Outside of the laws and jurisdictions in Zemuria lie many mercenary groups, who take morally grey contracts and participate in wars and terrorist operations for a living. These groups are known as jaeger corps, and one should be extremely careful upon meeting them in public. Many groups exist thoroughout the continent, but a few of them stand out with a great military might and many resources.

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General jaeger tropes:

Friendly Enemy: As rival corps can be enemies one day and allies the next, this is the general stance they tend to take towards each other.
Mix-and-Match Weapon: Elite jaeger corps seem rather fond of these, with even some rank and file using certain types such as a combination machine gun and BFS and if a major character has one, they're usually affiliated with a jaeger corps.
Private Military Contractors: Jaeger corps tend to vary between the classic mercenary companies or corporate mercenary folds and are typically dealt with as antagonists. They traditionally have an intense rivalry with the Bracer Guild due to the conflicting nature of their line of work (Bracers are independent warriors dedicated to helping and protecting civilians).
Punch-Clock Villain: Usually play the role of antagonist, but aside from a few notable exceptions it's always made very clear that they're only there to do their job and collect their paycheck.

Jester

Lorence Belgar

Jester's liaison with the Intelligence Division, whose affiliation to the corps may be a front for a different affiliation. See The Bladelord.

The Red Constellation

In General

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One of the most powerful jaeger corps to ever walk Zemuria. Their origins can be traced back to the Dark Ages, where they were known as "Orlando's Berserkers."

Badass Family: The Orlando family has held leadership of the corps for generations going back to the Dark Ages.
Barbarian Tribe: The Orlando family had their origins in the Dark Ages as one, the "Orlando Berserkers".
Blood Knight: While other Jaeger corps are professionals who are Only in It for the Money, the Red Constellation's membership enjoys bloodshed and violence for its own sake.
Color Motifs: Red, denoting their profession, the temperament of its leadership, the hair color of the family, and their status as the strongest mercenaries on the continent.
Cool Airship: Gains the Beowulf, a deadly combat airship in Azure as part of their contract with Dieter Crois which they put to use to deadly effect.
Covert Group with Mundane Front: They own the business Crimson & Co. as a front for their organization, managing several luxurious clubs and hotels such as the Neue Blanc club in Crossbell to fund their missions and gain access to cutting edge weapons and equipment.
Elites Are More Glamorous: One of the most powerful and well equipped jaeger corps in the series with access to some of the most cutting edge equipment. They are also stated to be rather wealthy, as it's stated several of their missions charge fees into millions of mira, with their contract in Azure to act as Chancellor Osborne's security detail during the trade conference netting them 100 million mira.
Law of Chromatic Superiority: One of the most powerful jaeger corps in the continent, and their uniform is bright red.
Scary Scorpions: Their corps insignia is based on the Scorpio constellation, and they are one of the deadliest jaeger corps in the setting.
Training from Hell: Cedric notes that the Red Constellation's training regimen is much more intensive than the Main Campus's.

Son of the War God (Spoilers)

The wayward heir to the corps, who deserted the corps and his family when he found himself unable to stomach the sheer brutality. See Randy Orlando.

Sigmund Orlando

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada

Appearances: Azure

The second-in-command of the Red Constellation, under his older brother Baldur. A hulking man who towers over the battlefield with his twin axes, he is hired for a job in Crossbell during Azure. However, his main reason for accepting involves his nephew Randolph...

Action Dad: A dark example, as he was the one who trained his daughter Shirley so that she would follow in his footsteps as a jaeger.
Badass Boast: Belts out a pretty forceful one towards Randy and the SSS during their final battle.
Sigmund: Now... Prepare to taste steel. Behold the twin axes of the Scarlet Ogre—he who rampages across the fields of war and devours all in his path!
Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: He and the Red Constellation end up slaughtering most of the ILF troops who tried to attack the Trade Conference in Chapter 2 of Azure as they were about to escape from the SSS.
Baritone of Strength: Tetsu Inada gives him a deep and powerful voice befitting his combat prowess as the commander of one of the strongest Private Military Contractors in the setting.
Battle Aura: Emits a crimson one when he gets serious.
Blood Knight: You can see where Shirley gets it from.
Bodyguarding a Badass: His contract to act as Osborne's security detail during the Trade Conference is revealed to be this in hindsight, as Cold Steel IV shows that Osborne is more than strong enough to have dispatched the terrorists himself had he decided to and possibly a match for Sigmund himself.
The Brute: His job among the Azure antagonists is to bring some extra muscle. He's personally more comfortable in either this role or The Dragon instead of being The Leader of the corps, only taking it due to his brother's death and Randy's absence. The main reason he took the Crossbell job was so he could have the opportunity to persuade his nephew to take over the leadership of Red Constellation.
Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: He's a bloodthirsty mercenary who associates himself with an ogre that acts as The Brute amongst the main villains of Azure. Fittingly, he fights with a pair of large battle axes.
Color-Coded Characters: Just like his nephew, he's heavily associated with the color red, which matches his temperment, the color of his hair and weapons, the name of his corps, and his title as the Scarlet Ogre.
Death from Above: His S-Craft is called Crimson Fall; you get one guess what it involves.
Declining Promotion: He came to Crossbell to force Randy to take over as commander of the Red Constellation, believing his nephew to be a better fit for the role than himself or Shirley. By the final confrontation with him, he's given up on persuading Randy and is willing to take the mantle of War God for himself... after killing Randy.
Diplomatic Impunity: Ends up slaughtering most of the ILF members who attacked the Trade Conference. The SSS are horrified, but are unable to do anything about it since he and the Red Constellation had been hired by the Imperial Government to act as Chancellor Osborne's security detail for the conference, and Crossbell's charter effectively demands its government employees defer to any authority from the Empire or Republic.
Double Weapon: Near the end of his S-Craft, Crimson Fall, he connects his two axes by the hilt into a double bladed polearm before striking his enemy.
The Dreaded: When the SSS find out about him and discuss how to deal with him with the Bracer Guild, they ask Arios how strong Sigmund is compared to him. Arios' response? A clash between the two of them could go either way. He proves him right.
Dual Wielding: Sigmund fights with two enormous axes.
Dub Name Change: His nickname in the original Japanese version, "Ogre Rosso", was changed to "The Scarlet Ogre" in the official localization.
Establishing Character Moment: He is introduced watching an incoming train and after it passes, reveals that he was able to count exactly how many people were sitting in the passenger cars as it sped past. Then he leaves and, after a short walk down the path, your party sees the freshly slaughtered monsters that you were sent out to eliminate.
Everyone Has Standards: As revealed in Cold Steel IV, he has no problems letting Shirley be a jaeger but underage smoking and drinking? Now that's something he'll put a stop to. Gareth even forbids Shirley from partaking, on Sigmund's orders.
Evil Uncle: He's Randy's uncle and a bloodthirsty mercenary who ends up working alongside the main villains of Azure so that he can force his nephew back into the Red Constellation after he tried to put his bloody past behind him, whether he likes it or not.
Eyepatch of Power: He wears an eyepatch over his right eye, and is a veteran jaeger.
Genius Bruiser: He may not be interested in holding long discussions on political philosophy or the underpinnings of orbments, but he's not dumb muscle by any stretch of the imagination.
Good Parents: To Shirley. Well, as "good" as a bloodthirsty Ax-Crazy maniac can be, anyway.
Fiery Redhead: Bright redhead, and a total Blood Knight.
Handicapped Badass: The loss of his eye don't seem to hinder him much. He will even use his axes as ranged weapons with excellent precision despite the implicit handicap.
Large and in Charge: He's the vice commander of the Red Constellation, he's huge, and all of it is muscle. And the "vice" bit was only true until Baldur died, now he's the Commander.
Limit Break: His S-Craft, Crimson Fall, has him throw his axes through his opponents before leaping up into the air, catching the axes, joining them together into a single poleaxe, and dropping down on his foes with enough force to make the ground erupt.
Manly Facial Hair: Has a beard to go along with his intimidating appearance.
Murder Is the Best Solution: When Dieter rebukes him for failing to prevent Speaker MacDowell's escape, following which he openly starts challenging the legitimacy of Dieter's presidency, Sigmund does accept responsibility, but also points out that if he'd had his way, he'd have just straight-up murdered everyone who opposed Dieter's plans. Dieter immediately shoots this down, pointing out that they need KeA's cooperation.
My Rules Are Not Your Rules: He has a Craft called Ogre Cry which is a superpowered version of Randy's War Cry. It not only does it grant him a full 200 CP, but also buffs his Strength stat without sacrificing any of his HP to perform. To say this move is cheap would be an understatement. The fact that he always follows it up with a now-buffed Crimson Fall just makes it worse. Justified, as Sigmund has been on battlefield for way longer than Randy.
No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine: Invites Randy (along with Lloyd and Wazy when they tag along) to the Neue Blanc club and offers them some food and drinks while demanding Randy return to the Red Constellation.
One-Handed Zweihänder: Dual wields a pair of axes on one hand, each of which are as long as he is tall.
One-Man Army: His first appearance has Lloyd and the rest of the SSS find him walking away from a herd of monster corpses. He then effortlessly dispatches the entirety of Heiyue's Crossbell branch during the Red Constellation's attack on Crossbell, when they had been giving his men some trouble, before utterly manhandling the SSS in front of the IBC.
Out of Focus: Despite not dying after the showdown in the Azure Tree, he never shows up onscreen in future installments, only alluded to every now and then by his daughter or other members of Ouroboros. This is jarring as he is the most powerful jaeger currently alive (after the Jaeger King's temporary revival ends, anyways).
Private Military Contractors: The Orlando family are the leaders of the Red Constellation, the most powerful and feared jaegers in western Zemuria. The only group that could rival them were Zephyr, and they disbanded with their leader's death.
Precision-Guided Boomerang: He can throw his axes like boomerangs.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: Second-in-command turned commander of the deadliest jaeger corps on the continent, and to be expected, is an absolute beast on the battlefield the SSS barely survive against.
Red Baron: "The Scarlet Ogre." Takes up his late brother's title of "The War God" after taking up command of the corps.
Red Is Violent: Has bright red hair, is the leader of the Red Constellation, and known as "The Scarlet Ogre", and is an out and proud Blood Knight.
Simple, yet Awesome: While others jaegers like to use sophisticated weapons allowing both close and ranged combat, Sigmund simply use a pair of axes.
So Proud of You: Says this to Randy on behalf on his father after his defeat in the Azure Tree.
Spin Attack: His Tempest Rage Craft has him spinning in place while striking the enemy with his axes.
Super-Senses: His Establishing Character Moment amounts to him correctly counting the exact number of people inside an Erebonian train as it passed.
Throwing Your Sword Always Works: He throws his axes at his enemeies in his Haken Throw Craft and at the start of his S-Craft, Crimson Fall.
Time-Limit Boss: What makes the first fight against him in Azure really frustrating: if you want all the bonus DP, you have to defeat him in under five minutes (real time) when you are severely underlevelled relative to him. On New Game Plus, this is easy because you'll have those levels but on a first playthrough, you won't. Good tactics will get you the bonus for taking him down to 50% health but to get all the way, you need a very specific strategy and a lot of advance preparation.
Villain Has a Point: When Lloyd calls him out on slaughtering the ILF members at Orchis Tower, Sigmund just brushes it off and claims that it wouldn't have happened in the first place if the SSS had done their jobs and caught them first. None of them are able to argue the point.
We Can Rule Together: One of his primary motivations in Azure is to convince Randy to succeed his deceased father as the rightful heir to the Red Constellation, to the point that he allows him, Lloyd and Wazy free entry into his front establishment just so he can make the offer to Randy's face. Randy, for his part wants nothing to do with the Red Constellation and considers Sigmund's overtures to be a form of psychological torture. In the Azure Tree, Sigmund outright says that after taking leadership, Randy could even use the Red Constellation to defend Crossbell however he likes, which the party members call out as using Crossbell as a bargaining chip. Randy's final refusal is what triggers the ensuing Boss Battle.
World's Strongest Man: Sigmund was implicitly the third-strongest jaeger in western Zemuria behind Baldur and Rutger, but following the simultaneous deaths of the other two strongest jaegers, that leaves Sigmund as the new strongest by default.

Shirley Orlando

Shirley during Azure

^{Shirley as of Cold Steel III}

^SPOILERS

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese), Amber Lee Connors (English)

Appearances: Azure | Cold Steel III | Cold Steel IV | Reverie

A brigade commander of the Red Constellation, she is Sigmund's daughter and Randy's younger cousin. Her combat prowess is exceptional, and she is feared throughout western Zemuria as "Bloody Shirley."

A-Cup Angst: Angst probably isn't the best word to describe it, given that devil-ish smile, but Shirley's justification for grabbing Elie in Azure is jealousy of her large breasts.
Ambiguously Absent Parent: While her father is clearly shown in the games, no mention is given to her having a mother.
Ambiguously Bi: In contrast to how this trope usually applies, her same-sex attraction is aggressively blatant while her opposite-sex attraction is only loosely implied; she openly claims to be "way more into girls", but she also flirts with and molests Lloyd during Azure and develops unusual feelings for Cedric by the time of Cold Steel IV. She admits to not being entirely sure what the nature of these feelings are, though she assumes that it's sisterly affection.
Ax-Crazy: How crazy is she? Her first thought at seeing the newly unveiled Orchis Tower is "Can we blow it up?". Also, her nickname is Bloody Shirley and her Crafts include such charming names as Bloody Cross, Blood Storm, and Death Parade.
Bifurcated Weapon: Her weapon, Testa-Rossa, serves as a machine gun, a chainsaw, and a flamethrower, all in one package. It's made by the Black Workshop as revealed in Cold Steel IV.
Blade Lock: Engages in a bladed battle with Randy during his one man assault on the Red Constellation in Mainz near the end of Chapter 3 of Azure. She briefly overpowers him, before cutting through his Berserker by activating Testa-Rossa's chainsaw function.
Blood Knight: The youngest of a family of Blood Knights.
The Bus Came Back: Reappears in Cold Steel III. Notably, she's become an Enforcer for Ouroboros whilst still being part of the Red Constellation, meaning that the society also has Gareth and a squad of the corps to use for their plans.
Chainsaw-Grip BFG: Fittingly for a weapon that is part chainsaw, she wields her Testa-Rossa like this for certain attacks in Cold Steel III.
Child Soldier: Started working in the family business at the age of nine.
Clashing Cousins: With Randy who had left behind the Red Constellation.
Dark Action Girl: All action and all villain, though when she's not being Ax-Crazy she can be flirty, in a creepy, molester-y sort of way.
Demoted to Extra: After prominently appearing in the third and fourth Cold Steel games, Reverie reduces her role to only appearing in Jingo and Cedric's side stories, while she's absent from the main game.
Depraved Bisexual: Maybe? She does have a habit of playfully molesting whoever she finds attractive (or when she just feels like it), who tend to be female. Both Elie and Duvalie find themselves on the receiving end at some point.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: As shown in Reverie, Shirley expose Cedric to good old jaeger training in order to shape him into an Enforcer. Even when Gilbert disrupts the training out of anger after his defeat and brings out his G-Apache, Shirley prevents Gareth from interfering in order to challenge Cedric further.
Establishing Character Moment: In the span of one short scene, Shirley flirts with Lloyd, gropes Elie, shows off how fast she can move, and shows off a distinctly childish side. And hints that Red Constellation is on Osborne's payroll.
Even Evil Has Standards: No, seriously. You know that some of the other villains have crossed the line when even she thinks that blowing up the Courageous was a dick move.
Evil Counterpart: To her cousin Randy as unlike him she's fully embraced her family's career and teachings of a jaeger as an utter Psycho for Hire.
Evil Knockoff: Played with in Reverie; she has a Hollow copy that serves as a boss in the True Reverie Corridor, most notably when it fights alongside Rixia's during Lloyd and Kurt's Trial Door. Shirley herself, however, has been a villain since Azure.
Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: Ends up encouraging Cedric after he ends up having a breakdown after finally realizing what he had just done.
Graceful Loser: She takes her defeats surprisingly well, even goading her opponents into finishing her off if they desire.
I Call It "Vera": She names her weapon Testa-Rossa after the calamity that struck in Erebonia. Amusingly enough, this becomes a point of connection between her and Cedric, who pilots the real Testa-Rossa.
If I Wanted You Dead...: In chapter 2 of Azure, the SSS find her inside their building after a patrol, and Randy angrily asks if she had done anything to the place, worried of any possible booby traps. Shirley just laughs it off, and claims that if she had booby trapped the place, they'd have all been blown to shreds the moment they opened the door.
Jumped at the Call: Campanella notices that she has potential and offers her a position as an Enforcer candidate. She takes it.
Kindhearted Cat Lover: Subverted; she likes cats, but she has unusual methods for finding lost ones. This is retained in Cold Steel III.
Last Breath Bullet: Averted. After her final defeat in the Azure Tree during Azure, she foregoes taking the chance to shoot at the party before passing out even lampshading how you shouldn't expose your back on the battlefield.
Limit Break: Her S-Craft is Death Parade in Azure, and Disaster of Maja/Macha's Curse in Cold Steel III and IV. Both involve unleashing all of her weapon's features on the target.
Names To Run Away From Very Fast: Both her epithets, "Bloody Shirley" and "the Sanguine Ogre", make it clear she isn't someone to mess with considering her combat prowess and Ax-Crazy attitude.
Neck Lift: Does this single-handedly to a grown man during the second chapter of Azure to interrogate him on the whereabouts of a cat he scared away. Does the same to the guy's buddy with her free hand as well when he starts mouthing off.
No Sense of Personal Space: All too willing to perform a Skinship Grope on any attractive female at a moment's notice and on her first meeting with the SSS, immediately got up close and personal with Lloyd to sniff him and nibble on his ear.
Pet the Dog: In Azure, after being defeated in the Azure Tree, she shows concern for KeA's mental state. In Cold Steel III, she pays her respects to Loewe at Hamel, even though he died before she even joined Ouroboros. This also extends to her treatment of Cedric in IV, where she snaps him out of his breakdown, and encourages him to join Ouroboros so she can continue to emotionally support him.
Positive Friend Influence: The relationship she develops with Cedric in Cold Steel IV is a mutually-beneficial example. Shirley helps Cedric break out of his curse-induced frenzy and eventually set out to find his place in the world, while Cedric unwittingly causes Shirley to tone down the Ax-Crazy and accept non-violent resolutions to confrontations.
Professional Killer: She's a jaeger, so killing people for money is somewhere in the job description.
Red Baron: As a sub-commander of the Red Constellation, she's gained the title "Bloody Shirley". She ends up getting another one when she joins Ouroboros as Enforcer XVII, "the Sanguine Ogre."
Ship Tease: Cold Steel IV shows her growing surprising close to Cedric, with their relationship helping to curb their more negative traits. She does try to stop this view by claiming to be more into girls, while seeing him as something of a little brother, but whether this is a case of Mistaken for Romance or her just being in denial hasn't been confirmed.
Skinship Grope: Aside from groping Elie, she also gropes Duvalie in Cold Steel III. In Cold Steel IV, she wishes she could also grope Estelle.
Smarter Than You Look: Despite her usually childish and bloodthirsty demeanour, she proves she can be rather sharp. She realizes Rixia is Yin from simply meeting her once, whereas it took the SSS and Cao months to figure out who she was.
Stripperiffic: Her outfit in Azure consists of extremely short form-fitting shorts, a bandeau, and thigh-high boots. Her outfit from Cold Steel III onwards is only marginally more modest, consisting of a similar pair of shorts, a somewhat more substantial bustier, a higher pair of boots, and an open jacket with a fur lined collar.
Stronger Than They Look: Despite her petite frame, she has no problem using her large weapon, even beating her older and larger cousin in a Blade Lock. She also performed a single-handed Neck Lift on two grown men who were each larger than her without breaking a sweat in Chapter 2 of Azure.
Swiss-Army Weapon: Her Testa-Rossa, a Blade Rifle that combines an assault rifle, a flamethrower, and a chainsaw.
Tattooed Crook: Has some blue stripe tattoos on the left side of her body going from her shoulder, and abdomen.
Teens Are Monsters: Is 16 years old during her first appearance, and is an Ax-Crazy Psycho for Hire who already has a sizable body count.
Third-Person Person: In the Japanese script, she uses her name in place of a first-person pronoun. This helps to highlight her more childish side.
Took a Level in Kindness: Well, it might not be saying much, but by the time of Cold Steel IV, she no longer seems to be in the Violence is the Only Option mindset.
Traintop Battle: Engages in one with Fie on top of the Derfflinger in Cold Steel III.
Trash of the Titans: When she borrow Class VII's dormitory in Leeves during Cold Steel IV, she takes Randy's room and leave ammo, luggage and clothes all over the place.
Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour: The rest of the SSS are rather disturbed that a 16 year old girl can be such a blood thirsty Psycho for Hire.

Gareth

Voiced by: Yusei Oda (Japanese, Azure Evolution), Junichi Yanagita (Japanese, Cold Steel series and Reverie), Sean Schemmel (English, Cold Steel III)

Appearances: Azure | Cold Steel III | Cold Steel IV | Reverie

A regimental commander of the Red Constellation known as "The Blitz."

The Bus Came Back: He reappears alongside Shirley in Cold Steel III.
Cold Sniper: He uses a sniper rifle, and he doesn't appear to express much emotion.
Everyone Has Standards: As revealed in Reverie, even he expressed disapproval of Shirley attacking Arc-En-Ciel and dropping the chandelier on Ilya back in Azure.
Irony: In Azure, Dieter hires the Red Constellation to sow unrest to the citizens and blames it on the Erebonian Empire. Then in Reverie, Dieter hires the Red Constellation to save the citizens and the party, an irony that Gareth is shown to be aware of.
Red Baron: He's been nicknamed "The Blitz."
The Unfought: Played With; battles against Gareth never actually place him on the field of battle or otherwise allow the player to directly attack him, instead pitting the player against other, regular enemies while Gareth snipes at them from an inaccessible vantage point. When all the other enemies are defeated, the battle automatically ends in the player's favor.

Zephyr

In General

Founded by Rutger Classell, they are the only known jaeger corps to ever rival the Red Constellation.

Early-Installment Weirdness: In the Japanese script, they are mostly referred to with the kanji for "West Wind." In Zero, this was pronounced "Seifuu," but every game from Azure onwards instead goes with "Nishikaze."

Fie Claussell

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The adopted daughter of Rutger Claussell, who entrusted her to Sara Valestein before his fight with Baldur to get her away from the jaeger life. For more information, see here.

Xeno

Voiced by: Kohei Matsumoto (Japanese), Evan Smith (English)

Appearances: Cold Steel | Cold Steel II | Cold Steel III | Cold Steel IV | Reverie

A regimental commander of the jaeger corps Zephyr. In the first two Cold Steel games, he and Leonidas served as bodyguards and enforcers of Duke Cayenne. In Cold Steel III, he and Leonidas return and are back to serving under their revived commander, Rutger Claussell.

Bash Brothers: He and Leonidas tend to fight together, severely increasing their threat level. Fittingly, the one time they're shown definitively bested by the heroes was also the only time they're fought separately.
BFG: Half of his Blade Rifle.
- BFS: The other half.
Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: Cold Steel II has him and Leonidas sound very threatening as they question Rean on if he's made moves on Fie.^note He still ends up being relatively the more laid back between the two.
Cold Sniper: Only when he's in combat. In most other times, his behavior is akin to that of a Friendly Sniper.
Continuity Cameo: He and Leonidas make a voice-only cameo in Daybreak, talking with Fie about meeting up and paying their respects to the recently deceased Aida.
Cool Shades: Always wears shades even indoors.
Death from Above: His S-Craft Genocide Rain, in which he will drop explosives on you from above, shoot you repeatedly from above and finally drop down on you with his blade extended, from above
Demoted to Extra: He's one of only 4 playable characters from Cold Steel IV who were reduced to NPCs in Reverie, and the only one of said 4 who isn't voiced.
Evil Former Friend: Like all the members of Zephyr, Fie used to think of Xeno as family. Her subsequent abandonment and the events from the end of Cold Steel onward are causing her to rethink her feelings, although she understands that as jaegers, they're dictated by whoever pays them.
Hidden Depths: In Jingo's side story in Reverie, it turns out that he's a Mishy fan and that he owns a rare first edition "Retro Eyebrow Shape" Mishy where the former Chairman Hartmann gave to him as payment for an escort job. Leonidas can only stare at him silently for this.
I Owe You My Life: He was saved by Rutger when a hit man nearly killed him.
Limit Break: His S-Craft is Genocide Rain.
Manly Tears: He cries as Rutger finally passes on.
Only in It for the Money: His motivation for working for the Noble Alliance, though he implies Ouroboros was offering an extra incentive...
Private Military Contractors: Used to belong to Zephyr, one of the strongest jaeger corps.
Promoted to Playable: He becomes playable for the first time in Cold Steel IV.
Punch-Clock Villain: His antagonism is just for the paycheck, and he shows genuine affection for Fie.
Swiss-Army Weapon: Uses a Blade Rifle customized for sniping.
Trap Master: He's known as Trap Master Xeno and has several tricks up his sleeves that he'll pull on the party in and out of combat.
You Are in Command Now: Rutger tells both Xeno and Leo to lead Zephyr in his place before he disappears.
The Voiceless: He does not speak at all during his one scene in Reverie's main story (unlike Leonidas), and his dialogue during Jingo's sidequest has no audio.

Leonidas

Voiced by: Hiroshi Isobe (Japanese), Gerald C. Rivers (English, Cold Steel II and III), Gabe Kunda (English, Cold Steel IV)

Appearances: Cold Steel | Cold Steel II | Cold Steel III | Cold Steel IV | Reverie

Another regimental commander of the jaeger corps Zephyr. In the first two Cold Steel games, he and Xeno served as bodyguards and enforcers of Duke Cayenne. In Cold Steel III, the two return and are back to serving under their revived commander, Rutger Claussell.

Affectionate Nickname: Everyone involved in Zephyr calls him "Leo."
Ambiguously Brown: He has a notably darker skin tone than most characters, fuller lips, and dreadlocks. It is eventually revealed in Cold Steel IV that he hails from a small nation east of Calvard.
Baritone of Strength: He's got a deep voice befitting his status as a mercenary for hire, especially in English.
Bash Brothers: He and Xeno tend to fight together, severely increasing their threat level. Fittingly, the one time they're shown definitively bested by the heroes was also the only time they're fought separately.
The Big Guy: He's the biggest member of Zephyr, both in height and in general body mass, and he's all muscle.
- In Cold Steel IV, unlike Xeno he is fought completely by himself and is noted to be especially powerful by the group. When playable, his S-craft is notably among the strongest in the game.
Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: He hopes that his suspicions of Rean making any moves on Fie is just his own paranoia. If Fie was the chosen character for any of the final bonding events, he ends up being Properly Paranoid, as Rean surmises.
Continuity Cameo: He and Xeno make a voice-only cameo in Daybreak, talking with Fie about meeting up and paying their respects to the recently deceased Aida.
Cool Shades: Always wears sunglasses even indoors.
Demoted to Extra: He's one of only 4 playable characters from Cold Steel IV who were reduced to NPCs in Reverie.
I Owe You My Life: The reason why he's loyal to Rutger is because he saved his family and his village from arms dealers who targeted his home because it was rich with septium resources.
Limit Break: His S-Craft is Calamitous Arm^noteDisaster Arm in the Japanese version..
Not So Stoic: Despite his cool exterior, he genuinely cares about Rutger and fights against Class VII to prevent his death in Cold Steel IV.
Pile Bunker: His Machine Gauntlet incorporates one as its primary method of causing damage.
Power Fist: He uses a two-meter long weapon called a Machine Gauntlet in battle, containing a pilebanker and large claws.
Private Military Contractors: Part of Zephyr, one of the greatest jaeger groups of the continent.
Promoted to Playable: As with Xeno, he became playable for the first time in Cold Steel IV.
Punch-Clock Villain: Like Xeno, he's on the villains side for the paycheck and shows genuine affection for Fie.
Red Baron: Known as Leonidas the Behemoth.
Scary Black Man: Deliberately plays this up when Twerp Sweating Rean.
The Stoic: In contrast to the rather chatty Xeno, Leo tends to be a solemn man who doesn't mince words much.
- In Reverie he doesn't get the appeal of Golden Mishy during one of the Daydreams, in complete contrast to Xeno, who is quite enthusiastic about it.
You Are in Command Now: Rutger tells Xeno and Leo that they're going to lead Zephyr in his place after he dies.

Garcia Rossi

A former member known as "the Killing Bear", he left the corps for personal reasons sometime before Fie's adoption.

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Rutger Claussell

Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Japanese), David Craig (English, Cold Steel IV)

Appearances: Cold Steel III | Cold Steel IV

Fie's adoptive father and leader of Zephyr, one of the most powerful jaeger corps in Western Zemuria alongside the Red Constellation. Presumed dead after a 3-day battle with Baldur Orlando before Cold Steel I begins, he appears alongside Xeno and Leonidas in Cold Steel III having been mysteriously revived.

A Father to His Men: He was not only Fie's cherished adoptive father, but also a father figure to his other troops, leading them to became so greatly loyal to him that they tried to bring him back.
Affably Evil: Despite being on the antagonists' side, he was a pretty laid back and easygoing guy not above having a friendly chat, and was A Father to His Men and a loving parent to Fie.
Already Done for You: Rean and his new Class VII is tasked to defeat an archaism in Chapter 1. After defeating one, the party encounter Rutger in his civilian clothing. After they talk and Rutger leaves, the party then realizes that there are 15 other archaisms already defeated by him. This is similar to how Sigmund was introduced.
Anti-Villain: He's helping the villains in Cold Steel III and IV, but only because he was hired to do so. Even while on the job, he's a Cool Old Guy who is pretty friendly with his foes, is A Father to His Men and was shown to be a loving father to Fie.
Back from the Dead: His existence in the game alongside Scarlet Roselia and Azure Siegfried is "something that shouldn't be" according to Kondo. Seeing that he should've been dead, high chance this trope is in play. Confirmed in Cold Steel IV that he was resurrected in order to become the Palatinate Knight's Awakener.
Badass Longcoat: Wears one to denote his status as leader and strongest member of the corps.
BFS: His Buster Glaive is about as long as he is tall, with a blade even bigger than Victor's.
Bifurcated Weapon: His Buster Glaive is a sword that can also fire bullets just like Randy's Berserker and Shirley's Testa-Rossa. It's revealed that the Black Workshop sold both the Red Constellation and Zephyr the weapons that they use.
Blood Knight: Not as blatant as Sigmund or other examples, but was clearly excited when Rean and the other members of Class VII manage to give him a challenge during the Rivalries.
Cigar Chomper: Smokes one at the start of Chapter 3 of Cold Steel III.
Cool Old Guy: He's about 50 years old, and is a pretty chill dude. Sara, naturally, finds him attractive in a different way than Victor.
Death from Above: His Gilgamesh Breaker S-Craft ends with him jumping into air and diving down with a plunging thrust.
Disappears into Light: How he goes out, after his Divine Knight is absorbed into Valimar and his life can no longer be sustained by its power.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Whether he can even be called evil is debatable (mainly because as a jaeger, he's mostly dictated by who pays him the best and will get the job done for them), but he genuinely cares for his adopted daughter Fie, as well as his subordinates.
Everyone Has Standards:
- He was highly reluctant to have Fie becoming part of the corps and his dying wish was for Zephyr to disband to Give Her a Normal Life.
- He didn't like the whole "blow up the Courageous" scene; he derogatively refers to it as "terrorist bombing."
Evil Knockoff: In Reverie, he has a Hollow copy that serves as a boss in the True Reverie Corridor, most notably when it fights alongside Garcia's on the fourth floor.
Face Death with Dignity: He rejects Rean's offer to save his life with Valimar's power, and dies satisfied after making peace with his daughter.
Give Her a Normal Life: He never wanted Fie to fight as part of the corps, and ordered Zephyr to disband and arranged for Sara to take care of her after his death in hopes she'd find a different path in life, which she thankfully did.
Go Out with a Smile: Goes out with a smile on his face, finally making peace with his daughter. He also smiles when he disappears from Rean alongside Arianrhod and Osborne.
Good Counterpart: Or atleast A Lighter Shade of Gray to Baldur Orlando, as Rutger is shown to be a Noble Demon and professional who, while capable of getting excited during a great fight, shows some moral compass with little interest in civilian casualties, whereas Baldur was heavily hinted to be just as much of a Psycho for Hire as his brother and niece. Also this to their parenting as Rutger was uncomfortable with the idea of having Fie join Zephyr as a Child Soldier and wanted to Give Her a Normal Life, whereas Baldur was an Abusive Parent who forced Randy to go into battlefields since he was as young as 9 with the intention of making him become the next head of the Red Constellation whether he wanted to or not.
Hidden Eyes: His eyes aren't drawn during a flashback sequence of him and Baldur◊ during Cold Steel II.
Humongous Mecha: He is revealed to be the Awakener of Zector, the Palatinate Knight.
I Let You Win: At the Alisha Casino, he offers to give info to Rean on the condition that he and his allies beat Zephyr at Vantage Masters, all while both sides use the same decks. During his first round with Rean, he has the advantage because Rean is too distracted by Sara and Claire losing to Xeno and Leo. When the new Class VII students show up, Rutger allows Ash and Musse to sub in for Sara and Claire and allows Rean to redo the round. Rutger also gives Rean the option of using his own deck, which can be advantageous if the player built their deck well. Afterwards, Rean notices that Rutger's hand has a combo that could deal at least 16 damage, showing that the latter threw the match.
I Thought You Were Dead: Fie, Randy and Shirley are shocked to see him in Cold Steel III since they saw him die fighting Baldur Orlando.
Limit Break: His S-Craft in Cold Steel III and IV, as well as his finishing move when piloting Zector, is Gilgamesh Breaker.
Mutual Kill: He originally died while at the end of a fight against Baldur Orlando that left both of them dead. The fight apparently lasted 3 whole days.
Noble Demon: Contracted by the villains, yet still a pretty chill guy who isn't interested in civilian casualties. Especially noticeable compared to other antagonistic jaegers like Shirley and Sigmund.It turns out that it's the fact that he was easier to deal with that led to Alberich reviving him instead of Baldur.
Not So Stoic: In his last moments before fading away, he has a moment of appearing genuinely touched when Fie calls him "Dad" for the first time.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: His death alongside Baldur is only mentioned as passing, but still a badass moment nonetheless. The fight lasted for three whole days, after all. Turns out, even Rutger comments at the fact that it is abnormal for him and Baldur to even fight for that long.
Old Soldier: He's pushing 50, and still a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.
One-Handed Zweihänder: He's capable of holding his Buster Glaive with one hand.
Posthumous Character: He died before Cold Steel I takes place, although his appearance in Cold Steel III indicates something is amiss. He was brought back to life by Alberich in order to serve as an Awakener.
Private Military Contractors: Formerly the leader of Zephyr, one of the strongest jaeger corps on the continent.
Punch-Clock Villain: As is fitting for a jaeger, he's just doing what's in the job description, and is actually pretty friendly otherwise.
Purple Is Powerful: He's one of the strongest jaegers on the continent and became the Awakener of the Palatinate (a shade of purple) Divine Knight.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: He is the leader of one of the strongest jaeger corps on the continent and is known as the Jaeger King, with all the strength and skill to back up such a title.
Red Baron: He was known as Jaeger King back when he was still alive. And when he returns as Zector's Awakener.
Refuge in Audacity: He explains that if people want information from jaegers, they have to beat said jaeger. Of course Rutger doesn't want to settle things violently in a casino with civilians around. So how does he settle it for Rean and the party? By playing Vantage Masters, a children's card game, inside a casino. Hilarity Ensues.
Resurrected for a Job: Alberich resurrected him to become Zector's Awakener and take part in the Rivalries.
So Proud of You: When he's about to disappear for good this time, he expresses pride in Fie for growing into a fine young woman whose chosen her own path in life.
Unwitting Pawn: He and Baldur end up fighting because of Alberich. He then ends up becoming Zector's Awakener and isn't happy that Alberich set him and Baldur up.
We Can Rule Together: In his first appearance in Cold Steel IV, he offers to recruit Ash into Zephyr, remarking that with him being a wanted man for shooting the emperor, even if it was against his will, he doesn't have many options or places to go, with Randy remarking that he's recruited other people who were in similar situations into Zephyr before. He gets rebuffed, but doesn't take it too badly.
World's Strongest Man: He and Baldur Orlando were considered the two strongest jaegers to have ever lived. In battle, he shows that he isn't known as the Jaeger King for nothing.

Bugbear

In General

Appearances: Cold Steel | Cold Steel II | Daybreak | Kuro II

A relatively new jaeger corps, consisting of dropouts from other corps.

The Bus Came Back: After being absent for the second half of the Erebonia arc, they make a return in the first Daybreak game.
Butt-Monkey: Even in Cold Steel II, the fact they pulled off a prison break is attributed to Calvard having to deal with far-right terrorists, and them being able to hijack an airship to security problems caused by the war. By the time of Daybreak, nobody takes them seriously as a threat.
Didn't Think This Through: When they hijack an airship, they decide to take the noble passengers hostage... but fail to account for the fact they've landed in an orbal communications dead zone, preventing them from sending their demands.

Nidhoggr

In General

Appearances: Cold Steel II | Cold Steel III

A prominent jaeger corps, active in Western Zemuria. They are elaborated further in the mobile game Akatsuki no Kiseki.

Theme Naming: Their squads are named after body parts in German, such as Nase (Nose).

Northern Jaegers

In General

Appearances: The 3rd | Cold Steel II | Northern War | Cold Steel III | Cold Steel IV

Former solders of the fallen Principality of North Ambria, they turned to the jaeger lifestyle fairly recently in order to earn money to help rebuild their homeland. They are unfortunately the only functioning part of the North Ambrian economy, which creates enormous problems for North Ambria in the aftermath of the Erebonian Civil War.

They serve as the focus of the Northern War anime set in-between the events of Cold Steel II and III.

Custom Uniform: The members of Rogan's Phenomenon Squad wear red armor instead of the usual dark purple.
Death Seeker: After North Ambria was annexed by Erebonia, several members join Ouroboros's operation against Lamare in order to exact vengeance on the provincial army. They intend to die in battle in the Juno Naval Fortress and attempt to kill themselves when Team A spares them, though Rean and Sara manage to disarm them. Sara convinces them this isn't what her father would have wanted and that by choosing death, they lost sight of their original motive of providing for the people of North Ambria.
Early-Bird Cameo: While the corps didn't become very relevant until Cold Steel II, some of their members were hired as security guards that ended up fighting Kevin during The 3rd's Prologue.
Enemy Civil War: Glark states that the Northern Jaegers are split between a faction that wants North Ambria to prosper without relying on war and a faction that wants to expand North Ambria through war. Colonel Valestein was able to keep them united through his military accomplishments and charisma, but that unity was lost when Valestein fell in battle. Glark framed Vlad Winslet for killing Valestein so that the latter would act as a common enemy to unite the factions, but that just led to Rogan resenting Glark for his actions, ultimately leading to the Phenomenon Squad overthrowing the government.
Fighting for a Homeland: Whereas other Jaegers are Only in It for the Money, they are motivated by gaining money to assist their ruined home country and its impoverished citizens.
Just Following Orders: The reason they refuse to accept responsibility for the razing of Celdic is because it was Duke Albarea, an Erebonian noble, who gave the order.
Never My Fault: Refused to own up to their actions during the Erebonian Civil War, which in turn eventually led to the empire annexing North Ambria.
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Their coup d'état leading up to the Northern War is this, as the Northern Jaegers occupying Haliask and refuting Erebonia's reparation demands over their actions during the civil war gives the Imperial Government an easy excuse to annex North Ambria. This in turn also causes most of the Northern Jaegers to be disbanded and absorbed into the Imperial Army.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: North Ambria is a very poor nation, due to the effects of the Salt Pale incident that ravaged it decades ago. The Northern Jaegers were formed as a way to provide money for the nation. Unfortunately, they are willing to do anything for anyone, as shown with their contract with Duke Albarea during Erebonia's civil war. In Cold Steel II, they're the jaegers responsible for the attack on Ymir and the arson of Celdic.

Colonel Valestein

The corps' founder. For more information, see here.

Sara Valestein

Colonel Valestein's adopted daughter, known by many as the "Purple Lightning", she eventually left the jaeger life and became a bracer. For more information, see here.

Vlad Winslet

See here.

Master Glark Grommash

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Voiced by: Haruhiko Jo (Japanese), Kent Williams (English)

Appearances: Northern War

A comrade of Colonel Valestein and a co-founder of the Northern Jaegers.

Alliterative Name: Both his first and last names start with G.
Armor-Piercing Response: In episode 6 of Northern War, Rogan demands as to why they shouldn't preemptively attack Erebonia right away with Glark asking him in return on how they're supposed to even win against the massive empire to begin with. When Rogan does answer his "tactics", all Glark can do is laugh at it, remarking that Rogan's too short-sighted.
Bait the Dog: At first gives off the impression of being the Only Sane Man and a Reasonable Authority Figure for the Northern Jaegers, who wants what is the best for the sake of North Ambria as a whole and is a more rational and calm alternative compared to Rogan. Then episode 8 reveals him to be a selfish bastard who only gives a damn about claiming power for himself who is delusional enough to believe he can defeat the Empire, then go and conquer all of Zemuria with Ouroboros' help.
Big Bad Wannabe: Episode 8 reveals that he has ambitions of taking over the entire continent by using other small nations to oppose Erebonia. Not only did Chancellor Osborne already anticipate his plans, he gets assassinated at the end of the episode.
Coat Cape: He wears his coat over his shoulders.
Establishing Character Moment: He's introduced in a fancy theater watching a play where an actor writhes in pain, indicating that Glark is both callous and one of the wealthy elite in an otherwise impoverished nation.
Evil All Along: Episode 8 reveals him to be a Big Bad Wannabe who intends to overthrow the civilian government and kill Lavi when she helps him achieve his goal and seriously believes archaisms are enough to conquer the whole of Zemuria, Erebonia included. He and Rogan are only really different regarding Erebonia in that Rogan has neither any intention to conquer Erebonia, just protect North Ambria from them, nor the sense to bide his time.
Frame-Up: He frames Vlad for killing Colonel Valestein even though in reality, it was a child jaeger from Nidhoggr that killed him. Though Vlad had a hand in it by not killing said child, something Rogan can't blame Vlad for. Then it turns out that Vlad wanted this to happen so that the Northern Jaegers would be unified.
Hypocrite: In episode 6, he calls out Rogan for his Suicidal Overconfidence for suggesting an attack on Erebonia, pointing out that North Ambria is too poor and destitute and the Northern Jaegers too small and ill-equipped to do the any lasting damage to the larger, wealthier and more technilogically advanced Empire. Episode 8 shows that he's convinced he can take over the entire continent with just them and the Society's aid.
I Lied: When Glark presents Lavi as the hope carrying on both Vlad and Valestein's will, Lavi calls him out on making her the "granddaughter of the hero" of North Ambria with Glark claiming that this is how she can see with her eyes on how she would be treated as such. In fact, he even claims that when all is said and done, he'll dispose Lavi afterwards. He doesn't get that far as he dies at the end of episode 8.
It's All About Me: When he reveals his true colors in episode 8, it turns out that he's a very ambitious man who wants to conquer the entire continent.
Killed Off for Real: He and his jaeger dog die in episode 8 from what appears to be poison from his drink.
The Leader: He serves as the head of the Northern Jaegers during the Northern War.
Non-Action Guy: Possibly as a result of his age and position, but he's never shown fighting or in the field in the present. Only time he's shown fighting is in flashback during episode 7.
Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: He claims that he can use the archaisms to defeat Erebonia, protect North Ambria, and take over the continent to end all wars. Rogan believes that Glark was once genuine in wanting to save the country, but also states that the latter went through Motive Decay and now only cares about his own glory. Glark uses his last words to lament the end of his ambitions rather than express concern for his countrymen, which serves to support Rogan's accusations.
Old Soldier: Is quite old, and has been part of the Northern Jaegers since their foundation nearly 30 years prior to the start of the series.
Red Baron: He's referred to as the "Lightning Lord of the North."
Right-Hand Attack Dog: Is frequently shown with a large canine military monster as a companion. It ends up dying with him in episode 8.
Suicidal Overconfidence: Much like Rogan, Glark thinks North Ambria can take on not only the Erebonian Empire but the whole of Zemuria. He's a little less overconfident in that he knows to bide his time, but he's perhaps overestimated the capabilities of a bunch of archaisms that tend to go down to melee weapons, such as a bō staff or a tachi, or a bit of weaponised orbal energy. For comparison, the Northern Jaegers number roughly around 10,000. A year later during the Great War, Erebonia alone is able to mobilize 1.2 million ground troops—keep in mind, this is with most Unified Regions Army soldiers joining the Weissland Army—and have an enormous technological advantage. Rogan's plan to preemptively strike the Empire is risky at best and will make North Ambria, a country that will need international support to avoid Crossbell's fate, look like the bad guy, but it's based on the reality that an Erebonian invasion is inevitable. Glark's plan is just pure lunacy.
We Can Rule Together: When Lavian overhears that Glark framed Vlad for killing Colonel Valestein, Glark states that doing so was necessary to unite the two rival factions within the Northern Jaegers and that Vlad willingly accepted the blame for that purpose. He asks Lavian to side with him, reasoning that doing so is for the greater good of North Ambria and therefore would honor Vlad's will. However, episode 8 reveals that he fully intends on disposing of Lavi after she outlives her usefulness.

Jayna Storm

Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)

Appearances: Northern War

The Vice-Captain of the Northern Jaegers, having risen through the ranks after being discovered by Glark.

Big Bad: As the one sabotaging the Northern Jaegers from within at the brink of war with the Empire, she winds up being the main antagonist of Northern War.
Custom Uniform: She wears a mantle over her uniform.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: She assumes that Talion is just as sadistic as she is and doesn't understand that he only acted like a villain to catch her off guard and kill her.
For the Evulz: Her goal is to curse the land of North Ambria to become a demon-infested hellhole for her own twisted amusement.
In Love with Your Carnage: The woman blushes at the fact that Campanella nearly caused a chaotic scene in the capital and wants to see more of it.
Luminescent Blush: The scene at the end of the credits of episode 2 shows her sporting this after Campanella manipulates the driver of the truck with the loaded explosives to attempt to crash into Haliask.
The Man Behind the Man: She manipulates Glark and Rogan to her own mysterious ends.
Non-Action Big Bad: Despite being the Vice-Captain of a Jaeger group, she's never seen in combat. She prefers to use poison to take out important targets like Glark, and when she confronts Lavi, she sets up a death trap for the rookies rather than fight Lavi directly. She's ultimately killed without a fight when Talion slits her throat from behind.
Number Two: She serves as Glark’s right-hand during the Northern War.

Rogan Mugart

Voiced by: Takayuki Kondō (Japanese), Christopher Wehkamp (English)

Appearances: Northern War

A middle-aged officer in the Northern Jaegers. He is one of the most famous members, and is infamous for his radical politics against North Ambria's officials.

Affectionate Nickname: Martin calls him "Rog" in the Japanese version.
Coat Cape: Like Glark, he wears a coat over his shoulders.
Custom Uniform: His armor is a brighter shade of purple than the ones worn by his comrades.
Didn't Think This Through: His plan to preemptively attack Erebonia is nothing close to as nonsensical as Glark's ambitions to conquer Zemuria, but it's fatally flawed for one simple reason: North Ambria needs allies to weather the storm against the enormously larger Imperial Army. To have those allies, the invasion needs to be unprovoked or at the very least needs to be recognized for the Disproportionate Retribution it is. If North Ambria strikes first, much like with Crossbell, Erebonia will look justified in invading what appears to be a hostile nation, costing North Ambria the international support it desperately needs. Should this happen, the only group sending help will be the Bracer Guild, and since they can't openly oppose the Empire, that help will strictly be for North Ambrian civilians caught in the crossfire. In fact, their focus on civilian safety may force any bracers present in North Ambria, North Ambrian bracers included, to side with the Empire should any Northern Jaegers or the archaisms Glark and Jayna have been stockpiling start attacking civilians.
Disc-One Final Boss: While Rogan was built up as the primary antagonist of Northern War, during the penultimate episode, Lavi manages to convince him that he's being manipulated by Jayna into acting against the best interest of the people and that he should negotiate with the Empire instead of waging an unwinnable war.
Eye Scream: He's got a massive jagged scar down the left side of his face, with the eye it runs through perpetually closed.
It's Personal: He expresses a deep animosity against Vlad Winslet for his betrayal of North Ambria, hinted to be born out of prior admiration for him before he turned his back on his country. He extends this towards his granddaughter Lavian as well, able to recognize her on sight and casually mention facts about her hometown's seasonal crop-growing whilst giving her a Death Glare, indicating he extensively researched Vlad's family background. Later episodes, however, reveal that it's actually Glark whom he holds a grudge against: Rogan is fully aware that Vlad is only considered a traitor due to taking the fall for a jaeger child killing Colonel Valestein, and Rogan himself admits that he couldn't blame Vlad for not killing the child jaeger. Instead, he holds Glark in contempt for making Vlad take the fall, and he reveals the cover-up in order to turn the corps against Glark.
Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: His profile mentions that he doesn’t resort to foul play.
A Lighter Shade of Black: To Glark. Glark is a Big Bad Wannabe who intends to conquer the whole of Zemuria, Erebonia included, and only hasn't done so because he knows North Ambria in its current state stands no chance against Erebonia, while Rogan is a Well-Intentioned Extremist who knows Erebonia will invade sooner or later and intends to strike first to protect his country.
Military Coup: He and a group of his loyalists in the Northern Jaegers enact one against Glark and the civilian government in episode 8.
Pacifism Is Cowardice: Decries anyone speaking in favor of trying to avoid the inevitible war with Erebonia as a coward while advocating to launch a pre-emptive strike.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: He tells the councilors of the North Ambrian government where they can shove it due to them being wishy-washy about the state of affairs of North Ambria.
Red Baron: Known as the "Aurora Phenomena", apparently for his multi-coloured hair and Walking Wasteland tendencies in warfare.
The Remnant: At the end of the series, he decides to reorganize the remains of the Northern Jaegers to one day save North Ambria from the Empire. It's implied that he's the leader of the group that Rean faces in Cold Steel III and IV.
Spell My Name With An S: His given name is spelled as "Logan" in some promotional material.
Suicidal Overconfidence: Glark sees him as this for his War Hawk tendencies, pointing out that trying to directly attack the much larger, wealthier, and better equipped Empire of Erebonia as he keeps insisting to do would not end well for the poor and destitute country of North Ambria, even before they acquired the Panzer Soldats and Valimar.
This Cannot Be!: At the end of episode 2, he didn't expect Glark to tell the governing council (whether to strike against the empire now while they're busy annexing Crossbell) that North Ambria's stance is to "wait and see" instead of a preemptive strike towards the empire.
Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Martin have known each other for a while (they were both present for Colonel Valestein's death), and despite both taking potshots at one another, it's clear there's a sense of comradery between them.
Walking Wasteland: His combat tactics are apparently so destructive that they've given him a reputation for being this.
Ivano: Anywhere Rogan goes, he leaves nothing in his wake. Not monsters, not people, not even vegetation.
War Hawk: Of the commanders of the Northern Jaegers, he is most fervently in favor of going into war against Erebonia, arguing in favour of a pr-emptive strike against the Empire while they're busy with the Annexation of Crossbell and disparages anyone speaking in favor of avoiding the inevitable war as a coward.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: He plots to overthrow North Ambria's government to put an end to Glark's corrupt regime and protect North Ambria from Erebonia.
What the Hell, Hero?: When Glark presents Lavi as the new beacon of hope for North Ambria in episode 8, Rogan calls her out wondering what she's even doing as Glark in his eyes cannot be trusted.

Lavian Winslet

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Lavi in her jaeger uniform

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Voiced by: Makoto Koichi (Japanese), Sarah Roach (English)

Appearances: Northern War

The protagonist of Northern War and the granddaughter of the former North Ambrian hero-turned-traitor Vald Winslet. She joined the Northern Jaegers to prove that she's different from her grandfather. After repeatedly violating orders, she's sent on a mission to infiltrate the empire of Erebonia to obtain intel of the empire's hero and its latest weapon.

Action Girl: The second female protagonist of the Trails Series after Estelle Bright.
Asleep for Days: In episode 10, it's revealed that she was asleep for a week after arriving at Mishyusk Village after getting shot by Talion to help her to escape.
Big Eater: Lavi tends to eat a lot, frustrating Talion by buying a massive ice cream cone in Ordis and a large and expensive lunch on the train.
A Child Shall Lead Them: At fifteen years old, she leads her team to the empire. She's also the youngest Trails protagonist to date.^note. Episode one of Northern War has her fellow Jaegars question if she's the second coming of the Purple Lightning after hearing how fast she got through training.
Contrasting Sequel Protagonist: Estelle Bright was a Book Dumb Genki Girl with brown hair who fought with a Martial Arts Staff and starts the story having recently joined the Bracer Guilds which is Loved by All in the series for it's banner of helping people in need and home to some of the most straight-laced heroic characters in the series, and is the daughter of the vaunted hero Cassius Bright who saved Liberl from an Imperial invasion. Lavian has blonde hair, is The Stoic and part of the Northern Jaegers, which is more morally grey as while they do fight for the sake of their homeland, involves shady mercenary work and have played a role as antagonists is seen as a Teen Genius who advanced quickly through training to the point of becoming an instructor for other recruits at the ripe young age of 15 and fights with knives and firearms, and her grandfather is known as a traitor to North Ambria.
Dual Wielding: She wields dual daggers in combat.
Establishing Character Moment: Her first scene has her ignore some of her squadmates ribbing her and performing a Non Chalant Dodge when one of them throws a snowball at her without even looking back at them before breaking out of formation to go save some townfolk under attack by monsters. This hows her to be serious, competent, but also having a big heart who genuinely cares for the people of North Ambria.
Fake Ultimate Hero: Glark forces her to become the newest hero of North Ambria on stage. Lavi definitely feels the pressure after the presentation. She doesn't get to go that far as Glark ultimately dies at the end of episode 8.
Goggles Do Nothing: Her outfit when she infiltrates the empire has goggles on her hat.
Improbable Age: At fifteen years old, she's already an instructor of the Northern Jaegers.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's usually stoic, moody, serious and not the most social person, but genuinely cares for her comrades and countrymen, shown as soon as she rushed out of her squad formation to save some civilians from monsters in her first scene.
Meido: Disguises herself as a maid in Episode 9 while infiltrating the legislative palace to try and get the Archaism control device away from Rogan.
Military Maverick: Repeatedly violates orders whenever she does her missions.
Sins of Our Fathers: Grandfather in this case, but North Ambria will never let her forget that her grandfather decided to betray the Northern Jaegers.
Small Role, Big Impact: From Rean's perspective, he's only met Lavi at least three times but Lavi is the reason why Rean becomes an instructor in Cold Steel III.
The Stoic: She remains level headed regardless of the circumstances. A flashback to her childhood shows that she was more emotional before she became a jaeger.
Tomboy and Girly Girl:The stoic and serious tomboy to Iseria's more energetic and shop happy girly girl.
Walking the Earth: At the end of Northern War, she departs North Ambria to find her own path in life.

Martin S. Robinson

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Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese), Ben Balmaceda (English)

Appearances: Northern War

A veteran member of the Northern Jaegers who doesn't like to be given responsibility, he serves as the coordinator of the reconnaissance team.

Affectionate Gesture to the Head: He pats Altina on the head in episode 9, only for her to hate it and immediately summon Claiomh Solais.
Affectionate Nickname: The other members of the team call him "Marty" in the Japanese version.
Anime Hair: Has bright purple hair that is very spiky with pronounced Idiot Hair, which contrasts with the more grounded color and hairstyles of his squadmates.
Been There, Shaped History:
- Lechter reveals to Lavi, Iseria, and Talion that Martin was one of the jaegers who participated in burning down Celdic.
- He was also present when Colonel Valestein died in Sara's arms with Vlad taking the fall after Glark forced it on him due to a child jaeger actually doing the deed.
BFS: Wields one in combat.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He spends most of his downtime sleeping and isn't respected his his troops, but when there's an emergency, he proves that he is actually competent.
Dark Secret: He was part of the squad that took part in the attack on Celdic.
First-Name Basis: He's on a first name basis with Jayna, who's technically his superior.
Friend to All Children: His bio states that children have no problems with him.
Gilded Cage: Ends up in one after surrendering to Lechter, where he's allowed to walk around, and enjoy quite a deal more creature comforts than what he's used to while being kept under constany surveillance.
Hazy-Feel Turn: He defects to the Empire after being captured. It doesn't make him particularly unsympathetic given that the Northern Jaegers aren't exactly paragons of morality themselves.
In-Universe Nickname: Most characters shorten his name to Marty when addressing him.
Mysterious Middle Initial: The anime's only cast member to have a middle initial. Whether it's related to the same S. the Arseid's have or not is unknown.
Perma-Stubble: Has some hair on his chin, to denote how he's the oldest member of the squad.
Resigned to the Call: This is his mentality about being in the Northern Jaegers and all the things that it entails the group to do. Including razing Celdic.
Sword and Gun: In the flashback where it reveals how Colonel Valestein died, he wields both a BFS and an orbal machine gun at the same time.
Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Rogan trade insults with each other, but it's quite apparent the two still see each other as old friends.

Iseria Frost

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Iseria in her jaeger uniform

^{Iseria in casual clothes}

Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Japanese), Anjali Kunapaneni (English)

Appearances: Northern War

An easy-going member of the Northern Jaegers who enjoys a lot of things and believes that it's a waste if the thing she's doing is not enjoyable. She serves as the sniper of the reconnaissance team.

Affectionate Nickname: In the Japanese version, she sometimes refers to herself as "Ria-chan."
Cool Big Sis: Tries to be this for Lavi, much to her annoyance until episode 4, where they worked together taking down a monster.
Cool Teacher: At the end of Northern War, she puts her sniper skills to use as an archery instructor at Jenis Royal Academy in Liberl.
Friendly Sniper: Very cheery even when sniping her enemies.
Improbable Aiming Skills: She ricochets a bulllet off of a metalic part of Lavi's backpack to hit the tire of a runaway truck.
The Nicknamer: She shortens Lavian to "Lavi" and adds the suffix "-chan" in Japanese. She also call Talion "Tally" with Lavi following suit.
Only Sane Man: Her profile describes her as the most normal member of her team. This puts her in contrast with Lavi, who continuously disobeys orders, Marty, who’s described as unreliable, and Talion, who’s overly serious and easy to take advantage of. However, she still has her own quirks, such as being vapid and a bit of a Ms. Red Ink by blowing the group's money on frivolous souvenirs.
Tomboy and Girly Girl:The girly girl to Lavi's tomboy, being much more energetic and interested in shopping compared to the younger and more serious girl.

Talion Drake

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^{Talion in casual clothes}

Voiced by: Yuki Ono (Japanese), Chris Niosi (English)

Appearances: Northern War

A serious and straightforward member of the Northern Jaegers, he is faithful to his duties and a gentleman, to the point of him occasionally getting taken advantage of.

Affectionate Nickname: The other members call him "Tally."
The Big Guy: The tallest and most muscular member of the team and fights mainly with his fists.
Butt-Monkey: In episode 3, Lavian ditches him to explore the city on her own, and he spends a lot of time chasing her and getting distracted by something.
Faking the Dead: He shoots Lavi at the end of episode 9 with episode 10 revealing that he shot her to let her escape from the pursuing Phenomenon Squad.
Hazy-Feel Turn: He joins Jayna's conspiracy after getting frustrated with the scheming behind his team's mission to Erebonia. This turns out to be a ruse to catch Jayna offguard so he can kill her, showing that he was still on Lavi's side the whole time.
The Mole: He only joined Jayna's conspiracy to gain the chance to kill her.
Power Fist: He's a hand-to-hand specialist and uses spiked gauntlets as his weapons.
Slasher Smile: Seeing him sport this smile in episode 11 is very unsettling to say the least.
Super-Strength: Downplayed as he's using an Enigma to boost his strength (implied to be La Forte), but he's able to hold a rampaging truck long enough for those in the way to get out of it and then divert said truck somewhere else.
Throw the Dog a Bone: He spends much of episode 3 as a Butt-Monkey who gets left behind by Lavian. When the clown and Mishy terrorists attack Ordis, he defeats all the Mishys and the civilians he saved thank him.
Took a Level in Cynic: After finding out that Martin was involved in razing Celdic, he decides to take matters into his own hands and try to reform North Ambria, which appears to be leading him down an alarmingly dark path.
Walking the Earth: He leaves North Ambria at the end of the show to wander the world, although he takes a separate road from Lavi.

Ivano and Tak

Ivano and Tak, respectively

Ivano voiced by: Jun Fukushima (Japanese), Ryan Colt Levy (English)

Tak voiced by: Ryuichi Kijima (Japanese), Nazeeh Tarsha (English)

Appearances: Northern War

A pair of members within the Northern Jaegers.

Bunny-Ears Lawyer: They may come across as goofballs, but they're quite skilled at killing monsters nonetheless.
The Faceless: They are always wearing the standard Northern Jaeger masks. They take them off when attempting to accompany Lavi on her journey.
Mr. Exposition: An early episode of Northern War has the two explain the deal with North Ambria to Lavi.
Those Two Guys: They're often seen together.
Walking the Earth: They attempt to follow Lavi on her journey to find her own path, much to her annoyance as she can't stand either of them.

Warriors of Kruga

In General

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A high-ranking jaeger corps from Zemuria's Middle East that operates mostly in Calvard.

Brainwashed and Crazy: During Chapter 3D of Kuro II, many members, barring Hasan, fall under the influence of the 8th Genesis, causing said members to try and kill the Arkride Solutions Office.

Hasan Al Fayed

Voiced by: Takahiro Shimura (Japanese)

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

The deputy head of the Warriors of Kruga, and the father of Ferida and Kasim.

Bifurcated Weapon: Like most of his subordinates, he wields a blade-rifle.
Big Damn Heroes: During Chapter 3D of Kuro II, he helps save Van, Agnès, Aaron, and Quatre from the Brainwashed and Crazy members of the Warriors of Kruga and Marduk.

Ferida Al-Fayed

See Arkride Solutions Office.

Kasim Al-Fayed

See Marduk Total Security Company.

Eisenschild

In General

A high-ranking jaeger corps consisting of many former soldiers.

Brainwashed and Crazy: During Chapter 3E of Kuro II, many members, including Geraint, fall under the influence of the 8th Genesis, causing them to assist a coup against President Gramhart.

Geraint Reiger

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Voiced by: Takaaki Uchino (Japanese)

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A commander in Eisenschild.

BFS: He wields a large sword in battle.

Aida

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Voiced by: Anna Kitamoto (Japanese)

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A former member of Zephyr who joined Eisenschild after her original group separated.

Came Back Wrong: She and some nameless Eisenschild Mooks were killed by Melchior, Arioch, and Olympia, but Melchior used the second Genesis unit to bring them back to life as zombies hungry for flesh.
Cool Big Sis: Sees both Fie and Feri to be little sister figures.
Dual Boss: Aida-Ghoul fights alongside Demon Taikun during Kuro II's Final Chapter.
Early-Bird Cameo: She first makes her appearance all the way back in Cold Steel I when Fie was telling Class VII her past with Zephyr.
Killed Off for Real: After being defeated in her Ghoul form, Van gives her a Mercy Kill.
More Dakka: She uses a large machine gun in battle, and the second part of her sole Craft, Saphire Feather, has her mow down the target with bullets.
Painful Transformation: Melchior uses the 2nd Genesis to turn her into the demonic Aida-Ghoul, and the process did not look pleasant.
Red Baron: Has the nickname "Cassowary."
Technicolor Fire: The first part of Saphire Feather has her throw knives covered in blue fire.

Ikaruga

In General

An SSS-class jaeger corps based somewhere in the now-barren eastern half of the continent.

Samurai: They are referred to as the strongest samurai group in Eastern Zemuria.

Former Head (Spoilers)

As revealed in Kuro II, Yun Ka-Fai, founder of the Eight Leaves One Blade school of swordsmanship, was once of the head of Ikaruga, though the circumstances of his departure are unknown. For more information on him, see here.

Shizuna Rem Misurugi

Shizuna in her jaeger uniform

^{Shizuna, in casual clothing, as of Kuro II}

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese), Kelly Baskin (English)

Appearances: Reverie | Daybreak | Kuro II

A young swordswoman who acts as the Deputy Commander of Ikaruga. Shizuna first debuts in Trails into Reverie where she encounters Rean during his family's vacation trip to Calvard's "Hot Spring Paradise," Longlai. When her subordinates decide to attack him, Shizuna saves them by ambushing Rean and breaking his sword. After exchanging words with her "junior", she tells Rean that he won't find Yun Ka-Fai in Calvard and bids him farewell.

She makes her first true appearance in the first Daybreak game, where she has an encounter with the Arkride Solutions Office during their own vacation trip to Longlai.

Absurdly Sharp Blade: To demonstrate how sharp her sword is, she cuts through Rean's tachi very easily. Note that Rean has crossed swords with other masters of different styles of swordsmanship, including Cassius who was using Richard's sword for his test as a Divine Blade. None of them have ever snapped Rean's tachi into two (though admittedly, it was also a surprise attack).
Awesomeness by Analysis: She learns how to pull off Spirit Unification just by watching Rean do it, although she claims her version is a pale imitation.
Badass Adorable: On the battlefield, she's feared as one of the most powerful swordswomen in Calvard. Off the battlefield, she's as cute as a button, as seen when she gets excited at seeing the sights that the capital of the country has to offer.
Badass Longcoat: A fearsome Master Swordsman whose first outfit features a long white jacket.
BFS: Unlike Rean, her sword is actually an odachi, which is considered the longest type of Japanese sword to be ever made. The size can vary, but the standard length of one is about 35.8 inches.
Blood Knight: She really loves a good fight, and is itching to find somebody who can make her go all out. If players do not choose to team up with Ikaruga during Daybreak, then after the boss fight, Shizuna will use Spirit Unification. Fortunately for Van and company, she doesn't attack them due to her anger over some Heiyue assassins trying to interrupt her fun. It's enough that Shizuna decides against continuing the battle and declares Van's side the winner by giving them her team's access card.
Buxom Beauty Standard: During Kuro II's Intermission, Nadia expresses a desire for a body like hers and Lucrezia's.
Cool Sword: She wields a jet-black odachi, which is further decorated in red and silver designs.
Contralto of Strength: While Shizuna normally speaks with a light and friendly tone even towards her enemies in battle, her voice drops several octaves when she starts to take a fight seriously. It's especially notable when she uses Spirit Unification, which adds a booming echo effect whenever she speaks.
Costume Evolution: Her casual outfit◊ from Kuro II trades in the white jacket for a blue one, while also throwing in ripped white pants.
Cute But Psycho: Shizuna is a beautiful young woman who, while not inherently malicious for the time being, is shown to be rather bloodthirsty, having no problems picking a fight with just about anyone she meets.
Cutscene Power to the Max: She knows how to use her version of Spirit Unification yet players can't use it when she's a playable character. Then there's her fight against Kasim in Kuro II which involves her pulling off moves that are impossible in gameplay which also includes Spirit Unification.
Cutting Through Energy: During a cutscene in Chapter 2A of Kuro II, she has her sword slice through Kasim's Shergard Strike.
Delayed Causality: Her S-Craft has her slash at the target, with the enemy getting sliced a few seconds later. It's also how she establishes herself when she first shows up after slicing a leaf, splitting it into two leaves.
Dual Boss:
- She fights alongside Kurogane in the non-Ikaruga routes of Daybreak Chapter 5.
- She'll fight alongside Gouran in Kuro II Chapter 2A, then with Kurogane again in the Intermission.
Early-Bird Cameo: Like Kurogane, she first appears in Rean's short story in Reverie, which can be read after completing the True Reverie Corridor, but her proper debut is in Daybreak.
Establishing Character Moment: The first thing she does is take Rean by surprise and destroy his tachi in one swing, being the first character to ever accomplish said feat on foot, before going on to compliment Rean over his Spirit Unification ability and comments on how he might be able to give her a good fight unlike Cassius and Arios. Rean also notes that she's on the level of a Divine Blade.
Fantastic Fighting Style: She's a practitioner of the Black God One Blade school, a style eerily similar to the Eight Leaves One Blade school used by many previous characters. To be precise, it's a thousand year-old style that was one of the bases for the Eight Leaves, with Yun Ka-Fai, Shizuna's sensei, wanting the latter school to be the Sword of Light to the former school's Sword of Darkness.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Her new outfit in Kuro II includes a pair of ripped jeans that exposes the majority of her left leg.
First-Name Basis: She insists on calling Van by his first name not long after meeting him. Van himself just sticks to her title in the first Daybreak game, but does start calling her "Shizuna" in the second.
Flash Step: Just like previous users of Gale and its variations, Shizuna's Tsukumo Hayate Craft shows her moving so fast, she might as well be teleporting.
Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Shizuna's first outfit does a bang-up job of showing off her figure.
The Gift: During her Early-Bird Cameo, it's hinted that she had already held her title of Divine Blade for some time despite only being a year older than Rean, hinting that she may be the youngest person to have earned the title. Her showing in battle and eventually copying Rean's Spirit Unification despite only getting a single brief glimpse of it further higlights her talent.
Guest-Star Party Member: She's playable in the first Daybreak game: once if the player chooses the Ikaruga route for Chapter 5, and once in the Final Chapter regardless. Not much of guest in Kuro II, though, as she's generally treated as a main party member once she joins during Chapter 3A.
Hartman Hips: While she's usually dressed modestly, the pants from her first outfit do expose her hips. It's usually covered thanks to the jacket when seen from the rear.
Hidden Eyes: In her Early-Bird Cameo, her face is shrouded in shadow, preventing her eyes from being seen.
An Ice Person: Some of her attacks, such as Ransetsu, have ice-like properties whenever she swings her sword, similar to how Rean's Helix give his slashes fire properties.
I Call It "Vera": Her Connect Event from Kuro II's Final Chapter reveals that her sword has the name Akegarasu.^note暁鴉, literally Dawn Raven
Implausible Fencing Powers: In her first official appearance, she slices a leaf length-wise, splitting it into two leaves.
Innocent Fanservice Girl: Her very first scene in Kuro II shows her in the bath with Van and Aaron, with her questioning why they're acting so surprised.
In-Universe Nickname: Aside from her title, she's also sometimes referred to as the "Princess of Silver."^note"Shirogane no Hime" in Japanese Lucrezia can also be heard calling her "Ohi-san"^Translation during the earlier parts of Kuro II before switching to the less formal "Shizuna-han."
Katanas Are Just Better: Hers is an odachi and she demonstrates how sharp her sword is by cutting through Rean's tachi. It's also noted to be some sort of special weapon with an unknown history.
Leitmotif: "Silver Sword Saint" from the first Daybreak game.
Limit Break: Her S-Craft is Reigetsu Issen.
Master Swordsman: Despite her apparent youth, Rean notes how she's on the level of a Divine Blade, with the first Daybreak game revealing that she actually has the title.
Ms. Fanservice: Downplayed with her first outfit; it doesn't show too much skin outside from her hips, but it's form-fitting enough to show off how voluptuous she is. Her new outfit in Kuro II, however, is more revealing, with her navel shown off and her left leg mostly exposed. And then there's her Z1 Race Queen outfit...
Number Two: She's the deputy commander of Ikaruga and is referred to as "Hime" by her subordinates, including Kurogane.
One-Man Army: Her introduction in Daybreak has her take on one of Eisenschild's squads lead by Geraint, with only Kurogane as support. She later takes on Van and the others by herself, basically dominating them in what is essentially considered a warm up for her and that's before she uses Spirit Unification. In Chapter 5, during any the routes where the player chooses to side with a faction other than the Ikaruga, Shizuna proceeds to utterly decimate the Heiyue assassins that arrived to interfere with her battle against Van and the others as well.
Palette Swap: Her swimsuit in Kuro II is the same one Laura had in Cold Steel IV and Reverie, only changing from a blue bikini to a black one and navy shorts to white ones.
Power Echoes: When she reveals that she knows Spirit Unification and uses it in front of the party, her voice echoes just like Rean's.
Red Baron: Shizuna is known as the "Divine Blade of Silver"^*Shirogane no Kensei in Japanese to those who know of her and her skill with a sword.
She-Fu: One of her attacks has her pull a somersault at her enemies. Her dodge animation also has her cartwheeling.
Slasher Smile: Seems to be her default expression when she starts enjoying a fight.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: In both her jaeger uniform and her new casual outfit for Kuro II, she's shown wearing a sleeveless top underneath her coat.
Speed Echoes: When using her Twin Shadows Craft, she makes a clone of herself and then slices her target twice.
Stealth Hi/Bye: A Running Gag in Kuro II involves her showing up out of nowhere, causing the party to freak out. Case in point, the game reintroduces her already soaking in the water on the male side of Langport's local bathhouse, with Van and Aaron completely unaware of her presence until she makes herself known.
Stripperiffic: While her new default outfit shows off more skin than her previous one did, it pales in comparison to her "Z-1 Race Queen" costumes:
- The Type-A comes with a small black top that exposes a lot of cleavage and fully exposes the entire stomach area, and the shorts are really short.
- The Type-B might not expose the stomach area, but makes up for it by revealing even more cleavage and completely exposing the legs.
Super Mode: After warming up during her first fight against Van's party in Daybreak, Shizuna decides to get a little serious and unleashes her own variant on Rean's Spirit Unification^note against them. It's later revealed in-game that she learned the technique through witnessing Rean use it against Kurogane, though she admits her version is an imitation and isn't quite up to par to his at the moment.
Supernatural Gold Eyes: Normally her eyes are a light blue but when she uses Spirit Unification, her eyes begins glow with a bright gold.
Sword Beam: One of her attacks at long range has her swing her sword to deal damage to enemies far away from her, similar to the sixth form of the Eight Leaves One Blade style, Scarlet Sky.
Tornado Move: Her Ransetsu Craft looks like Rean's Helix, only the tornado is icy-blue instead of a fiery-red.
Worthy Opponent: Although they never fight, she considers Rean to be one after seeing his Enlightened Spirit Unification in person during their first meeting, considering him to be more interesting than their dull seniors Cassius and Arios. Later on during the game itself, Shizuna uses the part of Rean's tachi that she broke off to repair her sheathe, specifically noting its connection to him and how she sees Rean as a strong person.

Kurogane

Voiced by: Shuta Morishima (Japanese)

Appearances: Reverie | Daybreak | Daybreak II

A large, muscular ninja in Ikaruga who often acts as an aide towards Shizuna. He first appeared in Reverie during Rean's after-story episode where fights the former only to nearly lose had it not been for Shizuna's arrival.

Baritone of Strength: Shuta Morishima gives him a deep voice, which is appropriate for a combatant stated to be on par with Ouroboros's Enforcers.
Brainwashed and Crazy: During Chapter 3A of Kuro II, he falls under the influence of the 8th Genesis, causing him to attack the Arkride Solutions Office and even Shizuna.
The Comically Serious: If you choose to ally with Ikaruga in Chapter 5 of Daybreak, he'll claim, in his usual deadpan voice, that the copies he created were actually his identical brothers, only to later admit to be joking.
Doppleganger Attack: As befitting a ninja, Kurogane can create copies of himself to fight his enemies with. He uses this skill in the Ikaruga route of Chapter 5 of Daybreak in order to test Van's group, and again in Chapter 3A of Kuro II while teaming up with the Yakou no Nue that Ashen summoned.
Dual Boss:
- If the Ikaruga route wasn't chosen in Chapter 5 of Daybreak, he'll fight alongside Shizuna. If it was, he'll form a "Trio Boss" alongside two copies of himself instead.
- He'll join with Shizuna again during Kuro II's Intermission.
Dual Wielding: His Gouretsuzan Craft has him split his fuuma shuriken into a pair of double-sabers to slash his opponents with.
Early-Bird Cameo: He first appears in Rean's short story◊ in Reverie, which can be read after completing the True Reverie Corridor, but he doesn't make his proper debut until Daybreak.
Fake Memories: In Kuro II Chapter 3A, his memories are rewritten to make him believe that the head of Ikaruga ordered him to assist Ashen in killing Van and Aaron.
Fantastic Fighting Style: He fights using the Hazy Moon-style.
Fuuma Shuriken: He mainly fights with a large shuriken, which he throws in both his regular attack and his Ongyou Meimetsujin Craft.
Guest-Star Party Member:
- He serves as a non-playable ally during the Ikaruga route of the first Daybreak game's 5th chapter.
- He'll do this again in Kuro II Chapter 3, helping out Feri and Aaron.
Hidden Depths: The Final Chapter of Daybreak reveals that he's interested in Gotch's movies.
My God, What Have I Done?: When Shizuna breaks his mind control in Kuro II, he expresses shame in attacking her, saying that she had every right to cut him down right then and there.
Number Two: He acts as Shizuna's right-hand man, though there are times where he comes across as more of a babysitter.
Shadow Pin: His Kage Shibari Craft starts with him throw kunai at the targets' shadows. If the player chooses to not kill Alexandre on the Ikaruga route, the following cutscene will show Kurogane using this technique to immobilize the Almata executive so that Shizuna can neck-chop him unconscious.
The Stoic: He tends to be calm and quiet, almost never raising his voice.
Supreme Chef: Shizuna's Connect Event from Kuro II's Final Chapter reveals that he cooks as a hobby. And if Van is to be believed, he's good at it.
Underestimating Badassery: Downplayed. Kurogane certainly acknowledges Rean's strength when they fight, and he even brought along some extra help to help drive him out of the Ishgal Mountain Range. However, he fails to take into account Rean's Spirit Unification. If not for Shizuna's rescuing him and his team, then Kurogane would have outright lost.

Scorpions of Zahat

In General

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A jaeger corps based in Middle Eastern Zemuria.

Berserk Button: They are fully willing to eliminate anyone who sees their "true face."
Brainwashed and Crazy: During Chapter 3E of Kuro II, they fall under the influence of the 8th Genesis, causing them to join the coup against President Gramheart.
Early-Bird Cameo: The group was mentioned as one of the participating forces for the battle royale at Oracion City in Daybreak.

Characters / Trails Series Jaeger Corps

General jaeger tropes:

Jester

The Red Constellation

Zephyr

Bugbear

Nidhoggr

Northern Jaegers

Warriors of Kruga

Eisenschild

Ikaruga

Scorpions of Zahat

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Jester

The Red Constellation

Zephyr

Bugbear

Nidhoggr

Northern Jaegers

Warriors of Kruga

Eisenschild

Ikaruga

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