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** Early in ''mk2'', she's so traumatized by her overwhelming defeat from ASIC that she can't even transform. It takes some encouragement from IF to get her back in shape. [[spoiler:The [[KillTheOnesYouLove Conquest Ending]] also takes its toll on herm, especially after Arfoire convinces her that all her sacrifices were meaningless.]]
** Early in ''VII'''s Heartdimension H arc, she sneaks off with Uni just in time to see [[spoiler:her supposed friend Uzume kidnapping the [=CPUs=] with Dark Purple. She's initially so distraught that Uni has to [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smack her]] to get her to listen, and later frets over how she's supposed to react to Uzume the next time they meet. Fortunately, the culprit wasn't the same Uzume she knew.]]
** Early in ''Sisters vs Sisters'', Nepgear wakes up from her two-year cryostasis to learn that Gameindustri ravaged by the Trendi Phenomenon, her nation has fallen, and her sister never returned from the destroyed PC Continent. After spending considerable time locked up in her room crying, she goes out in a daze despite the potential danger, only snapping out of it when she meets Maho.
** Early in ''mk2'', she's so traumatized by her overwhelming defeat from ASIC that she can't even transform. It takes some encouragement from IF to get her back in shape. [[spoiler:The [[KillTheOnesYouLove Conquest Ending]] also takes its toll on herm, especially after Arfoire convinces her that all her sacrifices were meaningless.]]
** Early in ''VII'''s Heartdimension H arc, she sneaks off with Uni just in time to see [[spoiler:her supposed friend Uzume kidnapping the [=CPUs=] with Dark Purple. She's initially so distraught that Uni has to [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smack her]] to get her to listen, and later frets over how she's supposed to react to Uzume the next time they meet. Fortunately, the culprit wasn't the same Uzume she knew.]]
** Early in ''Sisters vs Sisters'', Nepgear wakes up from her two-year cryostasis to learn that Gameindustri ravaged by the Trendi Phenomenon, her nation has fallen, and her sister never returned from the destroyed PC Continent. After spending considerable time locked up in her room crying, she goes out in a daze despite the potential danger, only snapping out of it when she meets Maho.
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* CombinationAttack: Superior Angels, which requires all the Candidates to be deployed in the battle.
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!![[MobilePhoneGame Gray Sister]]
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An unknown CPU introduced in ''Sisters vs Sisters'' who holds the key to the story, and the culprit who put Nepgear and the other CPU candidates to sleep for two years.
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* FutureBadass: [[spoiler:The current Maho doesn't even know how to transform.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:After her exposition about all her time travelling, she warns Maho not to become like her. Gray Sister will in fact become said Maho after getting flung into the distant past and losing her memories to brain damage from putting herself in suspended animation until the present.]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her weapon, which she can throw like a boomerang.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She’s deeply remorseful for ever creating the IS Crystal at all; what was intended to revive her sister instead revived Arfoire.]]
* SignificantDoubleCasting: Her voice actress is hidden on the official site for a reason...
* TimeLoopFatigue: [[spoiler: She admits to having dealt with this in her attempts to find a way to kill Arfoire, save the [=CPUs=], and keep people in Gamindustri alive. In the various timelines she's been on she's sided directly with the [=CPUs=], she's sided with Arfoire, and when it gets to be too much she's just sat it all out and watched hoping something might be different. This time around, she's trying to just keep both groups apart.]]
* TrappedInThePast: [[spoiler:Her attempt to stop her Arfoire-possessed current self with a [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet paradox]] results in her getting tossed 12,000 years into the past. She seals herself into the capsule that suffered the same fate back at the Planeptower, leading to the Candidates discovering her in the present. She manages to ambush and kill Arfoire with her shard of Gehaburn before the brain damage from her cold sleep wipes away her memories, becoming the AmnesiacGod Maho who Nepgear and Anri befriend.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her true identity is a major part of the story.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She unintentionally screws up ''a lot''.
** [[spoiler:Due to an imbalance of Shares, [[PoweredByAForsakenChild her older sister is acting as a Share battery for the PC Continent in order to keep everyone there alive]]. In her desperation to save her sister from this fate she unknowingly turns to [=ASIC=] to help develop the Infinite Share Crystal, otherwise known as the IS Crystal, with the intent of using it in her place. Upon its creation [=ASIC=] promptly uses it to revive Arfoire once again, [[KickTheDog using Maho's sister as a vessel]], kicking off the entire plot.]]
** [[spoiler:In the timeline where Nepgear slays Arfoire with Gehaburn before killing herself, Gray Sister runs her mouth about time travel while oblivious to Arfoire's lingering soul. She hitches a ride to the present, fuses with her current self, and picks up how to time travel herself.]]
** [[spoiler:She's unintentionally causing the Buzzoer Phenomenon through her mere existence as a space-time anomaly.]]
* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: Her's is one for Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks and Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks arc, [[{{Expy}} with her playing the role of Trunks]]. Nepgear and Maho are the last of the [=CPUs=], an infinitely powerful Arfoire hunting them and the last few survivors down. Nepgear ultimately dies in battle with Arfoire while sending Maho back in time, causing her to finally be able to use HDD. Now Gray Sister she attempts to help the main timeline [=CPUs=] avoid this dark future only for things to eventually get so bad due to Arfoire's new power set that the only hope of things getting better is to just delete the entire timeline and hope for the best.]]
** [[spoiler: Her trying absolutely everything she can imagine in countless time loops to save everyone draws clear parallels to VideoGame/DeathEndReQuest as well.]]
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An unknown CPU introduced in ''Sisters vs Sisters'' who holds the key to the story, and the culprit who put Nepgear and the other CPU candidates to sleep for two years.
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* FutureBadass: [[spoiler:The current Maho doesn't even know how to transform.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:After her exposition about all her time travelling, she warns Maho not to become like her. Gray Sister will in fact become said Maho after getting flung into the distant past and losing her memories to brain damage from putting herself in suspended animation until the present.]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her weapon, which she can throw like a boomerang.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She’s deeply remorseful for ever creating the IS Crystal at all; what was intended to revive her sister instead revived Arfoire.]]
* SignificantDoubleCasting: Her voice actress is hidden on the official site for a reason...
* TimeLoopFatigue: [[spoiler: She admits to having dealt with this in her attempts to find a way to kill Arfoire, save the [=CPUs=], and keep people in Gamindustri alive. In the various timelines she's been on she's sided directly with the [=CPUs=], she's sided with Arfoire, and when it gets to be too much she's just sat it all out and watched hoping something might be different. This time around, she's trying to just keep both groups apart.]]
* TrappedInThePast: [[spoiler:Her attempt to stop her Arfoire-possessed current self with a [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet paradox]] results in her getting tossed 12,000 years into the past. She seals herself into the capsule that suffered the same fate back at the Planeptower, leading to the Candidates discovering her in the present. She manages to ambush and kill Arfoire with her shard of Gehaburn before the brain damage from her cold sleep wipes away her memories, becoming the AmnesiacGod Maho who Nepgear and Anri befriend.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her true identity is a major part of the story.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She unintentionally screws up ''a lot''.
** [[spoiler:Due to an imbalance of Shares, [[PoweredByAForsakenChild her older sister is acting as a Share battery for the PC Continent in order to keep everyone there alive]]. In her desperation to save her sister from this fate she unknowingly turns to [=ASIC=] to help develop the Infinite Share Crystal, otherwise known as the IS Crystal, with the intent of using it in her place. Upon its creation [=ASIC=] promptly uses it to revive Arfoire once again, [[KickTheDog using Maho's sister as a vessel]], kicking off the entire plot.]]
** [[spoiler:In the timeline where Nepgear slays Arfoire with Gehaburn before killing herself, Gray Sister runs her mouth about time travel while oblivious to Arfoire's lingering soul. She hitches a ride to the present, fuses with her current self, and picks up how to time travel herself.]]
** [[spoiler:She's unintentionally causing the Buzzoer Phenomenon through her mere existence as a space-time anomaly.]]
* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: Her's is one for Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks and Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks arc, [[{{Expy}} with her playing the role of Trunks]]. Nepgear and Maho are the last of the [=CPUs=], an infinitely powerful Arfoire hunting them and the last few survivors down. Nepgear ultimately dies in battle with Arfoire while sending Maho back in time, causing her to finally be able to use HDD. Now Gray Sister she attempts to help the main timeline [=CPUs=] avoid this dark future only for things to eventually get so bad due to Arfoire's new power set that the only hope of things getting better is to just delete the entire timeline and hope for the best.]]
** [[spoiler: Her trying absolutely everything she can imagine in countless time loops to save everyone draws clear parallels to VideoGame/DeathEndReQuest as well.]]
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* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler:The Conquest Ending has her sacrificing all the other [=CPUs=], including her sister Neptune, to power up Gehaburn. While all of them ultimately consented to it for the greater good, she's devastated by the end, especially when Arfoire warns her that she's doomed the world to stagnation.]]
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* CharacterNarrator: She occasionally narrates events, like during the beginning of Hyperdimension Neptunia G and [[spoiler:the bad end of Heartdimension Neptunia H, as well the Nirvana Ending of the same story]].
* ChickMagnet: Largely in gameplay rather than story; most likely in a call back to [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 the game she starred in]]. One of her passive abilities allows her to gain [[RelationshipValues Lily Ranks]] with the other girls much more quickly than normal.
* ChickMagnet: Largely in gameplay rather than story; most likely in a call back to [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 the game she starred in]]. One of her passive abilities allows her to gain [[RelationshipValues Lily Ranks]] with the other girls much more quickly than normal.
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:She's not too happy about having to fight Big Nep in Vert's portion of the Hyperdimension G arc, but she at least wasn't very antagonistic and lets them go on a whim. What ''really'' hits her is "Uzume" summoning Dark Purple and kidnapping the [=CPUs=] early in the H Arc, to the point that she's not sure how to face her when they return to the Zerodimension. Fortunately, the Uzume she befriended and the "Uzume" responsible weren't the same person.]]
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:She's not too happy about having to fight Big Nep in Vert's portion of the Hyperdimension G arc, but she at least wasn't very antagonistic and lets them go on a whim. What ''really'' hits her is "Uzume" summoning Dark Purple and kidnapping the [=CPUs=] early in the H Arc, to the point that she's not sure how to face her when they return to the Zerodimension. Fortunately, the Uzume she befriended and the "Uzume" responsible weren't the same person.]]
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** She's normally very polite and kind towards others, [[{{Tsundere}} with certain exceptions]]. She's also typically among the first to suggest using violence to solve the group's problems whenever a more peaceful method isn't readily available. Noire's arc also shows this to be a significant difference between Noire and Uni, as Noire has to specifically tell Uni not to attack the citizens, and Uni later admits to herself that she likely wouldn't have gone out of her way to save the citizens as Noire did. At least one of her combo moves notes that firing high explosive shells at people would normally be looked down upon, but in the same description notes that since it's Uni, that doesn't apply.
** Uzume speculates that Uni [[spoiler:was more than willing to gun her down on the spot since neither of them could imagine Nepgear being able to bring herself to attack her even if she did turn out to have kidnapped the [=CPUs=].]]
** She's normally very polite and kind towards others, [[{{Tsundere}} with certain exceptions]]. She's also typically among the first to suggest using violence to solve the group's problems whenever a more peaceful method isn't readily available. Noire's arc also shows this to be a significant difference between Noire and Uni, as Noire has to specifically tell Uni not to attack the citizens, and Uni later admits to herself that she likely wouldn't have gone out of her way to save the citizens as Noire did. At least one of her combo moves notes that firing high explosive shells at people would normally be looked down upon, but in the same description notes that since it's Uni, that doesn't apply.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Rom is shown to be the quiet and shy one who's usually responsible, but she'll be foolish when she really needs to when she and Ram are playing together and wandering off. Ram is shown to be energetic, lively and peppy when she and Rom are playing together to the point of annoying Blanc.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Rom is shown to be the quiet and shy one who's usually responsible, but she'll be foolish when she really needs to when she and Ram are playing together and wandering off. Ram is shown to be energetic, lively and peppy when she and Rom are playing together to the point of annoying Blanc.
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* GenkiGirl: Not as much as Neptune, but still energetic enough.
* ThePollyanna: She's much more energetic, upbeat and peppy than her twin sister.
* GenkiGirl: Not as much as Neptune, but still energetic enough.
* ThePollyanna: She's much more energetic, upbeat and peppy than her twin sister.
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* DemotedToExtra:
** All four of them were the main characters of ''mk2'', their debut game. Once ''Victory'' came along and the [=CPUs=] became the main protagonists again, Uni, Rom and Ram were sidelined, while Nepgear was the only one to return as a sidekick. They all became central characters again come ''VII''.
** This goes for the spin-offs, to the point they're not even ''mentioned'' at all. More specifically, they don't appear in ''Hyperdevotion Noire'', ''Super Neptunia RPG'', ''Virtual Stars'' and ''Ninja Wars'' [[note]] Nepgear does make a cameo as a gampic [[/note]]. ''Sisters Vs Sisters'' returns them into their protagonist role.
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** This goes for the spin-offs, to the point they're not even ''mentioned'' at all. More specifically, they don't appear in ''Hyperdevotion Noire'', ''Super Neptunia RPG'', ''Virtual Stars'' and ''Ninja Wars'' [[note]] Nepgear does make a cameo as a gampic [[/note]]. ''Sisters Vs Sisters'' returns them into their protagonist role.
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* ButtMonkey: She ''really'' suffers in the Ultradimension; she gets tortured by Iris Heart for briefly switching sides, nobody takes her seriously, and Neptune is often strangely apathetic to her well-being, to the point that the Good Ending [[spoiler:has Nepgear left behind in the Ultradimension for ''years'' while Neptune values napping over making any attempt to rescue her.]]
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* DefiledForever: PlayedForLaughs in ''Victory'', where after Iris Heart is done punishing her for joining Vert's side, she laments that she can no longer get married and nobody would want her anymore.
* FaceHeelTurn: PlayedForLaughs in ''Victory'' when she betrays her sister and the other Goddesses to join up with Vert and fight against them. As put by Neptune, she easily believes almost anything anyone says [[labelnote:Explanation]]Vert convinced her that Nepgear is now Ultradimension Vert's little sister because Vert gave her a CPU Memory that came from Leanbox[[/labelnote]].
* DefiledForever: PlayedForLaughs in ''Victory'', where after Iris Heart is done punishing her for joining Vert's side, she laments that she can no longer get married and nobody would want her anymore.
* FaceHeelTurn: PlayedForLaughs in ''Victory'' when she betrays her sister and the other Goddesses to join up with Vert and fight against them. As put by Neptune, she easily believes almost anything anyone says [[labelnote:Explanation]]Vert convinced her that Nepgear is now Ultradimension Vert's little sister because Vert gave her a CPU Memory that came from Leanbox[[/labelnote]].
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* Stripperifc: Nepgear and Uni's alternate HDD outfits in ''mk2'' are about as revealing as Green Heart.
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* NiceGirl: She is a relatively friendly and kind-hearted girl at heart, and willing to help others in need.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: She happens to be the younger sister of Neptune, yet she appears older than Neptune.
* ACupAngst: Downplayed. She is ''aware'' of the fact that she's the only CPU to shrink in bust size, but she doesn't really mind it.
* BreastExpansion: Inverted. Turning into Black Sister causes her to flatten, and this actually gets brought up by Nepgear at one point [[note]] This is actually a refernce to the PSP getting smaller with each new model(specifically the PSP Go) [[/note]]. This is [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the anime's OnceAnEpisode HilariousOuttakes.
-->'''Nepgear:''' Uni! Your boobs!
-->'''Ram:''' Now they're as small as ours, Uni!
-->'''Rom:''' We're flat buddies!
-->'''Uni:''' [[ACupAngst I'm not too happy about being in that category]].
* BreastExpansion: Inverted. Turning into Black Sister causes her to flatten, and this actually gets brought up by Nepgear at one point [[note]] This is actually a refernce to the PSP getting smaller with each new model(specifically the PSP Go) [[/note]]. This is [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the anime's OnceAnEpisode HilariousOuttakes.
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* GunNut: She not only uses guns in battle, but spends much of her allowance collecting more. In ''VII'', she actually bonds with K-Sha over it
* NiceGirl: Despite her {{Tsundere}} appearance, she's a laid-back, polite and level-headed girl who will help out her friends when they're having problems. This is especially notable in ''VII'', where she matures into this later on in the game, especially towards Nepgear. She's also this during Noire's route when she comforts K-Sha for feeling bad about being horrible to her.
* SmallGirlBigGun: While the rifles she carries around in her normal form are sized appropriately for her, while in HDD form, her gun towers over her.
* SmallGirlBigGun: While the rifles she carries around in her normal form are sized appropriately for her, while in HDD form, her gun towers over her.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Ram is the loud and fun-loving Red Oni to Rom's withdrawn and quiet Blue Oni. Coincidentally, Rom's outfit is blue and Ram's outfit is pink.
* VagueAge: Whereas most of the [=CPUs=] and sisters are immortal goddesses, it's unclear how old the twins are. They can got to Lowee's streets unsupervised and have basic rading ability their age (making them 10-12), yet they draw on Blanc's books, which is something little kids do.
!!Tropes applying to Rom
* ShrinkingViolet: She's incredibly shy and cautious
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: As White Sister, she has light blue hair and retains her shy personality.
* TerseTalker: Speaks in short sentences.
!!Tropes applying to Ram
* BrattyHalfPint: Ram takes quite some time to warm up with Nepgear after losing a fight that ''she'' started. She also enjoys messing with Blanc despite her older sister's short temper.
* VagueAge: Whereas most of the [=CPUs=] and sisters are immortal goddesses, it's unclear how old the twins are. They can got to Lowee's streets unsupervised and have basic rading ability their age (making them 10-12), yet they draw on Blanc's books, which is something little kids do.
!!Tropes applying to Rom
* ShrinkingViolet: She's incredibly shy and cautious
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: As White Sister, she has light blue hair and retains her shy personality.
* TerseTalker: Speaks in short sentences.
!!Tropes applying to Ram
* BrattyHalfPint: Ram takes quite some time to warm up with Nepgear after losing a fight that ''she'' started. She also enjoys messing with Blanc despite her older sister's short temper.
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* HesitantSacrifice: [[spoiler:After losing to the Nep Sisters in the Conquest Ending, they resign themselves to being sacrificed to Gehaburn. However, Rom soon breaks down at the fear of her impending death, which also breaks Ram's will. After crying for a while, they regain their composure and urge Nepgear to hurry up before they lose it again.]]
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* Stripperifc: Nepgear and Uni's alternate HDD outfits in ''mk2'' are about as revealing as Green Heart.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:In ''mk2'''s Conquest Ending, she ends up killing all the other [=CPUs=] to empower Gehaburn and slay Arfoire, only to be told by the Deity of Sin that she's doomed the world to stagnation by wiping out all competition.]]
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* MoeAnthropomorphism: Of handheld consoles.
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* BigLittleSister: She's often assumed to be Neptune's older sister because she's not only taller, but more mature. However, this goes out the window once they transform; Neptune physically and mentally matures into a LadyOfWar, while Nepgear's changes are fairly superficial.
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[[folder:Gray Sister]]
!![[MobilePhoneGame Gray Sister]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' [[spoiler:Creator/SayumiSuzushiro]] (Japanese)
An unknown CPU that holds the key to the story, and the culprit who put Nepgear and the other CPU candidates to sleep for two years.
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* FutureBadass: [[spoiler:The current Maho doesn't even know how to transform.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:After her exposition about all her time travelling, she warns Maho not to become like her. Gray Sister will in fact become said Maho after getting flung into the distant past and losing her memories to brain damage from putting herself in suspended animation until the present.]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her weapon, which she can throw like a boomerang.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She’s deeply remorseful for ever creating the IS Crystal at all; what was intended to revive her sister instead revived Arfoire.]]
* SignificantDoubleCasting: Her voice actress is hidden on the official site for a reason...
* TimeLoopFatigue: [[spoiler: She admits to having dealt with this in her attempts to find a way to kill Arfoire, save the [=CPUs=], and keep people in Gamindustri alive. In the various timelines she's been on she's sided directly with the [=CPUs=], she's sided with Arfoire, and when it gets to be too much she's just sat it all out and watched hoping something might be different. This time around, she's trying to just keep both groups apart.]]
* TrappedInThePast: [[spoiler:Her attempt to stop her Arfoire-possessed current self with a [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet paradox]] results in her getting tossed 12,000 years into the past. She seals herself into the capsule that suffered the same fate back at the Planeptower, leading to the Candidates discovering her in the present. She manages to ambush and kill Arfoire with her shard of Gehaburn before the brain damage from her cold sleep wipes away her memories, becoming the AmnesiacGod Maho who Nepgear and Anri befriend.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her true identity is a major part of the story.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She unintentionally screws up ''a lot''.
** [[spoiler:Due to an imbalance of Shares, [[PoweredByAForsakenChild her older sister is acting as a Share battery for the PC Continent in order to keep everyone there alive]]. In her desperation to save her sister from this fate she unknowingly turns to [=ASIC=] to help develop the Infinite Share Crystal, otherwise known as the IS Crystal, with the intent of using it in her place. Upon its creation [=ASIC=] promptly uses it to revive Arfoire once again, [[KickTheDog using Maho's sister as a vessel]], kicking off the entire plot.]]
** [[spoiler:In the timeline where Nepgear slays Arfoire with Gehaburn before killing herself, Gray Sister runs her mouth about time travel while oblivious to Arfoire's lingering soul. She hitches a ride to the present, fuses with her current self, and picks up how to time travel herself.]]
** [[spoiler:She's unintentionally causing the Buzzoer Phenomenon through her mere existence as a space-time anomaly.]]
* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: Her's is one for Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks and Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks arc, [[{{Expy}} with her playing the role of Trunks]]. Nepgear and Maho are the last of the [=CPUs=], an infinitely powerful Arfoire hunting them and the last few survivors down. Nepgear ultimately dies in battle with Arfoire while sending Maho back in time, causing her to finally be able to use HDD. Now Gray Sister she attempts to help the main timeline [=CPUs=] avoid this dark future only for things to eventually get so bad due to Arfoire's new power set that the only hope of things getting better is to just delete the entire timeline and hope for the best.]]
** [[spoiler: Her trying absolutely everything she can imagine in countless time loops to save everyone draws clear parallels to VideoGame/DeathEndReQuest as well.]]
[[folder:Gray Sister]]
!![[MobilePhoneGame Gray Sister]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grey_sister_neptunia.png]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' [[spoiler:Creator/SayumiSuzushiro]] (Japanese)
An unknown CPU that holds the key to the story, and the culprit who put Nepgear and the other CPU candidates to sleep for two years.
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* FutureBadass: [[spoiler:The current Maho doesn't even know how to transform.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:After her exposition about all her time travelling, she warns Maho not to become like her. Gray Sister will in fact become said Maho after getting flung into the distant past and losing her memories to brain damage from putting herself in suspended animation until the present.]]
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Her weapon, which she can throw like a boomerang.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She’s deeply remorseful for ever creating the IS Crystal at all; what was intended to revive her sister instead revived Arfoire.]]
* SignificantDoubleCasting: Her voice actress is hidden on the official site for a reason...
* TimeLoopFatigue: [[spoiler: She admits to having dealt with this in her attempts to find a way to kill Arfoire, save the [=CPUs=], and keep people in Gamindustri alive. In the various timelines she's been on she's sided directly with the [=CPUs=], she's sided with Arfoire, and when it gets to be too much she's just sat it all out and watched hoping something might be different. This time around, she's trying to just keep both groups apart.]]
* TrappedInThePast: [[spoiler:Her attempt to stop her Arfoire-possessed current self with a [[NeverTheSelvesShallMeet paradox]] results in her getting tossed 12,000 years into the past. She seals herself into the capsule that suffered the same fate back at the Planeptower, leading to the Candidates discovering her in the present. She manages to ambush and kill Arfoire with her shard of Gehaburn before the brain damage from her cold sleep wipes away her memories, becoming the AmnesiacGod Maho who Nepgear and Anri befriend.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her true identity is a major part of the story.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She unintentionally screws up ''a lot''.
** [[spoiler:Due to an imbalance of Shares, [[PoweredByAForsakenChild her older sister is acting as a Share battery for the PC Continent in order to keep everyone there alive]]. In her desperation to save her sister from this fate she unknowingly turns to [=ASIC=] to help develop the Infinite Share Crystal, otherwise known as the IS Crystal, with the intent of using it in her place. Upon its creation [=ASIC=] promptly uses it to revive Arfoire once again, [[KickTheDog using Maho's sister as a vessel]], kicking off the entire plot.]]
** [[spoiler:In the timeline where Nepgear slays Arfoire with Gehaburn before killing herself, Gray Sister runs her mouth about time travel while oblivious to Arfoire's lingering soul. She hitches a ride to the present, fuses with her current self, and picks up how to time travel herself.]]
** [[spoiler:She's unintentionally causing the Buzzoer Phenomenon through her mere existence as a space-time anomaly.]]
* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: Her's is one for Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks and Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks arc, [[{{Expy}} with her playing the role of Trunks]]. Nepgear and Maho are the last of the [=CPUs=], an infinitely powerful Arfoire hunting them and the last few survivors down. Nepgear ultimately dies in battle with Arfoire while sending Maho back in time, causing her to finally be able to use HDD. Now Gray Sister she attempts to help the main timeline [=CPUs=] avoid this dark future only for things to eventually get so bad due to Arfoire's new power set that the only hope of things getting better is to just delete the entire timeline and hope for the best.]]
** [[spoiler: Her trying absolutely everything she can imagine in countless time loops to save everyone draws clear parallels to VideoGame/DeathEndReQuest as well.]]
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* BFG: She wields fairly mundane guns in human form, but her HDD is equipped with a rifle about as large as her body.
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* BadassAdorable: Emphasis on the "adorable", as they're physically younger than the CPUs, but still competent fighters.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Ram takes quite some time to warm up with Nepgear after losing a fight that ''she'' started. She also enjoys messing with Blanc despite her older sister's short temper.
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Introduced in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniamk2'', ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2'', they are the little sisters of the [=CPUs=] (except Vert). They passionately learn from their older sisters to someday lead the nations in their place.
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* UsefulNotes/JapaneseSilbingTerminology: All of them call their sisters "onee-chan" in the Japanese version, but simply address them by name in the English version.
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* UsefulNotes/JapaneseSilbingTerminology: UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology: All of them call their sisters "onee-chan" in the Japanese version, but simply address them by name in the English version.
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* JapaneseSilbingTerminology: UsefulNotes/JapaneseSilbingTerminology: All of them call their sisters "onee-chan" in the Japanese version, but simply address them by name in the English version.
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese), Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos (English)
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* GadgeteerGenius: She loves machines to the point that she dreads having to destroy them, even if they're being used by villains for nefarious deeds.
* LaserBlade: Her weapon in human
* MixAndMatchWeapon: In HDD, her weapon becomes a Multiple Beam Launcher (M.P.B.L.), a beam cannon with a blade underneath.
* SailorFuku: Her standard outfit is one with the color scheme of Neptune's parka.
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EriKitamura (Japanese), Creator/SarahWilliams (English)
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* GirlishPigtails: Like her sister, but hers are sidetails that leave much of her hair untied.
* GunNut: She not only uses guns in battle, but spends much of her allowance collecting more.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Early on, she put herself on a pedestal over Nepgear, but this hides her anxieties over matching up to Noire.
* MegaTwintails: Her HDD turns her pigtails into large drills.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Like Noire, her hair turns white in her Goddess form.
* VocalEvolution: Like her sister, her HDD got a deeper voice after ''Victory''.
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-->'''Rom is voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura (Japanese) , Creator/CarrieKeranen (English)
-->'''Ram is voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriIshihara (Japanese), Creator/ShelbyLindley (English)
-->'''Ram is voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriIshihara (Japanese), Creator/ShelbyLindley (English)
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* SiblingYinYang: Ram is energetic and loves playing pranks, while Rom is introverted and soft-spoken.
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[[folder:CPU Candidates]]
Introduced in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniamk2'', they are the little sisters of the [=CPUs=] (except Vert). They passionately learn from their older sisters to someday lead the nations in their place.
!!General CPU Candidate Tropes
* TheAgeless: They're biologically immortal like their sisters.
* BadassAdorable: Emphasis on the "adorable", as they're physically younger than the CPUs, but still competent fighters.
* ColorfulThemeNaming: Their HDD forms use the same colors as their sisters, but it's followed by "_ Sister" instead of "_ Heart".
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Their eyes turn into power symbols while in HDD.
* JapaneseSilbingTerminology: All of them call their sisters "onee-chan" in the Japanese version, but simply address them by name in the English version.
* LeotardOfPower: They wear futuristic leotards in HDD.
* SuperMode: Like their sisters, they have a transformation called Hard Drive Divinity.
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[[folder:Nepgear/Purple Sister]]
!!Nepgear/Purple Sister
The CPU Candidate of Planeptune, and Neptune's little sister. She served as the protagonist of ''mk2''.
* Laser: Her weapon in human form.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Uni/Black Sister]]
!!Uni/Black Sister
The CPU Candidate of Lastation, and Noire's little sister. She loves guns, but is insecure about measuring up to her sister's standards.
* BFS: She wields fairly mundane guns in human form, but her HDD is equipped with a rifle about as large as her body.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rom and Ram/White Sister]]
!!Rom and Ram/White Sister
The CPU Candidates of Lowee, and Blanc's twin little sisters. Their personalities are diametrically opposed, but they're rarely apart. They share the same title while transformed.
* MagicStaff: Their weapons in both human form and HDD.
* SiblingYinYang: Ram is energetic and loves playing pranks, while Rom is introverted and soft-spoken.
[[/folder]]
Introduced in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniamk2'', they are the little sisters of the [=CPUs=] (except Vert). They passionately learn from their older sisters to someday lead the nations in their place.
!!General CPU Candidate Tropes
* TheAgeless: They're biologically immortal like their sisters.
* BadassAdorable: Emphasis on the "adorable", as they're physically younger than the CPUs, but still competent fighters.
* ColorfulThemeNaming: Their HDD forms use the same colors as their sisters, but it's followed by "_ Sister" instead of "_ Heart".
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Their eyes turn into power symbols while in HDD.
* JapaneseSilbingTerminology: All of them call their sisters "onee-chan" in the Japanese version, but simply address them by name in the English version.
* LeotardOfPower: They wear futuristic leotards in HDD.
* SuperMode: Like their sisters, they have a transformation called Hard Drive Divinity.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nepgear/Purple Sister]]
!!Nepgear/Purple Sister
The CPU Candidate of Planeptune, and Neptune's little sister. She served as the protagonist of ''mk2''.
* Laser: Her weapon in human form.
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!!Uni/Black Sister
The CPU Candidate of Lastation, and Noire's little sister. She loves guns, but is insecure about measuring up to her sister's standards.
* BFS: She wields fairly mundane guns in human form, but her HDD is equipped with a rifle about as large as her body.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rom and Ram/White Sister]]
!!Rom and Ram/White Sister
The CPU Candidates of Lowee, and Blanc's twin little sisters. Their personalities are diametrically opposed, but they're rarely apart. They share the same title while transformed.
* MagicStaff: Their weapons in both human form and HDD.
* SiblingYinYang: Ram is energetic and loves playing pranks, while Rom is introverted and soft-spoken.
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