History Characters / FrontMission4

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: '''Ivan'''ovna was a vindictive, merciless, blood-thirsty [[spoiler: Zaftran]] colonel, [[{{Sadist}} delighted]] at slaughtering her enemies with her [[SpiderTank Zhuk]] mobile weapon. It's also notable that Ivanovna was the only Zaftran character to be referred to by their middle name. It's possible that her fellow Zaftrans explicitly chose to address her this way to refer to her brutality towards enemies.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He and Darril were the two who came up with the idea to take Diaz's gold, and Diaz was a [[CorruptPolitician corrupted jerk]] who kinda deserved it anyway.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Ivanovna, without hesitation, ordered her men to kill [[CorruptPolitician Di]][[DirtyCoward az]] when [[spoiler: Diaz [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness had become useless]] to the Zaftrans (buildup to Mission 15)]].

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Yes, she's extremely aggressive towards enemies on-field and more than a little bit [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] towards everyone aside from her fellow Zaftrans. Nonetheless, she's also [[OneWomanArmy incredibly effective at destroying enemy forces]].

* FemmeFatale: Well, Ivanovna's preferred way of dealing with her enemies was to blow them to pieces. But as shown when she [[spoiler: disguised herself as an civilian to get close to Darril and co. (buildup to Mission 9), she rather effortlessly attracted and manipulated Chaeffer. This meant Ivanovna ''could'' be a FemmeFatale if she tried]].

* FemmeFatale: Well, Ivanovna's preferred way of dealing with her enemies was to blow them to bits. But as shown when she [[spoiler: disguised herself as an civilian to get close to Darril and co. (buildup to Mission 9), she rather effortlessly attracted and manipulated Chaeffer. This meant Ivanovna ''could'' be a FemmeFatale if she tried]].

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Yes, she's extremely aggressive towards enemies on-field and more than a little bit [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] towards everyone aside from her fellow Zaftrans, but she's also insanely effective at destroying enemy forces.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Yes, she's extremely aggressive towards enemies on-field and more than a little bit [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] towards everyone aside from her fellow Zaftrans, but she's also one hell of a colonel.

* EvilCounterpart: To Luis. [[spoiler: Both were [[TheAce highly talented]] and [[RedOniBlueOni passionate]] individuals leading an armed force to fight for a better future for their respective countries. While Luis acknowledged that war wasn't delightful and [[NiceGuy showed mercy]] towards his enemies, Ivanovna was [[{{Warhawk}} zealous]] to the point she took joy in slaughtering non-Zaftrans for her cause. The natural result was that Luis managed to obtain crucial support from multiple non-Venezuelans, i.e., the 332nd Mobile Company trio and [[TheBigGood Maria]], while Ivanovna's behavior drove away the non-Zaftran soldiers under her. Both factors contributed to Ivanovna's eventual defeat]].

* FemmeFatale: Well, Ivanovna's preferred way of dealing with her enemies was to blow them to bits. But as shown when she [[spoiler: disguised as an ordinary civilian girl to get close to Darril and co. (buildup to Mission 9), she managed to get Chaeffer to become attracted to her. This meant Ivanovna ''could'' be a FemmeFatale if she tried]].

* OneWomanArmy: Best shown when she [[spoiler: routed entire platoons of USN wanzers in her Zhuk during the fight in Caracas (buildup to Mission 14)]].
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Vavilov's Blue. Vavilov tended to act as the voice of reason with regards to Ivanovna's (sometimes unnecessarily risky) plans, though he [[ExtremeDoormat always ended up going along with it anyway]].

* JoinTheArmyTheySaid: Darril's case is interesting, since he's a veteran of the Second Huffman Conflict. It is revealed in the secret mission in the DS version of ''1st'' and in ''5'' that [[spoiler: he became disillusioned with the USN Army after they willingly allowed civilians and soldiers to die during the war. Darril '''does''' eventually regain his rank of Captain later in ''5'', but he does not progress beyond this, even after he joins the "elite of the elite" Barghest.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: It's true that Darril stole from Governor Diaz, but it's not like [[CorruptPolitician Di]][[DirtyCoward az]] was by any mean sympathetic or likeable.
-->'''Darril''': Heh... The governor sounds like a real crook. Now I feel better about taking his gold stash.

* WeaponOfChoice: Like Royd, Ash, and Kazuki before her, Elsa piloted a Zenith wanzer by default, even though she wasn't a part of the OCU.

* WeaponOfChoice: Piloted a Wildgoat wanzer by default. His ''5'' arena appearance even had him use a Luftrauber to simulate the look of a Wildgoat wanzer.

* WeaponOfChoice: Piloted a Giza by default. He also piloted one in his appearance in ''5'''s arena.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Stork wanzer. In her ''5'' arena apperance, she even had a Grille Sech with selected parts to make it look like a Stork.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Tatou wanzer. It's known to be [[FragileSpeedster extremely fast and agile]] - a perfect fit for a Recon-class pilot. However, he piloted a Vaje instead when he appeared in ''5'''s arena.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Uisk/Zelt wanzer.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Gepard series. It was designed by Schnecke, one of the InUniverse best wanzer manufacturers, to be a strong Assault-class model based on the Igel and Grille series. In his appearance in ''5'''s arena, he sported a Luftrauber with selected parts to resemble a Gepard.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His WeaponOfChoice along with a melee knuckle. By default, it's the only firearm he used, though with enough grinding, he could be respecc'ed into another class.

* WeaponOfChoice: Darril is basically the poster boy for the Blizzaia wanzer, piloting one as his default wanzer in ''4'' and also in his arena appearance in ''5''.

* WeaponOfChoice: Like a standard USN sniper-class pilot, he used the Recsys wanzer, both as his default machine in ''4'' and in his arena appearance in ''5''.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Giza wanzer. He piloted a Giza, both as his default machine in ''4'' and in his arena appearance in ''5''.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Husky wanzer, which was implied to be an outdated model InUniverse ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation though its in-game stats weren't bad]]). Luis still used it with great effectiveness, anyway.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Calm wanzer, which was implied to be an outdated model InUniverse ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation though its in-game stats weren't bad]]). Ines still used it with great effectiveness, anyway.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Husky wanzer again.

* BeautyMark: Under her right eye.

* RogueSoldier: [[spoilre:Secretly in league with the Zaftran government to commit terrorist attacks across the EC and possibly trying to start a war that involve USN intervention.]]

* GratuitousFrench: Sometimes sprinkled this into her lines. It helped that Creator/KarenStrassman (Elsa's voice actress) did speak fluent French.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: She mourned Wagner as he died fighting at the Paris Assembly (Mission 28), as she knew Zaftrans like Wagner were just doing what they could to secure a better future for their homeland]].

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: Like Royd, Ash, and Kazuki before her, Elsa piloted a Zenith by default, even though she wasn't a part of the OCU.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: Piloted a Wildgoat by default. His ''5'' arena appearance even had him use a Luftrauber to simulate the look of a Wildgoat wanzer.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: Piloted a Giza by default. He also piloted one in his appearance in ''5'''s arena.

* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung Fu Gal]]: One of the more militarily experienced members of the team, she could also be a bit cocky when she won a fight. When the Durandal defeated Wagner at the Blauer Nebel base (Mission 7), for instance...

* [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Mother Zaftra Makes You Strong]]: A former Zaftran Lieutenant who's tough and no-nonsense.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Stork wanzer. In her ''5'' arena apperance, she even had a Grille Sech with selected parts to make it look like a Stork.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Tatou wanzer. It's known to be [[FragileSpeedster extremely fast and agile]] - a perfect fit for a Recon-class pilot. However, he piloted a Vaje instead when he appeared in ''5'''s arena.

* TheChick

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Uisk/Zelt wanzer.

* [[spoiler: HiredToHuntYourself: Glaeser was in charge of investigating the mysterious attacks across Europe. Until the Durandal learnt that he's ''backing'' the attacks in the first place]].

* [[spoiler: DeepCoverAgent: Wagner managed to become the leader of one of the strongest special forces in the EC despite being a Zaftran spy]].

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Gepard series. It was designed by Schnecke, one of the InUniverse best wanzer manufacturers, to be a strong Assault-class model based on the Igel and Grille series. In his appearance in ''5'''s arena, he sported a Luftrauber with selected parts to resemble a Gepard.

* [[spoiler: DeepCoverAgent: Just like the rest of the Blauer Nebel]].

* [[BigGood The Big Good]]: To the Durandal. For starters, had Noland not used his influence as a major EC leader to bring in the Durandal, Glaeser would likely have been able to control the investigation all by himself - which meant [[spoiler: the Republic of Zaftra]] might well end up never getting exposed.

* [[BigGood The Big Good]]: Much like PM Noland. She usually helped to deal with political stuffs outside the Central Assembly and interacted with the Durandal at a more personal level. Examples included when the Durandal figured out that the mysterious special force would attack the Polish Resource Base next, she sent words to her counterpart in Poland so they could prepare their defense together with the Durandal (buildup to Mission 5).

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: Darril is basically the poster boy for the Blizzaia wanzer, piloting one as his default wanzer in ''4'' and also in his arena appearance in ''5''.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: Like a standard USN sniper-class pilot, he used the Recsys wanzer, both as his default machine in ''4'' and in his arena appearance in ''5''.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Giza wanzer. He piloted a Giza, both as his default machine in ''4'' and in his arena appearance in ''5''.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Husky wanzer, which was implied to be an outdated model InUniverse ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation though its in-game stats weren't bad]]). Luis still used it with great effectiveness, anyway.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Calm wanzer, which was implied to be an outdated model InUniverse ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation though its in-game stats weren't bad]]). Ines still used it with great effectiveness, anyway.

* [[WeaponOfChoice Wanzer Of Choice]]: The Husky wanzer again.

* [[spoiler:[[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Mother Zaftra Makes You Strong]]: '''Firmly''' the tough and unyielding variety]].

* [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Mother Zaftra Makes You Strong]]: A tough and [[UndyingLoyalty unquestioningly loyal]] Zaftran major.

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* [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Mother Zaftra Makes You Strong]]: A tough and [[UndyingLoyalty unquestioningly loyal]] Zaftran major]].

* [[spoiler:[[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Mother Zaftra Makes You Strong]]: A tough and [[UndyingLoyalty unquestioningly loyal]] Zaftran major]].

* TheIdealist: She believed in the cause to make Venezuela a better place as much as Luis did. She seemed to genuinely believe that having a cause to fight for would bolster their men enough to get through the state army.

* ChekhovsSkill: Chaeffer was the person most frequently seen tinkering with radio. It turned out to be vital to the plot much later in the story - [[spoiler: after the 332nd Mobile Company trio left in disgrace (as Diaz revealed that they had been hiding the stolen gold), Chaeffer was tinkering with the radio... causing the trio to overhear that [[OneWomanArmy Ivanovna]]'s forces would fight the La Alianza. Knowing that the La Alianza stood little chance against her and her forces, the trio grew worried. It ended with them deciding to go back and help]].

-->'''Glaeser''': I train my men--harshly at times--so that they are always ready to repel any enemy that would threaten our country. Not many officers in the German Army think this way anymore. Most of them are concerned with furthering their careers than training their men. If it were not for them, this tragedy would never have happened.