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* TheLeader: To the trio of himself, Joyce, and Amia. Later to [[spoiler: the final assault group during the attack on Deean Air Force Base (Mission 23)]].

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* TheLeader: To the trio of himself, Joyce, and Amia. Later Then later to [[spoiler: the final assault group during the attack on Deean Air Force Base (Mission 23)]].



* TheBigGuy: Within the Dull Stags. He was a great fighter, but tended not to get himself truly involved in strategic planning or major decision-making. He's the tallest person in this group too.



* ChivalrousPervert: Roswell made it ''very'' clear that he's romantically interested in Amia, but he never did anything that crossed the line, and was very courteous towards her. [[spoiler: Amia actually agreed to go on a pseudo-date with him at one point]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His mind often seemed... a little out there. [[spoiler: That might be the reason he was the one to come up with the plan to attack Deean Air Force Base using a single transport plane]].

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* ChivalrousPervert: Roswell made it ''very'' clear that he's romantically interested in Amia, but he never did anything that crossed the line, and was very courteous towards her. [[spoiler: At one point, Amia actually agreed to go on a pseudo-date with him at one point]].
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His mind often seemed... a little out there. [[spoiler: That might be the reason he was the one to come up with the plan to attack Deean Air Force Base using a single transport plane]].plane (buildup to Mission 23)]].



* CurbStompBattle: He came to the receiving end of this whenever he played poker against Thomas.

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* CurbStompBattle: He came to the receiving end of this whenever he played poker against Thomas.Thomas, much to his annoyance.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tried to convince Rocky to pull out with him after [[spoiler: the battle at Central Dhaka (Mission 20), where Lira apparently died. It didn't work]].

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tried to convince Rocky to pull out with him after [[spoiler: the battle at Central Dhaka (Mission 20), where Lira apparently died. died]]. [[spoiler: It didn't work]].work]].
* TheSmartGuy: Within the Dull Stags. He's skilled with hacking, and he's also the one who [[spoiler: came up with the plan to attack Deean Air Force Base using a single transport plane]].



* TheSmartGirl: Spent a lot of time providing intelligence and doing strategic planning.

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* TheSmartGirl: Spent She spent a lot of time providing intelligence and intel and/or doing strategic planning.planning, particularly within [[spoiler: the eventual combined Burg Transportation Team]].



* TheBigGal: Especially within the trio of herself, Lisa, and Sayuri. She's likely the one most skilled in combat within this group.



* TheLeader: To the coup d'etat forces, whether on-field or off-field.

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* TheLeader: To the coup d'etat forces, whether on-field or off-field. [[spoiler: Though it was slightly subverted in that he was just a puppet to the real BigBad of the story]].
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* TheLeader: To [[spoiler: the final assault group during the attack on Deean Air Force Base (Mission 23)]].

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* TheLeader: To the trio of himself, Joyce, and Amia. Later to [[spoiler: the final assault group during the attack on Deean Air Force Base (Mission 23)]].

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* TheLeader: To the Dull Stags.



* TheLeader: To the Dull Stags.



* NotSoStoic: Well, Sayuri had always been quite emotional, but she had a particularly notable moment when [[spoiler: Saribash tried to go off to kill Ven as Lira appeared to have died from TakingTheBullet for Ven - Sayuri called Saribash out for recklessly trying to act, stating that getting himself killed would only make his daughter Lira more sad. This like had something to do with her relationship with her own father [[MarriedToTheJob Frederick]] [[SecretChaser Lancaster]]]].

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* NotSoStoic: Well, Sayuri had always been quite emotional, but she had a particularly notable moment when [[spoiler: Saribash tried to go off to kill Ven as Lira appeared to have died from TakingTheBullet for Ven - Sayuri called Saribash out for recklessly trying to act, stating that getting himself killed would only make his daughter Lira more sad. This like likely had something to do with her relationship with her own father [[MarriedToTheJob Frederick]] [[SecretChaser Lancaster]]]].
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* MeaningfulName: He nicknamed his wanzer '''Basurero''', which is Spanish for "garbage".
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* MeaningfulName: He nicknamed his wanzer '''Nouko''', which is a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouka_Baich traditional Bengali rowing sport boat].

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* MeaningfulName: He nicknamed his wanzer '''Nouko''', which is a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouka_Baich traditional Bengali rowing sport boat].means "Boat" in Bengali.
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* MeaningfulName: He nicknamed his wanzer '''Nouko''', which is a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouka_Baich traditional Bengali rowing sport boat].
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!People's Republic of Alordesh

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!People's !The People's Republic of Alordesh
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* TheEvilGenius
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He was the one who gunned down Franz Henschel at Intergehen Factory, while the latter was gloating over managing to start the FENRIR field test (buildup to Mission 30)]].
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* CurbStompBattle: Inflicted this on Roswell whenever the two played poker.
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* SouthAsianTerrorists: [[spoiler: ''5'' revealed that he's working with the Grimnir after the events of ''2'']].
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: When Saribash gunned him down at Intergehen Factory]].
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He killed Gwianda as the latter was trying to flee with FENRIR, and Gwianda was the one who ordered the Dhaka bombing and basically framing Ven for it]].

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He killed Gwianda as the latter was trying to flee with FENRIR, and Gwianda was the one who ordered the Dhaka bombing and basically framing framed Ven for it]].
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: He killed Gwianda as the latter was trying to flee with FENRIR, and Gwianda was the one who ordered the Dhaka bombing and basically framing Ven for it]].
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* TankGoodness: Somewhat oddly, he's usually seen driving tanks whenever he appeared as an enemy unit, and wasn't seen in wanzers until [[spoiler: after he joined Lisa's team and deserted]].

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* TankGoodness: Somewhat oddly, he's usually seen driving tanks whenever he appeared as an enemy unit, unit in the first half of the story, and wasn't seen in wanzers until [[spoiler: after he deserted and joined Lisa's team and deserted]].team]].
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* TankGoodness: Somewhat oddly, he's usually seen driving tanks whenever he appeared as an enemy unit, and wasn't seen in wanzers until [[spoiler: after he joined Lisa's team and deserted]].
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* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: His unique battle skill "Blast Blow". It could be used with any single hit weapon (in [[CloseRangeCombatant his case]], it would most likely be melee weapon), and made it such that any part hit by the said attack will be destroyed instantly]].

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* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: His unique battle skill "Blast Blow". It could be used with any single hit single-hit weapon (in [[CloseRangeCombatant his case]], it would most likely be melee weapon), and made it such that any part hit by the said attack will be destroyed instantly]].
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* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: His unique battle skill "Blast Blow". It could be used with any single hit weapon (in [[CloseRangeCombatant his case]], it would most likely be melee weapon), and made it such that any part hit by the attack will be destroyed instantly]].

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* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: His unique battle skill "Blast Blow". It could be used with any single hit weapon (in [[CloseRangeCombatant his case]], it would most likely be melee weapon), and made it such that any part hit by the said attack will be destroyed instantly]].
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* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: His unique battle skill "Blast Blow". It could be used with any single hit weapon (in [[CloseRangeCombatant his case]], it would most likely be melee weapon), and made it such that any part hit by the attack will be destroyed instantly]].

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* TheSmartGuy: His main job for much of the story was to provide crucial info.

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* TheSmartGuy: His main job for much of the story was to provide crucial info.info and also to help with strategic planning.



* BloodKnight: Cordy seemed to genuinely enjoy fighting in the arena. She got... a bit excited when told that there was an arena in [[spoiler: the town near Rimian]].

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* BloodKnight: Cordy seemed to genuinely enjoy fighting in the arena. She got... a bit got quite excited when told that there was an arena in [[spoiler: the town near Rimian]].


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* InstantSedation: Her unique battle skill "Crusader" instantly stunned the enemy, apart from increasing the power of the attack.
* MeaningfulName: She nicknamed her wanzer '''Durabler'''.
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* TheSmartGirl: Spent a lot of time providing intelligence and doing strategic planning.

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* BadassInANiceSuit: Pike's nice suit didn't make him any less dangerous as a wanzer pilot. In fact, the first time he appeared, Ash even commented on how strange it was for some man in suit to be probing around for info on a military ship, surrounded by OCU soldiers who had just escaped from Alordesh.

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* BadassInANiceSuit: Pike's nice immaculate suit didn't make him any less dangerous as a wanzer pilot. In fact, the first time he Pike appeared, Ash even commented on how strange it was for some man in suit to be probing around for info on a military ship, surrounded by OCU soldiers who had just escaped from Alordesh.Alordesh (buildup to Mission 10).



* InTheBack: His unique battle skill "Back Attack" invoked this trope. Mechanically, this skill slightly increases damage while greatly reducing enemy evasion.



* NervesOfSteel: For starter, he actually managed to ''smile'' even when [[spoiler: Amia had to do an emergency landing when flying him, Ash, and Joyce into Alordesh]].

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* NervesOfSteel: For starter, he actually managed to ''smile'' even when [[spoiler: Amia had to do an emergency landing when flying him, Ash, and Joyce into Alordesh]].Alordesh (buildup to Mission 10)]].

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* MacrossMissileMassacre: Her unique battle skill "Shooting Star". It made her fire off all of the remaining ammos in a long-range weapon, and would most likely result in this trope when used with missiles.



* DeathOrGloryAttack: Her unique battle skill "Super Lucky". It is intended to be used with multi-hit weapons (e.g., machine guns), increasing damage for each consecutive hit and decreasing damage for each consecutive miss. It was more hit-or-miss compared to most other unique battle skills.



* NotSoStoic: Well, Sayuri had always been quite emotional, but she had a particularly notable moment when [[spoiler: Saribash tried to go off to kill Ven as Lira appeared to have died from TakingTheBullet for Ven - Sayuri called Saribash out for recklessly trying to act, stating that getting himself killed would only make his daughter Lira more sad. This like had something to do with her relationship with her own father [[MarriedToTheJob Frederick]] [[SecretChaser Lancaster]]]].



* TagAlongKid: Well, she's technically an adult during the main events of ''2'', but her impulsivity ([[RedOniBlueOni compared to the more cool-headed Lisa]]) and somewhat childlike physique gave her this vibe. Thomas even {{Lampshaded}} this by calling her "girly".

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* TagAlongKid: Well, she's technically an adult during the main events of ''2'', but her impulsivity ([[RedOniBlueOni especially compared to the more cool-headed Lisa]]) and somewhat childlike physique gave her this vibe. Thomas even {{Lampshaded}} this by calling her "girly".
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* TheIdealist: Downplayed, but she did seem to genuinely believe in OCU's globalist ideal to some degree. [[spoiler: She lost faith in this ideal over the course of the story]].
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* MightyGlacier: To his credits, Hordman did go onto battlefield with his soldiers quite frequently. Whenever he did, he was usually piloting somthing heavily-armored but (relatively) slow.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: After the Alordeshi army bombed Dhaka, wiping out the OCU forces stationed in the city, Hordman was said to have gone missing. He was most likely killed in the bombing]].

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: After the Alordeshi army bombed Dhaka, wiping out the OCU forces stationed in the city, Hordman was said to have gone missing.missing (Mission 15). He was most likely killed in the bombing]].

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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: His unique battle skill "2LV damage". It allowed him to deal an amount of damage (using melee weapon) proportional to his levels. At the highest level, it could easily deal more than enough damage to destroy a regular enemy's body part in a single hit.

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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: His unique battle skill "2LV damage". It allowed him to deal an amount of damage (using melee weapon) proportional to his levels. At the highest level, it could easily deal more than enough damage to destroy a regular enemy's body part in a single hit.



* ChivalrousPervert: Roswell made it ''very'' clear that he's romantically interested in Amia, but he never did anything that crossed the line, and was very courteous towards her. [[spoiler: Amia actually agreed to go on a pseudo-date with him at one point]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His mind often seemed... a little out there. [[spoiler: That might be the reason he was the one to come up with the plan to attack Deean Air Force Base using a single transport plane]].



* ChivalrousPervert: He made it ''very'' clear that he's romantically interested in Amia, but he never did anything that crossed the line, and was very courteous towards her.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His mind often seemed... a little out there. [[spoiler: That might be the reason he was the one to come up with the plan to attack Deean Air Force Base using a single transport plane]].

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* ChivalrousPervert: CurbStompBattle: He made it ''very'' clear that he's romantically interested in Amia, but he never did anything that crossed came to the line, and was very courteous towards her.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His mind often seemed... a little out there. [[spoiler: That might be the reason
receiving end of this whenever he was the one to come up with the plan to attack Deean Air Force Base using a single transport plane]].played poker against Thomas.


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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: His unique battle skill "Destruct", which could increase the power of a long-range attack by up to '''200%'''. For most regular enemy, this could easily deal enough damage to destroy the body part in a single hit.
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* RapidFireFisticuffs: His unique battle skill "MG Blow" in a nutshell. This skill allowed him to punch enemy for up to '''4''' times in a single attack, and unlike "Beat Up", didn't require him to have melee weapons on both hands. This could easily lead to an OneHitKill on a regular enemy.

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* RapidFireFisticuffs: His unique battle skill "MG Blow" in a nutshell. Blow". This skill allowed him to punch the enemy for up to '''4''' times in a single attack, and unlike "Beat Up", didn't require him to have melee weapons on both hands. This could easily lead to an OneHitKill on a regular enemy.

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* ExtremeDoormat: At times. Rocky was fully able to take care of himself in a fight. But for much of the story, he just followed Thomas and Roswell around, going along with whatever the latter two were up to, and often [[TheQuietOne quietly]], thus giving off this impression. [[spoiler: He did get to play a [[ADayInTheLimelight focal role]] during the secret mission, in which the Dull Stags hunted down Royd, who had killed Rocky's old friend Gleny]].

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* ExtremeDoormat: At times. Rocky was fully able to take care of himself in a fight. But for For much of the story, he just followed Thomas and Roswell around, going along with whatever the latter two were up to, and often [[TheQuietOne quietly]], thus giving off this impression. [[spoiler: He did get to play a [[ADayInTheLimelight focal role]] during the secret mission, in which the Dull Stags hunted down Royd, who had killed Rocky's old friend Gleny]].



* TheQuietOne: Rocky was one of the less talkative members of the main cast. Most of them he was even less talkatie then [[TheQuietOne Ash]], using only his facial expressions to give hints of what he's feeling.

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* MeaningfulName: He nicknamed his wanzer '''Jack Arms'''.
* TheQuietOne: Rocky was one of the less talkative members of the main cast. Most of them the time he was even less talkatie then talkative than [[TheQuietOne Ash]], using only his facial expressions to give hints of what he's feeling.feeling.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: His unique battle skill "MG Blow" in a nutshell. This skill allowed him to punch enemy for up to '''4''' times in a single attack, and unlike "Beat Up", didn't require him to have melee weapons on both hands. This could easily lead to an OneHitKill on a regular enemy.



* TrueCompanions: With Thomas and Roswell.

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* TrueCompanions: With Gleny. Also with Thomas and Roswell.

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* TheAce: Thomas apppeared to be a very capable military commander, seeing that he served as the tactical leader for [[spoiler: the eventual Burg Transportation team, which already consisted of highly talented individuals such as Ash and Lisa]].

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* TheAce: Thomas apppeared to be a very capable military commander, seeing that he served as the tactical leader for [[spoiler: the eventual combined Burg Transportation team, which already consisted of highly talented individuals such as Ash and Lisa]].



* BoisterousBruiser: He has a bulky build and is a strong Striker-class pilot. Meanwhile, many of his lines had him laughing. Somewhat subverted in that he's more malicious than typical examples of this trope.

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* BoisterousBruiser: He has a bulky build and is a strong Striker-class pilot. Meanwhile, many of his lines had him laughing. Somewhat subverted in that he's he was [[{{Antihero}} more malicious malicious]] than typical examples of this trope.



* GeniusBruiser: He was a burly guy and a strong Striker-class pilot. Meanwhile, he also served as the main strategist for [[spoiler: the eventual combined Burg Transportation team]].



* RedOniBlueOni: At times the Blue to Saribash's Red. There were several instances where Saribash got emotional, only for Thomas to try to calm him. E.g., [[spoiler: after the Dhaka bombing which killed a large number of civilians, the Burg Transportation captured Ven, and Saribash (understandably) started shouting at Ven for (presumably) ordering the bombing. Thomas, meanwhile, tried to calm Saribash down]].

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* PlayingCardMotifs: He's associated with poker cards, which appeared on his crest (which's shown on his wanzer's shoulder shield, if it had one). And his wanzer was nicknamed '''Ace Joker''', as mentioned.
* RedOniBlueOni: At times the Blue to Saribash's Red. There were several instances where Saribash got emotional, only for Thomas to try to calm him. E.g., [[spoiler: after the Dhaka bombing which killed a large number of civilians, the Burg Transportation captured Ven, and Saribash (understandably) started shouting at Ven for (presumably) ordering the bombing. Thomas, meanwhile, tried to calm Saribash down]].



* StoutStrength

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* StoutStrengthStoutStrength: One of the burlier guys on the main cast.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: His unique battle skill "2LV damage". It allowed him to deal an amount of damage (using melee weapon) proportional to his levels. At the highest level, it could easily deal more than enough damage to destroy a regular enemy's body part in a single hit.

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