History Characters / Muvluv

** ''Characters/MuvLuvUnlimited''
** ''Characters/MuvLuvAlternative''

''VisualNovel/MuvLuv'' is an extensive continuity that within itself not only contains multiple casts, but also portrays the same cast in entirely different ways depending on the setting. As such, this is a disambiguation page to help you find the page you are looking for.

* ''Characters/MuvLuvExtra''
* ''Characters/MuvLuvUnlimited''
* ''Characters/MuvLuvAlternative''
* ''Characters/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse''
* ''Characters/MuvLuvUnlimitedTheDayAfter''
* ''Characters/{{Schwarzesmarken}}''
* ''Characters/TheBETA''

''Franchise/MuvLuv'' is an extensive continuity that within itself not only contains multiple casts, but also portrays the same cast in entirely different ways depending on the setting. As such, this is a disambiguation page to help you find the page you are looking for.

* ''Characters/MuvLuvBETA''

* ''Characters/{{MuvLuvBETA}}''

* ''Characters/MuvLuvBETA''

* ''Characters/The BETA''

* ''Characters/MuvLuvBeta''

* ''Characters/Schwarzesmarken''

While the cast of ''MuvLuv'' remains relatively constant across the three main installments, the tropes applying to them do not. Thus, they have been sorted by each individual story.

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[[folder:Muv Luv Extra]]

!! Takeru Shirogane
-> Voiced by: SoichiroHoshi

The protagonist of ''MuvLuv Extra'', ''Unlimited'', and ''Alternative'', Takeru is generally talented both athletically and physically, but tends to be rather lazy. He also happens to be good looking and a nice guy, so he ends up fairly popular with girls. Not that he ever notices.

* TheBeard: [[spoiler:During Ayamine's route she asks him to be her fake boyfriend because she's avoiding Sagiri. She mentions that it doesn't have to be fake at the same time but he doesn't take it seriously.]]
* CluelessChickmagnet
* HotBlooded
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has a rather vicious sense of humor, especially where Sumika's concerned, but his circle of friends find him reliable and trustworthy.

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

!! Sumika Kagami
-> Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi

Sumika is Takeru's childhood friend. She's very obviously in love with him from the start, but since he's dense he has yet to catch on. Sumika and Takeru tend to have a fairly abusive friendship.

* ClingyJealousGirl: If Takeru so much as looks at another girl, Sumika gets...violent.
* [[ExpressiveHair Expressive]] IdiotHair: Handy for all sorts of interpretations!
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953Oc0QDMlc Divergence]]'', which is also the all-ages ''Extra'' OP.
* CoyGirlishFlirtPose
* RedHeadedHeroine
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest
* ShallowLoveInterest: This is literally her entire gimmick; she really, REALLY likes Takeru. She even admits in the climax of her ''Extra'' route that she doesn't have what the other heroines (especially Meiya) have going for them (even ''Takeru'' is smarter than her!); her antics are just an act to make her more endearing.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B.

!! Meiya Mitsurugi
-> Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima

A strange girl who simply moves in one day, Meiya is the heir of the Mitsurugi Group. She is highly talented at essentially anything she does, but appears rather socially clueless. For reasons unknown to Takeru, she has apparently decided she is going to marry him.

* BigBreastsBigDeal: Type III.
* BornInTheWrongCentury
* {{Expy}}[=/=]CaptainErsatz: According to WordOfGod, She has the hairstyle of [[{{Gundam0083}} a certain nuke-equipped Gundam]], with a personality modeled on that of Lafiel from ''BannerOfTheStars''.
* [[spoiler:ForgottenChildhoodFriend]]
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUIJTSrYfFo -sion-]]'' ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages ''Unlimited''.
* {{Keigo}}
* {{Leitmotif}}: The eponymous ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fvnSkSC90 Meiya]]''.
* NewTransferStudent
* RomanticRunnerUp: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the canon endings for each game[[hottip:*:Though in a manner of speaking they all are]], in ''Extra'' she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika.

!! Miki Tamase
-> Voiced by: MinamiHokuto

Miki is a small, friendly girl in Takeru's class. She gets along well with others, but gets nervous easily and dislikes confrontation. She bears a strong resemblance to a cat, so Takeru usually calls her Tama based both on her family name and a common cat name in Japan.

* AnimalMotif: Cats. She even wears a cat tail and a bell along with having her hair look like cat ears.
* TheArcher
* HeirToTheDojo
* ThirdPersonPerson: Lapses into this during emotional moments.

!! Kei Ayamine
-> Voiced by: Yuuko Nagashima

A strong but weird girl in Takeru's class, Ayamine seems to enjoy messing with others. She tends to be very unemotive and butts heads with Sakaki frequently due to their similar personalities.

* BoobsOfSteel: She’s probably the most physically powerful of the heroines in Extra. She’s also easily the bustiest.
* TheGadfly: She really, ''really'' likes to mess with people. Particularly people with the last names of Shirogane and Sakaki.
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hP39Snvbv0 Astraea]]'', which is also used in her ending in all-ages ''Extra''.
* {{Kuudere}}
* PaintingTheMedium: At one point, Takeru tells her not to appear so suddenly. After a short pause, she agrees and enters the scene again, but this time her character sprite only shows up slowly. Who knows what this looked like from Takeru's perspective.
* RebelliousSpirit: Especially if Sakaki is involved.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: Going by her name, she ''would'' be one, if not for TheGadfly above.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Yakisoba bread.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.

!! Mikoto Yoroi
-> Voiced by: ReikoTakagi (Akane Maniax OVA), Megumi Kubota (all other appearances)

Takeru's only apparent male friend, Mikoto is as much of a fan of the arcade game Valgern-On as Takeru. He looks quite girly and rarely pays much attention to others.

* AmbiguousGender: He's referred to as a boy in ''Extra'', yet suspiciously used a ModestyTowel during the group's stay in the hot springs. Several lines in ''Alternative'' [[spoiler: by Mikoto's father]] seem to support the hypothesis that Mikoto was a girl even in ''Extra''.
** One particular scene has Mikoto replacing a team member in the Women's Lacrosse team and wearing their uniform, prompting Meiya to ask why it looks so good on him.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny
* CloudCuckooLander: Mikoto is a rather odd character. He never seems to pay attention to what people are saying.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: If he actually is a guy.

!! Chizuru Sakaki
-> Voiced by: MasayoKurata

Sakaki is the class representative of Takeru's class. She's very fussy and a stickler for rules, though she's also surprisingly competitive. She tends to get into fights with Ayamine due to their similar personalities.

She is best friends with Akane Suzumiya, the class representative of 3-D.

* BigOlEyebrows
* ClassRepresentative
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her route takes a sharp turn towards the end with the revelation [[spoiler:that her mother was a glorified prostitute who turned a blind eye if clients took an interest in young Chizuru.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: She has a lot of trouble accepting sympathy and support. In ''Extra'', [[spoiler:it's because she fears it makes her like her mother, who she doesn't get along with.]]
* FriendlyRivalry: With Akane.
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXp-GTq7e4 Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo]]'' ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages ''Extra'' end.
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: She appears onscreen way ahead of the rest of cast of ''Extra'', with a cameo in the ''KimiGaNozomuEien'' anime, and a greater role in the ''~Next Season~'' OVA as Akane's confidante.
* {{Meganekko}}
* TroubledFetalPosition: Shirogane finds her in the locker room like this after the lacrosse match.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A. [[spoiler:In her route Takeru ''calls her out on it and tells her to drop the act'', something which is extremely-rare in anime and related media.]]

!! Marimo Jinguuji
-> Voiced by: Miki Inoue

-->''"When you get to the point where you can laugh at your mistakes, you'll find new things to replace what you lost."''

Takeru and company's homeroom teacher in ''Extra'', who has difficulty holding onto her boyfriends, something for which she is endlessly teased by her old friend and fellow teacher Yuuko.

* ChristmasCake: Her exact age is difficult to pin down, but she’s teased mercilessly about this by Yuuko.
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFVavn9eA8 Calling]]'', which serves double duty as the ED of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories.
* InSeriesNickname: "Mad Dog" in both worlds, though the reason differs: In ''Extra'' it's due to her insatiable... "appetite" (especially when drunk).
* SenseiChan: Takeru has gotten into the habit of calling her Marimo-chan, much to her exasperation.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Yuuko teases her endlessly about Shirogane especially when they're both present, though Shirogane doesn't take it seriously. In ''Extra,'' she has a very short miniroute, but it has little to do with romance since they're both very drunk.

!! Yuuko Kouzuki
-> Voiced by: Emi Motoi

Marimo's best friend as well as a surprisingly renowned physicist, Yuuko is a genius and a nutcase. Occasionally, she interrupts her class to start lecturing about her work, which none of the class has the slightest chance of understanding.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: She has a... unique idea of proper attire for a school teacher and is constantly messing with both students and her best friend, Marimo.
* CosplayOtakuGirl: She likes forcing Marimo into various costumes, such as [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]][[hottip:*: incidentally voiced by Yayoi ''Jinguuji'']], a reindeer, and [[spoiler:in the ongoing manga adaptation of ''Alternative'', '''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami]]''']].
* DitzyGenius
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Has more than a streak of this in ''Extra'', if the cavalier notions of nearly running over Sumika in the beginning are any indication.
* ShipperOnDeck: In ''Extra'' she's quite fond of teasing Marimo about liking younger guys, especially Shirogane.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: As a teacher, she wears a top that leaves her entire midriff exposed and is basically a fishnet covering for her breasts. She gets away with this because everyone is a little scared of her.

!! Takahashi Ichimonji
-> Voiced by: TakehitoKoyasu

Takahashi is Meiya's personal driver.

* BadassDriver: Somehow, he can drive around a sixty-meter long limo in a crowded neighborhood.
* CaptainErsatz: He's a living tribute to ''InitialD'' and its protagonist.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYrDqDgnA0 Theory for a Speedy Welcome and Farewell]]''.
* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:Uses one to get Takeru to Meiya's wedding so he can break it up.]]

!! Mana Tsukuyomi

Tsukuyomi is Meiya's personal attendant and highly qualified at a number of tasks. She's quite devoted to Meiya and seems to act like a big sister. Normally, she acts quite refined and friendly, but when irritated she'll begin to speak quite crassly, hinting that she might really be fairly violent.

* {{Meido}}
* NinjaMaid: Played absolutely straight in ''Extra'', to the point of being able to appear and disappear ninja-style.
* {{Shotacon}}: She seemed quite taken with Mikoto in ''Extra''...

!! Minagi Ebisu, Tatsumi Kamiyo and Yukino Tomoe

Meiya's maids under the supervision of Mana. Known as the "Three Idiots", they tend to make numerous mistakes, blame others for those mistakes and then insult them.

* {{Meido}}
* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Idiots]]

!! Akane Suzumiya
-> Voiced by: KaoriMizuhashi

Originally a heroine from ''KimiGaNozomuEien'', Akane is the ClassRepresentative of Class 3-D, a talented swimmer and the best friend of Chizuru, with whom she has a friendly rivalry.

* TheAce: In addition to being a the top student of her class and a talented swimmer, she masters lacrosse in just a couple of weeks, in time for the school festival.
* FriendlyRivalry: With Chizuru.
* GutPunch: [[spoiler:Chizuru's and Ayamine's ''Extra'' routes take a turn into heavy drama when she gets accidentally injured in the final lacrosse match.]]

!! Genjyousai Tamase
-> Voiced by: TetsuInada

Miki's father.

* LargeHam

!! Naoya Sagiri
-> Voiced by: TakehitoKoyasu

Sagiri is a talented local doctor and friend of the Ayamine family. [[spoiler:He used to board with them until one day he made a mistake at the hospital and Ayamine's mother took the blame for the error, resulting in the loss of her job. He and Ayamine used to have a sort of relationship, but he ended up marrying the hospital director's doctor in order to improve his career. In Ayamine's route, he claims he is willing to give it up in order to be with her.]]

* LoveTriangle: In ''Extra'', he exists only to be a rival to Takeru.
* TheScrappy: He is not a popular character in the fandom, to say the least.
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[[folder:Muv Luv Unlimited]]

!! Takeru Shirogane

Fresh from the world of ''Extra'', Takeru wakes up one day in a wasteland that used to be his home town. He goes up to where his school should be and finds a military base. Eventually, he catches the interest of an alternate version of Yuuko and ends up enrolled in the Eishi program, otherwise known as the pilots of the series' mecha.

* AcePilot: Finds that his experiences in the ''Extra'' world on video games and roller-coasters prepare him for TSF training, and gives him abilities beyond that of his compatriots. Thanks to this, he maintains credibility when people claim he is special.
* AscendedFanboy: First reaction over waking up and [[spoiler:seeing his childhood friend's house crushed by a HumongousMecha]]? "WOW! A GIANT ROBOT! COOOOOOL!" A major motivation for him for joining the Pilot Training Program is the promise of piloting a giant honest-to-goodness robot.
* CluelessChickMagnet: [[spoiler:He gets called out on it late in the story, where he admits that he sort of noticed but since it was such a bizarre situation for him he assumes he must have been misunderstanding.]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's a very dangerous TSF pilot, thanks to his skills in videos games. It begins as soon as everyone realizes that he doesn’t get motion sickness from all the shaking that pilots normally have to deal with.
* HotBlooded
* IdiotHero: ''Unlimited'' starts to show that this just isn’t enough in this kind of setting.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Looks like those hours spent on [[VirtualON Valgern-On]] didn't go to waste, eh?
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRObmbRo94 Tsubasa]]'' ("Wings"),
* LittleHeroBigWar: In ''Unlimited'' he's primarily valuable for information. Otherwise, he's just a pilot. A good pilot, but a pilot.
* TheLoad: In ''Unlimited'', before his skill with a TSF becomes known, his abysmal skills at soldiering pretty much relegates him to TeamPet status.
* NewTransferStudent: Into the Pilot Training Program at the start of ''Unlimited''.

!! Sumika Kagami
-> Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi

To Takeru’s relief, when he tries to check on her status he’s told that she does not exist in this (terrible) world.

!! Meiya Mitsurugi
-> Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima

In the world of ''Unlimited'', Meiya appears to be even more of a celebrity than in ''Extra''. However, as ''Unlimited'' is more serious than ''Extra'', it is generally not played for laughs. While she is related to the local royalty of sorts, she tries to downplay this and seems surprised when Takeru is genuinely unable to recognize her. Personality-wise, Meiya is even more serious and stoic.

* BadassPrincess: Sort of. She's related to the Shogun, though the degree of relation is unclear.
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Contrary to her appearance in ''Extra'', she fares much better in the environment of the ''Unlimited'', though she’s still a little too stiff.
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUIJTSrYfFo -sion-]]'' ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages ''Unlimited''.
* {{Keigo}}
* KnightInShiningArmor: She believes that the law exists to protect the freedom of the citizens, and gets into several arguments with Takeru about freedom and preserving life.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The eponymous ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fvnSkSC90 Meiya]]''.
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: In her ending [[spoiler:she and Takeru consummate their relationship in one of the simulation pods. She's a little freaked out at the idea at first.]]

!! Miki Tamase
-> Voiced by: MinamiHokuto

In the world of ''Unlimited'', Miki is the daughter of a UN Undersecretary. Unlike the world of ''Extra'', she appears much more confident, though she still fares poorly when her friends begin to fight.

* AnimalMotif: She’s still sort of catlike in ''Unlimited'', but the harshness of the world really downplays this.
* FriendlySniper: Carrying her skills over from ''Extra''.

!! Kei Ayamine
-> Voiced by: Yuuko Nagashima

In this world, Ayamine is much the same as her ''Extra'' counterpart. [[spoiler:She is also the daughter of a disgraced general]]. To her personality being largely the same as it was in ''Extra'', she is still butting heads with Chizuru, though it's much more serious now that both are in the army.

* TheGadfly: She really, ''really'' likes to mess with people. Particularly people with the last names of Shirogane and Sakaki.
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hP39Snvbv0 Astraea]]'', which is also used in her ending in all-ages ''Extra''.
* {{Kuudere}}
* RebelliousSpirit: If orders go against her judgment, she's likely to not follow them.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.

!! Mikoto Yoroi
-> Voiced by: ReikoTakagi (Akane Maniax OVA), Megumi Kubota (all other appearances)

As opposed to the ambiguously gendered Mikoto of ''Extra'', Mikoto is definitely a girl in ''Unlimited''. She is largely as scatterbrained as ever, but she's quite hurt when Takeru mistakes her for a boy at first.

* ACupAngst: She seems pretty gloomy about her lack of a chest.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny
* CloudCuckooLander: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd.
* GenderBender: To Takeru’s dismay and Mikoto’s serious hurt, he’s really uncomfortable around Mikoto at first due to being used to her as being a guy.
* IntimateHealing: Body warming type [[spoiler:when Takeru gets bitten by a snake they believe to be poisonous. It's actually just a cold.]]

!! Chizuru Sakaki
-> Voiced by: MasayoKurata

In this world, Chizuru is of course no longer the class rep. However, she holds a similar position as the leader of the squad. She's as much of a stickler for protocol as ever which causes tension with Ayamine.

* BigOlEyebrows
* ClassRepresentative: Takeru is too used to calling her this to switch to squad leader or her name, so he uses this as her nickname in the ''Unlimited''. The others agree that she really does act like one.
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXp-GTq7e4 Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo]]'' ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages ''Extra'' end.
* {{Meganekko}}

!! Yuuko Kouzuki
-> Voiced by: Emi Motoi

The ''Unlimited'' version of Yuuko is the reason Takeru isn't kept in a prison throughout the story. She is a renowned physicist and appears to be second-in-command of the Yokohama base. She has an odd interest in Takeru and grants him a security clearance level far above what he would normally have.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: She’s still weird in ''Unlimited''. Here, her oddity is expressed in how little regard she has for her position despite her extremely high rank and clearance level.
* DitzyGenius
* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler:After failing to complete Alternative IV.]]

!! Marimo Jinguuji
-> Voiced by: Miki Inoue

-->''"When you get to the point where you can laugh at your mistakes, you'll find new things to replace what you lost."''

In the world of ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative'' Marimo is the drill sergeant and instructor of Training Squadron 207, which Takeru joins early on. She is much stricter than she was in ''Extra''.

* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFVavn9eA8 Calling]]'', which serves double duty as the ED of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories.
* SenseiChan: Takeru keeps calling her "Marimo-chan" in ''Unlimited'', though now it’s outright insubordination and gets a harsher reaction.
* SergeantRock: She constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things.

!! Mana Tsukuyomi

Unlike in ''Extra'', this Tsukuyomi is far more harsh and serious than the Tsukuyomi Takeru knows. She is extremely suspicious of him, revealing that she cares every bit as much about Meiya in this world as she did in ''Extra''.

* PraetorianGuard

!! Genjyousai Tamase
-> Voiced by: TetsuInada

* LargeHam

!! Kasumi Yashiro
-> Voiced by: MinamiKuribayashi

A strange, quiet girl who appears to be involved with Yuuko. She reminds Takeru of Sumika, though the two do not act very similarly.

* AnimalEaredHeadband: For some reason, she wears rabbit ears.
* EmotionlessGirl: Early on; she opens up more and more in the course of the story.
* GrayEyes: Appears to be part of the general emotionless girl approach.
* [[spoiler:PsychicPowers: She clearly reads Takeru’s mind at points, though he never seems to figure it out.]]
* [[spoiler:WhamLine: ''Takeru-chan'', you do ''not'' understand!]]
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

!! Sergeant Kyouzuka

One of the new characters in ''Unlimited'', Sergeant Major Kyozuka is a kind woman who largely serves the role of a cafeteria lady. She is a kind woman and supports Takeru from the sidelines.

* TeamMom
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[[folder:Muv Luv Alternative]]

!! Takeru Shirogane

After his experiences in ''Unlimited'', Takeru actually starts out as physically fit and competent as he was at the end of ''Unlimited'', leaving his new squadmates in awe rather than their dismissive attitude in ''Unlimited''.

* TheAce: Better in hand to hand combat than Meiya, an expert in military doctrine despite spacing out, confident, an ace pilot and more. ''Unlimited'' really changed Takeru. The only ones able to really outdo him at anything are Tamase’s sniping skills and Meiya’s resolve.
* AcePilot: People are actually in outright awe of his skill when ''Alternative'' rolls around after he retains all his skills and training from ''Unlimited'', where he was already easily the best pilot in the squad.
* {{Badass}}: He was nearly there in ''Unlimited'', but now he kicks MAJOR ass whenever he fights.
* [[spoiler:BreakTheCutie: The PTSD Arc, yeesh. Guy can’t catch a break in Alternative.]]
* CluelessChickMagnet: [[spoiler:The suicide mission at the end really hammers this in. It’s not as clear as it was in ''Unlimited'' as to whether he’s entirely oblivious, though. Still didn’t catch on to Meiya though.]]
* [[spoiler:CosmicPlaything: Poor Takeru...]]
* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:In Takeru's dream shortly after the defense of Yokohama Base.]]
* HeroicBSOD: He really doesn't take it well when [[spoiler:Marimo dies.]].
* HotBlooded
* IdiotHero: And it bites him in the ass far harder than it did even in ''Unlimited''. ''Alternative'' really has him doing his best to grow out of this.
* IfWeGetThroughThis: "We're doing our punishment rounds together!" [[spoiler:They don't.]]
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRObmbRo94 Tsubasa]]'' ("Wings"), which also plays at the end of ''Alternative''[='=]s Chapter 7, [[spoiler:when Takeru resolves to fix the mess he had created]].
* InelegantBlubbering: In ''Alternative'' [[spoiler:when he sees Marimo in the ''Extra'' world after seeing her ''Unlmited''/''Alternative'' self being brutally killed in front of him, he absolutely breaks down weeping. After regaining control of himself, he sees her again after school and does it again.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:He suffered massive guilt in the aftermath of Marimo's death, and was nearly driven mad when he caused it to happen again in the ''Extra'' branch. It takes a long time, further breakage, an interrupted suicide attempt, and more than one instance of GetAHoldOfYourselfMan before he moves past it.]]
* [[spoiler:KillTheOnesYouLove]]: [[spoiler:Takeru blows up Meiya along with the BETA Superior with the Susano'o's particle cannon at the end of the Original Hive mission.]]
* LittleHeroBigWar: He’s still primarily valuable for information. However, now he’s an outright amazing pilot and knows far more, which gives him far more influence.
* MistakenForPedophile: His close relationship with Kasumi looks rather questionable to the rest of his squad.
* [[spoiler:NearRapeExperience: After breaking down due to Marimo's death, Takeru nearly rapes Meiya out of frustration with what he sees as her 'get over it' attitude. Because she does not resist and even says if it would helps she will put up with it, he runs out instead.]]
* NewTransferStudent: Just like in ''Unlimited''. However, with his skills this time around they seem to think he’s actually overqualified instead of just some rookie.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Not once, but ''twice.'' [[spoiler: The first instance is when he attempts to change the timeline to stop Alternative V from occurring, which unknowingly caused the coup d'etat to happen, an event that claimed the lives of Sakaki's father and Ayamine's possible lover, among many others. And the second is when Takeru flees back to the ''Extra'' timeline, bringing the darkness of the ''Alternative'' timeline with him.]]
* [[spoiler:NoOntologicalInertia]]: [[spoiler:Without Sumika's desperate longing for Takeru holding him together, he fades out of existence not long after the final mission.]]
* NoYay: InUniverse: [[spoiler:After his memories of previous loops begin returning and he remembers the relationships he had, Yuuko teases him if the two of them ever had one. Takeru denies it, but the conversation reminds him that one of the ways the DrowningMySorrows incident can end up in Unlimited is with him having sex with her in an attempt to lower her guard enough to get information about Alternative IV. He doesn't remember why it happened, but the idea he might have been in a relationship with Yuuko appalls him.]]
* PlaceboEffect: [[spoiler:Isumi orders him to take a second round of hypnotherapy after he returns from the PTSD arc, but since he goes willingly she merely has it set up so he thinks he got the therapy. During his next battle, he still acts as though he had the therapy.]]
* [[spoiler:RetGone: After Sumika, who had been sustaining his existence, dies he soon ceases to exist. Due to his nature as a quantum causality phenomenon he is wiped from the memories of everyone. The epilogue has him back in an altered version of Extra where he gets tearful at the sight of his old squadmates who had previously died. Interestingly, Kasumi is in this world now and appears to be familiar with the events of ''Alternative''.]]
* [[spoiler:ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Marimo gets killed, Takeru decides he's had it with this reality and attempts to go back to his home reality. [[ItGotWorse This proves to be a big, BIG mistake]].]]
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong
* [[spoiler:ShootTheHostage]]: [[spoiler: A rare instance where the hostage begs for it: At the end of ''Alternative'', Meiya's TSF has been captured by the BETA Superior and is being held in front of Takeru, leaving him unable to fire Susano'o's WaveMotionGun at the Superior. [[ICannotSelfTerminate Meiya, who was under excruciating pain from the BETA infecting her, begs him to fire]]; Takeru is forced to pull the trigger in a {{Tearjerker}} moment.]]
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Takeru's moments of awesome are invariably-heralded by ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrafZbIvi9k Storm Vanguard]]'' starting up.
* [[spoiler:TomatoInTheMirror]]: [[spoiler: The Takeru we see in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' is a quantum-causality phenomenon, an amalgamation of all the Takerus in ''Extra'', and has gone through ''Unlimited'' [[GroundhogDayLoop many times in numerous alternate timelines]]. Unlike [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Rika]], however, Takeru is wiped clean at the end of each ''Unlimited'' loop (save the one which preceeded ''Alternative''), and can only remember brief flashes from ''Extra'' and ''Unlimited'' when certain triggers are present. He had also started subconsciously absorbing memories from ''Unlimited / Alternative'''s Takeru, who had been killed off long before the start of the story.]]
* [[spoiler:TraumaCongaLine: The entirety of the aptly-nicknamed PTSD arc.]]
* [[spoiler:[[AndThenJohnWasAZombie You Are The BETA]]]]: [[spoiler: While berating Takeru, Yuuko in the ''Extra Branch'' invokes this trope, telling him that, to that world's Takeru, to that world's Sumika, and to the five billion people who will die due to his being a causality conductor, he is the incomprehensible harbinger of despair that the BETA are in the world of ''Alternative''.]]

!! Unit 00 [[spoiler: / Sumika Kagami]]
-> [[spoiler:Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi]]

The end result of Alternative IV, Unit 00 is a construct created by Yuuko. [[spoiler:She is actually a robot version of Sumika with her brain uploaded into a quantum computer.]]

* [[spoiler:AndIMustScream: The only reason she didn't go ''completely'' insane and simply die from stress while a brain was the desire to see Takeru and the mental stimulation received from Kasumi. Even then she's pretty screwed up for awhile after getting a new body.]]
* [[spoiler:BrainInAJar: She wasn't the only one, merely the only one that was actually recaptured alive.]]
* [[spoiler:ClingyJealousGirl: We learn near the end of ''Alternative'' just how clingy and jealous she can be in her subconsciousness, though there's little she could have done about it. After she's returned to mental stability, she does what she can to end Takeru's status as a causality conductor.]]
* [[spoiler:DamagedSoul: When brought BackFromTheDead as the 00 Unit, this is what appears to be happening. It's not because of the ''process'', though, but what happened before that. Also, she gets better.]]
* [[spoiler:HairDecorations: Sumika's ribbon now contains tech to stop her from reading the minds of certain individuals. She can't read Yuuko due to not having the clearance level to know what Yuuko does and she eventually had Takeru sealed off because Takeru can remember things from previous loops that would really hurt Sumika. She appears to approve of this function.]]
* [[spoiler:ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953Oc0QDMlc Divergence]]''.]]
* [[spoiler:OneWayTrip: She never intended to survive the Original Hive mission, and originally wanted to be sent in alone.]]
** [[spoiler:TheLastDance]]
* [[spoiler:PatientChildhoodLoveInterest]]
* [[spoiler:PsychicPowers]]
* [[spoiler:RapeAsBackstory: Apparently, the BETA were experimenting with how to subdue humans via sexual pleasure for some reason. Cue numerous strange fetishes played for FanDisservice.]]
* [[spoiler:RedHeadedHeroine]]
* [[spoiler:RobotGirl: She's Sumika with her brain uploaded into a quantum computer and given an artificial body that mimics all aspects of the human body, putting her quite close to ArtificialHuman territory.]]
* [[spoiler:SoleSurvivor: In ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative'', of a BETA attack. Well, if you call being reduced to a brain and a spinal cord surviving...]]
* [[spoiler:ShallowLoveInterest]]: [[spoiler:This is literally her entire gimmick; she really, REALLY likes Takeru. ''However'', it was this love that helped use the resident sci-fi magic which allowed an amalgamation of ''Extra''[='=]s Takerus to form in her ''Unlimited/Alternative'' world.]]

!! Meiya Mitsurugi
-> Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima

Meiya remains largely unchanged from ''Unlimited'', but due to the differences in Takeru, the two are more prone to arguing than before. While Meiya values Japan's heritage and pride, Takeru is somewhat desperate after the events of ''Unlimited'' and sees little point in anything other than what it takes to defeat the BETA. She [[FriendZone becomes Takeru's closest friend]] despite this. Unlike ''Unlimited'', her self sacrificing tendencies and attachment to duty are more closely examined and she does her best to value herself more.

* [[spoiler:BackupTwin]]
* BadassPrincess: Still related to the Shogun. [[spoiler:She’s actually the twin sister of the Shogun, who is dead in the world of ''Extra''.]]
* [[spoiler:BodyHorror]]: [[spoiler:Meiya at the end of ''Alternative'' was infected by the BETA Superior, an excruciatingly painful process. Takeru is forced to pull the trigger on her and the Superior before the process was completed, upon her begging.]]
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Contrary to ''Extra'', she really fits into the world of ''Alternative''.
* [[spoiler:DyingDeclarationOfLove]]
* FriendZone: [[spoiler:The plot requires Takeru to be in love with Unit 00/Sumika, but he tells Meiya that she's his closest friend, his "precious one", and trusts her more than anyone. She's clearly unhappy but hides it well enough from Takeru.]]
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile]]
* [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate]]
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUIJTSrYfFo -sion-]]'' ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages ''Unlimited''.
* {{Keigo}}
* KnightInShiningArmor: She believes that the law exists to protect the freedom of the citizens, and gets into several arguments with Takeru about freedom and preserving life.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The eponymous ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fvnSkSC90 Meiya]]''.
* {{Retcon}}: ''Unlimited'' claimed she was part of the Imperial family. ''Alternative'' turns that into being related to the Shogun instead. The actual emperor and his family go almost completely unmentioned.
* RomanticRunnerUp: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the 'most' canon ending for each game, in ''Extra'' she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika, in ''Unlimited'' with Sumika gone she seems to be the main heroine based on the retrospection from ''Alternative'' and in ''Alternative'' itself [[spoiler:she gets friend zoned in favor of Sumika, but is still his closest confidant. See above.]]
* [[spoiler:ShootTheHostage: Though the Primary Objective almost certainly doesn't understand the idea of taking hostages, it unintentionally does so when it pins Meiya inside of Takeru's firing radius. She begs him to take the shot to not only complete the mission but also to stop whatever it is doing to her. He does.]]
* [[spoiler:TheVirus: After defending the Susano'o from assault by the Primary Objective, she is eventually struck and pinned to it while it first begins taking control of her TSF and then her own body, causing massive veins to show all over body while causing tortuous pain.]]

!! Miki Tamase
-> Voiced by: MinamiHokuto

While her role is largely unchanged from ''Unlimited'', as the story progresses she eventually makes strides in getting rid of her nonconfrontational demeanor and sticking to her opinions more frequently.

* AnimalMotif: Like in ''Unlimited'', she’s less catlike than in ''Extra'', but now she laughs at how Takeru calls her Tama, which is a common name for cats in Japan.
* FriendlySniper
* [[spoiler:YouShallNotPass: After her TSF is damaged during Operation Cherry Blossom, she stalls for time so Mikoto can destroy the BETA brain in time.]]

!! Kei Ayamine
-> Voiced by: Yuuko Nagashima

While she is the same as ever in ''Alternative'', Ayamine features prominently in the [[spoiler:coup d'etat arc]] due to her connection to a certain army captain named Sagiri. As the story goes on, she puts effort into being more open.

* BoobsOfSteel: Still.
* CallBack: [[spoiler:Remember the running theme about her and Sakaki never having their timing match up? Their very last scene together has them finally in synch when they set off their self destruct mechanisms.]]
* TheGadfly: Downplayed from her earlier appearances, but still obvious.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: She and Sakaki both set off their self destructs at the same time to stop a massive BETA wave.]]
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hP39Snvbv0 Astraea]]'', which is also used in her ending in all-ages ''Extra''.
* {{Kuudere}}
* RebelliousSpirit: ''Alternative's'' story structure just leaves this as something that Takeru tries to work around rather address directly. [[spoiler:By the end of the coup arc it's largely been dealt with.]]
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.

!! Mikoto Yoroi
-> Voiced by: ReikoTakagi (Akane Maniax OVA), Megumi Kubota (all other appearances)

In ''Unlimited'', Mikoto was the token member of the squad with a normal family. [[spoiler:However, Alternative reveals that her father is the head of the Imperial intelligence agency.]] Like the other girls, after a certain event she begins to work on her flaws, which in this case would be her lack of attention to what's going on around her.

* ACupAngst: Downplayed from ''Unlimited'' since ''Alternative'' does not focus as much on romance.
* CloudCuckooLander: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd. [[spoiler:Takes after her old man in that.]]
* [[spoiler:FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: She’s electrocuted when she manages to destroy the BETA brain by stabbing it. Judging by her screams, it was extremely painful. Judging by her face being obscured when we see inside the cockpit, it was extremely gruesome.]]

!! Chizuru Sakaki
-> Voiced by: MasayoKurata

While still a celebrity of sorts in ''Alternative'' as the daughter of the Prime Minister of Japan, this fact becomes mostly irrelevant [[spoiler:after he is assassinated by Sagiri]]. The advancing storyline shows the harm of her flaws of perfectionism, by the book behavior and emotional denial can inflict, so she does her best to resolve these issues.

* BigOlEyebrows
* CallBack: [[spoiler:Remember the running theme about her and Ayamine never having their timing match up? Their very last scene together has them finally in synch when they set off their self destruct mechanisms.]]
* ClassRepresentative: Takeru starts teasing her by calling her other things after she’s gotten used to it, so she insists that he keep calling her that.
* DontYouDarePityMe: She has a lot of trouble accepting sympathy and support. In ''Alternative'', [[spoiler:her position in the squad makes her feel as if she can't publicly mourn her father when he is killed.]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: She and Ayamine both set off their self destructs at the same time to stop a massive BETA wave.]]
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXp-GTq7e4 Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo]]'' ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages ''Extra'' end.
* {{Meganekko}}
* [[spoiler:YouKilledMyFather]]: Chizuru, to Sagiri. [[spoiler:Subverted; she gets an arm sliced off her [=TSF=] and nearly gets killed for her troubles.]]

!! Yuuko Kouzuki
-> Voiced by: Emi Motoi

Yuuko's role is greatly expanded in ''Alternative'' as compared to ''Unlimited.'' Determined to prevent Alternative V from taking place, Takeru involves himself closely with her Alternative IV program in the hopes of making it succeed this time. In the process, he learns far more about this world's version of the crazy teacher he knew. Turns out, she's pragmatic to the extent that she horrifies Takeru on occasion.

* AscendedExtra: She was largely in the background of ''Unlimited'' but in ''Alternative'' Takeru forces himself into Yuuko's plans.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Still way too informal.
* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:With Marimo near the end, showing that she was lying when she said she was just another pawn.]]
* DitzyGenius
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: The patron saint of this trope in this series in ''Alternative''. She does plenty of things [[spoiler: such as sit on the knowledge of a BETA attack, use it to collect samples of BETA, releasing those samples inside the base to rattle up the troops (making her partially responsible for Marimo's death), and her manipulations of nearly everyone in the cast,]] that skirt ethical boundaries and disturb even her ''Extra counterpart.'' All to prevent human extinction by the BETA.
* [[spoiler:JerkassFacade: Her ''Alternative'' self is not nearly as heartless as she tries to act, nor was she telling the truth when she said things like Marimo merely being one of her pawns.]]
* KickTheDog: While her actions such as [[spoiler:unleashing BETA on her own base to test military readiness]] gets an instory excuse, the main purpose is to show that she's rather morally ambiguous and willing to sacrifice almost anything for her goals.
* ManipulativeBitch
* MeanCharacterNiceActor[=/=]PlayingAgainstType: Emi Motoi's role as Yuuko is nothing like her usual ones. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZP3opIyzY And this is her normal voice]].
* MetaphoricallyTrue
* NecessarilyEvil: Take her extra self, drop a lot of the comedy and make her highly manipulative and this is what you get in ''Alternative'', to the point that Takeru is somewhat horrified by her. [[spoiler:Her ''Extra'' self also appears appalled at how manipulative and cruel she can be.]] The story and Takeru largely agree that her rather manipulative behavior and disregard for sacrifices is necessary, [[spoiler:and she gives Takeru the opportunity the opportunity to shoot her twice. The first time is if he feels her behavior is unforgivable and the second time is after everything is all over.]]
* PetTheDog: Opposite of KickTheDog, later events in the story [[spoiler:such as reassuring Isumi that her sister is okay before Isumi dies]], [[spoiler:the DeadPersonConversation moment above]] and [[spoiler:comforting Takeru before he vanishes]] serve no purpose for her goals and took both effort and influence on her part.
* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:It’s shown that her Extra self really was trying Marimo in regards to Takeru. She also wants Takeru to sleep with Unit 00, but in that case she doesn’t even pretend it’s for Takeru’s sake: It will help keep Sumika stable.]]
* [[spoiler:StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred (leaning towards SuicideByCop): Yuuko twice offers Takeru her gun, telling him that he's free to go ahead and gun her down if he thinks what she's doing is too much; she's set up the system to go on without her, anyway. Takeru refuses both times.]]

!! Marimo Jinguuji
-> Voiced by: Miki Inoue

-->''"When you get to the point where you can laugh at your mistakes, you'll find new things to replace what you lost."''

In the world of ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative'' she is the drill sergeant and instructor of Training Squadron 207, which Takeru joins early on.

* BrokenBird
** [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Sought to die in combat as atonement for being the sole survivor of her squadron on their very first mission. Ironically she kept on surviving battles, while losing comrades, again and again. She finally joins them in ''The Unforgiven''.]]
** [[spoiler:SurvivorGuilt]]
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath[=/=]FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Marimo was well-known in the Japanese fandom (as well as the then-nascent Western fandom) as the most infamous example of HEADCHOMP before [[Anime/PuellaMagimadokaMagica Mami]] (incidentally voiced by Akane's VA) came on the scene.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty: As Michiru remembered her in the story she told Takeru [[spoiler: in the aftermath of Marimo's death in ''Alternative'']]. [[spoiler: The full extent of her nastiness is revealed in the sidestory ''Confession'' where, among other things, she ''[[KickTheDog kicks Michiru's fallen fellow cadet during training until the latter stands up, and later forces Michiru to drink from a puddle after making her run long and hard]]'', while delivering a verbal beatdown that would have made [[FullMetalJacket Sergeant Hartmann]] proud.]] She's mellowed out by the actual game, however, and while still very strict, is a bit more open with her kind and helpful nature.
* [[spoiler:{{Gorn}}]]
* [[spoiler:GutPunch: Her head is basically exploded by the BETA right as she's calming Takeru down. The story gets very unpleasant for him from here.]]
* ImageSong: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFVavn9eA8 Calling]]'', which serves double duty as the ED of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories.
* InSeriesNickname: "Mad Dog" in both worlds, though the reason differs: In ''Extra'' it's due to her insatiable "appetite" (especially when drunk). In ''Unlimited/Alternative'' [[spoiler:it's due to people seeing her taking out her angst on, and effortlessly beating up, Michiru when the latter attempted to beat ''her'' up in the aftermath of a training accident which two of Michiru's squadmates.]]
* [[spoiler:MentorOccupationalHazard]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: She was initially known as the "{{Shinigami}}" in ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative'', the infamous pilot whose squadmates in every battle always meet death. [[spoiler:[[DeathSeeker She wanted to die with them the whole time, too]]. [[SoleSurvivor Ouch.]]]]
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion]]
* SenseiChan: Takeru is really trying hard not to call her Marimo-chan. [[spoiler:After he graduates, she gives him permission to call her that.]]
* SergeantRock: In ''Alternative'' she constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things, [[spoiler: things she herself [[ShellShockedVeteran learned]] [[SoleSurvivor the hard way]] [[SurvivorGuilt in her]] [[DeathSeeker past]].]]
* TeacherStudentRomance: [[spoiler:In ''Alternative,'' it's more or less confirmed that Marimo almost certainly did like him in ''Extra'' if the final words of Yuuko on the matter are anything to go on, where she says maybe Marimo's taste was better than she thought.]]

!! Takahashi Ichimonji
-> Voiced by: TakehitoKoyasu

* TheCaptain: In ''Alternative'', he's the captain of the Destroyer-class shuttle ''Yuunagi''.
* CaptainErsatz: He's a living tribute to ''InitialD'' and its protagonist.
* CallBack: [[spoiler:His last words are almost identical to his "last words" in Meiya's ''Extra'' route.]]
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: When the XG-70d is getting fired on during the orbital drop, he's captaining the first shuttle that throws itself in the way of the lasers.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYrDqDgnA0 Theory for a Speedy Welcome and Farewell]]''.
* [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet Tanking The Lasers]]]]

!! Mana Tsukuyomi

While Tsukuyomi starts every bit as suspicious of Takeru as she did in ''Unlimited'', he manages to make a good impression on her by accident and she warms up a little to him.

* PraetorianGuard

!! Genjyousai Tamase
-> Voiced by: TetsuInada

After a small role in ''Unlimited'' Genjyousai returns for an even smaller role in ''Alternative.'' However, this time he is actually more important to the plot [[spoiler:as he helps bring in foreign aid to deal with the coup, though Miki is depressed at the thought that her father may have been selfishly getting others in trouble.]]

* TheGadfly: It’s noted that he’s largely messing with his daughter when he does the inspection in ''Alternative''. He appears to know perfectly well that she’s not really the squad leader.
* LargeHam

!! Naoya Sagiri
-> Voiced by: TakehitoKoyasu

A captain, and commander of the Imperial Army's 1st TSF Wing, 1st Squadron. [[spoiler:He was a follower of Ayamine's father, a general who was disgraced unjustly for prioritizing the evacuation of civilians from the frontlines, and later launches a coup d-etat, ostensibly to return power to the Shogun from a perceived corrupt government.]]

* HonorBeforeReason
* SingleStrokeBattle: Yes, he does one of these in a mecha.
* TheScrappy: He is not a popular character in the fandom, to say the least.

!! Kasumi Yashiro [[spoiler: / Trista Sestina]]
-> Voiced by: MinamiKuribayashi

After returning from the world of ''Unlimited'', Takeru vows to himself to get to know Kasumi better so he has more success influencing Alternative IV. In the process, she reminds him even more of Sumika than she did the first time. [[spoiler:This is a fairly direct hint towards the true nature of Sumika and perhaps the world of ''Unlimited''/''Alternative'' in general. An astute reader will already have known about her telepathy and it is in fact revealed directly fairly early on.]]

* AnimalEaredHeadband: One of the great mysteries of MuvLuv goes unrevealed: Why does Kasumi wear bunny ears?
* AscendedExtra: Kasumi is much more important than she was in ''Unlimited'' [[spoiler:and in the ending has been 'promoted' to the world of ''Extra'' thanks to Sumika.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: Early on; she opens up more and more in the course of the story.
* GrayEyes
* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler:She was bred to have them, as one of the few survivors of Alternative Plan III.]]
* [[spoiler:SoleSurvivor: She’s the only survivor of Operation Cherry Blossom. Sumika, Takeru and her were the only ones not killed in battle, Sumika dies soon after destroying the Primary Objective and Takeru eventually ceases to exist, though he technically lives through the mission as well.]]
* TerribleArtist: She likes to draw [[spoiler:and uses it as a focus to keep Takeru anchored]] but she's not very good at it.
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

!! Sergeant Kyouzuka

* TeamMom

!! Michiru Isumi
-> Voiced by: KumikoWatanabe

Second eldest of the Isumi sisters and a heroine in age's debut game ''Kimi ga ita Kisetsu''. Michiru is the commander of the 9th Squadron ("Valkyries") of Special Task Force VF-A01, becoming the ''de facto'' leader of the latter after the 9th remained the sole surviving unit.

[[spoiler:After failing to reactivate the downed Susano'o Mark II she resolves to self-destruct it, taking out the Sadogashima Hive as well as the entire island.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She sees her elder sister Yayoi as this. Despite having the option of getting into government service like Yayoi, she refuses to consider the idea and enlists in the military instead, due to not wanting to become like her elder sister.
* TheCaptain
* [[spoiler:DeathNotification]]: [[spoiler:The official explanation given for Michiru's death was an explosion of her TSF's jump units during a training accident on the day of the Sadogashima hive assault.]]
* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile]]
* [[spoiler:MentorOccupationalHazard]]
* TheOtherDarrin: KumikoWatanabe voices Michiru in all her appearances post-''Alternative''.
* [[spoiler:PartingWordsRegret: Inverted; she wanted to see the cherry trees blossom one more time.]]
* SiblingRivalry: The Isumi sisters' competition for Masaki's affections carry over from their original game to the world of ''Alternative''.
* [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe]]: [[spoiler: VFA-01 commander Michiru Isumi starts off with wiping out the Sadogashima Hive, along with the entire island, in self-destructing in the Susano'o Type-2. [[KimiGaNozomuEien Acting commander Mitsuki Hayase]] soon follows suit in taking out the Yokohama hive reactor to stop the BETA assault on the UN base aboveground. ''Alternative'' caps it off with the final mission in the Original Hive, where Chizuru and Ayamine choose to self-destruct after fighting to the end, taking out a large number of BETA with them.]]

!! Haruko Kashiwagi

Reappearing again after a small role in ''Extra'', Kashiwagi is revealed to be one of the mid range fighters in Alternative of squad 207-A. She appears to nurse a clinical and detached attitude whenever possible in hopes of completing the mission as successfully as possible.

[[spoiler:While guarding the Susano'o Mark II as Michiru tries to reactivate it at Sadogashima, Haruko is overwhelmed by attacking BETA and impaled by a Fortress class tail stinger, killing her instantly.]]

* [[spoiler:ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice]]

!! Mitsuki Hayase
-> Voiced by: ChiakiTakahashi

Originally from ''KimiGaNozomuEien'', Mitsuki is Haruka's best friend and rival for the affections of a certain guy, and constantly engages in playful rivalry with her. She is the second-in-command of the Valkyries, and as their best front-liner, occupies the elite Storm Vanguard 1 position.

[[spoiler:During the defense of Yokohama Base from an invading BETA horde, she attempts to disable them by destroying the BETA reactor at the base's lowest level. Due to her preparations for remote detonation of S-11 explosives getting sabotaged by BETA, she opts for manual detonation at the cost of her life.]]

* TheRival: She keeps trying to match up to Takeru until the Sadogashima mission, at which point it becomes clear that he’s far better at piloting than her.

!! Haruka Suzumiya
-> Voiced by: MinamiKuribayashi

Haruka is the elder Suzumiya sister. Due to an accident during training, she lost her legs. However, thanks to the more advanced medical technology in the world of ''Alternative'' she managed to procure prosthetic legs of such high quality that Takeru did not even notice. Unfortunately, the legs do not mesh up perfectly with her and thus while she is completely inconvenienced in her normal life, she cannot pilot a TSF anymore and instead works as MissionControl.

* MissionControl: For the Valkyries; her call sign is "Valkyrie Mum".

!! Misae Munakata
-> Voiced by: YuuAsakawa

Munakata is one of the senior members of Isumi's Valkyries. Though she tends to enjoy teasing others, especially Hayase and Takeru, she's actually an effective subcommander and fairly insightful. [[spoiler:She, Akane and Kazama are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.]]

* BiTheWay: Invoked; she says she doesn't care "as long as it feels good". [[spoiler:That was her just joking; she had a cousin and fiancee whom she had not met in a long time.]]
* TheGadfly: Even more so than ''Ayamine''. She picks on Mitsuki and Takeru endlessly. The fact that she can do so that easily means she ends up respecting them both.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She gets critically-injured during the Yokohama Base defense, and was fighting for her life at the end of ''Alternative'', missing out on [[KillEmAll Operation Cherry Blossom.]]]]
* TheTease

!! Touko Kazama
-> Voiced by: ShizukaItou

Kazama is the most senior 2nd Lieutenant in A-01 and a friend of Munakata's. She's quieter than Takeru, but people say she can be pretty scary despite her laid back demeanor. [[spoiler:She, Akane and Munakata are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.]]

* {{Ojou}}
* [[spoiler:PutOnABus: She gets critically-injured during the Yokohama Base defense, and was fighting for her life at the end of ''Alternative'', missing out on [[KillEmAll Operation Cherry Blossom.]]]]

!! Akane Suzumiya
-> Voiced by: KaoriMizuhashi

In the world of ''Alternative'' Akane is still quite talented, but her emotions frequently get the better of her on occasion, leading her to not getting the Storm Vanguard position she'd prefer. She's also a huge Hayase fangirl and is initially a little jealous of Takeru's instant recognition and sheer ability, though she warms up quickly enough. [[spoiler:She, Munakata and Kazama are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She’s a little annoyed that Takeru is so much better of a pilot than she is.
* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath]]
* UnknownRival: She wants to compete with Takeru but she’s a little too unstable and not nearly good enough as a pilot.

!! Yuuhi Koubuin
-> Voiced by: KozueYoshizumi

--> ''"[[ArcWords And you must never hesitate to stain your own hands with blood. People who show others the way must never avert their eyes from the weight of responsibility]]"''

The Grand Shogun of the Empire of Japan in ''Unlimited/Alternative''. [[spoiler:She is Meiya's elder twin sister, who in ''Extra'' died with their parents due to an accident, forcing Meiya to become the heir to the Mitsurugi Group.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:In Extra, it was mentioned that Meiya had an older twin who was supposed to be the one inheriting everything. In the world of Unlimited, the accident she died in never occurred.]]
* TheHighQueen: Or The Grand Shogun, in this setting. Notable in which the Emperor is still present, but has the same function that he has in the real world. [[spoiler:Before the coup-d'etat she in turn was only a figurehead, with all power effectively in the hands of the Prime Minister.]]
* {{Keigo}}: Even More so than [[spoiler:her twin sister]] Meiya, if it were even possible.

!! Alfred Walken

Walken is an American Major who assists Takeru's squad during [[spoiler:the coup]] arc. His emphasis on completing the mission and disregard for the target they are supposed to be protecting initially irks Takeru, but Takeru comes to realize that he is being too soft and that Walken is in fact correct. [[spoiler:Due to his TSF being sabotaged, he is swiftly killed by Sagiri when battle with the rebels begins.]]

* MajorlyAwesome
* [[spoiler:WorfHadTheFlu: The manga of ''Alternative'' reveals that he was killed so easily by Sagiri because his TSF was sabotaged.]]

!! Irma Thesleff
-> Voiced by: KiyomiAsai

Irma is a kind Finnish woman who makes friends with Miki. She reassures her that not everyone in America is completely selfish and that she is in fact a volunteer soldier. She invites Miki to visit her homeland when it is retaken. [[spoiler:She does not survive the battle.]]

* [[spoiler:ManchurianAgent]]

!! Sakon Yoroi

Sakon is Mikoto's father and unknown to his daughter he is the head of the Imperial intelligence agency. He seems a little distant from his daughter to Takeru. [[spoiler:After the coup ends, he vanishes from the story until the end of the story with his whereabouts unknown.]]

!! Takatsugu Ikaruga
-> Voiced by: KisshoTaniyama

-->''"You do not look dead to me. Can you still fight?"''

The commander of the 16th Battalion of the Japanese Imperial Royal Guards, Ikaruga is the current head of his family, which is one of the five among which the Shogun is chosen (The Koubuin family, from whom the current Grand Shogun hails, is another). Tsukuyomi is a subordinate.

He appears at the Sadogashima Hive battle, arriving with his battalion to stabilize the front line and saving an Imperial Army grunt. [[spoiler:Said grunt turns out to be Akira Isumi, Michiru's youngest sister.]]

* AceCustom: His blue ''Takemikazuchi'' is the Type-00R variant, equal in performance to the Shogun's personal TSF.
* AscendedExtra: Much more prominent in ''The Day After.''
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He saves Akira just as her TSF was surrounded by BETA and about to be destroyed by a Grappler.]]
* [[spoiler:TheChessmaster: He's the one pulling the strings behind the post-Babylon world in ''The Day After.'']]
* {{Keigo}}: Very high and archaic-sounding, like Meiya.
* MemeticBadass: He is the pinnacle of '''[[MemeticMutation YAMATO DAMASHII]]'''. He's "so Japanese that he's more Japanese than all of Japan and its lands and Shinto deities combined; people look at him and see the General of Generals, while BETA burst into flames just by being near him."
* NoNameGiven: Ingame he is known only as the Commander of the 16 Battalion of the Imperial Royal Guards. "Ikaruga", his family name, is only given in side materials.
* OneSceneWonder: He literally only appears in one scene in ''Alternative'' but he's regarded by the fandom as the ultimate suave badass.
* PraetorianGuard
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[[folder:Characters Introduced in Muv-Luv Altered Fable]]

!! Maya Tsukuyomi
-> Voiced by: Hikaru Isshiki

Mana Tsukuyomi's cousin [[spoiler:and Yuuhi's attendant]]. She can shut her cousin up with just a glare.

In the world of ''Alternative'' she is a 1st Lieutenant in the Imperial Royal Guards like her cousin, reporting to Ikaruga.

* {{Meido}}
* PraetorianGuard: In one of the ''Alternative'' sidestories.

!! Chuck Sauber
-> Voiced by: RikiyaKoyama

* CaptainErsatz: Of Jack Bauer, down to his name, voice actor and [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique technique]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Characters introduced in Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse]]

See Characters/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Characters introduced in Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After]]

!! Wilbert D. Collins

The main character of ''The Day After''[='=]s Chapter 00.

* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies]]
* [[spoiler:LastStand:]] And he wouldn't miss it for the world.

!! Lilia Kjellberg

SoleSurvivor of her Marine unit 'Bloody Knightmare', who was rescued by Will and Daryl, and subsequently joins their unit.

* [[spoiler:LastOfHerKind: She is the very last US Marine, after the rest of the Black Knives fall in battle on the USS JFK.]]
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:''Twice.'']]

!! Daryl A. [=McManus=]

!! Melvina Vidya Advani

!! Hibiki Tatsunami

!! Yuzuka Sendou

!! Shizuku Miono

* ChildSoldiers: [[spoiler:If lowering the draft age to 15 and making women drafting compulsory before the events of ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative'' were not enough, ''The Day After'' reveals that Shizuku was drafted into the Army when she was '''ten'''.]]

!! Ellen Aice
-> Voiced by: Kei Misuzawa

!! Ryouichi Matsukaze
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Characters introduced in Muv-Luv Alternative: Schwarzesmarken]]

!! Theodor Edelbach

!! Irisdina Bernhard

!! Phạm Thị Lan

!! Katia Waldheim

!! Anett Hosenfeld

!! Gretel Jeckeln

!! Sylvia Krzasińska

!! Beatrix Brehmer

!! Walter Kruger

!! Liz Hohenstein

!! Kirche Steinhoff
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Characters introduced in Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles]]

!! Arai
-> Voiced by: KazuhikoInoue

Marimo Jinguuji's squad leader back during her trainee days and a genius in basic training. The two did not get along as Arai kept belittling her and telling her to get out of the Army. She wins his respect (and the epithet of being a "man") when she risked her life to allow their squad to pass the Comprehensive Combat Examination. After they graduated he was assigned to the Blade Squadron as Marimo's vice-Squadron Leader.

[[spoiler:During Operation 9-6, Blade Squadron was ambushed by a BETA herd and was wiped out; upon seeing a Magnus Lux lining up a shot on a frozen Marimo, he pushes her TSF out of the way, getting vaporized by the BETA's laser blast in the process.]]

* InsufferableGenius: Arai was a genius at everything during basic training, but never got along well with Marimo, his vice-Squad Leader. Marimo even compares him to the BETA as an implacable enemy.
* StayInTheKitchen: Arai kept telling Marimo to get out of the Army (to which she volunteered), saying that women have no place in combat (He gets around it later by insisting on treating Marimo as a "man"). [[spoiler:He had a fiancee, and feared that if Marimo succeeds in the Army, the government may make conscription of women mandatory -- something which does happen three years later in ''Confession''.]]
* [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet Tanking the Laser]]]]

!! Akira Isumi
-> Voiced by: Emi Motoi

One of the main heroines of age's debut game ''Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu'' and the viewpoint character of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Succession''. Akira is the youngest sister of Michiru, and a 2nd Lieutenant in the Imperial Army. She was deployed to Sadogashima as part of Whiskey Unit on the joint UN-Japan attempt to reclaim the island. [[spoiler:She was the grunt Ikaruga saved during the battle.]]

She reappears as a 1st Lieutenant at the assault on Hive 20 in Korea in 2004, leading her own Squadron, the "Lightnings".

* TheOtherDarrin: Emi Motoi is replaced by a new voice acress in the ''Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu'' remake.
* SiblingRivalry: For Masaki's affections.
* SoleSurvivor: Of her old squad, the "Crackers".

!! Marika Isumi
-> Voiced by: Megumi Kubota

The third among the Isumi sisters, Marika appears in ''Succession'' as a 1st Lieutenant in the Imperial Army, who was stationed at the Second Mainland Defense line during the Sadogashima Hive assault, where her younger sister Akira was assigned. [[spoiler: She comforts Akira when the latter gets PTSD flashbacks in the aftermath of the operation, but later breaks down when news of Michiru's death arrive.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: Marika had different voice actresses in her three appearances in age media.
* [[spoiler:HappilyAdopted]]: Though she never finds out about it in the world of ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative''. [[spoiler:This is a rewrite of her backstory in the remake of ''Kimi ga ita Kisetsu''.]]
* SiblingRivalry: For Masaki's affections.

!! Yayoi Isumi

!! Masaki Maejima

!! Aquila 1 (Henri Gischen)

--> ''"The first time, I thought it was beautiful.''
--> ''The second time, I was filled only with fear.''
--> ''And now, the third time."''

An Orbital Diver and the viewpoint character of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Chicken Divers''. Anri is the leader of the Aquila Squadron and has survived two drops (one at Lyon, then at Laos, where he lost someone dear to him). The Sadogashima drop is his third along with Axel and Rina, who captained his reentry destroyer on all three drops.

[[spoiler:He manages to penetrate into the Sadogashima Hive, where he dies either by BETA or by the self-destruction of the Susano'o.]]

* [[spoiler:DoomedByCanon]]
* NoNameGiven: His full name is only given in the setting book ''Lunatic Dawn 3''.
* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies]]

!! Aquila 2 (Axel Bjorker)

Three-time Orbital Diver along with Anri. The Sadogashima drop is his third time working with Rina as reentry destroyer captain.

* [[spoiler:DoomedByCanon]]

!! Mother Goose 1 (Rina Terveaux)

Captain of the re-entry destroyer carrying Anri and Axel. The Sadogashima drop is her third time working with the two.

* MissionControl

!! Monica Giacosa

!! Hugh Winston

* TheCaptain

!! Seijyurou Makabe

The viewpoint character of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Adoration'', set in the European theater of the anti-BETA war. Seijyurou is a 14-year old cadet in the Imperial Royal Guards sent to the base of the Cerberus Wing in order to learn chivalry. He spends ten days with the Wing members, most of the time being exasperated at the antics of various members (especially Ilfriede, who thought he was just a grade-schooler) and overreacting to the smallest things.

[[spoiler:Some unspecified time in the future he is shown matured and commanding his own Royal Guard battalion in a Type-00F Takemikazuchi.]]

* CaptainErsatz: of [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch vi Britannia]], though he tends to slip into [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]-esque poses from time to time.
* DramaQueen: He overreacts to the smallest things.
* PraetorianGuard: A cadet in the Imperial Royal Guards at the time of ''Adoration'', and later a commander.

!! Ilfriede von Feulner
-> Voiced by: ShizukaItou

* [[DoesNotLikeSpam Does Not Like Haggis]]
* ExtremeOmnivore: Her lack of taste is well-known as "the shame of the Feulner family", with the exception of haggis.
* InSeriesNickname: "Ilfie", given to her by Luna.

!! Helgarose von Falkenmeyer
-> Voiced by: SakiNakajima

* OccidentalOtaku: She has a fondness for traditional Japanese culture.
* YamatoNadeshiko: She's pretty much a German Meiya, and looks similarly.

!! Lunateresia von Wizleben
-> Voiced by: KaoriNazuka

!! Gerhard von Ralerstein

* CharClone
* RedBaron: Sonic Baron.

!! Wolfgang von Brauer

!! Takemiya

!! Fujisawa

!! Miura
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!! Theodor Eberbach

!! Sylvia Kuszaszynska

[[folder:Characters introduced in Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse]]

!! Yuuya Bridges
-> Voiced by: DaisukeOno

* ChickMagnet
* {{Expy}}: Of [[TopGun Maverick]] and [[Anime/MacrossPlus Isamu Dyson]], down to being called ''Top Gun'' and later test-piloting an AceCustom prototype.
* FreudianExcuse: See ParentalAbandonment below. Learning that his mother never blamed his father for leaving, he swore to surpass him. And growing up being picked upon due to his half-Japanese parentage did not help.
* HalfBreedDiscrimination
* HazelEyes
* TheNicknamer: Even on his first day as part of Project PROMINENCE.
* ParentalAbandonment: His father left their family and went back to Japan, and later his mother died of an illness. [[spoiler:His father was implied to be a TSF pilot who was killed in action.]]
* [[ReassignedToAntarctica Reassigned To Yukon]]: Comes with being an {{Expy}}.
* UsedToBeASweetKid

!! Cryska Barchenowa
-> Voiced by: HitomiNabatame

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Very protective of Inia.
* {{Kuudere}}
* PsychicPowers
* PurpleEyes: Hinting her [[SupernaturalIsPurple psychic powers]].
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

!! Yui Takamura
-> Voiced by: MaiNakahara

* {{Expy}}: Her backstory as told in the first two episodes of ''Total Eclipse'' closely parallels that of Marimo, as told in ''Alternative'' and ''Atonement''.
* TheOjou
* PurpleEyes: Of the [[PurpleIsPowerful noble kind]].
* SoleSurvivor

!! Inia Sestina
-> Voiced by: MamikoNoto

* AuraVision
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Loves her teddy bear "Misha".
* PsychicPowers
* PurpleEyes: Hinting her [[SupernaturalIsPurple psychic powers]].
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

!! Tarisa Manandal
-> Voiced by: SakuraNogawa

* BrattyHalfPint
* HotBlooded
* InSeriesNickname: "Chobi", given by Yuuya.
* NepaliWithNastyKnives

!! Vincent Lowell
-> Voiced by: TomokazuSugita

* TheEngineer
* PhenotypeStereotype: [[HairOfGold Blonde]] and [[InnocentBlueEyes blue-eyed]].

!! Ibrahim Dogulu
-> Voiced by: RikiyaKoyama

* RedBaron: The Hero of Rhodes.

!! Valerio Giacosa
-> Voiced by: KenjiHamada

* HandsomeLech
* InSeriesNickname: "Macaroni", given by Yuuya.
* TallDarkAndHandsome

!! Stella Bremer
-> Voiced by: SayakaOhara

* FriendlySniper: Her sniping skills are top-notch, leading to her being picked as a test pilot.
* InSeriesNickname: Venus, given to him by Yuuya. [[spoiler:VG was going to go with 'Giant Tits' had Yuuya not stopped him]].

!! Cui Yifei
-> Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara

!! Sharon Heim
-> Voiced by: RieTanaka

!! Leon Kuze
-> Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

!! Guylos [=McCloud=]
-> Voiced by:
[[/folder]]

!! Aquila 1 (Anri Gischen)

!! Kasumi Yashiro [[spoiler: / Trista Sestina]]

* [[spoiler:YouAreNumberSix]]: [[spoiler: Kasumi Yashiro's real name, revealed by the manga adaptation of ''Alternative'' and side materials, is ''Trista Sestina'' ("Sixth 300th") - marking her as belonging to the sixth - and last - generation of Soviet espers from Alternative III - the same as Inia from ''TE''.]]

Kazama is the last of the 1st Lieutenants and a friend of Munakata's. She's quieter than Takeru, but people say she can be pretty scary despite her laid back demeanor. [[spoiler:She, Akane and Munakata are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of [[TopGun Maverick]] and [[Anime/MacrossPlus Isamu Dyson]], down to attending the Navy's ''Top Gun'' program and later test-piloting an AceCustom prototype.

* InSeriesNickname: Venus, given to him by Yuuya. [[spoiler:VG was going to go with 'Big Tits' had Yuuya not stopped him]].