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Characters / God Eater
aka: God Eater Burst

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A list of characters introduced in God Eater and God Eater Burst/Resurrection.

Be warned that there are spoilers below, some unmarked!

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1st Unit

    Protagonist 

Protagonist (God Eater)

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Voice sets provided by: Takeshi Mori, Kenji Akabane, Yuuta Kazuya, Takahiro Fujimoto, Hirofumi Tanaka, Satomi Sato, Kanae Itō, Saki Yasuda [GE/GEB only], Yui Kano and Umeka Shouji (Japanese)
Burst additional voice sets provided by: Daisuke Matsubara, Hisayoshi Suganuma, Chado Horii, Kazunari Tanaka, Hiroaki Miura, Kazunari Kojima [GEB only], Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yuusei Oda, Kanae Oki, Kanako Miyamoto [GEB only], Minami Tsuda, Hiroko Ushida, Shiori Mikami, Ai Nonaka, Ai Sasaki, Kokoro Kikuchi, Yuka Komatsu, Ryosuke Kanemoto [GER only], Akemi Sato [GER only], Shino Shimoji [GER only], Kozue Kamada [GER only] and Ryuichi Kijima [GER only] (Japanese)
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
Joined Cradle: 2074
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: [Highly-Customizable]

The first New-Type God Eater of the Fenrir Far East Branch. A member of the 1st Unit who later gets promoted to leader. While a Silent Protagonist for most of the main game, dialogue makes it clear the protagonist is a caring, good person with exceptional combat abilities. While nameless in the games, the protagonist has been named in other works: Yuu Kannagi for the male protagonist and Aki Tamashiro for the female protagonist.

Yuu and Aki are canonically separate charactersnote . See God Eater Other Characters for Aki's tropes.
  • The Ace: Starting off as rookie with no prior training, they manage themselves very well and the game itself makes sure of it. During the Burst Arc they get 2 rookies under their teaching, because they are that good. By God Eater 2, they are recognized by all members of the Far East Branch as being one of their best God Eaters.
  • Canon Name: Yuu Kannagi. Unless the players are able to import a God Eater Burst save into God Eater 2, the game automatically uses the former as the original protagonist for GE1. This also carries over into the English version of Rage Burst where, due to players being unable to transfer save files due to GE2 having never been localized, the game automatically goes with Yuu Kannagi as well.
  • Celibate Hero: Despite the below the protagonist didn't particularly show any interest in romance do to being the silent protagonist but the anime gives a tragic reason. Averted with the manga where it's clear that he and Alisa have a mutual interest in each other.
  • Chick Magnet: All girls from Alisa to Hibari to even Tsubaki seem to warm up to the burst protagonist and the bond events in Resurrection increases this to Erina. It even happens when playing as a female. However, only Alisa, Licca, Hibari, Annette, Kanon and Erina seem to actually see the protagonist as much more than just a friend, judging by various lines and cutscenes. The infamous "Harem Beach Paradise" chapter in God Eater Offshot exaggerates this trope.
  • Field Promotion: After Lindow goes MIA, Johannes appoints him/her as the new leader of the 1st Division, Lindow's previous post. Obviously, this surprised some at the Far East Branch, considering the protagonist is just a newcomer.
  • Fighting Clown: The protagonist can be dressed in full mascot costume which doesn't hinder them at all in God Eating, and is quite hilarious when appearing in serious scenes in that getup.
  • The Ghost: The protagonist is mentioned a few times in God Eater 2, but never makes a direct appearance him/herself.
  • The Hero: If being called "The Protagonist" indicates anything...
  • Heroic BSoD: Suffers a massive one upon discovering that Lindow had become Corrosive Hannibal, especially since they know what the "cure" entails.
  • Heroic Mime: Played with. They talk while out in the field, but they are silent during most cutscenes. There are a few exceptions, however:
    • The first is the beginning of the Burst storyline, where the protagonist serves as the narrator for the first cutscene. However, some may not immediately realize this on their first playthrough, especially if their chosen voice is not particularly distinct, and especially since the protagonist isn't shown speaking.
    • More famously, the protagonist speaks in a scene near the end of the Burst storyline, telling Lindow not to give up on his life before ripping Corrosive Hannibal through the mouth with both their own and Lindow's God Arcs and punching through Corrosive Hannibal's Core. It's as awesome as it sounds.
    Protagonist: "Don't run away! Don't run away from living! That's an order!"
    • A third time happens in God Eater Resurrection, where the protagonist once more speaks in the cutscene following the fight against Arius Nova by way of issuing commands, as well as thanking Shio as her memory fragment leaves.
  • The Leader: Becomes the leader of the First Unit after Lindow goes MIA.
  • Living Emotional Crutch: To the First Unit, after Lindow seemingly dies. Especially seen with poor Alisa, who Took a Level in Badass because he/she was there.
  • Loved by All: He or she is beloved pretty much by every member at the Far East Branch or people who they meet in general. Lampshaded on his or her database entry in God Eater 2.
  • Morph Weapon: Their New-Type God Arc (in contrast to Old-Types, which are one of the three gun or blade classes), can transform between a BFS and a BFG, as well as a Shield. Also, unlike other New-Type NPCs like Alisa, Annette and Federico, the Gun, Blade and Shield parts are also changeable — while New-Type NPCs have distinct gun, blade, and shield equips (short blade over long, assault gun over sniper, etc.), the protagonist can use all nine equipment types. Come Resurrection, the protagonist is the only one in the entire Far East branch to even be capable of using polearm-style melee weapons, as in Hammers, Spears and Scythes.
  • No Name Given: Except in the various light novel/manga adaptations, the protagonist is canonically male and most often known as "Yuu Kannagi".
    • In The Spiral Fate, the protagonist is known as "Ryo Kagami".
    • The anime has a unique and original protagonist, "Lenka Utsugi".
    • Thanks to Pachi-Slot God Eater, the female protagonist finally has a canon name: "Aki Tamashiro".
  • Not So Stoic: The protagonist is pretty stone faced throughout most of the main storyline, but come Burst they start to be put through the ringer and as such start having more emotional outbursts. The first notable occurence is when Lindow is confirmed to be alive, but Ren tells them that a God Eater that's been violently separated from his God Arc is going to have to be put down like a rabid dog. The normally gentle protagonist slams Ren into a vending machine for even suggesting that.
  • Official Couple: In the manga Yuu Kannagi ends up with Alisa in a more-or-less confirmed state. There is a fair amount of Ship Tease between Alisa and the protagonist in-game but due to their Purely Aesthetic Gender they are a Celibate Hero. Lenka in the anime, however is mostly oblivious to her crush due to his own issues.
  • Protagonist Without a Past: You can answer a couple questions in conversation to fill in small details, but how you answer makes no difference.
  • Purely Aesthetic Gender: Due in no small part to your status as a partial Heroic Mime.
  • The Silent Bob: Despite lacking dialogue in most cutscenes, the protagonist manages to be fairly emotive through various facial expressions and different looks/nods.
  • Supporting Protagonist: Played with a bit. While the protagonist is definitely The Hero regardless, in the original game's story, most of the focus is on Soma, with the protagonist taking on something of a Deuteragonist role. In the Burst storyline, however, the protagonist firmly takes the role of... well, the protagonist, with Lindow taking over as Deuteragonist.
  • Telepathy: According to Dr. Sakaki, this, together with the ability to change the God Arc's mode at will, is apparently one of the abilities of a New-Type God Eater. This may also explain why they were able to instantly revive Alisa after a trauma-induced coma from unintentionally (seemingly) killing Lindow, detect the presence of Ren, and discover that Lindow had been turned into Corrosive Hannibal. Comes into play as a plot point in two of the manga adaptations, where Alisa learns or passes on sensitive information to the protagonist by using this skill.
  • Took a Level in Badass: By the end of the game. Some of the later missions aren't easy on a first attempt and/or if you haven't adequately prepared, and you'll be forced to to clear them solo — which gives you some idea of just how strong the protagonist is considered to be.
  • Virtual Paper Doll: The outfits and accessories that the player can wear come in all sorts of varieties, however none of them affect the player's abilities. Want to fight a murdering Eldritch Abomination in your underwear? Have at it.
  • Walking Swimsuit Scene: They can be dispatched to fight Aragamis while wearing just bikini/beach shorts.
  • World's Best Warrior: By the end of the first game they are the best God Eater of their branch and well revered in the sequel.

Yuu Kannagi

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Voiced by: Shunzou Miyasaka [Pachi-Slot onlynote ] (Japanese), Takeshi Mori [In God Eater Resonant Ops] (Japanese)
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
Joined Cradle: 2074
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Long Blade/Shotgun

The first game's canonical protagonist. He made his first appearance in the Light Novel God Eater: Knockin' On Heaven's Door. In most media adaptations, Yuu primarily serves as a supporting character in most media where he appears in aside from God Eater 2: Undercover where he takes center stage.
  • Accidental Pervert: Towards Alisa in The Summer Wars and towards Lydia in Undercover.
  • Adaptation Dye-Job: The most notorious example in the series due to various artists. He has light brown for the official artworks and light novels, brown for in-game appearance, dirty blonde for The Summer Wars manga, blonde for the other mangas, and lastly a mix of light brown and blonde for Pachi-Slot version.
  • Badass Longcoat: His Cradle uniform as shown in Resonant Ops is the same as Lindow and Soma's.
  • Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: In Undercover, he get his right arm bitten by the Kyuubi, while fighting it.
  • Chick Magnet: A minor example in Burst and The Summer Wars, until he become a full-fledged chick magnet in Resurrection. See the Protagonist's same trope above for more details.
  • Close-Range Combatant: His original and preferred fighting style as shown in light novel/manga adaptations. This is the reason why the protagonist is locked in blade-form in the game's cutscenes. A DLC NPC known as "Alisa/Alternate 2" from Resurrection serves as an exact copy of Yuu's original fighting style and God Arc.
  • Gatling Good: The gun form of his God Arc in light novel/manga adaptations, but he only use it on very rare occasions.
  • Heroes Prefer Swords: Prefers using his God Arc's bladed form in combat.
  • Mysterious Past: His past has yet to have been revealed. This is likely due to the fact that his counterpart in the games has no stated history either.
  • Nice Guy: A kind and friendly young man.
  • Retcon: Yuu canonically upgraded his basic God Arc to Clemencor set, he even obtained the shield part from Alisa. However, this is completely ignored in Resonant Ops.
  • Shirtless Scene: Yuu in a few chapters of The Summer Wars when at the beach. Also possible to pull off in-game as well with the swimwear for the male protagonist. He also has a brief one in Undercover.
  • Shotguns Are Just Better: Part of his basic God Arc.

Ryo Kagami

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Age: 18
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Long Blade/Assault Gun

The main protagonist of God Eater: The Spiral Fate, which is also the only media where he appears so far. While Yuu Kannagi is the canonical protagonist, Ryo is chronologically the first protagonist in God Eater series.
  • Author Avatar: Ryo is basically a younger and cooler version of Rokuro Saitou, the one who created The Spiral Fate manga.
  • Canon Foreigner: Can be recreated as a Player Character. Unfortunately, there is no face type resembling Ryo, as his face shape is a bit hunky and has natural/realistic eyebrows.
  • Gatling Good: The gun form of his God Arc.
  • The Hero
  • Heroes Prefer Swords: Voltaic Blade God Arc. Keep in mind that Aki Tamashiro is the original wielder of this Arc before Ryo took it from her.

Lenka Utsugi

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Voiced by: Ryuichi Kijima (Japanese) and Robbie Daymond (English)note 
Age: 15
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Long Blade/Blast Gun

Original character and main protagonist in anime series. Unlike the other protagonists, Lenka has an actual past which is later delved into compared to both Yuu and Ryo.
  • Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In the original game, the protagonist, while partly a Heroic Mime, was shown to be much more level-headed from the outset, with battle quotes and character interactions strongly implying an upbeat and supportive personality throughout. Lenka, by contrast, starts off moodier and more reckless, notably defying his superiors to rush off into combat in his first appearance, something that never happens in the game.
  • Anti-Hero: He's an idealist in a crumbling world, he wants the best for humanity, and his gift is stated to be his Heroic Resolve. What muddies up his status as a straight-up hero is that he's fueled by his hatred for all Aragamis.
  • BFS: All God Arcs are count but he gets an especially huge God Arc the size of a car in Episode 12 and 13.
  • Blessed with Suck: Has very high Oracle Cell compatibility which would normally be a good thing for a God Eater except that his compatibility is so high that it makes his own God Arc eat him from the inside with no way to supress it and continued use just hastening the process. And that's not even mentioning the fact that even if he did decide to keep fighting, his God Arcs will just keep breaking on him because they can't withstand his strength that comes with the compatibility. It takes Licca building him a specialized God Arc with disposable parts for him to be able to fight again and even then it completely breaks by the time he fights Dyaus Pita and it still doesn't stop him from getting devoured by the Oracle Cells.
  • Big Ol' Eyebrows: Downplayed. His eyebrows is in between average and thick.
  • Canon Foreigner: Can be recreated as a Player Character in Resurrection. Also with Adaptational Badass.
  • Custom Uniform: Lenka's uniform is slightly modified especially the pants and boots. He is also wearing his signature blue cape instead of regular Fenrir formal jacket.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: How his backstory was revealed in Episode 10.
  • Determinator: The very core of his character.
  • Good Scars, Evil Scars: The good one. Lenka's entire upper body is full of scars but his face is clean.
  • Happily Adopted: With the Utsugi Family before their death.
  • Heartbroken Badass: Lenka is this after the deaths of his adoptive family, more specifically after his sister Iroha dies. To the point of pursuing vengeance against the Aragami even at the cost of his own life.
  • Heroes Prefer Swords: Rebellion God Arc.
  • Hot-Blooded: In fairly stark contrast to Yuu Kannagi and even the different personalities of the in-game voices are relatively tame.
  • How Do I Shot Web?: Lenka has to be taught by Sakuya how to shoot his gun and in addition, didn't know how to switch between gun and blade mode of his God Arc.
  • Humble Hero: Lenka comes a long way since his brasher days at the story's beginning. He's no longer as Hot-Blooded, and has learned to adopt a more submissive behavior.
  • Idiot Hero: Not precisely stupid, but he lets his emotions get the better of him especially early on. The show deconstructs the typical shounen examples by showing the realistic consequence of rushing blindly on willpower alone, and thereby ignoring the plan that his superiors have set up.
  • Leeroy Jenkins: At least in starting episodes. Lenka have tendencies to charge at the Aragami without thinking.
  • Let's You and Him Fight: When Lenka and Alisa first meet in Episode 3.
  • Mega Manning: How Lenka gets the hang of his New-Type God Arc in Episode 3. Alisa seems perturbed at this.
  • Nice Guy: Lenka used to be this one, until a death of his adoptive family turned him into a vengeful being.
  • No One Gets Left Behind: In Episode 1, Lenka refuses to leave Eric who tells him to get away so he can live.
  • Not Blood Siblings: Lenka and Iroha are this due in part to Lenka being an adopted child.
  • Power Dyes Your Hair: In final episode, his hair turned gold while performing his final blow against Dyaus Pita. It revert back to normal after his recovery from injuries.
  • The Power of Hate: What really motivates him is his desire to eradicate every Aragami on the planet.
  • Roaring Rampage of Revenge: It's very easy to say that Lenka's entire life is one. But after the Aragamis killed his entire adoptive family, he promised to kill them all.
  • Say Your Prayers: Despite Lenka saying in Episode 2 that he no longer believes in prayers, in Episode 5, before the land bridge collapses with Lenka, Alisa, and the Dyaus Pita, the last thing Lenka does before they fall into the river is pray to God.
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: In Episode 1, as soon as Lenka realizes there's no one to send to defend the Aragami invasion, he run out of the room, steals his God Arc, and runs out to battle.
  • Shirtless Scene: During his aptitude test in Episode 1.
  • Sole Survivor: Of the small village where he grew up.
  • Took a Level in Kindness: He regained his Nice Guy status once again after his Character Development.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: He lacks combat experience and skills, but his hard-hitting attacks, durability, and agility make up for it.
  • Your Days Are Numbered: It is revealed that Lenka's God Arc's Oracle cells are consuming his body, and should he continue to use his God Arc, he will die.

    Lindow (SPOILERS) 

Lindow Amamiya

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Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata (Japanese) and Kyle Hebert (English)
Age: 26 (1) / 29 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2061
Joined Cradle: 2074
God Arc: 1st Generation (later 2nd Generation)
Weapon Type: Long Blade (later Long Blade/Assault Gun)

Team Captain of the 1st Unit, which the Protagonist belongs to. May joke around a bit much, but he's serious about his job and a well-respected member of the Far East Branch. He goes MIA during the Moon in the Welkin mission, and undergoes Aragami Infection, turning him into the Corrosive Hannibal. After being rescued by the protagonist, he resumed his work for the Fenrir Far East branch.
  • The Ace: Well revered as one of the best God Eaters that the Far East Branch has produced. He's even rumored to have taken down an Ouroboros by himself, which is revealed to have actually happened during the Burst storyline. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that, excluding the series' player characters, Lindow is the most skilled God Eater, period.
  • And I Must Scream: He's aware of his actions as the Corrosive Hannibal, however he lacks full control. He can't stop himself from attacking his fellow God Eaters or warn them to get away from him.
  • Badass Longcoat: A unique and awesome one fitting the badass that he is. After you beat the main storyline you can even make it for yourself. His Cradle uniform also this in the sequel, combined with a gold gauntlet.
  • Battle Couple: He's Sakuya's fiancé during the events of Gods Eater Burst and they fight in the same unit.
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Lindow sounds very audibly pissed when he goes into Burst Mode through the effects of the 'Beloved' and 'Friendship' Skills.
    Lindow: That bastard!
  • BFS: Corroded Lindow uses a Buster Blade produced from his body in the same manner as Shio's God Arc.
  • Came Back Strong: After returning due to the Protagonist's miraculous rescue, he becomes a New-Type God Eater, with not only the perks that come with it, but also the added benefits of becoming immune to most dangerous status effects, including Stun.
  • The Casanova: He occasionally blows off a mission because he has a "hot date" lined up. They're excuses to cover for both his special jobs as a Unit leader and his investigations into the Ark Project.
  • Chainsaw Good: Uses the chainsaw blade type for his God Arc.
  • Chekhov M.I.A.: For the duration of the main storyline.
  • Childhood Friend: He and his sister grew up in the same hometown as Sakuya and they grew close due to it, with him and Sakuya eventually upgrading it to Childhood Friend Romance.
  • Custom Uniform: Most of Fenrir uniforms are too rookie-ish for him, Lindow is wearing a Commando uniform, perfectly fit for his leader position.
  • Dead Guy Junior: In the sequel, he and Sakuya have a child named Ren.
  • Draconic Humanoid: A "Corroded" version of Lindow who has begun but not yet fully completed his transformation into the Corrosive Hannibal is an unlockable character in 2.
  • Earn Your Happy Ending: At the end of the Burst storyline.
  • Empathic Weapon: Lindow's God Arc personified itself as Ren during the Burst story.
  • A Father to His Men: His number one priority is to get every man home.
  • Forced Transformation: Mutates into the Corrosive Hannibal.
  • Happily Married: With Sakuya at the end of the Burst story. The marriage is still strong in the sequel and they have a child together.
  • He Knows Too Much: Seemingly offed by Johannes, with Alisa as the Unwitting Pawn, for delving too much into Johannes's involvement in the insane Ark Project.
  • Heroic Build: The game doesn't show it off much, but Lindow is shown to be very physically built, likely because being a God Eater requires a lot of physical work to do so.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: While he didn't have much choice in the manner, he single handedly holds off a Prithvi Mata to buy everyone else time to escape. However, the he doesn't die, instead his God Arc bracelet is damaged and he begins turning into an Aragami before being saved by the party.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Soma.
  • Hunk: Tall and athletic build.
  • The Leader: Of the 1st Unit.
  • The Men First: He has one standing order: "Don't die." Lindow is very firm on this, always pushing for people to survive over the mission.
  • Mentor Archetype: Acts this way for the player character and Alisa, guiding them and instilling them with what he believes would make them good God Eaters. Unlike most, Lindow is actually still a bit young and is very skilled despite his mentor role.
  • The Mole: He was tasked by the higher-ups at Fenrir to investigate Johannes's Ark Project.
  • Not Quite Dead: Managed to hold off a Prithvi Mata, only to have his Armlet badly damaged and subsequently devoured by a Dyaus Pita, causing Oracle Cell contamination in his body. He was saved by Shio at the last minute.
  • Number Two: Lindow becomes a Second in Command due to his absence, and The Protagonist is now a Lieutenant.
  • One-Man Army: Took an Ouroboros down by himself. Gameplay wise, Lindow is one of the best party members because he is incredibly skilled, often being able to do this with ease.
  • Shirtless Scene: Seen as the Aragami cells begin to mutate his body.◊
  • Shock and Awe: His God Arc's element is Spark and you can make it for yourself after beating the main storyline. Ironically, this is also an element that he's weak to as the Corrosive Hannibal in Burst.
  • Smoking Is Cool
  • Spell My Name With An S: In the Japanese version, his code name reads "Rindou" (in English). This was changed to Lindow for the English version.
  • Tall, Dark, and Handsome: 182cm (6'0").
  • Walking Spoiler: Especially his entire existence in God Eater 2.

    Sakuya 

Sakuya Tachibana/Amamiya

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Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese) and Michelle Ruff (English)
Age: 21 (1) / 24 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2065
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Sniper Gun

Vice Captain of the 1st Unit and also a Sniper Ace Medic. A reliable senior who gets along well with just about everyone, as well as a long-time acquaintance of Lindow and Tsubaki. She takes on missions at the Field Leader level occasionally and oversees an early training mission. She is also a former mission counter girl before Hibari took her place.
  • Action Girl: Like all female God Eaters. She's one of the more experienced God Eaters in the Far East Branch though.
  • Battle Couple: She's Lindow's fiancé during the events of Gods Eater Burst and they fight in the same unit.
  • The Bus Came Back: In God Eater Resonant Ops she makes a formal return to the front lines after being absent in God Eater 2 due to being on maternity leave after her marriage to Lindow.
  • Childhood Friend: She and Lindow and Tsubaki grew up in the same hometown and grew close due to it, with Sakuya and Lindow upgrading it to Childhood Friend Romance.
  • Color Motif: Her outfits tend to have a general color scheme of green and black.
  • Combat Medic: She's the best healer in the game, having a kit and weapon focused on it, and is the one most likely to heal during combat. It gets to the point of Crutch Character since she is that useful.
  • Cool Big Sis: Most obvious with Alisa, though she's essentially an older sister figure to everyone at the Far East Branch.
  • Earn Your Happy Ending: Over the course of the story she has to deal with losing her boyfriend, taking care of the team he left behind and help stop the Apocalypse by killing her former boss. It doesn't get much better by the time Burst rolls around and her boyfriend turns out to be alive but has now turned into a bloodthirsty monster. Thankfully the team gets him back, and in the end Sakuya and Lindow get married and start a family.
  • Friendly Sniper: She has one of the lowest rates of friendly fire, apologizes if she hits you, and is one of the best healers in the game.
  • The Ghost: Mentioned several times by Lindow in God Eater 2, but she doesn't make an appearance herself.
  • Happily Married: With Lindow at the end of the Burst story. The marriage is still strong in the sequel and they have a child together.
  • Jiggle Physics: And extremely noticeable, to the point where it's almost distracting in otherwise serious conversations. Everytime Sakuya so much as walks, her boobs visibly shake.
  • Number Two: Vice Captain of the 1st Unit.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She has a fairly buxom figure and a revealing outfit that leaves most of her back exposed and a Show Girl Skirt that bares her legs. In the anime she gets a Shower of Angst scene that is also played for fanservice, with Shoulders-Up Nudity, Sideboob, and Toplessness from the Back.
  • The Reliable One: She's the dependable senior member of the 1st Unit. She's seen as a reliable Number Two by Lindow and an approachable older figure by the newer members.
  • Sexy Backless Outfit: Her top leaves most of her back bare.
  • Show Girl Skirt: She wears a black beach skirt over a pair of shorts.
  • Stripperific: She wears a piece of cloth for a top and some hotpants underneath her sarong.
  • This Is Something She's Got to Do Herself: After Lindow's "death", Sakuya discovers a disc containing his report on Aegis Island, and decides to continue what he left behind. She tried to keep this secret from the Protagonist and Alisa, but after retrieving Lindow's Armlet from a Dyaus Pita (the missing link required to fully unlock the disc's secrets) she finally tells them the truth.
  • Vapor Wear: Her Sexy Backless Outfit makes it obvious she's obviously not wearing a bra.

    Soma 

Soma Schicksal

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Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese) and Yuri Lowenthal [Games], Crispin Freeman [Anime] (English)
Age: 18 (1) / 21 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2064
Joined Cradle: 2074
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Buster Blade

A member of the 1st Unit, Soma has served since he was twelve. He's not fond of teamwork and prefers working alone. Since he was injected with the Bias Factor while his mother was pregnant, he was used as the base for future God Eaters.
  • Ambiguously Brown: His father's fair skin and his mother's dark skin average out to a nice tan shade.
  • Black Swords Are Better: His signature God Arc Evil One/Rejector is a black variant of Sawblade-type Buster Blade and Resistor-type Tower Shield. However, it turned white after the Arda Nova incident after devouring a part of Shio's core.
  • Character Development: Soma starts off as being emotionally distant from his fellow teammates and not really caring about anything or anyone, simply filling his life with the act of killing Aragami. This changes over the course of the story, specifically the moments when he meets Shio and bonds with her. By the sequel Soma is practically a different person, albeit for the better.
  • Chick Magnet: He becomes one after the first game, as shown in The 2nd Break. He doesn't seem to care though.
  • Child Soldiers: He's been a God Eater since he was 12 years old.
  • Defrosting Ice Queen: Male version. Initially, Soma is rather blunt and antisocial, but he slowly gets over it the longer the story goes on.
  • Embarrassing Nickname: According to Shun, most God Eaters who accompanied Soma are often killed on a mission. The latest and probably the last victim is Eric. This is how Soma earn his nickname, "Shinigami" ("Death God" in English version).
  • Establishing Character Moment: Kills an Aragami that just murdered a teammate without batting an eyelash and then is the only one who isn't shook up by his death or mourns him. Soma is a cold, calculating professional that has been hardened by growing up in a Crapsack World and being The Jinx with so many other teammates having died on him before. Thankfully he goes through Character Development to change this.
  • Eye Scream: In God Eater 3, Soma lost his left eye and gain a scar over it.
  • Half-Human Hybrid: Since he was injected with the Bias Factor while his mother was still pregnant, he is technically half-Aragami.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Lindow.
  • I Work Alone: He grows out of this. Gameplay-wise however, his AI doesn't — if an Aragami is winding up for an attack, Soma takes defensive action ridiculously early, giving the player clues about enemy attack patterns.
  • Ineffectual Loner: He doesn't play well with others, but he learns to get over it.
  • In the Hood: The only time he takes off his hood is in the epilogue of the God Eater story. In God Eater 2, he discards it outright for a white coat.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's aloof and abrasive, but he cares about his fellow God Eaters much more than he'd like to admit.
  • The Jinx: He is viewed as one by some God Eaters, considering how many have died when in the field with him. This ends eventually: in his final profile sheet, it's noted that the teams he joins up with for missions have the lowest death rates, and in the one before that, he's even slated for a promotion to Field Leader, though he insists on staying with the First Unit.
  • Meaningful Rename: During the time of God Eater 3, he goes by the name of "Ein" which means "1" in German, fitting since he's half german. He changed his name because Soma Schicksal is widely known as one of the three scientists who accidentally caused the Calamity that spawned the Ashlands.
  • Mighty Glacier: His unlockable Personal Ability can make him both hard-hitting and durable.
  • "Not So Different" Remark: Towards Rachel during his first appearance in 2 after trading some poor jokes. Also doubles as Foreshadowing of Rachel's true nature.
    Soma: It's rather strange. You seem almost familiar, Miss Claudius. Perhaps you're a monster inside, just like me.
  • The Reveal: His full name is actually Soma Schicksal, with Johannes von Schicksal being his father.
  • Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Eric's Sensitive Guy.
  • The Smart Guy: In 2 he takes over as the Den's head of Aragami research, as Dr. Sakaki is busy acting as director. He clearly inherited his parents' scientific acumen.
  • Stone Wall: His survival rate is very high, but he has low strength. Contrast Brendan's Glass Cannon.
  • Super Prototype: Due to the experiment performed on Soma before he was born, he is actually half-Aragami and is the original God Eater.
  • When He Smiles: Can only be seen smiling around Shio. At least only to her, initially...

    Kota 

Kota Fujiki

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Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese) and Johnny Yong Bosch [Games], Lucien Dodge [Anime] (English)
Age: 15 (1) / 18 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Assault Gun

A new team member of the 1st Unit along with the Protagonist. While he performs fine in combat, he doesn't hold well with drills and lectures.
  • Animal Motif: Has a spider on the back of his shirt and a web pattern on the front, though he doesn't act like a spider in any way.
  • Asleep in Class: He regularly falls asleep during Dr. Sakaki's lectures.
  • Best Friend: His character episode in God Eater 2, shows that he considers the Protagonist of the first game as this.
  • Big Brother Instinct: Has a healthy relationship with his little sister and gets jealous when she showcases favor toward Soma.
  • Book Dumb: Is comparatively less informed about certain topics such as the existence of the Ouroboros type.
  • Bromantic Foil: Can come off as this for the male Protagonist, though YMMV on how much of a foil one can be to a Silent Protagonist.
  • Combat Medic: In 2, he'll fire recovery bullets if the protagonist runs out of health. Good positioning will ensure his bullets hit you before you're incapacitated.
  • Deceased Parents Are the Best: His father died in an attempt to rescue civilians during an Aragami attack, and as such Kota dreams of being like him one day.
  • Drill Sergeant Nasty: Inverted. After taking over Tsubaki's role, his overall demeanor made it difficult for him to train new recruits such as Erina and Emil who were prone to quarrel with one another.
  • Friendly Sniper: He's one of the friendliest guys in the game and he sticks to using guns.
  • Heroic BSoD: Dealt with one when he was forced to choose between staying behind and be killed in the Devouring Apocalypse or move with his family away to Aegis. He ultimately decides to stay and stop Johannes' Ark Project, after realizing that the Ark Project will only evacuate select God Eaters and their families up to the first degree (around a mere 1,000 survivors, not counting Johannes himself) when his younger sister Nozomi asked him if he could bring her friends.
  • Keet: Loud, energetic and raring to go at all times.
  • The Leader: Of Far East Branch's 1st Unit in 2.
  • Leeroy Jenkins: Some shades of this, and Alisa berates him for being careless. He's less so in actual combat, though he's known to blast through his entire gun clip in seconds.
  • Older and Wiser: Come 2, he becomes less reckless and more responsible, though he hasn't lost his energetic streak. He even takes Erina and Emil as proteges.
  • Sadistic Choice: Betray his fugitive comrades and support the Director's insane Ark project to guarantee the safety of his family? Or keep his family at risk in the Outer Ghetto while sparing the remnants of humanity from obliteration? He ultimately decides to stay for his friends.
  • Shonen Hair: His new hairstyle in God Eater 2.
  • Trash of the Titans: His room is filled with trash bags and empty drink cans and has dishes piled in the sink.

    Alisa 

Alisa Ilinichina Amiella

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Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese) and Kate Higgins [Games], Cherami Leigh [Anime] (English)
Age: 15 (1) / 18 (2)
Joined Russia Branch: 2070
Transferred to Far East Branch: 2071
Joined Cradle: 2074
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Long Blade/Assault Gun

She is the second New-Type God Eater of the 1st Unit, transferring from Fenrir's Russian branch. She is subject to special therapy sessions on a regular basis.
  • Action Girl: Like all female God Eaters, she can, and does, kick plenty of Aragami ass.
  • The Atoner: Not that she needs to, but she feels the burden of having apparently killed Lindow weighing heavily on her. She spends the latter half of the Burst arc trying to bring back Lindow, to absolve herself of that "sin", and at the end she mails the Protagonist, thanking him/her for helping her lift the burden away.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Odin, dva, tri...
  • Broken Bird: At first she shows signs of an unstable psyche, especially when the death of her parents get brought up. She mostly suppresses it via medicine, and gets over most of her issues with the protagonist's help.
  • Buxom Beauty Standard: Her large chest is part of why she's a Dude Magnet and her chest is often emphasized by a Cleavage Window that exposes her Underboobs. One of the animation shorts for Resonant Ops also pokes fun at her for it, where Erina paints a picture of Alisa only for it to be completely focused on her chest much to her annoyance.
  • Character Development: Upon her arrival she initially passes off as an insufferable Alpha Bitch, but as time passed (especially after her Freak Out which apparently killed Lindow), she gradually developed into a considerate, caring God Eater, as well as a big-sister figure for Shio. Her AI even changes to reflect her altered outlook, gaining recovery bullets and learning to share Aragami Bullets with others.
  • Cleavage Window: One of the most consistent parts of her visual design is that her outfits pretty much always show some of her chest, usually from below. It even gets Lampshaded in Resonant Ops!
  • Combat Medic: Many consider her to be one of the most useful AI teammates. She heals you often, and being the only New-Type companion in the original game, was the only way single players could make use of Link Burst and Condensed Bullets.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: Both her parents were killed right before her eyes during a game of hide-and-seek as a child, leaving her an emotional wreck. As if that wasn't bad enough she was later conscripted into the New-Type God Eater program and brainwashed into assassinating Lindow under the impression that he was the Aragami that killed her parents.
  • D-Cup Distress: In The 2nd Break manga, it's revealed that Alisa did in fact try to close her Cradle uniform top but it turned out it was too small for her as her chest got in the way.
  • Demoted to Extra: Though she still appears in the sequel, Alisa's importance has diminished to the overall plot though she and the former 1st Unit members of the first game still lend a hand to the Blood Unit every now and then.
  • Dude Magnet: She attracts a lot of guys attention and has more than one fan club among them.
  • Everyone Can See It: In side stories that place during or in-between the games, her crush on Yuu (aka the GE1 Protagonist) is painfully obvious to the people around them.
  • Field Promotion: Becomes the Far East Branch acting Director as of Resonant Ops.
  • Freak Out: You've been warned by Dr. Oguruma before you even meet her that she's mentally unstable and requires therapy every day, so this was inevitable.
  • Gameplay and Story Integration: After her Heroic BSoD, Alisa will literally be useless in any mission until you complete her training quests. She then becomes one of the best AI teammates, still showing this trope. Due to your value to her, she prioritizes supporting you with healing bullets and Condensed Bullets, while not firing if you're in her line of fire.
  • Gatling Good: The gun form of her God Arc.
  • Heroic BSoD: She has a massive one after she realizes that her actions under the influence of brainwashing (supposedly) led Lindow to his death.
  • Hero of Another Story: She's the main character of The 2nd Break which takes place shortly prior and during the events of God Eater 2.
  • I Work Alone: She doesn't like cooperative missions or obeying orders. She grows out of this mindset after Character Development.
  • Lethal Chef: The manga adaptations portrays her as one. It's hinted at in 2 as well.
  • Manchurian Agent: She's been brainwashed by Johannes and his cronies before she joins the Far East Branch to turn into their personal executioner after feeding her a few code words. The first major use of this is when they try to make her assassinate Lindow on a mission and then later turn on Sakuya when she discovers the truth about Aegis.
  • Morph Weapon: Like all New-Type God Eaters, her God Arc can shift between BFS and BFG modes.
  • Ms. Fanservice: Promoted to the position as of The 2nd Break manga set 3 years after the first game. Most notably her new coat zips down instead of up, but her breasts are too big to let the zipper pass, resulting in even more blatant Underboobs. A small crowd of admirers express their "relief" at the sight after worrying that her new uniform would actually cover her up. The anime also gives her plenty of Male Gaze shots as well as a scene where she Sleeps in the Nude save for a Modesty Bedsheet and has a Bathtub Scene which includes a Sexy Surfacing Shot when she climbs out, with Toplessness from the Back angle (and some Scenery Censor when she trips and falls).
  • Navel-Deep Neckline: In Resonant Ops thea black Fenrir uniform that she wears is unbuttoned from her neck to her navel.
  • Nice Girl: After her character development, she's nothing if not supportive and friendly to the people around her. She does often revert back to her former self whenever Kota is involved and does something stupid.
  • Proper Tights with a Skirt: Wears sheer tights along with her skirt, though it's not so obvious because of her thigh high boots. Loses the tights by the time of God Eater 2.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: Takes both roles.
    • She's the Blue to Kota's Red, as she's sensible and tactical while he's impulsive and reckless.
    • On the other hand, she's the Red to the Protagonist's Blue, as she's incredibly emotional and the protag is her Living Emotional Crutch. This is even reflected in-game: she has her own personal God Arc set of gun, blade and shield, all of which are red and specialize in Fire. Midway through the game, she gives you a blue version of the shield as a thank you present, and you can get blue versions of the gun and blade as well, all of which specialize in Ice.
  • Ship Tease: With the protagonist. Being a Silent Protagonist, this can go normally or not.
  • Single Woman Seeks Good Man: In the media-based universe, Alisa is in love with the kind and gentle Yuu Kannagi, which is the canon name for the Protagonist of the first game and its remakes.
  • Sleeps in the Nude: When we see her sleeping in her messy bedroom it reveals that she sleeps naked underneath a Modesty Bedsheet. Given the Male Gaze camera angles, it's mostly done for fanservice.
  • Smug Super: She's pretty arrogant about being a New-Type God Eater.
  • Spell My Name With An S: Her surname in Russian is, properly, Омела ("Mistletoe", for the curious). The typically-accepted anglicization of this word is Omela, but the games consistently transliterate it as Amiella instead. (This is largely due to how the Japanese transliterates her name - Japanese traditionally tries to match a word's phonetics when transliterating to kana, and アミエーラ is the closest to the sounds of Омела. "Amiella" is the clearest anglicization of アミエーラ, and the early translators might not have gotten the memo about her name actually being an extant Russian word, so Amiella stuck.)
  • Trash of the Titans: Her bedroom is show to be very messy when we see it, although it might be because she's going through withdrawal from the pills that have always neutralized her fear.
  • Underboobs: Her outfits tend to be unzipped enough to leave her underboobs exposed, as well as her midriff.
  • Vapor Wear: She doesn't appear to be wearing a bra under that revealing "shirt".
  • Walking Swimsuit Scene: Her DLC Burst costume is just red bikini with goggles.
  • You Remind Me of X: She is reminded of the Protagonist of the first game, when she first meets the Protagonist of God Eater 2.

Associates of the 1st Unit

    Shio 

Shio

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Voiced by: Yukari Fukui (Japanese) and Mona Marshall (English)
Age: (Unknown)
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Short Blade/Assault Gun

A humanoid Aragami with a Bias Factor which makes her averse to devouring humans. She was discovered by Dr. Sakaki and was since taken under his wing. She possesses the Singularity, a Core that is the key to causing the Devouring Apocalypse, and is therefore a target of Johannes. He eventually got his hands on her and embedded her core into Nova, beginning the Devouring Apocalypse. After Johannes's defeat, she thanks everyone for what they've done for her and asks Soma to devour her body so she may carry Nova away to save everyone.
  • Anti Anti Christ: As a Singularity she is destined to be a vital part of triggering the Devouring Apocalypse, but after her experiences with Fenrir she develops empathy and in the ending of the original game, just as the Devouring Apocalypse is about to trigger, she takes the Nova to the moon so that humanity will be spared.
  • Apocalypse Maiden: Shio is the key to triggering the Devouring Apocalypse, which would spell doom for everyone on Earth if taken advantage of. Thankfully Shio's experiences with her human friends keeps her from letting that happen.
  • Badass Adorable: Cute, friendly and just as capable of kicking ass against the Aragami alonside her God Eater friends.
  • Big Damn Heroes: In the Burst storyline, it is revealed that she saved Lindow by intervening in his fight with a Dyaus Pita and "telling" it to leave them. She then tended to his Red Right Hand and chained it lest it may overtake him. While this couldn't keep the transformation at bay forever, without her intervention there would likely have never been the chance for the protagonist to bring Lindow back from the brink.
  • Big Eater: Well, she is an Aragami; this is inevitable. Dr. Sakaki gathered a large number of cores in preparation for taking her in, and she chewed through the lot in a fraction of the time he expected.
  • Blade Below the Shoulder: The God Arc she wields in battle is generated for her own arm and is a part of her.
  • The Cameo: She briefly made and appearance in final episode of anime dropping canned goods at still alive Lindow's feet.
  • Catchphrase: "I'm ready to eat!"
  • Cheerful Child: Very inquisitive and friendly.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: Given that she wasn't raised by humans, Shio's a bit...odd when you first find her. She starts to become more coherent after spending some time with Fenrir, but her cuckooness is still present.
  • Cute Monster Girl: She looks just like a cute little human girl except for her golden eyes and chalk-white skin.
  • Hunter of His Own Kind: The Aragamis are her food.
  • Extreme Omnivore: As an Aragami she'll eat most anything. Thankfully, her Bias is such that she won't devour humans.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Asks Soma to devour her body so she can lift Nova away to the Moon and save everyone.
  • Not Quite Dead: She's last seen prancing about on the terraformed Moon, gazing upon Earth.
  • Shout-Out: Upon receiving an Aragami Bullet from a teammate, she will sometimes shout, "THE STRONGEST!" Possibly in reference to a certain pink-clad martial artist.
  • Spell My Name With An S: Her name is Shio in both English and Japanese versions, but her codename in the Japanese version is "Chiot", Gratuitous French for "puppy".

    Ren 

Ren

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Voiced by: Ryōko Shiraishi (Japanese) and Philece Sampler (English)
Age: (Unknown)
Joined Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Short Blade/Sniper Gun

One of the three Burst exclusive characters and a New-Type God Eater, together with Annette and Federico. His introduction claim he was assigned to the Medical Unit. He turns out to be a personification of Lindow's God Arc after Lindow was transformed into the Corrosive Hannibal.
  • By the Eyes of the Blind: Ren can only be seen and heard by the protagonist and Lindow, as no one else is shown to ever take notice of his/her presence. This also carries over into combat — your allies will not heal or revive Ren, since they aren't aware of him.
  • Combat Medic: A good substitute for Sakuya. He has anti-aggro skills and, as a New-Type, can also enter Burst mode by devouring, as well as boost the protagonist with Aragami bullets.
  • Friendly Sniper: Ren focuses a lot on his Gun and rarely uses his Blade.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Saves Lindow from Corrosive Hannibal by taking a hit for him.
  • Living Weapon: He is the personification of Lindow's God arc.
  • Supernatural Gold Eyes: Just like Shio. And fittingly so, since he too is, at least in a sense, a human-form Aragami.

    Eric 

Eric der Vogelweid/Masked Ogre

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Voiced by: Takahiro Fujimoto (Japanese) and Tony Oliver [Burst], Christian La Monte [Resurrection] (English)
Age: 17 (at death)
Joined Far East Branch: 2069
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Blast Gun

A God Eater introduced during your first mission with Soma. Haughty and insufferable, but nevertheless has a soft spot for his younger sister Erina. Unfortunately, he was killed very early on by an Ogretail, which established Soma's reputation as a doom magnet for any potential teammate.
  • Adaptation Expansion: He is a supporting character in Days of Ruins light novel, it's also shown how badass actually he is.
  • Adaptational Nice Guy: Surprisingly in anime, Eric is rather friendly, honorable and willingly to risk his own life to save the others. He is also more badass here than in his game appearance.
  • All Just a Dream: In Resurrection, the bonus vignettes with and by extension, the entire presence of Masked Ogre was stated to be a dream. Seeing how he's really Eric...
  • Anime Hair
  • Ascended Extra: Eric was a minor character killed early on in the original storyline. In Burst, Eric finally earn his rights to join in your team.
  • Catchphrase: "Magnificent!" The usage of his catch phrase becomes less in Resurrection.
  • Charlie Brown from Outta Town: Tries to pretend he is someone else, but Masked Ogre can't help but slip into his true self, as in "Magnificent!" sometimes. The Protagonist doesn't even buy it and recognizes him right away.

Defense Squad

  • You Don't Look Like You: In the original God Eater game, they have a generic appearance. The Burst expansion eventually gives them unique appearance.

    Tatsumi 

Tatsumi O'Mori

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Voiced by: Takeshi Mori (Japanese) and Keith Silverstein [Burst], Sam Riegel [Resurrection and Rage Burst] (English)
Age: 23 (1) / 26 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2063
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Short Blade

A member of the 2nd Unit and team Captain of the Defense Squad. When not in duty, he's frequently seen hitting on Hibari at her counter. Tatsumi is also a protagonist of his own prequel manga, God Eater ~side by side~.
  • Hero of Another Story: In God Eater ~side by side~.
  • Hopeless Suitor: To Hibari.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Brendan's Blue.
  • The Leader: Of the 2nd Unit.
  • Weak, but Skilled: Admits that he has low compatibility with his God Arc during Rage Burst, and even initially had trouble dealing with Ogretails. He greatly improved overtime however, and it shows when, after the Defense Unit Character Episodes where the other Defense Unit members sans Kanon are promoted to Captain, Sakaki promotes him to Commander of the Far East Branch's entire defense force.

    Brendan 

Brendan Bardell

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Voiced by: Hirofumi Tanaka [Original], Tomoaki Maeno [Burst] (Japanese) and Tony Oliver [Burst], Kaiji Tang [Resurrection and Rage Burst] (English)
Age: 22 (1) / 25 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2067
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Buster Blade

Second in Command of the 2nd Unit. He likes to use Charge Crush at his enemies.

    Kanon 

Kanon Daiba

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Voiced by: Saki Yasuda [Original], Ryō Hirohashi [Burst] (Japanese) and Kari Wahlgren [Burst], Cherami Leigh [Resurrection and Rage Burst] (English)
Age: 19 (1) / 22 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2070
God Arc: 1st Generation, later 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Blast Gun, later Variant Scythe

A medic from the 2nd Unit, notorious for her friendly-fire mishaps.
  • Ascended Extra: Sort of. She is the only member of the 2nd Unit to make a return in 2 (until the rest of the Defense Unit members come back in Rage Burst) albeit as the only other member of the 4th Unit together with Haruomi. She also have her own Character Episode.
  • Combat Medic: Her character episode in the second game has her superior suggesting she take up a role of a combat medic given her uncanny ability to hit her allies, so they might as well be healing bullets she's hitting them with. And while her combat efficiency increases dramatically after this suggestion, she dislikes the position.
  • Chromatic Arrangement: RGB, she wears green.
  • Cute and Psycho: Is implied to be this in Burst, and is flat-out one in God Eater 2. Her battle quotes range from Shrinking Violet to Blood Knight.
    Mission Start: "Um... Let's do our best."
    Enemy Destroyed: "Your death cry was lovely!"
  • Cute Clumsy Girl: She's notorious for her "friendly fire" incidents, but she's just so god damn adorable to hate for it.
  • Friendly Fire Index: And she's notorious for it with her preference for Radial Bullets, which tend to blow allies away. In the sequel, Licca originally refuses to give Oracle Reserve upgrade on her Blast Gun until she is convinced by the 2!protagonist. It's heavily suggested on top of this that her friendly fire isn't very accidental. In fact after her character episode in the sequel, rather than embrace her role as an excellent healer, she instead creates her own custom bullet that cranks up her friendly fire factor to 11.
  • Hidden Buxom: Quite busty, when shown in a bikini in official art. More Obvious in the sequel, as she is older. That, and Haru puts her in the "Classic" outfit set in one of his Character Episodes, which is basically a Sexy Secretary outfit with a Cleavage Window and Grade A Zettai Ryouiki.
  • Limited Wardrobe: She still wears the same green dress in the sequel, but this time as an actual dress rather than just top.
  • Powerful, but Inaccurate: More like powerful, but often misfiring. Kanon utilizes radial bullets which have higher power than other type of bullets in exchange of range. However, Kanon is also infamous for Friendly Fire Index, and one can't be blamed to assume that she fires more often towards her allies than her enemies.
  • Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Gina's Tomboy.
  • Tomboyish Ponytail: Her new hairstyle in God Eater 2.
  • Punny Name: In Japanese, "Kanon Daiba" is a homophone of "Cannon Diver". She literally dives in with a cannon.
  • Running Gag: She is infamous of friendly firing both in and out universe, which remained unremedied in the sequel. Resonant Ops remedied it a little when she is upgrade into a New-Type God Eater which enable her to fight as a Blader.
  • Sliding Scale of Gameplay and Story Integration: Kanon is notorious in-universe for her habit of friendly fire against her teammates. This is incredibly true in-game if she's on your team due to her preference for Radial Bullets.
    "Didn't I tell you to stay out of my line of fire?"
  • Spell My Name With An S: Doubles with Dub Name Change as her code name is spelled as "Canon" (as in the camera brand) in Japan, while renamed as "Kanon" in western releases.
  • Split Personality: Safe to assume so, as this readily becomes apparent in God Eater 2. Outside combat, she is all sweet. In combat, however, 'complete psycho' is perhaps the best way to describe her. This is absent in Burst, but it was later brought back in the English versions of Resurrection and Rage Burst. She remained this way in Resonant Ops.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: In contrast to Tatsumi, who's skilled but has low compatibility with his God Arc, Licca notes that Kanon's compatibility with hers is Off the Chart, way more than viable for the Oracle Reserve Upgrade. However, she barely has any control over her aim, and her Friendly Fire Index was the reason why Haruomi didn't let her have the upgrade. Even Licca herself refused until she's convinced by the 2!protagonist in Kanon's Character Episode.

    Shun 

Shun Ogawa

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Voiced by: Yuuta Kazuya [Original], Yūki Kaji [Burst] (Japanese) and Brian Beacock (English)
Age: 18 (1) / 21 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2066
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Long Blade

A member of the 3rd Unit. His is a somewhat laid back, childlike and reckless personality. He also doesn't get along with Karel all that well.
  • Combat Pragmatist: He likes to poison enemies with his tainted Long Blade.
  • Glory Hound: Him and Karel, if together on missions, tend to argue over who's gonna kill more Aragami. This is most apparent when they're introduced in the sequel.
  • Fiery Redhead: A male example.
  • I Work Alone: Tries to invoke this, but given this is a team game he fails in the attempt.
  • Leeroy Jenkins: Likes to charge enemies on his own when The Leader is not with him. Doubles with Suicidal Overconfidence as his profile states that he lacks the skills necessary to handle such antics.
  • Roaring Rampageof Revenge: Has the Wrath of Revenge Skill, which automatically results in him going into Burst Mode when an ally goes down.
  • Status Effects: His combat style involves sneaking up to foes and poisoning them. Having the Hidden Attack skill certainly helps.
  • Tsundere: A male example, in which he can't express enough gratitude to the Protagonist whenever s/he covers him in another high-risk mission he took without thinking twice.

    Karel 

Karel Schneider

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Voiced by: Kenji Akabane [Original], Miyu Irino [Burst] (Japanese) and Ben Diskin (English)
Age: 19 (1) / 22 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2066
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Assault Gun

A member of the 3rd Unit and a competent sniper, as well as a proud self-confessed mercenary.
  • Born Lucky: One of his innate Skills increases the party's chances of earning rare loot.
  • Combat Pragmatist: He likes to poison enemies with Venom Shot.
  • Hidden Depths: His character episode in the sequel reveals that he owns a hospital in the rural areas. Not for money mind you, but because second-class citizens like them would never get the medical treatment they need otherwise.
  • Only in It for the Money: Almost every conversation with him is about money and he makes it very clear that his only motivation to go out there and kick some Aragami ass is the reward. Given his Character Episode, he may be using this funding to keep the hospital he owns going.
  • Punch-Clock Hero: Admits to this effect more than any other character.

    Gina 

Gina Dickinson

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Voiced by: Satomi Sato (Japanese) and Tara Platt (English)
Age: 22 (1) / 25 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2066
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Sniper Gun

A member of the 3rd Unit and also a Sniper Ace. Silent and mysterious, she loves the thrill of shooting an Aragami from a distance.

    Annette 

Annette Koenig

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Voiced by: Ami Naga [Burst], Yuki Kaneko [Resurrection] (Japanese) and Karen Strassman (English)
Age: 16
Joined Germany Branch: 2071
Transferred to Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Buster Blade/Assault Gun

One of the three Burst exclusive characters and a New-Type God Eater, together with Ren and Federico. Transferred from the Fenrir German branch and assigned to the 2nd Unit.
  • Attack! Attack! Attack!: She forgoes defense for offense, however in 2, she is stated to grow out of this habit and learns how to play defensively.
  • Glass Cannon: She has strong offense, but her speed and defense pays for it, as opposed to Federico.
  • Goofy Print Underwear: Not goofy in modern conventions, but if one looks closely she wears blue-and-white striped panties.

    Federico 

Federico Caruso

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Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese) and Bryce Papenbrook (English)
Age: 17
Joined Italy Branch: 2071
Transferred to Far East Branch: 2071
God Arc: 2nd Generation
Weapon Type: Long Blade/Sniper Gun

One of the three Burst exclusive characters and a New-Type God Eater, together with Annette and Ren. Transferred from the Fenrir Italian branch and assigned to the 3rd Unit.
  • Chainsaw Good: Same as Lindow.
  • Morph Weapon: Being a New-type God Eater. However, he has trouble switching from Blade to Gun forms as such, he switches slower.
  • Put on the Bus: Like Annette, he is transferred back to Italy that's why he is not around in 2 and Rage Burst.
  • Only Sane Man: More straighter example than Gina. Federico is the only normal being in the 3rd Unit.
  • Shonen Hair
  • Stone Wall: He is keenly focused on defense and forgoes high offensive power as opposed to Annette.

Backup Characters

    Hibari 

Hibari Takeda

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Voiced by: Kanae Itō (Japanese) and Laura Bailey [Burst], Brina Palencia [Resurrection and Rage Burst], Erika Harlacher [Anime] (English)
Age: 17 (1) / 20 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2067

The mission counter girl of the Fenrir Far East Branch, where she works while waiting for Fenrir's systems to match her with a God Arc. Each year she gets older, her compatibility rate is decreasing for her potential God Arc. She is also Sakuya's immediate replacement on this position.
  • Refused by the Call: Desperately wants to become a God Eater so she can fight out on the field, but was never able to get a fully compatible Bias Factor with a God Arc, with this potential compatibility dropping as she gets older. Until then she's stuck as an operator.
  • Serious Business: Like Fran, she treats the appearance of an Abbadon very seriously.

    Licca 

Licca Kusunoki

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Voiced by: Saki Yasuda (Japanese) and Megan Hollingshead [Burst], Karen Strassman [Resurrection, Rage Burst and Anime] (English)
Age: 18 (1) / 21 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2069

A female mechanic of the God Arc Maintenance crew. The sequel sees her playing a part in the development of the Link Support Device.
  • A Day in the Limelight: She receives her own Character Episodes in 2, focusing on her developing Link Support Devices with the help of the player.
  • Ascended Extra: She has no speaking parts and plays very little part in the main God Eater story. In the Burst story, she is not only gets screen time and a voice actress, but she also plays a part in the story when some Vajratails get into the base. She also has her own Character Episode in God Eater 2.
  • Gadgeteer Genius: She has deep understanding of God Arcs, being the one in charge of maintaining them. In 2, she also creates Link Support Devices that allow the player to receive support effects from members not in the party.
  • Goggles Do Nothing: She never pulls them down even when she's working.
  • Ship Tease: Burst sees her get shades of this as she berates the Protagonist out of concern; she nearly dies to an Ogretail, but is saved. Seeing that the Protagonist nearly got eaten up by the Oracle Cells in Lindow's God Arc saving her...
  • Tomboy: Not precisely tomboy. But in comparison, Licca is one to Hibari's Girly Girl.
  • Wrench Wench: In charge of maintaining the Far East Branch's God Arcs.

    Tsubaki 

Tsubaki Amamiya

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Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese) and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (English)
Age: 29 (1) / 32 (2)
Joined Far East Branch: 2059
Joined Cradle: 2074
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Assault Gun

Lindow's older sister and herself a retired gunner God Eater. She was relieved from her position in 2069, and now serves as adviser to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd units and all New-Type God Eaters.
  • Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She has long dark hair and is a reserved and aloof woman with an authoritative aura.
  • Brother–Sister Team: Back when she was still active as God Eater with Lindow.
  • Childhood Friend: She and her brother grew up in the same hometown as Sakuya and they grew close due to it.
  • Cold Sniper: She wears sniper apparel and used to be a long-distance specialist. She still maintained the cold attitude of one.
  • Color Motif: Her outfits tend to have a general color scheme of black and white.
  • Downloadable Content: Tsubaki is a pre-order DLC NPC exclusive for the Japanese version of God Eater Burst. Her appearance is based on God Eater Prologue OVA.
  • Friendly Sniper: She used to be one.
  • Mission Control: She can be selected as an operator after clearing the original story.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She's a good looking woman with a revealing neckline and her pants and slit at the sides to show off her legs. One of her post-battle clips is a gratuitous Shower Scene where she shows some Toplessness from the Back.
  • Navel-Deep Neckline: Her outfit has a plunging neckline that just barely reaches her stomach.
  • Not So Stoic: Though she usually acts cool and hides her emotions, she is shown striking the wall in frustration upon hearing that Lindow went MIA, and even mourning in private in an elevator over his fate.
  • Passing the Torch: Her God Arc to Kota.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: She may be a bit curt but Tsubaki cares deeply for those under her command and knows how to lead them. Most notable in the Burst storyline where when it's first learned that Lindow might be alive. Tsubaki waits until they are absolutely 100% sure that he might be out there before breaking the news to the 1st unit and organizing a search party.
  • Retired Badass: She used to be a Captain of the God Eaters, but has since retired to run Mission Control.
  • Vapor Wear: Pay close attention to her shirt and the sides of her pants. To think she's a commanding officer, too.
  • The Voice: Returned as a mission operator in the sequel.

    Gen 

Gen Momota

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Voiced by: Takeshi Mori [Burst], Takahiro Fujimoto [Resurrection] (Japanese) and Keith Silverstein (English)
Age: 62
God Arc: 1st Generation
Weapon Type: Pistol Gun

A veteran and the last of the very first God Eaters, now retired, but nevertheless remains a fixture in Fenrir, giving trusted advice to newer generations of God Eaters.
  • Action Survivor: He's from the first generation of God Eaters. Given the rough history with using Oracle Cells as weapons on humans, it's quite amazing he's still alive with few visible side effects.
  • Coat Cape: Wears one over his shoulder.
  • Cool Old Guy: He freely gives useful advice to the younger generation of God Eaters to help them survive in the field.
  • Hunk: For an old guy, Gen still have the looks and a nice voice (at least in English dub for Resurrection).
  • Mentor Archetype: To the newly recruited God Eaters.
  • Passing the Torch: Prior to God Eater 2, Gen is no longer in active service for Fenrir and he is now living in the outer ghetto. Damian take his place as a new mentor for the new generations of God Eaters.
  • Retired Badass: He used a pistol God Arc, perhaps the opposite of Super Prototype, and has lived into his sixties. Imagine what he would've been like with a real God Arc.

Supporting Characters

    Dr. Sakaki 

Paylor Sakaki

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Voiced by: Daisuke Nan (Japanese) and Fritz Bronner [Burst], Spike Spencer [Resurrection, Rage Burst and Anime] (English)
Age: 47 (1) / 50 (2)

A founding member of Fenrir and current Chief Supervisor of its Far East Branch's Aragami Technology Department. He is the one who discovered the Bias Factor and objected to Johannes and Aisha's decision to inject their unborn child, Soma, with them.
  • Big Good: Eventually becomes this in the original story when in the climax he actively works with the heroes in preventing Johannes from getting Shio and triggering the Devouring Apocalypse.
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Despite his oddities, he's the world's leading researcher on Aragami and the Bias Factor.
  • The Chessmaster: Has a constant game going with Johannes over their ideas over what to do about the impending Singularity.
  • Cloudcuckoolander
  • Eye Glasses: Several pairs, with unused ones hanging on chains around his neck.
  • Field Promotion: After Johannes's death, he was promoted as his temporary replacement as head of Fenrir Far East Branch. As of 2, he is still in this position.
  • Mad Scientist: He's not insane, exactly, nor is he evil, but he is definitely not normal.
  • No Sense of Personal Space: His Character Tic consists of him leaning his head dangerously close to anyone he speaks to, making the other person lean back in return.
  • Older Than They Look: Similarly to Johannes, despite being 50 years old he looks in his thirties at most.
  • Smart People Wear Glasses
  • Spell My Name With An S: In the Japanese version, his first name is "Parer" (pronounced "Peira"). This was changed to Paylor for the English version, as well as the Japanese versions of Resurrection and Rage Burst.

    Director Schicksal (SPOILERS) 

Johannes von Schicksal

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Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese) and Crispin Freeman [Burst], Patrick Seitz [Resurrection and Anime] (English)
Age: 45

One of the founders of Fenrir, a former researcher and current director of its Far East Branch. He is in charge of the Aegis project, but is secretly advancing his own "Ark Project" designed to to save up to 1,000 handpicked individuals plus their families up to the second degree while causing the Devouring Apocalypse. He had Lindow killed because he was investigating the plan. Johannes is also Soma's father.
  • Big Bad: The main antagonist of the original God Eater storyline.
  • The Chessmaster: Almost every slightly innocuous thing he does is toward a larger goal. Has a constant game going with Dr. Sakaki.
  • Meaningful Name: Shicksal is german for Destiny, Johaness is etymologically related to "john" and means "god is gracious."
  • No Place for Me There: He never intended to leave on the Ark, saying he, who sacrificed so many, had no right to see the New World.
  • Older Than They Look: Despite being 45 he looks in his thirties at most.
  • One-Winged Angel: Becomes the male half of Arda Nova to confront the party.
  • Villain Has a Point: The Ark Project might be terrible for the majority of humanity and condemn them to death but as Sakaki points out, it does make sense: Aragami can never be permanently destroyed and sooner or later Singularities will naturally occur, so it might be better if one takes the apocalypse of their own terms. However since those condemned would naturally include anyone who even dissent in the slightest to this plan or proves to not be "useful" or "important" enough, the main characters don't agree with this plan.
  • The Von Trope Family: Of the darker von variant. It's probably just there to emphasize his Meaningful Name.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Although the Ark Project would doom all humanity save a thousand humans chosen to escape into space, he is resigned to the fact that it may be mankind's only chance at survival against the Aragami. He also never planned to join the escape, knowing his plan would doom the rest of humanity.

    Aisha 

Aisha Gauche

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Voiced by: Rika Fukami (Japanese) and Wendee Lee (English)
Age: 26 (at death)

A founding member of Fenrir and Chief of Aragami Research Lab. She is a leader and test subject of the Managarm Project. Aisha and her husband Johannes had decided to inject the P73 Bias Factor into their unborn child, Soma. The test failed and also resulted in her death.
  • Adaptation Expansion: Despite the anime's non-canon status, Aisha's backstory has finally explored, her relationship with Johannes and Dr. Sakaki, and the origins of Oracle Cells.

    Dr. Oguruma 

Daigo Oguruma

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Voiced by: Tomohisa Asou (Japanese) and Michael McConnohie (English)
Age: 50
Joined Russia Branch: (unknown year)
Transferred to Far East Branch: 2071

Alisa's doctor since her days at the Russia Branch. Along with Alisa, he is also transferred to the Far East Branch. He brainwashed Alisa into attacking Lindow during the mission "Moon in Welkin", ordered by Director Schiksal. He is also a part of the Ark Project.

Alternative Title(s): God Eater Burst

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