History Characters / CounterSideAlliesAToH

* LoanShark: Her profession, though she ends up being a rare heroic example, and is known for charging an unusually low interest rate. Plus, the debtors she and her crew primarily go after [[KickTheSonOfABitch usually had it coming anyway]]. [[spoiler:By the end of "For the Uncrying", she's endorsed as an operative by the Administration and goes legit, primarily offering financial support to civilians and mercenaries struggling to make ends meet.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: She mostly hunts down criminals and lawyers who are indebted to Horizon.

-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: Creator/AkariKitou [[SpellMyNameWithAnS (Credited as Akari Kito)]]\\

* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of Episode 11, she tells Chris to stay in the Nomalside while she goes to delay Thagirion in the Counterside for as long as she can alongside Revenant before Thagirion can start a Qliphoth Game.

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A survivor of a cruel experiment by Jehuty Biotech that gave her telepathic abilities.\\\

A student in the Administration Counter Academy who has difficulty graduating due to his pacifism.\\\

* CerebusRetcon: The reason they're {{Satellite Character}}s for Naielle? [[spoiler:Their punishment for luring Ciel to Faust in "Creed of the Yaksa" is to be under indefinite campus arrest, since they believe they'll only cause trouble outside campus grounds.]]

* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:They bring lunches to children at an orphanage every week.]]

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A young girl from Alphatrix Innovation. A natural-born genius, she's currently leading their Promotion team.\\\

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A former secretary to the Alphatrix CEO, she was demoted to the Promotion team, after being blamed for being a Counter.\\\

[[folder:Mors '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
!!Mors/Ecclesia

[[caption-width-right:600:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Awakened form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_2034714775.png Grande Quiete Ecclesia[[/labelnote]]]]

'''Team/Subtitle:''' Demon-Type C.O., Grande Quiete (Awakened)\\

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A student in university, and the heir to the [=MacCready=] estate.\\\

* ArchEnemy: By staying with the Society, she has put herself opposite Prydwen, and especially its leader Elizabeth (though the latter is more like her SitcomArchNemesis).

[[folder:Mortar Team]]

[[folder:Recoiless Gunner]]

[[folder:Stinger Gunner]]

[[folder:UBGL Rifleman]]

She first appears in Episode 6, and she's a supporting character in ''A Wish that You Don't Know', Episode 7, and "Creed of the Yaksa".

* CerberusRetcon: The reason they're {{Satellite Character}}s for Naielle? [[spoiler:Their punishment for luring Ciel to Faust in "Creed of the Yaksa" is to be under campus arrest, since they believe they'll only cause trouble outside campus grounds.]]

[[folder:[[red:Aggro & Block]]]]

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The second-strongest fighter in the Administration Counter Academy behind Yen Xing Lanchester. After a certain "pep talk", she self-proclaims herself as garbage while fighting with three swords.\\\
She first appears in Episode 6, and she's a supporting character in "A Wish that You Don't Know" and Episode 7.

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She is a supporting ally in Episodes 6 and 7.

She first appears in Episode 6, and she's a supporting character in ''A Wish that You Don't Know'' and Episode 7.

She first appears in "Miracle of the Holy Night", and she is a main character in "Creed of the Yaksa".

* {{Expy}}: To Hua Ran from the Korean webnovel "I Killed the Player of the Academy". As for her name, it's likely a reference to Seele from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', whose design Hua Ran is based heavily off of.

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The Student President of the Administration Counter Academy, and the strongest Counter there.\\\

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The Administration Counter Academy's leading technological expert, Edith spends most of her time asleep, having her AI assistant J.O.U.R. doing most of her work.\\\

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A student of the Administration Counter Academy who aspires to be the greatest magician of the century, she represents the Academy's Counters who support noncombatism.\\\

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A young girl who founded the Counter Academy's Special Hero Class in order to achieve her dream of becoming an assistant suitable for the strongest hero.\\\

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A young Counter studying as an elementary student at the Administration Counter Academy.\\\

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A Counter from the Administration Counter Academy's elementary section who's been alone for a long time.\\\

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* {{Expy}}: To Hua Ran from Korean webnovel "I Killed the Player of the Academy". As for her name, it's likely a reference to Seele from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', whose design Hua Ran is based heavily off of.
* MsFanservice: Zigzagged. She's quite sharply dressed, but everything below the waist is quite scantily clad, with her Ultimate having her perform a high kick that bares quite a lot.
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!!!Special Hero Class

[[folder:[[green:Arti Lana]]]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sung Yewon JP:\\

'''Role:''' Sniper\\
'''Rarity:''' SR
->''"I've come to the conclusion that I need money to become the number one assistant! So here I am, ready to make some money!"''

A young girl who founded the Counter Academy's Special Hero Class in order to achieve her dream of becoming an assistant suitable for the strongest hero.\\\
She is a supporting ally in "A Wish that You Don't Know".

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has dark skin, and her name implies Hindu ancestry.
* GoalInLife: She wants to become an assistant suitable for the strongest hero.
* MeaningfulName: 'Arti' is a feminine given name derived from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arti_(Hinduism) a Hindu ritual]].
* MysteriousPast: Her bio mentions that everything about her, including her age and whereabouts before the Academy, are unknown.

[[folder:[[green:Kaci Bins]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Choi Jungyoon\\

'''Role:''' Defender\\
'''Rarity:''' SSR
->''"Hello. C-Can I... raise flowers here?"''

A young Counter studying as an elementary student at the Administration Counter Academy.\\\
She is a main character in ''A Wish that You Don't Know''.

* BalanceBuff: Her Rearm enhances her survivability.
* BreakingOldTrends: Her Rearm was the first unit to be released simultaneously in the Global and Korean servers.
* GlacierWaif: She's known for having exceptional strength for a girl of her size and build, and she's classified as a Defender in-game so she has the toughness to back it up.
* GuestFighter: For the ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'' crossover event, [[Characters/HololiveGawrGuraCh Gawr Gura]] is playable as a skin for Kaci, and she even got updated spritework when Kaci's Rearm was added.
* IronicFear: She has a fear of Counters despite being one herself and being surrounded by them at the Counter Academy.
* TrueSight: At Skill Level 5, her Passive allows her to detect Stealthed units.
* UnskilledButStrong: She's not particularly skilled at fighting due to avoiding it as much as possible, but she does have the brute strength to stand up to more experienced opponents, as Naielle finds out at the field day.
* YouCanSeeMe: Unlike everyone else, she's able to see Sky just fine, much to Sky's surprise. [[spoiler:She briefly forgets Sky like the rest after running off in a huff when Sky cheered on Naielle (who was on the other team, thus jeopardizing their own chance of winning the Field Day and getting the Wishing Orb for Sky), though she remembers later.]]

[[folder:[[green:Sky Layfield]]]]
->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Chaeha JP: Yukiko Motoyoshi\\

'''Role:''' Supporter\\

->''"Hi, hello, I'm Sky Layfield! Don't worry if you forget my name; I'll tell you as many times as you need."''

A Counter from the Administration Counter Academy's elementary section who's been alone for a long time.\\\

* OnlySaneWoman

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's much more tan than her squadmates, but it's never stated where she's from.

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A student in university, and the heir to the [=MacCready=] estate.

* HotAsHell: Her Halloween costume, courtesy of Rivet, is a {{Stripperiffic}} succubus. She definitely plays into it with her Lifetime lines:

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* OnlySaneWoman:

* ComMons: She's one of the only two N rarity Operators.

The principal of the Administration Counter Academy.

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[[caption-width-right:ciel ultimate]]

* {{Expy}}: To Hua Ran from "I killed the Player of the Academy".
** Her name is likely a reference to Seele from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', whose design Hua Ran is based heavily off of.
* MsFanservice: Zigzagged.Shes quite sharply dressed, but everything below the waist is quite scantily clad, with her Ultimate having her perform a high quick that bares quite a lot.

A pair of twins who share the same Counter Watch.

They're the protagonists of "First Lesson", and debuted as a Counter Pass unit.

A survivor of a cruel experiment by Jehuty Biotech that gave her telepathic abilities.

She is the protagonist of "Hearing You", and she also appears in "For the Uncrying".

* EarlyBirdCameo: She's the "big sister" that Eins and Zwei wanted to see again in "First Lesson".

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Discussed, and ultimately defied. In "For the Uncrying", she offers to join Horizon on her manhunt for the CEO of Jehuty Biotech who has wronged them, her students (Eins, Zwei, and their sisters), and countless others, but Horizon asks her whether she could hold her students with bloodied hands. After a pause, she realizes that she couldn't do it, and accepts spending her remaining time for her students' sake as she lets Horizon go.

A student in the Administration Counter Academy who has difficulty graduating due to his pacifism.

The second-strongest fighter in the Administration Counter Academy behind Yen Xing Lanchester. Self-proclaimed garbage, she fights with three swords.

The Student President of the Administration Counter Academy, and the strongest Counter there.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the Global server, she first appears in "A.R.S. Special Club Activity", which was the first Side Story event added after the server's launch.

* LimitBreak: ''Ethereal Sword Dance''

The Administration Counter Academy's leading technological expert, Edith spends most of her time asleep, having her AI assistant J.O.U.R. doing most of her work.

A student of the Administration Counter Academy who aspires to be the greatest magician of the century, she represents the Academy's Counters who support noncombatism.

She first appears in Episode 6, and she's a supporting character in "A Wish that You Don't Know" and Episode 7.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Her scenes in Episode 6 are shared with Ray. In "A Wish that You Don't Know" and Episode 7, her scenes are shared with Naielle instead for two main reasons: Naielle seems to have become a victim of a BungledHypnotism, and Ray is [[spoiler:revealed to be the main antagonist of the second main arc]].

A young girl who founded the Counter Academy's Special Hero Class in order to achieve her dream of becoming an assistant suitable for the strongest hero.

A young Counter studying as an elementary student at the Administration Counter Academy.

She is a main character in "A Wish that You Don't Know".

A Counter from the Administration Counter Academy's elementary section who's been alone for a long time.

She is a main character in "A Wish that You Don't Know".

* FriendOrIdolDecision: In "A Wish that You Don't Know", she enters the Field Day with Arti and Kaci to try and win the Wishing Orb and use it to wish away her problem of not being noticeable. [[spoiler:However, because the PR person for the event removed the Orb from its protective case, it ends up attracting C.O.s which threaten several lives, including Kaci. With the Orb in her grasp, Sky ultimately chooses her friend over her own desires, and wishes for the power to save Kaci, depleting the orb's power enough that she can no longer use it for herself.]]

* WonderTwinPowers: [[spoiler:Inverted. At the end of "A Wish that You Don't Know", Sky follows Seo Yoon's suggestion and uses the Wishing Orb's remaining power to be able to turn off her powers when near Kaci, thus allowing her to interact normally with people.]]

* AnimalLover: Her bio mentions that she spends her entire Counter Support Fund from the Administration on pet food, and she jumps right into the sewers whenever she hears a cry for help.

-->(Corporal Mark's flavor text) ''Limited edition. Brave. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Slobbered on.]]''

A young girl from Alphatrix Innovation. A natural-born genius, she's currently leading their Promotion team.

She first appears in Dive Levels 46-50, and she's the protagonist of "Proof of Heart".

* TheAce: Need some materials moved? She'll move multiple stacks of them where Gabriel could barely only do one. Up against a master chess player while learning chess ''for the first time''? ''She's already won the first three games.'' Whenever she gets into something for the first time, [[InstantExpert she always does it perfectly on the first try]] and gets confused why something that seems easy to her is so difficult for everyone else. This is also why her family relatives in "Proof of Heart" are wary of her.
* AnimalMotif: Butterflies. Her Awakened form has translucent butterfly-like wings and wears an outfit adorned with butterfly patterns, and as described by the Proof of Metamorphosis trophy in "Proof of Heart", the event shows her figuratively breaking out of the cocoon she lived in to become her own person.
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:"Proof of Heart" reveals that her grandfather decided that GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke for the sake of his "better world", which led to the creation of Shin Jia and her hundred or so clones.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: In addition to her fellow employees of Alphatrix, she is the main protagonist of "Proof of Heart".

* MsFanservice: She's one of the bustiest ladies in the game by far, and most of her skins proudly show it off along with the rest of her figure, usually with a good deal of bouncing in her [=Live2D=] animations. Even her default appearance features a very form-fitting dress despite not showing much skin. Her Awakened form in particular has little more than two precarious-looking straps covering her chest [[VaporWear along with a clear lack of a bra]], and she ''actively jiggles'' when poked as if trying to {{invoke|dTrope}} the TheissTitillationTheory.

* NiceGirl: Her grandfather taught her to be virtuous, something she unfailingly follows to the letter.
** In "Proof of Heart", [[spoiler:she saves a guard from being killed by a berserk Goliath tank (although he wanted her to surrender peacefully to start with because [[YouWereNiceToMe she was nice to him]]). She also saves a CEO from getting assassinated, even though Jin wanted to let it happen so that it would rule Jia out as the Alphatrix killer]].
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Her Awakened form has the iridescent butterfly wings attributed to many fairy depictions. [[spoiler:In the climax of "Proof of Heart", she also demonstrates [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower the very fairy godmother-like ability to manifest things from her teammates' imaginations]]. Her grandfather's project to create her even used the term "fairy", and due to her uncanny ability to master any task she's sent to do and her artificial nature, she's often treated very differently from regular people, with her grandfather asking to keep her wings hidden for fear of distancing herself from humanity entirely.]]

* SecretKeeper: The ending of "Proof of Heart" implies that she becomes one of the few people privy to the CEO's true identity, and about the only one outside of Coffin Company.

* TriggerPhrase: In "Proof of Heart", [[spoiler:she and her clones are controlled by her grandfather's voice saying "For a better world..." followed by a command, which is what Cecilia does to exert control over Jia. Jia herself ends up exploiting this to (re)gain her Awakened form by imagining her grandfather allowing her to use it once more.]]

A former secretary to the Alphatrix CEO, she was demoted to the Promotion team, after being blamed for being a Counter.

She first appears in Dive Levels 46-50, and she's a supporting character in "Proof of Heart".

An android and the boss of Horizon Finance.

[[spoiler:Her body is a specialized platform from another world that was apparently designed for escorting interstellar convoys. Future-at-War retrieved its body from the Counterside and designated it Cold Case #137.]]

She first appears in "Bottom of the Shade", and she's the protagonist of "For the Uncrying".

* BerserkButton: In "For the Uncrying," Rivet manages to press it by threatening to harm Rachel. Horizon, who up to that point had no interest in fighting Rivet, promptly swings her pipe at her and in the ensuing fight, leaves her with every single limb broken.

* DeathIsCheap: In "Bottom of the Shade", [[spoiler:she gives Rita and Dash permission to dismantle her drone body so they can use her power source to make a distress call.]] She survives via a backup copy of her AI, albeit without her memories of the event (until ALT Squad recovers her memory chip).

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:"For the Uncrying" shows that her usual state following Rita and Dash's deaths is to hole herself up in her office, replaying memories of them over and over and not responding to any external stimulus except someone touching her.]] A throwaway line suggests she's been like this long enough to go broke from being mentally unable to run her business.

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:In the epilogue of "Bottom of the Shade", she tries to buy the Eternium gathered from Ministra and Spira's remains as a way of taking responsibility for failing to keep her employees safe. She claims that it's just to secure a power source for herself, but Sooyeon notes that the abnormally high price Horizon offered says otherwise.]]
** During "For the Uncrying," it is shown that in the years following the disastrous expedition, Horizon has been replaying the memories of the event and simulating the missing bits countless times in her head, and one particular memory she keeps playing back is herself lamenting that she didn't bring her combat frame to the expedition, as their situation [[StoryBreakerPower would be very different if she had.]]

* ShoutOut: In "For the Uncrying", she evades SWAT 4 and the Black Tide by jumping into a blast furnace. She promptly comes back out unscathed, much to their disbelief, and quips that she's not here from the future to stop the [[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines rise of the machines]] or [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]].

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In "Frozen Corridors" she expresses a particular dislike of Mors beyond her usual caustic personality, [[spoiler:likely due to her considering Mors complicit in the deaths of Rita and Dash by [[AccompliceByInaction not acting in time to stop them from being corrupted]]]]. Mors likewise only tolerates her because they have a common enemy.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Despite relentlessly plowing through everything in her way in "For the Uncrying," she makes a point of not killing anyone. She's willing to break bones and destroy machinery, but she never inflicts a fatal wound on a person, intentionally or otherwise.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She uses a drone body in "Bottom of the Shade" due to her combat body being in for repairs, and thus is unable to help out beyond providing guidance. As "For the Uncrying" shows, if she had her regular body, every threat in the way would've gotten demolished in short order.
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An enforcer of Horizon Finance, her no-nonsense attitude and quick-to-anger temper has gotten the firm a very ominous reputation among the public eye.

The newest and youngest member of Horizon Finance, charged with mortgage interest collection. A young girl who works to pay off her parents' debt.

* CatchPhrase: "Go away, tear fairy! Shoo!" [[spoiler:At the end of "For the Uncrying", Horizon [[BorrowedCatchphrase uses the phrase one last time]] to symbolize her starting to move on from Dash and Rita's deaths.]]

A graffiti artist from the 6th Refuge District who leaves beautiful graffiti on the walls she passes by.

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* BadBoss: Her cases show she was initially this to the girls, driving them hard, breaking labour laws by working them overtime without giving them overtime bonuses, paying barely above minimum wage, and being extremely strict, mainly getting away with it because Lumi was the only one who understood how bad she was[[note]]Gaeun's background meant she didn't realize this wasn't normal, and she's thankful to Ina for giving her a platform to find her Teacher, Miya's too much of a doormat to really stand up for herself, and Bomi is too much of a cat and at times needs someone to be strict with her[[/note]]. By her final case, she has a HeelRealization and becomes far better, only being strict when she absolutely has to be.

* ShoutOut: Her chat typings are similar to ones on {{Website/Twitch}} or [=StreamLabs=].