| 1 | A character sheet for VisualNovel/IkemenRevolution. All character specific tropes go here. Character bios taken from the official English translation of the game. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | !!Main Character |
| 6 | [[folder:Alice the Second/The Protagonist]] |
| 7 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e020429a_bf15_4464_8a4b_c8430e87a019.jpeg]] |
| 8 | [floatboxright: |
| 9 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 10 | '''Age:''' Between 18 and 30 \ |
| 11 | '''Birthday:''' N/A \ |
| 12 | '''Zodiac:''' N/A \ |
| 13 | '''Height:''' N/A \ |
| 14 | '''Blood Type:''' N/A \ |
| 15 | '''Occupation:''' Confectioner \ |
| 16 | '''Affiliation:''' Route dependent] |
| 17 | The main character of the game. Her life spent loving sweet foods and working at a confectionery in London during the 19th century all gets turned upside down when she tries to return a stranger’s pocket watch and ends up in “Wonderland” - a.k.a. Cradle - as Alice the Second, a person from the Land of Reason with the ability to deflect magic spells - and a target for several factions who want their hands on that power. |
| 18 | ---- |
| 19 | * ActionGirl: Less so in the way of traditionally fighting, but she’s not afraid to [[TakingTheBullet take the bullet]] if her lover is in the line of magic fire. |
| 20 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: In Kyle’s route, he has a tendency to ruffle her hair as a gesture of affection. Fenrir often [[EveryoneCanSeeIt jokingly]] pets her on the head too. [[RuleOfThree Zero]] also tells her that he's not good at comforting people, so he finds petting their hair to be more soothing instead. |
| 21 | * AffectionateNickname: Her Alice name can be this, and Loki and Seth are the biggest perpetrators. They rarely call her by her real name, unless [[LetsGetDangerous things are serious]]. |
| 22 | * AllLovingHero: Being TheHeart of the story, she can befriend people from both sides, and often frets about her friends from both armies having to fight each other once this happens. |
| 23 | * AmnesiacHero: Briefly, [[spoiler: in Lancelot’s route]]. |
| 24 | * AntiMagic: She has the ability to repel magic. |
| 25 | * BadassAdorable: She’s a cute, kind, and occasionally snarky young woman with a massive SweetTooth. But when the chips are down, she’s willing to repel magic until she’s exhausted, in order to hinder the Disciples of Magic. This often involves going head-to-head with powerful magic spells. |
| 26 | * BattleCouple: Whenever she repels magic while her army boyfriend does the traditional fighting. Especially in Fenrir’s route. |
| 27 | * BigEater: For such a small girl, she can really pack it away, especially when her SweetTooth shows up. |
| 28 | * BodyguardCrush: The basis of Fenrir’s route, as he asks Ray to be her bodyguard after seeing her crying about her situation. To a lesser extent in Kyle’s route as well, though he’s far less of a fighter than Fenrir. |
| 29 | * CrashIntoHello: How she meets Blanc when he’s in London, and their meeting [[HowWeGotHere kicks off the whole plot]]. |
| 30 | * DamselInDistress: She’s the target of the Magic Tower in each route, and they usually find a way to get her inside one way or another. She’s never distressed for very long though, and she even talks back to Amon. |
| 31 | * DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: She’s prone to saying her thoughts aloud |
| 32 | * DistractedByTheSexy: She's almost indignant when she notes out loud (see above) that Amon is good-looking, when she sees his face |
| 33 | --->'''Alice:''' But you're so ''pretty.'' |
| 34 | * EyelessFace: She has very large and dark blue eyes, but the player can change the settings so that her eyes aren’t visible in the artwork, which sometimes makes her look like this. |
| 35 | * FallingIntoHisArms: Her entry into Cradle happens like this, with Ray. |
| 36 | * FeaturelessProtagonist: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], unless the player chooses to do the above and remove her eyes from the [=CGs=]. |
| 37 | * TheHeart: No matter which army she chooses (or even if she chooses [[TakeAThirdOption neither]]), she brings the people around her even closer, especially in the Red Army. |
| 38 | * HelloInsertNameHere: Her real name can be chosen by the player. |
| 39 | * IconicOutfit: The outfit she’s shown wearing in artwork, the blue and white dress with a red ribbon tied around the collar. |
| 40 | * InSeriesNickname: Everyone calls her Alice at some point, but Loki and Seth clearly turn it into a term of endearment more than anyone else. |
| 41 | * JustFriends: On Fenrir’s route, she and Fenrir insist they’re this in order to avoid breaking the promise they made not to fall in love with each other. Nobody believes it. |
| 42 | * TheKindnessOfStrangers: She got into this mess because she wanted to return a stranger's pocket watch. |
| 43 | * LimitedWardrobe: She’s only shown to be wearing the same blue and white dress in [=CGs=]. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] if you assume she’s wearing her avatar’s clothing in-story. |
| 44 | * LockedInTheDungeon: Usually ends up here at some point in the story, thanks to the Magic Tower. |
| 45 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Her moniker Alice the Second is this, as it’s after [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice the First]]. |
| 46 | * NervesOfSteel: While she’s not a fighter, she’ll often throw herself in front of somebody from Cradle to NoSell the attacks from the Disciples of Magic. |
| 47 | * NeverGetsFat: She has a big appetite, especially for desserts, and yet she’s shown to be very thin. Kyle even mentions that she needs to eat ''more'', because “a weakling like [him] can pick her up easily.” Oliver also wonders if her stomach is connected to another dimension, though this being [[DeadpanSnarker Oliver]], he’s most likely saying it to get a rise out of her as much as he actually means it. |
| 48 | * NiceGirl: The whole reason she got into this mess is because she wanted to return Blanc’s pocket watch to him, because it seemed to be well taken care of and special to him. And she had literally ''just'' run into him seconds before. |
| 49 | ** This trait eventually earns her the favor of both factions, no matter which side she chooses. |
| 50 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: Literally, as Alice at first only joins the Red or Black Army as a way to get back home, before growing to love Cradle and its people. |
| 51 | * PimpedOutDress: Less so with her outfit in the [=CGs=], but her avatar sprite in her room can be dressed in all manner of fancy dresses. Usually the last piece of Premium attire she can get in a route is a flowing ball gown-length dress that matches the ColorMotif of whichever route she’s on. |
| 52 | * PlayerCharacter: She is the POV character naturally. |
| 53 | * ShutUpHannibal: Gives some pretty blunt [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech The Reason You Suck Speeches]] to Amon, when she meets him. |
| 54 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She’s the only female character in the game, with ''17'' possible suitors. Even the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Magic Tower]] is not shown to have any female disciples, as they’re all cloaked and mostly described in gender neutral language, so it’s impossible to tell. |
| 55 | * StumbledIntoThePlot: Of course, given the story the game is based on. |
| 56 | * SupremeChef: More like Supreme Baker, since she primarily likes to bake and eat sweet foods and desserts. She leans more toward this when Luka teaches her his recipes in his route. |
| 57 | ** SweetBaker: She did work in a confectionery, and she's a very kind woman. |
| 58 | * SweetTooth: Her massive love for sweet foods is one of her traits most brought up in the story. |
| 59 | * VagueAge: Despite having more backstory than normal for a DatingSim heroine, Alice’s age is never explicitly stated and is left up to the player. The only hints are that she states she’s older than Loki is at 19, and is implied to be younger than [[PapaWolf Sirius]], who is 30. |
| 60 | * TheVoiceless: She ''can'' speak, and often has lines of dialogue not chosen by the player. But by virtue of being the main character, she has no voice actor, so she’ll never have any voiced lines. |
| 61 | * WhenSheSmiles: Noted by several characters to have a wonderful smile. |
| 62 | * {{Workaholic}}: She’ll always insist on helping out around the Black Army headquarters during her stay, in order to repay them for taking her in for the month. This is especially prominent in Luka’s route, where she attempts to bury her nervous apprehension in work, which he calls her out on. She also takes her job as Kyle’s and Oliver’s assistant seriously once she commits to it in their respective routes. |
| 63 | [[/folder]] |
| 64 | |
| 65 | !!The Red Army |
| 66 | The members of the Red Army, ruling over the West side of Cradle. |
| 67 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 68 | [[quoteright:293:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aa971d65_4563_40d4_962a_39a58b3803ae.jpeg]] |
| 69 | --->''May glory run crimson through our veins!'' |
| 70 | Tropes pertaining to the Red Army as a whole. |
| 71 | ---- |
| 72 | * BadassCrew: Like the Black Army, the Red Army is comprised of masterful sword fighters that train everyday to hone their skills. The ranked leaders are the best of them (well, except for [[TheMedic Kyle]]), and trained for their positions all their lives. |
| 73 | * ChildhoodFriends: Lancelot and Jonah |
| 74 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Each member has a specific ColorMotif that corresponds to them. Overall, their theme color is obviously [[RedIsHeroic Red]]. |
| 75 | * DysfunctionJunction: Virtually each of the leaders of the Red Army has some kind of troubled past, which is at odds with the refined way they do work. |
| 76 | ** Lancelot: [[spoiler: had his father killed and his body displayed for all to see on the Black Bridge. When he inherits the title of King, he discovers there’s been a long line of King of Hearts colluding with the leader of the Magic Tower, and his father was killed by the current leader for disagreeing with him. Lancelot then has to abandon his two best friends and keep them, Alice, and his entire army in the dark to protect them and figure out a way to destroy Amon alone. All the while pretending to be Amon’s pawn.]] |
| 77 | ** Jonah: grew up in a noble family with a strict upbringing, and knew that he would be the Red Queen from the start. He reveals to Alice that [[spoiler: he was often bullied for his looks and prestige as a child, and later for standing up for his younger brother, Jonah being the only one who ever showed affection to Luka. When Lancelot gives him courage after being beaten up, he decides then to dedicate his loyalty to Lancelot as his king.]] This is made more heartbreaking in his route, where [[spoiler: he briefly thinks his best friend and king has betrayed his trust and his army after all these years.]] What’s more, Jonah’s determination to prove himself worthy had caused him to push Luka away as a child, and now his relationship with his beloved little brother is broken. |
| 78 | ** Edgar: [[spoiler: was raised by his uncle after the death of his father, and his uncle adhered to the past 100 years of the Jack of Hearts being the personal assassin for the King and Queen, teaching his nephew everything he knows about killing, scheming, and presenting a facade of affability to throw people off his trail.]] |
| 79 | ** Zero: spent his childhood growing up in the Magic Tower, a place that is hardly a warm and friendly place. His parents or where he came from are never mentioned, and neither is his leaving the Tower and his rise through the army to Ace of Hearts, though he explains to Alice in Edgar’s route that he eventually transferred to the same boarding school and Edgar took it upon himself to make Zero his protege. [[spoiler: In his route it's revealed that he was born in the Magic Tower as the first human created from magic refined from Magic Crystals, and was [[OddNameOut named Zero]] as the (actually) first attempt at such. He was completely isolated in the Magic Tower, born to be used as a research subject by people that didn't care for him or even see him as human, watching the other children who were "born" as he was die. When his magic ran out at 14, [[BroughtDownToNormal he was able to live, but couldn't be researched on at the Tower anymore]]. Instead of killing him, the Senior Disciples decided instead to send him out into the world he was unfamiliar with, to see how long he lasted since he managed to outlive the others]]. Even after he arrived at the boarding school where he would eventually become Edgar's swordsman protege, he isolated himself from others because he felt different, and buried his feelings of loneliness in working to earn his place as Ace of the Red Army. |
| 80 | ** Kyle: As with the rest, he came from a noble family that always took the place of 7 of Hearts but [[spoiler: it was actually Kyle’s older brother who was meant to be the army doctor. The position fell to Kyle after his brother died, during the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Day Lost to Darkness]]. Every time he visits his parents his father, the former 7 of Hearts who never got over his son's death, insists on talking about it over drinks with Kyle.]] |
| 81 | * EveryoneHasStandards: While they’re not nearly as friendly as the Black Army, and have no qualms threatening and kidnapping Alice to get her to their side, none of them have any intention of harming her, and they’re all unwilling to provoke the Black Army needlessly. The times when the Red Army soldiers attack the Black soldiers and Alice, it’s always younger new recruits trying to prove themselves to their leaders and win King Lancelot’s favor, and they’re always punished by Lancelot and Jonah for it. Even the Black Army knows this, as they acknowledge that the Red Army has rigid rules that they always play by. |
| 82 | * FirstNameBasis: Oddly enough for the army much less friendly than their counterparts, they all refer to each other by first name instead of titles. |
| 83 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Despite initially being cast in a more antagonistic light at first, the Red Army aren’t the bad guys of the story. However, they do have strict rules they abide by and punish those soldiers who perform unsanctioned acts, usually by removing them from the army and sending them back home. Also, they’re not afraid to engage in large battles involving swords and magic. Even the two ranked leaders who are kinder to Alice display this. Zero is the best swordsman in the Red Army, and as the Ace is in charge of the vanguard. He also declares in the prologue that the time for the armies to fight has come. Kyle, despite being no good in a fight, doesn’t back down from treating horrible wounds without clamming up, and is surprisingly vehement against anyone who would throw their lives away. |
| 84 | * ImplausibleHairColor: Averted for the most part. The members all seem to have normal hair colors, the only exceptions being Jonah’s pale hair walking the line between white and blond, with an occasional greenish tint, and Zero’s random blond streak in his dark hair. |
| 85 | * NonUniformUniform: Each member wears their uniform differently, ostensibly to signify their rank in the Chosen Thirteen: |
| 86 | ** Lancelot: As King, he wears his uniform the most neat, with the biggest deviation being the large and rather dramatic fur-lined cape draped over his shoulders. He also carries his sword with him at all times, and wears a sash across his chest. |
| 87 | ** Jonah: Wears a scarf-like sash around his waist, and a smaller and less flamboyant cape over a shoulder. |
| 88 | ** Edgar: Wears his uniform crisply with a high collar, white gloves, and pronounced coattails. |
| 89 | ** Zero: Wears a cropped jacket with the sleeves rolled up, as opposed to a more standard suit jacket, and has several small daggers sheathed in a belt. He also appears to wear several ropes of bracelets on one wrist. |
| 90 | ** Kyle: being the resident medic, his biggest deviation is the white lab coat he wears over his normal army uniform, with a stethoscope always around his neck. |
| 91 | * PlayingCardMotifs: Hearts |
| 92 | * RedIsHeroic: The Red Army are just as much willing to fight for all of Cradle, and oppose [[spoiler: the Magic Tower]], as the Black Army. |
| 93 | * RedIsViolent: The prologue paints them in a far less friendlier light in comparison to the Black Army, although both sides are raring for a fight. |
| 94 | * {{Revenge}}: Their reason for declaring war on the Black Army when Alice falls into Cradle. They believe Lancelot’s father and their former King was killed by someone from the Black Army, and his body displayed on the Black Bridge. [[spoiler: It wasn’t the Black Army.]] |
| 95 | * TheTeam: Played pretty much as you’d expect, with a couple of them wearing different hats. Lancelot is very obviously TheLeader since he’s the King of Hearts, while also being viewed as TheHero by his men, especially Jonah. Jonah is the second-in-command, he’s in the prime position to be TheLancer, though he’s usually too loyal to Lancelot to disagree with him much. Edgar is generally a more faithful version of TheLancer than Jonah, being able to prod at his King’s reasons for doing things like disappearing by himself and keeping Alice, making it clear he’s onto Lancelot’s true intentions. Also shows signs of TheSmartGuy, if only for his ability to read people and situations, as well as his scheming nature. Zero is often being the least rude or standoffish of the bunch, you could make a case for him being TheHeart of the group, as he usually has reservations about taking more extreme measures against Alice and the opposing army. He’s also the best candidate for TheBigGuy, being the Ace of Hearts with the implication that he worked his way up to the position as opposed to being handed it through family. Kyle is the member with the least amount of combat ability, but the best medical expertise, puts him firmly in TheSmartGuy category. He even graduated from university at sixteen. |
| 96 | * UnwittingPawn: Though it’s somewhat downplayed in the story proper, [[spoiler: all of them but Lancelot are this to Amon, as they have no idea they’re being used in an elaborate scheme to pit the armies against each other while someone else rules from the shadows.]] They never seem to have a real conversation about this however. |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | [[folder:Lancelot Kingsley]] |
| 99 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dafe5e50_24bc_4668_bf6c_b088671912a1.png]] |
| 100 | !!!Charismatic & Ruthless |
| 101 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [floatboxright: |
| 104 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 105 | '''Age:''' 29 \ |
| 106 | '''Birthday:''' January 11th \ |
| 107 | '''Zodiac:''' Capricorn \ |
| 108 | '''Height:''' 6 ft (182 cm) \ |
| 109 | '''Blood Type:''' AB \ |
| 110 | '''Occupation:''' King of Hearts \ |
| 111 | '''Affiliation:''' Red Army] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | As the King who commands the Red Army, his followers swear their allegiance to his formidable leadership. He holds tremendous magical powers and advocates a dictatorial government, but sometimes reveals his innocent side. |
| 114 | ---- |
| 115 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: His reasoning for kidnapping Alice ultimately boils down to this. Being the only one in the know about the true nature of the war between the armies, he believes she's the safest at Red Headquarters where he can see her. |
| 116 | * BaitAndSwitchTyrant: He doesn't exactly seem friendly at first, and even threatens Alice during their first encounter. [[spoiler: This is largely a ploy to trick the real mastermind.]] |
| 117 | * BrokenPedestal: He's briefly this to Jonah, in Jonah's route. |
| 118 | * ColorMotif: Crimson red |
| 119 | * DarkSecret: [[spoiler: The true nature of his relationship with Amon.]] |
| 120 | * DeathGlare: Can look pretty scathing sometimes |
| 121 | * DefrostingIceKing: Over the course of his route, Lancelot goes from a cold and unapproachable king to a kinder man learning how to trust and open up to other people again. |
| 122 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Uses his magic to wipe Alice's memories of him]] so that she'll choose to safely leave Cradle without getting mixed up in Amon's plot. |
| 123 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though it takes him awhile to start showing it. |
| 124 | * TheKindnapper: His reasons for wanting to bring Alice to the Red Army are quite different from what everyone thinks. [[spoiler: He's trying to protect her from Amon and his Disciples, since he's the only one who knows what's really going on.]] |
| 125 | * {{Kuudere}}: Lancelot's cold words and unemotional demeanor belie a hidden heart of gold that deeply cares for the people around him. That's why he does what he does. |
| 126 | * TheLeader: He's the King of Hearts, the leader of the Red Army. |
| 127 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has shaggy blond hair for someone so stern, and while he may not be [[DudeLooksLikeALady Jonah]] he's still very pretty. |
| 128 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Whenever Kyle even ''mentions'' needles, Lancelot nervously starts threatening him against bringing a syringe anywhere near him. This coming from the coldly stoic commander of the proud Red Army. |
| 129 | * ParentalAbandonment: His father died before the story started, and his mother is never mentioned. |
| 130 | * PassingTheTorch: On the receiving end of this from his father's death. The Red Army leaders delineate rank by family, so it didn't come as a surprise to one day find himself King. [[spoiler: His father's death at the hands of Amon for not being a suitable pawn was probably the bigger surprise.]] |
| 131 | * PerpetualFrowner: Related to DeathGlare above, this is his more neutral expression. Since his smile is rare, he more usually just looks vaguely bored by everything. |
| 132 | * PinkySwear: A bonus story shows him making a pinky promise and [[NotSoAboveItAll singing the song]] that goes with it. The rest of the army leaders are suitably shocked. |
| 133 | * PowerOfTrust: Heavily at play in his own route, both with him learning to trust in Alice and she choosing to trust in the good in him that she sees. |
| 134 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His irises glow red whenever he’s about to use his magical ability, which usually means trouble for his enemies. |
| 135 | * SelfSacrificeScheme: In his route [[spoiler: he's determined to battle Amon alone while Jonah escorts [[AmnesiacHero Alice]] back to the Garden, before the battle between Red and Black can really get underway.]] Thankfully, this doesn't go quite the way he imagined it would. |
| 136 | * TheStoic: He emotes the least of any of the Red Army leaders. [[spoiler: This is so he can keep everyone an arm's length from him, and therefore away from his entanglement with Amon.]] This starts to change by the end of his route. |
| 137 | * TragicHero: What he ultimately ends up being. |
| 138 | * UsedToBeMoreSocial: On Sirius's route, it's implied Lance used to be more open and talkative about his ambitions and hope for the future, though he was probably never a chatterbox. |
| 139 | * WalkingSpoiler: He himself isn't a spoiler, [[spoiler: but his true intentions and connections to the Magic Tower are ''major'' spoilers not just for his own route, but all the others.]] |
| 140 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Sirius and Harr. |
| 141 | * WorthLivingFor: Decides his relationship with Alice is worth sticking around for, and won't put himself into another SelfSacrificeScheme as long as he has her. |
| 142 | [[/folder]] |
| 143 | [[folder:Jonah Clemence]] |
| 144 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/29153202_7c2e_460a_9ce4_7d698fd9488b.png]] |
| 145 | !!!Composed & Saucy |
| 146 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [floatboxright: |
| 149 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 150 | '''Age:''' 27 \ |
| 151 | '''Birthday:''' November 18th \ |
| 152 | '''Zodiac:''' Scorpio \ |
| 153 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) \ |
| 154 | '''Blood Type:''' B \ |
| 155 | '''Occupation:''' Queen of Hearts \ |
| 156 | '''Affiliation:''' Red Army] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | The beautiful Queen of the Red Army has sworn his unbreakable loyalty to Lancelot. He adores his younger brother Luka, but often finds those feelings rebuked. Confident and a perfectionist, his likes and dislikes are clearly defined. |
| 159 | ---- |
| 160 | * AccidentalPublicConfession: Toward the end of his route. |
| 161 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: [[spoiler: His noble background and dainty looks made him the frequent target of bullies growing up.]] |
| 162 | * AngerBornOfWorry: When Alice is two hours late for their date, Jonah sticks around in the rain to wait for her, worried sick that something terrible has happened. When he learns she was helping a lost boy find his brother his anger relents but he still makes it clear that he was really worried. |
| 163 | * BerserkButton: God help you if you say one bad thing about [[RelativeButton Luka]] in Jonah's presence. Or [[UndyingLoyalty Lancelot]]. Or [[ItsAllAboutMe Jonah, himself]]. |
| 164 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Jonah would move heaven and earth for Luka. Too bad he seems blind to the fact that Luka hates him. |
| 165 | * BrokenPedestal: He's been on both sides of this trope |
| 166 | ** With Luka, he's the broken pedestal, when Luka feels betrayed by him as kids and begins to see him for his arrogant tendencies |
| 167 | ** With Lancelot, the pedestal he put his king on is broken in his own route when [[spoiler: Lancelot threatens Alice and exiles Jonah for asking whether he's been working with the Tower.]] However, things get better for them. |
| 168 | * TheCharmer: His sizable in-universe fanbase is largely due to this and his good looks. He tried to be this to Alice in order to get her to willingly join the Red side by falling in love with him, but it doesn't work, and he ends up [[LadykillerInLove falling for Alice instead]]. [[spoiler: Even when she does begin a relationship with him, Alice subverts this by deciding to stay with the Black Army and be a mediator between the two sides until they can work together civilly.]] |
| 169 | * ChickMagnet |
| 170 | ** EvenTheGuysWantHim: There is a group of soldiers who call themselves "Jonah's Heart Defenders" and fanboy over the Queen of Hearts. Everybody but Jonah is aware they exist. |
| 171 | * ClearMyName: Towards the end of his route. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when it turns out Lancelot never truly banished him from the army, as everything Jonah confronted him with was true. Lancelot just didn't want to tip Amon off that he planned to betray him.]] |
| 172 | * ColorMotif: A pale, salmon pink. This probably references his beautiful looks as well as his refined and noble background. |
| 173 | * CulturedBadass: It's very clear that Jonah comes from nobility, and it's also clear that he's a force to be reckoned with when he wields his sword. [[spoiler: He's able to singlehandedly cut through a crowd of brainwashed Red soldiers, even though it pains him to have to use his weapon against his allies.]] |
| 174 | * DefrostingIceKing: His haughty attitude and position of power make him seem entirely unapproachable at first. Thankfully, he quickly reveals his other sides and becomes much warmer. |
| 175 | %% * DramaQueen |
| 176 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: His looks make it easy for some players to mistake him for a woman at first. |
| 177 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introductory scene in the prologue is rife with this. |
| 178 | ---> '''Jonah:''' ''[to Alice]'' You mean to tell me you don't know who I - Jonah Clemence - am? |
| 179 | ---> '''Alice:''' ''[to herself]'' That's exactly what I said. |
| 180 | * FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: He was bullied and beaten up horribly as a child, for his prestige and doll-like delicate appearance, with the bullies doubting he could ever be worthy of the title of Queen of Hearts.]] |
| 181 | * FriendlessBackground: His lifestyle [[spoiler: and standing up for himself and Luka to bullies]] precluded having many friends growing up. This could partially explain his loyalty to Lancelot. |
| 182 | * IOweYouMyLife: His feelings toward Lancelot, though slightly downplayed. While maybe not his life per se, [[spoiler: definitely his drive and confidence in being Queen of Hearts and second-in-command of the Red Army could be attributed to a child Lance telling a child Jonah not to give into what others think of him.]] |
| 183 | * ItsAllAboutMe |
| 184 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Less so than Lancelot but still played pretty straight. Less because he has something to hide and more because he's just got an ego the size of Red Territory. |
| 185 | * LargeHam: Usually when talking about himself or Luka |
| 186 | * {{Narcissist}}: Though not entirely without justification! |
| 187 | * NoSocialSkills: He doesn’t seem to realize that bragging about how awesome he is doesn’t endear him to Alice, or Luka, or pretty much every named character in the story. |
| 188 | * ParentalFavoritism: Due to him being the next Queen of Hearts. |
| 189 | * PassingTheTorch: The eldest son of the Clemence family has been Queen of Hearts for the past 500 years. |
| 190 | * PrincelyYoungMan: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. With his good looks, noble family background, and second-highest rank in the army, you might expect him to be like this. Then he opens his mouth. |
| 191 | * RealMenWearPink: His theme color is light pink, and most of his bedroom is made up in pink/red tones. He even has a tower of pink macarons you can get as a route item for your room. It seems the reason for this was to highlight his affluent lifestyle, because the guy still kick tons of ass in battle. |
| 192 | * TheResenter: Toward Sirius, the opposing Queen. Further investigation seems to imply it’s because Luka treats Sirius as more of a respected big brother figure than he does his own older brother. |
| 193 | * RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He thinks the best way to dry wet laundry is by whipping it around like a propeller over his head, and orders that the cooks make a savory five course dinner time meal as breakfast for Lancelot. It’s clear he had people do these things for him growing up. |
| 194 | * SignatureScent: Apparently has one, and buys Alice the female version as a goodbye present on his route, at her request. He becomes adorably flustered by this, and fails at hiding it. |
| 195 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Heavy on the Ice part, though he begins to thaw the more he gets to know the MC and vice versa. |
| 196 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mille-feuille. And you better not forget the strawberries on top. |
| 197 | * {{Tsundere}}: The most classic example of the cast, which really saves him from being ''too'' arrogant. |
| 198 | * UnclePennybags: Sees nothing wrong with buying Alice every dress in her size at a store, calling 500 “a start,” as well as trying to buy her expensive jewelry and even her own property on their first date/duel. Alice is horrified. |
| 199 | * UndyingLoyalty: Believes in Lancelot more than even himself. Another redeeming quality of his, even if it sometimes gets him in trouble. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | [[folder:Edgar Bright]] |
| 202 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8da6a6bb_faae_43be_8cd1_bb1f00c76909.png]] |
| 203 | !!!Smooth & Black-hearted |
| 204 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakuYashiro |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [floatboxright: |
| 207 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 208 | '''Age:''' 25 \ |
| 209 | '''Birthday:''' August 23rd \ |
| 210 | '''Zodiac:''' Leo \ |
| 211 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) \ |
| 212 | '''Blood Type:''' O \ |
| 213 | '''Occupation:''' Jack of Hearts \ |
| 214 | '''Affiliation:''' Red Army] |
| 215 | |
| 216 | You’ll be hard-pressed to find fault with the Jack of Hearts. He’s both a perfect soldier and a perfect gentleman, but incredibly fond of animals and junk food. He may look refined at first glance, but he’s not nicknamed “the gentle demon” for nothing. |
| 217 | ---- |
| 218 | * AbusiveParents: Well, uncle, but he was still this. |
| 219 | * TheAtoner: By his route's end. |
| 220 | * BigDamnHeroes: In the beginning of his route, he saves Alice from a band of thieves. [[spoiler: Subverted when it seems he had planned their meeting that way.]] [[spoiler: [[NotMeThisTime Double subverted]] when it turns out it actually ''wasn't'' him]]. |
| 221 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Luka, both of them usually meeting on the rooftop of their boarding school while skipping class. |
| 222 | ** Seems he was also this to Zero, around the same time. However, it started as more a mentor-student relationship before becoming real friendship. |
| 223 | * ColorMotif: Yellow |
| 224 | * CorruptTheCutie: You could make an argument that [[spoiler: Claudius did this to Edgar as a child.]] |
| 225 | * DarkSecret: [[spoiler: Being an assassin is generally treated as such, outside of Lancelot and Jonah who are supposed to order the assassinations. However, [[RedIsHeroic they never]] [[EveryoneHasStandards do]].]] |
| 226 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: Many players agree his route is one of the more dramatic. |
| 227 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Invoked. Edgar's bland and pleasant smile often belies his true intentions, thoughts, and feelings on a situation. However, he's generally more mischievous than downright evil. |
| 228 | * ForcedIntoEvil: [[spoiler: Courtesy of his uncle, Claudius. Edgar's father wanted a different life for his son than being another Red Army assassin, as the Jack of Hearts had been for the past 100 years, but with his death Claudius raised Edgar instead, into being the perfect gentleman and the perfect assassin from childhood. Edgar had little choice but to go along, and bury his reservations and fear under an unfeeling blandness.]] |
| 229 | * {{Forgiveness}}: A major theme of his route, especially in the latter half. |
| 230 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Usually only when the "living things" in question are animals, of which he seems to have a special affinity with. |
| 231 | * FriendlyEnemy: His unnerving calm in tense situations gives him this vibe. |
| 232 | * TheGadfly: The resident one in the Red Army. His favorite pastime seems to be needling and teasing his colleagues. |
| 233 | * GoAndSinNoMore: At the end of his route, [[spoiler: his trial ends on this note. With Claudius's written confession from jail taking more of the blame off Edgar, he leaves a free man determined to spend the rest of his life atoning for his crimes by being a true force for good.]] |
| 234 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: Implied to be what he means when he complains of his life being endlessly boring and dark. |
| 235 | * InsecureLoveInterest: When he realizes his feelings for the MC [[spoiler: he believes he has no right to touch her with hands that have been stained by blood.]] |
| 236 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Though the game rightly asserts that the real villain of his route his Claudius, Edgar still gets off pretty easily by the end of it.]] |
| 237 | * LimaSyndrome: Though he did bring her to Red headquarters in order to bring her over to their side, he still ends up falling in love with the MC. |
| 238 | * MeaningfulName: His last name, Bright, is this since he's believed he's been living in darkness until he met Alice. |
| 239 | ---> '''Edgar:''' Thank you for bringing me into the light. |
| 240 | * TheMentor: Was Zero's mentor in swordfighting and seems to genuinely care for his protege, in his own way. |
| 241 | * NiceGuy: Despite being on opposing sides, he speaks very politely to the Black Army soldiers. |
| 242 | ** BewareTheNiceOnes: However, he's more this trope than anything else. |
| 243 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Edgar starts panicking, you know shit has hit the fan. |
| 244 | * PassingTheTorch: The Bright family has been Jack of Hearts for generations. |
| 245 | * PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: When Alice accuses him of using her and runs away into the woods, Edgar uncharacteristically yells "Goddammit!"]] |
| 246 | * RedHerring: It really seems like his saving Alice from the bandits and bringing her with him to Red headquarters is another of his elaborate schemes. [[spoiler: It isn't.]] |
| 247 | * {{Schemer}}: Does this a lot, to the chagrin of his colleagues and annoyance of his enemies. |
| 248 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to both Luka and Zero's Sensitive Guy. |
| 249 | * StepfordSmiler |
| 250 | * SweetTooth: For junk foods like jellybeans and lollipops. |
| 251 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Brightly colored jellybeans, to Jonah's endless horror. |
| 252 | * TrainingFromHell: Kyle mentions that he gets more soldiers coming to the infirmary on the days Edgar leads the combat practice. [[spoiler: He also presumably went through this as a child being raised by Claudius Bright, the former Jack of Hearts all too happy with killing for profit.]] |
| 253 | * VitriolicBestBuds: His relationship with Zero can best be described as this, usually set up as a long-suffering Zero reluctantly putting up with Edgar's teasing way of showing affection. |
| 254 | [[/folder]] |
| 255 | [[folder:Zero]] |
| 256 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f0096099_4119_4e40_98d2_56cbd77c384f.png]] |
| 257 | !!!Withdrawn & Intelligent |
| 258 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Kentaro Kumagai |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [floatboxright: |
| 261 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 262 | '''Age:''' 23 \ |
| 263 | '''Birthday:''' October 10th \ |
| 264 | '''Zodiac:''' Libra \ |
| 265 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) \ |
| 266 | '''Blood Type:''' A \ |
| 267 | '''Occupation:''' Ace of Hearts \ |
| 268 | '''Affiliation:''' Red Army] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | The formidable swordsmanship of the Ace of Hearts belies a curious childhood spent in the Magic Tower. Within the Red Army which stresses rank, he toiled with painstaking effort to earn his. To those around him, his very existence is an anomaly. |
| 271 | ---- |
| 272 | * AbusiveParents: This trope is [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] in a strange and heartbreaking way. [[spoiler: Being "created" from magic instead of born traditionally means Zero has no actual parents. The closest he comes to it is the Senior Disciples of Magic that created him, but they were very far from kind to him]]. |
| 273 | * TheAce: This is his Red Army rank, and for good reason. He's so good with the sword that he was able to earn his rank without family prestige. |
| 274 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Some of the soldiers don't show him respect as a superior because he doesn't have the "crimson blood" that the other soldiers inherited. There is even one nameless soldier in his route that goes out of his way to be an ass to Zero, to Alice's fury. [[spoiler: He was also implied to be this in school, until Dean Tweedle recommended Edgar take Zero under his wing]]. |
| 275 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: His route begins by him happening across Alice in the Forbidden Forest and saving her from Dalim and his men. They had only briefly been introduced a few days before. |
| 276 | * AmbiguousSituation: Zero's origins and how he came to be Ace is treated like this, until his route was released. |
| 277 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: His tanned skin tone is the darkest of the main cast. |
| 278 | * AmnesiacHero: [[spoiler: For a few chapters in his route, courtesy of Amon]]. |
| 279 | * BigDamnHeroes: Related to AlwaysSaveTheGirl above, he doesn't hesitate to jump in between Alice and the Disciples. Made even better when you realize why Zero has every reason to avoid the Tower. |
| 280 | * BridalCarry: Carries Alice like this when he saves her from her first encounter with Dalim. |
| 281 | * BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: He used to have magical abilities, being essentially a test tube baby made with magic instead of science, and this is why he was created and used as a research tool by the Tower. However, due to the circumstances surrounding his creation, his magic dried up when he was fourteen, and he was subsequently kicked out of the Tower, the only home he'd known until then. Dalim implies he was originally going to be killed, but since he was the only "prototype" to live that long, they decided to monitor him from afar]]. |
| 282 | ** BroughtDownToBadass: After leaving, he went and mastered swordsmanship, eventually earning the rank of Ace of the Red Army, despite not having the family lineage. Zero went and made a name for himself, becoming far more important than the Disciples thought he'd be, which he tells Amon in his awesome TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at the end of his route |
| 283 | ---> '''Zero:''' I have a teacher who taught me the sword. A king that has accepted me. And a woman, [MC], that taught me what it means to be happy. ... I became human. |
| 284 | * CharacterTics: He has an unconscious tendency to scratch at his tattoo [[spoiler: whenever his past is brought up]]. [[SelfHarm Taken to heartbreaking extremes at the end of his route]]. |
| 285 | * ColorMotif: Orange |
| 286 | * CorruptTheCutie: Toward the end of his route, [[spoiler: when Amon erases his memories of Alice and the Red Army, turning him into "Prototype Zero," to be used as a pawn and killing machine]]. He breaks out of it, thanks to [[PowerOfLove Alice]] and [[PowerOfFriendship Edgar]]. |
| 287 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: ''Boy howdy''. Zero's had a rough life from the start. [[spoiler: It would be enough to just be artifically created from the power of Magic Crystals as a test tube baby, knowing you don't have any real family to speak of. But then he spent his childhood completely isolated in the Magic Tower, used as a research subject by the Senior Disciples, none of whom treated him with kindness. Then once he lost his magic abilities he was tossed out of the only home he'd ever known, and put into boarding school without knowing anyone. He'd learned to isolate himself early enough that he doesn't even recognize his own feelings of loneliness anymore]]. If it wasn't for [[spoiler: Harr]] he'd have absolutely no positive memories of his childhood to speak of, and even then he [[spoiler: can't remember that it ''was'' Harr who gave him candy and comfort as a child]]. |
| 288 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Despite [[spoiler: being created artificially and raised by the Magic Tower]], Zero is as much a hero as anyone else in the Red Army. |
| 289 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: Poor Zero gets put through the wringer by his route's end. |
| 290 | * FriendlessBackground: He had a pretty lonely childhood, until he met Edgar in boarding school when Zero was about fourteen. Alice tells him at his route's end that he probably had learned from a young age to bury his feelings of loneliness until he didn't recognize them anymore. |
| 291 | * InsecureLoveInterest: [[spoiler: Justified, since he was "created" in the Magic Tower and not born to human parents. Of course, he has a few insecurities about this]]. |
| 292 | * IOweYouMyLife: A bit downplayed, but his loyalty to Lancelot in particular is because Lance allowed him the position of Ace, and therefore a place to belong in the army, despite his not having the heritage. Zero had nowhere else to go after he left boarding school, and he muses at one point that he could have been abandoned on the streets like Rico if he hadn't been allowed to join the Army. This is why [[spoiler: his decision to save Alice from Lancelot bringing her to the Magic Tower is so poignant - he and the MC both think he's choosing her over the man that gave him his home]]. [[spoiler: Good thing Lancelot wasn't actually working for Amon in the first place]]. |
| 293 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Zero tells Edgar that he won't ask Alice to stay in Cradle despite the threat being gone, because [[spoiler: he's not sure how long he has left to live, since he wasn't supposed to live as long as he already has]]. Alice points out that no one alive knows the answer to that, regardless of their birth, and that's why it's important to spend the time you have with the people you love. |
| 294 | * KnightOfCerebus: His route is where the extent of the atrocities committed by the Senior Disciples of the Magic Tower are revealed. |
| 295 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: Not anymore, but Zero says he used to have long hair as a child. He thought it made him look like a girl, but Alice muses to herself that if he grew his hair out now he'd still look very masculine. |
| 296 | * MeaningfulName: He believes his name has no meaning at first [[spoiler: since its a reminder of his being a test tube baby with no real family]]. The MC gives his name a meaning when she explains that zero has limitless potential, and that there would be nothing without zero. |
| 297 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: Zero's slim build belies the fact that he's the best swordsman of the Red Army. You wouldn't know that he's constantly training with his saber to look at him. |
| 298 | * NoSocialSkills: He tends to keep a certain distance with everyone he meets, until he takes the MC into his care to protect her from Dalim and his disciples of the Magic Tower. [[spoiler: Doubles as a FreudianExcuse since he was alone and treated as an object instead of a person since his unconventional birth. Knowing he was created by the Tower caused him to draw a line of difference between himself and others, so Zero is hardly very sociable]]. He gets better once Alice draws him out of his shell. |
| 299 | * PassingTheTorch: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He's the only Red Army member to not come from a family of former Aces of Hearts. His origins are explored in his route. |
| 300 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Zero is the quiet and kind Sensitive Guy to Edgar's teasing Manly Man. |
| 301 | * TheStoic: He's right behind Lancelot in this category, but a straighter example, since he's usually just TheQuietOne of the Red Army as opposed to Lance's DefrostingIceKing demeanor. They are, however, both this way because they have thing to hide. [[spoiler: Zero is hiding his past and the fact that he was created using Magic Crystals as an experiment, while Lancelot is hiding his TheMole status for the Magic Tower, so that he can get close enough to Amon to stop him]]. |
| 302 | * SuaveSabre: Armed with a saber, which you can get as a bonus accessory for his avatar after you read his Romantic Ending from his POV. Since Edgar taught him how to fight, he's mastered the skill and used it to make a home for himself in the Red Army. |
| 303 | * TallDarkAndHandsome |
| 304 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lollipops, each character gives him a special kind of lollipop at the end of his route when [[spoiler: he's recovering from the fight at the Magic Tower]]. [[spoiler: This is because Harr gave lollipops to Zero when he was a child growing up in the Tower, and it's probably the only positive memory he has of it, even if he can't remember Harr]]. |
| 305 | * VitriolicBestBuds: His relationship with Edgar can best be described as this. It's actually pretty sweet when [[spoiler: Edgar helps Zero regain his memories Amon stole, by saying being his teacher and companion since they were schoolboys is his pride and joy in life]]. |
| 306 | * {{Workaholic}}: Until Alice came along and showed him how to enjoy life, Zero was always working and training with his sword, even on his days off. [[spoiler: This is because he constantly feels he has to work to keep the home he created for himself]]. |
| 307 | * YouAreNumber6: [[spoiler: The origin of his name Zero. He was the first of the artificial lifeforms created in the Magic Tower, using Magic Crystals. The Disciples named him, literally, just "0"]]. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | [[folder:Kyle Ash]] |
| 310 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c49d918b_aaea_4c45_956d_485557e8791a.png]] |
| 311 | !!!Wild & Lazy Doctor |
| 312 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakotoFurukawa |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [floatboxright: |
| 315 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 316 | '''Age:''' 23 \ |
| 317 | '''Birthday:''' July 17th \ |
| 318 | '''Zodiac:''' Cancer \ |
| 319 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 8 in (172 cm) \ |
| 320 | '''Blood Type:''' O \ |
| 321 | '''Occupation:''' 7 of Hearts (Doctor) \ |
| 322 | '''Affiliation:''' Red Army] |
| 323 | |
| 324 | He may be the youngest in the Red Army, but the 7 of Hearts is a model in machismo and often takes a wide view of things. His love of drinking leaves him constantly hungover. He graduated at 16 from university, and his knowledge excels all else - but don’t count on him in a fight. |
| 325 | ---- |
| 326 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: He's fond of doing this to the MC in his route, especially when he's drunk. |
| 327 | * BerserkButton: Don't you dare say life has no meaning around Kyle. He's not very taken with anyone who has a death wish. |
| 328 | * BrilliantButLazy: Despite being the best doctor in all of Cradle, he's still quite fond of drinking and sleeping. |
| 329 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Related to the above, it may be hard to believe it, but he ''is'' the best doctor in Cradle. |
| 330 | * ButtMonkey: Usually when the rest of the cast make fun of his drinking habits, or express disbelief that Alice could be attracted to him. |
| 331 | ---> '''Blanc:''' Kyle without a drink is like dinner without [[TrademarkFavoriteFood carrot cake]]! |
| 332 | ---> '''Fenrir:''' [[WaitWhat Yeah, nobody understands that reference]]. |
| 333 | ---> '''Zero:''' But the three pillars of your life are eating, sleeping, and drinking. |
| 334 | ---> '''Jonah:''' Kyle not drinking feels like a harbinger of doom. |
| 335 | ---> '''Kyle:''' Keep talking and I'll sue you all for defamation of character! |
| 336 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: Despite the frequency with which he drinks, he's a surprising lightweight. |
| 337 | * CharacterTics: He usually scratches his head when he feels awkward or embarrassed. |
| 338 | * ColorMotif: Brown |
| 339 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: To a similar extent to most of the rest of the cast, though he's considerably good at masking it. [[spoiler: He was delivering a university textbook to his older brother in Cradle's boarding school, and so was there on The Day That Went Dark, and witnessed his brother's last moments of life while he and his father were unable to save him.]] |
| 340 | * {{Determinator}}: Say what you will about Kyle, he's very determined to save as many lives as he can as a doctor, no matter which side they happen to be on. This mentality is partly what led him to become the best doctor in the country. |
| 341 | * DitzyGenius: He was a child prodigy, entering university by thirteen and graduating by sixteen, and his room is filled to bursting with complex medical books. However, he's a little [[ObliviousToLove socially]] [[ButtMonkey unaware]]. |
| 342 | * FieryRedhead: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He's the only redhead of the cast and yet he maintains a friendly and relaxed personality. Even drunk, the most he is is a little goofy. |
| 343 | * FriendToAllChildren: During their house visits as his assistant, Alice realizes that all the children from both Red and Black Territories like Kyle, and he's very good at keeping his younger patients calm and relaxed. |
| 344 | * FriendlyEnemy: A straighter example of the trope than Edgar, he really doesn't hold much hostility toward the Black Army, even admiring Ray and going to Black headquarters to treat a wounded Luka. He really doesn't care whether his patients are [[RedIsHeroic Red]] or [[DarkIsNotEvil Black]], he just wants to treat them. |
| 345 | ---> '''Kyle:''' Whatever. Just because I'm a member of this army doesn't mean I'm going to blindly do everything I'm told. I'm a doctor, not a soldier. |
| 346 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When Amon tells him that Kyle will doom other lives in the future by saving his, Kyle briefly questions his ideals, and then berates himself for hesitating anyway]]. |
| 347 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: He hides how much pain his brother's death, and the subsequent deaths of any of his patients, gets to him. He's buried his tears for so long that it takes some gentle persuasion from Alice to get him to finally let them out.]] His sobs are strangled and stalled, because he rarely cries at all. |
| 348 | * HumbleHero: Even when Alice gives him genuine praise, in amazement of his talents and convictions, Kyle doesn't seem to react to it much, apparently thinking he's only doing what he is supposed to. |
| 349 | * MenCantKeepHouse: His room is very messy, and apparently the infirmary is a little cluttered as well, what with bottles of booze hiding in odd places. His room is mostly littered with stacks of medical tomes however. |
| 350 | * MessyHair: Highlighting his laidback demeanor, and lackadaisical personality. He also probably [[CharacterTics musses his hair a lot]]. |
| 351 | * MyGreatestFailure: Being a doctor, Kyle's GoalInLife is to save as many lives as he can [[spoiler: since he couldn't save his brother's life]]. Of course sometimes this means he can't always [[YouDidEverythingYouCould save the life of every wounded soldier that comes to his door]]. |
| 352 | * NervesOfSteel: When a Red soldier is taken to the infirmary with life-threatening injuries, he doesn't hesitate to jump into action. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness He almost becomes a different person when a life is on the line]]. |
| 353 | * NiceGuy: Being a doctor who saves lives regardless of army affiliation, as well as being friendly to kids and willing to do what he can to protect Alice, of course he is this. |
| 354 | * NonActionGuy: The most non-action member of either army. By his own admission, he puts his duties as a doctor before being a soldier. [[WeakButSkilled He can't fight anyway]]. |
| 355 | * NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: A minor plot point in his route. He finally allows himself to cry at Alice's urging.]] |
| 356 | * ObliviousToLove: This trait of his rivals Luka in his own route. Despite his intelligence, he lacks some social and emotional awareness, and it takes the better part of his route to recognize the feelings he has for Alice. |
| 357 | * OnlySaneMan: In regards to the war between the armies, he has shades of this, being critical of the reasons for fighting and the true motives behind the war declaration. [[spoiler: At least until he realizes there is more to what is going on than animosity and revenge.]] In a straighter example, he is this when it's time for him to help someone who is critically wounded. He's the one who snaps Alice out of a HeroicBSOD when he flies into action. |
| 358 | * PassingTheTorch: The Ash family has held the position of 7 of Hearts for generations. [[spoiler: It was originally supposed to go to Kyle's older brother]]. |
| 359 | * RedIsHeroic: He's a member of the Red Army and the best doctor in all of Cradle, determined to save as many lives as he can regardless of territory. |
| 360 | * StepfordSmiler: His affability is natural but [[spoiler: he pushes away his tears because he doesn't want anyone to see him cry, he thinks it doesn't help anything]]. |
| 361 | * SurvivorGuilt: It's not very obvious, given his {{Determinator}} stance, but [[spoiler: he apparently feels a bit of this in regards to the death of his brother and the other students on The Day Lost to Darkness.]] |
| 362 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Insofar as alcohol can be considered food. Seems especially fond of ale. |
| 363 | * UnwantedAssistance: [[spoiler: When he tries to save [[BigBad Amon's]] life, sticking to his ideals. Amon feels that he'd rather die than not see his plans come to fruition, and briefly gives Kyle a HeroicBSOD by saying that Kyle will doom more lives by saving his]]. |
| 364 | * WeakButSkilled: He can't fight to save his life, or even run very fast, but he can perform medical and surgical feats on others very well, earning him his reputation. |
| 365 | [[/folder]] |
| 366 | !!The Black Army |
| 367 | The members of the Black Army that watch over the East side of Cradle. |
| 368 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 369 | [[quoteright:291:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/218e0def_a64f_4c1d_9b87_1c9d9c6352b8.jpeg]] |
| 370 | --->''Freedom soars on raven wings!'' |
| 371 | Tropes pertaining to the Black Army as a whole. |
| 372 | ---- |
| 373 | * BadassCrew: Just as with the Red Army, the Black Army are all exceptionally skilled fighters, often training several times a day. Since they [[NoManShouldHaveThisPower refuse to use magic]] while fighting, they train hard to make sure their skill with weaponry is up to snuff. They also rely on strategic planning and nighttime attacks, so all and all they're on par with the Red Army when it comes to skill. |
| 374 | * BirdsOfAFeather: Moreso than the Reds, the ranked leaders of the Black Army all get along well and bond over shared meals. Alice notes that they're like a big raucous family. |
| 375 | * BlueIsHeroic: The Black Army seems to have blue as a secondary color motif, given their uniforms' accents and the furniture in their base. |
| 376 | * BromanticFoil: Ray and Fenrir work well together as army leaders and as best friends. Ray tends to be more stoic and brusque with an occasional deadpan delivery who doesn't like to use magic in battles, while Fenrir is a HotBlooded GunNut who uses magic bullets against enemies that won't physically harm his opponents. They both have a ThouShaltNotKill policy, which turns out is due to a shared DarkAndTroubledPast. |
| 377 | * ChildhoodFriends: Ray and Fenrir |
| 378 | * ColorCodedCharacters: Each member has their own ColorMotif associated with them. As a whole, it's [[DarkIsNotEvil Black]]. |
| 379 | * DarkIsNotEvil: The Black Army contains some of the nicest characters in the game, and they are all quick to accept Alice into the fold and protect her until the next full moon. |
| 380 | * {{Delinquents}}: How they're portrayed by the Red Army, especially Jonah, in comparison to the nobility of Red Territory. |
| 381 | * DysfunctionJunction: All of them, to varying degrees. |
| 382 | ** Ray: The young king has a lot of drive, thanks to [[spoiler: The Day That Went Dark, when he awakened to his innate magical powers against a group of people kidnapping classmates from his boarding school. He couldn't properly control his powers however, and he ended up killing everyone involved, including the students. He's carried the guilt ever since, and has refused to use his magical powers against Lancelot and his army, instead fighting to achieve peace and freedom by his own physical strength.]] This determination is what led him to become King of Spades at only 24. |
| 383 | ** Sirius: Grew up believing he'd take over the family business as a gardener and florist, only to instead [[spoiler: have one of his best friends become a wanted man and the other become King of the opposing faction, and seemingly give up on his noble dreams of uniting the two sides in order to become cold and ruthless, without Sirius ever knowing why for either.]] He hates fighting, but nevertheless gave up his peaceful life to become one of the Black Army's Chosen Thirteen, in order to [[spoiler: figure out Lancelot's true motives and bring Harr back into the light.]] |
| 384 | ** Luka: Grew up the second son of a noble Red Territory family whose eldest son would be Queen of Hearts. Luka felt unwanted since birth, with all of the attention and training falling on Jonah. However, Jonah was the only person in his life who acknowledged and loved him until [[spoiler: he one day seemed to stop caring about Luka just like everyone else, breaking Luka's heart and his trust in him.]] This pushed Luka to abandon his family to join the opposing army and become one of their Chosen Thirteen, the Jack of Spades, the third-in-command of the entire army. Despite this, and despite his friends loving Luka for himself, he still pushes himself to the brink of exhaustion every night, doing extra training until he felt he could be worthy in the eyes of all the people who dismissed him growing up. |
| 385 | ** Fenrir: Fenrir is a noble from Black Territory, who was set to inherit his father's extremely successful construction company. This did not happen. [[spoiler: He was the first to find Ray on The Day That Went Dark, and found his traumatized best friend surrounded by the carnage, and his fallen classmates. Fenrir blames himself for being too late to help Ray, and has vowed to find the group responsible for the whole thing by joining the Black Army. His trauma from witnessing this event is also why he uses guns equipped with bullets made from Magic Crystals that don't harm the people he shoots - he doesn't want to witness that level of bloodshed again.]] |
| 386 | ** Seth: Seth is seemingly the most well-adjusted and [[{{Keet}} happy-go-lucky]] member of the group. But little is known about his past, and he seems to know more about the Magic Tower and its Disciples of Magic than he lets on. [[HiddenDepths There are plenty of times when his cute outward personality drops]]. |
| 387 | * FirstNameBasis: They all refer to each other by first name instead of title. Makes more sense with these guys though, because they're all very close friends as well as comrades. |
| 388 | * GoodIsNotSoft: They may be the friendlier bunch from the start, but they can kick just as much ass as the Red Army when things get dangerous, and they do it without relying on magic. When Alice gets kidnapped by the Reds, they make it clear that they're [[LetsGetDangerous willing to fight]] if she is not returned to them. |
| 389 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: When it looks like someone from their side murdered the former King of Hearts, even though [[spoiler: they didn't.]] As we don't ever see any citizens' reactions to this claim however, this trope is downplayed somewhat. |
| 390 | * ImplausibleHairColor: |
| 391 | ** Luka's dark hair is obviously more purple than black |
| 392 | ** Fenrir and his bright magenta hair |
| 393 | ** Seth's hair looks more blue-white than blond |
| 394 | * ItsPersonal: Somewhat surprisingly, they have more members directly related to [[spoiler: the crimes of the Magic Tower and Amon Jabberwock.]] |
| 395 | ** Ray and Fenrir are both ready to bring the place down when it's discovered [[spoiler: the shady group of people who caused The Day That Went Dark were disciples from the Tower looking for children with innate magical abilities to experiment on.]] |
| 396 | ** Sirius [[spoiler: loses both of his best friends to the machinations of Amon Jabberwock.]] |
| 397 | ** Seth: It's implied he's very much part of a bigger plot than he shows, and it seems to be ''very'' personal for him. |
| 398 | * NonUniformUniform: They all wear variations of the army uniform, possibly to denote their positions as members of the highest-ranking Chosen Thirteen: |
| 399 | ** Ray wears an army jacket under a cape that is [[ChainedByFashion Chained By Fashion]]. |
| 400 | ** Sirius wears his jacket open and his shirt untucked with a loose tie and fingerless gloves |
| 401 | ** Luka appears to wear a scarf with his suit jacket and his massive broadsword is a constant presence over his shoulder |
| 402 | ** Fenrir wears holsters for his twin pistols at his waist and his armband hangs from his belt. He also wears a ChainedByFashion cropped jacket, not unlike the other Ace, Zero. He also appears to forego the standard dress shirt for a hoodie instead. Being the member with the most divergent uniform seems designed to highlight his WildChild personality |
| 403 | ** Seth wears a BadassLongcoat that seems able to hide all manner of knives and daggers as well as a bolero tie |
| 404 | * [[LovableRogue Lovable Rogues]]: In stark contrast to the Red Army's noble professionalism. |
| 405 | * PlayingCardMotifs: Spades |
| 406 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A [[CrazyCatLady cat-loving]] [[AChildShallLeadThem young king]], a [[GreenThumb gardener]] who's [[BigBrotherInstinct the oldest]] [[TeamMom of the cast]], a [[TheQuietOne shy]] [[SupremeChef cook]] who [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon ran away from his family]], a GunNut with [[ThouShaltNotKill magic bullets]], and [[DramaQueen Se]][[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking th]]. |
| 407 | [[/folder]] |
| 408 | [[folder:Ray Blackwell]] |
| 409 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bbeb8aad_2867_4a52_b2be_34f4585e06da.png]] |
| 410 | !!!Cool & Popular |
| 411 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroShimono |
| 412 | |
| 413 | [floatboxright: |
| 414 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 415 | '''Age:''' 24 \ |
| 416 | '''Birthday:''' March 23rd \ |
| 417 | '''Zodiac:''' Aries \ |
| 418 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 8 in (172 cm) \ |
| 419 | '''Blood Type:''' O \ |
| 420 | '''Occupation:''' King of Spades \ |
| 421 | '''Affiliation:''' Black Army] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | The young King of the Black Army hates being tied down and values freedom above all else. He is stoic and candid with everyone he meets, and is popular with Cradle citizens of all ages. Despite his brisk demeanor, he has a soft spot for cats. |
| 424 | ---- |
| 425 | * TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Does what he can to lead his army reliably, and works as hard as he does without relying on magic in order to become a good enough man to make up for losing control of his magic on The Day Lost to Darkness.]] |
| 426 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: His being King is directly related to his skill in battle. |
| 427 | * BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Happened to him when he was in school, at only about 14/15 years old, on The Day Lost to Darkness. He was fighting to save his classmates from being kidnapped by a shady group of cloaked Disciples and discovered he's one of the rare humans that can expel magic without the use of a Magic Crystal - at the cost of being unable to control his magic, hurting and even accidentally killing everyone around him.]] He hasn't been the same since, according to Fenrir. |
| 428 | * BridalCarry: Catches Alice like this when she falls from London into Cradle, and Sirius thinks he's having a secret meeting with a lady friend. Alice immediately gets [[NotWhatItLooksLike flustered]] but Ray [[SkewedPriorities finds it funny that that's what she'd be worried about]]. |
| 429 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Fenrir. |
| 430 | * ColorMotif: Navy blue. |
| 431 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Was directly involved in the Day Lost to Darkness, over a decade prior to the story. |
| 432 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Somewhat the reasoning behind his rise to King of Spades at such a young age, due to his DarkAndTroubledPast. |
| 433 | * {{Determinator}}: In his decision to not rely on his magic, he becomes this with the rest of his training. |
| 434 | ---> '''Ray:''' Everything I've accomplished, I've done with these two hands. |
| 435 | * GenderBlenderName: Not Ray himself, but his cat Belle. Belle is a male cat, but his name is a female name. Ray apparently [[ADogNamedDog named him because of the bell on his collar]]. |
| 436 | * GoalInLife: To lead his army, Black Territory, and eventually the whole of Cradle into a peaceful new era, protecting everyone's right to live normal, happy lives. [[spoiler: Most likely because of the guilt he feels that the students he accidentally killed with his powers can't.]] |
| 437 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Fenrir is his best friend. |
| 438 | * ItsAllMyFault: Believes this, even though as he had just awakened to his powers [[spoiler: he of course couldn't know how to control them. He was only trying to save his classmates.]] |
| 439 | * KindheartedCatLover |
| 440 | * TheLeader: He's the King of Spades, the leader of the Black Army. |
| 441 | * MagicallyIneptFighter: Doesn't use magic in battles like Lancelot and the Red Army. [[spoiler: Subverted, he's one of the few characters with inherent magical energy.]] |
| 442 | * ManOfTheCity: States his reason for fighting is to protect the normal everyday lives of the citizens of Cradle. His bio also states that he's "popular with Cradle citizens of all ages." |
| 443 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He's mostly able to go about his business now, but he occasionally slips into this when thinking about what happened at his school ten years prior. Shown to definitely be the case in a flashback told from Fenrir's POV. |
| 444 | * MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: Thinks of himself as sharing the responsibility of the Day That Went Dark, when really it was the Disciples of Magic that caused it. Regardless, this thinking is what motivates him.]] |
| 445 | * NiceGuy: Catches Alice when she falls from the sky, and immediately establishes himself as one of the characters most sympathetic toward Alice and her predicament |
| 446 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: He just wanted to save his classmates from their kidnappers. |
| 447 | * NotSoAboveItAll: He has his moments where he joins in with the others' teasing, usually when it's at [[TeamDad Sirius's]] expense. |
| 448 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler: Whenever he’s about to use magic, made more prominent by the fact he tries ''not'' to use it.]] |
| 449 | * StepfordSmiler: Keeps his [[spoiler: magical powers]] hidden, as well as his past experience during [[spoiler: The Day That Went Dark.]] |
| 450 | * SurvivorGuilt: Definitely, best seen in his own route. |
| 451 | * TragicHero: Once Alice finds out what drives him, he definitely becomes this. |
| 452 | * TragicMistake: [[spoiler: Discovering his own powers while trying to fight off Disciples from kidnapping his classmates.]] |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | [[folder:Sirius Oswald]] |
| 455 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/68b7c9a1_fc79_4a3c_b0ea_cf72bb564878.png]] |
| 456 | !!!Thoughtful & Foxy |
| 457 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiSuwabe |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [floatboxright: |
| 460 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 461 | '''Age:''' 30 \ |
| 462 | '''Birthday:''' May 7th \ |
| 463 | '''Zodiac:''' Taurus \ |
| 464 | '''Height:''' 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) \ |
| 465 | '''Blood Type:''' A \ |
| 466 | '''Occupation:''' Queen of Spades \ |
| 467 | '''Affiliation:''' Black Army] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | While looking out for others and being adored by his men as a reliable ranked leader, the Queen of Spades guides his young king without sparing his blunt personality. He’s a stickler for tidiness and enjoys the quiet of gardening. He seems to have history with Lancelot, the opposing king. |
| 470 | ---- |
| 471 | * AFatherToHisMen: Even more so than [[TheLeader Ray]], by virtue of being the oldest and the most reliable. He frequently treats the other Army members, and then Alice, like younger siblings. Sometimes comes back to bite him when he's made the butt of jokes as "Papa Sirius." |
| 472 | * AffectionateNickname: Calls Lancelot "Lance" and usually refers to Alice as ''ojou-chan'' or "little lady" in the English translation. |
| 473 | * AllAccordingToPlan: He's really quite good at strategizing. |
| 474 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Related to the above, Sirius is often described as a father or big brother figure to his friends, as well as Alice. At least until he discovers his feelings for the latter have changed. |
| 475 | * BigBrotherMentor: Luka views him like this, which is probably why Jonah hates him. |
| 476 | * ButtMonkey: Whenever Ray, Fenrir, and Seth tease him for his TeamDad tendencies. |
| 477 | * CallToAgriculture: Averted, when he joined the army instead of the family business as a gardener and florist. |
| 478 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: For as mature as he is, Sirius is an incredible lightweight and so avoids drinking when he can. |
| 479 | * ColorMotif: Teal blue |
| 480 | * CoolBigBro: Has this dynamic with Luka especially, and the rest of the Black Army to a lesser extent. |
| 481 | * CulturedBadass: He knows the different medicinal and culinary properties of plants, and even demonstrates some knowledge of flower language, and is the Black Army's second-in-command and an unparalleled tactician. |
| 482 | * {{Expy}}: His personality and being the second in command to TheLeader makes him a clear expy of [[VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku Hideyoshi Toyotomi]] from Cybird's previous game. |
| 483 | * FashionableAsymmetry: He has a single lock of hair longer than the rest, that falls into his face. |
| 484 | * FightingYourFriend: He literally fights Lancelot in his route, and to a lesser extent Harr too, since they have also stopped seeing eye-to-eye. Mostly because they haven't told Sirius [[LockedOutOfTheLoop all that is going on]]. |
| 485 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Sirius's kind heart and affable personality is highlighted in his love of gardening and taking care of animals and wildlife. He rescues a baby raccoon, and his presence seems to be the only one she tolerates. |
| 486 | * GreenThumb: A given when you grew up in a family of them, and were supposed to take over the business to boot. |
| 487 | * HouseHusband: He tends to act like this, especially considering his affinity for things like cooking, cleaning, and keeping the Black Army organized and prepared. |
| 488 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Has this dynamic with the MC in his route, by virtue of him being a full head taller. |
| 489 | * IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Waits until Cradle has become a safer place before going to the Land of Reason to find Alice and ask her to come back.]] |
| 490 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Realizes his two best friends have more going on than meets the eye, and joins the army to find out what. |
| 491 | * NervesOfSteel: In the beginning of his route, while the Red Army soldiers attack them, Sirius calmly chats with Alice about mundane things while occasionally signaling orders out the carriage window to the rest of them. Alice is as amazed as she is confused. |
| 492 | * NonActionGuy: He ''can'' fight, [[spoiler: and Lancelot finds out he's good with his fists]], but he dislikes it and prefers to come up with a strategy for the others to implement. |
| 493 | * OnlySaneMan: Compared to his coworkers in the Black Army. |
| 494 | * ThePowerOfFriendship: [[spoiler: This is the reason he chose the army despite his dislike of fighting. He wanted to find out what happened to Lancelot and Harr, his two best friends, that led one to abandon his ideals and the other to become a wanted man.]] |
| 495 | * RealMenCook: Is the one backing up [[SupremeChef Luka]] in the kitchen most often. He also cooks for Alice a lot in his route, to help comfort her. |
| 496 | * RealMenWearPink: His interests include gardening and cooking. |
| 497 | * TheReliableOne: Very much so. Probably the most reliable member of the cast. |
| 498 | * TheStrategist: Fills this role in the Black Army. |
| 499 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: As the resident pretty adult man that towers over most of the rest of the cast. |
| 500 | * TeamDad |
| 501 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Lancelot and Harr. |
| 502 | [[/folder]] |
| 503 | [[folder:Luka Clemence]] |
| 504 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5261624d_18b0_49d4_bfc4_2d1d99c1d31c.png]] |
| 505 | !!!Shy & A Lone Wolf |
| 506 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunyaEnoki |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [floatboxright: |
| 509 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 510 | '''Age:''' 25 \ |
| 511 | '''Birthday:''' August 24th \ |
| 512 | '''Zodiac:''' Virgo \ |
| 513 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) \ |
| 514 | '''Blood Type:''' A \ |
| 515 | '''Occupation:''' Jack of Spades \ |
| 516 | '''Affiliation:''' Black Army] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | Quiet and aloof, the Jack of Spades lets his pro-cooking skills do the talking. His delicate looks contrast the rigid resolution in his heart. Despite his Red Territory roots, he’s joined the Black Army. He despises his older brother Jonah and often tells him so, but the latter seems oblivious. |
| 519 | ---- |
| 520 | * AbusiveParents: He has a broken relationship with both of his parents for neglecting him for most of his life. |
| 521 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Similarly to his brother Jonah. He was bullied for being the second son of a family that didn't seem to even acknowledge his presence, and Jonah was always sticking up to the bullying kids for him growing up. |
| 522 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Jonah was their parents' favored son, since he would inherit the Red Army position. [[spoiler: This wasn't a sore spot for Luka at first]]. |
| 523 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Being Jack of Spades makes him the third highest-ranking member of the Black Army, and his skill with his broadsword proves his merit. [[spoiler: Or it does to everyone ''but'' Luka]]. |
| 524 | * {{BFS}}: Armed with a massive broadsword. It's a wonder how he manages to draw and sheathe it so easily. |
| 525 | * BigDamnHeroes: He and Seth save Alice from an angry Red Army guard in the prologue. [[spoiler: He also storms the Magic Tower by himself to save her from Amon]]. |
| 526 | * BrokenPedestal: His relationship with his older brother, Jonah. [[spoiler: He adored Jonah as a kid, largely because Jonah paid him attention and affection where their parents didn't, and Jonah often protected Luka from the brunt of the bullying they both endured. However, once Jonah became determined to become the best Red Queen he could be, to honor Lancelot's faith in him and prove his detractors wrong, he stopped being there for Luka as he once was. Even though Jonah never stopped loving him, Luka took his change hard, and hasn't forgiven Jonah for leaving him alone]]. |
| 527 | * ChickMagnet: Because of his looks and his talent with the violin, at one point in his route he's swarmed by fangirls at a party. He does not love this, however. |
| 528 | * ChildhoodFriends: Befriended Edgar while they were in school together, and they still maintain an amicable FriendlyEnemy status with each other, despite being the Jacks for opposing sides. |
| 529 | * ColorMotif: Pale purple/lavender |
| 530 | * TheCutie: He has shades of this role in the Black Army, at least until Alice arrives to take up the mantle. |
| 531 | ---> '''Seth:''' I'm the 10 of Spades, Seth, and this cutie here is the Black Jack, Luka. |
| 532 | * DeadpanSnarker: Even after [[spoiler: the armies begin working together]] he acts like this with his brother. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Jonah doesn't quite seem to always get it]]. |
| 533 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Thanks to his abusive neglect growing up, and his desire to show them that they were wrong. |
| 534 | * {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler: To the point that Alice begins to worry]]. |
| 535 | * DivingSave: [[spoiler: Does this to Alice in the first chapter of his route]]. |
| 536 | * FamilyOfChoice: Alice and the Black Army. Heartwarming, considering how he was treated by his blood relatives. |
| 537 | * ImplausibleHairColor: His dark purple hair. |
| 538 | * IneffectualLoner: Tries to keep his distance from Alice at first. |
| 539 | * InnerMonologue: The snippets from his diary are in his POV, and function as this. |
| 540 | * InsecureLoveInterest: It takes a lot of work before poor Luka believes he's worthy of anyone's affection. |
| 541 | * LonelyRichKid: Thanks to being mostly ignored by his family. |
| 542 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy |
| 543 | * MessyHair: Keeps his long hair pulled back with hair clips shaped like [[PlayingCardMotifs a spade and club]]. |
| 544 | * NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Why someone from Red Territory is in the Black Army. |
| 545 | * NiceGuy: Despite his aloof demeanor, Luka is one of the kindest characters in the game. |
| 546 | ** BewareTheNiceOnes: Just don't get him angry, or bring up [[BrokenPedestal Jonah]]. |
| 547 | * NoSocialSkills: He's shy and prefers being alone to being surrounded by many people. He also has trouble understanding some slang and social cues. |
| 548 | * ObliviousToLove: Mostly because he has a hard time believing anyone could have those kind of feelings for him. |
| 549 | * ParentalNeglect: Since Jonah was the one destined to be the Red Queen, their parents never seemed to care much what Luka did. Largely why he ran away to the opposing army. |
| 550 | * PassingTheTorch: Averted, the position of Queen of Hearts went to his older brother. |
| 551 | * TheQuietOne |
| 552 | ** BewareTheQuietOnes |
| 553 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: Highlights his delicate appearance. |
| 554 | * RealMenCook: Luka is the culinary expert of the Black Army. Everyone loves his cooking, and he likes to see people enjoying the food he makes for them. |
| 555 | * TheResenter: Toward Jonah. |
| 556 | * TheRunaway: He ran away from his family in the Red Territory to join the Black Army. Jonah keeps trying to get him to come back, to no avail. |
| 557 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: Wears a scarf with his army uniform, and is very skilled in combat. |
| 558 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Edgar's Manly Man. |
| 559 | * ShrinkingViolet: When he's not kicking ass on the battlefield, his personality is more like this. |
| 560 | * ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler: Snaps when Jonah tries to bring Alice back to Red headquarters and gets into a brutal argument with him, that escalates into a swordfight until Seth intervenes]]. |
| 561 | * TheStoic: Mostly just because he's [[TheQuietOne shy]]. |
| 562 | * TookALevelInBadass: Since joining the Black Army, he no longer needs Jonah's protection against bullies, and he's grown far beyond TheUnfavorite child he used to be. |
| 563 | * TroubledButCute |
| 564 | * TheUnfavorite: To his family, a massive sore spot for him. It gave him a complex about getting stronger to prove his worth. |
| 565 | * UnfortunateItemSwap: He and Alice accidentally switch diaries in his route. |
| 566 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Jonah laments that Luka doesn't follow him around like he did when they were little. |
| 567 | * WeWillMeetAgain: [[spoiler: Goes to the Land of Reason to bring Alice back home to Cradle, during the next full moon]]. |
| 568 | * {{Workaholic}}: [[spoiler: He spends almost every night training with his broadsword so that he can prove himself worthy of being the Jack of Spades]]. Since his friends in the Black Army have already accepted him however, this is mostly to prove it to himself, and [[AbusiveParents his]] [[ParentalNeglect parents]]. |
| 569 | [[/folder]] |
| 570 | [[folder:Fenrir Godspeed]] |
| 571 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/044b5056_63b0_4af7_8fe1_d4d83f04ae94.png]] |
| 572 | !!!Enthusiastic & Lucky |
| 573 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuyaKakihara |
| 574 | |
| 575 | [floatboxright: |
| 576 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 577 | '''Age:''' 24 \ |
| 578 | '''Birthday:''' April 15th \ |
| 579 | '''Zodiac:''' Aries \ |
| 580 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 8 in (172 cm) \ |
| 581 | '''Blood Type:''' AB \ |
| 582 | '''Occupation:''' Ace of Spades \ |
| 583 | '''Affiliation:''' Black Army] |
| 584 | |
| 585 | The Ace of the Black Army and captain of Special Operations loves combat as much as his weapon collection. He and Ray have been friends since their schooldays. Despite his well-to-do upbringing, his wild yet cool personality charms ladies and gents alike. |
| 586 | ---- |
| 587 | * AbnormalAmmo: His guns are equipped with Magic Crystals that allow them to do all manner of things to his enemies, except kill them. |
| 588 | * AccidentalPervert: In his route, when he walks into the spring that Alice is bathing in. |
| 589 | * TheAce: Not only is this his army rank, he's also skilled in fighting and tactics enough to qualify for the trope. |
| 590 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Likes petting Alice's hair. |
| 591 | * TheAtoner: To a lesser extent than Ray, but believes [[spoiler: The Day That Went Dark could have been avoided if he'd been there to back up Ray instead of sleeping in]]. |
| 592 | * BattleCouple: With Alice, the straightest example in the game, since Alice is rarely fighting. |
| 593 | * BigDamnHeroes: Saves Alice, Seth, and Luka in the prologue, when the Red Army is coming to attack. |
| 594 | * BodyguardCrush: Falls in love with Alice after deciding to become her bodyguard for the month. |
| 595 | * BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: Rejects the feelings between them so that Alice can return to London before the war in Cradle begins. |
| 596 | * ChickMagnet: Gets accosted by several noble women while in the Central Quarter with Alice. He's a perfect gentleman to them, despite turning them away. |
| 597 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Ray |
| 598 | * ColorMotif: Lime green |
| 599 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both is hair and eyes are dark pink. |
| 600 | * DeclarationOfProtection: To Alice, in his route. |
| 601 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: After Alice gets kidnapped back to Cradle, he finally decides he's not letting her go again]]. |
| 602 | * FieryRedhead: His hair is actually pink, which is a shade of red, and he's the most classic example of this trope in the cast. |
| 603 | * GrinOfAudacity: Sports this in most official artwork. |
| 604 | * GunFu: Duel-wields his pistols with frightening skill. |
| 605 | * GunNut |
| 606 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: His "best buddy" Ray. |
| 607 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Says he isn't going to fall in love with the woman he's protecting, still falls in love with the woman he's protecting. |
| 608 | * HotBlooded: Very much so. |
| 609 | * IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: A variation of this is the central conflict of his route. |
| 610 | * ImplausibleHairColor: His hair is a deep magenta. |
| 611 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: His insistence that he doesn't love the MC, and that she has to return to London, can come across as this. |
| 612 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: His reasoning for making sure the MC gets back home to the Land of Reason, no matter what. |
| 613 | * LargeHam: When he's anticipating a battle, especially. |
| 614 | ---> '''Fenrir:''' Thanks for the invite, I am SO happy to be here! |
| 615 | * MessyHair: His hair looks perpetually unbrushed. |
| 616 | * NiceGuy: Despite her wariness of his love of battle, Alice discovers he is a gentleman through and through. |
| 617 | * ThePromise: Makes three promises to the MC when he offers to be her bodyguard, one of which is that they won’t fall in love with each other. No guesses as to what happens next. |
| 618 | * OneManParty: In the prologue. When the enemy isn't expecting him, Fenrir can put them out of commission with time to spare. |
| 619 | * TemptingFate: His route is set up like this. |
| 620 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Seth. |
| 621 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For someone has trigger-happy and battle-loving as he is, Fenrir has a deep fear of ghosts. |
| 622 | [[/folder]] |
| 623 | [[folder:Seth Hyde]] |
| 624 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b1fdee6f_bd55_4263_9bb2_30a63cd374fb.png]] |
| 625 | !!!Tender & A Skilled Fighter |
| 626 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Taishi Murata |
| 627 | |
| 628 | [floatboxright: |
| 629 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 630 | '''Age:''' 26 \ |
| 631 | '''Birthday:''' June 10th \ |
| 632 | '''Zodiac:''' Gemini \ |
| 633 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) \ |
| 634 | '''Blood Type:''' AB \ |
| 635 | '''Occupation:''' 10 of Spades \ |
| 636 | '''Affiliation:''' Black Army] |
| 637 | |
| 638 | The 10 of Spades is as pretty as he is a good partner for girl talk, especially about cute things and delicious food. But don’t let his dainty manner fool you - he’s a masterful fighter on the field as well. Just when you think you’ve found a new best friend, you may discover a whole other side to him instead. |
| 639 | ---- |
| 640 | * AgentPeacock: Kicks so much ass while still being fabulous. |
| 641 | * BladeEnthusiast: Has an affinity with daggers and knives. Fitting, since he's in charge of night raids and stealth missions. |
| 642 | * BigDamnHeroes: He and Luka save Alice from an angry Red Army guard in the prologue. |
| 643 | * EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Seth's specialty in the army is stealth attacks and missions taking place under cover of darkness. Yet, when he and Luka save Alice in the prologue his lack of stealth causes the entire Red Army to come after them. And it's nighttime. |
| 644 | * {{Expy}}: Bears more than a passing resemblance to [[VisualNovel/MysticMessenger Zen]] from ''Mystic Messenger''. The main difference being that Zen still acts more [[RealMenWearPink manly]] than [[CampStraight Seth]]. |
| 645 | * CampStraight: His mannerisms can make him very campy, and it's not unusual for fans to mistake him as being gay. His ShipTease moments with Alice avert this, however, especially when his happy-go-lucky persona [[HiddenDepths drops]]. |
| 646 | * ColorMotif: Forest green |
| 647 | * HiddenDepths: There are many hints and out-of-character moments in several routes that hint that Seth may not be all he presents himself to be. At the very least we can pretty safely assume he has a past involving the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Magic Tower]]. |
| 648 | * InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: One of his defining traits; Alice mentions upon meeting him that he reminds her of her friends from home. PlayedForLaughs especially when someone (usually [[VitriolicBestBuds Fenrir]]) points out that he's still a guy like the rest of them. |
| 649 | ---> '''Seth:''' ''[to Alice]'' It's full of smelly men around here. It's so nice to have another girl around! |
| 650 | ---> '''Fenrir:''' Seth, you're one of those "smelly men" too, you know. |
| 651 | ---> '''Seth:''' ''[dangerously]'' What was that? |
| 652 | ---> '''Luka:''' Seth, your gruff side is showing. |
| 653 | * LargeHam: Many's the occasion. Especially when Alice's virtue is in danger, Seth is likely to be nearby, and he's likely to [[NoIndoorVoice start shrieking at the sight]]. |
| 654 | * LongHairIsFeminine: Is the Black Army's resident AgentPeacock and is the only one with a long ponytail, though Luka comes a close second. |
| 655 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: His hair is usually held back in place as a ponytail, and he's definitely pretty. |
| 656 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Fenrir. |
| 657 | [[/folder]] |
| 658 | |
| 659 | !!Neutral Citizens |
| 660 | Citizens of Cradle and the Forbidden Forest that are part of neither army. |
| 661 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 662 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dae2d540_02bb_484c_9d7f_bcc0698b8097.jpeg]] |
| 663 | Tropes pertaining to the neutral characters as a whole. |
| 664 | ---- |
| 665 | * AnimalMotifs: Loki and cats, Blanc and rabbits, Mousse and mice |
| 666 | * BeneathTheMask: None of these characters are what they seem at first. Bonus points to Harr for literally wearing a mask. |
| 667 | * BigDamnHeroes: Blanc and Oliver rescue the MC in the prologue, before Jonah and Edgar can take her back to their headquarters for questioning. |
| 668 | * ColorCodedCharacters: They all have their own ColorMotif associated with their character. |
| 669 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: All of them, explored more in their respective routes |
| 670 | ** Loki [[spoiler: was abandoned by his parents for having magic, and was given over to the Magic Tower before escaping and living with Harr.]] |
| 671 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Harr and Loki, as well as Blanc and Oliver. |
| 672 | * InSeriesNickname: All of them reference characters from the original story in their aliases: |
| 673 | ** Harr/Joker |
| 674 | ** Loki/Cheshire Cat |
| 675 | ** Blanc/White Rabbit |
| 676 | ** Oliver/Mad Hatter |
| 677 | ** Mousse/Dormouse |
| 678 | ** Obviously Dean and Dalim are Tweedledee and Tweedledum, though it's unclear if they're nicknames like the others |
| 679 | * ItsPersonal: Most of them have reason to hate the Magic Tower just like everyone else |
| 680 | ** Harr and Loki [[spoiler: are actively keeping surveillance on the tower and their inhumane practices after both witnessing them firsthand.]] |
| 681 | ** Blanc and Oliver [[spoiler: are both visibly uncomfortable when they're brought up, and it's implied both of them have had harmful experiences with the group.]] |
| 682 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The group with the most references to characters of the original story. Of course, considering the [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland book]] was written after Alice the First came to Cradle, maybe the characters are really named after them! |
| 683 | * {{Outlaw}}: Loki and Harr. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Loki in the prologue: |
| 684 | --->'''Loki:''' ''[to Harr]'' With you being an outlaw, and me being more or less the same |
| 685 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A defining trait of the crew, they're all a little bit odd. |
| 686 | * RedOniBlueOni |
| 687 | ** Loki is the {{Keet}} Red Oni to Harr's [[TheQuietOne shy]] Blue Oni |
| 688 | ** Oliver is the snarky and rude Red to Blanc's kind and friendly Blue |
| 689 | * ShipTease: A couple of them are openly attracted to Alice in several routes |
| 690 | ** Loki frequently flirts and talks about how cute the MC is. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment It's even his first line in the game]]. |
| 691 | ** Blanc, despite his warning, consistently delivers sickeningly sweet pick-up lines to her, much to Oliver's chagrin. It's implied [[TheCharmer he does this to all women]] though he insists that [[LadykillerInLove Alice is special to him]]. |
| 692 | ** Mousse, in what little scenes he's been in so far, is immediately very taken with Alice from the get-go |
| 693 | --->'''Mousse:''' ''[upon first seeing Alice in Oliver's route]'' ...Cute. |
| 694 | * TakeAThirdOption: The two armies are always a major plot point of any route, but Alice "choosing a side" is less prevalent here. |
| 695 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loki and fish, Blanc and carrots, Mousse and cheese. Directly related to their [[AnimalMotif Animal Motifs]]. |
| 696 | [[/folder]] |
| 697 | [[folder:Harr Silver]] |
| 698 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d7bc8864_ff03_40cc_8ef8_6fbe4063f5e1.png]] |
| 699 | !!!Mysterious & Shy |
| 700 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Junta Terashima |
| 701 | |
| 702 | [floatboxright: |
| 703 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 704 | '''Age:''' 27 \ |
| 705 | '''Birthday:''' December 12th \ |
| 706 | '''Zodiac:''' Sagittarius \ |
| 707 | '''Height:''' 6 ft (182 cm) \ |
| 708 | '''Blood Type:''' B \ |
| 709 | '''Occupation:''' Wizard (outcasted) \ |
| 710 | '''Affiliation:''' Neutral] |
| 711 | |
| 712 | As both Loki’s guardian and a fugitive who lives in the Forbidden Forest, he goes by the alias “Joker” and is neither a member of the Red or Black Army. He holds magical power equivalent to that of Lancelot’s. Despite his elusive manner, rumors have spread that he’s planning a revolution of his own. |
| 713 | ---- |
| 714 | * ColorMotif: Dark purple/violet |
| 715 | * DarkIsNotEvil |
| 716 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: Loki states that the Magic Tower put out the warrant for Harr, and his interactions with Alice in Loki's route especially prove that he's misunderstood, but not evil. |
| 717 | * LonelyAtTheTop: He's Cradle's most powerful wizard, and he's been exiled to the Forbidden Forest with Loki as his only regular companion. |
| 718 | * PurpleIsPowerful: His theme color is dark purple, and he's the most skilled magic-user in the setting. |
| 719 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: In case he wasn't mysterious-looking enough. |
| 720 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: This is a given from the man skilled enough in magic to be known as The Wizard, and the greatest user of magic in Cradle. |
| 721 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Lancelot and Sirius. |
| 722 | [[/folder]] |
| 723 | [[folder:Loki Genetta]] |
| 724 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bc279824_9ab6_4a24_b61b_25df76eaa781.png]] |
| 725 | !!!Devilish & Passionate |
| 726 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumuMurase |
| 727 | |
| 728 | [floatboxright: |
| 729 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 730 | '''Age:''' 18 \ |
| 731 | '''Birthday:''' February 22nd \ |
| 732 | '''Zodiac:''' Pisces \ |
| 733 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 6 in (167 cm) \ |
| 734 | '''Blood Type:''' O \ |
| 735 | '''Occupation:''' Merchant \ |
| 736 | '''Affiliation:''' Neutral] |
| 737 | |
| 738 | This capricious young man who’s allied with Harr also goes by the name “Cheshire Cat” and hates rainy days. With his tendency to feel lonely and yearn for love, he’s become skillful at stealing hearts. His dwelling within the Forbidden Forest may be connected to a painful past. |
| 739 | ---- |
| 740 | * AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: They abandoned their son when they discovered he had magic, and let the Magic Tower have him.]] Even if they didn't know [[spoiler: that the disciples were going to experiment on him]] they are still this. |
| 741 | * AnimalMotifs: Cats |
| 742 | * AttentionWhore: Alice frequently thinks he's like a cat that wants his master's attention, and he certainly acts like it. |
| 743 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: At 19, he's the youngest of the romanceable cast. |
| 744 | * BadassAdorable: He can wield powerful magic spells in addition to being the youngest male in the cast, and an adorable {{Keet}} to boot. |
| 745 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Realizes that he fell in love with Alice when she offered him her umbrella in the rain, during their first meeting. |
| 746 | * BerserkButton: Anyone trying to do [[ShipTease Alice]] or [[HeterosexualLifePartners Harr]] harm, especially the Magic Tower. |
| 747 | ** Also, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking being in the same room as]] [[SitcomArchnemesis Oliver]]. |
| 748 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Sometimes can come across as this, when he foregoes pleasantries and politeness and gets straight to the point. |
| 749 | * ColorMotif: Magenta |
| 750 | * CuteLittleFangs: Befitting his AnimalMotif, he has an endearingly sharpened incisor that can be seen in some of his sprites. |
| 751 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: The reason for his abandonment issues. |
| 752 | * DeathOfAThousandCuts: His favorite offensive magic is swiping at his enemies with a claw made from magic. |
| 753 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: He remarks on how cute Alice is in the prologue, when he and Harr are watching from the shadows as she leaves with Zero and Kyle. |
| 754 | ---> '''Loki:''' The look of fear in her eyes was adorable. It made me want to steal her away. |
| 755 | * ForcedSleep: [[spoiler: Does this to Alice, so she won't leave him and won't get hurt by the Disciples of Magic.]] |
| 756 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With his housemate and mentor, Harr. |
| 757 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: He has severe abandonment issues, due to his parents whom he loved abandoning him as a little boy once he accidentally destroyed part of their house with magic.]] He's also determined when it comes to stopping the Magic Tower, and has some moments of surprising insight into what's really going on in Cradle. |
| 758 | * ImplausibleHairColor: His pink hair, a lighter shade than Fenrir's and even longer and messier. |
| 759 | * InTheHood: His jacket has a hood, complete with cat ears sewn on! |
| 760 | * InSeriesNickname: Cheshire Cat |
| 761 | * IOweYouMyLife: Feels this way vis-a-vis Harr. |
| 762 | * {{Keet}}: Energetic and cheerful, with a kind and slightly mischievous personality that lets him get away with a lot. |
| 763 | * LightningBruiser: His fighting style seems to imply this. |
| 764 | * LikesOlderWomen: Insofar as he's the youngest in the cast, and can start a relationship with Alice, who's older than him. |
| 765 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy |
| 766 | * MessyHair: Even more than Fenrir's. |
| 767 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's the [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Cheshire Cat]]. |
| 768 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He frequently gets up close and personal with Alice, his route even opens with him ''biting her ear'' when they first meet. |
| 769 | * {{Outlaw}}: While he's not outlawed by Cradle like Harr, he is in hiding from the Magic Tower and Amon. |
| 770 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler: Thanks to his parents leaving him once they discovered he had magic.]] |
| 771 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes glow red when he's about to use magic, just like the other characters with this ability. |
| 772 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: Yet another character who wears a scarf and can kick ass with his magic. |
| 773 | * ShirtlessScene: Takes off his shirt before going to bed, to the MC's intense embarrassment. |
| 774 | * StealthHiBye: Of course, being the Cheshire Cat. |
| 775 | * StepfordSmiler: Loki is cheerful and can get along with anyone [[SitcomArchnemesis that isn't named Oliver]]. So it's hard to believe that, to a certain extent, it's an act. |
| 776 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish, of course |
| 777 | * TheTrickster: Befitting his association with the Cheshire Cat. |
| 778 | * UnkemptBeauty |
| 779 | * WeakButSkilled: He doesn't seem to have much experience with weaponry, and so relies entirely on magic to fight. He's a skilled wizard in his own right, however. |
| 780 | * {{Yandere}}: While not as vicious as other examples, he starts showing signs of this later in his route, when he tells Alice he doesn't want her to leave him, or think about other men. This culminates in [[spoiler: his putting her into a ForcedSleep, but since she breaks out of it on her own and finds him, this is the worst he gets]]. |
| 781 | [[/folder]] |
| 782 | [[folder:Blanc Lapin]] |
| 783 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/65f83cfe_8141_47d7_bcdb_b0b70d082761.png]] |
| 784 | !!!Carefree & A Casanova |
| 785 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YusukeShirai |
| 786 | |
| 787 | [floatboxright: |
| 788 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 789 | '''Age:''' ??? \ |
| 790 | '''Birthday:''' September 10th \ |
| 791 | '''Zodiac:''' Virgo \ |
| 792 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 8 in (172 cm) \ |
| 793 | '''Blood Type:''' O \ |
| 794 | '''Occupation:''' Record Keeper \ |
| 795 | '''Affiliation:''' Neutral] |
| 796 | |
| 797 | Wonderland’s record keeper stands neutral between Red and Black. Sometimes called “White Rabbit,” he’s known for being both a gracious gentleman and a ladykiller. Besides a bad habit of losing his glasses, little else is known about him - although it seems he may be caught up in a wicked spell. |
| 798 | ---- |
| 799 | * AnimalMotifs: Rabbits |
| 800 | * ChickMagnet: Blanc has a sizable amount of fangirls in-universe. His flirtatious kindness and good looks are probably to blame. |
| 801 | * ColorMotif: Pastel blue, as well as [[MeaningfulName white]] on a thematic level. |
| 802 | * DitzyGenius: Downplayed. He's an intelligent, charming, and kind man who is very good at his job. But Blanc is indirectly responsible for bringing Alice to Cradle by dropping his prized possession, his pocket watch, after running into her. And he didn't even notice. He also has a bad habit of losing his glasses. |
| 803 | * MeaningfulName |
| 804 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's the White Rabbit, after all. |
| 805 | * PrettyBoy: Has delicate and somewhat androgynous looks that could rival the Clemences. |
| 806 | * SharpDressedMan: His suit that he wears as part of his job as record keeper makes him look very put together, which helps his already charming personality. |
| 807 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Cybird's previous [[RecycledPremise glasses-wearing man who warns the protagonist of his respective game not to fall in love with the inhabitants of the strange world she finds herself in]], [[VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku Sasuke Sarutobi]]. |
| 808 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Carrots, which is sometimes PlayedForLaughs at Oliver's expense. |
| 809 | * VitriolicBestBuds: He's the Type 1 in his relationship with his housemate, Oliver. |
| 810 | [[/folder]] |
| 811 | |
| 812 | [[folder:Oliver Knight]] |
| 813 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/afa97e77_5775_4d4f_a692_c5870954faa5.png]] |
| 814 | [[caption-width-right:300:Click here to see him at night [[note]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12b82c7b_7a03_420d_88ac_faad13849a4a.jpeg]] [[/note]] |
| 815 | !!!Snarky & Sophisticated |
| 816 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaikiHamano |
| 817 | |
| 818 | [floatboxright: |
| 819 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 820 | '''Age:''' ??? (Looks 13) \ |
| 821 | '''Birthday:''' April 5th \ |
| 822 | '''Zodiac:''' Aries \ |
| 823 | '''Height:''' Child Form: 4 ft 8 in (142 cm) \ |
| 824 | '''Blood Type:''' A \ |
| 825 | '''Occupation:''' Hatter and Inventor \ |
| 826 | '''Affiliation:''' Neutral] |
| 827 | |
| 828 | Despite his youthful appearance, Blanc’s housemate has a tongue as sharp as his wit. Also called “Mad Hatter,” he runs a hat shop while taking side jobs in weapon customization, satisfying his inventive side. Although his words and actions may put some adults to shame, this kid’s situation is much stickier than it seems. |
| 829 | ---- |
| 830 | * TheAgeless: [[spoiler:A side effect of the time retrogression spell placed on him is that his adult form has stopped aging, making him functionally immortal.]] |
| 831 | * ClarkKenting: Blanc and Kyle are the only other characters who know that the kid inventor and the adult Mad Hatter are one and the same, despite his clothes, hat, and snarky attitude staying the exact same. It's the most egregious with the MC, who takes over ten chapters in his route to realize that the adult Mad Hatter isn't just a relative of Oliver's despite repeatedly observing how his adult and child selves look and behave identically to each other. |
| 832 | * ColorMotif: Emerald green |
| 833 | * CrazyPrepared: He proves to be this on his route, [[spoiler:having installed an emergency SmokeOut function in his hat that enables him and the MC to escape the Magic Tower, hidden a pistol up his sleeve that sends out a signal flare to the Black Army, ''and'' smuggled out a compass with a voice recording in one of the Tower's shipment boxes to notify Blanc beforehand of his escape plan]]. |
| 834 | * DeathGlare: He's mastered this. |
| 835 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 836 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: He absolutely hates carrots due to having to watch Blanc eat them so frequently. |
| 837 | * GadgeteerGenius: Is well-known in Cradle for making wacky yet useful inventions. |
| 838 | * MeaningfulName: His last name, once you know that [[spoiler: his appearance changes by [[{{Pun}} night]]]]. It's also a reference to him becoming the MC's KnightInShiningArmor on his route. |
| 839 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: He's the Mad Hatter. |
| 840 | * StepfordSnarker: He acts like he doesn't care at all about [[spoiler:breaking the spell on him or ever returning to London to see his father again]], when he really does. |
| 841 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Heavy on the vitriol, but he's nevertheless clearly close with Blanc, even if he'd rather [[DoesNotLikeSpam eat carrot cake]] than admit it. |
| 842 | [[/folder]] |
| 843 | |
| 844 | [[folder:Mousse Atlas]] |
| 845 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ef91cda9_7042_44b3_9dd5_dfba53fefa36.png]] |
| 846 | !!!Devoted & Sleepy Veteran |
| 847 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunichiToki |
| 848 | |
| 849 | [floatboxright: |
| 850 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 851 | '''Age:''' N/A \ |
| 852 | '''Birthday:''' February 10th \ |
| 853 | '''Zodiac:''' Aquarius \ |
| 854 | '''Height:''' 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) \ |
| 855 | '''Blood Type:''' AB \ |
| 856 | '''Occupation:''' Diplomat, Former Ace of Hearts \ |
| 857 | '''Affiliation:''' Neutral, Former Red Army] |
| 858 | |
| 859 | He is currently a diplomat and was the former Ace of Hearts. He loves naps so he sleeps every chance he gets. He studies diligently daily to fulfill his dream. He tells you he’s fallen for you at first sight but is it true...? |
| 860 | ---- |
| 861 | * AnimalMotifs: Mice |
| 862 | * BrutalHonesty: In Zero’s route, when Zero says he’s just a pawn that the King of Hearts uses as he sees fit, Mousse says he’s just making up excuses to not protect the woman he’d taken in. |
| 863 | * CoatCape: Wears his uniform's coat like this. |
| 864 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Zero takes Alice to his room to meet him, he’s sleeping on the floor. She thinks he’s passed out and is about to run for Kyle before Zero stops her. |
| 865 | * InSeriesNickname: Dormouse, because he’s small and likes to sleep. Alice notes that it’s very literal. |
| 866 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: As his nickname indicates, he's the Dormouse. |
| 867 | * PassingTheTorch: Defied. He comes from the Atlas family, in Red Territory the family chosen to be Ace, but gave it up. |
| 868 | * RefusalOfTheCall: Despite being the only son of the Atlas family, he gave up a military life as the Ace of Hearts to become a diplomat. |
| 869 | * RememberTheNewGuy: After he was introduced as a new character, he was retroactively added to first appear in Zero’s route, but he’s not mentioned in any of the previous nine routes before this. |
| 870 | ** Overlaps with AscendedExtra. He was never really an “extra” per se, but he was given a name and lines in the route before his sprite was added later. |
| 871 | * {{Sleepyhead}}: Of course, being the Dormouse. This is one of his defining characteristics so far. |
| 872 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cheese, [[AnimalMotifs of course]]. |
| 873 | [[/folder]] |
| 874 | |
| 875 | [[folder:Dean Tweedle]] |
| 876 | [[quoteright:348:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7f0432b7_a316_4ecf_8a0e_413ee0195ce3.png]] |
| 877 | !!!Prince Charming & Blunt |
| 878 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Masanari Wada |
| 879 | |
| 880 | [floatboxright: |
| 881 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 882 | '''Age:''' N/A \ |
| 883 | '''Birthday:''' June 20th \ |
| 884 | '''Zodiac:''' Gemini \ |
| 885 | '''Height:''' 6 ft (182 cm) \ |
| 886 | '''Blood Type:''' AB \ |
| 887 | '''Occupation:''' Professor \ |
| 888 | '''Affiliation:''' Neutral] |
| 889 | |
| 890 | This charming professor has an alluring smile that enchants all of the ladies. His students admire him but his actions and words can be extremely brusque. Even though his appearance is identical to Dalim, he denies that they are twin brothers. |
| 891 | ---- |
| 892 | |
| 893 | * ColorMotif: Gold |
| 894 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His name references Tweedledee. |
| 895 | * RememberTheNewGuy: After he was introduced as a new character, he was retroactively added to first appear in Zero’s route, but he’s not mentioned in any of the previous nine routes before this. |
| 896 | ** Overlaps with AscendedExtra. He was never really an “extra” per se, but he was given a name and lines in the route before his sprite was added later. |
| 897 | * SternTeacher: He’s a teacher at the boarding school a lot of the characters attended, and he apparently likes torturing his students with work. |
| 898 | ---> '''Dean:''' ''[to Alice]'' If I’d had you as a student, you wouldn’t be calling me a “good teacher.” |
| 899 | [[/folder]] |
| 900 | |
| 901 | !!The Magic Tower |
| 902 | A civic agency on the outskirts of Cradle that is tasked with the refinement and distribution of the Magic Crystals that grow naturally in the Forbidden Forest. |
| 903 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 904 | Tropes pertaining to the Magic Tower as a whole. |
| 905 | ---- |
| 906 | * EvilTowerOfOminousness |
| 907 | * FacelessMasses: All of the Disciples of Magic look the same, using the same in-game sprite. It's impossible to tell gender or age, bringing this trope into full play. |
| 908 | * GovernmentAgencyOfFiction |
| 909 | * InTheHood: Their faces are never seen under the hoods of their cloaks. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since, until Dalim Tweedle came along, they all use the same sprite. |
| 910 | * SceneryPorn: The tower itself is certainly pretty to look at, as seen [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/657133039983486ef5dcae495ec41b01/tumblr_pa0x4idETQ1wqybzfo4_400.png here]]. |
| 911 | * WeakButSkilled: They rely almost entirely on magic to fight, and rarely seem to use conventional weaponry. However, being in charge of them, they know how to wield Magic Crystals very well. |
| 912 | [[/folder]] |
| 913 | |
| 914 | [[folder:Dalim (Dum) Tweedle]] |
| 915 | [[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d824bd84_aa5b_4af6_bea3_57885574afb7.png]] |
| 916 | !!!Evil Prince & Ladies Man |
| 917 | --->'''Voiced by:''' Yuya Asato |
| 918 | |
| 919 | [floatboxright: |
| 920 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 921 | '''Age:''' N/A \ |
| 922 | '''Birthday:''' June 20th \ |
| 923 | '''Zodiac:''' Gemini \ |
| 924 | '''Height:''' 6 ft (182 cm) \ |
| 925 | '''Blood Type:''' AB \ |
| 926 | '''Occupation:''' Bar Owner, Disciple of Magic \ |
| 927 | '''Affiliation:''' Magic Tower] |
| 928 | |
| 929 | As the owner of the bar Oasis, he flirts with all of his women customers. However, his true identity is revealed to be a powerful Magic Disciple... Even though his appearance is identical to Dean, he denies that they are twin brothers. |
| 930 | ---- |
| 931 | * TheCasanova: He tries to shamelessly flirt with Alice when they meet at the pub, and both Zero and Ray are wary of him being around her too long. Even she thinks he seems to be a bit of a playboy. |
| 932 | * ClarkKenting: Implied. As Dum he’s the owner of a popular pub in the central quarter and a shameless flirt. As Dalim, he’s a Senior Disciple of Magic under Amon Jabberwock. The characters seem to believe him to be two separate people, even though his Disciple robes don’t do much to hide his identity, and he apparently doesn’t change his voice either. Yet no one seems to realize they’re the same person. It ''is'' still more plausible than most people not knowing that the kid Oliver is the adult Mad Hatter, though, since his disciple robe does cover his body and eyes. |
| 933 | * ColorMotif: Black |
| 934 | * ICanStillFight: [[spoiler: He pushes himself to his limits in his magical fight against Lancelot, at the end of Zero's route. Amon even orders him to use up the last of his magic against Zero and co. knowing what happens to humans who use up their innate magical ability. Lancelot tells Alice that he's just barely alive, and unconscious at the end of the story]]. |
| 935 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His name references Tweedledum. |
| 936 | * PetTheDog: In Oliver's route, [[spoiler:he treats Oliver pretty leniently during the latter's captivity in the Magic Tower, letting him walk about freely in the Tower and warning Oliver on several occasions to avoid incurring Amon's wrath. He's also implied to be the one who slipped Amon's journal into Blanc's pocket that might hold a clue on how to break Oliver's spell, although it's left ambiguous if he really was trying to help Oliver or just hoped that he or Blanc would find a way to make the journal legible again]]. |
| 937 | * RememberTheNewGuy: After he was introduced as a new character, he was retroactively added to first appear in Zero’s route, but he’s not mentioned in any of the previous nine routes before this. |
| 938 | ** Overlaps with AscendedExtra. He was never really an “extra” per se, but he was given a name and lines in the route before his sprite was added later. |
| 939 | [[/folder]] |
| 940 | |
| 941 | [[folder:Amon Jabberwock]] |
| 942 | [[quoteright:161:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d8eaa159_a6e3_443b_ba22_517f6bfd4384.jpeg]] |
| 943 | [[caption-width-right:161:Click here to see him without the hood [[note]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b560f0ab_2204_447a_9cd9_fe69b3382ffb.jpeg]] [[/note]] |
| 944 | |
| 945 | [floatboxright: |
| 946 | '''Personalia''' \ |
| 947 | '''Age:''' N/A \ |
| 948 | '''Birthday:''' N/A \ |
| 949 | '''Zodiac:''' N:A \ |
| 950 | '''Height:''' N/A \ |
| 951 | '''Blood Type:''' N/A \ |
| 952 | '''Occupation:''' Leader of the Magic Tower \ |
| 953 | '''Affiliation:''' Magic Tower] |
| 954 | |
| 955 | The leader of the Magic Tower, Amon and his disciples are in charge of the supply of Magic Crystals. With this goal in mind, he does not take part in the conflicts between Red and Black. [[spoiler: Or at least, he’s not supposed to.]] |
| 956 | ---- |
| 957 | * AndIMustScream: In at least one route he [[spoiler: gets turned into a living statue when time is stopped for him.]] |
| 958 | * BigBad |
| 959 | * CombatPragmatist: Is willing to use whatever means necessary to achieve his goal. |
| 960 | * DirtyCoward: Prefers to use his Disciples [[spoiler: and Lancelot]] to carry out most of the heavy lifting in his plans. |
| 961 | * EvilIsHammy: He's prone to monologuing, smashing his chess pieces, and even the EvilLaugh. |
| 962 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Gets his name from the Jabberwock. |
| 963 | * TheUnfettered: He has nothing holding him back, but what happened to him to make him this way is still a mystery. |
| 964 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Though it's more silvery, this trope still applies. |
| 965 | * WouldHitAGirl: Isn't afraid to threaten Alice into submission, i.e. cutting her neck with a shard of glass in Luka's route. |
| 966 | [[/folder]] |
| 967 | |
| 968 | !!Others |
| 969 | Miscellaneous characters of the game. |
| 970 | [[folder:Claudius Bright]] |
| 971 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7bd7c30a_5fa8_4366_b6bc_4ceb2ec53af8.jpeg]] |
| 972 | Edgar Bright’s uncle, and the former Jack of Hearts. He raised Edgar when his parents passed away, and taught Edgar everything he knows. |
| 973 | ---- |
| 974 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler: Before he’s taken to prison, his dialogue implies that he’s proud of the person Edgar has become, even if it’s different from what he wanted. He also supplies the final bit of evidence in Edgar’s trial that clears his name.]] |
| 975 | * TheDragon: Edgar’s route only. [[spoiler: He tricks Alice into delivering her to Amon, without any regard for what he plans to do to her, just so that she’ll be out of the way and stop influencing his nephew.]] |
| 976 | * HighClassGlass: Lest we forget this guy is high society. |
| 977 | * HiredGuns: [[spoiler: This is his main source of income after retiring from the Red Army, and he frequently ropes Edgar into the role as well, since Lancelot and Jonah refuse to order assassination attempts.]] |
| 978 | * IKissYourHand: Asks if he can kiss Alice’s hand upon meeting her, before Lancelot pulls her away. |
| 979 | * MagnificentBastard: He’s a classy older gentleman that charms Alice when they first meet, and as the former Jack he’s obviously a skilled swordsman. [[spoiler: He also killed his brother, Edgar’s father, for refusing to be the assassin of the Red Army, and raised Edgar to follow in his own footsteps instead, twisting his mind from a young age into believing that he’s been born into a family of killers and is therefore unlovable. He also continues to be a paid assassin for Red Territory nobles, continuing the job even after retiring from the army.]] Definitely a bastard, indeed. |
| 980 | * OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: Even though Edgar’s not his real son, he was the one who raised him. It’s unclear if he really would’ve killed Edgar in their duel in the Garden however, as he does seem to care about Ed in his own twisted way.]] |
| 981 | * WalkingSpoiler: It should be obvious given the amount of spoiler text, but he’s this for Edgar’s route. It’s hard to talk much about Claudius without giving away his role in the story. |
| 982 | [[/folder]] |
| 983 | [[folder:Lancelot’s Father, the former King of Hearts]] |
| 984 | As the Red Army stresses lineage, Lancelot’s father was the Red King before passing the role onto his son with his death. Though he doesn’t show up in the story proper, in some ways he influenced the story to where it is now. |
| 985 | ---- |
| 986 | * BrokenPedestal: Lancelot doesn’t seem too broken up over his death, [[spoiler: and is more concerned with stopping Amon in every route than mourning his father]] so it’s implied they didn’t have a close relationship. It’s possible he only saw Lancelot as an inheritor to the title of King, but as he’s unlikely to show up in the story, we’ll probably never know. |
| 987 | * TheLeader: Considering he was King of Hearts before Lance, this is a given. |
| 988 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Passes the title and role of king down to his son, as is tradition in Red Territory. [[spoiler: Both Kings also wanted to break off relations with the Magic Tower.]] |
| 989 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died before the events of the story, though it’s unclear how long ago exactly. |
| 990 | * RedIsHeroic: Was the leader of the Red Army [[spoiler: and valued that position more than working with Amon.]] |
| 991 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler: He apparently didn’t like the tradition of working with the Magic Tower behind the scenes any more than Lancelot does now, and tried to break away from Amon’s reach. It’s implied this is partly why Amon kills him.]] |
| 992 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He doesn’t have a character sprite and his name is never given. He isn’t even mentioned in some routes, but his death and gruesome treatment of his corpse is what [[spoiler: allegedly]] prompts the Red Army into finally declaring war on the Black Army after 500 years. |
| 993 | [[/folder]] |
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