History Characters / ShiningNikki

* FashionModel: Her main occupation in Lodden was as one of the main models for Goya.

%%* BareYourMidriff

King August's sister and predecessor as the ruler of the Pigeon Kingdom. Currently works as a researcher in Ruin Island.

* EmperorScientist: When August was denied his inheritance due to having a baby with a human woman, the Pigeon nobility decided to crown Hestia in hopes to turn her into a [[PuppetKing puppet queen]]; her ''Past and Beyond'' dress is her coronation outfit.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Since her century of imprisonment left Hestia with an impaired right leg, she wears a cybernetic leg garter on her right leg to aid with walking.

* RoyalBastard:

%%* RightHandCat: Despite his serious and distant demeanor, Mercury owns a black cat.

* FemmeFatale: Despite her good intentions, Glow's favourite means of getting closer to them is using her current look of choice to seduce people into doing her bidding, which might or might not end in death - their own or someone else's.

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King August's sister and predecessor as the ruler of the Pigeon Kingdom.

* ScienceIsWrong: Pigeon elven nobility saw science and technology - which Hestia grew very fond of during her first 100 years of life - as blasphemous, so they took the first chance they had to drag her off the throne and into a prison when one of her devices [[SabotageToDiscredit mysteriously exploded during its debut ceremony]].

* Foil: To Nikki. Both were tasked with saving Miraland's civilization only to end as the last women standing in every timeline for different reasons. However, while Nikki kept her original hopeful approach to the world around her, Glow grew distrustful of humanity's sense of self-preservation.

[[folder:Ruin Island]]

King August's elder sister and predecessor as the ruler of the Pigeon Kingdom.

%%!!Anos

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: A power given to him - or rather, his music - by Leonid; Modric can erase whatever memory from a willing person's mind. He uses it first on his mother, in order to help her get over his father's death, then in several people [[spoiler:including Joy by the end of chapter 9]].

!!Hestia
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-> '''Chinese:''' 赫斯提亞 ''Hèsītíyà''\\
'''Japanese:''' ヘスティア ''Hesutia''\\\

King August's elder sister and predecessor as the ruler of the Pigeon Kingdom.
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* ApocalypseMaiden: Her heterochromia was seen by the elves as a sign that Hestia would bring misfortune to anyone around her.
* EmperorScientist: When August was denied his inheritance due to having a baby with a human woman, the Pigeon nobility decided to crown Hestia in hopes to turn her into a [[PuppetKing puppet queen]]; her ''Past and Beyond'' dress is her coronation outfit.
* ScienceIsWrong: Pigeon elven nobility saw science and technology - which Hestia grew very fond of during her first 100 years of life - as blasphemous, so they took the first chance they had to drag her off the throne and into a prison when one of her devices [[SabotageToDiscredit mysteriously exploded during its debut ceremony]].

[[folder: Ocean of Memories]]
!!Aphrodia
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[[caption-width-right:200:"What is it? If you want ice cream, it's the third shop down that way..."]]

-> '''Chinese:''' 愛芙狄雅 ''Àifúdíyǎ''\\
'''Japanese:''' アフィディア ''Afidia''\

Aphrodia is the deity of love, born from the Ocean of Memories. She occasionally appears in Miraland searching for love stories to watch over.

* MegaTwintails: As expected of a Ninirite idol, especially the one impersonating the sweet attribute.

* TheRedBaron: The most powerful people in Miraland know Nikki as Leonid's Heir.

%%* HotScientist: The rare male variant.

%%!!Isa

%%One of the five envoys of the Deity of Styling, representing the cool attribute.

%%* BigEater

* DrowningMySorrows: In ''Scarlet Banquet'', Loen is in a bar trying to cope with the memories of his dead soldier friends. Appropriately, this is how he meets [[TheAlcoholic Zoe]].

* BigEater

* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Barbecue.

* PrettyBoy

* [[TrademarkFavouriteFood Trademark Favourite Drink]]: Loen is very fond of lemon gardenia sparkling wine.

* PlayerCharacter

* BerserkButton: Don't ask her about a [[PlayboyBunny bunny suit]].

* SailorFuku: Ai's favoured style and her specialty.

* LargeAndInCharge

!!Shawn

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[[caption-width-right:200:"What are you muttering to yourself about? Scared?"]]

A rather irritable young man, son of the owner of the Shadow Square and one of Helz's business partners.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: With Helz.

!!Yuka[[spoiler:/Jax]]

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[[caption-width-right:200:"Jax has a concert in Lodden City. I couldn’t let her go alone, so I came along."]]
[[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote:''Click here to see Jax'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/10701.png "Sitting there with a smile, watching a girl scolded and cry. Let me ask you, whose smile is false?"[[/labelnote]]]]

-> '''Chinese:''' 佑果 ''Yòuguǒ''\\

A shy girl from a city in western Apple.
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* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Marina's red.

* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Aeon's blue.

* MysticalWhiteHair

* AmbiguouslyBi: According to Nikki, in Zoey's ''Mercenary Queen'' shadow files - the entry titled "Previous Boyfriends":

* LovableRogue

!!Corleone

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[[caption-width-right:200:"We in the Legion naturally keep our personal information a secret, except to report to our superiors."]]

Zoey's second in command and one of her close friends.

* HotScientist: The rare male variant.

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* SexierAlterEgo: Lilith to Ashley.

* BikerBabe: Her interest (and skill) in riding motorcyles wasn't lost to her years as the ambassador of elegance.

!!Jiang Beixi

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[[caption-width-right:200:"Looks like Vivian found the right person to help her with this task."]]

-> '''Chinese:''' 江北希 ''Jiāng běixī''\\

Vivian's partner and her cameragirl. She is Xitong's younger sister.
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* IntrepidReporter

* BareYourMidriff

* ChildhoodFriends: With Loen, before Apple's war of independence.

** MeaningfulRename: As mentioned above, she was born Reddish White; Snow had it changed because she found it too ordinary and old-fashioned, and to signal her intent of staying in Cloud.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Chi Xiaoyu:
--> '''[=VermillionSnow=]:''' Actually...
--> '''Fashionista_Xiaoyu:''' Actually, you're a boy.
--> '''[=VermillionSnow=]:''' You better not be in the dorm when I come back.

* AnimalMotifs: Xiaoyu has bunnies all over her default clothes.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Vermillion Snow, who Xiaoyu is very fond of teasing.

!!Qing Yumo

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[[caption-width-right:200:"We’ve already changed it three times but we still need to do it again. I don’t want to do it anymore… I wish I could just resign and watch television dramas at home..."]]

-> '''Chinese:''' 倾羽墨 ''Qīng yǔmò''\\

One of the Three Great Designers of Cloud. Represents ethereal Cloud fashion.

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* RightHandCat: Despite his serious and distant demeanor, Mercury owns a black cat.

!!Anos

The elven deity of water, worshipped by the water elves. Was imprisoned by Hephaes after being corrupted by the Abyss [[spoiler:before being set free by Mercury as part of his deal of the water elves]].

!!Hephaes

The elven deity of fire, and the true progenitor of the light elves. Once Anos' best friend, now weakened and sealed in a goblet deep in the Pigeon forest.

* MysticalWhiteHair

* TheNightOwl: According to Modric himself. He says that, as an artist, his life belongs to the night...

** NotAMorningPerson: ... Which logically leads to Modric having trouble staying up early.

* EccentricFashionDesigner: According to herself, of all people.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Her most usual appearance is a blonde woman.

* KaleidoscopeHair: During the ''Reedpipe Song'' timeframe, Aphrodia had her hair red.

!!Isa

One of the five envoys of the Deity of Styling, representing the cool attribute.

* DealWithTheDevil: The one who actually executed the deal Nightbane made with Lilith was her.

* HornsOfVillainy: She has a pair of ornate crystal horns on her head.

* RedEyesTakeWarning

* ShipTease: Receives much with Nikki, with Nikki often offering the player compliments and support.

* TheChanteuse: ''Reedpipe Song'' talks about Aphrodia's time as a charming singer specialized in folkloric love songs in a Cloudian bar. Fittingly, the suit the story is about is a [[{{Qipao}} black cheongsam]] complete with gloves, red bottoms and a spring-mounted stage microphone.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Yiyi Hongxue and her sister, Wang Xueye.

** Likewise, ''Gold Gilt Dream'' shows Zoey also has a few words about Nikki herself, with her stating that Nikki would be "an interesting prey" if she were a little sexier.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: While not really unexpected from a teenager who had just set the stage on fire during a beauty pageant, Lilith engaged on rather nefarious activities in her reign, such as [[WoundedGazelleGambit having mobs physically assault detractors in order to treat them personally later to gain their favour]] and [[MoreThanMindControl seducing a priest into worshipping her]].

* KindheartedCatLover: Mimi is a cat under Yexiao's care who she is very attached to. It gets to the point of being mentioned immediately after a very dramatic scene in chapter 7.

* MysticalWhiteHair: Yexiao is a quiet and mysterious girl with short white hair.

Aphrodia is the deity of love, born from the Ocean of Memories. She occasionally appears in Miraland searching for love stories to watch.

* BeautifulSingingVoice: According to ''Evening Sheng Music'', Aphrodia has a gorgeous voice while singing. However, it is also severely out of rhythm, so she was only allowed by the bar owner to sing three songs every night - it was for how long people would stay too bewitched by her beauty to care.

** Her main reason to come back to Zither River in the last chapter of ''Evening Sheng Music'' is having Cloudian snacks.

* TheChanteuse: ''Evening Sheng Music'' talks about Aphrodia's time as a charming singer specialized in folkloric love songs in a Cloudian bar. Fittingly, the suit the story is about is a [[{{Qipao}} black cheongsam]] complete with gloves, red bottoms and a spring-mounted stage microphone.

* KaleidoscopeHair: During ''Evening Sheng Music'' timeframe, Aphrodia had her hair red.

One of the Three Great Designers of Cloud. Represents modern Cloud fashion.

* SpotOfTea: Nearly every CG of Lolory depicts her holding a cup of tea; she even mentions practicing the right speed to elegantly grab a cup.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* WhoWearsShortShorts: She certainly does.

* {{Dominatrix}}: A dominant warlady with a fondness for leather and whips.

!!Yesuo

* OverlyLongName: To fit with his noble origins; his full name is ''Sirant Elnoya Pariola'' Yesuo.

** [[spoiler: The Goddess of Desire]] later spots a flaw in the deal - anyone who falls for her either disappears or dies - and exploits it to offer Lilith a bigger deal: her free will for everlasting love.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Ashley never planned to survive the fire she set; rather, it was her means to [[DeadlyEuphemism "escape the world that never loved her"]].]]

* TrueBlueFemininity: Her default outfit is predominantly white and blue with a flower motif and little blue bows on the blouse sleeves.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In his Mind Maze story, he kills his pet goldfish for a dramatic effect.
* DistinguishingMark: He exploited this. [[spoiler:His butterfly birthmark, used to identify him as the long-lost heir to a prominent theatrical family, is actually a tattoo.]]

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: To the public, he's a famous and charming performer.

* LivingMemory: [[spoiler: Yexiao is thought the memory of a legendary Cloud designer who lived in the Cloud Empire several thousand years before the events of the game that escaped her mirror in the Ark.]]

* SharpDressedMan: As expected of a CEO with royal blood.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Most people only know Mercury as the gorgeous and mysterious CEO of the Mercury Group.

!!Mr Doug

* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler: Setting fire to Starheaven's stage during the tournament split Ashley's mind into two independent consciousnesses: Ashley and Lilith, the latter subduing the former and seizing full control of the body. The events of ''Dawn of Decision'' caused Ashley's consciouness to materialize as an independent body.]]

* LivingMemory: [[spoiler: The events of Dawn of Decision somehow made Ashley's reflection powerful enough to leave its mirror and the Ark.]]

* LivingMemory: [[spoiler: Yexiao is the memory of a legendary Cloud designer who lived in the Cloud Empire 300 years before the events of the game that escaped her mirror in the Ark.]]

* LethalChef: Her cooking is (in)famous in Cloudcrest for being "strange noises and smells", besides her fondness of near-lethal amounts of capsaicin. Her interview in the official artbook even mentions a dish made solely of assorted rinds and skins.

* [[Really700YearsOld Really 300 Years Old]]: [[spoiler: Being a memory reflection of a girl who lived in Cloud centuries before,]] Yexiao doesn't really age.

* GreaterScopeVillain: The Goddess of Desire is completely absent from the main stages until the epilogue of volume 1, which was brought by the ''Decision of Dawn'' event; however, she is the reason behind Nightbane's actions and her symbolism (falling red petals) is used as early as chapter 4.

A demon servant raised by the Goddess of Desire. The fire Ashley set on the Starheaven Swan attracted him into offering her a deal, trading her soul and sense of fulfillment for supernatural beauty and irresistible charm. Nightbane has been acting as a personal servant under Lilith ever since [[spoiler:until his disappearance after the events of ''Dawn of Decision'']].

* MeaningfulName: His Chinese name means "night skeleton"; according to Desire's ''Beggining of Fragrant Dream'', Nightbane was nothing but a shambling pile of bones when they first met.

* BeautyMark: Lolory has a discreet mole under her right eye.

* BeautyMark: Under her right eye.

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* DelightingInRiddles: One of Aphrodia's favourite pasttimes is [[RiddleMeThis giving people riddles to solve]], be it random passersby or an event full of professionals.