| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/BlueArchive'' '''[[Characters/BlueArchive Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | '''Schools:''' [[Characters/BlueArchiveAbydosHighSchool Abydos High School]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveAriusBranchSchool Arius Satellite School]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveGehennaAcademy Gehenna Academy]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveHighlanderRailwayAcademy Highlander Railway Academy]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveHyakkiyakoAllianceAcademy Hyakkiyako Alliance Academy]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveKronosSchoolOfJournalism Kronos School of Journalism]] | '''Millennium Science School''' | [[Characters/BlueArchiveRedWinterFederalAcademy Red Winter Federal Academy]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveShanhaijingSeniorSecondarySchool Shanhaijing Senior Secondary School]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveSRTSpecialAcademy SRT Special Academy]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveTrinityGeneralSchool Trinity General School]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveValkyriePoliceAcademy Valkyrie Police Academy]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveSchoolsOthers Others]]\ |
| 3 | '''Organizations:''' [[Characters/BlueArchiveGeneralStudentCouncil General Student Council]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveSCHALE SCHALE]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveOther Other organizations & characters]]\ |
| 4 | '''Enemies:''' [[Characters/BlueArchiveDecagrammaton Decagrammaton]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveGematria Gematria]] | [[Characters/BlueArchiveEnemiesOthers Others]] -]]]]] |
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| 6 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/logo_3_4.png]] |
| 7 | One of the ten playable schools of ''Blue Archive''. It is the newest of the Three Great Academies of Kivotos, valuing logic and technical skill over all else. Because of it, they stand at the forefront of scientific research and attract many students who desire to study math or science. Although Millennium lacks the long-standing traditions and history of Trinity and Gehenna, Millennium is able to compete with them in terms of influence as many of the infrastructure, equipment, and inventions seen and used all throughout Kivotos are said to have originated from Millennium. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Every year, the school holds a large-scale contest known as the Millennium Prize, where clubs all throughout the school compete with the results of their club activities. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !! The tropes they calculate are as follows: |
| 12 | * ForScience: Millennium Science School is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Their clubs are always making or inventing something amazing that justifies Seminar assigning a big budget. Then there are those who go wild and give Yuuka a headache like the [[RuleOfCool Engineering Club]]. |
| 13 | * MeaningfulName: The school's first name is a reference to the Millennium Problems by the Clay Mathematics Institute, getting a direct reference in Seminar's sub-story as "seven challenges current technology can't solve". |
| 14 | * NoTechButHighTech: Technology produced by this school runs the gamut from drones, railguns, firework ''hologram'' projectors, gun-mounted security robots and a robot tank (that the Engineering Club claims is a [[InsistentTerminology cheerbot]]). Even SRT Special Academy sources their gadgets from Millennium. |
| 15 | * ScienceHero: All Millennium students are this by lieu of the technology or related skills they use--even [[FitnessNut Sumire]], who makes detailed fitness plans. |
| 16 | ---- |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | !! Seminar |
| 21 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seminar_1.png]] |
| 22 | [-[[caption-width-right:350:L - R: Yuuka, Noa]]-] |
| 23 | The student council of Millennium Science School.\ |
| 24 | Seminar handles Millennium's administrative and bureaucratic affairs. They also allocated the budget to fund the operation of all Millennium clubs. |
| 25 | [[folder:'''Hayase Yuuka''']] |
| 26 | [[quoteright:172:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuuka_full.png]] |
| 27 | [[caption-width-right:172:''Lucky? No, it's just as calculated.'']] |
| 28 | [[caption-width-right:172:[[labelnote:''Click to see Track appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuuka_track.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 29 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Seminar |
| 30 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 31 | ->'''Birthday:''' Mar. 14 |
| 32 | ->'''Height:''' 5'1" (153 cm) |
| 33 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Doing calculations |
| 34 | ->'''Illustrator:''' Hwansang (default), [=YutokaMizu=] (Track) |
| 35 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Ran |
| 36 | |
| 37 | The treasurer of Seminar, best known for her calculation skills. She is ever beleaguered by the costs of Millennium's numerous high-tech inventions. |
| 38 | ---- |
| 39 | * BerserkButton: C&C is actually this for Yuuka, as the club's penchant for wanton destruction (especially if Akane's bombs are involved in the equation somewhere) during their operations often results in Seminar having to foot some ''very'' expensive bills. During ''Bunny Chaser on Board'', Sensei was specifically asked by Yuuka to tag along with C&C to prevent them from running riot. |
| 40 | * CallBack: You get a Recollection Lobby in the first episode of her normal version's bond stories, then once again in her Sport version. |
| 41 | * DeflectorShield: Yuuka's special ability grants her a temporary defense buff in the form of a BeehiveBarrier. Her tracksuit variant extends this to her allies as well on the field. |
| 42 | * GoodWithNumbers: She's stated to be incredibly good with mathematics, and thus is the one who manages Millennium's budget. Her skill animation even has her furiously using a calculator. |
| 43 | * GunsAkimbo: Yuuka can be seen dual wielding her SIG [=MPXs=] in both her artwork and her passive skill, ''I.F.F.'' |
| 44 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While trying to shut down the Game Development Club seems harsh to its members, Yuuka has a point that the club has done nothing useful but play video games, got into fights with other clubs over old and rare games and have only three members instead of four as required by all clubs. Plus their first video game, Tales Chronicle Saga, was so bad that it won the Worst Game of The Year Award, something a club about video games shouldn't be proud of. |
| 45 | * OnlySaneWoman: |
| 46 | ** With Rio being more of a shadowy leader, Noa having a passive role, and Koyuki an unrepentant troublemaker, this not only applies to Yuuka's own club but also the ''entire'' student body consisting of budget-hungry student scientists looking to implement their wild ideas; Millennium would have been in ruins, penniless, or both without their treasurer keeping the lid on. |
| 47 | ** During the preparation for the Millennium raid in Volume F, Tsurugi and Neru duke it out to see who's stronger and becomes the leader. Noa then calls in Yuuka who puts her foot down, shouts at them like a mom with her misbehaving kids, ''actually gets them to listen'', and makes them settle things by playing rock-paper-scissors instead. |
| 48 | * TheRival: Seems to be this with Chihiro of all people, possibly because of Veritas's constant troublemaking. Even though Chihiro is the mother of the group and the most responsible individual among them, she doesn't seem to be very fond of Yuuka and even claims that the treasurer of Seminar "becomes meek when Sensei is involved", which annoys Yuuka to no end. |
| 49 | * ShipTease: With all the screentime she gets in the game and promotions outside of it, there's quite a few examples to reference. |
| 50 | ** The entire ''Sensei, May I Have A Moment of Your Time?'' video shorts series is all about Yuuka spending intimate moments with Sensei. When Noa co-stars in the series, there ends up being an episode or two of Yuuka [[GreenEyedMonster obviously acting jealous]] of her friend being close with Sensei, like [[https://youtu.be/v4PCe5HPgZI this episode]] where she moves about in the background, always looking at the camera with a sulky expression. |
| 51 | ** Two big ones in ''Get Set, Go!'': |
| 52 | *** Episode 3 has Yuuka bring Sensei for her prompt in the scavenger hunt game, which she denies it being the romantic "crush" prompt. When Sensei acts hurt about it, she blurts out that [[ExplainExplainOhCrap it's not that she doesn't have a crush on them...]] then doubles back on her words to the [[EveryoneCanSeeIt spectators' doubts]]. |
| 53 | *** The epilogue brings up a bonfire dance superstition by dancing with a crush to get together, which Yuuka mutters is silly before offering Sensei a dance in her usual [[{{Tsundere}} haughty]] way. |
| 54 | * ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Reacting to one. Yuuka's first relationship episode involves her questioning why Sensei eats only bread from a convenience store. Upon learning that Sensei spent thousands on toy robots, she ultimately chews them out for it. This episode also unlocks the first animated menu background, depicting Yuuka personally managing Sensei's finances. |
| 55 | * StarterMon: As one of the three representatives from the major schools of Kivotos to meet Sensei, she's one of the first Strikers given to players. She also acts as the introduction to Recollection Lobbies, with hers being available at Affection Level 1. |
| 56 | * StoneWall: As a "Tanker" type of student, she has relatively low Attack and good survivability; and her EX Skill allows he to use the power of math to cast an energy shield on herself, that can endure up to 248% of her Healing. |
| 57 | * TeamMom: After the events of the first part of Volume 2, she starts growing fiercely protective of the Game Development Club, with her usual temper making her come across as a stern mother figure. It even comes off as MamaBear at times, as best shown in Volume F; [[spoiler:when the group acquires a spaceship, Aris along with the engineering group wants to come along, but she strongly refuses to let them on, especially Aris, whom she wants to stay behind as she worries that Rio is still after her. It is only because of Noa's words convincing her that she reluctantly lets her on. Later on, after Aris uses her powers to destroy the dimensional barrier and nearly dies, she immediately breaks her calm demanding to know what happened to her when she heard the rest of the GDD were in panic over the communication line.]] |
| 58 | * {{Tsundere}}: She pretends that her assisting Sensei is more of a bother, but still looks out for them regardless. |
| 59 | * TookALevelInKindness: Her Sport version is more open and friendly with Sensei than her regular self, with her Recollection Lobby being much happier until she thinks [[OhCrap an indirect kiss is about to occur]]. |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:'''Ushio Noa''']] |
| 63 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/noa_01.png]] |
| 64 | [[caption-width-right:180:''Will you journey with me into the world of reason and rationality?'']] |
| 65 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Seminar |
| 66 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 67 | ->'''Birthday:''' April 13th |
| 68 | ->'''Height:''' 5'3" (161cm) |
| 69 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Reading, reciting |
| 70 | ->'''Illustrator:''' Hwansang (design), [=DoReMi=] (artwork) |
| 71 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SayumiSuzushiro |
| 72 | |
| 73 | The secretary of Seminar, whose role is to transcribe any and all events. Though she presents a calm and composed figure, she has a very mischievous side. |
| 74 | ---- |
| 75 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: She always acts polite and accommodating, but don't let that fool you from thinking she won't make jokes at your expense as Yuuka and Sensei (in her Relationship Stories) can attest to. Koyuki in particular fears her more than she does Yuuka, especially when she starts forcefully 'insisting' with a smile on her face. |
| 76 | * EarlyBirdCameo: She makes her very first appearance in the 1st PV of the game with Yuuka and was mentioned a few times in Volume 2 Chapter 1 before she has was finally introduced in ''On Your Marks'' event. |
| 77 | * TheGadfly: Somewhat of a natural prankster, usually to her best friend Yuuka. Her extremely precise memory means she's always got something to tease Yuuka with, much to her chagrin. Noa means well, though, and Yuuka's aware of it. |
| 78 | * PhotographicMemory: Noa can recall anything after seeing it once, essentially acting as the "Notebook" to Yuuka's "Calculator". While it is a useful skill in her job as the secretary of Seminar, it also helps her remember any and all of Yuuka's more embarrassing moments to tease her with. |
| 79 | * ShipperOnDeck: She does with Yuuka and Sensei, rarely missing a chance to tease her friend about it. |
| 80 | ** A lot of the ''Sensei, May I Have A Moment of Your Time?'' shorts have her prodding Yuuka about her being with Sensei. |
| 81 | ** In Seminar's Group Story's third episode, when Yuuka is ruminating on all 34 questions to ask the [[PrescienceByAnalysis Prophecy Protocol, a future-analyzing machine]], Noa asks if all of them are about her relationship with Sensei. Though a flustered Yuuka brushes it off, Noa notes she didn't deny the accusation. |
| 82 | [[/folder]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[folder:'''Kurosaki Koyuki''']] |
| 85 | [[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koyuki_00_new.png]] |
| 86 | [[caption-width-right:215:''Ha ha ha...! Great power...! What? Great responsibility? What is that?'']] |
| 87 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Seminar [[spoiler:(since Volume F Chapter 2, previously None)]] |
| 88 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 89 | ->'''Birthday:''' February 14th |
| 90 | ->'''Height:''' 4'10" (149cm) |
| 91 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Gambling, escapes |
| 92 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=MISOM150=] |
| 93 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Natsune Inui |
| 94 | |
| 95 | The resident troublemaker of Seminar, who is excellent in analyzing probabilities, which she herself is unaware of. |
| 96 | ---- |
| 97 | * TheCracker: She easily exceeds most of Millennium's hacking abilities, and during the ''Bunny Chasers on Board'' event, she abuses it to issue Seminar-backed bonds to play raffles on the ''Golden Fleece''. |
| 98 | * GoodWithNumbers: So good with numbers she can hack through a security system even faster than a computer. |
| 99 | * LuxuryPrisonSuite: Downplayed. In her first Relationship Story, it's elaborated that Yuuka and Noa do their best to make sure she reflects, but Koyuki still keeps on getting sent to the detention room so many times she's snuck in stuff like snacks and a board game. After Sensei obliges her request to kill time with her though, they then report her misbehavior to Seminar. |
| 100 | * NeverMyFault: Despite getting arrested and then imprisoned by Seminar, Koyuki still doesn't feel like she did anything wrong, complaining about how she was unjustly thrown into prison and even berating Yuuka for sending the C&C crew after her. She even makes excuses about how she's not the one to blame for those crimes but rather the person who couldn't create a strong enough encryption to stop her. However, it's later revealed that [[spoiler:she in fact didn't embezzle Seminar funds for her own gain, but under orders from Rio so she could secretly fund the construction of Eridu]]. |
| 101 | * RecruitingTheCriminal: With Yuuka's great reluctance but in need of the best hacker available, and Noa intimidating her (who was probably the biggest reason), Koyuki returns to Seminar during the Final Volume. |
| 102 | * RedHerring: Koyuki's raffle scheme during ''Bunny Chasers on Board'' reveals she's blown massive amounts of Millennium's money in the form of Seminar-issued bonds. [[spoiler:As revealed in Volume 2 Chapter 2, it was all a cover-up plot by Rio to distract Yuuka and the rest of Seminar while she worked on building Eridu to combat Divi:Sion.]] |
| 103 | * SmugSnake: She's one of the smartest students in Kivotos and isn't afraid to let other people know. However, despite her intelligence and hacking ability, Koyuki is too impulsive to really take advantage of those traits. For example, her grand scheme for forging Seminar bonds was to literally gamble them away on a vague hope of winning a Gold Ticket, which gave away her location to Seminar who proceeded to send C&C after her. Then, when she's cornered, she boasts that she's prepared a drone to fly her to safety beforehand, completely forgetting that C&C has a trained sniper who effortlessly shoots it down. |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | [[folder:Tsukatsuki Rio]] |
| 107 | [[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e383aae382aa_e383aae382aa2e706e67.png]] |
| 108 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Seminar [[spoiler:(after Volume 2 Chapter 2: None)]] |
| 109 | ->'''Age:''' N/A |
| 110 | ->'''Birthday:''' N/A |
| 111 | ->'''Height:''' N/A |
| 112 | ->'''Hobbies:''' N/A |
| 113 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=Mx2J=] |
| 114 | ->'''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 115 | |
| 116 | The cold and calculating president of Seminar, whose personality is so driven by her goals that she would not hesitate to make the toughest calls.\ |
| 117 | |
| 118 | She debuts at the first episode of Volume 2, Chapter 2 of the Main Story. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | ---- |
| 121 | * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Despite Rio being the President of Seminar, nobody in Millennium actually ''likes'' her due to her tendency to isolate herself and her belief that only she can solve the school's problems. This rears its ugly head when [[spoiler:Rio kidnaps Aris]], which ends up uniting practically the entire school against her because the student body ultimately likes [[spoiler:Aris]] more than Rio, even if Rio had justifiable motivations. |
| 122 | * AntiVillain: Regardless of the outcome, she was genuinely trying to save Kivotos from destruction, and her motives were all heroic. |
| 123 | * BigBad: Of Chapter 2, Volume 2, being the one [[spoiler:trying to break Aris' Halo before she can awaken as a threat to all of Kivotos by reverting fully to her KillerRobot programming.]] |
| 124 | * CantTakeCriticism: In her first appearance alone, she orders Himari ''arrested'' by her drones simply because she disagreed with her in regards to Aris's nature. |
| 125 | * TheChessmaster: |
| 126 | ** She was [[TheManBehindTheMan the one behind]] C&C being present as Vol. 2 Chapter 1's antagonists. |
| 127 | ** [[spoiler:It turns out that Koyuki escaping during ''Bunny Chaser on Board'' was '''by design'''--Rio allowed Koyuki to gamble with Seminar's funds to distract Yuuka, letting her divert funds into building Eridu in secret.]] |
| 128 | * CorruptedContingency: [[spoiler:She created Eridu as a fortress city to either give her a safe location to break Aris' Halo from beyond retaliation or withstand Divi:Sion's eventual RobotWar against Kivotos. It winds up getting hacked by Aris' "Key" personality to serve Divi:Sion's needs.]] |
| 129 | * CrazyPrepared: |
| 130 | ** In Volume 2 Chapter 2 Episode 1, [[spoiler:although Himari catches Rio off-guard by hacking her AMAS robots and escaping in a split-second blackout, Rio had Toki on standby to catch her at the end.]] |
| 131 | ** [[spoiler:She accounted for Neru refusing to capture Aris, so she kept the other C&C members away and again had Toki hidden and ready to fight her, who makes use of a stealth outfit Rio personally designed.]] |
| 132 | ** [[spoiler:Eridu itself is a CitadelCity she built to stand against Divi:Sion, complete with hordes of security robots and buildings that can move on their own like you'd see in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. In addition, the city itself wirelessly aids Toki’s powered suit, ''Abi-Eshuh'', in the astronomical calculations needed to [[DodgeTheBullet evade]] and [[ShootTheBullet shoot]] out every bullet coming at her. Too bad this bites everyone in the back when [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Divi:Sion takes it over in mere moments]].]] |
| 133 | * DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Is completely blindsided by Eimi coming in Himari's rescue in Chp. 2, Ep. 16, having failed to account for the possibility, then again when Chihiro restores communications with Sumire acting as muscle against her robots.]] |
| 134 | * EnemyMine: Partnered up with Himari shortly before Chapter 2 began. The alliance (or "ceasefire" as Himari calls it) falls apart in the first section of Chapter 2, with Rio ordering Himari arrested simply for disagreeing with her. |
| 135 | * FatalFlaw: As Himari points out in Volume 2 Chapter 2 Episode 16, [[IWorkAlone she works alone]]--Himari is her ArchEnemy to begin with despite knowing Rio well, while Toki just follows orders. Rio’s [[{{Determinator}} uncompromising]] belief in following her path even if no one understands her only [[DetrimentalDetermination compounds her lack of allies and limits her choices to her own views]]. |
| 136 | -->'''Himari:''' Your problem, Rio, is that you are ''too brilliant''. You refuse to let others hold you back, or wait for them to catch up… And so you '''walk alone'''. |
| 137 | * {{Foil}}: Her enmity with Himari is summarized in the entirety of the [[WhamEpisode first episode]] of Volume 2, Chapter 2. To paraphrase [[Characters/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar Pixy]], they're opposite sides of the same coin. |
| 138 | ** Both cooperated to discern Aris's identity and reach the same conclusion in the end, but Himari cheerfully thought of Aris as an "adorable kouhai" despite this, while Rio saw her as a weapon of mass destruction. |
| 139 | ** The two occupy positions as club heads, although Himari is lax in personality, whereas Rio subscribes to rationality, enough for her to [[ComicallyMissingThePoint let Himari's jokes fly over her head during their meeting]]. In other words, they represent EmotionsVsStoicism respectively. |
| 140 | ** They both are beautiful girls, but present a [[LightDarknessJuxtaposition white-black color contrast]] with each other. What's more, [[DelicateAndSickly Himari]] has a thin body, is bound to a wheelchair, dresses in grey and white colors, and expresses herself cheerfully despite the demure image she projects; [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Rio]] is busty, has red eyes, black hair and clothes, can stand on her own, and emotes far less in comparison. |
| 141 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:When Toki, her only ace in the hole, is defeated in Ep. 22, she sees no point in resisting the Game Development Club and co. further.]] |
| 142 | * IneffectualLoner: Tying in with FatalFlaw above, Rio's insistence on following the logical path, despite how villainous it might seem to others, even if nobody else understands what she's doing leaves her with only [[JustFollowingOrders Toki]] on her side, [[spoiler:while Sensei is able to rally the support of Veritas, C&C, the Engineering Department and even Yuuka and Noa to help them and the Game Development Club rescue Aris.]] |
| 143 | * ItIsDehumanizing: [[spoiler:She makes a point to call Aris 'it' for being a robot, even though she can't explain how a robot would have a halo to start with.]] |
| 144 | * TheManBehindTheMan: She's revealed to have been behind the conflict of the first chapter, [[EnemyMine together with Himari]] (she provided C&C as an obstacle, Himari provided the 'Mirror'), as a test to determine Aris' true nature. |
| 145 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She realizes in Chp. 2, Ep. 23 that she practically handed Divi:Sion everything it needed to destroy Kivotos in Eridu, a city’s worth of Millennium’s technology she herself made.]] |
| 146 | * TheNeedsOfTheMany: [[spoiler:When discussing why she wishes to break Aris’s halo,]] she cites the Trolley Problem, stating that the most logical choice is to sacrifice the one person for the rest, and that she’d pull the lever despite the consequences. While this sounds callous of her, [[spoiler:she tells Sensei and the Game Devs to escape when Divi:Sion takes over Eridu [[YouShallNotPass while she stays behind]] to stop the AI on her own, even if it means [[DeathEqualsRedemption sacrificing her life]] to correct her mistake in making Eridu from the start.]] Sensei realizes that her referencing the Problem is her own way showing [[HiddenHeartOfGold kindness]]--she’ll pull the lever so that no one has to, and if there has to be that one person on the tracks, she will be that person. |
| 147 | * RunningAwayToCry: [[spoiler:In Volume F, after Aris and her friends, including her, manage to destroy the Ark's multidimensional barrier and save everyone, Himari and Sensei appreciate her help. Rio turns her camera off without any answer. The next scene briefly shows her with her head on her knees, hugging her legs, and sitting under the desk alone.]] |
| 148 | * SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Lambasts Sensei for, in her mind, their insistence on [[spoiler:prioritising Aris' wellbeing over the safety of all of Kivotos by continuing to try and defend her, despite seeing how much of a threat she is under the influence of her KillerRobot programming.]] |
| 149 | * TheSpock: Very focused on logic and efficiency and without much of a sense of humour even as Himari attempts to joke with her. She even says that this is what she expected of adults like Sensei and scolds them for [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids thinking]] they can still defend [[spoiler:Aris]] without a care for the potential threat. |
| 150 | --> '''Noa:''' Once she sets her mind to something, she'll stop at ''nothing'' to accomplish it. And whatever tough decisions need to be made along the way, she'll make in a heartbeat. As long as they're rational. |
| 151 | * StudentCouncilPresident: Of Seminar, albeit the type to run things from behind the scenes. [[spoiler:She [[ResignedInDisgrace resigns in disgrace]] by the end of Vol. 2 Ch. 2 out of guilt for nearly causing the end of Kivotos through building Eridu.]] |
| 152 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: As befitting of being TheSpock, TheNeedsOfTheMany in Millennium are what drives her actions and personality, even if she is aware of how much of a villain this paints her in everyone else's eyes. For starters, she acts to [[spoiler:break Aris's halo before she could 'awaken' as the Princess of the Nameless Gods and wreak havoc]]. |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | !! Veritas |
| 156 | [[folder:'''Kagami Chihiro''']] |
| 157 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chihiro_full.png]] |
| 158 | [[caption-width-right:181:''Something tells me my girls are at it again...'']] |
| 159 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Veritas |
| 160 | ->'''Age:''' 17 |
| 161 | ->'''Birthday:''' April 26 |
| 162 | ->'''Height:''' 5'2" (160cm) |
| 163 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Shopping for electronics |
| 164 | ->'''Illustrator:''' ni02 |
| 165 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HibikuYamamura |
| 166 | |
| 167 | The vice president of Veritas, being the most ethical member, thus leaving her as the only one keeping her clubmates in line. |
| 168 | ---- |
| 169 | * NotSoAboveItAll: She's usually the one trying to keep the others in check, but her moral fiber sometimes gets the better of her. In one of her relationship events, she finds out the company she was doing security checks for is running scams on their customers, and promptly leaks their entire database online. She's well-aware of the hypocrisy (especially when [[HypocriticalHumor she was just talking about how the others playing super-hacker was damaging to Veritas's reputation as a security firm]]) but she couldn't help it. |
| 170 | * TheReliableOne: Compared to how whimsical the rest of Veritas is, she's often the one who has to handle serious jobs personally. And that's without counting that she also moonlights as IT and security consultant for a ''lot'' of businesses in Kivotos, including some of the other schools. She might even be a bit ''too'' reliable: the Engineering Club members have fully admitted to often skimping on cyber-security measures because they know Chihiro is there to fix things if something goes wrong, an attitude that thoroughly annoys her. |
| 171 | * TheRival: Seemingly with Yuuka, of all people. Seminar already has a less than positive opinion of Veritas's troublemaking, which probably explains why Chihiro always talks back to Yuuka with a snarky tone. |
| 172 | * TeamMom: Essentially is this to the other Veritas girls, especially now that she's become the acting leader of the group after Himari left to preside over the Supernatural Phenomenon Task Force. |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | [[folder:'''Omagari Hare''']] |
| 175 | [[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hare_full.png]] |
| 176 | [[caption-width-right:207:''Now, shall we try to stir it all up?'']] |
| 177 | [[caption-width-right:207:[[labelnote:''Click to see Camping appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hare_camping.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 178 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Veritas |
| 179 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 180 | ->'''Birthday:''' Apr. 19 |
| 181 | ->'''Height:''' 5'0" (156 cm) |
| 182 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Playing video games, watching movies |
| 183 | ->'''Illustrator:''' 9ml |
| 184 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Reina Kaihara |
| 185 | |
| 186 | A hacker of Veritas who is overly fond of energy drinks to pull off all-nighters. |
| 187 | ---- |
| 188 | * HypocriticalHumor: In one bond story, she complains about a movie she just saw for [[PlayfulHacker negatively portraying hackers as a bunch of trolls]] while hacking and defacing the movie's official website. To her credit, she does note the hypocrisy afterwards. |
| 189 | * MustHaveCaffeine: Constantly engages in all-nighters, only keeping herself going with a supply of energy drinks. An attempt to break her addiction by Sensei leaves her with serious energy deficiencies as a result of the withdrawal, and a few days later she promptly relapses. |
| 190 | * PlayfulHacker: As part of the hacker group Veritas, she very much qualifies as one. She shows a playful side of this as seen in HypocriticalHumor. |
| 191 | [[/folder]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[folder:'''Otose Kotama''']] |
| 194 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kotama_full.png]] |
| 195 | [[caption-width-right:175:''I've figured out everything you're aiming for.'']] |
| 196 | [[caption-width-right:175:[[labelnote:''Click to see Camping appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kotama_camping.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 197 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Veritas |
| 198 | ->'''Age:''' 17 |
| 199 | ->'''Birthday:''' Jan. 5 |
| 200 | ->'''Height:''' 5'2" (158 cm) |
| 201 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Wireless communications, wiretapping |
| 202 | ->'''Illustrator:''' mona (default), kokosando (Camping) |
| 203 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mina Takagawa |
| 204 | |
| 205 | A shy member of Veritas who often engages in eavesdropping. |
| 206 | ---- |
| 207 | * ExactEavesdropping: What she regularly engages in by wiretapping and planting bugs, especially in regards to Sensei throughout her bond stories. It pretty much becomes a RunningGag that Sensei gets wiser to any gift she offers later on. |
| 208 | * ShrinkingViolet: Why she wiretaps as she sees it as a legitimate way of getting to know people. |
| 209 | * StatusBuff: Her EX Skill increases the Attack of all allies in a circular area by 47.4%, for 30 seconds, and her Sub Skill increases Attack by an additional 17.3%. |
| 210 | [[/folder]] |
| 211 | |
| 212 | [[folder:'''Konuri Maki''']] |
| 213 | [[quoteright:249:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maki_full.png]] |
| 214 | [[caption-width-right:249:''If I win, I'll paint the best graffiti on that shield!'']] |
| 215 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Veritas |
| 216 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 217 | ->'''Birthday:''' Aug. 1 |
| 218 | ->'''Height:''' 4'10" (149 cm) |
| 219 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Drawing, playing video games |
| 220 | ->'''Illustrator:''' 9ml |
| 221 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShioriMikami |
| 222 | |
| 223 | A freewheeling graffiti tagger besides her work as a hacker. This often leads to trouble with the police. |
| 224 | ---- |
| 225 | * [[ActorAllusion Actress Allusion]]: The double-bun short red hair is a dead giveaway to Creator/ShioriMikami 's [[Manga/YuruYuri most famous character]]. She's not invisible, though. |
| 226 | * AscendedMeme: Maki has always been a popular pick to take on raid boss Binah with. Then during Vol. F Chp. 2, Maki participates in the raid against a [[spoiler:Chroma-controlled]] Binah. |
| 227 | * TheCityVsTheCountry: Weirdly enough, the country, despite being a graffiti artist - her terrain affinity makes her somewhat workable in urban environments, but in the desert or any other field type environments, Maki is a near-unrivaled powerhouse. |
| 228 | * CompressedHair: It looks like Maki has short hair because of how it's tied up, but her two buns are holding back a lot of hair. Her sprite for the Veritas Camping event shows that she has enough hair to tie into long braids. |
| 229 | * DiscOneNuke: She's as close to guaranteed as possible despite being a 3-star, as her shards are available for purchase in the Total Assault shop from day one, and Maki absolutely eats Binah for breakfast with her combination of Piercing damage attribute, huge DPS, defense shred sub skill, and an advantageous armor typing in Insane difficulty. She's always useful against the giant snake, doubly so in Outdoor scenarios as her terrain affinity is maximum in those and her damage output only gets even higher. |
| 230 | * GenericGraffiti: She loves making them so much you can see it in how her machine gun is decorated. We are also treated to one of her works in her Recollection Lobby. |
| 231 | * PlayfulHacker: Playful enough to install ''[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} BOOM]]'' on every kiosk in an area in one relationship episode. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | !! Cleaning & Clearing |
| 235 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c26c_1.png]] |
| 236 | [-[[caption-width-right:350:L - R: Karin, Asuna, Neru, Akane]]-] |
| 237 | [[folder:Associated Tropes]] |
| 238 | * {{Meido}}: The degree to which they fulfill this trope varies besides wearing typical frilly maid outfits and the premise of serving their 'master'. Akane plays it straight the most with her professionalism (if you ignore her bombs) and Karin is just as earnest about being one. In contrast, Asuna is too ditzy to act like one, Neru… is violent and free-spirited, and Toki is more like a secret agent who just happens to be dressed as a maid compared to the others. |
| 239 | * MsFanservice: The entire C&C wear leotards at some point, with Toki wearing one while piloting ''Abi-Eshuh'' while the rest of the group have alternate 'bunny suit' units. |
| 240 | * NinjaMaid: While C&C members disguise themselves as maids, they are secret agents which work for Seminar. By contrast, Toki leans the most into the secret agent side of this, [[spoiler:being an exclusive maid for Rio.]] |
| 241 | * YouAreNumberSix: All maids are assigned a number: Neru is '00', Asuna '01', Karin '02' and Akane '03'. Their latest fellow maid, Toki, is '04'. |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[folder:'''Murokasa Akane''']] |
| 245 | [[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akane_full.png]] |
| 246 | [[caption-width-right:205:''Now, shall we begin? It's Cleaning Time.'']] |
| 247 | [[caption-width-right:205:[[labelnote:''Click to see Bunny Girl appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akane_bunny_girl_full.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 248 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Cleaning & Clearing |
| 249 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 250 | ->'''Birthday:''' Apr. 1 |
| 251 | ->'''Height:''' 5'4" (162 cm) |
| 252 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Cleaning |
| 253 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=Mx2J=] |
| 254 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumiHara |
| 255 | |
| 256 | The prim and professional agent of C&C, responsible for tactical planning. |
| 257 | ---- |
| 258 | * ArmorPiercingAttack: Her EX is a devastating AP round that cuts through heavy enemies like butter and temporarily decreases defense on anyone she hits. |
| 259 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Akane is about as sweet as a plum and as dangerous as the bundles of dynamite she carries with her in her equipment case. |
| 260 | * MadBomber: Her method of "cleaning" typically revolves around the healthy use of explosives. |
| 261 | * NotSoAboveItAll: While she is generally the most normal and well adjusted member of C&C, she tends to have a slight obsession with explosives. |
| 262 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: Whenever she activates her EX Skill. |
| 263 | * SecretKeeper: Akane was the only one who knew about Toki's existence prior to Volume 2 Chapter 2. |
| 264 | * StuffBlowingUp: If she's tasked with doing something, chances are very high it'll end with something exploding, much to Yuuka's chagrin. |
| 265 | * TeamMom: While Neru is the official leader of C&C, it's often Akane's job to take care of the other maids and keep them focused on their objective. |
| 266 | [[/folder]] |
| 267 | |
| 268 | [[folder:'''Ichinose Asuna''']] |
| 269 | [[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/asuna_full_8.png]] |
| 270 | [[caption-width-right:253:''Fufu~! I knew you needed me!'']] |
| 271 | [[caption-width-right:253:[[labelnote:''Click to see Bunny Girl appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/asuna_bunny_girl_full.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 272 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Cleaning & Clearing |
| 273 | ->'''Age:''' 17 |
| 274 | ->'''Birthday:''' Mar. 24 |
| 275 | ->'''Height:''' 5'5" (164 cm) |
| 276 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Carrying out assaults |
| 277 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=Mx2J=] |
| 278 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IkumiHasegawa |
| 279 | |
| 280 | The very, very carefree member of C&C. This attitude could make someone wonder if she's doing her job right, but in truth, her luck is so awesome it practically does the work for her. |
| 281 | ---- |
| 282 | * AnimalMotifs: While she is in-universe more interested in joking about being a rabbit, there seems to be an universal consensus from fans and staff alike (including Creator/IkumiHasegawa herself) that Asuna is practically a humanoid BigFriendlyDog. |
| 283 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She doesn’t have the largest attention span. Akane notes that she has about 2 minutes of her attention to explain their goals before she goes off on her own. She still produces the desired results however. |
| 284 | * BlackSheep: While one would likely brush Asuna off beyond her fanservice appearance as not viable due to being a one-star, Asuna carries the unique distinction of being the only non-event Mystic-type striker in the entire one-star student roster. This can put her a cut above her peers in being able to more effectively take on Special-type enemies early on in any Sensei's career compared to other students, especially since she'll likely end up in your roster long before any other Mystic-type students. |
| 285 | * BornLucky: She has a tendency to confront her problems with nothing but pure instinct and intuition, with the solution typically falling onto her lap without much effort. |
| 286 | ** In her first relationship story, she’s supposed to be tracking down a target (which she only just remembered in the middle of the episode) but is working at a café for fun with Sensei, on a hunch that things’ll just work out this way. Not long after, said target comes into the maid café to lay low, mistakes Asuna for an ordinary maid and promptly gets caught. |
| 287 | ** She once managed to "hack" her way into the Schale office by punching numbers at random into the code lock. Sensei is understandably a bit freaked out by this. |
| 288 | ** The splash art for ''Bunny Chasers on Board'' has Asuna apparently roll the student gacha and get '''[[BeyondTheImpossible 10 3-star recruitments]]''' in a single pull. In the event’s story proper, [[spoiler:Asuna drew from the ''Golden Fleece'''s raffle and got an 'S', the highest grade thought to be impossible to get, allowing her and C&C to do anything as they please on the ship. Said 'S' draw comes at the perfect time for her teammates, who've been imprisoned after [[NiceJobBreakingItHero showing off on a monitor after drawing an 'A' allowed Koyuki to realize C&C were there]].]] |
| 289 | * GenkiGirl: Easily the most energetic and upbeat member of C&C. There's hardly a moment when she ''isn't'' smiling. |
| 290 | * GrinOfAudacity: There isn't much that can wipe that smug smile off of her face to a point it's become one of her defining traits. Can go into CheshireCatGrin territory depending on what she's doing. |
| 291 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: Despite her status as strong contender for hottest girl in Kivotos, she seems to have absolutely no clue about it. Even her various fetishy outfits are only things she wears because she noticed it makes people happy when she does. In her Valentine’s Day story she gives Sensei chocolate that she was keeping in her cleavage, and doesn’t know why Sensei is hesitant to eat it. |
| 292 | * {{Meido}}: Like the rest of the C&C members, she wears a maid outfit. |
| 293 | * NiceGirl: is generally a sweet girl to the point of helping sort papers on sensei’s desk and doing their chores and warning them about doing overtime and drinking to many energy drinks. |
| 294 | * MsFanservice: One of Blue Archive's poster girls for it being BestKnownForTheFanservice. |
| 295 | * PlayboyBunny: Her alternate outfit has her wear a bunny girl outfit. Stories related to this outfit get into shenanigans over why she keeps wearing it, like whether it qualifies her as an actual bunny. |
| 296 | * ViolationOfCommonSense: Asuna being Asuna, she's more than willing to go to a public laundromat to do her laundry while wearing a bunny suit. She ultimately brushes it off by claiming it was all she had left. |
| 297 | [[/folder]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | [[folder:'''Kakudate Karin''']] |
| 300 | [[quoteright:294:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karin_full.png]] |
| 301 | [[caption-width-right:294:''I'll blow it up in one shot.'']] |
| 302 | [[caption-width-right:294:[[labelnote:''Click to see Bunny Girl appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karin_bunny_girl_full.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 303 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Cleaning & Clearing |
| 304 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 305 | ->'''Birthday:''' Feb. 2 |
| 306 | ->'''Height:''' 5'6" (170 cm) |
| 307 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Cleaning |
| 308 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=Mx2J=] |
| 309 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ManamiNumakura |
| 310 | |
| 311 | The cool, sniping agent of C&C. |
| 312 | ---- |
| 313 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: Black hair, dark skin, level-headed marksman who never loses her cool on a mission, all on top of her being the tallest of the C&C girls. |
| 314 | * AwesomeButImpractical: Her Bunny Girl alternate has a massively powerful, wide-area long range EX skill, but it's offset by the extremely high cost of 7. Downplayed, however, when she's paired with Ui, as the latter's EX skill can drop the cost of others' EX skills by half, making Karin's a much more manageable 4-cost and increasing her versatility and damage output. |
| 315 | * {{BFG}}: She wields a Boys Anti-tank Rifle dubbed "Hawkeye". |
| 316 | * BookDumb: Karin may be a terror on the battlefield, but absolutely flops when it comes to academics. |
| 317 | * TheCityVsTheCountry: Leans toward the country. Gameplay-wise, Karin gets a buff when fighting in the desert. In contrast, she gets a serious nerf if you take her into a city battle. |
| 318 | * ColdSniper: Rarely shows emotion, and she's the marksman of C&C. |
| 319 | * HartmanHips: While by no means flat topside, {{Fanservice}} of her tend to give her LegFocus or focus on her ''fat'' butt, especially in her bunny outfit that goes all-in on her fishnets. It doesn't hurt the appeal on her legs any when both her maid and bunny outfits come with high heels (the only difference between the two pairs is that her maid pair has ankle-straps her bunny pair lacks). |
| 320 | * {{Meido}}: Like the rest of the C&C members, she wears a maid outfit. |
| 321 | * MsFanservice: Like Asuna, Karin is one of the game's poster girls for it being BestKnownForTheFanservice. |
| 322 | * OnlySaneMan: Owing to her stoic and cool personality, her profile states that she typically has to reign in the battle-frenzied Asuna and Akane during missions. |
| 323 | * ReluctantFanserviceGirl: An odd example since while she does like wearing her bunny girl outfit she gets embarrassed when in fanservicey situations. |
| 324 | * TheStoic: It's rare that Karin ever shows much emotion, though she does sometimes crack a smile. |
| 325 | * YamatoNadeshiko: According to Akane, Karin initially joined C&C to learn proper housewifery. |
| 326 | [[/folder]] |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[folder:'''Mikamo Neru''']] |
| 329 | [[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neru_full.png]] |
| 330 | [[caption-width-right:253:''I'm going to destroy you!'']] |
| 331 | [[caption-width-right:253:[[labelnote:''Click to see Bunny Girl appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neru_bunny_girl_full.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 332 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Cleaning & Clearing |
| 333 | ->'''Age:''' 17 |
| 334 | ->'''Birthday:''' Aug. 17 |
| 335 | ->'''Height:''' 4'9" (152 cm) |
| 336 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Winning |
| 337 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=Mx2J=] |
| 338 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AmiKoshimizu |
| 339 | |
| 340 | President of C&C, who is known to be unmatched in close-ranged combat. Never mention her diminutive stature in front of her. |
| 341 | ---- |
| 342 | * TheAce: Is the strongest member of C&C by a great deal, to the point that [[spoiler:Toki only manages to beat her using either a sneak attack with active cloaking or the Abi-Eshuh combat suit, which lets her ''dodge bullets'' with Eridu supplementing its computing power, and once Neru lures her into a tightly confined lift even ''that'' isn't enough to win.]] |
| 343 | * BadassBoast: This quip [[spoiler:from her battle with Aris.]] |
| 344 | -->'''Neru:''' And I'll tell ya how many people in Kivotos can beat me at close range. None. |
| 345 | * BerserkButton: Does not like being called little. Not helping her is the fact she's the shortest member of C&C by a considerable margin, only being four-foot-nine whereas Akane, the next-shortest member, is five-foot-four. Further compounding things is that only her bunny outfit comes with high heels, which unlike her clubmates she's unused to wearing. |
| 346 | * TheDreaded: Being the leader of the famous C&C Club and also it's strongest combatant, she is feared by all students alike. The only reason the Game Development Club and Veritas even dared to attack the student council is because she was away on a mission. |
| 347 | * GunsAkimbo: She dual wields two SIG MPX submachine guns chained together at their stocks. |
| 348 | * IDontKnowMortalKombat: |
| 349 | ** Even the dreaded Codename 00 can't beat Aris in a fighting game. A bit unfair, given [[RobotGirl who Aris is,]] but when she tries to coach Neru, she took ''so long'' to learn that she forgot about her mission and had to be pulled away by Akane in a stereotypical mother-and-daughter bit. |
| 350 | ** In ''Alabaster Calling Card'', if this exchange about Little Menace is any indicator, then she doesn't fare too well with human opponents either. |
| 351 | ---> '''Gamer A:''' You're the one who spams ultimates until one connects whenever you're backed into a corner, right? |
| 352 | ---> '''Gamer A:''' Right, right! Hey, is it true that if you lose you won't let the other player go home until you beat them? And that if you can't beat them, [[RageQuit you'll break the machine and run away screaming?!]] |
| 353 | * JapaneseDelinquents: Neru is a prime example of the stereotypical Japanese ''yanki'', or female delinquent. |
| 354 | * MadeOfIron: She survives getting completely battered by [[spoiler: Toki in Abi-Eshuh, as well as falling about five stories to faceplant into concrete, and still has enough energy to get back up for a couple more rounds till she actually ''beats'' Toki, only then allowing herself to pass out.]] |
| 355 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:She goes against Rio's cold-blooded orders to take in Aris for an execution in Vol. 2 Chp. 2. Unfortunately, Rio foresaw this and had Neru dealt with by not calling in the other C&C clubmates and had [[TheSneakyGuy Toki]] on standby.]] |
| 356 | * {{Tsundere}}: Is this around Sensei. During the ''Bunny Chaser on Board'' event, Akane speculates that Sensei was asked to tag along with C&C's mission because they were the only person that Neru would listen to willingly, thus preventing her from running amok. Naturally, Neru wholly denies this. |
| 357 | [[/folder]] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | [[folder:'''Asuma Toki''']] |
| 360 | [[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toki_00_95.png]] |
| 361 | [[caption-width-right:196:''I'll eliminate everything that stands in your way.'']] |
| 362 | [[caption-width-right:196:[[labelnote:''Click to see Bunny Girl appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toki_bunny.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 363 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Cleaning & Clearing |
| 364 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 365 | ->'''Birthday:''' Aug. 16 |
| 366 | ->'''Height:''' 5' 4" (165cm) |
| 367 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Now finding |
| 368 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=DoReMi=] |
| 369 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiIshikawa |
| 370 | |
| 371 | The latest agent of C&C. A cool, almost robotic professional, she serves as Rio's personal bodyguard. |
| 372 | ---- |
| 373 | * CallBack: She appears in ''Alabaster Calling Card'' with the same BunnyGirl getup as her upperclassmen in ''Bunny Chaser on Board,'' thinking that it's how they operate infiltration works in general. |
| 374 | * CombatPragmatist: She's not afraid of using stealth to [[spoiler:ambush Neru, and does it again against all of C&C by commanding Eridu's buildings to [[DivideAndConquer separate the maids]].]] |
| 375 | * TheComicallySerious: Toki is a stoic, deadpan expert who also happens to be a weirdo with very limited social skills, which only makes it funnier when she gets into shenanigans with a completely straight face. |
| 376 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: |
| 377 | ** Having served Rio for most of her student life, she's suddenly left behind when the president [[spoiler:resigns and disappears to who knows where after the end of Vol. 2 Chp. 2]], which then led to her seeking out her fellow C&C maids for guidance on maid work. This also becomes the focus of her Relationship Stories where she serves Sensei as her new master. |
| 378 | ** PlayedForLaughs in the ''Alabaster Calling Card'' event when Sensei comes over to Seminar for a request, where half of the prologue is her passive-aggressively complaining to them about being left idle ever since [[spoiler:Rio left]], [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial despite her replying she's isn't miffed at all]]. |
| 379 | * ADayInTheLimelight: She features as a bunny girl in ''Alabaster Calling Card: Mansion Masquerade and the Essence of Beauty'', on a separate but same mission as the Game Development Department (who are now maids) to guard a priceless artwork. |
| 380 | * DoesNotKnowHowToSayThanks: |
| 381 | ** In ''Alabaster Calling Card'', after an encounter with the Benevolent Thief, she compliments Toki "intentional, confident" movements, which flies over her head, leading the Thief to lampshade this. |
| 382 | ---> '''Benevolent Thief:''' ...Don't take compliments often, do you? |
| 383 | ** Shortly after Toki and the Game Development Department repel the Benevolent Thief, she goes silent and stares at them. This puts the GDD, who is still sore after the end of Volume 2 Chapter 2, at even more of an edge, until it turns out that Toki ''really'' doesn't know how to express her gratitude. |
| 384 | * TheDragon: To Rio in Volume 2, Chapter 2, being her personally assigned bodyguard. |
| 385 | * EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:When C&C celebrates Neru’s discharge from the hospital in the last episode of Volume 2 Chapter 2, Toki surprises everyone by dropping in on their party to learn from her seniors. Despite being the one to fight C&C and send Neru to the hospital in the first place, the other C&C members bear no grudge towards Toki. Even [[ItsPersonal Neru]] relents as well in the end.]] |
| 386 | * InstantCostumeChange: The stealth suit Rio personally designed for her is simply Toki removing her sleeves and long skirt. This gets PlayedForLaughs during her first Relationship Story, where she starts stripping in the middle of a crowded street and the watchers assume [[ButtMonkey Sensei]] ordered the maid to do so. |
| 387 | * MagneticWeapons: In combat, the Abi-Eshuh mech's EX Skill is a pair of railguns. However, this attack destroys the mech, forcing Toki to use another EX skill to summon a replacement. |
| 388 | * MoreDakka: Her Abi-Eshuh powered suit mounts ''six'' GAU-17/A miniguns in the arm-pods, each capable of firing a hundred rounds per second. |
| 389 | * NoSocialSkills: Her time spent mainly as Rio's bodyguard bereft her of most chances to interact with any other people, leaving her very quirky and nearly incapable of adapting to school life during her Relationship Stories. It's also part of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Himari gives to Rio in Vol. F about [[BadBoss neglecting her own subordinate]]. |
| 390 | * PoweredArmour: As her playable incarnation's EX Skill, she can [[DropPod call down]] and mount a powered battlesuit called ''Abi-Eshuh'', [[spoiler:which she was authorized to use as Rio's intended trump card against an awakened Aris only to be used against against C&C during Volume 2 Chapter 2. It drew upon Eridu's energy to make incredible calculations, allowing Toki [[BulletTime to evade or shoot down any attack aimed at her]], but [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration without Eridu]], it's combat potential gets hampered.]] |
| 391 | * RedemptionDemotion: Justified in that to begin with, Abi-Eshuh's BulletTime enhancement was powered by [[spoiler:Eridu]]. Himari warns Toki on how weak but serviceable it remains when the maid puts it into action during the Final Volume. |
| 392 | * StealthExpert: |
| 393 | ** Her most notable trait, going so far as being the one maid C&C never knew (Akane alone only knew of her), not to mention having a dedicated stealth outfit [[spoiler:put to use in her fights against Neru and C&C.]] |
| 394 | ** During ''Alabaster Calling Card'', she infiltrates the event and cleans up messes in the blink of an eye without breaking a sweat or anyone noticing. This is despite her not being intentionally stealthy and working in plain sight. |
| 395 | [[/folder]] |
| 396 | |
| 397 | !! Engineering Club |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[folder:Associated Tropes]] |
| 400 | * PomPomGirl: The trio wear cheerleading outfits in the ''On Your Mark Millennium'' event. Utaha is the sole exception who dons a ''gakuran''; Kotori more or less does fine in hers, but the already shy Hibiki wears one a size too small that'll have her flipping her skirt with every shake of her pom-poms. |
| 401 | * SkewedPriorities: The trio have a very bad habit of constantly adding extra [[AwesomeButImpractical unneeded features]], simply because it [[RuleOfCool looks cool]], never mind how impractical or a waste of resources it is, while choosing to purposely ignore critical issues that anyone with an ounce of common sense would spot from a mile away. |
| 402 | ** In Volume 2, Utaha and Kotori spent most of their budget creating a {{Railgun}} that wouldn't be out of place on an intergalactic warship... only for no one (until Aris came about) to be able to wield it due to how absurdly heavy it was. The worst part was that they were completely aware of this flaw, and still proceeded to make it. Their reasoning? [[RuleOfCool Because lasers are cool.]] |
| 403 | --->'''Kotori:''' It took 70% of this semester's budget just to make this one gun. To make an intergalactic battleship, we are going to need a thousand more. |
| 404 | --->'''Momoi:''' Why would you make this gun in the first place?! |
| 405 | --->'''Utaha:''' What a disappointing question, Momoi. It's simple, really. It's because... we love laser beams! |
| 406 | ** In the event story ''On Your Mark Millennium'', [[spoiler:they completely chose to forgo basic cyber security just to focus on making their cheerbot look cooler and to add more unneeded features. This allows a rogue group to hijack it for their own purposes.]] |
| 407 | --->'''Chihiro:''' [[spoiler:You go all out adding unnecessary functions to your inventions, but cyber security is just an afterthought?]] |
| 408 | --->'''Utaha:''' [[spoiler:Calling them unnecessary functions seems a bit harsh...we needed this robot to be able to interact with a large audience while managing complicated equipment, so security was...the first thing we cut. Which I acknowledged was not our best judgement. We definitely also figured out we had a brilliant security advisor a few doors down if anything happened...and we ended up cutting a few corners.]] |
| 409 | --->'''Chihiro:''' [[spoiler:Don't use me as a crutch. Every single one of you gives me migraines.]] |
| 410 | *** In the second part of the event, [[spoiler: Chihiro is once again left speechless at what they chose to install on their cheerbot. It was basically a super tank by that point in time that was running circles around everyone else and causing a lot of trouble.]] |
| 411 | ---->'''Utaha:''' [[spoiler:And as much as I wish we did, we don't have unlimited funds. Picking out the most important features that will satisfy the client's needs if our main priority.]] |
| 412 | ---->'''Chihiro:''' [[spoiler:If that's the case, why did you add a machine gun to it?]] |
| 413 | ---->'''Utaha:''' [[spoiler:What do you mean? That fifteen millimeter machine gun is vital!]] |
| 414 | * SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: A recurring problem with everything they make. Several of their jobs are mentioned, and every single one of them features functions that are either completely out of place (often random guns added to otherwise harmless designs) or spectacularly overkill (like outfitting a coffee machine with a ''giant drill'' for the sole purpose of grinding beans). Noa did at least think that equipping Seminar's vacuum cleaner with a flamethrower to deal with really dirty stuff was ActuallyPrettyFunny... but Yuuka very much did not. |
| 415 | * SwissArmyGun: One of their inventions is a handgun with Bluetooth and NFC. Hibiki mentioned it is capable of using mobile wallets. Crossover with TooDumbToLive, as Momoi points out that using a gun to do such things would easily have everyone else think that you are trying to rob them or commit a crime in broad daylight. |
| 416 | * WrenchWench: They ''are'' the "Engineering" Club after all, and they’re good at their job when it comes down to it (ignoring whatever unnecessary mods they add in their creations). |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:'''Nekozuka Hibiki''']] |
| 420 | [[quoteright:222:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hibiki_full.png]] |
| 421 | [[caption-width-right:222:''All variables have been accounted for.'']] |
| 422 | [[caption-width-right:222:[[labelnote:''Click to see Cheerleader appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hibiki_cheerleader_full.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 423 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Engineering Club |
| 424 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 425 | ->'''Birthday:''' Apr. 2 |
| 426 | ->'''Height:''' 5'0" (154 cm) |
| 427 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Cosplay, shopping |
| 428 | ->'''Illustrator:''' ミミトケ |
| 429 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriNazuka |
| 430 | |
| 431 | A shy member of the Engineering Club. She has a passion for cosplay and costume-making. |
| 432 | ---- |
| 433 | * AwesomeButImpractical: Her cheerleader version is this in a nutshell. For a welfare unit, Hibiki has an incredibly high attack; her EX skill deals good damage and covers a very large radius, making it a nuke that can hit hard while leaving burn damage that lasts for 2 whole minutes as an aftermath, and her passive skill increases her already huge attack to even more absurd levels and provides bonus damage based on how far the target is. So what's the problem? Her attack speed is [[MightyGlacier so horrifically slow]] to the point that entire enemy teams can be defeated before she even loads the first shot--worse, her skill while devastating, costs a whopping 7 points, rendering using her incredibly hard unless you have characters who can cut cost or provide cost regeneration. |
| 434 | * DeathFromAbove: Currently the only character in the entire game to pack a mortar into combat, and she puts it to extremely good use. |
| 435 | * HiddenDepths: She has a penchant for cosplaying, despite not mentioning it much. It gets brought to the forefront at the Kourin Taisai sports festival, as the Engineering Club dress up as cheerleaders--much to the shy Hibiki's complete embarrassment. |
| 436 | * IronicName: Her surname has the Japanese kanji "neko" (cat), however she has the ears and tail of a dog. |
| 437 | * LittleBitBeastly: She has dog ears and a tail, notably being the only one in her club, if not all of Millennium’s named students so far to have this. |
| 438 | * OldShame: Her embarrassment over having to cheer isn't just out of shyness: the cheerleader outfits are some of the first costumes she's ever made and the craftmanship is shoddy by her current standards. Not to mention that since they're a few years old, the skirt went from titillatingly short to legitimately too small and a running PantyShot hazard (especially with her tail). The others do not mind, seeing how the design itself is fantastic and how no one's going to look at them up close anyway. |
| 439 | * ShrinkingViolet: Hibiki is noticeably quiet and shy, preferring to keep to herself whenever possible. When she gets made to put on a cheerleader outfit and dance in front of all of Kivotos at the Kourin Taisai Sports Festival, she's beside herself with embarrassment. |
| 440 | [[/folder]] |
| 441 | |
| 442 | [[folder:'''Toyomi Kotori''']] |
| 443 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kotori_full.png]] |
| 444 | [[caption-width-right:200:''It is scheduled to be a big success! Please look forward to it!'']] |
| 445 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote:''Click to see Cheerleader appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kotori_cheer.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 446 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Engineering Club |
| 447 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 448 | ->'''Birthday:''' Dec. 31 |
| 449 | ->'''Height:''' 4'11" (151 cm) |
| 450 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Talking |
| 451 | ->'''Illustrator:''' 三脚たこ (default), [=MISOM150=] (Cheerleader) |
| 452 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Narumi Shinohara |
| 453 | |
| 454 | A member of the Engineering Club who has a lot of trivia she can go on a tangent for hours on, often to the listener's misfortune. |
| 455 | ---- |
| 456 | * MotorMouth: Known to talk at length about different scientific topics, regardless if the other person wants to hear them or not. |
| 457 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Despite her status as a walking encyclopedia, When Sensei asked her to describe herself and her hobbies during her Bond Stories, she gets flustered and hightails it away out of embarrassment. |
| 458 | * SociallyAwkwardHero: If one where to ask Kotori about herself and her hobbies, expect her to become very hesitant, which is exemplified in her Memorial Lobby. |
| 459 | [[/folder]] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | [[folder:'''Shiraishi Utaha''']] |
| 462 | [[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/utaha_full.png]] |
| 463 | [[caption-width-right:232:''Technology Advantage is what determines its victory.'']] |
| 464 | [[caption-width-right:232:[[labelnote:''Click to see Cheerleader appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/utaha_cheerleader_full.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 465 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Engineering Club |
| 466 | ->'''Age:''' 17 |
| 467 | ->'''Birthday:''' Nov. 13 |
| 468 | ->'''Height:''' 5'3" (162 cm) |
| 469 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Inventing, making repairs |
| 470 | ->'''Illustrator:''' やまかわ (default), Paruru (Cheerleader) |
| 471 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Noro Aochi |
| 472 | |
| 473 | President of the Engineering Club. Her passion is the most outward of her club. |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * AllCheeringAllTheTime: Where her usual personality was a chill, easygoing in-between of [[MotorMouth Kotori's]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Hibiki's]], her cheerleading outfit suddenly has her belting out salutes and HotBlooded cheers, practically leading her club as befitting the president. In gameplay, Utaha (Cheer Squad)'s usual action is to cheer her turret on, which somehow improves its attacks. |
| 476 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: She is taller and less curvy compared to most of the other girls, with a noticeably deeper voice and a speech pattern that's largely associated with this trope. Her cheerleader outfit even shows her in a male Japanese cheering squad get-up rather than the skimpy, midriff-baring American-inspired uniforms that the other girls wear. |
| 477 | * TheTurretMaster: Her EX Skill summons [[SentryGun a turret named Thundergun]] the player can drop, while her Basic Skill summons a smaller turret somewhere around the students. Upgrading her Unique Equipment has the Basic Skill summon three at once. |
| 478 | * WrenchWench: Spends her free time fixing and tinkering with machines. |
| 479 | [[/folder]] |
| 480 | |
| 481 | !! Athletic Training Club |
| 482 | |
| 483 | [[folder:'''Otohana Sumire''']] |
| 484 | [[quoteright:224:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sumire_full.png]] |
| 485 | [[caption-width-right:224:''Do you want today's training to be a practical?'']] |
| 486 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Athletic Training Club |
| 487 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 488 | ->'''Birthday:''' Aug. 20 |
| 489 | ->'''Height:''' 5'5" (167 cm) |
| 490 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Gardening, working out |
| 491 | ->'''Illustrator:''' Fame |
| 492 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AsamiImai |
| 493 | |
| 494 | Leader of the Millennium Athletics Training Club. |
| 495 | ---- |
| 496 | * FitnessNut: She'd get along well with fellow jock [[Characters/BlueArchiveAbydosHighSchool Shiroko]] (and apparently does in a scene of them together in this [[https://youtu.be/RgHiiuahpRU 1st anniversary video]]). She's got her mind set on exercise, her café chibi animation have her lifting a dumbbell without stopping, and she [[DumbJock gets genuinely confused by people not liking fitness]] or not keeping up with her. |
| 497 | ** She tries to subvert this when going out with Sensei in her Relationship Story as a break from exercise, but tends to wind up discussing exercise-related topics anyway. |
| 498 | ** In ''On Your Marks!'', her club members slipped away during training... understandably, because it's happening in the middle of the night. Sumire says the anaerobic exercises were 'only' four hours a day at most. |
| 499 | * MaleGaze: Her memorial lobby [=Live2D=] animation features a close-up shot of her spandex-clad butt, while she's bent over and absolutely drenched in sweat. |
| 500 | [[/folder]] |
| 501 | |
| 502 | [[folder:Nomasa Rei]][[quoteright:165:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rei_full.png]] |
| 503 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Athletic Training Club (temporary) |
| 504 | ->'''Age:''' N/A |
| 505 | ->'''Birthday:''' N/A |
| 506 | ->'''Height:''' N/A |
| 507 | ->'''Hobbies:''' N/A |
| 508 | ->'''Illustrator:''' N/A |
| 509 | ->'''Voiced by:''' N/A |
| 510 | ---- |
| 511 | [[/folder]] |
| 512 | |
| 513 | !! Super Phenomenon Task Force |
| 514 | |
| 515 | [[folder:Associated Tropes]] |
| 516 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: A {{narcissist}} [[PlayfulHacker hacker]], a [[TheSpock straight-faced]] {{stripperific}} operative, and, later, a [[TheStoic deadpan]] [[NinjaMaid spy-maid]]. They are nevertheless the best club suited to solve the technological mysteries of ''Decagrammaton''. |
| 517 | * ADayInTheLimelight: They are the focus club for the ''Decagrammaton'' event series, investigating the origin of the titular AI and putting a stop to its prophets however they can. They are later joined by Toki as of Episode 13 and onwards, [[ContinuityNod which takes place after Volume F]]. |
| 518 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: Eimi and Himari play these roles respectively in the ''Decagrammaton'' event story, the latter being prone to rambling and going off on tangents, typically about how great she is and how Millennium's president Rio is not, with Eimi having to step in and keep her on track several times. |
| 519 | [[/folder]] |
| 520 | |
| 521 | [[folder:'''Akeboshi Himari''']] |
| 522 | [[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/himari.png]] |
| 523 | [[caption-width-right:260:''Fufu. I have been expecting you, Sensei.'']] |
| 524 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Super Phenomenon Task Force, Veritas (Formerly) |
| 525 | ->'''Age:''' 17 |
| 526 | ->'''Birthday:''' December 10 |
| 527 | ->'''Height:''' 5'3" (162cm) |
| 528 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Fortune-telling, occult in general |
| 529 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=MISOM150=] |
| 530 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Yukana}} |
| 531 | ---- |
| 532 | * {{Astrologer}}: She is an ardent believer in astrology, and at one point she tried to develop a machine that could make perfect predictions based on the current horoscope. |
| 533 | * DelicateAndSickly: She invokes this on purpose for her image, [[TheNarcissist very, ''very'' often]] boasting how appealing she is this way. It's not made clear whether she really needs the wheelchair or just uses it to play the part. |
| 534 | * EmotionsVsStoicism: This is more or less what her relationship is with Rio, being the Emotions against Rio's Stoicism despite their [[EnemyMine cooperation]] in Volume 2. |
| 535 | * EnemyMine: With Rio, despite their usual animosity. It falls apart almost instantly when Chapter 2 starts. |
| 536 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=RkUmdodpwv OperationD]], a hard glitch-hop inspired track, which accompanies Himari in the Decagrammaton events. |
| 537 | * TheManBehindTheMan: Was this together with Rio, engineering the conflict of Vol 2, Chapter 1 as a test for Aris/Alice to determine her true nature. |
| 538 | * {{Narcissist}}: She's not the least embarrassed or hesitant about complimenting herself or accepting praise, whether it's about her good looks or hacking skills, the latter of which she definitely has a lot of to back her claims up. |
| 539 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In the Final Volume, she gives a long, harsh, and reasonable one to Rio, especially about her treatment of Toki, who Rio basically used as a disposable tool |
| 540 | [[/folder]] |
| 541 | |
| 542 | [[folder:'''Izumimoto Eimi''']] |
| 543 | [[quoteright:206:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eimi_full.png]] |
| 544 | [[caption-width-right:206:''Eimi from the Paranormal Affairs Department, on standby.'']] |
| 545 | [[caption-width-right:206:[[labelnote:''Click to see Swimsuit appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eimi_swimsuit.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 546 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Super Phenomenon Task Force |
| 547 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 548 | ->'''Birthday:''' May 1 |
| 549 | ->'''Height:''' 5'5" (167 cm) |
| 550 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Spacing out, listening to music |
| 551 | ->'''Illustrator:''' ポップキュン |
| 552 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Akane Matsunaga |
| 553 | |
| 554 | An agent of the Super Phenomenon Task Force at the Millennium Science School. |
| 555 | ---- |
| 556 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She's ditzy and tends to perform actions in the most efficient way possible. Of course, one of her hobbies is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin literally ''spacing out'']]. |
| 557 | * ExposedToTheElements: Invoked; somehow, her body temperature is higher than average, that combined with her [[TheSpock obsession with efficiency]], she sees no reason why she can't wear a bra... -like clothing in the 'heat' to cool down where other students feel fine. Her Swimsuit version makes clear how high this cold tolerance is, where she's wearing a bikini in Kivotos' frozen arctic ocean region, because, according to her, it's still the ocean. Given that her "scarf" is actually a cooling blanket, it apparently still isn't cold enough for her. |
| 558 | * ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Despite having one of the most revealing outfits in the game, she is content with walking around with her underwear exposed as she believes it to be the most efficient method of cooling down. During her Recollection Lobby episode, she was also willing to change her top right in front of Sensei, noting that the changing rooms were cramped and thus were inefficient. |
| 559 | * ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Eimi wields a SPAS-12 shotgun called [[SwissArmyGun "Multi-tactical"]], as is expected of someone who [[BoringButPractical focuses on efficiency]]. |
| 560 | * StraightMan: As seen in the ''Decagrammaton'' event story, she acts like a DeadpanSnarker towards Himari whenever the latter tries to toot her own horn. |
| 561 | * {{Stripperific}}: For the sake of cooling herself down in the most efficient way possible, she wears a bra, minding not in the slightest of how much skin she shows off to the public. Her Swimsuit version qualifies as is natural... except that she's wearing it in the middle of an ''arctic ocean region'' because [[BeachEpisode she claims it's an ocean even if there aren't any sweltering beaches, so, swimsuit]]. |
| 562 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: What she confesses to feeling like in one bond episode, that she connects more with Sensei than other girls her age and not understanding fashion trends. |
| 563 | [[/folder]] |
| 564 | |
| 565 | !! Game Development Department |
| 566 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gdd_new.jpg]] |
| 567 | [-[[caption-width-right:350:L - R: Aris, Momoi, Yuzu, Midori]]-] |
| 568 | Four girls who has desire to develop and play games, despite their club being a major target to Seminar's headaches.\ |
| 569 | They are about to be disbanded due to lack of activities that benefit Seminar and previously having lack of members until they found a girl in the ruins they explore and becoming a member as well, with her mysterious nature being a main drive and conflict in the main story.\ |
| 570 | They are the main focus club in Main Scenario Volume 2: Clockwork Flower Pavane. |
| 571 | [[folder:Associated Tropes]] |
| 572 | * BadassCrew: Combine with TookALevelInBadass. When first introduced, they were a dysfunctional group barely keeping themselves together, but through events thick and thin, they grew into a solid team that functions like a well-oiled machine; this is best shown in Volume F and especially in the event ''Alabaster Calling Card'', where due to Momoi's mistake, they get mistaken for the C&C crew. [[spoiler:Nevertheless, they were able to perform well enough as stand-ins, and even earn [[TheAce Neru's]] approval at the very end.]] |
| 573 | * ClubStub: At the start of Volume 2, the group faces imminent shutdown for only having three names in their registry: [[ShrinkingViolet Yuzu]], [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling Momoi & Midori]]. The sudden addition of Aris barely helped their situation. |
| 574 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The entire club stars in ''Alabaster Calling Card: Mansion Masquerade and the Essence of Beauty'' dressed as maids because they were mistaken for C&C and asked to guard an artwork from the Benevolent Thief, alongside Toki (now a bunny girl). |
| 575 | * {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://youtu.be/aL3MmoWOKMo Pixel Time]]'' is closely associated with the Game Development Department. |
| 576 | * MoneyDumb: The spin off manga that centers around them reveals that while their games later on becomes hits and is able to earn money, it constantly gets squander by Yuzu, Midori and especially Momoi, often making Yuuka angry at how high their unnecessary expenses are. Aris is the only one subverts this troupe. |
| 577 | * StylisticSuck: Their focus on 16-bit games are already this by [[NoTechButHighTech Millennium students' standards]], which makes recruiting hard already. Their debut game "Tales Chronicle Saga", however, takes it up a notch, with the few snippets we get of it has [[TrialAndErrorGameplay fake prompts]] ''[[TrialAndErrorGameplay within the tutorial.]]'' Coupled with its seemingly ExcusePlot ''for an {{RPG}},'' and it's no wonder it got the Worst Game Award. |
| 578 | * TechnicianVersusPerformer: Momoi and Midori's respective approaches to game design are pretty much an homage to Creator/JohnRomero and Creator/JohnCarmack's dynamic. Momoi wants games to be cool and unique, throws around all kinds of wild ideas during the brainstorming process, and usually starts designing games from an artistic viewpoint. Midori, in contrast, prefers to be practical and efficient, relying on things that they're certain they can pull off, and thinks about gameplay first. Despite her shyness, Yuzu ends up having to mediate whenever they start arguing... which is often. |
| 579 | * ThemeNaming: They're all named after, of all things, famous HGame developers. Yuzu is named after Yuzusoft, the Saiba twins are named after Cyberworks and take their color schemes from their main brands [=TinkerBell=] and [=WendyBell=], and Aris takes her name from Creator/AliceSoft. [[spoiler:This even extends to <Key>, who's named after Creator/KeyVisualArts.]] |
| 580 | * TheLoad: Outside of the game development and fighting, most of them have no noteworthy skills. In the spin off manga that centers around them, all of them completely and repeatedly fumble every part time job they tried to do. Everyone except Aris, who constantly ends up having to do not only her own share, but also theirs as well. |
| 581 | [[/folder]] |
| 582 | |
| 583 | [[folder:'''Hanaoka Yuzu''']] |
| 584 | [[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuzu_full.png]] |
| 585 | [[caption-width-right:192:''I'm an ace pilot...in the game.'']] |
| 586 | [[caption-width-right:192:[[labelnote:''Click to see Maid appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuzu_maid.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 587 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Game Development Department |
| 588 | ->'''Age:''' 16 |
| 589 | ->'''Birthday:''' August 12 |
| 590 | ->'''Height:''' 4'11" (150 cm) |
| 591 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Making games |
| 592 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=YutokaMizu=] |
| 593 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Momoka Terasawa |
| 594 | |
| 595 | The Department's president, who spends most of her time hiding in her clubroom's locker in fear of bullies. However, she has a reputation preceding her identity as a gamer of godlike skill. |
| 596 | ---- |
| 597 | * BavarianFireDrill: [[spoiler:She pretends to be a Seminar member when Neru appears during the assault into Seminar's contraband storage, causing Neru to misunderstand the situation and letting the Game Development Department get away without a battle.]] |
| 598 | * BerserkButton: She does not like gamers who are toxic or those who use cheats or exploit bugs to win their games. In the side story, where Momoi constantly loses to a toxic gamer who abuses an exploitable bug in game to win her matches, she quickly decides to take over Momoi's role after seeing her friend get talked down to by someone like her. She easily defeats her despite that gamer trying to exploit the same bug and demands that she apologizes to Momoi afterwards. |
| 599 | * CriticalHitClass: Her Passive and Sub skills both increase her critical hit damage, and she can do ludicrious amounts of damage...if RNG lets you. Tales are abound of players malding for Yuzu to land her crits on a raid boss. |
| 600 | * GodlikeGamer: In the Game Development Department's sub-story and her Relationship story, it turns out that she is a legendary gamer, being able to perfect-win Sensei more than 10 times even after putting herself in more and more handicaps. |
| 601 | * ShoutOut: Her Maid alternate outfit is one huge walking, talking ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' reference--complete with cardboard box for stealth (with sides labelled "The Yuzu". A yuzu is a citrus fruit, like an orange) and the original game's interface in her EX Skill. |
| 602 | ** Her normal skin's sprite and EX animation shows an animation on her GrenadeLauncher's screen that's pretty much [[MemeticMutation Nyancat]], with the cat's head replaced with the GDD's logo. |
| 603 | * ShrinkingViolet: Yuzu is really shy, to the point where she rarely if ever leaves the clubroom and is way too adept at hiding inside lockers. Justified as she has been the victim of harassment in the past and is terrified of it, although Sensei helps her open up a bit. |
| 604 | [[/folder]] |
| 605 | |
| 606 | [[folder:'''Saiba Midori''']] |
| 607 | [[quoteright:263:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/midori_full.png]] |
| 608 | [[caption-width-right:263:''It's as precise as a dot...!'']] |
| 609 | [[caption-width-right:263:[[labelnote:''Click to see Maid appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000004272.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 610 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Game Development Department |
| 611 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 612 | ->'''Birthday:''' December 8 |
| 613 | ->'''Height:''' 4'8" (143 cm) |
| 614 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Drawing |
| 615 | ->'''Illustrator:''' キキ (default), kokosando (Maid) |
| 616 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuukiTakada |
| 617 | ---- |
| 618 | * RedOniBlueOni: More of a "Pink Oni, Green Oni"; nevertheless, the cool and collected Midori is definitely the blue to her hot-blooded, easily excitable twin sister Momoi's red. It even extends to her fighting style, as her attacks and her EX skill rely on her placing accurate, powerful shots compared to Momoi's wild spraying. |
| 619 | * ShipTease: While both sisters like Sensei, it's implied Midori takes her interest to something more than "student and teacher" than Momoi. |
| 620 | ** Her voice lines show a lot of evidence that Midori ''likes'' Sensei, where one line has her say she wants Sensei all to herself without Momoi and asks Sensei if they could hold hands. Plus, she's always more polite to Sensei than when she is with people around her age. |
| 621 | ** During her Valentine's Day Event, Midori is seemingly the first girl to give Sensei chocolate at '''7 AM'''. Even then, her chocolate is homemade compared to Momoi's whose chocolate is from an arcade they were. She then tries to give a speech practiced by her and her sister and asks Sensei to give their opinion on her chocolate... later the day while she skedaddles away embarrassed, leaving [[ObliviousToLove Sensei]] puzzled. Midori's affection for Sensei is all too obvious. |
| 622 | * StatusBuff: Midori's passive skill "Developer Synergy: Pink" applies an ATK SPD bonus to her when she and Momoi are [[SetBonus deployed together.]] |
| 623 | * TwinTelepathy: A downplayed version, as neither her nor her sister has any form of psychic powers or sorts. However, the two have been able to work so well when in unison, that a normal person would easily mistaken them for such. Even Akane was initially caught off guard by how well the two had fought as one. |
| 624 | [[/folder]] |
| 625 | |
| 626 | [[folder:'''Saiba Momoi''']] |
| 627 | [[quoteright:302:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/momoi_full.png]] |
| 628 | [[caption-width-right:302:''I can see the Scenario to Victory!'']] |
| 629 | [[caption-width-right:302:[[labelnote:''Click to see Maid appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000004273.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 630 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Game Development Department |
| 631 | ->'''Age:''' 15 |
| 632 | ->'''Birthday:''' December 8 |
| 633 | ->'''Height:''' 4'8" (143 cm) |
| 634 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Video games |
| 635 | ->'''Illustrator:''' キキ (default), kokosando (Maid) |
| 636 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoraTokui |
| 637 | ---- |
| 638 | * CantTakeCriticism: Hearing criticism regarding the Game Development Department's works often whips her into a frenzy, despite the glaring issues that the games have. |
| 639 | * CoolBigSis: As the older twin between her and Midori, she paints herself as this. |
| 640 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The foolish to Midori's responsible. |
| 641 | * TheHeart: Despite her hot-headed demeanor often landing her into trouble with the others, it's clear that Momoi is the heart and soul of the club, often being the one to push them forward with boundless enthusiasm. It's pretty telling that the club's DarkestHour happens when she's indisposed [[spoiler:when Aris accidentally knocks her into a coma]] and the tone immediately swings back upon her return. |
| 642 | * LeeroyJenkins: Her philosophy boils down to being incredibly reckless, from illegally entering Millennium's ruins to stuffing all sorts of genres and tropes that clash with each other for her club's games--which likely led to Worst Game Award-winner [[StylisticSuck "Tales Chronicle Saga"]]. This forces Midori to put her foot down when that happens, although in times of trouble, [[ReconstructedTrope her daring is ultimately what helps her friends move forward when they get paralyzed by indecision.]] |
| 643 | * RedOniBlueOni: More of a "Pink Oni, Green Oni"; nevertheless, the energetic and expressively emotional Momoi is definitely the red to her unflappable twin sister Midori's blue. It even extends to her fighting style where her auto-attacks and EX skill rely on MoreDakka instead of Midori's aimed fire. |
| 644 | * StatusBuff: Momoi's passive skill "Developer Synergy: Green" applies an ATK bonus to her when she and Midori are [[SetBonus deployed together.]] |
| 645 | * SoreLoser: Momoi does not take losing well, even if it's just a game. She's the type who would demand others for rematches whenever she loses, and even throws a tantrum if they don't accept her challenge. Some people in the arcade would rather avoid playing with her, or even lose on purpose if it meant getting away from her, or to stop her tantrum. |
| 646 | * TwinTelepathy: A downplayed version, as neither her nor her sister has any form of psychic powers or sorts. However, the two have been able to work so well when in unison that a normal person would easily mistaken them for such. Even Akane was initially caught off guard by how well the two had fought as one. |
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| 648 | |
| 649 | [[folder:'''Tendou Aris''']] |
| 650 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arisu_full.png]] |
| 651 | [[caption-width-right:310:''*Fanfare* Aris joined the party.'']] |
| 652 | [[caption-width-right:310:[[labelnote:''Click to see Maid appearance.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aris_maid.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 653 | ->'''Affiliation:''' Game Development Department |
| 654 | ->'''Age:''' ?? |
| 655 | ->'''Birthday:''' March 25 |
| 656 | ->'''Height:''' 4'11" (152 cm) |
| 657 | ->'''Hobbies:''' Video Games ([=RPGs=]) |
| 658 | ->'''Illustrator:''' [=DoReMi=] |
| 659 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MinamiTanaka |
| 660 | |
| 661 | The Game Development Department's latest member, having been found in ruins near Millennium during Vol. 2, Chp. 1. After being taken in by the Department and allowed to play dozens of video games as her introduction to civilization, she has since then styled herself as a bright-eyed fantasy hero living life like a game. |
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| 663 | * AbsurdPhobia: Having a bout with Neru at the end of Volume 2, Chapter 1 left her with a fear of maids for a while. While she's able to grow over it eventually and become much more friendly toward C&C later on (though still having a fear of Neru specifically), she's still hesitant when asked to wear a maid outfit until the rest of the Game Development Club and Sensei managed to convince her to. |
| 664 | --> '''Aris:''' [[spoiler:Um... Please keep anything wearing a maid outfit away from me from now on.]] |
| 665 | * AllLovingHero: [[spoiler:In Volume F Chapter 3, she doesn't want Kay and Rio to suffer anymore despite all they did to her and her friends in the previous chapter.]] |
| 666 | * ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Aris (or at least her current body) was created as a weapon to purge all of Kivotos alongside the "Enigmatic Legion" Divi:Sion, essentially bringing forth apocalypse.]] |
| 667 | * {{BFG}}: The massive weapon she carries around is a customized {{railgun}} meant to be mounted on a yet-to-be-built spaceship courtesy of the Engineering Club. Despite the [[SmallGirlBigGun large size disparity]], Aris can wield and operate it with relative ease. |
| 668 | * ContinuityNod: Her Maid variant has her holding a broom with a boxy robot hanging onto the end. [[spoiler:This is a robot figurine of the inactive Kay, whose digital remains have been built into it by Himari in the aftermath of Volume F.]] |
| 669 | * DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:As if losing control and hurting her closest friends and even putting one into a coma wasn't bad enough. Rio then makes an appearance, telling her that she's too dangerous to live. She tells everyone the truth of how she is an ApocalypseMaiden and that she needs to die for the good of everyone. She then proceeds to rip her apart mentally and emotionally. One by one, she tears down any form of defense with no hesitation, driving home one point after another about how she's deluded herself into being a hero when she was in reality the villain and how her presence is only hurting people. By the time she's done, Arisu is completely broken and surrenders herself under the belief that it is for the best. Allowing herself to be taken away to be executed with no resistance.]] |
| 670 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Though she has no memory of her origins or the reason for her creation, Aris is said by the Engineering Department to be designed for war when they examine her in Chapter 1. [[spoiler:Chapter 2 reveals why: She's the intended leader of Divi:Sion, a faction of robots that want to wipe out all life in Kivotos, so she's designed for war ''against humanity''.]] |
| 671 | * GatheringSteam: A variant. "Bright Light!" increases her critical damage, but also increases her Energy gauge up to two tiers, which can be converted into extra damage with her EX Skill. |
| 672 | * GenkiGirl: She's most often portrayed as being very energetic. |
| 673 | * GondorCallsForAid: [[spoiler:When she's kidnapped by Rio, pretty much all of Millennium bands together to save her. Not only do her fellow Video Game Development Club members lead the charge, but also Veritas, the Engineering Club, C&C, Seminar, and even the Athletic Training Club all do their part to save Aris]]. |
| 674 | * HyperCompetentSideKick: In the spin off manga, when the group runs out of funding due to Momoi, Midori and Yuzu's overspending of money, the group are forced to take up various side jobs in an attempt to make some money. However, every job they take, they just fail at doing every job they take. All with the exception of Aris, who practically has to not only do her own share, but theirs as well. By the end of the chapter, Aris is paid many times more than her regular amount due to her picking up the slack of every one else. |
| 675 | * InconsistentSpelling: Officially her name is spelled "Aris", while in the Japanese version she's called "Arisu", and she is sometimes referred as "Alice" by fans because "Arisu" is also Romaji for "Alice". [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/blue-archive/images/3/3b/Alice_Portrait.png/revision/latest?cb=20220420064133 "Alice" is also the name displayed on her railgun's screen]]. |
| 676 | * ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:After she momentarily awoken and reverted back to her KillerRobot personality, she lashes out at Veritas and the Game Development Club. During this time, she injures a number of them, with Momoi being the worst of them all. She ended up beating her into a coma. When she comes back to her senses, the knowledge of what she did causes her to suffer an emotional breakdown and locks herself away.]] |
| 677 | * KillerRobot: [[spoiler:What she's ACTUALLY meant to be, created by Divi:Sion to lead them in [[KillAllHumans purging Kivotos]] when the ATRAHASIS Protocol activates.]] |
| 678 | * LogicalWeakness: Her {{Railgun}} packs a serious punch that laid an ordinary student [[spoiler:like Asuna in Volume 2 Chapter 1]] flat and stops them from getting back up soon, but it can't be fired at close range or Aris risks hurting herself and those around her. Aris is aware of this and attempts to use the railgun like a club if anyone were to get close to her in a battle. |
| 679 | * LovedByAll: In Vol. 2 Chp. 2, Aris's adventures around Millennium being friendly to every student she sees has earned her the favor of nearly the entire student population. |
| 680 | * MeaningfulName: Played with. During Volume F, to cap off her character arc from Volume 2, Aris happily points out that her name... means absolutely nothing. Momoi made it up from her model number in the spur of the moment. And since her name has no meaning, then she can be whatever she wants to be. [[spoiler:She then extends the reasoning to "Kay", who also bears a made-in-Momoi nickname, to tell her that she doesn't need to follow her programming to the letter to live.]] |
| 681 | * NakedOnArrival: She was found naked when Midori, Momoi and Sensei happen upon her in Millennium's forbidden ruins. |
| 682 | * RedHerring: [[spoiler:Due to the fact the Game Development club discovered her in the ruins of Millennium, which is where the Decagrammaton prophet Chesed is known to be active, she was suspected of having ties to Decagrammaton itself, possible even one of its Prophets. While her ties Decagrammaton were later disproven by Himari, she still represent a far worse threat with the revelation that she is the Princess of the Nameless Gods.]] |
| 683 | * ShoutOut: Her Maid alternate outfit is chock-full of references to classic games - the EX Skill references both [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Luigi's Mansion]] (complete with SFX) and [[Franchise/MegaMan Mega Man]]'s charge bar, and her basic skill is literally just the sharpening motion from [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Monster Hunter]]. Her affection-up animation in the cafe is also a straight up [[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Ball Z]] Super Saiyan 2 aura, complete with sparks of electricity. |
| 684 | * SpockSpeak: When she was found by the Game Development Department, Aris spoke with an emotionless and robotic tone. One full night of video games later, her speech is modified into full on [[EasternRPG JRPG]] dialogue. ''Level up!'' [[spoiler:She flips back into into it in Chapter 2 whenever her KillerRobot programming takes hold, even referring to herself as AL-1S.]] |
| 685 | * StrongButUnskilled: According to Utaha, Aris has a body designed for war; she has SuperStrength, being able to effortlessly lift a BFG that no one else could, {{Nanomachines}} that gives her a HealingFactor and other various features. However, due to her amnesia, her mentality has been reduced to that of a little girl, leaving her with no skill in fighting and thus relies on her powerful weapon to do most of the work. But by the time of Volume F and events that take place afterwards, this trope no longer applies--during the ''Alabaster Calling Card'' event, [[StrongAndSkilled Aris has grown in skill]] [[spoiler:to adapt and emulate the skills of other people she knew, such as mimicking Karin's pinpoint sniping to blast a boulder from over 800 meters and pulverize it using her railgun, and again to snipe [[PhantomThief Akira]] and catch her by surprise. Even Sensei's worries about the dangers of using a heavy weapon like a railgun inside a mansion were quickly put to rest when she demonstrated great control of its energy usage and accurate shooting.]] |
| 686 | * ThirdPersonPerson: In the Japanese script, she forgoes the use of normal first-person pronouns in favor of referring to herself as "Aris." |
| 687 | * TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Despite being a weapon of Armageddon, Arisu would rather die than hurt those closest to her. After Rio completely breaks her mentally and emotionally, she surrenders herself with no resistance, under the belief that it's better for everyone if she dies so that no one else would get hurt.]] |
| 688 | * WaveMotionGun: |
| 689 | ** Subverted in the case of the [[{{Railgun}} Sword of Light]] she uses; though it was meant to be mounted on an intergalactic battleship, it was built with limited resources by the Engineering Club and can only fire a single but powerful blast. |
| 690 | ** [[spoiler:Played straight in Volume F Chapter 3; when the Ark of Atrahasis has shifted onto another axis and renders their multidimensional entry moot, [[{{Forgiveness}} Aris makes peace]] with [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Kay]]. [[PersonOfMassConstruction The AI then helps her princess transform the data of Utnapishtim's Ship into her own version of the Ark]]--a true Wave Motion Gun dubbed the [[EleventhHourSuperpower "Sword of Light: Atrahasis Super Nova"]]. Its laser blast manages to destroy the multidimensional barrier covering the Ark of Atrahasis.]] |
| 691 | * WideEyedIdealist: She's become something of one ever since she played video games, believing in the magic and wonder those games show her to be something that she can find in real life as well. She says as much to Sensei in her last Relationship Story, that the proof lies in her being happy at that moment playing a video game together. |
| 692 | --> '''Aris:''' I believe magic exists in Kivotos as well. It must. How else could you make me so happy, Sensei? Games are fun because they reflect the beauty of the world. You taught me that. Games, cats, friends... and even this moment. The world is full of beautiful things. |
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