Characters / Brigandine Shinobi

Shinobi Tribe

Occupying the deep forest fortress of the former Hazamu Nation, this tribe has chosen a path of self-rule by only women.

While using Shinobi magic to work as spies or mercenaries for other countries to support themselves, they crave the day when they will be truly free from the influences of major nations.

Infusing this wish into the Brigandine passed down from generation to generation in the village, the tribe calls it the Brigandine of Freedom.

Talia

Talia (Voiced by Minami Tanaka)

The ruler of the Shinobi Tribe.

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• The Chief's Daughter: She is the daughter of Chief Della.
• Combat Medic: Starts off with a nice set of healing spells and capable fighting in direct combat although not very well.
• Magikarp Power: She's only Level 8 when she started, it's a bit higher than Rubino, but her combat stats are mediocre at best and until she promotes, she has no offensive spells.
• Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Her naivete made her eventually decide that the Shinobi's attitude towards men and constantly trying to hide away from problems are cowardly and she takes the first step to screw the rules and lead Shinobi to a new future where everyone can be free.
• Skilledbut Naive: While naive, she is considered one of the elite warriors in the Shinobi Tribe.

Della

Della (Voiced by Ayumi Tsunematsu)

The Chief of the Shinobi Tribe and the mother of Talia. She lets Talia go on a journey to fight for freedom, but eventually relinquishes her position once Talia has grown enough.

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• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Once she finally enters the battlefield, it is quite clear that why she was the leader of the Shinobi Tribe and Talia had to prove herself before Della shows her might.
• Doting Parent: Towards her daughter Talia. She wished she'd be like this for her son, Sid, but the laws of Shinobi says otherwise, much to her distress.
• Lightning Bruiser: She hits very hard and quite quick, especially if she in a forest tile.
• Luke, I Am Your Father: She actually had a son, but had to discard him due to the laws of Shinobi. However, she used a forbidden spell to create a spirit link between them so she can share the pain and sadness of her son. Said son? Sid.
• Sixth Ranger: She only participates in the battlefield once Talia gets promoted to her ultimate class.

Medessa

Medessa (Voiced by Keiko Nemoto)

Chief advisor of Shinobi and the mother of Rei. After Rei's untimely death, she offered herself to advise Talia and join her fight to achieve freedom, although she's also hoping to be able to focus her emotions somewhere aside of mourning for Rei. She and Della are rather... intimate.

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• Action Mom: She's one, even if her daughter is... already dead. She resolved to become this so she could focus her emotions somewhere else instead of spiraling down to a despairing mess.
• Number Two: She's this for both Talia and Della, she's Talia's top advisor, while she's also Della's confidant.
• Outliving One's Offspring: She still lived while her daughter Rei has died.

Sid

Sid (Voiced by Wataru Hatano)

A rune knight who is a member of a mercenary troop led but Jose. He does not like women based from his memories that he was born in the Shinobi tribe and as a result, had to be casted out since birth.

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• He-Man Woman Hater: He's not too pleasant around women, and the Irony is that he's within a tribe full of women, leading him to snark around, get snarked at and keep his distance about women.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his standoffish attitude and dislike towards women, he did his best to be cordial and protective to Talia.
• Long-Lost Relative: He's Talia's brother, discarded by the laws of Shinobi.

Jose

Jose (Voiced by Keiichi Sonobe)

The leader of a troop of mercenaries which in which Sid is also a member. Impressed by the determination of the Shinobi Tribe's desire for freedom, he decides to join them.

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• Crutch Character: Subverted. He's the highest leveled character in Shinobi in the beginning, but if he's leveled up, he can still keep up with the rest.
• Master Swordsman: A deadly, high leveled swordsman that can keep up with the young'uns.
• Private Military Contractors: He's the one calling the shots on which side his mercenary will fight for, and he's not picky.

Toby

(Uncle) Toby (Voiced by Keichi Sakaguchi)

A being mixed between a wild Bazoo and a Barret Clan fairy. Bazoo are usually incapable of speaking, but Toby gained the ability to do so when a dying Barret bit him on the head. He acts as a mentor and a father-figure to Talia.

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• Gratuitous English: His 'sweet name' Uncle is spelled in Engrish manner, instead of 'Oji-san'.
• Non-Human Humanoid Hybrid: Part Bazoo-Part Barret, which was why he could speak.
• Parental Substitute: Towards Talia, providing fatherly warmth towards her while training her in martial arts.

Roe

Roe

A beautiful witch who manipulates men but has a soft spot for cute girls like Carla. She has loyalty towards Della and Talia.

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• Expy: Draws a lot of similarities with Iscalio's Victoria, both of them being excellent sorceresses that had rather poor Rune Power in compensation, but when protected with what minimum Rune Power they had, they're basically beasts in magic.
• Heroic Seductress: While she's very much the definitive sultry sorceress, she's also fighting for a good cause and possesses strong loyalty.
• Lady of Black Magic: One of the more definitive contender of the trope, she's mature and excellent in Black Magic, though at the cost of Rune Power.

Shuna

Shuna

A childhood friend of Talia and Rei, she also the heiress of her family who oversees the traditional prayer ceremony of the tribe.

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• Childhood Friend: With Talia and Rei, but unfortunately she's kind of Out of Focus compared to the two.

Xi'on

Xi'on

A spear user who joins the tribe after being defeated by Carla in a duel she herself started. She seeks to make a name for herself in the battlefield.

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• Defeat Means Friendship: She can join anyone that defeated Shinobi. Story-wise, this is also why she's in Shinobi in the first place: Carla beat her, she joined her nation.
• To Be a Master: She's always seeking to improve herself, so she could make a name for herself.

Reche

Reche

A kind and gentle girl who devotes herself into researching Shinobi magic.

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• Magikarp Power: She's basically a Level 1 Healer. However, she has one of the greatest Rune Powers in Shinobi when trained properly.
• Nice Girl: She's very kind, it's said that her healings heals not only the body but also the soul because of her kindness.
• Teen Genius: Researching Shinobi magic... at the age of 15.

Rei

Medessa's daughter and Talia's (and Shuna's) Childhood Friend. During a mission in Mana Saleesia, Rei almost got caught and in response and according to the laws of Shinobi, she blew herself up with Shinobi magic, killing herself. Her death became the catalyst of Talia to oppose Shinobi's laws and set out to conquer Runersia to attain freedom. She can only be playable during Challenge scenarios.

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• Better to Die than Be Killed: It's one of the laws of Shinobi that she held to dear life, it said that death is a much preferable outcome than being captured (and eventually killed).
• Cool Big Sis: Though not biologically related, she tends to be this for Talia in a short moment that she lived.
• Secret Character: You can't encounter her in Story Mode because she's already dead, but after fulfilling certain requirements, you can recruit her in Challenge Mode.

Yura

Yura

An archer with an intense devotion to nature, seeking to protect the flora and fauna of Runersia from the flames of war.

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• Forest Ranger: She moves from place to place, usually to protect forests and the living beings around. This makes her feel most home to Shinobi.
• Hearing Voices: She can hear voices of nature, if they're feeling good or painful because it's being ravaged by war.
• Nature Hero: One of the few Shinobi people that adheres to this, living surrounded with forests and all.

Carla

Carla

A wild child raised by wolves, she is found by Talia and Toby while out playing and she is convinced to join the tribe. While kind to those she considers her friends, she shows no mercy to strangers and trespassers.

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• The Beastmaster: She's good with animals and this translates into having one of the highest Rune Powers and ability to store many monsters.
• Hulk Speak: She has a very limited understanding to normal sentences due to being raised in the wild.
• Raised by Wolves: Just to complete her status as a Wild Child, it's literally wolves that raised her.
• Wild Child: She is a girl that is raised far from human civilization and prefers going on with the wilderness.

Charlotte

Charlotte

Once a child actor in the Norzaleo Kingdom's theater, she suddenly developed muscles once she awakened to her mana powers and run away in a state of self-despair. She soon drifted into the Shinobi Village and is welcomed by Della, finally glad to have a place where she belongs.

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• Brawn Hilda: Like you wouldn't believe. She uses the male class tree, starting out as a Berserker, by the way. Deconstructed that it crushed her self-esteem and made her enter a state of despair until she's found by the Shinobi tribe.
• Crossdressing Voice: Is voiced by a male actor, the same guy that did Cyrus of Mana Saleesia and Matthias.
• Lady Looks Like a Dude: Muscular women is one thing, but she's so muscular that she could pass up as a muscular guy that just happened to have long hair.
• Suddenly Shouting: She speaks with a flamboyant and feminine voice, but if she led an army to victory, she could suddenly shout "SWEET VICTORY!" and her voice dropped off to the level of a hyper macho man deep, only for her to be embarrassed and requests that the others forget it happened.
• Trans Tribulations: Charlotte was driven from her home after she developed muscles, and this backstory is quite similar to the disowning many trans people experience.

Delgan

A blacksmith that was hired by the Shinobi due to his excellent craftsman despite Shinobi usually not liking men, while he preferred to work near Shinobi due to the abundance of woods there.

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• The Blacksmith: If you can't tell by the small smithing hammer he carries around.
• Large Ham: He's a pretty normal guy when off battle, but when entering battle, he really does shout a lot.
• To Be a Master: He wanted to continue improving his smithing skill, and thought entering the battlefield will let him see the results.

Ann

A member of the fallen Hazam clan and aimed to restore the clan's glory by joining Shinobi since they had preferential treatment towards women. She is the youngest daughter of Rensei of Gustava and sister of Yuki of Mirelva, and hoped that she could reunite her family in this new home.

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• Defeat Means Friendship: She will join the country that defeated Shinobi AND also had any of her family members (Rensei or Yuki). Inversely, she will bring her family members to join Shinobi if their home nation was defeated, not because of Nepotism but because she knew their skills.
• Family Honor: She, along with her family members, aimed to restore the Hazam clan's status after it was destroyed (and indirectly, her family's as well), even if she had to serve the tribe that stood above it (and was mistreated by the Hazam)
• Lady of War: She is a beautiful, graceful dancer while also one of the deadliest in Runersia, possessing good starter stats and good growth, if she's trained properly, she could be a match of Della when she joined.
• Odd Name Out: She's the only member of her family that doesn't have a Japanese name.
• Recurring Element: She is part of Runersia's take towards the Rand Siblings in Forsena (Miguel, Castor and Liguel), the family that separated to different countries to improve their honor. Ann is the closest to Liguel, since she is the youngest girl and dreams of reuniting with her family, although she doesn't ditch her country in case she met up any of them.