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* ConnectedAllAlong: She's the great-granddaughter of the famous Claude Epstein, the father of Orbal Revolution. [[spoiler:She also turns out to be Roy Gramhart's daughter.]]
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* ConnectedAllAlong: She's the great-granddaughter of the famous Claude Epstein, the father of Orbal Revolution. [[note]]Due to her biological grandmother being adopted by Epstein.[[/note]] [[spoiler:She also turns out to be Roy Gramhart's daughter.]]
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Due to his identity being the presumed to be dead Barkhorn, he actually makes his appearance in Gaius' flashback in ''Cold Steel III''.
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* AccidentalPervert: At one point Van gets an eyeful of Judith's naked body by accident after she suffers from a WardrobeMalfunction. Predictably, he gets slapped for his troubles.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:With With Elaine during their whom Van has some romantic tension with. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the two of them actually dated each other back in high school years. They school, but broke up soon after graduation though, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt although there are still some lingering feelings]].Van suddenly left one day as he went on to train with Barkhorn. Despite this, it's hinted, especially on Elaine's end, that neither have truly gotten over the other.]]
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* ConnectedAllAlong: Memes aside, he knows a lot of people, [[spoiler:[[http://imgur.com/a/cLVigqf including Renne in the year S.1203]] when she was still running away from the Brights after the events of ''Sky the 3rd'']]. [[spoiler:He also gave a ride to Swin and Nadia while they were on the run.]]
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* ConnectedAllAlong: Memes aside, he knows a lot of people, [[spoiler:[[http://imgur.[[spoiler:As it turns out, Van once [[http://imgur.com/a/cLVigqf including met Renne in the year S.1203]] when she was still running away from the Brights after the events of ''Sky the 3rd'']]. [[spoiler:He 3rd''. He was also gave a ride to the driver mentioned in Swin and Nadia Nadia's backstory who helped them out while they were on the run.]]]]
* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: To Estelle, Lloyd, and Rean. Unlike his predecessors who all started out as teenaged rookies, Van is the first main protagonist of an arc who starts out as a young adult[[labelnote:*]]taking aside Kevin and "C" who were only main characters for one game each[[/labelnote]] who's already plenty experienced as a person and fighter. He's also less adverse to the shadier walks of life, and is even willing to work for anyone so long as he thinks its worth it and doesn't cross any lines he's not comfortable with.
* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: To Estelle, Lloyd, and Rean. Unlike his predecessors who all started out as teenaged rookies, Van is the first main protagonist of an arc who starts out as a young adult[[labelnote:*]]taking aside Kevin and "C" who were only main characters for one game each[[/labelnote]] who's already plenty experienced as a person and fighter. He's also less adverse to the shadier walks of life, and is even willing to work for anyone so long as he thinks its worth it and doesn't cross any lines he's not comfortable with.
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: The main cast find it obvious how [[spoiler:Van still has feelings for Elaine even when they've already broken up for a few years.]]
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: The main cast find it Although [[spoiler:they broke up several years prior]], the romantic tension between Van and Elaine becomes obvious how [[spoiler:Van still has feelings for Elaine rather quickly to everyone around them, with some such as Rene even when they've already broken up for a few years.]]pushing the two to get together.
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* RobotGirl: [[spoiler:Ends up taking a bullet for Quatre that costs her limbs which also reveals that she's actually a robot girl. Later revealed that she's part mechanical, and that she's been this way for around a year now.]]
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* RobotGirl: [[spoiler:Ends up taking a bullet for [[spoiler:Her shielding of Quatre ends up revealing that costs her limbs which also reveals that she's actually a robot girl. Later revealed that she's part mechanical, and that she's are mechanical. She's apparenlty been this way for around a year now.]]
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* BadassBiker: When Bergard joins the party, he'll ride Bergard's bike due to Van's car running out of space for everyone. And in one endgame SideQuest, he'll use his Xipha to ''launch himself'' in the air and gain more speed for the race quest.
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* BadassBiker: When Bergard joins the party, he'll he gets the opportunity to ride Bergard's bike bike, due to Van's car running out of space for everyone. And in one endgame SideQuest, he'll use his Xipha to ''launch himself'' in the air and gain more speed for the race quest.
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* DuelBoss: Ends up fighting Van when they first meet up. Both end up having fun fighting one another until Elaine interrupts them.
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* CleavageWindow: In contrast to her conservative default costume, her {{DLC}} outfit has an opening that shows off a bit of cleavage.
* {{Meido}}: Her default costume is a maid's outfit. Her Amazon-exclusive pre-order {{DLC}} outfit in ''Kuro'' is also specifically referred to as the "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/risette_twinings___preorder_outfit_28kuro29.png Marduk Company Battle Maid Suit]]."
* {{Meido}}: Her default costume is a maid's outfit. Her Amazon-exclusive pre-order {{DLC}} outfit in ''Kuro'' is also specifically referred to as the "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/risette_twinings___preorder_outfit_28kuro29.png Marduk Company Battle Maid Suit]]."
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* CleavageWindow: In contrast to her conservative default costume, her {{DLC}} outfit has an opening that shows off a bit some of her cleavage.
* LimitBreak: Her S-Craft is "Radiance Seeker."
* {{Meido}}: Her default costume is a maid'soutfit.outfit, leading to Aaron outright calling her "Maid" in place of her name. Her Amazon-exclusive pre-order {{DLC}} outfit in ''Kuro'' is also specifically referred to as the "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/risette_twinings___preorder_outfit_28kuro29.png Marduk Company Battle Maid Suit]]."
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: His face is described as being very "girl-ish," and if [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/quatre_02.jpg this screenshot]] is any indication, he's been mistaken as a girl before
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: His face is described as being very "girl-ish," and if [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/quatre_02.jpg this screenshot]] is any indication, he's been mistaken as a girl beforebefore, to his displeasure.
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* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Koha Rokugo."
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* {{Leitmotif}}: As Grendel, he has [[https://youtu.be/liAJxGxoPVk "RISE OF THE GRENDEL"]].
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: [[spoiler:Van was an orphan living in an orphanage in Oracion. This led to him being adopted at the age of seven... [[WouldHurtAChild by someone from the D∴G Cult]].]]
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: [[spoiler:Van was an orphan with no memories of his life from before he began living in an orphanage in Oracion. This led to him being adopted at the age of seven... [[WouldHurtAChild by someone from the D∴G Cult]].]]
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* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He, or rather his Demon self, becomes ''Kuro'''s final boss, with the first phase focusing on breaking him out of the Demon. He does join the party again when he finally breaks free.]]
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* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He, or rather his Demon self, becomes ''Kuro'''s true final boss, with the first phase focusing on breaking him out of the Demon. He does join the party again when he finally breaks free.]]
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* OldFlame: [[spoiler:Has lingering feelings for Elaine, the girl he suddenly broke up with after graduating high school.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Becomes a Demon after taking in Gerard's "the ultimate Fear" core inside him as Grendel. He was ready to leave Zemuria for good... but the remaining members of the main cast want himback.back, so they chase him to the boundary between Zemuria and the Outside, where the true final boss fight takes place.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Becomes a Demon after taking in Gerard's "the ultimate Fear" core inside him as Grendel. He was ready to leave Zemuria for good... but the remaining members of the main cast want him
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* RedBaron: [[spoiler:The Wandering Demon King, one of the 77 high-ranking Demons from outside Zemuria.]]
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* RedBaron: [[spoiler:The [[spoiler:As a Demon, he is known as "The Wandering Demon King, King", one of the 77 high-ranking Demons from outside Zemuria.]]
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* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He, or rather his Demon self, becomes ''Kuro'''s final boss, with the first phase focusing on breaking him out of the Demon.]]
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* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:He, or rather his Demon self, becomes ''Kuro'''s final boss, with the first phase focusing on breaking him out of the Demon. He does join the party again when he finally breaks free.]]
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* DarkIsNotEvil: His primary element is time. [[spoiler:It foreshadows just how much baggage he really has as per series tradition of those who have time as their primary element.]]
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A blond-haired girl with kindness to spare.
* HopelessSuitor: Agnes seems to gain a bit of crush on Van over the course of ''Kuro'', but is aware that she can't compete with [[spoiler:[[OldFlame his ex-girlfriend]] [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Elaine]]]], made worse by how Van only sees Agnes as a kid.
* HopelessSuitor: Agnes seems to gain a bit of crush on Van over the course of ''Kuro'', but is aware that she can't compete with [[spoiler:[[OldFlame his ex-girlfriend]] [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Elaine]]]], made worse by how Van only sees Agnes as a kid.
* {{Keigo}}: She admits to Quatre that she speaks to everyone[[note]]even her friends and those younger than her[[/note]] with polite, formal speech.
* NiceGirl: She's the sweetest member of the Solutions Office, bar none.
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* PrecociousCrush: Develops this towards Van over the course of the game. She's at least aware that she can't ever compete with [[spoiler:[[ChildhoodFriendRomance Elaine]] [[OldFlame Auclair]]]] though, and that Van only sees her as a kid.
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* PrecociousCrush: Develops this towards Van over the course of the game. She's at least aware that she can't ever compete a 16 year-old girl with [[spoiler:[[ChildhoodFriendRomance Elaine]] [[OldFlame Auclair]]]] though, and that Van only sees a one-sided crush on a 24 year-old man.
* RapunzelHair: Her hair is long enough to reach heras a kid.legs.
* RapunzelHair: Her hair is long enough to reach her
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Unlike the protagonists that came before him, he averts this in as early as Chapter 1. [[spoiler:He [[MercyKill mercy kills]] Aida, Feri's sister figure, at the end of Chapter 1]], [[spoiler:[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential can kill Viola and Alexandre if the player makes him]]]], and [[spoiler:he stabs Gerard in the chest at the end of Chapter 5]].
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Unlike the protagonists that came before him, [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEstelleParty came]] [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellSpecialSupportSection before]] [[Characters/TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer him]], he averts this in as early as Chapter 1. [[spoiler:He [[MercyKill mercy kills]] Aida, Feri's sister figure, at the end of Chapter 1]], [[spoiler:[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential can kill Viola and Alexandre if the player makes him]]]], and [[spoiler:he stabs Gerard in the chest at the end of Chapter 5]].[[note]]The only protagonists before him that had killed were protagonists for one game (''Sky the 3rd'' and ''Reverie''), and only killed when they weren't protagonists.[[/note]]
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Within Calvard, there exists an underground profession known as "Spriggan," that accepts jobs that one can't consult with the Bracer Guild or the police about. One such Spriggan in Van Arkride, who established the Arkride Solutions Office in the capital, Edith. While he worked by himself from the start, S.1208 would see him getting several assistants. Together, they serve as the main cast of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro no Kiseki]]''.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Pretty much has done this to the younger characters and as revealed in a flashback, to Renne when she was still running from the Brights.
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* BigEater: In contrast to his cool and collected appearance, he loves eating delicious food and will inevitably lose that cool factor whenever he's in front of it. Also combined with SweetTooth.
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* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: May be the reason why [[spoiler:Van chose to break up with Elaine when they graduated high school. Considering [[DarkAndTroubledPast his heavy baggage...]]]]
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* HenshinHero: Can transform into Grendel with the help of Mare.
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* MercyKill: He stabs Aida in her final moments just so Feri doesn't have to do the deed, reasoning that Feri is still a child.
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* MercyKill: He [[spoiler:He stabs Aida in her final moments just so Feri doesn't have to do the deed, reasoning that Feri is still a child.child]].
* ThouShaltNotKill: Unlike the protagonists that came before him, he averts this in as early as Chapter 1. [[spoiler:He [[MercyKill mercy kills]] Aida, Feri's sister figure, at the end of Chapter 1]], [[spoiler:[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential can kill Viola and Alexandre if the player makes him]]]], and [[spoiler:he stabs Gerard in the chest at the end of Chapter 5]].
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* TheWorfEffect: At the climax of the prologue chapter, he downs two Armata mobs in a cutscene. They injest a pill that gives them more power and ends up dominating against Van. Before they get to land the finishing blow however with Agnes trying to block the attack, time stops and the Genesis artifact glows with both Van and Agnes in a space void with Mare showing up, offering Van the powers of Grendel.
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* TheWorfEffect: At the climax of the prologue chapter, he downs two Armata mobs in a cutscene. They injest ingest a pill that gives them more power and ends up dominating against Van. Before they get to land the finishing blow however with Agnes trying to block the attack, time stops and the Genesis artifact glows with both Van and Agnes in a space void with Mare showing up, offering Van the powers of Grendel.
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:She was supposed to be the one to kill the dying Aida to give her an honorable death as a Jaeger, until Van took responsibility instead due to Feri's age]].
* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler: He's the reincarnation of Taikun, a legendary but fearsome figure in the Eastern Quarter's history.]]
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* RobotGirl: [[spoiler:Ends up taking a bullet for Quatre that costs her limbs which also reveals that she's actually a robot girl.]]
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* PaperThinDisguise: Downplayed with her Grimcats disguise. It does work normally for a disguise but Van and the party already put two and two together the moment Van sees both Grimcats and Judith on the same day. She even tries to convince Van and the party that they're supposed to be two different people before Van calls her out and her transfomation disappears. She can however disguise herself with an untied brown hair with no one in public knowing who she is.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Downplayed with her Grimcats disguise. It does work normally for a disguise but Van and the party already put two and two together the moment Van sees both Grimcats and Judith on the same day. She even tries to convince Van and the party that they're supposed to be two different people before Van calls her out and her transfomation transformation disappears. She can however disguise herself with an untied brown hair with no one in public knowing who she is.
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* RunningGag: A character decides to join the office at the end of a chapter without Van's consent, to his very obvious dismay.
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* RunningGag: A character decides to join the office at the end of a chapter without Van's consent, to his very obvious dismay.
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* PinkGirlBlueBoy: With Van; her sweater and Xipha are both colored pink.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: With Van; her sweater and Xipha are both colored pink.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 1 focuses on her getting help to search for a missing Aida.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 2 focuses on him dealing with some punks working for Armata causing trouble in the Eastern Quarter.
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* BigEater: In contrast to his cool and collected appearance, he loves eating delicious food and will inevitably lose that cool factor whenever he's in front of it. Also combined with SweetTooth.
* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: May be the reason why [[spoiler:Van chose to break up with Elaine when they graduated high school. Considering [[DarkAndTroubledPast his heavy baggage...]]]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He claims to have lived on a nightmare for ten years thanks to an unknown party. [[spoiler:This is revealed to be due to his adoption at age seven being the worst event of his life, as his adopter turned out to be a member of the D∴G Cult and he was subjected to the experiments of said cult for seven years until he managed to break free at age 14.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He claims to have lived on a nightmare for ten years thanks to an unknown party. [[spoiler:This is revealed to be due to his adoption at age seven being the worst event of his life, as his adopter turned out to be a member of the D∴G Cult and he as a result, was subjected to the experiments of said cult for seven years until he managed to break free at age 14.]]
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* SkywardScream: After seeing the dead bodies of his friends, he lets out one in the night sky.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: He swears he's gonna kill whoever killed his friends. He never does go through with it as Van stops him, only for Alexander to do the deed himself. Aaron then transfers his rage to Armata as they're the ones who are truly responsible.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: He swears he's gonna kill whoever killed his friends. He never does go through with it as Van stops him, only for Alexander to do the deed himself. Aaron then transfers his rage to Armata as they're the ones who are truly responsible.
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* SeriousBusiness: Cars are serious business for Van and he'll race a complete stranger to prove that his car is the best. Even if said stranger is a race car champion.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:With Elaine during their high school years.]]
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* AmicableExes: [[spoiler:Was in a relationship with Elaine in their high school years. They broke up after graduation though, but remained friends ever since.]]
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* ConnectedAllAlong: Memes aside, he knows a lot of people, [[http://imgur.com/a/cLVigqf including Renne in the year S.1203]] when she was still running away from the Brights after the events of ''Sky the 3rd''. [[spoiler:He also gave a ride to Swin and Nadia while they were on the run.]]
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* ConnectedAllAlong: Memes aside, he knows a lot of people, [[http://imgur.[[spoiler:[[http://imgur.com/a/cLVigqf including Renne in the year S.1203]] when she was still running away from the Brights after the events of ''Sky the 3rd''.3rd'']]. [[spoiler:He also gave a ride to Swin and Nadia while they were on the run.]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: [[spoiler:Van was an orphan living in an orphanage in Oracion. This led to him being adopted at the age of seven... [[WouldHurtAChild by someone from the D∴G Cult]].]]
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: [[spoiler:Van was an orphan living in an orphanage in Oracion. This led to him being adopted at the age of seven... [[WouldHurtAChild by someone from the D∴G Cult]].]]
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* BadassBiker: When Bergard joins the party, he'll ride Bergard's bike due to Van's car running out of space for everyone. And in one endgame SideQuest, he'll use his Xipha to ''launch himself'' in the air and gain more speed for the race quest.
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* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: His voice is noticeably deeper when he's transformed into Grendel.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Downplayed with her Grimcats disguise. It does work normally for a disguise but Van and the party already put two and two together the moment Van sees both Grimcats and Judith on the same day. She even tries to convince Van and the party that they're supposed to be two different people before Van calls her out and her transfomation disappears. She can however disguise herself with an untied brown hair with no one in public knowing who she is.
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[[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' [[Characters/TrailsSeries Main Character Index]]\\
''Kingdom of Liberl:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEstelleParty Estelle's Party]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesLiberlRoyaltyAndMilitary Liberl Royalty and Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesLiberlCivilians Liberl Civilians]]\\
''Crossbell State:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellGovernmentAndInfluentialGroups Crossbell Government and Influential Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellPoliceAndMilitary Crossbell Police and Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellSpecialSupportSection Special Support Section]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellCivilians Crossbell Civilians]]\\
''Erebonian Empire:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaNobility Erebonia Imperial Family and Four Great Houses]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaChancellorOsborne Giliath Osborne]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaIronblood The Ironbloods]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaMilitary Erebonia Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsStaffAndInstructors Thors' Staff and Instructors]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Thors Class VII]] ([[Characters/TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer Rean Schwarzer]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrowArmbrust Crow Armbrust]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIIOriginal Original Class VII]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIINew New Class VII]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses Main Campus Classes]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus Branch Campus]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Erebonian Civilians and Major Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesImperialLiberationFront Imperial Liberation Front]]\\
''Republic of Calvard:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCalvardMiscellaneous Calvard Miscellaneous]] | '''Arkride Solutions Office'''\\
''Principality of Remiferia:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesRemiferiaMiscellaneous Remiferia Miscellaneous]]\\
''Notable Groups:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild The Bracer Guild]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesOuroboros Ouroboros]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesJaegerCorps Jaeger Corps]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesSeptianChurch Septian Church]]\\
''Others:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesAncientZemurianCivilization Ancient Zemurian Civilization]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesSeptTerrionsAndHolyBeasts The Sept-Terrions and the Holy Beasts]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesPosthumousCharacters Posthumous Characters]] -] ]]]]
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The Arkride Solutions Office serves as the main cast of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro no Kiseki]]''.
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[[folder:Van Arkride]]
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[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Grendel the Nightmare-clad]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grendel_kuro.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie Reverie]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
The protagonist of ''Kuro no Kiseki'' and a Spriggan working for the "Arkride Solutions Office" in Edith.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Pretty much has done this to the younger characters and as revealed in a flashback, to Renne when she was still running from the Brights.
* AttackAttackAttack: When he transforms into Grendel, he can only attack his enemies. He won't be able to heal himself during battles unless someone heals him. While he does have a craft that heals him while attacking, the amount of HP he recovers is very low. Said craft thankfully hits more than one enemy so it's still good to spam it.
* BadassDriver: He drives a four-seater blue pick-up truck. Also, he makes it ''drift in a highway'' where he races against Maxim, who is ''in a sports car''.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears a prominent blue long coat.
* BladeAcrossTheShoulder: He has his stun caliber resting at his shoulder whenever he's at combat, even when he's running with the weapon drawn.
* ChildhoodFriends: With [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild Elaine]] and René, both of whom he hadn't seen for years prior to the event of ''Kuro''. He's shown to still be on good-enough terms with the latter, but has a harder time dealing with the former.
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: He is shown fighting mixing his Kunlun style and his stun caliber.
* ConnectedAllAlong: Memes aside, he knows a lot of people, [[http://imgur.com/a/cLVigqf including Renne in the year S.1203]] when she was still running away from the Brights after the events of ''Sky the 3rd''.
* CoolCar: He has a blue pick-up truck that he uses for work. Anyone who is an adult ends up driving his car for when the party makes long distance travels.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Transforming into Grendel wrecks his body.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He claims to have lived on a nightmare for ten years thanks to an unknown party.
* DivingKick: One of his attacks as Grendel has him beat the crap out of the enemy, sends them flying, and ends with Van pulling a dive kick as his finishing move.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He's mentioned in Elaine's short-story in ''Reverie'', and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kiseki/images/3/3c/Elaine_Auclair_-_Visual_%28Hajimari%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20210316153255 a faint image of him from behind]] can be spotted.
* EveryoneHasStandards: When it comes to his job as a Spriggan, he doesn't discriminate against bad people, whether they be Heiyue, Jaegers, delinquents, or even Ouroboros. Even so, there is somebody even he wouldn't work for.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: At 24 years old, he's already in the Spriggan business when he starts his story, making him older than any of the previous arcs' protagonist.[[note]]The only ''Trails'' protagonist that was older than him was only a protagonist for one game.[[/note]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: After transforming into Grendel, his blue eyes glow.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: His "Souha Houken" Craft has him stab his weapon to the ground, dropping lightning towards his targets and then delivers a punch afterwards.
* HenshinHero: Can transform into Grendel with the help of Mare.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He flicks ''coins'' as a Craft.
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Vandalize Raid."
* MercyKill: He stabs Aida in her final moments just so Feri doesn't have to do the deed, reasoning that Feri is still a child.
* MoneyMauling: His appropriately named "Coin Bullet" Craft uses [[MythologyGag five 10-mira coins]] to flick at his enemies.
* ShockAndAwe: A few of his attacks have lightning properties.
* SlasherSmile: When transforming into Grendel, his smile looks like he's about to wreck his enemies.
* TooManyBelts: He's wearing a lot of belts, mostly from his coat.
* TheWorfEffect: At the climax of the prologue chapter, he downs two Armata mobs in a cutscene. They injest a pill that gives them more power and ends up dominating against Van. Before they get to land the finishing blow however with Agnes trying to block the attack, time stops and the Genesis artifact glows with both Van and Agnes in a space void with Mare showing up, offering Van the powers of Grendel.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has a prominent blue hair.
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[[folder:Agnes Claudel]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Agnes in her street clothes]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikuItou
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie Reverie]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A first-year student at Aramis, she puts in a request to the Arkride Solutions Office after her great-grandfather's orbment was stolen.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Lets out an "I'm sorry!" when using her "Glow Hammer" craft against an enemy.
* BlackBraAndPanties: If players have her wear her "Old Calvard Kingdom-style Dress" DLC costume, then cutscenes with low angle shots that would have been safe if she were wearing her default costume reveals that she wears these.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Albert and Odette.
* ConnectedAllAlong: She's the great-granddaughter of the famous Claude Epstein, the father of Orbal Revolution. [[spoiler:She also turns out to be Roy Gramhart's daughter.]]
* {{DLC}}: ''Kuro'' gives her an "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e8piugouyaaffrp.jpg Old Calvard Kingdom-style Dress]]" as pre-order DLC.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She appears to be [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kiseki/images/e/e5/Renne_at_Aramis_3_-_Episode_23_%28Hajimari%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20210316154026 the girl from Renne's short story]] in ''Reverie'' that tried to stand up to Ronar for his treatment of Renne. And given that she's confirmed to be in the student council during ''Kuro'', it's likely that she's one of the students in [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kiseki/images/9/9c/Renne_at_Aramis_8_-_Episode_23_%28Hajimari%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20210316154036 this picture]].
* DropTheHammer: Her "Glow Hammer" Craft has her conjure a magical hammer on top of her staff and then drops it on her enemies.
* {{Joshikousei}}: She's a student at Aramis and one of her costumes has her wear the [[https://dengekionline.com/images/0soZ/T0Xk/ScuO/QZBv/yFqEP1cOA6x3M7sNSsde1NWsISCjwOLNhgK4Kbf8yHuzqef32P6pWwi0ZbnQjJsYa2NjLv3shlt7zn9v.png school uniform]]. She's also the first character confirmed to have more than one costume in the first teaser of the game.
* LimitBreak: Her S-Craft is "Brilliant Halo."
* MagicStaff: She's notably the first heroine in the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' to use an Orbal Staff in combat.
* NiceHat: Wears one in her civilian attire. She takes it off in her school uniform.
* SempaiKohai: Since Agnes is a first-year at Aramis, Renne is her sempai.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Feri Al-Fayed]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A young girl who is a member of a jaeger group known as "Kurgha Soldiers”
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* ChildSoldiers: At 13 years of age, she's already a member of a high ranking jaeger organization.
* {{DLC}}: ''Kuro'' gives her an outfit called the "Kurgha {{Miko}} [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/geo_01.png Costume]]."
* LimitBreak: Her S-Craft is "Ignes Rampage."
* MoreDakka: Her primary weapon is a machine gun, and her "Rapid Burst" Craft has mow down the enemy with it.
* MorphWeapon: She can turn her machine gun into a sword. Fittingly enough, her weapon is classified as an "assault sword".
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: She's only 13, while her brother Kasim is 27.
* TokenMiniMoe: At 13 years of age and a height of 150 cm, she fills the "cute little girl" quota expected of a ''Trails'' game's main party.
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[[folder:Aaron Wei]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuumaUchida
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A talented martial artist living in Calvard's Eastern Quarter.
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* BadassDriver: For long distance trips, Van has Aaron drive his truck.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ashen.
* {{Delinquent|s}}: [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/character/aaron.html His page on the official website]] describes him as the de-facto leader of aggressive youths.
* DivingKick: His "Yousoukyaku" Craft has him jump off of the enemy before performing this on them.
* DualWielding: His primary weapons are his "Twin Fencers," a pair of straight-edged swords.
* DuelBoss: Ends up fighting Van when they first meet up. Both end up having fun fighting one another until Elaine interrupts them.
* FantasticFightingStyle: He uses the "Moon Flower-style", one of the 3 greatest forms of Eastern martial arts, and he uses it in both swordplay and hand-to-hand combat.
* AHeroToHisHometown: He's very well-known to his hometown as [=NPCs=] always thank him for his help.
* HeroicBSOD: After seeing all of his friends dead, he could only kneel down in shock before he screams at the sky.
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Houou Ranbu."
* PlayingWithFire: Some of his attacks and his S-Craft involve fire.
* PoseOfSupplication: His shock of his friends dying is enough for him to kneel on the floor.
* RealMenWearPink: He is known to perform sword dances for Eastern theater in roles typically played by females.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After his friends end up dying due to a bunch of delinquents in masks, he lets out a huge rampage and starts beating up the delinquents till Van stops him.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He's the [[RunningGag fourth]] twin-swordsman to wear female garb at some point, as seen in the [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8JtCvuVcAM80rj.jpg mini-soundtrack PV]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Risette Twinings]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiIshikawa
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A woman working for the Marduk Total Security Company.
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* CleavageWindow: In contrast to her conservative default costume, her {{DLC}} outfit has an opening that shows off a bit of cleavage.
* {{Meido}}: Her default costume is a maid's outfit. Her Amazon-exclusive pre-order {{DLC}} outfit in ''Kuro'' is also specifically referred to as the "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/risette_twinings___preorder_outfit_28kuro29.png Marduk Company Battle Maid Suit]]."
* NinjaMaid: Her regular outfit already gives off this feeling, but it's outright invoked with her "Battle Maid Suit."
* RobotGirl: [[spoiler:Ends up taking a bullet for Quatre that costs her limbs which also reveals that she's actually a robot girl.]]
* SwordAndGun: She uses a gun in one hand, and a short blade in the other.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has bright turquoise hair.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Quatre Salision]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Quatre with XEROS]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MutsumiTamura
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A young boy working as a researcher for the Basel College of Science.
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* AttackDrone: He uses an Orbal Drone named "FIO" as one of his primary weapons.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: His face is described as being very "girl-ish," and if [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/quatre_02.jpg this screenshot]] is any indication, he's been mistaken as a girl before
* EnergyWeapon: His "Optical Cannon" Craft has FIO shoot out a laser beam, similar to the laser-based Crafts used by various Combat Shells in the ''Cold Steel'' series.
* TheGunslinger: His other primary weapon is a pulse gun.
* HappilyAdopted: Professor Hamilton took him in when he was young, causing him to admire her as if she were his actual grandma.
* HorsebackHeroism: One of his attacks has him ride XEROS.
* RobotDog: He is accompanied by a canine-like robot named "XEROS" which he can also use to ride.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: He wears small shorts as part of his outfit.
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[[folder:Judith Ranster]]
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[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Grimcats the Phantom Thief]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grimcats.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A top actress in Calvard's Orbal Cinema industry. Unbeknownst to all, she is also Grimcats the Phantom Thief, an elusive vigilante who targets corrupt politicians and illegal operations.
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* AnimalMotifs: Cats. Her heels have a picture of a cat on the bottom, her "Wild Snatch" craft shows her slashing an enemy with claws, the card seen in her "Twilight Kiss" Craft has a picture and inscription referencing cats, and her alter-ego, outright named Grim''cat''s has a tail and cat ears as part of the costume.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Ends up giving this to Van after he inadvertently sees her naked.
* BuildingSwing: Can swing through buildings as Grimcats.
* ButtMonkey: Nothing goes right with the woman ever since her encounter with Van at the sewers.
* CoolShades: She owns a pair of aviator sunglasses, though she usually keeps them tucked into her top.
* ForGreatJustice: She is mentioned to be strong-willed and always standing up for the weak.
* GratuitousFrench: Her "Twilight Kiss" Craft shows her throwing a card inscripted with ''Il ne faut pas éveiller le chat qui dort''[[note]]Do not awake the sleeping cat.[[/note]]
* GrinOfAudacity: She sports one during her transformation.
* HenshinHero: The web commercial shows that she can turn into Grimcats in similar manner as Van's Grendel.
* InstantArmor: Her "Wild Snatch" Craft and her action-based moves shows that she is able to summon part of her armor mid-fight.
* JustLikeRobinHood: Specifically targets the corrupt and powerful.
* MsFanservice: Judith's regular outfit already exposes more skin than the other girls', but it's still pretty tame. Her Grimcats costume, however, seems to be designed to show off [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/grimcats_03.jpg how buxom her chest really is]].
* MulticoloredHair: Her pink hair with blond tips are part of her iconic look.
* PhantomThief: Another contender for the title.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: When she transforms, she gains twin-tails.
* SempaiKohai: She's Nina's senior in acting.
* SpectacularSpinning: Her "Criminal Bute" Craft has her swinging her whip as she spins.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/grimcats_01.jpg amount of skin exposed]] in her Grimcats outfit shouldn't be all that practical.
* TransformationSequence: ''Kuro's'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPEdj14sBFI second web commercial]] shows the process of her becoming Grimcats.
* WardrobeMalfunction: After a boss interrupts her waterfall meditation, she ends up giving Van an eyeful after her transformation as Grimcats runs out and her clothes start unraveling itself.
* WhipItGood: Her weapon is a whip referred to as "Stellabute."
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Her default attire includes a very small pair of shorts.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bergard Zeman]]
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[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Barkhorn]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barkhorn_28sen_iii29.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
An elderly martial arts master who served as a teacher to the then-teenaged Van.
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* AnimalBattleAura: His aura takes on the form of a red wolf during one of his crafts.
* BadassArmfold: His official pose in his artwork has him do this, as seen in his trope picture.
* BadassBaritone: As expected from the man who voiced [[Franchise/MetalGear Snake and Big Boss]], Bergard has a really deep voice.
* BadassBeard: He's got a prominent white beard.
* BadassBiker: As revealed in the mini soundtrack PV, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N9l2TUYdcc he rides a bike.]]
* BadassMoustache: Also sports a white mustache.
* BadassTeacher: He taught Van martial arts.
* TheBigGuy: The biggest and most muscular member of the main eight. Only Zin and Walter are taller than him but they're not as buff and muscular as him.
* CoolShades: Wears a pair while driving his bike.
* DeathFromAbove: His "Titas Hammer" Craft has him jump and smash the ground with fist as he descends.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Due to his identity being the presumed to be dead Barkhorn, he actually makes his appearance in Gaius' flashback in ''Cold Steel III''.
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears an eyepatch over his right eye.
* FantasticFightingStyle: He uses the "Kunlun-style," one of the 3 greatest forms of Eastern martial arts.
* MakeMeWannaShout: His "Howling Boost" Craft has him attacking the enemy by shouting at them.
* OldMaster: He's 69 years old as of ''Kuro'', and he taught Van martial arts back when the latter was in his teens. In fact, he's had several apprentices all across Zemuria. He's also the first old looking playable character in the ''Trails Series'' (not counting Roselia who is centuries old but looks like a little girl or Zeit who's a wolf).
* RedBaron: "The Roaring Lion".
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: His bio indicates Van heard that Bergard supposedly died during a certain conflict between Erebonia and Calvard. Turns out he really was Barkhorn with Van himself calling him out on it the moment the two of them meet.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a white scarf around his neck.
* TooManyBelts: His coat and boots have belts.
[[/folder]]
''Kingdom of Liberl:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEstelleParty Estelle's Party]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesLiberlRoyaltyAndMilitary Liberl Royalty and Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesLiberlCivilians Liberl Civilians]]\\
''Crossbell State:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellGovernmentAndInfluentialGroups Crossbell Government and Influential Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellPoliceAndMilitary Crossbell Police and Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellSpecialSupportSection Special Support Section]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellCivilians Crossbell Civilians]]\\
''Erebonian Empire:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaNobility Erebonia Imperial Family and Four Great Houses]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaChancellorOsborne Giliath Osborne]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaIronblood The Ironbloods]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaMilitary Erebonia Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsStaffAndInstructors Thors' Staff and Instructors]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Thors Class VII]] ([[Characters/TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer Rean Schwarzer]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrowArmbrust Crow Armbrust]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIIOriginal Original Class VII]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIINew New Class VII]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses Main Campus Classes]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus Branch Campus]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Erebonian Civilians and Major Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesImperialLiberationFront Imperial Liberation Front]]\\
''Republic of Calvard:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCalvardMiscellaneous Calvard Miscellaneous]] | '''Arkride Solutions Office'''\\
''Principality of Remiferia:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesRemiferiaMiscellaneous Remiferia Miscellaneous]]\\
''Notable Groups:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild The Bracer Guild]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesOuroboros Ouroboros]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesJaegerCorps Jaeger Corps]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesSeptianChurch Septian Church]]\\
''Others:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesAncientZemurianCivilization Ancient Zemurian Civilization]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesSeptTerrionsAndHolyBeasts The Sept-Terrions and the Holy Beasts]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesPosthumousCharacters Posthumous Characters]] -] ]]]]
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The Arkride Solutions Office serves as the main cast of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro no Kiseki]]''.
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[[folder:Van Arkride]]
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[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Grendel the Nightmare-clad]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grendel_kuro.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie Reverie]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
The protagonist of ''Kuro no Kiseki'' and a Spriggan working for the "Arkride Solutions Office" in Edith.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Pretty much has done this to the younger characters and as revealed in a flashback, to Renne when she was still running from the Brights.
* AttackAttackAttack: When he transforms into Grendel, he can only attack his enemies. He won't be able to heal himself during battles unless someone heals him. While he does have a craft that heals him while attacking, the amount of HP he recovers is very low. Said craft thankfully hits more than one enemy so it's still good to spam it.
* BadassDriver: He drives a four-seater blue pick-up truck. Also, he makes it ''drift in a highway'' where he races against Maxim, who is ''in a sports car''.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears a prominent blue long coat.
* BladeAcrossTheShoulder: He has his stun caliber resting at his shoulder whenever he's at combat, even when he's running with the weapon drawn.
* ChildhoodFriends: With [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild Elaine]] and René, both of whom he hadn't seen for years prior to the event of ''Kuro''. He's shown to still be on good-enough terms with the latter, but has a harder time dealing with the former.
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: He is shown fighting mixing his Kunlun style and his stun caliber.
* ConnectedAllAlong: Memes aside, he knows a lot of people, [[http://imgur.com/a/cLVigqf including Renne in the year S.1203]] when she was still running away from the Brights after the events of ''Sky the 3rd''.
* CoolCar: He has a blue pick-up truck that he uses for work. Anyone who is an adult ends up driving his car for when the party makes long distance travels.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Transforming into Grendel wrecks his body.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He claims to have lived on a nightmare for ten years thanks to an unknown party.
* DivingKick: One of his attacks as Grendel has him beat the crap out of the enemy, sends them flying, and ends with Van pulling a dive kick as his finishing move.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He's mentioned in Elaine's short-story in ''Reverie'', and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kiseki/images/3/3c/Elaine_Auclair_-_Visual_%28Hajimari%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20210316153255 a faint image of him from behind]] can be spotted.
* EveryoneHasStandards: When it comes to his job as a Spriggan, he doesn't discriminate against bad people, whether they be Heiyue, Jaegers, delinquents, or even Ouroboros. Even so, there is somebody even he wouldn't work for.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: At 24 years old, he's already in the Spriggan business when he starts his story, making him older than any of the previous arcs' protagonist.[[note]]The only ''Trails'' protagonist that was older than him was only a protagonist for one game.[[/note]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: After transforming into Grendel, his blue eyes glow.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: His "Souha Houken" Craft has him stab his weapon to the ground, dropping lightning towards his targets and then delivers a punch afterwards.
* HenshinHero: Can transform into Grendel with the help of Mare.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He flicks ''coins'' as a Craft.
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Vandalize Raid."
* MercyKill: He stabs Aida in her final moments just so Feri doesn't have to do the deed, reasoning that Feri is still a child.
* MoneyMauling: His appropriately named "Coin Bullet" Craft uses [[MythologyGag five 10-mira coins]] to flick at his enemies.
* ShockAndAwe: A few of his attacks have lightning properties.
* SlasherSmile: When transforming into Grendel, his smile looks like he's about to wreck his enemies.
* TooManyBelts: He's wearing a lot of belts, mostly from his coat.
* TheWorfEffect: At the climax of the prologue chapter, he downs two Armata mobs in a cutscene. They injest a pill that gives them more power and ends up dominating against Van. Before they get to land the finishing blow however with Agnes trying to block the attack, time stops and the Genesis artifact glows with both Van and Agnes in a space void with Mare showing up, offering Van the powers of Grendel.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has a prominent blue hair.
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[[folder:Agnes Claudel]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Agnes in her street clothes]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikuItou
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie Reverie]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A first-year student at Aramis, she puts in a request to the Arkride Solutions Office after her great-grandfather's orbment was stolen.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Lets out an "I'm sorry!" when using her "Glow Hammer" craft against an enemy.
* BlackBraAndPanties: If players have her wear her "Old Calvard Kingdom-style Dress" DLC costume, then cutscenes with low angle shots that would have been safe if she were wearing her default costume reveals that she wears these.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Albert and Odette.
* ConnectedAllAlong: She's the great-granddaughter of the famous Claude Epstein, the father of Orbal Revolution. [[spoiler:She also turns out to be Roy Gramhart's daughter.]]
* {{DLC}}: ''Kuro'' gives her an "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e8piugouyaaffrp.jpg Old Calvard Kingdom-style Dress]]" as pre-order DLC.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She appears to be [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kiseki/images/e/e5/Renne_at_Aramis_3_-_Episode_23_%28Hajimari%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20210316154026 the girl from Renne's short story]] in ''Reverie'' that tried to stand up to Ronar for his treatment of Renne. And given that she's confirmed to be in the student council during ''Kuro'', it's likely that she's one of the students in [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kiseki/images/9/9c/Renne_at_Aramis_8_-_Episode_23_%28Hajimari%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20210316154036 this picture]].
* DropTheHammer: Her "Glow Hammer" Craft has her conjure a magical hammer on top of her staff and then drops it on her enemies.
* {{Joshikousei}}: She's a student at Aramis and one of her costumes has her wear the [[https://dengekionline.com/images/0soZ/T0Xk/ScuO/QZBv/yFqEP1cOA6x3M7sNSsde1NWsISCjwOLNhgK4Kbf8yHuzqef32P6pWwi0ZbnQjJsYa2NjLv3shlt7zn9v.png school uniform]]. She's also the first character confirmed to have more than one costume in the first teaser of the game.
* LimitBreak: Her S-Craft is "Brilliant Halo."
* MagicStaff: She's notably the first heroine in the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' to use an Orbal Staff in combat.
* NiceHat: Wears one in her civilian attire. She takes it off in her school uniform.
* SempaiKohai: Since Agnes is a first-year at Aramis, Renne is her sempai.
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[[folder:Feri Al-Fayed]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/feri_al_fayed_28kuro29.png]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A young girl who is a member of a jaeger group known as "Kurgha Soldiers”
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* ChildSoldiers: At 13 years of age, she's already a member of a high ranking jaeger organization.
* {{DLC}}: ''Kuro'' gives her an outfit called the "Kurgha {{Miko}} [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/geo_01.png Costume]]."
* LimitBreak: Her S-Craft is "Ignes Rampage."
* MoreDakka: Her primary weapon is a machine gun, and her "Rapid Burst" Craft has mow down the enemy with it.
* MorphWeapon: She can turn her machine gun into a sword. Fittingly enough, her weapon is classified as an "assault sword".
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: She's only 13, while her brother Kasim is 27.
* TokenMiniMoe: At 13 years of age and a height of 150 cm, she fills the "cute little girl" quota expected of a ''Trails'' game's main party.
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[[folder:Aaron Wei]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuumaUchida
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A talented martial artist living in Calvard's Eastern Quarter.
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* BadassDriver: For long distance trips, Van has Aaron drive his truck.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Ashen.
* {{Delinquent|s}}: [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/character/aaron.html His page on the official website]] describes him as the de-facto leader of aggressive youths.
* DivingKick: His "Yousoukyaku" Craft has him jump off of the enemy before performing this on them.
* DualWielding: His primary weapons are his "Twin Fencers," a pair of straight-edged swords.
* DuelBoss: Ends up fighting Van when they first meet up. Both end up having fun fighting one another until Elaine interrupts them.
* FantasticFightingStyle: He uses the "Moon Flower-style", one of the 3 greatest forms of Eastern martial arts, and he uses it in both swordplay and hand-to-hand combat.
* AHeroToHisHometown: He's very well-known to his hometown as [=NPCs=] always thank him for his help.
* HeroicBSOD: After seeing all of his friends dead, he could only kneel down in shock before he screams at the sky.
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Houou Ranbu."
* PlayingWithFire: Some of his attacks and his S-Craft involve fire.
* PoseOfSupplication: His shock of his friends dying is enough for him to kneel on the floor.
* RealMenWearPink: He is known to perform sword dances for Eastern theater in roles typically played by females.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After his friends end up dying due to a bunch of delinquents in masks, he lets out a huge rampage and starts beating up the delinquents till Van stops him.
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He's the [[RunningGag fourth]] twin-swordsman to wear female garb at some point, as seen in the [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8JtCvuVcAM80rj.jpg mini-soundtrack PV]].
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[[folder:Risette Twinings]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiIshikawa
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A woman working for the Marduk Total Security Company.
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* CleavageWindow: In contrast to her conservative default costume, her {{DLC}} outfit has an opening that shows off a bit of cleavage.
* {{Meido}}: Her default costume is a maid's outfit. Her Amazon-exclusive pre-order {{DLC}} outfit in ''Kuro'' is also specifically referred to as the "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/risette_twinings___preorder_outfit_28kuro29.png Marduk Company Battle Maid Suit]]."
* NinjaMaid: Her regular outfit already gives off this feeling, but it's outright invoked with her "Battle Maid Suit."
* RobotGirl: [[spoiler:Ends up taking a bullet for Quatre that costs her limbs which also reveals that she's actually a robot girl.]]
* SwordAndGun: She uses a gun in one hand, and a short blade in the other.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has bright turquoise hair.
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[[folder:Quatre Salision]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Quatre with XEROS]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MutsumiTamura
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A young boy working as a researcher for the Basel College of Science.
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* AttackDrone: He uses an Orbal Drone named "FIO" as one of his primary weapons.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: His face is described as being very "girl-ish," and if [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/quatre_02.jpg this screenshot]] is any indication, he's been mistaken as a girl before
* EnergyWeapon: His "Optical Cannon" Craft has FIO shoot out a laser beam, similar to the laser-based Crafts used by various Combat Shells in the ''Cold Steel'' series.
* TheGunslinger: His other primary weapon is a pulse gun.
* HappilyAdopted: Professor Hamilton took him in when he was young, causing him to admire her as if she were his actual grandma.
* HorsebackHeroism: One of his attacks has him ride XEROS.
* RobotDog: He is accompanied by a canine-like robot named "XEROS" which he can also use to ride.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: He wears small shorts as part of his outfit.
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[[folder:Judith Ranster]]
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[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Grimcats the Phantom Thief]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grimcats.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YokoHikasa
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
A top actress in Calvard's Orbal Cinema industry. Unbeknownst to all, she is also Grimcats the Phantom Thief, an elusive vigilante who targets corrupt politicians and illegal operations.
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* AnimalMotifs: Cats. Her heels have a picture of a cat on the bottom, her "Wild Snatch" craft shows her slashing an enemy with claws, the card seen in her "Twilight Kiss" Craft has a picture and inscription referencing cats, and her alter-ego, outright named Grim''cat''s has a tail and cat ears as part of the costume.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Ends up giving this to Van after he inadvertently sees her naked.
* BuildingSwing: Can swing through buildings as Grimcats.
* ButtMonkey: Nothing goes right with the woman ever since her encounter with Van at the sewers.
* CoolShades: She owns a pair of aviator sunglasses, though she usually keeps them tucked into her top.
* ForGreatJustice: She is mentioned to be strong-willed and always standing up for the weak.
* GratuitousFrench: Her "Twilight Kiss" Craft shows her throwing a card inscripted with ''Il ne faut pas éveiller le chat qui dort''[[note]]Do not awake the sleeping cat.[[/note]]
* GrinOfAudacity: She sports one during her transformation.
* HenshinHero: The web commercial shows that she can turn into Grimcats in similar manner as Van's Grendel.
* InstantArmor: Her "Wild Snatch" Craft and her action-based moves shows that she is able to summon part of her armor mid-fight.
* JustLikeRobinHood: Specifically targets the corrupt and powerful.
* MsFanservice: Judith's regular outfit already exposes more skin than the other girls', but it's still pretty tame. Her Grimcats costume, however, seems to be designed to show off [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/grimcats_03.jpg how buxom her chest really is]].
* MulticoloredHair: Her pink hair with blond tips are part of her iconic look.
* PhantomThief: Another contender for the title.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: When she transforms, she gains twin-tails.
* SempaiKohai: She's Nina's senior in acting.
* SpectacularSpinning: Her "Criminal Bute" Craft has her swinging her whip as she spins.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/kuro/assets/character/individual/ss/grimcats_01.jpg amount of skin exposed]] in her Grimcats outfit shouldn't be all that practical.
* TransformationSequence: ''Kuro's'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPEdj14sBFI second web commercial]] shows the process of her becoming Grimcats.
* WardrobeMalfunction: After a boss interrupts her waterfall meditation, she ends up giving Van an eyeful after her transformation as Grimcats runs out and her clothes start unraveling itself.
* WhipItGood: Her weapon is a whip referred to as "Stellabute."
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Her default attire includes a very small pair of shorts.
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[[folder:Bergard Zeman]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bergard_zeman_28kuro29.png]]
[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Barkhorn]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barkhorn_28sen_iii29.png[[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Kuro]]''
An elderly martial arts master who served as a teacher to the then-teenaged Van.
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* AnimalBattleAura: His aura takes on the form of a red wolf during one of his crafts.
* BadassArmfold: His official pose in his artwork has him do this, as seen in his trope picture.
* BadassBaritone: As expected from the man who voiced [[Franchise/MetalGear Snake and Big Boss]], Bergard has a really deep voice.
* BadassBeard: He's got a prominent white beard.
* BadassBiker: As revealed in the mini soundtrack PV, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N9l2TUYdcc he rides a bike.]]
* BadassMoustache: Also sports a white mustache.
* BadassTeacher: He taught Van martial arts.
* TheBigGuy: The biggest and most muscular member of the main eight. Only Zin and Walter are taller than him but they're not as buff and muscular as him.
* CoolShades: Wears a pair while driving his bike.
* DeathFromAbove: His "Titas Hammer" Craft has him jump and smash the ground with fist as he descends.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Due to his identity being the presumed to be dead Barkhorn, he actually makes his appearance in Gaius' flashback in ''Cold Steel III''.
* EyepatchOfPower: He wears an eyepatch over his right eye.
* FantasticFightingStyle: He uses the "Kunlun-style," one of the 3 greatest forms of Eastern martial arts.
* MakeMeWannaShout: His "Howling Boost" Craft has him attacking the enemy by shouting at them.
* OldMaster: He's 69 years old as of ''Kuro'', and he taught Van martial arts back when the latter was in his teens. In fact, he's had several apprentices all across Zemuria. He's also the first old looking playable character in the ''Trails Series'' (not counting Roselia who is centuries old but looks like a little girl or Zeit who's a wolf).
* RedBaron: "The Roaring Lion".
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: His bio indicates Van heard that Bergard supposedly died during a certain conflict between Erebonia and Calvard. Turns out he really was Barkhorn with Van himself calling him out on it the moment the two of them meet.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a white scarf around his neck.
* TooManyBelts: His coat and boots have belts.
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