History Characters / Muvluv

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.

* IKnowMortalKombat: Looks like those hours spent on [[VideoGame/VirtualON Valgern-ON]] didn't go to waste, eh?

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

* 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

A strange girl who simply moves in one day, Meiya 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.

Sakaki is the class rep 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.

* InSeriesNickname: "Mad Dog" in both worlds, though the reason differs: In ''Extra'' it's due to her insatiable "appetite" (especially when drunk).

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.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Takeru's moments of awesome are invariably-heralded by ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrafZbIvi9k Storm Vanguard]]'' starting up.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

* 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.]]

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

* LoveTriangle: In Extra, he exists only to be a rival to Takeru.

* CatGirl: She’s still sort of catlike in Unlimited, but the harshness of the world really downplays this.

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 serious now that both are in the army.

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.

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.

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.

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.

* 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 didn't.]]

* 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.

* [[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.]]

!! Unit 00

* [[spoiler:PatientChildhoodLoveInterest]]

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.

* BadassPrincess: Still related to the Shogun. [[spoiler:She’s actually the twin sister of the Shogun, who is dead in the world of Extra.]]
* BornInTheWrongCentury: Contrary to Extra, she really fits into the world of Alternative.

* RomanticRunnerUp: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the canon endings 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, but is still his closest confidant. See above.]]

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.

* CatGirl: 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.

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

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.

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 her flaws of perfectionism, by the book behavior and emotional denial can inflict, so she does her best to resolve these issues.

* {{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.]]

* 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.

* PsychicPowers: [[spoiler:She was bred to have them.]]

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 VF-A01, becoming the de facto leader of the latter after the 9th remained the sole surviving unit.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She treats 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.

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.

!! Yuuko Kouzuki
-> Voiced by: Emi Motoi

* 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.
* 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.

Meiya's maids under the supervision of Mana. Known as the "Three Idiots".

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. In ''Akane Maniax'' she was recovering from the events of what is implied to be Mitsuki's route in ''KimiNozo'', and friend-zones Jouji.

* TheAce: In ''Extra''. 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.
* BrokenBird: Due to the events of ''KimiNozo'', but recovering as of ''Extra''.

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

Unlike in Extra, this Tsukuyomi is far harsher 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.

* BadassPrincess: Still related to the Shogun. [[spoiler:She’s actually the twin sister of the Shogun, who is dead in the world of Extra]]

!! Haruko Kashiwagi

The protagonist of ''MuvLuv Extra'', ''Unlimited'', and ''Alternative''.

* CatGirl: She even wears a cat tail and a bell along with having her hair look like cat ears.

[[folder:Characters introduced in Akane Maniax and Muv-Luv Extra]]

* 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. People are actually in outright awe of his skill when ''Alternative'' rolls around and he was impressive enough in ''Unlimited.''
* [[spoiler:BreakTheCutie: His experiences in the ''Unlimited/Alternative'' world (particularly the PTSD Arc, yeesh.)]]
* [[spoiler:CessationOfExistence: At the end of ''Alternative'', depending on your interpretation. See the YMMV section.]]
* [[spoiler:CosmicPlaything: Poor Takeru...]]
* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's a very dangerous TSF pilot, thanks to his skills in videos games. Gets even more BadAss in ''Alternative'' when he stops being an idiot & starts to get serious due to his experiences in ''Unlimited''.]]
* HeroicBSOD: He really doesn't take it well when [[spoiler:Marimo dies.]].

* IdiotHero: And the purpose of ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' is to show him just how ill suited that type of character is to their settings.
* IfWeGetThroughThis: "We're doing our punishment rounds together!" [[spoiler:They didn'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 blubbering. 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.]]

* LittleHeroBigWar: In ''Unlimited'' and and ''Alternative'' 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 being a soldier pretty much relegates him to TeamPet status.
** TheAce: In ''Alternative'', his experiences and knowledge from ''Unlimited'' allow him to practically leave the other girls in the dust.
* [[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: Into the Pilot Training Program at the start of ''Unlimited''.
* 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.]]

* PlayerCharacter
* [[spoiler:RetGone: Takeru in ''Alternative'' ceases to exist shortly after Sumika, who had been sustaining his existence, dies. Due to his nature as a quantum causality phenomenon he is wiped from the memories of everyone, with the exceptions of Yuuko and Kasumi.]]
* [[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: His ultimate quest in ''Alternative''.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Takeru's moments of awesome are invariably-heralded by ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrafZbIvi9k Storm Vanguard]]'' starting up.
* [[spoiler:TraumaCongaLine: The entirety of the aptly-nicknamed PTSD arc.]]

* ClingyJealousGirl: If Takeru so much as looks at another girl, Sumika gets...violent. [[spoiler:We learn near the end of ''Alternative'' just how clingy and jealous she can be in her subconsciousness, though she does [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone atone for it once she realizes the depth of her actions]].]]
* [[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: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. 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. ''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.]]

* [[spoiler:BadassPrincess: Sort of. She's the Shogun's twin sister in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative''.]]

* BornInTheWrongCentury: At least in ''Extra''. She fares much better in the environment of the ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' worlds.

* FriendZone: [[spoiler:In ''Alternative'' 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 a little disappointed but hides it well enough from Takeru.]]

* 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.

* RomanticRunnerUp: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the canon endings for each game, in ''Extra'' she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika, in ''Unlimited'' [[spoiler: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. See above.]]

* CatGirl
* FriendlySniper: Carrying her skills over from ''Extra''.

* ACupAngst: At least during ''Unlimited'' and ''Unlimited''. It's also her BerserkButton.
* AmbiguousGender: She'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''.

* CloudCuckooLander: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd. [[spoiler:Takes after her old man in that.]]

* ClassRepresentative: In ''Extra''. Takeru uses this as her nickname in the ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' worlds instead of "Squad Leader," much to her annoyance.
* 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,]] and in ''Alternative'', [[spoiler:her position in the squad makes her feel as if she can't publicly mourn her father when he is killed.]]

!! Haruko Kashiwagi

* BunnyEarsLawyer: She has a... unique idea of proper attire for a school teacher, and even in the Unlimited/Alternative timeline is more than a little eccentric, but she's unquestioningly a brilliant scientist and pretty much the only cast member who knows exactly what's going on at all times.

* [[spoiler:DrowningMySorrows: In ''Unlimited'', after failing to complete Alternative IV.]]

* 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.]]
* 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

* SociopathicHero: Take her extra self 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.]]
* [[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.]]

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

The ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories ''Atonement'' and ''Confession'' tell her back-story.

* [[spoiler:BrokenBird: As her ''Unlimited/Alternative'' backstory reveals.]]
** [[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:RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After seeing Arai die in front of her.]]
** [[spoiler:SoleSurvivor: Of her original squad, to her everlasting sorrow and regret. And in subsequent battles, again and again.]]
** [[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}}]]

* 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]]: In ''Alternative''.
* SenseiChan: Takeru keeps calling her "Marimo-chan" in ''Unlimited'', to her constant consternation.
* SergeantRock: In ''Unlimited'' and ''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: 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. [[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, she she says maybe Marimo's taste was better than she thought.]]

* [[spoiler:TheCaptain: In ''Alternative'', he's the captain of the Destroyer-class shuttle ''Yuunagi''.]]

* [[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.]]

* [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet Tanking The Lasers]]]]

* PraetorianGuard

* PraetorianGuard

* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath: In ''Alternative''.]]

* [[spoiler:SoleSurvivor: In ''Alternative'', of Training Squadron 207 (both 207A, her own sub-squadron, and 207B, Chizuru's) All else are dead in the aftermath of Operation Cherry Blossom.]]

!! Jouji Gohda
-> Voiced by: TomokazuSeki (Akane Maniax)

* CaptainErsatz: He's essentially a walking parody of a multitude of SuperRobotGenre characters, including, but not limited to, [[MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]], [[GetterRobo Ryouma Nagare]], [[MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]], and {{Tekkaman}} (and Anime/TekkamanBlade).
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: He transfers out of Class 2-B shortly before the start of ''Muv-Luv Extra'' [[spoiler:which was arranged by Meiya, so she could sit next to Takeru.]]
* HenshinHero: As the ''Dimensional Knight Tekkumen!'' (later upgraded to ''Dimensional Knight Tekkumen Blade!'')
* HopelessSuitor: To Akane.
* HotBlooded
* HotBloodedSideburns
* IdiotHero

* LoveAtFirstSight: First for Akane, then (briefly) for Sumika.
* LoveHurts: He gets his heart broken. ''Twice.''
* MartialArtsHeadband
* OddFriendship: With Mikoto.
* TheWoobie: He turns into a sobbing wreck when Akane friendzones him, and he goes practically catatonic when he realizes that he has no chance with Sumika, either.

!! Genjyousai Tamase
-> Voiced by: TetsuInada

* LargeHam

[[folder:Characters introduced in Muv-Luv Unlimited]]

* [[spoiler:PsychicPowers]]

!! Paul Radhabinod
-> Voiced by: NorioWakamoto

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

!! Elena Piatif
-> Voiced by: NaokoTakano

* MissionControl

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

!! Special Task Force A-01 "Isumi's Valkyries" / VF-A01 "Valkyries"

--> ''Achieve your mission with all your might.''
--> ''Despair not until your last breath.''
--> ''Make your death count!''

The special operations unit of Alternative IV, under the personal command of Yuuko Kouzuki in her capacity as the director of UN Alternative Plan IV. "Isumi's Valkyries" was originally the 9th Squadron of VF-A01, which formerly was of Wing strength; A-01 has the highest attrition rate among all named military units stationed at the UN Yokohama Base, reducing it from nine Squadrons to only one.

The Valkyries are present at all major engagements in ''Alternative'', and on more than one occasion have been sent by Yuuko on high-priority covert missions.

!! 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 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.]]

She is the viewpoint character of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Confession'', which tells of her past as an Army trainee.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She treats 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:GoOutWithASmile]]

* 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''.

!! Mitsuki Hayase
-> Voiced by: ChiakiTakahashi

!! Haruka Suzumiya

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

* TheGadfly: Even more so than ''Ayamine''.
* [[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.]]]]

* {{Troll}}: with Mitsuki and Takeru (once he joins A-01) as her favorite targets.

!! Yuuhi Koubuin [[spoiler: / Mitsurugi]]

* TheChainsOfCommanding: Averted. She fully embraces the consequences of being the spiritual and moral foundation of the people of the Empire, as crushing as they may be.
* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman]]

* JapanesePronouns: "Watakushi".

* [[spoiler:PosthumousCharacter]]: In ''Extra''. [[spoiler:Subverted in ''Final Extra'' and ''Altered Fable''.]]

!! Takayuki Narumi

--> ''"I won't allow anyone else... to die in our city again!"''

The protagonist of ''KimiGaNozomuEien'', with whom both Haruka and Mitsuki are in love with, even in the ''Alternative'' world. [[spoiler:He was a member of Special Task Force A-01 (though not under the Valkyrie Squadron), with callsign Dellingr 07, and was present at the first battle of the Yokohama Hive ("Operation Lucifer") in 1999, when the United States dropped two G-Bombs on the hive, killing him.]]

* [[spoiler:LeeroyJenkins: He ignored an evacuation order from higher command before the G-Bombs were dropped on the Yokohama Hive.]]
* [[spoiler:PosthumousCharacter: In ''Alternative''.]]
* RoadCone: He is implied to be living with Mitsuki following her ''KimiNozo'' end during the events of ''Akane Maniax'' and ''Extra''.

!! Ikaruga
-> Voiced by: KisshoTaniyama

* JapanesePronouns: "Sonata".

!! Manami Homura

A nurse at the Neurology Division of Yokohama Base.

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* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpk24hgmQHA Theory for a Speedy Welcome and Farewell]]''.

* 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 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.]]

* FriendZone: [[spoiler:In ''Alternative'' the plot requires Takeru to be in love with Unit 00/Sumika, but he tells Meiya that she's his closest friend and trusts her more than anyone. She's a little disappointed but hides it well enough from Takeru.]]

* 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.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: She has a... unique idea of proper attire for a school teacher, ands even in the Unlimited/Alternative timeline is more than a little eccentric, but she's unquestioningly a brilliant scientist and pretty much the only cast member who knows exactly what's going on at all times.

* SociopathicHero: Has more than a streak of this in ''Extra'', if the cavalier notions of nearly running over Sumika in the beginning are any indication. Is even more so in ''Alternative'', to the point that Takeru privately questions the "hero" part.

* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: [[spoiler: Poor Takeru. No matter what, he is going to be pulled into the ''Unlimited/Alternative'' reality, and there's nothing he can do about it.]]

* HeroicBSOD: He really doesn't take it well when [[spoiler:Marimo dies.]].

* CaptainErsatz: He's essentially a walking parody of a multitude of SuperRobotGenre characters, including, but not limited to, [[MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]], [[GetterRobo Ryouma Nagare]], [[MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]], and {{Tekkaman}} (and TekkamanBlade).

* [[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, [[IGotBetter she gets better.]] ]]

* [[spoiler:CessationOfExistence: At the end of ''Alternative''.]]

* ClingyJealousGirl: If Takeru so much as looks at another girl, Sumika gets...violent. [[spoiler:We learn at the end of ''Alternative'' just how clingy and jealous she can be in her subconsciousness, though she does [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone atone for it once she realizes the depth of her actions]].]]

[[spoiler:]]

The ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles" sidestories ''Atonement'' and ''Confession'' tell her back-story.

* {{Tsundere}}: Type A. [[spoiler:In her route Takeru ''calls her out for it and tells her to drop the act'', something which is extremely-rare in anime and related media.]]

* HeroicSociopath: Has more than a streak of this in Extra, if the cavalier notions of neraly running over Sumika in the beginning are any indication. Is even more so in Alternative, to the point that Takeru privately questions the "heroic" part.

''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Atonement'' tells of her back-story.

* {{Shotacon}}: She seemed quite taken with Mikoto in Extra...

* {{Troll}}

--> ''"Never again... will I take my eyes off you bastards!"''
An Orbital Diver and the viewpoint character of ''Chicken Divers''. Anri is the leader of the Aquila Squadron and has survived two drops (one at Lyon, then at Laos). The Sadogashima drop is his third along with Axel and Rina, who captained his reentry destroyer on all three drops.

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.]]

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

!! Yuuhi Koubuin [=/=] [[spoiler:Mitsurugi]]

* 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 effective power in the hands of the Prime Minister.]]

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 (Koubuin is another). Tsukuyomi is a subordinate.

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

* [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's a very dangerous TSF pilot, thanks to his skills in videos games. Gets even more BadAss in ''Alternative'' when he stops being an idiot & starts to get serious due to his experiences in ''Unlimited''.]]