History Characters / TrailsSeriesCrossbellCivilians

** BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler: As vile as his actions are, when it comes down to it, he doesn't fare all too well against the SSS and he ended up unwittingly helping the Crois family rise to power. He ends up dying without ever finding out the truth about his god, D.]]

* TheSleepless: A side effect of his Gnosis research. It allows him to continue his research while also working full time at the hospital.

* TakingYouWithMe: After discovering just how unstable his Gnosis-induced form is, he decides to take SSS down along with the Brights. It's only thanks to Renne's interference that they manage to survive. It's noted that this action was also what killed the SSS in the original timeline, resulting in [=KeA=]'s interference that made Renne's actions possible.

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Like the rest of the Cult, he has no idea that the Crois family fed them a lie about [=KeA=] being a goddess. His attack on Crossbell at the end of ''Zero'' only served to expose all the politicians and mafia members who worked with him, allowing Dieter Crois to become mayor with little political opposition and setting the stage for Ouroboros's Phantasmal Blaze plan.]]
* VillainousLegacy: Despite dying at the end of ''Zero'', his actions have repercussions during ''Azure'', as the prologue is about tracking down Ernest and Wald obtaining Gnosis end up becoming an antagonist.

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* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:In ''Reverie'', she has a Hollow copy[[note]]that takes her appearance as the "Princess of the Dancing Darkness," minus the mask[[/note]] that serves as a boss in the True Reverie Corridor, most notably as a DualBoss alongside Rixia's[[note]]that wears Rixia's stage costume[[/note]] on the seventh floor.]]

* InSeriesNickname: Her fans call her the "Princess of the Dancing Flames." [[spoiler:When brainwashed as part of the Crossbell Unified Nation, she calls herself the "Princess of the Dancing Darkness."]]

* LimitBreak: [[spoiler:During her time as the "Princess of the Dancing Darkness," she has "Morte Mascherata" as her S-Craft.]]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuAsakawa

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HitomiNabatame (Japanese), Creator/MarianneMiller (English, ''Cold Steel IV'')

-->'''Voiced by:''' Takako Ohkoshi

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The Azure-Zero Project would end up with [=KeA=] rewriting history to drive humanity toward the most desirables outcomes. Ian believed in the project enough to murder Guy over it.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: He masterminded the Azure-Zero Project to make Crossbell a true soveriegn country, free from the influence of Erebonia and Calvard.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Outright admit that they had considered suicide after they assumed Renne died. It was only the realization that Sophia was pregnant with Collin that they reconsidered.]]

* LimitBreak: His S-Craft as a demon in ''Azure'' is "Final Mad Crush."

* GoingForTheBigScoop: Demons, zombie apocalypse, Jaegers blowing up your city? None of these will stop Grace and her camera.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pizza is this, with the SSS discovering a recipe for one at his HackerCave.

* WrenchWench: She works as an Orbal Engineer, and is always seen with the appropriate clothes.

* {{Tsundere}}: She often plays up her role as Oscar's "rival" to hide how much she cares about him.

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Despite being only 9-years old, she tells of Garcia (a mafia member) to go shut up.

* NervesOfSteel: Never lose her cool in any circumstances.

Arios' blind daughter, who becomes friends with the SSS and [=KeA=].

* AnimalMotif: His large frame and bushy beard have resulted in him being likened to a bear, earning him the InUniverseNickname of ''Grizzly Grim'' or (Kumohige-sensei, the bear bearded lawyer, in the original Japanese dub).

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Once the Azure-Zero plan is almost complete, he leaves behind a letter apologizing to his assistant Pete.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: He masterminded the Azure-Zero Plan to make Crossbell a true country, free from the influence of Erebonia and Calvard.

* CoolBigSister: To Lloyd, who refers to her as "Cecile-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology nee]]."

** BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler: As vile as his actions are, when it comes down to it, he doesn't fare all too well against the SSS and he ended up unwittingly helping the Crois family rise to power. He ends up dying without ever finding out the truth about his god, "D".]]

* DramaticIrony: He dismisses the Septian Church and Aidios as lies used to control the masses and regard [=KeA=]/Demiourgos as his true god, painfully unaware that [=KeA=] is a man-made recreation of the Sept-Terrion of Mirage, one of Aidios' treasures.

* HolierThanThou: He's even more self-righteous than Weissmann, viewing the entire Septian church as false prophets and treating everyone who disagrees with him as unenlightened fools.

* LimitBreak: His S-Craft in his human form is "Calamity Sphere."

[[folder:Professor Seiland]]

* NoodleIncident: According to Tio, he left the foundation after his hacking messed up another project they were working on. What that project was and how he messed it up is elaborated on.

* HackerCave: He has a located in the Geofront where he has a terminal set up for him to hack other systems.

%%* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: He frequently calls the SSS via his terminal whenever he wants something and/or has something they might be interested in.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: Tio sees his constant worrying over her to be an annoyance.

* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: A skilled hacker, and by the time of ''Cold Steel IV'', he starts wearing glasses.

%%* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: He frequently calls connects the SSS via his terminal whenever he wants something and/or has something they might be interested in.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: A lot of her dialogue in both the Crossbell and Erebonia arcs tend to not be things a kid should be saying, to comedic reactions of the people around her.

* DealWithTheDevil: Realizing that Wazy is stronger than he is [[IAmNotLeftHanded and always was]], Wald arranges to receive Gnosis so he can become stronger. This eventually turns him into a demonic brute.

%%* RivalTurnedEvil: To Wazy. See DealWithTheDevil above.

%%* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: How Tio sees his worrying over her.

A thirteen year old self-proclaimed genius hacker formerly associated with the Epstein Foundation who is almost as good as he thinks he is.

%%* BrattyHalfPint:His ego and sharp tongue has him this.

* GeekPhysiques: On the 'skinny but unfit' side, as he doesn't get out a lot. When he has trouble keeping up with the SSS during an investigation, Lloyd suggests he take up exercise but is rebuffed. In ''Cold Steel IV'', he takes all sorts of teasing when he is again forced to exertion when he and Juna's party are forced to flee after being deteted in the Geofront.
* HackerCave: He has one located in the Geofront.
* {{Hikikomori}}: At least in part because he doesn't want to run into anyone from the Foundation who might be upset with the circumstances of his departure.

* KnowledgeBroker: What he uses his hacking for.

* NoodleIncident: According to Tio, he left the foundation after his hacking messed up another project they were working on.
%%* PlayfulHacker: And one who discovers all kinds of vital information, making him more of a KnowledgeBroker.
%%* TheRunaway: To the Epstein Foundation after messing up an important project.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: A skilled hacker, and by the time of ''Cold Steel IV'' he starts wearing glasses.
* TeenGenius: Already a skilled hacker even when he's barely a teenager.

* UnknownRival: To Tio, who couldn't care less about his vendetta over her being more adept at hacking and programming.
%%* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Is this for the SSS.

%%* TheRival: She claims to be one towards Oscar in baking.

%%* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Played for laughs in both Crossbell and Erebonia.
%%* YoungEntrepreneur: As the exchange shopkeeper for ''Cold Steel III'' and ''IV''.

* DramaticIrony: He dismisses the Septian Church and Aidios as lies used to control the masses and regard [=KeA=]/Demiourgos as his true god, painfully unaware that [=KeA=] is a man-made recreation of the Sept-Terrion of Mirage.

* DelinquentHair: Has his bangs bleached blond and formed into a mohawk.

* RivalTurnedEvil: To Wazy. See DealWithTheDevil above.

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: How Tio sees his worrying over her.

* BrattyHalfPint:His ego and sharp tongue has him this.

* PlayfulHacker: And one who discovers all kinds of vital information, making him more of a KnowledgeBroker.
* TheRunaway: To the Epstein Foundation after messing up an important project.

* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Is this for the SSS.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Lloyd and Oscar.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Lloyd and Wendy.

* TheRival: She claims to be one towards Oscar in baking.

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Telling Garcia Rossi to shut up at 9 years old can only be qualified as this.
* {{Fangirl}}: Of Mishy.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Played for laughs in both Crossbell and Erebonia.
* YoungEntrepreneur: As the exchange shopkeeper for ''Cold Steel III'' and ''IV''.

** BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:Of the Crossbell games overall. As vile as his actions are, when it comes down to it, he doesn't fare all too well against the SSS and he ended up unwittingly helping the Crois family rise to power. He ends up dying without ever finding out the truth about his god, "D".]]

* HeroKiller: A flashback version, but he is the one who killed Crossbell's greatest policeman with nothing but a gunshot.

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: His objective in masterminding the Azure-Zero Project.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: She currently has the largest recorded chest size in the ''Trails Series'' at 93 cm, which has not gone unnoticed by Randy. Or anybody else, for that matter, as even Elie felt ACupAngst that one time they were all at the beach.

* LikesOlderMen: Was previously engaged to Lloyd's older brother, Guy, who was five years older than her.

* HeroesGoneFishing: He will skip work when the fishing is good or when there's a special event going on.

* MyGreatestSecondChance: They see raising Colin as this [[spoiler:after losing their first child.]]

* BoisterousBruiser

* EyesAlwaysShut: As a result of her blindness.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: He shares a voice actor with the First Anguis in both Japanese and English, though only in ''Cold Steel IV''; ''Sky the 3rd Evolution'' gives the two different voice actors.

* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Regains her eyesight as a result of surgical intervention late in ''Azure''. Or rather, [[spoiler:[=KeA=] altering history so that the partially successful operation retroactively became a complete success.]]

* HeadTurningBeauty: Most characters are stricken by her looks the first time.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pizza is this, with the SSS discovering a recipe for onde at his HackerCave.

* HeroKiller: A flashback version, but he is the one who killed Crossbell's greatest policeman with nothing but a gunshot.

* KnowledgeBroker: The wide variety of clients and cases he's taken over the years have given a vast amount of connections and information, making him a valued consultant and source of intelligence for certain members of the police, with Sergei and Dudley holding nothing but praise for him and going to him for assistance on several high-profile or difficult cases.

* ChildhoodFriends: She grew up alongside the Bannings brothers, who were treated as family for the longest time. She's been best friends with Ilya since they were little girls.

* ChildhoodFriends: She's been best friends with Ilya since they were little girls. Also to Lloyd, who she's known since he was a kid.

* HeroicSacrifice: Attempts one to save one of her patients during ''Zero'' Final Chapter to save him when they are ambushed by demons, Lloyd and the SSS prevent her from pulling it.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Having helped raise Lloyd, she loves him like she would a real brother, and if Guy hadn't been killed, she would have become his sister-in-law. Because of this, her friends tend to refer to Lloyd as "otouto-kun" ("little bro").

* ChildhoodFriends: She's been best friends with Ilya since they were little girls.

* ChurchMilitant: [[spoiler:Two years after ''Azure'''s event, it's said that he joins Gralsritter under Lazy. This is seen in full during ''Reverie''.]]

* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Regains her eyesight as a result of surgical intervention late in ''Azure''.

* SheIsAllGrownup: Puberty has done wonders for her, judging from [[https://twitter.com/nihonfalcom/status/1014483939803652096 promotional materials for Cold Steel IV]].

* ForgetsToEat: ''Cold Steel IV'' implies that he is this, or rather would be if not for the intervention of Sully Atraid. When he objects to her bringing him the equivalent of a V8 instead of a pizza, she points out that he can get his own food if he doesn't like it.

* YoungEntrepreneur: As the exchange shopkeeper for ''Cold Steel III'' and 'IV''.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Zero]]'' (''Kai'' releases) | 'Azure'' (''Kai'' releases) | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie Reverie]]''