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!Strike Witches

The 501st Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the Strike Witches, is a specialist unit composed entirely of witches originally stationed in Britannia and later in Romagna. Although their primary duty is defending the area where they are stationed from Neuroi, they are the ones responsible for liberating Gallia from the Neuroi. After the liberation of Gallia, they were disbanded, however they were reformed in Romagna to help defend the area after the disastrous Operation Trajanus. During the liberation of Gallia, they were one of the squadrons under the command of Trevor Maloney, after they were reformed to defend Romagna they were placed under the command of Adolfine Galland.

[[folder:In General]]
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* AmplifierArtifact: Their striker units function as magical amplifiers as well strengthening their spells.
* ChildSoldiers: They range in age form twelve to twenty (meaning the older ones don't count for this trope). Given the generally optimistic tone of the show, the darker side of this trope is never explored.
* FiveRoundsRapid: The vast majority of their firepower accomplishes exactly nothing. Only when the core is exposed or when the Neuroi deploys drones does their firepower actually do something.
** This has little to do with the guns the girls are using and a lot to do with the structure of the Neuroi themselves. Pretty much everyone can inflict significant damage on the shell of a Neuroi, the problem is that said shells can completely regenerate from having whole wings cleaved off of them in just a few seconds, so nothing short of a direct hit on the core will put them down.
** ZigZagged: More accurately: for most Heavy and Capital-class Neuroi, while damage can be done easier with a Witch's magically enhanced weapons; a Neuroi's regeneration, and at times shell durability, can render any damage repaired and thus moot at best unless the core is destroyed. With smaller Neuroi units and drones; Witches can destroy them with impressive ease, although exceptions are known to exist in either direction.
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* FlyingBrick: In addition to a nifty unique power, all witches have increased strength, endurance, and durability. They also have access to basic magics like shields and flight, meaning they are essentially ''all'' flying bricks.
* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone who's watched the film before Operation Victory Arrow will catch on that the team will reunite at the end of the film.
* ImprobablyFemaleCast: The overwhelmingly female demographics of the witches is hardly unique since magic is pretty much an all girl party.
* InstantRunes: These are created whenever the girls raise a shield and whenever they take off.
* LittleBitBeastly: The girls grow animal features when they use magic.
* LittleMissBadass: The girls may be teenagers but they can kick major ass when they need to.
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* MoreDakka: The standard issue gun is a heavy machine gun.
* MultinationalTeam: Since witches are so rare, talent is pulled from everywhere.
** Britannia (United Kingdom): [[NiceGirl Lynne]].
** Fuso (Japan): [[{{Determinator}} Yoshika]] and [[{{Samurai}} Mio]]. [[spoiler:Also [[{{Fangirl}} Shizuka]]]].
** Gallia (France): [[FrenchJerk Perrine]].
** Karlsland (Germany): [[TheCaptain Minna]], [[SuperStrength Trude]] and [[BrilliantButLazy Erica]].
** Liberion (United States): [[SuperSpeed Shirley]].
** Orussia (Russia): [[TheQuietOne Sanya]].
** Romagna (Italy): [[GenkiGirl Lucchini]].
** Suomus (Finland): [[{{Seers}} Eila]].
* PowerGlows: Whenever the girls of the 501st call upon their magic they glow in addition to growing animal features.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: For the same reason that witches are pulled from everywhere, they are also pulled from all walks of life. Also before the Neuroi invasion the military appears to be composed of mostly men so there was a scramble to recruit witches who are almost exclusively female from the civilian populations. This coupled with the seeming lack of formal training means that the Strike Witches are mildly military to put it lightly.
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[[folder:Master Sergeant Yoshika Miyafuji]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MisatoFukuen (JPN), Creator/CheramiLeigh (ENG), Sarah Tkotsch (GER)
-->"Her latent ability is impressive indeed. Not only with regards to her magic, but she also has perseverance and determination. It's my mission and duty to guide her on her path to becoming a full-fledged Witch, for the sake of my, no, the world's benefactor, Dr. Miyafuji." --Mio

Yoshika comes from a family of magical doctors on the island nation of Fuso. Her late father Ichiro Miyafuji was responsible for the creation of the Striker Unit, magically powered engines that amplify magic, to counter the Neuroi. However, Ichiro was killed in the war tainting Yoshika's perception of it. She was initially reluctant when Mio [[CallToAdventure came to recruit her]], but after helping to defend the Fuso fleet from a Neuroi attack, she agreed to join the 501st Strike Witches. Yoshika's striker unit is based on the Mitsubishi [=Zero A6M3a=] and she carries around a Type 99 13mm machine gun. She's named after the WWII ace Kaneyoshi Muto.
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* AccidentalPervert: She has a habit of staring and grabbing onto the breasts of the well endowed members of the unit, though Lynette's the usual target. She even unconsciously does it in her sleep!
* {{All Loving Hero}}ine: On top of just being a really pleasant person who doesn't bear grudges, [[spoiler: she's the only one willing to negotiate with the Neuroi]]. This is {{exaggerated|trope}} in ''Anime/StrikeWitchesTheMovie'', despite or (perhaps ''because of'') her lack of power.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Yoshika normally shows an incredibly obvious attraction to girls, but one episode also shows her getting a love letter from an elisted man and she does appear to entertain the idea or at least play along with it with Lynette encouraging it. Minna breaks it off before anything can come of it, however.
* BadassAdorable: [[TookALevelInBadass Takes several levels in badass]] over the course of the series. Remains cute as ever.
* BadassNormal: In the film, even without her Witch Powers she destroyed a huge Neuroi tower with a machine-gun she can barely carry and a Jeep all by herself.
* BarrierWarrior: Her shields are noted to be far stronger than average and she seems to have a higher magical capacity than most.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's very nearly a pacifist. The first time she really seems to want the Neuroi to die ''right now'' is after it almost kills Lynne. She even goes on a short RoaringRampageOfRevenge to do it. After a DungeonBypass ''straight through its center of motion'', firing her machine gun all the way.
* BridalCarry: [[spoiler:She carries Shizuka this way after her magic reactivates in the finale of ''Road to Berlin''.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: She first appears in a photograph on a newspaper featuring Mio that Hikari finds in the first episode of the ''Brave Witches'' series. She makes a surprise appearance herself later on as the Witch who ends up healing and helping Takami recover from her coma at the end of Episode 9. Though brief in the anime, Yoshika's interactions with Takami in that episode are expanded upon in a DramaCD, where we learn that Yoshika helping Takami fully recover removes the dishonorable discharge she received at the end of the first season.
* CowboyCop: She tends to act on her own whenever she gets stonewalled.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: In the film, it seems that Yoshika must stop and help others whenever there is an "opportunity" to help, even though [[spoiler:that means facing up against a Neuroi with nothing but a machine gun that she can barely lift]].
* CombatMedic: She possesses strong healing magic yet still mixes it up in combat.
* CovertPervert: She seems pretty innocent, but shows an inordinate interest in other girls' busts. [[LesYay Specifically Lynette's]].
** No longer applies in later seasons as the entire squadron is now well aware of how perverted she is.
* DemotedToExtra: While Yoshika is a major character in the ''Strike Witches'' TV series and film, she gets a minor appearance in ''Brave Witches''.
* DisappearedDad: She initially only joined the war to learn more about what happened to her missing father, Ichiro. It later turns out that he died in an accidental lab explosion.
* {{Determinator}}: She refuses to lose to the Neuroi, no matter how bleak the situation gets.
* DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength: Yoshika is blissfully unaware of her growing magical prowess in season two.
* DoesntLikeGuns: At first. She refuses to even touch her standard issue sidearm when she first joins the 501st due to moral objections. Soon she is forced to deal with the reality of the Neuroi and relents.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Since Shirley is the one who taught her how to drive and she picked up the same bad habits.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa:
** At the end of the ''Strike Witches'' episode "Fast, Big, Soft", [[spoiler:Yoshika grabs the boobs of Shirley while she is unconscious due to fatigue. And ''butt naked''.]]
** Narrowly averted, in a RunningGag in the ''501st Joint Fighter Wing Takeoff! Movie'' involves Yoshika coming across seemingly unconscious girls and thinking about using it as an opportunity to grope their breasts under the guise of performing CPR. She always ends up deciding against it.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Well, not to Neuroi. But taming the bears in TheMovie has to count for something.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Went from a medical student to a member of the 501st JFW.
* GenerationXerox: She wanted to become a doctor like her mother and grandmother before her and plans to inherit their family clinic someday.
* HairstyleInertia: She's kept the same short haircut she's had since her childhood based on flashbacks.
* HealingHands: She tends to channel her healing magic through her hands.
* HeroicResolve: Mio has noted that Yoshika's magical abilities seem to increase under stress.
** This is exaggerated at ''Strike Witches 2'', when, after exhausting all her magical power, she musters up some more through sheer determination. [[spoiler:The rest of the squadron follows suit]].
** [[spoiler: And once more in the film, while bleeding out on the ground, the collective call of everyone in the 501st lets her ''get her magic back''.]]
** Another example from TheMovie: [[spoiler: She doesn't let the little difficulty of ''having no magic'' keep her from lugging a gun into a nearby Jeep in order to protect a village]] There's never ''ever'' a good time to get on her bad side.
* HeroicSacrifice: At the end of ''Strike Witches 2'', [[spoiler: she uses up all her magical power in order to save Mio and destroy the Neuroi core.]]
* HeroOnHiatus: [[spoiler:Invoked. Due to using up all of her magic after defending Kiel from the Neuroi's SuicideAttack in ''Road to Berlin'', she can't use it again until she gets enough rest for the next ten days but this does ''nothing'' to stop her from [[TheMedic treating the wounded]] by [[TagalongKid requesting the Ratte crew to take her with them]].]]
* HonorBeforeReason: The last few episodes of ''Strike Witches'' are almost a direct cause of her honorable nature trumping observational evidence. [[SpannerInTheWorks Then again...]]
* TheIdealistWasRight: The 501st admitted that Yoshika's ultimately correct about her attempts to communicate with the Neuroi, if only that [[spoiler:the Warlock incident didn't occur.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: She is willing to break military rules for the safety of the 501st and everyone else if she needs to.
* IdiotsCannotCatchColds: According to episode 8 of ''Strike Witches 2'', she's never caught a cold in her life.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a Shiba Inu when she uses magic.
* LittleMissSnarker: Older than most examples, but she looks the part.
* TheMedic: This is pretty much Yoshika's specialty and she makes good use of her skills as a surgeon to patch up injuries [[spoiler:whenever she can't use her magic (usually due to non-fatal {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s) as shown in ''The Movie'' and ''Road to Berlin'']]. Since she comes from a family of doctors, it does makes sense.
* MilitaryMaverick: Throughout the course of her story arc, Yoshika gains fame for disregarding orders -- whether it be from Minna or the higher-ranking leadership -- and still bring out positive results. [[spoiler: Even with her unstable magical power, she doesn't have second thoughts about breaking the rules.]]
* NaiveNewcomer: The newest one into the squadron, and due to Japan's relative isolation from the war she has very little idea of what has been going on.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Yoshika was unable to say goodbye to her beloved father Ichiro Miyafuji before his untimely death.
* NiceGirl: She is one of the nicest girls in the 501st and doesn't resent anyone, including Perrine.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Towards the end of episode 4 in ''Strike Witches'', Yoshika tells Barkhorn that she can't leave her behind.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: In ''Strike Witches'' Yoshika's striker unit is a memento left by her dead father. [[spoiler: She later uses it to blow up a gigantic Neuroi core and liberate Gallia.]] Likewise [[spoiler: the Shinden Striker Unit]] in ''Strike Witches 2'', which is based on her father's research.
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler: In ''Road to Berlin'', Yoshika's magical power becomes unstable due to a drop in her magical pressure, possibly as a side effect of regaining it during the events of ''TheMovie''.]]
* RammingAlwaysWorks:
** [[spoiler:How the burrowing battleship Neuroi is disposed of at the end of ''TheMovie''.]] And it's glorious.
** [[spoiler:She also does this to intercept the escaping Bell Neuroi in the finale of ''Road of Berlin'', giving Minna the chance to finish it off]].
* RankUp: In ''Strike Witches'', Yoshika attains the rank of Sergeant. By the end of ''Strike Witches 2'', she is promoted to Ensign. In ''Road to Berlin'', she's promoted to Master Sergeant.
* RebuiltPedestal: At the end of ''TheMovie'', [[spoiler:Yoshika regains Shizuka's respect after the latter realizes what how the 501st works]].
* SailorFuku: Her signature outfit is this over a {{school swimsuit}}.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Yoshika's modus operandi is to bend military rules that she doesn't agree to where necessary.
* SenpaiKouhai: She becomes Shizuka's senior in ''Road to Berlin'' after the latter joins the 501st.
* ShesBack:
** [[spoiler:Yoshika's role in ''TheMovie'' is this in a nutshell. She regains her magical powers while fighting off a battleship Neuroi]].
** [[spoiler:Her magic hasn't been fully recovered throughout the course of ''Road to Berlin'' even after she controls her magical pressure but this is completely removed in the finale [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening after Shizuka is shot down]] [[BigDamnHeroes trying to protect her]] and things are going south quickly for the Neuroi.]]
* StoneWall: Her shields are very good, but she seems to have a far lower kill rate than everybody else in the squadron.
* SupremeChef: She's the 501st's primary chef and a dang good one at that.
* TagalongKid: [[spoiler:She requested the Ratte crew to bring her along as their field medic in ''Road to Berlin''.]]
* TeamChef: She's pressed into this role after joining because nobody else can cook, although Lynette is often seen helping her.
** Even after the other members start showing off their culinary skills, Yoshika and Lynette are often the default chefs of the unit.
* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:She quits the military in the finale of ''Strike Witches 2'', but Shizuka picks her up back to Venezia in ''TheMovie''. Then she gets her power back during a very crucial moment, so ShesBack in action with full glory]].
* TookALevelInBadass: She goes from a medical officer to a witch capable of taking down Neuroi. Come season 2 onwards, her magic also continues to grow until she becomes powerful enough to cast ''area-wide shields'' by ''Road to Berlin''. A huge leap from the same inexperienced Witch who used to collapse after trying to heal her friend in the first episode of the original season.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Or reawakening in this case, but her magic went from being completely spent to ''fully charged in an instant'' near the end of ''Road to Berlin'' after Shizuka is seriously injured protecting her from the Neuroi swarm.]]
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[[folder:Master Sergeant Lynette Bishop ("Lynne")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriNazuka (JPN), Creator/KateBristol (ENG), Saskia Glück (GER)
-->"Other members of the unit? Lynne was the first friend I made after coming here to Britannia. She showed me around in the base and was very kind! That made me happy... And... that big bosom.... wah! Nothing! It's nothing!" -- Yoshika

Lynne is a very personable if a bit shaky, sniper from Britannia. Lynette is the middle child of eight siblings and was sometimes overlooked. Because of this, she's domestic and painfully shy. She joined the Strike Witches shortly before Yoshika to help protect her homeland. Lynette is assigned to be Yoshika's roommate, where the two quickly become friends. Her striker unit is based on the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX and she lugs around a Boys Anti-Tank Rifle in battle. Her sister, Wilma Bishop, is named after the WWI Ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Avery_Bishop William Avery Bishop]].
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* ApologizesALot: Apologizing seems to be her first knee-jerk reflex.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hartmann and Yeager are scared to death to mess with her [[NoodleIncident for some reason]].
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Her ability to [[ImprobableAimingSkills hit targets from kilometers away]] is aided by her magic, but the fact she can see those targets at that range is thanks to...really good eyesight.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Less clumsy than most, but she has her moments.
* DepletedPhlebotinumShells: Her power essentially turns normal bullets (and other objects) into these.
* FinalGirl: Played for laughs in ''Road to Berlin'' after her fellow Witches were [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie cursed by]] [[BreastExpansion the bust-enlarging idol]] and kidnapped Yoshika for the fertilization ritual.
* FriendlySniper: She's soft-spoken, nice, and can hit a target most people need binoculars to see.
* GagBoobs: Often treated like this by the fandom.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: Her inherent gift magic lets her guide and strengthen her shots. Also, she has really good eyesight.
* LittleBitBeastly She takes on the features of the Scottish Fold when she uses magic.
* MarshmallowHell: Gave it to Yoshika after they took out a Neuroi.
* NiceGirl: Probably why she and Yoshika get along so well.
* NoScope: Despite shooting at objects across distances measured in kilometers, she does so without a scope. Although the ability to guide her shots after she's fired them probably helps. Seeing them at that range, however, [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower isn't due to her magic at all]].
* RankUp: In ''Strike Witches'', she holds the rank of Sergeant. Eventually, by the time of ''Strike Witches 2'', she is promoted to Master Sergeant.
* ShrinkingViolet: She's very shy and almost washes out before Yoshika arrives.
* SmallGirlBigGun: She's on the short end of the squadron and her weapon of choice is an anti-tank rifle.
* SquishyWizard: [[IncrediblyLamePun Yeah]].
* TeamChef: Along with Yoshika.
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[[folder:Major Mio Sakamoto]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaekoChiba (2007-2008) and Saori Seto (2010-present) (JPN), Creator/KiraVincentDavis (ENG), Esra Vural (GER)
-->"Sakamoto-san? She's kind, but can be pretty strict sometimes. She told me about the work my father had done, and I'm very grateful for that. Although it surprised me when we met for the first time and she told me that “I would come to her sooner or later”!" --Yoshika

Mio, the second in command of the Strike Witches, worked with Ichiro Miyafuji on the Striker Units and is, therefore, the oldest witch. As a veteran of the initial fights against the Neuroi, she is far tougher and more disciplined than most of the Strike Witches. Her primary job is to train new recruits and takes a no-nonsense "tough love" approach to her duties. As the second in command of the Strike Witches, she supports Minna and maintains discipline when out of battle and locates the weak point of Neuroi with her magic eye in battle. Her striker is based on the Mitsubishi Zero [=A6M3a=] in season one and the [=Kawanishi N1K=] in season two: in battle, she carries a Type 99 13mm machine gun and a katana. Her character is named after WWII aces Saburo Sakai. She is known for her distinctive, hearty laugh.
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* BadassInDistress: In the finale of ''Strike Witches 2'', she is [[spoiler: absorbed into a Neuroi core. You don't get much more distressed than that]].
* BoisterousBruiser: Known for her rolling, jolly laugh of approval for innocence and/or righteous behavior.
* BarSinister: Oddly enough this appears on her eyepatch as well as her emblem.
* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler:In ''TheMovie'', she appears with an ordinary warplane to deliver the Shinden Unit to Yoshika.]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor: After having a jug of wine dropped on her, Mio immediately proceeds to give Commander Minna a full-on kiss and runs into a cave.
* CompetenceZone: Her biggest problem is that she's aging out of it. When she turned 20, her [[BarrierWarrior shields]] became too weak to stop a Neuroi on their own. By forging [[CoolSword Reppumaru]], she buys herself a bit more time, but she ultimately runs out of magic entirely before she can [[DeathSeeker die in battle like she wants to]].
* CoolBigSis: Serves as this role to ease newcomers into their new military life.
* CoolSword: [[NamedWeapons Reppumaru]], a katana she forges herself using magic and it can block lasers.
* DeathSeeker: Though far from a fatalist, Mio still intends her death to be a glorious one in battle, befitting of a Fuso Warrior. [[spoiler:Tragically, she finally plays this trope straight in the penultimate episode of ''Strike Witches 2'', when her life as a warrior comes to an end.]]
* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler:After losing her powers at the end of season 2, she's relegated to a supporting character in the movie and in ''Road to Berlin'', where Shizuka eventually takes her place as the second most important character in the story next to Yoshika.]]
* {{Determinator}}: She never gives up in the battlefield, even when [[spoiler: her powers start to fade away, she wants to stay on the battlefield even if cost her life.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty: [[AllThereInTheManual According to supplemental material]], new recruits in the Fusou Navy call her "Sakamoto the Demon" behind her back.
* EnemyScan: When she looks at a Neuroi with her magic eye, she can see its weak point.
* EyepatchOfPower: She wears a patch that hides her Neuroi core-detecting right eye.
* FeelingTheirAge: The fact that for ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' old age starts somewhere around 20, with a decline in magic power, is explored in ''Strike Witches 2''. Mio pushes herself to stay in action, against fellow high-ranking officer Minna's advice, [[spoiler: ultimately receiving first a minor then a grave injury.]]
* FragileSpeedster: In ''Strike Witches 2'' her striker unit is upgraded, making it far faster and more maneuverable. [[spoiler: She doesn't have a shield, so the only thing between her and extra crispy is her reflexes.]]
* HeroicResolve: In the finale of ''Strike Witches 2'', [[spoiler:she snaps out of a HeroicBSOD after knowing the Yamato mission failed. She rushes into Yamato ship with little to none magic power for reactivating the ship in order to blow up the Neuroi nest.]]
* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler:Mio nearly runs herself to the ground by using Reppumaru to eat up all of her magic in the finale of ''Strike Witches 2'']].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Subverted. She's prepared to pull one in the finale of ''Strike Witches 2'', but [[BigDamnHeroes Yoshika saves her]]]].
* HonorBeforeReason: On top of acting like a stereotypical samurai, she considers betraying her code to be worse than death since her ability is critical to the squadron's success. [[spoiler: Even after she loses her shield she continues to fight, even though even a glancing hit from a Neuroi laser would be enough to critically injure her.]]
* HotBlooded: A bit more tempered than most, but is not one to back down from a fight.
* LadyOfWar: Again, modeled after a stereotypical samurai.
* TheLancer: She is the second in command of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing and often helps her commander when she can. For example, when enacting discipline, she often plays "bad cop" to Minna's "good cop".
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on Doberman traits when she uses magic.
* LosingIsWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: And Mio unhesitantly charged into the latter, having finally and literally exhausted her life as a warrior in the final episodes of ''Strike Witches 2''.]]
* MagicEye: Her special magic power manifests in her right eye, which she normally [[EyepatchOfPower keeps covered up]]. When she lifts her patch, her [[PowerGlows glowing]] [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] [[GlowingEyesOfDoom eye]] can see very far away and locate the [[AttackItsWeakPoint core]] inside a Neuroi. Without this power, her team would have to dismantle each Neuroi completely to try and find its core, and never mind the special cases that can move their cores mid-battle or hide them in another Neuroi unit. For Mio, it's just one more reason not to quit flying just because she's [[CompetenceZone too old]].
* MagicKnight: She lacks some magical capacity but makes up for it with increased martial skill.
* MeaningfulName: Her sword means "gale" and is named after a Japanese plane model that never entered service.
* NumberTwo: She's Minna's second in command.
* ObliviousToLove: She shows absolutely no awareness of the fact that both Perrine and Minna have crushes on her. Minna at least tries to be subtle about it, but not noticing Perrine's feelings takes work.
--> '''Sakamoto''': "Why are your faces all red?"
--> '''Bishop''': "They're naughty girls with dirty minds and they heard you and Miyafuji talking about 'sticking it in.'"
--> '''Sakamoto''': "Hmm...You might have to spell it out for me."
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's twenty years old, despite looking like a teenager at first appearance.
* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girl]]: The picture of a classical Japanese Warrior, albeit GenderFlipped.
* ShowerOfAngst: Towards the end of ''Strike Witches 2'' after knowing [[spoiler:her powers are fading away]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is her rank squadron commander or major?
** Or properly, she should be a [[Headscratchers/HomePage Lieutenant Commander]] and Yoshika a [[ArtisticLicenseShips Petty Officer]] of some sort.
** Changing rank designations is not unusual when naval officers serve with non-naval units. In such cases, they tend to use the equivalent land or air force ranks, or whatever is closest.
* SuicideMission: At the end of ''Strike Witches 2'', she [[spoiler: rushes into Yamato to reactivate the ship again while it was infested by Neurois.]]
* SuperSenses: Her power is Enhanced Visual Acuity which grants her telescopic vision along with the ability to identify a Neuroi's core.
* SupportingLeader: She serves as this to Minna.
* SwordAndGun: She uses a katana alongside with gun weapons.
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler: After Reppuzan failed in the battle, Mio goes through another brief HeroicBSOD]].
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[[folder:Lieutenant Colonel Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RieTanaka (JPN), Creator/AnastasiaMunoz (ENG), Alice Bauer (GER)
-->"Lieutenant Colonel Minna? Yes, she's a fantastic person! She's always smiling... and she feels like a very mature woman. I wish I could be more like her. She somewhat reminds me of a mother." --Yoshika

Minna is the leader of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing and the commander of the Karlsland Air Force. After the Neuroi appeared and her lover was killed, she gave up her dream of becoming a singer to join the Karlsland Air Force. Because of her traumatic past, the safety of her subordinates is her top priority. Despite her kind and gentle demeanor, she will go to any lengths to protect her subordinates. She is even willing to issue orders specifically to prevent them from being hurt and she was the one behind the order forbidding male workers in the base from socializing with the witches. Her striker unit is based on the Messerschmitt [=BF109G2=] and her weapon is the [=MG42=] machine gun. Her character is named after the WWII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf-Dietrich_Wilcke Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke]].
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: At the end of "Thanks", Minna slaps Trude for her reckless behavior.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She is the leader of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing and Karlsland Air Force, and extremely powerful and skilled.
* BadassInCharge: Of the Strike Witches.
* BadassTeacher: She teaches witches from time to time and can kick major ass if she needs to.
* BerserkButton: As shown in ''501st Joint Fighter Wing Takeoff!'', being mistaken for a humanoid Neuroi causes the usually kind and motherly Minna to go out of control (via rage). Just ask Shirley.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite her demeanor, it's worth noting that her familiar is a wolf.
* BrokenBird: She's devastated with [[spoiler:the death of her lover, Kurt Flachfeld]], and while she does enforce existing witch anti-fraternization laws (as non-witch personnel fraternizing with military witches, regardless of rank or station; range from strongly discouraged to outright prohibited), as commanding officers are to ensure military regulations are followed, implications come across as she enforces those existing regulations with greater strictness then most, given that she has first hand experience one of the reasons why they were established in the military to begin with regarding relationships between military witches and non-witch military personnel in general and romantic relations in particular.
* TheCaptain: Despite her demeanor, she's clearly the one running things although she doesn't hold the rank of Captain.
* ColonelBadass: She hates being chained to a desk, preferring to get down and dirty out in the field with her subordinates. She's one of the few squadron leaders who regularly participates in combat missions. Most of the others either do so only rarely in major operations, or don't even fly at all anymore.
* ExtremeOmnivore: While not a BigEater, Not only can Minna consume foods and drinks that the rest of the squadron can barely stomach, but she actually ''likes'' them. Examples include ginger tea that Lynette put too much sugar in, and Lamprey oil (She asked for seconds!).
* GlamorousWartimeSinger: Minna tried to be a singer earlier in the war.
* HeartbrokenBadass: She may be a high-ranking officer of the Karlsland Air Force, but [[spoiler:after the death of her childhood friend Kurt Flachfeld, the series can testify how more badass she became]].
* HerHeartWillGoOn: [[spoiler:After Minna lost Kurt during the war, she doesn't want the witches to avoid experiencing the same pain she did]].
* LethalChef: In the ''501st Joint Fighter Wing Takeoff!'' 4-koma, her ability to stomach anything is translated to her being an extremely horrible cook who unfortunately insists on doing all of the cooking, at least until Yoshika joins the team.
* LittleBitBeastly: Takes on the features of a wolf when using magic.
* MamaBear: She is willing to go to any lengths to prevent her subordinates from being harmed.
* MeaningfulName: Her archetype pilot is named Wolf, she gains wolf features.
* MissionControl: Minna's power gives her acute knowledge of her surroundings which allows her to determine unit positions in 3D, unit allegiance, and unit health. She uses this in battle to help her direct her forces. When she sits out of a battle, she is usually in front of a radar giving orders.
* AMotherToHerMen: Or in her case, "A Mother to Her Girls". She cares deeply for her subordinates and they return the favor.
* ShowerOfAngst: [[spoiler:Does this in the ninth episode of ''Road to Berlin'' for the same reason as Mio's.]]
* TeamMom: [[AllThereInTheManual The novels]] mention that she and Mio have a GoodCopBadCop approach to discipline, with Mio as the Bad Cop and Minna as the Good Cop.
* WhatTheHellHero: Minna calls Trude out for her reckless behavior at the end of "Thanks". Given the [[MildlyMilitary nature]] of the 501st, Minna has to resort to this almost OnceAnEpisode.
** She's on the receiving end of this in ''Road to Berlin'', this time by True and Erica over her attempted SuicideAttack.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She's willing to do a lot to ensure her subordinate's safety, [[spoiler:including pulling a gun on one of her best friends, which stems from losing Kurt during the war.]]
** While Witch anti-fraternization laws are established as being a blanket general regulation in all military's and units to some degree to discourage romantic relationships between witches and non-witches for fairly reasonable grounds of preventing witches being taken advantage of, mitigate loss of non-witch comrads in wartime or avoiding..... [[SurprisePregnancy *ahem* "accidents"]] from happening to much needed witches in the war effort: Minna does admittedly enforce this regulation to a degree greater than average to the point of also discouraging unnecessarily fraternization between the girls and the maintenance staff which even for other other units is a bit much... but the reason behind it is somewhat [[JustifiedTrope justified]] given her last love interest was a striker mechanic who died and is a strong emotional issue for her and she reasonably knows first hand why such regulations are in place.
* XRayVision: Minna's ability essentially lets her see ''everything'' in her proximity out to a respectable yet unspecified distance. In battle, it makes her a mobile CIC: out of battle it allows her to keep tabs on her subordinates.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:After the 501st's emergency meeting over the fog surrounding Kiel in ''Road to Berlin'', Trude reminded her that they don't have much time left as Witches due to them nearing their age limit. Minna is painfully aware of this.]]
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[[folder:Lieutenant Perrine Henriette Clostermann]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (JPN), Creator/JadSaxton (ENG), Julia Meynen (GER)
-->"Perrine? Yes, it feels like she's always mad at me. I wonder why...? I know I make a lot of mistakes all the time, but I still don't think she has to be that hard on me... Sakamoto-san told me being strict on someone is a way to show you have hopes for them, but I wonder..." --Yoshika

Perrine is a rich Gallian noble that saw her home destroyed when the Neuroi invaded Gallia. She joined the Strike Witches in their liberation of Gallia to help free her homeland from the Neuroi. She admires Mio and quickly develops a dislike of Yoshika due to their closeness. Her dislike eventually turns to full blown jealousy as she challenges Yoshika to a duel. Eventually, she realizes that Yoshika is a comrade but she still makes constant attempts to win Mio's attention and to make Yoshika look bad. Her striker unit is based on the Arsenal VG39 and her weapon is the Bren Light Machine Gun [=Mk1=]. She is also seen carrying a rapier in some official art, which doesn't show up until midway through ''Strike Witches 2''. Her character is named after the WWII Ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Clostermann Pierre Clostermann]].
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* AlphaBitch: She's snobby, rich, and insufferable. This starts getting downplayed by the last few episodes of ''Strike Witches''. In ''Strike Witches 2'' she has become much better and by the Movie and 3rd OVA she has become better a person and less insufferable, though still retaining something of a prim and proper attitude, though only seems to get mad when pressed into stressful situations.
* ButtMonkey:
** Her foot seems magnetically attracted to her mouth: One time she insults Miyafuji for bringing in foul tasting Lamprey oil as a health drink only to find out seconds later that Mio brought it. Also, almost everything she does tends to backfire horribly for her.
** Used literally in the ''Strike Witches 2'' episode "It's All Creepy-Crawly" -- a Neuroi bug crawls into her butt crack, and when she pulls down her tights and panties Francesca shoots her in the rear with a high-pressure fire hose (using a scope from a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant Mosin-Nagant]] no less).
* CharacterDevelopment: Probably the series' best example. She goes from a [[AlphaBitch snooty]], [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] {{Yandere}} to a friendly, even humble person who runs an orphanage & a school. She never really gets over Mio, though.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Holds Mio with the utmost of respect, and resents anyone getting too chummy with her (especially Yoshika who, like Mio, is a native of [[strike:Japan]] the Fuso Empire).
* CoolSword: Often seen with one in the promo art, and in ''Strike Witches 2'' it makes its appearance. A different rapier is used to destroy a golem.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She doesn't like to be called by her full name of "Perrine-Henriette", which is why her name is simply written as "Perrine H.".
* FrenchJerk: She's from Gallia and can come off as a jerk towards everyone else.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: There's a heart of gold in there somewhere, you would need a crowbar and heavy digging equipment to find it, though.
** And that kind and gentle big sister hugging and playing with children in Episode 6 of ''Strike Witches 2'' can't be the same RichBitch that's mean to Yoshika, can she? Oh, you have got to be kidding!!
** ''Strike Witches 2'' reveals she's practically penniless. All that huge hazard pay she's getting? All donated to charity. She also sold most of her family's heirlooms to raise money for the Gallia rebuilding effort.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Aside from her vast estate which she has transformed into an orphanage, she has sold off virtually everything else of value to help fund the Gallian rebuilding effort.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she can be insufferable and an AlphaBitch, she does care about her homeland and her friends.
* LittleBitBeastly: Gains the features of a Chartreux cat when using her magic.
* LuminescentBlush: She has one whenever Mio is in any way involved, when she's outraged, and when she's embarrassed which is why there seems to be on permanently glued to her face. For example, see the picture.
* {{Ojou}}: She definitely used to be high class and wealthy. She even does the laugh.
* PsychoLesbian: Challenging a rookie to a duel with ''live ammunition'' over a crush is really really pushing it, even if the ammo was just used for intimidation. In fairness, [[spoiler: after Mio's brush with death]] in the later episodes of ''Strike Witches'' and having a firm but fair heart to heart with her, Perrine does eventually get over it in ''Strike Witches 2''.
* RefusalOfTheCall: After the liberation of Gallia she was offered command of the 506th, but turned it down so she could focus on rebuilding Gallia.
* RichBitch: Though it's less flaunting her wealth and more complaining about how unrefined her comrades (read: Yoshika) are. It's eventually {{averted|Trope}} in ''Strike Witches 2'', the third OVA & the film. She converted her extravagant manor into an orphanage and is deeply involved with Gallian reconstruction efforts.
* ShockAndAwe: This is her power. It messes up her hair so she doesn't use it often.
* TookALevelInKindness: In ''TheMovie'', after Gallia is liberated, she runs an orphanage (which is also a school) [[ShipTease with Amelie]]. She's also very nice toward Yoshika and Shizuka.
%%* {{Tsundere}}: She has her moments.
* {{Yandere}}: While she's initially attached to Mio to the point of becoming jealous with Yoshika, she eventually gets over it in ''Strike Witches 2''.
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[[folder:Ensign Francesca Lucchini]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito (JPN), Creator/TrinaNishimura (ENG), Peggy Pollow (GER)
-->"Lucchini always eats the things I cook with a smile on her face. Things like that makes me happy! But it feels like she's always sleeping in some odd place... is that really okay?" --Yoshika

Lucchini is a talented and cheerful witch from the Duchy of Romagna. Unlike most other members of the 501st her past isn't marred by tragedy, she joined the Strike Witches out of a sense of duty to ensure that no harm would ever come to her beloved Romagna. However, for all her lofty ideals she's still twelve years old and often acts childish or self-indulgent like a typical twelve-year-old. Her energetic personality masks the fact that she's quite lazy. She'll often spend time napping around the base only waking up to change where she naps. However, in the air, she displays a passion and talent for flying that nobody in the 501st can match. Her striker unit is based on the FIAT G-55 Centauro and her weapon is the Breda-SAFAT Machine Gun 12.7 mm. She is named after the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Lucchini Franco Lucchini]].
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* ACupAngst: Subverted; despite being the flattest member of the witches, Lucchini firmly believes that this is only due to her youth, and she has every hope that when she matures, she will grow large enough to rival Shirley.
* BarrierWarrior: She takes this a step further and literally fights people with her barriers. Her stacked barriers are almost unbreakable as well.
* BigEater: She eats slightly more than the other witches and for her food is always a top priority.
* BreastExpansion: In episode 7 of the ''Road to Berlin'' anime, she discovers a cursed idol that causes her breasts to grow at last. The curse then compels her to take up her usual groping habit with a vengeance, as every girl whom she gropes similarly has their breasts enlarge -- and then they become obsessed with groping other girls and making their breasts bigger too, in a [[PlayedForLaughs comedic parody]] of a ZombieApocalypse.
* BuxomIsBetter: Despite being flatchested herself, Lucchini firmly likes big breasts, and dearly hopes that she will grow up to be very busty herself.
* ButtMonkey: She tends to be the one whom bad things happen to. In one episode she spends most of it running away from everybody. In another, she accidentally breaks Shirley's Striker unit and receives a lump on the head when Minna finds out.
* CatGirl: While there are others with the cat motif, she has the personality to match. This includes her habit of sleeping in high places.
* ChildSoldier: She's twelve and has been serving for a while.
%%* CuteLittleFangs
* FastballSpecial: At the end of ''Strike Witches'', Shirley throws her. Also, her signature move seems tailor-made for this.
* FearlessFool: She doesn't seem to fear anything (not even Shirley's driving) except Minna and Mio.
* GenkiGirl: She's full of energy, jumps around a lot, and speaks in a sing-songy voice.
* GirlishPigtails: She ties her hair into twin tails.
* HeavySleeper: Although she takes cat naps, not even the roar of airplane engines can rouse her while she's asleep.
* HypocriticalHumor: Makes fun of Perrine's boobs, despite being the flattest of the witches herself, which is nothing unusual, since she's also the youngest.
* LastNameBasis: Oddly enough, practically no one ever calls her by her first name.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains features of the black panther whenever she uses magic.
* LovableSexManiac: She likes to grope the boobs of her teammates, sometimes as a greeting ritual or just for fun...
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Her signature move is to stack several shields together and ram the target.
* SmallGirlBigGun: She's the smallest witch and she wields a gun meant for airplanes. Although it's not that much bigger than the other girls' guns, the size difference is more pronounced.
* TokenMiniMoe: She's also the youngest of the witches.
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[[folder:Captain Charlotte Elwyn Yeager ("Shirley")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmiKoshimizu (JPN), Creator/JamieMarchi (ENG), Lea Kalbhenn (GER)
-->"Shirley is a really kind person! She seems kind of slack, but I think she actually really looks after everyone. She's big-hearted and broad-minded... What? I'm not talking about her breasts! But... well... they sure did feel nice..."

Shirley is a mechanical enthusiast from the United States of Liberion. She is a thrill seeking speedster and her goal is to break the sound barrier. Before the war, she raced motorbikes and set a land speed record. When she joined the 501st she modified her Striker unit to help her with her goal of breaking the sound barrier. In addition to her obsession with speed she's also obsessed with cleanliness: even going so far as to have her personal bath shipped when she was transferred into the 501st. Her Striker Unit is based on the P-51 Mustang and her weapons of choice is the Browning Automatic Rifle M1918. She is named after American WWII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager Charles "Chuck" Yeager]].
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* AffectionateNickname: She is called Shirley by her teammates.
* BerserkButton: Tampering with her inventions without her permission is definitely a bad idea, as Lucchini can attest in ''Road to Berlin'' (though to Lucchini's credit, she only wants to help).
* DangerDeadpan: She has a calm demeanor and alerts others of potentially dangers situations without losing her temper. She even breaks the sound barrier in episode 5 of ''Strike Witches''.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: While not as destructive as most in the one scene she's shown driving, she drifts on mountainside dirt roads and leaps across chasms in a military supply truck. Francesca loves it, but Yoshika gets sick.
* FearlessFool: Which is probably why she's paired with Lucchini so often.
* FieryRedhead: She's strong, passionate, and outgoing, but she's only outspoken when dealing with certain people.
* HotBlooded: She doesn't back down from any challenge even going so far as to charge a neuroi in an unarmed plane.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a jack-rabbit; most likely a nod to her speed.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Other than the obvious one to Chuck Yeager, there's one to the photographer Bunny Yeager.
* ParentalSubstitute: She's pretty much Luccini's mother.
* RankUp: Her initial rank in the 501st is Lieutenant. Eventually, she is promoted to Captain.
* TheRival: She started a rivalry with Trude before Yoshika arrived.
* SuperSpeed: Her power lets her do anything faster. Her power plus the modifications she made to her striker unit allow her to break the sound barrier in flight.[[note]]In truth, Francesca made those modifications by accident when she tried to put it back together after breaking it.[[/note]]
* ShoutOut: She says the P-51 Mustang, the fighter that her striker unit is based on, is her all-purpose weapon platform of choice.
* WrenchWench: Before joining the witches she worked on motorcycles and airplanes, consequentially her striker unit is heavily modified. Even after joining the witches she spends her spare time in the machine shop and making further modifications to her striker unit.
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[[folder:Captain Erica Hartmann]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakuraNogawa (JPN), Creator/LuciChristian (ENG), Valentina Bonalana (GER)
-->"I don't really understand Hartmann. Everyone says she's an excellent witch, and she is amazing even in small scaled battles, but in her everyday life she is... how should I put it... umm... sloppy?" --Yoshika

Erica is one of the "Double Aces" from Karlsland, having the second highest kill score in the world at just over 200. However, her skill in the air and on duty is in sharp contrast with her disorganized and careless nature when off duty. She is a close acquaintance of Gertrud and Minna having served with them long before the creation of the 501st although, unlike Minna and Gertrud, she spends most of her time sleeping and eating, only getting up to investigate oddities and fight neuroi. Her striker unit is based on the Messerschmitt [=Bf109G-6=] and her weapon is the [=MG42=]. She is named after WWII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Hartmann Erich Hartmann]], the highest scoring ace in history.
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* BlowYouAway: Her power lets her create a vortex of air when she does a barrel roll. She calls this ability ''Sturm'' and it's powerful enough to blow holes through Neuroi.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Even more so than the rest of the 501st.
* [[SiblingYinYang Compatriot Yin Yang]]: Pretty much the complete opposite of Gertrud, to the latter's endless annoyance.
-->'''Gertrud''': And you call yourself a Karlsland soldier?!
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Remember the chocolate bar she received from Trude in ''Road to Berlin''? Its bar wrapper comes in handy when she told Trude (verbally) that she's still alive. To fair for Trude though, she had no idea that the "Erica" she saw is [[FakingTheDead actually a fake body]].]]
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: On the ground, she's a lazy disorganized failure of a soldier. In the air, she's skilled, disciplined, and one of the best aces in the world. Both are the real her but most people see the disorganized failure before they see the second greatest witch in the Karlsland air force.
* DoABarrelRoll: Her power is an offensive barrel roll she calls "Sturm".
* DumbBlond: Averted. The girl's smart enough to be one of the best fighters despite sleeping most of the time.
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:After being shot down by a highly maneuverable Neuroi in ''Road to Berlin'' and with her radio busted, Erica built a fake body to trick it into thinking she's dead. Unfortunately, this tactic ''almost'' bites Erica big time later when Trude had a HeroicBSOD after mistakenly seeing the fake body as the real deal, though [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan Erica snapped her out of it]] [[ChekhovsGun by using a chocolate bar wrapper as a signal light]].]]
* GenkiGirl: When she's awake, she's cheerful.
* HistoricalInjoke:
** Her sister is named Ursula, the name of Erich Hartmann's wife.
** Her striker unit has the black tulip pattern also present on Erich Hartmann's aircraft.
** The hubbub over her stealing Lucchini's underwear is based on Erich Hartmann accidentally taking Hitler's hat.
** Like Erica, Erich also had a problem with discipline.
** Her hairstyle is based on Erich's nickname "Bubi" (Erica's hair is in the ''Bubi''schnitt hairstyle)
* HeavySleeper: She seriously spends most of the series asleep, only appearing to investigate major disturbances and participate in battles. She even sleeps through an alarm clock and having books thrown at her.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: In ''TheMovie'', this is the only possible explanation about how she's able to use her special attack, despite unable to even fly a moment ago.
* ImpactSilhouette: When she uses Sturm to ram Neuroi, she leaves behind a perfectly circular hole.
* InformedAttribute: Yoshika claims Hartmann is just as bad a driver as [[DrivesLikeCrazy Shirley]], but none of the other members of the squadron know what she's talking about and when we see Hartmann actually behind the wheel she drives perfectly responsibly.
* JerkassBall:
** In the first episode of Operation Victory Arrow, she distrusts the new military stuff of her twin sister, Ursula, possibly as a result of Gertrud's nearly fatal incident with the flawed jet striker prototype.
** In "Nice and Breezy", when Lucchini is accused of stealing the panties (something that Hartmann is responsible for) she happily lets Lucchini take the fall for it with no remorse whatsoever.
* LittleBitBeastly: Takes on the features of a Dachshund when she uses magic. However, unlike the other girls, she doesn't grow animal ears--the tips of her hair turn black instead.
* MildlyMilitary: While the other girls are at least trying to act like soldiers, Erica doesn't. Interestingly enough her real life counterpart had disciplinary problems as well although nowhere near as bad as her.
* NiceGirl: A cheerful, upbeat and friendly breath of fresh air who doesn't hold grudges and can get along with ''anybody.''
* NotAMorningPerson: Friendlier than most though about staying asleep... though mention the possibility of having candy and she'll wake up ''instantaneously.''
* PowerFist: [[spoiler:In ''TheMovie'', this is how she obliterate the Neuroi attacking her when she's out of guns. It looks and acts like [[{{Manga/Naruto}} Chidori & Rasengan]]: she actually has to board the Neuroi and punch it.]]
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Like Luccini she uses her magic to invoke this. Unlike Luccini she uses a vortex of wind for protection instead of a stack of shields.
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* SweetTooth: She wants sweets, they buy her an alarm clock instead.
* TrashOfTheTitans: Her room has a ton of garbage lying around such as bottles and clothes. Even her ''bed'' is full of random trash.
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[[folder:Major Gertrud Barkhorn ("Trude")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MieSonozaki (JPN), Creator/StephanieSheh (ENG), Anne Düe (GER)
-->"It feels like Barkhorn is always mad at me too. But well, compared to her, I'm still just an inexperienced little duckling, so I guess it's only natural." --Yoshika

Barkhorn is also one of the "Double Aces" of Karlsland. She holds the highest kill score over 250. She is disciplined and efficient: a very stereotypical German military personality. However, to her friends Minna and Erica, whom she has known for a long time, she's slightly more open and friendly although she often yells at Erica for lacking discipline. She cares deeply about her little sister Christiane, who was injured before ''Strike Witches'' in a Neuroi attack. Her striker unit is based on the Focke-Wulf [=Fw190D-9=] and her weapons are two [=MG42=] machine guns with dual drum magazines. She is named after WWII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Barkhorn Gerhard Barkhorn]], the second highest scoring ace in history.
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* ActionGirl: Although every witch is technically one, her love of fighting coupled with her skill in the air means she takes the prize.
* AffectionateNickname: She is called "Trude" by everyone around her.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Despite her status as a ProudWarriorRaceGuy and eagerness for battle, there are signs not everything is right with her and she might suffer from some form of PTSD. She has been consumed by battle ever since her sister was seriously injured, constantly pushing things well beyond her physical limits and has a tendency to freakout when the battle goes against the Witches. This comes to a head in ''Road to Berlin'' when [[spoiler: Hartmann is shot down.]]
* TheBigGuy: Physically the most powerful witch with her powers giving herself a great degree of SuperStrength. She duel wields machine guns and is capable of attacking Neuroi hand-to-hand if necessary. She gets most of her kills by simply bludgeoning and overpowering the Neuroi as opposed to the more skilled Hartmann.
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler:Towards Yoshika after she rescues her in "Thanks". The reason is because Yoshika looks like her sister, Chris]].
* BloodKnight: Not only is she one of the best witches, she deeply enjoys her job.
* BrokenBird: She is deeply affected by her sister's injury to the point of keeping her distance from Yoshika because she resembles Chris and eventually being DrivenToSuicide. She comes out of it by the end of "Thanks".
* ButtMonkey: Due to her role as the team disciplinarian, she is the most common target of pranks from Hartmann, Yeager, and Lucchini.
* DeathSeeker: Barkhorn is nearly DrivenToSuicide fighting the Neuroi following Karlsland's attack. In "Thanks", Yoshika and Minna make her realize how stupid her actions are after Barkhorn is shot down.
* DoomedHometown: Her home country of Karlsland was destroyed by the Neuroi.
* DrivenToSuicide: Attempted in the second half of "Thanks" due to her depression stemming from Chris's injury, but it doesn't work out.
* DualWielding: When she decides to use her guns as clubs instead of guns.
* GunsAkimbo: Her normal battle loadout is two [=MG42=] machine guns.
* HeartbrokenBadass: She may be one of the most badass aces in the Karlsland Air Force along with Erica, but she was greatly affected by her sister's injury.
* HeroicSecondWind: She undergoes one by the end of "Thanks" when Yoshika heals her and snaps her out of her HeroicBSOD.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: After Chris's injury, Trude blames herself for everything that has happened to the point where she wants to die fighting.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite all her talk about being a disciplined Karlsland soldier, Barkhorn is frequently emotionally compromised when the situation doesn't go as planned. Ironically, in contrast to their personalities back at base, it is Hartmann that remains cool, collected, and professional when actually out on a mission.
* IdiotBall: In "Thanks", despite being an ace in Karlsland, Barkhorn wasn't smart enough to realize that charging recklessly and attacking the Neuroi by herself is a ''very'' bad idea; she learns her lesson the hard way. This causes [[WhatTheHellHero Yoshika and Minna to call her out on this]] and also have a HeroicSecondWind.
* IncestSubtext: With Chris. The rest of the squadron outright accuse her of it, and she does little to disuade them.
* ItsAllMyFault: Trude laments that she was unable to protect her sister and her homeland, [[YouDidEverythingYouCould even knowing this wasn't her fault]]. Her HeroicBSOD worsened when Yoshika joins the Strike Witches, since she looks like her sister, to the point that she's DrivenToSuicide. She gets better after the end of "Thanks".
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: In "Thanks", Barkhorn tells Yoshika that healing her will only slow Yoshika down, but Yoshika tells her that NoOneGetsLeftBehind.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Although she can be a jerk at times, Barkhorn deeply cares about her homeland, her sister and her squadmates.
* TheLancer: She takes over this role in ''Road to Berlin'' after [[spoiler: Sakamoto is forced to retire as a witch.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: In the ''Strike Witches'' episode "Thanks", she rushes in to gun down the Neuroi against Minna's orders, only to get shot down for her troubles.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a German Wirehaired Pointer when she changes.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch:
** [[spoiler: Chris is pretty much this to Trude and most of [[DrivenToSuicide her suicidal recklessness]] in ''Thanks'' came from [[MyGreatestFailure her biggest failure as the older sister]].]]
** [[spoiler:''Road to Berlin'' also reveals that losing Erica causes her to undergo a HeroicBSOD and cross the DespairEventHorizon. This is mainly due to both of them having [[ThePromise an oath to liberate Berlin together]] and in Trude's own words, doing it without Erica is "pointless".]]
* MyGreatestFailure: She wasn't able to rescue her sister, Chris, from a Neuroi attack in Karlsland.
* NighInvulnerability: Half her power seems to be her ability to strengthen objects allowing her to use her machine guns as clubs and not be crushed by a giant steel girder.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: Most of her dialogue in the English dub doesn't sound like a disciplined Karlsland soldier, given she is voiced by Creator/StephanieSheh.
* PistolWhipping: When she mixes it up toe to fin with the neuroi she sometimes uses her guns as clubs.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Or in her case, "Proud Warrior Race Lady". And therefore constantly exasperated by Erica's laid back and informal attitude, seeing them as "a disgrace to the Karsland military."
* RankUp: In the ''Strike Witches'' series, she initially holds the rank of Captain. By the time of ''Road to Berlin'', she's promoted to Major.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Since Yoshika resembles Christiane, Gertrud initially keeps her distance from the former, because she doesn't want to see Yoshika injured.
* ShooTheDog: She attempts to have Yoshika leave her for dead in the second half of "Thanks". Yoshika, however, refuses to leave her behind.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's officially "Gertrud", but her name is sometimes spelled "Gertrude".
* SuperStrength: The other half of her power is strength exceeding the already boosted strength of most witches.
* ThatWomanIsDead: At the end of the first half of "Thanks", Barkhorn tells Minna that the sister Chris once knew is dead and that she belongs to the Strike Witches. She eventually gets over it by the end of the episode's second half.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Following her disastrous first encounter with a highly maneuverable Neuroi who shot down Erika and even outclassed Shirley in ''Road to Berlin'', Trude responds by building up her body ''through shedding her weight'' for extra mobility while retaining her speed.]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Trude impulsively charges to attack the Neuroi during their battle in the ''Strike Witches'' episode "Thanks", resulting in her being seriously wounded.
* {{Tsundere}}: She becomes this after Yoshika rescues her from certain death. She denies, but deeply cares for Yoshika. Lampshaded by Erica several times.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Trude genuinely believes that by dying in battle.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:She and Minna are turning 20 soon in ''Road to Berlin'', and the former can't afford to waste anymore time.]]
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[[folder:Lieutenant Aleksandra Vladimirovna Litvyak ("Sanya")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaiKadowaki (JPN), Jessica Foster [[note]] credited as "Jennifer Forrester" for the first 2 seasons, the movie and ''Brave Witches'' [[/note]] (ENG), Laura Elbel (GER)
-->"Sanya is a really kind girl! She's a little shy and quiet, but she's good at singing, and I think it's really great how she always does her best for all of us during the nights!" --Yoshika

Aleksandra, or Sanya as she prefers to be called, is a shy Orussian witch in the 501st that often handles night patrol duties alone. Described as "nocturnal" she doesn't have a lot of contact with the other members of the 501st, but is essential for the unit's safety. Because of her lack of contact with the rest of the squad, she is only close to Eila and Erica although her compassionate and submissive personality means she's kind and accepting of everybody in the 501st. Sanya's father was an accomplished musician and taught Sanya how to play the piano and sing. He even wrote a song for her entitled 'Sanya's Song'. When the Neuroi invaded Orussia, Sanya was separated from her father but maintains hope that he's still alive in Orussia and someday they'll be reunited. To remind herself, she often hums the song her father composed for her. Unlike the other girls, most of whom wield machine guns, she uses a rocket launcher called the Fliegerhammer which is based on the Fliegerfaust, a contemporary German anti-aircraft rocket launcher and M202 FLASH. In season one her striker unit is based on the [=MiG60=] a fictional fighter combining features of the [=MiG-1=], [=MiG-3=], and [=Yak-1=]: in ''Strike Witches 2'' her striker unit is based on the [=Yak-9=]. She is named after WWII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Litvyak Lydia Litvyak]], one of just two female aces in real life.
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* AscendedExtra: The ''Brave Witches'' OVA centers around Eila and Sanya's perspectives and interactions with the 502nd and each other.
* DemotedToExtra: Sanya appears as a prominent character in the ''Strike Witches'' TV series and movie, she gets a minor appearance along with Eila in episodes 7, 11, and 12 of ''Brave Witches''.
* DistaffCounterpart: Averted, she is the only one not based on a male ace.
* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler: According to Minna in ''Road to Berlin'', Orussia fell into the Neuroi's hands a few years ago, which is mainly the reason why Sanya treats her attempt to eliminate the Neuroi guarding Kiel as SeriousBusiness.]]
* FriendlySniper: In essence. Her rocket launcher weapon means that she tends to attack from long range.
* EnemyDetectingRadar: This is her unique ability.
** Whats more, the Magical Radar is established as a more modern innovation of magic to detect Neuroi and is commonly used by Night Witches like Sanya.
* HeavySleeper: A {{Justified|trope}} example, considering she's up all night patrolling.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: When she overheard Minna and Trude's conversation over taking back Berlin and their age limit in ''Road to Berlin'', the usually reserved Sanya is revealed to be a capable field leader when the situation calls for it.]]
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Anyone familiar with the physics of flight or [[FirstPersonShooter sh]][[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 oo]][[{{VideoGame/Quake}} ters]] will tell you how difficult it is to hit a moving target with a slow-moving projectile from long range.
* LipstickLesbian: One of the more overt example of the 501st as Sanya is very feminine in presentation and demeanor and also hold a deal of romantic feelings towards Eila. Much like Eila however,[[WordOfGod]] [[OneTruePairing is that both girls are much like a young boyfriend and girlfriend]] [[CanNotSpitItOut who cannot easily convey their feelings for each other.]]
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains the features of a black cat when she uses her magic.
* LonersAreFreaks: She's afraid that her isolation will make other people perceive her this way.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: While she's limited to nine dumbfire rockets, she never seems to fire only one.
** Until episode 11 of ''Strike Witches 2'' where she just fired one rocket and ''it created a domino effect'' on the Neuroi. She even lampshades it herself.
* MissionControl: She can also use her power to broadcast information to witches (including spatial information and orders) as well as rebroadcast radio transmissions.
%%* MoeCouplet: With Eila.
* MundaneUtility: She uses her radar powers to listen to the radio at night.
* NiceGirl: Gives even Yoshika a run for her money in the niceness department. She's a very generous and polite person.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Removing Eila from the fog-clearing operation due to trust issues in ''Road to Berlin'' would've been a guaranteed death wish if it weren't for the latter's intuition.]]
* TheLoad: During day missions she sometimes relies on Eila to move her around because she's practically dead on her feet.
* TheQuietOne: She rarely talks, although she's quick to scold Eila when she's being too malicious.
* ParentalAbandonment: She was separated from her father when the Neuroi invaded.
* ShrinkingViolet: She is a fairly shy girl.
* SmallGirlBigGun: Her [=FliegerHummer=] is almost bigger than she is.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In ''Road to Berlin''. She knows that [[spoiler: Minna and Gertrud are soon going to lose their powers and that they are under tremendous time pressure to liberate Berlin before that happens.]] As a result of the stress and time crunch, she's a lot less patient than normal and not in the mood to put up with Eila's usual antics.
* VaporWear: Averted. She is indeed wearing something underneath those black tights, as can be seen when she undresses to go to bed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lieutenant Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen ("Illu")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Erika Nakai/Creator/AyuruOhashi (JPN), Creator/CaitlinGlass (ENG), Patrizia Carlucci (GER)
-->"Eila is quite mysterious. But at least I've come to understand that she cares a lot about Sanya. Seems like she almost never has used her protective shield during battles since she can predict the enemy's attacks. According to herself, she does it without thinking, “by intuition”, but... Isn't it amazing?" -- Yoshika

Eila is the top ace of the Suomus witch corps where she held the rank of captain (the rank indicated by the three roses on her collar). She is an expert at reading people, allowing her to predict her companions' actions and outwit her enemies. Her ability to read people combined with her ability to see the future means that in the air she is nearly untouchable. She is so used to her mastery of evasion that she relies exclusively on dodging and has difficulty raising a shield. Her striker unit is based on the Messerschmitt [=Bf109G-2=] and her weapon of choice is the Suomi KP/31 Sub-Machine Gun. She is named after the Finnish WWII ace [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmari_Juutilainen Eino Ilmari Juutilainen]] the highest scoring non-German ace in history.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: A GenderSwapped example. She's less extreme but relationships are definitely not her specialty. She just can't resist throwing insults into everything she says to anyone (except Sanya). Finns are stereotypically perceived as aloof and casually rude people by their neighbors, and Eila seems to follow those tropes pretty closely.
* AscendedExtra: The ''Brave Witches'' OVA centers around Eila and Sanya's perspectives and interactions with the 502nd and each other.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Showed up just in time to defend Sanya's team in ''Road to Berlin'' after figuring out that a second Neuroi (which Sanya can't even detect) is hiding in the fog.]]
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: In spite of her doing perverted things around her squad mates, she never does it towards Sanya.
* ClingyJealousGirl: ''Very'' protective of Sanya.
* CombatClairvoyance: She can see three seconds into the future and uses this to her advantage in combat.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Gives a big one to Sanya in ''Strike Witches 2''.
-->'''Eila''': I'LL PROTECT SANYAAAAAAA!!
* DeadpanSnarker: She gets a few moments of this in episode 6 of ''Strike Witches''.
* DeathGlare: Gives a ''seething'' angry one to Yoshika in ''Strike Witches 2'' when the latter was chosen to protect Sanya for the rocket launch operation instead of her.
* DemotedToExtra: Eila gets a minor appearance along with Sanya in episode 7, 11, and 12 of ''Brave Witches''.
* DodgeTheBullet: As a part of training, she dodges live anti-tank rounds fired by a sniper.
** Averted later that episode when Sanya angrily throws a pillow at her and she's too shocked to dodge it.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: In episode 7 of ''Strike Witches 2'', [[spoiler: she tried to pull off Sanya's panties while she was sleeping, suspecting the bug neuroi was under her panties. Obviously, Sanya wakes up, with predictable results.]]
* FragileSpeedster: The fact that she is rarely prepared to raise a shield means a stray Neuroi beam would toast her. Fortunately, she is ''really'' good at dodging.
* HighSpeedMissileDodge: Or in her case, "High Speed Laser Dodge." She uses her ability to see several seconds into the future to dodge lasers.
* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Her reliance on dodging backfires spectacularly in ''Strike Witches 2''.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Since she knows where the enemies will be and where her shots will go, she doesn't even have to look to hit with perfect accuracy.
* InSeriesNickname: Illu.
* LightningBruiser: Her abilities let her dodge every attack coming her way and hit the enemy with uncanny accuracy.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a black fox when she uses magic.
* LovableSexManiac: She's almost as bad as Lucchini.
-->'''Sanya:''' Eila is very dear to me. We’re always together... because that’s just the way it is. I didn’t even notice it until people around me told me. But I don’t like her habit of touching other girl’s bodies like she does! That’s not good, Eila! You never do those kinds of things to me... Why? Just blushing won’t help me understand...
%%** MoeCouplet: With Sanya.
* MysteriousWaif: Almost every character notes her odd behavior and mysterious air, even the ones that don't normally comment on character disposition. Also, she has the least backstory development of the entire cast, all we really know about her is that she's from Suomus and loves Sanya.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: When she [[spoiler: pull off Sanya's panties while she is sleeping and Sanya wake up with an angry face.]]
* PsychicPowers: Her power is the ability to see several seconds into the future, although her accuracy with Tarot cards is not nearly as good.
* RankUp: In ''Strike Witches'', she holds the rank of Ensign. By the time of the movie, she's promoted to Lieutenant.
* SatelliteCharacter: Eila's main interest is Sanya, even when she isn't present (in fact in many cases, specially when she isn't present), her motivations beyond that aren't really known.
* SmugSuper: She's more than happy to rub the fact in that she doesn't need shields, which are critical to every other witch.
* TarotMotifs: She keeps a tarot deck in one of her belt pouches and she occasionally reads people fortunes.
* {{Tomboy}}: Aside from using the gender-neutral "watashi" to refer to herself, Ella exclusively uses ''masculine'' vocabularies and syntaxes in the Japanese version.
* {{Tsundere}}: She often tries to pass off her presence at several engagements as just chance, much like a tsundere would her acts of kindness. No one buys it, though.
** In the end of ''Strike Witches'' when [[spoiler: the 501st JFW is dissolved, she tries to deny that she returned to the base because of Yoshika. Sanya reveals her true intentions.]]
* WaifProphet: She's a mysterious little girl and her powers revolve around reading the future.
* {{Wingman}}: In combat, she takes this role more often than not.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ensign Shizuka Hattori]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaUchida (JPN), Creator/CristinaValenzuela (ENG)

Shizuka is a newer member of the Witches who idolizes Yoshika. Without much knowledge of war, she sticks strictly to the rules due to her being raised by a military family. She is given the role of accompanying Yoshika in her journey through Europe but is very shocked and dismayed at Yoshika's demeanor which seemingly is disgraceful for her rank. This comes to a head when she disproves even of Yoshika's desire to help everyone she can and break the rules if absolutely necessary. Over the course of the film, she mellows out considerably when she meets the rest of the 501st. Her ace archetype is Kazushi "Popo" Uto.
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* ApologizesALot: Does this to Yoshika initially, and again at Perrine's chateau.
* AscendedFangirl: She eventually gets to be part of the 501st herself come ''Road to Berlin''. She's especially ecstatic that she can finally get the opportunity to fly together with her idol, Yoshika.
* ByTheBookCop: She is very clear on following orders and rules due to her being raised as a MilitaryBrat. Well, at least until she learns from Perrine about what Yoshika really is.
* CharacterDevelopment: She went from being a NewMeat ByTheBookCop to [[spoiler:picking up Yoshika's habit of [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight breaking the rules for the greater good]] at the end of ''Road to Berlin'']].
* ClingyJealousGirl: Downplayed. Some scenes in Episode 3 of ''Road to Berlin'' imply that Shizuka is jealous of Lynne's relationship with Yoshika, though she never acts on these feelings aside from pouting whenever Yoshika and Lynne have a moment together.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Upon meeting Yoshika, she is shocked by her idol's [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight disregard for military rules]] [[IDidWhatIHadToDo if she needs to]], as well as her un-officer-like behavior (read: [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous cooking dinner and swabbing the deck]]). Over the course of the film, Shizuka meets the rest of the 501st and is convinced to lighten up, especially after meeting Perrine.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: [[spoiler: Takes over Mio's role in the story during the events of ''Road to Berlin''.]]
%%* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Her relationship with Yoshika is very similar to how Perrine first met Yoshika.
* EtTuBrute: At first, she finds it hard to stomach the fact that Yoshika is willing to disobey military rules so she can bring out positive results.
* FanGirl: She is a fan of the 501st witches, particularly Yoshika.
* HeroWorshipper: She idolizes Yoshika. While she was initially [[BrokenPedestal put off]] by Yoshika's disregard for military rules during the movie, she eventually comes around to accept her for how she is by the end of it, and goes right back to fully admiring her in ''Road to Berlin''.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Gets hit with this between Episodes 10 and 11 of ''Road to Berlin'' after finding out that Yoshika's magic reserves have been completely spent and won't participate in Operation Southwind (at least for the next ten days if Yoshika gets enough rest, according to the doctor).]]
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:Shizuka blamed herself for her failed attempt to stop the Neuroi's attack on Kiel during the events of ''Road to Berlin'', forcing Yoshika to do the deed instead. The next time she meets up with Yoshika in the following episode, she breaks down in tears after being told by Mio about the classified information that musn't be known to Yoshika.]]
* LethalChef: Shizuka's first attempt at cooking miso soup didn't go that well in Gallia.
* LittleBitBeastly: Takes the ears and tail of a Shikoku dog when using magic.
* MilitaryBrat: Shizuka's family served in the Fuso military.
* NewMeat: In her first year at the Fuso Naval Academy. Her first combat sortie consists of engaging a Neuroi alone during the second half of the film. She does remarkably well until she gets shot down.
* RankUp: In the film, Shizuka holds the rank of Sergeant. By the time of ''Road to Berlin'', she's promoted to Ensign.
* RebuiltPedestal: She comes to respect Yoshika for what she is towards the end of the film.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler: She defied Mio's orders in the finale of ''Road to Berlin'' to defend Yoshika from the Neuroi swarm, though she ends up being taken out of the fight after being struck in the gut as a result.]]
* SixthRanger: [[spoiler: As of ''Road to Berlin'', Shizuka joins the 501st as Mio's replacement.]]
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: In the second half of ''The Movie'', she becomes conflicted with obeying orders or breaking them like Yoshika. In the end, she sides with Yoshika after meeting the rest of the 501st.
* TookALevelInIdealism: After spending part of the movie conflicted with Yoshika's mentality, her faith in Yoshika is restored towards the end of the film.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: She looks older or at least around Yoshika's age, but she's actually two years her junior and was only 14 years old when she first met 16-year old Yoshika. Even Yoshika was mildly surprised when Shizuka reveals her age to her.
[[/folder]]

!Brave Witches

The 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the "Brave Witches", are based in Petersburg, Orussia. They are nicknamed the "Breaker Witches" due to their penchant for damaging and destroying striker units.

[[folder:In General]]
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* CaptainCrash: They are infamous due to the amount of Striker Units they have destroyed in action, though most of them can be attributed to the "Crusher Trio" of Krupinski, Kanno and Nipa.
* EarlyBirdCameo: All of the 502nd, sans Hikari, appear in ''The Movie'', which was produced years before ''Brave Witches''. Nipa and Sasha also appear in episode 3 of ''Operation Victory Arrow''.
* ForegoneConclusion: Anyone who has seen the movie will know that the 502nd JFW will survive the events of ''Brave Witches'' and Operation Victory Arrow.
* MultinationalTeam: Unlike the Strike Witches, though, the countries where they come from is a little bit limited (in particular, three witches from Fuso/Japan as well as three from Karlsland/Germany).
** Gallia (France): Georgette
** Fuso (Japan): Hikari, Sadako, Naoe
** Karsland (Germany): Rall, Rossmann, Krupinski
** Orussia (Russia): Sasha
** Suomus (Finland): Nipa
* SeizaSquirm: Their preferred form of punishment for misbehaving, administrated by Sasha. The reasoning for this was due to a time when Sadako tried to teach Sasha seiza as a meditation technique, but she considered it being pure torture.
* TheVoiceless: A {{Justified|trope}} example. Aside from Sasha and Nipa, the 502nd JFW witches don't speak in ''The Movie'' due to it being made long before they were cast.
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[[folder:Lieutenant Hikari Karibuchi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiKakuma (JPN), Creator/MadeleineMorris (ENG)

Hikari Karibuchi is an aspiring Witch born in Sasebo, Fuso. Looking up to her older sister Takami, she enrolled in Sasebo Aviation Preparatory School to hopefully one day to become a great Witch like her sister. While not a particularly skillful one, Hikari possesses a lot of stamina. When her school got an order to send Witches to fight in the war, she JumpedAtTheCall and was eventually picked to go to Suomus to be on the back lines. However, due to an accident during her and her sister's trip to Europe, she took her sister's place on being part of the Brave Witches. She inherits her sister's experimental Shiden Model-4 Striker Unit nicknamed "Chidori" and uses a Type 99 13mm machine gun. She is named after the younger sister of Takashi Oshibuchi.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Contact Eye is deemed as such early on in her career as while being able to detect Neuroi's cores is a valuable skill, the fact that she has to ''touch'' one to activate the ability is seen as too big of a risk for her to use actively. It becomes more practical as her skills develop, though.
* BeYourself: Episode 4 has it drilled into her that she cannot be like Takami - she needs to play to her own strengths.
* BigSisterWorship: She looks up to Takami and wants to be just like her.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Though she doesn't appear in ''The Movie'', she and Gundula briefly showed up in ''Road to Berlin''.]]
* ClassicalAntiHero: Her beginnings as a Witch are not pretty. She has really low grades from school, technically failed her test to be on the front lines but was selected for saving Miya, doesn't have enough magic to properly operate Chidori and is seen as a hindrance by most of Brave Witches.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Unlike the pacifistic Yoshika who would prefer not to fight unless necessary and only went along with Mio to find her father, Hikari has aspired to be a great Witch like her big sister and JumpedAtTheCall when it was presented to be on the front lines. However, while Yoshika showed her having potential in her first flight, Hikari shows a lot of problems in the beginning of her journey even if she has trained to be a Witch for around a year.
* {{Determinator}}: She refuses to lose her ambitions and goals, as shown during her training in Episode 4. Not even Kanno's insults slow her down.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfWoman: In episode 9, she tells Kanno to get a grip when the latter feels that their mission to protect their supplies has failed.
* IneptMage: Due of her low mana pool, she has hard time working as a Witch initially. It is until Rossmann realizes that she can focus her magic powers onto a single task at a time that Hikari starts getting good at fighting.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains squirrel traits when using magic.
* LittleSisterHeroine: Is Takami's younger sister and the protagonist of ''Brave Witches''.
* LittleUselessGun: Her FP-45 Liberator pistol that she carries as a good luck charm.
* MagicalEye: She has a magic ability called Contact Eye, which allows her to see the core of a Neuroi if she touches the Neuroi in question.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She becomes friends with Kanno after the latter gets over her envy in episode 4.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lieutenant Naoe Kanno ("Nao")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RieMurakawa (JPN), Creator/MikaelaKrantz (ENG)

Naoe Kanno is a short but strong-headed Witch from Fuso and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. When she was young, she was a really obedient child with a keen sense of literature. But when she started to train to become a Witch, she started adopting a more aggressive personality, adopting a fighting style of fighting until you simply can't fight anymore. While this does make her undertake actions which might cause her to crash often, she still proves to be a force to be reckoned with. Her Striker Unit is based on the Yamanishi Shiden Model 21 and she uses a Type 99 13mm machine gun. She is named after the Japanese pilot Naoshi Kanno.
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* BadassBookworm: She studied literature before she became a pilot.
* DislikesTheNewGuy: A gender-swapped variation. Kanno dislikes Hikari upon joining the 502nd JFW. She eventually loosens up on her towards the end of the fourth episode.
* {{Determinator}}: She refuses to lose against the Neuroi so much that she gets aggressive and fights until she becomes exhausted.
* FullContactMagic: The application of her special magic ability is to compress her shield to the size where she can outright punch through Neuroi.
* GreenEyedMonster: She envies Hikari when she enters the 502nd.
* HairTriggerTemper: Kanno often goes from calm to extremely angry with minimal provocation.
* InSeriesNickname: "Nao".
* IrrationalHatred: Kanno's initially resentful of Hikari because Kanno was unable to help [[spoiler:Takami]]. Hikari was in no position to fight, especially when the only Striker Unit she had was a training model so her [[spoiler:helping Takami to defend against the Neuroi]] was out of the question. [[spoiler:She gets over this resentment towards the end of episode 4]].
* IShallTauntYou: In episode 4, she deliberately trash-talks Hikari as a failure while the latter's struggling to retrieve the hat. Fortunately for her, Hikari finally retrieves the hat.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She may be a jerk to Hikari at first, but she is a very generous person overall.
* LeeroyJenkins: She always charges into battle against Neurois and gets her Striker Unit trashed in the process.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains traits from a bulldog when using magic.
* MyGreatestFailure: She wasn't able to rescue [[spoiler:Takami]] during their trip to Europe.
* TheNapoleon: She is one of shortest members of the team, and is also the most aggressive of everyone.
* OreOnna: She speaks with the masculine pronoun "Ore."
* {{Otaku}}: For Gallian literature.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: She's the shortest member of the team, but she can still kick ass when she needs to.
* RankUp: When she's first introduced, she holds the rank of Ensign. Eventually, she's promoted to Lieutenant.
* TheResenter: When Kanno first meets Hikari, she doesn't bother to hide how resentful she is towards the latter
* {{Tomboy}}: If the way she speaks doesn't prove it, the way she acts certainly will.
* TrashTalk: In episode 4, she deliberately angers Hikari into retrieving the hat to complete her training by taunting her as a failure.
* {{Tsundere}}: Even after she doesn't envy Hikari anymore, she still acts rather harsh when she is brought up, even if she cares for her. Well, until "Break Witches" at least.
* UseYourHead: After Hikari snaps Kanno out of her funk in episode 9, the latter headbutts Hikari and agrees to help destroy the Neuroi.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She becomes friends with Hikari over time, which eventually culminates in Kanno helping the latter destroy the Neuroi in "Break Witches".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Master Sergeant Nikka Edvardine Katajainen ("Nipa")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsumiTakamori (JPN), Creator/KrystalLaPorte (ENG)

Nikka Edvardine "Nipa" Katajainen is a member of the Suomus Air Force and is part of the same squadron as her friend Eila. She is a bit of a tomboy and a bit guileless at times. She is known for her really bad luck which has led to her crashing numerous Striker Units in the past to the point where she is pulled out of the front-lines to operate on the base. That being said, she still has the numbers to prove that she is ace material and her accidents haven't done harm to anyone else. Her Striker Unit is based on Messerschmitt [=BF109K-4=] and she uses an [=MG42=] machine gun. She is named after the Finnish pilot [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Katajainen Nils Edward Katajainen]], who was also nicknamed "Nipa" and was known for crashing multiple crafts but surviving with minimal injuries.
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* BornUnlucky: Compared to Kanno and Krupinski, her reputation of being in the Crusher Trio is out or complete lack of luck. in ''The Movie'', she was struck down by lightning out of nowhere, for example.
* ButtMonkey: Eila ''enjoys'' making a fool out of her, not to mention the fact that she tends to crash her Striker a lot, much to Sasha's dismay
%%* {{Foil}}: To both Eila ''AND'' Sasha.
* GagBoobs: Large enough that at one point, she hangs from a tree branch using nothing but her boobs after she crashes yet another Striker Unit. Luckily, as a [[AWizardDidIt witch]], she's [[MadeOfIron quite durable]] and she specifically has a HealingFactor, so she doesn't mind the discomfort. She actually manages to fall asleep there until Hikari finds her. On the other hand, they [[DCupDistress won't stay still]] during the team's morning exercises, which slows her down.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: On one hand, she is the unluckiest member of the team, constantly getting into crashes. On the other hand, she has hyper-regenerative abilities which allow her to heal almost any injury she receives in an instant.
* IdenticalStranger: Side-material gives her one in Hanna Wind, the two physically differing only in eye color (Hanna's are green), familiar (Eurasian eagle-owl), and breast size (Hanna's are smaller). Hanna has apparently even been mistaken for Nipa on one occasion (which Hanna [[ForTheLulz just rolled with]]).
* InSeriesNickname: Aside from "Nipa", she's also called "Jinxed" Katajainen and "Crasher O'Hare the Second", due to her rivaling Katharine O'Hare of the 507th in terms of crashing Striker Units.
* LittleBitBeastly: Gains snow weasel traits when using magic.
* {{Tomboy}}: She has a mannish appearance and has rather unladylike mannerisms. She also used to be something if a delinquent, but her friends got her out of that phrase.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Is this with Sasha and to a certain extent Eila.
* WalkingTechbane: Whereas the other two members of the "Crasher Trio" are as such because they either get too close to the enemy for their own good (Kanno) or lose sight of where enemy fire is coming from and/or overtax their unit (Waltrud), a lot of Nipa's crashes are mostly because her Strikers just stop working for no reason other than she being the one piloting them.
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[[folder:Captain Aleksandra Ivanovna Pokryshkin ("Sasha")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumiHara (JPN), Creator/MonicaRial (ENG)

Aleksandra Ivanovna "Sasha" Pokryshkin is Orussia's greatest ace. Her engineer father made her get familiar with mechanics early on in her life to the point where she is said to have a "mecha fetish". Aside from being the combat officer of Brave Witches, she is also an engineer and a combat instructor due to her achievements in the military. That being the case, she is a perfectionist and structured, causing her to clash with some of her teammates and gets headaches for the amount of Striker Units she needs to fix. Her Striker Unit is a [=MiG-60=] like with Sanya but repainted brown, and she uses a [=DP28=] light machine gun. She is named after Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin, a Russian ace who was called "Engineer" in his youth.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: While Sasha might be extremely harsh to Nipa due to her crashing her Striker Unit constantly, she does really care for her well-being and is harsh because she feels like she has to.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "On your knees!"
* InSeriesNickname: "Sasha".
* TheLancer: She is the combat commander of the Brave Witches.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gets traits from a polar bear when using magic.
* OneSteveLimit: Subverted, despite having different nicknames to differentiate them, she shares her full first name with fellow Orussian Witch, Sanya V. Litvyak.
* {{Otaku}}: She's a huge fan of machines, to the point she is said to have a mecha fetish.
* PhotographicMemory: Her inherent magic is called Image Memorization, which allows her to memorize practically anything and recall it even years after printing it into her memory. She particularly uses this in regards to the blueprints to the wing's Striker Units to easily tell what needs fixing.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: As second-in-command and field leader of the Brave Witches, she's often forced into making tough decisions that she very clearly does not enjoy doing. In particular, she really hates having to punish her lower ranking friends for rules violations.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When she was visiting her grandma's home in Petersburg while young, she awoke to her magic when she was trying to stop a runaway car from running her over. Her discovering that she was a Witch shocked her to the point that she locked her memories of visiting Petersburg away]].
* WrenchWench: She is the mechanic of the team, and has had a fascination with machinery even since she was young.
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[[folder:Lieutenant Waltrud Krupinski ("Countess")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Kayo Ishida (JPN), Creator/FeleciaAngelle (ENG)

Waltrud Krupinski is one of Karsland's veteran aces. Self-claimed "Countess", she is a hard-drinking hedonist and womanizer, but generally easygoing. She has a tendency to discard personal safety to line up her attacks, causing her to get into many crashes. Even so, she has a fairly lengthy military history and has the skills to be considered one of the top aces of Karsland. Her Striker Unit is based on Messerschmitt [=BF109G2=] and she uses an [=StG-44=] assault rifle. Her namesake is the German pilot Walter Krupinski.
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* ButchLesbian: She is the most manly of the witches, and also the most blatant womanizer.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Has dirty blonde hair and dark skin. [[AmbiguouslyBrown Whenever it is natural or not]] is unknown.
* FakeAristocrat: Rossmann is always quick to point out that Krupinsky is not actually a real Countess.
* HandsomeLech: Is as beautiful as she is lecherous.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: When she's not pursuing other girls, her other favorite pasttime is getting plastered. She had to participate in a mission completely hungover on at least one occasion. One she was supposed to be in command of at that.
* InSeriesNickname: "Countess", though she does tend to get called "Fake Countess" at times. She is also called "Earl".
* TheLadette: A hard drinker and blatant womanizer, she comes across as far more masculine than the other witches.
* LethalChef: When Sadako goes missing in Episode 5, she takes up the role in cooking for everyone else still in the place. She ends up cooking some sort of purple soup made with caviar what makes almost everyone puke besides [[NervesOfSteel Rall]], though she doesn't have high opinions on the result.
* LovableSexManiac: Some of her antics comes from her desire to be with particularly cute girls. For example, she was motivated to go to a mission when she was shown a picture of the Britannian witch escorting the fleet and wanted to meet her.
* ReallyGetsAround: She targets a new girl practically every episode. Sometimes more than one.
* SuperMode: Her unique magic skill "Magic Boost" seems to allow her to overclock her Striker Unit to allow her to move faster, albeit the Unit can only last so long before acting up.
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[[folder:Master Sergeant Edytha Rossmann]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiromiIgarashi (JPN), Creator/JillHarris (ENG)

A veteran Karlslandian Witch, Edytha is a bit of an oddity for one from Karlsland due to her low body count. She suffered a serious illness when she was young which halted her growth. Because of her frail body, she uses a really strategic fighting style which involves making a single decisive blow on the enemy and following with a quick escape, which has granted the status as an ace fighter, though one with a rather low kill-count compared to other Karlsland aces, and a highly-valued instructor. She spends most of her time being a teacher to upcoming Witches, which have included some of the world's top aces like Erica Hartmann. Her Strike Unit is based on Messerschmitt [=BF109G2=] and her weapons include [=MG42=] machine gun and Fliegerhammer rocket launcher. Her namesake is the German pilot Edmund Roßmann.
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* AsianFoxSpirit: A WhatIf idea by fans is that her true guardian animal is a kitsune, but due to her falling ill, it couldn't develop completely. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/strikewitches/images/f/f4/Edytha_and_FooFigher.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101123055122 Apparently Fumikane believes the same.]]
* BadassTeacher: She teaches witches from time to time, and is able to whoop their asses at once should they ever cross her.
* CunningLikeAFox: Her familiar is a fox and since her body can't handle high-speed dogfighting, she had to develop a fighting style that focuses on decisive blows and quick escapes.
* DrillSergeantNasty: She can be tough when she is training witches.
* GoodIsNotSoft: She is an easily approachable person. And yet, she has no qualms with putting witches through hard situations to get them to learn quickly.
* IllGirl: She has a fragile body resulting from an illness since childhood.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains traits from a red fox while using magic.
* InSeriesNickname: Paula.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Even though she is the oldest member of the Brave Witches, she is also one of the shortest. That is because she became seriously ill in her youth, halting her growth.
* SternTeacher: She may be the Brave Witches's resident DrillSergeantNasty, but she does care for them, and does wish that they will surpass her one day.
* TrainingFromHell: She makes Hikari undergo one of these, making her climb a pillar to retrieve a hat from the top using her magic in one week. [[spoiler:Hikari eventually succeeds on the last day]].
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[[folder:Major Gundula Rall]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaSato (JPN), Creator/RachelRobinson (ENG)

Gundura Rall is the third-greatest Witch in the world. She acts like a brash and frank older sister, but she isn't overly serious. During the evacuation of Karlsland, however, she was hit when she couldn't focus, which led to her back being fractured. She went through extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation to get back in shape, but she still needs to wear a corset with magically-woven fibers to prevent the old injuries from flaring up in combat. Her Striker Unit is based on the Messerschmitt [=BF109G2=] and her weapon is the [=MG42=] machine gun. Her namesake is the German ace Günther Rall, the third greatest ace in the world.
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* TheAce: She is humanity's third greatest ace, even after the accident in Karlsland.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She is the Brave Witches's commander and one of the top Witches in the world.
* BadassInCharge: Of the Brave Witches.
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: She and Hikari made a small appearance in ''Road to Berlin''.]]
* TheCaptain: She is the leader of the 502nd JFW.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Gundura has a very deep, commanding voice as a result of her being voiced by both Creator/RinaSato in Japanese and Rachel Robinson in English.
* HandicappedBadass: She was injured during the evacuation of Karlsland and even after medical treatment and rehabilitation, she needs to wear a magical corset to prevent old injuries from flaring up. Even so, she is humanity's 3rd greatest ace, just behind Barkhorn and Hartmann.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gets wolf traits when using her magic.
* NervesOfSteel: She is always calm and collective about the situation. Even eating [[LethalChef Krupinski's]] cooking has her just commenting that it is bad without giving a reaction. She even keeps her wits about long enough to give orders to Nipa as everybody else is essentially paralyzed from laughter due to eating laughing mushrooms.
* NotSoAboveItAll: She even eating Edytha's caviar in the OVA.
* OfCorsetHurts: Inverted, she needs her corset to keep her old injuries from hurting.
* RankUp: In ''Brave Witches'', she initially holds the rank of Captain. Eventually, she is promoted to Major.
* TheStoic: Of the polite variety. Rall certainly has emotions, but she outwardly maintains a cold, sterile, professional etiquette at all times.
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[[folder:Major Georgette Lemare ("Georgie")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaTerui (JPN), Creator/NatalieHoover (ENG)

Georgette Lemare is a Witch born in Gallia and lived most of her childhood in her family's inn. She is a sweet and gentle soul, but also world-wise and straight forwards, and also a good cleaner. During the evacuation of Gallia from the Neuroi attack, she quickly manifested her powers and enrolled into the military alongside many other Witches-to-be. While not a particular stand-out, she has a defensive fighting style and her healing magic is crucial in any team. Her Striker Unit is based on Arsenal VG-39 and uses a [=DP28=] light machine gun. She is named after French ace pilot Georges Lemare.
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* BigEater: Due of her healing magic causing her metabolism go into overdrive, she constantly needs to eat to keep herself in shape.
%%* CombatMedic
* GirlishPigtails: She has shoulder-length ones, which makes her seem the girliest of the Brave Witches.
* GirlyGirl: She at least feels like she is a girl alongside soldiers.
* HealingHands: She can heal, but her body temperature increases when she does it. She can use this to her benefit to warm other people and machinery up, however.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: An odd literal (and non-video game-specific) example, as her healing magic really does speed up her metabolism.
* InSeriesNickname: "Georgie".
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:She blames herself for her inability to cure Takami to the point that she is unable to face Hikari. After Hikari thanks her for saving Takami's life, she was able to get over that mentality.]]
* LittleBitBeastly: She gets traits from a Persian cat when using her magic.
* MyGreatestFailure: Not being able to [[spoiler:fully cure Takami]].
%%* NiceGirl
* RankUp: At first, she initially holds the rank of Sergeant before being promoted to Major.
* SeriousBusiness: She takes winter cleaning ''very seriously''.
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[[folder:Ensign Sadako Shimohara ("Moha-san/Sada-chan")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Marin Mizutani (JPN), Creator/DawnMBennett (ENG)

Sadako Shimohara is a Fusoan Witch originating from Onomichi, Hiroshima and was born into a family of scholars. Warm and nurturing, she is almost like a mother figure to the team, especially with her cooking. She has had extensive training from multiple places, including from Mio Sakamoto and from Karslandian night witches. She has all-around excellent skills in spotting targets and wilderness survival, though she has doubts about her abilities. Her Striker Unit is modelled after Yamanishi Shiden Model 21 and uses a Type 99 13mm machine gun. She is named after a Japanese ace pilot Uehara Sadao.
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* CutenessProximity: She absolutely adores cute things (including some of her teammates) and wants to hug them to the point that she borders into "creepy old man" territory.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: She honestly thinks that she is only good at fighting Neuroi, and if she can't fight then she's useless. A good smack from Georgette snaps her out from it when she blames her for failing to defeat a Neuroi and getting Hikari injured.
* InSeriesNickname: "Moha-san" (Sada-chan for Georgette).
* LittleBitBeastly: She gets traits from a Fusoan rabbit when using her magic.
* MagicalEye: Her special magic gives her both telescopic and night vision.
* TeamChef: She is de facto chef of the Brave Witches.
* TeamMom: The most mother-like figure of the Brave Witches with her caring attitude and her passion for cooking. Funny how she is one of youngest members of the team in terms of when she joined.
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!Noble Witches
The 506th Joint Fighter Wing, it was intended to be a group of nobles to serve in the defense of Paris. But due to the influence of the United States of Liberion, which has no nobility, and the resulting conflict between the Liberions and the Europeans the squadron was split into two distinct units serving under an overseeing commander. Group A, consisting of the nobles, are stationed out of Sedan. Group B consisting entirely of Liberions is stationed out of Dijon.

[[folder:Major Rosalie de Hemricourt de Grunne]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IoriNomizu (JPN), Creator/AlisonViktorin (ENG)
The reluctant Belgican overall commander of the 506th. Aged out of active combat, she was pulled from retirement to lead the squadron after being convinced there were no other suitable candidates. A caring, but overmatched leader who struggles to make tough decisions and control her subordinates. Based on Rodolphe de Hemricourt de Grunne.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her introduction chapter has her trying to resign. Visconti talks her out of it.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: A kind, but overmatched leader who is unhappy in her leadership role.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a Bichon Frise when she uses magic.
* PuppyDogEyes: Resorts to these in order to control Heinrike and get her to do what she wants. Mostly they are CrocodileTears though.
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[[folder:Major Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein ("Princess")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakoKawasumi (JPN), Creator/RachelRobinson (ENG)
Flight commander of Squad A. Descends from a long line of Orussian aristocrats with her branch having later migrated to Karlsland, and with ties to European royalty. Brash, arrogant, and hotheaded, she often looks down on her fellow witches. The third highest ranked night witch in history. Based on Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein.
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%%* AlphaBitch: Yep. Although...see JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Gender-inverted. She has a highly inflated opinion of her abilities and makes sure everyone knows it.
* GlobalIgnorance: She grew up sheltered and knows very little of the world outside of western Europe. For example, when she first met Marian Carl she thought she was a noble from Liberion (a country that famously has nobility class at all) and that her hometown of Hubbard, Oregon was a major city of great renown (had a population of about 400 in 1945).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her arrogance, due to an incident with starving bandits as a child, she believes strongly in the idea of ''noblesse oblige'' and that nobles and the wealthy have a duty to take care of the less fortunate. Also, her abrasive personality is something of a put-on and he real self is much kinder. When Kunika finds this out, Heinrike begs her not to let anyone else know as she fears it will damage her reputation.
* TheLancer: As Commanding Officer in Battle of Squad A, she is one of two co-lancers for Grunne (along with Geena Preddy). Of the two, Heinrike is the one seen most often with Grunne since they are both stationed at Sedan.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a black cat when using magic.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: She calls Kunika "Shylock", a derogotary term for Jewish people.
* SitcomArchNemesis: With Marian Carl. The two of them can't even stand being in the same room with each other and are constantly competing to see who is the superior witch.

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[[folder:Captain Adriana Visconti]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaYamazaki (JPN)
A skilled Romagnan witch, her rebellious streak and constant fighting with superiors caused her career to stall and get passed over for numerous positions, before eventually winding up with the 506th. Since Heinrike is primarily a night witch, Visconti leads most daytime sorties for Squad A. Based on Adriano Visconti.
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* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the features of a caracal when she uses magic.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Downplayed. Witches are too valuable to the war effort to simply exile, but the Romagnan military does send her to the Noble Witches in Gallia in order to rid themselves of her.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Tied for the tallest witch (with Krupinsky), dark red hair, and very snarky
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[[folder:Lieutenant Kunika Kuroda]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ErikoNakamura (JPN)
A member of an obscure branch of the Kuroda Clan, she hardly had a noble upbringing. A veteran witch, she was adopted by the main family in order for Fuso to have a representative on the Noble Witches, as she was the only girl with magic powers in the entire family. Based on Tameyoshi Kuroki.
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* BigEater: Loves to eat. As an example, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment early on]] she is dining with her parents and orders six portions of anmitsu. When reminded that there were only three people, Kunika responded by saying they were all for her.
* BrutalHonesty: One of her defining character traits. She will say what is on her mind with little in the way of a filter.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: As opposed to Yoshika Miyafuji and Hikari Karibuchi, who are both [[NaiveNewcomer Naive Newcomers]], Kunika is an accomplished veteran witch with a long history of combat experience.
* LittleBitBeastly: She takes on the traits of a Shiba Inu when using magic.
* TheMovieBuff: She loves Hollywood films and constantly makes references to them in casual conversation.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: One of her most notable acts of heroics occurred after a witch was shot down over the Mediterranean Oil Fields. Refusing to abandon her, Kunika carried her back to base through hostile territory with only a single Striker Unit on one leg.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Kunika makes no secret of the fact that she is doing this primarily for the paycheck, since she is the main bread winner for her lower middle class family. Most of what she earns goes to supporting her parents.
* PlayingATree: In a SchoolPlay when she was younger, she was cast as horse dung.
* RagsToRiches: She is from a modest working class family in Miyazaki that can't even afford a car, who gets adopted by a wealthy peer in Fuso.
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[[folder:Ensign Isabelle du Monceau de Bergendal ("Isaac")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sayaka Nakaya (JPN)
A minor noble from Belgica, whose family was forced to flee to exile in Britannia after the fall of the country. Fearing her powers would result in her being drafted into the military, her parents disguised her and raised her as a boy. This failed when a restless Bergendal joined the Royal Air Force, while still maintaining her secret. After the fall of Gallia, her true identity was discovered and she was reassigned to the 506th as a witch. Based on Yvan Georges Arsène Félicien du Monceau de Bergendal.
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* AmateurSleuth: She envisions herself as one, although she really is rather amateurish compared to a professional detective like Sam Spade.
* GenderBlenderName: She was raised as the male "Isaac", but still prefers to use that name instead of her given name of Isabelle even after her true gender was revealed.
* LittleBitBeastly: When using magic she takes on the features of a Bouvier des Flandres.
* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: She was raised as a male and hidden away so she wouldn't be conscripted to the military as a witch.
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[[folder:Lieutenant Colonel Geena Preddy]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama (JPN)
The cold and efficient commander of Squad B. Based on George Preddy.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: She immediately figured out that [[spoiler: Keera]] was the traitor because she correctly deduced that [[spoiler: there was no way she could respond so quickly to the hangar bombing unless she knew it was going to happen in advance.]]
* ColdSniper: She has ice water in her veins and prefers taking out targets from a distance long before they know she's even there.
* TheLancer: As the leader of B Unit, she's one of two co-lancers for Grunne (along with Wittgenstein).
* LittleBitBeastly: When using magic she takes on the features of a Northern Goshawk.
* TheStoic: She seldom shows outward emotion. [[spoiler: Even when her close friend Murphy is murdered, she keeps it bottled up inside.]]
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Marian E. Carl]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumiFujimura (JPN)
Grew up on an impoverished farm near Hubbard, Oregon and came to greatly resent nobles as a result. Based on Marion Carl.
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* BerserkButton: It doesn't take much to set her off at the best of times, but she holds a special hatred towards the nobility.
* CountryMouse: Born and raised in rural Oregon and somewhat bitter about it. She has developed a hatred of those that have looked down on her all her life.
%%* HairTriggerTemper
%%* HotBlooded
* LadySwearsALot: Responsible for the majority of the profanity in the series. Gets to ClusterFBomb levels if Wittgenstein is around.
* LittleBitBeastly: When using magic she takes on the features of an American Quarter Horse.
* SitcomArchNemesis: With Wittgenstein. The two of them can't even stand being in the same room with each other and are constantly competing to see who is the superior witch.
* SuperSpeed: Her power. She aspires to break Yeager's speed records.
* {{Tsundere}}: Kunika's genuineness and optimism quickly wins her over, not that she would ever admit it.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Jennifer J. DeBlanc]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatomiAkesaka (JPN)
A descendant of Hispanian nobles who migrated to Liberion. Was originally assigned to Squad A, but refused and insisted on going to Squad B with the other Liberions. Based on Jefferson [=DeBlanc=].
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* ExtremeDoormat: A secondary reason why [[spoiler:she is chosen as the hostage is because she is the most docile of the Liberions and the others would be far more likely to fight back.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Keera plants evidence to make it look like Jennifer is her accomplice in a series of bombings and murders across Gallia, instead of the innocent hostage she actually is.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Undergoes one when [[spoiler: Chris Keera]] murders two people in front of her.
* LittleBitBeastly: When using magic she takes on the features of a Spanish Galgo.
* SpottingTheThread: Subverted. [[spoiler: Keera]] intentionally acted suspicious around [=DeBlanc=] specifically so that she would volunteer to [[spoiler: escort her back to HQ in order to keep an eye on her, leaving Jennifer open to be abducted.]]
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Carla J. Luksic]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SachikaMisawa (JPN)
A cheerful and energetic witch from Liberion who tries to get along with everyone, including Squad A, a rarity among Squad B. Based on Carl Luksic.
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%%* GenkiGirl
* LittleBitBeastly: When using magic she takes on the features of a Maine Coon.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Coca-Cola. Upon her transfer to the 506th, she insisted on them having cases ready for her arrival.
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[[/folder]]

!Luminous Witches
League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band "Luminous Witches" is a different type of squadron of witches established by Grace Maitland Steward. Instead of fighting against the Neuroi in the frontlines, the members of Luminous Witches focus on supporting the homefronts with the power of songs and music. Their central base is located in Britannia. All of the members of the team use North Liberion T-6 as their Striker Unit.

[[folder:In General]]
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* {{Familiar}}: Luminous Witches bring back the concept that the animals associated with the witches are actually familiars, with them being different creatures that are InvisibleToNormals.
* GlamorousWartimeSinger: The entire purpose of Luminous Witches to be singers to keep morale up, with an IdolSinger spin to things.
* MultinationalTeam: To fit, only two of the members of the squadron are from the same country.
** Britannia (Great Britain): Virginia.
** Fuso (Japan): Inori.
** Orussia (Russia): Lyudmila.
** Suomus (Finland): Aira.
** Gallia (France): Eleonore.
** Karlsland (Germany): Maria.
** New Zeiland (New Zealand): Manaia.
** Romagna (Italy): Silvie.
** Liberion (United States): Joanna and Grace.
* OverlyLongName: The squadron's original name was the breathtaking "League of Nations Air Force, 72nd United Fighter Wing, Logistical Support Squadron, Aviation Magic Band". "Luminous Witches" is a on-the-spot AppropriatedAppellation from the signs local kids had during their first concert.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Even in comparison to the members of other witch squadrons, Luminous Witches are composed of witches that have either had to retire from their duties, quit being witches, are unfit to fight in the frontlines, or weren't even witches in the first place.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sergeant Virginia Robertson ("Ginny")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mai Narumi

A girl who comes from the Britannian countryside who wasn't an enrolled witch until joining Luminous Witches. She is overall a bit naive, but genuinely loves everyone on the team. She met her mysterious bird friend Moffy one fateful night and wishes to return her back to where she belongs. Thanks to Moffy, she is a Night Witch who can manipulate magic waves to play the songs she heard coming across the skies. Her namesake is Jeannie Robertson.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: She didn't even know what Night Witches are yet is perfectly capable of utilizing her Magic Antenna without prior training. This is ultimately downplayed, however, as her being only able to receive radio waves and not sent them means that she is not qualified enough to be a Night Witch.
* CartoonCreature: Moffy is a lot more cartoony than any of the other familiars in appearance, with no one knowing what bird species she is. Not helped by the fact that Ginny met her during a meteor shower.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's the first Witch protagonist in the franchise who's a legitimate non-combatant and unlike her predecessors, has zero connections to the military prior to being recruited to the Luminous Witches squadron, being a regular country girl before she met Moffy. She's also the first main character since [[Manga/StrikeWitchesOneWingedWitches Wilma Bishop]] who ostensibly ''isn't'' a native of Fuso but is instead from the Northern Britannian countryside (Scotland). Personality-wise, her character is set apart from Yoshika and Hikari as she's more openly an optimistic genki girl who loves singing and isn't as shy as how they first started out around her peers.
* CountryMouse: She was just a country girl from the upper-side of Britannia (Scotland) who ended up joining the Luminous Witches.
* FriendToAllChildren: She's great with kids and is frequently shown to love having fun together with them.
* LittleBitBeastly: She manifests bird wings and tail feathers when using magic, though no one knows the specific kind of bird she manifests.
* NaiveNewcomer: She hails from a remote Britannian countryside so she's unfamiliar with a lot of concepts that are considered common knowledge prior to meeting Milasha and Inorin. She didn't even know what Witches are despite being one herself, much to her friends' bewilderment.
* NiceGirl: She's optimistic, friendly, and kindhearted, which helps her get along great with her new squad despite everyone's different personalities. What's more, she's all around fun to be with whenever she hangs out with children.
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[[folder:Sergeant Inori Shibuya ("Inorin")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Minako Hosokawa

Inori is a gentle Fusoan girl who comes from a military family. She is usually kind and bit introverted, but there are times where she shows a side that refuses to budge on something. Her familiar is a calico cat named Okoge. She is based on Noriko Awaya.
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* LittleBitBeastly: She gains ears and tail of a calico cat when using magic.
* RecurringElement: She is "the newbie lead's big-breasted friend" like what Lynne was to Yoshika. The difference being that their places of origin are flipped around.
* ResignedToTheCall: She originally just came to the recruitment interview to recommend Ginny to the team as she didn't believe that she was fit to be a singer. But when they were able to find Ginny thanks to her singing, she decided to stay on the team.
* YamatoNadeshiko: She is officially called a "Fuso Nadeshiko", being a kind girl who can still stay firm.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sergeant Lyudmila Andreyevna Ruslanova ("Milasha")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Ami Aimoto

Orussian witch who is a big fan of Aira. A decent witch in general she was dismissed from her squadron because of her horrible aiming skills. A girl with a personality of extremely energetic highs and lows, but who is always at the mercy of her surroundings. Although she has no intention of doing so, her natural energy and caring personality combine to make those around her wonder why she is always angry. Her familiar is a borzoi hound named Olivier. And her namesake is Lidia Andreyevna Ruslanova.
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* AscendedFanboy: She got on the same unit as her idol.
* ATeamFiring: The main reason she left her combat unit. When she first talks about this, we get a flashback of her managing to paint around a stationary target board without hitting the board itself with a single bullet.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She insists on being called by her nickname: "Milasha", over her actual name as even she thinks that her full name is a mouthful to say. Amusingly, even after Ginny instantly gets her name right on their first meeting unlike Inori, she still insists that she call her by her nickname.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a little hot tempered when riled, and can be a little ''too'' passionate when it comes to her fangirling over Aira, but is nonetheless kind and considerate over others just as well.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains ears and tail of a borzoi when using magic.
* MeaningfulName: Lyudmila literarly means "Beloved by people" (and the diminitive "Milasha" can be translated as "Cutie"). Pretty fitting name for an ido... hm... war songstress.
* NoSenseOfDirection: She asks Inori for directions in the first ep. admitting she is not good with it despite being a witch.
* LethalChef: She is not this bad but she admits that only her aiming skills are worse.
* TheRival: She's referred to as Ginny's rival according to her official profile.
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[[folder:Ensign Aira Paivikki Linnamaa]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Ryo Mamiya

A veteran witch from Suomus who was already singing alongside Ellie before the formation of the Luminous Witches. While she is the only Ace Witch in the group, she had to step down from active duty due to circumstances. She at first appears to be cold to most things, but deep down she is an impassioned big sister for everyone when her image cracks down. Her familiar is an Arctic wolf Finn. She actually has two namesakes: Finnish singer Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen and ace pilot Aarre Päiviö Linnamaa.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: She's initially cold towards the whole Music Squadron idea and tries teaching the other members like they were actual witches due to her own problems. Once she realizes that there is a purpose of their existence, she softens up to the team.
* GameBreakingInjury: An undisclosed incident in her past caused her to be unable to properly channel her magic. She can still fly with a Striker Unit, but she is hopeless in terms of carrying a weapon.
* JadedWashout: With her GloryDays as an Ace Witch long gone upon stepping down from active duty, Aira became a depressed shadow of her former self by the time she joined the Luminous Witches.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains the ears and tail of an Arctic wolf when using magic.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the episode "Gentle Light", Aira laments how hard she was on her students when Maria passes out during her training.
* OutrankingYourJob: She's initially angst about the fact that even though she is an Ensign and an Ace Witch, she is reduced down to being just a singer, something she holds over everyone else in the team. She eventually warms up over the purpose of Luminous Witches, however.
* RetiredBadass: Due to her being unable to properly channel her magic, Aira retired as an Ace Witch from the Suomus Air Force.
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[[folder:Sergeant Eleonore Giovanna Gassion ("Ellie")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sayaka Tsuzuki

A Gallian witch who has been performing alongside Aira ever since she was pulled from the frontlines. She can come off as being bit strange due to her frank speech and conduct, but she is also someone who cannot help but to help others in need. Her familiar is a house cat named Rio. She is named after Édith Giovanna Gassion (better known under her stage name Music/EdithPiaf).
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* ClingyJealousGirl: She gets really moody when she hears that Aira did a performance with Ginny and Milasha instead of her.
* CombatMedic: Beyond her being a witch, she also used to work at a Gallian field hospital before continuing to support Aira.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains the ears and tail of a house cat when using magic.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: She has the ability to talk with cats.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Master Sergeant Maria Magdalene Dietrich]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Kana Furunaka

Maria is a Karslandian witch who subverts most of the standards from a witch from there. She is a soft-spoken yet formal girl who should normally be an excellent night flyer due to her night vision. However, her anemia means that she has hard time staying up, making her unfit for a regular with duties. Her familiar is a flying squirrel named Flocke. She is named after [[Creator/MarleneDietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich]].
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Her biggest problem as a member of Luminous Witches is that while she is able to devise complex choreography for an air show, her being such a poor flyer makes it so that she is unwilling to take part in the training herself and intentionally holds herself back from creating even more advanced training plans because she knows that she would come off hypocritical for her to demand tasks she herself would fail at.
* HeavySleeper: She considers being one hour late for morning duties to be an ''achievement''.
* HiddenDepths: She is actually really good at observing things, writing down on her notebook about her flying lessons and how others act like. She just has hard time putting her notes into action.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains the ears and tail of a flying squirrel when using her magic.
* OverrankedSoldier: The reason why she's a Master Sergeant is because she saved "some foxy guy" who was lost in the desert, and genuinely doesn't believe that she deserves that high of a rank.
* OxymoronicBeing: She is an anemic night flyer, meaning that she has a chance of falling asleep on the duty she is most qualified for.
* StereotypeFlip: Most of the Karslandian witches tend to fall into GermanicEfficiency trope, with the country providing with a long list of Ace Witches. Maria on the other hand was discharged due to her inability to get up in the morning. [[SubvertedTrope Except that]] when it comes to creating and issuing commands, she does not slack off at all.
* ThirdPersonPerson: She has a tendency to calling herself "Maria" to make herself appear to be more formal than she actually is.
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[[folder:Sergeant Manaia Matawhaura Hato ("Mana")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Misaki Yuuki

A witch who came from the New Zeeland Air Forces. She is one of most energetic members of her previous position, a girl who loves to exercise and dance when she can. She never managed to see action in the frontlines as her kiwi familiar "Kyuu-chan" made her too unpredictable in terms of effectiveness, but she loves her little bird friend all the same. She is based on Ana Matawhāura Hato.
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* BareYourMidriff: Her primary outfit curiously reveals quite a lot of her belly. The only girl to show any significant skin.
* GenkiGirl: Mana is always full of energy in both her mood and behavior. This is to the point that she has hard time ''not'' flying straight due to how excited she gets combined with Kyuu-chan's own behavior.
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains MercurysWings and tail feathers of a kiwi when she uses magic.
* PowerIncontinence: Her needing to rely on Kyuu-chan to use her powers means that her potential as a witch lies on her capricious friend. One day she might be have so much energy that she ''has'' to fly for several minutes to calm down, and on the next day she might not be able to fly at all, all determent on Kyuu-chan's mood.
* TokenMinority: Beyond being the token dark-skinned witch of Luminous Witches, she is implied to be Māori due to her inspiration and background elements, making her be the first indigenous witch.
* WrongContextMagic: Compared to almost every other witch, Mana's magic shield looks different in design and color, and is way bigger than everyone else's in the squadron. The shield's size seems to be more due to Kyuu-chan's mood, but the color is something that is reflected from within Mana herself. The other witches were able to change their shield colors once Mana explains to them how she does it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sergeant Silvie Cariello ("Silvi")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Rino Yoshikita

A Romagnan witch who in spite of her outstanding training results was thrown around by the different branches for some reason before finally landing in the Music Squadron. She is usually indifferent with most things, but her true passion comes forth when it comes down to fashion, being good at designing clothes. Her familiar is a sheep named Pekorus. She is based on Silvana Fioresi.
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* ButIReadABookAboutIt: With all of the knowledge she already had about fashion, she admits to Jo that she was never allowed to even touch a sewing needle in her life. She quickly learns how to sew, but this is after a lot of bandages around her fingers.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Originally Silvi refused to tie her hair in a ponytail, as it makes her resemble her mother too much. After she grows to be more certain of who she is, she accepts Jo's offer to tie her hair up during her performances.
* TheFashionista: Her true passion lies with fashion, being really great at judging and designing clothes.
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:She is actually Princess Silvana Adelaide di Carignano who had been hiding her real name so that others don't connect her to her mother. She starts to wonder just which side of her is the real one when visiting Romagna, but she eventually comes to accept that what she makes of herself is the real self.]]
* MissingMom: Her mother, Rosa, died in 1935th. The reason for it is not specified but hints are it was on duty.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler:Being a part of Carignano dynasty, she is a member of Romanga royal family]].
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains sheep ears and tail when using magic.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: According to other characters, she looks a lot like her mother Rosa. This is actually part of the reason why she never was allowed to take part in active duty as they feared that she would suffer the same fate her mother did.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sergeant Joanna Elizabeth Stafford ("Jo")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Rio Mamesaki

A witch who originally enlisted into Liberion Army as a way to support her eight younger brothers due to her sick parents. She is seen as being everyone's little sister due to her age, but she also has a dutiful side to her who loves drawing. Her familiar is a prairie dog Smile. She is based on Jo Stafford.
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* LittleBitBeastly: She gains the ears and tail of a prairie dog when using magic.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She has a grand total of ''eight'' younger brothers. With her being twelve, her parents must have been ''really'' active for all those years.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She joined the witches to support her family when her powers awakened, and she tends to talk about any benefits she gets from her job and simply wants to work behind-the-scenes. However, she does admit to Silvie that she has enjoyed her time with the Luminous Witches for the work they have done.
* OreOnna: She uses boyish "ore" pronouns when she does not watch her speech in Japanese which is rendered with more boyish speech patterns in translation.
* TeamMom: While she is the squadron's youngest member, her having to take care of multiple younger brothers has made her be the most skilled in menial tasks such as cooking and sewing.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Growing up with a bunch of brothers she has a tomboyish look and mannerisms, but she also is good in household chores and likes girlish clothes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Major Grace Maitland Steward ("Gracie")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu

A witch who fought in the Liberion Volunteer Army during the Dunkirk Evacuation. While she had to retire from active duty due to her age, she sought to find a way to help those who are still fighting the Neuroi, believing in the power of music. She eventually formed the Luminous Witches, a squadron of witches who cannot fight in the frontlines who instead use the power of song to heal others. She is based on [[Creator/JamesStewart James Maitland Stewart]].
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* BadassPacifist: Even as a retired witch, she still sought ways to help those who can still fight, leading to the formation of Luminous Witches.
* MeaningfulName: Considering that Ginny singing "[[AmazingFreakingGrace Amazing Grace]]" is the thing what inspires her to form Luminous Witches, her being named that seems to be more than a coincidence.
* RetiredBadass: By the time of ''Luminous Witches'', she has retired from active duty thanks to her age.
* SupportingLeader: She effectively acts as the manager of the squadron, with Ginny being the main focus of the anime.
[[/folder]]

!Other Witches
[[folder:Lieutenant Junko Takei]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasumiAsano (JPN), Creator/KaraEdwards (ENG)

Junko is originally from Fuso Imperial Navy and now is the commander of 504th JFW. She is an old friend of Sakamoto and fought alongside when they were stationed in Libau together. Takei, Sakamoto, and Yoshiko Nishizawa were called "Three crows of Libau" for their outstanding performance in Libau. Her special ability allows her to raise her comrades' morale. She also is the protagonist of Nintendo DS game and one of the main characters in Maidens of the Heavens. In the anime, she appears as the commander of 504th JFW in episodes 1, 3, and 12 of ''Strike Witches 2''.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Hanna-Justina Marseille]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShizukaIto (JPN), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (ENG)

Marseille, also known as "Star of Africa", is yet another super ace from Karlsland. Originally from Karlsland Afrika Corps, she now belongs to the "Afrika" Joint Fighter Wing, which was practically organized just for her. She has incredible combat skill which is said to be one of the best in Allied Forces, matching that of Erika. Though her score is only up to 200 kills, Neurois in Africa are much larger than the Europe, making this score worth three times as much. Marseille is originally from the semi-official Doujinshi series "Afrika" which, as the name suggests, focuses on the North African campaign of the ''World Witches'' universe. She also makes an appearance in episode 10 of ''Strike Witches 2''.

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* ACupAngst: Or in her case, "C-Cup Angst." Her breasts are big, but she is envious of Charlotte's, who're even bigger.
* ADayInTheLimelight: She makes a prominent appearance in "500 Overs".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is very arrogant and thinks she is the best witch of the world but has a good heart and cares for others.
* RedBaron: Outside of the other Karlsland witches, she's best known by her nickname, "The Star of Africa."
* TheRival: She sees Erika as her only rival, though [[UnknownRival Erika couldn't care less.]]
* SmugSuper: She's one of the top aces in the world and a bit of a jerk about it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Takami Karibuchi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RieSuegara (JPN), Creator/AmberLeeConnors (ENG)

Takami Karibuchi is considered the pride and joy of Sasebo, Fuso and is part of the 508th Joint Fighter Wing "Mighty Witches". She is known for her ability to rush into battle and flawlessly shoot her opponents down with extreme precision. Even so, she is always optimistic on things, and can talk to anyone regardless of their ranking and can think of a solution regardless of the situation. Her biggest strive for glory was when she fought in the retreat from Libau. Her Striker Unit is based on Yamanishi Shiden Model 11 but was eventually given the experimental Shiden Model-4, which she nicknamed "Chidori" and uses a Solothurn S-18/100 anti-tank rifle. Her namesake is Takashi Oshibuchi.
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* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: [[spoiler:Once she gets better and she is sent off to rejoin the Brave Witches, she tries to force Hikari to return to Fuso. This is all to spare Hikari from getting injured in the line of duty. Unfortunately for Takami, it backfires when she gets seriously injured once again.]]
%%* CoolBigSis: To Hikari.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Her "Absolute Eye" technique allows her to target and shoot Neuroi from the skies like flies, but causes intense amount of stress to ones body and mind that alone it can be borderline suicidal.
* ForegoneConclusion: The fact that supplementary material had placed her as being part of the Mighty Witches makes it clear that her joining the Brave Witches is either temporary or does not go as planned. [[spoiler:Both of them end up happening, first with her falling into coma, leading to Hikari take her place, and after she does join to take down the Grigori hive, she returns to Fuso after the hive was destroyed, with Hikari staying with the Brave Witches for good.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a rather sizable scar below her left breast what runs into her left side what she gained during a battle in Libao.
* ICallItVera: Non-weapon version, she calls her Strike Unit "Chidori".
* LittleBitBeastly: She gains traits from a Red-Crowned Crane when using magic.
* MagicalEyes: She can detect Neuroi cores through their heat signatures. And unlike Mio, she can freely turn her ability on and off. [[spoiler:She also has "Absolute Eye" technique where she can see multiple Neuroi cores at a time.]]
* PutOnABus: She gets thrown into a bus in Episode 2 due to the injuries she received while fighting Neuroi and being forced to use Absolute Eye causing her to go into a coma. Takami comes out of her coma by the time episode 9 rolls around.
* RankUp: At first, she holds the rank of Lieutenant. By the time she joins the 508th JFW, she is promoted to Captain.
* ShooTheDog: At the end of ''Brave Witches'', [[spoiler:she tries to make Hikari leave the titular squad, as she didn't want her sister to get injured. It doesn't work out]].
[[/folder]]

!Antagonists
[[folder:The Neuroi]]
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A mysterious alien force that arrived from space one day and started wrecking havoc. Their goals are unknown.
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* AlienInvaders: They invade our planet in the late 1930s, signaling the start of the Europa Wars.
** Other series source material, official timelines, and even the movie outline that the Neuroi have existed alongside humanity for millennia since the days of Egypt dominating the ancient world, if not longer; in such eras Neuroi [[AncientAstronauts adopted the forms and played the roles of various dangerous monsters, beasts and demons of myth, folklore and legend.]] It wasn't until the Industrial Revolution, and the quickly following after magical power revolution, that these monstrous, organic looking Neuroi started to slowly evolve and take on more machine-like forms.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Every non-drone Neuroi has a core. If the core is destroyed, so is the main body and all drones created by the Neuroi.
* BeamSpam: Most of the time, large-scale Neuroi attack by firing laser barrages, with occasionally focusing their firepower for a single, powerful laser.
* CuteMonsterGirl: The Neuroi Girls near the end of ''Strike Witches'' and the beginning of ''Strike Witches 2'' are really attractive to some people. Too bad the two that show up [[BeamSpam get]] [[DeathFromAbove blasted]] [[DroppedABridgeOnHim unceremoniously]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeAnOverkill with extreme prejudice.]]
* HighTechHexagons: Even though they are based on time appropriate vehicles, for the most part, the hexagonal structure they have to make them look futuristic. And the fact that they can shoot lasers from them doesn't hurt.
* ItCanThink: Upon first glance one would mistake the Neuroi for being mindless MonsterOfTheWeek. But the actual fact is that, while perhaps at times single-minded and stubborn; intelligence and sentience lies within the alien minds of the Neuroi; using various kinds and degrees of tactics and strategies throughout the series, some of which range from the rudimentary while others are rather ambitious. The X-11 Witch type by far had the most extensive display of intelligence with it's interactions with Yoshika on their first contact; being able to tell that Yoshika wasn't shooting at it despite how usually Witch/Neuroi engagements are often hostile, showing it's core as a "gesture of peace and trust" and even trying to communicate non-verbally with Yoshika.
** Brave Witches takes a step further when it is shown that Neuroi tactics have begun to grow and evolved to become more sophisticated and are starting to mirror human tactics: even if it's clear, while they are trying to emulate human concepts of warfare and tactics; they struggle in grasping fully the concepts of such tactics as well as trying to overcome a learning curve in the execution.
** The series even shows that the Neuroi can even feel EMOTIONS: in the Movie when Shirley taunts the air type Neuroi infuriating Venizian airspace: it seems to shown actual frustration by making a harsh cry, as if in anger, and promptly giving chase; other media at times show some witches, like Hannalore Kummel, [[HorrifyingtheHorror actually eliciting fear]] from Neuroi at times.
* KillItWithWater: Downplayed as while Neuroi haven't shown to be weak to water, they for whatever reason seem to hate water as evident by the lack of any [[AquaticMook aquatic Neuroi]] and them trying to find ways to get around large bodies of water such as one forming into a WeatherControlMachine in order to freeze lakes earlier.
* MechanicalLifeforms: The Neuroi are vaguely mechanical, and mostly use forms based on vehicles and such, with some exceptions.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Whenever a Neuroi's core is destroyed, their external bodies shatter into millions of fragments, very rarely leaving behind even shrapnel.
* SealedEvilInACan: The first known Neuroi which invaded the Earth were sealed beneath an Egyptian city. While even knowing about the existence of the seal would break it, it was only broken during the Second Neuroi War.
* StarfishAliens: They feed on the land's soil for energy, and even though they are MechanicalLifeforms, they show little to no mechanical structure from the inside. Some pictures in the film seem to indicate that Neuroi used to take animal-like appearances like those resembling [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hydra]], {{Orochi}}, [[{{Youkai}} Tsuchigumo]] and dragons.
* TheBlank: The X-11 Witch-Type Neuroi, while appearing to adopt the form of Witches; seem to lack any other distinguishable facial features save for their nose. They seem to typically have neither eyes nor a mouth; alluding to their supernatural and alien nature.
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[[folder:General Trevor Maloney]]
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-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YosukeAkimoto (JPN), Cole Brown (ENG)

Maloney is a general who serves in the Britannian RAF. He was well against the Witch program since it was created by his political rival. He's also the commander of the 1st Assault Unit codenamed "Warlock" and funded an advanced project to render the Witches obsolete.
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* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler: Is a playable character in the ShootEmUp doujin, ''flying'' the Warlock.]]
* FantasticRacism: His contempt towards the Witches may not be just because they were the brain child of his rival, but probably because they're... well, witches.
* FatalFlaw: His low regard for the Witches in general and use of the "Warlock" technology proves to be his undoing.
* HeManWomanHater: Blatantly so, his low regard for the Witches could be, besides being created by his rival, that of their gender and they should not be in the frontlines "stealing" valor from men. Notably, after [[spoiler:disbanding the Witches and taking over their base of operations]], his team consists almost entirely of men with not a single female seen amongst them.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: He is an EvilBrit and a MeanBrit SmugSnake, unlike Leigh-Mallory in real life.
* TheNeidermeyer: He's an EvilBrit general with an IrrationalHatred of the Strike Witches.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He's based on the Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: At the end of ''Strike Witches'', he's captured by Minna, Barkhorn and Hartmann once his actions are exposed.
%%* StayInTheKitchen: See HeManWomanHater above.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Major Chris Keera]]
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A Gallian Intelligence Officer who arrives to oversee an investigation into the Noble Witches after a bomb destroys a hangar at Sedan, determined to find a traitor in the group. [[spoiler: Or so it seems. In reality, she's an assassin working for disgruntled nobles who want to overthrow the Gallian Republic and restore the Bourbon Dynasty as monarchs. She's also secretly a witch.]] '''Unmarked spoilers are below.'''

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* ChildSoldiers: A flashback shows that she was trained to be an assassin and killed her first targets at a very young age.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Falls to her apparent death after her Striker Unit is destroyed over the English Channel.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her first scene, she forces Grunne to fire an [[TheScapegoat innocent mechanic]] simply because she wanted to give the appearance they were doing something.
* FakingTheDead: She apparently tries to flee Marseille with Jennifer on a steamship that is quickly blown up before it can escape. This was a setup to cover the real escape plan using a U-boat.
* FrenchJerk: Even before TheReveal.
* TheHeavy: While she works for a larger organization, they are never seen on screen and it is Keera that becomes the main antagonist of ''Noble Witches.''
* KnightOfCerebus: ''Noble Witches'' gets considerably darker when she appears and even moreso after TheReveal. Keera is arguably the darkest villain in the entire franchise.
* TheMole: She's one within Gallian Intelligence, seeking to overthrow the Gallian government.
* ProfessionalKiller: What she really is.
* RichBitch: She's a noble who despises commoners and Liberions in particular.
* SelfDisposingVillain: Kuroda grabs her hand after her Striker Unit is destroyed in their duel. Keera chooses to let go and fall to her death rather than be rescued.
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[[/folder]]

!Other Characters

[[folder:Keisuke Hijikata]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SatoshiHino (JPN), Creator/AnthonyBowling (ENG)

Keisuke is the right-hand man to Mio Sakamoto. He belongs to the Yokosuka Naval District and holds the rank of Petty Officer in the Fuso Imperial Navy.
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* CommunicationsOfficer: Keisuke had this role at times.
* NumberTwo: To Mio Sakamoto.
* TsurimeEyes: While not easily recognize, Keisuke had noticable sharp eyes when up close.
* YesMan: Again to Mio Sakamoto.

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[[folder:Ursula Hartmann]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SakuraNogawa (JPN), Creator/LuciChristian (ENG)

Erica's identical twin sister. A brilliant engineer who designs and build strike units, including a Me-262 jet striker prototype used by Trude. She is introduced at the end of episode 4 of ''Strike Witches 2'', where she offers the 501st a sack of potatoes as an apology for the super jet striker unit being unstable. Formerly a member of the 507JFW, AKA the Suomus Misfits Squadron.
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* CovertPervert: She gets aroused when her special jet fuel accidentally disintigrates the clothes of Erica, Trude, and Minna.
* DistaffCounterpart: Averted, as she is based on the wife of Erich Hartmann.
* LittleBitBeastly: Like Erica, she takes on the features of a Dachshund, with the tips of her hair turning black instead of growing animal ears, when she uses magic.
* MadeOfExplodium: Some of the things she builds tend to blow up, as shown at the end of ''Strike Witches 2'' (may also explain why the jet striker prototype she built for Gertrud eventually self-destructed).
* NumericalThemeNaming: Hilariously played with when some of the protagonists first meet her and call her "Erica #2", not knowing she is Erica's sister.
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[[folder:General Geraldo S. Patton]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TesshoGenda (JPN), Brent Mukai (ENG)

Famed Liberion general tasked with leading the liberation of Berlin from the Neuroi. Based on the real life [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton General George S. Patton]].
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Has a habit of indiscriminately firing his sidearm when he gets agitated.
* BadassBaritone: Very much [[ArtisticLicenseHistory unlike the real General Patton]], but quite like most depictions of him in other media.
* BadassNormal: Unlike the Witches, he has no magic powers. It doesn't make him any less of a badass.
* {{Determinator}}: When he is given an objective, he ''will'' see it through no matter what.
* FourStarBadass
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He's based on UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton, who fought with the Allied Powers in World War II. How he relates to George S. Patton who appeared in the semi-canon doujins is unknown.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite his bluster. When Yoshika defies his orders to stay grounded in order to save Kiel and needs rest as a result, he not only doesn't get angry at her, but he goes to Allied Command and advocates to delay the assault on Berlin for ten days so she can recover. After he's denied, he allows Yoshika to join him in his command tank for the attack so she can participate.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the red to Bradley's blue.
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[[folder:Detective Samantha Spade]]
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New York Police Detective who comes to Gallia while investigating the mysterious death of a reporter.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Sam Spade from ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.
* HardboiledDetective: Complete with fedora, trenchcoat, and alcohol problem.
* ItsPersonal: She comes to Gallia in order to avenge her friend Murphy's death.
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[[folder:The Bears]]
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A bear cub and its mom, they appear in the first episodes of seasons one and two, as well as the first half of the film. They're bears. Also, they're the only reoccurring non-witch non-antagonist characters.
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* BearsAreBadNews: In the first season.
* BearyFunny: In the second season.
* BrickJoke: The bear cub is all grown up in TheMovie and scares poor Micchan... initially.
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A witch who used to part of the Liberion Volunteer Army who fought in the Dunkirk Evacuation. While she had to retire from active duty due to her age, she sought to find a way to help those who are still fighting the Neuroi, believing in the power of music. She eventually formed the Luminous Witches, a squadron of witches who cannot fight in the frontlines who instead use the power of song to heal others. She is based on [[Creator/JamesStewart James Maitland Stewart]].

Maria is a Karslandian witch who subverts most of the standards from a witch from there. She is a soft-spoken yet formal girl who should normally be an excellent night flyer due to her night vision. However, her anemia means that she has hard time staying up, making her unfit for a regular with duties. Her familiar is a flying squirrel named Flocke. She is named after [[Creator/MarleneDietrich Marie Magdalene Dietrich]].

A witch who came from the New Zeeland Air Forces. She is one of most energetic members of her previous position, a girl who loves to exercise and dance when she can. She never managed to see action in the frontlines as her kiwi familiar "Kyuu-chan" made her too unpredictable in terms of effectiveness, but she loves her little bird friend all the same. She is based on Ana Matawhaura Hato.

A witch who used to part of the Liberion Volunteer Army who fought in the Dunkirk Evacuation. While she had to retire from active duty due to her age, she sought to find a way to help those who are still fighting the Neuroi, believing in the power of music. She eventually formed the Luminous Witches, a squadron of witches who cannot fight in the frontlines who instead use the power of song to heal others. She is based on James Maitland Steward.

* StereotypeFlip: Most of the Karslandian witches tend to fall into GermanicEfficiency trope, with the country providing with a long list of Ace Witches. Maria on the other hand was discharged due to her inability to get up in the morning.

* WrongContextMagic: Compared to almost every other witch, Mana's magic shield looks different in design and color, and is way bigger than everyone else's in the squadron. The shield's size seems to be more due to Kyuu-chan's mood, but the color is something that is reflected from within Mana herself.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Originally Silvi refused to tie her hair in a ponytail, as it makes her resemble her mother too much. After she grows to be more certain of herself, she accepts Jo's offer to tie her hair up and keep it that way.