History Characters / StrikeWitches

* NaiveNewcomer: She hails from a remote Brittanian countryside so she's unfamiliar with a lot of concepts that are considered common knowledge prior to meeting Milasha and Inorin. She didn't even know what Witches are despite being one herself, much to her friends' bewilderment.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's the first witch protagonist in the franchise who's a legitimate non-combatant and unlike her predecessors, has zero connections to the military prior to being recruited to the Luminous Witches squadron, being a regular country girl before she met Moffy. She's also the first main character since [[Manga/StrikeWitchesOneWingedWitches Wilma Bishop]] who ostensibly ''isn't'' a native of Fuso but from the Northern Brittanian countryside (Scotland). Personality-wise, her character is set apart from Yoshika and Hikari as she's more openly an optimistic genki girl who loves singing and isn't as shy as how they first started out around her peers.

A girl who comes from the Britannia countryside who wasn't an enrolled witch until joining Luminous Witches. She is overall a bit naive, but genuinely loves everyone on the team. She met her mysterious bird friend Moffy one faithful night and wishes to return her back to where she belongs. Thanks to Moffy, she is a Night Witch who can manipulate magic waves to play the songs she heard coming across the skies. Her namesake is Jeannie Robertson.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's the first witch protagonist in the franchise who's a legitimate non-combatant and unlike her predecessors, has zero connections to the military prior to being recruited to the Luminous Witches squadron, being a regular country girl before she met Moffy. Also, her character is quite different from both Yoshika and Hikari as she is an obvious and totally positive genki girl.

[[folder:Ensign Aira Paivikki Linnamaa]]

[[folder:Major Grace Maitland Steward ("Gracie")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu

A witch who used to part of the Liberion Volunteer Army who fought in the Dunkirk Evacuation. While she had to retire from active duty due to her age, she sought to find a way to help those who are still fighting the Neuroi, believing in the power of music. She eventually formed the Luminous Witches, a squadron of witches who cannot fight in the frontlines who instead use the power of song to heal others. She is based on James Maitland Steward.

* BadassPacifist: Even as a retired witch, she still sought ways to help those who can still fight, leading to the formation of Luminous Witches.
* MeaningfulName: Considering that Ginny singing "[[AmazingFreakingGrace Amazing Grace]]" is the thing what inspires her to form Luminous Witches, her being named that seems to be more than a coincidence.
* SupportingLeader: She effectively acts as the manager of the squadron, with Ginny being the main focus of the anime.

* DoNotCallMeSaul: She insists on being called by her nickname: "Milasha", over her actual name as even she thinks that her full name is a mouthful to say. Amusingly, even after Ginny instantly gets her name right on their first meeting unlike Inori, she still insists that she call her by her nickname.

A girl who comes from the Britannia countryside who wasn't an enrolled witch until joining Luminous Witches. She is overall bit naive, but genuinely loves everyone on the team. She met her mysterious bird friend Moffy one faithful night and wishes to return her back to where she belongs. Thanks to Moffy, she is a Night Witch who can manipulate magic waves to play the songs she heard coming across the skies. Her namesake is Jeannie Robertson.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's the first witch protagonist in the franchise who's a legitimate non-combatant and unlike her predecessors, has zero connections to the military prior to being recruited to the Luminous Witches squadron, being a regular country girl before she met Moffy.

A different type of squadron of witches established by Grace Maitland Steward. Instead of fighting against the Neuroi in the frontlines, the members of Luminous Witches focus on supporting the homefronts with the power of songs and music. Their central base is located in Britannia. All of the members of the team use North Liberion T-6 as their Striker Unit.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: She didn't even know what Night Witches are yet is perfectly capable of utilizing her Magic Antenna without prior training.

* HospitalHottie: She worked as a nurse for some time and, apparently, met Aira in the hospital.

* GameBreakingInjury: A {{Character Tic|s}} she has is clenching her right wrist, implying that the thing that got her pulled from active duty was a wrist injury.

* ContrastingSequelMaincharacter: She's the first witch protagonist in the franchise who's a legitimate non-combatant and unlike her predecessors, has zero connections to the military prior to being recruited to the Luminous Witches squadron, being a regular country girl before she met Moffy.

A Gallian witch who has been performing alongside Aira ever since she was pulled from the frontlines. She can come off as being bit strange due to her frank speech and conduct, but she is also someone who cannot help but to help others in need. Her familiar is a house cat. She is named after Édith Giovanna Gassion (better known under her stage name Music/EdithPiaf).

A veteran witch from Suomus who was already singing alongside Ellie before the formation of Luminous Witches. While she is the only Ace Witch in the group, she had to step down from active duty due to circumstances. She at first appears to be cold to most things, but deep down she is an impassioned big sister for everyone when her image cracks down. Her familiar is an Arctic wolf. She actually has two namesakes: Finnish singer Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen and ace pilot Aarre Päiviö Linnamaa.

A veteran witch from Suonus who was already singing alongside Ellie before the formation of Luminous Witches. While she is the only Ace Witch in the group, she had to step down from active duty due to circumstances. She at first appears to be cold to most things, but deep down she is an impassioned big sister for everyone when her image cracks down. Her familiar is an Arctic wolf. She actually has two namesakes: finnish singer Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen and ace pilot Aarre Päiviö Linnamaa.

A veteran witch from Suonus who was already singing alongside Ellie before the formation of Luminous Witches. While she is the only Ace Witch in the group, she had to step down from active duty due to circumstances. She at first appears to be cold to most things, but deep down she is an impassioned big sister for everyone when her image cracks down. Her familiar is an Arctic wolf. She is based on Aarre Päiviö Linnamaa.

->'''Voiced by:'' Sayaka Tsuzuki

->'''Voiced by:''' Mamiya Ryou

->'''Voiced by:'' Tsuzuki Sayaka

A Gallian witch who has been performing alongside Aira ever since she was pulled from the frontlines. She can come off as being bit strange due to her frank speech and conduct, but she is also someone who cannot help but to help others in need. Her familiar is a house cat. She is named after Édith Giovanna Gassion (well-known under stage name Music/EdithPiaf).

Maria is a Karslandian witch who subverts most of the standards from a witch from there. She is a soft-spoken yet formal girl who should normally be an excellent night flyer due to her night vision. However, her anemia means that she has hard time staying up, making her unfit for a regular with duties. Her familiar is a flying squirrel named Flecke. She is named after [[Creator/MarleneDietrich Marie Magdalene Dietrich]].

* DoesNotLikeGuns: At first. She refuses to even touch her standard issue sidearm when she first joins the 501st due to moral objections. Soon she is forced to deal with the reality of the Neuroi and relents.

[[folder:Master Sergeant Maria Magdalene Dierich]]

Maria is a Karslandian witch who subverts most of the standards from a witch from there. She is a soft-spoken yet formal girl who should normally be an excellent night flyer due to her night vision. However, her anemia means that she has hard time staying up, making her unfit for a regular with duties. Her familiar is a flying squirrel named Flecke. She is named after Marie Magdalene Dietrich.

->''Voiced by:'' Tsuzuki Sayaka

[[folder:Major Grace Maitland Steward ("Gracie")]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu

A witch who used to part of the Liberion Volunteer Army who fought in the Dunkirk Evacuation. While she had to retire from active duty due to her age, she sought to find a way to help those who are still fighting the Neuroi, believing in the power of music. She eventually formed the Luminous Witches, a squadron of witches who cannot fight in the frontlines who instead use the power of song to heal others. She is based on James Maitland Steward.

* BadassPacifist: Even as a retired witch, she still sought ways to help those who can still fight, leading to the formation of Luminous Witches.
* MeaningfulName: Considering that Ginny singing "[[AmazingFreakingGrace Amazing Grace]]" is the thing what inspires her to form Luminous Witches, her being named that seems to be more than a coincidence.
* SupportingLeader: She effectively acts as the manager of the squadron, with Ginny being the main focus of the anime.

A Gallian witch who has been performing alongside Aira ever since she was pulled from the frontlines. She can come off as being bit strange due to her frank speech and conduct, but she is also someone who cannot help but to help others in need. Her familiar is a house cat. She is named after Édith Giovanna Gassion

* AchievementsInIgnorance: She didn't even know what Night Witches are yet is perfectly capable of utilizing her Magic Antenna perfectly.

A veteran witch from Suonus who was already singing alongside Elly before the formation of Luminous Witches. While she is the only Ace Witch in the group, she had to step down from active duty due to circumstances. She at first appears to be cold to most things, but deep down she is an impassioned big sister for everyone when her image cracks down. Her familiar is an Arctic wolf. She is based on Aarre Päiviö Linnamaa.

->'''Voiced by:''' Mikako Komatsu

[[folder:Pilot Officer Aira Paivikki Linnamaa]]

[[folder:Squadron Leader Grace Maitland Steward ("Gracie")]]

* GameBreakingInjury: A CharacterTic she has is clenching her right wrist, implying that the thing that got her pulled from active duty was a wrist injury.
* LitteBitBeastly: She gains the ears and tail of an Arctic wolf when using magic.