History Characters / PrincessWaltz

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While for the majority of the game she acts like a clumsy maid and tutor, the ending implies that she is one of three god, resurrected people twice, and manipulated quite a bit behind the scenes.

* JumpedAtTheCall: In the post-credits Nodoka [[LoveEpiphany realizes that she loves Arata in the months after he and the other princesses have left Earth]], and regrets not being able to tell him. Cue his short return to his old house on Earth while she is passing by. While she isn't able to convey her feelings to him, Arata, in his haste to return to work in the other world, leaves the [[PortalDoor portal to Eldhiland ajar]]. Instead of closing it and walking away, Nodoka follows him through, resolved to win his love just like the other princesses.

* JumpedAtTheCall: In the post-credits Nodoka [[LoveEpiphany realizes that she loves Arata in the months after he and the other princesses have left Earth, and regrets not being able to tell him. Cue his short return to his old house on Earth while she is passing by. While she isn't able to convey her feelings to him, Arata, in his haste to return to work in the other world, leaves the [[PortalDoor portal to Eldhiland ajar]]. Instead of closing it and walking away, Nodoka follows him through, resolved to win his love just like the other princesses]].

* MeaningfulName: "Arata" is a homonym for the word "new", as in his "new life" after being taken to Japan for his own safety.

* DamselInDistress: Whenever Chris is not combined with Arata to be Iris, he ''will'' get himself into massive amounts of trouble. Humans (and princes) are just that weak compared to the generic monsters of the game, let alone the princesses.

* {{Badass}}: While not on par with the princesses, Chris is a fairly capable fighter.

* {{Badass}}: She's probably the most badass princess in the war and already a warrior with extensive experience.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Arata and Shizuka have been rather attracted to each other for awhile, but with the whole sibling thing it wasn't really an option either was willing to pursue. Since they're revealed to be step-siblings only, the issue is side-stepped.

* CurbStompBattle: Shizuka is built up as extremely powerful before she's available for use, so rather than give her some sort of arbitrary limitation the story just makes her PurposelyOverpowered and allows you to tear through the final day effortlessly.

* SixthRanger: Joining the main cast during the final in her guise as the Beast Princess, she is only identified as Shizuka in her own route.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: While not as aggressive as the other red eye princess, Angela, she's very cold, calculating and pragmatic. [[spoiler:And then subverted, when it turns out her disguise as Riko is actually the only time she isn't]].

* BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:It's gradually revealed that her disguise as "Riko" is actually the only time Liesel acts like herself-she's so terrified of seeming weak she acts a lot more cold than she actually is.]]

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: [[spoiler:All of her cold attitude during her fights is an act to hide that she's scared out of her mind-she ''lost'' to the girl who was supposed to be the competitor, so she secretly feels worthless compared to all the other princesses. Her apparent lack of interest in Arata is more out of the fact she's resigned to losing and believes that he wouldn't be attracted to a commoner-she's utterly flabbergasted that he doesn't care in her route.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: While not as aggressive as the other red eye princess, Angela, she's very cold, calculating and pragmatic. [[spoiler:And then subverted, when it turns out her disguise as Riko is a lot closer to how she is when not trying to intimidate people]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:She wasn't supposed to be in the Waltz at all-she was a defeated rival of the real one who was forced to replace her when the other [[TooDumbToLive disqualified]] herself, and Liesel herself was still a virgin.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: In her secret identity she behaves significantly differently. [[spoiler:And switches right back to behaving like this when people get close to her.]]

* SplitPersonality: Of sorts. Her ''introduction'' actually features "Liesel" and "Riko" holding a conversation over tactics!

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: [[spoiler:All of her cold attitude during her fights is an act to hide that she's scared out of her mind-she's not an actual princess and was not trained for the Waltz in the slightest, so she secretly feels worthless compared to all the other princesses. Her apparent lack of interest in Arata is more out of the fact she's resigned to losing and believes that he wouldn't be attracted to a commoner-she's utterly flabbergasted that he doesn't care in her route.]]

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:She's not the actual princess of Palmeid-she's a royal blacksmith who was forced to replace the real one when the other [[TooDumbToLive disqualified]] herself, and she was the only experienced user of her Dress that was still a virgin.]]

* WeakButSkilled: Has no magical powers or special abilities, unlike the other Princesses; she compensates with her Dress and Combat Pragmatism. [[spoiler:There's a reason she was the one chosen to replace the actual princess.]]

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: [[spoiler:All of her cold attitude during her fights is an act to hide that she's scared out of her mind-she knows she's a lot less powerful without her tech, so she secretly feels worthless compared to all the other princesses, and her apparent lack of interest in Arata is more out of the fact she's resigned to losing than not caring.]]

* WeakButSkilled: Has no magical powers or special abilities, unlike the other Princesses; she compensates with her Dress and Combat Pragmatism.

* TheChessmaster: She's very cold and calculating.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: While not as aggressive as the other red eye princess, Angela, she's very cold, calculating and pragmatic.
* ShrinkingViolet: In her secret identity she behaves significantly differently.

Character sheet for ''VisualNovel/PrincessWaltz''. '''Please put any major story details from the second half of the game under spoiler tags.'''

The hero of the story, who winds up accidentally involved in the Waltz after [[WhoWouldBeStupidEnough picking up the ring Chris dropped and putting it on]]. He quickly adapts to the BrokenMasquerade, and is able to sync powerfully with Chris until TheReveal, whereupon the two of them run into trouble fighting together [[spoiler: because of Arata's new awareness of her sex]]. The two of them spend a great deal of time training, but synchronization has its own side effects and the two begin getting [[{{UST}} uncomfortably close]].

* BrotherSisterIncest: Shizuka has her own ending of sorts, though they're not related. [[spoiler:But Chris and Arata have the same father and their mothers were sisters (which means that Chris and Arata have the same four grandparents)]].

* DeliberateInjuryGambit: [[spoiler:When Suzushiro tries to assassinate him, he absorbs her attack by relying on his HealingFactor to absorb one blow, shocks her by [[HatesBeingTouched grabbing her arm]] and then seals her power with her bandages.]]

* ElephantInTheLivingRoom: [[spoiler: The game makes no attempt to address the ick factor surrounding the fact that the deeply in love Chris and Arata are both half-siblings ''and'' cousins]].
* ForcefulKiss: During the second half of the game in the Angela "route" she says that [[spoiler:she's not willing to sacrifice her chastity just to save Chris]]. Arata makes a bet that if he can make her open her eyes within one minute she'll agree to help and he kisses her, winning the bet.

* MeaningfulName: "Arata" is a homonym for the word "new", as in [[spoiler:his "new life" after being taken to Japan for his own safety]].
* ShutUpKiss: [[spoiler: Gives one to Chris at school when he confronts her the night after they first sleep together]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler: If you look closely you will see that Arata and Iris have the same face. Eldhin wasn't kidding when he said Arata resembled Iris more then Chris did.]]

The Crown Prince of Eldhiland, [[spoiler: and the main love interest of the story]]. Chris transfers to Arata's school one day, has all the girls in an uproar over his [[{{Bifauxnen}} handsomeness]], and accidentally drags Arata into the Princess Waltz when he drops one of his rings, only for Arata to put it on. After a great deal of arguing and [[IdiotHero heroic stupidity]], the two of them decide to team up, and realize that together they are capable of transforming into the super-powerful princess of the sword, Iris.

Chris is very hung-up over his princehood, and is fighting in the Princess Waltz for reasons that Arata does not immediately grasp. As the tournament proceeds, it's revealed to the player that Chris has deep insecurities that stem from the fact that he is unable to properly inherit the throne, [[spoiler: due to being born female]].

* BrotherSisterIncest: [[spoiler: Chris and Arata are technically cousins, as well as half-siblings]]. [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom Mysteriously, the game chooses not to broach this subject]].

* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler: Is taken over by the Big Bad of the game]].

* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler: Cecelia, Chris' mother, was the younger sister of Princess Lydia of Soldia, winner of the previous Waltz. Jealous of her sister & desiring the Emperor, she had an affair with him, which brought forth Chris]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Given a sadistic choice by the BigBad to kill Arata and absorb the remnants of his power, she instead turns her sword upon herself]].

* RaisedAsTheOppositeGender: The Emperor is only supposed to have one child and it is always to be a son. [[spoiler: However, Chris is female but was raised as a boy to participate in the Princess Waltz in the blind hopes that somehow everything would work out]].

* UselessUsefulSpell: The Prince's Blessing. It's supposed to keep him alive at all costs, but the darn thing just can't keep up with some rates of damage. [[spoiler:The fact that she only has half the Blessing is probably part of the problem]].

* MegaManning: [[spoiler:Created an additional Limit Break after experiencing Iris' Eldhi Arc, which allowed her to defeat Liliana]].

The young Princess of The Earth, who hails from the country of Shihou. [[ChildhoodFriend She has known Chris since they were young children]] and has devoted herself entirely to Chris, being more intent on becoming his wife than any other princess, [[spoiler: although she doesn't know about Chris' true biological sex]]. Once she arrives in the story, she initially gets along well with Arata before growing jealous, a trait which marks her behavior with the other princesses as well.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's soft spoken and ladylike, but she's far more powerful than she looks [[spoiler:and also quite pragmatic.]]

* ClingyJealousGirl: She gets pretty upset when she sees Arata and Chris getting along well [[spoiler:and even attempts to assassinate him later without a second thought to help Chris]]. She's also rather rude to the other princesses.

* HatesBeingTouched: She has sworn to herself never to allow a man other than Chris to touch her. [[spoiler:Arata grabs and pins her when she tries to assassinate him to make her submit]].

* IfItsYouItsOkay: After TheReveal, [[spoiler:she's still in love with Chris]].

* BadassAdorable: She really plays up the cute genki girl attitude, but she's actually an experienced veteran [[spoiler:capable of going toe to toe with Angela, the strongest princess]].

* ChekhovsGun: That cellphone call she had from her mother early in the game? About a side job? [[spoiler: It's finding an old friend of her mother's, the Queen of Wisley - who turns out to be Fukamori Nanae. She has a conversation with Nanae, passing on a message from her mother and also confirming that Shizuka is the Beast Princess.]]

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Early on she has a fangirl speculation that [[spoiler:the prince and his retainer (Chris and Arata) switched places and that she'd fall in love with the real prince, who is in disguise. Chris isn't Arata's retainer, but Arata ''is'' the real prince and Liliana ''does'' fall in love with him instead of Chris]].
* CryCute: When she thinks that she can't win her duel with [[spoiler: [[ImplacableMan Angela]]]], but then she finds strength to continue fighting when she remembers her [[PowerOfLove crush]] on [[spoiler: Arata]].

* WeakButSkilled: Her duel with Angela takes undertones of this; while hardly weak, she employs finesse against Angela's power. [[spoiler: Ultimately unsuccessful, though Angela notes it was a close match and if she'd seen Iris' FinishingMove first, she might have prevailed over Angela.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Appears early on as a member of Arata's class]].

* CovertPervert: Gets turned on by (to her seconds later shame) the faux HoYay. She has the same reaction [[spoiler: when she learns that Arata and Chris slept together]]. She knows it too.

* TheGlassesComeOff: [[spoiler: When Riko gets dangerous in the 2nd Chapter.]]

* SplitPersonality: Of sorts. Her ''introduction'' actually features [[spoiler:"Liesel" and "Riko" holding a conversation over tactics]]!

In the second half of the game, Shizuka takes up a more direct role, though not always prominently. [[spoiler: If her route is taken, she is revealed to be the [[SixthRanger sixth and final]] Waltz contestant; the Beast Princess of Wisley]].

* TheBerserker: [[spoiler:As the Beast Princess, she sacrifices her intellect to tap into her true power. When you finally unlock her route, the seal on her power is removed so that she can fight properly]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: Arata and Shizuka have been rather attracted to each other for awhile, but with the whole sibling thing it wasn't really an option either was willing to pursue. [[spoiler: Since they're revealed to be step-siblings only, the issue is side-stepped]].

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Shizuka is built up as extremely powerful before she's available for use, so rather than give her some sort of arbitrary limitation the story just makes her PurposelyOverpowered and allows you to tear through the final day effortlessly]].
* DeclarationOfProtection: Declared she would protect Arata and took up kendo in order to do so. [[spoiler:Later has the seal on her power undone so she can actually do so competently]].
* [[spoiler:DivineParentage]]: Her father is [[spoiler:the God of Fangs, one of three gods that created Eldhiland]].

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Had her memories sealed along with her power.]]

* MeaningfulName: "Fukamori" is a homonym for "deep forest". [[spoiler:The country of Wisley enters the ''princess of the forest'' in the Waltz, and her father is the beast deity of Eldhiland, the God of Fangs]].
* {{Meganekko}}: Normally. TheGlassesComeOff when she's in [[spoiler: Princess]] form.
* PaperThinDisguise: Once part 2 begins it's extremely obvious who the [[spoiler:Beast Princess]] is.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Used to mark her first appearance as the [[spoiler:Beast Princess]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: [[spoiler:Her Iris fusion has a purple motif and is PurposelyOverpowered. She's also the strongest princess in the game.]]
* PurpleEyes: [[spoiler:She has divine heritage]].
* SixthRanger: [[spoiler: Joining the main cast during the final in her guise as the Beast Princess, she is only identified as Shizuka in her own route]].

* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: Despite living 1000 years ago, she can still manifest herself in spirit form, appear to Arata in dreams, manifest herself physically within the Imperial Palace of Eldhiland, and yet [[TheAgeless she hasn't aged a day]]. She is also able to work with the PowersThatBe of Eldhiland to design the Princess Waltz, which requires powers beyond that of a mortal being. Exactly what she is is never really explained]].

* FightingTheLancer: [[spoiler: When [[FallenHero Eldhin]] became a despot, she stepped up from being the Lancer, taking up the mantle of the hero to defeat him and save Eldhiland]].

* TheLancer: [[spoiler: To Eldhin before his downfall, when he was uniting the nations of Eldhiland in peace]].

[[folder:Shichiou/[[spoiler:Eldhin]]]]

[[spoiler: His true identity is Eldhin, namesake of Eldhiland, saviour of the land and Princess Iris' former love interest]].

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Shichiou is not just the demon, he's also Eldhin, the true first Emperor and namesake of the world, who united the land in the first place]].

* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: [[spoiler: Every Emperor of Eldhiland has the soul of Shichiou sealed deep within them when they are born as the Crown Prince. The Waltz is a means of choosing a queen of great power to help keep the seal strong so that Shichiou will never escape]].

* [[spoiler:AngelUnaware]]: Her true identity is unclear, but she implies [[spoiler:that she's the Goddess of Wings, the equal of the Dragon King and the God of Fangs.]] Or rather, she says it outright, then says she's kidding and [[spoiler:disappears from the story.]]
* [[spoiler:CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass]]: While for the majority of the game she acts like a clumsy maid and tutor, the ending implies [[spoiler:that she is one of three god, resurrected people twice, and manipulated quite a bit behind the scenes]].
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]: [[spoiler:Sides with Shichiou to help him escape the Waltz.]]
* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini]]: [[spoiler:Suffers no consequences for all the shit she's pulled. Of course, she might have been a good guy all along, so...]]

[[folder:Kije/[[spoiler:Cecelia]]]]

[[spoiler: She is revealed to be Princess Cecelia of Soldia; biological mother of Chris and younger sister of Empress Lydia; the winner of the previous Waltz, and Arata's biological mother]].

* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: In order to safeguard the life and ascension of her daughter, Cecelia enlists the aid of then princess of Wisley, Nanae, to kidnap and kill her older sister's child so female-Chris can become the Crown Prince with no one being the wiser. Her plan partially succeeds, as Chris is raised as the Crown Prince and Empress Lydia's son disappears from Eldhiland. However, Nanae does not kill the real Chris Northfield, naming him Arata and raising him as her own son]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Jealous of her sister Lydia (who became the Empress after winning the Waltz), she seduced the Emperor, resulting in the conception of [[HeroicBastard Chris]] not long after Arata, Empress Lydia's child and rightful Crown Prince, was born. However, because they are both children of the Emperor, and were born at around the same time, they both inherited the [[RoyaltySuperPower Prince's Blessing]] and the destiny that accompanies it. This creates an imbalance in the magical ritual at the centre of the Princess Waltz that has secretly kept Shichiou sealed away for a thousand years, as the ritual relies on there being only ''one'' Crown Prince. This imbalance is exploited by Shichiou, allowing him to weaken his seal and escape, [[GrandTheftMe through Chris]], putting both Eldhiland and Earth in jeopardy]].
* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsLife]]: In Shizuka's route [[spoiler:it is revealed that April saved her life. Nanae tries to push her into being involved in Chris' life in a more wholesome way, rather hiding behind her masked guise]].
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Had an affair with the recently deceased Emperor of Eldhiland, who already conceived [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal Arata]] with her older sister, Empress Lydia. This results in the [[RoyaltySuperPower Prince's Blessing]] being shared by both Chris ''and'' Arata, creating the main crisis of the story]].

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Was asked by Cecelia to kidnap and kill the original Chris Northfield, but she failed after having a change of heart. She decided to atone by raising him in exile on Earth as her own son, Fukamori Arata]].
* [[spoiler:DivineDate]]: [[spoiler:Had a one night stand with one of the three gods of Eldhiland, resulting in Shizuka and her disqualification from the Waltz that Empress Lydia won]]. He tried to track her down to take responsibility, but she shot ''him'' down.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Said almost word-for-word by her after Arata reacts with disbelief to her [[spoiler:telling him that she's a Princess of Wisley and a candidate for the previous Waltz]].
* [[spoiler: RetiredBadass]]: [[spoiler:Being a former candidate for the Princess Waltz easily qualifies her as one]].

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She's largely oblivious to how she feels about Arata [[spoiler: until he moves to Eldhiland at the end]]. After that, she's quite depressed that she can't really do much about it anymore [[spoiler: until he accidentally leaves the door to Eldhiland open]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: In the post-credits [[spoiler: Nodoka [[LoveEpiphany realizes that she loves Arata]] in the months after he and the other princesses have left Earth, and regrets not being able to tell him. Cue his short return to his old house on Earth while she is passing by. While she isn't able to convey her feelings to him, Arata, in his haste to return to work in the other world, leaves the [[PortalDoor portal to Eldhiland ajar]]. Instead of closing it and walking away, Nodoka follows him through, resolved to win his love just like the other princesses]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Even if she meets most of the princesses, she's in the dark about the Waltz and Eldhiland for the entire story [[spoiler: until the post-credits]].

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:Shizuka is built up as extremely powerful before she's available for use, so rather than give her some sort of arbitrary limitation the story just makes her PurposefullyOverpowered and allows you to tear through the final day effortlessly]].

* PurpleIsPowerful: [[spoiler:Her Iris fusion has a purple motif and is PurposefullyOverpowered. She's also the strongest princess in the game.]]

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* [[spoiler:HeroicBastard: Like the original princess of Palmeid (who is replaced by Liesel), her mother got pregnant before the Waltz began and had to sit the action out. That child was her.]]

* [[spoiler:PurpleIsPowerful: Her Iris fusion has a purple motif and is PurposefullyOverpowered. She's also the strongest princess in the game.]]

* HeroicBastard: Like the original princess of Palmeid (who is replaced by Liesel), her mother got pregnant before the Waltz began and had to sit the action out. That child was her.

* [[spoiler: StrongFamilyResemblance: If you look closely you will see that Arata and Iris have the same face. Eldhin wasn't kidding when he said Arata resembled Iris more then Chris did.]]

* [[spoiler:BrotherSisterIncest]]: Chris and Arata are technically [[spoiler:cousins, as well as half-siblings]]. [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom Mysteriously, the game chooses not to broach this subject]].

* [[spoiler: ClingyJealousGirl]]: Shows shades of this towards Arata, particularly when Chris catches Liliana and Arata [[AccidentalKiss kissing]].

* [[spoiler:GrandTheftMe]]: [[spoiler: Is taken over by the Big Bad of the game]].

* [[spoiler:HeroicBastard]]: [[spoiler: Cecelia, Chris' mother, was the younger sister of Princess Lydia of Soldia, winner of the previous Waltz. Jealous of her sister & desiring the Emperor, she had an affair with him, which brought forth Chris]].
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler: Given a sadistic choice by the BigBad to kill Arata and absorb the remnants of his power, she instead turns her sword upon herself]].

* [[spoiler: RaisedAsTheOppositeGender]]: The Emperor is only supposed to have one child and it is always to be a son. [[spoiler: However, Chris is female but was raised as a boy to participate in the Princess Waltz in the blind hopes that somehow everything would work out]].
* [[spoiler: SweetPollyOliver]]: Chris has always dressed in masculine clothing in order to attain his ideal of becoming a true prince.

* [[spoiler:TheGlassesComeOff]]: [[spoiler: When Riko gets dangerous in the 2nd Chapter.]]

* [[spoiler:ShrinkingViolet]]: In her secret identity she behaves significantly differently.

* [[spoiler:FallenHero]]: [[spoiler:Shichiou is not just the demon, he's also Eldhin, the true first Emperor and namesake of the world, who united the land in the first place]].

* [[spoiler: SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan]]: [[spoiler: Every Emperor of Eldhiland has the soul of Shichiou sealed deep within them when they are born as the Crown Prince. The Waltz is a means of choosing a queen of great power to help keep the seal strong so that Shichiou will never escape]].

* [[spoiler: StrongFamilyResemblance: If you look closely you will see that Arata and Iris have the same face. Eldhin wasn't kidding when he said Arataa resembled Iris more then Chris did.]]

* BoobsOfSteel: Not that you'd know it based on her appearance, but she's just as racked as Angela. She also carries the story's most destructive weapon, the [[{{Magitek}} magitek]] maul Valfiche.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Appears to be a middle-schooler, but is actually the oldest of the Princesses participating in the current Waltz.

* BlackBraAndPanties: Pulls off a stunning variation on this.