Originally, Moondoggie was ther operator of the LFO catapult systems and launch pads on board the Gekko-Go, but later he becomes the head pilot, replacing Talho when she has to leave the post, as he is the group's only other licensed pilot.

Towards the end of the series, he has a relatively minimal role, only being featured when piloting the Gekko-Go. His execution of unfathomably complex maneuvers suggests he may be a superior pilot to even Talho.

Moondoggie's real name is James Darren Emerson, which is a reference to James Darren, who played the character Moondoggie in the Gidget movies. Like in this series, Moondoggie was Gidget's boyfriend.

In the Japanese version, Moondoggie speaks with a heavy Kumamoto accent, which can become near unintelligible in his (frequent) more emotional states. Consequently, he talks heavy surfer talk, which sometimes requires translation, in the English Dub.

The above description came from Kameyama Yamato, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).