History Characters / CounterSideNormalsideAntagonists

* YouCantThwartStageOne: Despite the Nanahara Family's attempts to stop her from unsealing Orochi using Chinatsu's blood, Chifuyu's blood is a good enough substitute since she's also a Nanahara.

* AbusiveParents: They both ran away from home due to their father taking his drunken frustrations out on them after their mother's death. Heron even wanted Haven to "give that drunkard a shot of his own medicine", but he pitied their dad and just wanted to protect her.
* CainAndAbel: As it turns out, almost every unsavory aspect of "Mr. Haven" can be traced back to Heron, while the actual Haven is much more genuinely well-meaning. Eventually, Heron gets sick of Haven refusing to be as ruthless as she wanted him to be and standing up to her, and she brainwashes him during his climactic duel against Sigma.

* TheOneGuy: The only known male member of the Dark Council working under Sysop (that is still alive).

* TokenGoodTeammate: While he's rather hedonistic, unlike the other members of the Dark Council, what we see of Root/Haven shows that he genuinely has good intentions for his guests and underlings, which is more than can be said for the other Dark Council members.
* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Because his identity isn't public knowledge on account of him usually being masked, as Root he's seen as a Haven cosplayer who has the outfit down pat but is lacking his formidable mentality.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Thorns but if he worked for Haven instead of Rhodes Island]]

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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: She betrayed the Family Alliance to unseal Orochi in return for Orochi's power and longevity, only to be [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposed of by Orochi]] in return once the fallen goddess is finally freed.
* YouCantThwartStageOne: Despite all the attempts to stop her from unsealing Orochi using Chinatsu's blood, she's ultimately able to make do with Chifuyu's blood instead when she comes in to protect her sister as she's also a Nanahara. While this means [[WorfHadTheFlu Orochi doesn't have as much immediate power]] as Chifuyu does not have the same gift of prophecy as her sister, Sayo does succeed in unleashing her.

[[folder:Elder]]

!!!Noah TASKFORCE

[[folder:In General]]

[[folder:Lenore]]
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* IronicName: "Lenore" means either "Light" or "Compasssion".

[[folder:Judas]]

!!Orochi's Followers

* MythologicalAndReligiousThemeNaming: They have names of figures from the Bible.
[[/folders]]

* IronicName: "Lenore" means either "Lught" or "Compasssion".
[[/folders]]

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!! Other Event Antagonists

[[folder:Dangerous Bastards]]
They are antagonists in "Carnival".

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A hidden society that plans to TakeOverTheWorld and lead humanity into the new world.

* PunnyName/MeaningfulName: Their evil plan is titled [[spoiler: Operation Terraside, which can be phonetically read as “Terracide”-and their plan is to essentially turn Earth into the hellish Counterside from other dimensions.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Their plan is to save humanity through the use of Replacer factors so that they can live in the Counterside. That said, some of them are irredeemably evil, and their plan involves exterminating the vast majority of living humans.]]

* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler:As the weakest high-ranking Replacer, he's also the most convenient to regenerate.]]

* NoNameGiven: The only one of the Replacers whose original name isn't known. [[spoiler:However, Eujin's fourth Counter Case reveals that the Syndicate used to call her "AT-0195K" and gave her the title of "Chief" to exert authority over her fellow test subjects before she became Replacer Knight, implying that 'K' is either the first letter or the first syllable of her name ('''Eu'''jin's is AT-0287'''Y''', '''S'''eo Yoon's is AT-0147'''S''', and '''X'''iao Lin's is AT-0225'''X''')]].
* PowerNullifier: Her Special removes 1 buff from enemies hit by it.

He is the main antagonist of the story arc spanning Episodes 2 through 5. For tropes related to his previous identity as Dominic King Reginald, see Characters/CounterSideAlliesAToM.

[[folder:Strike Squad]]

* VillainEpisode: In Episode 3 and [[spoiler: Episode 11.]]

[[folder:Na Yubin (Six Wings) '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]

Former member of the Old Administration's Fenrir Division, and a former apprentice of Hilde's. After Hilde seemingly abandoned him in the Qliphoth Game twenty years ago, Na Yubin created his own faction, the Six Wings, in order to save the world.

!! Eckhart's Society for Preternatural Research

!! Dark Council

!! The Brothers Abandoned

A group of Old Administration soldiers who despise the Old Administration.

They're antagonists in "Carnival".
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* FallenHero: According to Sysop, they once assisted the Old Administration but grew to despise them and decided to break away from them.
* TheMole: Maestra Nequitia implies to Hilde that she was able to ambush the Aksha and Cardias Divisions thanks to an "enemy within" the Administration.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: [[spoiler:Montagne]] tells her comrade that the group won't "let her go" even if she survived her revenge plot since she abandoned her revenge on the Administration and used the group's power as she pleased.
* YouAllLookFamiliar: Administration Riflemen, Shieldmen, and Sword Fighters can be seen among them.

[[folder:"Sniper" ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for "Carnival")]]
!! Montagne (real name Pio Vargus)
Former Deputy Commander of the Cardias Division. She seeks revenge against Maestra Nequitia (and her vessel Revenant, by extension) for the death of her brother.

She is a major antagonist in "Carnival".
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* CynicismCatalyst: Maestra Nequitia's sadistic murder of her brother Sid, and [[TheCavalryArrivesLate reinforcements only managing to arrive after the rest of Cardias was wiped out]], led to her becoming part of The Brothers Abandoned after she survived the Administration Failure.
* EnemyMine: She recruited Mors to help her team hunt down Maestra Nequitia, who's dormant within Revenant.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She certainly doesn't look like someone who was active before the Administration Failure. She mentions being put into cryostasis for a time, which slowed her aging.
* RiddleForTheAges: Did she provoke Revenant to shoot her dead by moving to shoot Louise or Chris ([[SadisticChoice with]] or [[SuicideByCop without]] intent), or [[SpitefulSuicide did she shoot herself dead to traumatize Louise and Chris]]? The answer is left unknown.
* SecretlyDying: Like the Maze Division, she has terminal Corruption Syndrome after surviving the Administration Failure through cryostasis, so she seeks to find Nequitia and avenge her brother before she becomes a Corrupted Object.
* SoleSurvivor: "Carnival" opens with the Aksha and Cardias Divisions being overwhelmed by the Elysium Philharmonic. By the time Fenrir Division arrives to rescue them (with Maze and Camelot as support), Montagne is the only survivor named, though her last conversation with her comrades implies that they also survived the ambush back then.
* ThanatosGambit: Near the climax of "Carnival", she's cornered by Revenant before she can harm Louise and Chris. She considers traumatizing the two a victory as long as it affects Revenant, so Revenant tells the two to cover their eyes as [[SoundOnlyDeath a gun is readied and a shot is fired]].
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: While she started out as a presumably respectable commander for the Old Administration, the emotional torture inflicted by the Elysium Philharmonic broke her to the point of hating the Administration for not saving her men in time, and she's ended up as little better than a common terrorist in her pursuit of revenge.

[[folder:Hanna Anderson ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for "The Iron Knight")]]
!! "Hanna Anderson"
A member of The Brothers Abandoned who killed the real Hanna Anderson and uses her identity to trick Vivian Rashford into locating Medius's cymbals.

She is a major antagonist in "The Iron Knight".
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* EvilIsNotAToy: After swiping the "Holy Relic" (actually Medius's cymbals) from Vivian, "Hanna" [[DemonicPossession lets some of Medius's personality and memories possess her]] to claim Medius's powers for herself, only to end up [[LossOfIdentity losing her body to Medius entirely]].
* KickTheDog: She tests Medius's powers on the villagers of Sherwood, causing them to shoot each other under the impression that C.O.s have suddenly appeared. When one guard realizes what they've done, they [[DrivenToSuicide turn their gun on themselves]].
* KillAndReplace: Dean Conner's phone call to Vivian reveals that the real Hanna bled out from a gunshot wound and was tossed overboard while she was on a cruise ship the day she was deployed by Jehuty Biotech, and "Hanna" had been deceiving Vivian for the past three months.
* KilledOffForReal: It's implied that she died with Medius when the Southern Border Guards took her down.
* NoNameGiven: Even after her identity is exposed, the game continues to call her "Hanna" until Medius takes over.
* YouAllLookFamiliar: Her Jehuty Biotech suit is a PaletteSwap of the suit used by the Black Tide's Sweepers.

!! The Haven Organization (Unmarked spoilers below!)

An organization that runs Havenland, a gambling resort airship.

They're the main antagonists of the Project OZ story arc ("My Wish Is...", "The Moonless Night", and "Neverland Nevermore").

* ArcVillain: Of the Project OZ story arc.
* WalkingSpoiler: Their status as antagonists isn't revealed until the climax of "My Wish Is...", the first part of the Project OZ story arc.

[[folder:Mr. Haven]]
A member of the Dark Council, and the owner of Havenland. The name "Mr. Haven" is [[CollectiveIdentity used by both]] Haven and Madam Heron, a brother-sister duo.

!!!Tropes applicable to both:
* AbusiveParents: They both ran away from home due to their father taking his drunken frustrations out on them after their mother's death. Heron even wanted Haven to "give that drunkard a shot of his own medicine", but he pitied their dad and just wanted to protect her.
* CainAndAbel: As it turns out, almost every unsavory aspect of "Mr. Haven" can be traced back to Heron, while the actual Haven is much more genuinely well-meaning. Eventually, Heron gets sick of Haven refusing to be as ruthless as she wanted him to be and standing up to her, and she brainwashes him during his climactic duel against Sigma.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Downplayed. In the epilogue of "Proof of Heart", Gambler tells Sysop to make better friends than Matchmaker and Haven, both of whom she considers "losers".

!!"Root"/Haven
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The well-respected public face of the Haven Organization. He introduces himself as "Root" when he encounters Sigma and Team OZ unmasked.

He is the deuteragonist of "Neverland Nevermore".

* TheAtoner: At the end of "Neverland Nevermore", he decides to finally take responsibility for his organization's actions and lets himself be arrested. Sysop later offers to break him out, but Haven declines, a decision that Sysop fully respects.
* CowardlyLion: His real personality is rather timid and easily frightened, but he's still known as a formidable Counter who's never been bested in the ring before Sigma came along.
* IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery: As Haven, he wears a black domino mask that gives him blank white eyes, concealing his identity to the public.
* {{Manchild}}: He's described as having a lower emotional age than even the members of OZ (who are still minors), and loves to play and have fun rather than actually running his organization, leaving Heron to do it in his stead.
* TheOneGuy: The only known male member of the Dark Council working under Sysop (that is still alive).
* ShoutOut: His mask is based on [[Franchise/{{Zorro}} Zorro's]].
-->''The mask that Zorro wears. The mask that saves people suffering from oppression. Sis always said it looked corny, but it looked so cool to me. I felt like I wouldn't be scared if I had a mask like that.''
* TokenGoodTeammate: While he's rather hedonistic, unlike the other members of the Dark Council, what we see of Root/Haven shows that he genuinely has good intentions for his guests and underlings, which is more than can be said for the other Dark Council members.
* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Because his identity isn't public knowledge on account of him usually being masked, as Root he's seen as a Haven cosplayer who has the outfit down pat but is lacking his formidable mentality.

!!Madam Heron
The older sister of Root/Haven, and the leader of Wizard. She uses the "Mr. Haven" identity as an alias for her criminal activities.

She is the main antagonist of "The Moonless Night" and "Neverland Nevermore".

* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: One of her subordinates shoots a Wizard support team goon dead while he's blurting out that she ordered him to torture Lulu.
-->'''Madam Heron:''' Who would torture a little girl like that?! Who did this?!\\
'''Support team B:''' Uh...\\
'''Madam Heron:''' Was it you?\\
'''Support team B:''' Yes, it was... [[LooseLips But you ordered me t-]] [[KilledMidSentence (gets shot) A-aack!]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Her modus operandi is to take in homeless children, and then exploit and abuse them for financial gain under the veneer of kindness.
* GreaterScopeVillain: For Wizard, and by extension "My Wish Is..." due to them being a branch of the Haven Organization.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For abusing countless children and giving them nightmares about her, she's punished by Lulu forcing all of her own gathered nightmares onto her, making her suffer recurring nightmares that leave her unable to properly sleep. She later gets a second dose of this in prison, where inmates that were former Wizard children pummel her.
* UncertainDoom: Her last scene ends with [[AbuseDiscretionShot the sounds of her being beaten up in prison]] by inmates that were former Wizard children.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After the Haven Organization is arrested by the Administration and Heron is put in prison, Sysop abandons her to her fate at the hands of ex-Wizard inmates, leaving her with a message stating that she is of no more use to him.

[[folder:Hudson]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Thorns but if he worked for Haven instead of Rhodes Island]]
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[[folder:Horan]]
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Huston]]
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!!!Wizard
[[folder:In general]]
A shady Dark Council-affiliated group that takes in stray kids and gives them equipment to survive in exchange for favors, all the while keeping a tight grip on the kids' new "leashes".

They're the main antagonists of "My Wish Is..." and they're major antagonists in "The Moonless Night".

* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: In the ending of "The Moonless Night", Liona uses bombs to demolish Wizard's headquarters, ensuring that they can no longer use it to regroup.
* DidntSeeThatComing: The team that took away Dorothy and Skia's ability to fight didn't expect Liona (rather, her sword, Toto) to take them down. Fortunately for them, Toto is a picky eater and doesn't devour them.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: When Dorothy and Skia find out that Wizard lied to them about Liona being dead, their Support Group team outright admit to Wizard manipulating the duo and even causing the disaster that crippled them instead of trying to gaslight them, confident in the leashes restraining them (which they demonstrate by disabling Dorothy's prosthetic and triggering a factory reset on Skia).
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: Matching the Project OZ story arc's ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'' theme, this group is named after the titular Wizard of Oz.
* YouAllLookFamiliar: Riflemen, Shieldmen, and Snipers can be seen among them.

[[folder:Dracasia]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Yerim JP: Ayaka Oohashi\\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Striker\\

'''Team:''' Front Bay Sharks
->''"Teehee! You want to recruit me? Alright, you've got a cute face. I'll help ya. But under one condition: take a photo with me."''
A confident mercenary in charge of the Front Bay Sharks, and a Grade A Counter.

She is a main antagonist in "Vice President's Holidays".

* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appears in the Jehuty Biotech Elimination Operation during "For the Uncrying".
* EasilyForgiven: She and her fellow mercenaries terrorized Mone's village and even endangered Mone's mom, but Mone knows that they weren't bad people since they didn't want their client to destroy the village.
* JackOfAllStats: A very well-rounded Striker statwise.
* PunchClockVillain: She's not necessarily evil, but in "Vice President's Holidays" she's on the payroll of a rather unscrupulous company.
* SelfieFiend: She's obsessed with taking selfies for her social media, such that she delays her initial assault on Mone's village in exchange for a selfie with Machine G.A.P.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her outfit is a pirate coat worn ''very'' loosely over a swimsuit.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Her main gimmick. Once she starts attacking, she'll ignore all other enemies and chase her target until they're defeated or she is.

[[folder:Lone Lee]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoo Young JP: \\
'''Type:''' Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Supporter\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR\\
'''Team:''' Lonely Villainess
->''"Ah, I knew you'd call me. You're in need of my talent, aren't you?"''
A scientist who hates happy couples and relationships.

She is the main antagonist of "World's most delicious and horrifying chocolate", the protagonist of "Fateful Summer", and a supporting character in "Vice President's Holidays".

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:She musters her courage to confess to G.A.P. Dark in the epilogue of "Vice President's Holidays", only to be let down gently. However, he does promise to find her when the fighting is over.]]
* AntiVillain: Despite being labeled as a villainess and having the occasional antagonistic role, she's hardly a bad person at all, just someone who DesperatelyCravesAffection while not really understanding how to get it.
* TheEeyore: She's a very sad and unhappy individual, [[LoveRedeems it takes getting to know G.A.P. Dark to bring her to a more helpful path]].
* ForcedIntoEvil: [[spoiler:In "Vice President's Holidays", she created the Mone Penguins and other C.O.s harassing Mone's village because she's being held hostage by mercenaries led by Dracasia. When she's found by G.A.P. Dark, she's ashamed of her cowardice, but he tells her that being afraid is natural and inspires her to overcome her failures.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:She was apparently bullied as a child for her appearance, and as such she grew up alone with no social skills and thus no ability to properly form bonds with other people.]]
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Despite having an explicit preference for guys, she finds herself falling for G.A.P. Dark during "Fateful Summer", and still carries a torch for him in "Vice President's Holidays".
* IncompatibleOrientation: In "Fateful Summer", she doesn't consider Shiyoung her soulmate despite Rosaria's ritual summoning Shiyoung according to Lee's very specific standards, because Lee's only attracted to men.
* MakerOfMonsters: She's knowledgeable enough to create C.O.s from scratch.
* MeaningfulName / PunnyName: She's very much a 'lonely' person.
* PerpetualFrowner: Has a frown on her face by default.
* PromotedToPlayable: She made her playable debut as a Counter Pass unit alongside the "Fateful Summer" event.
* ScaryTeeth: Hers are sharp fangs, unlike other human characters. Making them more inexplicable is the fact they're apparently natural.
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[[folder:Magellan Prediction Society]]
A cult that worships Corrupted Objects, and believes themselves to be a chosen people who will enter the new world. They are led by Magellan the Prophet and his right-hand man Bishop Elcano.

They first appear in Episode 2, and they're antagonists in SWAT 4's Side Story and "For the Uncrying".
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[[folder:Levia Thanis ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for Episode 9.5)]]
A new member of the Militia, and its second Counter after Lee Yuri.

She is the main antagonist of Episode 9.5.
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* 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.
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[[folder:Sylkie]]
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A member of the ESPR, she introduces herself as Regina's caretaker while the latter stayed in Room 1408.

She is a supporting character in "Frozen Corridors".

* LovableCoward: Seeing as she's the weakest person in the group, she frequently claims that hiding and running away are the best options. Even when she tries to stand her ground, she admits to being frightened and afraid of taking action.
* ThePollyanna: She frequently points out the goodness in people and usually speaks about the bright side, even when on the run after Regina breaks the both of them out. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that she is the personification of Regina's hope.]]
* RiddleForTheAges: By the end of "Frozen Corridors", these mysteries aren't revisited:
** [[spoiler:Did Lamda Spatari's sister truly sacrifice herself for Regina, or was it Regina rationalizing her death through Sylkie's words as a result of being touched by the girl's gesture when Regina's health was declining?]]
** [[spoiler:Why didn't Rivet and Lamda mistake Sylkie for Lamda's sister despite both of them knowing the latter in life and acknowledging Sylkie as "Regina's caretaker" across the event?]]
** [[spoiler:Rivet offhandedly mentions that the CEO couldn't sense Sylkie at all. Considering the ''player'' was aware of Sylkie, was this actually the CEO ObfuscatingStupidity in front of Rivet?]]
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:She is [[{{Tulpa}} a figment of Regina's imagination]] that Regina sees with the face of Lamda Spatari's sister, who was among the 666 residents of Regina's estate that Edel sacrificed to revive Regina. Her appearances on-screen are her as the AnthromorphicPersonification of Regina's hope and desire to run away.]]
* UnreliableExpositor: [[spoiler:As a figment of Regina's imagination, it's unknown whether her account of the sacrifices' last moments in the post-battle scene of 6-3 can be taken at face value since it's equally likely to be Regina subconsciously rationalizing their deaths. The Chilling Chaser, the manifestation of Regina's guilt over that, being dispelled just a moment ago implies that this is how she ''wants'' to accept those deaths.]]
* WhiteSheep: Of the Society. She's just a normal village girl who has never been outside the Society's influence, but she's entirely normal in terms of morality, if a little frightened by her EntertaininglyWrong perceptions of the outside world, and she thinks the Lake of Knowledge is an admirable thing.

!! Dark Council

[[folder:As a group]]
A syndicate of criminal leaders under the command of Sysop.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Each member of the Dark Council is known only by a descriptive name referencing what they do; their real names are unknown.
* LegionOfDoom: They all have their own goals and schemes, but they mostly cooperate under Sysop.
[[/folder]]

* TheVoice: In "The Iron Knight", he calls Vivian to tell her that [[spoiler:the real Hanna Anderson's corpse was found]].

* TheCameo: In "The Iron Knight", he calls Vivian to tell her that [[spoiler:the real Hanna Anderson's corpse was found]].

She is the main antagonist of "Sweet Promotion", the protagonist of "Fateful Summer", and a supporting character in "Vice President's Holidays".

* {{Robosexual}}: She finds herself falling for G.A.P. Dark during "Fateful Summer", and still carries a torch for him in "Vice President's Holidays".

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Most of the cult's remnants, including Elcano, are disposed of by Shena after they are defeated by Horizon and Minwoo - at least, the ones that Minwoo himself didn't take out.]]

!! Other Event Antagonists

[[folder:Dracasia]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Yerim JP: Ayaka Oohashi\\

'''Role:''' Striker\\

'''Team:''' Front Bay Sharks
->''"Teehee! You want to recruit me? Alright, you've got a cute face. I'll help ya. But under one condition: take a photo with me."''
A confident mercenary in charge of the Front Bay Sharks, and a Grade A Counter.

She is a main antagonist in "Vice President's Holidays".

* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appears in the Jehuty Biotech Elimination Operation during "For the Uncrying".
* EasilyForgiven: She and her fellow mercenaries terrorized Mone's village and even endangered Mone's mom, but Mone knows that they weren't bad people since they didn't want their client to destroy the village.
* JackOfAllStats: A very well-rounded Striker statwise.
* PunchClockVillain: She's not necessarily evil, but in "Vice President's Holidays" she's on the payroll of a rather unscrupulous company.
* SelfieFiend: She's obsessed with taking selfies for her social media, such that she delays her initial assault on Mone's village in exchange for a selfie with Machine G.A.P.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her outfit is a pirate coat worn ''very'' loosely over a swimsuit.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Her main gimmick. Once she starts attacking, she'll ignore all other enemies and chase her target until they're defeated or she is.

[[folder:Levia Thanis ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for Episode 9.5)]]
A new member of the Militia, and its second Counter after Lee Yuri.

She is the main antagonist of 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.

[[folder:Lone Lee]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoo Young JP: \\
'''Type:''' Soldier\\
'''Role:''' Supporter\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR\\
'''Team:''' Lonely Villainess
->''"Ah, I knew you'd call me. You're in need of my talent, aren't you?"''
A scientist who hates happy couples and relationships.

She is the main antagonist of "Sweet Promotion", the protagonist of "Fateful Summer", and a supporting character in "Vice President's Holidays".

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:She musters her courage to confess to G.A.P. Dark in the epilogue of "Vice President's Holidays", only to be let down gently. However, he does promise to find her when the fighting is over.]]
* AntiVillain: Despite being labeled as a villainess and having the occasional antagonistic role, she's hardly a bad person at all, just someone who DesperatelyCravesAffection while not really understanding how to get it.
* TheEeyore: She's a very sad and unhappy individual, [[LoveRedeems it takes getting to know G.A.P. Dark to bring her to a more helpful path]].
* ForcedIntoEvil: [[spoiler:In "Vice President's Holidays", she created the Mone Penguins and other C.O.s harassing Mone's village because she's being held hostage by mercenaries led by Dracasia. When she's found by G.A.P. Dark, she's ashamed of her cowardice, but he tells her that being afraid is natural and inspires her to overcome her failures.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:She was apparently bullied as a child for her appearance, and as such she grew up alone with no social skills and thus no ability to properly form bonds with other people.]]
* MakerOfMonsters: She's knowledgeable enough to create C.O.s from scratch.
* MeaningfulName / PunnyName: She's very much a 'lonely' person.
* PerpetualFrowner: Has a frown on her face by default.
* PromotedToPlayable: She made her playable debut as a Counter Pass unit alongside the "Fateful Summer" event.
* {{Robosexual}}: She finds herself falling for G.A.P. Dark during "Fateful Summer", and still carries a torch for him in "Vice President's Holidays".
* ScaryTeeth: Hers are sharp fangs, unlike other human characters. Making them more inexplicable is the fact they're apparently natural.

[[folder:Magellan Prediction Society]]
A cult that worships Corrupted Objects, and believes themselves to be a chosen people who will enter the new world. They are led by Magellan the Prophet and his right-hand man Bishop Elcano.

They first appear in Episode 2, and they're antagonists in SWAT 4's Side Story and "For the Uncrying".

* BigBadWannabe: They're ultimately just a bunch of non-powered kooks with guns (save for Elcano who is an actual Counter), a far cry from the {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and superpowered people that show up as antagonists elsewhere. As such, they never become particularly prominent threats.
* BrownBagMask: The cultists initially wore these, but that made them very easy to track for SWAT 4 since Kang simply had to find the only place in town that was ordering a ton of paper bags and wasn't a bakery. They switch to balaclavas in later appearances.
* DrugsAreBad: They deal in a type of FantasticDrug known as Elixir, which gives the user a remarkable HealingFactor but also causes Corruption in them.
* FacelessGoons: Their members have their faces hidden by either brown paper bags or balaclavas.
* OneWingedAngel: When cornered in Episode 4, Magellan himself turns into a giant Collapser (a failed Replacer that resembles little more than a blob of Corrupted flesh).
* ReligionOfEvil: They worship ''Corrupted Objects'' and are getting their drugs from the Replacer Syndicate, so yes, they're evil.
* ThemeNaming: Their leader is named Magellan the Prophet, and his second-in-command takes on the name Elcano, after the historical Magellan's slave.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Most of the cult's remnants, including Elcano, are disposed of by Shena after they are defeated by Horizon and Minwoo - at least, the ones that Minwoo himself didn't take out.]]

[[folder:Wilbur Whateley]]
A university student who had racked up a serious debt on his dreams of finding archeological ruins in the Counterside. After surviving the expedition, he is revealed to have become the CEO of Jehuty Biotech under the name of "Dean Conner".

He first appears in "Bottom of the Shade", and he's the main antagonist of "For the Uncrying".

* BadBoss: As the CEO of Jehuty Biotech, he cuts loose any employee who [[spoiler:fails to stop Horizon from chasing him]], not even bothering to pay off their medical bills.
* BirdsOfAFeather: [[spoiler:After his KarmicDeath, his girlfriend slaps Horizon, explaining that [[GoldDigger she was using him for his money and all her efforts now mean nothing]]. Horizon says the trope verbatim as she returns the favor, and it does a number on the girl's teeth.]]
* TheCameo: In "The Iron Knight", he calls Vivian to tell her that [[spoiler:the real Hanna Anderson's corpse was found]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Becoming the CEO of Jehuty Biotech hasn't made him any less of an asshole, and he has no qualms about getting rich off immoral human experimentation.
* DirtyCoward: He frequently prioritizes his own hide in "Bottom of the Shade", and in "For the Uncrying" he taunts his opponents as he runs away. Shena even calls him out on it as he attempts to flee the continent while simultaneously taunting Horizon to come find him.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He tries to play himself as an idealistic student and later a loving fiance and CEO, but in reality he is just a power-hungry narcissist with ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.
* HateSink: He's a selfish, cowardly hypocrite with InsufferableGenius tendencies and no respect for anyone, and he will ''readily'' throw people under the bus to save his own skin. Furthermore, unlike other antagonists, he doesn't have BlueAndOrangeMorality or any redeeming qualities like a FreudianExcuse, [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]], or even combat skill, [[VillainousValor bravery]] or [[TheChessmaster cunning]]. He may not be one of the most prominent or powerful villains in the setting, but he's certainly one of the more loathsome; even in-universe, you'll rarely find someone with a positive thing to say about him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his hatred and disgust towards Shena for [[spoiler:being a Shadow]], he also admits that he finds her attractive enough to [[TheMistress take as a mistress]].
* InsultToRocks: When he is kidnapped by the ESPR, he's afraid that he's going to be sacrificed to the Lake of Knowledge, but the Professor states that he would never think of tainting the Lake with Wilbur's presence.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He has no respect for anything other than himself and the methods that can elevate him higher in the world with power.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He pleads for Horizon's mercy as he's dangling from the rooftop of Jehuty Biotech's building, only to hear her play back the very words he said as he abandoned Dash and Rita in the Counterside even after he goaded Dash into begging for his mercy. He spends his last moments begging anyone for help before [[SoundOnlyDeath a gunshot and a delayed thud are heard]].]]
* KickedUpstairs: "For the Uncrying" reveals that this was the ESPR's punishment for him, as they find him too revolting to feed to the [[EldritchAbomination Lake of Knowledge]].
* NeverMyFault: He refuses to take any sort of responsibility for his actions, [[spoiler:even when he's hanging from a building rooftop and Horizon has a gun pointed at him]].
* ShoutOut: He has the same name as the child/titular monster from ''Literature/TheDunwichHorror'', further referenced by his connection with the ESPR.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Even as the CEO of Jehuty Biotech, he's ultimately an UnwittingPawn to the ESPR and the Elysium Philharmonic.
* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: In the climax of "For the Uncrying", [[spoiler:Wilbur uses his camera artifact (amplified with Shena's technology) to summon multiple Britras on Charade, reasoning that if Horizon's going to corner him, he may as well take everyone with him]].
* ThatManIsDead: This is his rationalization for [[spoiler:seeing Horizon's pursuit of him as unwarranted; "Wilbur Whateley" went missing in the Counterside, and "Dean Conner", CEO of Jehuty Biotech, owes Horizon jack squat]].
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:He has no ability to fight whatsoever in "For the Uncrying". Even when he's finally cornered on the roof of his HQ, his only defenses are his disguise technology to guilt trip Horizon into giving up and finally his gun, but Horizon isn't affected by either in the least. Horizon muses that, after running all kinds of simulations on the resistance she expected him to put up, she ended up overestimating him significantly.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He and Jehuty Biotech are fairly well-regarded by the general public due to their philanthropic work. [[spoiler:With his death, their unsavory secrets come to light, but most of them are kept under wraps due to the sheer amount of support the company had in Charade.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: In "For the Uncrying", [[spoiler:after Horizon smashes through the defenses prepared by his Jehuty Biotech employees who were former members of the Replacer Syndicate, he orders his Strike Squad to have those employees executed]].

!!Nanahara Fanily Antagonists

[[folder:Yamata no Orochi]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sa Moonyoung JP: \\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Ranger\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR\\
'''Team:''' Four Fiends\\
'''Subtitle:''' The Fallen Plague God
->''"You can be hated by your own kind if you borrow my power. Can you handle that?"''
Initially a rotating boss in Danger Close, she is an ancient deity that was once worshipped as a god. Following an incident with the Nanaharas, the deity lashed out as a giant snake.

She is the main antagonist of "The Sun-Calling Tracks".

* AlasPoorVillain: Originally similar to a force of nature, she was tended to by a girl who would later become the first Nanahara priestess and befriended her. Following the priestess's death, she becomes so enraged at the world, that she ends up sealed. Even when she's defeated in the event, most of the cast express sympathy rather than anger at her.
* AnimalMotifs: Snakes, obviously.
* BadBoss: She ''threatens her own squad'' if set as squad leader. On the other hand, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality given her mentality]], she might not actually mean it as a threat.
-->"How about I skewer you all and wear you like a necklace?"
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: She dislikes humanity as a whole, so naturally she's not above disposing of people she has no use for or get in her way. On the other hand, she does take interests in individuals... and expresses it by offering to kill them anyway and [[YourSoulIsMine collect their souls]] to keep them pure and free from humanity's vices.
* DevourTheDragon: Upon being freed, she kills her servant to gain back the power she gave them, mocking their belief that the human-hating Orochi would actually reward them.
* EarlyBirdCameo: The New Origin update for the Global server lists her as a playable unit in Collection ahead of her official playable debut, and she was the first Danger Close boss after the update.
* EvilSoundsDeep: She has a deep sultry voice.
* GoingCommando: Heavily implied due to her art's angle and lacking the sprite detail that would normally be found on her in-game model.
* HumansAreBastards: She firmly believes this, given the greed of the people that sought her and the priestess's blood to gain eternal life. It ended up tainting her perception of humanity permanently, and now she has little regard for humans in general.
* JackOfAllStats: A very well-rounded Ranger, even more so after her BalanceBuff.
* IcyBlueEyes: Fittingly for her snake theme.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Exaggerated - her neckline goes ''below where her nipples should be'', and it takes two strips of cloth on top to preserve her modesty. There's no sign of what's keeping her dress up.
* LeakingCanOfEvil: Sealed away by the Nanahara family and kept sealed for ages, but as of "The Sun-Calling Tracks", her damaged seal has allowed Orochi's influence to spread into the world in the form of C.O.s bearing her corrupting power.
* NavelDeepNeckline: Her outfit has a plunging neckline that goes past her breasts and reaches her stomach.
* {{Orochi}}: [[MeaningfulName Well, yeah.]]
* PossessingADeadBody: Her Danger Close bio mentions that she's using the soulless body of the first Nanahara priestess as a vessel in place of her eight severed heads to gather her strength and return to reality.
* ShockAndAwe: Her primary attack is firing lightning out of a giant snake's mouth.
* SmugSuper: Whether as the antagonist of "The Sun-Calling Tracks" or as an employee of Coffin Company, she has the haughtiness of a (literal) force of nature.
-->(After logging in) "Come, and show me your respect."
-->(When assigned to the Lobby) "Sure, everyone thinks they can tell me what to do at first."

[[folder:Orochi's Servant '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
!!Nanahara Sayo
An elder of the Nanahara clan, she was tempted by Orochi's power and conspired to set her free.

She is a main antagonist in "The Sun-Calling Tracks".

* BatmanGambit: She had set up ''two'' gambits:
** Her first involved poisoning both the Nanahara priestess and her bodyguard (Chinatsu's grandmother and Hayami Kanade) on the day Orochi's seal would've been reinforced, then sacrificing the weakened priestess to unseal Orochi. She didn't expect Kanade to kill the priestess with Kusanagi, but salvaged the situation to discredit and banish the Hayami family after killing Kanade and burying her on the mountain to be used as a wraith, all the while biding her time for the next chance.
** She sabotaged Chinatsu's first attempt at banishing Orochi, which took out many in the Alliance who trusted Chinatsu, including Ogami Masaki's father. Not knowing about the sabotage means Chinatsu instead accepted all the blame for making an incorrect prediction, making her easy to discredit. Even Chinatsu's SelfSacrificeScheme was all a part of the plan.
* ExactWords: She ''did'' witness Hayami Kanade kill the priestess and run away... but not in that exact order. The murder was also done to stop Sayo from unsealing Orochi.
* TheHeavy: As Orochi is sealed away and thus has limited ability to act on her own, Sayo pulls the strings throughout the storyline.
* HeroKiller: She brutally murdered Hayami Kanade for foiling her first attempt to unseal Orochi.
* HiddenVillain: She's not revealed to be the real traitor in the Alliance until very late into the storyline.
* MalevolentMaskedWoman: She wears a white veil that hides her face for most of "The Sun-Calling Tracks". In addition to making her look unsettling, it also conceals the unnatural youth she received from Orochi.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: After killing Kanade, she tells the others to bury her on the same mountain that Orochi is sealed on. This allows Kanade to revive as a lingering will, in order to restrain Orochi so Minato can land the final blow against her.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: She betrayed the Family Alliance to unseal Orochi in return for Orochi's power and longevity, only to be [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposed of by Orochi]] in return once the fallen goddess is finally freed.
* YouCantThwartStageOne: Despite all the attempts to stop her from unsealing Orochi using Chinatsu's blood, she's ultimately able to make do with Chifuyu's blood instead when she comes in to protect her sister as she's also a Nanahara. While this means [[WorfHadTheFlu Orochi doesn't have as much immediate power]] as Chifuyu does not have the same gift of prophecy as her sister, Sayo does succeed in unleashing her.

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A member of the Dark Council, and the owner of Havenland. The name "Mr. Haven" is used by both Haven and Madam Heron, a brother-sister duo.

[[folder:Wizard]]

!! Other Event Antagonists

[[folder:Harab]]
!!Harab Cronenworth
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harab.jpg]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Hyunji JP: Creator/RyokaYuzuki\\
'''Type:''' Counter\\
'''Role:''' Supporter\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR\\
'''Team:''' Cronenworth Puppet Troupe
->''"Hah hah. Here's another bad master who wants to be punished."''
The ringleader of a puppet troupe. In actuality, she's seeking the Original Puppet in order to fulfill her duty as a Master.

She is a major antagonist in "Great Witch's Legacy".

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:She was made by Serapel specifically to inflict pain.]]
* TheBaroness: Very much the dominant one with her puppets. [[spoiler:Which is the purpose Serapel made her for.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her main advantage is being able to inflict Confusion on summoned units and low-cost units in the Gauntlet, letting her wreak havoc against Soldier-based Gauntlet teams in particular. Against everything else, though, she might as well not have a Special.
* DressedLikeADominatrix: Her clothing choice is essentially a mix of BDSM gear with a little bit of PuttingOnTheReich.
* PeoplePuppets: What her puppets are.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Her draining of Regina's power leads to Regina's nearly dying causing Edel to sacrifice members of the Estate in order to revive her, leading to the event of "Frozen Corridors".]]
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Despite being the instigator of the conflict in "Great Witch's Legacy", the Strega witches never actually get to fight her; instead, Edel shows up in Gha'agsheblah form and [[BewareTheNiceOnes vaporizes her for daring to hurt Regina]].]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As her secrets to creating puppets aren't public knowledge, Harab's troupe has many admirers InUniverse.
* WhipOfDominance: She's the sadistic whip-wielding ringleader of a puppet troupe, using her whip not only as her primary weapon but also as the tool for turning people into [[PeoplePuppets puppets and controlling them]]. Her outfit is a mix [[DressedLikeADominatrix BDSM gear]] with a little bit of PuttingOnTheReich to hammer in her [[TheBaroness authoritarian and subjugation]] motif. Her dialogue often has her talking about having others submit to her and become her playthings, and she shows a lot of sadistic excitement about getting to use her whip, to point the animation of her LimitBreak has her [[LecherousLicking licking her whip]] before attacking.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:After unleashing Serapel, Harab tries to drain the enslaved Regina completely to feed her power to Serapel. Given that Regina is friends with a Demon Lord, this turns out to be a horrible mistake as Edel promptly shows up and smites her.]]

[[folder:Levia Thanis ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for Episode 9.5)]]
A new member of the Militia, and its second Counter after Lee Yuri.

She is the main antagonist of Episode 9.5.
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* 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Orochi's Servant '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
!!Nanahara Sayo
An elder of the Nanahara clan, she was tempted by Orochi's power and conspired to set her free.

She is a main antagonist in "The Sun-Calling Tracks".

* BatmanGambit: She had set up ''two'' gambits:
** Her first involved poisoning both the Nanahara priestess and her bodyguard (Chinatsu's grandmother and Hayami Kanade) on the day Orochi's seal would've been reinforced, then sacrificing the weakened priestess to unseal Orochi. She didn't expect Kanade to kill the priestess with Kusanagi, but salvaged the situation to discredit and banish the Hayami family after killing Kanade and burying her on the mountain to be used as a wraith, all the while biding her time for the next chance.
** She sabotaged Chinatsu's first attempt at banishing Orochi, which took out many in the Alliance who trusted Chinatsu, including Ogami Masaki's father. Not knowing about the sabotage means Chinatsu instead accepted all the blame for making an incorrect prediction, making her easy to discredit. Even Chinatsu's SelfSacrificeScheme was all a part of the plan.
* ExactWords: She ''did'' witness Hayami Kanade kill the priestess and run away... but not in that exact order. The murder was also done to stop Sayo from unsealing Orochi.
* TheHeavy: As Orochi is sealed away and thus has limited ability to act on her own, Sayo pulls the strings throughout the storyline.
* HeroKiller: She brutally murdered Hayami Kanade for foiling her first attempt to unseal Orochi.
* HiddenVillain: She's not revealed to be the real traitor in the Alliance until very late into the storyline.
* MalevolentMaskedWoman: She wears a white veil that hides her face for most of "The Sun-Calling Tracks". In addition to making her look unsettling, it also conceals the unnatural youth she received from Orochi.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: After killing Kanade, she tells the others to bury her on the same mountain that Orochi is sealed on. This allows Kanade to revive as a lingering will, in order to restrain Orochi so Minato can land the final blow against her.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: She betrayed the Family Alliance to unseal Orochi in return for Orochi's power and longevity, only to be [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposed of by Orochi]] in return once the fallen goddess is finally freed.
* YouCantThwartStageOne: Despite all the attempts to stop her from unsealing Orochi using Chinatsu's blood, she's ultimately able to make do with Chifuyu's blood instead when she comes in to protect her sister as she's also a Nanahara. While this means [[WorfHadTheFlu Orochi doesn't have as much immediate power]] as Chifuyu does not have the same gift of prophecy as her sister, Sayo does succeed in unleashing her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wilbur Whateley]]
A university student who had racked up a serious debt on his dreams of finding archeological ruins in the Counterside. After surviving the expedition, he is revealed to have become the CEO of Jehuty Biotech under the name of "Dean Conner".

He first appears in "Bottom of the Shade", and he's the main antagonist of "For the Uncrying".
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He is the main antagonist of the story arc spanning Episodes 2 through 5. For tropes related to his previous identity as Dominic King Reginald, see Characters/CounterSideDefenders.

* MirrorCharacter: To the Administrator. He and the administrator have the same goals of saving the world, but while the Administrator is bent on getting the best possible outcome to save everyone in spite of his moral ambiguity and hides behind Machine G.A.P. most of the time, Yubin is willing to take actions that make him look openly villainous, makes no attempt to hide his identity, and is willing to make large sacrifices to further his goals. He even tells the Administrator that they are the only people who truly understand each other.

* ResignationsNotAccepted: Montagne tells her comrade that the group won't "let her go" even if she survived her revenge plot since she abandoned her revenge on the Administration and used the group's power as she pleased.

[[Characters/CounterSideCoffinCompany Coffin Company]] | [[Characters/CounterSideCounterCases Counter Cases]]\\