History Characters / TrailsSeriesEstelleParty

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Estelle's multiple in-story achievements focus on her straightforward fighting style. While she's hardly a weak character in terms of STR, her combat utility and supportive Crafts make her far more often built as a support medic focused on healing and buffing other characters rather than taking the attack directly.

* KillSat: Her second S-Craft in the ''Sky'' games, Satellite Beam. [[MST3KMantra Don't ask how it got there.]] Or how it can effectively shoot into another dimension.

''Notable Groups:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild The Bracer Guild]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesOuroboros Ouroboros]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesJaegerCorps Jaeger Corps]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesSeptianChurch Septian Church]]\\

''Erebonian Empire:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaNobility Erebonia Imperial Family and Four Great Houses]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaIronblood The Ironbloods]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaMilitary Erebonia Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsStaffAndInstructors Thors' Staff and Instructors]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Thors Class VII]] ([[Characters/TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer Rean Schwarzer]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrowArmbrust Crow Armbrust]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIIOriginal Original Class VII]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIINew New Class VII]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses Main Campus Classes]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus Branch Campus]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Erebonian Civilians and Major Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesImperialLiberationFront Imperial Liberation Front]]\\

''Erebonian Empire:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaNobility Erebonia Imperial Family and Four Great Houses]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaChancellorOsborne Giliath Osborne]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaIronblood The Ironbloods]] ([[Characters/TrailsSeriesRufusAlbarea Rufus Albarea]])| [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaMilitary Erebonia Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsStaffAndInstructors Thors' Staff and Instructors]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Thors Class VII]] ([[Characters/TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer Rean Schwarzer]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrowArmbrust Crow Armbrust]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIIOriginal Original Class VII]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIINew New Class VII]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses Main Campus Classes]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus Branch Campus]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Erebonian Civilians and Major Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesImperialLiberationFront Imperial Liberation Front]]\\

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Pater-Mater is brought back as a Hollow Core in ''Kuro II''.]]

** "Grimkitty" takes the yellow bits from "Grimcats" and makes them pink instead.

** "Grimkitty" is a recolor of "[[Characters/TrailsSeriesCalvardArkrideSolutionsOffice Grimcats]]," meaning it comes with all of the {{Fanservice}}-related tropes the latter had.

* SuddenlyVoiced: [[spoiler:Being revived as a Hollow Core in ''Kuro II'' marked the first time Pater-Mater received voice acting.]]

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* KillSat: Her second S-Craft in the ''Sky'' games, Satellite Beam. [[MST3KMantra Don't ask how it got there.]]

* PaletteSwap:
** A couple of her outfits in ''Kuro II'' were reused from previous games, with only the colors changed:

* GeniusesHaveMultiplePhDs: Has been publishing post-graduate level papers in chemistry, mathematics and information theory since she was twelve - at the ''latest''. For fun.

* BirdsOfAFeather: She hits it off very well with both Musse and Nadia, with all three having amazing analytical skills and similarly mischievous personalities. This is referenced in one of ''Reverie''''s group victory quotes, where the trio bring up the possibility of using the aforementioned skills for world domination, much to Towa's discomfort.

* FighterMageThief: She serves as the fighter to Joshua's thief and Renne's mage, ready to strike with full force with her staff.

* FighterMageThief: Joshua acts as the thief of the three Bright children due to his focus on stealth and speed from his assassination training. This also applied when he, [[MasterSwordsman Loewe]], and [[ChildProdigy Renne]] were still part of Ouroboros.

* FighterMageThief: Upon being adopted by Cassius, she acts the mage of his children by virtue of her high intelligence making her the best of the three at using [[MagicFromTechnology orbal arts]]. She also acted as the mage from the trio between her, Loewe, and Joshua when they were all still part of Ouroboros.

* CriticalHitClass: ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie'' have his Black Fang Craft gain the ability to grant him the Stealth status for a few turns, which ensures any attacks he lands will be guaranteed {{Critical Hit}}s.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Poor Joshua often gets accused of this by fans and characters alike. At the very least, he's a ''very'' [[PrettyBoy effete dude]], and him being voiced in Japanese [[CrossDressingVoices by a woman]] doesn't help matters much. This ''visually'' fades a fair bit in ''SC'' and beyond, when he embraces his past and his abilities to various degrees.
** This is so bad that he gets crossdressed twice in ''FC'', and both times, he makes the girls in attendance jealous with "his" looks.

* ForceAndFinesse: He is the finesse to Estelle's force, focusing on precise high speed strikes and stealth with two swords, whereas Estelle barrels forth with brute force with her staff.

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: His girlfriend Estelle is a brash and energetic {{Tomboy}}, while he is a more soft-spoken and polite young man who several people remark to be [[DudeLooksLikeALady androgynous]], resulting in him being forced to [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdress]] on more than one occassion, much to his chagrin.

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: His eyes are gold, and his combat prowess was in part due to Weissman using him as a guinea pig into his research into [[RandomlyGifted Stigmas]].

* BlowYouAway: He gains wind as a secondary element in ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie'', fitting for how his fighting style heavily focuses on his speed and agility.

* DualWielding: He does this despite not really knowing ''why'' he's so good at it.

* ForceAndFinesse: He is the finesse yo Estelle's force, focusing on precise, high speed strikes and stealth with two swords, whereas Estelle barrels forth with brute force from her staff.

* ActionGirl: Practically the ''quintessential'' example. Doesn't hesitate about throwing herself into danger, especially when helping others? Check. Has strength that rivals and even surpasses some of the male cast members? Check. Capable of fighting everything from wolves to giant lizards to army officers to ''robots the size of buildings''? Check!

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', her S-Crafts are Pummel[[note]]"Reppa Musougeki" in the Japanese script[[/note]] and Barrage[[note]]"Ouka Musougeki" in the Japanese script[[/note]]. In ''SC'' and ''The 3rd'', she also gets Wheel of Time. In ''Zero'', her S-Craft is Phoenix Wave, which originally belonged to her father. [[spoiler:In ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie'', however, she goes back to Wheel of Time, whilst Barrage becomes a regular Craft.]]

* CrissCrossAttack: His ''Phantom Raid'' S-Craft consists of him and a pair of SpeedEchoes viscously slashing the enemy apart at rapid speed.

* DeathFromAbove: His ''Phantom Raid'' S-Craft ends with him and a pair of [[DoppelgangerSpin doppelgangers]] diving down at the enemy to perform a deadly CrissCrossAttack.

* InvisibilityCloak: His ''Black Fang'' Craft gains the ability to grant him two turns of Stealth in ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie''.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: He admits that he's actually weaker than the rest of the Enforcers due to training more in stealth than direct combat, though his stats and moveset show that he's still no slouch.

* DeathDealer: One of her S-Crafts, Judgement Card.

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', his S-Crafts are Beat Down[[note]]"Dynast Gale" in the Japanese script[[/note]] and Final Break. ''SC'' and ''The 3rd'' also give him Dragon Dive, which would later evolve into his S-Craft from ''Cold Steel III'', ''Cold Steel IV'', and ''Reverie'', Dragon Fall. Incidentally, Beat Down would become a regular Craft in those games.

** His first S-Craft (turned regular Craft in ''Cold Steel III'') Beat Down[[note]]"Dynast Gale" in Japanese[[/note]] is just him repeatedly slashing the target with his Heavy Blade.

* DivingKick: His "Gouraikyaku" Craft from the ''Daybreak'' games has him jump before delivering a downward kick.

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', his S-Crafts are Disable and Aural Blast, with ''SC'' and ''The 3rd'' also giving him Wrath of Genbu. In ''Daybreak'', his sole S-Craft is "Taizan Rakansho".

* ShockAndAwe: The kick used in "Gouraikyaku" is charged with blue lightning.

* EvilKnockoff: 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.

* LimitBreak: Her boss battles in ''SC'' give her Rennede as her S-Craft. She retains it as a party member in ''The 3rd'', which also gives another one that summons Pater-Mater. Her S-Craft in ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie'' is Nemesis Party, with Rennede becoming a regular Craft. Finally, her S-Craft in ''Kuro II'' is "Grand Rennede," an upgraded version of her original S-Craft.

** Taking a page from [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Sharon's book]], her "Mistriss Serve" Craft from ''Kuro II'' has her present a table with tea, cake, and other delicacies. It both heals the other party members and gives a boost to their Strength, Defense, ATS, ADF, Speed, and Movement.

* SpectacularSpinning: Exaggerated with her S-Craft from ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie'', "Nemesis Party," in which she pirouettes while twirling around a scythe in each hand to decimate her foes.
* SpinAttack: Her "Blood Circle" Craft has spin while slashing with her scythe.

* WaveMotionGun: Pater-Mater's signiture weapon is the "Double Buster Cannon," guns mounted on each shoulder that fire powerful beams. It uses them both during her second S-Craft from ''The 3rd''.
** [[spoiler:In ''Kuro II'', one of Renne's Crafts has her use her Xipha to briefly summon a copy of Pater-Mater made of Shards to fire one shot from its "Buster Cannon." After a certain level, this Craft is upgraded into the "Double Buster Cannon," which naturally uses both guns.]]

* ColorCodedCharacters: He was known as the [[RedBaron Black Fang]] when he was an Enforcer and fittingly enough has black hair, dresses in mostly dark colors, and has [[CastingAShadow Time]] as his primary element.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His hometown of Hamel [[DoomedHometown was wiped out]] when he was a child by his own country's government as part of a FalseFlagOperation. He ended up [[ChildrenForcedToKill being forced to kill]] a jaeger drop-out that was [[AttemptedRape trying to rape]] his [[ParentalSubstitute sister,]] but not before said jaeger mortally wounded her, which resulted in him [[EmptyShell shutting down]] from the trauma. Then [[MadScientist Weissman]] got his hands on him, and exploited his traumatised state to turn him into a {{Tykebomb}} for Ouroboros, resulting in him racking up a sizable bodycount by the age of eleven before Cassius rescued him.

* EmptyShell: Witnessing the destruction of his hometown at a young age, especially the death of his [[CoolBigSis beloved older sister Karin]], resulted in him emotionally shutting down from trauma. Sadly, this also made him a prime research subject to [[MadScientist Weissman]], who proceeded to take advantage of his traumatised state to mold him into a {{Tykebomb}}.

* InvisibilityCloak: His ''Black Fang'' Craft gains the ability to grant him two turns of Stealth (which makes him immune to damage and makes any attack attack he lands a guaranteed CriticalHit) in ''Cold Steel IV'' and ''Reverie''.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His hometown of Hamel [[DoomedHometown was wiped out]] when he was a child by his own country's government as part of a FalseFlagOperation. He ended up [[ChildrenForcedToKill being forced to kill]] a jaeger drop-out that was [[AttemptedRape trying to rape]] his [[ParentalSubstitute sister,]] but not before said jaeger mortally wounded her, which resulted in him [[EmptyShell shutting down]] from the trauma. Then [[MadScientist Weissman]] got his hands on him, and exploited his traumatszed state to turn him into a {{Tykebomb}} for Ouroboros, resulting in him racking up a sizable bodycount by the age of eleven before Cassius rescued him.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Poor Joshua often gets accused of this by fans and characters alike. At the very least, he's a ''very'' [[PrettyBoy effete dude]], and him being voiced in Japanese by a woman doesn't help matters much. This ''visually'' fades a fair bit in ''SC'' and beyond, when he embraces his past and his abilities to various degrees.

* EmptyShell: Witnessing the destruction of his hometown at a young age, especially the death of his [[CoolBigSis beloved older sister Karin]], resulted in him emotionally shutting down from trauma. Sadly, this also made him a prime research subject to [[MadScientist Weissman]], who proceeded to mold him into a Tykebomb.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His hometown of Hamel [[DoomedHometown was wiped out]] when he was a child by his own country's government as part of a FalseFlagOperation. He ended up [[ChildrenForcedToKill being forced to kill]] a jaeger drop-out that was [[AttemptedRape trying to rape]] his [[ParentalSubstitute sister,]] but not before said jaeger mortally wounded her, which resulted in him [[EmptyShell shutting down]] from the trauma. Then [[MadScientist Weissman]] got his hands on him, and exploited his traumatised state to turn him into a Tykebomb for Ouroboros, resulting in him racking up a sizable bodycount by the age of eleven before Cassius rescued him.

* EmptyShell: Witnessing the destruction of his hometown at a young age, especially the death of his [[CoolBigSis beloved older sister Karin]], resulted in him emotionally shutting down due to the trauma. Sadly, this also made him prime reasearch subject to [[MadScientist Weissman]], who proceeded to mold him into a Tykebomb.