History Characters / TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus

* AloofBigBrother: Claire even refers to him as [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology "Nii-san"]] in the Japanese script, and he seems pretty cold with her during their interactions, to the point where she think that he hates her. However, Rean can see that he's just worried about her.

* InformedAttribute: His page on the official Japanese website for ''Cold Steel III'' claims that he has an open [[TheRival rivalry]] with Claire, who joined the RMP at the same time as him. In the game proper, however, this is never shown.

* NiceHat: Wears a nice beret.

A major in the Railway Military Police serving as the Chief Instructor at Thors Second Branch School. It's revealed that both he and Claire Rieveldt are cousins.

* AloofBigBrother: He and Claire are cousins, with Claire even referring to him as [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology "Nii-san"]] in the Japanese script. He seems pretty cold with her during their interactions, and she seems to think he hates her, but Rean can see that he's just worried about her.

* TheRival: He's said to have joined the RMP at the same time as Claire, and he considers her to be his rival at heart. In reality, he's really just concerned with her.

Michael's younger sister and Claire's other cousin, she's asked by her brother to become instructor for Class IX after Towa was promoted to Head Instructor.

* NomDeMom: She was born Isara Rieveldt, but took her mother's maiden name wthe same reason as her brother Michael.

* ProngsOfPoseidon: His weapon is a trident, though it looks a little more like a pitchfork.

* HandCannon: His main weapon.

* {{Meganekko}}: Usually wears glasses.

* AdultFear: In Claire's side episode in ''Reverie'', he receives a call from his sister when she gets kidnapped in the middle of the night while it was raining. He immediately starts searching for her and contacts Claire to help him out.

* SpotOfTea: Is part of the eastern tea club alongside Musse and Maya.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has green hair.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Junichi Yanagita (Japanese)

* FieryRedhead: He's the most hot blooded between him, Valerie, and Gustav.

Michael's younger sister and Claire's other cousin, she asked by her brother to become instructor for Class IX after Towa was promoted to Head Instructor.

Michael's younger sister, whom he asked to become instructor for Class IX after Towa was promoted to Head Instructor.

[[folder:Wayne Brandon]]

* RedOniBlueOni: He's the red impulsive guy to Jessica's cooler approach girl especially with his crafts having fire properties.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Kotori Koiwai (Japanese)

* AscendedFangirl: Starts off as a fan of Class VII for helping out her hometown from jaeger drop outs and ends up becoming a student for one of them.

* GreenThumb: She's basically in charge of taking care of the branch campus' vegetable garden.

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[[folder:Class VIII]]

!Randolph "Randy" Orlando (Instructor)

!Ash Carbide

See [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Class VII]].

!Jessica Schleiden

!Leonora

!Maya

!Wayne Brandon

!Sidney

!Freddy

!Gustav

[[folder:Class IX]]

!Towa Herschel (Instructor)

!Musse Egret

See [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Class VII]].

!Tita Russell

!Louise

!Tatiana

!Sandy

* ContinuityNod: She thanks Rean for helping out her hometown Alster during the civil war as depicted in ''Cold Steel II'' drama CD.

!Valerie

!Kairi

!Stark

!Pablo

[[folder:Branch Campus Staff]]

!Aurelia Le Guin (Principal)

!Michael Irving (Chief Instructor)

* NomDeMom: Like her brother, she was born Isara Rieveldt, but took her mother's name with the same reason as Michael.

!Professor G. Schmidt (Special Advisor)

!Mint (Panzer Soldat Maintenance)

!Linde (School Nurse)

!Becky

!Celestin (School Butler)

It is headed by former Noble Alliance commander Aurelia Le Guin, whilst Michael Irving of the Railway Military Police serves as Chief Instructor. Professor G. Schmidt also serves as a special advisor. As the main campus's Class VII was replaced with a traditional Class VI, it features a new Class VII, tasked with Special Operations and taught by Rean Schwarzer, Class VIII, tasked with Combat Tactics and taught by Randolph Orlando, and Class IX, tasked with Military Finance and taught by Towa Herschel.

For tropes pertaining to Class VII, see [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII here]].

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!As a whole:

* BigDamnHeroes: In ''Hajimari'', [[spoiler:both Main and Branch Campus are the first to arrive in Crossbell to assist the Crossbell police in distracting Reverse Babel's army of soldats.]]

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

* ADayInTheLimelight: An episode in ''Hajimari'' focuses on him, even letting him be playable on the field for the duration. It's a cooking competition where he stabs the local wildlife of the monsters at Rock Patio.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

* SayMyName: Scream's Ash's name in his side episode in ''Hajimari'' as he wasn't really paying attention to whatever she's saying on suggesting on what their club was going to do for the school's first festival.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

* HeroOfAnotherStory: During ''Hajimari'', [[spoiler:he is mentioned to be helping Crow dealing with terrorist incidents in Jurai following the Great War. Even after Crow returns to Erebonia to look for C, he sparheads the operations]]

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

* AdultFear: In Claire's side episode in ''Hajimari'', he receives a call from his sister when she gets kidnapped in the middle of the night while it was raining. He immediately starts searching for her and contacts Claire to help him out.

* SoProudOfYou: In Ash's side episode in ''Hajimari'', he says this towards Ash especially since around a year ago, he was the biggest troublemaker of the school and he ends up becoming the most reliable person around.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesHajimariNoKiseki Hajimari]]''

* ColdSniper: He uses a sniper rifle in ''Cold Steel IV''.

The main setting of ''Cold Steel III'', Thors Second Branch School is, at its name implies, a 2nd branch of Thors Military Academy founded by Prince Olivert and located in Reeves. It was created after the civil war with the intention of accepting students from the new provinces, as well as drop-outs from other schools.

It is headed by former Noble Alliance commander Aurelia Le Guin, whilst Michael of the Railway Military Police serves as Chief Instructor. Professor G. Schmidt also serves as a special adviser. As the main campus's Class VII was replaced with a traditional Class VI, it features a new Class VII, tasked with Special Affairs and taught by Rean Schwarzer, Class VIII, tasked with Battle Tactics and taught by Randolph Orlando, and Class IX, tasked with Accounting and Statistics and taught by Towa Herschel.

'''Warning: spoilers relating to events/reveals that happen during the first two ''Cold Steel'' games shall be left unmarked.''' Certain spoilers relating to the third game however shall remain tagged.

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Originally with the Panzer-Soldats as boys piloted the Blue Drakkhen and girls piloted a Pink Drakkhen during training sessions. This later gets thrown out the window with the arrival of the Spiegel S, an additional Hector Mk.II, Kestrel Beta, and later the Goliath Noa.

See [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrossbellPoliceAndMilitary here]].

See Class VII.

A tomboyish girl from the Lemar Province. She joins the swimming club with Altina, Wayne, and Stark and uses a large assault rifle.

A quiet girl from the Lamarre Province. She joins the tea ceremony club with Musse and Kairi and her main weapon is a sniper rifle.

* GreenEyedMonster: When she hears about Sydney and Ada’s quasi-date at Michelam, she finds herself feeling surprisingly upset at the news.

* ShipTease: Expresses jealousy at Sydney and Ada’s date at Michelam, implying she’s been developing feelings for him.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: She feels upset at hearing about Sydney's progress with Ada, but she doesn't understand why.

!Sydney

An energetic yet "unfortunate" boy from Grenvill City. He joins the chess club with Kurt and his main weapon is a sniper rifle.

A dependable boy from the mining town of Aragon in the Lamarre Province. He joins the modern music club with Valerie and Pablo. His main weapon is an orbal cannon.

See [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses here]].

See Class VII.

See [[Characters/TrailsSeriesLiberlCivilians Zeiss region]].

* {{Meganeko}}: Usually wears glasses.

A shy boy from the Lamarre Province. He has an obsession with being manly and joins the tea ceremony club with Musse and Maya. His main weapon is an orbal staff.

[[folder:Other Staff (UNMARKED SPOILERS)]]

* FaceHeelTurn: Sides with Thors Main Campus and fights against his former students in ''Cold Steel IV''. It doesn't last long, as he sides back with the heroes after his defeat at Einhell Fortress Level X.

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Thankfully subverted. Despite every other Osborne loyalist taking his side, including the Thors Main Campus students, and everyone else in the RMP including Claire, Michael remains with the rest of the Branch Campus to support Rean and Class VII when they decide to oppose him.

* NomDeMom: Though born Michael Rieveldt, he took on his mother's family name of Irving after he severed ties with his father after he was executed thanks to instigating the death of Claire's family.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: In ''Cold Steel III'' Chapter 1, he thinks that the Branch Campus, which is comprised of mostly relatively inexperienced students, would be enough to handle whatever Ouroboros threw their way. [[TemptingFate Almost immediately after this statement however]] Shirley and Duvalie initiate a surprise attack, and if not for the timely intervention of Laura, Fie, and Elliot, then chances are the students of Branch Campus would have suffered more serious injuries.

* ShutUpHannibal: Makes George shut up by making him eat his rockets after his combat shell assaults Towa.
* SinsOfOurFathers: His father ordered Claire's parents and little brother dead by [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident making it look like an accident]]. He's then taken his mother's surname and tries to take care of Claire in his own way.

* NomDeMom: Like her brother, she was born Isara Rieveldt, but took her mothers name after her father was executed for the deaths of Claire's family.

!Celestine (School Butler)

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Thankfully subverted Despite every other Osborne loyalist taking his side, including the Thors Main Campus students, and everyone else in the RMP including Claire, Michael remains with the rest of the Branch Campus to support Rean and Class VII when they decide to oppose him.