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A peace-keeping non-governmental organization based in Leman whose main purpose is to protect civilians all around Zemuria. Their members, the bracers, are investigative and combat specialists who help people in numerous ways, be it finding lost items, escorting people or eliminating monsters.They often act as a neutral faction in conflicts around Zemuria, but are limited by the Bracer Code, which prevents them intervening in political affairs.

General bracer tropes

Adventure Guild: Their basic function. In addition to their code to protect the innocent, the Bracer Guild takes on requests from either the government or civilian population that has them doing a variety of things be it trying to find someone's lost pet or fighting off monsters and criminals among other things.
Good Counterpart: To Jaegers. Both bracers and jaegers make a living doing requests for various people, but whereas the bracers do it for the sake of helping the civilian population, jaegers only care about the paycheck they will receive and usually don't care who they have to hurt.
Hunter of Monsters: Several of the requests they do involve exterminating troublesome monsters.
Impartial Purpose-Driven Faction: The Guild is supposed to be non-aligned with, and shouldn't get involved in, any politics or country's governments, sticking solely to its stated purpose of saving lives and helping people.
Jurisdiction Friction: Throughout the Trails series, various Guild branches have clashed with other regional organizations, from the military to the police, in regards to who gets to handle what incidents.
Loved by All: Aside from the antagonists and the various government or private agencies they clash with, the guild has near unanimous love and support from a majority of civilians in the setting, and the protagonists who aren't part of the guild all have nothing but praise for it.
To Be Lawful or Good: As mentioned above, one of the main conflicts that bracers sometimes have to face is the inevitable clashes they have with the governments of whatever country they operate in. Due to their status as an NGO, bracers cannot legally interfere in government affairs lest sanctions be placed on the guild in response. It usually takes a Loophole Abuse for the Guild to be able to act.
Thou Shall Not Kill: One of their central tenets as bracers only aim to protect life and not take it.

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S-rank bracers

Cassius Bright

The first, and for the longest time only, bracer seen with the Guild's highest rank.^* As he rejoined the Liberl army at the end of FC, his entry will be listed here.

A-rank bracers

Arios MacLaine (Spoilers for the Crossbell Duology)

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Arios as seen in Zero and Azure

^{Secretary of Defence Arios}

^{Arios as depicted in Reverie}

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Yong Yea (English)

Appearances: Zero | Azure | Reverie

The top-ranked bracer of the Crossbell branch of the Guild, known by moniker "Divine Blade of Wind" and someone believed to be worthy of promotion to S-rank. As the games begin, he is considered the hero of Crossbell, able to succeed wherever the ineffective police fail.

The Ace: To Crossbell's Bracer Guild due to his experience, intelligence, and combat prowess, which made him Loved by All in in the city. Shows to be the Broken Ace when his role in the Azure Zero project is revealed.
Ascended Extra: Gameplay-wise. He was only playable for the prologue dungeon in Azure, but in Reverie he's a permanent party member once he joins in Chapter 4 of C's route.
Action Dad: Has a daughter named Shizuku and is a very capable Master Swordsman. Try and mess with her at your own peril.
Actually a Doombot: There are at least three robot versions of him with no shine in their eyes running around in Reverie. One is fought in Chapter 3 of Rean's route, and the other two double-team C's group in Chapter 4. The real Arios ends up having to save the latter by destroying his fakes in one go.
Action Politician: Though the means he gained the title were suspect, he was appointed as Crossbell's Secretary of Defense midway through the Azure Duology and still gave the SSS one Hell of a fight.
Anti-Villain: In a similar vein as Loewe. He helps Dieter Crois with his Azure-Zero Project, but only because he thinks its the only way for Crossbell to become independent and be free of the shackles of Erebonia and Calvard, whose information war and tug of war to take the city for themselves has resulted in numerous tragedies in the city, such as the death of his wife and his daughter being blinded. That KeA has the power to restore his daughter's sight is a bonus. When the SSS prove that Crossbell doesn't have to resort to such lengths, he concedes.
Armor-Piercing Attack: When you face him as a boss, he uses the craft Arcane Gale, which hits twice and nullifies your buffs.
The Atoner: Part of why he looks after the SSS is due to his guilt over (indrectly) causing Guy's death. Of course, this only lasts until looking after Lloyd and completing the Azure-Zero Plan come into conflict...
- By the end of Azure, he becomes this for real, helping Crossbell fight against the Empire's occupation as part of his atonement. By the time Reverie rolls around, two whole years later, he admits he still feels like he hasn't made up for the sins he's committed.
Badass in a Nice Suit: Wears one as part of his Secretary of Defense uniform which he wore in his final boss fight against the SSS.
Badass Longcoat: Like many a Master Swordsman in Trails, Arios wears a red coat that goes past his knees. Also wore a white one as part of his Secretary of Defense uniform while part of Crois' Azure Zero Project.
Baritone of Strength: A Master Swordsman, The Ace of the Bracer Guild and one of the strongest characters in the Crossbell duology, with Toshiyuki Morikawa and Yong Yea giving him a suitably deep voice.
Bash Brothers: Was this with Lloyd's older brother Guy back when he was still part of the Crossbell Police Department, with the two considered the strongest and most acomplished duo in the entire CPD until he left to join the Bracer Guild.
BFS: His tachi is rather long, though not absurdly so.
Big Damn Heroes: Does this in his first appearance during the prologue of Zero where he kills the newly appeared boss monster that would have been above the SSS' level at the time, rescuing them and the two stray children they found and were guarding. Then again when they're outnumbered by numerous monsters at the Ancient Battlefield trying to rescue a tourist. And a third time, during the assault on the IBC when they're being overrun, which the members of the SSS lampshade.
Randy: Holy crap! Your timing couldn't have been better!
Tio: It's almost like he planned it.
Arios: Hah...I didn't intend on such a dramatic entrance.
Blow You Away: As his title would suggest, his style most utilizes the wind element. It's even the the element of his Master Quartz Kusanagi, and the secondary element in his Orbment.
The Bus Came Back: He's back as a playable character in Reverie.
Casting a Shadow: His primary element is Time, which tied into his role as an antagonist in Azure.
Commonality Connection: With Ian, as both lost loved ones because of Calvard & Erebonia's interventions in Crossbell.
Critical Hit Class: His default Master Quartz in Reverie, Kusanagi, increases the critical hit rate of it's wielder. His upgraded Supreme Qinggong Craft also grants him the Insight Status along with boosting his stats.
Criss-Cross Attack: His third S-Craft introduced in Reverie, Raging Tempest, starts with him rapidly slashing the enemy apart before sucking them all into a cyclone.
Cynicism Catalyst: Was once an idealistic police officer and bracer with a strong sense of justice. The escalating information war between Erebonia and Calvard resulting in the accident that left his wife dead, and his daughter blinded resulted in him joining Crois to make the Azure Zero project a reality, as he saw it as the only way to make Crossbell a strong and independent state and prevent similar tragedies from ever happening again.
Death from Above: His Avalanche Cleaver Craft consists of him jumping into the air to land a downward sword slash. His first two S-Crafts, Fujin's Fury and Termination Slash - Black Paragon, both end with him leaping into the air and barreling down on his foes with an overhead slash and downwards sword thrust respectively.
Declining Promotion: By the start of Zero, he has been offered a promotion to S-Rank bracer numerous times, no doubt to fill in the vacuum from Cassius leaving the Guild to return to the military. He declined outright, stating he's not in Cassius league, and possibly out of guilt for his role in assisting Crois in the Azure Zero project which went against the Guild's code.
Doppelgänger Spin: His Twin Arcane Gale Craft in Reverie ends with him summoning a clone with him and the clone each launching a Sword Beam at the enemy from both ends.
The Dragon: Initially seems to be this to Dieter, but he was actually following Ian and Mariabell the whole time.
The Dreaded: To the criminals of Crossbell. Grace merely namedropping him towards some Revache goons in Downtown, about how Arios had been considering stopping by there when they were causing trouble was enough to make them run away. The SSS also dread facing him when he was still a villain supporting Crois' Azure-Zero Project.
Dual Boss: Twice in Reverie:
- Rufus' party has to battle two robotic copies of Arios in Chapter 4. Once one of their HP bars go down far enough, the real Arios comes in and destroys the fakes.
- In the tournament Episode, he and Victor serve as the final opponents.
Evil All Along: Reveals himself as one of the conspirators of the Azure-Zero Project during the Wham Episode of Azure.
Evil Costume Switch: Upon revealing himself to be one of the conspirators of the Azure Zero Project, he wears a fancy white suit and longcoat as part of his Secretary of Defense uniform.
Fallen Hero: Is this during the climax of Azure. Once The Ace of Crossbell's Bracer Guild who was Loved by All, the death of his wife and his daughter being blinded resulted in him turning his back on the Guild's tenets to be part of Crois' Azure Zero plan to rewrite the state's history to free from the shackles of Erebonia and Calvard.
First-Name Basis: One way you can tell whether an Arios in Reverie is the genuine article or a robotic copy is in how they refer to Rean; the real one calls him by his first name, while the fake will call him by his last name.
Flash Step: The Eight Leaves One Blade School's 2nd Form, Gale, is all about moving at blinding speeds, and Arios isn't called the "Divine Blade of Wind" for nothing.
From a Certain Point of View: Claims he was the one who killed Guy Bannings when Lloyd asks, when it was in fact Ian who did the deed. He still considers himself responsible, as Ian only had the chance to do so because Guy had been exhausted from their earlier fight (which Arios originally started with the intention of silencing Guy) and let his guard down when it seemed he was getting through to Arios.
Guest-Star Party Member: In Azure. Before he becomes an antagonist, that is.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Was best friends with Guy when the latter was still alive.
Heel–Face Door-Slam: A non-lethal example prior to the events of Zero. When Guy confronted him at the construction site, they fought, and Guy was on the verge of convincing him to walk away from the Azure-Zero Plan...then Ian killed Guy, causing Arios to lose the will to resist.
Heel–Face Turn: After Azure's story is completed, he fully reforms and becomes a genuine ally of the SSS. The credits montage of Azure shows him working with them during Erebonia's annexation of Crossbell.
Hero of Another Story: He is mentioned in Cold Steel IV having helped the SSS and the bracers to pass a blockade established by Walter to prevent them from interfering with Erebonia.
Hope Bringer: As the strongest bracer of Crossbell, he serves as this during Zero and Azure.
Iaijutsu Practitioner: His Crashing Wave Craft has him perform an iaijutsu stance before launching a Sword Beam at his enemies.
Keeping the Enemy Close: As he bluntly states in Reverie, part of the reason he joins up with Rufus and his team is to assess himself if Rufus is going to be a threat to Crossbell and kill him if he is.
Knight Templar Parent: Among other things, he also assisted in the Azure-Zero Project in order for his daughter to get her eyesight back.
Know When to Fold Them: At the prospect of facing Arianrhod, he immediately tells everyone to leave. When the SSS face her later on, we learn exactly why...
The Leader: He acts as the de-facto leader of Crossbell's guild branch due to his experience, fame and combat prowess.
Leitmotif: "Firm Strength" from Zero is often associated with him.
Lightning Bruiser: As to be expected of a Master Swordsman considered the strongest bracer in Crossbell, he's very fast and can hit extremely hard, whether as an ally or an enemy.
Limit Break: For S-Crafts, he has Fujin's Fury as a party member. As a boss, he gains Termination Slash - Black Paragon on top of that. In Reverie, his S-Craft is Second Slash - Raging Tempest, ^note while Fujin's Fury was made into a regular craft.
Literal Disarming: Does this towards Emperor Dogma at the climax of Rufus' chapter 4 in Reverie to separate the Heavenly Regalia artifact from his body.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Too old to qualify for the boy part, but is still rather attractive with his long hair.
The Lost Lenore: His wife's death, and his daughter being blinded in the same incident is what got him to go along with Crois' Azure Zero project.
Loved by All: Due to Crossbell's police being rendered ineffective due to politics, he ended up taking care of the lion's share of high profile cases in handling criminals, which made him the most popular Bracer in Crossbell.
Master Swordsman: He is a Divine Blade of the Eight Leaves One Blade, specializing in the Second Form, Hayate (Gale).
My Greatest Failure:
- An explosion that occurred due to the intelligence war between Erebonia and Calvard resulted in his wife Saya dying and their daughter Shizuku being blinded. The grief from this and a desire to prevent other tragedies like it from happening again was how he was roped into helping the Azure Zero Project.
- Guy's death was also this to some extent, convincing him that he was in too deep in the Azure Zero project to come out and regretting getting his best friend killed.
- Being part of the Azure-Zero Project to begin with. Even two years later, this still weighs so heavily on him that he's unable to forgive himself for it even after everyone else has forgiven him.
Odd Friendship: He and Guy were noted to be polar opposites in personality, with Guy being rather hotheaded and passionate in contrast to Arios' more stoic and serious demeanour, no doubt from Arios already being a parent by the time they first met. Despite this, the two became close friends and nigh unbeatable Bash Brothers.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: During the tournament Episode of Reverie, the scene cuts to show him and Victor having narrowly defeated Zechs and Cassius.
Once Done, Never Forgotten: On two separate occasions in Reverie, Rean and Rufus' group run into a simulacrum of him assisting Supreme Leader Rufus and the EDF. Before learning that it was in fact a simulacrum with his appearance, both groups acknowledge how he's 'been on the wrong side of history' before when he assisted in the Azure-Zero project to rationalize why he'd take part in such madness.
One-Man Army: He is shown to be extremely powerful multiple times throughout Zero and Azure. This include dispatching at least a dozen of the Brainwashed and Crazy CGF soldiers in Zero, fending off the Red Constellation from Orchis Tower during their raid on Crossbell during Chapter 4 of Azure and overpowering the SSS during Chapter 5 of Azure.
Pre-Final Boss: In Azure, he is the very last opponent fought before crossing the final Point of No Return.
Promoted to Playable: He's fully playable in Reverie the moment he joins in the story.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Was stated to be the calm and serious blue to Guy's more hotblooded and passionate red while the two were partners at the CPD.
Rugged Scar: Has one across his left cheek to denote his status as a veteran bracer and Master Swordsman.
Status Buff: His Qinggong craft greatly increases his strength and speed. It's upgraded variant in Reverie adds a boost to his defense on top of that, along with granting him the Insight status turning him into a deadly Lightning Bruiser.
Status-Buff Dispel: His Arcane Gale Craft as a boss cancels the target's buffs before hitting the enemy twice, making it an Unblockable Attack that can only be avoided with high evasion. His Twin Arcane Gale Craft in Reverie retains the effect, making him one of the very few playable characters in Reverie capable of canceling buffs with just regular Crafts.
Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He is 184cm tall(6'0) with long dark hair, and is quite attractive with a few Fangirls in-universe.
Taking the Heat: When Lloyd confronts him about Guy's death, he tells him that he is the one who killed Guy when it is later revealed it was Ian. Part of that is because he considered himself responsible for Guy's death even if he wasn't the one who personally pulled the trigger.
Tornado Move: His S-Craft in Reverie, Ni no Tachi: Kojin Tenshou(Second Sword, Raging God Piercing Heaven) creates one where he sucks his enemies into a giant twister before slashing them, and the aforementioned cyclone apart.
Tragic Keepsake: Near the end of Azure, it's revealed that he kept Guy's tonfas out of guilt over his role in his death before giving them back to Lloyd.
Villain in a White Suit: His uniform as the Secretary of Defense is mostly white, and it marks the start of his role as an antagonist, particularly when he fights the SSS at the end of Chapter 4 of Azure.
Walking Spoiler: It's a little difficult to go in-depth about his character without spoiling Azure's endgame twists.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Assisted in the Azure-Zero Project in order to rewrite reality and fulfill Ian and Mariabell's vision for a better Crossbell.
Workaholic: His status as Crossbell's #1 bracer puts him in high demand with multiple requests daily. At the start of Chapter 2 of Zero, Michel notes that he goes through about 100 requests per month and is shocked at how he doesn't mind it. Part of his pitch to try to convince Arios to accept the promotion to S-Rank is that it would lighten his workload and give him more time to spend with his daughter. Azure reveals that Arios was driven by some ulterior motives for keeping so busy: firstly, it provided him with enough cover to secretly meet with his fellow Azure-Zero co-conspirators, as the inconsistencies in his reporting were simply chalked up to him being overwhelmed by his workload. Secondly, his workaholism was also a coping mechanism for the grief that weighed on him thanks to the "accident" that killed his wife and blinded his daughter.

Scherazard Harvey

An experienced bracer at Liberl's Rolent region and an older sister figure to Estelle and Joshua. See her entry in Trails Series Estelle's Party.

Agate Crosner

A grumpy bracer from Liberl's Bose region with a very big sword. See his entry in Trails Series Estelle's Party.

Zin Vathek

A calm and reliable bracer from the Republic of Calvard and an expert in martial arts. See his entry in Trails Series Estelle's Party.

Kurt Nardin

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Voiced by: Hidehiko Kaneto (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

He's one of only twenty or so A-Rank bracers and the only one permanently stationed in Liberl.

Bad "Bad Acting": He disguises himself as a jaeger for a surprise training drill, but he's so over-the-top about it and he still uses his signature crafts, making the disguise fairly obvious. Despite that, he's never found out until after the drill is over because Estelle and Anelace are the only ones taking the drill.
Badass Crew: 'Team Kurt' is a powerful Wolfpack Boss in FC. In SC, they take on Ouroboros mooks in the Ruan region.
Bolt of Divine Retribution: The ultimate effect of his S-Craft Summon Lightning is to invoke this.
Brainwashed and Crazy: Weissmann brainwashes him to remove his memory of the incident where he obtained the Gospel and later to lure Estelle and company into a trap
Dub Name Change: His first name was originally "Kurz."
Guest-Star Party Member: He's playable only once in the series, in a hidden quest in SC where he helps liberate Jenis from Ouroboros' control.
Hero of Another Story: In SC, he and his bracer group protect civilians from Ouroboros's mooks offscreen.
Interface Spoiler: In the English translation only. Kurt is one of the few Non Player Characters in FC to have voice acting, even when two of his fellow bracers did not; this is an early tipoff that he's going to be Promoted to Playable in the SC.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Lost his memory of the mission involving the Black Orbment.
The Leader: He leads an unofficial team of four bracers, first in the Grancel Tournament and later in SC.
Limit Break: In SC, his S-Craft is Summon Lightning.
Magic by Any Other Name: His Fangshu techniques are the result of a great deal of study and some of them produce effects very similar to Orbal Arts. That said, he has high ATS and a good Orbment setup in the brief time that he's playable, making him no slouch in the more common form of magic.
One-Steve Limit: Averted in the English version; his new name is one he shares with a member of the second Class VII.
Spear Plant His S-Craft has him perform one of these before calling lightning down on the spear.

Sara Valestein

A former member of the Northern Jaegers, she ended up joining the Guild and becoming the youngest A-rank bracer at the time. See her entry in Original Class VII.

Elaine Auclair

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Elaine's bracer outfit

^{Elaine's street clothes in Kuro II}

Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese), Elizabeth Maxwell (English)

Appearances: Reverie | Daybreak | Kuro II

A rising star of the Calvardian Branch of the Bracer Guild who, in S.1207, managed to break Sara Valestein's record of being the youngest bracer to reach A-Rank. She's an old friend of both the CID agent René Kincaid and the Spriggan Van Arkride.

A Day in the Limelight: The prologue of Kuro II deals with her personal request for Van, while also highlighting her new dynamic with him.
Ascended Extra: She went from a supporting character in Daybreak to a main character in Kuro II.
Amicable Exes: Elaine was in a relationship with Van during their first year of high school, but he disappeared the following year with nothing but a note telling her that he's sorry. But while there is some obvious tension between the two post-reunion, they still try to support each other any way they can.
Battle Aura: She sports a green one in the first Daybreak game, during any boss battles against her.
Betty and Veronica: As one of Van's two primary love interests, Elaine serves as his cool-headed Childhood Friend and ex-girlfriend whose aloofness occasionally gives way to an adorably immature side, while Agnès shows a surprisingly mature and determined side underneath her normally demure personality. Additionally, Agnès's biggest obstacle in winning Van's heart is in how he largely doesn't see her as an equal, while Elaine's is in how he's not yet ready to open up about his issues with her.
Blade Spam: Her Kaleido Fencer Craft has her stab her sword at high speeds.
Blow You Away: Her secondary element is wind; her S-Craft even has her gaining a pair of wings.
Blue Blood: The Auclair family are descended from Old Calvardian nobility.
Bootstrapped Leitmotif: "What is Ahead of You," a general event theme from the first Daybreak game, is often regarded as Elaine's theme by both the fanbase and Falcom themselves, for multiple reasons.^note To drive the point home, "Knights of Asteria", a track from the Super Ultimate album that is explicitly stated to be based on the aforementioned piece, is clearly meant to be Elaine's Image Song.^note
Break Her Heart to Save Her: Has somewhat of an idea on why Van broke up with her and disappeared after their high school cultural festival, saying that he "still has important things to take care of" and that he is "very unfair towards her" during one of their one-on-one meetings.
Buxom Beauty Standard: She's quite well-endowed, and is stated to have received a few offers for modeling gigs (all of which she's turned down).
Calling the Old Man Out: She delivers some heated words towards her father after finding out about his dealings with the Almata.
Celebrity Is Overrated: She had received numerous offers to become a model or actress, which she refused due to not being interested in the spotlight, and she showed some slight annoyance at how the press played up her reputation. Part of the reason she initially rejected the promotion to A-rank was due to it being partly done as a PR stunt for the Guild.
Cleavage Window: Her bracer outfit has an opening in the chest area that exposes some cleavage.
Clingy Jealous Girl: Downplayed. Elaine never outright gets clingy, and she's quick to move past it. Nonetheless, she's never really amused whenever she keeps spotting Van being accompanied by one new girl after another:
- During Daybreak Chapter 3, she mildly gives him the stink eye when he chooses to sit with Fie over her when drinking coffee together.
- In contrast to Agnès and Feri,^note her reaction to Risette in Chapter 4 is nothing but snark:
Elaine: Aren't you lucky? You've got such a beautiful and capable maid to take care of you.
- She also gets a little suspicious when she catches Van talking with Judith in the Intermission.
- This continues in Kuro II, ranging from her being thoroughly unamused whenever Rinze^note talks about him lovingly, to noting how close he is with Sarah and Shahina with a look of clear suspicion.
Childhood Friends: With Van and René. She hadn't seen the former for years until fairly recently, and she has some mixed feelings towards him, especially in regards to his profession. The latter, meanwhile, was the only one who supported her back when she decided to become a bracer,^note and she's kept in contact with him since.
Childhood Friend Romance: It's later revealed that she and Van dated during their high school years. And despite him breaking it off soon when he suddenly dropped out and disappeared, there are still some lingering feelings that are incredibly obvious.
Color-Coded Characters: Elaine is largely associated with the color green, being the color of her eyes and the most prominent color on her bracer outfit. Kuro II doubles down on this, as both her new casual clothes and her Xipha are green too.^note
Continuity Nod: Her unexpected visit to Van's office at the start of Kuro II mirrors Agnès' at the start of Daybreak.
Contralto of Strength: A Master Swordsman and Lady of War who beat Sara Valestein's record in becoming the youngest A-rank bracer, with Chiwa Saitō giving her the lowest voice of all playable girls in the first two Daybreak games.
Cooldown Hug: Her Early-Bird Cameo in Reverie has her trying to rescue a pair of kidnapped children. When one of them attempts to attack her with a knife in a panic, she merely grabs the knife and puts it away before giving her a warm embrace to help her calm down and reassure her that she and her brother were safe.
Costume Evolution: Her new outfit◊ in Kuro II keeps the general green color scheme from her previous one, but the new coat has longer sleeves and a black shirt underneath it, the shorts are brown instead of white, thigh-high black boots replace the previous knee-high white boots over black thigh-high stockings, and gloves aren't included.
Dating What Daddy Hates: It's clear that her father Edmond disapproved of her friendship with Van, an orphan of unknown origin, and he did his best to separate the boy from her. Nonetheless, Elaine ended up dating Van within a year of reuniting as high schoolers.
Dual Boss: She battles alongside Zin during the Intermission of Kuro II.
Dub Name Change: In the original Japanese script, her moniker is the "Sword Maiden."^note剣の乙女, "Ken no Otome"
Duel Boss: Her battle with Van in the first Daybreak game is one-on-one.
Early-Bird Cameo: While her proper debut is in Daybreak, Reverie has her star in a short story explaining how she accepted her promotion to A-Rank, even giving the player a glimpse of her from behind◊. It can be read after completing the True Reverie Corridor, as well as reading Rean and Renne's short stories.
Elemental Eye Colors: She has green eyes, matching her secondary element of Wind.
Embarrassing Nickname: She's sometimes called "El-ko" by both Van and René, a nickname she had when they were children that she's not very fond of.
Everyone Can See It: A number of characters can easily tell that Elaine has a thing for Van, even after he broke up with her 7 years prior to Daybreak.
Expy Coexistence: With Alisa Reinford. Elaine's background and relationship with her father bears similarities to that of Alisa and her own mother Irina: both come from wealthy families that own influential companies (Reinford Group for Alisa, Quincy Company for Elaine) and both have issues with their parents currently leading said companies which caused them to try strike out on their own. They also incidentally have almost identical swimsuits. The main difference is that Alisa eventually made peace with her mother, whereas Elaine has currently yet to do the same with her father.
Fangirl: She's the Calvard arc's resident Mishy fanatic. She's got it so bad that she goes on a bit of a tangent regarding the "localization" the mascot had to go through just to make its Republic debut.
Fighting Your Friend: She's depicted as fighting Van in the opening movie for Daybreak. Regardless of the route taken during Chapter 5, the two end up fighting each other as a result of Almata's game.
Guest-Star Party Member: She's playable at various points in the first Daybreak game, but never gets to stick around for too long. Not so much in Kuro II, where she's playable for all of the prologue and Chapter 1B, and is generally treated as a main party member at the start of Chapter 3.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has platinum blonde hair and is a kind and heroic individual.
Heroic Self-Deprecation: She doesn't really believe herself worthy of her A-rank status, but keeps at it because she wants to use her status to be able to help more people in the long run.
High-School Sweethearts: She and Van dated while they were students at Aramis High School before he disappeared without a word. Despite the complicated circumstances of their past break up, it's clear she still holds a torch for him even in the present as adults.
Hint Dropping: During her final Connect Event in Kuro II, she tells Van that her family has been making multiple attempts to set up an Arranged Marriage for her, and that she's turned them all down. While he did have a noticeable reaction to the first part, he didn't quite piece together that she's telling this to let him know that she's "still available."
Hope Bringer: While she was originally unwilling to be promoted to A-Rank, she realized that the title and the fame that followed it could allow her to become a light in the darkness for those who need it.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: As seen in the Long Trailer for Kuro II, her stomach get run through by Grendel-Zolga's tail.
I Will Find You: Part of the reason she became a bracer was to look for Van after he broke up with her and suddenly disappeared.
It Was a Gift: During Elaine's second Connect Event in the first Daybreak game, Van gives her a limited-edition Mishy movie merchandise to make-up for him breaking his promise to her that they'll go to Mishelam with René during their high school years. It wasn't the gift that made her happy though, it was the fact that he still remembered the promise after all these years they've been far apart.
Knight in Shining Armor: She fights with a "knight's sword," even learning her skills by studying an ancient sword style Calvard's days as a kingdom, and has a firm desire to help others as a bracer. Her S-Craft is even named Knights of Asteria.
Lady of War: She is the daughter of a wealthy businessman, whose family were once nobility, known as the "Beauty's Blade," and uses a graceful sword style dating from when Calvard was still a kingdom.
Last-Name Basis: Aaron refers to her as "Auclair." Likewise, she's the only person (barring René) that Swin refers to by their surname in Kuro II. What makes this especially noteworthy is that Nadia calling her "Elaine-san"^note is taken as a sign that the former assassin duo had truly warmed up to her.
Life Drain: Sword Ortus/Lord Ortus heals the party's HP after dealing damage.
Light 'em Up: She has Mirage as her primary element.
Light Is Good: Her primary element is Mirage, with her emitting light from her sword when using "Silvery Cross." And as a member of the Bracer Guild, it's her duty to help the people.
Like Brother and Sister: She maintains a close friendship with René, who was one of the few supporters she had when she chose to become a bracer, but neither see the other in a romantic light.
Limit Break: Her S-Craft is Knights of Asteria.
Long Hair Is Feminine: She's a graceful Lady of War from an upper-class background with hair that goes down to her waist.
Ma'am Shock: Less "shock," and more "silent anger," but the one time Aaron tries to refer to her as "obahan,"^Translation she swiftly puts her sword in his face until he meekly changes it to the more polite "oneesan."^Translation
Master Swordsman: She's a master of the old Calvardian swordsmanship who, under normal circumstances, is actually stronger than Van, as seen when she effortlessly put a stop to his and Aaron's duel.
Mercury's Wings: Her Lohengrin Craft shows her gaining glowing wings on her feet that allow her to quickly move around her opponent to attack.
Non-Idle Rich: Is the heiress to the successful Quincy Company, but chooses to be a bracer to help people rather than coast by her father's wealth in a life of luxury.
Not So Stoic: As the first Daybreak game goes on, the number of moments where her calm exterior breaks begin to pile up:
- On the serious side, she acts uncharacteristly hasty in Chapter 5, as the destruction of Creil Village and her inability to do anything about it put her on edge.
- On the comedic side, her less mature side becomes readily apparent the more she has to deal with Van.
Old Flame: Has lingering feelings for Van, the guy who broke up with her after he disappeared with nary a word.
Ojou: Much like Alisa, Elaine comes from a wealthy family and her father is even the CEO of a company.
One Woman Army: Her Early-Bird Cameo in Reverie has her effortlessly dispatching over a dozen mafia grunts while trying to rescue a pair of children they kidnapped.
Out of Focus: Despite her promotion to main character status in Kuro II, she doesn't even appear during Chapter 2 outside of an optional quest, and she isn't seen much during the Intermission once the main story starts up. She does get more screentime afterwards, though, as she's an active party member right from the start of Chapter 3A.
Palette Swap: Her swimsuit◊ in Kuro II is the same one Alisa had in Cold Steel IV and Reverie, only with the red bits changing to green.
Pit Girls: This is the basis for her "Z1 Racing Queen" DLC costumes.
Power Trio: With Van and René. Even years apart hasn't dulled their ability to work together.
Power Gives You Wings: Her S-Craft, Knights of Asteria, has her gain a pair of glowing wings on her back before moving in and slashing her enemies apart.
Propaganda Hero: As shown in her Reverie side story, Zin tried to convince her to be one for the Calvardian Guild by accepting a promotion to A-Rank, as she'd already garnered quite a bit of fame beforehand. She's initially against the idea, having already turned down interviews and offers to model for magazines or act in movies, but later accepts due to her desire to help others.
Rebellious Princess: Elaine is the daughter and heiress of a wealthy family. However, rather than live a cushy lifestyle, she instead chose to work as bracer after graduation partially in defiance to her father.
Red Baron: She is known as "Beauty's Blade." Van reveals early on that said title was in part inspired by the fact that Elaine had mastered an old sword style from when Calvard was still a kingdom.
Required Party Member: She and Van are forced to be the only party members during the 3rd part of Kuro II's Final Battle.
Senseless Sacrifice: She dies protecting Van from Grendel-Zolga during Kuro II's prologue, only for him to get killed a few seconds later trying to avenge her.
Sins of Our Fathers: It becomes apparent later on that part of her motive for becoming a bracer is a desire to hold her father accountable for his less than savoury actions such as backing anti-immigration terrorists, sponsoring Almata, and being responsible for Van being taken by the DG Cult.
The Stoic: She responds to most situations calm and collected, without raising her voice or massive change in expression. The key word here being "most."
Stripperiffic: Her "Z-1 Race Queen" costumes shows quite bit more skin than her relatively conservative default outfits:
- 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.
Student Council President: After serving as the Vice-President during her first year at Aramis High School, she succeeded René as the President in her second year, with Van as the (originally intended) Vice-President before he disappeared.
Sword Beam: Her Silvery Cross Craft has her sword emit silver energy that she sends at the enemy in the shape of an X.
Sword Plant: Kuro II adds the Craft Sword Ortus, and by extension its upgrade Lord Ortus, to her arsenal, which shows her sticking her now-glowing sword in the ground to create a larger blade from beneath the target.
Taking the Bullet: During the prologue of Kuro II, she pushes Van out of the way, causing her to get fatally impaled by Grendel-Zolga's tail.
Third Party Stops Attack: She disarms both Van and Aaron when the two of them were having their duel at Langport.
Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Van; despite hints of the two still having feelings for one another, various issues, such as Van's demonic roots, make them hesitant to act on those feelings for a good chunk of the arc.
Uptown Girl: She's a wealthy heiress and a renowned bracer whose family were previously nobility when Calvard was still a kingdom, whereas Van grew up an orphan and is a Spriggan. They used to date, and it's clear Elaine still carries a torch for him in the present.
What the Hell, Hero?: A subdued example towards Van. Whereas René somewhat took it in stride, Elaine was not at all pleased when Van suddenly left and then came back years later as a part of a shady business and not really contacting her much afterwards either. Not helping matters is the fact that the two of them were dating when this happened, but Van broke things off with Elaine which left her heartbroken and wondering why he left her. However, she keeps this mostly bottled up, and outside of being somewhat passive-aggressive, she acts civil with Van and tries to reconnect with him.
Worf Had the Flu: The only reason Van could defeat her one-on-one without using Grendel was because she was still exhausted from fighting Arioch beforehand.
Working with the Ex: She and Van were previously in a relationship before splitting up under less-than-ideal circumstances. Throughout the events of Daybreak, the two end up working together throughout various cases, and she's hoping to receive an explanation from him on why he suddenly left in hopes of finding some closure, which she finally gets with The Reveal that Van has been the host of the Vagrants-Zion demon his entire life.

B-rank bracers

Estelle Bright

The cheerful protagonist of Trails in the Sky: First Chapter and Second Chapter. See her entry in Trails Series Estelle's Party.

Joshua Bright/Astray

Estelle's adopted brother and partner in adventure. Uses twin blades. See his entry in Trails Series Estelle's Party.

Anelace Elfead

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Anelace as a teenager during the Sky games

^{Anelace as an adult}

Voiced by: Masako Okochi (Japanese), Cassandra Lee Morris (English)

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A rookie bracer in the Bose region and lover of all things cute. Her grandfather is the legendary swordsman Yun Ka-fai, who has an entry here.

Ambiguously Gay: She didn't really show any signs in FC or SC (humorous misunderstanding aside), but in The 3rd she's essentially "girl-crazy." Of course, she has a penchant for cute things in general, but The 3rd is where the line gets really blurry. She also notably expressed jealousy over Mayor Maybelle and Lita's relationship.
Beware the Silly Ones: Because of her extreme fascination with cute things to the point of making it her catchphrase, it's easy to forget that she's also Yun Kafai's granddaughter and a student of the Eight Leaves One Blade style. You know, the same style Cassius used and Arios uses. When she gets serious, much ass is kicked. In Star Door 5 of The 3rd, she can square off against Richard and win, which is no mean feat considering he was the penultimate boss of FC.
Brainwashed and Crazy: During SC, she is briefly mind-controlled by Weissmann.
Character Catchphrase: "Cuteness is Justice!"
Cloudcuckoolander: When cuteness enters the equation, she leaps firmly into this territory. Even bad guys call her out on this.
Continuity Cameo: Cold Steel IV shows a grown-up Anelace (with an appropriately updated design) in one of the epilogue slides.
Costume Evolution: While it has yet to make a proper appearance, one of the epilogue slides for Cold Steel IV, as well as a single key visual for Reverie, features a new outfit for a now-adult Anelace: her blue armor over a red ensemble has been replaced by a blue jacket, a white shirt, and a new red mini-skirt, and her old white fingerless gloves have been traded in for blue ones.
Cuddle Bug: If it's cute, she'll try to hug it.
Cuteness Overload: During her first meeting with Tita, if Agate is your companion, she is momentarily rendered completely insensate by the cuteness and has to struggle to speak for a few seconds.
Cuteness Proximity: So very much.
- I'm Taking Her Home with Me!: To the point where she invokes this on Tita when they first meet.
Fantastic Fighting Style: A practitioner of the Eight Leaves One Blade style, which was invented by her grandfather. Which of its eight Forms she specializes in (if she's picked one yet) is unknown.
- Both her Swordwind craft and S-craft imply that she has a preference for the 6th form, Scarlet Sky.
Genki Girl: If there is anyone in the trilogy who can even hope to compete with Estelle, it's her.
Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Her favorite hobby is collecting plushies.
Guest-Star Party Member: In SC. In The 3rd, though, she's a full-time party member.
Interface Spoiler: In the English translation only. Like Kurt, Aneleace has voice acting in FC even though her companions don't. Sure enough, she's Promoted to Playable in the sequels.
Lightning Bruiser: Normally she's closer to the Jack of All Stats, but she becomes this when given her exclusive sword in The 3rd, as it boosts all her stats tremendously. Winning its upgrade sends her through the roof.
Limit Break: In SC and The 3rd, her S-Craft is Piercing Wave.
Magically Inept Fighter: Unusually for a character with balanced stats, her Orbment setup is terrible. This is balanced out by her Jinu sword, which makes her into a physical Lightning Bruiser.
Sweet Tooth: She likes ice cream, enough that it's even part of her profile picture on The 3rd's website.
Sword Beam: Her Swordwind Slash Craft and Piercing Wave S-Craft, which creates overlapping explosive sword beams at higher levels.
The Knights Who Say "Squee!": She has a great deal more respect for Cassius than his own daughter does, in part because of the whole S-rank bracer thing and in part because he also studied the sword under her grandfather. She seizes the opportunity to meet with him when it arises.

Toval Randonneur

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Ian Sinclair (English)

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

A member of the Erebonian Branch of the Bracer Guild, recruited by Olivert to be a part of the Crimson Wings. Formerly a co-worker of Sara's from her bracer days, he looks out for Class VII whenever he can at her request. In Cold Steel II, he accompanies Rean in his search for his classmates. It's also revealed that the book series, Carnelia, is based on the life of Toval himself.

The Ace: When it comes to using arts, at least, Toval tends to be acknowledged as frighteningly good with them. Translates into gameplay by having a unique accessory that he permanently has equipped that halves his casting time, allowing him to pump them out far faster than anybody else. Ein makes fun of him for this, calling him "a hack of a bracer" though she just does it in jest.
Almighty Janitor: As stated in Cold Steel IV, he's been offered a promotion to A-Rank, but he turned it down, feeling more comfortable at B-Rank.
Ascended Extra: First mentioned all the way back in FC, first appears in person in Ring of Judgment and finally shows up in the games in Cold Steel I. He then ends up becoming a playable character in the second game too.
Badass Longcoat: Wears a white longcoat, and while not on Arios or Cassius' level, is still quite capable in a fight as a senior bracer, even holding off Campanella during Cold Steel III.
Big Damn Heroes: Near the ending of ''Cold Steel II', he and Olivert show up to fend off Duvalie and Blueblanc to allow Class VII to advance further into the Infernal Castle.
Big Brother Mentor: He serves as an older brother figure Estelle and Joshua in Ring of Judgment, and later towards Rean and the members of Class VII.
Black Mage: He does almost all of his fighting with his Tactical Orbment and is exceptionally skilled in its use. He can use unique and powerful Arts and cast them very quickly thanks to his unique accessory.
Blow You Away: His S-Craft Rebellion Storm, which includes apparent Tornado Move. His primary element-restricted slot in his orbment is also wind.
Crutch Character: In Cold Steel II where he first joins up with Rean and his levels are far higher than Rean's. It doesn't last long and Rean will catch up to his levels quickly, plus he leaves just before Act 2 starts. He does join in the Epilogue however.
Declining Promotion: Near the end of Cold Steel IV, it's revealed that Toval has been offered a few chances to be promoted to A-Rank but turned them down.
Demoted to Extra: In Cold Steel III he's back to being an NPC again much like in Cold Steel I. He's playable again in Cold Steel IV.
Embarrassing Nickname: He would prefer not having people call him Toby, likely since it's also the name used for the protagonist of the book series Carnelia that's based on him and his life.
Fragile Speedster: Toval is this in terms of Orbal spellpower. His magic is average in strength but can't really compare to some of the characters with either abnormal abilities or some of the noble bloodlines in terms of power. But he can cast them faster than anyone, even Campanella. It's even said his spell speed is faster than even the Hexen Clan.
Fiction As Coverup: The character of Toby was based on him, though the cover-up is more for Ein's sake than his.
Hero of Another Story: Given that what we know of Toval's adventures we also know are heavily embellished thanks to Micht, much of what he's done in the past is simply left up in the air. All we really know for sure is that he, Ein and Micht seem to be good friends.
I Have Many Names: Before meeting somebody (implied to be Ein), Toval used many, many nicknames, aliases and some full-on alter-egos when doing what he did (which is unspecified, though it seems he was just an unaffiliated adventurer). He only uses them when needed nowadays and just goes by Toval. It's likely "Toby" was based on one of said identities.
Limit Break: His S-Craft is Rebellion Storm.
Made of Iron: While Olivert loses an eye and Victor loses an arm and both are permanently crippled in fighting power as a result, Toval manges to survive the Courageous going down with only minor injuries and is completely back to form a little over a month later.
Noodle Incident: The "incident involving an artifact" which led to him meeting Ein and becoming a bracer is currently unexplained, though the novel "Carnelia" is allegedly loosely based on what happened.
Overshadowed by Awesome: In Cold Steel IV, his team's dungeon consists of him, Victor, Aurelia, and Vita. He notes that in their team's boss fight at how he drew the short end of the stick considering they're facing off an Aion class boss when the three of them think of it as a weak enemy.
Pals with Jesus: His best friend is the First Dominion of the Gralsritter, who is about as close to the Powers That Be as this series gets.
Red Baron: "Artful Caster"/"Zero Drive" in Japanese due to how fast he can cast his arts compared to the rest. The English localization gives him the nickname "Zero Artisan".
The Remnant: Thanks to the Jesters incident, the Erebonian Branch of the Bracer Guild is in a severe state of decline by the time the first Cold Steel game begins. As such, he's also overworked.
Sorry That I'm Dying: In the finale of Cold Steel III he apologizes to Ein that he's about to die in an explosion. Subverted as he lives.
Space Master: His secondary Orbment is Space.
Spell My Name With An S: Is it Toval or Tovar? Xseed settles with Toval.
Suffer the Slings: His Sphere Break Craft has him launching an exploding marble of Orbal Energy from a slingshot.
Take a Third Option: Is part of Olivier's 'Third Way' movement.

Aeolia

Aeolia as depicted in Akatsuki no Kiseki

^{Aeolia as of Reverie}

Voiced by: Mitsuki Mizutani (Japanese, Zero Evolution), Hunri Kimu (Japanese, Azure Evolution)

Appearances: Zero | Azure | Reverie

A bracer originally from Remiferia, she's primarily stationed in Crossbell.

Bash Brothers: She and Lynn are a team.
Combat Medic: She has the credentials to be a doctor, but she works as a bracer. Those credentials come in handy after Mireille gets seriously injured during Reverie.
Costume Evolution: Among other details, her Reverie outfit forgoes gloves and puts leggings under the shorts.
Cuteness Proximity: If she thinks it's cute, she'll feel the urge to hug it, as Tio, KeA, and Shizuku can attest to.
Hero of Another Story: Througout Zero and Azure, she and the other Crossbell bracers have their own adventures while the Special Support Section do their thing.

Lynn

Lynn as depicted in Akatsuki no Kiseki

^{Lynn as of Reverie}

Voiced by: Kanako Kotera (Japanese, Zero Evolution), Ayaka Maeda (Japanese, Azure Evolution)

Appearances: Zero | Azure | Reverie

A bracer originally from Calvard and a Taito practitioner, she's primarily stationed in Crossbell.

Bare-Fisted Monk: A Taito practitioner. She also knows a bit about tonfa fighting and will teach Lloyd how to perform Raging Spin if you can beat her in a fight.
Bash Brothers: She and Aeolia are a team.
Continuity Nod: She used to study together with Kilika.
Costume Evolution: Among other details, her Reverie outfit trades in her purple shirt for a blue-ish one.
Hero of Another Story: Througout Zero and Azure, she and the other Crossbell bracers have their own adventures while the Special Support Section do their thing.

Scott

Scott as depicted in Akatsuki no Kiseki

^{Scott as of Reverie}

Voiced by: Toshiharu Okajima (Japanese, Zero Evolution), Sota Arai (Japanese, Azure Evolution)

Appearances: Zero | Azure | Reverie

A senior bracer primarily stationed in Crossbell. He uses a rifle.

Action Dad: Reverie shows that he's still working as a bracer even after Pearl gave birth to their daughter.
Bash Brothers: He and Wenzel often team up with each other. Of course, since Wenzel has become a no-show after Azure, Aeolia and Lynn have to give him support for the time being.
Costume Evolution: His Reverie outfit is probably the most noticeably example of the Crossbell bracers, with the most obvious difference being the white shirt replacing the previous yellow-ish one.
Happily Married: With Pearl, a receptionist for the Crossbell Times.
Hero of Another Story: Throughout Zero and Azure, he and the other Crossbell bracers have their own adventures while the Special Support Section do their thing.

Wenzel

Wenzel as depicted in Akatsuki no Kiseki

Voiced by: Noriyuki Kamikura (Japanese, Zero Evolution), Rintaro Sakai (Japanese, Azure Evolution)

Appearances: Zero | Azure

A bracer originally from Erebonia, he's primarily stationed in Crossbell.

Bash Brothers: He and Scott often team up with each other, though Wenzel's transfer to Erebonia has put the partnership on hold.
The Ghost: Cold Steel III mentions that he transferred to the Erebonia branch to help out, but he's never seen. Likewise, he doesn't show up during Reverie, with Scott mentioning that he's still in Erebonia. As such, it's unknown if he got a new outfit like his companions.
Hero of Another Story: Throughout Zero and Azure, he and the other Crossbell bracers have their own adventures while the Special Support Section do their thing.

Fie Claussell

A former member of the Zephyr jaeger corps, she ends up joining the Guild after graduating from Thors Military Academy, getting up to B-Rank by the time of Daybreak. See her entry in Original Class VII.

Other senior bracers

Grant

Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese)

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A senior bracer from the Bose branch.

Brainwashed and Crazy: During SC, he is briefly mind-controlled by Weissmann.
Expy: Of Adol Christin, the protagonist of the Ys series.
The Generic Guy: He doesn't have much in the way of memorable traits, which gets lampshaded in The 3rd.

Carna

Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki (Japanese)

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A senior bracer from the Ruan branch and a friend of Scherazard.

Brainwashed and Crazy: During SC, she is briefly mind-controlled by Weissmann.
Gatling Good: She borrows a Reinford-model assault rifle from her friend Eva, a weapons trader in Ruan who is a Gun Nut, at one point. It using gunpowder comes in handy since Liberl has been deprived of its orbment technology.

Alvis

Voiced by: Toshiki Kusu (Japanese)

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A sword-wielding bracer stationed in Calvard who often works with Zin and Elaine. He's introduced as a C-rank, but gets a promotion to B-rank by Februrary of S.1209.

Brainwashed and Crazy: During Kuro II Chapter 3E, he falls under the influence of the 8th Gensis, causing him to assist with the coup against President Gramhart.
Crazy Jealous Guy: As seen during his first scene in Kuro II, he was not happy seeing Elaine with Van during what's supposed to be her day off.
Elite Mook: When battling him and Kaela in Kuro II, he's essentially a stronger version of the generic close-combat enemies,^note complete with the same animations.
Hopeless Suitor: He's hinted to have a crush on Elaine, but she's completely unaware of it and has a rather obvious thing going on with Van.
Oblivious to Love: The idea of Regina being into him never seems to cross his mind, much to the disbelief of his fellow bracers.
Tsundere: Non-romantic example; even after coming to more-or-less accept Van and his way of doing things, he'll still deny seeing him in a new light.

Regina

Voiced by: Shizuku Hoshinomiya (Japanese)

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A senior bracer stationed in Calvard.

Magic Staff: She wields an Orbal Staff in battle.
Ship Tease: There's a few hints of her being interested in Alvis.

Shaorin

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Voiced by: Meru Yakusa

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A senior bracer stationed in Calvard, first seen in the Vice-Capital of Langport.

Anime Chinese Girl: While she lacks the typical outfit,^note she still has the Odango Hair, speaks in a dialect often used by the stereotype, and knows martial arts.
Fantastic Fighting Style: She's noted as one of the few users of the Gekka style of martial arts to not be affiliated with Heiyue; she actually expresses annoyance that the style is often associated with said group.

Junior bracers

Rocco, Deen, Rais

The former leaders of the Raven gang in Ruan. They managed to pass the test to become junior bracers on the condition that they only accept requests as a team. See their entry here.

Grey

Voiced by: Yoshinori Ishikawa

Appearances: Daybreak | Kuro II

A junior bracer in Calvard.

Revenge: His initial motivation for becoming a bracer was to avenge his sister's death at the hands of Almata.

Affiliated

Aina Holden

Voiced by: Yui Kano (Japanese)

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

Receptionist at the Rolent Bracer Guild Branch.

Handbag of Hurt: Aina uses hers as an improvised bludgeoning tool during a flashback in The 3rd, when she and Schera are evading assassins in Grancel. Played mostly for laughs but it can do respectable damage when it connects. She keeps all kinds of things that can be made into improvised weapons inside it.
Hard-Drinking Party Girl: She is apparently a heavier drinker than Schera.
- Never Gets Drunk: Olivier calls her a bottomless hole. In one amusing scene in SC, Olivier and Anton drink an alcohol-countering drug and challenge her to a drinking contest where she has to drink as much as both of them combined. They end up passed out after drinking eighteen glasses of an unspecified Gargle Blaster each. Aina had kept up with them the whole time, and said that they'd just gotten to the level that she considered social drinking.
Improvised Weapon User: When she was chased around during Moon Door 2 in The 3rd, she used her briefcase to hit enemy units.
Inheritance Murder: Played with. According to a flashback in The 3rd, her uncle hired jaegers to capture her and force her to give up on her grandpa's inheritance, but even if they did end up killing her, they could just forge papers to get her inheritance anyways.
Ojou: She's the heiress of the Holden family, but this resulted in a lot of terrible treatment from her greedy relatives who wanted her inheritance.
Regal Ringlets: A hint at her family history. She's also the most reserved receptionist of the Liberl Branches.
Unexpected Inheritance: Always knew she was going to receive an inheritance from her rich grandfather, but didn't expect that he'd leave her everything. This lead to her relatives trying to control the family fortune by controlling the underage heiress.
Unskilled, but Strong: During her time as a guest character, Schera notes that she's physically fit enough to keep up with her in terms of stamina. Aina's normal attack also deals decent damage, but with very low accuracy.

Lugran

Voiced by: Keiji Hirai (Japanese)

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

Receptionist at the Bose Bracer Guild Branch.

Jean

Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The receptionist at the Ruan Bracer Guild Branch.

Kilika Rouran

The former receptionist of the Zeiss Bracer Guild Branch, she left for Calvard at some point after SC. For more information about her, see Calvard Intelligence Division.

Elnan

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio

Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The receptionist at the Grancel Bracer Guild Branch.

Motherly Side Plait: A rare male example.

Phyllis

Appearances: SC

The cook for the Bracer Guild training facility at Le Locle Canyon in Leman State.

Michel

Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato (Japanese, Evolution games), Ryuunosuke Watanuki (Japanese, Reverie), Gabe Kunda (English)

Appearances: Zero | Azure | Reverie

The receptionist at the Crossbell Branch of the Bracer Guild.

Ascended Extra: He gets a face portrait for the first time in Azure.
Camp Gay: One of his likes is "finding fine men."
Pretender Diss: One of the SSS harshest critics at the beginning, though once they prove that they are well-meaning and not all talk, he warms up to them fairly quickly.
Jerkass Has a Point: Early in Zero, he is skeptical of the SSS as he fears that a group of newbies thrown in Crossbell will not help them but actually hinder them.

Miles

Appearances: Cold Steel | Cold Steel II

The receptionist at the Legram Bracer Guild Branch in Erebonia.

Canon Immigrant: He made his debut in the Ring of Judgment manga before making his game debut in the first Cold Steel game.
Continuity Cameo: Is seen with Michel, Estelle, and Joshua in one of Cold Steel IV's epilogue pictures.

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