History Characters / GirlsFrontlineParadeus

* MadScientist: Meitner was fired from the Relic Agency for unethical experimentation, then she went on to create the Nytos for Paradeus after her daughter's death. She also believes that science shouldn't be held back by morals and is willing to commit almost any atrocity in the name of scientific progress and [[resurrecting Sana.]]

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Morridow's true form as a Nyto has a full white hair to complement her spider-like prosthetics. She also gloats about murdering Machlian, her sister, in cold blood.

* BigBad: After [[spoiler: Sangvis Ferri is reduced to non-fighting strength and KCCO leadership is disavowed by the rest of Soviet Union military forces]], Paradeus steps up to take the main antagonist faction mantle in Dual Randomness. While [[spoiler:KCCO under Carter makes a comeback during Poincare Recurrence]], it's clear that Paradeus is the most powerful faction left among the BigBadEnsemble.

* WesternTerrorists: [[spoiler:During Operation Isomer, they orchestrated an attack on a peace summit held by the UN and Soviet Republic, which was quickly thwarted by government agents. This was a decoy for their ''real'' attack, however, which involves breaching they city's walls and letting ELID rampage among the streets.]]

White Faction standard infantry dolls named after Medieval Russian foot soldiers, their role is similar to the Sangvis Ferri Vespid.

* ZergRush: While they lack the bells and whistles of later White Faction units, Strelets make up for this with overwhelming numbers. In any given map, their numbers per node tend to be much higher compared to Sangvis Ferri or [=KCCO=] forces of comparable power.

White Faction armored dolls named after heavy Medieval Spanish troops, they are the first shielded unit that requires a heavy artillery squad to be taken down. Their role is similar to the Sangvis Ferri Dreamer.

White Faction heavy armored dolls named after Medieval German swordsmen, their role is similar to the Sangvis Ferri Destroyer and Jaguar.

* MiniMecha: Doppelsoldners tower over other White Faction units, and they have the [[MightyGlacier toughness, firepower, and speed]] to match.

White Faction tank units named after Germanic cavalry. They are armed with missiles.

Paradeus melee unit, armed with a transforming axe-shield.

* SupportPartyMember: It's essentially just a floating pylon with no means to defend itself. However, the buffs and debuffs it grants can either cripple your echelon or turn an already strong enemy formation into nigh-impregnable.
* StatusBuffDispel: Its Blue Starlight skill removes all of your echelon's buffs and shields on top of saddling the dolls with a 10% FP penalty. It does have a relatively long initial cooldown of eight seconds, so ideally your echelon have dealt with its escorts by that time.

* TortureTechnician: They are the ones who torture the Commander during Continuum Turbulence. [[spoiler: Because these Nytos aren't combat-specialized models, both the Commander and Angelica kill several of them using mere pistols.]]

The Black Nyto obtainable from Protocol Assimilation

* EliteMooks: White Nytos are a step up above Black Nytos in Paradeus hiearchy, but they're still considered generic, mass-produced types.

* TheWorfEffect: White Nytos were considered dangerous opponents, especially during Continuum Turbulence when they are first introduced. In Mirror Stage, [[spoiler: Narciss casually decapitates a White Nyto to demonstrate the sheer difference of power between them.]]

The White Nyto obtainable from Protocol Assimilation.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: [[spoiler: After the Commander enters Berlin with Machlian in tow, Narciss whines about how her "Big Sis" won't let her go there, only to erupt in a fit of rage when a White Nyto asks permission to give chase and ''slaps her head off''.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Whatever happened after the climax of Mirror Stage left Narciss quite literally in pieces. Only her upper torso remains, yet she still has enough strength to choke a White Nyto.]]

[[spoiler: Lady Gray's]] partner.

* LogicalWeakness: For all her blinding speed, Grig needs both a steady foothold and enough room to maneuver to fully use her agility. [[spoiler: Agent demolished the wall she's standing on while other Ringleaders corners her.]]

Former member of [=90Wish=] and apparent head of the White Faction.

* ForegoneConclusion: His appearance in ''Codename: Bakery Girl'' means that he survives the events of this game. [[spoiler: Even on that game that he still survives, though it is uncertain.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: This guy is perhaps the single driving force for almost all conflicts in the story. [[spoiler: He orchestrated the Butterfly Incident, setting Elisa loose so that G&K is hired to deal with her, and then backed KCCO during the joint assault on Sangvis Ferri, which ends with them stabbing G&K in the back]].
* MadScientist: Possibly the most immoral character introduced in the story so far. Not only is he [[spoiler:implied to use cloned children to perpetrate terrorist attacks, he also infected unwitting refugees with Collapse Radiation to create cannon fodders for his army. All of these atrocities are done in service of his ultimate goal: to have a doll that can access the ruins without being affected by the collapse fluid, and then control it using OGAS.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: Implied that this is the reason why he created the Nytos. [[spoiler: Persica stated that William approached her and Lyco before to create a digital replica of a person's mind, so that person could be "resurrected" in the form of a doll, but they refused. The person in question is all but stated to be Lunasia.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: [[spoiler:She's a Protocol Assimilation target and, by extension, a usable Ringleader unit even though Morridow confirms that Gray was KilledOffForReal during Fixed Point]].

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* OutsideContextProblem: While Sangvis Ferri has been around since the start of the game and the military was acknowledged as fighting S.F. since the start of the story, Paradeus showed up out of the blue in Continuum Turbulence to make things difficult for Griffin and Kryuger. They're the only major faction who has no relation to the Butterfly Incident, and it takes a few ''years'' for their motives to finally come into focus.

[[spoiler: The Black Nyto obtainable from Protocol Assimilation]]

* ArmorPiercingAttack: [[spoiler: Enemies inflicted with Adeline's Black Marks and Alina's White Marks will have both marks detonate, dealing damage that bypasses the unit's armor.]]
* DamageIncreasingDebuff: [[spoiler: Units in the same echelon as Adeline will deal extra damage against enemies with Black or White Marks.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: [[spoiler: Downplayed compared to other Black Nytos. Whether it's a side effect of the Protocol Assimilation or some other malfunction, a number of Adeline's dialogue has her coming to terms with her newfound (or rediscovered?) humanity. The rest of her lines are still delivered in a stark, unfeeling manner.]]
* ExtremeOmnivore: [[spoiler: Implied and played for laughs. Placing Adeline near a Collapse Fluid-themed furniture may prompt her to show an emote expressing her desire to eat it. Other characters who do this include Alina and SPAS-12.]]
* LongRangeFighter: [[spoiler: Adeline can provide fire support for other echelons from three nodes away.]]

[[spoiler: The White Nyto obtainable from Protocol Assimilation.]]

* ExtremeOmnivore: [[spoiler: Just like Adeline and SPAS-12, Alina may display an emote implying she wants to eat a Collapse Fluid-themed furniture.]]

!! Other Characters
[[folder:William]]
Former member of [=90Wish=] and apparent head of the White Faction.

* BadBoss: The Nytos may refer him as their "Father", but he [[AbusiveParents doesn't return the favor]] even at the best of times. At worst, he [[spoiler: exiles the ones he deemed to be "failures" to Tallinn and leave them to rot.]]
* TheChessmaster: William's most noticeable trait is his uncanny ability to predict and engineer events well in advance, sometimes even ''years'' before they even take place.
* ForegoneConclusion: His appearance in ''Codename: Bakery Girl'' means that he survives the events of this game. [[spoiler: Even on that game that he still survives, though it is uncertain.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: This guy is perhaps the single driving force for almost all conflicts in the story. [[spoiler: He orchestrated the Butterfly Incident, setting Elisa loose so that G&K is hired to deal with her, and then backed KCCO during the joint assault on Sangvis Ferri, which ends with them stabbing G&K in the back]].
* MadScientist: Possibly the most immoral character introduced in the story so far. Not only is he [[spoiler:implied to use cloned children to perpetrate terrorist attacks, he also infected unwitting refugees with Collapse Radiation to create cannon fodders for his army. All of these atrocities are done in service of his ultimate goal: to have a doll that can access the ruins without being affected by the collapse fluid, and then control it using OGAS.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: Implied that this is the reason why he created the Nytos. [[spoiler: Persica stated that William approached her and Lyco before to create a digital replica of a person's mind, so that person could be "resurrected" in the form of a doll, but they refused. The person in question is all but stated to be Lunasia.]]
* TheSpook: Absolutely ''nothing'' is known about him. Not his appearance, not his endgame, not even his actual ''voice''. Even the name William [[spoiler: is taken from a long-dead but otherwise unremarkable scientist, meaning it's not even a clue to his true identity]]. However, Chapter 13 highly implies that he is [[spoiler: Lunasia's as of yet unnamed brother.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: It's highly implied that almost everything that happened in the story is the result of his manipulations. [[spoiler: Lyco's assasination via Butterfly Incident as a coverup, and UMP40's death via proxy, are among of the results.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Delivers one to Carter during the events of Shatterred Connexion, however his first instance is on Lyco, after he refused to develop a neural mind to his specification. The assassins sent out after Persica throughout the years are implied to act under his orders as well.]]

[[folder:Leone]]
!!Leone Michel
A scientist working for the Bremen Floral Institute.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Even if RPK-16's torture of her was fucked up, her work benefitted Paradeus and was trying to spread her misanthropic worldview through a cult she organized. She had it coming.]]
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: She was released after being deemed mentally unfit to stand trial in Mirror Stage, only for Paradeus to attack the sanatorium she's in and kill her anyway.]]
* BigBeautifulWoman: A thicc and good looking scientist.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: A combination of RPK's torture and breaking speech caused her to snap and shoot herself, but she didn't realize she used every round in her revolver's cylinder.]]
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: She evaded the legal system due to her broken mental state, but ended up getting plugged by Paradeus.]]
* MisanthropeSupreme: From the way she talks, her opinion of humanity isn't exactly high ([[CrapsackWorld can you really blame her?]]) [[spoiler: Doesn't stop her from [[JustAMachine spouting anti-Doll slurs]] or trying to [[DirtyCoward worm her way out]] of a life-threatening situation, however.]]
* RevolversAreForAmateurs: Her sidearm is an unidentified revolver. [[spoiler:Not only was it [[LittleUselessGun completely ineffective against RPK-16]], her suicide attempt failed because she used every round in the cylinder on RPK (there's a reason why revolvers are extinct as weapons of war).]]

[[folder:Lady Gray]]
A famous surgeon residing in Berlin. She currently works for Galatea Corporation.

* BewareMyStingerTail: [[spoiler: She sports a ''massive'' scorpion's tail after revealing her true nature.]]
* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: To the real Grey. According to her student Corneleia Schaefer, the real Gray was a honorable scientist who insists on personally joining research due to respect toward science, and encouraging her students to be righteous. The virtue of real Gray was further vindicated in Slow Shock, as the digital copy of her mind encountered by Angelia was shown to be a conscientious scientist that considered the technologies behind Nyto monstrous. Though this may be a facade, there is no hint of the real Gray being as murderous as her replacement, who also never attends her research.]]
* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:Gray usually has over a ''million'' CP whenever she is faced in Mirror Stage, just to highlight that she is someone you have no chance of beating in a fair fight]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In Fixed Point, she's outsmarted by AN-94 and AK-15, is riddled full of bullets, and falls off a tower to her death. This is cemented when Grig begs Morridow to revive Gray, but Morridow bluntly points out it's not possible.]]
* LadyOfWar: [[spoiler: Even after she outs herself as a Paradeus infiltrator, Gray still puts up an air of elegance that she had as a public figure.]]
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: The real Gray was murdered by a Nyto meant to impersonate her.]]

[[folder:Machlian]]
A Nyto who lives among a village of Paradeus adherents, where she is revered as a saint.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler:Poincare Recurrence reveals that she was able to surpass Morridow at many tasks that Father gave her. Machlian was discarded solely because she had no interest in Paradeus' cause]].
* HealItWithBlood: The first time we see Machlian is when she heals a refugee's ELID symptoms using her blood, thus cementing her status as a "Saintess". [[spoiler: This also hints that she is TheImmune. Her blood is later stated to the key ingredient of Paradeus' anti-ELID serum.]]
* IdenticalStranger: The Commander's side of Mirror Stage kicks off with them investigating why Machlian looks identical to [[spoiler: Morridow]]. [[spoiler: While the events doesn't spell out the exact connection between them, Morridow refers to Machlian as her big sister. The clues we get from Mirror Stage imply that the real Morridow was Machlian's twin sister, who the Nyto named Morridow subjected to KillAndReplace. Poincare Recurrence reveals that the they were one of apparently ''dozens'' of Nytos that were given the name Morridow, with the one we identify as Morridow having been one that accepted the name and [[LastOfHisKind the last one of that group standing]].]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Picking either dialogue options at the climax of Commander's route in Mirror Stage will lead to Morridow impaling Machlian through the chest with her bladed pincers.]]
* TheImmune: [[spoiler: This is the reason Paradeus captured her in the first place: she is one of the few individuals who is not affected by ELID. Her blood can even be used to create an anti-Collapse Radiation vaccine, but this is requires very specialized equipment that only Paradeus possess.]]
* KillTheCutie: One of the most sweethearted characters in the story, [[spoiler:Morridow, [[CainAndAbel her own sister]], murders her during Mirror Stage]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Paradeus scrubbed her memories several times while she was in their captivity. While not everything was erased, they did remove timestamps from her memories, rendering any recollection she has left a jumbled, achronological mess.]]
* {{Seers}}: [[spoiler: Of sorts. Machlian's memories contains scenes of a Paradeus terror attack that hasn't happened yet. Persica theorizes this is because as a Nyto, she is able to unconsciously gather information of the attack from another Nyto (implied to be Morridow), and her imagination makes them into full-fledged visions. The Commander later uses her "prophecies" to prevent the attack from happening in the first place.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: Machlian genuinely wants nothing to do with Paradeus. She only stays in the Paradeus-backed Bonn Village because she wants to help the refugees living there.

[[folder:Anna]]
!!Anna
One of the juvenile Nytos rescued from Paldiski submarine base.

* BrattyHalfPint: One of her earliest scenes is chewing out [=UMP45=] while in her own neural cloud, then breaking down crying when [=45=] scolded ''her'' for it.
* TheLoad: Since she's not yet a fully-grown Nyto, Anna lacks the combat abilities of her older brethren, and therefore must be constantly protected in physical combat. Subverted when it comes to electronic warfare where she shows ''some'' competence.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Even if RPK-16's torture of her was fucked up, her work benefitted Paradeus. She had it coming.]]

* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: To the real Grey. According to her student Corneleia Schaefer, the real Gray was a honorable scientist who insists on personally joining research due to respect toward science, and encouraging her students to be righteous. Though this may be a facade, there is no hint of the real Gray being as murderous as her replacement, who also never attends her research.]]

[[folder: Grig]]

* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:Gray is has ''hundreds'' of CP whenever she is faced in Mirror Stage, just to highlight that she is someone you have no chance of beating in a fair fight]].

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler:Poincare Recurrence reveals that she was able to surpass Morridow at many task that Father gave her. Machlian was discarded solely because she had no interest in Paradeus' cause]].

* IdenticalStranger: The Commander's side of Mirror Stage kicks off with them investigating why Machlian looks identical to [[spoiler: Morridow]]. [[spoiler: While the events doesn't spell out the exact connection between them, Morridow refers to Machlian as her big sister. The clues we get from Mirror Stage imply that the real Morridow was Machlian's twin sister, who the Nyto named Morridow subjected to KillAndReplace.Poincare Recurrence reveals that the they were one of apparently ''dozens'' of Nytos that were given the name Morridow, with the one we identify as Morridow having been one that accepted the name and [[LastOfHisKind the last one of that group standing]].]]

%%* OutsideContextProblem: Parad.

* WesternTerrorists: [[spoiler: During Operation Isomer, they orchestrated an attack on a peace summit held by the UN and Soviet Republic, which was quickly thwarted by government agents. This was a decoy for their ''real'' attack, however, which involves breaching they city's walls and letting ELID rampage among the streets.]]

* BigBad: After [[spoiler: Sangvis Ferri is reduced to non-fighting strength and KCCO leadership is disavowed by the rest of Soviet Union military forces]], Paradeus steps up to take the main antagonist faction mantle in Dual Randomness.

* OutsideContextProblem: They have no bearing in the Sangvis insurrection at all, with their first appearance during Continuum Turbulence having very little foreshadowing. Even their true motives are still shrouded in mystery.

[[folder: Teal]]
[[spoiler: Lady Grey's]] partner.

* LogicalWeakness: For all her blinding speed, Teal needs both a steady foothold and enough room to maneuver to fully use her agility. [[spoiler: Agent demolished the wall she's standing on while other Ringleaders corners her.]]
* TheQuietOne: Compared to other Nytos, Teal is relatively tight-lipped.

* TheRival: One to [[spoiler: Lady Grey]]. Both constantly jostle for Father's approval and never miss the opportunity to put each other down.

* SupportPartyMember: Story-wise, Nemhran has little direct combat capabilities, relying more on electronic warfare to provide support and disruption. What makes her so valuable to Paradeus is her complete authorization over the Beesting system.
* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Nemhran controls the "Beesting" system, a pervasive surveillance network with extremely wide range. With it, Paradeus can effortlessly gather intel even in areas where they have little to no presence. It even proves useful in combat, [[spoiler: given that she can instantly pull up the combat data and weaknesses of Griffin T-Dolls raiding Avernus, then distributing it to every Paradeus unit present.]]

[[folder:Lady Grey]]

* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: To the real Grey. According to her student Corneleia Schaefer, the real Grey was a honorable scientist who insists on personally joining research due to respect toward science, and encouraging her students to be righteous. Though this may be a facade, there is no hint of the real Grey being as murderous as her replacement, who also never attends her research.]]
* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:Grey is has ''hundreds'' of CP whenever she is faced in Mirror Stage, just to highlight that she is someone you have no chance of beating in a fair fight]].
* LadyOfWar: [[spoiler: Even after she outs herself as a Paradeus infiltrator, Grey still puts up an air of elegance that she had as a public figure.]]
* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: The real Grey was murdered by a Nyto meant to impersonate her.]]

* ArtificalLimbs: Fitting her spider motif, she has several mechanical arthropod limbs attached to her back in both of her combat forms.

* WeaponOfChoice: She carries a scoped assault rifle when she fights against you.

* IdenticalStranger: The Commander's side of Mirror Stage kicks off with them investigating why Machlian looks identical to [[spoiler: Morridow]]. [[spoiler: While the events doesn't spell out the exact connection between them, Morridow refers to Machlian as her big sister. The clues we get from Mirror Stage imply that the real Morridow was Machlian's twin sister, who the Nyto named Morridow subjected to KillAndReplace.]]

* ArchEnemy: Morridow stands out for being a shared one for both the Commander and Ange. Her betrayal of the latter and murder of her sister Machlian in front of the former have permanently made both extremely vengeful toward her.

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* HumanResources: [[spoiler: They recruit followers by promising salvation for the ELID-stricken people who live in Red and Yellow Zones. The less-lucky ones are chopped up and have their remains crammed inside war machines.]]

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Morridow's true form as a Nyto has a full white hair to complement her scorpion-like prosthetics. She also gloats about murdering Machlian, her sister, in cold blood.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Paradeus scrubbed her memories several times while she was in their captivity. While not everything was erased, they did remove timestamps from her memories, rendering any recollection she has left a jumbled, achronological mess.]]
* TheImmune: [[spoiler: This is the reason Paradeus captured her in the first place: she is one of the few individuals who is not affected by ELID. Her blood can even be used to create an anti-Collapse Radiation vaccine, but this is requires very specialized equipment that only Paradeus possess.]]
* IdenticalStranger: The Commander's side of Mirror Stage kicks off with them investigating why Machlian looks identical to [[spoiler: Morridow]]. [[spoiler: While the events doesn't spell out the exact connection between them, Morridow refers to Machlian as her big sister.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Picking either dialogue options at the climax of Commander's route in Mirror Stage will lead to Morridow impaling Machlian through the chest with her bladed pincers.]]

White Faction standard infantry dolls named after Medieval Russian footsoldiers, their role is similar to the Sangvis Ferri Vespid.

* KnifeNut: She attacks using a set of floating knives. Despite their diminutive size, these knives are capable of [[AbsurdlySharpBlade slicing through concrete with ease]].

* AbusiveParent: The Nytos may refer him as their "Father", but he does ''not'' treat them like his own daughters in return. At worst, he [[spoiler: exiles the ones he deemed to be "failures" to Tallinn and leave them to rot.]]

[[folder:Strelet Plus [=/=] Abandoned Heavy Gunner]]

[[folder:Roarer [=/=] Abandoned Gladiator]]

* CloseRangeCombatant: In contrast to the Doppelsoldner, the Roarer's main method of attack is to walk toward your T-Dolls and hit them with a melee attack.

[[folder:Thunder [=/=] Abandoned Scout]]

* AchillesHeel: After you have depleted their shields, they become vulnerable to units with [[AlwaysAccurateAttack "Sure Hit"]] skills (including "Bamboo-type" rifle aimed shot skills) when they try to re-position themselves, which negates their high evasion stat.

* StanceSystem: They have two different battle stances. The Evasion Stance generates a health shield and increases their evasion stat, whereas the Sniper Stance reduces their rate of fire, but drastically increases the damage output.

[[folder: Punisher]]
Paradeus melee unit.

* RageHelm: One key difference between Punishers and Heavy Gunners is the former having a skull painted over their helmet.

[[folder:Vishnu]]

[[folder:Cherub]]
* BeamSpam: Their laser do relatively low damage, but it's not affected by armor and can melt even the toughest units if they concentrate fire.
* ZergRush: Cherubs are usually deployed en masse. While they have overall low stats, what makes them stands above similar units is their ability to ignore armor and deal exponentially higher damage when multiple Cherubs attack the same target. It essentially makes them a hard counter against strong single-link units, like SF Ringleaders and Manticores.