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2	[[Characters/MegaManXZero Zero]] \| '''Allies''' ([[Characters/MegaManXX X]]) \| [[Characters/MegaManZeroAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/MegaManZeroWeil Weil]])]]]]-]
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5	[[folder:Ciel]]
6	[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MMZ_Ciel_1936.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:277:[[labelnote:Click here to see her appearance in ''Mega Man X [=DiVE=]'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rockman_x_dive_hunter_program_ciel.png[[/labelnote]]]]
8	-->''To me, you are Zero.''
9	--->''Voiced by Creator/RieTanaka''
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11	A human scientist looking into more efficient energy sources, particularly Cyber Elves, which she believes will end the war between humans and Reploids. She's also responsible for making Copy-X -- [[NiceJobBreakingItHero whoops]]. Ciel is the one who initially finds Zero, informs him of his legendary warrior status, and asks him for help fighting the tyranny of Copy-X's Neo Arcadia. After defeating Copy-X, Zero wanders off to do his own thing, but in the end, he realizes that he and Ciel need each other to accomplish their goals.
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13	* ActualPacifist: She's not blind to the need for the Resistance to fight and defend itself, she took a big risk in housing these declared "Mavericks", ''and'' she has signed off on missions that involve either guerrilla strikes or flat-out offensives, but she herself ''hates'' fighting. Her major plan for the war was to effectively fight a defensive battle saving Reploids and warding off Neo Arcadia while she herself slaved away day in and day out to find an alternative energy source that would solve the energy crisis, which is what created the conflict in the first place. Had [[BigBad Weil]] not shown up, she might have even succeeded in a non-violent resolution given the open mind Harpuia had towards the Resistance.
14	* AdaptationalBadass: Back in her home series, Ciel's a pacifist who tries to find non-violent solutions and never engages in combat. Not in ''VideoGame/MegaManXDive'', however, as she can fight on par with anyone else.
15	* AngerBornOfWorry: Not anger ''per se'', but she gets into the same situation when Zero performs a very life-risking act, ''against her orders''.
16	* TheAtoner: This is why she formed the LaResistance in the first place, feeling guilty for the creation of the one who would persecute innocent Reploids.
17	* BadassPacifist: She never fights, but her accomplishments in other places firmly put her in this place. She uses her bio-augmented smarts to do many things, such as defusing a bomb that's about to hit the Resistance base, hacking into Ragnarok's security systems, and building an almost perfect copy of X. Not to mention having a whole Reploid army, and Zero in particular, under her wing.
18	* BigGood: As the RebelLeader whose organization is directly opposed by Neo Arcadia's forces, she's pretty much this. When original X isn't around, anyway.
19	* BioAugmentation: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the Official Complete Works]], she was one of the DNA-altered children that Neo Arcadia made to develop better Reploids. Canonically, this makes Ciel the progenitor to the [[{{Cyborg}} Humanoids]] that blur the line between human and Reploid in the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManZX ZX]]'' series.
20	* BodyguardCrush: Possibly the unofficial LoveInterest for Zero. It was implicitly stated that she actually had romantic feelings for him. Plus, there's Zero's last words, which drove some fans to such conclusions:
21	-->"Ciel, believe in me!"
22	* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Zero's the brooding and stoic [[AmnesiacHero Amnesiac]] AntiHero who, to him, battle is a second nature. Ciel's the gentle and caring MotherlyScientist who's trying to bring back peace between the two sides of the war.
23	* CannotSpitItOut: Both of her [[ImageSong Image Songs]] talk about how much she loves Zero but struggles to confess her feelings.
24	* ChildProdigy: As a result of being genetically bred to produce better reploids, she stood out as a prodigy, and built a perfect copy of ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' at the age of nine, something that no one in the previous series was able to do. (Pity that she forgot the "30 years of ethical testing" thing...)
25	* ClingyJealousGirl: DiscussedTrope, in which a Resistance soldier believes that ''all'' human females have the tendency to have this personality. If there's any implication, she believes '''Ciel''' is one.
26	* TheCutie: She's a positively adorable ChildProdigy whose sweet, optimistic spirit [[TheHeart keeps the Resistance together]]. It even breaks through to [[TheStoic Zero]].
27	* CombatAndSupport: The support to Zero's combat.
28	* DamselInDistress: Played straight in the first (in the intro stage), averted in every other game afterwards.
29	* {{Deuteragonist}}: Even though she's not a playable character, she's the female lead storywise, and her actions towards peace for humans and reploids drive much of the plot.
30	* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: The climax of the story in the third and fourth games both occur when she's 16.
31	* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "Freesia", the vocal version of the ''Zero 4'' theme and also the ending theme, is sung by Creator/RieTanaka, who plays Ciel.
32	* EvilTwin: CanonForeigner Cial in the manga, [[spoiler:ruler of Neo Arcadia. Copy-X doesn't properly exist here, only being a Fusion Dance of the four generals.]]
33	* {{Expy}}:
34	** Ciel has a very uncanny similarity, in appearances, background, AND role, to Alia from the ''X'' series. Done recursively in ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'' when Alia gets a makeover to look more like Ciel...as well as [[FanservicePack other alterations]], but that's irrelevant here.
35	** As a scientist who strives to achieve peace between humans and robots and whose work left its mark on the future generations, she's also quite similar to [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Light]].
36	** Prairie in ''ZX'' is Ciel's expy, and almost definitely a character, probably [[spoiler:Alouette]], from this series as well.
37	* AFatherToHisMen: She is motherly to all of the Resistance.
38	* FlingALightIntoTheFuture: She was the one who discovered the original Biometal, Model W, and built 6 Biometals based on the legendary heroes to counter it. She left a message for the future people about this threat. Slightly subverted in that the "light" in question isn't necessarily good; Ciel noted that the one with the power of the Biometal can either save the world, or take over it. She hoped that the Biometal will fall into the hands of good to bring and maintain peace.
39	* FullConversionCyborg: Implied in the ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' games. Ciel is stated to have gone missing only a few years prior to first game despite the fact that ''ZX'' takes place over two centuries after the ''Zero'' series. Her LongLived nature is hinted to be the result of becoming a Humanoid not unlike the members of the Sage Trinity in ''ZX Advent''.
40	* GadgeteerGenius:
41	** She built the first Copy-X at the age of ''[[ImprobableAge six]]'' (or nine). Moreover, she perfectly reproduced the base prototype. By comparison, every Maverick in the previous series came about precisely because they were flawed copies of the original. By the age of 15-16, she's working on free, clean energy for everyone. She was likely also something of a WrenchWench before she moved on to energy research.
42	** She also created an energy system to solve the energy crisis that is not only effective, but just beautiful (take a look at the reactor of the Guardian airship from ZX!), and she made Biometals to match Master Albert's, but also added the dual Mega-Merge feature. It's [[AllThereInTheManual All There In The Official Complete Works]].
43	* GameplayAllyImmortality: During the ProtectionMission in ''Zero 2'', no matter how much she gets shot by the enemies around you, she won't die, though she'll still react. Getting her hit will only reduce the mission points.
44	* GenreBlindness: Believes that by developing a new energy source, the CIEL System, she can stop the fighting because everything that started the Reploid oppression is due to a lack of energy. Too bad we only find it out by ''the start'' of the third game -- that's when Weil appears.
45	* GreaterScopeParagon: Not only is Ciel the creator of the six Biometals to directly oppose Model W, but she's also the original leader of the Guardian organization, which acts as a successor to both the Resistance ''and'' the Maverick Hunters of the ''X'' series.
46	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, kind, innocent, and motherly.
47	* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ5RgdsxBf4 "L'oiseau Du Bonheur"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PMPIo9jo0M "Freesia"]].
48	* InnocentBlueEyes: Her clear blue eyes represent her innocence and pacifism.
49	* ItRunsInTheFamily: Her ancestress is the creator of AllLovingHero Mother Elf. Ciel's main field of research is into energy involving cyber-elves.
50	* IWillWaitForYou:
51	** Here's one example:
52	--->'''Ciel:''' I'm happy that I could meet you... If it were not for you, everyone would be gone by now...Promise me that you will come back alive. Even if you cannot destroy Neo Arcadia, I just want you to be able to return safely.
53	** At the end of ''Zero 4'', [[spoiler:Ciel declares that she "knows" Zero is alive, and she will wait for him to return.]]
54	* LateArrivalSpoiler: Later installments treat her connection to Copy-X as common knowledge, even though it's a late-game spoiler in the first game.
55	* TheLeader: Charismatic Type [[note]]most people agree with her, she's TheHeart of LaResistance, and even Neo Arcadia's Government seems to have some respect for her[[/note]] and Levelheaded Type [[note]]she sometimes tries to prevent Zero from rushing into battle, still tries to maintain open communication channels with Neo Arcadia, and (after ''Z1'') she was almost able to reach a pacific solution with Neo Arcadia's Government (until Weil arrived, that is)[[/note]].
56	* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMhjWwACX4E "Labo"]].
57	* LongLived: Looking at the official timeline, Ciel only vanished a few years before the events of ''ZX'', meaning that she was ''at least'' over a century old and probably closer to ''two-hundred'' at the time given the 200 year time gap between the series. ''How'' she survived that long [[spoiler:compared to Alouette, who is all but stated to have just upgraded to a new body as Prairie]] being a human is unclear, but considering the fact the Sage Trinity were also once humans implies that like them she became a FullConversionCyborg.
58	* TheManBehindTheMonsters: The leader of the Resistance Reploids, who are treated as Mavericks. Played with in that the "monsters" here are the good guys.
59	* MeaningfulName: Her name is French for "sky". And her Resistance members are named after birds.
60	* MissionControl: Solo during the first game, accompanied by Operators from the second onwards.
61	* MotherlyScientist: Cares very much about her Resistance members, and Alouette in particular, who considers Ciel her "big sis".
62	* MsFanservice: ''VideoGame/RockmanXOver'' has [[http://www.therockmanexezone.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/16002_32ad9744.png art of Ciel in a flower-patterned pink two-piece]], for some reason.
63	* NiceGirl: She's gentle, kind hearted, and always concerned about the welfare of others.
64	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ciel managed a perfect recreation of X, something Dr. Cain and the rest of the previous century's scientists never accomplished - but, whether it was due to her young age at the time or from the haste and secrecy involved, this Copy-X lacked an opportunity to undergo extensive morality testing like what Dr. Light put the original through, not to mention the copy simply lacked the experiences, hardships and knowledge that X gained. The result was a KnightTemplar of a leader that had ''none'' of X's compassion and no solid skills as a ruler, prioritized humans first and foremost akin to a standard robot rather than a reploid, and cast this series into motion. Ciel is [[ItsAllMyFault fully aware of all of this.]]
65	* NonhumanSidekick: Has one special Cyber-elf at the beginning of the series, before said elf [[WeHardlyKnewYe sacrifices herself]] to revive Zero.
66	%%* NotThatKindOfDoctor
67	* OminousSavePrompt: If Ciel ever asks you if you want to save, something is about to go down (assuming it hasn't already).
68	* ParentalSubstitute: She's a mother figure to most of the younger LaResistance members, especially to [[spoiler:her future {{expy}}]] Alouette.
69	* PromotedToPlayable: In ''[=X DiVE=]''.
70	* ProtectionMission: The second mid-game mission in ''Zero 2'' contains a segment toward the end where Zero must protect Ciel as she disarms a bomb, which takes 90 seconds. The enemies coming after you two are quite weak, [[ZergRush but there are a lot of them]].
71	* PursuedProtagonist: At the beginning of the series; awakening Zero turns this into the DamselInDistress scenario mentioned above.
72	* RebelLeader: The founder and head of the Resistance.
73	* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Actually a subplot in the second game, Ciel stepping down from her position as RebelLeader in order to try to fix the energy crisis that started the war in the first place. Once Elpizo, her replacement, goes off the rails, Ciel returns to her original leadership role while continuing her new research. By ''Zero 3'', she ''does'' develop the new energy source, and by the ''ZX'' series this breakthrough is central to human and Reploid survival and coexistence.
74	* SavePoint: Her purpose in the game.
75	* SayMyName: Ciel shouts out Zero's name ''at least'' three times. The last time she does it, it's a [[spoiler:hopeless bid for Zero to get out of Ragnarok, even though it's probably too late by that time]].
76	* ShipTease: The game (and supplemental materials) has a lot of this between her and Zero. In particular, "Freesia" (sung by Ciel's own seiyuu) is implied to be Ciel's speech on how she loves Zero.
77	* StayInTheKitchen: Twice, Zero refused to allow Ciel to accompany him on a mission. The first time was subverted when they reached a compromise (Ciel's expertise was ''extremely'' needed in that scenario) where Zero will use a [[WarpWhistle Transserver]] to transport her straight to the location. Justified, however, since she is a [[PunyEarthlings squishy human]] while Zero is a literal war machine. She's also a pacifist, meaning she ''will not fight,'' making this trope devoid of the usual sexism since any mission Zero goes on will by necessity require violence.
78	* TeamMom: A kindly leader of the Resistance who cares about the lives of all of the Reploids under her (and not just them too).
79	* TeenGenius: Oh, yeah. Justified since she was a product of [[BioAugmentation genetic engineering]], allowing her to build a perfect copy of X ''at the age of nine''.
80	* TenderTears: Spent the entirety of ''Zero 4's'' credits crying as [[spoiler:Ragnarok dissipates in a shower of debris (with Zero still presumably aboard).]]
81	* TokenHuman: She is the only human in the Resistance.
82	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She is a girly girl to Neige's tomboy.
83	* UncattyResemblance: Passy, her own Cyber-Elf in the first game, bears quite a resemblance to Ciel herself.
84	* UncertainDoom: Overlapping with a downplayed version of SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome. After all the megatons of pure crap she has to endure through the ''Zero'' saga, ''ZX'' leaves her fate up in the air and suggests Serpent tried to eliminate her, but we don't know ''what'' happened or if he was successful because there was no sequel to ''ZX Advent''...
85	* UnusualEuphemism: Her final line in the series sounds like she means to say something else before a LastSecondWordSwap.
86	--> '''Ciel:''' Zero, I... I believe in you!
87	* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: In all games, she communicates with Zero during mission openings, and sometimes during a crucial part of a stage.
88	* WetBlanketWife: She's not a wife, but still, she at times reminds Zero that he shouldn't fight too much, out of worry for his safety (and worry that he might be bothered by helping her so much). Zero, knowing himself as a war machine, counters this by saying that he has battled his entire life and doing the dirty work is his reason for living.
89	* WideEyedIdealist: She aspires for humans and Reploids to coexist harmonically, and eschews violence to make her dream become a reality.
90	* YankTheDogsChain: At the beginning of ''Zero 3'', Ciel has finally finished the CIEL System, and has sent her research to Neo Arcadia, possibly opening up a chance for peace talks...and then Weil uses that information to spark another all-out war between the two sides. [[spoiler:Weil proposes to combine the C.I.E.L. system with the Dark Elf to generate enough energy at once to solve the crisis. Ciel refuses because she can't trust in the ObviouslyEvil MadScientist to handle the new technology, which is [[XanatosGambit what he was expecting her to say]]. Copy-X then promptly declares her an extremist trying to create a criminal monopoly on the energy resources and accuses Zero of being the muscle to keep her plan going. Cue three missions to prevent an AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs.]]
91	* YouMonster: She mentions after Zero stops Pegasolta Eclair from pouring acid rain on Area Zero that Weil's whole idea of Operation Ragnarok is so atrocious, she can't believe that he's even human.
92	[[/folder]]
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94	[[folder:Cerveau]]
95	[[quoteright:171:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MMZ_Cerveau_2080.jpg]]
96	-->''The world is too much for Ciel to bear alone...Take good care of her, Zero...''
97
98	The Resistance engineer. He gives Zero the Shield Boomerang and the Rod of the Week at the beginning of every game, except the fourth where he just gives him the Z-Knuckle. He also stores information disks for the player.
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101	* DistressedDude: Becomes a hostage during the mission to protect the base in ''Zero 1''. Rescuing him is mandatory, because he can operate the lift that will take Zero to Hanumachine, the leader of the raid.
102	* TheEngineer: For the resistance as a whole.
103	* {{Expy}}: His role is essentially succeeded by Fleuve of ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''.
104	* GadgeteerGenius: He's the one who creates Zero's Shield Boomerang and all the rod-based weapons.
105	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Although in a subtle context, he performs one to [[spoiler:Harpuia]], of all people.
106	-->'''Cerveau:''' Oh, you're awake. How do you feel?\
107	'''[[spoiler:Harpuia]]:''' Horrible. Just the thought of being helped by you makes me nauseous. Stripped of my position, and driven out of Neo Arcadia. I'm used goods...\
108	'''Cerveau:''' That's not true. You just stood up for your beliefs, [[NotSoDifferentRemark just like we do]]. You've made no mistakes.\
109	'''[[spoiler:Harpuia]]:''' My beliefs...
110	* MeaningfulName: His name means "brain" in French, fitting for a genius. It's also pronounced like "servo" (only with the accent placed differently), fitting his role as a mechanic and engineer, making it something of a bilingual pun.
111	* TheMedic: Can function as one; he has been shown tending to both Zero and [[spoiler:Harpuia.]]
112	* OlderSidekick: to Ciel and maybe Zero ([[OlderThanTheyLook sort of]]), he's almost like a father to them, and acts like one. A GadgeteerGenius on his own, but he plays second fiddle to Ciel, assisting (but not spearheading) her research.
113	* SeeThruSpecs: Only in ''Zero 1''. Afterwards, it's turned into OpaqueLenses.
114	* ShipperOnDeck: Just look at his quote.
115	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Looks like a bulkier version of [[ComicBook/XMen Cyclops']] own CoolShades.
116	[[/folder]]
117
118	[[folder:Mega Man X]]
119	[[quoteright:169:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MMZ_Elf_X_8859.jpg]]
120	-->''I'll leave this world to you...''
121	--->''Voiced by Creator/TakahiroMizushima''
122	For information on X, see his character page [[Characters/MegaManXX here]].
123	[[/folder]]
124
125	[[folder:The Resistance]]
126	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mmzc_resistance_9717.jpg]]
127	Not just a character, but a ''whole lot'' of characters. The characters within LaResistance are worth mentioning enough.
128	--->''Jaune voiced by Creator/MegumiOgata''\
129	''Rouge voiced by Creator/YukaImai''\
130	''Alouette voiced by Creator/RyoHirohashi''\
131	''Milan voiced by Creator/WataruTakagi''
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133	* TheAlliance: Minor example, used to avert RememberTheNewGuy: after the damage done by Neo Arcadia's forces in the first game, the remains of Zero's allies have merged with another Resistance group (or maybe more than one), increasing their numbers drastically. [[RedshirtArmy Not that it helps]], however, several members from the second group become prominent supporting characters: BridgeBunnies Rogue and Jaune and KnowledgeBroker Hirondelle.
134	* BaseOnWheels: The Resistance trailer in ''Zero 4'', a large box truck with two trailers.
135	* BigEater: Hibou consumes E-crystals, possibly the Reploids' equivalent to energy foods, to no end. He is actually a hard worker, though...or at least when he's trying to impress someone, or if the situation is ''serious.''
136	* BrattyHalfPint: Subverted with [[TheCutie Alouette]] and [[ShorterMeansSmarter Perroquiet]]. Played straight with Menart.
137	* BridgeBunnies: Rouge and Jaune. The LowerDeckEpisode in the third game's soundtrack reveals they are sort of RedOniBlueOni, with Rouge being serious and formal and Jaune being more relaxed[[note]]Which is funny when you consider who voices them. Rouge is the straight-laced one, yet voiced by Leviathan's actress, Creator/YukaImai. Meanwhile, The very casual and cheerful Jaune is voiced by Harpuia's actress, Creator/MegumiOgata, in one of her rare undeniably feminine roles.[[/note]].
138	* CatchPhrase: Hirondelle always starts his speeches with "Have you heard?"
139	* ElaborateUndergroundBase: In ''Zero 1''.
140	* EmpathyDollShot: In the first game, the Resistance base is stormed by Neo Arcadian Forces. While the bodies of a few resistance solders are found, if Zero enters the hallway where [[TokenMiniMoe Alouette]] is usually found, only the stuffed animal she always clutches will be lying on the ground. Once the threat is taken care of, she reclaims her lost companion.
141	* TheEngineer: Doigt in particular assisted Cerveau in making the Recoil Rod.
142	* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
143	** Some Resistance members' introductory scenes immediately speak of their characters.
144	** In the audio drama, Rouge and Jaune immediately showcase their [[RedOniBlueOni contrasting personalities]] from the way they greet Alouette.
145	-->'''Jaune''': ''A-ra'', Alouette-''chan'', come on in!\
146	'''Rouge''': Alouette-''san'', you are aware that this area is off-limits for civilians, right?
147	* {{Expy}}: [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Prairie and Fleuve]], for Ciel and Cerveau respectively. [[spoiler:It's all but stated Praire ''is'' a grown-up Alouette, while Fleuve is implied to be an older Perroquiet]].
148	* EyesAlwaysShut: Autruche.
149	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: In the introduction of the first game, several of Ciel's companions were ''[[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cut in half]]'' by several Golems' lasers. Even worse in the [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Mmz-differences.png original versions]], with [[HighPressureBlood tons of blood spilling out.]]
150	* GiveMeYourInventoryItem: in ''Zero 4'', Hirondelle will ask for two S-crystals from Zero in exchange for [[EmergencyEnergyTank Sub-Tanks]].
151	* GiverOfLameNames: Rouge turns out to be this in one audio drama. When pressed to give a name to the Baby Elves, she seriously proposes ''Literature/CrimeAndPunishment''. This gets her into an argument with the other operator (Jaune) where they accuse each other of being this. In the fourth game, however, if you ask her for the name of the new Cyber-elf, she'll suggest "Variable". While she claimed it to be the first thing that comes to ber head, "variable" is quite an apt word to describe the elf's functions.
152	* GratuitousEnglish: The Resistance are called "Resistance", even in Japan.
153	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Alouette; she's as sweet and innocent as a Reploid child could be.
154	* HelloInsertNameHere: The name of ''Zero 4's'' cyber-elf, but subverted; the choices are pre-determined, and all you have to do is ask one of the members for it. Plus, due to the theme of the game, Croire ([[ArcWords Believe]] in French) is the default one.
155	* HopeBringer: This Resistance was made to consort any runaway Reploids who were awaiting "retirement", as well as helping those in need, regardless of affiliation. However, the group itself is facing extermination from a tyrannical government, so the RebelLeader decided to find their own HopeBringer: the legendary Zero.
156	* HostageSpiritLink: In a variant, in the second game, some of the Resistance soldiers are brainwashed to attack you; don't kill them or you lose your mission score. The trick is that, if you really have to hurt them, you can use a weak attack to make them "deactivate" for a moment, allowing you to go past them. Note: attacking them after they reactivate will kill them. They really will ''die,'' by the way; if you kill one, they won't show up in the Resistance Base later.
157	* IconicItem: The [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals stuffed toy]] made especially for Alouette by Ciel. [[spoiler:She even carries it two hundred years later, as Prairie.]]
158	* {{Irony}}: In the fourth game, Alouette wonders if the Baby Elves are now playing with their mother. It's heavily implied that that she never knows what actually happened with them.
159	* IWasQuiteALooker: Andrew; he's supposedly a living ShoutOut to ''Film/BicentennialMan''.
160	* KidSidekick: Alouette, and, to a lesser extent Perroquiet, serve this role to Ciel.
161	* KnowledgeBroker: Hirondelle.
162	* LaResistance: They are the last group fighting agaisnt Neo Arcadia.
163	* LastBastion: The Resistance functions as this, especially for Reploids.
164	* LateToTheTragedy: [[spoiler:When the Caravan learns of Craft's coup, Ciel immediately sends word back to the main base to mobilize a rescue unit to Neo Arcadia before Craft can destroy it. Unfortunately, the rescuers only arrive once Ragnarok's laser has already struck.]]
165	* LowerDeckEpisode: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLptTm6H5CM One portion]] of the [[AllThereInTheManual drama tracks]] depict Alouette's interactions with others in the LaResistance Base, and apparently takes place during and after one of Zero's missions in the second game.
166	* MayflyDecemberRomance: Happens to Andrew, [[RoboticSpouse an old Reploid who married]] [[InterspeciesRomance with a human woman]] in his backstory.
167	* TheMedic: Rocinolle; if things are beyond her expertise, it's left to Cerveau though.
168	* OverlyLongGag: When the Resistance members got BrainwashedAndCrazy in ''Zero 3'', they deliver this cheesy line:
169	--> Inscribe it upon the world...The name of our ruler...Weil! Weil! Weil! Weil! Weil! Weil! Weil! Weil! Weil!
170	* PlayerHeadquarters: The Resistance Base in all of its incarnations.
171	* PutOnABus: Reversed in the fourth game. It's the main characters who are put on a bus (truck, actually), yet the rest that remained in the base are written off the script (with only Jaune getting some minor lines, and [[spoiler:when Neo Arcadia gets shot by Ragnarok, several Resistance soldiers come to aid the civilians]]).
172	* RamblingOldManMonologue: Andrew can lapse into this. Poor Alouette had to listen to his monologues once when all she wanted was to ask him for names for the baby elves.
173	* RedshirtArmy: One wonders how they ever survived without Zero. One interpretation implied throughout ''1'' is that simply by being red shirts, they posed such little threat that Neo Arcadia has barely bothered dealing with them, only beginning to put effort into an offensive when Zero, a credible threat, shows up. It's unknown if Elpizo's rebel cells are active by this point, but they could have distracted Neo Arcadia, too. Copy X also gives a reason in ''3''; he's intentionally been holding back because Ciel, their leader, is a human, and he is programmed to put the safety of humans above all other concerns; when he finally decides Ciel is an extremist threat to Neo Arcadia using her pacifism to hide behind sending [[OneManArmy Zero]] out on missions against Neo Arcadia as her strong-arm, he already has armies poised to run roughshod over the base.
174	* RetiredBadass: Old Andrew is implied to be a former member of [[VideoGame/MegaManX4 the Repliforce Navy]].
175	* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: ''Most'' of them are only fighting Neo Arcadia for their own survival. Aside from this, Ciel sees the group as a means to [[AllLovingHero help anyone in need]], regardless of affiliation with their enemies or gratitude (Harpuia and the Caravan, respectively).
176	* RobotGirl: Alouette, Rocinolle, the BridgeBunnies, and the few female Resistance Soldiers.
177	* RoboticSpouse: Andrew used to be one for a human woman. He apparently makes himself look older as his spouse ages so she wouldn't feel bad, and after she dies, he keeps his old look as a way to remember her.
178	* ShipperOnDeck: Alouette slightly hints at supporting Zero/Ciel.
179	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Despite the katakana reading for the old man Reploid's name being ''Andoryuu'' (i.e. "Andrew"), it's officially "Andre".
180	* ThemeNaming:
181	** Most of the Reploids are named after [[AnimalThemeNaming birds]], in French. To drive the point home, Ciel ("sky") was the one who named them.
182	** The BridgeBunnies Rouge and Jaune are named based on their hair colors/hair accessories instead (''Rouge'' is red, ''Jaune'' is yellow). Which makes sense, as they weren't originally under Ciel's command.
183	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: Downplayed -- The Reploids in the Resistance technically rebelled from the human society in Neo Arcadia, but it's because of the Reploid-cide order of Copy-X (because of the energy crisis, but still). They're rarely hostile, either.
184	* WhatTheHellPlayer: Surrendering missions in the first game will lead to a passive-aggressive form of this -- namely, epic guilt trips from Ciel and the Resistance members.
185	[[/folder]]
186
187	[[folder:Neige]]
188	[[quoteright:164:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MMZ_Neige_8524.jpg]]
189	-->''Thus the war of the machines began and humans can only watch...''
190	--->''Voiced by Creator/YukoGoto''
191
192	A main character in ''Zero 4''. She is the leader of the LaResistance neutral-analogue Caravan, aspiring to bring all humans out of Neo Arcadia and into NewEden-esque Area Zero. She is in love with Dr. Weil's new second-in-command, Craft, a fact that none of her fellow evacuees know...
193
194	* BrokenPedestal: She is this to the Caravan, mostly when her association with Craft is brought into light. She herself experiences this in regards to Craft, wondering how such a honorable soldier would stoop to serving Weil.
195	* CannotSpitItOut: None of her fellow Caravan members know of her connection to Craft, and she wasn't ready to tell them yet. As thanks for rescuing them earlier, Neige also promises to keep Zero's identity (and his "involvement" with Copy-X's death) under wraps. All those secrets were revealed later, anyway.
196	* ChekhovsGunman: This simple reporter turns out to once have been in a relationship with Craft -- and this relationship is part of his motivation.
197	* DamselInDistress: Halfway through the game, Craft kidnaps her, and Zero has to rescue her. In a subversion, [[spoiler:Craft ''thinks'' that ''he's'' rescuing her as excuse for the kidnapping, [[JustifiedTrope which makes sense]], because of Operation Ragnarok.]]
198	* DemotedToExtra: Upon the conclusion of Craft's storyline, her role is diminished, and the spotlight returns to Zero and Ciel.
199	* FaceDeathWithDignity: When Weil asks her to follow Craft and be under Weil's rule, or be destroyed with Area Zero, Neige defiantly answers that she'd rather laugh at the face of death and face it with dignity than live a living death under him.
200	* InterspeciesRomance: [[RoboSexual With Craft]], in the past.
201	* IntrepidReporter: Like most of the inhabitants of Caravan, she doesn't trust Zero, but she does wish to someday interview him regarding his "legendary exploits".
202	* {{Irony}}: Despite being a reporter determined to know and get out the truth, she still believed at least some of the propaganda Neo Arcadia sprouted and assumed the worst of Zero based on it. She notes this after being rescued by Zero and apologizes for said behavior.
203	* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: ''Complete Works'' reveals that post-''Zero 4'', she published a biography of said exploits.
204	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Before escaping from prison, she tells Craft that she'd rather die with dignity than live in fear. These words led to Craft taking them to heart and [[spoiler:blowing up Neo Arcadia with Ragnarok's cannon with Weil inside it, and indirectly Weil sending Ragnarok into a ColonyDrop.]]
205	* PreviouslyOn: She is the narrator of the prologue of ''Zero 4'', giving an insight of human opinion of the long-running RobotWar.
206	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She is a tomboy to Ciel's girly girl.
207	* WhatTheHellHero:
208	** When she overhears Craft's talk about "doing things for the greater good" after his battle with Zero, she comes in and calls him (and Zero) out on them bringing out trouble to Area Zero and disrupting the peace and that their actions, no matter how noble their goals are, end up causing more harm than good. Though she later thinks of the words she said and apologizes to Zero.
209	** Later, when she's in prison, she calls out to Craft on how much he has changed, from once a heroic and honorable warrior to one serving Weil out of desperation. This and her FaceDeathWithDignity above would later change him again.
210	[[/folder]]
211
212	[[folder:The Caravan]]
213	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MMZ_Caravan_614.jpg]]
214
215	A group of humans who escaped Neo Arcadia with Neige and settled in Area Zero. The prolonged {{Robot War}}s have jaded their view of Reploids. Unfortunately for them, Zero's the only one who can stop Operation Ragnarok...
216
217	* BullyingADragon: Played straight and averted. Considering that they resent Reploids for being warmongers, they spend a lot of time yelling at Zero. Rafale also makes a vow ([[DramaticIrony in Zero's presence]]) to kill the Reploid who killed X. However, he does not attempt it after realizing who Zero is.
218	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Initially, Typhon and Brise are the only ones (apart from ''maybe'' Neige) who will give Zero the time of day. When Neige is taken by Craft, they're also the only ones who are not only worried about her, but beg Zero to go save her.
219	* FantasticRacism: They look down on Reploids because (in their eyes) all they're doing is causing pointless wars and destruction. They're even willing to look down on humans who are sympathetic to Reploids, such as Ciel and Neige once her past with Craft comes out.
220	* FreudianExcuse: Rafale tells Zero that he hasn't spoken to a Reploid (present company excluded) since his parents died in a Maverick attack. Neige notes that most of them have similar backstories.
221	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Most of them don't seem to realize the Resistance has been a perfectly-justified war of survival against the Neo Arcadian regime and that their "hero X" was in fact a copy that foolishly decided to commit genocide on Reploids to conserve resources for human comfort (and by ''Zero 3'' was fully willing to ''kill'' humans too to achieve his goals and spurned a peaceful solution). This can likely be justified by Neo Arcadian propaganda.
222	* NeutralNoLonger: At first, they prefer to stand out of the war between the Resistance and Neo Arcadia. However, over the course of the game, upon seeing that the Resistance's goals were no different from their own (and with the help of Neige being kidnapped), the Caravan finally welcomes their help in fighting off and finally defeating the Neo Arcadian army.
223	* ReusedCharacterDesign: The Caravaners' sprites are recolored versions of members of the Resistance. One notable case is Faucon (who is part of the Resistance group in the same game) and Rafale.
224	* ThemeNaming: Just as most of the Resistance are named after birds, these guys are named after winds.
225	* UngratefulBastard: When their settlement gets razed by the Neo Arcadian troops and Zero comes to rescue them, some of them don't like the rescue that much. Also, despite Neige being one of their major leaders who risked everything to get them to the Settlement, most of them are quick to turn on her once her past with Craft comes to light. This latter point in particular is what causes Zero to give them a WhatTheHellHero speech.
226	* UntrustingCommunity: They get better later on.
227	* WhatTheHellHero: Zero really [[ShamingTheMob chews them out]] after they decided to abandon Neige after she is kidnapped by Craft, telling them that they had no reason to leave Neo Arcadia if they were always like that.
228	* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Rafale suggests that Craft "must've been a good one" for Neige to fall in love with him.

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