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* AdaptationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and tell him that Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve.
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the The manga version, version simply has Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and tell him that Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve.serve. The anime version differs by having Aila introduce them to Louie and recommend they hire him as their mage. Melissa's group flatly refuse and decides to seek Mylee's guidance via the divination ritual -- only to have fate choose Louie[[note]]The ritual deemed that the next person she saw would be the her destined champion. Louie crashes through the ceiling at that exact moment and lands facedown in the holy spring, directly in front of Melissa[[/note]].
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* CatchPhrase: "Louie Punch!"
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* CatchPhrase: Melissa also has one, but [[SelfDemonstratingArticle it's against her will]]!
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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: Melissa also has one, but [[SelfDemonstratingArticle it's against her will]]!
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* ObliviousToHints: For the first half of the series, it's subtly implied that Aila's nursing a crush on Louie, 'til episode 15 bludgeons you over the head with it. Except he completely fails to notice. Even when she was wearing one of her best dresses and said she was waiting for him and his friends to show up. Or [[NotDistractedByTheSexy while she lying there]] ''topless'' asking him to rub suntan lotion on her back. And you thought ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'' [[IdiotHero was bad]].
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* ObliviousToHints: For the first half of the series, it's subtly implied that Aila's nursing a crush on Louie, 'til episode 15 bludgeons you over the head with it. Except he completely fails to notice. Even when she was wearing one of her best dresses and said she was waiting for him and his friends to show up. Or [[NotDistractedByTheSexy while she lying there]] ''topless'' [[IntimateLotionApplication asking him to rub suntan lotion on her back.back]]. And you thought ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'' [[IdiotHero was bad]].
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** NotDistractedByTheSexy: It's completely wasted on Louie, even when she's [[spoiler:sunbathing topless and asking him to rub lotion on her back]].
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** NotDistractedByTheSexy: It's completely wasted on Louie, even when she's [[spoiler:sunbathing [[spoiler:[[IntimateLotionApplication sunbathing topless and asking him to rub lotion on her back]].back]]]].
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* BoobsOfSteel: She's got 'em, though hers are closer to being pectoral muscles, due her body build.
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* {{Meganekko}}: Aila's glasses are really a pair of pince-nez, with regular sized lenses.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Blue hair.
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* ObliviousToHints: For the first half of the series, it's subtly implied that Ila's nursing a crush on Louie, 'til episode 15 bludgeons you over the head with it. Except he completely fails to notice. Even when she was wearing one of her best dresses and said she was waiting for him and his friends to show up. Or [[NotDistractedByTheSexy while she lying there]] ''topless'' asking him to rub suntan lotion on her back. And you thought ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'' [[IdiotHero was bad]].
* ObliviousToHints: For the first half of the series, it's subtly implied that Ila's nursing a crush on Louie, 'til episode 15 bludgeons you over the head with it. Except he completely fails to notice. Even when she was wearing one of her best dresses and said she was waiting for him and his friends to show up. Or [[NotDistractedByTheSexy while she lying there]] ''topless'' asking him to rub suntan lotion on her back. And you thought ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'' [[IdiotHero was bad]].
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Subverted , [[spoiler:who eventually confesses she faked having a revelation of a hero to serve, but it turned out the man she chose by herself was a real hero anyway.]]
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Subverted , [[spoiler:who Subverted, [[spoiler:she eventually confesses she faked having a revelation of a hero to serve, but it turned out the man she chose by herself was a real hero anyway.]]
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* TheTease: Celecia may be a purehearted elf, but she knows how to use her feminine wiles to manipulate Louie. Which is best seen [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie in episode 8]] and especially 9, where Melissa and the others mercilessly lampshade the fact that Celecia plays him like a fiddle.
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* TheTease: Celecia may be a purehearted pure-hearted elf, but she knows how to use her feminine wiles to manipulate Louie. Which is best seen [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie in episode 8]] and especially 9, where Melissa and the others mercilessly lampshade the fact that Celecia plays him like a fiddle.
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* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Jeanie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
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* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Jeanie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] image in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
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** The manga version doesn't wait that long. Louie [[OneHitKill floors her]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/11/ in the very first chapter]], after Genie takes a swing at him when they first meet. And [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/31/ decks her again]], during a sparring session in the following chapter.
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** The manga version doesn't wait that long. Louie [[OneHitKill floors her]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/11/ in the very first chapter]], chapter, after Genie takes a swing at him when they first meet. And [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/31/ decks her again]], again, during a sparring session in the following chapter.
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** When Headmistress Jenny jokes that Melissa's duty may require her to let Louie have his way with her, [[ImagineSpot she imagines him as an ogre tearing her clothes off]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/43/ in the manga]], complete with a BigNo.
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** When Headmistress Jenny jokes that Melissa's duty may require her to let Louie have his way with her, [[ImagineSpot she imagines him as an ogre tearing her clothes off]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/43/ in the manga]], manga, complete with a BigNo.
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** The manga makes this even more apparent, by having her go [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/40/ dreamy eyed]], whenever she thinks about it. While, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/44/ in this scene]], she's even surrounded by sparkles.
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** The manga makes this even more apparent, by having her go [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/40/ dreamy eyed]], eyed whenever she thinks about it. While, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/44/ in this scene]], she's even surrounded by sparkles.
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* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Genie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] image in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
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* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the manga version, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/5/ Merrill is fair skinned]], while the anime makes her AmbiguouslyBrown.
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* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the manga version, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/5/ Merrill is fair skinned]], skinned, while the anime makes her AmbiguouslyBrown.
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* NerdsAreSexy: Ila is a looker and [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/81/ has a body most women would die for]]. Yet...
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* NerdsAreSexy: Ila is a looker and [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/81/ has a body most women would die for]].for. Yet...
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* {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Though she's only a novice spellcaster, as a member of the Magician's Guild, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005//83/ Ila's very knowledgeable of magical artifacts]] and ancient tomes, which she uses to help Louie and his friends.
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* {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Though she's only a novice spellcaster, as a member of the Magician's Guild, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005//83/ Ila's very knowledgeable of magical artifacts]] artifacts and ancient tomes, which she uses to help Louie and his friends.
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* HowWeGotHere: One episode opens with Louie out in the rain, digging a hole while Merrill lies nearby, appearing to be dead. The episode then flashes back to show how it happened.
* IdenticalGrandson: It's mentioned by the Head Priestess while the looks aren't similar, personality-wise Louie is the carbon copy of [[spoiler:his father]]. Since his father has great PR team that creates a different public persona, no one but his father's close companions have caught on to this.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Louie is capable of swinging a ''wild boar'' around, seemingly effortlessly.
* IneptMage: Louie wouldn't suck so much at magic, [[BookDumb if he ever bothered to study]]. The problem is, he'd much rather go off on adventures and punch things out. Which is why he only knows simple magic and can even get those spells wrong, since he tends to forget how some of them work.
* JumpedAtTheCall: It didn't take much to convince Louie to join up with Genie's group, since he'd much rather go off on adventures, than be stuck at the Magician's Guild studying magic.
* LetsGetDangerous: Louie is surprisingly competent when the chips are down and the day needs saving. In the latter half of the anime, he hardly ever botches a spell and actually comes up with creative uses for minor incantations.
* MagicKnight: Louie is more this than a straight up wizard, particularly a BareFistedMonk, as he's rather unreliable in the magic department and prefers his fists over his sword.
* ObliviousToHints: For the first half of the series, it's subtly implied that Ila's nursing a crush on Louie, 'til episode 15 bludgeons you over the head with it. Except he completely fails to notice. Even when she was wearing one of her best dresses and said she was waiting for him and his friends to show up. Or [[NotDistractedByTheSexy while she lying there]] ''topless'' asking him to rub suntan lotion on her back. And you thought ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'' [[IdiotHero was bad]].
* PrettyFreeloaders: Inverted — Louie becomes an unwanted companion to Melissa, Merrill, and Jeannie.
* RedOniBlueOni: Inverted. Louie has blue hair and clothing but possesses the characteristics typically associated with a Red Oni. Genie has red hair and clothing, yet acts like a typical Blue Oni. Their rivalry is played up a lot outside of Genie's master/student sessions teaching Louie how to swing a sword.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler:Louie is a bastard prince that was cared for by a trusted mage.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: Louie ruined one of the bad guys' schemes because there wasn't a ready bathroom nearby. Of course, odds are he was doing it to mess with his teacher, as well.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Louie has this sort of relationship with Merrill and Genie. Even after they start acting nicer towards him they still tend to throw insults at him.
* WouldHitAGirl: At least, when it comes to Genie.
** Seen near the end of episode 12 when she and Louie duke it out after growing fed up with his reckless behavior [[spoiler:which happened to reopen [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality an old emotional scar]]]] (seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh5Ex0SOf0E at 13:23-16:57, here]]).
** The manga version doesn't wait that long. Louie [[OneHitKill floors her]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/11/ in the very first chapter]], after Genie takes a swing at him when they first meet. And [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/31/ decks her again]], during a sparring session in the following chapter.
* WreckedWeapon: Early on, Louie breaks his magic wand by ''beating goblins to death with it.''
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Blue hair.
* IdenticalGrandson: It's mentioned by the Head Priestess while the looks aren't similar, personality-wise Louie is the carbon copy of [[spoiler:his father]]. Since his father has great PR team that creates a different public persona, no one but his father's close companions have caught on to this.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Louie is capable of swinging a ''wild boar'' around, seemingly effortlessly.
* IneptMage: Louie wouldn't suck so much at magic, [[BookDumb if he ever bothered to study]]. The problem is, he'd much rather go off on adventures and punch things out. Which is why he only knows simple magic and can even get those spells wrong, since he tends to forget how some of them work.
* JumpedAtTheCall: It didn't take much to convince Louie to join up with Genie's group, since he'd much rather go off on adventures, than be stuck at the Magician's Guild studying magic.
* LetsGetDangerous: Louie is surprisingly competent when the chips are down and the day needs saving. In the latter half of the anime, he hardly ever botches a spell and actually comes up with creative uses for minor incantations.
* MagicKnight: Louie is more this than a straight up wizard, particularly a BareFistedMonk, as he's rather unreliable in the magic department and prefers his fists over his sword.
* ObliviousToHints: For the first half of the series, it's subtly implied that Ila's nursing a crush on Louie, 'til episode 15 bludgeons you over the head with it. Except he completely fails to notice. Even when she was wearing one of her best dresses and said she was waiting for him and his friends to show up. Or [[NotDistractedByTheSexy while she lying there]] ''topless'' asking him to rub suntan lotion on her back. And you thought ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]'' [[IdiotHero was bad]].
* PrettyFreeloaders: Inverted — Louie becomes an unwanted companion to Melissa, Merrill, and Jeannie.
* RedOniBlueOni: Inverted. Louie has blue hair and clothing but possesses the characteristics typically associated with a Red Oni. Genie has red hair and clothing, yet acts like a typical Blue Oni. Their rivalry is played up a lot outside of Genie's master/student sessions teaching Louie how to swing a sword.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler:Louie is a bastard prince that was cared for by a trusted mage.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: Louie ruined one of the bad guys' schemes because there wasn't a ready bathroom nearby. Of course, odds are he was doing it to mess with his teacher, as well.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Louie has this sort of relationship with Merrill and Genie. Even after they start acting nicer towards him they still tend to throw insults at him.
* WouldHitAGirl: At least, when it comes to Genie.
** Seen near the end of episode 12 when she and Louie duke it out after growing fed up with his reckless behavior [[spoiler:which happened to reopen [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality an old emotional scar]]]] (seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh5Ex0SOf0E at 13:23-16:57, here]]).
** The manga version doesn't wait that long. Louie [[OneHitKill floors her]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/11/ in the very first chapter]], after Genie takes a swing at him when they first meet. And [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/31/ decks her again]], during a sparring session in the following chapter.
* WreckedWeapon: Early on, Louie breaks his magic wand by ''beating goblins to death with it.''
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Blue hair.
* IGaveMyWord: No matter how often Melissa claims serving Louie is against her will, she remains true to fulfilling Mylee's decree; even going so far as to remain at his side during a cave-in, despite him telling her to leave for her own safety.
* InAnotherMansShoes: Episode 21 is about this for Melissa when she covers for Merrill, with a variation. The focus is on the difference between Melissa and Louie, rather than between Melissa and Merrill.
* TheNotLoveInterest: Melissa doesn't have any romantic feelings for Louie; likewise, he thinks of her as one of his travelling companions.
* {{Ojou}}: Melissa is of noble birth, [[TakingTheVeil joining the priesthood of Mylee]] to escape an ArrangedMarriage.
* RebelliousPrincess: Melissa was a noblewoman who ran away from an ArrangedMarriage via TakingTheVeil.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: It ''would be'' the priestess. Poor Melissa:
** When Headmistress Jenny jokes that Melissa's duty may require her to let Louie have his way with her, [[ImagineSpot she imagines him as an ogre tearing her clothes off]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/43/ in the manga]], complete with a BigNo.
** While they're out sailing in episode 15, when Louie casts his fishing line, the hook snags the top of Melissa's bikini, then pulls her across the deck, tearing off her top in the process. She ends up flush against Louie's back and has a screaming fit when looks at her, followed by hitting him with a barrage of punches and demanding her top back.
** And when she volunteers to cover for Merrill, while she was out sick, she finds one of Merrill's jobs is dancing in a burlesque show. So Melissa ends up having to wear [[{{Stripperific}} a skimpy showgirl costume]].
--->'''Melissa:''' ''[thinking]'' If this is what he means when he says the word "costume", I don't want to know what he means when he says "dance"!
* RunningGag: Melissa's repeated insistence of Mylee appointing Louie as the champion whom she's destined to serve being "against her will".
* TurnUndead: Melissa and even the three student Priestesses can do this to the undead. They use it to take out some zombie {{mooks}} in one episode.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: She's from a noble family.
* WideEyedIdealist: Being a Mylee priestess, Melissa dreamed of one day serving a valiant champion, who'd accomplish great and noble deeds for the people.
** The manga makes this even more apparent, by having her go [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/40/ dreamy eyed]], whenever she thinks about it. While, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/44/ in this scene]], she's even surrounded by sparkles.
* WhiteMagicianGirl: As a Mylee priestess, Melissa's capable of using ''some'' [[HolyHandGrenade offensive spells]], but she mainly specializes in [[BarrierWarrior defensive spells]] and healing magic. So her role is to provide support for Jeanie and Merrill.
* InAnotherMansShoes: Episode 21 is about this for Melissa when she covers for Merrill, with a variation. The focus is on the difference between Melissa and Louie, rather than between Melissa and Merrill.
* TheNotLoveInterest: Melissa doesn't have any romantic feelings for Louie; likewise, he thinks of her as one of his travelling companions.
* {{Ojou}}: Melissa is of noble birth, [[TakingTheVeil joining the priesthood of Mylee]] to escape an ArrangedMarriage.
* RebelliousPrincess: Melissa was a noblewoman who ran away from an ArrangedMarriage via TakingTheVeil.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: It ''would be'' the priestess. Poor Melissa:
** When Headmistress Jenny jokes that Melissa's duty may require her to let Louie have his way with her, [[ImagineSpot she imagines him as an ogre tearing her clothes off]] [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/43/ in the manga]], complete with a BigNo.
** While they're out sailing in episode 15, when Louie casts his fishing line, the hook snags the top of Melissa's bikini, then pulls her across the deck, tearing off her top in the process. She ends up flush against Louie's back and has a screaming fit when looks at her, followed by hitting him with a barrage of punches and demanding her top back.
** And when she volunteers to cover for Merrill, while she was out sick, she finds one of Merrill's jobs is dancing in a burlesque show. So Melissa ends up having to wear [[{{Stripperific}} a skimpy showgirl costume]].
--->'''Melissa:''' ''[thinking]'' If this is what he means when he says the word "costume", I don't want to know what he means when he says "dance"!
* RunningGag: Melissa's repeated insistence of Mylee appointing Louie as the champion whom she's destined to serve being "against her will".
* TurnUndead: Melissa and even the three student Priestesses can do this to the undead. They use it to take out some zombie {{mooks}} in one episode.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: She's from a noble family.
* WideEyedIdealist: Being a Mylee priestess, Melissa dreamed of one day serving a valiant champion, who'd accomplish great and noble deeds for the people.
** The manga makes this even more apparent, by having her go [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/40/ dreamy eyed]], whenever she thinks about it. While, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/44/ in this scene]], she's even surrounded by sparkles.
* WhiteMagicianGirl: As a Mylee priestess, Melissa's capable of using ''some'' [[HolyHandGrenade offensive spells]], but she mainly specializes in [[BarrierWarrior defensive spells]] and healing magic. So her role is to provide support for Jeanie and Merrill.
* PeekABangs: Which is a tad strange, given that fighters usually need to be able to see their surroundings.
* RedOniBlueOni: Inverted. Louie has blue hair and clothing but possesses the characteristics typically associated with a Red Oni. Genie has red hair and clothing, yet acts like a typical Blue Oni. Their rivalry is played up a lot outside of Genie's master/student sessions teaching Louie how to swing a sword.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Genie/Jeanie/Jeannie
* StayInTheKitchen: {{Subverted| Trope}}, Genie thought this happened to her in her army days. It turned out [[spoiler:Hector didn't let her stay behind to die because he was in love with her]], not because she was a woman.
** However, it's self-imposed with the female magicians of Ophun. Genie's group had come in search of hiring a female mage for their travelling party. But according to Aila, the female mages in their city simply don't have the stomach for adventure and prefer to lock themselves away with their studies. Which is why she suggested they hire Louie, [[JumpedAtTheCall since he was already more than willing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MztvTxHcJbE (at 4:48-6:50, here)]].
* {{Stripperific}}: Genie doesn't even bother with a BreastPlate, apparently being so badass that she doesn't need armor, or even much clothing.
* {{Underboobs}}: Even her bikini allows for it.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Louie has this sort of relationship with Merrill and Genie. Even after they start acting nicer towards him they still tend to throw insults at him.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Her fear of Giant Slugs in episode 10.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Appears much more feminine in the manga (including wearing lipstick) and with less muscle tone; though she still has a very solid frame. In the anime, she borders on being outright butch and has far more muscle.
* RedOniBlueOni: Inverted. Louie has blue hair and clothing but possesses the characteristics typically associated with a Red Oni. Genie has red hair and clothing, yet acts like a typical Blue Oni. Their rivalry is played up a lot outside of Genie's master/student sessions teaching Louie how to swing a sword.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Genie/Jeanie/Jeannie
* StayInTheKitchen: {{Subverted| Trope}}, Genie thought this happened to her in her army days. It turned out [[spoiler:Hector didn't let her stay behind to die because he was in love with her]], not because she was a woman.
** However, it's self-imposed with the female magicians of Ophun. Genie's group had come in search of hiring a female mage for their travelling party. But according to Aila, the female mages in their city simply don't have the stomach for adventure and prefer to lock themselves away with their studies. Which is why she suggested they hire Louie, [[JumpedAtTheCall since he was already more than willing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MztvTxHcJbE (at 4:48-6:50, here)]].
* {{Stripperific}}: Genie doesn't even bother with a BreastPlate, apparently being so badass that she doesn't need armor, or even much clothing.
* {{Underboobs}}: Even her bikini allows for it.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Louie has this sort of relationship with Merrill and Genie. Even after they start acting nicer towards him they still tend to throw insults at him.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Her fear of Giant Slugs in episode 10.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Appears much more feminine in the manga (including wearing lipstick) and with less muscle tone; though she still has a very solid frame. In the anime, she borders on being outright butch and has far more muscle.
* LittleMissBadass: Has shades of this dependant on how old you think she is.
* MoneyFetish: Even bathing in gold coins when given the chance.
* NobodyPoops: Averted in episode 7, where Merrill spends nearly half of it in the outhouse, because of some laxative-laced cookies she ate [[spoiler:which had been meant for Louie]].
* PimpedOutDress: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]]. Is mistaken for a nobleman's true love, and she is offered a whole bunch of dresses to wear. She can't decided so she layers several on at once.
* PottyEmergency: Merrill ends up having to run to the outhouse, during the Mylee Festival, after making the mistake of eating the cookies Melissa's fangirls had [[spoiler:laced with a laxative for Louie]].
* {{Shorttank}}: Merrill is short and usually wears a shirt with a vest and a jean skirt. Though in episode 6, she somehow fashions a bedsheet into a halter top and a sarong.
* ShowSomeLeg: Merrill pulls this on a clay golem, so it'd stop long enough for Louie to get her [[spoiler:precious jar]]. It sorta worked (for a few seconds, anyway)... just not in the way she intended.
* TheSneakyGuy: As the group's thief, lockpicking and getting info on ancient ruins for treasure is Merrill's department. She's also pretty handy [[FlechetteStorm with her throwing knives]].
* {{Stripperific}}: One of Merrill's day jobs is an exotic dancer, which Melissa found out to her horror when she tried doing Merrill's jobs when she was sick, and had to put the dancer outfit on.
--->'''Melissa:''' ''[thinking]'' If this is what he means when he says the word "costume", then I don't want to know what he means when he says "dance"!
* VitriolicBestBuds: Louie has this sort of relationship with Merrill and Genie. Even after they start acting nicer towards him they still tend to throw insults at him.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the manga version, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/5/ Merrill is fair skinned]], while the anime makes her AmbiguouslyBrown.
* MoneyFetish: Even bathing in gold coins when given the chance.
* NobodyPoops: Averted in episode 7, where Merrill spends nearly half of it in the outhouse, because of some laxative-laced cookies she ate [[spoiler:which had been meant for Louie]].
* PimpedOutDress: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]]. Is mistaken for a nobleman's true love, and she is offered a whole bunch of dresses to wear. She can't decided so she layers several on at once.
* PottyEmergency: Merrill ends up having to run to the outhouse, during the Mylee Festival, after making the mistake of eating the cookies Melissa's fangirls had [[spoiler:laced with a laxative for Louie]].
* {{Shorttank}}: Merrill is short and usually wears a shirt with a vest and a jean skirt. Though in episode 6, she somehow fashions a bedsheet into a halter top and a sarong.
* ShowSomeLeg: Merrill pulls this on a clay golem, so it'd stop long enough for Louie to get her [[spoiler:precious jar]]. It sorta worked (for a few seconds, anyway)... just not in the way she intended.
* TheSneakyGuy: As the group's thief, lockpicking and getting info on ancient ruins for treasure is Merrill's department. She's also pretty handy [[FlechetteStorm with her throwing knives]].
* {{Stripperific}}: One of Merrill's day jobs is an exotic dancer, which Melissa found out to her horror when she tried doing Merrill's jobs when she was sick, and had to put the dancer outfit on.
--->'''Melissa:''' ''[thinking]'' If this is what he means when he says the word "costume", then I don't want to know what he means when he says "dance"!
* VitriolicBestBuds: Louie has this sort of relationship with Merrill and Genie. Even after they start acting nicer towards him they still tend to throw insults at him.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the manga version, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/5/ Merrill is fair skinned]], while the anime makes her AmbiguouslyBrown.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ila's manga incarnation is somewhere between this and TheGadfly, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Like how she [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie turned Merrill and Genie's insults back at them]], to goad them into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartious.
--->'''Louie:''' ''[deadpan, at Ila]'' You really think they'll folow us?\\
'''Ila:''' ''[smiling innocently]'' Yup! Sure do. ♥\\
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'''Ila:''' ''[smiling innocently]'' Yup! Sure do. ♥\\
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ila's Aila's manga incarnation is somewhere between this and TheGadfly, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Like how she [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie turned Merrill and Genie's insults back at them]], to goad them into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartious.
--->'''Louie:''' ''[deadpan, atIla]'' Aila]'' You really think they'll folow us?\\
'''Ila:''' '''Aila:''' ''[smiling innocently]'' Yup! Sure do. ♥\\
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* HangoverSensitivity: In episode 2. Probably the only time where she tried to keep a far too loud Louie away from her.
* {{Meganekko}}: Aila's glasses are really a pair of pince-nez, with regular sized lenses.
* NerdsAreSexy: Ila is a looker and [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/81/ has a body most women would die for]]. Yet...
** NotDistractedByTheSexy: It's completely wasted on Louie, even when she's [[spoiler:sunbathing topless and asking him to rub lotion on her back]].
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler:There's only one among the main female cast: it's her]].
** IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler:She doesn't say it aloud, but she expresses in her heart at the end of the final episode ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKpm5Wu-pZ4 at 9:26-9:45).]]]]
* {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Though she's only a novice spellcaster, as a member of the Magician's Guild, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005//83/ Ila's very knowledgeable of magical artifacts]] and ancient tomes, which she uses to help Louie and his friends.
** In episode 15, she fares better against the 'Guardian of the Lake' than the rest of the group: first by luring it out into the open with the depth charges she made. Then she managed to temporarily stun it, by using her "shock box", [[ShockAndAwe which ran a high voltage current through the lake]] (seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_id5gHe7yY at 14:51-16:01, here]]).
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Aila/Ila
* {{Meganekko}}: Aila's glasses are really a pair of pince-nez, with regular sized lenses.
* NerdsAreSexy: Ila is a looker and [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/81/ has a body most women would die for]]. Yet...
** NotDistractedByTheSexy: It's completely wasted on Louie, even when she's [[spoiler:sunbathing topless and asking him to rub lotion on her back]].
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler:There's only one among the main female cast: it's her]].
** IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler:She doesn't say it aloud, but she expresses in her heart at the end of the final episode ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKpm5Wu-pZ4 at 9:26-9:45).]]]]
* {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Though she's only a novice spellcaster, as a member of the Magician's Guild, [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005//83/ Ila's very knowledgeable of magical artifacts]] and ancient tomes, which she uses to help Louie and his friends.
** In episode 15, she fares better against the 'Guardian of the Lake' than the rest of the group: first by luring it out into the open with the depth charges she made. Then she managed to temporarily stun it, by using her "shock box", [[ShockAndAwe which ran a high voltage current through the lake]] (seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_id5gHe7yY at 14:51-16:01, here]]).
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Aila/Ila
* HiddenElfVillage: After being captured by Louie, [[BitchInSheepsClothing Celecia]] pretends to guide him and his friends back to her village and walks them straight into a trap set by her people. Though she does speak on their behalf, while they're there, to prevent them from being executed for trespassing into their forest.
* PointyEars: She's an elf.
* TheTease: Celecia may be a purehearted elf, but she knows how to use her feminine wiles to manipulate Louie. Which is best seen [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie in episode 8]] and especially 9, where Melissa and the others mercilessly lampshade the fact that Celecia plays him like a fiddle.
* PointyEars: She's an elf.
* TheTease: Celecia may be a purehearted elf, but she knows how to use her feminine wiles to manipulate Louie. Which is best seen [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie in episode 8]] and especially 9, where Melissa and the others mercilessly lampshade the fact that Celecia plays him like a fiddle.
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[[folder:Leonard]]
!!Leonard
->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese), Creator/VicMignogna (English)
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* KnightInShiningArmor: Played straight.
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!!Leonard
->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese), Creator/VicMignogna (English)
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* KnightInShiningArmor: Played straight.
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* FightingYourFriend: Genie and Louie finally come to blows near the end of episode 12, after her patience with him runs out.
* TheFool: Anime Louie is closer to a BunnyEarsLawyer with some of TheDitz mixed in. Manga Louie is less goofy but more perverted and also rather more competent than his anime counterpart.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Louie prefers this to magic a lot of the time, even as late as the 18th episode where Jeanie notes Louie's preference for punching things out instead of using his magic... or his head.
* TheFool: Anime Louie is closer to a BunnyEarsLawyer with some of TheDitz mixed in. Manga Louie is less goofy but more perverted and also rather more competent than his anime counterpart.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Louie prefers this to magic a lot of the time, even as late as the 18th episode where Jeanie notes Louie's preference for punching things out instead of using his magic... or his head.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Melissa has a pure heart and longs to serve [[KnightInShiningArmor a noble and just champion of the people]], whom she could perhaps [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan fall in love with]]. Except she winds up with Louie instead. Even so, she remains true to her vows to serve Mylee and reluctantly accepts Louie as her champion... though [[RunningGag it's against her will]].
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* GratuitousSpanish: In episode nineteen of the English dub when Merrill buys a house she says "Mi casa es su casa" (My house is your house) to Louie, Genie, and Melissa.
* GreenEyedMonster: In episode 8, Merrill and the others become jealous when Louie repeatedly fawns over [[{{Elfeminate}} Celecia]].
* GreenEyedMonster: In episode 8, Merrill and the others become jealous when Louie repeatedly fawns over [[{{Elfeminate}} Celecia]].
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[[folder:Louie]]
!!Louie
->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Creator/JasonDouglas (English)
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* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Jeanie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
* ButtMonkey
* CallingYourAttacks: "Louie ''punch''!" is the closest thing, although it's not a special move, just him shouting as he punches.
* CatchPhrase: "Louie Punch!"
* TheChosenOne: Louie as Melissa's champion, although it is against her will.
* ConsummateLiar: Even his companions, seasoned adventurers, were unable to detect any sign of deceit even when they knew he was lying.
* DestructiveSavior: A couple times.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Very much played straight... until episode 12.
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[[folder:Melissa]]
!!Melissa
->Voiced by: Creator/KikukoInoue (Japanese), Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack (English)
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and tell him that Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Working with Louie, although it is against her will.
* BigNo: When Melissa discovers that Louie's the hero she's destined to serve.
** Her special personal variant "Even if it is AGAINST MY WILL!!!" comes up several times in each episode, often in response to Louie's actions.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The blonde.
* CatchPhrase: Melissa also has one, but [[SelfDemonstratingArticle it's against her will]]!
* CleavageWindow: Her cleric dress.
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[[folder:Genie]]
!!Genie
->Voiced by: Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Creator/ChristineAuten (English)
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* ActionGirl
* AdaptationalBadass: In the manga, Louie drops Jeanie with one punch. In the anime, Genie is [[TookALevelInBadass a much better fighter]] and not only outlasts Louie when they fight in the 12th episode, ''she'' knocks ''him'' out.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Don't ever pull that around Jeanie, she hates it [[spoiler:for good reason]]. If she even ''thinks'' someone's trying that with her, [[ItsPersonal it's liable to set her off]]. Which is the reason she finally trades blows with Louie near the end of episode 12.
-->'''Genie:''' ''[at Farbe]'' You men are all the same: you always have to be [[BigDamnHeroes the big hero]] [[LampshadeHanging and save the girl]]! But [[DamselInDistress I'm not a girl]]... '''[[ActionGirl I'M A WARRIOR]]!!'''
* AmazonianBeauty
* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Genie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
* BareYourMidriff
* TheBigGuy: Genie fills this role, moreso than Louie. Not only is she tall for a woman, she has sculpted physique that'd put most men to shame and has the strength to match; which she uses to wield [[{{BFS}} her claymore]]. She even mentors Louie in the finer points of swordsmanship during the series.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The redhead.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's got 'em, though hers are closer to being pectoral muscles, due her body build.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead
* FacialMarkings: Genie has what appears to be a red tribal marking on her left cheek.
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[[folder:Merrill]]
!!Merrill
->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami (Japanese), Creator/AllisonKeith (English)
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* ActionGirl: She knows how to handle herself in a fight, however she is more of a FragileSpeedster.
* BareYourMidriff
* BeautifulCondemnedBuilding: How Merrill sees the run-down house she buys in episode nineteen.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The brunette.
* ButtMonkey: Episodes that focus on her generally show a series of terrible things happening to her.
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[[folder:Aila]]
!!Aila
->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoYajima (Japanese), Jenny Strader (English)
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ila's manga incarnation is somewhere between this and TheGadfly, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Like how she [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie turned Merrill and Genie's insults back at them]], to goad them into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartious.
--->'''Louie:''' ''[deadpan, at Ila]'' You really think they'll folow us?\\
'''Ila:''' ''[smiling innocently]'' Yup! Sure do. ♥\\
'''Louie:''' Hey, have you ''always'' been so manipulative?\\
'''Ila:''' [[IKnewIt What's this...?]]\\
''([[http://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/87/ Guess who meets them outside of town]])''
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Perhaps not necessarily the ''childhood'' friend romance, but poor Unlucky Ila certainly appears to have an affection for Louie which isn't really returned.
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[[folder:Celecia]]
!!Celecia
->Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Kelli Cousins (English)
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Celecia is [[FriendToAllLivingThings a pure and kindhearted maiden]]... except for when it comes to Louie's feelings for her; which she shamelessly exploits so he'll fulfill her tasks for her ''and'' protect her while he's at it. Once that's done, [[SoLongSuckers she ditches him without a moment's hesitation.]] Melissa and the others spell it out for him, at the end of the 9th episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVUe1_SqaxA (at 18:15-18:57):]]
--->'''Melissa:''' ''[smirking]'' Do you ''still'' not get it, Louie? [[ManipulativeBastard That girl was just pretending so she'd get on your good side]]. That way, she could have ''[[UnwittingPawn you]]'' stop the machine.\\
'''Jeanie:''' ''[irately at Louie]'' You're just lucky we were all on the same team.\\
'''Merrill:''' ''[smug grin]'' Let's put it this way, Louie: [[ManipulativeBastard elf girl used you.]] But as they say: [[LampshadeHanging "bitches will be bitches."]]\\
''[girls laugh as Louie realizes he's an idiot]''
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[[folder:Anna]]
!!Anna
->Voiced by: Creator/MiyuMatsuki (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
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[[folder:Gannet]]
!!Gannet
->Voiced by: Creator/RyokaYuzuki (Japanese), Creator/JessicaBoone (English)
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[[folder:Joan]]
!!Joan
->Voiced by: Ryoko Nagata (Japanese), Nora Stein (English)
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[[folder:Dardanel]]
!!Dardanel
->Voiced by: Kan Tokumaru (Japanese), Andy [=McAvin=] (English)
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[[folder:Conrad]]
!!Conrad
->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese), Creator/JohnGremillion (English)
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* ButtMonkey: Whenever he shows up.
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[[folder:Isabel]]
!!Isabel
->Voiced by: Rumi Kasahara (Japanese), Shawn Taylor (English)
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Subverted , [[spoiler:who eventually confesses she faked having a revelation of a hero to serve, but it turned out the man she chose by herself was a real hero anyway.]]
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Isabel lied about getting a sign for her champion, but who she chose turned out to be a capable hero.]]
* CleavageWindow: Her clerical dress.
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[[folder:Lily]]
!!Lily
->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoHiramatsu (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
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* ChildMage: Technically she's a priestess.
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[[folder:William Wilder]]
!!William Wilder
->Voiced by: Creator/KeijiFujiwara (Japanese), Creator/JayHickman (English)
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* AlliterativeName: '''Wil'''liam '''Wil'''der
* Fiction500: Sir William is the heir of one of the wealthiest families in Ohfun and in search of the girl who saved his life a month ago, [[spoiler:Odessa]], so he can propose to her.
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[[folder:Louie]]
!!Louie
->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Creator/JasonDouglas (English)
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* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Jeanie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
* ButtMonkey
* CallingYourAttacks: "Louie ''punch''!" is the closest thing, although it's not a special move, just him shouting as he punches.
* CatchPhrase: "Louie Punch!"
* TheChosenOne: Louie as Melissa's champion, although it is against her will.
* ConsummateLiar: Even his companions, seasoned adventurers, were unable to detect any sign of deceit even when they knew he was lying.
* DestructiveSavior: A couple times.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Very much played straight... until episode 12.
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[[folder:Melissa]]
!!Melissa
->Voiced by: Creator/KikukoInoue (Japanese), Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack (English)
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and tell him that Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Working with Louie, although it is against her will.
* BigNo: When Melissa discovers that Louie's the hero she's destined to serve.
** Her special personal variant "Even if it is AGAINST MY WILL!!!" comes up several times in each episode, often in response to Louie's actions.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The blonde.
* CatchPhrase: Melissa also has one, but [[SelfDemonstratingArticle it's against her will]]!
* CleavageWindow: Her cleric dress.
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[[folder:Genie]]
!!Genie
->Voiced by: Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Creator/ChristineAuten (English)
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* ActionGirl
* AdaptationalBadass: In the manga, Louie drops Jeanie with one punch. In the anime, Genie is [[TookALevelInBadass a much better fighter]] and not only outlasts Louie when they fight in the 12th episode, ''she'' knocks ''him'' out.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Don't ever pull that around Jeanie, she hates it [[spoiler:for good reason]]. If she even ''thinks'' someone's trying that with her, [[ItsPersonal it's liable to set her off]]. Which is the reason she finally trades blows with Louie near the end of episode 12.
-->'''Genie:''' ''[at Farbe]'' You men are all the same: you always have to be [[BigDamnHeroes the big hero]] [[LampshadeHanging and save the girl]]! But [[DamselInDistress I'm not a girl]]... '''[[ActionGirl I'M A WARRIOR]]!!'''
* AmazonianBeauty
* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Genie get [[https://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.
* BareYourMidriff
* TheBigGuy: Genie fills this role, moreso than Louie. Not only is she tall for a woman, she has sculpted physique that'd put most men to shame and has the strength to match; which she uses to wield [[{{BFS}} her claymore]]. She even mentors Louie in the finer points of swordsmanship during the series.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The redhead.
* BoobsOfSteel: She's got 'em, though hers are closer to being pectoral muscles, due her body build.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead
* FacialMarkings: Genie has what appears to be a red tribal marking on her left cheek.
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[[folder:Merrill]]
!!Merrill
->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami (Japanese), Creator/AllisonKeith (English)
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* ActionGirl: She knows how to handle herself in a fight, however she is more of a FragileSpeedster.
* BareYourMidriff
* BeautifulCondemnedBuilding: How Merrill sees the run-down house she buys in episode nineteen.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The brunette.
* ButtMonkey: Episodes that focus on her generally show a series of terrible things happening to her.
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[[folder:Aila]]
!!Aila
->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoYajima (Japanese), Jenny Strader (English)
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Ila's manga incarnation is somewhere between this and TheGadfly, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Like how she [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie turned Merrill and Genie's insults back at them]], to goad them into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartious.
--->'''Louie:''' ''[deadpan, at Ila]'' You really think they'll folow us?\\
'''Ila:''' ''[smiling innocently]'' Yup! Sure do. ♥\\
'''Louie:''' Hey, have you ''always'' been so manipulative?\\
'''Ila:''' [[IKnewIt What's this...?]]\\
''([[http://www.otakusmash.com/read-manga/Rune_Soldier_Louie/001.005/87/ Guess who meets them outside of town]])''
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Perhaps not necessarily the ''childhood'' friend romance, but poor Unlucky Ila certainly appears to have an affection for Louie which isn't really returned.
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[[folder:Celecia]]
!!Celecia
->Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Kelli Cousins (English)
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Celecia is [[FriendToAllLivingThings a pure and kindhearted maiden]]... except for when it comes to Louie's feelings for her; which she shamelessly exploits so he'll fulfill her tasks for her ''and'' protect her while he's at it. Once that's done, [[SoLongSuckers she ditches him without a moment's hesitation.]] Melissa and the others spell it out for him, at the end of the 9th episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVUe1_SqaxA (at 18:15-18:57):]]
--->'''Melissa:''' ''[smirking]'' Do you ''still'' not get it, Louie? [[ManipulativeBastard That girl was just pretending so she'd get on your good side]]. That way, she could have ''[[UnwittingPawn you]]'' stop the machine.\\
'''Jeanie:''' ''[irately at Louie]'' You're just lucky we were all on the same team.\\
'''Merrill:''' ''[smug grin]'' Let's put it this way, Louie: [[ManipulativeBastard elf girl used you.]] But as they say: [[LampshadeHanging "bitches will be bitches."]]\\
''[girls laugh as Louie realizes he's an idiot]''
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[[folder:Anna]]
!!Anna
->Voiced by: Creator/MiyuMatsuki (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
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[[folder:Gannet]]
!!Gannet
->Voiced by: Creator/RyokaYuzuki (Japanese), Creator/JessicaBoone (English)
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[[folder:Joan]]
!!Joan
->Voiced by: Ryoko Nagata (Japanese), Nora Stein (English)
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[[folder:Dardanel]]
!!Dardanel
->Voiced by: Kan Tokumaru (Japanese), Andy [=McAvin=] (English)
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[[folder:Conrad]]
!!Conrad
->Voiced by: Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese), Creator/JohnGremillion (English)
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* ButtMonkey: Whenever he shows up.
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[[folder:Isabel]]
!!Isabel
->Voiced by: Rumi Kasahara (Japanese), Shawn Taylor (English)
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Subverted , [[spoiler:who eventually confesses she faked having a revelation of a hero to serve, but it turned out the man she chose by herself was a real hero anyway.]]
* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Isabel lied about getting a sign for her champion, but who she chose turned out to be a capable hero.]]
* CleavageWindow: Her clerical dress.
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[[folder:Lily]]
!!Lily
->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoHiramatsu (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
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* ChildMage: Technically she's a priestess.
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[[folder:William Wilder]]
!!William Wilder
->Voiced by: Creator/KeijiFujiwara (Japanese), Creator/JayHickman (English)
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* AlliterativeName: '''Wil'''liam '''Wil'''der
* Fiction500: Sir William is the heir of one of the wealthiest families in Ohfun and in search of the girl who saved his life a month ago, [[spoiler:Odessa]], so he can propose to her.
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