History Characters / CounterSideAlliesIToQ

-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: Yuka Otsubo\\

!!Northern Union

[[folder:Goliath]]
->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Da-ol JP: \\
'''Type:''' Mech\\
'''Role:''' Siege\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"For the motherland. I will not stop."''
A military weapon created by the Northern Union that was built to intercept hostile ships on its own, and it proved its worth by shooting down in a single blow a pirate-commandeered Task Force Armored Ship as it crossed the Covenant's airspace.

It's a minor antagonist in "Proof of Heart".

* GatheringSteam: Its Special gives it a stackable attack buff when it's not near a Tower or Boss, and at Skill Level 5 the buff jumps from 30% to 45% per stack and is permanent at 4 stacks.
* ImmuneToFlinching: It is permanently immune to Hitstun from any attack.
* {{Nerf}}: Initially, it had nearly 180k HP and high defenses alongside bonus damage to ships and its basic attack piercing MDL, making the meta switch to Anti-Siege gear over a few hours. An update scaled back most of its larger stats.
* WeaponOfXSlaying: Deals additional damage to Towers.

[[folder:Grendel]]
->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Bang Yeonji JP: \\
'''Type:''' Mech\\

->''"For our motherland. The Hammer of Justice is here."''
A crude, multi-limbed mobile weapon designed as an operational platform for the Hammer of Justice, a railgun that destroys the defensive force fields generated by some Corrupted Objects.

* AnchoredAttackStance: Like Estaque, Grendel assumes an anchored stance with its legs before firing its main gun. As a result, it has 0 Evasion.
* AntiArmor: After using its Special, its next attack inflicts Barrier Reflux, destroying barriers on hit and inflicting damage equal to the amount of barrier drained.
* ImmuneToFlinching: It's permanently immune to Hitstun from Special skills and below.
* SpiderTank: It's a mobile artillery platform mounted on four legs. It can also use its front legs to hit enemies in melee range.

!!OZ

[[folder:As a group]]
They're the protagonists of the Project OZ story arc ("My Wish Is...", "The Moonless Night", and "Neverland Nevermore").

* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Except for Lulu, each member's name matches the Project OZ story arc's ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' theme:
** Dorothy's is main character Dorothy.
** Skia Crow's is the Scarecrow.
** Liona's is the Cowardly Lion, and her sword Toto's is Dorothy's dog, Toto.
** Glinda's is Glinda, the Good Witch of the South.

[[folder:Dorothy]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Eunseo JP: \\
'''Type:''' Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Sniper\\

->''"If anyone touches my friend, I'll rip 'em a new one."''
A member of OZ who fights with a mechanical prosthesis known as Magic Slippers, which grants her extreme movement speed and jumping power.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She tends to keep her distance from everyone, although she can get easily flustered by her friends.
* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: She's not a Counter, but has SuperSpeed thanks to her prosthetic legs. As shown in "The Moonless Night", they're also strong enough to bust down concrete walls.
* CareerEndingInjury: Her dreams of being an athlete were ended by the accident that put her under Wizard's care, which took both her legs.

** She's also a GuestStarPartyMember in the event ahead of her debut banner.
* ICallItVera: She originally wanted to name her prosthesis "Toto", but went with "Magic Slippers" because Liona named her sword "Toto" first.
* KickChick: She's mostly a normal person aside from her enhanced prosthetic legs, so of course they're also her main weapon in battle.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Wizard/Last Haven, who was gaslighting her into believing they're good people and making her recapture runaways. She's deeply indoctrinated enough that even Liona couldn't sway her, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain though a particularly talkative mook fixes that after a single villainous monologue]].]]

[[folder:Skia Crow]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yang Junghwa JP: \\
'''Type:''' Mech/Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Ranger\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"This... It feels like throwing a paper plane in the breeze on a large field made of grass. Does this mean I'm glad to see you?"''
A member of OZ who was left clinically brain-dead after an unfortunate disaster, but is kept alive and functional by an AI system attached to her head.

* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: Her AI "brain" can rapidly perform calculations and set up courses for navigation, something she almost certainly wouldn't have been able to do as a normal human. The tradeoff is that she's not as good with social cues and emotions, which she's working on.
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:When Wizard's goons show up to clean up after Dorothy and Skia were supposed to kill Liona, one of them forces a factory reset on Skia, expecting it to wipe out her memories and personality entirely. Fortunately, she was savvy enough to swap the connections of her "Reset" and "Reboot" commands, so all they did was briefly knock her out.]]
* PunnyName: Skia Crow = "Scarecrow".
* WhoEvenNeedsABrain: Her body is maintained entirely by an AI with most of her personality and memories, because her actual brain has become non-functional from the same incident that cost Dorothy her legs.

[[folder:Liona]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: -\\

'''Role:''' Striker\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"You... want to be my friend? Really...? I-I'm Liona. Oh, and this is Toto. Say hello, Toto."''
A scaredy-cat girl who used to look up to Counters, she bonds with a parasite called "Shard of the Devil" during an unfortunate accident and becomes a Counter herself.

* DeathFakedForYou: In "My Wish Is...", [[spoiler:Wizard told Dorothy and Skia that Liona's corpse was confirmed as part of their plan to take in the then-crippled duo and manipulate them, but Liona had gone to find help for them immediately after the disaster and has been looking for them ever since they went missing]].
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** The New Origin update for the Global server lists her as a playable unit in Collection ahead of her debut in "My Wish Is..." due to her presence in the Japanese server (which is technically merged with Global).
** She's also a GuestStarPartyMember in the event's climax ahead of her debut banner.
* GlassCannon: She has a very good attack stat for a 3-cost, but very little defenses and no defensive Passives.
* ICallItVera: She mentions the origin of her sword's name in one of her lines.
-->"Toto's originally the name of the dog my friends and I would raise in our club room. He was big and strong, just like this sword!"
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her sword is a long EldritchAbomination held together only by a very thin taping. [[spoiler:Not too surprising since it's another Fragment of Truth.]]
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Matching the Project OZ story arc's ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' theme, hers is the Cowardly Lion and Toto's is the dog Toto.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name can also be translated as Reona, Rena, Reon, or [[GenderBlenderName Leon]].

[[folder:Glinda]]
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[[folder:Lulu the Nightmare]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Gabin JP: \\

'''Role:''' Supporter\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR\\
'''Team:''' Four Fiends\\
'''Subtitle:''' Nightmare Realization
->''"This place is filled with nightmares. I'll take care of them. Sleep tight, and don't you worry about bad dreams tonight."''
A little girl who enters people's nightmares every night and collects them.

She is one of the protagonists of "The Moonless Night".

* AnimalMotifs: Sheep, due to her fluffy hair and horns and [[CountingSheep their association with sleep]].
* TheAtoner: Her bio notes that she removes others' nightmares as "repentance rather than courtesy", because [[spoiler:she sees herself as [[{{Tulpa}} those nightmares given life]]]].
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:After using her true form to help Sigma stop Havenland from crashing at the end of "Neverland Nevermore", Lulu tells her that she needs to leave to avoid awakening the other Fiends with her presence and to recuperate.]]
* {{Curse}}: During the climax of "The Moonless Night", [[spoiler:she curses Madam Heron to suffer a nightmare every single night as punishment for traumatizing the children that Wizard kidnapped]].
* CuteMonsterGirl: She has sheep horns on her head. They weren't there when she first met Glinda, but after she took a nightmare from a homeless person in front of Glinda she's always shown with them, implying that they're permanent.
* ForcedSleep: Her Ultimate inflicts Sleep on all non-Mech non-Boss enemies for 5 seconds (7 seconds at Skill Level 5), during which they lose up to 15% Defense.
** In Gauntlets, her Ultimate has extra conditions and effects: it also inflicts Sleep on ''her non-Mech allies'', the duration on each unit depends on their Deployment Cost (3 seconds for Cost 3 or less, 5 seconds for Cost 4 or more, plus 2 more seconds on enemies at Skill Level 5), and her allies recover 3% of their max HP per second while asleep by this skill.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her abilities seem to be tied to the moon, as Lulu tiring herself out causes the moon to appear fuzzy. [[spoiler:When she exhausts herself completely to cure the children held by Wizard, the moon disappears entirely.]]
* NiceGirl: Overall very kind, well-meaning, and selfless, and rarely shows ill will toward anyone. [[spoiler:Except Madam Heron, who deserved all the nightmares Lulu gave her and then some.]]
* OneWingedAngel: A heroic example. [[spoiler:In the climax of "Neverland Nevermore", she transforms into her true form, a giant sheep-like creature, to help Sigma stop Havenland from crashing on a populated city.]]
* {{Protectorate}}: After the adventure she had with Lulu during "The Moonless Night", Glinda finds herself unable to leave Lulu alone.

!!Platina Express

[[folder:Lara Jaeger]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Jaehyun JP: \\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Tower\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"Hello! I heard you're looking for an unbelievably fast deliverywoman. Here I am, right on time!"''
The top-ranked deliverywoman of Platina Express.

She is a supporting ally in "Vice President's Holidays", and she's a supporting character in "Otherworld Delivery Disaster".

* BlandNameProduct: Her food delivery backpack has logos of "Sunday" (Subway), "Pizza Cat" (Pizza Hut), "Starseeker" (Starbucks), and "Dragon Bull" (Red Bull).
* DimensionalTraveler: Her teleportation isn't limited to short distances and can cross into different worlds entirely. In "Vice President's Holidays" she briefly takes Lone Lee on an interdimensional trip for materials, and in "Otherworld Delivery Disaster" she mentions that Platina Express is built on this ability as an [[MundaneMadeAwesome interdimensional delivery company]].
* {{Expy}}: Of Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog; she wields super speed, she can't swim, and chili dogs are her favorite food. She even has "Super Sonic" written on her shirt.
* KickChick: Her basic attacks, Special, and Ultimate are all various types of kicks.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: As a Patrol unit, she bounces between two points on either side of her spot.
* MundaneUtility: Her Counter ability allows her to move at extremely high speeds, described by Sooyeon as [[FlashStep short-distance teleportation]], which can be extended to ''jump into entirely new dimensions'', and it's extremely rare even among Counters. Naturally, it comes in very handy in her job as a deliverywoman.
* RollerbladeGood: She uses rollerblades as her primary form of transportation (not that she needs much else with her speed).
* SuperpowerLottery: Another big winner in the setting, with even Sooyeon noting just how formidable her actual abilities are. [[spoiler:For reference, dimensional travel for the Old Administration required special high-end AppliedPhlebotinum equipment, yet she does it ''as a day job''.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chili dogs.
* UnderwearOfPower: Her speedo leaves her legs bare (aside from her knee protection).
* WeaksauceWeakness: In spite of being a fairly powerful Counter, she can't swim.

!!Police SWAT 4

[[folder:As a group]]
!!!'''Former Members:''' Kang Minwoo, Stronghold (Black Tide's founder)
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* FairCop: Given the art style of the game, neither of them is bad-looking in the slightest.
* LovelyAngels: They share many of the hallmarks of a BuddyCopShow's main characters, with Yumi being the by-the-book stickler and Kang being the renegade CowboyCop. However, they both play with the respective roles under the surface, as Yumi is the naive, reckless newbie while Kang is the experienced veteran who knows the ropes. What doesn't change is that they're fairly good at their job (if prone to TheWorfEffect due to sometimes ending up as the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist).
* OneRiotOneRanger: They're effectively a two-woman police department for tackling Counter crimes. They do sometimes call in Black Tide as backup for sticky situations, though.
* ShoutOut: Their AprilFoolsDay themed "skins" (which only change their [=Live2D=] portraits) are titled [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} "Prepare for Trouble" and "Make it Double".]] Any doubts about it being deliberate is dispelled by the description of Yumi's portrait:
--> "Young Major Lee Yumi runs around every day to protect the world from devastation and unite all people for the [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion security]]."
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: They show up in a handful of side stories trying (and usually failing) to apprehend the protagonist, usually after said protagonist was framed for a crime.
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[[Characters/CounterSideCoffinCompany Coffin Company]] | '''Allies''' ([[Characters/CounterSideAlliesAToH A-H]] | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesIToQ I-Q]] | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesRToZ R-Z]]) | [[Characters/CounterSideAdministration Administration]]\\

[[Characters/CounterSideCoffinCompany Coffin Company]] | Allies ([[Characters/CounterSideAlliesAToH A-H]] | '''I-Q''' | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesRToZ R-Z]]) | [[Characters/CounterSideAdministration Administration]]\\
'''Unaffiliated:''' [=ADCs=] and Nations\\
'''Antagonists:''' [[Characters/CounterSideCountersideAntagonists Counterside]] | [[Characters/CounterSideNormalsideAntagonists Normalside]] -]]]]]

* MeaningfulName: Named after the Pendragons, a name attached to King Ulther Pendragon, a King of Britain and father to King Arthur.

* MasterSwordsman: Of the Nanahara Style.

* {{Chuunibyou}}: He claims to have the power of darkness, and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial "Ogami" is totally his name and not made up]].
** He ''does'' have those powers as a Counter, he's just a weirdo.

* DoNotCallMePaul:

* TheUnreveal: By the end of "The Weak and the Strong", [[spoiler:it's never explicitly stated whether the cause of her home burning down was her own awakening to her powers or the Matchmaker, but Minwoo believes that it's better that way. Chapter 9.5 confirms that it's a mix of both: the fire was ''Yuri's'', but the Matchmaker targeting her dad that night ''triggered it''. The only reason she survived her own flames is the Mansion Master spiking her drink earlier that night when she was spending time with her family in [=ARC-KS1=]]].

* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: It's heavily implied that she gained her Counter powers while [[spoiler:she and Yumi were hiding from the Matchmaker at their parents' request, which tragically ''caused'' the fire that killed their parents and separated her from her little sister]].

* TheUnreveal: By the end of "The Weak and the Strong", [[spoiler:it's never explicitly stated whether the cause of her home burning down was her own awakening to her powers or the Matchmaker, but Minwoo believes that it's better that way. Chapter 9.5 confirms that it's a mix of both: the ''fire'' was Yuri's, but only because the Matchmaker was targeting her dad. The only reason she survived her own flames is the Mansion Master spiking her drink earlier that night when she was spending time with her family in [=ARC-KS1=]]].

* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:By the end of "The Weak and the Strong", it's never explicitly stated whether the cause of her home burning down was her own awakening to her powers or the Matchmaker, but Minwoo believes that it's better that way. Chapter 9.5 confirms that the cause ''was'' Yuri, and the only reason she survived her own flames is the Mansion Master spiking her drink earlier that night when she was spending time with her family in [=ARC-KS1=].]]

* GoalInLife: The scene unlocked with her Cookie Store Regular skin reveals that her childhood dream was to both run a bakery and protect the people she loves. [[spoiler:Her parents' deaths and her sister becoming part of the Militia (i.e., a vigilante) make that second goal a distant one.]]

* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:By the end of "The Weak and the Strong", it's never explicitly stated whether the cause of her home burning down was her own awakening to her powers or the Matchmaker, but Minwoo believes that it's better that way. Chapter 9.5 confirms that the cause ''was'' Yuri, and the only reason she survived her own flames is the Mansion Master spiking her drink earlier that night when she was spending time with her family in [=ADC-KS1=].]]

* LikeFatherLikeDaughter: Episode 9.5 reveals that her father was also a cop who handled violent crimes. Their last family outing being in [=ADC-KS1=] implies that he was part of that city's police.

* InternalReveal: As a playable character, her status as a Counter is known; in the climax of "The Weak and the Strong", [[spoiler:the Matchmaker reveals this to her (with Minwoo and Jihoon implied to have known for a while)]] and her GustStarPartyMember version is treated as a Soldier.

* ParentalAbandonment: She lost her parents when a criminal Counter broke into their home. [[spoiler:Or so she believes.]]

* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler:It's never explicitly stated whether the cause of her home burning down was her own awakening to her powers or the Matchmaker, but Minwoo believes that it's better that way. Chapter 9.5 confirms that the cause ''was'' Yuri, and the only reason she survived her own flames is the Mansion Master spiking her drink earlier that night when she and her family were out in the city.]]

She appears in Episode 9.5.

* PossessingADeadBody: Her body previously belonged to a hairdresser named Nancy. When Nancy discovered the Watch that contained Levia, she saw her chance to get revenge on her husband's murderer, after which she surrendered her body to Levia.

She debuts in "The Sun-Calling Tracks".

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* TheChosenOne: "Ethereal Moon Splitter" reveals that [[spoiler:she is the "unexpected child" that the first Nanahara priestess prophecized would awaken the Plague God, which came to pass in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" when she was injured]].

* YouKilledMyFather: Indirectly. [[spoiler:He's implied to have some resentment toward Chinatsu for the death of his father, who sacrificed himself to clean up the mess from her failed attempt to seal Orochi three years ago. This is a large part of the reason he's distanced himself from the Alliance. While breaking Sanae out of false imprisonment, he learns that his father's death was orchestrated by Sayo and her co-conspirator, and is so enraged that he drops his act and wants them dead. By the end of the event, he does get to see Sayo die and have her co-conspirator arrested.]]

* IntergenerationalFriendship: In "The Sun-Calling Tracks", he's initially wary of Hayami Sanae due to the Alliance's distrust of her entire family, but by the end of the event he considers her part of his Shadow Group. Note that he's a high school student, while she survived the Administration Failure ''twenty years ago''.

* BackToBackBadasses: In the climax of "Ethereal Moon Splitter", she and Chifuyu fight together to take down [[spoiler:Lenore]].

* MasterSwordsman: She was the one who taught Chifuyu the Nanahara style, though out of her family's disgrace, she's stopped using her sword.

* NoodleIncident: It's not known what exactly what her mother did that ruined her family's name. In "End of the Maze", Lyudmila implies that the Administration also took issue with her mother but had either been repaid or no longer considers it a priority. "The Sun-Calling Tracks" reveals the truth about her mother, Kanade.

* OlderThanSheLooks: She either in her late 60s or early-to-mid 70s, all while looking to be in her 30s.

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[[folder:Grendel]]
->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Bang Yeonji JP: \\

'''Role:''' Sniper\\

->''"For our motherland. The Hammer of Justice is here."''
A crude, multi-limbed mobile weapon designed as an operational platform for the Hammer of Justice, a railgun that destroys the defensive force fields generated by some Corrupted Objects.

* AnchoredAttackStance: Like Estaque, Grendel assumes an anchored stance with its legs before firing its main gun. As a result, it has 0 Evasion.
* AntiArmor: After using its Special, its next attack inflicts Barrier Reflux, destroying barriers on hit and inflicting damage equal to the amount of barrier drained.
* ImmuneToFlinching: It's permanently immune to Hitstun from Special skills and below.
* SpiderTank: It's a mobile artillery platform mounted on four legs. It can also use its front legs to hit enemies in melee range.

!!OZ

[[folder:As a group]]
They're the protagonists of the Project OZ story arc ("My Wish Is...", "The Moonless Night", and "Neverland Nevermore").

* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Except for Lulu, each member's name matches the Project OZ story arc's ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' theme:
** Dorothy's is main character Dorothy.
** Skia Crow's is the Scarecrow.
** Liona's is the Cowardly Lion, and her sword Toto's is Dorothy's dog, Toto.
** Glinda's is Glinda, the Good Witch of the South.

[[folder:Dorothy]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Eunseo JP: \\
'''Type:''' Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Sniper\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"If anyone touches my friend, I'll rip 'em a new one."''
A member of OZ who fights with a mechanical prosthesis known as Magic Slippers, which grants her extreme movement speed and jumping power.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She tends to keep her distance from everyone, although she can get easily flustered by her friends.
* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: She's not a Counter, but has SuperSpeed thanks to her prosthetic legs. As shown in "The Moonless Night", they're also strong enough to bust down concrete walls.
* CareerEndingInjury: Her dreams of being an athlete were ended by the accident that put her under Wizard's care, which took both her legs.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** The New Origin update for the Global server lists her as a playable unit in Collection ahead of her debut in "My Wish Is..." due to her presence in the Japanese server (which is technically merged with Global).
** She's also a GuestStarPartyMember in the event ahead of her debut banner.
* ICallItVera: She originally wanted to name her prosthesis "Toto", but went with "Magic Slippers" because Liona named her sword "Toto" first.
* KickChick: She's mostly a normal person aside from her enhanced prosthetic legs, so of course they're also her main weapon in battle.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Wizard/Last Haven, who was gaslighting her into believing they're good people and making her recapture runaways. She's deeply indoctrinated enough that even Liona couldn't sway her, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain though a particularly talkative mook fixes that after a single villainous monologue]].]]

[[folder:Skia Crow]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yang Junghwa JP: \\
'''Type:''' Mech/Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Ranger\\

->''"This... It feels like throwing a paper plane in the breeze on a large field made of grass. Does this mean I'm glad to see you?"''
A member of OZ who was left clinically brain-dead after an unfortunate disaster, but is kept alive and functional by an AI system attached to her head.

* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: Her AI "brain" can rapidly perform calculations and set up courses for navigation, something she almost certainly wouldn't have been able to do as a normal human. The tradeoff is that she's not as good with social cues and emotions, which she's working on.
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:When Wizard's goons show up to clean up after Dorothy and Skia were supposed to kill Liona, one of them forces a factory reset on Skia, expecting it to wipe out her memories and personality entirely. Fortunately, she was savvy enough to swap the connections of her "Reset" and "Reboot" commands, so all they did was briefly knock her out.]]
* PunnyName: Skia Crow = "Scarecrow".
* WhoEvenNeedsABrain: Her body is maintained entirely by an AI with most of her personality and memories, because her actual brain has become non-functional from the same incident that cost Dorothy her legs.

[[folder:Liona]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: -\\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Striker\\

->''"You... want to be my friend? Really...? I-I'm Liona. Oh, and this is Toto. Say hello, Toto."''
A scaredy-cat girl who used to look up to Counters, she bonds with a parasite called "Shard of the Devil" during an unfortunate accident and becomes a Counter herself.

[[folder:Choi Jihoon]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Chaebin Lim JP: Creator/YoshimasaHosoya\\

'''Role:''' Sniper\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"Thank you for the offer. You'll be my last and only client now."''
A member of the Militia, a group dedicated to hunting criminal Counters. A former soldier and sniper, he spends most of his time teaching the new recruits of the group.

He is a supporting ally in "The Weak and the Strong", and debuted as a Counter Pass unit.

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He dies in the climax of "The Weak and the Strong", and a news report in the epilogue mentions his body being found in the Matchmaker's villa.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:When Yuri and Minwoo have their climactic fight against the Matchmaker, Jihoon reveals that he had switched sides when the Gunsmith's killer confronted him, but this is later revealed to be [[FakeDefector part of]] [[SuicideAttack his plan]] [[ThanatosGambit to take down the Matchmaker]].]]
* ILied: [[spoiler:He mentions needing money for his hospitalized sister when he defects to the Matchmakers, but when the Matchmaker brings her up as Jihoon's about to conduct his SuicideAttack, he quips that she already died a long time ago, when "some maniac who sold matches used her as a hostage".]]
* MentorArchetype: He mentors the Militia's new recruits.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: "The Weak and the Strong" opens with Lee Yuri and Kang Minwoo making their escape from a fire and an unknown person, with their comrade Jihoon absent. [[spoiler:That scene is revealed to be set right after Jihoon's suicide bombing.]]
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:The next scene after Jihoon's suicide bombing reveals that he had pancreatic cancer, with only six months left to live at best.]]
* SuicideAttack: [[spoiler:When the Matchmaker orders Jihoon to execute a cornered Minwoo and Yuri to prove his new loyalty to the Matchmakers, Jihoon instead primes the explosives strapped to his body to take out the Matchmaker in an explosion as revenge for both the Gunsmith and his younger sister. [[SenselessSacrifice Unfortunately, the Matchmaker survives it.]]]]
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:He secretly sought revenge against the Matchmaker for killing his younger sister after using her as a hostage in the incident that got Minwoo's fellow officers killed.]]

[[folder:Lee Yuri / Kasekabe Yuri]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jung Yujung JP: \\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Ranger\\

->''"I don't get involved in other people's personal business. I hope you're a wise boss."''
The newest recruit of the Militia, and Yumi's sister.

She first appears in Lee Yumi's last Counter Case, and she's the protagonist of "The Weak and the Strong".

!!Nanahara Family Alliance

[[folder:As a group]]

!!Nanahara Family Alliance

[[folder:Nanahara Chinatsu]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Soeun Lee JP: Creator/SatomiSato\\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Supporter\\

->''"So, you're the one tied to the other end of the thread of fate. The wind brought me here. Nice to meet you. I'm the leader of the Nanahara Family."''
The current leader of the Nanahara Family Alliance, she's tasked with keeping Orochi's seal from breaking. Also Chifuyu's older twin sister.

She first appears in "Fateful Summer", and she's a main character in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" and "Ethereal Moon Splitter".

* AlwaysNeedWhatYouGaveUp: Using her powers to heal Chifuyu after "The Sun-Calling Tracks" led to her losing the ability to hear the voice of the wind, which she sorely misses as without her foresight she constantly doubts her decisions.
* AncestralWeapon: "The Sun-Calling Tracks" reveals that her sword, the Kusanagi, has been passed down the line of Nanahara leaders. [[spoiler:It was previously used to sacrifice the leader to reinforce Orochi's seal, until Chinatsu discovered a way that no longer needed a sacrifice.]]
* BalanceBuff: Her Rearm enhances her healing and gives her {{Kirin}}-like horns.
* {{BFS}}: Her sword is longer than she is tall.
* BlowYouAway: Attacks with wind, mixed with some {{Cherry Blossom}}s.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Beneath her serene exterior, Chinatsu is heavily burdened by her role as head of the Family Alliance and is constantly worrying about making the right choices and, in "Ethereal Moon Splitter", wanting to protect everyone without making sacrifices. This ultimately drives Chifuyu to a RageBreakingPoint as Chifuyu very much wants to help share her burden and is frustrated that Chinatsu will not allow her to.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Gets one in the "The Sun-Calling Tracks".
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Due to the failed attempt to banish Orochi three years ago, [[ItsAllMyFault she blames herself for allowing the seal to break]] and her prophecy apparently being wrong. She enlists Minato's help to mend the seal, but she does not tell him that it involves her sacrificing herself.]]
* ForWantOfANail: Her "I can't believe it's Master Nanahara" skin shows [[WhatIf what could have happened if]] she [[spoiler:sacrificed herself to Orochi and was possessed by it after the bloodline of the first priestess ''sided with Orochi'']].
* HeroicSuicide: [[spoiler:Attempted twice - once in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" to pacify the Plague God by offering herself as a sacrifice (which was ultimately made unnecessary by Chifuyu), and the second time in "Ethereal Moon Splitter" by sacrificing herself to prevent the Nether God's blood from overwhelming her sister (successfully, but [[BackFromTheDead Nao gives up her own Divinity to revive Chinatsu]]).]]
* HiddenBuxom: Her WhatIf skin and Rearm shows that she's actually hiding a pretty ample chest.
* ILied: In "Fateful Summer", this is how she manages to get Chifuyu on to a boat so they could enjoy not having to fight or be so formal.
* {{Miko}}: Her clothing aesthetic.
* NotSoOmniscientAfterAll: While she's gifted with power to foresee the future, what she predicts may not be accurate; in "The Sun-Calling Tracks", three years ago her prediction to bring down Orochi failed and cost many members of the Alliance, giving her massive guilt. [[spoiler:As it turns out, what she predicted might have succeeded had Orochi's servant among the Alliance members not weakened Orochi's seal, thus leaking miasma on the combat ground.]]
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's older than her more mature-looking twin sister Chifuyu.
* {{Seers}}: The Alliance leader is determined by whether they can hear "whispers of the wind" (i.e., the future), and Chinatsu has this power.
* ThemeTwinNaming: "Chinatsu" means "thousand summers" while her sister's name "Chifuyu" means "thousand winters". Also a MeaningfulName, as Chinatsu is warmer and more welcoming than Chifuyu.

[[folder:Nanahara Chifuyu]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Yeonwoo JP: Creator/RinaSato\\

'''Role:''' Striker\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR\\
'''Subtitle:''' Orochinagi (Awakened)
->''"My sister- excuse me, the Family Leader has told me about you. As the First Instructor of the Nanahara Style, I, Nanahara Chifuyu, will cut down all your enemies."''\\
''"Nanahara Chifuyu, first instructor of the Nanahara Style, at your service. It is an honor to greet you once again."'' (Awakened)
A swordmaster who protects her leader, and her elder twin sister, Chinatsu.

She first appears in "Fateful Summer", she's a major character in "The Sun-Calling Tracks", and she's the protagonist of "Ethereal Moon Splitter".

* BackToBackBadasses: In the climax of "Ethereal Moon Splitter", she and Sanae fight together to take down [[spoiler:Lenore]].
* TheChosenOne: "Ethereal Moon Splitter" reveals that [[spoiler:she is the "unexpected child" that the first Nanahara priestess prophecized would awaken the Plague God, which came to pass in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" when she was injured]].
* CriticalStatusBuff: The closer Orochinagi Chifuyu gets to death, the stronger she becomes. At certain health thresholds, she gains an Attack buff and unlocks additional passive bonuses. After dropping to critical health, [[TheJuggernaut she's immune to most hitstuns and Skill Seal and can Blind enemies with her Special]], and at Skill Level 5 [[LastChanceHitPoint she becomes Immortal once when her health is depleted]].
* DamageIncreasingDebuff: Her Passive lets her lower enemy defense after every two basic attacks (at Skill Level 5, her Special and Ultimate are also counted).
* ADayInTheLimelight: She's a key character in the Nanahara Family Alliance story arc, especially in "Ethereal Moon Splitter".
* ExactWords: In "Ethereal Moon Splitter", Nao requires a "warrior unafraid of all death" to complete the divine treasure Orochinagi, but despite Chifuyu's insistence that she's not afraid to die, Nao insists she's not the one. [[spoiler:That's because she does fear one death: her sister's. So when Chinatsu sacrifices herself to pacify the blood of the Nether God coursing through Chifuyu, Chifuyu is finally able to wield the Orochinagi properly and achieve her Awakened form.]]
* FlowerMotifs: Her sword [[NamedWeapons was named Narcissus by its smith]], and her Awakened form incorporates narcissus flowers into most of her animations.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: Her default form fights this way, drawing her sword from its sheath in wide flourishes and re-sheathing it after attacking.
* ImmuneToFlinching: At Skill Level 5, her Ultimate lets her ignore hitstun from Specials and basic attacks for 15 seconds.
* JackOfAllStats: She's an incredibly versatile frontliner for both offense and defense, with her good natural defense and a kit that can weaken, stun, and silence enemies.
* LadyAndKnight: The Knight to her sister's Lady, swearing to protect her as her bodyguard.
* MasterSwordsman: Of the Nanahara Style.
* MyBloodRunsHot: In her Awakened form, Chifuyu's body temperature rises drastically. It's the first thing about this form that Chinatsu comments on, noting that she'll no longer have to worry about being cold in the winter with Chifuyu by her side.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: She follows her sister's guidance with no interest in deviating. If given a Lifetime Contract, she also extends this courtesy to the CEO.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Her Awakened form turns her hair from brown to white [[spoiler:as a result of her taking in the power of the Nether God]].
* PowerNullifier: At Skill Level 5, her Special seals the skills of non-Boss enemies it hits for 5 seconds.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: After [[spoiler:being injected with the Plague God's blood]], Chifuyu becomes a dangerous red-eyed berserker grappling to stay in control of herself. This is one of the ''tamer'' effects it has on people and only because she has enough HeroicWillpower to fight its influence; everyone else subjected to it turned into mindless Corrupted Objects instead. [[spoiler:In her Awakened form, she fully overcomes it and one of her eyes returns to its usual blue.]]
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:In "The Sun-Calling Tracks", she competes against Chinatsu for position of Alliance leader due to the Alliance elders' doubt on Chinatsu's ability to lead, which both sisters accept. However, Chifuyu took up the challenge so readily because she knows Chinatsu aims to sacrifice herself to seal Orochi; by becoming the leader, [[TakeMeInstead she can sacrifice herself in Chinatsu's place]], thus protecting Chinatsu and giving her back the position.]]
* ThemeTwinNaming: "Chifuyu" means "thousand winters", while her sister's name "Chinatsu" means "thousand summers". It's also a MeaningfulName, as Chifuyu is much more stoic and reserved than her sister.
* TookALevelInBadass: The climax of "Ethereal Moon Splitter" reveals that her Awakened form is the result of [[spoiler:the influence of the Nether God's soul running through her]].
* YoungerThanSheLooks: Subverted. She looks more mature than her older twin sister Chinatsu.

[[folder:Nayuka Minato]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Manjoong Han JP: \\

'''Role:''' Ranger\\
'''Rarity:''' SR
->''"You're looking for a part-time employee right? Is an ordinary high school student okay?"''
A self-proclaimed ordinary high school student.

He is the protagonist of "The Sun-Calling Tracks", and he's a supporting ally in "Ethereal Moon Splitter".

* ArcherArchetype: Averted for the most part, as he's more of a NiceGuy.
* BlatantLies: In the epilogue of "The Sun-Calling Tracks", he tells Masaki that he seems unable to use his Nine Suns technique anymore. Note that it's his ''Ultimate'' as a playable character.
* CantRefuseTheCallAnymore: He initially refuses Chinatsu's invite to the Nanahara Alliance, but after Iroha becomes a victim of Orochi's poison he knows that Chinatsu's invite is his only lead towards curing Iroha.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Aki tends to avoid her DirtyCoward ways in front of him, Chinatsu considers their ForgottenFirstMeeting as one of the most important moments in her life, Chifuyu blushes when [[spoiler:Kanade's wraith]] assumes that she and Minato are looking for a "love nest", and his classmate Iroha treats him in classic {{Tsundere}} fashion. He considers all of them friends.
* ForgottenFirstMeeting: During "The Sun-Calling Tracks", he tells Chinatsu that he doesn't remember their first meeting. [[spoiler:The epilogue reveals that he never forgot, but he intentionally invoked this to let the moment pass by.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: He believes that this is the best way to live, and finds that if people know he's a Counter it would ruin his friendship with them, [[ChronicHeroSyndrome not that it stops him from going to rescue people]].
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: He calls himself this in his intro. "The Sun-Calling Tracks" reveals why he's so insistent on this.

[[folder:Ogami Masaki]]
!!Katori Masaki
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Hyesung JP: \\

'''Role:''' Defender\\
'''Rarity:''' SR
->''"Hah hah. I'm Ogami, the mastermind of masterminds who controls the Family Alliance from the shadows! ...What? Is that my real name? Err... Sure!"''
A member of the Nanahara Family Alliance, he's the leader of the Ogami's Shadow Group, a well-known secret organization with him as its only member since its establishment.

He's a supporting ally in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" and "Ethereal Moon Splitter".

* BirdsOfAFeather: In one of his post-Lifetime Contract lines, he mentions being impressed by Gabriel Jun, who is also a showy person.
-->''"I saw some boy standing on one leg nearby. He looked impressive. Gah, why couldn't I think of that pose first?"''
* {{Chuunibyou}}: He claims to have the power of darkness, and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial "Ogami" is totally his name and not made up]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: His Counter powers manifest as shadowy flames, but he is a very upstanding guy beneath his quirks.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He first appears in Ingrid Johanna's last Counter Case, as one of her apparent mentors.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He has known Minato since they were next-door neighbors in preschool, and "The Sun-Calling Tracks" shows them being best friends.
* HiddenDepths: In "The Sun-Calling Tracks", Minato thinks Masaki would be a great Operator. In the event's climax, he also shows skill in [[spoiler:piloting the Kamiizumi, the ship his family built]].
* IntergenerationalFriendship: In "The Sun-Calling Tracks", he's initially wary of Hayami Sanae due to the Alliance's distrust of her entire family, but by the end of the event he considers her part of his Shadow Group. Note that he's a high school student, while she survived the Administration Failure ''twenty years ago''.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: His bio mentions that part of his routine is "feigning knowledge he doesn't have".
* MeaningfulName: His bio mentions that he made up his "Ogami" surname as a reminder to himself of his ambition to control the Family Alliance from the shadows one day.
* PlayingWithFire: With a mix of CastingAShadow.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In his touch animation, his red right eye gives an ominous glint.
* ShipTease: In the epilogue of "The Sun-Calling Tracks", he wonders how Sanae is doing, and gets flustered when Minato suggests them visiting her after school.
* YouKilledMyFather: Indirectly. [[spoiler:He's implied to have some resentment toward Chinatsu for the death of his father, who sacrificed himself to clean up the mess from her failed attempt to seal Orochi three years ago. This is a large part of the reason he's distanced himself from the Alliance. While breaking Sanae out of false imprisonment, he learns that his father's death was orchestrated by Sayo and her co-conspirator, and is so enraged that he drops his act and wants them dead. By the end of the event, he does get to see Sayo die and have her co-conspirator arrested.]]

[[folder:Hayami Sanae]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yeeun Heo JP: Creator/AyakoKawasumi\\

'''Role:''' Sniper\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"Nice to meet you, Master. I'll do my best to serve you and protect my Family's honor."''
A member of the Nanahara Family Alliance. Despite her bloodline being important, due to complications she had vanished for a time, and returned as the maid.

She first appears in "End of the Maze", and she is a supporting ally in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" and "Ethereal Moon Splitter".

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Although most of her aloofness stems from her SelfDeprecation.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Despite her mother having a prominent role in "The Sun-Calling Tracks", there's no mention of her father at all. "Ethereal Moon Splitter" implies that he died before or during the Administration Failure.
* BackToBackBadasses: In the climax of "Ethereal Moon Splitter", she and Chifuyu fight together to take down [[spoiler:Lenore]].
* {{BFG}}: Her massive firearm named the Sadiron.
* ExtremeDoormat: Makes a point that people should not interact with her due to the trouble her family has caused.
* LastOfHerKind: "Ethereal Moon Splitter" reveals that [[spoiler:the rest of the Hayami family died in the Administration Failure]].
* MasterSwordsman: She was the one who taught Chifuyu the Nanahara style, though out of her family's disgrace, she's stopped using her sword.
* MeaningfulName: Her Ultimate is named after the Japanese word for lightning.
* MentorArchetype: She taught Chifuyu the Nanahara Style.
* MissingMom: "The Sun-Calling Tracks" reveals that her mother was [[spoiler:murdered by a traitor within the Nanahara Family Alliance who had poisoned her mother's tea beforehand, and her body was buried on Orochi's mountain. In the event's epilogue, she mentions her mother being given a proper burial]].
* NoodleIncident: It's not known what exactly what her mother did that ruined her family's name. In "End of the Maze", Lyudmila implies that the Administration also took issue with her mother but had either been repaid or no longer considers it a priority. "The Sun-Calling Tracks" reveals the truth about her mother, Kanade.
* NumberTwo: "End of the Maze" reveals that she was the Deputy Commander of the Old Administration's Gordias Division.
* SecretKeeper: She was the only person who knew the truth of Chinatsu and Chifuyu's mom: [[spoiler:she sacrificed her Divinity (her ability to hear the voice of wind) to revive Chifuyu, who was birthed after Chinatsu yet was unbreathing]].
* SelfDeprecation: A lot of it stems from her association with her mother.
* UncertainDoom: Her one scene in "End of the Maze", set during the Administration Failure, has her mention to Lyudmila that the Gordias Division is also on the verge of getting wiped out, with the Alliance's leader rallying the remainder of their troops to fight a suspected Category 6 C.O. She then wishes Lyudmila good luck before going off to assist her leader. "The Sun-Calling Tracks" reveals that she did survive the Administration Failure in the end, and in the epilogue she's [[spoiler:attending to the CEO, who she calls "Master"]].
* WeaponOfXSlaying: Her Passive increases both her own and her allies' damage against Siege enemies.
* YamatoNadeshiko: As the maid of the Nanahara Family Alliance, she knows how to cook and clean.

[[folder:Hayami Kanade]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: Yuka Otsubo\\
'''Type:''' Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Striker\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"My name is Hayami Kanade. As for my organization... Would you pick it for me, Master?"''
A former member of the Nanahara Family Alliance, and the mother of Hayami Sanae. Her duty was primarily being a bodyguard, and she eventually was tasked to guard the Nanahara Family priestess. However, an unfortunate incident led to her murdering the priestess, and as a result her family was cast out of the alliance.

She debuts in "The Sun-Calling Tracks".

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: She looks quite a bit younger than her own daughter, Sanae. Justified, as this is her in her prime before she died.
* DueToTheDead: In the epilogue of "The Sun-Calling Tracks", [[spoiler:Sanae mentions giving her mom a proper burial, implying that Kanade and the Hayami family have been exonerated after the truth came to light]].
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: If she dodges twelve times, she [[{{Flight}} becomes an Air unit]] and gains access to an enhanced basic attack.
* MyGreatestFailure: She feels incredibly guilty over the loss of her priestess. [[spoiler:Specifically, the fact that she had to kill the priestess with the Kusanagi in order to prevent the traitors of the Nanahara Family Alliance from awakening Orochi by sacrificing the priestess.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: It's established fairly early that she died after she killed the priestess.
* ResurrectionRevenge: [[spoiler:In the climax of "The Sun-Calling Tracks", the combination of her fox mask being given life by Chinatsu and her body being buried on Orochi's mountain allows Kanade to help Chinatsu and Minato seal Orochi away.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: In her Lifetime Contract scene, she reaffirms her oath to sacrifice herself for the CEO, and wants the CEO to slay her first if he ever thinks about sacrificing himself, even for a noble cause.
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:Orochi's servant, having poisoned Kanade's tea beforehand to make her vulnerable when they made their move against the priestess, brutally kills her in their one-on-one fight.]]

[[folder:Nao]]
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[[/folder]]

!!OZ

[[folder:As a group]]
They're the protagonists of the Project OZ story arc ("My Wish Is...", "The Moonless Night", and "Neverland Nevermore").

* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Except for Lulu, each member's name matches the Project OZ story arc's ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' theme:
** Dorothy's is main character Dorothy.
** Skia Crow's is the Scarecrow.
** Liona's is the Cowardly Lion, and her sword Toto's is Dorothy's dog, Toto.
** Glinda's is Glinda, the Good Witch of the South.

[[folder:Dorothy]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Eunseo JP: \\

'''Role:''' Sniper\\

->''"If anyone touches my friend, I'll rip 'em a new one."''
A member of OZ who fights with a mechanical prosthesis known as Magic Slippers, which grants her extreme movement speed and jumping power.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She tends to keep her distance from everyone, although she can get easily flustered by her friends.
* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: She's not a Counter, but has SuperSpeed thanks to her prosthetic legs. As shown in "The Moonless Night", they're also strong enough to bust down concrete walls.
* CareerEndingInjury: Her dreams of being an athlete were ended by the accident that put her under Wizard's care, which took both her legs.
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** The New Origin update for the Global server lists her as a playable unit in Collection ahead of her debut in "My Wish Is..." due to her presence in the Japanese server (which is technically merged with Global).
** She's also a GuestStarPartyMember in the event ahead of her debut banner.
* ICallItVera: She originally wanted to name her prosthesis "Toto", but went with "Magic Slippers" because Liona named her sword "Toto" first.
* KickChick: She's mostly a normal person aside from her enhanced prosthetic legs, so of course they're also her main weapon in battle.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Wizard/Last Haven, who was gaslighting her into believing they're good people and making her recapture runaways. She's deeply indoctrinated enough that even Liona couldn't sway her, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain though a particularly talkative mook fixes that after a single villainous monologue]].]]

[[folder:Skia Crow]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yang Junghwa JP: \\
'''Type:''' Mech/Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Ranger\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"This... It feels like throwing a paper plane in the breeze on a large field made of grass. Does this mean I'm glad to see you?"''
A member of OZ who was left clinically brain-dead after an unfortunate disaster, but is kept alive and functional by an AI system attached to her head.
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* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: Her AI "brain" can rapidly perform calculations and set up courses for navigation, something she almost certainly wouldn't have been able to do as a normal human. The tradeoff is that she's not as good with social cues and emotions, which she's working on.
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:When Wizard's goons show up to clean up after Dorothy and Skia were supposed to kill Liona, one of them forces a factory reset on Skia, expecting it to wipe out her memories and personality entirely. Fortunately, she was savvy enough to swap the connections of her "Reset" and "Reboot" commands, so all they did was briefly knock her out.]]
* PunnyName: Skia Crow = "Scarecrow".
* WhoEvenNeedsABrain: Her body is maintained entirely by an AI with most of her personality and memories, because her actual brain has become non-functional from the same incident that cost Dorothy her legs.

[[folder:Liona]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: -\\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Striker\\

->''"You... want to be my friend? Really...? I-I'm Liona. Oh, and this is Toto. Say hello, Toto."''
A scaredy-cat girl who used to look up to Counters, she bonds with a parasite called "Shard of the Devil" during an unfortunate accident and becomes a Counter herself.

* DeathFakedForYou: In "My Wish Is...", [[spoiler:Wizard told Dorothy and Skia that Liona's corpse was confirmed as part of their plan to take in the then-crippled duo and manipulate them, but Liona had gone to find help for them immediately after the disaster and has been looking for them ever since they went missing]].
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** The New Origin update for the Global server lists her as a playable unit in Collection ahead of her debut in "My Wish Is..." due to her presence in the Japanese server (which is technically merged with Global).
** She's also a GuestStarPartyMember in the event's climax ahead of her debut banner.
* GlassCannon: She has a very good attack stat for a 3-cost, but very little defenses and no defensive Passives.
* ICallItVera: She mentions the origin of her sword's name in one of her lines.
-->"Toto's originally the name of the dog my friends and I would raise in our club room. He was big and strong, just like this sword!"
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her sword is a long EldritchAbomination held together only by a very thin taping. [[spoiler:Not too surprising since it's another Fragment of Truth.]]
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Matching the Project OZ story arc's ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' theme, hers is the Cowardly Lion and Toto's is the dog Toto.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name can also be translated as Reona, Rena, Reon, or [[GenderBlenderName Leon]].

[[folder:Glinda]]
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[[caption-width-right:379:Glinda]]

[[folder:Lulu the Nightmare]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Gabin JP: \\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Supporter\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR\\
'''Team:''' Four Fiends\\
'''Subtitle:''' Nightmare Realization
->''"This place is filled with nightmares. I'll take care of them. Sleep tight, and don't you worry about bad dreams tonight."''
A little girl who enters people's nightmares every night and collects them.

She is one of the protagonists of "The Moonless Night".

* AnimalMotifs: Sheep, due to her fluffy hair and horns and [[CountingSheep their association with sleep]].
* TheAtoner: Her bio notes that she removes others' nightmares as "repentance rather than courtesy", because [[spoiler:she sees herself as [[{{Tulpa}} those nightmares given life]]]].
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:After using her true form to help Sigma stop Havenland from crashing at the end of "Neverland Nevermore", Lulu tells her that she needs to leave to avoid awakening the other Fiends with her presence and to recuperate.]]
* {{Curse}}: During the climax of "The Moonless Night", [[spoiler:she curses Madam Heron to suffer a nightmare every single night as punishment for traumatizing the children that Wizard kidnapped]].
* CuteMonsterGirl: She has sheep horns on her head. They weren't there when she first met Glinda, but after she took a nightmare from a homeless person in front of Glinda she's always shown with them, implying that they're permanent.
* ForcedSleep: Her Ultimate inflicts Sleep on all non-Mech non-Boss enemies for 5 seconds (7 seconds at Skill Level 5), during which they lose up to 15% Defense.
** In Gauntlets, her Ultimate has extra conditions and effects: it also inflicts Sleep on ''her non-Mech allies'', the duration on each unit depends on their Deployment Cost (3 seconds for Cost 3 or less, 5 seconds for Cost 4 or more, plus 2 more seconds on enemies at Skill Level 5), and her allies recover 3% of their max HP per second while asleep by this skill.
* {{Lunacy}}: Her abilities seem to be tied to the moon, as Lulu tiring herself out causes the moon to appear fuzzy. [[spoiler:When she exhausts herself completely to cure the children held by Wizard, the moon disappears entirely.]]
* NiceGirl: Overall very kind, well-meaning, and selfless, and rarely shows ill will toward anyone. [[spoiler:Except Madam Heron, who deserved all the nightmares Lulu gave her and then some.]]
* OneWingedAngel: A heroic example. [[spoiler:In the climax of "Neverland Nevermore", she transforms into her true form, a giant sheep-like creature, to help Sigma stop Havenland from crashing on a populated city.]]
* {{Protectorate}}: After the adventure she had with Lulu during "The Moonless Night", Glinda finds herself unable to leave Lulu alone.

!!Platina Express

[[folder:Lara Jaeger]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Jaehyun JP: \\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Tower\\

->''"Hello! I heard you're looking for an unbelievably fast deliverywoman. Here I am, right on time!"''
The top-ranked deliverywoman of Platina Express.

She is a supporting ally in "Vice President's Holidays", and she's a supporting character in "Otherworld Delivery Disaster".

* BlandNameProduct: Her food delivery backpack has logos of "Sunday" (Subway), "Pizza Cat" (Pizza Hut), "Starseeker" (Starbucks), and "Dragon Bull" (Red Bull).
* DimensionalTraveler: Her teleportation isn't limited to short distances and can cross into different worlds entirely. In "Vice President's Holidays" she briefly takes Lone Lee on an interdimensional trip for materials, and in "Otherworld Delivery Disaster" she mentions that Platina Express is built on this ability as an [[MundaneMadeAwesome interdimensional delivery company]].
* {{Expy}}: Of Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog; she wields super speed, she can't swim, and chili dogs are her favorite food. She even has "Super Sonic" written on her shirt.
* KickChick: Her basic attacks, Special, and Ultimate are all various types of kicks.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: As a Patrol unit, she bounces between two points on either side of her spot.
* MundaneUtility: Her Counter ability allows her to move at extremely high speeds, described by Sooyeon as [[FlashStep short-distance teleportation]], which can be extended to ''jump into entirely new dimensions'', and it's extremely rare even among Counters. Naturally, it comes in very handy in her job as a deliverywoman.
* RollerbladeGood: She uses rollerblades as her primary form of transportation (not that she needs much else with her speed).
* SuperpowerLottery: Another big winner in the setting, with even Sooyeon noting just how formidable her actual abilities are. [[spoiler:For reference, dimensional travel for the Old Administration required special high-end AppliedPhlebotinum equipment, yet she does it ''as a day job''.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Chili dogs.
* UnderwearOfPower: Her speedo leaves her legs bare (aside from her knee protection).
* WeaksauceWeakness: In spite of being a fairly powerful Counter, she can't swim.

!!Police SWAT 4

[[folder:As a group]]
!!!'''Former Members:''' Kang Minwoo, Stronghold (Black Tide's founder)

* FairCop: Given the art style of the game, neither of them is bad-looking in the slightest.
* LovelyAngels: They share many of the hallmarks of a BuddyCopShow's main characters, with Yumi being the by-the-book stickler and Kang being the renegade CowboyCop. However, they both play with the respective roles under the surface, as Yumi is the naive, reckless newbie while Kang is the experienced veteran who knows the ropes. What doesn't change is that they're fairly good at their job (if prone to TheWorfEffect due to sometimes ending up as the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist).
* OneRiotOneRanger: They're effectively a two-woman police department for tackling Counter crimes. They do sometimes call in Black Tide as backup for sticky situations, though.
* ShoutOut: Their AprilFoolsDay themed "skins" (which only change their [=Live2D=] portraits) are titled [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} "Prepare for Trouble" and "Make it Double".]] Any doubts about it being deliberate is dispelled by the description of Yumi's portrait:
--> "Young Major Lee Yumi runs around every day to protect the world from devastation and unite all people for the [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion security]]."
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: They show up in a handful of side stories trying (and usually failing) to apprehend the protagonist, usually after said protagonist was framed for a crime.

[[folder:'''Kang Soyoung / Maekawa Natsumi''']]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Sunhye JP: \\
'''Type:''' Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Ranger\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"I'm Lieutenant Kang Soyoung from SWAT 4. Leave the driving to me, I'm second to none when it comes to high-speed chases."''
A veteran officer of SWAT 4, a special division that deals with criminal Counters.

She is a main character in "SWAT 4: Unofficial Investigation" and an ally in Episodes 4 and 5.

* BadassNormal: Just a regular policewoman whose department is specialized to fight Counters.
* BalanceBuff: Given a rearm that increases her Anti-Sniper capabilities.
* CapeBusters: She specializes in dealing with Counter-based crimes, and part of her job is being able to out-think people that have a definitive advantage over her in terms of sheer power.
* CowboyCop: Her Counter Case reveals that she joined the force mainly to be legally able to ignore speed limits.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Weaponized. Her deployment has her [[CarFu driving her policecar into the enemy]], after which [[MolotovTruck it explodes]].
* HiddenDepths: Behind her playful, cheery demeanor, she's very good at reading people and has a track record of being able to outsmart Counters. Her Counter Case reveals that she used to break track records as a racecar driver a few years back. She also has a strong sense of duty, as she elected to remain in SWAT 4 even as her colleagues either died or left, because someone has to do the job.
* HollywoodPoliceDrivingAcademy: She's not a ''bad'' driver, but absolutely a reckless one; her in-game bio implies that she makes a habit out of crashing patrol cars ([[CarFu usually into Counter perps]]). In "For the Uncrying", the Stronghold leading Black Tide shows apprehension about letting her drive their APC, and sure enough, she plows it right into Horizon. [[PedestrianCrushesCar Horizon was completely unharmed.]]
* KickedUpstairs: For the longest time, she was seen as a throwaway member of the force due to being the last remaining member of SWAT 4. It wasn't until Yumi joined her that the department started being taken seriously again.
* LastNameBasis: Unlike most characters, Kang tends to be referred to by her surname, often with her title included.
* {{Nerf}}: Removed the True Damage buff on her rearm, largely due to [[StraightForTheCommander people using her primarily on the enemy ship]].
* SummonMagic: Her '''Where's the Location?''' passive summons a Shieldman alongside her. At level 5, it summons Stronghold instead.

[[folder:'''Lee Yumi''']]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Bohee JP: \\

'''Role:''' Defender\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"I came here to enforce the laws. Please keep non-powered incompetents away from me. I don't want any obstructions."''
A ByTheBookCop who wants all criminals arrested.

She is a main character in "SWAT 4: Unofficial Investigation" and an ally in Episodes 4 and 5.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: When she first joined the force, she initially had zero tolerance for criminals. Her Side Story and Counter Cases show her being a bit more hesitant to act when she gets context on why people did crimes.
* ByTheBookCop: Follows police protocols to the letter, and Kang's antics cause no end of exasperation for her.
* GoalInLife: The scene unlocked with her Cookie Store Regular skin reveals that her childhood dream was to both run a bakery and protect the people she loves. [[spoiler:Her parents' deaths and her sister becoming part of the Militia (i.e., a vigilante) make that second goal a distant one.]]
* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: The SWAT 4 side story has her attempting at one point to execute a user of Elixir (an illegal FantasticDrug that gives people HealingFactor and Counter-like powers at the cost of [[BodyHorror horrible side effects]]). Said user is a ''schoolgirl'' [[spoiler:who used it both in response to bullying and to test it on herself under the belief it would help her injured brother]], and she did so without actually getting authorization to use lethal force, no less. She eventually grows out of the mindset, though.
* LawfulStupid: Her initial mindset is "illegal is illegal, no matter what". Being around Kang helps her gain perspective about criminals and their motives.
* LeeroyJenkins: Enforced. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration Her passive grants increased Evasion and decreased attack when deployed.]] In-story, Kang (lightly) chews her out for her tendency to run in by herself with no plan and no backup, stating that previous recruits who acted like her and let their emotions (particularly their hatred of criminal Counters) get the better of them was exactly the sort of thing that led to SWAT 4 getting their support cut in the first place.
* LikeFatherLikeDaughter: Episode 9.5 reveals that her father was also a cop who handled violent crimes. Their last family outing being in [=ADC-KS1=] implies that he was part of that city's police.
* ParentalAbandonment: She lost her parents when a criminal Counter broke into their home.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Kang Soyoung's Blue.
* SuperCop: A Counter working for the police.
* SweetTooth: The scene unlocked with her "Cookie Store Regular" skin reveals that she developed one as a child after the CEO met her back then and offered her a pastry.
* {{Tsundere}}: She's abrasive with practically everyone. Shows a softer side if you Lifetime Contract her.

!!The Prydwen Institution

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[[folder:'''Elizabeth Pendragon''']]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Seoyoung JP: Creator/SaoriHayami\\

'''Role:''' Ranger\\

->''"I'm Elizabeth Pendragon, chief of Prydwen. You're the chief executive officer of this company. Thank you for your warm welcome, but I'm sure you're just as busy as I am. Let's have tea together later, shall we?"''
The current chief of the Prydwen Institution.

She first appears in "Sweet Promotion".

* ActionInitiative: Can be deployed anywhere on the map.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: While she's not the tallest of the group and a brunette, her height is above average and she does have a professional demeanor.
* BalanceBuff: Was given a Rearm which increases her attacking abilities and her ability to land anywhere on the map.
* BritsLoveTea: To her, tea is SeriousBusiness.
--> '''Elizabeth''': ''([[StopPokingMe when poked]])'' There are more gentlemanly ways to express your interest in a lady. Treating her to hot tea, for example.
* DynamicEntry: Drops in at an angle, prefiring knives where she lands.
* EnglishRose: Prydwen are based out of England , and she's a noble ProperLady with a sense of duty and [[SilkHidingSteel a deceptively steely personality]].
* FlechetteStorm: She fights with a seemingly endless supply of throwing knives. Her special in particular has her hurling a volley of them to attack enemies in front of her.
* GlassCannon: She has high attack power, a DynamicEntry designed to take out backline, and an Ultimate which is a CriticalHit when upgraded, but she also has abysmal defense and less than reliable evasion.
* HeroAntagonist: She serves an antagonistic role in "Old Fear" due to that side story taking place from the perspective of Regina [=MacCready=] and the ESPR.
* IOweYouMyLife: Sir Burnett kept her safe during an attack from the ESPR, and she extends this life debt into employing his grandson Roy to the Prydwen Institution.
* LadyOfWar: Prim, proper, and very deadly with her knives.
* MeaningfulName: Named after the Pendragons, a name attached to King Ulther Pendragon, a King of Britain and father to King Arthur.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Gains a pair of angelic white wings in her Rearm, implied by fluff text to be manifested by her Counter powers. [[WingsDoNothing They don't seem to allow actual flight, though, at least in-game.]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: With Regina [=MacCready=]. In "Great Witch's Legacy", she calls Regina while the latter is on live TV, to say her inability to act scary is disappointing to see in a rival.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Her Counter Case suggests that she's afraid of the dark.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite her regal demeanor and high class, she's in her late teens.

[[folder:Ryan Ferrier]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Cho Kyujun JP: \\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Defender\\
'''Rarity:''' SR
->''"Nice to meet you. I'm Ryan Ferrier. Call me as you please. I'll use my fists for you from now on."''
A member of the Prydwen Institution, he's Elizabeth Pendragon's caretaker.

He first appears in Elizabeth Pendragon's Counter Cases, and he's a minor antagonist in "Old Fear", and he's a supporting character in scenes involving the Prydwen Institution.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He's a former soldier of the special forces.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: His fighting style.
* HeroAntagonist: In "Old Fear", he comes to blows with [=Regina MacCready=] due to them being in opposing organizations.
* RedBaron: His bio notes that he became known as the Butler after he demanded to replace Prydwen's outdated facility and equipment on his first day there.

[[folder:Thaddeus Morgan]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Guhan JP: Shunsuke Kanie\\
'''Type:''' Counter\\

'''Rarity:''' R
->''"Morgan, Thaddeus Morgan. I'm a problem solver, especially good at picking up the slack. I look forward to working with you."''
A senior member of the Prydwen Institution.

He first appears in the Counter Cases of Elizabeth Pendragon and Roy Burnett, he's a minor antagonist in "Old Fear", and he's a supporting character in scenes involving the Prydwen Institution.

* EyepatchOfPower: It's implied that he lost his left eye to old enemies of his, as he publicly revealed his survival and "wants to teach a lesson to his previous enemies who've come to get back at him".
* FeelingTheirAge: He brings up his age in some of his lines.
* MoreDakka: He attacks with a specially modified submachine gun.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: He seems to present himself as such.
-->"A true gentleman never hurries."
* OneHitKill: His Special can instantly kill a non-Boss Supporter or Sniper with less than 15% HP.
* TuxedoAndMartini: His martini preference seems to be a reference to this.
-->"What do I like? Vodka martini, of course. [[Franchise/JamesBond Shaken, not stirred]]."
* TheWorfEffect: In "Carnival", [[spoiler:his plan to seize the music score from Carmen fails and he can only wait for Prydwen's reinforcements, griping about his age showing]].

[[folder:'''Roy Burnett''']]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Youngsun JP: Yudai Mino\\

'''Role:''' Striker\\
'''Rarity:''' SR
->''"Call me Roy. I hope you don't mind my staying with you for a while. I won't cause trouble unless someone messes with me."''
The newest recruit to the Prydwen Institution.

* ChainPain: He attacks with a chain wound around his right arm.
* DistaffCounterpart: His "I can't believe it's Water Flea" skin is a female version of him akin to Karin and Shiyoung.
* HiddenDepths: Despite his initial abrasiveness, he actually does have a soft side towards others if they acknowledge his strengths. He's also very good at cleaning, and it's more or less stated that his dedication to cleaning is almost on par with Veronica's.
* LimitBreak: ''Wild Skip Chain''.
* UpperClassTwit: His family is fairly poor, but due to his grandfather's work he's relatively better off.

[[folder:Sir Burnett]]
Roy Burnett's grandfather, he was a former member of the Prydwen Institution.

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