History Characters / DotHackSecondGeneration

-->Voiced by: Sayaka Aida (Japanese); MonaMarshall (English)

-->Voiced by: MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); ErinFitzgerald (English)

-->Voiced by: KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese, PC); JunkoMinagawa (Japanese, player); Creator/CrispinFreeman (English, PC); MaryElizabethMcGlynn (English, player)

-->Voiced by: ShizukaIto (Japanese); RebeccaShoichet (English)

-->Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese); Jessica Strauss (English, video games); Creator/LisaAnnBeley (English, anime)

-->Voiced by: MitsukiSaiga (Japanese); LiamOBrien (English)

* RetGone: [[spoiler: Because of Ovan's (Corbenik's) [[ResetButton Rebirth]].]]

* [[spoiler:KickTheSonOfABitch]]: He had it coming a long way. [[spoiler:After getting his ass handed to Haseo in ''Reminisce'', he is betrayed by Endrance in ''Redemption'' and after getting his AIDA form Data Drained by Skeith he has to beg for another chance from TheManBehindTheMan just to face '''Azure Kite'', ''one of the most ruthless anti-AIDA programs in The World.]]

* [[spoiler:KickTheSonOfABitch]]: He had it coming a long way. [[spoiler:After getting his ass handed to Haseo in ''Reminisce'', he is betrayed by Endrance in ''Redemption'' and after getting his AIDA form Data Drained by Skeith he has to beg for another chance from TheManBehindMan just to face '''Azure Kite'', ''one of the most ruthless anti-AIDA programs in The World.]]

* EvilLaugh

* ManipulativeBastard: For God's sake, he recruited Atoli as his personal cheerleader after finding her on a ''suicide site''.
* [[spoiler:LaughingMad: During the final battle against him in his AIDA form, Victorian, he tends to laugh maniacally while trying to fry Haseo with his attacks just to show how lost he is]].

* WellIntentionedExtremist: What he is [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope at first...]]

* WalkingSpoiler

-->Voiced by: TakahiroSakurai (Japanese); YuriLowenthal (English, video games); Creator/AndrewFrancis (English, anime)

* GratuitousEnglish: TakahiroSakurai can actually pronounce English well!

* HeyItsThatVoice: Can you believe that [[TakahiroSakurai his Japanese voice]] is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]]? On the English side of things, we have [[{{Persona4}} Yosuke]], [[{{Persona 3}} the main character]] and [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]].

-->Voiced by: KaoriNazuka (Japanese); KariWahlgren (English, video games); Creator/KellySheridan (English, anime)

* LargeHam

** BadassLonghair
** BadassPacifist

-->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); PaulDobson (English)

-->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); SteveBlum (English, video games); PaulDobson (English, anime)

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* HeyItsThatVoice: Her seiyuu is the same for BlackRose.

-->Voiced by: MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); StephanieSheh (English, video games); MarykeHendrikse (English, anime)

-->Voiced by: KaoriNazuka (Japanese); KariWahlgren (English, video games); KellySheridan (English, anime)

-->Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese); LisaAnnBeley (English)

-->Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese); Jessica Strauss (English, video games); LisaAnnBeley (English, anime)

-->Voiced by: TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); PaulDobson (English)

-->Voiced by: TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); SteveBlum (English, video games); PaulDobson (English, anime)

* SugarAndIcePersonality: While she generally displays cool personality, she actually have soft side for PCs like Silabus and Gaspard.

* LiteralSplitPersonality: In the scene where he achieves Xth Form, [[spoiler:He fuses with Skeith.]]

* MeaningfulName: As a [=PKK=], Haseo is known by the same title applied to the Phase Skeith.

* StormOfBlades: Deliver this insanely to Ovan in the OVA.

* NoSell: In the OVA. Being attacked by Haseo in his B-st form, Ovan doesn't injured a bit.

* [[spoiler:PowerGlows: When summoning Avatar.]]

* MeaningfulName: Her name is derived from "Atori", which means "brambling".

!'''Sakubo (Saku)'''
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[[caption-width-right:240: Bo (left) and Saku (right)]]

-->Voiced by: MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); ErinFitzgerald (English)

''World Identity:'' Saku is a bratty and aggressive Shadow Warlock who is one of Endrance's most rabid fangirls. She is a member of a rumor-maniac guild called Trifle. She shares her PC with her younger twin brother, Bo. [[spoiler:They hold the Avatar of the fifth Phase, Gorre, The Machinator]]

''Real Identity:'' Sakura Nakanishi is the elder twin sister of Iori, the player behind Bo. They are both 10 years old. [[spoiler: Saku actually does not exist in the real world. The "real" Sakura was stillborn. Saku is Iori's alternate personality that came to be when Iori heard that his mother wished that his sister had lived instead of him.]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.''

!Midori

-->Voiced by: SatsukiYukino (Japanese); SaffronHenderson (English)

''World Identity:'' A "Professional Victim" who lets people fight and killer her in return for payment. Her Class is Edge Punisher and she used to be a [=PKer=].

''Real Identity:'' [[spoiler: Midori was born from a "virtual cell" in a medical computer. The cell was taken from a girl named Midori Shimomura who was suffering from a mysterious degenerative disorder. In an attempt to understand her condition, the doctors used a blood sample from her to create the virtual cell. However, the cell took on a life of its own and escaped into the network, where it grew and became sentient. "She" eventually arrived in The World R:2, where "she" created the PC Midori. With the exception of the blood sample, Midori does not exist outside of the worldwide computer network and the electronic devices attached to it. She is, however, able to use those devices to observe and interact with the real world. The original Midori creates an identical character once she recovers and it is unknown which of them appears in Link]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Cell'', ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack///Link''

!!Tropes Associated With:
* ActionGirl
* AbsoluteCleavage: Her Xth Form in .hack//Link.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragonfly.
* {{BFS}}
* {{Badass}}
** BadassLonghair
** BadassPacifist
* BloodKnight: She's a PK'er before she met Adamas.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt
* DeadpanSnarker
* DefrostingIceQueen
* DetachedSleeves
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* FacialMarkings: Novel illustrations only.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In the novel.
* {{Foil}}: To Bordeaux.
* FriendlyEnemy: To Haseo in the end.
* HairDecorations
* HimeCut: In .hack//Roots.
* IcyBlueEyes
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her clothes is this in the novel illustrations.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The reason she searches Tri-Edge/Azure Flame Kite.
* LightningBruiser: She's quite fast for being an Edge Punisher.
* LonersAreFreaks: Described by other player when she pass the Chaos Gate in Mac Anu. Suddenly she feels pain in her chest and smiles on her own.
* MeaningfulName / PunnyName: Midori usually translates to "green", but it's written as "blue" for her case, which is her color scheme.
* MistakenForBadass: She's not even a skillful player. But due to her calm nature, people mistaken her as {{Badass}}.
* NamedWeapon: Dragonblossom.
* PerpetualFrowner: Don't judge a character by her illustrations.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Not really, but this is the color of her {{BFS}}.
* RavenHairIvorySkin
* ShesGotLegs
* ShockAndAwe: In LINK, she demonstrate a very destructive attack during her Cross Rengeki with Tokio. Much to Tokio's amazement and fear.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: While she generally displays cool personality, she actually have soft side for PCs like Silabus and Gaspard.
* TheAloner
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic: See Sugar and Ice Personality.
* StockingFiller
* TomatoInTheMirror
* TookALevelInBadass: She holds no fear when being challenged by the PKK [[BloodKnight Haseo]].
* ZettaiRyouiki

[[folder: .hack//G.U.]]

!Kuhn
[[quoteright:243:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kuhn_GU.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: ShinichiroMiki (Japanese); JohnnyYongBosch (English, video games); Louis Chirillo (English, anime)

''World Identity:'' A member of G.U., Kuhn is a Steam Gunner who is friendly to newbies and fond of hitting on girls at every opportunity. Holds the Avatar of the third Phase, Magus, The Propagation.

''Real Identity:'' Tomonari Kasumi, a 24-year old who has been trying, and failing, to join CC Corp proper. He is the player behind Sieg from the original games.

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.''

* BayonetYa
* BigBrotherMentor: Silabus, Gaspard ''and'' Haseo.
* BigDamnHeroes: His first appearance in Volume 1. Also he saved Nanase from a monster in .hack//Alcor.
* BottomlessMagazines
* BulletSparks
* BunnyEarsLawyer: His online persona, at least.

* ChivalrousPervert: [[spoiler: There's actually a reason for this behavior. His girlfriend dumped him in between the first games and G.U.]]
** "Girls I like: All kinds! Girls I don't like: None!"
* CoolGun: Look at the picture~
* FacialMarkings
* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead]]
* FiringOneHanded: Initially, but there are some skills that requires him to hold his bayonet with two hands.
* GunFu
* TheGunslinger

* HeyItsThatVoice: What's [[{{Trigun}} Vash]] doing playing The World?
* TheLeisureSuitLarry: Confesses to Haseo that although his skirt-chasing personality makes him a hit on ''The World'', he has trouble forming relationships offline and hasn't had a serious girlfriend since high school.
* IdiotHair: Just see the hair animation when he runs.
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: Silent Jade.]]
** [[spoiler:InfinityPlusOneSword: Silent Eden.]]
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* NiceGuy: Loyal, kind, and a lot more idealistic than most of his teammates.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: In the sidequest where a girl Kuhn insists on "helping" turns out to be grade-school age. He's thoroughly scorned by Haseo and Pi (though they might have just been teasing), but his chivalrous nature persists nevertheless.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's a generally silly person that does a few [[UnsettlingGenderReveal really]] [[{{Lolicon}} stupid]] [[NeverLiveItDown things]], but he actually has a pretty strong will and sense of justice.
** Also, it's a bit surprising that the founder of a newbie assistant guild was formerly the vice-guildmaster for a guild full of [=PKs=] and people who harass newbies. He didn't really like the part though.
** He's also very cool and down to earth and generally cares for the well being of innocent (those unaware of the Avatars and AIDA) players even [[{{Jerkass}} Bordeaux]] and her lackeys. Especially notable when Haseo goes overboard and resorts to cheap out his way to victory by abusing of his Avatar, Kuhn had to teach him ''the hard way'' why Avatars are so dangerous.
* RapunzelHair
* RareGuns: His Lost Weapon.
* SpikesOfDoom: In his Xth Form in Link.
* SpreadShot

* TheCaptain: Averted, he's a former guild master of Canard.
* TheMedic: His Avatar, among the eight.
** HealingHands
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!Yata
[[quoteright:180:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yata-GU.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: TakumiYamazaki (Japanese); SteveBlum (English, video games); PaulDobson (English, anime)

''World Identity:'' Yata is the mysterious leader of G.U.. He is observing the AIDA phenomenon for CC Corp, but his amoral stance on player safety earns him Haseo and Kuhn's disrespect. [[spoiler: Also plays Nala, an officer of the Moon Tree guild, and Naobi, former Guildmaster of [=TaN=]. Holds the Avatar of the fourth Phase, Fidchell, the Prophet]]

''Real Identity:'' [[spoiler:Takumi Hino returns, having previously played the character of Wiseman.]] In real life he is a 17-year old stock broker who lives on his own in Tokyo.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's a CC Corp staff. He owns the Serpent of Lore which can see EVERYTHING happened in The World. Actually he leave the asskicking to G.U. members. But later goes into the real action in Redemption.
* BulletHell: ThatOneAttack of his Avatar.

* DualWielding: He's a Macabre Dancer and dual-wields fans.
* FacialMarkings
* FrickinLaserBeams
* Hammerspace
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: [[spoiler:Yata confesses to Ovan that he spent all of "The World R:2" frustrated that despite his determination and conviction neither AIDA, the invasive god, nor Aura, the absent god, had shown him any favor.]]
* InnocentBystander: The first two half of the story.
** HeroicBystander: He's finally act in the... well, near the end of the story.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: The aforementioned twin fans of doom!
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: Voice Usurper.]]
** [[spoiler:InfinityPlusOneSword: Voice Cleanser.]]
* MacrossMissileMassacre: You'll list his Avatar as the most hated opponent because of this.
* MadOracle: His Avatar. Goes berserk and then tells prophecy. What the-?
* [[spoiler:ManipulativeBastard]]: And he's damn proud of it.
* MissionControl
* PaperFanOfDoom: Subverted, they're not made of paper but still kick ass.
* PerpetualFrowner: Have you ever seen him (canonically) smile even the slightest?

* TheCaptain: Of Raven Guild, or rather G.U.
* TheRedMage: His job allows him to learn many of the spells used by Harvest Clerics and Shadow Warlocks (including debuff/bad status types) but he doesn't gain the high-level spells of either class. He is the only one, however, that gains a ''very'' useful party-wide +50% speed/movement boost spell.
* RefusedByTheCall: The reason he resents Ovan so very much. See above.
* ScaryShinyGlasses
* SleevesAreForWimps

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:His user has two PC other than Yata.]]
* TheInformant
* TheStrategist
* TheStoic
* StoicSpectacles
* TookALevelInBadass: After he joins Haseo for the real fight in Redemption.
* [[spoiler:YoungerThanTheyLook: Though we've never seen his offline self so...]]

!Pi
[[quoteright:140:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Pi_Dot_Hack_GU.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese); Jessica Strauss (English, video games); LisaAnnBeley (English, anime)

''World Identity:'' Pi is Yata's assistant, and a field agent of sorts for G.U. Pi is a down-to-earth, no-nonsense woman who is focused on the mission at hand. Unlike Yata, however, she is genuinely concerned for the safety of the players of The World. [[spoiler:She is also the player behind Ender during the events of Roots, working under Naobi (Yata) in the [=TaN=] guild. Their actions during this time are are of questionable morality, as [=TaN=] was shut down and many members banned as a result. It's unknown if CC Corp is aware they were the same player.]] Holds the avatar of the seventh Phase, Tarvos, The Avenger.

''Real Identity:'' Reiko Saeki is 24 years old, and a former programmer. She quit her job suddenly to work for CC Corp [[spoiler: in order to find out information about her half-brother Jun Bansyoya]].

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//GU''

* AbsoluteCleavage: Notably in .hack//Link.
* ActionGirl
* BareYourMidriff
* BeamSpam
* [[spoiler:BigBrotherAttraction (She ''may'' have some form of this trope, although it seems for the most part more like BigBrotherWorship. The fact that she responds to Haseo asking what her "type" is by saying that she follows in the footsteps of her older brother is a bit suspicious, though, especially since that card is generally reserved for asking what kind of person someone is looking for in a romantic relationship.)]]
** [[spoiler:[[InterspeciesRomance She says the only gentleman allowed to ride in her car is her cat.]] Of course, it's likely that that's not what she meant.]]
* TheBaroness - A strange, protagonist version of the trope. She definitely has the dominatrix overtones in her insistence on obedience and her B&D avatar, and she is fanatically devoted to Yata who protagonist status is quite questionable [[spoiler:until Vol. 3]]. Her outfit's pretty {{Stripperiffic}} too, even if it lacks the black leather/vinyl fashion normally associated with the trope, and she's got the coldness and refusal to actual make use of her sex appeal that's common to this trope. Lastly, [[spoiler:she's a villain and TheDragon for Yata/Naobi in .hack//Roots]]. Despite all this, she's one of the good guys.
* BerserkButton: In the early days of their meeting, Haseo calls her "old hag" and she's certainly not happy about it.
* BoobsOfSteel
** Pi's Player will give the character's (not her own, her avatar's) measurements if asked. They are 37-22-33. She also lists her height as 5'8" (175 cm).
* CombatStilettos
* CoolBigSis
* DeadpanSnarker: To [[spoiler: Sakaki.]]
* Determinator: [[spoiler: CC Corp may stripped Yata from his position, but that's not going to stop Pi to do everything for Yata and the rest of the G.U. member.]] She deserves applauses.
* DoubleAgent: Non-antagonist/evil example. In .hack//Link [[spoiler: work for Yata and a staff of CC Corp.]]
* FullContactMagic
* {{Gainaxing}}: At the end of her Cross Rengeki in .hack//Link.
* GoodOldFisticuffs

* HeroicBreakdown: In manga only, where she finds [[spoiler: Yata PK'ed by Tri-Edge.]]
* IdiotHair: Same case as Kuhn.
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: Stained Wing.]]
** [[spoiler:InfinityPlusOneSword: Blinding Wing.]]
* TheInformant: She passes informations she got from Yata. Until [[spoiler: Yata's authority was stripped and she must replaces (with hinderance from Sakaki, but she knows how to evade Sakaki while still communicate with the rest of the G.U. members) him for a time being.]]
* LadyInRed
* LeotardOfPower: Did you see it, in the picture?
* {{Meganekko}}
* MsFanservice: Clearly.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Her Avatar. Does the word 'Avenger' ring any bell?
* PowerFist

* RapunzelHair
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler: As TheCaptain of G.U. for a time being because Yata's authority as the observator in the Serpent of Lore.]]
* RoseHairedGirl
* SexySpectacles
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: [[spoiler: manages to unban a member of TaN that served under her doing black ops, Subaro, unbanned due to her sway as an admin in exchange for some tasks she needed done that "Pi" can't do]]
* SheFu
* SleevesAreForWimps
* {{Stripperiffic}}

* TheCorruption: She's infected by AIDA in Rebirth but then saved by Haseo.
* TheScream: Manga only, when she finds out that [[spoiler: Yata was already killed by Tri-Edge.]]
* TheStrategist: She's the one who strategizes the G.U. members meeting in [[spoiler: a hacked area in-between The World to evade from Sakaki's observation from the Serpent of Lore.]] She also build some strategies for the G.U. there.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Yata.
* [[spoiler:You Are Not Alone: Give this speech to a depressed Yata.]]
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]

!Tri-Edge/Azure Kite
[[quoteright:255:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Azure_Knight_Kite.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: Saiyaka Aida (Japanese); MonaMarshall (English)

''World Identity:'' A player-killer named for the three-line scars he leaves in the background graphics of places where he's taken victims, who go into comas in the real world. Little is known of him, but most players believe he's a small Twin Blade wreathed in blue fire, who never speaks.

''Real Identity:'' Exactly who or what Tri-Edge is remains a mystery through ''Roots'' and most of the G.U. games... [[spoiler:but it turns out he's an [=AI=] made by Aura to ''protect'' the system. The true Tri-Edge is Ovan.]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//LINK''

!!Tropes Associated With:
* [[spoiler:Adorkable: Depends on your perspective actually, but he's actually this.]]
* BackFromTheDead: Complete by awaking from inside a coffin.
* {{Badass}}
* BigDamnHeroes: In .hack//Link manga. To Tsukasa when he's attacked by {{Brainwashed}} Haseo.
* CreepyChild: Just look at him.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Literally.
* DualWielding
* {{Expy}}: Tri-Edge looks like a zombified Kite. [[spoiler:This is intentional, as he was created from Aura's memories of Kite.]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the OVA.
* GoodIsNotNice: In .hack//Link manga, he bites Haseo's arm.
* GreenEyes: Actually.
* TheGrimReaper: Subverted. [[spoiler: Although he sometimes appears in random area and PK'ed someone there, he only cleans The World from harmful things to protect The World.]]

* HiddenEyes: Subverted, sometimes they're visible in several cutscenes. Averted in the OVA.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: He has the reason why he Data Drained Haseo.
* ImplacableMan: ''Nothing'' will stop him. No matter how many times he's beaten in combat, he'll regenerate and return soon after.
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: His blade, [[spoiler:[[NamedWeapons Empty Sky]]]] shaped like three claws.
* IncendiaryExponent: He's called [[spoiler:Azure Flame Kite]] for a reason.
* {{Irony}}: Being the [[spoiler: knight of Aura]], he can't beat AIDA and [[spoiler: Ovan]] to protect The World. In other words, he actually powerless to [[spoiler: protect Aura.]]
* MadeOfIron: Haseo himself can't make him move from the place he stand on. Averted in case of [[spoiler: Ovan]] though.
* [[spoiler:MistakenForMurderer: He is NOT Tri-Edge, as Tri-Edge was actually referred to a type of AIDA.]]
* NiceHat
* OneWingedAngel: His "Azure Flame God" form.
* PlayingWithFire: [[CaptainObvious Azure]] flames.
* PowerTrio: Tri-Edge is later joined by zombified versions of Orca and Balmung.
* PowerFloats[=/=]MidairBobbing: [[spoiler: After gaining Azure Kite as a party member, he follows Haseo around like this if you take him with you into dungeons and fields. Presumably he's too [[BadAss cool]] for walking.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In Roots.

* [[spoiler: SecretCharacter]]: [[spoiler: After destroying Cubia in ''Redemption'', Aura gives you the member addresses of Azure Kite, along with Azure Orca and Azure Balmung. They can't change equipment but you can raise their affection for Haseo like any of his other party members. Haseo can even do the Promise Ending with them]].
* [[spoiler: ShootTheHostage]]: [[spoiler: Not the brightest or most moral AI, Azure Kite fires a Data Drain straight through Haseo to get Ovan, who had been secretly been hiding right behind him. Of course this doesn't hurt Haseo all that much (compared to the last time where he fell into a Coma), but it does undo his grueling eight months of level grinding by making him go from level 133 to level 1.]]
* [[spoiler:SoulJar: For the original Kite in .hack//Link manga.]]

* TheStoic: For most of the time.
** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Sometimes he'll say "Th#%ks" if we give him a Gift or Trade items with him.]]
** Also, in [[spoiler:.hack//Link. In his Cross Rengeki he says "gomen..." (sorry) to Tokio for making him exhausted evading the Data Drain.]]

* [[spoiler:UndyingLoyalty: To Aura.]]
* TheQuietOne: [[spoiler: His conversation balloon only contains ".......".]] And he only makes up creepy voices.



!Aina

-->Voiced by: AtsukoEnomoto (Japanese); Rachel Hirschfeld (English)

''World Identity:'' A Shadow Warlock, seen on rare occasions. Yata reveals toward the end of ''Roots'' that he'd seen her talking with Phyllo[[spoiler:, because it was through her that Phyllo met Ovan]]. She later appears and spends some time with Sakubo in ''Redemption'', while somehow also attracting the attention of Piros the 3rd. [[spoiler:She was Ovan's first victim as Tri-Edge, and the whole reason he wanted to find the Key of the Twilight.]]

''Real Identity:'' [[spoiler:Ovan's younger sister. Already sick and hospitalized, she lapsed into a coma when Ovan [=PKed=] her as Tri-Edge. After he apparently dies to activate Corbenik's Rebirth ability, she returns to normal, but resents Haseo for separating them, believing it was better to be trapped with her brother than to be apart from him completely.]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Roots'' (sort of), ''.hack//G.U.: Redemption''

* [[spoiler:AlwaysWithYou: Literally to Ovan]], until she recovers.
* BlackMagicianGirl: She is a Shadow Warlock, after all.
* CuteGhostGirl
* ElegantGothicLolita
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler: Coma caused her PC to this.]]
* [[spoiler:EmotionlessGirl: Before she recovers from coma.]]
* HairDecorations
* IllGirl
* MulticoloredHair: Her hair has shade of green and blue.
* PeekABangs: Her hair sometimes cover her eyes.
* PurpleEyes
* [[spoiler:TheScream: When she's PK'ed by AIDA whose controlled Ovan.]]
* [[spoiler:SeenItAll: Through Ovan's left arm.]]
* [[WomanInWhite Girl In White]]


!Atoli
[[quoteright:198:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Atoli_GU.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: AyakoKawasumi (Japanese); Creator/BridgetHoffman (English)

''World Identity:'' A Harvest Cleric who just wants everybody to get along. She has an obsessive loyalty to Sakaki, her immediate superior in the anti-player-killer Moon Tree guild, but quickly attaches herself to Haseo in order to "fix" him. [[spoiler:Holds the avatar of the second Phase, Innis, The Mirage of Deceit.]]

''Real Identity:'' Chigusa Kusaka, a young high school girl. Being constantly bullied in school and oppressed by her parents - who believe girls should be quiet and unnoticable - led her to browsing suicide websites where she met Sakaki's player, who invited her to play The World.

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//LINK''

!!Tropes Associated With:
* {{Adorkable}}
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She is constantly bullied in real life.
* AnimalMotifs - Bird.
* [[spoiler:AttentionWhore: Subverted, in the real life only. Lampshaded by her screams during Avatar battle with Haseo. "Nobody wants to look at me!!"]]
* BadassAdorable - [[spoiler:She can fight Haseo on even terms when she awakens her Epitaph.]] Also, out of the mage classes, Harvest Clerics are only outmatched by Macabre Dancers in usefulness, and you don't get another one of either until late in Vol. 3.
* BattleCouple: In Rebirth, Atoli requested Haseo to go on a quest together with just both of them.
* BeneathTheMask
* BewareTheNiceOnes: In Volume 3, you can unlock a series of parody videos based on the spinoff comic .hack//4koma. In one of them, Atoli brutally beats a rather cute-looking monster, and when Haseo restrains her at the end of the video, she's giggling maniacally. Granted, this is an exaggeration of her personality overall, but [[spoiler:this comes into play ''quite seriously'' in Volume 2, when she gets infected with AIDA and turns out to [[{{Emo}} not be]] [[BerserkButton as nice]] [[UnstoppableRage as she seems]], summoning her Avatar to attack Haseo.]]
* BodyHorror: OVA only, after infected by AIDA in the BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind with Haseo.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Thanks Sakaki.]]
* BreakTheCutie[=/=]BrokenBird: By being on the receiving end of KickTheDog her whole life.
* [[spoiler:BungledSuicide: In real life, her left wrist has marks from failed suicide attempts, at least as shown in the non-canon manga. She has stopped trying to take her own life after meeting Haseo.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Not as extreme an example as Haseo, but pretty close. She starts out fairly diminutive, with a naive, sweet, overly trusting and submissive personality that annoys Haseo to no end. Later, [[spoiler:after showing her TrueSelf relentlessly in Volume 2 (and being infected with AIDA),]] she becomes somewhat of a {{Determinator}}, standing up for herself to the point where ''Haseo'' can't tie her down [[spoiler:(to make a point, she summons her Avatar in front of Haseo to try and convince him to let her join his team in the Sage Palace arena tournament, and when he stubbornly refuses to let her in out of concern for her, she basically forces her way onto his team). Even before that, she's still chewing out Sakaki for betraying her (see TheReasonYouSuckSpeech)]].

* CoolDownHug: Given this by Haseo in the OVA.
* CryCute: Subverted. In the OVA, she was just about to cry but not.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* CuteMute: She's the only PC to be muted when [[spoiler:The World was moved into AIDA Server where no one can Log Out.]]
* DetachedSleeves
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: She's actually tried and failed a few times to commit suicide.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Shino
* {{Fangirl}}: Definitely towards Sakaki [[spoiler:until he crosses his MoralEventHorizon]]. And quite a bit for Haseo.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Although her favorites are birds, she apparently likes all sorts of other animals. In The World, this manifests as her finding Lucky Animals and Chim Chims incredibly cute, to the point of restraining Haseo from kicking one in an early quest.
* GenericCuteness / InformedDeformity: One of the reasons she is bullied by her classmates in real life is because she is "unattractive", but when we see her offline self in G.U.+ manga, she's actually rather cute. Of course, it's also possible this is more due to [[GirlPosse who are bullying her]] rather than her being "unattractive" by nature.
* GenkiGirl: A timid one, but definitely upbeat. [[spoiler:On the outside.]]
* GrowingASpine: As the story continues.
* GuiltComplex: After freed by Haseo.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
* HealingHands
* HiddenDepths: ...where should I start? [[spoiler:One of her Epitaph's primary abilities is deceit, allowing her to create a ''perfect'' {{facade}} for her TrueSelf. As such, she's probably the best example of this trope ''in the entire series''.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Give this to Haseo when she's infected by AIDA.
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: [[MagicStaff Dancing Haze.]]]]
** [[spoiler: InfinityPlusOneSword: Flame Dancer.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: More or less her mindset after [[spoiler:she is attacked by AIDA and has her Epitaph stolen. And then Sakaki proceeds to MindRape her using this argument...]]
* TheKlutz / CuteClumsyGirl: When she met Haseo for the first time. But later it disappears from her character.
* LoveFreak: To the ''max''. [[DeconstructedTrope Love is all she wants]], partly thanks to bullying in her school and detached home life. Then we find out where she met Sakaki. And then G.U. Vol. 2 happened...
* LoveRedeems: In the OVA.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: To Sakaki at the end of Reminisce.]]
* HiddenDepths: Turns out to have many problems in the real world.
* MagicalGirlfriend: In some ways, Atoli is a deconstruction of this. She latches onto Haseo when he's at his nadir and tries desperately to be his friend despite all the anger and abuse he heaps on her. But rather than be some unrealistic saint, [[spoiler:it's more of a manifestation of the incredibly low self-worth that drives her seek to please people in spite of or perhaps because of abuse.]]
* MagicStaff
* MasterOfIllusion: Her Avatar.
* MeaningfulName: Her name is derived from "Atori", which means "brambling".
* [[spoiler:MindRape: That damn Sakaki...]]
** [[spoiler:MindControlEyes]]
* NiceHat
* NiceGirl: But then again, see BewareOfTheNiceOnes.
* NotSoWeak
* PluckyGirl

* {{Protectorate}}: To the whole G.U. members, since she's the weakest in the terms of Job Class. Lampshaded in Reminisce.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Possibly applies, as she ''acts'' rather silly, ditzy and naive, but she can actually be fairly intelligent sometimes (and that's not even taking into account [[spoiler:how she acts underneath the mask]]).
* OfficialCouple: With Haseo [[spoiler: if the ending of G.U., the ending of G.U. Trilogy, the side story Peaco's Story from 4koma & the G.U. mission #19 from LINK are anything to go by.]]
* RavenHairIvorySkin: In the real world.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: To the letter. Instead of being the same actress with a different haircut, it's the same character design with a different color scheme. [[spoiler:They even both had the Avatar Innis.]] Justifed due to the setting.
** It's worth noting Haseo was initially repelled by Atoli ''because'' she looked so much like Shino.
* ShesGotLegs
* ShrinkingViolet
* StepfordSmiler: As imposed by her parents.
* StockingFiller: She has fairly notable garters. Shino too.

* SupremeChef: One of Atoli's few sources of pride is her cooking ability. She's also a bit of a PickyEater, though.
* SquishyWizard
* TechnicalPacifist
* TemporaryScrappy
* [[spoiler: TrueSelf]]: [[spoiler: BeneathTheMask she's a mobidly depressed, embittered, occasionally suicidal girl desperate for recognition and acceptance. Her LoveFreak persona is largely her trying to appeal to ''everybody''. Adding a few guilt issues to the mix [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds pushes her over the edge]]...]]
* TheCorruption: OVA only.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Yes, she ''actually delivers one of these''. [[spoiler:To ''Sakaki''. Who had just betrayed her and used every method in the book to crush her mind and spirit. And then proceeded to ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome whoop his ass]]'' afterward.]] Granted, she did it in her own [[TechnicalPacifist special way]], but it was still awesome coming from ''her''.
* TheScream: [[spoiler: When AIDA take her Morganna Factor, unables her to summon her Avatar and loses her voice.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly to Alkaid's Tomboy.
* [[spoiler: WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]]: [[spoiler: Unlike most people under [[HatePlague AIDA influence]], Atoli directs her rampage against the people she perceived as having rejected her.]]
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: [[spoiler:Her parents harassed her for her failing grades and her attitude, as they believe girls should be quiet and unnoticed. Her peers likewise harassed her for not keeping up with the trends or meeting their expectations.]]
* TheMedic: Obviously.
* TroubledButCute
* WhiteMagicianGirl / BlackMagicianGirl
* ZettaiRyouiki

!Sakaki
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-->Voiced by: KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese, PC); JunkoMinagawa (Japanese, player); Creator/CrispinFreeman (English, PC); MaryElizabethMcGlynn (English, player)

''World Identity:'' One of the Seven Council of the Moon Tree guild, and among the most influential of them. He's seen as an inspiration by most of Moon Tree and an annoying, preachy busybody by everyone else. [[spoiler:Becomes a major antagonist in Volumes 2 and 3 after he is given control of AIDA by Ovan.]]

''Real Identity:'' Toru Uike, a precociously intelligent young boy who desires to be taken seriously despite his youth.

* [[spoiler: AGodAmI: His plan in ''Reminisce'' is to use AIDA to rule the digital and real worlds and make it a paradise under his rule.]]
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Of the controlling giver type. [[spoiler:Oh ''dear lord,'' '''''poor Atoli.''''']]
* [[spoiler:AssholeVictim: It's seriously nice to see him begging Ovan for AIDA seeds on his hands and knees, getting cornered by the Azure Knights, screaming for help like a coward, and being finally killed for good by Azure Kite.]]
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:When about to be killed by Azure Flame Kite.]]
* [[spoiler: AxCrazy: Any good intentions he might have had in the beginning are gone by ''Redemption'', as he's been infected with AIDA himself and desires nothing more than to make Haseo suffer for the "crime" of defying him.]]
* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: In Redemption and he's getting worst.]]
* [[spoiler:BeneathTheMask]]: He was kind to almost anybody, [[spoiler: but in reality he's a son of a--.]]
* {{BFS}}: Look at the picture.
* [[spoiler: BitchInSheepsClothing]]
* [[spoiler:BodyHorror: After being injected AIDA into himself for some period of time.]]
* [[spoiler:BreakTheHaughty: His final scene in Redemption is one hundred percent distilled ''break''. And it is awesome.]]
* [[spoiler:EnfanteTerrible: When infected by AIDA, although this may apply even before he is infected given his relationship with Atoli. In real life, he even orders his classmates to attack their homeroom teacher.]]
* [[spoiler:EverythingsBetterWithSamurai / KatanasAreJustBetter: In Link.]]
* EvilLaugh
* [[spoiler:DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Because of AIDA inside him.]]
* {{Expy}}: Listen to his speeches about the "ideal world" and tell me he's not [[spoiler: channeling [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]. "I am Sakaki! The god of The World!"]]
* FacialMarkings: Got these when [[spoiler: infected by AIDA.]]
* [[spoiler:HoistByHisOwnPetard: Atoli. Why? Because you must have to have Atoli in your party to fight him in the end of Reminisce.]]
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: By Azure Flame Kite.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: For God's sake, he recruited Atoli as his personal cheerleader after finding her on a ''suicide site''.
* [[spoiler:MindRape: What he does to Atoli through AIDA, in an attempt to gain control of her Epitaph]].
* NiceGuy: [[spoiler: His mask.]]
* [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead: In the end of Reminisce.]]
* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: His AIDA infested form, figuratively and literally.]]
* SmugSnake
* UnnecessaryMakeover: In Link, his design was drastically changed.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WellIntentionedExtremist: What he is [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope at first...]]
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: The issues of morality and ideology he's grappling with are far beyond what most kids his age spend time thinking about.
* [[spoiler:YouBastard]]: Haseo throws this a lot to him.
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook

!'''Sakubo (Saku)'''
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[[caption-width-right:240: Bo (left) and Saku (right)]]

-->Voiced by: MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); ErinFitzgerald (English)

''World Identity:'' Saku is a bratty and aggressive Shadow Warlock who is one of Endrance's most rabid fangirls. She is a member of a rumor-maniac guild called Trifle. She shares her PC with her younger twin brother, Bo. [[spoiler:They hold the Avatar of the fifth Phase, Gorre, The Machinator]]

''Real Identity:'' Sakura Nakanishi is the elder twin sister of Iori, the player behind Bo. They are both 10 years old. [[spoiler: Saku actually does not exist in the real world. The "real" Sakura was stillborn. Saku is Iori's alternate personality that came to be when Iori heard that his mother wished that his sister had lived instead of him.]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.''

!!Tropes Associated With:
* BareYourMidriff
* BlackMagicianGirl
* BrattyHalfPint

* ClingyJealousGirl
* CompositeCharacter: Sakubo's role (as a whole), is merged with Silabus and Gaspards's in the G.U. novels.
* CoolCrown: In her Xth Form in Link.
* {{Fangirl}}: To Endrance, SO MUCH.
* {{Hammerspace}}
* HotBlooded: Has shades of this.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: To Endrance so bad that [[spoiler: her heart was broken when Endrance [[BigDamnHeroes rescue]] Haseo from Sakaki and said that [[HoYay he'll do anything for Haseo.]]]]
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: Infinite Spiral.]]
** [[spoiler:InfinityPlusOneSword: Eternal Light.]]
* KidsAreCruel: In .hack//Link she kicks Tokio's butt in every of her Cross Rengeki.
* {{Motifs}}: Sun.
* MouthyKid: "Master En~~!!", and many others including her bashes to Haseo.
* TheNapoleon
* NiceHat
* NotSoWeak: She attacks Negimaru who's a PK'er.

* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* PurpleEyes
* [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni]]: To Bo's Blue.
* [[spoiler:SparklingStreamOfTears]]
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonality]]
* StalkerWithACrush: '''''ENDRANCE.'''''
-->"[[ClingyJealousGirl Haseo... You...]] [[RevengeBeforeReason You've come here to steal Master En from me, haven't you?!]] [[MostAnnoyingSound Ohhhhhhh]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge no you don't!]] [[UnstoppableRage No you don't!]] [[BerserkButton No you don't!]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide No you dooooooooon't!!!]]"
** It's worth noting that Saku was infected by AIDA during that scene.

* SquishyWizard: Subverted.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dear Lord, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny she utterly rips Negimaru]] ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny apart]]'' at the end of a quest.
-->"I'll say it again! Guys who are.. losers offline.. are big losers.. online too!!!!"
** Followed by [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown brutally blasting the hell out of him]] [[SparklingStreamOfTears as he runs away in tears]].
* TheCorruption: Infected by AIDA.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Subverted, it's hit.
* [[spoiler:The Voice: Inside Bo's head.]]
* {{Tsundere}}
* {{Tsurime}}
* TookALevelInBadass: See NotSoWeak above.

!'''Sakubo (Bo)'''

-->Voiced by: MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese); Erin Fitzgerald (English)

''World Identity:'' Bo is a timid boy who shares his character with his sister Saku. In contrast to Saku's outgoing nature, Bo is shy and withdrawn. Through the events of the game, he comes to view Haseo as a big brother of sorts. [[spoiler:They hold the Avatar of the fifth Phase, Gorre, The Machinator]]

''Real Identity:'' Iori Nakanishi is Sakura's younger twin. He is physically frail, often having to stay home from school due to illness. [[spoiler:This is a source of strife for his parents, and it was his frustrated mother's anger that created the alternate personality of Saku.]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.''

* {{Adorkable}}

* [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]]: To Saku's Red.
* CallingYourAttacks
* ChildMage: His temperament, character model, and class culminate into this.
* CompositeCharacter: See Saku's entry of the same trope.
* CoolBigBro: See Haseo (and Tokio) as this.
* CoolCrown: In his Xth Form in Link.
* CrossdressingVoice: In both version.
* CrossPlayer: The in-game character itself is still a girl, regardless of the flattened skirt and hair whenever Bo plays.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: It can't be helped...

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: Infinite Spiral.]]
** [[spoiler:InfinityPlusOneSword: Eternal Light.]]
* TheKlutz
* MoralityPet: Arguably one for Haseo. Note that when he's still quite a jerk to everyone else, his treatment to Bo is much nicer.
* {{Motifs}}: Moon.
* NiceHat

* ProperTightsWithASkirt
* PurpleEyes
* ShrinkingViolet
* [[spoiler:SplitPersonality: The original half.]]

* SquishyWizard
* {{Tareme}}
* TheCorruption: Infected by AIDA alongside his sister.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Subverted, it's hit.
* [[spoiler:YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: His mother wishes it was Sakura who lived instead of him, which is why he creates Saku.]]

!Endrance
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-->Voiced by: MitsukiSaiga (Japanese); LiamOBrien (English)

''World Identity:'' Endrance is a famous Blade Brandier who is the Emperor of the Demon Palace Arena in the beginning of the games. His beauty and aloof attitude attracts many fans, but he shows no interest in anything but the small cat on his shoulder that he calls "Mia". Fittingly, he holds the avatar of the sixth Phase, Macha, The Temptress.

''Real Identity:'' Kaoru Ichinose is a 20-year old hikikomori who was behind the character of Elk from the previous games. Despite his reclusive lifestyle, he supposedly has the looks of a fashion model.

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//G.U.'' Link

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He's an Arena Emperor before defeated by Haseo.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: To Haseo
* BiTheWay: Even to Tokio in .hack//Link, duh...
* BigDamnHeroes: Once each of the JustInTime and ChangedMyMindKid variety, followed by an awesome put-down.
* {{Bishonen}}
* BraidsOfAction: In his Xth form in Link.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He first appears to be TheFightingNarcissist. He's actually a lot less obnoxious.
* CallingYourAttacks
* CombatPragmatist: Use the Avatar to win with ease in the Arena and become the Emperor. Good going! But thank goodness he didn't made it to the [[spoiler: top three]]...
* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: When he goes [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn towards Sakaki.]]
* CrossdressingVoices: In Japanese version only, he's LiamOBrien in English version.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Averted. Defeating him ''helped'', but what really [[HoYay bonds]] him to Haseo is the subsequent YouAreNotAlone speech.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Taken UpToEleven with his Xth Form in ''Link''.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: After he lose Mia.
* [[spoiler:FakeDefector / ReverseMole]]: Pretends to [[spoiler:side with Sakaki]] in ''Redemption'', followed by a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
* FlowerMotifs: Roses.
* GayOption
* HairDecorations: A rose... in his hair Xth Form in Link.

* HeroesPreferSwords
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He doesn't care at all whether [[spoiler:Haseo]] returns his affection or not.
* [[spoiler:InfinityMinusOneSword: Tempting Rose.]]
** [[spoiler: InfinityPlusOneSword: Seductive Rose.]]
* [[LadyOfWar Lord Of War]]
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* MrFanservice

* PeekABangs
* PowerGlows: When summoning Avatar.
** TronLines
* PurpleEyes
* PurpleProse: Will wax lyrical about beauty and his love for Mia and [[spoiler:Haseo]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: This dude proves it.
* SingleTargetSexuality: First Mia (sort of), then [[spoiler:Haseo]].
* SpikesOfDoom: In his Xth Form in Link.
* SomethingAboutARose

* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:Not nearly as bad as Saku, but he ''does'' appear to scare the hell out of Haseo. Leads to something of an unrequited LoveTriangle in which Saku hates Haseo because she thinks he stole Endrance.]]
* TheCorruption: Infected by AIDA through [[spoiler: Mia.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Acts much nicer to the team, especially Haseo, following his defeat. Being cured of the HatePlague probably helped.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Haseo, duh.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!Alkaid
[[quoteright:231:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Alkaid_GU_8535.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: MasumiAsano (Japanese); Erin Fitzgerald (English)

''World Identity'': The former Emperor of the Demon Palace, before Endrance took the title. She at first hates Haseo for "cheating" to defeat her in the InevitableTournament, but after getting to know him better, she quickly warms up to him and becomes one of his allies. [[spoiler:She is PK'ed and put into a coma by an AIDA-possessed Bordeaux late in ''Reminisce'', and his failure to protect her is something that weighs heavily on Haseo for some time afterward.]]

''Real Identity'': Chika Kuramoto, a high school girl and something of a bookworm. She's highly fond of ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''.

''Appears In'': ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//Link''

''Tropes Associated With'':

* AbsoluteCleavage: You can's see it from here, though.
* ActionGirl
* AscendedExtra: She plays important role for Nanase's CharacterDevelopment in .hack//Alcor.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: She's one of the Arena Emperors.
* {{Badass}}: What did I say about being Arena Emperor?
** BadassBookworm: She is this in the real world.
* BadassBoast: Many of them. In .hack//Link manga for example; "The strongest one in here is no other than me!"
* BareYourMidriff
* BattleCouple: With Haseo in a Quest.
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Nanase and Silabus from Bordeaux and her men in .hack//Alcor.
* BoobsOfSteel: What could possibly a better reason for {{Gainaxing}}??
* {{Brainwashed}}: Alongside Haseo in .hack//Link manga.
* CallingYourAttacks
* CherylBlossom: Alongside Atoli and Shino, who both can interchangably be the BettyAndVeronica.
* CoolBigSis: To Nanase in .hack//Alcor.
* CuteBruiser
* DeathOfAThousandCuts
* DemotedToExtra: In the games she's fine however... [[spoiler:both G.U.+ and G.U. Novels she shows up simply to get beat by Endrance and in G.U. Trilogy only to stop Haseo's winning streak in the Arena in either case she never shows up again.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship
* DistressedDamsel: She's put to coma by [[spoiler: infected Bordeaux]] through the last half of Reminisce to the end of Redemption.
* DeterminedDefeatist: When she was defeated by Endrance in .hack//Alcor, she strives to defeat him. The result? [[spoiler: In Reminisce, she's one of the top three Arena Emprors of Icolo.]]
* DualWielding: She's a Twin Blade.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: In .hack//Link manga.
* FieryRedhead
* {{Gainaxing}}: In her Cross Rengeki in .hack//Link. Also in a bonus video of .hack//G.U. character polling.
* {{Hammerspace}}
* GenkiGirl: After Haseo manages to befriend her.
* GrinOfAudacity
* HairAntennae
* HeyItsThatVoice: Her seiyuu is the same for BlackRose.
* IdiotHair: More a sign of being a GenkiGirl than with being dumb or naive, though.
* LethalChef: Possibly - Haseo is skeptical of her cooking abilities from the start, and she ''definitely'' sucks at cooking ramen. Although, it's not outright proven, considering the lack of information regarding the subject.
* LittleMissBadass: Her height is 153cm.
* LightningBruiser
* LoveTriangle: Subverted. One seems to be forming between her and Atoli (over Haseo, naturally), but the two reconcile and become good friends fairly quickly.
** She fully acknowledges that Haseo likes Atoli more, but that won't stop her from trying to win him over. She still likes Atoli, though - it's more just her competitive spirit.
* LuminescentBlush: Twice, in .hack//G.U. after she do a Quest together with Haseo and give him the reward (the Honeysuckle blades) and after Haseo tells her what Honerysuckle means she turns red. In .hack//Link when she become dere-dere after Tokio touches her breasts unintentionally.
* MsFanservice: After Pi.
* PintsizedPowerHouse: She's the tiniest of all the Arena Emperors.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Certainly acts the part. She's dismissive of anyone whom she considers weak, and absolutely despises cheaters. But earn her respect and she's one of the most loyal and dependable friends you could have.
* [[RedHeadedHero Red Headed Heroine]]
* ReverseGrip
* RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms: Alkaid's player is a huge fan as revealed if you send her the right greeting cards.
* ShipTease: Holy crap, is there ever. Haseo even ''{{Glomp}}s'' her at one point!
** [[spoiler:If it doesn't make you cry, it will make you laugh. It's a bit [[{{Narm}} narmy]] as well due to the somewhat over-the-top voice acting on Haseo's part. Not quite as bad, though, as it's still dramatic enough to qualify as a TearJerker.]]
*** She also rather openly talks about her feelings for him in Emails if prompted to in a light hearted manner. And the track that plays [[spoiler: When's she's falling comatose]] is entitled "For you my dearest." [[spoiler:She also takes to refering to Haseo as her "Prince Charming" after he revives her.]]

* SummonToHand
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Delivered straight when you meet her in a quest after your tournament fight.
* TookALevelInKindness
* {{Tomboy}}
** She admits that it's more just her online persona and she's actually a slightly introverted bookworm offline.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Atoli's Girly.
* {{Tsundere}}: (Type A).

!Zelkova
[[quoteright:280:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-Zelkova_1691.jpg]]

-->Voiced by: AkikoKimura (Japanese); WendeeLee (English)

''World Identity'': A young-looking Flick Reaper, and the leader of Moon Tree. Though he is kind and seems carefree, he is actually one of the game's most advanced and powerful players, and is much more aware of what's happening than he lets on. He takes a rather lax attitude toward governing Moon Tree, allowing Sakaki to build up support against him. [[spoiler:When he isn't acting as Moon Tree's leader, he spends his time as the caretaker of the Net Slum, further hinting that he's far more than he appears.]]

''Real Identity'': A complete mystery to everyone. [[spoiler:There are hints that he may in fact be an AI.]]

''Appears In:'' ''.hack//G.U.'', ''.hack//LINK''

!!Trope Associated With
* BadassAdorable
* CallingYourAttacks
* CuteBruiser / PintSizedPowerhouse
* CrossdressingVoices: In both versions.
* EyesOfGold
* GeniusBruiser
* {{Hammerspace}}
* HiddenDepths: He seems a lot more naive than he actually is.
* KnowledgeBroker: He knows A LOT.
* ManInWhite
* {{Motifs}}: Moon.
* MysteriousProtector: Sort of, for the G.U.
* NiceGuy
* PlayfulHacker: [[spoiler: He's the one who gave Haseo Xth Form to prevent Haseo's PC data from corroding after Rebirth was activated by Ovan.]]
** In the manga, he saves Haseo from [[spoiler: Kazuma who's stole Haseo's Morganna Factor]] and hack into Haseo's PC and give him [[spoiler: Xth Form.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: Sort of plays this role for Kaede, [[spoiler:whose son died in a car accident]].
* SinisterScythe: His weapon of choice as he's of the Flick Reaper class. Very, very much a good guy though.
* SummonToHand
* TheCaptain: Of Moon Tree guild.
* TheStrategist: [[spoiler: Towards the final battle against Cubia.]]
* WiseBeyondTheirYears
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
* [[UnusualEars Unusual Horns]]

!AIDA

''World Identity:'' Artificially Intelligent Data Anomalies, appearing as clusters of undulating black spots. How they were created and what they want is unknown, but they've recently become hostile toward humans, infecting players and compelling them to pursue their natural - usually negative - impulses beyond reason.

''Real Identity:'' None. AIDA victims, however, become little more than lifeless drones in reality, serving the will of AIDA and exhibiting superhuman power on one occasion.

''Appears in:''

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[spoiler:Averted, actually. ''GU Returner'' reveals that the hostile AIDA that were causing all the problems had discovered aggression and went a little crazy with it. The Rebirth didn't wipe out all of AIDA... just the aggressive ones. The rest of AIDA is peaceful and non-interfering, prefering to remain hidden in the background rather than interact directly with humans.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: On any account you're being touched (eventually infected) by them, you'll be this.
* TheCorrupter
* DarkIsEvil
* EmotionBomb: AIDA's effect on people. AIDA is curious about human emotion, so it bonds itself to people's consciousnesses to experiment with it. It often amplifies those emotions in the process, to disastrous levels.
* EvilMakesYouMonstrous: Every people who's already under AIDA's control will be this in Avatar Battle state.
* TheHeartless: [[spoiler: Subverted in Link.]]
* ImmuneToBullets: Any normal weapons can't hurt them, as they can only be hurt and defeated by Avatar.
* InvisibleToNormals
* MindControl
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Averted only for the case of Helen, for she was spider shaped.
* RedRightHand: Or, more specifically, black left arms.
* RetGone: [[spoiler: Because of Ovan's (Corbenik's) [[ResetButton Rebirth]].]]
* ThemeNaming: AIDA variants are basic human names (Anna, Helen, Victorian...), and a lot of their attacks are named after programming languages.

!Midori

-->Voiced by: SatsukiYukino (Japanese); SaffronHenderson (English)

''World Identity:'' A "Professional Victim" who lets people fight and killer her in return for payment. Her Class is Edge Punisher and she used to be a [=PKer=].

''Real Identity:'' [[spoiler: Midori was born from a "virtual cell" in a medical computer. The cell was taken from a girl named Midori Shimomura who was suffering from a mysterious degenerative disorder. In an attempt to understand her condition, the doctors used a blood sample from her to create the virtual cell. However, the cell took on a life of its own and escaped into the network, where it grew and became sentient. "She" eventually arrived in The World R:2, where "she" created the PC Midori. With the exception of the blood sample, Midori does not exist outside of the worldwide computer network and the electronic devices attached to it. She is, however, able to use those devices to observe and interact with the real world. The original Midori creates an identical character once she recovers and it is unknown which of them appears in Link]]

''Appears in:'' ''.hack//Cell'', ''.hack//Roots'', ''.hack///Link''

!!Tropes Associated With:
* ActionGirl
* AbsoluteCleavage: Her Xth Form in .hack//Link.
* AnimalMotifs: Dragonfly.
* {{BFS}}
* {{Badass}}
** BadassLonghair
** BadassPacifist
* BloodKnight: She's a PK'er before she met Adamas.
* DangerouslyShortSkirt
* DeadpanSnarker
* DefrostingIceQueen
* DetachedSleeves
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* FacialMarkings: Novel illustrations only.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In the novel.
* {{Foil}}: To Bordeaux.
* FriendlyEnemy: To Haseo in the end.

* HimeCut: In .hack//Roots.
* IcyBlueEyes
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her clothes is this in the novel illustrations.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The reason she searches Tri-Edge/Azure Flame Kite.
* LightningBruiser: She's quite fast for being an Edge Punisher.
* LonersAreFreaks: Described by other player when she pass the Chaos Gate in Mac Anu. Suddenly she feels pain in her chest and smiles on her own.
* MeaningfulName / PunnyName: Midori usually translates to "green", but it's written as "blue" for her case, which is her color scheme.
* MistakenForBadass: She's not even a skillful player. But due to her calm nature, people mistaken her as {{Badass}}.
* NamedWeapon: Dragonblossom.
* PerpetualFrowner: Don't judge a character by her illustrations.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Not really, but this is the color of her {{BFS}}.
* RavenHairIvorySkin

* ShockAndAwe: In LINK, she demonstrate a very destructive attack during her Cross Rengeki with Tokio. Much to Tokio's amazement and fear.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: While she generally displays cool personality, she actually have soft side for PCs like Silabus and Gaspard.
* TheAloner
* TheStoic
** NotSoStoic: See Sugar and Ice Personality.
* StockingFiller
* TomatoInTheMirror
* TookALevelInBadass: She holds no fear when being challenged by the PKK [[BloodKnight Haseo]].