History Characters / DateALiveRatatoskr

* {{The Ace}}: The Reine Holdiay short story reveals that Reine can play the violin better than a professional, conduct better medical treatment than even the official Ratatoskr medical officer, act as a translator, and even pilot a plane. Kotori even notes that she has no idea where Reine obtained these skills to being with.

* {{The Ace}}: The Reine Holdiay short story reveals that Reine can play the violin better than a professional, conduct better medical treatment than even the official Ratatoskr medical officer, and even pilot a plane. Kotori even notes that she has no idea where Reine obtained these skills to being with

* MeaningfulName: Her Angel's name means "the severity of God", and her Astral Dress is Hebrew for "Almighty God". Considering just how [[CurbStompBattle brutal her victory]] over Kurumi's SuperpowerLottery was, [[spoiler:even if Kurumi was [[TheWorfHadFlu handicapped]],]] there's no contesting its rightfulness.

* FieryRedhead: She's quite hotheaded and can alternate between ''both'' {{Tsundere}} types depending on the ribbons she wears. [[spoiler:It's taken to a [[PlayingWithFire litteral]] level when she reveals herself to be the Spirit codenamed Efreet.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Anyone who pays attention to her eyes in the anime and light novels can easily see they're not normal, and once Tohka finally appears, [[spoiler:it's clear those are a Spirit's eyes.]]
** Her Spirit form's berserk state and the way she acts towards friend or foe is a small taste of what a Spirit will do and act like in [[spoiler:their Inverse Form]]

* LittleSisterHeroine: When we first meet her, Kotori is a hero. Shido even [[LampShadeHanging calls]] her his [[PhraseCatcher "cute little sister"]]. She winds up sharing the role with Mana. [[spoiler: Shido's real little sister.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: Her Angel's default form is a massive halberd. It can morph into [[{{BFG}} a cannon]] strong enough to vaporize several of Kurumi's clones, and make a dent in her time-based powers.

* HealingFactor: Shido's HealingFactor comes from her, who in turn got it from Phantom. She demonstrates just how ridiculous this ability is by shrugging off nearly everything Kurumi threw at her (including being shot in the head!) before writing her off with her Camael.

* MeaningfulName: Her Angel's name means "the severity of God", and her Astral Dress is Hebrew for "Almighty God". Considering just how [[CurbStompBattle brutal her victory]] over Kurumi's SuperpowerLottery was, there's no contesting its rightfulness.

* SuperpowerLottery: Unquestionably, what with her ridiculous power, her HealingFactor allowing her to shrug off just about everything that doesn't annihilate her, with insane offensive powers to boot.

* OlderThanSheLooks: Reine looks really young for someone who's been more than 30 years old. Then again, her most noticeable features would be her baggy and sleepy eyes. [[Spoiler:This is answered by the reveal she's Phantom.]]

* HiddenDepths: There's something odd about how she didn't get injured when she and Origami were attacked by a Bandersnatch robot...

* TheInsomniac: [[ExaggeratedTrope Hasn't slept for 30 years]], or at least she claims. [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080513061843/http:/www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=12673 Might be]] TruthInTelevision.

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Has the number zero hidden in her name]]

* OlderThanSheLooks: Reine looks really young for someone who's been more than 30 years old. Then again, her most noticeable features would be her baggy and sleepy eyes.

* AnAxeToGrind: Her Angel's default form is a massive halberd. It can morph into [[{{BFG}} a cannon]] strong enough to vaporize several of Kurumi's clones, and make a dent in her clock-based powers.

* HealingFactor: Shido's HealingFactor comes from her, who in turn got it from Phantom. She demonstrates just how ridiculous this ability is by shrugging off just about everything Kurumi throws at her (including being shot in the head!) before writing her off with her Angel.

* MeaningfulName: Her Angel's name means "the severity of God", and her Astral Dress is Hebrew for "Almighty God". Considering just how [[CurbStompBattle brutal]] her victory over Kurumi's SuperpowerLottery was, there's no contesting its rightfulness.

* SuperpowerLottery: Let's just say that if Kurumi won the lottery, then Kotori won the exclusive bonus price, what with her ridiculous power, her HealingFactor allowing her to shrug off just about everything or how she can best her opponents both in close combat and at range.

* FreudianSlip: While having an argument with [[LongLostRelative Mana]] regarding who is the better younger sister to Shido, [[NotBloodSiblings Kotori]] lets out that blood siblings can't marry.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Her reasoning for making Shido [[ExcusePlot date a Spirit]] falls on this: to make them harmless, they must come to love this world. Ergo, make them fall in love with you, and they will view the whole world as beautiful! [[spoiler:However, she has some basis for this, as he sealed her powers when she awakened as a spirit years earlier, though she was unsure of how he did it then.]]

* SpitTake: When she spots Shido and Tohka on their date.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's very weak towards horror-related things.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Reine claims that she hasn't had any decent sleep for ''30 years'', after consuming ''an entire bottle full of sleeping pills'', saying they weren't effective enough.
* ChristmasCake: If she really is over 30 years old. Though it doesn't seem to bother her, [[spoiler:probably because with her reaction to Shido calling her a mother, she's probably been married before.]].

* IconicItem: Reine always has a small teddy bear with her wherever she goes, either in the pocket of her outfit or in her cleavage if she has no where else to put it. What makes it iconic to her is currently unknown [[spoiler:although her reaction to when Shido said she was like a mother might be a clue.]].

* MarshmallowHell: Gave Shido this in order to calm down in Episode 10 after he became anxious unto the other people involved in the battle, it worked.

* MissionControl: Zigzagged. She is occasionally aboard the Fraxinus, but of all the crew, she's the one that's most often in the field working with Shido, such as when he ran into the Yamai twins.

* OnlySaneEmployee: Considering her commander's age and attitude, her vice-commander's masochism, and the rest of the crew's incredible incompetence. And even she is NotSoAboveItAll at times.

* TheStoic: She rarely expresses emotion or energy, and most of her interactions are deadpan.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He acts extremely perverted, but when push comes to shove, he's a very competent commander, as seen during the ''Arbatel'''s attack on the ''Fraxinus''.

%%* RagtagBunchOfMisfits

* Foreshadowing: Anyone who pays attention to her eyes in the anime and light novels can easily see they're not normal, and once Tohka finally appears, [[spoiler:it's clear those are a Spirit's eyes.]]

* HealingFactor: Shido's HealingFactor comes from her, who in turn got it from Phantom. She demonstrates just how ridiculous this ability is by shrugging off just about everything Kurumi throws at her before writing her off with her Angel.

* ChristmasCake: If she really is over 30 years old. Though it doesn't seem to bother her.

* HiddenDepths: There's something odd about how she didn't get injured when she and Origami were attacked by a Bandersnatch robot.

* MarshmallowHell: Gave Shido this in order to calm down in Episode 10 after he became anxious unto the other people involved in the battle.

* DefectorFromDecadence: Left the DEM to lay the foundations for what would eventually become Ratatoskr. He outright states that Westcott is his main reason for doing so, although Woodman seems to be still on friendly terms with him. [[spoiler:What he doesn't mention until Volume 14 is the specifics regarding the First Spacequake that made him leave. The other reason for him leaving [=DEM=] was that he, Isaac, and Ellen, were all responsible for the summoning of the First Spirit, and by extension, the first Spacequake and all the death and destruction it caused. Seeing the effects of that quake was the other reason for his departure from DEM.]]

%%* TheAce: Hinted to be an extremely powerful Wizard.
%%* AloofBigSister

* RedOniBlueOni: The calm and collected Blue to her younger sister Ellen's prideful and arrogant Red.

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!!Ratatoskr

* SuperpowerLottery: Let's just say that if Kurumi won the lottery, then Kotori won the exclusive bonus price, what with her ridiculous power, her HealingFactor allowing her to shrug off just about everything or how she can best her opponents both in close combat and at range. Plus she can bestow her power upon others seemingly at will, as Shidou proves.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyanaTaketatsu (Japanese), Creator/{{Bryn Apprill}} (English)

* ParentalAbandonment: Both her parents are working overseas, and there is no mention of them coming back anytime soon. [[Spoiler: Her parents finally make their appearance in volume 11.5.]]

* LittleSisterHeroine: When we first meet her, Kotori is a hero. Shido even [[LampShadeHanging calls]] her his [[PhraseCatcher "cute little sister"]]. She winds up sharing the role with Yoshino. [[spoiler: Shido's real little sister.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Both her parents are working overseas, and there is no mention of them coming back anytime soon.

* TheStoic: Unlike her talkative younger sister, she's silent most of the time, and the few times she speaks are curt one-liners with an indifferent tone to them.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot:
** She admits herself that if she had told Shido that Kotori's affection towards him had been at the max all along, most of Volume 4's schtick wouldn't have happened.
** In ''Ars Install'', if she just paid attention to the glitch she found at the beginning of the game, Shido probably wouldn't have been trapped in a coma.

The founder and benefactor of Ratatoskr Machinery, Mr. Woodman appears in Volume 8 to interrogate the captain of the ''Arbatel''. He's said to use an unconventional method of communication and conversation, and is revealed to have once worked alongside the current DEM managing director, Isaac Westcott, before some incident 30 years ago made him defect from the DEM and start his own organization.

* DefectorFromDecadence: Left the DEM to lay the foundations for what would eventually become Ratatoskr. He outright states that Westcott is his main reason for doing so, although Woodman seems to be still on friendly terms with him. [[spoiler:What he doesn't mention is that incident from 30 years prior. The other reason for him leaving [=DEM=] was that he, Isaac, and Ellen, were all responsible for the summoning of the First Spirit, and by extension, the first Spacequake and all the death and destruction it caused. Seeing the effects of that quake was the other reason for his departure from DEM.]]

Mr. Woodman's secretary, and Ellen Mira Mathers[='=] older sister. Appears alongside the former in Volume 8.

* GoodCounterpart: To her younger sister; Ellen Mira Mathers.