History Characters / InfiniteStratosOurDarkestDays

* OdangoHair: Two buns and TwinTails.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade-A in her school uniform.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade-A in her school uniform.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade-A in her street clothes.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A in her school uniform courtesy of the thigh high boots of her CustomUniform.

* BadassLesbian: Maria is an openly gay [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]] pilot and the [[AcePilot Representative Contender]] for her country.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"[[BerserkButton So you want pineapple?]] '''''[[ForeignCussWord VAFFANCULO!]]'''''"]]

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* PoirotSpeak: While her English is considered very good, she occasionally stumbles into this, especially in heated moments where she's about to launch into a profanity laced tirade.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"...a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge."]]

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[[caption-width-right:261:The yearbook comitee voted her "Most likely to face an international tribunal."]]

* EvilCounterpart: She is this to Josephine in a lot of ways. Both posses genius levels of intelligence, both are well read, and both favor close combat. The key difference which separates them is that Maria is extremely apathetic and Josephine is extremely sympathetic.
** Maria's Meteor and Josephine's Falkirk's Fury share very similar weapon load outs designed to achieve the same ends. Except the Fury uses physical weapons and Maria's uses beam weapon technology. A case of retro-tech vs future-tech.

** Maria is able to hold a complex and profoundly deep philosophical discussion with Josephine where she defends her own apathy as a nessesary trait for human survival.

** In Chapter 9 it is revealed that she was hiding her I.S. unit's third generation ability, which is [[spoiler: electronic warfare]].

* SheCleansUpNicely: After being treated to a salon visit by Maya and buying some new clothes Maria becomes quite the head turner. It doesn't do anything for her [[BitchInSheepsClothing personality]] though.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[MemeticMutation "One ring to rule them all!"]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: "Growing up in Australia you either learn to stop being afraid of things or kill yourself!"]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: "Back for the prequel!"]]

Representative Contender for the Russian Federation. The pilot of the [[http://is.wikia.com/wiki/Mysterious_Lady Mysterious Lady]]. A custom 3rd Generation prototype close and medium range combat [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]].

Tatenashi can be summarized in two words: Mischievious and devious. But she is also incredibly ambitious, striving to build her own [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]] with the help of her closest friends as a fun project, her ambition only grows from there. She also enjoys teasing people to get amusing reactions out of them, her unfortunate victims are mostly [=McKenna=] Tremblay and Utsuho Nohotoke. Despite her tendency to tease others, Tatenashi has also shown moments of being flustered, mostly as a result of her growing attraction to [=McKenna=]. She is charismatic and a natural leader who is able to take charge of any situation and get even the most bitter of enemies to work as a team.

* BadassAdorable: Tatenashi is a bright, cheerful and infectiously likable ray of sunshine who brightens the mood of any room she's in no matter how gloomy.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Wait... You mean I get to be one of the main characters this time?! I don't know if I'm ready for that!"]]

Teaching for the first time is a nervewracking experience for anyone and Maya does not make it look easy, in fact, she has a very difficult time being taken seriously by her students (With the notable exception of Maria Cross who [[HotForTeacher worships the ground she walks on]]). This is especially true of the third year students who just can't seem to treat her any differently because they still consider her their most beloved [[SempaiKohai senpai]] from when she was a third-year student.

* HairDecorations: Ribbons and gold pins.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The yearbook comitee voted her "Most likely to face an international tribunal."]]

[[caption-width-right:261:The yearbook comitee voted her "Most likely to face an international tribunal."]]

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* HelloNurse: Avigale is so beautiful she turned Maria into a bashful mess while attempting to ask her out.

* AlwaysInClassOne: Check.

* AttractivenessIsolation: Her beauty puts off the type of boys she would want to attract and attracts the type of boys she despises. It's a vicious cycle which leaves her forever alone.
** [[spoiler: In chapter 7, Josephine and Aisha go out for lunch where she meets a boy she finds attractive, and his best friend [[TheCameo Ichika]] sitting in the back. Dan tells Ichika that he doesn't believe he has a chance with her because she's so far out of his league, even after she drops some very strong hints at him.]]
* BadassBookworm: Josephine is not a combatant to take lightly.
** In a flashback, it was shown that part of her pre-training involved using the twin shield bits of the Falkirk's Fury to defend herself against an artillery battalion firing on her during one of their training exercises.
** [[spoiler: Josephine challenged and defeated Maria for the position of Class Representative. This after Maria had earlier challenged and defeated Jennifer who is ranked 9th out of the top 10 students in the Academy. Jennifer's ranking is implied to be more impressive because only she and the 10th placed student are second-years. The top 8 are all third years.]]
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: In Chapter 9, she's trapped in a [[PrimalFear dark]] laundry room by Daniella Arad. While Josephine is in panic mode, Arad steals her [[PoweredArmor wrist watch.]] ]]
* BerserkButton: CountryMatters.
* BigSisterInstinct: When it comes to her roommates, she goes out of her way to take care of them.
** When [=McKenna=] didn’t get enough sleep and passed out in the cafeteria, she was treated to a LapPillow from Josephine.
** Josephine often makes conversation with Maria and tries to get her to open up.
* BritainIsOnlyLondon: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. She’s from Leeds.
* BritishHumour: Lots of it.

** Subverted at the end of Chapter 3 when she expresses her shock at being late for class with a resounding exclamation of [[PrecisionFStrike “Bollocks”]].
** Subverted again in Chapter 9 when she phones her parents and reverts to her Yorkshire upbringing to tell them some bad news.
* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. She is very well educated in ''all'' subjects.

* ChildProdigy: Josephine is the smartest member of the cast by far. But she’s held back by her inexperience.

* TheChessmaster: She aspires to this.
* CunningLinguist: She speaks French at a native level.
** The first time she meets Aisha Amiri, she steps in to translate and help her in a frustrating situation. The two becomes friends after that.
* CustomUniform: Enlongated skirt befitting her generally conservative fashion sense.
** While being a Representative Contender allows for some outlandish customizations for the school uniform, Josephine doesn't see the point.

* DeadpanSnarker: This side of her is usually brought out by the antics of her [[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]].
* DiabolusExMachina: She seems to always be in trouble with the law, MurphysLaw.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Whatever she plans, [[MurphysLaw Murphy]] comes in to lay down the law.
** [[spoiler: In Chapter 9, she plans to fight back against her classmates with the help of her friends. But she grossly underestimates how far their ringleader will go to get what she wants.]]
* DudeMagnet: Unfortunately for her, she seems to only be able to attract the wrong sort.
** In chapter 9 during some ShowerScene thinking, she gets angry while remembering a rich JerkAss driving a green Lamborghini she encountered in London who tried to pick her up at a bus stop by pinching her butt and inviting her for a night on the town.

* EtiquetteNazi: Mind your manners at her table. [[PaperFanOfDoom Or else]].
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She has very broad appeal.
** In the first chapter, Maria develops an instant crush on Josephine after she introduces herself to the class. When it turned out they were roommates, Josephine had to quickly establish her heterosexuality to nip it in the bud.
** [[spoiler: It's been hinted that Maria still has a crush on Josephine.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. She is the good to Maria's evil. Both are possessing of genius levels of intelligence, both are well read, and both favor close combat. The key difference which separates them is that Maria is extremely apathetic and Josephine is extremely sympathetic.
** [[spoiler: Maria's Meteor and Josephine's Falkirk's Fury share very similar weapon load outs designed to achieve the same ends. Except the Fury uses physical weapons and Maria's uses beam weapon technology. A case of retro-tech vs future-tech.]]

* FiveManBand: With Maria, [=McKenna=], Jennifer, and Tatenashi.
* FunbagAirbag: Maria is running for her life from an angry [=McKenna=] in Chapter 10 when she runs into Josephine.

* GentlemanSnarker: She can deliver brutally cutting remarks while making them sound like compliments. Partially subverted in that she is not from the upper-class.
* GratuitousFrench: She does this when interacting with [[BestFriend Aisha]].

* IndifferentBeauty: She doesn’t like being complimented on her looks and will change the subject whenever it comes up.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Check.

* KnightInShiningArmor: She aspires to this. She has a strong sense of justice and slowly becomes more comfortable with the idea of donning her [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]] to dispense some indiscriminate justice.
** [[spoiler: In Chapter 3, Josephine challenges Maria after she usurps the position of Class Rep from Mayuzumi. Ostensibly she does this because Maria has no business being Class Rep (which is true) but in actuality, she does it to avenge Jennifer's defeat and to try and get some answers out of Maria about that incident.]]
* LadyOfWar: A well [[EtiquetteNazi mannered]], well educated, and well-trained fighter able to stand toe to toe with the best of them.
* MadeOfIndestructium: Her I.S. features two large shield bits which she commands by thought to block incoming attacks. They are strong enough to withstand direct hits from artillery strikes, Maria's [[CoolGun Brahmastra]] and [[{{BFS}} Ascalon]], and even an armor piercing round from [=McKenna's=] [[{{BFG}} Tremblay Special]].
** Maria defeated the shield bits during the duel by forcing her way behind the shields where she used her beam boomerangs as knives to destroy their anti-gravity control systems.
* MissionControl: During the ActionPrologue she is seen doing this while also participating in the mission.

* PhenotypeStereotype: English, blonde, and blue-eyed. Check.
* PrimalFear: She suffers from crippling nyctophobia.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Check.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Maria, Jennifer, and Tatenashi's red.

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: She hates being beautiful.
* SpockSpeak: She always speaks properly. Unless things have really gone to hell.
* TheStrategist: In training.
* ThreeAmigos: With Maria and [=McKenna=].

* WrongSideOfTheTracks: She grew up in total poverty in the city of [[WretchedHive Leeds]] where she was constantly surrounded by crime, rampant unemployment, and only had to look out the window to see desperate hungry people being beaten by the police. It colored her world view but yet she still remains an optimist who believes things can become better with the right policies.
** Her school used textbooks printed before she was born.
** [[spoiler: Her nyctophobia is the result of being left home alone as a child without electricity while her parents were out working multiple jobs to try and make some money.]]

* AllGuitarsAreStratocasters: Maria plays a [[ProductPlacement Gibson Les Paul]], among other things.

* AlwaysInClassOne: Check.

* AxCrazy: Very much. Sword crazy really.

* UsefulNotes/EuropeanSwordsmanship: She is an enthusiast trained in Historical European Martial Arts.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]: She dyed her hair pink.

* OnlyOneName: Chiyomi. Just Chiyomi.

* PerpetualFrowner: She never smiles.

* AllMuslimsAreArab: Half subverted. She's only half-Arab.

* UsefulNotes/{{China}}: She's Chinese. From the capital city of Beijing.

* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Chinese]]: She offers her greetings and gratitude in Mandarin. She also always has something wise or witty to say in her native language.

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ru276vqghvd9lr6jc9oyq74f Messy Eater]]: Due to nerve damage, she can't keep the side of her mouth properly closed while eating which leads to a messy situation. Because of this, she eats by herself on the roof.

* UsefulNotes/{{France}}: She's French. From the city of Marseille.

* UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}: She's Israeli from the city of Tel Aviv.

* UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}: She's Japanese. From the city of Kyoto.

* UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}: She's Brazilian. From the city Rio de Janeiro.

* [[LetMeAtHim Let Me At Her!]]: Has to be held back from getting into a CatFight with Maria.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[EarWorm "Hast du etwas Zeit für mich? Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich. Von 99 Luftballons]]..."]]

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* {{Kuudere}}: Her general apathy, inability to properly express herself and loner tendencies push her towards this.

* UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}: It's where she's from. Specifically, she's from Tasmania.

* UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent: Australian girl with an Australian accent.

* UsefulNotes/AustralianWildlife: She's both friend and victim to the fauna of her homeland.

* PaperFanOfDoom: Tatenashi offers to make her one in Chapter 9 so she can discipline Maria with it. [[spoiler: She does in chapter 11.]]

Representative Contender for the United Kingdom. The pilot of the [[https://imgur.com/sOEoUIX Falkirk's Fury]]. A prototype 3rd Generation close combat [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]].

* HatesEveryoneEqually: She really does.

Assistant Homeroom Teacher to Chifuyu Orimura, former Representative Contender for Japan. The pilot of a [[https://imgur.com/m1Pijue Rafale Revive]] equipped for all ranges of attack with a particular emphasis on precision attacks supplimented by [[MoreDakka devastating firepower]].

* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler: In Chapter 9, [=McKenna=] and Maria recruit her to their side. In Chapter 10 she helps plot their revenge against the class by giving them information on everyone of consequence. The class still trust her. Until all hell breaks loose.]]

Homeroom teacher for Class 2-2. Former Representative Cadet for the United Kingdom.

Math Teacher from Canada.

The math teacher for the first year students. She is from Canada.

** In chapter 9 during some ShowerScene thinking, she gets angry while remembering a rich JerkAss driving a green Lamborghini she encountered in London who tried to pick her up at a bus stop by pinching her butt and inviting her for a night on the town. Made worse by the fact that she would have been 14 years old at the time.

* FanGirl: She loves [[MartialArtsMovie Kung-Fu movies]].

[[caption-width-right:350: Friday and Saturday night, party like its Carnival. On Sunday, confess everything I did wrong... or right.]]

* InsultOfEndearment: The title of "Kitty" was handed to her by Maria Cross.
** Kaoruko was standing on a ladder to fix something in the ceiling while Maria passed by and took a peek. After she spotted the Hello Kitty panties, she fears she will NeverLiveItDown.

** Among her three prized instruments is a black [[ProductPlacement Custom Martin & Co]] acoustic guitar with a tree of life inlay design on the fretboard. It also bears her personal signature inlayed into the bottom of the fret board so there can be no mistake that it's a one off crafted for her.

* ACupAngst: B-cups. She didn't care until Chiyomi started giving her suggestions for getting noticed.

* AllGuitarsAreStratocasters: Maria plays a [[ProductPlacement Gibson Les Paul]].

* TokenMiniMoe: She is the shortest of the main cast.

* BadassInANiceSuit: When serving pasta or kicking ass, [[SharpDressedMan he always looks his best]].

* ExpensiveGlassOfCrap: From his private reserve. Served only to the most [[UpperClassTwit deserving]] customers.

* HatesEveryoneEqually: According to some of the patrons who knew him in Italy, he used to be a very nice guy. But after his [[MaddenIntoMisanthropy divorce]] he became this.

* LivingLegend: Four girls with customized weapons of mass destruction land on a superyacht to hide from a U.S. warship where they are captured by men with guns. Turns out the party boat isn't full of [[ReferenceOverdosed crazy-rich Asians]] as Tatenashi suggested, but rather, it's full of Yakuza, Cartel, Mafia, Triads, and other assorted [[MoreCriminalsThanTargets scum and villany]]. But in this group of evil badasses, it's [[TheDreaded the caterer]] of all people who unites these rival groups in pants-shitting terror.
** [[spoiler: A Mexican Cartel boss tells Maria that John Wick is a toned down version of Lorenzo Bianchi. He tells her a story about how Lorenzo went to Mexico one day and started a fight with his rivals at dinner time. By breakfast the entire Cartel had been wiped out.]]
** [[spoiler: When a Russian mob boss suggests something they should do with the I.S. pilots they have aboard his idea is quickly shut down because they're friends of Lorenzo's. When he puts out the idea that there's no problem because of how many of them there are, he's quickly told to shut up by the Cartel boss because it won't make any difference.]]
** [[spoiler: A corrupt member of the Japanese Public Security Intelligence Agency reveals that there are orders from the highest levels to not to go near Lorenzo Bianchi and to just leave him alone and let him do whatever he wants. It also seems that they find it hard to believe that his business really is entirely legitimate.]]

* RambunctiousItalian: Everywhich kind as the situation calls for.

* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler: In his prime, Lorenzo was the most feared hitman in the world.]]

** [[spoiler: In Chapter 10 it is revealed that Lorenzo was an infamous hitman.]]
** [[spoiler: The 'normal life' he sought blew up in his face when his wife started cheating on him. People seem to be more afraid of him now than before because the experience turned into a major asshole and nobody is quite sure what he's capable of now.]]

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* TheAlcoholic: He drinks like a fish. But only the good stuff.

* UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}: She's Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro.

Representative Contender for the United Kingdom. The pilot of the [[https://imgur.com/CHHMzIY Falkirk's Fury]]. A prototype 3rd Generation close combat [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]].

!!I.S. Academy Teachers

[[folder: Chifuyu Orimura]]
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Head Teacher of Class 1-1, and first-year dorm supervisor.

A retired IS ace and world champion. She teaches at the IS Academy in Class 1-1 where Josephine, Maria, [=McKenna=] are placed.

* AcePilot: Her reputation as an I.S. Pilot is unrivaled.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The students both fear and respect her.

* BadAssTeacher: Very much so.

* BigSisterInstinct: She has a [[HeroOfAnotherStory younger brother]] she cares about very much.

* DeadpanSnarker: Her exasperation with the idiocy of her students can only be expressed one way.

* DopeSlap: She does this with a notebook. Most often to Maria, but to other students of her class as needed if they annoy her enough.

* DrillSergeantNasty: She's ''very'' tough on her students, especially her most troublesome ones.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler: To the horror of Josephine and [=McKenna=] in chapter 9 she slaps Maria across the face to make her snap out of her panic mode. She then talks her back to reality.]]

* GrumpyBear: She's becoming increasingly frustrated with what she describes as "First World Child Soldiers" (Also known as Representative Contenders/Cadets) day in and day out.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While she is extremely stern and has no tolerance for the hijinks of her students, she also has good judgment, understanding, and compassion. She just doesn't show it too overtly.

* RetiredBadass: While she no longer pilots an [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]], she is fully capable of getting into an inferior model and beating the crap out of a vastly superior one.
** [[spoiler: During a practical training session, the students complain that the Uchigani model they train with is too inferior to the early 3rd generation prototypes used by the Representative Contenders. Chifuyu responds to this by getting into an Uchigani and beating the crap out of [=McKenna=] Tremblay's Vimy Glide, the arguably most powerful of the three prototypes in the class. Though [=McKenna=] shows what a badass she is in her own right by standing up to Chifuyu for far longer than any other student could have. Probably the reason why Maya thinks she's Chifuyu's favorite of the bunch.]]

* SternTeacher: Her patience and tolerance are extremely limited.

[[folder: Samantha Taylor]]

Homeroom teacher for Class 2-2. Former Representative Cadet for the United Kingdom.

She the primary instructor for the second years in class two. For reasons as yet unknown, she seems to have it out for Jennifer Hawkins.

* BitchSlap: She delivers one of these to Jennifer Hawkins for being late to class. She gives her a second for her HolierThanThou attitude.

* CorporalPunishment: Seems she's intent on bringing this back. It is unknown if she's even actually allowed to do this or not.

* SadistTeacher: She has slapped Jennifer twice, and seems to allow her students to bully her with impunity.

[[folder: Juliette Edwards]]

Math Teacher from Canada.

The math teacher for the first year students. She is from Canada.

* GratuitousFrench: Of the Québécois variety which she speaks with [=McKenna=].

* SadistTeacher: Possibly. Because her class was in a state of riot when she arrived, she instructed [=McKenna=] to use her sonic weapon to pacify the students. An idea which had, unfortunately, GoneHorriblyRight as it pacified not only the students of Class 1-1, but the students of 1-2, 1-3, and 1-4. According to Jennifer, even students in Class 2-2 felt the effects.

!!I.S. Academy Regular Students

[[folder: Daniella Arad]]
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[[caption-width-right:281:"Representative Contenders are the problem. [[{{Irony}} But I have the solution.]]"]]

A first-year student at the I.S. Academy in class 1-1.

Daniella is a regular student at the I.S. Academy from the State of Israel. She is also the first antagonist faced by the main cast who unwittingly brings them all together in spite of her efforts to drive them apart.

* AlphaBitch: She is this to her [[GirlPosse clique]].

* AlwaysInClassOne: Check.

* TheChessmaster: She manipulates the mob to rile them up against the Representative Contenders.

* GirlPosse: With Hina, Mia, and Nadia.

* [[LetMeAtHim Let Me At Her!]]: Has to be held back from getting into a CatFight with Maria.

* ManipulativeBastard: Forces Mayuzumi to help her to do things she would normally never consider doing. Arad does this by threatening to ruin her reputation, which is a pretty [[MatterOfLifeAndDeath big deal]] in Japan.

[[folder: Mia Fischer]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[EarWorm "Hast du etwas Zeit für mich? Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich. Von 99 Luftballons]]..."]]

A first-year student at the I.S. Academy in class 1-1.

Mia is a regular student at the I.S. Academy from the Federal Republic of Germany.

* AlwaysInClassOne: Check.

* GermanicEfficiency: She's a very diligent student dedicated to her studies.

* GirlPosse: With Daniella, Hina, and Nadia.

* PhenotypeStereotype: German, blonde, blue-eyed.

[[folder: Nadia Kuznetsova]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"The best thing about being an albino is that I don't need arctic camouflage."]]

A first-year student at the I.S. Academy in class 1-1.

Nadia is a regular student at the I.S. Academy from the Russian Federation.

* AlwaysInClassOne: Check.

* GirlPosse: With Daniella, Hina, and Mia.

[[folder: Hina Yamamoto]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[BuxomIsBetter "Did I really only get this part because of my breasts?"]]]]

A first-year student at the I.S. Academy in class 1-1.

Hina is a regular student at the I.S. Academy from the State of Japan.

[[spoiler: In chapter 8, Maria stares at her breasts a little too long. She notices and runs away in fear. The situation is then expoilted by Daniella Arad to turn the class against Maria.]]

* AlwaysInClassOne: Check.

* GirlPosse: With Daniella, Mia, and Nadia.

!!I.S. Academy Representative Contenders/Cadets

[[folder: Celeste Averoux]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[GratuitousForeignLanguage “Qui vivra verra”]] ]]

A third-year student at the I.S. Academy.

[[AssKickingEqualsAuthority Student Council President]].

Representative Cadet for the French Republic. The pilot of the [[https://imgur.com/o1lxTXq Rafale Revive Phoenix]]. A custom 2nd Generation assault-type [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]] equipped for all ranges of attack.

Celeste has a sweet personality and is very polite to everyone. She is generally considered harmless by the other students unless she’s in an I.S. match, where her skill is unrivaled.

In her first year, she was a very close friend of the then third-year student Maya Yamada whom she credits for helping her adjust, make friends, and become a strong pilot and person.

* AceCustom: She pilots the Rafale Revive Custom I, also known as the "Phoenix". Its exact capabilities are as yet unknown. Charlotte Dunois would later pilot a Rafale Revive with very similar modifications.

* AcePilot: She is the current Student Council President and top-ranked student in the academy.

* AssKickingEqualsAuthority: See AcePilot above.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is very kind. But don't mistake her kindness for weakness.
** When Celeste and Maria first met, Maya felt very uncomfortable, she thought it was like two savage predators [[StealthPun sizing each other up]].

* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: [[SubvertedTrope Crushed under foot]]. She didn't get to be [[AssKickingEqualsAuthority Student Council President]] by being as weak and timid as her appearance might suggest.

* CustomUniform: As with most Representative Contenders/Cadets, Celeste wears a custom uniform.

* GratuitousFrench: Despite speaking fluent English and Japanese, she throws out random French words.

* NiceGirl: She is kind, polite, and has a very big heart.

* SempaiKohai: In her first year she was the Kohai and close friend of Maya Yamada. Now that Maya is a [[SenseiChan teacher]] she's unable to treat her any differently.

* TokenMiniMoe: Standing at 4'8, she shares the title of the shortest cast member with Maria.

[[folder: Avigail Levy]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Life is for living. Enjoy it and don't waste it."]]

A third-year student at the I.S. Academy.

Representative Cadet for the State of Israel. The pilot of a custom 2nd Generation Fang Quake, an [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]] said to be so grotesquely powerful that it is required that the versions used by I.S. Academy students be severely neutered compared to the military versions. While less powerful than its military counterparts, the custom Fang Quake used by Avigale is still exceptionally formidable.

Avigale is intelligent and mature. She approaches every situation calmly and rationally. She avoids entertaining her knee-jerk reactions and tries her best to gather all of the facts before making conclusions. Avigale has a reputation for taking a hardline stance against bullies and is often sought out by other students to help them resolve their interpersonal conflicts. Her beauty is said to be second only to [[FashionModel Chiho Akagi]] in the I.S. Academy.

* AceCustom: She pilots a custom Fang Quake. Though the 'custom' moniker in this case simply means that her unit has been neutered when compared to a military model.

* AcePilot: Representative Cadet for her country. One of the top ten students in the academy.

* AmbiguouslyBi: When Maria first meets her at Bianchi's, she's instantly attracted to her. Avigale shoots her down by telling her she's in a long-term relationship with an unspecified partner.
** But she also says that if she weren't in that relationship, she would have said yes. It could easily have been a case of letting her down easy though as Avigale seems the sort to appreciate what it takes to put yourself out there like that. She does have a reputation as everyone's go-to mediator.

* BadassIsraeli: She checks all the boxes to qualify.

* CustomUniform: Standard fare except for the matching thigh high boots.

* HelloNurse: Avigale is so beautiful she turned Maria into a bashful mess while attempting to ask her out.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A in her school uniform courtesy of the thigh high boots of her CustomUniform.

[[folder: Chiho Akagi]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman The ideal Japanese beauty.]] ]]

A third-year student at the I.S. Academy.

Representative Cadet for the State of Japan. The pilot of the Raijin, a 2nd generation prototype [[PoweredArmor Infinite Stratos]] designed for close and medium range combat.

Chiho is adored by her friends for her good-natured and honest personality. She is always eager to lend a helping hand to everyone who needs one. Outside of the I.S. Academy she is well known as a sought-after model. Her face is all over the shopping mall connected to the I.S. Academy monorail system.

* AceCustom: The Raijin was an experimental prototype built for her exclusive use.

* AcePilot: Representative Cadet for her country. One of the top ten students in the academy.

* AffectionateNickname: Her friends call her "Hime-sama" for her signature [[HimeCut hair style]].

* BeautyIsBest: She is a sought-after model because she embodies what is considered to be the ideal Japanese beauty.

* CustomUniform: Standard fare except for her red leggings and custom thigh high boots.

* FashionModel: Her face is on commercials all over the main shopping mall in the city.

* HimeCut: It's her most recognizable feature.

* HiredForTheirLooks: Nevermind that she's one of the top 10 strongest I.S. pilots in the Academy, she's drop dead gorgeous, and that's what companies want her for.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her red eyes should be the warning that she is very much deserving of her place in the top 10.

* RidiculouslyPhotogenic: Model. Duh!

[[folder: Isabella Oliveira]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: Friday and Saturday night, party like its Carnival. On Sunday, confess everything I did wrong... or right.]]

A third-year student at the I.S. Academy.

Representative Cadet for the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Isabella is close friends with the student council president and can often be found training with her and their other friends.

* AcePilot: She's one of the top ten students in the academy and the Representative Cadet of her country.

* UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}: She's Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro.

* CustomUniform: Like most Representatives, she has one.

* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She lives by the motto "Work hard, play harder." She takes it to the extreme. She's well known as a hard-working student, but she's better known for her weekend escapades.

* RaisedCatholic: While still keeping her faith by attending Church every Sunday, she still has a reputation as a [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl party girl]] which doesn't do her any favors among the faithful, particularly Jennifer Hawkins.

* SpicyLatina: One of the top ten students, known for taking her I.S. training way too seriously. She's also got a mean streak to her, especially when someone messes with her friends.

* {{Tsundere}}: Check. See SpicyLatina above.

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[[caption-width-right:344: "Back for the prequel!"]]

In her first year, she was a very close friend of the then third-year student Maya Yamada whom she credits for helping her make friends and become a strong pilot and person.

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[[caption-width-right:271: "Nobody cared who I was until I put on the Hello Kitty panties!"]]

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