Atlantic Federation: Squad E ( Tank Commanders | Scouts | Shocktroopers | Lancers | Engineers | Snipers | Grenadiers ) | Federation Navy
East Europan Imperial Alliance: X-0
Squad E is a unit in the Edinburgh Army composed primarily of foreigners from Gallia volunteering to fight the Empire. Lead by Claude Wallace, the unit had many notable accomplishments during Operation Northern Cross. After the events of Chapter 5, Squad E also consists of several officer-ranked members of Squad F.
For non-officer members of Squad E, consult the character lists of their respective classes:
open/close all folders
Squad E in General
Part of the esteemed Ranger Battalion of the Edinburgh Army and the primary viewpoint characters of the game. Lead by Lieutenant Claude Wallace, the group gained early notoriety by enrolling and later passing the ranger course together as a unit. Since then they have gained a reputation for completing dangerous and even "impossible" missions. Their motto is "It will be done".
- Artistic License – Military: Just like "Squad 7" of Valkyria Chronicles, Squad E is actually a platoon (the official Japanese term for the unit is "E shōtai", or "Platoon E" in English), its "squad" designation being erroneously given by the English translation.
- A squad is typically led by an NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge), like Raz or Kai, while Claude holds command over all squads due to his rank. Incidentally, both Claude and Welkin share the same rank of 2nd Lieutenant, which makes him qualified to be a Platoon Commander by American standards.
- Badass Crew: The Ranger Corp is famous for this in general and Squad E is well-known even among them.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Many of the members of Squad E are... unusual to say the least. Nevertheless, the always get the job done. They are objectively more powerful than most of the enemies they encounter.
- Child Soldiers: Much like the Militia form the first game, there's quite a few members of Squad E who are no older than sixteen. When one considers the timeline, this means that they completed the Ranger Course when they were no older than fourteen.
- Dysfunction Junction: Most of them have tragic and/or complicated backstories, which is lampshaded by Stanley in his Squad Story.
- Elites Are More Glamorous: The Squad are Ranger-trained soldiers with the EA.
- Expy: They are clearly based on the real life 101st Airborne Division’s “Easy Company”. Squad E is even nicknamed “Easy Platoon” and they belong to the Federation’s 101st Edinburgh Division.
- At one point the squad is ordered to Hold the Line against an enemy counteroffensive in the middle of winter in order to buy time for the rest of the army to regroup. They soon end up surrounded and behind enemy lines in a desperate Last Stand. This is similar to the role the 101st played during the Battle of the Bulge, when they were ordered to hold the town of Bastogne and stall the German advance for as long as possible.
- Being deemed as Ranger-trained soldiers is also one for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces since they administer Ranger courses for soldiers and officers who wish to be trained in special forces tactics.note
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: The main characters fit this dynamic. Claude is melancholic, Riley is choleric, Raz is sanguine, and Kai is phlegmatic.
- It Has Been an Honor: Each of the squad members has a variation of this line when picked to be Raz's partner in his suicide mission, knowing they're going to die with him. Except Emmy.
- Mildly Military: As with the first game's units, your soldiers tend to wear accessories with their uniform that complement their personalities and make them stand out a little (a "believable lie" as described by character designer Raita).
- Multinational Team: Squad E is comprised of soldiers from multiple different countries, including many Gallians.
- Only Sane Man: The groups of three friends in the Squad Stories often play out like this. One example is a trio with someone who pretends to be a Norse god, a girl who is convinced she is a harbinger of doom, and... a guy who's pretty friendly. Or a man from fantasy America ("Vinland") who cracks awful jokes more than half the time he opens his mouth, a girl who has worn an iron mask for almost her entire life, and... a woman who is caring and very strong.
- Secret-Keeper: Everyone (except when Riley arrived) kept the secret that the Kai in their unit is a girl and not Kai the man. Only Claude and Raz knew that Kai left the Rangers for another reason.
- Sole Survivor: The only Ranger squad to avoid debilitating losses after Operation Northern Cross fell apart.
- Tragic Keepsake: All of the non-officer squaddies and Raz will leave behind an item of personal importance when they are killed in action. These items could be equipped like standard accessories and will bestow stat bonuses onto their wearers. If they are revived in the post-game, nothing's stopping you from equipping said items onto their owners.
- True Companions: For all the conflicting personalities and histories of its members, one of Squad E's greatest strengths is their ability to work together as a unit and achieve their goals.
- You ALL Look Familiar: Partially Zig-Zagged - Each class shares the same body model/shape, but have very unique heads, all except for the main characters.
Squad E Leaders
Claude Wallace
Claude Wallace
Voiced by: Ryousuke Kanemoto (Japanese), Max Mittelman (English)
The commanding officer of Squad E. He commands a battle tank, the Hafen, in combat.
- The Ace: Claude excels at virtually everything and graduated from the academy with top honors; Minerva, one of his biggest rivals, admits it herself when she calls him "the Ace of the Armored Ranger Battalion." His exploits as a commander have gained him even further recognition, eventually earning him a promotion as Captain of his division and placed in charge of leading Operation "Cygnus".
- Accidental Pervert: When Riley comments on the commotion between Raz and Kai, Claude comes out from underneath the Hafen to witness it... and accidentally looks up Riley's skirt. Though he didn't mean to, she nevertheless stomps him on the face in retaliation.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Starts the game as a Lieutenant but gets promoted to Captain after leading his squad over the mountains and meeting with the Cygnus fleet.
- Born Winner: From Minerva's perspective, which infuriates her to no end because he's consistently scored higher marks and has earned greater distinction, despite all her efforts to even try competing with him.
- Bromantic Foil: Raz and Claude are Those Two Guys for the Federation side, and quite foils of each other. Claude is an officer that Commands a tank, best used for providing support for those who charge in. Raz as an NCO shocktrooper is the guy who charges in. In terms of background, Claude is a Galian, while Raz comes from a Darcsen background that gets him discriminated, though Claude is always willing to stick up for him. In terms of mentality, Raz is brash and gets himself into fights and trouble on purpose, fights that the more stoic Claude avoids unless it's to stick up for someone.
- Can't Drop the Hero: Unless specified at the start of a mission, if Claude is available, then he is always locked as a mandatory squad member. This means he cannot be unselected when deploying units, nor can he exchange places with another member. This holds true even in skirmishes.
- The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: The "Price of a Picnic" DLC chapter concludes with a mock combat mission against Claude and the lieutenants of Squad E. While under the AI's control, Claude can use the Rapid Deployment order to resurrect any and all of them at once for only 3 CP. Yet when he's under your control, Rapid Deployment only allows you to summon 1 reserve member at a time at a cost of 1 CP apiece. It doesn't revive fallen teammates.
- Double Standard: Twice during separate squad stories, Claude disciplines various teammates for insubordinate action, usually by putting them through mock combat against overwhelming odds. Yet, he gives Raz a free pass twice for the exact same offense (during the "Other Kai" interlude and again at the end of "Breaking the Line 3") and grants Kai the same favor, despite betraying them. It would seem insubordination is only permissible so long as you're one of his friends.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Claude manages to actually save Riley at the conclusion of the game if the final level is beaten on Hard. Otherwise, it is implied that Riley dies as a result of her injuries while trying to save Angie.
- Embarrassing Nickname: Because he is occasionally viewed as a coward by his friends and allies alike, he is as such nicknamed "Scaredy-Claude". All this despite the fact that even by the time the game starts, he's certainly no coward. He's never as brave/foolish as many others in his squad though, most notably Raz.
- Everyone Loves Blondes: He certainly does, having been in love with Riley since childhood and still carrying a torch for her even as an adult.
- Face Death with Dignity: With no hope of escaping a sinking Centurion, Claude was prepared to accept his fate and go down with Centurion, alongside Riley, Miles, Angie, and Hafen. One of Centurion's gun deck plates, however, conveniently breaks off and stations itself on land at the last minute, which Miles immediately drives down to and gets his comrades out of harm's way, escaping their demise.
- Happily Married: Unlocking the game's true ending reveals the final part of his and Riley's personnel files, which says he proposed after the war during the Starchild Festival. Riley accepted with a light nod.
- The Leader: He's the commanding officer of Squad E.
- Living Emotional Crutch: It's very clear if not for his friends, Claude would've crossed the Despair Event Horizon thanks to the war. Even more so when it comes to Riley. In the game, after pulling off a particularly difficult mission, Claude admits that he could keep on fighting because he knows Riley is there for him.
- Mr. Fanservice: He's fairly attractive, but his summer outfit reveals he's almost as well built as Raz. Sadly, he spends most of his time in his tank, meaning there are less opportunities to appreciae his knightly beauty.
- My Greatest Failure: Stopping Riley from entering the burning Miller Company factory to save her family in their youth. This left him an Empty Shell until a fight with Raz snapped him out of it a few years before the game, and it drives him to prove to his childhood friends, especially Riley, that he has changed for the better.
- My Significance Sense Is Tingling: He has a habit of commenting on the wind any time he senses incoming danger.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: A male version, as his beach outfit is zipped down to his navel.
- Reluctant Hero: Thanks to his tactical genius, Claude eventually become a military hero to the crew of Centurion and the army as a whole. He is very unhappy with this, as being hero meant that the military will gives him the most difficult mission, many that are often at odds with his own sense of morality. Like detonating a nuke in one of the largest cities in the world. Ouch.
- Required Party Member: Claude is in almost every mission. If the Hafen is unavailable, Claude will fight as a scout.
- Revenge Before Reason: He briefly throws a fit when he is informed that the Empire has announced a ceasefire, frustrated that he has lost his chance to take them down once and for all. He quickly gets out of it, however, after Riley consoles him.
- Skewed Priorities: For all his alleged brilliance, the reasoning behind some of Claude's decisions seems skewed. Such as when he "rehabilitates" Emmy, Viola, and Simon for insubordinate behavior by putting them through mock combat against other members of the Ranger Corps., which nearly got all three of them injured or dismissed from service. Yet, he did almost nothing about Kai betraying them and let the matter slide without any disciplinary action, no questions asked.
- Sophisticated as Hell
- The Leader: The Face of Squad E, as it was Squad E's faith in him that kept the Squad E throughout their brutal retreat through the Achtzehn Mountains to the Crystal Sea, even as they were running out of food, ammunition, and fuel.
- Unique Protagonist Asset: His "Wind Talk" ability. With it he is able to predict changes in the weather with almost perfect accuracy. This gives him the edge in many military maneuvers and is part of Squad E's success.
Riley Miller
Riley Miller
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama (Japanese), Kayli Mills (English)
An inventor who specialises in ragnite technology, and a childhood friend of Claude's.
- The Atoner: Why she is so hellbent on saving Angie during the final parts of the story, since she is fully aware of how completing her father's research and handed it over to Vinland indirectly contributed to her suffering as Valkyria test subject.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Riley has a real talent for explosives. She just likes them too much.
- Part of her military uniform comes with a short, hemmed skirt. The reason she gets away with it? Since her role in the army as an on-duty scientist is pretty much unique to her, she got to design her own uniform herself. The girl really likes her skirts.
- Changed My Mind, Kid: Upon realizing Claude is leading Squad E, she is not happy with this at first to the point of attempting to request a transfer to a different squad. Along with that, she considered abandoning him when the enemy has overwhelmed the base. Fortunately, she never made her retreat and stayed until he completed his mission without running away, albeit unseen. Along with that, she cancelled her request for a transfer.
- Conveniently an Orphan: She lost her entire immediate family to a fire, which was started by the Empire's X-O unit to cover up a theft of research papers, that burned down the Miller Company. It doesn't help that nobody finds out who started the fire.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: The ice part only really lasts for one mission, but Riley is initially not happy to see Claude again due to holding him partly responsible for the deaths of her family in the Miller Company fire.
- Eagle Land: While Riley herself is from Europa and was only an exchange student in the American counter part of Vinland, her compatriots believe that some of Vinland's mentality has rubbed off on her. Indeed, her Blond Ditzy Genius schtick coupled with a near Valley Girl accent gives her a more American image than her more neutral Federation allies. This takes a dark turn once it's revealed that Vinland is a more Type 2 "America the boorish" version of the USA, and her research was used to help Vinland make weapons of mass destruction, which also involved kidnapping young Valkyria girls.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: It is implied that Riley does not survive her injuries at the end of Chapter 18. In order to save her, you have to beat the game once, then buy and view the A Steamy Ceasefire Interlude, then watch the cutscene that unlocks after that, and then replay the final level on Hard to unlock the game's true ending in which she survives and ties the knot with Claude.
- Foil: To Minerva, as both are highly intelligent and feisty women in the military from wealthy backgrounds, quite the lookers, and have an obvious Slap-Slap-Kiss relationship with Claude. Both also blame Claude for deaths of people close to them, with Riley blaming Claude for the death of her family in their Company's fire while Minerva blames Claude for the deaths of Squad F due to his inability to provide support on time. Though, both manage to eventually move past this point of contention. Riley however is bubbly and chirpy, while Minerva tries to carry herself with an air of professional dignity and is more hesitant to engage in fun antics. It is also Riley who ends up with Claude. The slight conflict in personality is emphasized with Riley being a bombastic grenadier while Minerva is a Scout, a role best designed to guide other units.
- Foreign Exchange Student: Her background states she was one in the United States of Vinland, this universe's equivalent of the USA, where she learned a lot about ragnite technology that lead to her current role as a Scientist and Grenadier. Apparently, Vinland shares some Eagleland qualities as with the real America, causing her friends to lament that its culture has rubbed off on her by the time of Riley's return.
- Genius Ditz: Riley is very intelligent, but also occasionally ditzy. For example, when she met the REAL Kai inside the Centurion, she thought Kai was The Mole working on behalf of the Federation. Even Kai was amused. There's also the "onsen incident". Maybe being blonde has something to do with it?
- Happily Married: It's said that Claude proposed to her after the war, during the Starchild Festival. Riley smiles and nods her consent.
- I Choose to Stay: When Claude has proven to have changed by staying behind to detonate her explosives, Riley cancelled her request for a transfer to continue on supporting him and Squad E.
- Locked Out of the Loop: Sure she knows that Kai is actually Leena, but she isn't informed that the REAL Kai left the Rangers for another reason.
- Luminescent Blush: Exaggerated. A stark naked Riley confronts a number of Imperial soldiers who talked smack about females who are involved in war, not realizing that she's wearing absolutely nothing at first. When she does see she's wearing nothing, her entire body blushes red, and she screams in embarrassment.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's not normally this compared to the shapely Kai or buxom Minerva, as it is her cuteness that is instead emphasized. She does however get a swimsuit in the beach DLC like the rest and is eager to show herself off in it. Special mention also goes to the Hot Springs scene where she goes nude bathing with Kai. During that, she overhears Imperial Soldiers (that were having a truce with the Federation soldiers) talking smack about Federation women, prompting her to get up from the bath and scold them, forgetting she was naked to everyone's (except Raz and Kai's) embarrassment, and forcing Minerva to try and cover her with Hand-or-Object Underwear though the audience and player can still see the rest of her.
- Nerds Are Sexy: While she's more of a "Nerds Are Cute" type, she does get a lot of fanservice with her unlockable swimsuit and Hot Springs Episode. She still carries her equipment in said swimsuit to remind you that she's an intelligent Gadgeteer Genius.
- Parental Substitute: Riley assumes this role after finding Angie inside the Centurion, with a little bit of Cool Big Sis mixed in. In fact it was the kind treatment by Riley and to a lesser extent, all the crew of the Centurion that gives Angie the motivation and courage to re-assume her role as the ship's living battery.
- Percussive Maintenance: Gives one when the Centurion's backup engine refuses to start up even after it is fixed, although it takes several tries and a final hard whack before it works. Apparently, she got this from her father since he used to do the same.
- Pervert Revenge Mode: Even though Claude didn't mean to look up her skirt when he stopped working on Hafen for a bit to witness the commotion between Raz and Kai, Riley nevertheless stomps on his face.
- Shameless Fanservice Girl: She's the most eager of the three female federation leads to want to try on a swimsuit in the beach DLC, especially compared to Minerva, hoping to show off to Claude. Subverted in her hot springs scene though where she gets out naked to scold the Imperial Guys shit talking women not because she doesn't care if they see her naked or to flirt, but because she forgot she was naked.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: As with Minerva, both she and Claude tend to bicker in between affection, but unlike Minerva Riley truly starts a romantic relationship with him in the true ending.
- Third-Person Seductress: Of the three leading ladies, she's an aversion compared to Kai whose tight pants and motions emphasize her ass, and compared to Minerva's bouncing gag boobs being noticeable from all angles. Riley is pretty well dressed and covered with gear as it sands. She finally joins those two in this trope with her swimsuit skin, which while not emphasizing her proportions like Kai's practically painted on one piece or as risque as Minerva's Barely-There Swimwear, she still shows off a bit of skin and reveals she's not lacking in proportions either.
- Twirl of Love: Claude does this to her during the true ending.
- Uncertain Doom: The game's default ending implies that she dies from a combination of blood loss (from being shot by Nikola) and smoke inhalation due the fire in the Centurion's engine room. It remains only an implication, since she's not listed as a casualty in the Cenotaph and remains fully playable in the Squad E roster at all times.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: If she hadn't finished her father's research on ragnite implosion and handed it over to Vinland, the whole Vinland Valkyria project might not have happened and Kai wouldn't have defected. However it might have meant that the Federation would have lost the war, given that in the end the only thing that drove the Empire to negotiation table is the threat of Valkyria Bombs.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Given to her by André of all people when she tries to whack the Centurion's machinery with a wrench. Subverted since what she does finally works anyway.André: "What kinda engineer hits their own machine?"
- What You Are in the Dark: Due to the enemy overwhelming them, as well as seeing him partly responsible for the loss of her family, she considered leaving Claude behind for dead. It's a good thing she didn't.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?:
- She developed pyrophobia ever since an incident which took her immediate family's lives.
- In a more Played for Laughs case, she is apparently afraid of ghosts after mistaking Raz for one during a mess hall event.
Raz
Raz
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese), Greg Chun (English)
A hot-headed, foul-mouthed Darcsen who claims to be invincible due to his superior physical ability. He is one of Claude's childhood friends.
- Anguished Declaration of Love He's always had a crush on Leena and he ends up confessing this way after she tells him she's been leaking the Centurion's coordinates to the Empire.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: He has this in droves with Kai. Raz clearly has a crush on Kai, and she herself has hints of reciprocating his feelings, but because of his crudeness and her own Tsundere tendencies, he typically becomes her punching bag instead. Becomes Unresolved Sexual Tension when he pulls a Heroic Sacrifice near the end of the story.
- Big Damn Heroes: Played completely straight, and he even gets a potential called Big Damn Hero during the mission where he saves the day. Not only does he volunteer for the suicide mission (being the most skilled shocktrooper canonically), but he basically orders Claude into ordering him to do it.
- Bromantic Foil: Raz and Claude are Those Two Guys for the Federation side, and quite foils of each other. Claude is an officer that Commands a tank, best used for providing support for those who charge in. Raz as an NCO shocktrooper is the guy who charges in. In terms of background, Claude is a Galian, while Raz comes from a Darcsen background that gets him discriminated, though Claude is always willing to stick up for him. In terms of mentality, Raz is brash and gets himself into fights and trouble on purpose, fights that the more stoic Claude avoids unless it's to stick up for someone.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Openly admitted when he, Claude, and Riley catch Minerva in the act of trying on a string bikini. The moment Raz sees the sheer size of her boobs, he does a fist pump and shouts:Raz: (grins and fist pumps) "YES! So HUUUUUGEE!!"
- Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest: Averted, if the way he teases Kai is anything to go by. Outright defied to hell and back in the Beach Episode DLC where Raz embraces the absurdity and fanservice of the situation. He openly wishes for Kai to wear a more revealing swimsuit when she gets her's, only to take his word back once he realizes how tight it looks on her curvy body, and especially reveals more of her ass and back, prompting him to grope her ass. After getting buried in the sand for payback, he further defies this trope by explaining he had to grab Kai's "masterpiece of an ass". None of this stops Kai from hooking up with him.
- Casanova Wannabe: He's always going on about T&A during R&R. Obviously, people think he's a pervert for it.
- Double Tap: Raz is the first of only threenote Shocktroops who gains the "Double Attack" battle Potential, a unique skill that allows him to automatically attack the same target twice in the same turn. It not only assures the target's death, it makes Raz one of the most fearsome attack units in an already OP character class.
- Cluster F-Bomb: Is in possession of a fairly vulgar mouth, especially when compared to other members of Squad E.
- Establishing Character Moment: The
infamous scene were he grabs Kai's butt, it cements just how much of a boisterous ass he can really be. - Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: Doing this to Claude and igniting a fistfight between the two snapped the latter out of his childhood's guilt-ridden misery.
- Go Out with a Smile: He spends his final moments after disabling the ragnite-powered generator with nothing but positive expressions on his face. Claude, Riley, and Kai don't receive the news of his death well at all.
- Goofy Print Underwear: Goofy print swimming trunks, to be exact, during the Beach Episode. And it's an inverted case, as while everybody thinks his trunks look gaudy and tacky ("douchey" as Kai puts it), Raz himself finds the pattern to be awesome.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Unless you want to get into a fistfight (especially over petty issues), setting him off is a very bad idea. Oddly he is not usually shown winning or losing, despite being easily one of the strongest members of Squad E.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He (along with one other squadmate of the player's choosing) volunteers to disable the generator powering the barriers blocking Centurion from progressing to Schwartzgrad with ragnite; he succeeds, but at the cost of his own (and his partner's) life.
- Informed Ability: During the "Other Kai" interlude, Raz is said to excel at CQC and is the best in their division. Yet, the player never gets to see it for themselves. The closest Raz comes to being involved in a fist fight is when Kai lays him out with one punch. It is best explained that fist-fighting or any form of martial arts would make programming the game mechanics a complete nightmare. This trope is partially subverted by his potential "melee skill", which effectively makes it harder for his targets to dodge when he's shooting up close.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Foul-mouthed and ill-tempered as he may be, he legitimately cares for the wellbeing of his friends and comrades alike.
- Leeroy Jenkins: He has no problem charging ahead by his lonesome to take out a large number of enemies at once. This habit of his proves paramount in the operation where he, along with one other squadmate of the player's choosing, volunteers to disable the generator powering the barriers blocking Centurion from progressing to Schwartzgrad with ragnite, which he succeeds at, but not without costing him his own life. Notably, his claim of being "Invincible" has a lot to back it up - he has a trait named Invincible which makes him much tougher. He also never gets seriously hurt until he loses that trait and has it replaced with the more powerful "Big Damn Hero" potential.
- Mr. Fanservice: He has rugged good looks and is clearly well built. His summer outfit unlike Claude is also just swim trunks, meaning he can keep having a Walking Shirtless Scene if you select it for his appearance.
- One Last Smoke: A bloodied Raz struggles to stick one final unlit cigarette into his mouth as Imperial troops confront him and gun him down.
- Only One Name: Because he's of the persecuted Darcsen people, he has no surname.
- Pre Asskicking Oneliner: When his Undodgeable Shot potential activates.
- You ain't goin' nowhere!
- Real Men Eat Meat: Upon learning Squad F had previously hoarded the supplies in the town they stopped by (which leads to the mock battle against them), Raz is especially not amused because they also hoarded the meat in the town.Raz: *cracks knuckles* Hell yeah! I'll show 'em how far a man will go for meat!
- Refuge in Audacity: Played with. Raz grabbing Kai's ass and then getting slugged for it is one of the more notable examples of his audaciousness. This tendency to act before thinking is exactly what gets him in trouble.
- Sergeant Rock: He's the closest thing Squad E has to Rambo.
- Shipper on Deck: To Kai's surprise, he decides to lead away Kai and Miles so that Riley and Claude can have some alone time together in Einhemt, Chapter 5.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Raz has a really foul mouth.
- Smoking Is Not Cool: Angie to Raz, since it'd leave an odor on the bed sheets.
Kai Schulen
Kai/Leena Schulen
Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese), Erica Mendez (English)
A skilled sniper who operates as Squad E's sergeant major.
- The Ace: Her skill as a sniper is constantly remarked upon in the game, and she's practically the best one you can field.
- Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She's a tall brunette with an aloof air and a reserved personality.
- The Atoner: After she abandons her role as her brother's The Mole, she tries to make up for her and his actions by focusing on ending the war, and at the end escapes with Angie to try to give the girl a peaceful life away from the Federation and the Empire.
- Bathing Beauty: During the Hot Springs Episode, Minerva is too worried about the men peeking and Riley is too bothered by the Stay in the Kitchen talk to properly enjoy the hot springs, but Kai enjoys bathing and relaxing in the hot water too much to care for all the commotion.
- Battle Couple: She got used to fighting alongside Raz, and even has a custom potential that raises her attack power when she's near him.
- Big Eater: Implied. She has negative potential that will drain her HP upon experiencing hunger (or in gameplay terms, when her AP falls below half), and one of the driving forces behind the mock battle against Squad F after they bought all of the supplies in a town is because they also hoarded the bread.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Raz. Raz is shamelessly infatuated with her, and she has hints of liking him back, but he's so crude and insensitive that Kai typically ends up socking him for saying and doing things he really shouldn't instead. Not helped by her Tsundere tendencies whenever the two have a tender moment going on. Becomes Unresolved Sexual Tension when Raz sacrifices himself near the end of the story.
- Big Brother Worship: She's extremely devoted to her older brother, to the point she agrees with his request to switch places with him in the army, despite him refusing to elaborate on why. This leads to her later leaking the route of the Cygnus Fleet to him at his request, with her blindly trusting that he knows what he's doing, which ends in disaster.
- Borrowed Catchphrase: In the English version, Kai invokes this with one of her late-game potentials in memory of Raz.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: She usually acts offended when Raz openly lusts after her, but when she sees him praising Minerva's large breasts, she gets uncharacteristically annoyed that he's paying attention to another woman.
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: She took it upon herself to look after Raz and his more... Reckless approach to combat. She's usually also the first to call him out on his dumber statements and his perverted streak.
- Cold Sniper: Being a loner is one of her potentials, and shunning her comrades actually raises her stats. She's also aloof to her friends in the story, and takes a while to warm up to them.
- Conflicting Loyalty: After encountering Cygnus Fleet, she is more and more torn between helping her friends and the Federation winning the war and helping her brother sabotage the Cygnus Fleet to rescue the Valkyrias powering the Snow Cruisers, which is made worse when she encountered Angie. She eventually decides to side with her friends after Raz confronts her about her issue and confesses to her. She doesn't have enough willpower to kill her brother, however, until the finale when she's forced to kill him to prevent him from getting Angie.
- Deadpan Snarker: Has her moments, especially when Raz is involved.Kai: [upon watching Raz having another scuffle with a bunch of sailors in Centurion's mess hall] Could always throw them out onto the Crystal Sea and let them have a snowball fight.
- Easily Forgiven: At her brother's request, she secretly gives him the route of the Cygnus Fleet, which leads to him and X-0 ambushing the fleet, sinking the Comet and putting the Centurion in danger. She's horrified by her role in all of this, but her friends let it slide without really confronting her harshly over it, with Raz even telling her that he'll take the blame for it if the others find out. She is only punished by the narrative itself by having her Love Interest die, having to put down her own brother, and never being allowed to come back home due to wanting Angie to have a normal life.
- Failed a Spot Check: Kai's true identity as Leena Schulen is never discovered amid training by her superiors, despite everyone being aware that something is off about Kai, though never bothering to check further anyway.
- Friendly Sniper: Helps the team out as the squad's main sniper.
- Her Heart Will Go On: In the final entry of her character profile, it is stated that her love for Raz is what keeps her going on living.
- Jiggle Physics: Kai's breasts do bounce a bit in a few cutscenes, though it's only noticeable when she's not wearing her cloak.
- Kill the Ones You Love: She ends up being the one to kill her brother Kai at the end, to prevent him from getting to Angie.
- Long-Range Fighter: Despite her athletic shape, she's a sniper, specializing in long-ranged combat.
- Male Gaze: At several points in the game, the camera seems to have been set up to cover as much of her shapely rear as possible.
- Meaningful Rename: Her original name is Leena Schulen. She assumed her brother's name to hide the fact that he had gone AWOL from the brass. After the war, she goes into hiding with Angie and assumes a different, unspecified name.
- The Mole: At first her older brother, the real Kai, only requested her to impersonate him on Squad E while he secretly deserted to pursue a secret mission (assuming the identity of Forsetti, a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Army). While she initially has no issue with the role, when she's onboard the Centurion, her brother contacts her, requesting her to give him the route of the Cygnus Fleet and she reluctantly acquiesces. But when she sees this leads to the destruction of the Comet and how he was attacking innocent civilians in order to fulfill his goals, she becomes disillusioned with him and abandons him.
- Ms. Fanservice: The game gives a lot of attention to her butt, despite that she dresses very conservatively. She's also got an above-average bust size compared to other females in the series (though she's nothing compared to Selvaria, Juliana, Reila, etc.), which makes her a frequent object of Raz's lust and the camera's Male Gaze. This almost verges into a Brick Joke as, by the end of the campaign, even Imperial Commander Klaus Walz is not above remarking on her shapely derrière, much to Crymaria's annoyance. And despite wearing the most conservative swimsuit on the beach DLC, it is so form-fitting that it practically looks painted on her.
- My God, What Have I Done?:
- She becomes incredibly guilty for her role in the destruction of the Comet, to the point she gets a new potential called "Guilty Heart" where her defenses can take a sharp drop when she's alone, with the implication that's all she can think about when she's by herself. When she comes to term with her guilt and decides to give her best to atone for her mistake, it gets replaced by the "Independent" potential that raises her stats instead.
- After fatally shooting Forseti, aka her own older brother, she drops to her knees, unable to do anything but scream helplessly.
- Not So Above It All: Usually, she's the one running herd on Raz, unless it comes to bread. Then she's more than willing to reinforce him in his crazy, which is effectively what triggers Squad E and F's mock battle. Encapsulated by this gem that she drops:Kai: I don't know who bought out the entire bakery. But I will find them. And I will kill them.
- Open Secret: The fact she's a woman and not really Kai is an open secret among Squad E, and while the game takes a while to give the player the full details, it doesn't try to hide this from them either. A flashback mission shows she won the respect and loyalty of the rest of her squad with her competence, and they all agreed to help cover up the identity switch, even though they knew if word gets out they could all face court martial.
- Pervert Revenge Mode: After Raz gropes her buttocks, she punches him in the face as retaliation. This is followed up by an all-out fight between the two, which happens offscreen.
- Red Baron: She's known in the Federation and Imperial military forces as "Deadeye" for her accurate shots in the battlefield ("One Shot Killer" in Japanese).
- Sibling Murder: Albeit reluctantly, she guns down her own brother to prevent him from retrieving Angie from the secret chamber housing her.
- Sweet Polly Oliver: Downplayed. She is not actually Kai, but the real Kai's younger Sister, Leena Schulen. Officially, she's only pretending to be her brother, but the fact she's female is an Open Secret among Squad E (who help cover for her) and since she's deep into enemy territory for most of the game, she doesn't put much effort into hiding it, as she only really needs to fool the top brass. This does occasionally give her some trouble, like being issued a male uniform.
- Third-Person Seductress: Once you control Kai, one cannot escape the fact that her movements place a lot of emphasis on her shapely ass. She especially becomes this once you unlock her swimsuit in the DLC, which despite supposedly being conservative, is so tight on her that it looks painted on, allowing it to further emphasizes her ass, back and legs.
- Trademark Favorite Food: She's obsessed with bread, which helps her get along pretty well with Alicia. She loves Alicia's bread enough to vow to find Alicia's bakery after the war and be her first customer. Sadly enough, being hungry for bread actually reduces her health via the "hungry" potential.
- You Can't Go Home Again: At the end of the game, when a ceasefire is declared, she cannot return home due to her crimes of impersonating her brother and feeding him confidential info, especially since the entire squad was in on the secret, and they'd all get punished for her mistake. So instead she assumes a new identity goes into hiding with Angie, trying to give the girl a normal life that she wouldn't get if the Empire or the Federation ever got their hands on her.
Squad F
Minerva Victor
Minerva Victor
Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English)
Commander of Squad F with the rank of Lieutenant. She was one of Claude's classmates during his time at the academy and it was there she developed a fierce rivalry towards him.
- Academic Alpha Bitch: She was implied to be this in the military academy she and Claude went to, and therefore loathed the idea that he surpassed her without the same amount of effort or rigorous studying. This is compounded by her design, a haughty glasses wearing Ms. Fanservice to emphasize her intellect and pride.
- Alpha Bitch: She has authority over all other leaders in the division, including Squad E. The members of her own squad hold her in high regard because she expects the same standards from them that she's set for herself.
- Always Second Best: To Claude, which infuriates her. He's always beaten her at everything since their days in the academy: he consistently scored higher marks, his tactics are always superior, and he's gained far greater recognition than she has. Made moreso since all of Claude's success seems to come easily for him, whereas she has to push herself just to try to keep up.
- Birds of a Feather: She and Christel share quite a bit in common: they're both redheads who wear glasses, both take pride in Squad F, and both have personal peevs with Claude. They even have potentials that lower their accuracy and anti-personnel attack power if they're positioned anywhere near him on the field.
- Buxom Beauty Standard: Her ample bosom gets constant Male Gaze shots and a lot of Jiggle Physics. In the beach DLC, Claude, Raz and even Riley are flabbergasted by her sheer size when they see her in a bikini.
- Custom Uniform of Sexy: She uses a short skirt combined with stockings. The same applies for her winter uniform version.
- Face–Heel Turn: Subverted. When Claude decides against setting off the bomb, Minerva shows up and holds him at gunpoint, deciding that she'll do it herself if he's too afraid to bear the burden. Claude is able to talk her down, but considering the resentment and animosity Minerva has spent the game exhibiting towards him, it could have gone the other way.
- Fiery Redhead: Has red hair and is fiercely competitive, especially in regards to her rivalry with Claude.
- Foil:
- Series wise, she's one to Faldio Landzaat in the original game. Both are Squad leaders who were Classmates to Claude and Welkin respectively and end up having their squads wiped out with them being the sole survivors. While Faldio and Welkin have a solid friendship that lasts throughout most of the original game, Minerva makes her resentment of Claude clear, butting heads with him constantly. At the Climax of the both games, their relationships with the protagonists become flipped. Welkin's friendship with Faldio becomes strained due to the latter's act of shooting Alicia. Minerva, on the otherhand sets aside her rivalry with Claude and acknowledges him as the better commander. Unlike Faldio, Minerva survives the war.
- To Riley, as both are highly intelligent and feisty women in the military from wealthy backgrounds, quite the lookers, and have an obvious Slap-Slap-Kiss relationship with Claude. Both also blame Claude for deaths of people close to them, with Riley blaming Claude for the death of her family in their Company's fire while Minerva blames Claude for the deaths of Squad F due to his inability to provide support on time. Though, both manage to eventually move past this point of contention. Riley however is bubbly and chirpy, while Minerva tries to carry herself with an air of professional dignity and is more hesitant to engage in fun antics. It is also Riley who ends up with Claude. The slight conflict in personality is emphasized with Riley being a bombastic grenadier while Minerva is a Scout, a role best designed to guide other units.
- Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: Inverted. While she never truly forgive Claude for the Squad F demise, she put it aside to fulfill their objective of winning the war and avenge their fallen conrades.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: She gives one to Claude before the Sea Fortress assault when he failed to raise the morale of the troop through his words, saying that his actions have always been the one to do the talking to pull his troop from the brink.
- Hard Work Hardly Works: Played with it. While Minerva is a respected squad commander, she believes her hard work is nothing in comparison with Claude, which achieved more with much less effort. This led Minerva to become bitter with him, despite Claude saying several times he thinks Minerva is better than him.
- Hidden Disdain Reveal: During a conversation in the early part of the game, Minerva confessed to Claude she hated him since their times in academy. This only worsed after the Squad F loss, which Minerva blamed Claude for that, and when Claude refused to set off the bomb, which made Minerva almost shoot him. In the end although, she moved on and most of her hate vanished.
- I Call It "Vera": After the war, she continues service in Federation military along with Ronald, and she names her new tank "Christel".
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Minerva may be proud, stubborn, a tad elitist, and resentful of Claude (whom she views as her rival), but she does genuinely care about the soldiers under her command and wants to help others, which is why she was devastated by losing her squad along with her best friend Christel. And as much as she resents Claude, she still respects him as a more-than-capable leader and an excellent tactician, which is why she agrees to serve under him since he's the most qualified to lead Squad E. She also does get along reasonably well with the rest of Squad E, except Raz (though to be fair, practically everyone butts heads with Raz).
- Lady Macbeth: Unlike Riley, Minerva does not accept Claude's decision to stand down and not set off the bomb, believing that bombing the capital is clearly right thing to do here. And when it's clear she can't change his mind, she takes out her gun and decides to do it herself...
- Mission Control: She acts as Squad E's mission coordinator until the Navy officially enters the scene, after which she's replaced by Marie Bennett.
- Morality Chain: Claude ends up being this for her, despite her enmity towards him. He's the one to talk her down from destroying Schwarzgrad after the ceasefire was declared.
- Ms. Fanservice: Downplayed. She has huge breasts, long red hair, nerd glasses, and routinely wears thigh-high stockings. Further emphasized during the "Squad E, To the Beach!" DLC mission, in which, she wears an extremely revealing string bikini.
- My Greatest Failure: The loss of her squad weighs heavily on her, enough that she even passed up promotion over Claude because of it.
- Nerds Are Sexy: She's an attractive Academic Alpha Bitch military officer who was one of the top students in her academy, sporting large jiggling breasts the camera emphasizes a lot in her victory screens and introduction, all the while wearing equally large glasses to highlight her nerd image. She also gets the most revealing bikini in the Beach Episode DLC, much to her displeasure, highlighting her midriff and sizeable, breasts, rear and legs. She also doesn't drop the glasses in her bikini outfit to keep her nerdy image, though concept art of said bikini skin reveals she was supposed to.
- Not So Above It All: After finding out what the Imperial forces were hoarding in Squad E, To the Beach!, Minerva becomes flustered and disapproving, and claims to want to dispose of the loot in private. And then she puts that on when she thinks nobody's looking. And then Claude saw it. Then Riley saw it. Then Raz and Kai saw it. Everybody else is implied to have seen it. Hilarity ensues.
- Oblivious to Love: With Christel practically showing the entire world her blatant crush on Minerva, it's a wonder how Minerva's the only one who doesn't see it?Christel: "Insolent curs! I'll have you know Lieutenant Victor just doesn't have a hard ass, it is soft in ALL the right places!"Minerva: "W-what??''
- Pragmatic Hero: Though resentful of Claude's success and holding him indirectly responsible for Christel's death, she turned down the Federation's offer to promote her to Captain, because she no longer had a squad to command. Thus, she felt Claude was better qualified to lead Operation "Cygnus".
- Pre Asskicking Oneliner: When her Undodgeable Shot potential activates.
- No dodging this shot!
- Purposely Overpowered: Statistically, she's the game's best Scout — a famously broken unit — and her potentials are excellent. She's a frontrunner for your most powerful squadmate.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Fitting for her Fiery Redhead status, as despite her attempts to portray herself as a clam and collected leader, she's more prone to outbursts and competetive behaviour to her rival Claude.
- Reluctant Fanservice Girl: Despite her desire to maintain professional, she does change into the most revealing bikini in the Beach Episode DLC and accidentally poses in a way to show off her huge chest while putting it on, in her hesitant attempt to keep up with Riley and Kai. She justifies this on her part, as despite her good looks and body, she is from an aristocratic family and has to maintain its image, which includes refined modesty. This is naturally lampshaded in her bikini reveal chapter, which is called "Minerva's Shame".
- The Resenter: Towards Claude for always outperforming her, no matter how hard she tries to compete with him. If you haven't played her squad story to upgrade her potentials yet, just being near Claude will degrade her performance.
- Revenge Before Reason: When Claude refuses to set off the bomb after the ceasefire is declared, Minerva threatens to trigger it. She then breaks down in tears when Claude reminds her of their duty and promise, which is ending the war as opposed to committing downright genocide.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Downplayed since it isn't as intense as most examples, but her buffs in game and demeanor once she is recruited all have shades of avenging Squad F.
- Sixth Ranger: As a squad member at least; she only joins you as a playable unit after her own squad is destroyed a ways into the game. From that point on, she's treated as a core squad member.
- Third-Person Seductress: Once she's unlocked, her big breasts can be clearly seen from many angles, and they have a notable bounce to them. After her swimsuit is attained in the DLC, she becomes the epitome of this, as her bikini is so revealing that the camera can be rotated to explore every inch of her, from her legs and thighs, toned midriff, and of course her boobs. She also doesn't lose the glasses.
- Unknown Rival: She is fiercely competitive with Claude because he always performed better at the academy. Claude, for his part, is mostly exasperated at her attitude; in fact, only after defeating Klauz does Claude muse that this must be what it's like to have a rival.
- What the Hell, Hero?: She delivers a scathing one to Claude at the end of Chapter 7 for failing to show at he rendezvous point when they were supposed to. Claude decided to ambush an Imperial supply depot, unaware that Squad F and the rest of the Federation Army were being wiped out because Squad E wasn't there to support them.
Ronald Albee
Ronald Albee
Voiced by: Atsuki Tani (Japanese), Doug Erholtz (English)
Tank commander and primary engineer of Squad F. He has a very cold professional demeanor, and is quite loyal to Minerva. He drives the Glory, a customizable Gallian light tank that was purchased for Squad F.
- Fantastic Racism: Has the Darcsen Discriminator potential, sometimes expressing discomfort about being allied with Darcsens if there are Darcsen units nearby during gameplay. As with Viola, he doesn't get over it.
- Fire-Forged Friends: During his squad story, he quarrels with Ryan and Keigel under the assumption that they are being disrespectful towards the deceased members of Squad F. Minerva talks some sense into Ronald later, as she had asked those two soldiers to look out for him. During one hopeless-looking operation, Ronald finds out that Ryan is addicted to candy. To get Ryan to stop moping on the battlefield, Ronald shares some left-over chocolate. This gives Ryan the morale boost needed to shoot his way out of the incoming mob of Imperial soldiers.
- Undying Loyalty: To Minerva, so much that it also becomes one of his potentials.
- Unknown Rival: Due to his pride, Ronald holds a very serious one-sided rivalry with Squad E, such that he would always try to one-up them when on a mission, resulting in him being less careful and accurate with his shots. Squad E members don't even acknowledge him for the most part.
- Younger Than They Look: Despite his stern demeanor and weathered face, his character info shows him to be only twenty years old.
Christel Ward
Christel Ward
Voiced by: Yuka Saitou (Japanese), Cherami Leigh (English)
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Her personnel file also mentions she will not allow any man to woo Minerva with a specific mention of Claude being a potential suitor despite neither him nor Minerva showing attraction to one another.
- Crush Blush: Seen almost anytime she interacts directly with her beloved, usually done with a starry-eyed gaze.
- Died in Your Arms Tonight: She passes away in Minerva's arms after the assembled soldiers (minus Squad E) were ambushed at their rendezvous point by Klaus' squadron.
- Everyone Can See It: Her feelings for Minerva are so blatantly obvious that her personnel file explicitly states that everyone knows. Though it isn't said whether that includes Minerva herself, or if she reciprocates.
- Fangirl: She all but worships the ground Minerva walks on and serves her zealously.
- Gameplay and Story Segregation: When recruited as a Secret Character, Christel will start out already at Corporal rank. In order to unlock her squad story, though, one would still need to "feed" her the amount of CP she would need (20 in Story mode, 40 in Skirmish, 14 on Hard/EX) to go from Private to Corporal normally.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: During a mock battle with Squad E in the "A Chivalrous Heart" Fragment, she gets so exasperated by Minerva's obsession with beating Claude that she actually drops her usual sycophancy and chews out her commander on letting her rivalry blind her to everything around her.
- Go Out with a Smile: She dedicated her life to serving Minerva and gladly gave it defending her. Hearing Minerva's words of appreciation and her assurance that they'd held out long enough for reinforcements to arrive allowed Christel to die peacefully.
- High-Class Glass: Wears a monocle on her right eye.
- Lipstick Lesbian: Her personnel file confirms she's in love with Minerva and often fantasizes about being together with her. She's overtly feminine, in terms of her style of dress and mannerism.
- Number Two: Second to command Squad F.
- Secret Character: A bizarre example. You unlock her in the post-game by bringing her back from death, using the same mechanic to resurrect other dead characters.
- Undying Loyalty: Christel is hopelessly loyal to Minerva, bordering Cloudcuckoolander levels. Even after Minerva suffered a setback or made an obvious mistake, Christel somehow manages to perceive them as positive traits.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Spends a majority of the "A Chivalrous Heart" fragment reassuring Minerva that Squad F believes in her abilities, when her commander is seriously angsting over her perceived inferiority to Claude. It doesn't stick until the Get A Hold Of Yourself Man moment above, after which Minerva finally gets over it... temporarily.
Other Squad E members
Miles Arbeck
Miles Arbeck
Voiced by: Hiroshi Okamoto (Japanese), Chris Hackney (English)
One of the Squad's mechanics and tank driver for the Hafen, he knows Claude and company from their military training days (except Riley).
- Camera Fiend: Never misses the chance to take photos of the squad whenever possible, never mind that film rolls are hard to procure on the front line.
- Cowardly Lion: Of the core Squad members, Miles is the most jittery and the one most likely to complain about the craziness of Claude's more daring plans, but he always comes through when it matters.
- Dramatic Irony: Anyone who's played the first game will cringe a bit at his obvious crush on Isara in the DLC, because that character is Doomed by Canon.
- Keet: Tends to be very enthusiastic when building new equipment in the R&D room, although this is more notable in his Japanese voice.
- Spell My Name With An S: His surname is either Abegg or Arbeck.
Dan Bentley
Dan Bentley
Voiced by: Hisao Egawa (Japanese), Keith Silverstein (English)
Another mechanic and driver of the Cactus. Very serious about his work ethic in maintaining the squad's vehicles.- Awesome Personnel Carrier: The Cactus can carry a few soldiers onto the battlefield or evacuate them.
- Hikkikomori: Has "Shut-in" potential, and he'd rather spend his time (including sleeping) inside Cactus when possible.
- Married to the Job: He once had a significant other, but eventually they grew apart due to his passion towards armored vehicles. However, Dan still keeps her photo in his vehicle.
- Reluctant Warrior: Despite being a prodigy at operating tanks and being a tank enthusiast, he dislikes killing and opts to drive an armored personnel carrier, Cactus, instead. Though Cactus is equipped with a machine gun turret, gunning down enemy soldiers is not Dan's primary role on the battlefield.
Angelica Farnaby
Angelica Farnaby
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese), Kira Buckland (English)
An amnesiac, yet cheerful and kind-hearted civilian girl who is found by Squad E in the Centurion's Forbidden Zone.
- Cheerful Child: She's chipper, kind-hearted, and doesn't hesitate to help others with menial tasks.
- Child Soldier: Officially she's a civilian contractor, but there's not much of a distinction between a contractor and a soldier when one is serving on a warship on the front lines. The Navy claims that her service is entirely legal because she signed enlistment papers, but that glosses over the fact that she wasn't old enough to understand what she was signing, and it's doubtful that the contract mentioned that they planned on having her blow herself up at a time and place of their choosing. Also, Forseti flat out stated that if she hadn't signed the enlistment papers, the government would have just kidnapped her.
- The Cutie: Sweet, kind, and helpful, her presence gives a boon to the soldiers and sailors aboard Centurion. When it's finally revealed that she's the ship's main power source, everyone in Squad E is devastated.
- Cyborg: As said by Brian, she's been modified to power the ship. She's had a plug implanted into her back that allows her to connect with the reactor and utilize her ability to purify ragnite.
- Hidden Depths: As it turns out, she's a Valkyria who is responsible for powering the Centurion from within its Forbidden Zone, with only a very minuscule number of its senior crew members knowing of her real identity.
- In-Series Nickname: She's often referred to as "Angie" by the others.
- Living Battery: She's a Valkyria responsible for powering the Centurion from within its Forbidden Zone. What's worse, is that approximately 100 other adolescent girls are suffering a similar fate.
- Meaningful Name: Her name's Angie, short for Angelica, and she has the candor and demeanor to match. It also sounds an awful lot like "Engine", which will first clue in the player to her identity.
- Parental Abandonment: Mother is dead, father is an unemployed drunk. She agreed to be the Centurion's power source/self destruct mechanism in exchange for financial support for her family.
- Walking Spoiler: It's hard to say much about Angelica's role in the game without giving away major plot developments.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Her on-screen moments with the main cast are overall short-lived, and spends the remainder of the game powering the Centurion from within its Forbidden Zone after she regains her memories. Come the true ending, however, she's completely fine.
- You Can't Go Home Again: Implied by the final entry of her character profile that states that she hopes that wherever her father and siblings are, they will remain happy. Considering that she is basically a military asset and part of the top-secret mission to blow herself up along with the Empire capital, it is likely the reason.
Karen Stuart
Karen Stewart
Voiced by: Yuka Saitou (Japanese), Cassandra Lee Morris (English)
- Jumped at the Call: Karen enlisted with the Edinburgh Army when the Federation announced a recruitment drive.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: Her profile indicates she's the eldest of a large family.
- The Medic: The squad's lone dedicated medic until boarding the Centurion, when Sergio takes on some of the medical workload.
- Shoot the Medic First: The victim of such in Chapter 13 if she's called out to evacuate a wounded teammate. An enemy sniper has been specifically ordered to target Federation medics and she will get shot in the arm the moment she runs out. Karen is unusable for this mission until the sniper is found and killed.
- Skip the Anesthetic: She'll treat battlefield wounds without any anesthetic if necessary, as noted early on when a Federation soldier asks for some and she irritably tells him there isn't any and he'll just have to "tough it out."
- Textile Work Is Feminine: Her personnel file indicates she enjoys doing needlework in her spare time. Incidentally, this also ties into her medical specialty being suturing wounds.
Ragnarok
Ragnarok
Known as Rags, the dog becomes the Squad's mascot and team pet over time. He was a former stray dog.
- A Girl and Her X: Invoked by Rags himself towards Angie. Since she is smaller than the rest of everyone else in the Centurion, Rags decided that she needs protection and sticks with her. After the war, he apparently sticks with her (and Kai), who are now living in hiding.
- Deathbringer the Adorable: Named for the end of the world, but carries medical supplies and wears a jaunty cap. Squad members get a morale boost if they see him in action.
- Saint-Bernard Rescue: Ragnorok Has a chance to show up alongside Karen when rescuing downed units, and is seen carring a can on Ragnite around his neck, invoking the imagery.
- Sole Survivor: The final entry noted that Ragnarok used to come from a group of sled dogs who were abandoned, with him being the only one that survived.
- Team Pet: He's the medical dog and mascot to Platoon E.
