History Characters / TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky

* ArrangedMarriage: Had events at the end of FC gone differently, he'd have ended up married to [[spoiler:Kloe]] for reasons of politics. [[spoiler:Several games later, he marries Schera, instead]].

* BigGood: Of ''Cold Steel''. He forms a third faction to oppose both the [[EvilVsEvil Noble and Reformist factions]] and change Erebonia for the better, and he was the one who proposed Class VII in the first place. [[spoiler:Regains this status in ''Cold Steel IV'' where he ends up leading the Shimmering Wings team. Rean might be the leader of Class VII but Rean answers to Olivert.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Twice in ''Cold Steel II'', showing up to extract Rean and Alfin from the Pantagruel in the Intermission and showing up with Toval to distract Bleublanc and Duvalie in Final Chapter]]

Ouroboros members appearing in this arc include [[spoiler:Georg Weissmann, Campanella, Loewe, Walter, Bleublanc, Luciola, Renne and Gilbert Stein]]. View their profiles [[Characters/TrailsSeries/Ouroboros here]].

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!Georg Weissmann (aka 'Professor Alba')
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->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideyukiTanaka (Japanese), Creator/KeithSilverstein (English)

An archaeologist whom Estelle and Joshua meet in the Prologue of FC and appears several times since. He is researching relics of ancient Zemuria. At least, that's what he claims. He is in fact a high-ranking member of the secret society Ouroboros.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Has shades of this as Professor Alba.
* AdaptedOut: Does not appear in the OVA.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: Double Subverted. In ''FC'', he appears to be a weak archaeologist who explores the Tetracyclic towers regardless of the risks, only to be revealed as the BigBad. Then ''SC'' reveals that despite his false name and persona, he actually is a certified archaeologist.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:As cruel as his method of execution was, it's hard to feel the slightest bit of pity for him.]]
* BarrierChangeBoss: The first half of fight with him[[spoiler: at his [[OneWingedAngel second transformed form]] after merging with Aureole]], thanks to the mooks around him. The vulnerability exist even after the mooks were defeated and he can summon those indefinitely.
* BigBad: Of FC and SC
* CardCarryingVillain: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. He's a proud {{Sadist}}, yet he still views himself as the savior of humanity.]]
* TheChessmaster: Combined with ManipulativeBastard. [[spoiler:He was playing Cassius, Joshua, and the Bracer Guild since the opening cutscene of the first game by making Joshua a ManchurianAgent. Years later, he brainwashes Richard into starting a coup that allows Ouroboros to further undo the seals on the Aureole.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Very ''very'' cruel. He is shot with a Salt Bolt, a 'cursed' weapon that slowly transforms the victim into salt from the inside out. Weissmann is fully aware what is happening to him as his body succumbs to the effect, cursing his killer with his last breath. After his whole body was turned into salt, Campanella ''shattered'' his salt body to pieces.]]
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: His True Evil Eye outright traps the party in cutscenes. In battle, it simply deals AOE damage while inflicting confusion and AT Delay.
* DarkMessiah: This is essentially how he sees himself. [[spoiler:Not for nothing is the final battle BGM of SC called The Merciless Savior. Though this might be a subversion because he seems to be the only one who believes he's doing any "saving." The Enforcers working under him all have their own agendas and consider their teamwork with him to be a matter of convenience.]]
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:As a consequence of being killed with a Salt Bolt]]
* DeathGlare: His Evil Eye craft is far stronger than Joshua's.
* DyingDeclarationOfHate: His last words before dying are used to insult his killer.
* EternalRecurrence: His view of human nature is such that he is convinced that humanity can't be trusted to not make disastrous decisions over and over. The fact that about half of the known issues with the modern world are Weissmann's fault or are otherwise attributable to Ouroboros seems to have passed him by.
* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler:In the ''Evolution'' remakes, when his voice sounds basically really deep, especially when he is gloating about his plans]].
* FaithHeelTurn: He used to be an academic priest after being taken in by the Septian Church, but his fascination with the Aureole and meeting with the Grandmaster led to him discarding the path of faith, in his own words.
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:After his cover is revealed in FC, he tries to come off as an affable ex-boss to Joshua, while still planning on making his life miserable and turning him into a puppet again. At the end of SC, he even gives the party a historical lecture before forcing Joshua to kill Estelle in order to break him.]]
* FlawExploitation: He pulls this on Estelle, knowing that if some of her comrades are put in danger she'll [[LeeroyJenkins charge in to rescue them]]. [[spoiler:[[MagnificentBastard Cassius]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Kevin]] pull this on ''him'' at the end of the game, knowing that he won't possibly be able to resist the temptation to be a completely sadistic asshole once he regains control over Joshua. [[BatmanGambit They're right.]]]]
* ForTheEvulz: Subverted for the most part. [[spoiler:While he's a card-carrying sadist, his acts of cruelty are usually related to advancing his agenda in some way, with everyone's suffering being treated as the cherry-on-top. Even the trauma he puts Joshua through is supposedly part of an experiment for brainwashing humanity.]]
* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears glasses before and after the reveal. He's also the most evil character in the trilogy.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: A Type 4 for the Anguis. No one in Ouroboros likes him but they are forced to put up with him, as he is the only one who knows how to find the Aureole.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: A series of coincidences turned an ordinary young man into one of the most dangerous people in Zemuria. [[spoiler:First, the [[CataclysmBackstory Salt Pillar Incident]] devastated his homeland and led to him being taken in by the Church. Then, his curiosity led to his desire to study [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow the Sept-Terion and the Stigma phenomenon, which is forbidden.]] His desire caught the attention of [[TheAce Rufina Argent]], who [[AllThereInTheManual informed higher authorities about it.]] Weissmann was eventually excommunicated, but not before making a great deal of progress studying Stigmas... and not before he was approached by [[AncientConspiracy Ouroboros]].]]
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: His eyes are [[EyesAlwaysShut mostly shut]] as Professor Alba. As Weissmann, however...
* GreaterScopeVillain: Probably more so than any other members of Ouroboros as a lot of tragic events can be traced back to him. [[spoiler: He was involved with the Hamel incident that does change the lives of Joshua, Loewe, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Rean, Osborne, Lechter and Ash]] which then spiraled with Osborne becoming the chancellor and started conquering other countries, Joshua and Loewe becoming Enforcers, Rean having a SuperpoweredEvilSide because Osborne had to transplant his heart to Rean, Lechter joining the Ironbloods to atone for his father's sins, and Ash carrying an Erebonian curse with the activation that he has "shoot the ones responsible for the incident", culminating with Ash shooting the emperor (who was innocent but offered his life to cure Ash of the curse) with a gun from Calvard and allow Osborne to declare war on Calvard.]] In short, ''the entire series'' can be blamed on him for pulling the metaphorical trigger!
* HateSink: He has absolutely ''no'' redeeming qualities. Not even his fellow Ouroboros members seem to like him all that much: His treatment of Joshua earned scorn [[EvenEvilHasStandards even from the other Anguis]], such as [[spoiler: Vita]] and Arianrhod. To top it all off, [[spoiler: after Kevin shoots him with a salt arrow, Campanella makes sure he'll ''stay'' dead, by smashing him to pieces.]]
* HolierThanThou: Estelle calls him out for acting this, complete with outright telling the trope name. [[spoiler:Made [[{{Irony}} ironic]] and somehow an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] since he was excommunicated from Septian Church due to his heresy act.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He "cured" [[spoiler:Joshua]] of his catatonic state, but only because he wanted to use the boy as a brainwashed pawn. Not to mention he was behind the tragedy that caused the latter's trauma in the first place.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:At the start of ''The 3rd'', most of the party thinks Weissmann escaped and became a KarmaHoudini for all his atrocities. They have no idea that Kevin delivered karma in the form of a Salt Bolt.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: His reveal as the BigBad establishes that the lighthearted mood of FC isn't going to last.
* KnightTemplar: A completely unsympathetic example. [[spoiler:He insists that humanity is hopelessly flawed and is doomed to either constant warfare or complacent hedonism, so he wants to use the Aureole to brainwash them via Stigmas like he did to Joshua. He also likes to conveniently ignore his own role in actively causing conflict between Liberl and Erebonia and insists that the fact that he easily manipulated these conflicts is proof that humans are sinful. He sees himself so far above humanity that he thinks his sadism is justified.]]
* LightIsNotGood: His name certainly indicates this [[spoiler:and even his OneWingedAngel form actually looks angelic in a way.]]
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Another Dimension."
* MagicStaff: Uses one in combat, one given by the Grandmaster along with Loewe's Kernviter.
* MeaningfulName: His fake and real name mean "white" and "white man" respectively, which is the [[LightIsNotGood color he dresses in]] after TheReveal. His real name could also be considered a pun on "wise man", which fits as he is a scientist.
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Even when Loewe gets him to admit to starting the 100 Days War, Weissmann has the audacity to claim that it was humanity's fault for being so easy to manipulate.]]
* NietzscheWannabe: [[spoiler:The ultimate explanation for his Gospel Plan and why his final battle BGM is called The Merciless Savior: He believes humanity is doomed to continually repeat the mistakes of the past and that everything will be pointless unless he forces the species into a new direction. Other characters (namely Estelle) are only too happy to point out that part of the problems are ones ''he'' caused and get a few points for thinking more like Nietzsche had in mind when they tell him that ''they'' don't think humanity is hopeless and are working to overcome their flaws.]]
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He claims to be fixing humanity's flaws by using the Stigma to make them perfect, thus preventing their ViciousCycle of complacency, regression, and violence. Given that he constantly instigates human conflict and enjoys the suffering caused by his schemes, it becomes obvious he's a misanthrope who cares more about [[ControlFreak controlling]] and toying with humanity than actually saving them. This is further shown in his interactions with Joshua and Kevin. He claims the Stigma can save them from their tragic pasts, but is angered when their friends help them overcome their issues with their own free will, since that robs him of the opportunity to experiment on them and mold them to his liking.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Downplayed. He actually does own his archeology credentials, but he pretends to be ditzy in order to hide his role as the BigBad.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Twice, as a result of his merging with Aureole. His first transformation is into a gigantic white monster with what look like wings folded over the front of his body, no legs and [[EyesDoNotBelongThere too many eyes.]] When Aureole forcibly transforms him further, the 'wings' unfold to reveal enormous arms, a serpent-like tail attaches to his lower body and actual glowing wings sprout from his back with a halo completing the angelic imagery.]]
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:His specialty, and it's implied his plan for "evolving" humanity is going to involve brainwashing.]]
* PerpetualPoverty: Professor Alba's excuse for never hiring Bracers.
* PsychoticSmirk: [[spoiler: His default expression after TheReveal.]]
* RedBaron: [[spoiler: Weissmann the Faceless.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:His eyes glow bright red when he finds opportunities to engage in sadism.]]
* {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler:Ragnard accuses him of being unable to feel joy unless he's making his fellow humans suffer, which Weissmann takes as a compliment.]]
* SimpleStaff: His weapon is a staff given to him by the Grandmaster[[spoiler:which like Kernviter is described as being connected to the 'Divergent Laws' and was apparently given to Weissmann as a test and failsafe in case he went rogue]]
* SinisterMinister: [[spoiler:SC reveals that Weissmann was once a member of the Septian Church who was excommunicated for unspecified reasons. He certainly dresses the part. Outside material explains in more detail that he wanted to conduct research the church considered to be [[BrideOfTheMonster tampering in the Goddess' domain]], particularly concerning the Sept-Terion and the Stigma phenomenon.]]
* TheSociopath: He feels no guilt for the lives he ruined, acts charming to manipulate others, can only feel joy from tormenting others, and believes he's superior to the rest of humanity.
* SquishyWizard: His human form has less HP than all the Axis Pillar Enforcers while having the highest ATS, though he still has high DEF thanks to being about 5 levels higher than all of them except Loewe.
* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:His death at the hands of Kevin is essentially this.]]
* {{Ubermensch}}: [[spoiler:He sees himself as this. The fact that his ideal is a new kind of human who will always make the 'right' decisions (as determined by Weissmann) should let you know how far off the mark he is.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether:
** [[spoiler:He tries to convince Estelle to join Ouroboros under the rationale that she can reunite with Joshua this way. Though this is a ruse because he only kidnapped her to lure Joshua out of hiding.]]
** [[spoiler:In Phantasma, a copy of him tries to convince Kevin to throw away his humanity to control the Stigma and be free from his grief. When Kevin refuses, the professor sics two devils, Rostrum and Astarte, on him to force him to change his mind.]]

!Leonhardt/Loewe (aka 'Lorence Belgar')
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->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Japanese), Creator/PatrickSeitz (game), Justin Doran (anime) (English)

A mysterious young man wearing [[CoolMask a mask]] who was a member of the Army Intelligence Division. Joshua seems to know him. He's actually Enforcer No. II of Ouroboros,
known as the Sword Emperor/Blade Lord.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: His sword Kernviter.
* AffectionateNickname: [[spoiler:Rather than call him Loewe like everone else, Vita refers to him as "Leon."]]
* AloofOlderBrother: [[spoiler:To Joshua. The two would've likely become brother-in-laws had Karin not died.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: The Loewe Monogatari manga published in Falcom's own magazine focuses on him, starting shortly before he joined Ouroboros and covering the events of the series from his perspective.
* AlmightyJanitor: He might be an Enforcer, but he's as strong or stronger than some of the Anguis, including Weissmann.
* AnimalMotifs: Lions, obviously. Olivier even takes the time to remark on Loewe's name.
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler:Kernviter's incredible power comes at a price: It makes its wielder more aggressive and can significantly alter the personality, eventually transforming its user into a figurative (if not literal) monster.]]
* AntiVillain: He has a very good reason for resenting all parties involved in the Hundred Day War. He fits all the sliding scales, really:
** Noble Anti-Villain: He willingly carries out the destruction of Ravennue Village, but he holds back to minimize the damage. He could have slaughtered the entire population if he tried, but didn't.
** Woobie Anti-Villain: Life has ''not'' been easy for him. Even battle-hardened General Morgan says that Loewe has "stared into the pits of Gehenna with his own two eyes".
** Well-Intentioned Anti-Villain: Genuinely believes the Aureole is the only thing capable of saving mankind from continually hiding from reality and destroying themselves. Joshua convinces him otherwise.
** Villain in Name Only: The only really "evil" things he does are attack Ravennue Village and shoot down the Arseille. Once he runs out of reasons to support Ouroboros he pulls a [[HeelFaceTurn Heel-Face Turn]] immediately.
* TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople: He wants to unleash the Aureole to see if people can stop being complacent and forget tragedies when convenient to them. In a way, [[VillainHasAPoint he got his wish]], since many people such as Duke Dunan, the Ravens, and the Fishing Guild turned out to be surprisingly useful during the country-wide Orbal Shutdown Phenomenon.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Leonhardt, which translates to Lion hearted and just sounds cool. His nickname, Loewe, also rolls off the tongue and translates to Lion.
* BadassBaritone: What few lines you hear in English show that he has a deep, rich voice, in some contrast to his youthful looks.
* BadassBoast : [[spoiler: Following his bossfight ([[ThatOneBoss which is considered one of the hardest fight in the game]]), [[TheBattleDidntCount he just gets up and prepare to face the party again]], while telling them they have no chance of winning]]
--> '''Loewe''': [[spoiler: Only those who have attained enlightenment can hope to match one such as myself. The trial is over. Now comes the execution.]]
* BadassLongcoat: Wears a gray longcoat with a HighCollarOfDoom, and is the strongest character in the Sky series behind Cassius.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Joshua in their youth. Also to Renne.
* Bishonen: Hard to deny he's good looking.
* BoringButPractical: Despite being the Bladelord, he doesn't have much variety in crafts, since he only uses Zero Storm, Body Split, and his two S-Crafts. However, his Body Split craft is more than enough to pin down an unprepared party with extremely powerful normal attacks and Zero Storm has a huge AOE for an impede craft. Not to mention that being one of the few MagicKnight bosses in the game somewhat makes up for his lack of craft variety.
* BreakoutCharacter: Although a very important character to begin with, he proved popular enough that Falcom gave him his own prequel manga [[spoiler:and has kind of sort of brought him BackFromTheDead on multiple occasions]].
* BrokenAce: Handsome, intelligent and powerful. Also completely broken as a result of the Tragedy of Hamel.
* BrutalHonesty: Probably the biggest example in the Trails series. He often has harsh but true words for the party, like when he criticizes Kloe for not fully understanding Liberl's political situation, Agate for being blinded by rage and grief, and Kevin for trying to deny his past.
* CharClone: Let's see: A man with blond-ish hair wearing a mask? Check. Extraordinarily good at combat? Check. Is an WellIntentionedExtremist and an EnigmaticMinion to the BigBad? Check. And he also has a past with Joshua, who's one of the main characters.
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: He is the last Enforcer you fight in the Axis Tower before dealing with Weissmann.]]
* CoolMask: Worn as part of his 'Lorence' disguise.
* CoolSword: Kernviter
* CynicismCatalyst: The Tragedy of Hamel, along with Karin's death were this to him.
* DespairEventHorizon: Crossed this a long time ago after Hamel.
* DragonRider: [[spoiler:He briefly rides Ragnard in SC when the Ancient Dragon is being controlled by one of the Gospel devices and consciously tries to minimize the damage caused as he gathers the data Weissmann needs.]]
* DoppelGangerAttack: He creates many, many clones that can attack you (or summon another clone) and don't disappear until you defeat all of them normally or you defeat the real one.
* DualBoss: [[spoiler:A copy of him forms a tag-team with a copy of Cassius in the Nightmare Arena.]]
* EmotionSuppression: His aloof attitude is entirely a conscious choice on his part [[spoiler:in order to supress the [[PowerAtAPrice dangerous side-effects]] of his sword]]
* TheFettered: His combination of a code of chivalry and his emotional repression mean that he isn't nearly as powerful as he ''could'' be. The flip side is that this makes him a much better person.
* FreudianExcuse: His home town of Hamel was wiped out, resulting in the death of his fiancee Karin and his surrogate little brother ending up a traumatised EmptyShell. Then he learned it was actually his country's government that ordered his home's destruction, which then swept the whole thing under the rug. All of this, completely shattered his faith in humanity and resulted in him seeking out Aureole to see if they still had worth.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Started off as just some guy from some minor village dreaming to become a Bracer. After the Tragedy of Hamel, he joined Ouroboros and became one of the strongest members, who helped bring Liberl to its knees.
* GoOutWithASmile: Dies at the end of the game with a smile on his face, finally figuring out what Karin felt like when she died.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Shortly after deciding to help Joshua take down Ouroboros, he gets injured by Weissmann. Shortly after that he is fatally wounded while helping the party fight the Aureole-empowered Angel Weissmann. He manages to go out in ''style''.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Even though he's still injured from Weissmann's earlier attack, he shows up in time to break Weissmann's barrier, though he's hit by a fatal point blank attack.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He used to have this relation with [=McBurn=].
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:After his HeelFaceTurn, he considers reigniting his dream of becoming a bracer, only to sacrifice himself to stop Weissmann.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Joshua points out that Loewe denies that Karin's sacrifice counts as an example of humanity's worth. Realizing this cause Loewe to have a minor VillainousBreakdown and then a HeelFaceTurn.]]
* IAmNotLeftHanded[=/=]JustToyingWithThem: He's the first of many bosses in the series to go easy on the party during the in-game battle, only to reveal his true strength during the next cutscene.
* ItWasAGift: [[spoiler:How Loewe acquired Kernviter in the first place; it was a gift from the Grandmaster.]]
** Expanded upon in Loewe Monogatari. [[spoiler:After breaking the first sword he was using (an ordinary saber) Arianrhod actually makes the offer, knowing about the blade. The two then approach the Grandmaster together and Loewe is granted the sword after he accepts the consequences of using it]]
* LightningBruiser: In SC, all of his stats are very high compared to all the other bosses, especially his STR and SPD.
* LimitBreak: In all 3 ''Sky'' games, he has the S-Craft "Demon Flames." The latter 2 games also give him "Sword of Abaddon."
* LiterallyShatteredLives: "Dead Emperor Sword" involves Loewe freezing the entire battlefield, then shattering the ice (and [[InterfaceScrew screen]]).
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Joshua's sister, Karin was this, and her death in the [[DoomedHometown Hamel Incident]] is the [[StartOfDarkness cornerstone of his motivations.]]]]
* MagicKnight[=/=]MasterOfAll: He's known for being the Bladelord, but he's also a powerful arts user who covers attack, healing, and support. The magic part is emphasized during the battle on the balcony, where he'll spam healing and support arts to win in a battle of attrition.
* MasterSwordsman: It's right there in his Enforcer title. According to WordOfGod, he's the strongest fighter in the Sora trilogy in terms of battle prowess. In Ao we get to meet his former sparring partner Arianrhod. She's considerably stronger, although she considered Loewe capable of surpassing her in time. And in the ''Cold Steel'' series, [=McBurn=] really liked fighting him and felt empty after he died as he couldn't find anyone else to fight against in his full power. All the more impressive since his sword skills were completely self-taught, whereas other examples in the series are either practitioners of a FantasticFightingStyle (Mueller), taught by a legendary swordsman(Colonel Alan), or both(Cassius).
* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Following [[TheLostLenore Karin]]'s death, he never show interest in another woman, despite [[MsFanservice Vita]]'s teasings.]]
* MoralityPet: Joshua [[spoiler:and Renne]] are both this for him and he tries to watch out for both of them.
* NobleDemon
* NobleTopEnforcer: Literally, as it turns out. He's by far the nicest active member of the Society and so much more virtuous than [[SmugSnake his]] [[BigBad boss]] Weissmann that it's not even funny. [[spoiler:He pulls a HeelFaceTurn at the end after Joshua provides him the answer he joined Ouroboros to find.]]
* NotSoDifferent:
** [[spoiler:It's suggested in Loewe Monogatari that one reason Arianrhod thought Loewe could surpass her is because they're similar in so many ways]]
** Also, he thinks this is true of him and Agate. His WarriorTherapist turn in FC comes off as a subtle attempt to ''avert'' this by nudging Agate down a different path and he appears genuinely glad to see how Agate turned out if he's in your party the next time you fight him.
** In the manga, he notes that Richard shares his disappointment that people become complacent during times of peace.
* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:When Joshua asks him why he doesn't consider Karin's bravery during Hamel to be worthy of answering his trial, Loewe loses his composure.]]
* OddlyShapedSword: Kernviter.
** [[spoiler:His Phantasma counterpart also uses an oddly shaped sword, although there's nothing explicitly special about it.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: You can count the number of people who call him Leonhardt on one hand. Pretty much everybody calls him by his nickname, Loewe.
* OnlyOneName: No official last name given besides the one from his Lorence Belgar alias.
* PrivateMilitaryContractor: Richard first met and recruited him while Loewe was masquerading as a member of the Jester Jaeger Corps.
* RedBaron: The Sword Emperor / The Bladelord.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath[[spoiler:: After he commits a HeelFaceTurn, Weissmann greatly injures him. In that condition, he [[HeroicSacrifice destroys Aureole's barrier using Kernviter so that the party can damage Weissmann]]. Said event ends in his death.]]
* SelectivelyLethalWeapon: Kernviter seems to operate this way.
* TheSouthpaw: While not confirmed verbally, he is seen in most (if not all) artwork and sprites wielding his Kernviter on his left hand
* SpinAttack: Demon Flames combines this with KillItWithFire. He has a new attack called ''Senpuuzan'' in his Alternative Saga appearance which also works this way.
* TheStoic: He almost never displays strong emotion. [[AllThereInTheManual Loewe Monogatari]] explains this. He deliberately set out to ''become'' this (having previously had some rather extreme [[DarkAndTroubledPast if understandable]] anger management issues) because [[spoiler:his sword [[PowerAtAPrice enhances aggressive impulses and is suggested to be able to turn weilders who ''can't'' control themselves into figurative if not literal monsters.]] Presumably this wasn't considered serious enough for the Grandmaster to discard the weapon but it was serious enough to ''Loewe'' that he decided to do something about it.]]
* SummonToHand: It's implied that he can do this with his sword in the games and made explicit in the OVA, where he even throws the sword and then summons it back to his hand in mid-flight.
* SwordBeam: In Alternative Saga, Loewe gets two of these. His new attack ''Hienzan'' creates a wave of [[PillarOfLight energy pillars]] while his nameless charged attack throws an energy blast [[AnimalMotifs shaped like a lion]] at the target.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Took his first kill during Hamel, and was clearly sick from it at first. [[ItGetsEasier Not so much the case in the present.]]
* TooPowerfulToLive: [[spoiler:Downplayed, as some allies like Cassius are on par with him. If he had lived, he probably would have been the only ally who could use a [[StoryBreakerPower Divergent Law weapon]].]]
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Implied in The 3rd, explicitly shown in Loewe Monogatari as he and Karin are together and smiling, watching Estelle and Joshua paying their respects at Hamel]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Before [[spoiler:Hamel]] was destroyed, he was planning on becoming a Bracer to protect people.
* VillainousFriendship: Clearly cared for Joshua and Renne, and holds strong respect for Arianrhod.
* VillainRespect: If Estelle, Schera, and Kloe manage to beat "Lorence" in Grancel Castle, he'll apologize for holding back and admits Estelle has potential ... right before getting up and taking everyone down with one strike.
* WeaponTombstone : Following his death, Kernviter is put in Hamel alongside the monument to the villagers. The cast of ''Cold Steel'' pay respects to it in ''Cold Steel III''.
* WreckedWeapon: In Loewe Monogatari (but not the original game), Kernviter is broken in the backlash from destroying Aureole's barrier, with most of the blade being completely disintegrated. Joshua leaves what's left on Karin's grave as per the game. It's still whole when the cast in ''Cold Steel III'' and ''IV'' visit his grave.

!Bleublanc
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->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroakiMiura (Japanese), Creator/TroyBaker (''Trails in the Sky''), Creator/KirkThornton (''Trails of Cold Steel''[[note]]Later patched into ''Sky'' as well[[/note]]) (English)

Initially introduced as "Phantom Thief B", Bleublanc is a master thief who also happens to be Enforcer No. X of Ouroboros, the Phantom Thief.
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* {{Ahoge}}: He has a single pronounced hair antenna when going around unmasked in ''Cold Steel''. You shouldn't trust him any more then than when he's masked.
* AllThereInTheManual: An in-universe version in the form of the Phantom Thief B Report, a special publication by the Imperial Chronicle of Erebonia which analyzes his actions and offers suggestions to his past.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Despite his last appearance in SC being of him bleeding after the party breaks his mask ''against his face'', the next time he's seen unmasked he is completely unscarred. Possibly explained by Ouroboros' access to extremely advanced technology.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:His entire role in ''Cold Steel IV'' is to rescue the heroes from the villains. A far cry from who he normally is.]]
* BishieSparkles: A part of his 'Baron' disguise.
* CampStraight: His voice and mannerisms are incredibly camp, but see the entry under TheCasanova below, and there are definite IHaveYouNowMyPretty undertones in his interactions with Kloe in SC.
* TheCasanova: Has, on at least one occasion, stolen somebody's wife.
* CriminalMindGames: He loves setting up riddles and watching people struggle to solve them. All evidence suggests that he really doesn't steal for material wealth at all, though for particularly beautiful things he will at least attempt to keep it for himself.
* DoppelgangerAttack: He can clone himself during battle while also [[TeleportSpam teleporting each time he's making one]], and each of the clone can attack you. Once you hit the real one though, all the remaining fakes disappear until he makes another set.
* EarlyBirdCameo: While the first time Estelle and company knowingly meet him is chapter one of SC, Estelle and Kloe had unknowingly met him while in disguise a couple times in chapter two of FC. [[spoiler:He's this again in ''Cold Steel IV'' where he actually shows up in ''Cold Steel III'' as a sidequest in chapter 3 but it isn't even his usual modus operandi although it is consistent with his shtick of appreciating beauty in general.]]
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:His stance in ''Cold Steel IV'' with the heroes. He's still with Ouroboros but he a least stays out of Rean's way and actually ends up helping them a few times.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'', he thanks Lloyd and his party for [[spoiler:helping out Renne]]. And as revealed in ''Cold Steel III'', he was pretty close with Vita which is why [[spoiler: when she went against Ouroboros for siding with the gnomes, he also decided not to partake in the recapture of the "Phantasmal Blaze Plan". In fact, he's not even fought in ''Cold Steel IV''; he's ''an ally instead''.]]
* EvilCounterpart: He's presented as one to Olivier, who disagrees with his definition of "beauty". They both share the trait of being extremely flowery in their manners of speaking; they both annoy the party, albeit in different ways.
* {{Expy}}: Of Literature/ArseneLupin.
* GracefulLoser: He accepts his final defeat and acknowledges the strengths of Estelle and her party before leaving.
* GrailInTheGarbage: Many of the things of "beauty" he steals are things that he considers underappreciated, so he takes them takes them away and leaves them somewhere they will be appreciated more. Examples include artwork that had been left unviewed in a museum's storage area for years and a TrophyWife. [[spoiler:Or as of ''Cold Steel III'' because of TheReveal in ''Cold Steel IV'', a logbook of a pirate instead of the more valuable quartz New Class VII keeps.]]
* HiddenDepths: He apparently has enough expertise in singing to partake in a duet with [[spoiler:Vita, a world-famous opera singer,]] in ''Cold Steel IV''
* HPToOne: His S-Craft Death Magic in ''Cold Steel II'' will decrease target's HP to one as well as inflict poison. It fortunately is a single-target attack.
* ImpossibleThief: His specialty. Highlights include stealing a prototype tank from the middle of a highly-guarded army base, a statue from Crossbell's city hall and his ultimate goal in FC and SC: [[spoiler:"Hope".]]
* JustLikeRobinHood: He's noted to be popular in the Empire, partially because of how awesomely crazy some of his thefts are and partially because the poor tend to find themselves with free money after 'B' has stolen something. The authors of the Phantom Thief B Report caution the readers not to romanticize him since he's still a thief.
* LargeHam
** HamToHamCombat: His encounters with Olivier more or less turn into this.
* LaughablyEvil: He's one of the more amusing members of Ouroboros, especially when he makes the party go through his sidequests and exasperates them with his audacious means of hiding clues.
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft, in both the ''Sky'' and ''Cold Steel'' games, is "Death Magic."
* MagicStaff: The first unit shown in the series to use one in combat. It can be changed into a sword in the middle of his S-Craft.
* MasterOfDisguise: So much so. He has disguised himself as random passers-by, a person investigating one of his thefts and at his most audacious [[spoiler:as a member of your party. Although as Rean points out in ''Cold Steel IV'', he can't change his gender which is why Rean ends up clearing him when someone else is doing his shtick.]]
* MultipleChoicePast: The Phantom Thief B Report examines three individuals who may or may not be the man behind the mask. These include: a womanizing thief and con artist who was last seen escaping from prison dubbed "X"; a former painter/forger gone missing after suffering a tragic loss (whose forgeries B is in the habit of tracking down and destroying) dubbed "Y"; and a perpetually bored, noble-born martial artist with combat skills somewhat similar to B called "Z". The paper is unable to conclude which of these theories (if any) is correct. However, the ''player'' may be able to figure out the correct answer: [[spoiler:Blueblanc sent the paper a note saying that they were getting close, and that "his number reveals all". Given his Enforcer number "X" (which is 10 in Roman Numerals), that would imply that his real identity is that of X.]]
* NotMeThisTime: An entire sidequest in ''Cold Steel IV'' has the party investigate puzzles just like what Bleublanc would normally do. [[spoiler:It turns out to be Mariabell's doing and Bleublanc shows up afterwards.]]
* PaperThinDisguise: In ''Cold Steel'', his 'disguise' is simply to take off his mask while still going around calling himself by his usual name and acting much as he usually does. Of course, he's smart enough not to do it in front of people he knows could identify him and instead jerks around Class VII for his own amusement.
* PhantomThief: It's his [[RedBaron Enforcer title]]. He of course has skills to show he's truly one.
* PutOnABus: He doesn't show up in ''Cold Steel III'' [[spoiler:because Vita is going against her fellow Anguis for siding with the gnomes and supporting a war. Except that it's a subversion and he does show up in ''Cold Steel III'' thanks to him showing up in ''Cold Steel IV'', disguised as a NPC named "Alistair" and it's not even one of Bleublanc's usual modus operandi sidequests though he still does appreciate the lost beauty of an old logbook.]]
* RecurringCharacter: The only character in the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' to appear in every game in some form.
* ShadowPin: He has the ability to perform this in cutscenes using knives and has done it to the player in SC and ''Cold Steel II''. The latter game finally included a means to turn it into a gameplay mechanic but didn't actually give it to him as a combat skill. Both times it happens the party has to be rescued by a third party, via dispelling the shadows in one case and removing the daggers in the other.
* SpotTheImposter: At one point in ''Cold Steel II'', he kidnaps [[spoiler:a member of Class VII]] and impersonates him purely to see if Rean can figure out who he switched places with.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Olivier to be his.

!Walter
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->'''Introduced in:''' Second Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Takahiro Yoshimizu (Japanese), Creator/KeithSilverstein (game), Creator/AndrewLove (anime) (English)

Enforcer VIII of Ouroboros, known as the Lanky Wolf/Direwolf.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: As a DarkSkinnedRedhead with a German name who hails from a country with a lot of [[{{Wutai}} Eastern Zemurian]] immigration, Walter's ethnicity is up in the air.
* AnimalMotifs: [[SavageWolves His title says it all.]]
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Deconstructed according to Zin, who believes Walter would have been even stronger if he had stayed faithful to Taito's teachings instead of blindly seeking power from other styles while [[MasterOfNone never fully mastering any of them]].
* BadassInANiceSuit: Has the fashion sense of a mafioso or {{Yakuza}} bodyguard.
* BareFistedMonk: The most physically imposing Enforcer so far and he does it all with just his fists and feet.
** He does, however, wear [[PowerFist spiked brass knuckles]] over his FingerlessGloves, hinting at his unorthodox approach to martial arts techniques (see above).
* BarrierBustingBlow: [[spoiler:Grancel Castle has a massive double-gate that could hold off tanks. Walter does not care and takes it down with a ki attack. The only reason it takes two hits to break it open was because there were two sets of doors.]]
* BeardOfEvil: A goatee stubble, mirroring Zin's somewhat fuzzy chin.
* BloodKnight: He exposits to Estelle on the joys of fighting and not knowing if this is going to be the one you don't come back from. Estelle is suitably creeped out.
* TheBrute: The muscle of the Enforcers that appear in ''Sky'', as the EvilCounterpart to Zin.
* CoolShades: Or possibly SinisterShades since he's, y'know, an antagonist and a BloodKnight. But they do look cool, [[InvokedTrope even characters in-universe think so.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: Of Zin and Kilika.
* GenderedInsult: He taunts the the party, including Zin, Olivier and potentially Agate, by casually referring to them as "ladies". Later does the same to Grancel's (presumably mostly male) army before beating them.
* HeelRealization: When he belatedly realizes [[spoiler:what his master was trying to teach him when he agreed to their duel.]] We haven't seen Walter since then so it's not clear to what extent this has affected him.
* KiAttacks: Used in part of his S-Craft Ultimate Blow and his regular Craft Razor Bullet.
* KickTheDog: In the OVA, he sees Estelle drop Joshua's harmonica. Rather than simply pass by or pick up the harmonica, he kicks it away from her.
* LimitBreak: His S-Craft is "Ultimate Blow."
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Downplayed. His second post battle dialogue with Zin implies that part of the reason he was upset at losing succession of the Taito style is because he felt he needed the succession to become worthy of his master's daughter.
* NightmareFetishist: In his first appearance, he describes how he wants people to die in a rather graphic manner, and he definitely has the power to make that happen.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Yin mentions having fought him to a draw in ''Zero no Kiseki''. [[spoiler:Renne]] wishes she could have seen it.
* PetTheDog: In ''The 3rd'', [[spoiler:if you bring Renne to the WolfPackBoss against him, Bleublanc and Lucciola, Walter will tell her afterwards that whether she remains in the Society or not is her choice to make, and offers to train her should she choose to remain.]]
* RedBaron: The Direwolf.
* SirSwearsALot: Rivals Agate as the game's most foul-mouthed character.
* SmokingIsCool: He enjoys his cigarettes, as seen in his S-Craft.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Kilika officially dumps him after his first boss fight because she can't stand how he thinks of romancing her and inheriting the dojo as one and the same.
* WorthyOpponent: Walter seeks enemies stronger than him for the experience and the thrill. Loewe got him to participate in Weissmann's plot by telling him there's another Bracer in Liberl besides Cassius Bright who is strong enough to give him a run for his money. [[note]]It's Zin, although Walter had assumed he meant Cassius' daughter.[[/note]]
* WouldHurtAChild / WouldHitAGirl: The reason for his title.
--> '''Walter:''' You GET why they call me the 'Direwolf,' right? I don't hold back for women or kids. Or both.

!Lucciola
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->'''Introduced in:''' Second Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Hiromi Nishikawa (Japanese), Creator/KarenStrassman (game), Rebekah Stevens (anime) (English)

Enforcer VI of Ouroboros, known as the Bewitching Bell.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Goes all the way to her navel.
* BareYourMidriff: Thanks to the above, her midriff is exposed.
* BreathWeapon: At least it looks like this in her Second S-Craft "Hellfire". She appears in (presumably illusion) gigantic form and starts spewing fire on the party. She also has a lesser version of this [[spoiler: in The 3rd]].
* BlowYouAway: Her S-Craft "Tempest Dance".
* {{Cameo}}: She appears as [[spoiler:a fortune teller in the amusement park in ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao no Kiseki]]''.]]
* CutTheSafetyRope: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Before plummetting to her DisneyVillainDeath, Schera caught her with her whip. However, Lucciola allowed herself to fall down by cutting Schera's whip. Note that there are Estelle, Joshua, AND another whoever fourth party member that could help Schera but it was Lucciola's decision to fall down.]]
* DoppelgangerAttack: Complete with [[TeleportSpam teleporting after creating one]]. Another feature to her clone is that it will [[TeleportersAndTransporters switch with your party member]] when attacked, making one random party member [[TakingTheBullet take damage for the clone]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:She plummets to her death at the end of SC, though Schera convinces herself that Lucciola could have survived thanks to her powers. [[DisneyDeath She's right]].]]
* EvilFormerFriend: Scherazard's cool big sister figure.
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Her reason for murdering the head of the circus that she and Scherazard were in.]]
* InstrumentOfMurder: The bells she gets her title from.
* LimitBreak: Her S-Craft is "Hellfire."
* MasterOfIllusion: Her specialty. She can create many types of illusion (so far revealed are auditory, sensory and visual) with one chime of bell.
* PaperFanOfDoom: Lucciola uses a pair of fans as part of her attacks and as part of her illusion-crafting ability.
* PlayingWithFire: It's illusory with real burning pain.
* RedBaron: The Bewitching Bell.
* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:If Schera is in the party for her second battle, she'll compliment her former friend for becoming a successful Bracer.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is often spelled with one C.

!Renne [[spoiler:Bright (formerly Hayworth)]]
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->'''Introduced in:''' Second Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KumikoNishihara (Japanese), Creator/AoiYuuki (Japanese, ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]])'' Creator/SandyFox (game) , Creator/LuciChristian (anime) (English)

A young girl that Estelle and company encounter during SC. She seems sweet enough, but there's something... off about her at times. She turns out to have quite a few secrets... like turning out to be the murderous tool of Ouroboros.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:They sold her to a brothel to cover the cost of a business mistake. When she was ''five''.]]
** [[spoiler:Well, that's how she saw it, but there turns out to be more to the story. When Renne was a child, her parents were burdened with debt, and found themselves constantly on the run from collectors and feared the eventual involvement of TheMafia. To keep Renne safe while they tried to pay off the debt, they entrusted the care of Renne to a friend. A year later, once the debt was resolved, they returned to pick up Renne, only to learn that the friend's house was destroyed in an unsolved arson (Renne was among the children kidnapped by the D∴G cult and was given to the brothel). Renne's parents mistakenly presumed her dead, and were almost DrivenToSuicide at losing their daughter; only the discovery that they were pregnant with Colin (Renne's little brother) encouraged them to keep on living. In summary, her parents ''never'' meant to harm her and had no idea what she had went through all this time - on top of that, they turn out to be very decent people in the Crossbell games. Renne finally [[TearJerker learns this for herself]] in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki''.]]
* TheAce: Magically speaking at least: She has the best Orbment setup possible (one line, no restrictions), the best ATS and her STR is higher than Olivier or Kloe and almost as good as [[JackOfAllStats Estelle.]] Her main weaknesses are her low natural MOV, [[SquishyWizard her horrible HP and her low DEF]] although she still beats the other dedicated casters and Joshua in the latter stat. Also, as an enforcer and a certifiable genius, she's seen as this in-universe.
* AnimalMotifs: Estelle frequently likens Renne to a cat due to her love of and skill at hide and seek, her mannerisms and her ability to get to unreasonably high places despite her size. She even mimics a cat in a rare alternate VictoryPose and [[spoiler:in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' when hacking into the Orbal Network she goes by the alias 'Kitty'. It even extends to her weapons. Her first scythe is called Nine Lives and she has another named Cat Killer.]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: The Gordias-class archaism is an extremely powerful weapon, but Ouroboros has never built more of them after the prototype Pater-Mater because the neural control interface is so difficult to adapt to that every test operator other than Renne has ended up dead, comatose or insane after trying (and given that Renne was ''already'' crazy when they stuck the interface in her, the only thing distinguishing her from the others is that she's still functional).
* AxCrazy: Her real default state of mind; she's the most emotionally disturbed member of the cast by a mile and a half. Even in The 3rd she's a bit quick to suggest scything things as a perfectly acceptable solution to problems.
* BrokenBird: ''Very'' broken. Estelle and Joshua's entire motivation in ''Zero'' is to help her get better.
* BunniesForCuteness: She carries a stuffed animal around with her [[spoiler:which becomes extra creepy when you learn her backstory.]]
* ChildProdigy: It's obvious ''very'' early on, even to the other characters, that Renne is ''far'' more intelligent than her tender age would suggest. She uses this to help Estelle and crew early on in SC. [[spoiler:Too bad the price she was forced to pay for her intellect was ''horrific'' abuse at the hands of D∴G, robbing her of her childhood and turning her into a psychotic killing machine.]]
* CreepyChild: When she stops pretending to be normal, she alternates between borderline insane creepy and outright AxCrazy.
* CuteAndPsycho: Mostly cute even after TheReveal but when the scythe comes out all bets are off.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Renne probably has the hardest childhood of any character in the series. [[spoiler:Beginning at the age of ''five'', she was used as a child sex slave.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Ultimately how she's brought around; her defeat and subsequent [[VillainousBreakdown epic breakdown]] force her to think about what Estelle and company have been telling and showing her all throughout SC.]]
* DoubleConsciousness: [[spoiler:Renne struggles with her dual identity of Renne the eleven year old girl and Renne the Angel of Slaughter and the girl isn't winning.]]
* DualWielding: [[spoiler:For her new S-Craft in ''Cold Steel IV'', she dual wields scythes.]]
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:It took three games but by the end of ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'', Renne finally has a family and a place to call home.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: That is one frilly dress she wears, and she even carries a little stuffed black rabbit around with her. In the latter parts of SC and especially The 3rd, this serves to drive up the creepy factor around her character a good deal.
* EnfantTerrible: She's a cute girl around 11-12 years of age who also happens to be known as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Angel of Slaughter"]].
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Taken UpToEleven with [[spoiler: her ''Cold Steel IV'' S-Craft, Nemesis Party, in which she pirouettes while twirling around a scythe in each hand to decimate her foes.]]
* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:One of the last bosses in ''the 3rd'' is the "Gordias Type-0," which looks like a golden variant of the normally red Pater Mater.]]
* GoGetterGirl: [[spoiler:According to Cold Steel's promotional materials, she's been balancing her studies at Jenis with her job as a Bracer Guild receptionist AND is busy helping with introducing the Orbal Network to Liberl.]]
* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Zero'', by the Brights. Awwwwww...]]
* HumongousMecha: Her partner and form of transportation, the giant [[DeathRay cannon-toting]] Pater Mater who she named herself. This winds up [[AbusiveParents saying a lot about her...]]
* HyperAwareness: [[spoiler:One of the effects of her exposure to Gnosis is enhanced senses.]]
* HyperspaceArsenal: Her scythe is larger than she is, yet she's able to surprise people when she pulls it out on several occasions (particularly Lloyd in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki''), suggesting this trope must be in effect. The [[AnimatedAdaptation OVA]] makes this explicit.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:Her ultimate reason for turning away from Ouroboros, as Estelle and crew help her realize that [[GoodFeelsGood being a regular kid actually feels pretty good]], and her life doesn't just have to be dominated by constant battle and murder. She still struggles somewhat with [[AxCrazy just how much she enjoys a bit 'o the ol' ultraviolence]], though.]]
* InterfaceSpoiler: Invoked. During the short time when Estelle and co. have to escort her, trying to cast a friendly spell on her will reveal that she has 10202 HP (at a time when the party members have around 3-4k HP). Also in ''Zero'', during the short time when she's with the party the player will find that she is at level 72 (far above pretty much anything you can encounter in ''Zero'') and has 9999 HP.
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler:Her boss battles in ''SC'' give her the S-Craft "Rennede." She retains it as a party member in ''The 3rd'', which also gives another one that summons "Pater Mater." Finally, her S-Craft in ''Cold Steel IV'' is "Nemesis Party."]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Renne does an amazing job of ''acting'' like a normal (if extremely mischievous) eleven year old girl when Estelle and co first meet her. Then you find out what she's [[AxCrazy really]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction like.]]
* MidBattleTeaBreak: In the final parts of [[spoiler:her new S-Craft in ''Cold Steel IV'']], she inexplicably pulls out a saucer and a cup of tea, taking a sip while [[spoiler:her opponents are being torn to shreds behind her by her scythes.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast[=/=]RedBaron: The Angel of Slaughter, does anything else really need to be said? The original name "The Angel of Extermination", isn't much better.
* NoPronunciationGuide: Her name was the subject of some dispute pre-localization. The spelling of "Renne" suggested a pronunciation of "Ren-nay", but the voice acted portions of the Japanese games went with "Ren" instead. XSEED opted for the latter pronunciation when they localized The 3rd, as well as a throwaway line in ''Trails of Cold Steel''.
* OnlyOneName: She is almost never referred to by her full name, either in-universe or in official materials, and the ''only'' time she acknowledges her last name is when she's jerking Estelle and co around by having them look for her "missing" parents, which required her to provide their full names.
* PlayfulHacker: She's picked up hacking the orbal network as a hobby in ''Zero no Kiseki'' under the handle "Kitty", and it's shown in an event that she can outperform Tio, a skilled hacker in her own right and Jona, Crossbell's most elusive KnowledgeBroker ''working together''.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Somehow Renne is able to throw a ''scythe'' and have it return even after it's potentially struck multiple targets, in cutscenes as well as in battle.
* PurpleIsPowerful: She's an [[SuperSoldier Enforcer of Ouroboros]] with a HumongousMecha companion and an [[SinisterScythe enormous scythe]], is bar none the best caster in the entire franchise and she wears a purple-accented dress and has purple hair. Oh, and her mecha is also purple.
* RedBaron: Angel of Slaughter.
* SelfHarm: [[spoiler:Her arms and legs are covered with self-inflicted wounds. Loewe speculates (and is correct) that it was a means of maintaining some control over her identity while in Paradise.]] If official artwork and her subsequent appearances in later games are of any indication, she has since gotten better.
* {{Sex Slave}}: [[spoiler:She was formerly this at the hands of the D∴G Cult. It explains a lot of her current behavior.]]
* ShedTheFamilyName: [[spoiler:Renne did this a long time ago, which might have something to do with the fact that as far as she knew, her parents sold her into sex slavery at the age of five and she refuses to acknowledge them as her real parents.]]
** [[spoiler:Following the events of ''Zero'', she has a new family and a new name: Renne Bright.]]
* ShesAllGrownUp: [[spoiler: During a flashback from Tita in ''Cold Steel III'', players see Renne sporting the Jenis Academy uniform and a bit taller now.]]
** [[spoiler:And she's been confirmed to appear in person in ''Cold Steel IV'' (see [[https://www.falcom.co.jp/sen4/img/main/ss/ss_03.jpg here]]).]]
* SinisterScythe: Her WeaponOfChoice. According to the drama [=CDs=], Ouroboros made the scythe especially for Renne.
* SpinAttack: Blood Circle
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Renne ''did this to herself'' in Paradise as a coping mechanism. The extent to which any of the other children were ever real is a debated issue in the fandom.]]
* SpotOfTea: Although she sometimes uses the term as an UnusualEuphemism, she also appears to genuinely enjoy having tea parties with Loewe and Joshua. Crossbell Archive even lists 'Black Tea' as one of her Likes. [[spoiler:She also ends up sipping a cup of tea at the end of her S-Craft in ''Cold Steel IV''.]]
* SquishyWizard: In the 3rd, she has the highest ATS and one of the lowest HP and DEF.
* SummonToHand: It was suspected she could do this in the Liberl arc but made really obvious in ''Zero no Kiseki'' where she couldn't possibly have been wandering around Crossbell with her weapon without Lloyd noticing. He's shocked when she pulls it out to fight off a group of monsters. The OVA explicitly shows her doing this.
* SweetTooth: Renne really likes ice cream.
* TeenGenius:
** In the 3rd, Renne is the first person to realize that Phantasma is reacting to the wishes of the characters, within a few minutes of her arrival. She also mentions to Estelle that she writes Ph.D. level theses on multiple subjects (under pseudonyms).
** In ''Zero no Kiseki'', her hacking skills in the Orbal Network outclass that of Tio, a fellow ChildProdigy that was "raised" in similar circumstances and Jona, a boy who is Crossbell's most elusive KnowledgeBroker. When Tio and Jona teamed up to find her real life location via her "Kitty" alias in the Orbal Network, [[spoiler: she led them on a WildGooseChase, hacked both of their terminals and left behind an email containing a fake address with an attachment saying "Congratulations!". However, as a last attempt to save face, Jona managed to find her real address which is the Rosenburg Studio... which he couldn't believe it because there aren't any cables connected to that area, unaware that the studio's basement has an orbal terminal.]]
** She's smart enough that in ''Cold Steel IV'', a certain [[spoiler:eight hundred year old witch calls her and [=KeA=] cheaters for being smart enough to speed up the search for the missing Rean in just one day instead of the method taking several days.]]
* TheAllSolvingHammer: Once she gets angry or afraid, Renne has a two-step approach to handling the problem: First, she'll try to scythe it to death. If that won't work, she'll call [[HumongousMecha Pater Mater]] to crush, atomize or otherwise maim the problem.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:She was one of the first few characters teased in ''Cold Steel:The Last Saga'' [[https://i.imgur.com/E0zoTly.jpg and not just rendered as a flashback character]].]]
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:When Grancel Castle's gate apparently proves impregnable, Renne's idea is to call out Pater Mater to blow the door down, never mind that this would take a good chunk of the castle with it.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: More common while she's still pretending to be a normal child, but even after her [[TheReveal reveal]], Renne will occasionally refer to herself in the third person [[spoiler: (including one of her voice clips when chosen for the party in The 3rd, where she calls out "Leave it to Renne!").]]
* TookALevelInKindness: In The 3rd, she's surprisingly considerate of the party members' troubles[[spoiler:, as shown when Joshua has to face a copy of Loewe in the Farewell Arena]]. This is in contrast to her more selfish behavior in SC.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Motivates Estelle's interactions with Renne because [[ShapedLikeItself eleven year olds should act like eleven year olds]], not like AxCrazy killers.
* {{Tsundere}}: Played mostly for drama in The 3rd. Though she still initially acts like an AxCrazy psychopath, as the game progresses it's clear she's starting to enjoy [[spoiler: being part of the party, as she shows genuine concern for some of her party-mates (though she immediately denies it if pressed about it). Her final scene in the game is her running away from Estelle and Joshua in tears, screaming that she hates them... and loves them.]]
* UnusualEuphemism: If a little girl in a frilly dress invites you to a tea party, politely ask where it is and when it is, then make sure to be in another country at the appointed time. Unless your name is Loewe [[spoiler:or as revealed in ''Cold Steel IV'', Arianrhod]], in which case she [[MoralityPet really is]] inviting you to tea, Renne's idea of a fun tea party involves chaos, explosions, and cutting things to bits with her scythe.
* WalkingSpoiler: She appears in five of the nine games in the franchise to date and is a major character in three of them. It's virtually impossible to talk about her without mentioning the twist that occurs about a third of the way into SC.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: [[spoiler: Renne has a hard time processing love and affection, likely due to her traumatic upbringing. Her first reaction whenever Estelle shows her genuine care is unease and confusion, sometimes bordering on outright panic. This is best demonstrated in the final scene of The 3rd, where Renne reacts to Estelle and Joshua's offer to join their family by promising that she will run away, so far and so fast that they will never catch her, before screaming that she hates - and loves - them both.]]
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler:Before she meets Estelle, Renne considers killing her for partially causing Joshua's defection.]]

!Campanella
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/campanella_cs3.jpg]]
->'''Introduced in:''' Second Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaeIto (Japanese), Creator/MaggieFlecknoe (anime) (English)

A young boy who comes to Liberl on behalf of the Grandmaster to observe the progress of the Gospel Plan. Enforcer No. 0 of Ouroboros, known as The Fool.
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* AmbiguousGender: He looks and dresses like a boy but his VA is female and his gender has always been listed as either 'Male (?)' or 'Unknown' in official sources.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Campanella speaks and dresses in a very flamboyant manner, has a female VA, jokes about swapping skin-care tips with Joshua, and even dresses up in drag when hosting one of the (non-canon) quiz events in ''The 3rd''.
* BadassFingersnap: Some magical things he does involve this; [[FingerSnapLighter Burning Gilbert]] or [[TeleportSpam teleporting]] are the most prominent example.
* BalefulPolymorph: He can use True Mirror to transform a character into a strange creature for several turns, limiting their abilities.
* BlowYouAway: His normal attack is a small [=AoE=] razor beam in ''Cold Steel III''. When fought in Chapter 3 of the same game, he can cast the srongest wind arts available.
* TheBusCameBack: Fully comes back in ''Cold Steel III'' [[http://i.imgur.com/5QogXde.jpg without any changes to his appearance]], save for being rendered in 3D for the first time.
* TheCracker: He breaks into the systems of Orchis Tower, steals the floor plans and then locks down the security system during the subsequent terrorist attack. He's forced out of the system by resident PlayfulHacker Tio, with help from Jona.
* CreepyChild: He looks like he might be around thirteen at best but he's easily the creepiest of the Enforcers.
* DeadpanSnarker: One of his major character traits; he almost never stops snarking so when he does, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness it's significant.]] [[spoiler:Specifically, his demeanor ''completely'' changes and he becomes the soul of respect when speaking to the Grandmaster, even though he was snarking at all six remaining Anguis only a minute previously and goes back to snarking immediately afterwards.]]
* DragonWithAnAgenda: [[spoiler:His job is to observe the various plans Ouroboros has in motion in order to provide a firsthand account for the Grandmaster. This doesn't always go hand in hand with helping the person in charge of carrying out those plans, as Weissmann learned]]
* EnigmaticMinion: [[spoiler:To Weissmann. He's more of a straight [[TheDragon Dragon]] to the Grandmaster.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Campanella might not be the nicest character in the series but in ''Cold Steel III'', even he thinks that [[spoiler: George blowing up the Courageous with Olivert, Toval, and Victor inside the ship]] was a bit too much.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: He has a new attack in ''Cold Steel III'' called Seven Spheres where he uses seven balls of varying colors to units in an area for seven random strikes.
* IdiotHair: Has two of these. Despite this, he's far less of an idiot and more of mischievous.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: On several occasions, Campanella will talk as though he knows he has an audience even when nobody else is present. On one occasion, he addresses the player directly, telling them to stop watching him.
* LemonyNarrator: He serves as the narrator for the Ouroboros Report drama CD and as per usual, he [[FirstPersonSmartass snarks his way through the entire thing]] when he's not LeaningOnTheFourthWall. [[spoiler:Except for when he's speaking to the Grandmaster]]
* TheJester: He is the least restrained member of Ouroboros and will tell other members of the Society ''exactly'' what he thinks of them. [[spoiler:Except for the Grandmaster]].
* LimitBreak: In ''Ao'', his S-Craft is "False Salt Pale."
* ManipulativeBastard: He orchestrated the terrorist attack on Orchis Tower [[spoiler:then "forgot: to mention to the terrorist groups that ''his'' plan called for them to be captured or killed by some of his other catspaws shortly after they escaped.]]
* MasterOfIllusion: He can create large-scale illusions, an ability he uses to screw with the SSS in Ao on multiple occasions. Also, it's stated that most of the flames he creates are illusory.
* MidairBobbing: It's reeeeeally subtle but you can see him bobbing in Ao's battle sprite.
* MouthOfSauron: Generally fulfills this role for the Grandmaster; it appears that only he and the Anguis speak to the Grandmaster directly and even then Campanella is frequently tasked with delivering the Grandmaster's orders and observing the operations of the Anguis and Enforcers.
* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: His bag of tricks includes infinite Arts Reflection until you knock his HP down to 50% and the ability to redirect your S-Crafts from himself to your allies.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Joshua claimed that Campanella was this due to his seemingly unchanged appearance. Campanella jokingly answers he "Never miss skin care even one day".
* PeekABangs: A "showing deception" variation considering his personality.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Ends up paying respects to Arianrhod's death alongside Bleublanc, Vita, Joshua, and Renne.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Although his flames are illusory, the pain is very real.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: His age is officially listed as 'Unknown' and in SC Joshua comments that he hasn't appeared to age a day in the ten years since he last saw him, despite looking like a young boy who really should be visibly older.
* RedBaron: Campanella the Fool.
* TeleportSpam: When fought in Ao, he spends as much time teleporting himself around the arena (or teleporting your party around randomly to mess with your formation or you when casting a line AOE art) as he does actually attacking you.
* TheTrickster: Plays the role perfectly, right down to his title.
* {{Troll}}: Seemingly loves to get under people's skin and almost never acts in a serious manner.
* TheUnfought: The only agent of Ouroboros we meet in the ''Sky'' trilogy who never fights directly. Averted in ''Ao no Kiseki'' and Cold Steel III when Lloyd and co (and Rean and co in Cold Steel) fight him.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Spent the entirety of FC causing problems off-camera so that Cassius would be too busy to interfere with Ouroboros' plans in Liberl.
* VillainTeleportation: Frequently makes use of this when escaping the heroes.

!Gilbert Stein
[[quoteright:182:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gilbert_stein_fcevo.png]]
-> '''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Hisayoshi Suganuma (Japanese) , Creator/BrycePapenbrook (English)

The right-hand man of the former mayor of Ruan, Dalmore.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: He's willing to resort to all sorts of corruption and crime to get ahead in life, even if it means burning down an orphanage or taking his Alma Mater hostage.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Reappears in ''Cold Steel IV'' after how many years of not knowing what happened to him.]]
* ButtMonkey: [[spoiler:To all of Ouroboros, who know that he's Campanella's personal chew toy. He also manages to get himself imprisoned by unintelligent monsters multiple times throughout the events of The 3rd. To add insult to injury, he loses an aerial dogfight to the Capua family, the GoldfishPoopGang of the first game.]]
* CatchPhrase: "I am an elite, damn it!"
* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:His boss fight in ''Cold Steel IV'' at Elin has him fight against the party on foot despite them destroying his G-Apache.]]
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Combined with TheStarscream. During his days as Dalmore's steward, he secretly planned to usurp the mayor.
* EnemyMine: At the end of ''the 3rd'', he helps the party invade Phantasmagoria because they're his only hope of escaping Phantasma.
* FutureCopter: He eventually becomes the pilot of a G-Apache, one of Ouroboros' advanced Overmuppets. In one of the arena matches in ''the 3rd'', he'll directly pilot G-Apache rather than fight alongside it like he did in the prologue.
* HiddenDepths: He wrote and published a book called "From Fat to Fit" at some point.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Since Ouroboros practically rules the world from the shadows, Gilbert joins them in hopes of getting a slice of their pie. Needless to say, this plan isn't really working out for him.
* ISurrenderSuckers: He has ''weaponized'' this as one of his Crafts. Humorously, it doesn't do much damage, but does debuff the target's strength - [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain by being so pathetic that his enemies lose the will to hurt him]].
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He is often defeated in humiliating ways and is treated as a joke by enemies and allies alike despite being part of a nearly [[InvincibleVillain invincible]] NGOSuperpower.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: He's on the receiving end of this trope when his knees are shot at by [[spoiler:the Intelligence Division soldiers]] and when [[spoiler:Campanella]] roasts him figuratively and literally. Of course, he could have avoided all of this if he wasn't ruled by his selfish ambitions.
* LaughablyEvil: His failures are amusing, though he'll still stick with Ouroboros in the hopes of gaining glory.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QohzIEHmJZk "I've Forgotten You"]] in The 3rd.
* MilesGloriosus: So very much.
* MookPromotion: Gilbert was somewhat forgettable in FC, but then gains minor prominence in the society and an expanded role in SC. In your first battle against him, he is barely more powerful than the mooks with him. By the third battle, he's definitively stronger than other Jaegers, but still weaker than your individual party members.
* RecurringBoss:
** You fight Gilbert three times in SC. The first is a pseudo HopelessBossFight (actually more of a challenge boss), the second is optional, and the final is in the final dungeon.
** In the 3rd, he's the boss of the prologue alongside his G-Apache and he shows up in Sun Door 1 as a minigame boss.
** He also shows up as a boss in [[spoiler:''Cold Steel IV'' and is fought at three times, one of them being an optional boss at Elin.]]
* SmugSnake: Most of his appearances are just a cycle of him getting smug about moving up in the world through illegal means, and then paying the price for his actions.
* TankGoodness: [[spoiler:His DualBoss fight in ''Cold Steel IV'' at Elin has him piloting his G-Apache and accompanying him is an automated Achtzen tank.]]
* TimeBomb: His mines, which he'll set randomly on the map every few rounds.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Dean Collins, Gilbert used to be a WideEyedIdealist who wanted to use his academic knowledge for good. Then he met Mayor Dalmore, who taught him that political power and status are the only things that matter.
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: He ''claims'' he's stronger than before each time you fight him but he's not really. [[ConservationOfCompetence However, his backup does get progressively better.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He has a prominent blue hair [[spoiler:that he still keeps in ''Cold Steel IV'']].

[[folder:Phantasma]]
!The Lord of Phantasma

->'''Voiced by:''' Yoshimiro Kanemitsu (Japanese)

A mysterious masked figure who sends Kevin into the world of Phantasma.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:It's the AI of the Recluse Cube, who responded to Kevin's self-hatred to become what it is now.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:It represents Kevin's wish to punish himself for letting his mother die and accidentally killing Rufina.]]
* BigBad: The Lord of Phantasma is responsible for dragging all the playable characters into its artificial world.
* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:It's a copy of Kevin's Stigma [[DemonicPossession possessing]] a copy of Rufina.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Not to the same extent as Weissmann, but it usually talks to the party in a polite, yet condescending and sarcastic tone while putting Kevin through literal hell.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:It plans to do this with Kevin in order to gain total control of Phantasma.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-fm_9eLIQ The Lord of Phantasma]], a quite menacing tune fitting for an enigmatic being far above the heroes' level.
* MalevolentMaskedWoman: It always wears a creepy opera mask.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By creating planes and enemies based on places and people that the party knows, it gave them an opportunity to come to terms with some of their [[DysfunctionJunction issues]].
* OneWingedAngel: It's FinalBoss form is similar looking to Weissmann Angelus.
* SamusIsAGirl: Played with. [[spoiler:Its host is female, but the lord itself is a copy of Kevin's Stigma.]]
* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: [[spoiler:It uses Rufina's form to guilt Kevin into falling into Gehenna.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler:Its goal is to make Phantasma merge with the real world and materialize humanity's desires. Considering what happened in the Liber Ark civilization, this plan won't end well.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: As the BigBad of ''The 3rd'', this is a given.

!Celeste Von Auslese

->'''Voiced by:''' Saori Yumiba (Japanese)

The scientist who led the effort to stop the Aureole, or rather, a copy of her that exists in the Recluse Cube.
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* BenevolentAI: Unlike the Lord of Phantasma, she's on the party's side.
* BigGood: [[spoiler:She's responsible for the monuments that aid the party and when she regains enough of her power, she guides them directly.]]
* GreaterScopeParagon: Her original self is this to Liberl by sealing the Aureole away so that it doesn't reduce her people to complete hedonism. [[spoiler:The AI is also responsible for controlling Phantasma so that the original could succeed in her plan.]]
* HeroicLineage: Her original self was the ancestor of the Auslese family.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Helping the party means the world of Phantasma will disappear, and her along with it.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is a lighter shade of blue than Kloe's.

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* BadassGrandpa: General Morgan is a grandfather and he is ''very'' badass. He's won the annual martial arts tournament at Grancel for years running as the series begins. After circumstances force him to take a year off, other characters quietly encourage him to give the young 'uns a chance, while still recognizing that if he fought, he'd probably win again.
* BladeOnAStick / AnAxeToGrind: His weapon is an antique halberd with an oversized blade.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:It took him a long time, but he finally is able to fulfill his life long wish in ''Cold Steel IV'', while marrying Schera.]]
* EasilyForgiven: PlayedForLaughs regarding his antic of stealing a high-valued wine in Bose.

A large dragon born before the Great Collapse. It is a Sacred Beast tasked by the goddess Aidios watch over the Aureole.

* TheBattleDidntCount: Played with. After you deplete Ragnard's HP in the boss fight, he just continues to stand there, with no defeat animation, and you don't even get victory music on the results screen. In the cutscene following the fight, he doesn't seem affected at all. It's implied that Ragnard is so powerful and ancient that you barely took of 1% of his actual HP. However, Agate does manage to break the Gospel controlling him after the fight, and the fight was just a distraction to give him the opportunity to do so, so in a story sense it did count for something.

* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:One of the last bosses in ''the 3rd'' is "R-Tycoon," which looks like a red variant of the usually blue Ragnard.]]

* TalkingAnimal: In the sense that he can project words into people thoughts to communicate.

* AscendedExtra: From an SixthRanger to the main character of ''The 3rd''.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler:He is actually one of the highest ranking knights in the Septian Church who is sent to assassinate Weissmann.]]

* YouGottaHaveGreenHair: Blue-green, in this case.

A young girl that Estelle and company encounter during the Second Chapter. She seems sweet enough, but there's something... off about her at times. She turns out to have quite a few secrets... like turning out to be the murderous tool of Ouroboros.

** [[spoiler:Well, that's how she saw it, but there turns out to be more to the story. When Renne was a child, her parents were burdened with debt, and found themselves constantly on the run from collectors and feared the eventual involvement of TheMafia. To keep Renne safe while they tried to pay off the debt, they entrusted the care of Renne to a friend. A year later, once the debt was resolved, they returned to pick up Renne, only to learn that the friend's house was destroyed in an unsolved arson (Renne had been kidnapped by the cult and was given to the brothel). Renne's parents mistakenly presumed her dead, and were almost DrivenToSuicide at losing their daughter; only the discovery that they were pregnant with Colin (Renne's little brother) encouraged them to keep on living. In summary, her parents ''never'' meant to harm her and had no idea what she had went through all this time - on top of that, they turn out to be very decent people in the Crossbell games. Renne finally [[TearJerker learns this for herself]] in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki''.]]

* AnimalMotifs: Estelle frequently likens Renne to a cat due to her love of and skill at hide and seek, her mannerisms and her ability to get to unreasonably high places despite her size. She even mimics a cat in a rare alternate VictoryPose and [[spoiler:in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' when hacking into the Orbal Network she goes by the alias 'Kitty'.]]
** [[spoiler:Even extends to her weapons. Her first scythe is called Nine Lives and she has another named Cat Killer.]]

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast[=/=]RedBaron: The Angel of Slaughter, does anything else really need to be said?

* PlayfulHacker: She's picked up hacking the orbal network as a hobby in ''Zero'' under the handle "Kitty", and it's shown in an event that she can outperform Tio, a skilled hacker in her own right.

* {{SexSlave}}: [[spoiler:She was formerly this at the hands of the D∴G Cult. It explains a lot of her current behavior.]]

* TeenGenius: Renne is the first person to realize that Phantasma is reacting to the wishes of the characters, within a few minutes of her arrival. Also in the 3rd, she mentions to Estelle that she writes Ph.D. level theses on multiple subjects (under pseudonyms). She's smart enough that in ''Cold Steel IV'', a certain [[spoiler:eight hundred year old witch calls her and [=KeA=] cheaters for being smart enough to speed up the search for the missing Rean in just one day instead of the method taking several days.]]

* BlowYouAway: His normal attack is a small [=AoE=] RazorBeam in ''Cold Steel III''. When fought in Chapter 3 of the same game, he can cast the srongest wind arts available.

* DivingSave: [[spoiler: Shoves Maybelle out of the way of some falling debris when the dragon attacks Bose, and is subsequently buried under a large piece of the roof. Fortunately, she pulls through.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to most, "Lila" is actually Raini, an immigrant from a far-off nation. During the Hundred Days War, Raini - then just a child - and her parents were visiting Bose when the Erebonian Empire attacked. Raini's parents were killed and a severely traumatized Raini was taken in by Maybelle's father, who gave her the name "Lila" when she couldn't give her own name due to the shock of losing her family.]]
* DumbStruck: [[spoiler: When Lila was first rescued by Maybelle's father, she could barely speak. Eventually they had to give her a new name, simply because they couldn't get her to tell them her old one.]]

* ThatWomanIsDead: [[spoiler: When confronted about her past, Lila insists that "Raini" died with her parents.]]

Receptionist at Bose Bracer Guild.

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiAkabane (Japanese, Rocco), Daisuke Matsumoto (Japanese, Deen), Yohei Asakami (Japanese, Rais)

* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Phillip is a former Captain of the Royal Guard]]

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Like Richard and the rest of the Intelligence Division, she's manipulated by Ouroboros. And then she's manipulated ''again'' in SC as part of a Gospel experiment]]

* EvilCounterpart: He's presented as one to Olivier, who disagrees with his definition of "beauty".

* MultipleChoicePast: The Phantom Thief B Report examines three individuals who may or may not be the man behind the mask (A low-born thief and con artist they dubbed X, a middle-class painter/forger - whose forgeries B is in the habit of tracking down and destroying - they dubbed Y, and a bored noble-born prodigy they dubbed Z) but is unable to conclude which one (if any) is the true 'B'. The clues presented will point the ''player'' to the correct answer though [[spoiler:(Blueblanc sent the paper a note saying that they were getting close, and that "his number reveals all". Given his Enforcer number, that would imply that his real identity is Con Artist X)]].

** [[spoiler:Well, that's how she saw it. Actually they really did intend to come back for her and had ''no idea'' what was going to happen; they left her with people they thought they could trust to keep her safe during a tough time and it turned out they were wrong. Renne finally [[TearJerker learns this for herself]] in ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki''.]]

* AlmightyJanitor: He might be an Enforcer, but he's as strong or stronger than some of the Anguis, including Weissman.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Started off as just some guy from some minor village dreaming to become a Bracer. After the Tragedy of Hamel, he joined Oroboros and became one of the strongest members, who helped bring Liberl to its knees.
* GoOutWithASmile: Dies at the end of the game with a smile on his face, finally figuring out what Karin felt like when she died to

* LimitBreak: [[spoiler:In all 3 ''Sky'' games, he has the S-Craft "Demon Flames." The latter 2 games also give him "Sword of Abaddon."]]

* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Joshua's sister, Karin was this, and her death in the [[DoomedHometown Hamel Incident]] is the [[StartOfDarkness cornerstone of his motivations]]]]

* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Following [[TheLostLenore Karin]]'s death, he never show interest in another woman, despite the [[MsFanservice 2nd Anguis]] attempts]]

* PrivateMilitaryContractor: Richard first met snd recruited him while Loewe was masquerading as a member of the Jester Jaeger Corps.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath[[spoiler:: After he commits a HeelFaceTurn, Weissmann greatly injures him. In that condition, he [[HeroicSacrifice Aureole's barrier using Kernviter so that the party can damage Weissmann]]. Said event ends in his death.]]

* Bishounen: Hard to deny he's good looking.

* BrokenAce: Hansome, intelligent and powerful. Also completely broken as a result of the Tragedy of Hamel.

* FreudianExcuse: His home town of Hamel was wiped out, resulting in the death of his fiancee Karin and his surrogate little brother ending up a traumatised EmptyShell. Then he learned it was actually his country's government that ordered his home's destruction, whuch then swepth the whole thing under the rock. All of this, completely shattered his faith in humanity and seek Aureole to see if they still had worth.
* FromNobodyToNightmare:

* MasterSwordsman: It's right there in his Enforcer title. According to WordOfGod, he's the strongest fighter in the Sora trilogy in terms of battle prowess. In Ao we get to meet his former sparring partner Arianrhod. She's considerably stronger, although she considered Loewe capable of surpassing her in time. And in the ''Cold Steel'' series, [=McBurn=] really liked fighting him and felt empty after he died as he couldn't find anyone else to fight against in his full power. All the more impressive since his sword skills were completely self-taught, whereas other examples in the series are either practitioners of a FantasiticFightingStyle (Mueller), taught by a legendary swordsman(Colonel Alan), or both(Cassius).

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Before [[spoiler:Hamel]] was destroyed, he was planning on becoming a bracer to protect people.

* MasterSwordsman: It's right there in his Enforcer title. According to WordOfGod, he's the strongest fighter in the Sora trilogy in terms of battle prowess. In Ao we get to meet his former sparring partner Arianrhod. She's considerably stronger, although she considered Loewe capable of surpassing her in time. And in the ''Cold Steel'' series, [=McBurn=] really liked fighting him and felt empty after he died as he couldn't find anyone else to fight against in his full power.

* ImplacableMan: This thing takes an ''absurd'' amount of punishment before going down: two phases of almost 50000 combined HP and it ''still'' gets back up, then [[spoiler: Cassius blows off its arm]], and even then it still manages a ClippedWingedAngel form before it's ''finally'' destroyed for good.

* EarlyBirdCameo: While the first time Estelle and company knowingly meet him is chapter one of SC, Estelle and Kloe had unknowingly met him while in disguise a couple times in chapter two of FC. [[spoiler:He's this again in ''Cold Steel IV'' where he actually shows up in ''Cold Steel III'' as a sidequest in chapter 3 but it isn't even his usual modus operandi.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'', he thanks Lloyd and his party for [[spoiler:helping out Renne]]. And as revealed in ''Cold Steel III'', he was pretty close with Vita which is why [[spoiler: when she went against Ouroboros for siding with the gnomes, he also decided not to partake in the recapture of the "Phantasmal Blaze Plan".]]

* GrailInTheGarbage: Many of the things of "beauty" he steals are things that he considers underappreciated, so he takes them takes them away and leaves them somewhere they will be appreciated more. Examples include artwork that had been left unviewed in a museum's storage area for years and a TrophyWife.

* MasterOfDisguise: So much so. He has disguised himself as random passers-by, a person investigating one of his thefts and at his most audacious [[spoiler:as a member of your party]].

* PutOnABus: He doesn't show up in ''Cold Steel III'' [[spoiler:because Vita is going against her fellow Anguis for siding with the gnomes and supporting a war. Except that it's a subversion and he does show up in ''Cold Steel III'' thanks to him showing up in ''Cold Steel IV'', disguised as a NPC named "Alistair" and it's not even one of Bleublanc's usual modus operandi sidequests.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Mueller had it hard in the ''Cold Steel'' saga, barely showing up in the games despite it being set in his hometown, [[spoiler:and by ''Cold Steel IV'', he's not even a SupportPartyMember unlike Olivert, Schera, Towa, Elise, and Alfin who at least can use their Brave Orders during the final battle.]]

* BrattyHalfPint: Sets off Estelle and Joshua's first real job after he convinced Pat to run off with him to Sapherl Tower.

* BigGood: Of ''Cold Steel''. [[spoiler: He forms a third faction to oppose both the [[EvilVsEvil Noble and Reformist factions]] and change Erebonia for the better, and he was the one who proposed Class VII in the first place.]]

* {{Bokukko}}: Estelle even calls her this in lieu of her name in the original Japanese.

* FallenPrincess: Her family was once counted among the Erebonian aristocracy before their fortunes were lost in a bad business deal. Josette didn't take it well. In a bit of FridgeBrilliance overlapping a bit with TearJerker, this explains why she was so easily able to fool everyone in Rolent. Pretending to be a student at the prestigious school was as close as she's ever been to the girl she once was.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: VERY important for one of the themes. [[spoiler: Everyone has secrets, and nobody is exactly what they seem. This foreshadows Weissman, Joshua, etc.]]

* {{Tomboy}}: She acts even more extreme about this than Estelle to the extent of adopting BoyishShortHair and using a masculine personal pronoun in Japanese. [[spoiler:It's mostly put-on since she's been forced to take up piracy ever since the loss of her family's fortune.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: In SC, she bickers with Joshua during his alliance with the Capuas, especially when he shows little regard for his life, but is clearly worried for his safety and even invites him to join the Capuas for real. This doesn't go unnoticed by Estelle.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiromiKonno (Japanese), Creator/JulieMaddalena (game), Creator/HilaryHaag (anime) (English)

* FutureCopter: He eventually becomes the pilot of a G-Apache, one of Ouroboros' advanced Overmuppets.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He somehow manages to be this despite being part of a nearly [[InvincibleVillain invincible]] NGOSuperpower.

* IdenticalAncestor: When telling a computer on the Liber Ark that she's [[spoiler:Celeste D. Auslese]], the computer declares that she's a 73% match and accepts her, despite the fact that the ancestor whose name she borrowed lived twelve centuries (forty to fifty generations) ago.

* GuestStarPartyMember: In ''Cold Steel III'', she's playable twice in Chapter 4: once for the monthly session at the Einhell Fortress, and once while assisting Rean with Lechter's request. In ''Cold Steel IV'', she joins the team in and out a few times but leaves before Class VII goes to the final dungeon (because she's already doing her, her team, and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters other]] [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent characters]] doing their own final dungeons). [[spoiler:She rejoins for the TrueFinalBoss fight though.]]

* AloofOlderBrother: To Joshua, although they're not blood-related.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-fm_9eLIQ The Lord of Phantasma]], a quite menacing tune fitting for an enigmatic being far above the heroes' level