History Characters / ImInLoveWithTheVillainess

* BrainyBrunette: Beneath Rae's short, brown hair is a mind sharp enough to maximize her [[GenreSavvy Genre Savyness]] and MediumAwareness by forming tungsten barriers and fully functioning bidet, outwit strategists like Rod, [[spoiler:persuade Dole to help save Claire]], and otherwise [[TheChessmaster manipulate events]] in her favor.

* CharacterDevelopment: Claire begins a homophobe convinced there are NoBisexuals and an elitist so classist she [[spoiler:[[BitchSlap backhands]] Lene]] for merely suggesting commoners deserve a better station in life. Various [[GayAesop Gay Aesops]], [[BathOfPoverty Baths of Poverty]], and [[AnOfferYouCantRefuase blackmail]] victims later, Claire accepts same-sex attraction as legitimate and finds her own in Rae, becomes [[DefrostingIceQueen more upfront about her feelings]], and vows to solve Bauer's wealth gap by [[spoiler:joining the Revolution.]]

* LovingBully: Manaria's bout with Rae stems from her own affections with the commoner, using Claire as a proxy in her SecretTestOfCharacter. Lampshaded in ''[[LightNovel/ShesSoCheekyForACommoner She's So Cheeky for a Commoner!]]'' when Claire [[spoiler:reminisces on Manaria's habit of bullying those who pique her interest.]]

* AscendedExtra: They have considerably more focus in the Claire-focused POVSequel, ''She's So Cheeky for a Commoner!''. In fact it's revealed they had entire adventures, complex opinions, and even a romance during the timeframe of the original story, it's just that since that story was mainly from Rae's POV none of it ever got mentioned since she mentally dismissed them as just [[{{RecurringExtra}} extras]].

** ''[[LightNovel/ShesSoCheekyForACommoner She's So Cheeky for a Commoner!]]'' reveals his initial reaction to Rae namedropping key aspects of TheConspiracy was to [[spoiler:plot her assassination, changing his mind only because her [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse counteroffer]] entails sparing Claire from the revolution.]]

** Dole appoints Rae as Claire's maid in their plan to save her from the Revolution. ''[[LightNovel/ShesSoCheekyForACommoner She's So Cheeky for a Commoner!]]'' reveals he also kept [[spoiler:Rae's [[NextLifeAsAFictionalCharacter reincarnating]] a secret.]]

* CatSmile: The way her lips curve, Pepi frequently looks like her mouth is an upturned 3. When she smiles, she almost resembles a cat.

* CharacterDevelopment: Claire begins a homophobe convinced there are NoBisexuals and an elitist so classist she [[spoiler:[[BitchSlap backhands]] Lene]] for merely suggesting commoners deserve a better station in life. Various [[GayAesop Gay Aesops]], [[BathOfPoverty Baths of Poverty]], and [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse blackmail]] victims later, Claire accepts same-sex attraction as legitimate and finds her own in Rae, becomes [[DefrostingIceQueen more upfront about her feelings]], and vows to solve Bauer's wealth gap by [[spoiler:joining the Revolution.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the light novel, Lene is accompanied by several mooks who [[spoiler:hold the unconscious Claire at knifepoint]] whereas the manga has the maid acting alone, giving her more agency and making for a less sympathetic portrayal despite [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure the duress]].

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YokoHikasa (Japanese), Ciarán Strange (English)

* WeakButSkilled: It's noted his capability as a fire mage is purely average, which stacks him poorly against the much more versatile Rae and the far stronger Claire. However, his ''capacity'' is noted to be exemplary, as he can cast spells more prolonged periods, and he's noted to be one of the most creative fire casters in the setting. His signature spell barely even qualifies for fire magic beyond the fact his flamging soldiers explode - he's mostly making semi-sentient minions that follow his command, perfect for his status as TheStrategist.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/NanaMizuki (Japanese)

-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/ManakaIwami (Japanese), Creator/JillHarris (English) as Lily [[spoiler: Junta Terashima (Japanese, as Alter), Creator/DallasReid (English, as Alter)]]

-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/ManakaIwami (Japanese), Creator/JillHarris (English) [[spoiler: as Junta Terashima (Japanese, as Alter), Creator/DallasReid (English, as Alter)]]

-> '''Voiced by: Creator/ManakaIwami (Japanese), Creator/JillHarris (English) [[spoiler: as Junta Terashima (Japanese, as Alter), Creator/DallasReid (English, as Alter)]]

* AnArmAndALeg: Loses an arm during the eruption of Mt. Sassal. Surprisingly, this doesn't slow him down muc, overall.

* NextLifeAsAFictionalCharacter: Having died from overwork, [[OfficeLady Rei Ōhashi]] reincarnates as [[RomanceGame ''Revolution's'']] heroine, Rae Taylor. [[spoiler:It gets {{Subverted}} when it is revealed that Rae isn't a TrappedInAnotherWorld character, but rather created as a clone of [[BigBad Rei]] by TAIM along with Elie and Clarice. In fact Rei Ohashi is not even an office lady at all, but she's one of the three forerunners behind the Eternal Loop System with the original Claire and Lene. That and ''Revolution's'' world later revealing to be EarthAllAlong makes even more sense.]]

* FakingTheDead: It turns out that the real Rei, the office lady who supposedly died before becoming the basis for Rae's existence in ''Revolution'', is still alive after all this time, using the title of the "Demon Queen" as her nom de guerre. While Rae was just her own clone.