History Characters / ZeroNoKiseki

!Sonia

* TheDon
* FatBastard

* GoodOldFisticuffs

* {{Expy}}: Of Professor Alba. [[spoiler:Or rather Alba's true identity, Weissmann. Not only is he the BigBad but also uses a staff much like him. He even uses the same Evil Eye technique! Joshua and Estelle actually find him even more repugnant. When he reads the Brights' minds, he states he would have loved to meet Weissmann.]]

* HospitalHottie

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:Even more so than Joachim, as Ernest is the first boss in ''Ao''. Even though he accesses the same form Joachim had as the FinalBoss of ''Zero'', he gets taken out by Lloyd and Noel by themselves.]]

* {{Foil}}: To Gilbert Stein from the previous games. While they both initially appear as the affable aides to their bosses who later turn out to be villains, there is nothing humorous about Ernest and he is treated as a serious antagonist by protagonists during ''Zero''. [[spoiler:Furthermore, unlike Gilbert, Ernest' villainy is due to MoreThanMindControl from Joachim and Gnosis.]]

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He claims Aidios is a false goddess because she can't save everyone, and therefore he needs to raise [=KeA=] to become a true goddess. Despite that, he disregards his supposed goddess's wishes when she chooses the SSS over the cult and he never once considers the children the cult kidnapped to be among the saved. In reality, he only cares about forcing his idea of wisdom onto the masses with no true regard for their wellbeing.]]

* TautologicalTemplar: [[spoiler:He's unapologetic about all the cruel experiments performed by the D∴G cult and believes everything he does is righteous because he's trying to raise a true deity. Even when his "deity," [=KeA=], opposes him, he insists that she's just confused about her true role.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Professor Alba. [[spoiler:Or rather Alba's true identity, Weissmann. Not only is he the BigBad but also uses a staff much like him. He even uses the same Evil Eye technique! Joshua and Estelle actually find him even more repugnant.]]

* WalkingSpoiler

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Why he really looks after the SSS, his guilt over (indrectly) causing Guy's death. Of course, this only lasts until looking after Lloyd and completing the Azure-Zero Plan come into conflict...]]

* BigDamnHeroes: Twice in ''Cold Steel IV''. [[spoiler:She and Estelle held off Heiyue during Act I and later intervene with Lloyd, Joshua and Estelle in the Marshlands against Rufus and his soldats.]]

* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:She knows the Grals Ritter exist and knows Ries is a member and when the two meet up again for the first time in ''Ao'', Ries asks Elie to keep quiet]].

* ChildProdigy: She is mentioned to be quite skilled and she has skipped several class at Sunday School.[[spoiler: Her connection to Demiourgos probably explain it in the same way as Tio and Renne]]

* SpottingTheThread: [[spoiler:As Rean points out in a sidequest in ''Cold Steel IV'', Bleublanc might be good at disguising himself but he's not that good at changing his gender at will.]]

* {{Troll]]: She creates a ghost train in Mishelam for the sole purpose of scaring Elie.

* {{Determinator}}: Garcia list this as his greatest strength and state that he never gave up, not against the general corruption of Crossbell nor against TheMafia.

* CounterSpell: Godly Annihilation. It's small area of effect means that it only affects one party member at a time unless they are clustered together for buffs and healing.
* DispelMagic: It will use this on your party if you have one too many buffs placed on them. Also, it costs ''no'' delay, meaning that it can simply dispel your [[SingleUseShield Adamant Guards and Zero Field]] first before dealing massive damage.

* OneHitKO: Death Storm has a chance to inflict instant death.

* SadClown: All his womanising and gambling antics along with being a BigBrotherMentor along being constantly aloof? [[spoiler: It's to hide his PTSD and his past as a jaeger.]]

* ChurchMilitant: [[spoiler:He's really the Ninth Dominion of the Grals Ritter, known as the [[RedBaron Blue Testament.]]]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green.

* AxCrazy: How crazy is she? Her first thought at seeing the newly unveiled Orchis Tower is "Can we blow it up?". Also, her nickname is ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Bloody Shirley]]'' and her Crafts include such charming names as Bloody Cross, Blood Storm and Death Parade.

* SwissArmyWeapon: Her Testarossa, a 'Blade Rifle' combining an assault rifle, a flamethrower and a chainsaw.

* CounterSpell: Godly Annihilation.
* DispelMagic: It will use this on your party if you have one too many buffs placed on them. Also, it costs ''no'' delay, meaning that it can simply dispel your [[SingleUseShield Adamant Guards and Zero Field]] before dealing massive damage.
* DrivenToSuicide: It erased itself from existence long ago when it couldn't handle the negative feelings of the people it watched over.

* OneHitKill: If you take too long to beat it, it will use Spacetime Collapse. And that's it, game over. It's not just a super powerful attack you can block like [[ThatOneAttack Grand Cross]]. If it is used, you restart the fight.

* TimeMaster: The main reason the BigBadDuumvirate want the thing.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Implied. Before it use [[OneHitKill Spacetime Collapse]], it seem to do something with his core (where [[LivingMacGuffin [=KeA=]]] is) before wiping you out. It probably means [=KeA=] was weakening it the whole time before it finally manages to stop her. The would explain why a supposed being with the power of space, time and causality can get defeated by just six BadassNormal people.

* LimitBreak: [[spoiler:Her S-Craft is "Paraselene Dance," which she retains in ''Cold Steel II''.]]

* PlayfulHacker: And one who discovers all kinds of vital informationmaking him more of a KnowledgeBroker.

* SequentialBoss: Once Azure Demiourgos's first form is defeated, it turns back time a little to regain some HP. Once that has been depleted, it turns into its final form.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Implied. Before it use [[OneHitKill Spacetime Collapse]], it seem to do something with his core (where [[LivingMacGuffin [=KeA=]]] is) before wiping you out. It probably mean [=KeA=] was weakening it the whole time and it finally manage to stop her. The would explain why a supposed being with the power of space, time and causality can get defeated by just six BadassNormal people.

* DeadlyUpgrade: "Burning Heart." [[spoiler:The deadly part goes away in ''Cold Steel IV'', making it more of SuperMode.]]

* TheLeader: He gets the job the day the SSS is formed by virtue of being the only member to have completed the full course of training at Crossbell's Police Academy.

* KnowWhenToFoldThem: At the prospect of facing [[PhysicalGod Arianrhod]], he ''immediately'' tells everyone to leave. When the SSS face her later on, we learn ''[[ThatOneBoss exactly]]'' why...

* TakingTheHeat: [[spoiler:When Lloyd confronts him about Guy's deaths, he tells him that he is the one who killed Guy when it is later revealed it was Ian.]]

* Really700HundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:He is a Holy Beast, meaning he was around during the Great Collapse.]]

* TheReliableOne: No matter his antics, you can always count on him when the chips are down, and during the 2 games, he has numerous BigDamnHeroes moments to prove it.

* TheAce: When he was partnered with Arios and Sergei, they formed a competent team able to get in the way of the mafia and participate in a international operation.[[spoiler:Also, you know you're good you can handle Arios in ''single combat'' to a standstill while finding out the entire plot happening in Crossbell alone. Note that it took ''6'' members of the SSS to beat Arios at full power.]]

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler: After getting some sense pounded into him by Lloyd and Eile, he calls it quits and even apologies to KeA. Mariabell isn't having any of that and impales him. He survives due to her mercy though.]]

* PlayfulHacker: And one who discovers all kinds of vital information.

* OneHitKill : If you take too long to beat it, it will use Spacetime Collapse. And that's it, game over. It's not just a super powerful attack you can block like [[ThatOneAttack Grand Cross]]. If it is used, you restart the fight.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Implied. Before it use [[OneHitKill Spacetime Collapse]], it seem to do something with his core (where [[LivingMacGuffin [=KeA=]]] is) before wiping you out. It probably mean [=KeA=] was weakening it the whole time and it finally manage to stop her. The would explain why a supposed being with power of space, time and causality can get defeated by just 6 BadassNormal people.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:He's the son of the former leader of the Red Constellation jaegers. And Berserga was made by the Black Workshop alongside Shirley's Testa-Rossa.]]

* TheAce: You know you're good you can fight Arios in ''single combat'' to a standstill while finding out the entire plot happening in Crossbell alone. Note that it took ''6'' members of the SSS to beat Arios at full power.

* WalkingSpoiler

* PrivateMilitaryContractors: He used to be a member of the Jaeger group Zephyr.

* BullyingADragon: [[spoiler:Tries to pick a fight with ''[[PhysicalGod Arianrhod]]'' which instigates the SSS into arresting her by force for the actions caused by Ouroboros. A few hundred lance thrusts later, the entire group is down and her real identity as Rixia Mao is blown along with her disguise.]]

* WhiteSheep: Downplayed exemple, [[spoiler: he said he don't care that much for the whole alchemy business, he see it more as a mean to an end in order to establish a free Crossbell state and as such, he leave most of the scheming to Mariabell.]]

* GuileHero: As beffiting a detective, Lloyd is one of the smartest characters in the game.

* HundredPercentApprovalRating: Everyone InUniverse likes her on first sight. Even monsters and criminals don't dare to harm her. [[spoiler: This gets deconstructed '''hard''' in ''Ao''. According to Mariabell, it turns out that due to her ability to affect causality, she is unconsciously ''[[CharmPerson making]]'' everyone like her. She reveals this in front of the SSS, stating that all of her life is nothing more than a fabrication of her own subconscious desires. Whether she is [[UnreliableNarrator lying]] about it or not, KeA finally snaps and merges with the Azure Tree, becoming the core for the Azure Demiourgos.]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: His Berserker. Having a BFS and a BFG combined in a single weapon is nice but it requires day to day maintenance to run effectively.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He's the son of the leader of the most powerful Jaeger group in western Zemuria and has literally grown up on the battlefield and been killing people since the age of nine.]]

* RedBaron: The Red Reaper.

* ConflictingLoyalty: [[spoiler:More than anyone else involved in Dieter's plan, she suffers from this and ''really'' doesn't want to fight her TrueCompanions. Which didn't prevent her from arresting you at the end of Chapter 4 though it does convince her to listen to you the next time you meet]]

* ChurchMilitant: [[spoiler:He's really the Ninth Dominion of the Grals Ritter, known as the [[RedBaron Blue Testament]]]]

* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:When using her Power of Zero, [=KeA=] essentially ''is'' Demiourgos, one of the seven sacred treasures of Eidos, with some of the powers of Time and Space thrown into the mix as well, making her incredibly powerful. The entire purpose of the Azure Zero Plan was for [=KeA=] to rewrite the ''entire history of Crossbell''.]]

* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler:In the final chapter of ''Cold Steel IV'' ,he is mentionned to be on the frontlines of the World War.]]

* TalkingAnimal: He can communicate but only Tio and [=KeA=] can understand what he's saying, everyone else just hears growls. [[spoiler:Played entirely straight when he reveals that he is a Sacred Beast much like [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Ragnard]] and can communicate in human speech just fine when he chooses to. Several characters have trouble getting used to this]]

* TheAce : Of the First Division.
* CrutchCharacter : When he joins you, he is usually a few levels above your party, and in Ao's chapter 2, joins with a weapon which wouldn't be out of place in the Final Chapter. This is to reflect his experience.

* TheAce

* BattleInTheRain: [[spoiler: He died in one, while facing Arios about the Azure-Zero Plan]]

* PostHumousCharacter

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: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.]]

* WideEyedIdealist: [[spoiler:A lot of characters find his goal of a free state to be admirable (the ManBehindTheMan share them) but ultimately, his plans are considered too soft]]

* CrusadingWidower : [[spoiler:His wife and child were killed in a airship accident 15 years ago. When he learned it was because of the Intelligence Warfare between Erebonia and Calvard, he didn't take it well]]

* NonActionBigBad: [[spoiler: Ian is just a lawyer, and he leaves the fighting to Arios or the Red Constellation]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He masterminded the Azure-Zero Plan to make Crossbell a true country, free from the influence of Erebonia and Calvard]]

* WorfHadTheFlu: Implied. Before it use [[OneHitKill Spacetime Collapse]], it seem to do something with his core (where [[LivingMacGuffin [=KeA=]]] is) before wiping you out. It probably mean [=KeA=] was weakening it the whole time and it finally manage to stop her.

!Campanella
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaeIto (Japanese) Creator/ZachAguilar (English, ''Cold Steel III'')

See [[Characters/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky here]].

!F. Novartis
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuakiMadono
Sixth Anguis of Ouroboros and leader of the Thirteen Factories, appearing in ''Ao''.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Namedropped as early as the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Second Chapter]], and had spoken lines in ''The 3rd'''s Star Door 14.
* ForScience: His motivation for doing just about anything is to satisfy his scientific curiosity.
* {{Gonk}}: A creepy-looking man with ScaryShinyGlasses, a bowl-cut and a hunched back. His hair colour and wrinkly face make his age quite cryptic.

!Arianrhod/[[spoiler:Lianne Sandlot]]

See [[Characters/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel here]]

!Stahlritter (Duvalie, Ines, Ennea)
-->'''Voiced by:''' Naomi Oozora (Duvalie), Mami Douno (Ines), Akina Kanazawa (Ennea)

See [[Characters/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel here]].

!Joerg Rosenberg
-->'''Voiced by:''' Yasuhiko Tokuyama

Head meister of the Rosenberg Studios, one of the Thirteen Factories branches.

!Aion (Types α, β, and γ)

The Goldius-class archaisms created by the Thirteen Factories, serving as successors to Pater Mater.

* FragileSpeedster: Type-β is the fastest of the Aions, but its armor is also the thinnest.
* HumongousMecha: Ranging from around 16-20 meters, these robots are noticeably bigger than most of the others seen in the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries''.
* MightyGlacier: Type-γ is the largest of the Aions, and has notable power and defense, but doesn't seem to have much in the way of speed.
* PaletteSwap [[spoiler:In ''Cold Steel IV'', the Salt Pillars have different colored variants of each successor Aion to serve as bosses. They include a black Type-γ II (for Estelle, Joshua, Agate, Tita, and Renne), a gold Type-β II (for Duvalie, Ennea, Innes, Xeno, and Leonidas), and a red Type-α II (for Aurelia, Victor, Vita, and Toval).]]
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Type-α is the only one of the original Aions to survive ''Ao''.]]
** [[spoiler:Likewise in ''Cold Steel IV'', while Valimar and Ordine defeat Type-γ II and Type-β II with [[CombinationAttack Union Slash: Deadly Domination]], Type-α II is never dealt with.]]
* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:By the time of ''Cold Steel III'', Novartis has made successor machines to all 3 of them, and they all serve as bosses for Rean in Valimar. However, while strong, without the Sept-Terion to empower them, he is able to defeat them with the help of Kurt (for Type-γ II), Juna (for Type-β II), and Ash and Musse (for Type-α II)]].
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:The original Types β and γ. Type-β is destroyed by Kevin using his Stigma, whilst Type-γ was [[TakingYouWithMe taken out alongside]] Pater Mater. Averted by Type-α, as Dieter pilots it against you in a boss fight. Incidentally, it's the only one that lives to fight another day.]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other]]

!Henry [=MacDowell=]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YasunoriMasutani

Mayor of Crossbell and Elie's grandfather.
----

!Ernest Reis
-->'''Voiced by:''' Yuugo Takahashi

First Secretary of Mayor [=MacDowell=].
----