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* '''Duelist''' Defenders have very high defense and attack, but are limited to 1 block, making them mainly suited to blocking and eliminating single, high threat targets that Duelist Guards and Fast-Redeploy Specialists won't fare well against, such as elite enemies or bosses. Another feature of Duelist Defenders is that they only generate SP while they are actively blocking an enemy.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: During her fight with Plastic Knight, Blemishine managed to analyze the flaw in his prototype armor's cooling system and won by exploiting said weakness. While to a lesser extent than her fight with Plastic Knight, each of her subsequent battles also shows that she always analyzes her opponent with her "Pegasian Sight" to eke out a win against vastly stronger and more experienced opponents.
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* TheEngineer: She has a profound love of machinery and is a talented engineer and mechanic by her own right. Following her joining Rhodes Island, she is frequently found in the Engineering Department where she became fast friends with fellow engineers Vulcan and Closure. She is often so engrossed in her work that she is sometimes marked as MIA.
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* TrueCraftsman: She is actually a very skilled engineer, and is commonly seen visiting the workshop. This is embodied in her very powerful workshop skills.
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* TrueCraftsman: She is actually a very skilled engineer, and is commonly seen visiting the workshop. This is embodied in her very powerful workshop skills. If she hadn't chosen to participate in the Kazimierz Major, she likely would have chosen to become a mechanic.
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* AttackReflector: Anyone that attacks Bubble will temporarily get their ATK reduced due to her talent. Her second skill also causes her to stop attacking and DrawAggro to herself, while all enemies that attack her take scaling with Bubble's DEF.
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* AttackReflector: Anyone that attacks Bubble will temporarily get their ATK reduced due to her talent. Her second skill also causes her to stop attacking and DrawAggro to herself, while all enemies that attack her take recoil damage scaling with Bubble's DEF.
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* CharacterTitle: On CN servers, the name of her debut Headhunting banner is simply and literally named ''Blemishine'', no joke. Subverted on Global/EN servers, where her debut banner is instead named "Fractured Light".
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** On CN servers, the name of her debut Headhunting banner is simply and literally named ''Blemishine'', no joke. Subverted on Global/EN servers, where her debut banner is instead named "FracturedLight".Light".
** Her event on both servers is titled after her real name, Maria Nearl.
** On CN servers, the name of her debut Headhunting banner is simply and literally named ''Blemishine'', no joke. Subverted on Global/EN servers, where her debut banner is instead named "Fractured
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->''Blemishine, Kazimierz knight, is the light of glory about to bloom''.
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* FamilyHonor: Following Nearl's departure, the Nearl household began to decay without the presence of a head knight to the point that the family began selling its possessions to stay afloat. To prevent the family from sinking into bankruptcy and subsequently losing its noble status, Blemishine opts to participate in the Kazimierz Major despite lacking the skill and prestige of her older sister.
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* TokenMinority: Although she's from the same geographic region as Gavial and Tomimi, Eunectes seems to have been based on large snakes instead of crocodilians. In fact, she's the first Pythia character introduced so far.
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* TokenMinority: Although she's from the same geographic region as Gavial and Tomimi, Eunectes seems to have been based on large snakes instead of crocodilians. In fact, she's the first Pythia character introduced so far.far[[note]]technically second, since Faust has been confirmed to be a Pythia as well, but Eunectes was introduced before this revelation was made[[/note]].
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* {{Meganekko}}: She wears orange-rimmed eyeglasses.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Beagle is immediately rendered obsolete since you can buy Cuora from the shop [[note]]prior to the first Shop Voucher rotation which occurs on on May 20, 2020 for Global servers[[/note]] and Cuora is simply a better Defender than Beagle in all aspects.
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** Unlike most defenders, who have zero range and can only attack enemies that walk onto their tile, Blemishine is one of the few defenders who are able to attack the tile directly in front of her just like Vanguards and non-ranged Guards, sharing this trait with Hoshiguma, Nian, and Liskarm. This seems to be to make it easier to exploit Blemishine's speciality against sleeping enemies.
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** Unlike most defenders, who have zero range and can only attack enemies that walk onto their tile, Blemishine is one of the few defenders who are able to attack the tile directly in front of her just like Vanguards and non-ranged Guards, sharing this trait with Hoshiguma, Nian, Liskarm, and Liskarm.Eunectes. This seems to be to make it easier to exploit Blemishine's speciality against sleeping enemies.
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->''Eunectes, Gavial's rival, steps onto the battlefield along with "Irritable Ironhide."''
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* HiddenDepths: On the outside, Gummy is a kind-hearted, sociable gal. But according to a hypothesis from her psychological counselors, she socializes in order to manage her anxiety. ''Children of Ursus'' implied [[spoiler: that she [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty might have had to resort to cannibalism during the fall of Chernobog due to the lack of food where she was kept]]. She likely hasn't managed to get over it just yet, if her biting Dur-Nar is any indication.]]
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* HiddenDepths: On the outside, Gummy is a kind-hearted, sociable gal. But according to a hypothesis from her psychological counselors, she socializes in order to manage her anxiety. ''Children of Ursus'' implied [[spoiler: that [[spoiler:that she [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty might have had to resort to cannibalism during the fall of Chernobog due to the lack of food where she was kept]]. She likely hasn't managed to get over it just yet, if her biting Dur-Nar is any indication.]]
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'''Factions:''' [[Characters/ArknightsRhodesIsland Rhodes Island]] | [[Characters/ArknightsReunionMovement The Reunion Movement]] | [[Characters/ArknightsOthers Miscellaneous factions & characters]] | [[Characters/ArknightsEnemyIndex Enemy Units Index]]]]-]]]
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'''Defenders''' are operators with great survivability overall, usually in terms of raw HP. Their job is to provide blocking in order to prevent enemies from mobbing and overwhelming your DP-generating Vanguards, or to give out buffs and healing that relieve stress from your Medics in the event many allies are hurt. Put simply, the job of a Defender is to take damage for someone else. Defenders are categorized based on what their primary roles are.
* '''Normal''' Defenders are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. These guys have the greatest health by comparison to everyone else in their class, and can take the most punishment. Most of the time, their kit doesn't extend far beyond sitting there and be a MeatShield, as their damage output is usually poor, though there are exceptions, most notably Hoshiguma, who has high ATK and skills that facilitate her use as an offensive tank, and Nian, who's a multiclass.
* '''Arts''' Defenders are less sturdy, but they're capable of dealing Arts damage when their skills are running, giving them better mileage against beefy enemies with a lot of HP, but low RES.
* '''Healing''' Defenders are those who can heal nearby allies and themselves with their skills. These Defenders serve as the middle ground between Normal and Arts Defenders, having middling HP, DEF, and ATK, but are almost invaluable to have due to their healing skills providing high sustainability for your lineup. Unlike Normal Defenders, however, Healing Defenders are not usually placed as the main tanks due to their significantly weaker staying power, and are more commonly deployed as supports instead.
* '''Enmity''' Defenders have great survivability and damage output, giving them good mileage as solo tanks. Like Enmity Guards, they can't be healed by Medics or Healing Defenders, but generate their own HP via certain skills or talents.
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[[folder: Asbestos]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_378_asbest_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Don't read too much into things. She doesn't hate anyone, but naturally, she doesn't like anyone either.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_378_asbest_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Asbestos, contracted explorer to Rhodes Island, is very reluctant to serve under you.''
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 378
->'''Subclass:''' Arts Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' RIM Billiton
->'''Race:''' Savra
->'''Birthday:''' July 30
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Artist:''' [=TEAM EXPANDR=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeiShindou
----
* AnimalMotifs: Fire salamanders. In fact, they used to think that asbestos was made out of fire salamander skin due to its extreme heat-resistant properties.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Her voice is usually deep and macho. However, if her tail is grabbed, she will squeal like a little girl, suggesting that her actual voice is a lot lighter than how she normally speaks.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Asbestos is aware of the severity of her Oripathy, however she also expresses no desire to be treated. Her preferred way to go is to keep traveling the planet until it takes her. Rhodes Island would do their best to not let her have her way.
* {{Foil}}: Asbestos is frequently compared to Magallan in her bio.
** While both are intrepid explorers, Magallan is a trained professional who does so under the funding and auspices of Rhine Labs, and only seems to long for the Northern arctics, where her fellow penguins live. Asbestos on the other hand likes to travel the world on her own volition, with no formal training, and is mostly self-taught.
** Both she and Magallan are solitary by nature, though whereas Magallan copes with her isolation by holding on to the hopes that someone is waiting for her to return, Asbestos finds comfort in doing the things she likes, and usually doesn't want company.
** Magallan is naive, cheerful and friendly, and is loved by basically everyone she meets, while Asbestos is cynical, abrasive, rude, and likes being a jerk to everyone.
* IronicName: She's named after the highly heat-resistant mineral, while Asbestos herself attacks by spewing fire from her shield.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Her shield is actually a door, and not even the heavily-reinforced kind like that of Gummy. Downplayed in that, while it ''started out'' as a mere door, the many functionalities that Asbestos added to it later do make it more suitable as a weapon, albeit defensively.
* IWorkAlone: Due to the solitary nature of her profession, Asbestos has gotten used to doing everything herself, and doesn't seek the company of anyone else. She has a surprising degree of autonomy as an explorer, and doesn't like it when forced to do things according to rules and regulations, as evident by her constant complaints when set as team leader and deployed onto the field.
* {{Jerkass}}: Asbestos is constantly rude, confrontational, and dismissive, even at maximum Trust, and she seems to be deliberately going out of her way to be as obnoxious as possible. While her profile states that she can be friendly and approachable if she wants to, the main issue is that she ''doesn't'', and isn't too bothered with people potentially seeing her as TheFriendNobodyLikes. According to her own words, it is her "life goal" to be "an absolute jerk" to everyone at Rhodes Island, friends be damned.
* LadyDrunk: Her profile mentions Asbestos occasionally forcing the Doctor to drink alcohol with her.
* TheMillstone: She has the same basic [=RIIC=] skill as Popukar, albeit under a different name ('''Maverick'''). Putting Asbestos in a Factory will result in a massive productivity loss, manifested by the reduced storage capacity and increased morale drain for everyone inside. Considering her {{Jerkass}} attitude towards Rhodes Island, it's more than likely that Asbestos is deliberately sabotaging the job for kicks. It's amazing that she even manages to boost the production rate (by 25%) at all. However, if she is promoted to Elite 2, Asbestos gains an additional [=RIIC=] skill, '''Explorer''', which not only counteracts the ramped up morale drain, but also ''improves'' the Factory storage capacity by 4 points.
* MismatchedEyes: Her green right eye is normal for her race, however her left is bright purple and demonic-looking, which she covers up with an EyepatchOfPower.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: She possesses rows of jagged, shark-like teeth.
* NoodleIncident: Asbestos mentions getting to know Magallan at something called the "Black Flow", which she describes as being the "the wildest, craziest adventure" she's ever been on.
* NotSoStoic: Asbestos usually puts up a "tough girl" external, and for the most part she does seem that way. However, if someone touch her tail, she will let out an uncharacteristically high-pitched squeal, and threaten to get physical to "help" that person forget about her blunder.
* PeekABangs: Her hair is worn with prominent bangs that conceal a large part of the left side of her face.
* PlayingWithFire: While her ''Thermal Power Mode'' skill is active, Asbestos launches fireballs out of her shield, dealing [[AreaOfEffect AOE]] Arts damage.
* PowerGlows: It can be a bit hard to tell due to the small size of the screen, depending on which device you're playing on, but Asbestos' tail gains a bright orange glow when she's using her skill, in the colorful pattern that the animal she was designed after is known for in real life.
* PrehensileTail: Asbestos has one, which she uses to carry her lantern.
* SensualSpandex: Asbestos wears a form-fitting bodysuit underneath that bulky coat of hers.
* SituationalSword: Asbestos has mostly the same niche as Matterhorn, being geared mainly to deal with enemies who inflict a lot of Arts damage. Her talent, '''Moist Skin''', is perhaps one of the most niche and potentially useless in the game outside of its element, since if there are no Arts enemies around to hit her, Asbestos cannot take advantage of it to quickly gain SP, which both of her skill demand a considerable amount of to activate.
* {{Tsundere}}: It's implied that her abrasive demeanor is a means for Asbestos to cope with the loneliness she feels as an explorer. Through observations noted in her file, she seems to have taken a shine to the Doctor, who by their profession has to establish a good rapport with her. While she's still very rude to them, it's clear that Asbestos likes to hang around the Doctor, and it's implied that she trusts them enough to invite them to join her in her favorite activities that she usually enjoys alone, such as drinking and going spelunking. Not that she would ever admit it to their face, however.
* WalkingTheEarth: Asbestos is a natural explorer and outdoorswoman. She likes to wander around Terra and has a preference for exploring caves, all of which are done on her own accord. It was during such an expedition that she contracted Oripathy in the first place.
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[[folder: Beagle]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_122_beagle_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Try to encourage her more.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Bloodline of Combat: Dreadnaught skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_122_beagle_boc1.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Beagle, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will provide a solid defense for the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 122
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Reserve Op Team A1 - Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Perro
->'''Birthday:''' March 2
->'''Height:''' 154cm
->'''Artist:''' Xiàyě Hóng Míng
->'''Voiced by:''' Nana Harumura
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* AnimalMotifs: Dog, due to her Perro race. In particular, [[ADogNamedDog her name references the breed itself]].
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: In a setting where everyone wields modern weapons or at least modernized versions of archaic weapons, Beagle wields a medieval longsword.
* ArtEvolution: Her "Bloodline of Combat: Dreadnought" skin shows some improvements over her base version's artworks, such as a more detailed hair with glossy shading.
* ComMon: Beagle is ''the'' ComMon of the Defender class. If you roll a Defender via Recruitment, without the Senior or Top Operator tags, 9 times out of 10 the result will be Beagle.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She doesn't mind her infection anymore.
-->My Oripathy? It doesn't bother me all that much, I'm used to it. I just want to be with the people I care about until my disease has been cured... Ughh...
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Beagle has orange hair to match with her orange eyes.
* EmbarrassingNickname: "The Rookiest Rookie in the Rookieverse", if her Promotion quote is anything to go by.
* FaceDoodling: Implied in her idle quote, where she thinks on doing this to the Doctor.
* TheHeart: She's the kind, gentle one among the original trio of herself, Kroos, and Fang.
* {{Meganekko}}: She wears orange-rimmed eyeglasses.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Beagle is immediately rendered obsolete since you can buy Cuora from the shop [[note]]prior to the first Shop Voucher rotation which occurs on on May 20, 2020 for Global servers[[/note]] and Cuora is simply a better Defender than Beagle in all aspects.
* TrueCompanions: With Fang and Kroos.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Beagle fell into deep depression after her Oripathy infection, but the combined efforts of Fang and Kroos managed to cheer her up and restore her sense of self-worth. She is now indebted to them.
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[[folder: Bison]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_325_bison_1_7.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Still questions whether a Messenger really needs to master so many combat skills.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_325_bison_2_0.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Messenger Bison is proof that stability does not always follow age''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 325
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Forte
->'''Birthday:''' October 15
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoMinagawa
A young Messenger associated with Mountain Dash Logistics and Penguin Logistics, his journey has brought him to work with Rhodes Island in his quest to see the world.
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* AnimalMotifs: His case is just bizarre. While Bison himself has upwards-facing horns like actual bisons, the animal depicted in his E2 art seems to be a gaur (also known as Indian Bison), with appropriately forwards-facing horns.
* ConsummateProfessional: This was how Bison was raised and how he is viewed by many in the logistics industry. The only thing that seems to be able to crack his professionalism is hanging out with Penguin Logistics.
* DrawAggro: Bison stops attacking enemies and hunkers down when '''Intensified Defense''' is active, while raising his own targeting threshold, so nearby enemies will be more inclined to wail on him instead of his allies.
* DudeInDistress: [[spoiler: Was briefly captured by the Mafioso group after having been accidentally left behind by Penguin Logistics. Fortunately, upon Mostima showing up, the Mafioso let him go when he wasn't going to cooperate with their plans.]]
* HornedHumanoid: He has short bull-like horns.
* LetsGetDangerous: He spends most of ''Code of Brawl'' confused and severely out of his element, but when [[spoiler: Penguin Logistics are ambushed by the Rat King's goons during the Sauin festival, he joins the fight and fends them off [[ShieldBash with just his shield]], along with support fire from [[BattleButler Eurill's butler]].]]
* LoopholeAbuse: His talent '''Interlocked Shield''' grants a defensive buff to a Guard or Vanguard behind him. There's nothing saying he has to be facing the enemies for this to work though, meaning Bison is often deployed facing backwards to buff a GlassCannon frontliner without getting in the way of their attacks.
* NaiveNewcomer: He serves as this for Penguin Logistics, as he's very unsure of how to adjust to their very laissez-faire attitudes to pretty much everything.
* NotCompletelyUseless: '''Intensified Defense''''s secondary effect of [[DrawAggro Drawing Aggro]] isn't usually very helpful as most enemies will focus on attacking the most recently deployed operator in their range, meaning you can achieve the same effect without waiting for a skill cooldown by just placing Bison down after the operators you want him to protect. Despite that, it does have a niche when dealing with the few enemies who have their own targeting priorities such as the Mudrock Matterllurgists in ''Twilight of Wolumonde'', as they're harder to manage aggro for using deployment order alone.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only person to try to apply any sort of logic to the events occurring in Code of Brawl while he is assigned to Penguin Logisitics. Compared to him, even TheStoic Texas proves to be NotSoAboveItAll.
* SituationalSword: Bison's talent '''Interlocked Shield''' lets him provide the same DEF buff it gives him to one ally who's placed immediately behind him, provided they're a Vanguard or Guard.
** While this sounds cool on paper, it basically limits his utility to either protecting a DP battery like Myrtle, or as a stop gap to limit the amount of enemies attacking special Vanguards like Siege or other DP-on-Kill operators.
** Alternatively, Bison could be providing cover for a Guard whose range is greater than one, who can attack over him while he defends them, though considering the relative rarity of those Guards, who are already strong to begin with, players who ''do'' field Bison do so because of the greater utility provided by his S2 instead of his talent.
* SixthRanger: Though not a permanent employee of Penguin Logistics, they [[HonoraryTrueCompanion treat him as one of their own]] during his entire contract, [[spoiler:and go out of their way to beat up some thugs in revenge for Bison getting injured by them at the end of Code of Brawl.]]
* TemporaryOnlineContent: Bison is only available for the duration of the Code of Brawl event.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Blemishine]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_423_blemsh_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_423_blemsh_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 423
->'''Subclass:''' Healing Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Healing, DPS
->'''Affiliation:''' Kingdom of Kazimierz
->'''Real name:''' Maria Nearl
->'''Race:''' Kuranta
->'''Birthday:''' July 15
->'''Height:''' 165cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Her portrait was coded in the game after the event "Darknights' Memoir" was released. After 7 months since the event's release, she's now a [[PromotedToPlayable playable]] operator.
* CombatMedic: As a healing defender, this comes with the package, but Blemishine is notable for being highly specialized in offense among them. Not only do all of her skills give her significant firepower boosts (''especially'' her third skill), all of them except for her second skill actually need her to be hitting something in order to heal her allies (and, in her S1's case, potentially herself).
* ForcedSleep: Her second skill forcibly puts all enemies on her tile to sleep for a few seconds. Sleeping enemies are immobilized and pacified, but cannot be attacked...but Blemishine's talent allows her to bend those rules to attack, prioritize and deal extra damage to those enemies.
* LaserBlade: Her sword manifests a brightly glowing edge whenever she attacks, or whenever her third skill is active.
* MagicKnight: While her S3 is active, Blemishine's attacks will each deal an additional burst of Arts damage proportional to her attack, which both synergizes with the skill's ATK buff to let her deal some serious damage while letting her damage even DEF-stacking enemies that'd normally laugh at her.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter:
** Unlike most defenders, who have zero range and can only attack enemies that walk onto their tile, Blemishine is one of the few defenders who are able to attack the tile directly in front of her just like Vanguards and non-ranged Guards, sharing this trait with Hoshiguma, Nian, and Liskarm. This seems to be to make it easier to exploit Blemishine's speciality against sleeping enemies.
** While she's a healing defender, her slightly extended range and offensively-oriented skillset has the potential to turn her into what amounts to a tanky healing guard for a few seconds, not even getting into the fact that her S3 causes her attacks to deal additional Arts damage scaling with her ATK ''on top'' of giving her an attack buff.
** While other healing defenders can heal at command and will have to interrupt their attacks to do so, Blemishine actually ''needs'' to be attacking to heal unless she's using her second skill.
** Her first talent causes all Operators with a defensive recovery skill to gain SP when attacking as well, effectively turning all of their skill recovery (including her own) simultaneously offensive and defensive and letting them spam their skills (which normally take a while to build up) with impunity.
** Her second talent causes her to be able to attack sleeping enemies, who are usually invulnerable to all other sources. Not only that, she actively prioritizes them and deals bonus damage to them.
** She's the only healing defender who has a skill (S3) that is unable to heal herself, being only able to heal others.
* MythicalMotifs: Appropriate for her heritage, Pegasus.
* OddNameOut: Blemishine is the only member of her family to avert RealNameAsAnAlias. Both her sister and aunt before her identified by their last names, instead of using a commissioned callsign.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Manifests a BattleAura resembing an array of glowing gold wings behind her once she activates her S2 or S3, which is also seen in her E2 art.
* ThePaladin: Much like her older sister, her design embodies this trope to a tee.
* RageWithinTheMachine: She is not happy with how corporate and commercialized the Knights have become, especially in the Kazimierz Major where they prioritize winning over chivalry. However, this has only strengthened her resolve to become the ideal knight.
* SituationalSword:
** Her talent allows her to attack sleeping enemies for bonus damage, but as of her introduction the only other Operators able to inflict sleep are Sora, Kafka and Iris. Even her own sleep is situational, since it only affects anyone who is on her tile at the time of the skill's activation (and of course, she'll be the only one that can hit them).
** Her third skill is ''very'' powerful, giving her an ATK/DEF steroid, making her attacks hit for additional Arts damage, and healing a nearby ally for a significant portion of her ATK with each blow. With her reasonable attack rate and gigantic ATK in this state, she'll be able to shrug off blows and demolish enemies while healing her allies for such absurd amounts of health that it'd make even top-tier medics green with envy. However, the catch is that she's unable to heal herself with the skill (leaving her with no ways to heal herself, period), leaving her vulnerable once enemies start doing serious damage to her.
* TrueCraftsman: She is actually a very skilled engineer, and is commonly seen visiting the workshop. This is embodied in her very powerful workshop skills.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Due to Nearl contracting oripathy, Blemishine was forced to step up to take her place as the Nearl family's head knight.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Bubble]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_381_bubble_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_381_bubble_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 381
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Sargon
->'''Race:''' Cerato
->'''Birthday:''' March 19
->'''Height:''' 135cm
->'''Artist:''' [=Cenm0=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Hikaru Akao
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* AnimalMotifs: Rhinoceros. Also, her species name is based on the latter part of the word, meaning "horn".
* AttackReflector: Anyone that attacks Bubble will temporarily get their ATK reduced due to her talent. Her second skill also causes her to stop attacking and DrawAggro to herself, while all enemies that attack her take scaling with Bubble's DEF.
* MovesetClone: Similar to Hoshiguma, Bubbles' primary role is to serve as an AttackReflector. However, instead of her damage being based on her ATK, it is based on her DEF.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Bubble is a surprisingly tanky Defender, and is capable of respectable damage output for her class, despite her small stature. To put it into perspective, Bubble is merely 3 centimeters taller than ''Durin''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cardigan]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_209_ardign_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:If only [[GenkiGirl she]] could quiet down for a while...]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Icefield Messenger: Cheerful Guardian skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artcardiganskinsnow.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Cardigan, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will run to the battlefield to provide reliable defense for the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 209
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Reserve Op Team A4 - Rhodes Island
->'''Real name:''' Merry
->'''Race:''' Perro
->'''Birthday:''' August 2
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Artist:''' Yī Lì Lǐzi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AzumiAsakura
----
* ADogNamedDog: A ''literal'' dog in her case. "Cardigan" is the name of her Perro subspecies, and it's actually a family tradition of sorts for her and her relatives to use it as a codename.
* AnimalMotifs: Dogs, due to her Perro race. Her name is a reference to the Cardigan corgi.
* BareYourMidriff: In her skin. Especially jarring since it's a winter skin. The description even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it by saying that [[ExposedToTheElements it's not cold-resistant at all despite its thematics]].
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Cardigan attacks with a bladed tonfa strapped to her forearm.
* GenkiGirl: Cardigan always seems to be running at 200% capacity, much to [[Characters/ArknightsMedics Ansel's]] [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder chagrin]] (or really, to anyone else's in her team). Her hyperactivity often results in destruction of furniture or other base facilities, typically leading to detention and salary cuts for herself and the team leader Melantha.
* TheNoseKnows: Like actual canines, Cardigan can recognize people based on their scents. Melantha has a distinct smell to her.
* OnlineAlias: Her Obsgram username is "Cardi".
* PerpetualSmiler: Cardigan always smiles, even in her "death" animation.
* StealthPun: Her getting a Christmas-themed winter skin. ''Merry'' Christmas, if you want.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Croissant]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_201_moeshd_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Business is like a war without bullets! All the training and hard work has lead to this day!]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_201_moeshd_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Seven [=AM=] (KFC collab) skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artcroissantskinkfc.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Marthe Coral Coast: Explorer [=SK03=] skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_201_moeshd_summer4_min.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Croissant, special agent of Penguin Logistics, is willing to provide reliable defensive power for Rhodes Island as a Defender Operator''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 201
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Shift
->'''Affiliation:''' Penguin Logistics
->'''Race:''' Forte
->'''Birthday:''' September 29
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' Huànxiàng Hēi Tù
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YurikaKubo
----
* AnimalMotifs: Buffaloes, due to the shape of her horns.
* BareYourMidriff: Since Croissant only wears a tube top underneath that coat, her midriff is still exposed.
* BigEater: Code of Brawl reveals that she's written an extensive guide on what's a good eat in Lungmen and several other cities, which has become a popular tourist item for its comprehension, even covering very local businesses like Tung's finball stall.
* BlownAcrossTheRoom: The knockback of her S2 '''Magnetic Hammer''' pushes nearby enemies in all four cardinal directions, which can let her fill in for Push-type Specialists if needed. But don't use it if there's an enemy attacking her from behind, though, as the knockback can [[HoistByHisOwnPetard inadvertently nudge them into your own base and foiling an otherwise perfect run]].
* DropTheHammer: She uses a massive foldable hammer as her main weapon.
* FunetikAksent: The English translation renders her KansaiRegionalAccent as stereotypical Southern accent.
* HornedHumanoid: She has short bull-like horns typical of her Forte race.
* MoneyFetish: Her lines are generally centered around making money, and her profile mentions she likes making money so she can live a very carefree consumerist lifestyle.
* OnlineAlias: Her Obsgram username is "Croissant@DM me for business".
* PunnyName: Her codename refers to the cultural image of croissants in many countries, where their curved shape is often compared to that of bull or buffalo horns.
* {{Shorttank}}: Other than her jacket, she dresses for part with a fitting tomboyish personality.
* SuperStrength: Her bio notes that she's unusually strong, even for a forte. This is reflected by her second skill, '''Magnetic Hammer''', which gives a very high damage multiplier to her next attack, as well as stunning the poor sap it hit for several seconds.
* VisualPun: Her horns look like croissants.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Croissant does wear these.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cuora]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_150_snakek_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Yeah, it's time to get sturdy. Real sturdy.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_150_snakek_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Vitafield Rewilder: Quadrangle skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artcuoraskinwild.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Cuora, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will provide reliable defense for the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 150
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Columbia
->'''Race:''' Petram
->'''Birthday:''' Unknown
->'''Height:''' 148cm
->'''Artist:''' Skade
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaSuwa
A baseball-obsessed girl with a mysterious past who currently works for Rhodes Island as an operator.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Calls the Doctor as "Sir Rhodes Island".
* AnimalMotif: Tortoises/turtles. Like many operators, it is hard to see at first without promoting her to Elite 2, but the most prominent clue to this is the hexagonal decorative pattern of her backpack, that which she wears like a shell in her character CG. The name of her exact animal (Cuora flavomarginata) is also printed on her baseball bat.
* AnimalThemeNaming: Named after the Asian box turtles genus, Cuora.
* ApparentlyHumanMerfolk: While she have a sea turtle motif, she lacks any physical characteristics of a turtle like scales [[note]]She does have turtle shell but as her backpack and not a physical part of her body [[/note]], and appears very human-like.
* BareYourMidriff: It can be hard to notice on her initial artwork, due to her arm obstructing her stomach, but it's there. Her chibi sprite confirms she wearing a crop top, though.
* BatterUp: Befitting her love of baseball, she uses a baseball bat to clobber enemies.
* BookDumb: She had to be taught how to write and sign her own name, but she shows remarkable ease in understanding complex tactics and battle plans.
* CuteBruiser: Being a teeny girl (148cm, for our American readers, puts her just a hair over ''four feet ten inches'') doesn't stop her from absorbing tremendous amounts of damage like other Defenders.
* TheCutie: Her bio notes that she's so sweet and lovable that no one has the heart to scold her whenever she breaks a window while playing baseball.
* DiscOneNuke: Cuora can be bought in the shop for certificates in the first few months of the game before she's replaced by Ethan, which makes her an enticing option for players who haven't been able to roll a high quality Defender. She has very good stats, with an absurdly high defense rating that outmatches many higher star Defenders. What really makes her powerful though is her second skill, which massively boosts her defense, heals herself over time, and increases her block rating to 4 at the cost of not being able to attack. This makes her one of the most cost effective Defenders in the game. Her late game potential is so powerful that Cuora is considered one of the absolute priorities for ''anyone'' to Elite 2 -- while other 4* Operators have 5* or 6* counterparts that can outperform them, ''nobody'' currently does what Cuora does. The closest are Vulcan with skill 1, who is unable to be healed and has low defense, and Nian with skill 2, who lacks self-regeneration (but has ability to deal [[AttackReflector retaliation damage instead]]).
* {{Expy}}: Cuora has a lot of similarities with Kiana Kaslana from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''. Both have the same hairstyle (twin braids plus the nearly-identical crescent IdiotHair), are similarly cheerful, light-hearted and ditzy. Kiana also used a baseball bat before, such as in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbRlNQ1oZVY animated short]]. But the striking resemblance is that Cuora's outfit resembles Kiana's [[https://honkaiimpact3.gamepedia.com/Prodigal_Girl "Prodigal Girl"]] garb albeit with a different color palette.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: Invoked. Cuora encourages other Rhodes Island operators to play baseball with her, as it trains their body and helps build teamwork.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Using a baseball bat as a weapon is not unheard of, but a backpack as a shield? It certainly helps that both items are made from extremely strong materials.
* MysteriousPast: ''No one'' knows how she got into Rhodes Island. She just showed up at the upper deck one day after Rhodes Island had completed a delivery to a small Columbian town. Cuora herself barely remembers anything about herself or her past. However, [[spoiler:there are clues suggesting that she is related to the Abyss[=/=]Deep. First, her bat and backpack are constructed out of highly advanced materials none of the Rhodes Island researchers have ever seen before. Second, her Elite 2 art reveals her animal motif as a sea turtle, which is an aquatic animal similar to the Abyssal Hunter operators. Third, her memory loss may be a symptom of her oripathy infection, since it is consistent with Specter's oripathy-induced amnesia.]]
* {{Shorttank}}: Like Croissant.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: She wears one of these, revealing her bare legs.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dur-Nar]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Those foolhardy enough to try to overcome her shield soon find themselves eating dirt.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_260_durnar_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Dur-nar, Defender of Rhodes Island, vows to stop all rioters with her shield''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 260
->'''Subclass:''' Arts Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Vulpo
->'''Birthday:''' August 11
->'''Height:''' 160cm
->'''Artist:''' Xiàyě Hóng Míng
->'''Voiced by:''' Nanako Mori
----
* AnimalMotifs: Foxes, due to her Vulpo race. It is supported by her Elite 2 artwork as well, with a black fox visible on the left side.
* FriendlyEnemy: Dur-Nar describes Frostleaf as an old enemy of sorts from an [[NoodleIncident unspecified battle]] during her stint in the Columbian Army. She's surprised at how much Frostleaf has changed since joining Rhodes, but is relieved to see that it has helped her live a happier life.
* GlassCannon: Dur-Nar has one of the highest ATK out of the Defenders, and her S2 lets her make great use of it. At the same time, she has one of the lowest DEF comparably, with only her talent granting her a slight boost to it.
* MagicKnight: While she has a skill active, she does Arts damage instead of physical.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Because of her '''Shielded Counterattack''' skill, Dur-nar gets the ability to [[HerdHittingAttack attack all blocked enemies]] for the duration (along with a 20% ATK boost at Skill Level 1), allowing her to fill in for a [=AoE=] Guard when necessary.
* MilitaryMaverick: Dur-nar hated following order, so the higher ups promoted her to a lieutenant in charge of new recruits. It seemed to have worked, until her squad was sent to a suicide mission, which resulted in her assaulting a superior officer, and getting discharged from the army soon after.
* RedBaron: She's known as "Patrick's Spring" in Columbia, due to her actions in a battle called the Springtime Offensive.
* RetiredBadass: She was formerly a lieutenant of the Columbian Army before she was discharged for unknown reasons. She later signed on with Rhodes Island as a drill instructor and a defensive operator.
* TheScrounger: She created a snack network for new operators who would have trouble getting them otherwise due to restrictions made by the medical unit and Dobermann.
-->I've met with the logistic staff. From now on, they will write "Industrial Material" on the packaging of all snacks. Then it's up to you to sign off on it, Doctor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Eunectes]]
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->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 416
->'''Subclass:''' Control Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense, Survival
->'''Affiliation:''' Sargon
->'''Real name:''' Zumama
->'''Race:''' Pythia
->'''Birthday:''' October 30
->'''Height:''' 171cm
->'''Artist:''' Liduke
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HoukoKuwashima
----
* ActionPet: Eunectes is seen to be accompanied by a pet macaw called The High Priest in her Elite 2 art. He is summoned in her third skill, where it controls a mecha in her stead.
* AnAxeToGrind: Her main weapon.
* ArcVillain: While she's never fought gameplay-wise, she's the main villain in the event "Gavial: The Great Chief Returns", although how evil she is is in the story debatable.
* AnimalMotifs: Anacondas. In fact, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunectes Eunectes]]" is the scientific name for the genus of large, semi-aquatic snakes that anacondas belong to.
* BareYourMidriff: Wears a tube top, though her midriff is obstructed by a translucent yellow drape, which is removed in her Elite 2 artwork.
* TheCoup: Staged one with the Big Ugly to destroy the temple where the festival was being held and become the Great Chief.
* CycleOfHurting: Eunectes' S2 effectively stunlocks the enemy she's currently blocking. As her Trait allows her to gain SP while blocking, this basically lets her spam her stun with relative impunity.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins Rhodes Island alongside the High Priest, after they destroy the Big Ugly. This is where she adopts the codename "Eunectes".
* GogglesDoNothing: Wears a pair on her head.
* GrapplingHookPistol: She uses this to temporarily "leave" the battlefield upon activating her third skill.
* GreaseMonkey: Eunectes has an affinity for machinery, and is fascinated by Lancet-2's design. She aspires to one day create her own sentient robots.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GU8EFqCt68 "Evolutionary Mechanization"]]
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Eunectes is the first Defender to only be able to block 1 enemy regardless of Elite status, combined with her quirk that only lets her charge SP while blocking. She behaves more like a defensive Guard than anything.
* MiniMecha: Eunectes' S3 has her dropping a PoweredArmor into her spot, with her companion macaw The High Priest at the helm. The mecha inherits Eunectes' stats on top of its own, giving it higher block and staying power, while Eunectes heals off-screen.
* MirrorMatch: Why, yes, you can actually deploy Eunectes in RI-8 and face off against Big Ugly with... Big Ugly by activating her S3, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation despite the fact that she is currently on the opposing side storywise]].
* NecessaryDrawback: Even for a 6*, her S3 is ''extremely'' powerful, giving her an insane ATK and DEF steroid while granting her increased block and potent health regen. When this skill is active, Eunectes hits stats that most operators can only dream of, capable of dominating hordes of enemies and even powerful bosses by herself. However, not only is it gated by a large SP cost, it will stun her for 5 seconds after the skill ends.
* NubileSavage: Her design seems to be based on this trope. It's the clearest in her E2 art.
* StanceSystem: Her first talent causes her attacks to do bonus damage when she's above half health. However, when she's below half health, she loses the offense boost and enters a defensive stance that reduces all damage taken by a percentage.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Eunectes' outfit [[VaporWear leaves very little to imagination]], being fashioned out of cloth scraps and straps that are fastened haphazardly onto her exposed thighs and midriff. Even her yellow "dress", which is also semi-transparent, doesn't even properly cover her. This is to be expected given her NubileSavage theme.
* TokenMinority: Although she's from the same geographic region as Gavial and Tomimi, Eunectes seems to have been based on large snakes instead of crocodilians. In fact, she's the first Pythia character introduced so far.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gummy (Гум)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_196_sunbr_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:She whips up an absolutely scrumptious breakfast.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_196_sunbr_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:''Click here to see her Marthe Coral Coast: Summer Flowers [=FA011=] skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artgummyskinsummer.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Gummy, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will heal her teammates while protecting them''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 196
->'''Subclass:''' Healing Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Healing
->'''Affiliation:''' U.S.S.G - Empire of Ursus
->'''Real name:''' [[spoiler: Lada (Paдa)]]
->'''Race:''' Ursus
->'''Birthday:''' October 2
->'''Height:''' 155cm
->'''Artist:''' Skade
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsumiTakamori
----
* ActionSurvivor: Gummy's usage of just her Youth Scout experience and cooking skills went a long way to helping her survive the fall of Chernobog.
* AnimalMotifs: Sun bears. Not only are her asset files named as such, but the explicit name of the bear species is even printed on her coat.
* BoringButPractical: Compared to her fellow support Defenders, Gummy lacks most of their flair or sheer utility. In return, she's currently the only one in her subclass with an unconditional S1 heal, allowing Gummy to replenish the health of an ally instantly without having to wait for them to dip below 50% HP, whereas as her stronger counterparts Nearl and Saria must (albeit Saria doesn't need to in her second and third skills). As long as someone's hurt, no matter how badly, Gummy will always be able to provide instant healing whenever it is needed.
* CharacterTic: Outside of her Elite 2 CG, Gummy is always seen with her tongue sticking out of one side of her mouth, even when fighting. She's also almost always depicted as winking in her [=CGs=], though this is not present in her chibi sprites.
* ChefOfIron: One that both kicks ass and can whip up a nutritious meal to heal everyone around her. Her Elite skill is literally her taking a break from smacking enemies to cook for her team, and manifests in her skillset.
** Her first skill '''Provisions''' automatically heals a nearby ally for a portion of Gummy's attack in her next attack, and can store one charge.
** Her second skill '''Cooking''' has her stop attacking for 10 seconds while buffing her DEF by 50%; after that, she focuses on healing nearby allies for a portion of her ATK.
** Her '''Frying Pan Specialist''' talent gives her a 13% chance to increase the damage her next attack by 150% and stun her target for .5 seconds, which increases at Elite 2 for a 15% chance to proc 200% more damage on her next attack and stun her target for ''1 second''.
* CombatMedic: Best way to sum her up; she's able heal any nearby ally, and being a Defender, she's durable...not to mention the possibility that she can stun enemies she hits with her frying pan.
* CrossPoppingVeins: She gains this on her battle sprite whenever she's whacking a baddie with her frying pan.
* DiscOneNuke: She can be this, if the player chooses to buy the Starter pack from the store, which immediately unlocks her. As a Defender, Gummy is strong enough for her cost to last the player a while before she needs to be promoted, and has good team sustain due to her heals. She remains a viable pick up until the mid-to-late game, even further if she's properly fed, but generally she's more or less relegated to CrutchCharacter status by that point.
* DubNameChange: The EN release extends her name to "Gummy". Originally, she was just called "Gum", written in Cyrillic script, which can still be seen in small font above her new name.
* FryingPanOfDoom: This is her WeaponOfChoice and also her primary cooking utensil.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: The aforementioned talent mirrors her [[ArcWords having a habit]] in hitting something too hard and break it she hits more than twice. It has been pointed out how this is a method in cutting bones.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Gummy's original name, Gum, can be seen rendered in small font Cyrillic script above her new name in the EN version. Thing is, that's only swapping the English alphabet letters to Cyrillic ones instead of being actual Russian, since "[chewing] gum" in Russian is "zhevatel'naya rezinka/жевательная резинка", rather than "gum/ГУМ" (and "gummy bear", which is where her name probably ''comes from'' and is the actual joke, is "Мармеладные мишки").[[note]]What may have happened is that Hypergryph saw that the ''song'' "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummib%C3%A4r Gummibär]]" is indeed spelled "'''Гум'''мибер" and simply extrapolated the joke from there, thinking that "Гуммибер" was the standard spelling for "gummy bear" in Russian.[[/note]]
* TheHeart: She's the most caring of her three-man team and the one who keeps their spirits up.
* HiddenDepths: On the outside, Gummy is a kind-hearted, sociable gal. But according to a hypothesis from her psychological counselors, she socializes in order to manage her anxiety. ''Children of Ursus'' implied [[spoiler: that she [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty might have had to resort to cannibalism during the fall of Chernobog due to the lack of food where she was kept]]. She likely hasn't managed to get over it just yet, if her biting Dur-Nar is any indication.]]
* HorrorHunger: ''Children of Ursus'' reveals that when she's especially hungry, Gummy doesn't discriminate between the things she can chew on, whether it's a cooked steak, a biscuit, or ''someone else's body''. [[spoiler:It is a lasting consequence of Gummy having to endure hunger and eat whatever she could get her hands on during the fall of Chernobog in order to survive. Gummy basically becomes feral whenever she's hungry enough, and the cravings become even worse in the dark, which horrifies herself to the point of reducing her to a crying wreck, and she has to keep the lights on at night as a result]].
* HyperactiveMetabolism: Her healing skills basically bestow this upon anyone she heals, including herself. Somehow, the healing's recipient is able to chow down on the meal she cooked for them and instantly convert the nutrition into health.
* ImprobableWeaponUser:
** Among a plethora of swords, clubs, or machetes, Gummy's weapon of choice is...[[FryingPanOfDoom a frying pan]].
** While using a vault door as a shield is unusual, it is not completely illogical. Then comes her summer outfit from "Obsidian Festival", where she replaces that vault door with a ''wooden standee''.
* {{Kawaiiko}}: She is incredibly cute, endearing, and likable thanks to her can-do, peppy attitude and desire to help people. This is a bit notable, as her CastHerd stable-mates are Zima (who is a [[PunkPunk punk]] {{delinquent}} clearly struggling with [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD from the fall of Chernobog]]) and Istina (who is a [[TheSpock highly-rational]] top student), making her a marked contrast to them both.
* OddNameOut: Out of all three Ursus students, Gummy is the only one without an overtly-Russian codename; the GratuitousForeignLanguage entry describes what's going on with her name.
* PrimalFear: Gummy is afraid of darkness and has to sleep with the lights on, due to reasons explained under HorrorHunger.
* PunnyName: Yes, the "Gum/Gummy" part of her name ''is'' supposed to be a reference to "gummy bear".
* SailorFuku: Hers is similar to Zima's, but in a different color.
* ShesGotLegs: Gummy's character CG depicts her in tight orange stockings.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Despite her small stature, Gummy is still one of the stronger Heal tanks in the game with respectable ATK. It's especially notable as her WeaponOfChoice is a small, blunt FryingPanOfDoom, rather than the large hammers or bladed weapons wielded by other Defenders, but it still smashes Reunion heads all the same. It's somewhat understandable, however, due to her hailing from the Empire of Ursus, where MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong.
** And before anyone forgets, her shield is actually a ''freaking vault door''. Neverminding where she got it from in the first place, a security vault door would obviously weigh significantly more than a personal shield of comparable size, and yet she hefts it around like no big deal.
** Additional backstories revealed during ''Children of Ursus'' describe how Gummy has to be very ginger when preparing food. She can only chop anything twice, as the third slice will bisect the cutting board ''and'' the counter it's on.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In Chinese and Japanese (including JP voiceover), Gummy refers to herself like this. The trait is largely absent in the English script.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: With her home city of Chernobog destroyed and her family presumably dead, Gummy joined Rhodes Island along with Zima and Istina.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Hoshiguma]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_136_hsguma_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Stand by her side when you are scared. It really helps.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_136_hsguma_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Nian 0011 Tempest: Patrolling Ronin skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_136_hsguma_nian3.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Hoshiguma, member of the Special Service of Lungmen Guard Department, is awaiting your orders''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 136
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' L.G.D. - Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Oni
->'''Birthday:''' January 20
->'''Height:''' 184cm
->'''Artist:''' Infukun
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KiyonoYasuno
----
* AmazonianBeauty: Hoshiguma is the tallest and most physically-imposing female operator by miles, and yet her body is very well-toned and chiseled, instead of going into BrawnHilda territory.
* AttackReflector: Her second skill '''Thorns''' is a passive that gives her bonus DEF and automatically deals up to 80% (100% at Mastery 3) of her ATK to attackers every time they land a hit on her.
* BerserkButton: Hurt her friends, and she'll smash you with her shield.
** Manifested somewhat in her '''Warpath''' skill, which ups her DEF and ATK by 35% and 10% respectively for its duration at Skill Level 1.
* BoobsOfSteel: She has the strength, toughness and fairly large rack.
* CurbStompBattle: By herself alone, Hoshiguma took all of the Reunion members guarding a warehouse in Chapter 5, even if Ch'en nor their L.G.D. agents didn't even start their attack yet.
* DamageReduction: Upon reaching Elite 1, she gains the '''Tactical Armor''' talent, which gives her a 12% (25% at Elite 2) chance to resist Arts and Physical damage.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied in her profile, as Wei ominously discloses that despite how reasonable she appears, you don't know the real her until she tells you how she obtained her shield. [[spoiler:In Chapter 7, Hoshiguma expresses her many regrets from the past for killing her family and friends over and over again until she was the only one left standing, to the point she sees herself as undeserving of life.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Having her shield partially destroyed by Ch'en in a recent story development doesn't change a thing gameplay-wise and you can still deploy her like normal. Her combat sprite's shield doesn't even look the least bit scuffed.
* GeniusBruiser: Not only she is monstrously strong in combat, she also possess great knowledge about Lungmen's criminal underworld, law enforcement, politics, economics, education, and foreign policy (among other topics).
* HiddenDepths:
** According to Wei, Hoshiguma is hiding some aspect of her personality from others, which is related to how exactly she obtained her shield.
** In Chapter 5, Ch'en brings up Hoshiguma's "countless motorbikes" when they are reminiscing about their favorite brands or shops in the recently-abandoned and wrecked Paci Plaza.
* HornedHumanoid: She has one horn protruding from her forehead. Unlike her fellow Oni operators, however, Hoshiguma's horn sprouts directly out of her forehead and has the same color as her skin, whereas those of the others are drawn like black horn-shaped headbands instead.
* InSeriesNickname: In Chapter 5, the L.G.D. informant Phal (or codenamed [=XR02=]) calls his boss Hoshiguma as "Madam Oni". According to Ch'en, this is what people in Lungmen likes to affectionally call her.
* LightningBruiser: Her DEF is the second-highest among Defenders (second only to Nian) and can be further buffed by all of her skills, but she further enhances this with her talents, which let her outright negate up to 25% of incoming damage and buff her own DEF further, respectively. However, where she ''really'' stands out as this among the other Defenders is due to thanks to her skills which boost both her ATK and DEF (''especially'' her S3 that also significantly increases her attack rate while giving her area attacks), making her one of few offensively-oriented Defenders that can kill as effectively as she can tank.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: She is among one of the very few Defenders that have an attack range of one tile in front of them by default, common to that of Vanguards and non-ranged Guards.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: [[spoiler:She's very much aware of Wei's shadiness despite her loyalty to him, but she understands his motives rather well as she knows that Wei will likely sacrifice himself to prevent Lungmen from going into war with Ursus and therefore, tries to convince Ch'en to stay behind as being his descendant, she can take over his position once he dies and solve the problems in the city.]]
* MythicalMotifs: Obviously, it's Oni from her race, which represent Japanese demons. A green oni also appears in her Elite 2 artwork.
* NamedWeapons: Her shield is named "Hannya", after the jealous she-demons in Noh theater. It is also embedded with a Hannya mask on its front, as her Elite 2 artwork shows.
* NeverGetsDrunk: Implied. Hoshiguma is often seen drinking, but no one has ever actually seen her drunk. She ''did'' lose a drinking match against Ch'en according to the Ancient Forge in-universe movie, much to her disbelief, but seeing as the entire thing was an exaggerated and dramatized plot, this remains dubious.
* NiceGirl: Despite her fairly imposing figure, Hoshiguma is a friendly and understanding woman.
* OnlySaneMan: She is the most reasonable and sensible between her fellow ranking L.G.D. officers Ch'en and Swire, essentially being the one person that's keeping them from murdering each other.
* OrnamentalWeapon: Hoshiguma's shown with multiple katanas in her "0011: Early Spring" skin. While she does swing one around in her idle base animation, she doesn't use them in her attack animations.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike her fellow L.G.D. operator Ch'en, Hoshiguma is more personable and understanding, and willing to listen to others' stories and issues.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Ch'en's Red, who's HotBlooded and belligerent. {{Pun}} probably unintentional, however.
* ReformedCriminal: Prior to serving in the L.G.D., she was a notorious figure in Lungmen's criminal underworld. L.G.D. records shows that she held a code of honor even back then, never preying on the weak and acting righteous when given the chance.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Named after one of Shuten-Douji's oni subordinates, Hoshiguma Douji.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Operation 3-2's cutscene reveals that Hoshiguma belongs to the group that was [[spoiler:escorting Misha but got ambushed by W]] in the previous chapter's {{cliffhanger}}, even if Chapter 2 did not make any mentions of, nor show any on-screen appearances of Hoshiguma at all.
* SmokeIn: A puff of smoke appears when Hoshiguma is deployed while wearing her "0011: Early Spring" skin.
* SoleSurvivor: By Chapter 5, it is revealed that Hoshiguma is the last surviving member of her old gang.
* SpectacularSpinning: Hoshiguma's '''Saw of Strength''' skill lets her spin her entire shield as a buzzsaw, mulching everything within one tile in front of her.
* StatuesqueStunner: Even by most "normal" standards, Hoshi qualifies; she stands a good solid 184cm, or just a hair over an even six feet, which leaves her ''towering'' over nearly every other member of the cast. She's even around 10 cm ahead of the already tall Saria.
* TheStrategist: Implied with her Elite 2 talent '''Special Operation Strategy''', which (without increasing her potentials) [[StatusBuff buffs the DEF of all allied Defenders by 6%]].
* SuperStrength: Befittingly of an {{oni}}, she's physically strong enough to hold up a building collapsing on her and Ch'en long enough for the pair to escape to safety. Even Ch'en was surprised at this feat. Unfortunately, Hoshiguma had to stay behind to rest and recover from her sustained injuries.
* TokenHeroicOrc: She seems to like stories where these guys are the protagonists, as her potential token is an old manga where the main character is a heroic oni. Technically speaking, she can be considered one herself, being a reformed criminal who's naturally noble and caring.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:In an attempt to stop Ch'en from leaving Lungmen in Chapter 7, she tells her not to throw away her life for the sake of justice, as she has lost many friends in the past because of it, and wants to stop Ch'en from repeating the same mistake as her and dying a pointless death in the process.]]
--> '''Hoshiguma:''' Sticking to what's right and wrong, and stepping out because of that... is the dumbest thing you can do in your life.
* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:After the various shenanigans of Chapter 8, Ch'en steps down as the chief Superintendent of the Lungmen Guard and formally joins Rhodes Island as a field agent. Hoshiguma, being Ch'en's NumberTwo, is promoted to fill the gap in the chain of command as a result.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Hung]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_226_hmau_1_0.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:here's no need to speculate. His fur feels very nice to the touch.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_226_hmau_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Hung, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will protect all the Operators on the front lines''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 226
->'''Subclass:''' Healing Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Healing
->'''Affiliation:''' Lee's Detective Agency - Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Perro
->'''Birthday:''' July 1
->'''Height:''' 183cm
->'''Artist:''' [=KuroBlood=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatoshiHino
----
* AchillesHeel: Not getting hit. This might sound strange at first, but considering the fact that both of his skills are charged upon Hung taking damage, it starts making sense. If he's not getting hit, he's not getting SP, which is very bad for a Healing Defender, since he won't be able to heal anyone if he can't use his skills. As a result, you can't just casually park him somewhere out of the way and have him heal his allies like you could with other Healing Defenders, since he won't activate his skills if he's not getting hit enough to charge them.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Acts like a hybrid between Saria and Gummy, as a healing defender. His second skill '''Medical Mode Countermeasure''' makes him stop attacking like Gummy, but restores SP like Saria's second talent.
* TheBigGuy: He's the most physically-imposing member of Lee's Detective Agency, and accordingly serves as their muscle.
* DamageReduction: Hung's '''Gatekeeper''' talent gives him an extra 6% DEF at Elite 1.
* InterspeciesAdoption: For lack of a better word, Hung "adopted" Aak as his younger brother after saving him from that one NoodleIncident in his past. Likewise, he considers Waai Fu his sister.
* MythicalMotifs: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komainu Komainu]], which is appropriate considering Hung's Defender role.
** Rather oddly, Hung and Aak follow the classical ''Japanese'' depiction of the creatures, known as the ''A-un'', despite them hailing from an in-universe equivalent of Hong Kong. Whereas Aak is the ''a-gyo'', Hung represents the ''un-gyo'', which is the more dog-like one of the two, and sports a single horn on its head, which he prominently features. In other cultures, even modern Japanese, the komainu pairs are identical in design, with the only difference being the shape of their mouths (i.e. the ''a-gyo'' has an open mouth, while the ''un-gyo'' has it closed).
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: As with other characters designed by [=KuroBlood=], Hung looks a lot more like an anthropomorphic dog than a human with canine features.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His actual, non-westernized name is '吽', denoting an 'un' sound. [[ThoseTwoGuys Together with Aak]], whose real name is '阿', they form [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-un the A-un]], also while considering the animals in their E2 art. (The ''ungyo'' in Hung's case, since its mouth is closed).
* TeamMom: He shares aspects of this with fellow Defender Matterhorn. Hung is caring and protective of his (adoptive) siblings in a nurturing, almost motherly way, and frequently does the housework around the agency. Also like Matterhorn, Hung is a skilled cook, and provides meals for Aak and Waai Fu.
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[[folder: Liskarm]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Her spear-like lightning will pierce all enemies in front of her.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_107_liskam_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote: ''Click to see her Nian 0011 Series: Spring Vouivre skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artliskarmskinnian_0.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Liskarm, Defender Operator of B.P.R.S. of Blacksteel, possesses both a solid shield and a sharp spear''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 107
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Blacksteel International
->'''Race:''' Vouivre
->'''Birthday:''' May 18
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Artist:''' [=TOKI=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiIshikawa
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Being Franka's NumberTwo, Liskarm is constantly exasperated by her captain's lax attitude and weird antics. She takes her stress out on a targeting dummy with Franka's face on it, which is available as an unlockable piece of decor.
* BlindedByTheLight: Her ballistic shield is affixed with lamps that can emit over 54,000,000 lumen of intense light, giving her a chance to stun enemies while ''Counter Shock'' is active.
* ByTheBookCop: This is written almost word-for-word in the archive file that describes Liskarm.
* DamageReduction: At Elite 2, Liskarm gets the '''Thunder Resistance''' talent, which increases her RES by 10.
* EasyLevelTrick: Liskarm herself became one during the Code of Brawl event, where her SP-on-damage passive synergizes obscenely well with the new Brawler enemies, essentially giving herself and any ally within the four cardinal directions of her unlimited SP, letting them spam their skills all day. Park a Vanguard with an auto skill next to Liskarm and watch as the green points flood in quicker than you can burn them, allowing you to slap down more operators much more quickly than you could otherwise.
* {{Expy}}: Her pistol and flash shield combo invited many comparisons with Attack operator [[Characters/RainbowSixSiegeOperatorsBaseGame Blitz]] of ''VideoGame/RainbowSixSiege'', though their class purposes are opposites to one another.
* TheGadfly: Liskarm has a fair share of quips and playful insults at Franka. The two just enjoy bickering at each other that much.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Her ''"Counter Arc"'' skill pretty much summarizes her Originium Arts. While her unique abilities are devastating, they drain a lot of energy from Liksarm, exhausting her. This is the reason why she is paired with another melee operator, so that they could protect her while she recovers. Gameplay-wise, ''"Counter Arc"'' leaves her stunned after being cast.
* {{Handguns}}: Carries what appears to be a Glock variant with tritium night sights.
* HeightAngst: Downplayed. She is quite short compared to her fellow Vouivres Saria and Vanilla, yet she rarely complains about it.
* HeroicRROD: Using her Arts tend to severely exhaust Liskarm, which is why she is often paired with a melee Operator. In game, this is represented by her self-stun after ''"Counter Shock"'' ends.
* HornedHumanoid: She has blue horns on her head.
* MeatShield: Moreso than anyone else in this class in fact, due to her first talent, which gives 1 SP to a random teammate within the four tiles in cardinal directions around her when she's hit. As a result, Liskarm is typically used as an SP slave more than an actual Defender, with her getting hit as much as possible to proc her first talent constantly, while babysitting other operators whose skills demand a lot of SP to activate, such as Flamebringer.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Liskarm is a rarity among Defenders due to her ability to deal ranged damage with her pistol. This allows her to engage airborne enemies as well.
* MythicalMotifs: Wyverns, due to her Vouivre race.
* PowerGlows: Whenever she uses her powers, Liskarm's horns glow a luminescent turquoise.
* PunnyName: Her Chinese name means literally "thunder snake", fitting for an operator who's based on a wyvern with lightning-based attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Franka's Red, Liskarm is both calmer and more pragmatic than her partner.
* ShockAndAwe: Liskarm's arts talent manifests in her ability to generate electricity, which she channels using her Flash Shield (not unlike how a wizard uses a magic staff) in a five meter radius and her Tactical Defense talent, which allows her to recharge teammates' skill points. It also manifests in her base ability to improve drone recharge.
* StarterMon: She's one of the four free 5-star operators that the player could pick after creating a new account around the game's launch as a gift for the game reaching 1 million pre-registration. The other options were Silence, Pramanix, and Projekt Red.
* ThoseTwoGirls: She is Franka's partner and is often depicted alongside her.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Franka. As much as she is annoyed by the latter constantly teasing her and her combat tactics, Liskarm immediately requests transfer to Rhodes Island upon learning that Franka is infected and sent there for treatment.
* WingedHumanoid: {{Invoked}} as her Elite 2 artwork depicts her with wings, likely as an allusion to the Wyverns that [[MythicalMotifs are represented by]] the Vouivre race.
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[[folder: Matterhorn]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_199_yak_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The reliable shield of Kjerag.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_199_yak_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see his Coral Coast: Beach Guard skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artmatterhornskinsummer.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Matterhorn, Defender of Karlan Trade CO.,LTD, is at your service as a Defender Operator''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 199
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Karlan Trade Co., Ltd - Kjerag
->'''Race:''' Forte
->'''Birthday:''' May 19
->'''Height:''' 182cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi
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* AnimalMotifs: Yak, due to the alpine theme of his skills, his greater physical fortitude compared to the [=SilverAsh=] family, and his resistance to cold.
* BarrierWarrior: Matterhorn can erect a BeehiveBarrier around himself using his second skill.
* BerserkButton: He's generally laid back and won't interfere in other people's business, but god forbid you try eating without properly washing your hands in front of him.
* TheBigGuy: He's the muscle of Karlan Trade and the most physically-imposing, though he's still shorter than [=SilverAsh=] by 10cm.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Matterhorn's hyper-focus on buffing his RES makes him a tempting pick when fighting enemy Casters, or those who deal primarily Arts damage. Outside of this, his beefy HP can only do so well considering the decidedly lackluster focus on DEF-buffing, which limits his usefulness when tackling high-difficulty maps where the enemy deals a lot of Physical ATK as damage. It is recommended to pair him with a DEF-buffing Medic like Shining for this reason.
* HornedHumanoid: He has white bull-like horns.
* KukrisAreKool: His melee weapon of choice is a large kukri machete, unless he's in his ''Coral Coast'' outfit wherin he trades his machete for a [[AnAxeToGrind small axe]].
* LocationThemeNaming: He's named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps]].
* MaamShock: Or at least a close male equivalent. He's taken aback whenever the younger operators call him "uncle".
* PraetorianGuard: He was trained to be [=SilverAsh=]'s bodyguard, just like how his parents were also guards for [=SilverAsh=]'s family.
* SupremeChef: Matterhorn is noted to be a surprisingly good cook, especially in the resource-poor land of Kjerag where its people usually eat only plain meals made from what little they could find. Such is his culinary skill that the [=SilverAsh=] estate became the unofficial meeting area of Kjerag's political figures, who came both to discuss business matters as well as to enjoy Matterhorn's cooking.
* TeamMom: Rare male example. When he's not the BattleButler, Matterhorn is more like the team nanny for the entire Karlan Trade crew, and yes, that includes [=SilverAsh=] as well. He cooks for them, listens to their stories, and serves as TheHeart that brings them together. ''Stories of Afternoon'' hammers this home further, with him lecturing [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialists Ethan]] on properly washing his hands before eating.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His ''Coral Coast'' skin showcases his impressive figure and chiseled abs.
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[[folder: '''''''(Spoiler Warning)''''''']]
!!Mudrock
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_311_mudrok_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_311_mudrok_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 311
->'''Subclass:''' Enmity Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, DPS, Survival
->'''Affiliation:''' Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Sarkaz
->'''Birthday:''' September 21
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' m9nokuro
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaUchida
For tropes related to her boss version (and appearance in Twilight of Wolumonde and Rewinding Breeze), see ''Characters/ArknightsReunionMovement''.
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* TwentyFourHourArmor: Unlike her Elite 2 CG, Mudrock never removes her armor at any point during actual gameplay, regardless of whether she's in battle or resting in the dorms.
* BareYourMidriff: Underneath her bulky armor, Mudrock wears a short tank top which exposes a large portion of her stomach.
* BarrierWarrior: Mudrock is the only Defender that doesn't carry a shield with her and instead uses Arts to create a stone barrier around herself.
* DeflectorShield: Mudrock's first talent allows her to passively generate a shield layer immediately upon deployment, and additional ones once every 9 seconds afterwards, to nullify one hit of damage. Her shields can stack up to three times, with each hit consuming a stack and restoring health.
* DropTheHammer: Wields a sledgehammer as her weapon.
* LifeDrain: Mudrock's SpinAttack skill will heal her for a small percent of her health when hitting enemies.
* LightningBruiser: Mudrock's third skill transforms her into this. After a 10-second charging period, Mudrock gains a large boost to defense, a ''huge'' boost to attack, a much faster attack speed, and ability to hit three enemies at once.
* MirrorMatch: Entirely possible when ''Twilight of Wolumonde'' reruns after her banner in the future. Even more so in ''Operation: Lead Seal''.
* PromotedToPlayable: Joins Rhodes Island so she and her squad can get place to rest, and fight for a better cause. You can thank Logos for that!
* RedemptionDemotion: Despite being able to summon Mudrock Golems in "Twilight of Wolumonde", Mudrock is no longer capable of this as an operator, possibly because her comrades and the medic that taken care of her [[CastFromLifeSpan advised her against doing so]]. That said, she does have a few more abilities that her boss form didn't have, such as her SpinAttack and [[HealThyself ability to heal herself.]]
* SamusIsAGirl: Due to their bulky outfit, many players believed that Mudrock was a guy. Her Archive Files also reveal that her faceplate made her voice sound so thick and small that Rhodes Human Resources staff couldn't determine her gender until she removed her suit; even some of her own squad mates were surprised to find out that Mudrock was a girl.
* {{Sarashi}}: Close inspection in her Elite 2 CG shows that she wears bandages underneath her top.
* SignedUpForTheDental: She decided to join Rhodes Island in return for the rest of her squad getting the medical treatment they needed. Slightly subverted in that Rhodes Island was planning on treating them anyways, but weren't about to refuse her offer of assistance.
* SituationalSword: Her second talent reduces damage taken from Sarkaz units, which can be handy against the few encountered in some stages, but is otherwise not useful elsewhere.
* SpinAttack: Mudrock's second skill has her perform this to hit any enemies that are adjacent to her, healing her and dealing massive damage with a chance to stun.
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'''Operatives:''' [[Characters/ArknightsVanguards Vanguards]] ([[Characters/ArknightsVanguardsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsVanguardsNToZ N-Z]]) | '''Snipers''' ([[Characters/ArknightsSnipersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSnipersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsGuards Guards]] ([[Characters/ArknightsGuardsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsGuardsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsDefenders Defenders]] ('''A-M''' | [[Characters/ArknightsDefendersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsCasters Casters]] ([[Characters/ArknightsCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsCastersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsMedics Medics]] ([[Characters/ArknightsMedicsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsMedicsNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSupporters Supporters]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSupportersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSupportersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialists Specialists]] ([[Characters/ArknightsSpecialistsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialistsNToZ N-Z]]) \\
'''Factions:''' [[Characters/ArknightsRhodesIsland Rhodes Island]] | [[Characters/ArknightsReunionMovement The Reunion Movement]] | [[Characters/ArknightsOthers Miscellaneous factions & characters]] | [[Characters/ArknightsEnemyIndex Enemy Units Index]]]]-]]]
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'''Defenders''' are operators with great survivability overall, usually in terms of raw HP. Their job is to provide blocking in order to prevent enemies from mobbing and overwhelming your DP-generating Vanguards, or to give out buffs and healing that relieve stress from your Medics in the event many allies are hurt. Put simply, the job of a Defender is to take damage for someone else. Defenders are categorized based on what their primary roles are.
* '''Normal''' Defenders are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. These guys have the greatest health by comparison to everyone else in their class, and can take the most punishment. Most of the time, their kit doesn't extend far beyond sitting there and be a MeatShield, as their damage output is usually poor, though there are exceptions, most notably Hoshiguma, who has high ATK and skills that facilitate her use as an offensive tank, and Nian, who's a multiclass.
* '''Arts''' Defenders are less sturdy, but they're capable of dealing Arts damage when their skills are running, giving them better mileage against beefy enemies with a lot of HP, but low RES.
* '''Healing''' Defenders are those who can heal nearby allies and themselves with their skills. These Defenders serve as the middle ground between Normal and Arts Defenders, having middling HP, DEF, and ATK, but are almost invaluable to have due to their healing skills providing high sustainability for your lineup. Unlike Normal Defenders, however, Healing Defenders are not usually placed as the main tanks due to their significantly weaker staying power, and are more commonly deployed as supports instead.
* '''Enmity''' Defenders have great survivability and damage output, giving them good mileage as solo tanks. Like Enmity Guards, they can't be healed by Medics or Healing Defenders, but generate their own HP via certain skills or talents.
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[[folder: Asbestos]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Don't read too much into things. She doesn't hate anyone, but naturally, she doesn't like anyone either.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_378_asbest_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Asbestos, contracted explorer to Rhodes Island, is very reluctant to serve under you.''
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 378
->'''Subclass:''' Arts Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' RIM Billiton
->'''Race:''' Savra
->'''Birthday:''' July 30
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Artist:''' [=TEAM EXPANDR=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeiShindou
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* AnimalMotifs: Fire salamanders. In fact, they used to think that asbestos was made out of fire salamander skin due to its extreme heat-resistant properties.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Her voice is usually deep and macho. However, if her tail is grabbed, she will squeal like a little girl, suggesting that her actual voice is a lot lighter than how she normally speaks.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Asbestos is aware of the severity of her Oripathy, however she also expresses no desire to be treated. Her preferred way to go is to keep traveling the planet until it takes her. Rhodes Island would do their best to not let her have her way.
* {{Foil}}: Asbestos is frequently compared to Magallan in her bio.
** While both are intrepid explorers, Magallan is a trained professional who does so under the funding and auspices of Rhine Labs, and only seems to long for the Northern arctics, where her fellow penguins live. Asbestos on the other hand likes to travel the world on her own volition, with no formal training, and is mostly self-taught.
** Both she and Magallan are solitary by nature, though whereas Magallan copes with her isolation by holding on to the hopes that someone is waiting for her to return, Asbestos finds comfort in doing the things she likes, and usually doesn't want company.
** Magallan is naive, cheerful and friendly, and is loved by basically everyone she meets, while Asbestos is cynical, abrasive, rude, and likes being a jerk to everyone.
* IronicName: She's named after the highly heat-resistant mineral, while Asbestos herself attacks by spewing fire from her shield.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Her shield is actually a door, and not even the heavily-reinforced kind like that of Gummy. Downplayed in that, while it ''started out'' as a mere door, the many functionalities that Asbestos added to it later do make it more suitable as a weapon, albeit defensively.
* IWorkAlone: Due to the solitary nature of her profession, Asbestos has gotten used to doing everything herself, and doesn't seek the company of anyone else. She has a surprising degree of autonomy as an explorer, and doesn't like it when forced to do things according to rules and regulations, as evident by her constant complaints when set as team leader and deployed onto the field.
* {{Jerkass}}: Asbestos is constantly rude, confrontational, and dismissive, even at maximum Trust, and she seems to be deliberately going out of her way to be as obnoxious as possible. While her profile states that she can be friendly and approachable if she wants to, the main issue is that she ''doesn't'', and isn't too bothered with people potentially seeing her as TheFriendNobodyLikes. According to her own words, it is her "life goal" to be "an absolute jerk" to everyone at Rhodes Island, friends be damned.
* LadyDrunk: Her profile mentions Asbestos occasionally forcing the Doctor to drink alcohol with her.
* TheMillstone: She has the same basic [=RIIC=] skill as Popukar, albeit under a different name ('''Maverick'''). Putting Asbestos in a Factory will result in a massive productivity loss, manifested by the reduced storage capacity and increased morale drain for everyone inside. Considering her {{Jerkass}} attitude towards Rhodes Island, it's more than likely that Asbestos is deliberately sabotaging the job for kicks. It's amazing that she even manages to boost the production rate (by 25%) at all. However, if she is promoted to Elite 2, Asbestos gains an additional [=RIIC=] skill, '''Explorer''', which not only counteracts the ramped up morale drain, but also ''improves'' the Factory storage capacity by 4 points.
* MismatchedEyes: Her green right eye is normal for her race, however her left is bright purple and demonic-looking, which she covers up with an EyepatchOfPower.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: She possesses rows of jagged, shark-like teeth.
* NoodleIncident: Asbestos mentions getting to know Magallan at something called the "Black Flow", which she describes as being the "the wildest, craziest adventure" she's ever been on.
* NotSoStoic: Asbestos usually puts up a "tough girl" external, and for the most part she does seem that way. However, if someone touch her tail, she will let out an uncharacteristically high-pitched squeal, and threaten to get physical to "help" that person forget about her blunder.
* PeekABangs: Her hair is worn with prominent bangs that conceal a large part of the left side of her face.
* PlayingWithFire: While her ''Thermal Power Mode'' skill is active, Asbestos launches fireballs out of her shield, dealing [[AreaOfEffect AOE]] Arts damage.
* PowerGlows: It can be a bit hard to tell due to the small size of the screen, depending on which device you're playing on, but Asbestos' tail gains a bright orange glow when she's using her skill, in the colorful pattern that the animal she was designed after is known for in real life.
* PrehensileTail: Asbestos has one, which she uses to carry her lantern.
* SensualSpandex: Asbestos wears a form-fitting bodysuit underneath that bulky coat of hers.
* SituationalSword: Asbestos has mostly the same niche as Matterhorn, being geared mainly to deal with enemies who inflict a lot of Arts damage. Her talent, '''Moist Skin''', is perhaps one of the most niche and potentially useless in the game outside of its element, since if there are no Arts enemies around to hit her, Asbestos cannot take advantage of it to quickly gain SP, which both of her skill demand a considerable amount of to activate.
* {{Tsundere}}: It's implied that her abrasive demeanor is a means for Asbestos to cope with the loneliness she feels as an explorer. Through observations noted in her file, she seems to have taken a shine to the Doctor, who by their profession has to establish a good rapport with her. While she's still very rude to them, it's clear that Asbestos likes to hang around the Doctor, and it's implied that she trusts them enough to invite them to join her in her favorite activities that she usually enjoys alone, such as drinking and going spelunking. Not that she would ever admit it to their face, however.
* WalkingTheEarth: Asbestos is a natural explorer and outdoorswoman. She likes to wander around Terra and has a preference for exploring caves, all of which are done on her own accord. It was during such an expedition that she contracted Oripathy in the first place.
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[[folder: Beagle]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_122_beagle_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Try to encourage her more.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Bloodline of Combat: Dreadnaught skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_122_beagle_boc1.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Beagle, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will provide a solid defense for the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 122
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Reserve Op Team A1 - Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Perro
->'''Birthday:''' March 2
->'''Height:''' 154cm
->'''Artist:''' Xiàyě Hóng Míng
->'''Voiced by:''' Nana Harumura
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* AnimalMotifs: Dog, due to her Perro race. In particular, [[ADogNamedDog her name references the breed itself]].
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: In a setting where everyone wields modern weapons or at least modernized versions of archaic weapons, Beagle wields a medieval longsword.
* ArtEvolution: Her "Bloodline of Combat: Dreadnought" skin shows some improvements over her base version's artworks, such as a more detailed hair with glossy shading.
* ComMon: Beagle is ''the'' ComMon of the Defender class. If you roll a Defender via Recruitment, without the Senior or Top Operator tags, 9 times out of 10 the result will be Beagle.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She doesn't mind her infection anymore.
-->My Oripathy? It doesn't bother me all that much, I'm used to it. I just want to be with the people I care about until my disease has been cured... Ughh...
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Beagle has orange hair to match with her orange eyes.
* EmbarrassingNickname: "The Rookiest Rookie in the Rookieverse", if her Promotion quote is anything to go by.
* FaceDoodling: Implied in her idle quote, where she thinks on doing this to the Doctor.
* TheHeart: She's the kind, gentle one among the original trio of herself, Kroos, and Fang.
* {{Meganekko}}: She wears orange-rimmed eyeglasses.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Beagle is immediately rendered obsolete since you can buy Cuora from the shop [[note]]prior to the first Shop Voucher rotation which occurs on on May 20, 2020 for Global servers[[/note]] and Cuora is simply a better Defender than Beagle in all aspects.
* TrueCompanions: With Fang and Kroos.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Beagle fell into deep depression after her Oripathy infection, but the combined efforts of Fang and Kroos managed to cheer her up and restore her sense of self-worth. She is now indebted to them.
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[[folder: Bison]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_325_bison_1_7.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Still questions whether a Messenger really needs to master so many combat skills.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_325_bison_2_0.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Messenger Bison is proof that stability does not always follow age''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 325
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Forte
->'''Birthday:''' October 15
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoMinagawa
A young Messenger associated with Mountain Dash Logistics and Penguin Logistics, his journey has brought him to work with Rhodes Island in his quest to see the world.
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* AnimalMotifs: His case is just bizarre. While Bison himself has upwards-facing horns like actual bisons, the animal depicted in his E2 art seems to be a gaur (also known as Indian Bison), with appropriately forwards-facing horns.
* ConsummateProfessional: This was how Bison was raised and how he is viewed by many in the logistics industry. The only thing that seems to be able to crack his professionalism is hanging out with Penguin Logistics.
* DrawAggro: Bison stops attacking enemies and hunkers down when '''Intensified Defense''' is active, while raising his own targeting threshold, so nearby enemies will be more inclined to wail on him instead of his allies.
* DudeInDistress: [[spoiler: Was briefly captured by the Mafioso group after having been accidentally left behind by Penguin Logistics. Fortunately, upon Mostima showing up, the Mafioso let him go when he wasn't going to cooperate with their plans.]]
* HornedHumanoid: He has short bull-like horns.
* LetsGetDangerous: He spends most of ''Code of Brawl'' confused and severely out of his element, but when [[spoiler: Penguin Logistics are ambushed by the Rat King's goons during the Sauin festival, he joins the fight and fends them off [[ShieldBash with just his shield]], along with support fire from [[BattleButler Eurill's butler]].]]
* LoopholeAbuse: His talent '''Interlocked Shield''' grants a defensive buff to a Guard or Vanguard behind him. There's nothing saying he has to be facing the enemies for this to work though, meaning Bison is often deployed facing backwards to buff a GlassCannon frontliner without getting in the way of their attacks.
* NaiveNewcomer: He serves as this for Penguin Logistics, as he's very unsure of how to adjust to their very laissez-faire attitudes to pretty much everything.
* NotCompletelyUseless: '''Intensified Defense''''s secondary effect of [[DrawAggro Drawing Aggro]] isn't usually very helpful as most enemies will focus on attacking the most recently deployed operator in their range, meaning you can achieve the same effect without waiting for a skill cooldown by just placing Bison down after the operators you want him to protect. Despite that, it does have a niche when dealing with the few enemies who have their own targeting priorities such as the Mudrock Matterllurgists in ''Twilight of Wolumonde'', as they're harder to manage aggro for using deployment order alone.
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only person to try to apply any sort of logic to the events occurring in Code of Brawl while he is assigned to Penguin Logisitics. Compared to him, even TheStoic Texas proves to be NotSoAboveItAll.
* SituationalSword: Bison's talent '''Interlocked Shield''' lets him provide the same DEF buff it gives him to one ally who's placed immediately behind him, provided they're a Vanguard or Guard.
** While this sounds cool on paper, it basically limits his utility to either protecting a DP battery like Myrtle, or as a stop gap to limit the amount of enemies attacking special Vanguards like Siege or other DP-on-Kill operators.
** Alternatively, Bison could be providing cover for a Guard whose range is greater than one, who can attack over him while he defends them, though considering the relative rarity of those Guards, who are already strong to begin with, players who ''do'' field Bison do so because of the greater utility provided by his S2 instead of his talent.
* SixthRanger: Though not a permanent employee of Penguin Logistics, they [[HonoraryTrueCompanion treat him as one of their own]] during his entire contract, [[spoiler:and go out of their way to beat up some thugs in revenge for Bison getting injured by them at the end of Code of Brawl.]]
* TemporaryOnlineContent: Bison is only available for the duration of the Code of Brawl event.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Blemishine]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_423_blemsh_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_423_blemsh_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 423
->'''Subclass:''' Healing Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Healing, DPS
->'''Affiliation:''' Kingdom of Kazimierz
->'''Real name:''' Maria Nearl
->'''Race:''' Kuranta
->'''Birthday:''' July 15
->'''Height:''' 165cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa
----
* EarlyBirdCameo: Her portrait was coded in the game after the event "Darknights' Memoir" was released. After 7 months since the event's release, she's now a [[PromotedToPlayable playable]] operator.
* CombatMedic: As a healing defender, this comes with the package, but Blemishine is notable for being highly specialized in offense among them. Not only do all of her skills give her significant firepower boosts (''especially'' her third skill), all of them except for her second skill actually need her to be hitting something in order to heal her allies (and, in her S1's case, potentially herself).
* ForcedSleep: Her second skill forcibly puts all enemies on her tile to sleep for a few seconds. Sleeping enemies are immobilized and pacified, but cannot be attacked...but Blemishine's talent allows her to bend those rules to attack, prioritize and deal extra damage to those enemies.
* LaserBlade: Her sword manifests a brightly glowing edge whenever she attacks, or whenever her third skill is active.
* MagicKnight: While her S3 is active, Blemishine's attacks will each deal an additional burst of Arts damage proportional to her attack, which both synergizes with the skill's ATK buff to let her deal some serious damage while letting her damage even DEF-stacking enemies that'd normally laugh at her.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter:
** Unlike most defenders, who have zero range and can only attack enemies that walk onto their tile, Blemishine is one of the few defenders who are able to attack the tile directly in front of her just like Vanguards and non-ranged Guards, sharing this trait with Hoshiguma, Nian, and Liskarm. This seems to be to make it easier to exploit Blemishine's speciality against sleeping enemies.
** While she's a healing defender, her slightly extended range and offensively-oriented skillset has the potential to turn her into what amounts to a tanky healing guard for a few seconds, not even getting into the fact that her S3 causes her attacks to deal additional Arts damage scaling with her ATK ''on top'' of giving her an attack buff.
** While other healing defenders can heal at command and will have to interrupt their attacks to do so, Blemishine actually ''needs'' to be attacking to heal unless she's using her second skill.
** Her first talent causes all Operators with a defensive recovery skill to gain SP when attacking as well, effectively turning all of their skill recovery (including her own) simultaneously offensive and defensive and letting them spam their skills (which normally take a while to build up) with impunity.
** Her second talent causes her to be able to attack sleeping enemies, who are usually invulnerable to all other sources. Not only that, she actively prioritizes them and deals bonus damage to them.
** She's the only healing defender who has a skill (S3) that is unable to heal herself, being only able to heal others.
* MythicalMotifs: Appropriate for her heritage, Pegasus.
* OddNameOut: Blemishine is the only member of her family to avert RealNameAsAnAlias. Both her sister and aunt before her identified by their last names, instead of using a commissioned callsign.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Manifests a BattleAura resembing an array of glowing gold wings behind her once she activates her S2 or S3, which is also seen in her E2 art.
* ThePaladin: Much like her older sister, her design embodies this trope to a tee.
* RageWithinTheMachine: She is not happy with how corporate and commercialized the Knights have become, especially in the Kazimierz Major where they prioritize winning over chivalry. However, this has only strengthened her resolve to become the ideal knight.
* SituationalSword:
** Her talent allows her to attack sleeping enemies for bonus damage, but as of her introduction the only other Operators able to inflict sleep are Sora, Kafka and Iris. Even her own sleep is situational, since it only affects anyone who is on her tile at the time of the skill's activation (and of course, she'll be the only one that can hit them).
** Her third skill is ''very'' powerful, giving her an ATK/DEF steroid, making her attacks hit for additional Arts damage, and healing a nearby ally for a significant portion of her ATK with each blow. With her reasonable attack rate and gigantic ATK in this state, she'll be able to shrug off blows and demolish enemies while healing her allies for such absurd amounts of health that it'd make even top-tier medics green with envy. However, the catch is that she's unable to heal herself with the skill (leaving her with no ways to heal herself, period), leaving her vulnerable once enemies start doing serious damage to her.
* TrueCraftsman: She is actually a very skilled engineer, and is commonly seen visiting the workshop. This is embodied in her very powerful workshop skills.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Due to Nearl contracting oripathy, Blemishine was forced to step up to take her place as the Nearl family's head knight.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Bubble]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_381_bubble_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_381_bubble_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 381
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Sargon
->'''Race:''' Cerato
->'''Birthday:''' March 19
->'''Height:''' 135cm
->'''Artist:''' [=Cenm0=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Hikaru Akao
----
* AnimalMotifs: Rhinoceros. Also, her species name is based on the latter part of the word, meaning "horn".
* AttackReflector: Anyone that attacks Bubble will temporarily get their ATK reduced due to her talent. Her second skill also causes her to stop attacking and DrawAggro to herself, while all enemies that attack her take scaling with Bubble's DEF.
* MovesetClone: Similar to Hoshiguma, Bubbles' primary role is to serve as an AttackReflector. However, instead of her damage being based on her ATK, it is based on her DEF.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Bubble is a surprisingly tanky Defender, and is capable of respectable damage output for her class, despite her small stature. To put it into perspective, Bubble is merely 3 centimeters taller than ''Durin''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cardigan]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_209_ardign_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:If only [[GenkiGirl she]] could quiet down for a while...]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Icefield Messenger: Cheerful Guardian skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artcardiganskinsnow.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Cardigan, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will run to the battlefield to provide reliable defense for the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 209
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Reserve Op Team A4 - Rhodes Island
->'''Real name:''' Merry
->'''Race:''' Perro
->'''Birthday:''' August 2
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Artist:''' Yī Lì Lǐzi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AzumiAsakura
----
* ADogNamedDog: A ''literal'' dog in her case. "Cardigan" is the name of her Perro subspecies, and it's actually a family tradition of sorts for her and her relatives to use it as a codename.
* AnimalMotifs: Dogs, due to her Perro race. Her name is a reference to the Cardigan corgi.
* BareYourMidriff: In her skin. Especially jarring since it's a winter skin. The description even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it by saying that [[ExposedToTheElements it's not cold-resistant at all despite its thematics]].
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Cardigan attacks with a bladed tonfa strapped to her forearm.
* GenkiGirl: Cardigan always seems to be running at 200% capacity, much to [[Characters/ArknightsMedics Ansel's]] [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder chagrin]] (or really, to anyone else's in her team). Her hyperactivity often results in destruction of furniture or other base facilities, typically leading to detention and salary cuts for herself and the team leader Melantha.
* TheNoseKnows: Like actual canines, Cardigan can recognize people based on their scents. Melantha has a distinct smell to her.
* OnlineAlias: Her Obsgram username is "Cardi".
* PerpetualSmiler: Cardigan always smiles, even in her "death" animation.
* StealthPun: Her getting a Christmas-themed winter skin. ''Merry'' Christmas, if you want.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Croissant]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_201_moeshd_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Business is like a war without bullets! All the training and hard work has lead to this day!]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_201_moeshd_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Seven [=AM=] (KFC collab) skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artcroissantskinkfc.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Marthe Coral Coast: Explorer [=SK03=] skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_201_moeshd_summer4_min.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Croissant, special agent of Penguin Logistics, is willing to provide reliable defensive power for Rhodes Island as a Defender Operator''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 201
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Shift
->'''Affiliation:''' Penguin Logistics
->'''Race:''' Forte
->'''Birthday:''' September 29
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' Huànxiàng Hēi Tù
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YurikaKubo
----
* AnimalMotifs: Buffaloes, due to the shape of her horns.
* BareYourMidriff: Since Croissant only wears a tube top underneath that coat, her midriff is still exposed.
* BigEater: Code of Brawl reveals that she's written an extensive guide on what's a good eat in Lungmen and several other cities, which has become a popular tourist item for its comprehension, even covering very local businesses like Tung's finball stall.
* BlownAcrossTheRoom: The knockback of her S2 '''Magnetic Hammer''' pushes nearby enemies in all four cardinal directions, which can let her fill in for Push-type Specialists if needed. But don't use it if there's an enemy attacking her from behind, though, as the knockback can [[HoistByHisOwnPetard inadvertently nudge them into your own base and foiling an otherwise perfect run]].
* DropTheHammer: She uses a massive foldable hammer as her main weapon.
* FunetikAksent: The English translation renders her KansaiRegionalAccent as stereotypical Southern accent.
* HornedHumanoid: She has short bull-like horns typical of her Forte race.
* MoneyFetish: Her lines are generally centered around making money, and her profile mentions she likes making money so she can live a very carefree consumerist lifestyle.
* OnlineAlias: Her Obsgram username is "Croissant@DM me for business".
* PunnyName: Her codename refers to the cultural image of croissants in many countries, where their curved shape is often compared to that of bull or buffalo horns.
* {{Shorttank}}: Other than her jacket, she dresses for part with a fitting tomboyish personality.
* SuperStrength: Her bio notes that she's unusually strong, even for a forte. This is reflected by her second skill, '''Magnetic Hammer''', which gives a very high damage multiplier to her next attack, as well as stunning the poor sap it hit for several seconds.
* VisualPun: Her horns look like croissants.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Croissant does wear these.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Cuora]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_150_snakek_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Yeah, it's time to get sturdy. Real sturdy.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_150_snakek_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Vitafield Rewilder: Quadrangle skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artcuoraskinwild.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Cuora, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will provide reliable defense for the squad''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 150
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Columbia
->'''Race:''' Petram
->'''Birthday:''' Unknown
->'''Height:''' 148cm
->'''Artist:''' Skade
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaSuwa
A baseball-obsessed girl with a mysterious past who currently works for Rhodes Island as an operator.
----
* AccidentalMisnaming: Calls the Doctor as "Sir Rhodes Island".
* AnimalMotif: Tortoises/turtles. Like many operators, it is hard to see at first without promoting her to Elite 2, but the most prominent clue to this is the hexagonal decorative pattern of her backpack, that which she wears like a shell in her character CG. The name of her exact animal (Cuora flavomarginata) is also printed on her baseball bat.
* AnimalThemeNaming: Named after the Asian box turtles genus, Cuora.
* ApparentlyHumanMerfolk: While she have a sea turtle motif, she lacks any physical characteristics of a turtle like scales [[note]]She does have turtle shell but as her backpack and not a physical part of her body [[/note]], and appears very human-like.
* BareYourMidriff: It can be hard to notice on her initial artwork, due to her arm obstructing her stomach, but it's there. Her chibi sprite confirms she wearing a crop top, though.
* BatterUp: Befitting her love of baseball, she uses a baseball bat to clobber enemies.
* BookDumb: She had to be taught how to write and sign her own name, but she shows remarkable ease in understanding complex tactics and battle plans.
* CuteBruiser: Being a teeny girl (148cm, for our American readers, puts her just a hair over ''four feet ten inches'') doesn't stop her from absorbing tremendous amounts of damage like other Defenders.
* TheCutie: Her bio notes that she's so sweet and lovable that no one has the heart to scold her whenever she breaks a window while playing baseball.
* DiscOneNuke: Cuora can be bought in the shop for certificates in the first few months of the game before she's replaced by Ethan, which makes her an enticing option for players who haven't been able to roll a high quality Defender. She has very good stats, with an absurdly high defense rating that outmatches many higher star Defenders. What really makes her powerful though is her second skill, which massively boosts her defense, heals herself over time, and increases her block rating to 4 at the cost of not being able to attack. This makes her one of the most cost effective Defenders in the game. Her late game potential is so powerful that Cuora is considered one of the absolute priorities for ''anyone'' to Elite 2 -- while other 4* Operators have 5* or 6* counterparts that can outperform them, ''nobody'' currently does what Cuora does. The closest are Vulcan with skill 1, who is unable to be healed and has low defense, and Nian with skill 2, who lacks self-regeneration (but has ability to deal [[AttackReflector retaliation damage instead]]).
* {{Expy}}: Cuora has a lot of similarities with Kiana Kaslana from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''. Both have the same hairstyle (twin braids plus the nearly-identical crescent IdiotHair), are similarly cheerful, light-hearted and ditzy. Kiana also used a baseball bat before, such as in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbRlNQ1oZVY animated short]]. But the striking resemblance is that Cuora's outfit resembles Kiana's [[https://honkaiimpact3.gamepedia.com/Prodigal_Girl "Prodigal Girl"]] garb albeit with a different color palette.
* IKnowMaddenKombat: Invoked. Cuora encourages other Rhodes Island operators to play baseball with her, as it trains their body and helps build teamwork.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Using a baseball bat as a weapon is not unheard of, but a backpack as a shield? It certainly helps that both items are made from extremely strong materials.
* MysteriousPast: ''No one'' knows how she got into Rhodes Island. She just showed up at the upper deck one day after Rhodes Island had completed a delivery to a small Columbian town. Cuora herself barely remembers anything about herself or her past. However, [[spoiler:there are clues suggesting that she is related to the Abyss[=/=]Deep. First, her bat and backpack are constructed out of highly advanced materials none of the Rhodes Island researchers have ever seen before. Second, her Elite 2 art reveals her animal motif as a sea turtle, which is an aquatic animal similar to the Abyssal Hunter operators. Third, her memory loss may be a symptom of her oripathy infection, since it is consistent with Specter's oripathy-induced amnesia.]]
* {{Shorttank}}: Like Croissant.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: She wears one of these, revealing her bare legs.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dur-Nar]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_260_durnar_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Those foolhardy enough to try to overcome her shield soon find themselves eating dirt.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_260_durnar_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Dur-nar, Defender of Rhodes Island, vows to stop all rioters with her shield''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 260
->'''Subclass:''' Arts Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Vulpo
->'''Birthday:''' August 11
->'''Height:''' 160cm
->'''Artist:''' Xiàyě Hóng Míng
->'''Voiced by:''' Nanako Mori
----
* AnimalMotifs: Foxes, due to her Vulpo race. It is supported by her Elite 2 artwork as well, with a black fox visible on the left side.
* FriendlyEnemy: Dur-Nar describes Frostleaf as an old enemy of sorts from an [[NoodleIncident unspecified battle]] during her stint in the Columbian Army. She's surprised at how much Frostleaf has changed since joining Rhodes, but is relieved to see that it has helped her live a happier life.
* GlassCannon: Dur-Nar has one of the highest ATK out of the Defenders, and her S2 lets her make great use of it. At the same time, she has one of the lowest DEF comparably, with only her talent granting her a slight boost to it.
* MagicKnight: While she has a skill active, she does Arts damage instead of physical.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Because of her '''Shielded Counterattack''' skill, Dur-nar gets the ability to [[HerdHittingAttack attack all blocked enemies]] for the duration (along with a 20% ATK boost at Skill Level 1), allowing her to fill in for a [=AoE=] Guard when necessary.
* MilitaryMaverick: Dur-nar hated following order, so the higher ups promoted her to a lieutenant in charge of new recruits. It seemed to have worked, until her squad was sent to a suicide mission, which resulted in her assaulting a superior officer, and getting discharged from the army soon after.
* RedBaron: She's known as "Patrick's Spring" in Columbia, due to her actions in a battle called the Springtime Offensive.
* RetiredBadass: She was formerly a lieutenant of the Columbian Army before she was discharged for unknown reasons. She later signed on with Rhodes Island as a drill instructor and a defensive operator.
* TheScrounger: She created a snack network for new operators who would have trouble getting them otherwise due to restrictions made by the medical unit and Dobermann.
-->I've met with the logistic staff. From now on, they will write "Industrial Material" on the packaging of all snacks. Then it's up to you to sign off on it, Doctor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Eunectes]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_416_zumama_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_416_zumama_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 416
->'''Subclass:''' Control Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense, Survival
->'''Affiliation:''' Sargon
->'''Real name:''' Zumama
->'''Race:''' Pythia
->'''Birthday:''' October 30
->'''Height:''' 171cm
->'''Artist:''' Liduke
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HoukoKuwashima
----
* ActionPet: Eunectes is seen to be accompanied by a pet macaw called The High Priest in her Elite 2 art. He is summoned in her third skill, where it controls a mecha in her stead.
* AnAxeToGrind: Her main weapon.
* ArcVillain: While she's never fought gameplay-wise, she's the main villain in the event "Gavial: The Great Chief Returns", although how evil she is is in the story debatable.
* AnimalMotifs: Anacondas. In fact, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunectes Eunectes]]" is the scientific name for the genus of large, semi-aquatic snakes that anacondas belong to.
* BareYourMidriff: Wears a tube top, though her midriff is obstructed by a translucent yellow drape, which is removed in her Elite 2 artwork.
* TheCoup: Staged one with the Big Ugly to destroy the temple where the festival was being held and become the Great Chief.
* CycleOfHurting: Eunectes' S2 effectively stunlocks the enemy she's currently blocking. As her Trait allows her to gain SP while blocking, this basically lets her spam her stun with relative impunity.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins Rhodes Island alongside the High Priest, after they destroy the Big Ugly. This is where she adopts the codename "Eunectes".
* GogglesDoNothing: Wears a pair on her head.
* GrapplingHookPistol: She uses this to temporarily "leave" the battlefield upon activating her third skill.
* GreaseMonkey: Eunectes has an affinity for machinery, and is fascinated by Lancet-2's design. She aspires to one day create her own sentient robots.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GU8EFqCt68 "Evolutionary Mechanization"]]
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Eunectes is the first Defender to only be able to block 1 enemy regardless of Elite status, combined with her quirk that only lets her charge SP while blocking. She behaves more like a defensive Guard than anything.
* MiniMecha: Eunectes' S3 has her dropping a PoweredArmor into her spot, with her companion macaw The High Priest at the helm. The mecha inherits Eunectes' stats on top of its own, giving it higher block and staying power, while Eunectes heals off-screen.
* MirrorMatch: Why, yes, you can actually deploy Eunectes in RI-8 and face off against Big Ugly with... Big Ugly by activating her S3, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation despite the fact that she is currently on the opposing side storywise]].
* NecessaryDrawback: Even for a 6*, her S3 is ''extremely'' powerful, giving her an insane ATK and DEF steroid while granting her increased block and potent health regen. When this skill is active, Eunectes hits stats that most operators can only dream of, capable of dominating hordes of enemies and even powerful bosses by herself. However, not only is it gated by a large SP cost, it will stun her for 5 seconds after the skill ends.
* NubileSavage: Her design seems to be based on this trope. It's the clearest in her E2 art.
* StanceSystem: Her first talent causes her attacks to do bonus damage when she's above half health. However, when she's below half health, she loses the offense boost and enters a defensive stance that reduces all damage taken by a percentage.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Eunectes' outfit [[VaporWear leaves very little to imagination]], being fashioned out of cloth scraps and straps that are fastened haphazardly onto her exposed thighs and midriff. Even her yellow "dress", which is also semi-transparent, doesn't even properly cover her. This is to be expected given her NubileSavage theme.
* TokenMinority: Although she's from the same geographic region as Gavial and Tomimi, Eunectes seems to have been based on large snakes instead of crocodilians. In fact, she's the first Pythia character introduced so far.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gummy (Гум)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_196_sunbr_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:She whips up an absolutely scrumptious breakfast.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_196_sunbr_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:''Click here to see her Marthe Coral Coast: Summer Flowers [=FA011=] skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artgummyskinsummer.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Gummy, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will heal her teammates while protecting them''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 196
->'''Subclass:''' Healing Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Healing
->'''Affiliation:''' U.S.S.G - Empire of Ursus
->'''Real name:''' [[spoiler: Lada (Paдa)]]
->'''Race:''' Ursus
->'''Birthday:''' October 2
->'''Height:''' 155cm
->'''Artist:''' Skade
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsumiTakamori
----
* ActionSurvivor: Gummy's usage of just her Youth Scout experience and cooking skills went a long way to helping her survive the fall of Chernobog.
* AnimalMotifs: Sun bears. Not only are her asset files named as such, but the explicit name of the bear species is even printed on her coat.
* BoringButPractical: Compared to her fellow support Defenders, Gummy lacks most of their flair or sheer utility. In return, she's currently the only one in her subclass with an unconditional S1 heal, allowing Gummy to replenish the health of an ally instantly without having to wait for them to dip below 50% HP, whereas as her stronger counterparts Nearl and Saria must (albeit Saria doesn't need to in her second and third skills). As long as someone's hurt, no matter how badly, Gummy will always be able to provide instant healing whenever it is needed.
* CharacterTic: Outside of her Elite 2 CG, Gummy is always seen with her tongue sticking out of one side of her mouth, even when fighting. She's also almost always depicted as winking in her [=CGs=], though this is not present in her chibi sprites.
* ChefOfIron: One that both kicks ass and can whip up a nutritious meal to heal everyone around her. Her Elite skill is literally her taking a break from smacking enemies to cook for her team, and manifests in her skillset.
** Her first skill '''Provisions''' automatically heals a nearby ally for a portion of Gummy's attack in her next attack, and can store one charge.
** Her second skill '''Cooking''' has her stop attacking for 10 seconds while buffing her DEF by 50%; after that, she focuses on healing nearby allies for a portion of her ATK.
** Her '''Frying Pan Specialist''' talent gives her a 13% chance to increase the damage her next attack by 150% and stun her target for .5 seconds, which increases at Elite 2 for a 15% chance to proc 200% more damage on her next attack and stun her target for ''1 second''.
* CombatMedic: Best way to sum her up; she's able heal any nearby ally, and being a Defender, she's durable...not to mention the possibility that she can stun enemies she hits with her frying pan.
* CrossPoppingVeins: She gains this on her battle sprite whenever she's whacking a baddie with her frying pan.
* DiscOneNuke: She can be this, if the player chooses to buy the Starter pack from the store, which immediately unlocks her. As a Defender, Gummy is strong enough for her cost to last the player a while before she needs to be promoted, and has good team sustain due to her heals. She remains a viable pick up until the mid-to-late game, even further if she's properly fed, but generally she's more or less relegated to CrutchCharacter status by that point.
* DubNameChange: The EN release extends her name to "Gummy". Originally, she was just called "Gum", written in Cyrillic script, which can still be seen in small font above her new name.
* FryingPanOfDoom: This is her WeaponOfChoice and also her primary cooking utensil.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: The aforementioned talent mirrors her [[ArcWords having a habit]] in hitting something too hard and break it she hits more than twice. It has been pointed out how this is a method in cutting bones.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Gummy's original name, Gum, can be seen rendered in small font Cyrillic script above her new name in the EN version. Thing is, that's only swapping the English alphabet letters to Cyrillic ones instead of being actual Russian, since "[chewing] gum" in Russian is "zhevatel'naya rezinka/жевательная резинка", rather than "gum/ГУМ" (and "gummy bear", which is where her name probably ''comes from'' and is the actual joke, is "Мармеладные мишки").[[note]]What may have happened is that Hypergryph saw that the ''song'' "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummib%C3%A4r Gummibär]]" is indeed spelled "'''Гум'''мибер" and simply extrapolated the joke from there, thinking that "Гуммибер" was the standard spelling for "gummy bear" in Russian.[[/note]]
* TheHeart: She's the most caring of her three-man team and the one who keeps their spirits up.
* HiddenDepths: On the outside, Gummy is a kind-hearted, sociable gal. But according to a hypothesis from her psychological counselors, she socializes in order to manage her anxiety. ''Children of Ursus'' implied [[spoiler: that she [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty might have had to resort to cannibalism during the fall of Chernobog due to the lack of food where she was kept]]. She likely hasn't managed to get over it just yet, if her biting Dur-Nar is any indication.]]
* HorrorHunger: ''Children of Ursus'' reveals that when she's especially hungry, Gummy doesn't discriminate between the things she can chew on, whether it's a cooked steak, a biscuit, or ''someone else's body''. [[spoiler:It is a lasting consequence of Gummy having to endure hunger and eat whatever she could get her hands on during the fall of Chernobog in order to survive. Gummy basically becomes feral whenever she's hungry enough, and the cravings become even worse in the dark, which horrifies herself to the point of reducing her to a crying wreck, and she has to keep the lights on at night as a result]].
* HyperactiveMetabolism: Her healing skills basically bestow this upon anyone she heals, including herself. Somehow, the healing's recipient is able to chow down on the meal she cooked for them and instantly convert the nutrition into health.
* ImprobableWeaponUser:
** Among a plethora of swords, clubs, or machetes, Gummy's weapon of choice is...[[FryingPanOfDoom a frying pan]].
** While using a vault door as a shield is unusual, it is not completely illogical. Then comes her summer outfit from "Obsidian Festival", where she replaces that vault door with a ''wooden standee''.
* {{Kawaiiko}}: She is incredibly cute, endearing, and likable thanks to her can-do, peppy attitude and desire to help people. This is a bit notable, as her CastHerd stable-mates are Zima (who is a [[PunkPunk punk]] {{delinquent}} clearly struggling with [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD from the fall of Chernobog]]) and Istina (who is a [[TheSpock highly-rational]] top student), making her a marked contrast to them both.
* OddNameOut: Out of all three Ursus students, Gummy is the only one without an overtly-Russian codename; the GratuitousForeignLanguage entry describes what's going on with her name.
* PrimalFear: Gummy is afraid of darkness and has to sleep with the lights on, due to reasons explained under HorrorHunger.
* PunnyName: Yes, the "Gum/Gummy" part of her name ''is'' supposed to be a reference to "gummy bear".
* SailorFuku: Hers is similar to Zima's, but in a different color.
* ShesGotLegs: Gummy's character CG depicts her in tight orange stockings.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Despite her small stature, Gummy is still one of the stronger Heal tanks in the game with respectable ATK. It's especially notable as her WeaponOfChoice is a small, blunt FryingPanOfDoom, rather than the large hammers or bladed weapons wielded by other Defenders, but it still smashes Reunion heads all the same. It's somewhat understandable, however, due to her hailing from the Empire of Ursus, where MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong.
** And before anyone forgets, her shield is actually a ''freaking vault door''. Neverminding where she got it from in the first place, a security vault door would obviously weigh significantly more than a personal shield of comparable size, and yet she hefts it around like no big deal.
** Additional backstories revealed during ''Children of Ursus'' describe how Gummy has to be very ginger when preparing food. She can only chop anything twice, as the third slice will bisect the cutting board ''and'' the counter it's on.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In Chinese and Japanese (including JP voiceover), Gummy refers to herself like this. The trait is largely absent in the English script.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: With her home city of Chernobog destroyed and her family presumably dead, Gummy joined Rhodes Island along with Zima and Istina.
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[[folder: Hoshiguma]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Stand by her side when you are scared. It really helps.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_136_hsguma_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Nian 0011 Tempest: Patrolling Ronin skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_136_hsguma_nian3.png]][[/labelnote]]
->''Hoshiguma, member of the Special Service of Lungmen Guard Department, is awaiting your orders''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 136
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' L.G.D. - Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Oni
->'''Birthday:''' January 20
->'''Height:''' 184cm
->'''Artist:''' Infukun
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KiyonoYasuno
----
* AmazonianBeauty: Hoshiguma is the tallest and most physically-imposing female operator by miles, and yet her body is very well-toned and chiseled, instead of going into BrawnHilda territory.
* AttackReflector: Her second skill '''Thorns''' is a passive that gives her bonus DEF and automatically deals up to 80% (100% at Mastery 3) of her ATK to attackers every time they land a hit on her.
* BerserkButton: Hurt her friends, and she'll smash you with her shield.
** Manifested somewhat in her '''Warpath''' skill, which ups her DEF and ATK by 35% and 10% respectively for its duration at Skill Level 1.
* BoobsOfSteel: She has the strength, toughness and fairly large rack.
* CurbStompBattle: By herself alone, Hoshiguma took all of the Reunion members guarding a warehouse in Chapter 5, even if Ch'en nor their L.G.D. agents didn't even start their attack yet.
* DamageReduction: Upon reaching Elite 1, she gains the '''Tactical Armor''' talent, which gives her a 12% (25% at Elite 2) chance to resist Arts and Physical damage.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied in her profile, as Wei ominously discloses that despite how reasonable she appears, you don't know the real her until she tells you how she obtained her shield. [[spoiler:In Chapter 7, Hoshiguma expresses her many regrets from the past for killing her family and friends over and over again until she was the only one left standing, to the point she sees herself as undeserving of life.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Having her shield partially destroyed by Ch'en in a recent story development doesn't change a thing gameplay-wise and you can still deploy her like normal. Her combat sprite's shield doesn't even look the least bit scuffed.
* GeniusBruiser: Not only she is monstrously strong in combat, she also possess great knowledge about Lungmen's criminal underworld, law enforcement, politics, economics, education, and foreign policy (among other topics).
* HiddenDepths:
** According to Wei, Hoshiguma is hiding some aspect of her personality from others, which is related to how exactly she obtained her shield.
** In Chapter 5, Ch'en brings up Hoshiguma's "countless motorbikes" when they are reminiscing about their favorite brands or shops in the recently-abandoned and wrecked Paci Plaza.
* HornedHumanoid: She has one horn protruding from her forehead. Unlike her fellow Oni operators, however, Hoshiguma's horn sprouts directly out of her forehead and has the same color as her skin, whereas those of the others are drawn like black horn-shaped headbands instead.
* InSeriesNickname: In Chapter 5, the L.G.D. informant Phal (or codenamed [=XR02=]) calls his boss Hoshiguma as "Madam Oni". According to Ch'en, this is what people in Lungmen likes to affectionally call her.
* LightningBruiser: Her DEF is the second-highest among Defenders (second only to Nian) and can be further buffed by all of her skills, but she further enhances this with her talents, which let her outright negate up to 25% of incoming damage and buff her own DEF further, respectively. However, where she ''really'' stands out as this among the other Defenders is due to thanks to her skills which boost both her ATK and DEF (''especially'' her S3 that also significantly increases her attack rate while giving her area attacks), making her one of few offensively-oriented Defenders that can kill as effectively as she can tank.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: She is among one of the very few Defenders that have an attack range of one tile in front of them by default, common to that of Vanguards and non-ranged Guards.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: [[spoiler:She's very much aware of Wei's shadiness despite her loyalty to him, but she understands his motives rather well as she knows that Wei will likely sacrifice himself to prevent Lungmen from going into war with Ursus and therefore, tries to convince Ch'en to stay behind as being his descendant, she can take over his position once he dies and solve the problems in the city.]]
* MythicalMotifs: Obviously, it's Oni from her race, which represent Japanese demons. A green oni also appears in her Elite 2 artwork.
* NamedWeapons: Her shield is named "Hannya", after the jealous she-demons in Noh theater. It is also embedded with a Hannya mask on its front, as her Elite 2 artwork shows.
* NeverGetsDrunk: Implied. Hoshiguma is often seen drinking, but no one has ever actually seen her drunk. She ''did'' lose a drinking match against Ch'en according to the Ancient Forge in-universe movie, much to her disbelief, but seeing as the entire thing was an exaggerated and dramatized plot, this remains dubious.
* NiceGirl: Despite her fairly imposing figure, Hoshiguma is a friendly and understanding woman.
* OnlySaneMan: She is the most reasonable and sensible between her fellow ranking L.G.D. officers Ch'en and Swire, essentially being the one person that's keeping them from murdering each other.
* OrnamentalWeapon: Hoshiguma's shown with multiple katanas in her "0011: Early Spring" skin. While she does swing one around in her idle base animation, she doesn't use them in her attack animations.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike her fellow L.G.D. operator Ch'en, Hoshiguma is more personable and understanding, and willing to listen to others' stories and issues.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Ch'en's Red, who's HotBlooded and belligerent. {{Pun}} probably unintentional, however.
* ReformedCriminal: Prior to serving in the L.G.D., she was a notorious figure in Lungmen's criminal underworld. L.G.D. records shows that she held a code of honor even back then, never preying on the weak and acting righteous when given the chance.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Named after one of Shuten-Douji's oni subordinates, Hoshiguma Douji.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Operation 3-2's cutscene reveals that Hoshiguma belongs to the group that was [[spoiler:escorting Misha but got ambushed by W]] in the previous chapter's {{cliffhanger}}, even if Chapter 2 did not make any mentions of, nor show any on-screen appearances of Hoshiguma at all.
* SmokeIn: A puff of smoke appears when Hoshiguma is deployed while wearing her "0011: Early Spring" skin.
* SoleSurvivor: By Chapter 5, it is revealed that Hoshiguma is the last surviving member of her old gang.
* SpectacularSpinning: Hoshiguma's '''Saw of Strength''' skill lets her spin her entire shield as a buzzsaw, mulching everything within one tile in front of her.
* StatuesqueStunner: Even by most "normal" standards, Hoshi qualifies; she stands a good solid 184cm, or just a hair over an even six feet, which leaves her ''towering'' over nearly every other member of the cast. She's even around 10 cm ahead of the already tall Saria.
* TheStrategist: Implied with her Elite 2 talent '''Special Operation Strategy''', which (without increasing her potentials) [[StatusBuff buffs the DEF of all allied Defenders by 6%]].
* SuperStrength: Befittingly of an {{oni}}, she's physically strong enough to hold up a building collapsing on her and Ch'en long enough for the pair to escape to safety. Even Ch'en was surprised at this feat. Unfortunately, Hoshiguma had to stay behind to rest and recover from her sustained injuries.
* TokenHeroicOrc: She seems to like stories where these guys are the protagonists, as her potential token is an old manga where the main character is a heroic oni. Technically speaking, she can be considered one herself, being a reformed criminal who's naturally noble and caring.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:In an attempt to stop Ch'en from leaving Lungmen in Chapter 7, she tells her not to throw away her life for the sake of justice, as she has lost many friends in the past because of it, and wants to stop Ch'en from repeating the same mistake as her and dying a pointless death in the process.]]
--> '''Hoshiguma:''' Sticking to what's right and wrong, and stepping out because of that... is the dumbest thing you can do in your life.
* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:After the various shenanigans of Chapter 8, Ch'en steps down as the chief Superintendent of the Lungmen Guard and formally joins Rhodes Island as a field agent. Hoshiguma, being Ch'en's NumberTwo, is promoted to fill the gap in the chain of command as a result.]]
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[[folder: Hung]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:here's no need to speculate. His fur feels very nice to the touch.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_226_hmau_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Hung, Defender Operator of Rhodes Island, will protect all the Operators on the front lines''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 226
->'''Subclass:''' Healing Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, Healing
->'''Affiliation:''' Lee's Detective Agency - Great Lungmen
->'''Race:''' Perro
->'''Birthday:''' July 1
->'''Height:''' 183cm
->'''Artist:''' [=KuroBlood=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatoshiHino
----
* AchillesHeel: Not getting hit. This might sound strange at first, but considering the fact that both of his skills are charged upon Hung taking damage, it starts making sense. If he's not getting hit, he's not getting SP, which is very bad for a Healing Defender, since he won't be able to heal anyone if he can't use his skills. As a result, you can't just casually park him somewhere out of the way and have him heal his allies like you could with other Healing Defenders, since he won't activate his skills if he's not getting hit enough to charge them.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Acts like a hybrid between Saria and Gummy, as a healing defender. His second skill '''Medical Mode Countermeasure''' makes him stop attacking like Gummy, but restores SP like Saria's second talent.
* TheBigGuy: He's the most physically-imposing member of Lee's Detective Agency, and accordingly serves as their muscle.
* DamageReduction: Hung's '''Gatekeeper''' talent gives him an extra 6% DEF at Elite 1.
* InterspeciesAdoption: For lack of a better word, Hung "adopted" Aak as his younger brother after saving him from that one NoodleIncident in his past. Likewise, he considers Waai Fu his sister.
* MythicalMotifs: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komainu Komainu]], which is appropriate considering Hung's Defender role.
** Rather oddly, Hung and Aak follow the classical ''Japanese'' depiction of the creatures, known as the ''A-un'', despite them hailing from an in-universe equivalent of Hong Kong. Whereas Aak is the ''a-gyo'', Hung represents the ''un-gyo'', which is the more dog-like one of the two, and sports a single horn on its head, which he prominently features. In other cultures, even modern Japanese, the komainu pairs are identical in design, with the only difference being the shape of their mouths (i.e. the ''a-gyo'' has an open mouth, while the ''un-gyo'' has it closed).
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: As with other characters designed by [=KuroBlood=], Hung looks a lot more like an anthropomorphic dog than a human with canine features.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His actual, non-westernized name is '吽', denoting an 'un' sound. [[ThoseTwoGuys Together with Aak]], whose real name is '阿', they form [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-un the A-un]], also while considering the animals in their E2 art. (The ''ungyo'' in Hung's case, since its mouth is closed).
* TeamMom: He shares aspects of this with fellow Defender Matterhorn. Hung is caring and protective of his (adoptive) siblings in a nurturing, almost motherly way, and frequently does the housework around the agency. Also like Matterhorn, Hung is a skilled cook, and provides meals for Aak and Waai Fu.
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[[folder: Liskarm]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_107_liskam_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Her spear-like lightning will pierce all enemies in front of her.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_107_liskam_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote: ''Click to see her Nian 0011 Series: Spring Vouivre skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artliskarmskinnian_0.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Liskarm, Defender Operator of B.P.R.S. of Blacksteel, possesses both a solid shield and a sharp spear''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 107
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' DPS, Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Blacksteel International
->'''Race:''' Vouivre
->'''Birthday:''' May 18
->'''Height:''' 156cm
->'''Artist:''' [=TOKI=]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiIshikawa
----
* BeleagueredAssistant: Being Franka's NumberTwo, Liskarm is constantly exasperated by her captain's lax attitude and weird antics. She takes her stress out on a targeting dummy with Franka's face on it, which is available as an unlockable piece of decor.
* BlindedByTheLight: Her ballistic shield is affixed with lamps that can emit over 54,000,000 lumen of intense light, giving her a chance to stun enemies while ''Counter Shock'' is active.
* ByTheBookCop: This is written almost word-for-word in the archive file that describes Liskarm.
* DamageReduction: At Elite 2, Liskarm gets the '''Thunder Resistance''' talent, which increases her RES by 10.
* EasyLevelTrick: Liskarm herself became one during the Code of Brawl event, where her SP-on-damage passive synergizes obscenely well with the new Brawler enemies, essentially giving herself and any ally within the four cardinal directions of her unlimited SP, letting them spam their skills all day. Park a Vanguard with an auto skill next to Liskarm and watch as the green points flood in quicker than you can burn them, allowing you to slap down more operators much more quickly than you could otherwise.
* {{Expy}}: Her pistol and flash shield combo invited many comparisons with Attack operator [[Characters/RainbowSixSiegeOperatorsBaseGame Blitz]] of ''VideoGame/RainbowSixSiege'', though their class purposes are opposites to one another.
* TheGadfly: Liskarm has a fair share of quips and playful insults at Franka. The two just enjoy bickering at each other that much.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Her ''"Counter Arc"'' skill pretty much summarizes her Originium Arts. While her unique abilities are devastating, they drain a lot of energy from Liksarm, exhausting her. This is the reason why she is paired with another melee operator, so that they could protect her while she recovers. Gameplay-wise, ''"Counter Arc"'' leaves her stunned after being cast.
* {{Handguns}}: Carries what appears to be a Glock variant with tritium night sights.
* HeightAngst: Downplayed. She is quite short compared to her fellow Vouivres Saria and Vanilla, yet she rarely complains about it.
* HeroicRROD: Using her Arts tend to severely exhaust Liskarm, which is why she is often paired with a melee Operator. In game, this is represented by her self-stun after ''"Counter Shock"'' ends.
* HornedHumanoid: She has blue horns on her head.
* MeatShield: Moreso than anyone else in this class in fact, due to her first talent, which gives 1 SP to a random teammate within the four tiles in cardinal directions around her when she's hit. As a result, Liskarm is typically used as an SP slave more than an actual Defender, with her getting hit as much as possible to proc her first talent constantly, while babysitting other operators whose skills demand a lot of SP to activate, such as Flamebringer.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Liskarm is a rarity among Defenders due to her ability to deal ranged damage with her pistol. This allows her to engage airborne enemies as well.
* MythicalMotifs: Wyverns, due to her Vouivre race.
* PowerGlows: Whenever she uses her powers, Liskarm's horns glow a luminescent turquoise.
* PunnyName: Her Chinese name means literally "thunder snake", fitting for an operator who's based on a wyvern with lightning-based attacks.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Franka's Red, Liskarm is both calmer and more pragmatic than her partner.
* ShockAndAwe: Liskarm's arts talent manifests in her ability to generate electricity, which she channels using her Flash Shield (not unlike how a wizard uses a magic staff) in a five meter radius and her Tactical Defense talent, which allows her to recharge teammates' skill points. It also manifests in her base ability to improve drone recharge.
* StarterMon: She's one of the four free 5-star operators that the player could pick after creating a new account around the game's launch as a gift for the game reaching 1 million pre-registration. The other options were Silence, Pramanix, and Projekt Red.
* ThoseTwoGirls: She is Franka's partner and is often depicted alongside her.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Franka. As much as she is annoyed by the latter constantly teasing her and her combat tactics, Liskarm immediately requests transfer to Rhodes Island upon learning that Franka is infected and sent there for treatment.
* WingedHumanoid: {{Invoked}} as her Elite 2 artwork depicts her with wings, likely as an allusion to the Wyverns that [[MythicalMotifs are represented by]] the Vouivre race.
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[[folder: Matterhorn]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_199_yak_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The reliable shield of Kjerag.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_199_yak_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see his Coral Coast: Beach Guard skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artmatterhornskinsummer.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->''Matterhorn, Defender of Karlan Trade CO.,LTD, is at your service as a Defender Operator''.
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 199
->'''Subclass:''' Normal Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense
->'''Affiliation:''' Karlan Trade Co., Ltd - Kjerag
->'''Race:''' Forte
->'''Birthday:''' May 19
->'''Height:''' 182cm
->'''Artist:''' Ryuzakiichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi
----
* AnimalMotifs: Yak, due to the alpine theme of his skills, his greater physical fortitude compared to the [=SilverAsh=] family, and his resistance to cold.
* BarrierWarrior: Matterhorn can erect a BeehiveBarrier around himself using his second skill.
* BerserkButton: He's generally laid back and won't interfere in other people's business, but god forbid you try eating without properly washing your hands in front of him.
* TheBigGuy: He's the muscle of Karlan Trade and the most physically-imposing, though he's still shorter than [=SilverAsh=] by 10cm.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Matterhorn's hyper-focus on buffing his RES makes him a tempting pick when fighting enemy Casters, or those who deal primarily Arts damage. Outside of this, his beefy HP can only do so well considering the decidedly lackluster focus on DEF-buffing, which limits his usefulness when tackling high-difficulty maps where the enemy deals a lot of Physical ATK as damage. It is recommended to pair him with a DEF-buffing Medic like Shining for this reason.
* HornedHumanoid: He has white bull-like horns.
* KukrisAreKool: His melee weapon of choice is a large kukri machete, unless he's in his ''Coral Coast'' outfit wherin he trades his machete for a [[AnAxeToGrind small axe]].
* LocationThemeNaming: He's named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps]].
* MaamShock: Or at least a close male equivalent. He's taken aback whenever the younger operators call him "uncle".
* PraetorianGuard: He was trained to be [=SilverAsh=]'s bodyguard, just like how his parents were also guards for [=SilverAsh=]'s family.
* SupremeChef: Matterhorn is noted to be a surprisingly good cook, especially in the resource-poor land of Kjerag where its people usually eat only plain meals made from what little they could find. Such is his culinary skill that the [=SilverAsh=] estate became the unofficial meeting area of Kjerag's political figures, who came both to discuss business matters as well as to enjoy Matterhorn's cooking.
* TeamMom: Rare male example. When he's not the BattleButler, Matterhorn is more like the team nanny for the entire Karlan Trade crew, and yes, that includes [=SilverAsh=] as well. He cooks for them, listens to their stories, and serves as TheHeart that brings them together. ''Stories of Afternoon'' hammers this home further, with him lecturing [[Characters/ArknightsSpecialists Ethan]] on properly washing his hands before eating.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His ''Coral Coast'' skin showcases his impressive figure and chiseled abs.
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[[folder: '''''''(Spoiler Warning)''''''']]
!!Mudrock
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see Elite 2 appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_311_mudrok_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' ★★★★★★
->'''ID:''' No. 311
->'''Subclass:''' Enmity Defender
->'''Tags:''' Defense, DPS, Survival
->'''Affiliation:''' Rhodes Island
->'''Race:''' Sarkaz
->'''Birthday:''' September 21
->'''Height:''' 163cm
->'''Artist:''' m9nokuro
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaUchida
For tropes related to her boss version (and appearance in Twilight of Wolumonde and Rewinding Breeze), see ''Characters/ArknightsReunionMovement''.
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* TwentyFourHourArmor: Unlike her Elite 2 CG, Mudrock never removes her armor at any point during actual gameplay, regardless of whether she's in battle or resting in the dorms.
* BareYourMidriff: Underneath her bulky armor, Mudrock wears a short tank top which exposes a large portion of her stomach.
* BarrierWarrior: Mudrock is the only Defender that doesn't carry a shield with her and instead uses Arts to create a stone barrier around herself.
* DeflectorShield: Mudrock's first talent allows her to passively generate a shield layer immediately upon deployment, and additional ones once every 9 seconds afterwards, to nullify one hit of damage. Her shields can stack up to three times, with each hit consuming a stack and restoring health.
* DropTheHammer: Wields a sledgehammer as her weapon.
* LifeDrain: Mudrock's SpinAttack skill will heal her for a small percent of her health when hitting enemies.
* LightningBruiser: Mudrock's third skill transforms her into this. After a 10-second charging period, Mudrock gains a large boost to defense, a ''huge'' boost to attack, a much faster attack speed, and ability to hit three enemies at once.
* MirrorMatch: Entirely possible when ''Twilight of Wolumonde'' reruns after her banner in the future. Even more so in ''Operation: Lead Seal''.
* PromotedToPlayable: Joins Rhodes Island so she and her squad can get place to rest, and fight for a better cause. You can thank Logos for that!
* RedemptionDemotion: Despite being able to summon Mudrock Golems in "Twilight of Wolumonde", Mudrock is no longer capable of this as an operator, possibly because her comrades and the medic that taken care of her [[CastFromLifeSpan advised her against doing so]]. That said, she does have a few more abilities that her boss form didn't have, such as her SpinAttack and [[HealThyself ability to heal herself.]]
* SamusIsAGirl: Due to their bulky outfit, many players believed that Mudrock was a guy. Her Archive Files also reveal that her faceplate made her voice sound so thick and small that Rhodes Human Resources staff couldn't determine her gender until she removed her suit; even some of her own squad mates were surprised to find out that Mudrock was a girl.
* {{Sarashi}}: Close inspection in her Elite 2 CG shows that she wears bandages underneath her top.
* SignedUpForTheDental: She decided to join Rhodes Island in return for the rest of her squad getting the medical treatment they needed. Slightly subverted in that Rhodes Island was planning on treating them anyways, but weren't about to refuse her offer of assistance.
* SituationalSword: Her second talent reduces damage taken from Sarkaz units, which can be handy against the few encountered in some stages, but is otherwise not useful elsewhere.
* SpinAttack: Mudrock's second skill has her perform this to hit any enemies that are adjacent to her, healing her and dealing massive damage with a chance to stun.
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