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1A listing of the characters in the FightingGame series ''VideoGame/PhantomBreaker''.
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3[[foldercontrol]]
4
5!!Introduced in the original ''Phantom Breaker''
6
7[[folder:Mikoto Nishina]]
8[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_mikoto_1.jpg]]
9[[caption-width-right:350:I never asked for this power. Remember that.]]
10!!!Voiced by: Creator/NanaMizuki (Japanese); Creator/EricaMendez (English)
11A 19-year-old college violinist. Her weapon is a large, two-handed sword named [[{{BFS}} Maestro]].
12----
13* AnimalEaredHeadband: The Kemonomimi Costume DLC in ''Battle Grounds'', which adds animal ears for the main characters: Mikoto got the cat ears.
14* {{BFS}}: Maestro.
15* BlindIdiotTranslation: The U.S. version of the series artbook makes a blatant mistake in Mikoto's profile and claims she is the one rendered deaf by an accident rather than her uncle who lost his hearing due to illness.
16* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has black eyes that match with her long, black hair.
17* ElegantGothicLolita: Wears a frilly black dress, and a black ribbon on her head to match.
18* {{Foreshadowing}}: In ''Battle Grounds'', when you arrive at the Gym in Stage 1, a Red Mikoto is confronting Shiro-Mikoto, who then takes off after you arrive. [[spoiler:This is the Mikoto of the Demonsphere, who is supposedly allied with Phantom]].
19* IJustWantToBeNormal: Mikoto got her powers as a necessity to defend herself from a girl with a sword that looked identical to her. Since then, all she wants is to have her old life back. In ''Omnia'', her desire to not fight anymore makes the spirit in her sword manifest in the form of Maestra, a young-looking girl who fights on her stead.
20* JackOfAllStats: Mikoto has balanced stats across the board, and her moveset gives her tools to deal with threats of varying situations.
21* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: At certain point, she comments that after all this running around and fighting, she feels like she was in an anime, or a fighting game.
22* MartialPacifist: If possible, she would rather not fight at all, but the circumstances force her hand.
23* ParentalAbandonment: She lost her parents due to an accident at a young age, after which she was raised by her musician uncle.
24* {{Shotoclone}}: Her moveset includes a projectile move (Schneidend), a Shoryuken (Gestrichen) and a rushing attack (Geschwind).
25* SwordPlant: One of Mikoto's [[VictoryPose Victory Poses]], has her planting Maestro on the ground.
26* WaveMotionGun: Mikoto's Schaurig Phantom Break fires off a blast of aura power from her sword.
27[[/folder]]
28
29[[folder:Mei Orisaka]]
30[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_mei_4.jpg]]
31[[caption-width-right:350:I gotta win—for her....]]
32!!!Voiced by: Creator/YukariTamura (Japanese); Creator/KiraBuckland (English)
33A 14-year-old idol and star of a late night TV show. She reluctantly participates in taking part of Phantom's tournament after receiving a letter from one of her biggest fans who is terminally ill, which prompted her to put put more enthusiasm into her work to inspire her fans. Her weapon is a magical wand called [[MagicWand Candy]].
34----
35* DeclarationOfProtection: Her wish is to help a DelicateAndSickly fan of hers who suffers from an incurable disease. [[spoiler:Said girl turne out to be Ren's sister Ryo, and Mei learns that he became a Duelist in order to help her. Upon meeting each other and realizing that they both have the same wish, both decide to stop fighting, as Ryo would be sad to learn that they're getting hurt, or hurting others.]]
36* GirlishPigtails:She has her hair tied in twin tails.
37* FragileSpeedster: Mei has fast mobility, but weak defense and offense. Her tools offers lots of zoning potential and pressure her opponents from a distance, but her many of normal attacks has short reach and her damage output is generally low outside of her Critical Burst.
38* MagicWand: Her weapon: a magic wand with a red spherical tip called Candy.
39* MagicalGirl: If her MagicWand wasn't already an indication.
40* {{Stripperiffic}}: She wears a magical girl-esque costume that shows off some midriff and thighs.
41* TeenIdol: After doing an audition she became a famous actress and IdolSinger at the age of 14.
42[[/folder]]
43
44[[folder:Yuzuha Fujibayashi]]
45[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_yuzuha_8.jpg]]
46[[caption-width-right:350:Mess with the ninja... and you get the jutsu!]]
47!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkiToyosaki (Japanese); Amber Connor (English)
48A high school girl, who is also a ninja-in-training from the Bakufu era. Her weapons are [[DualWielding Shoukaku and Zuikaku — a ninja blade and a kunai]].
49----
50* AnimalEaredHeadband: Yuzuha gets the tanuki ears for The Kemonomimi Costume DLC in ''Battlegrounds''.
51* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Yuzuha's wish: She wants to become a full-fledged Shinobi, help her family bring back the Shogun as ruler of Japan... and see a lot of castles, because she really loves castles.
52* BloodKnight: While not on the same level as M, she appears very enthusiastic about the idea of fighting other Duelists to make her wish come true, to the point of even admitting that she's having fun, getting stronger with each fight, and sometimes, losing sight of her real goal. [[spoiler: In her good ending, she mellows down after learning the truth]].
53* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has light brown eyes that match her light brown hair.
54* DualWielding: With her Shoukaku, a ninja blade, and Zuikaku, a kunai.
55* FaceHeelTurn: In her bad ending, [[spoiler:Phantom manages to successfuly turn her against Waka and, while reluctant at first, she decides that, to get stronger, she has to beat her friend.]]
56* FragileSpeedster: Subverted. Yuzuha has very quick mobility and strong defense, but average striking power. Her moveset gives her strong CycleOfHurting potential in the right hands with deceptive and versatile attacks, but her very same moves can be exploited via guard canceling and openings during zoning attempts.
57* FlamingSword: She's able to infuse fire on her Shoukaku and Zuikaku right before striking.
58* FlashStep: As a ninja, one of her specials has her vanishing for a while, then reappearing right above her opponent to attack with a DivingKick, or an Izuna drop.
59* HighlyVisibleNinja: A high school girl who happens to be a ninja, and fights her foes out in the open.
60* ScarfOfAsskicking: Yuzuha wears one in battle. She even looks back and taking off her scarf in of her [[VictoryPose Victory Poses]].
61* StockNinjaWeaponry: She wields a ninja blade and a kunai as her main weapons, and her Forward+SP has her throwing energy shurikens at her opponent.
62[[/folder]]
63
64[[folder:Waka Kumon]]
65[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_waka_7.jpg]]
66[[caption-width-right:350:The Kumon School accepts no defeat.]]
67!!!Voiced by: Creator/MiyuMatsuki (Japanese); Creator/CristinaVee (English)
68A descendant of the miko (a family of exorcists that have had some dealings with Phantom in the past). She fights with [[NaginataAreFeminine Kahoutou]], her naginata, to stop the duels.
69----
70* BigSisterInstinct: In ''Battle Grounds'', saving Nagi is her top priority.
71* FragileSpeedster: Waka has fast mobility and decent offensive capabilities, but lacking in defense. Her moveset is geared to controlling space between her and her opponent with fast attacks, but her attacks can leave her wide open for opponents to turn the tables on her.
72* {{Miko}}: Waka comes from a family of exorcists who have dealt with [[BigBad Phantom]] before.
73* NaginataAreFeminine: Waka's naginata, Kahoutou.
74* PlayingWithFire: As Shin-Waka, she has an alternate fire-based moveset. She can [[FlamingSword infuse fire on her Kahoutou]] as well as shoot fireballs.
75* RazorWind: Her Forward+SP called Suijin-Ha, is a powerful wind slice that travels across the ground, and her Hard Style Phantom Break, Hiryu Suijin Reppa, is a bigger, red-colored variant of this.
76* SecretCharacter: ''Omnia'' adds an alternate version called Shin-Waka, who can be unlocked after completing her Story. She's just Waka with an alternate moveset and fire powers.
77[[/folder]]
78
79[[folder:Ren Tatewaki]]
80[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_ren_5.jpg]]
81[[caption-width-right:350:Sorry, but... I'm not pulling any punches.]]
82!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese); Creator/AlejandroSaab (English)
83One of the few males in this contest. An 18-year-old young boy who is fighting to cure his little sister of an incurable disease. He fights with a gauntlet named [[PowerFist Koutarou]].
84----
85* BigBrotherInstinct: He has always looked after her younger sister Ryo. Due to his family's struggles to pay her treatment, he accepted to become a Duelist to cure her.
86* CurtainsMatchtheWindow: Has black eyes that match with his black hair.
87* DeclarationOfProtection: His wish is to cure his sister Ryo, of an incurable disease. [[spoiler:Turns out that this is also Mei's wish, and in one of his his bad ending, he either reluctantly abandons Ryo and Phantom's tournament to prevent causing any more grief for her, or Ryo decides to end her life on her own as she would rather be gone than seeing Mei and her older brother hurting themselves or others.]]
88* MightyGlacier: Ren has very strong striking power and solid defense, but has somewhat sluggish movement. He also has decent rush down potential to pressure opponents with hard-hitting attacks and high stun rates, but has little in the way to address being pressured himself by the opponent and lacking in ranged combat compared to the other fighters.
89* PowerFist: Ren's weapon, a gauntlet called Koutarou.
90* SleevesAreForWimps: His outfit's lacking them.
91* ShockAndAwe: Some of his attacks zap his opponents. His Back+SP, Lightning Edge, has him infuse electricity on his Koutarou gauntlet, and charge at his opponent. His Hard Style Phantom Break, Thunder Scepter, has him attacking with a big ball of electricity, similar to [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Benimaru's Raikouken.]]
92[[/folder]]
93
94[[folder:M]]
95[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_m_2.jpg]]
96[[caption-width-right:350:You're gonna burn...]]
97!!!Voiced by: Satomi Moriya (Japanese); Creator/SarahAnneWilliams (English)
98She has no memories and fights only to satisfy her lust for battles. Her weapon of choice is a mace made of scrap materials, named Humongous.
99----
100* AdorableEvilMinions: Her Quick Style Phantom Break, Descartes Wanderers: She summons various black bunny plushies that come raining from above, and run back and forth to stop M's opponent on their feet.
101* AmbidextrousSprite: She naturally wears her EyepatchOfPower on her right eye, but it changes to her left eye when facing in the opposite direction. The orientation of her single braid also changes.
102* AxCrazy: A relentless girl with violent tendencies who will gleefully attack both friend and foe alike.
103* BloodKnight: M solely fights for the lust of battle, and attacks other Duelists when they're more vulnerable which is why the other characters see her as little more than a scavenger.
104* BreakTheHaughty: The sadistic and violent M has this in her bad ending: [[spoiler:M's body finally succumbs to all the wounds sustained during her battles, and only has a few minutes of life, minutes during which Phantom restores her lost memories. Such memories come into conflict with her new conscience, and she has a massive breakdown. Her last thoughts are towards Ria, and her mother.]]
105* CarryABigStick: Her weapon is a mace made of scrap metal named Humongous.
106* EyepatchOfPower: Wears one over her right eye.
107* FlunkyBoss: In ''Battle Grounds'' she serves as the boss of the Akihabara stage, and is assisted by various mooks.
108* IdentityAmnesia: M has no memories about herself, but doesn't seem to care about it.
109* OneLetterName: Her name is only known by a single letter, "M".
110* PlayingWithFire: Her Forward+SP, Meteor Crash, where she shoots fireballs from Humongous.
111* SpinAttack: Her Down+SP, Trash Twirl: she quickly spins around aiming at he opponent with her mace for multiple hits.
112* TheStarscream: In her good ending, [[spoiler:After accomplishing her task, and having no more Duelists to fight with, she decides to attack Phantom, as she just want to beat someone to a pulp no matter who. Both of them fight to an unseen result.]]
113* SuperRugPull: Her Back+SP, Rubble Crush, and its EX-Special version, Earthquake: She slams the ground with her Humongous with enough force to rip chunks of the ground to strike her opponent with them. Her Hard Style Phantom Break, Tidal Wave, has her ripping even bigger chunks of ground that move in a wave towards the opponent.
114* TakingYouWithMe: In ''Battle Grounds'', after losing again in Shinjuku, she goes SoreLoser and throws bombs around to blow the team, Cocoa and herself up, all while sporting a SlasherSmile.
115* ATasteOfPower: In ''Battle Grounds'', M takes the character's power away after being defeated in the first stage.
116* WarmUpBoss: Serves as the boss of the Akihabara stage in ''Battle Grounds'', where you can fight her with your infinite level.
117[[/folder]]
118
119[[folder:Itsuki Kōno]]
120[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_itsuki_5.jpg]]
121[[caption-width-right:350:Wherever evil lurks, I'm there to smite it!]]
122!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkikoHasegawa (Japanese); Creator/EricaLindbeck (English)
123An 18-year-old waitress working part-time at a maid café. She does not know much of the world and has a gentle personality but a strong sense of justice. She beats opponents over the head with her battle hammer, Maggie.
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125* AnimalEaredHeadband: The Kemonomimi Costume DLC gives Itsuki bunny ears.
126* AssKicksYou: One of her dash moves it's a butt attack.
127* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has blue eyes to match with her blue hair.
128* IdealHero: Itsuki's wish is to become an Arbiter of Justice, just like the superhero of a TV Show she used to watch as a kid, someone with power who beats up the bad guys and is loved by everyone... and in the process, gain a bit extra money to help her parents.
129* MagicSkirt: Played with. While this applies to all skirted girls, Itsuki is a justified case, as her jumping animation has her tugging her skirt down.
130* NinjaMaid: A maid who fight for justice using a battle hammer.
131* RichesToRags: Itsuki used to live a luxurious life and attended a prestigious school, until her family lost everything.
132* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Itsuki is a shy blue-haired waitress who is at first reluctant on accepting Phantom's proposition to become an Arbiter of Justice, and after giving in, she still acts shy and polite towards other Duelists. However, after learning the truth from Mikoto and Waka, she musters up enough confidence to confront Phantom.
133* SpinAttack: Her Back+SP, Fake Helix, has her jump and spin around aiming at her opponent with Maggie for multiple hits. And her Quick Style Phantom Break, Vapor Typhoon, has her spinning so fast that she actually catches her opponent into a whirlpool.
134[[/folder]]
135
136[[folder:Ria Tōjō]]
137[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_ria_0.jpg]]
138[[caption-width-right:350:You're going to regret standing in my way.]]
139!!!Voiced by: Creator/RyokoShiraishi (Japanese); Creator/CaitlinGlass (English)
140A 22-year-old former secretary who finds out that one of the other combatants [[ParentalAbandonment killed her mother Kureha Tojo]], and she is on a quest for {{revenge}}. She fights with [[DualWielding two Gurkha blades collectively called Aldina]].
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142* BadassInANiceSuit: She's well-dressed for someone trying to avenge her mother's death.
143* BladeSpam: Her Down+SP, Gatling Slash, where she slashes multiple times in quick succession. Her Quick Style Phantom Break, Killing Artifact, is a faster, more powerful version of this.
144* CleavageWindow: Ria's showing some cleavage with the opening of her suit.
145* DualWielding: Her Aldina twin blades.
146* FragileSpeedster: She has quick mobility and decent attack power, but weak defense. She can pressure her opponents with her fast attacks that can wear down defenses and punish guard cancels, but her Double Fang fares poorly against those with better zoning potential and her moves has weak mix ups.
147* MissingMom: Her mother was murdered and Ria wants revenge.
148* NotSoStoic: The usually calm and collected Ria, [[spoiler: after finally getting her mother's murderer, lets loose all the pain she was keeping to herself, and breaks in tears.]]
149* {{Revenge}}: The main reason Ria joins the tournament.
150* PerpetualFrowner: She hardly ever smiles after losing her mother.
151* SpinAttack: Her Back+SP, Spinning Edge, where she jumps ans spins around aiming at her opponent with her Aldina blades for multiple hits.
152* YouKilledMyMother: Ria's motive for joining the tournament is to get revenge on her mother Kureha's murderer. Said murdered is implied to be [[spoiler:Tokiya, who fought and defeated Kureha in battle one year prior to the events of the game. The real murderer was M, who attacked following Phantom's orders right when Kureha was vulnerable.]]
153[[/folder]]
154
155[[folder:Tokiya Kanzaki]]
156[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_tokiya_5.jpg]]
157[[caption-width-right:350:Defeating you will be the work of a single minute.]]
158!!!Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita (Japanese); Creator/MatthewMercer (English)
159The other male main character in this game. He is the [[YoungEntrepreneur CEO]] of a pharmaceutical company and he is fighting in order to [[{{Necromantic}} resurrect his parents, who were assassinated fifteen years ago]]. He uses a [[CoolSword longsword named Setsuna]].
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161* BladeSpam: His Back+SP, Revolver Slash, where he slashes multiple times in rapid succession.
162* CoolSword: Tokiya fights with a longsword named Setsuna.
163* MisplacedRetribution: [[spoiler:In Ria's bad ending, Tokiya never gets the chance to explain that he didn't kill her mother, or that he never was aware of the shadiest actions of his company. She kills him in a blind rage, presumably not knowing that she got the wrong person.]]
164* StoneWall: Tokiya has decent defense and speed, but weak offense. His tools allows him to keep his foes at bay while punishing aerial attacks, but his large hitbox and gaps in his attacks can leave him open for counterattacks.
165* {{Necromantic}}: He accepted to become a Duelist to resurrect his parents, and recover his old life.
166* ParentalAbandonment: His parents were assassinated ''fifteen years ago''. Now he wants to bring them back.
167* ShockAndAwe: Some of his attacks are infused with electricity: His Forward+SP called "Circlet Ignition, its EX-Special variant called "Circlet Lightning", and his Quick Style Phantom Break called "Circlet Maximum", have him summon lightning bolts to strike his opponents down.
168* YoungEntrepreneur: Tokiya has taken the role of CEO of Asklay Group, a giant pharmaceutical company, since a very young age after the death of his parents. He's also the director of the hospital where Ren's sister is being taken care of.
169[[/folder]]
170
171[[folder:Cocoa]]
172[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_cocoa_3.jpg]]
173[[caption-width-right:350:Writhe in despair, you filthy casual!]]
174!!!Voiced by: Creator/AiMatayoshi (Japanese); Creator/LuciChristian (English)
175A 16-year-old cosplayer who got bored with the real world and modified her body into an idealized version, based on a video game she liked. Her occupation is cosplaying. She fights with a giant claw called [[AbsurdlySharpClaws Kusenia’s Claw]].
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177* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Her weapon, a big red glove with sharp nails called Kusenia’s Claw.
178* AnimalMotifs: Bats. Her TransformationSequence has her surrounded by bats, and her outfit incorporates bat wings and a small bat on the chest.
179* BladeSpam: Her Forward+SP, Stumpfer Flugel, has Cocoa charge towards her opponent clawing and slashing multiple times; her Down+SP, Kursez Messer, is similar, except that Cocoa aims for the feet. Her Quick Style Phantom Break, Undendliche Angst, is an even faster version of Stumpfer Flugel.
180* CosplayOtakuGirl: Cocoa is an obsessive fan of her favorite video game, Total Dark Ages (Or T-DA for short), and her costume was made similar to Urial, a character from the game.
181* DualBoss: Along with Onyx. and a second time with [[BloodKnight M]], and a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Phantom illusion's gigantic fists]].
182* ElegantGothicLolita: Her costume includes a frilly, although somewhat ripped gothic-style outfit covered in blood and bandages, and a black ribbon on her head.
183* FlunkyBoss: The first Cocoa fight in ''Battle Grounds'' looks like it's going to be a straightforward fight as was Shiro-Mikoto. Then a commuter train arrives in the background. Now it's a fight against Cocoa and at least twenty other Mooks.
184* GlassCannon: She has high offensive power and fast mobility, but very weak defense. Her moveset is built around rushing down and pressuring her opponents with fast, hard-hitting attacks on the ground, but lacks any projectile attacks and next-to-none anti-air capabilities to keep her opponents grounded.
185* GamerChick: She's obsessed with a popular MMORPG, her weapon and costume are based off a character of that game called Urial. She also tends to speak using gamer lingo, and her wish is to "update" the world into another T-DA.
186* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Battle Grounds'', [[spoiler:Cocoa sides with the PlayerCharacter after [[AxCrazy M]] attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe blow all the three of you up]].]]
187%% * MagicSkirt
188* PlayingWithFire: Her Back+SP called "Barbarischer Nagel"; If the move connects, Cocoa will catch her opponent in her Kusenia's Claw, and set them on flames.
189* RoyalBrat: She has lived a life of luxury and comfort, but she quickly got bored from the lack of challenge, which is why she went into gaming, and eventually, dueling for Phantom.
190* TimedMission: In ''Battle Grounds'', if you don't defeat Cocoa in time, the commuter train of the background will leave and you will not be able to access the bonus stage that follows.
191
192[[/folder]]
193
194[[folder:Fin]]
195[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_fin.jpg]]
196[[caption-width-right:350:I smite you, in the name of Schrödinger!]]
197!!!Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKaneda (Japanese); Creator/MonicaRial (English)
198A 9-year-old time traveler from the future who is part of the organization "Schrödinger". She is accompanied by a droid named Mau-chu. Her weapons are [[RayGun all-purpose laser guns named JJ Apple]].
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200* AttackDrone: Mau-chu counts as this: a flying mouse-shaped drone who follows Fin around, and drops bombs.
201* CurtainsMatchtheWindow: Has green eyes to match with her green hair.
202* DivingKick: Her Quick Style Phantom Break, Dimension Kick: She jumps and charges at her opponent with an extremely fast kick.
203* GirlishPigtails: Hers is incredibly long compared to Mei.
204* KidFromTheFuture: A 9-year-old time traveler working for the organization known as "Schrödinger".
205* MacrossMissileMassacre: Her Down+SP has her firing a flurry of missiles towards her opponent.
206* MisplacedRetribution: [[spoiler:Turns out that Fin was sent to the wrong year and, due to her haste to eliminate the Duelists, she inadvertently ended up helping on Phantom's plans. The Phantom Breaker was not supposed to appear yet, and Fin realized she beat up a bunch of innocent people.]]
207* MorphWeapon: Her JJ Apple gun sometimes transforms into other weapons, like a hammer, or a drill.
208* PowerFloats: Her feet never touch the ground.
209* RayGun: Fin comes from the future and she's packing with her all-purpose laser guns, JJ Apple, which can fire bombs, has a TractorBeam, and can [[MorphWeapon morph into other weapons.]]
210* ThisIsADrill: Her Dash+H has her turning JJ Apple into a drill, and pierce through her opponent for multiple hits.
211* TimePolice: She's an officer working for the Schrödinger Time-Space Patrol, which manages parallel worlds.
212* TitleDrop: Fin makes constant mentions of a "Phantom Breaker", but when she interrogates the Duelists, no one seems to know about it. [[spoiler:Not even Waka, who is supposed to know as a member of the Kumon Family, has heard about it, making Fin lament that she was sent to the wrong year.]]
213* TokenMiniMoe: Fin's easily the youngest and the cutest.
214* TractorBeam: The main use of JJ Apple is Fin's Forward+SP: if the move connects, Fin will immobilize her opponent into a red beam of light, and slam them hard against the ground.
215* WaveMotionGun: Her Hard Style Phantom Break, Chunky Alligator Beam, her Fin summon a cannon shaped as an alligator, and fire a powerful energy beam at her oponent.
216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder:Infinity]]
219[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_infinity.jpg]]
220[[caption-width-right:350:Humans are such filthy creatures]]
221!!!Voiced by: Akeru Semi (Japanese); Creator/JoeZieja (English)
222He is not one of the main characters but [[TheDragon the bodyguard]] to the mysterious Phantom. He fights using telekinesis.
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224* BadassLongcoat: He wears a long, white trenchcoat which [[TheCoatsAreOff he throws off]] when entering battle.
225* TheDragon: The bodyguard of [[BigBad Phantom]].
226* FinalBoss: Usually takes up this role in most characters' stories and in Arcade mode, mostly due to his boss Phantom being TheUnfought.
227** [[spoiler:He also shows up as one in ''Battle Grounds'', confronting the player character to keep them from escaping the collapsing Demonsphere]].
228* AGodAmI: Arrogant and unapologetic, he sees himself as superior to all humans.
229* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In the seventh and final stage of ''Battle Grounds'', [[spoiler: Infinity appears as the final boss with no explanation whatsoever other than to stop you from leaving through the exit]].
230* MediumAwareness: He seems to know the circumstances behind Kurisu and Rimi's characters. If he defeats Kurisu, he tells her to "Go crawling back to your own world-line!" If he defeats Rimi, he simply says, "You're delusional." Doubles as a MythologyGag.
231* MindOverMatter: Infinity uses telekinesis as part of his fighting style.
232* PlayingWithFire: He has some fire-based attacks on his arsenal.
233* PowerFloats: Infinity's feet never touch the ground.
234* StormOfBlades: His fighting style mostly consist on using his telekinesis to summon huge blades from all directions, and attack his opponent with them.
235* TooManyBelts: Just look at them. No doubt they all make him look like a ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' or ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' character.
236* WhiteHairBlackHeart: A pale, arrogant white-haired guy who works as Phantom's bodyguard.
237[[/folder]]
238
239[[folder:Phantom]]
240[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_phantom.jpg]]
241!!!Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachigi (Japanese); Sungwon Cho (English)
242The BigBad of the game and organizer of the [[NotJustATournament Phantom Breaker tournament]].
243----
244* AntagonistTitle: He's the [[BigBad main villain]] of the game and has his name on the title.
245* BackgroundBoss: In ''Battle Grounds'', he appears as one of the bosses of stage 4 alongside M and Cocoa, as a giant illusion that only attacks with massive fists from the background.
246* BigBad: The main auteur of the entire tournament in the game.
247* TheChooserOfTheOne: He's the one who selects the Duelists, also known as Chosen Ones, to give them powers and make them fight on the false promise that the victor will see their wish granted.
248* InTheHood: He wears a hooded cloak.
249* ManipulativeBastard: His ''modus operandi'' consists on manipulating others into giving in to their wishes, usually by playing with their emotions or sugarcoating the truth with lies so he can turn them into Duelists, knowing that the more they fight, the more power he gains.
250* SNKBoss: Hope you've got enough patience to not throw your controller against the wall once he wrecks you over and over again.
251* TheUnfought: In ''Omnia'', despite being the BigBad, he's never confronted directly.
252[[/folder]]
253
254
255!!Introduced in ''Battle Grounds''
256
257[[folder:Shiro-Mikoto]]
258[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_shiro_mikoto.jpg]]
259[[caption-width-right:350:Think you have what it takes to defeat me?]]
260!!!Voiced by: Creator/NanaMizuki (Japanese); Creator/EricaMendez (English)
261Initially a PaletteSwap version of Mikoto from another universe, also known as Mikoto W. She also appears as an unlockable boss character in ''Battle Grounds'', and later as playable in ''Extra'' and ''Omnia''.
262----
263* AlternateSelf: An alternate version of Mikoto from another universe.
264* {{BFS}}: Like Mikoto, she also wields a zweihänder called Maestro.
265* ColorCodedCharacters: She wears in all white and is associated to that color, unlike Mikoto, who wears black.
266* EarlyGameHell: In ''Battle Grounds''. She will wreck you if you leave yourself wide open to her attacks. She will only ever do three things: Gestrichen into a spike followed by another Gestrichen, Schneidend spam, or, if given the chance, ''corner poking the hell out of you''.
267* FlunkyBoss: In ''Battle Grounds'' she's the boss of stage 1, and at higher difficulties, she's assisted by a GiantMook.
268* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: While her moves are identical to her good counterpart, her standard attacks do not auto-chain into each other, instead being wholly isolated combos that need to be manually chained by mixing up L, M, and H inputs. In ''Omnia'', she's locked in Hard Style.
269* PromotedToPlayable: While she was an unlockable character in ''Battle Grounds'', in ''Omnia'' she sppears as a playable character right off the bat.
270* {{Shotoclone}}: Just like Mikoto, her moveset includes a projectile move (Schneidend), a Shoryuken (Gestrichen) and a rushing attack (Geschwind).
271* SwordPlant: Like Mikoto, Her victory pose has her planting Maestro on the ground.
272* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: She has a grudge towards the original Mikoto, and will defeat anyone who stands on her way to get her.
273* WakeUpCallBoss: In ''Battle Grounds'', Shiro-Mikoto in stage 1 will show you how powerless you are without your fancy Level Infinity.
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:L]]
277[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_l.jpg]]
278[[caption-width-right:350:I don't like having to do this.]]
279!!!Voiced by: Satomi Moriya (Japanese); Creator/SarahAnneWilliams (English)
280A more benevolent PaletteSwap version of M from another universe, first seen in ''Battle Grounds'' as an unlockable character, then as playable in ''Omnia''.
281----
282* AlternateSelf: She's the good counterpart of M from another universe.
283* AmbidextrousSprite: She wears her EyepatchOfPower naturally on her right eye, but it changes to her left eye when facing in the opposite direction. The orientation of her single braid also changes.
284* BigDamnHeroes: In ''Battle Grounds'', [[spoiler:she arrives just in time to remove the boulder that blocked the exit of the Demonosphere, and allow the team and Nagi escape before the place collapses on them.]]
285* CarryABigStick: Like M, she also wields a mace made of scrap metal called Humongous.
286* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Like Shiro-Mikoto, her standard attacks don't auto-chain into each other, so her combos need to be inputted manually by mixing up L, M and H. In ''Omnia'', she's locked into Quick Style.
287* PinkMeansFeminine: Subverted. While she has pink hair and wears in all pink, she's almost as brash as her evil counterpart.
288* PlayingWithFire: Like M, she also has a fire-based attack, her Forward+SP called Meteor Flame, and its EX-Special variant called Volcanic Flame.
289* PromotedToPlayable: Just like Shiro-Mikoto, she was an unlockable character in ''Battle Grounds''; however, in ''Omnia'' she's a playable character from the get-go.
290* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's seen briefly at the end of the game [[spoiler:when she helps the group and the rescued Nagi escape the Demonosphere]]; she's not seen or referred to afterwards.
291[[/folder]]
292
293[[folder:Nagi Kumon]]
294[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_nagi.jpg]]
295[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbbg_nagi.png[[/labelnote]] to see Nagi in Battle Grounds]]
296!!!Voiced by: Creator/NanaInoue (Japanese)
297Waka's sister, who was kidnapped by Phantom to kickstart the events of ''Battle Grounds''. She usually doesn't fight but, when she does...
298----
299* BrainwashedAndCrazy: When the group finds her at the end of stage 6, [[spoiler:a huge monster suddenly appears behind her, swallows her whole, and spits her immediately afterwards, wielding a katana and talking about destroying Phantom's enemies]]. She gets better.
300* DamselInDistress: Her kidnapping by Phantom's minions is what kickstarts the events of the game.
301* FlamingSword: Every time Nagi slashes with her katana, it emits black flames for extra damage, and her Phantom Break, Kogetsutou, is an immensely powerful slash emitting flames that cover a wider area.
302* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Nagi's boss battle counts like this given that she's BrainwashedAndCrazy.
303* KatanasAreJustBetter: Her weapon is a katana that is infused with dark energy, giving her good range.
304* LoadBearingBoss: Upon defeat, the entire place starts collapsing with no explanation as to how, or why.
305* PowerFloats: She doesn't run like the other characters, instead of that, she glides across the floor.
306* SpaceMaster:
307** As a member of the Kumon family, she has the ability to sense space-time distortions, allowihg her to point Waka in the right direction.
308** In ''Battle Grounds'', The katana she uses is draped in evil spirits that give her the power to create space-time distortions. For example, her Forward+SP has her striking an opponent, and suddenly, striking her again from behind.
309* SpikesOfDoom: Her Down+SP: she summons several katana blades right under her foes.
310[[/folder]]
311
312!!Introduced in ''Extra''
313
314[[folder:Sophia Karganova]]
315[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_sophia.jpg]]
316[[caption-width-right:350:Then I'll defeat you, and prove my worth!]]
317!!!Voiced by: Creator/SumireUesaka (Japanese); Creator/FeleciaAngelle (English)
318A young girl and self-proclaimed Phantom Breaker from Russia, Sophia is a Fu-mantion Artifact made by the Russian Science Academy that despises Phantom.
319----
320* BodySled: Or rather, Weapon Sled, as she sometimes he uses her twin blades as a surfboard.
321* DoubleWeapon: She wields an artificial F.A. with a twin blade design named Близнецы (Bliznetsy).
322* GratuitousRussian: She speaks in Russian for some of her dialogues.
323%% * SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack
324* ShockAndAwe: She can infuse electricity on some of her attacks.
325* SurferDude: or Gal in this case, as sometimes she uses her Bliznetsy as a surfboard, and decks her opponents off their feet.
326[[/folder]]
327
328[[folder:Shizuka Saejima]]
329[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_shizuka.jpg]]
330[[caption-width-right:350:Until I slay that evil, I cannot lose.]]
331!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyakaSuwa (Japanese); Creator/LauraStahl (English)
332A former senior official that worked for Phantom who wants to bring Japan back to its militarism dogma.
333----
334* CoolSword: Wields a saber named Ouka.
335* {{Expy}}: Shizuka bares a striking resemblance to Ikaruga from the ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' series, from the long dark hair and HimeCut hairstyle, formal mannerisms, both wielding a sheathable sword and practitioners of iaijutsu style of combat, and wearing a uniform based on Japanese naval officers.
336%% * FamilyHonor
337* IaijutsuPractitioner: Her fighting style. She focuses on drawing and attacking at lightning-fast speed, then resheathing Ouka after each strike.
338* LadyOfWar: A graceful and feminine senior officer who fights using a saber, her fighting style is very refined and polished.
339%% * MinidressOfPower
340* TheNeedsOfTheMany: The other part of her mission is [[spoiler:to kill Ria's sister, as she's the Singularity that Phantom needs to complete his plan, so she can avert the death of millions, just as it happened to her world.]]
341%% * {{Ojou}}
342%% * RazorWind
343%% * {{Samurai}}
344* TornadoMove: Her Hard Style Phantom Break, Divine Wind Blast: She creates a powerful tornado in front of her opponent that deals massive damage.
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder:Ende]]
348[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_ende_0.jpg]]
349[[caption-width-right:350:Execution complete!]]
350!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuuKobayashi (Japanese); Creator/DamanMills (English)
351Ende is from the Schrödinger Space-Time patrol group and brings a giant robot named [[GiantHandsOfDoom Nataku]] into battle.
352----
353* AgentPeacock: A very feminine-looking young boy who is an agent for an organization of space-time preservation. He has some feminine mannerisms.
354* AttackReflector: Ende's Back+SP, TYPE-35:ASURA, has Nataku create a shield in front of him. It can reflect projectiles back at his opponent, or stop rushing attacks.
355* FingerGun: His Forward+M has Nataku imitating a gun with its fingers, and firing a missile.
356* GiantHandsOfDoom: His main weapon: an enormous robot hand called Nataku.
357* GrappleMove: His Hard Style Phantom Break, TYPE-16:MIZUCHI: if the move connects, Ende will have Nataku grab his opponent, and mercilessly grind them into the pavement.
358* LongRangeFighter: He can use Nataku to fire lasers, and create an energy shield to keep his opponents at bay.
359* PowerFloats: Even if it looks like he's running, his feet never actually touch the ground.
360* ThisIsADrill: His Quick Style Phantom Break, TYPE-21:TSURUGI: If the move connects, Ende will launch his opponent into the air, and proceed to pierce through them with a massive drill.
361* TimePolice: Like Fin, he's also a time-traveler working for the Schrödinger organization as part of an anti-phantom special ops team.
362* VSign: Ende's victory pose has Nataku striking a V pose.
363* WaveMotionGun: His Forward+SP, TYPE-51:SHIDEN, and its EX variant, TYPE-61:RAIDEN: Nataku fires powerful energy beams from the orb on its palm.
364* YouWatchTooMuchX: Ende gets this from Rin: When he present himself as a member of the Schrödinger space-time patrol, Rin dismisses him and tells that he has been watching too much anime.
365[[/folder]]
366
367[[folder:Gaito & Rin]]
368[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_gaito&rin.jpg]]
369[[caption-width-right:350:Rin: Gaito and me have gone this far... It's too late to go back... Gaito: Gyaaooogh!]]
370!!!Voiced by: Creator/KentaroIto; (Japanese); Creator/PatrickSeitz (English) {Gaito} & Voiced by: Creator/YukaOotsubo (Japanese); WebVideo/LilyPichu (English) {Rin}
371Gaito & Rin are a team, but Rin, a 6-year-old girl, controls Gaito, an anti-soul that is brimming with power.
372----
373* TheBerserker: Gaito is a wild and destructive being who will pummel anyone on his way.
374* CameBackWrong: Rin used the Resurrection Jewel to bring back Gaito to life; however, he became a wild and destructive undead being with no use of reason, so Rin started dueling for Phantom on the promise that he will completely restore him to normal.
375* CuteClumsyGirl: Rin sometimes has trouble following Gaito around, and randomly trips and falls to the ground.
376* GrappleMove: Most of Gaito's moves involve grab his opponent, and slamming them hard into the ground. His Down+SP, Demon Fall, is a chokeslam variant.
377* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Rin is a 6-year-old girl, while Gaito is a huge undead anti-soul.
378* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: His Quick Style Phantom Break, Super Total Carnage, has Gaito knocking down his opponent, and viciously clawing and slashing at them while on the ground.
379* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Gaito has been brought back to life thanks to the Resurrection Jewel as an undead being, so characters like Shizuka or Ende explicitly refer to him as a zombie.
380* PeoplePuppets: Gaito is the puppet, and Rin is controlling him.
381* PrimalStance: This is Gaito's normal position, all hunched over, as an indication of his wild state.
382* ShockAndAwe: Gaito's Forward+SP, Kiai Blast, where he shoots lightning sphere that travels slowly towards his opponent. And his Back+SP, Demon Crush, has him catching his opponent in a Raikouken-esque lightning ball.
383[[/folder]]
384!!Introduced in ''Omnia''
385
386[[folder:Maestra]]
387[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_maestra.jpg]]
388[[caption-width-right:350:It's Maestra, with an A! How would you like it if I called you Moe?]]
389!!!Voiced by: Mai Sato (Japanese); Creator/XantheHuynh (English)
390Maestra is the spirit of Mikoto's sword who was made into human form.
391----
392* BespectacledCutie: She wears glasses, and looks very cute with them.
393* {{BFS}}: As the spirit inside Maestro, she also wields the zweihänder as her weapon.
394* FragileSpeedster: She has very fast mobility, below average attack power, and very frail defense.
395* InsistentTerminology: She insists on being called Maestra, with an A, despite her weapon being called Maestro, with an O.
396* MovesetClone: Her playstyle is exactly the same as Mikoto.
397* {{Shotoclone}}: Like Mikoto and Shiro-Mikoto, her moveset includes a projectile move (Schneidend), a Shoryuken (Gestrichen) and a rushing attack (Geschwind).
398[[/folder]]
399
400[[folder:Artifactor]]
401[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_artifactor.jpg]]
402[[caption-width-right:350:You people will never defeat Trismegistos. I knew that way before this sorry display.]]
403!!!Voiced by: Yui Nakajima (Japanese); Creator/CassandraLeeMorris (English)
404Artifactor is the lone survivor of the Reverants, the original creators of the universe, and creator of the F.A.
405----
406* BigBallOfViolence: Her Quick Style Phantom Break, Grab 'em and Beat 'em: she catches her opponent into a big, cartoony puff of dust to mercilessly pummel her.
407* BuffySpeak: Her moveset is named with something to express the idea of the attack, and the word "thingy" at the end: Bang Thingy (Forward+SP), Ding Thingy (Back+SP), Stabby Thingy and Many Stabby Thingy (Down+SP and the EX variant), among others.
408* CounterAttack: Both of Artifactor's Phantom Breaks have her striking a pose, and if her opponent attacks her at that moment, they're done for.
409* DashAttack: Her Forward+SP, Bang Thingy, and its EX variant, Bang Bish-bash thingy, has her charging at her opponent aiming with her Trismegistos.
410* GirlyRun: Her running animation has her swinging her arms and hands in open position.
411* LongRangeFighter: Her playstyle consists on summoning swords to keep her opponent at bay.
412* MindOverMatter: She can incorporate telekinesis into her fighting style to summon swords out of nowhere.
413* MysticalWhiteHair: She's a white-haired god-like being who belongs to the race that originally created the universe.
414* PhysicalGod: A cosmic architect from a god-like race of beings known as the Reverants, and she's the only known one who is still in existence.
415* PowersDoTheFighting: Her fighting style mostly consists on [[StormOfBlades summoning blades]] and attack with them, and she rarely engages her opponent physically.
416* StormOfBlades: She can use her telekinesis to summon swords, and attack her opponent with them.
417[[/folder]]
418
419!!''Guest Characters''
420* DownloadableContent: Kurisu and Frau in ''Battle Grounds'' can be accessed via DLC for a price. Averted in the ''Overdrive'' re-release, where they're available from the get-go.
421* GuestFighter: Three characters coming from the Science Adventure Series: Rimi from ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead'', Kurisu from ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'', and Frau from ''VisualNovel/RoboticsNotes''.
422
423[[folder:Rimi Sakihata]]
424[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_rimi.jpg]]
425[[caption-width-right:350:My delusions are awesome!]]
426!!!Voiced by: Creator/EriKitamura (Japanese); Creator/CarrieSavage (English)
427Guest character from ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead''. She is a Gigalomaniac who can turn her delusions into reality. She wields a DI-sword.
428----
429* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: She has the ability to turn her delusions into reality using her imagination.
430* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has pink eyes to match with her pink hair.
431* DashAttack: Her Forward+SP turns her DI-Sword into a pair of wings, and charging towards her opponent. And her Hard Style Phantom Break, called Delusion of Flight And Feather Blitz, is a more powerful variant of this.
432* DualWielding: Her DI-Sword, can be detached in two parts for Rimi to use on each hand.
433* PowerGivesYouWings: Her Forward+SP, called Delusion of Wings, she turns her DI-Sword into pair of wings, and perform a quick DashAttack on her opponent.
434* WaveMotionGun: Her Quick Style Phantom Break, called "Those Eyes, whose are they?", where she fires several energy beams at her opponent.
435[[/folder]]
436
437[[folder:Kurisu Makise]]
438[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbo_kurisu.jpg]]
439[[caption-width-right:350:I'm a guest, not a weakling!]]
440!!!Voiced by: Creator/AsamiImai (Japanese); Creator/TrinaNishimura (English)
441Guest character from ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''. She is a [[GadgeteerGenius genius]] who graduated early from an American university and helps out in a circle that develops strange inventions. She uses these strange inventions in gameplay.
442----
443* AdaptationalBadass: She is the only normal human, but she can fight and keep up with superpowered opponents with [[KickChick her multiple kicks]], and using several lab gadgets that [[{{Hammerspace}} she takes out of nowhere]], such as a RayGun or a [[FireBreathingWeapon flamethrower]]; And prior to ''Omnia'', she was one of the only two characters who has two [[LimitBreak Phantom Breaks]].
444* BadassBookworm: As per usual from the visual novel.
445* BananaPeel: Her Forward+L+SP (Or Forward+M in ''Battle Grounds'') has her dropping one of these to the ground. If her opponents steps on it, she will [[SlipperySkid skid]] and fall to the ground.
446* ColonyDrop: Her [[LimitBreak Phantom Break]], "Choice of the Steins Gate", involves dropping [[spoiler:'''''a time machine''''']] from space on her enemies!
447* DeathFromAbove: Her Phantom Break, "Choice of the Steins Gate".
448* FireBreathingWeapon: Her Future Gadget No. 5 is a modified flamethrower that has decent range.
449* GirlyRun: Kurisu has this for her running animation, with her hands and arms swinging in open position.
450* {{Hammerspace}}: She's able to use some weapons that she takes out of nowhere.
451* ImprovisedWeaponUser: In ''Battlegrounds''. She can use a [[MacGyvering vacuum cleaner converted]] [[FireBreathingWeapon into a flamethrower]] as her Down SP Attack.
452* KickChick: Kurisu fights mostly with kicks.
453* MythologyGag: Uses versions of the Future Gadgets from ''Steins;Gate''.
454* RayGun: Her Future Gadget No. 1, the toy gun from ''Steins;Gate'' that fires a laser beam here.
455* StuffBlowingUp: Her Future Gadget No. 4: she shoves a small device on her opponent's head, and it explodes immediately afterwards.
456[[/folder]]
457
458[[folder:Frau Kojiro]]
459[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pbbg_frau.png]]
460!!!Voiced by: Creator/KaoriNazuka (Japanese)
461Guest Character from ''VisualNovel/RoboticsNotes''. Real name: Kona Furugoori; she's the resident Hikikomori and a brilliant programmer who created Kill Ballad, the wildly popular fighting game based on the Gunvarrel anime.
462----
463* AdaptationalBadass: Like Kurisu. Despite being a socially inept {{Hikikomori}} in her home game, in ''Battle Grounds'' she's more than capable of taking down her bizarre opponents with the use of remote-controlled robots, or even with help from other characters from the visual novel.
464* AssistCharacter: Has some help from other characters from the viual novel.
465* GirlyRun: Her running animation has her running with her arms down and not bringing her up.
466* HumongousMecha: Her Phantom Break summons one of those that wipes out everything on Frau's lane.
467* RayGun: Her Forward+SP, she fires various energy balls that ricochet on the walls and ceiling.
468* TeenGenius: A briliant programmer who uses various remote-controlled robots to fight.

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