History Characters / TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild

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-->'''Voiced by:''' Masako Okochi (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLee (English)

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[[caption-width-right:231:Cassius during ''FC'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Lieutenant-General Cassius, as depicted in ''Cold Steel IV'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cassius_7.png]][[/labelnote]]]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Yukimasa Kishino (Japanese), Creator/PatrickSeitz (game), Leraldo Anzaldua (anime) (English)
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfOrigins Origins]]''

Estelle's father, and a former member of the Liberl Army.

* TheAce: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpYjdzpSwcQ&feature=youtu.be&t=48s One of four S Rank Bracers]] in all of Zemuria.
* ActionDad: He's the protagonist's father and he kicks so much ass that the ''entire world'' knows and either fears or respects his prowess.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He is this to Estelle, to the point of becoming a RunningGag.
* AssassinOutclassin: Ouroboros sent an assassin to kill him. Cassius handily beat the assassin ''and his backup'', then [[RefugeInAudacity adopted the assassin.]] Granted, this was all part of [[BatmanGambit Weissmann's plan]] but it says something that nobody has since tried to have Cassius assassinated even though he's only become a more tempting target since then.
* BewareTheNiceOnes[=/=]BewareTheSillyOnes: He's one of the most famous Bracers/officers in the ''Trails'' universe and a jovial father who wouldn't be out of place in a family sitcom, which is why Estelle initially had a hard time believing his MemeticBadass status.
* BigDamnHeroes: Three instances:
** Early in ''FC'' he saves Estelle, Joshua and two children from Rolent from a losing battle.
** At the end of ''FC'', he ends up [[SaveTheVillain saving Richard]] and the heroes from the Reverie.
** At the end of ''SC'', [[DragonRider he rides Ragnard]] who catches Joshua and Estelle as they're falling from the collapsing Liber Ark.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:He finally make his return in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'']]
* BroughtDownToBadass: He was a MasterSwordsman before switching to a Bo Staff, requiring him to learn a whole new martial arts style. He's still one of the best fighters on the continent.
* TheChessmaster : Even though he means well, he can get very manipulative at times.
* ColonelBadass: Retired Colonel, anyway. At the end of ''FC'', he rejoins the Army.
** FourStarBadass: Upon rejoining the Army, he is promptly promoted to ''Chief of Staff''.
* DeusExitMachina: Ouroboros caused an international incident for the sole purpose of removing Cassius from Liberl because [[MemeticBadass just like everyone else in universe]] they believed that if he was present he could have singlehandedly thwarted their plans. In SC he does this to himself, as part of an elaborate BatmanGambit to trick Weissmann (knowing he would fixate on him) and allow everyone else to take him out
* TheDreaded: A heroic example. It's telling that Weissmann had to get Cassius ''out of the country'' to ensure he didn't get in the way of his plans.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Subverted. Is apparently killed at the end of the prologue of ''FC''. NeverFoundTheBody, combined with the sheer number of tropes, makes it clear he isn't dead.
* DualBoss: A copy of him forms a tag-team with a copy of Loewe in the Nightmare Arena of ''The 3rd''.
* FailureKnight: How he sees himself. After his plan turned the tide of the Hundred Days War, Erebonian forces launched a last spiteful attack on Rolent in which Lena was killed. Cassius has never forgiven himself for not being able to protect her.
* FantasticFightingStyle: He invented his own, ''[[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Mu ni shite Rasen]]'', incorporating elements of the style he used to use when he carried a sword. As a Eight Leaves One Blade practitioner Cassius specialized in (and eventually mastered) the First Form, "Helix".
* GeniusBruiser: He combines an almost unparalleled level of martial skill with a borderline-precognitive grasp of tactics.
* GodzillaThreshold:
** The [[spoiler: Great Twilight breaking out in Erebonia]] seems to cross it for him.
*** [[spoiler:Despite being banned from the Empire for being a national security risk, he still enters Erebonia along with his children.]]
*** Despite previously vowing to never pick up a sword again, a [[https://i.redd.it/760hw1vafig11.png promotional screenshot]] shows him [[spoiler:drawing one during what appears to be duel with Rean. Thankfully, this was something he does as a test for Rean to become a Divine Blade.]]
** [[spoiler:The appearance of Reverse Babel is enough warrant him bringing the Arseille II to break through its defences so that it can carry the protagonists close enough to enter the place.]]
* HeroOfAnotherStory:
** An entire story was ''created'' for him to be the hero of in order to keep him from becoming a SpannerInTheWorks to Weissmann's plans. The events in question are revealed in detail in Star Door 13 in ''The 3rd'', in which he had to deal with the ''destruction of Erebonia's Bracer Guilds''.
** ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' gives us another example of this. He was one of the leaders in the operation to suppress the D∴G Cult a fact [[{{Foreshadowing}} alluded to back in]] ''FC''.
* HyperAwareness: It's implied that Cassius is so powerful in a fight because he doesn't miss ''anything''.
* LimitBreak: As a boss in ''The 3rd'', his S-Craft is "Phoenix Wave."
* LivingLegend:
** Virtually everyone on the continent knows who he is and gushes constantly about him (much to Estelle's annoyance).
** When he's mentioned outside of the ''Sky'' games, everyone pretty much acknowledges he's the greatest warrior alive. In a WorldOfBadass, this is nothing to scoff at.
* MasterSwordsman: He holds the title "Divine Blade"[[note]]''Kensei'' aka Sword Saint in Japanese[[/note]], and is said to have been the finest swordsman in Liberl until he put aside his sword and took up the [[SimpleStaff staff.]] [[spoiler:Despite not holding the sword for years, he's still good at it, enough that he's able to pull off the Eight Leaves One Blade forms when he duels Rean as a test for Rean to become a Divine Blade (though Rean, and the player, only sees Cassius as Rean's ogre form and not as Cassius.]]
* MemeticBadass:
** InUniverse. During the tournament at Grancel, Anelace comments that if he and [[MightyGlacier Zin]] were to team up they would probably be disqualified for ''cheating''. As events will show, this is not exaggeration. The BigBad of ''FC'' believed that him staying in the Army would have been a deterrent to foreign invasion equivalent to ''militarizing the entire country''.
** Weaponized in ''SC'': knowing that Weissmann would be paying close attention to everything he did, he basically acted as a massive decoy so everyone else could maneuver and ultimately catch Weissmann, while making sure behind the scenes that everything got pulled off properly.
* MyGreatestFailure: Cassius's failure to [[TheLostLenore save his wife Lena]] during the hundred days war completely reshaped his philosophy on life, right down to the weapon he used, and led him to take up the path of the Bracer.
* NoodleIncident: He challenged Ragnard, a ''Holy Beast'' to a duel 20 years before the start of ''FC''. While the result of the duel is unknown, it was enough to earn mutual respect. This would become handy in saving his kids in ''SC''.
* NotSoDifferent: Estelle is more like her father than she's willing to admit at first.
* OneManArmy: During his offscreen adventures in Erebonia during ''FC'', the Society threw ''an entire jaeger corps'' at him, and he broke it.
* RedBaron: "The Divine Blade," though later games clarify that this title is not held by him alone, but is granted by everyone who has mastered one of the forms of the Eight Leaves One Blade style (though the only ones confirmed to have done that before the first ''Trails'' game are him and Arios).
* SenpaiKouhai: He is the senior pupil to both Arios and Rean; fittingly, when Cassius and Rean meet for the first time in ''Cold Steel IV'', [[spoiler:Cassius duels Rean on behalf of Yun Ka-Fai to see if Rean's ready to become a Divine Blade.]]
* SimpleStaff: After putting away his sword, he took up the staff. This in no way makes him less badass than he was previously.He didn't get to be one of only four S-Ranked Bracers on the continent for nothing and he's able to use some of his old Eight Leaves One Blade techniques despite the change in weapon.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He barely appears in cutscenes but every time he does, major things happen that change the plot as a whole. Like his BigDamnHeroes moments in the ''Sky'' series or [[spoiler:testing Rean to see if he's ready to become a [[MasterSwordsman Divine Blade.]]]]
* SpamAttack: His "Hundred Blows" Craft has him thrust repeatedly with his staff before swinging it at the target. Yes, one of his ''regular'' crafts is essentially Estelle's first S-Craft.
* StoryBreakerPower:
** He's viewed as having this in-universe to the point that large chunks of the plot of the first two games revolve around the villains keeping him either too busy or ''in another country'' so he can't interfere with their plans, a fact which he exploits in SC.
** He's also physically powerful enough to demolish [[HumongousMecha Reverie]] in a matter of seconds with no apparent effort, this being the ''FinalBoss'' that your party fought twice and couldn't beat.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Estelle only knew him as her skilled but bumbling dad, not knowing that he's one of the most powerful person of Western Zemuria, and a S-Rank bracer. He somewhat drops the facade in succeeding games however.
* TheDreaded: He is considered this in Erebonia. When he entered the country to solve the case of the destruction of the Imperial Bracer Guilds during ''FC'', he is regarded as a L4 Threat, the second highest level possible. [[TheStrategist Because of the sheer effectiveness of his tactics]] to catch and dismantle the attackers, he ended up as a L5 Threat, [[UpToEleven which is a rank given to people considered as a severe threat to National Security.]]
* TheStrategist:
** Colonel Cassius Bright was the brains behind the operation that saved Liberl from defeat in the Hundred Days War, though characters who don't put him on a pedestal are quick to acknowledge that it was the work of many people together that made it possible; it's a fact that Estelle uses in her KirkSummation to Colonel Richard at the end of ''FC''.
** WordOfGod states that Cassius' problem-solving and tactical abilities far outstrip that of some of the franchises other memetic badassses, so while he's not quite as good at fighting ([[RetiredBadass as he used to be]]), he's 'stronger' in an overall sense.
* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:He and Zechs end up narrowly losing to Arios and Victor during ''Origins''' tournament Episode, showing how good of a team the latter two are.]]

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!! A-Rank Bracers

[[folder:Arios [=MacLaine=]]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfOrigins Origins]]''

The top-ranked Bracer of the Crossbell Branch of the Guild, known by moniker "Divine Blade of Wind" and someone believed to be worthy of promotion to S-Rank. As the games begin, he is considered the hero of Crossbell, able to succeed wherever the ineffective police fail.
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* AlwaysSecondBest: According to his master, this is actually self-imposed on Zin's part. He always views Walter as more talented, thus keeping him from realizing his own potential to surpass his senior. Averted at the climax of ''SC'' where he defeats Walter one-on-one.

** Despite having no showed both the Crossbell and Erebonia arcs (that's a total of 7 games and a solid decade in real life time for those counting) the Calvard arc preview stories in Origins [[spoiler:reveal that he's been performing so many offscreen heroics in Calvard that the guild is trying to promote him to S Class, though he's been turning it down]]

!Toval Randonneur

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

See her entry in Class VII.

!Elaine Auclair
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A rising star of the Calvardian Branch of the Bracer Guild known as the Sword Maiden who managed to break Sara Valestein's record of being the youngest A-Rank Bracer in S.1207.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[labelnote:Agate of ''Cold Steel III'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tloh_cs3_05_11_17_003.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Cassius as he appears in ''Cold Steel IV'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cassius_7.png]][[/labelnote]]]]

Estelle's father, and a former member of the Liberl Army

* BewareTheNiceOnes[=/=]BewareTheSillyOnes: He's one of the most famous Bracers/officers in the Trails universe and a jovial father who wouldn't be out of place in a family sitcom, which is why Estelle initially had a hard time believing his MemeticBadass status.

** Early in FC he saves Estelle, Joshua and two children from Rolent from a losing battle.
** At the end of FC, he ends up [[SaveTheVillain saving Richard]] and the heroes from the Reverie.
** At the end of SC, [[DragonRider he rides Ragnard]] who catches Joshua and Estelle as they're falling from the collapsing Liber Ark.
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: He finally make his return in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]'']]

* ColonelBadass: Retired Colonel, anyway. At the end of FC he rejoins the Army.

** An entire story was ''created'' for him to be the hero of in order to keep him from becoming a SpannerInTheWorks to Weissmann's plans. The events in question are revealed in detail in Star Door 13 in ''The 3rd'', in which he had to deal with the ''destruction of the Imperial Bracer Guilds in Erebonia''.
** ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' gives us another example of this. He was one of the leaders in the operation to supress the D∴G Cult a fact [[{{Foreshadowing}} alluded to in the very first game.]]

** When he's mentioned in games from the other series in the Trails universe, everyone pretty much acknowledges he's the greatest warrior alive. In a WorldOfBadass, this is nothing to scoff at.
* MasterSwordsman: He holds the title Divine Blade (''Kensei'' aka Sword Saint in Japanese) and is said to have been the finest swordsman in Liberl until he put aside his sword and took up the [[SimpleStaff staff.]] [[spoiler:Despite not holding the sword for years, he's still good at it, enough that he's able to pull off the Eight Leaves One Blade forms when he duels Rean as a test for Rean to become a Divine Blade (though Rean, and the player, only sees Cassius as Rean's ogre form and not as Cassius.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: Cassius's failure to [[TheLostLenore save his wife Lena]] during the hundred days war completely reshaped his philosophy on life, right down to the weapon he used, and led him to take up the path of the bracer.

* SpamAttack: His Hundred Blows craft has him thrust repeatedly with his staff before swinging it at the target. Yes, one of his ''regular'' crafts is essentially Estelle's first S-Craft.

* TheDreaded: He is considered this in Erebonia. When he entered the country to solve the case of the destruction of the Imperial Bracer Guilds during FC, he is regarded as a L4 Threat, the second highest level possible. [[TheStrategist Because of the sheer effectiveness of his tactics]] to catch and dismantle the attackers, he ended up as a L5 Threat, [[UpToEleven which is a rank given to people considered as a severe threat to National Security.]]

* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:He and Zechs end up narrowly losing to Arios and Victor during ''Origins''' tournament Episode, showing how good of team the latter two are.]]

* StealthMentor: To Lloyd in particular and the rest of the SSS by extension. This reaches its crux in the Azure Tree with a duel between him and Lloyd.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Schera as she appears in ''Cold Steel IV'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/schera.png]][[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:231: [[labelnote:Click here to see Agate as he appears in Cold Steel III]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tloh_cs3_05_11_17_003.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Estelle as she appears in ''Cold Steel IV'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/estelle_bright_sen_iv.png]][[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Joshua as he appears in ''Cold Steel IV'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joshua_bright_sen_iv.png]][[/labelnote]]]]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Masako Okochi (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLee (game) (English)

* BladeSpam: Eight-Leaf Blitz

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* BigDamnHeroes: In ''Zero'', she saves Wazy, KeA and the SSS from a bunch of [[TheMafia Revache]] thugs during the Black Auction.

* ActuallyADoombot: [[spoiler:Robot versions of him are running around in ''Origins'' and in one case, C's group has to fight ''two'' of him. He ends up saving them by destroying his fakes in one go.]]

* BadassLongcoat: Seems to be a trend among MasterSwordsman.
* {{BFS}}: His katana is rather long, though not absurdly so.
* BlowYouAway: As his title would suggest, his style most utilizes the wind element.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Was very close with Guy.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:A non-lethal example prior to the story. When Guy confronted him at the construction site, they fought, and Guy was on the verge of convincing him to walk away from the Azure-Zero Plan... And then Ian killed Guy, and Arios lost the will to resist.]]

* HopeBringer: As the strongest bracer of Crossbell, he serves as this during the games.

* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Cold Steel IV'', she marries Olivert.]]

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Survived in the slums by any means necessary. Her backstory doesn't get as dark as some characters but she does mention eating garbage to survive.

* NumberTwo: [[spoiler:She acts as this to Olivert's captain in the Courageous 2 during the final battle of ''Cold Steel IV''.]]

* SpamAttack: "Sadist Whip."

* TarotMotifs: She reads them and occasionally does readings for the characters or herself. Unsurprisingly these tend to be [[{{Foreshadowing}} significant.]] As with most of her skills, she learned it from Luciola.

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', his S-Crafts are "Beat Down"[[note]]"Dynast Gale"[[/note]] and "Final Break." ''SC'' and ''The 3rd'' also give him "Dragon Dive," which would later evolve into his ''Cold Steel III'' and ''IV'' S-Craft, "Dragon Fall."

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', her S-Crafts are "Pummel"[[note]]"Reppa Musougeki"[[/note]] and "Barrage"[[note]]"Ouka Musougeki"[[/note]]. In ''SC'' and ''The Third'', 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'' however, she goes back to "Wheel of Time," whilst "Barrage" becomes a regular Craft.]]

* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Joshua.

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', his S-Crafts are "Sever" and "Black Fang." In ''SC'' and ''The 3rd'', he also gets "Phantom Raid," which would go on to be his sole S-Craft in ''Zero'' [[spoiler:and ''Cold Steel IV'', the latter of which features "Black Fang" as a regular Craft.]]

* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Estelle.

* SingleTargetSexuality: Joshua ''only'' has eyes for Estelle and is completely ObliviousToLove when it comes to any other girls' feelings for him (as Kloe and Josette know full well, to their frustration). Granted he ''is'' aware of [[AnythingThatMoves Olivier's]] attraction to him, but [[TheGadfly he's not exactly subtle about it.]] In a Star Door in ''The 3rd'' [[spoiler: when Kloe asks him if she might have had a chance if he'd met her before Estelle, Joshua's reply is a fairly blunt "no".]]

* TarotMotifs: As Ouroboros Enforcer #13 he gets the Death card. They seem to [[ShownTheirWork done their homework]], since it represents the [[CharacterDevelopment dramatic changes in Joshua's life]], primary defecting from Ouroboros.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Hunri Kimu

* CombatMedic: She has the credentials to be a doctor but she works as a Bracer.
* CutenessProximity: Towards Tio.
* HeroOfAnotherStory

-->'''Voiced by:''' Ayaka Maeda

* ContinuityNod: She knows Kirika from when the two studied together.
* HeroOfAnotherStory

A Senior Bracer from the Ruan branch. Friend of Scherazard.

!! Affiliated

[[folder:Aina Holden]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Yui Kano (Japanese)
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]''

Receptionist at the Rolent Bracer Guild.

%%* BigEater
* HandbagOfHurt: Aina uses hers as an improvised bludgeoning tool during a flashback in ''The 3rd'', when she and Schera are evading assassins in Grancel. Played mostly for laughs but it can do respectable damage when it connects. She keeps all kinds of things that can be made into improvised weapons inside it.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She is apparently a heavier drinker than Schera.
** NeverGetsDrunk: Olivier calls her a bottomless hole. In one amusing scene in ''SC'', Olivier and Anton drink an alcohol-countering drug and challenge her to a drinking contest where she has to drink as much as both of them combined. They end up passed out after drinking eighteen glasses of an unspecified GargleBlaster each. Aina had kept up with them the whole time, and said that they'd just gotten to the level that she considered social drinking.
* ImprovisedWeaponUser: When she was chased around during Moon Door 2 in ''The 3rd'', she used her briefcase to hit enemy units.
* InheritanceMurder: Played with. According to a flashback in ''The 3rd'', her uncle hired Jaegers to capture her and force her to give up on her grandpa's inheritance, but even if they did end up killing her, they could just forge papers to get her inheritance anyways.
* {{Ojou}}: She's the heiress of the Holden family, but this resulted in a lot of terrible treatment from her greedy relatives who wanted her inheritance.
* RegalRinglets: A hint at her family history. She's also the most reserved receptionist of the Liberl Branches.
* UnexpectedInheritance: Always knew she was going to receive an inheritance from her rich grandfather, but didn't expect that he'd leave her '''everything'''. This lead to her relatives trying to control the family fortune by controlling the underage heiress.
* UnskilledButStrong: During her time as a guest character, Schera notes that she's physically fit enough to keep up with her in terms of stamina. Aina's normal attack also deals decent damage, but with very low accuracy.

[[folder:Lugran]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Keiji Hirai (Japanese)
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]''

Receptionist at the Bose Bracer Guild.

[[folder:Jean]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideoIshikawa

The receptionist at Ruan Bracer Guild.

[[folder:Kilika Rouran]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Chizu Yonemoto (Japanese)
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]''

The receptionist at the Zeiss branch of the Bracer Guild. Originally from Calvard, she seems to be old friends with Zin.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's pretty much always in control, and never fails to snark at Zin's expense.
* BigDamnHeroes: In ''Zero'', she saves Wazy, KeA and the SSS from a bunch of [[TheMafia Revache]] thugs during the Black Auction.
* LimitBreak: As a boss in ''The 3rd'', her S-Craft is "Dual Dragon Helix."
* ClassyCravat: In ''Zero''.
* PutOnABus: She decides to retire as receptionist so she can go back to Calvard and become the aide to President Rocksmith.
* RedBaron: "The Crimson Swallow."
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: With Zin and Walter.
* YouKilledMyFather: Averted. As it was something her father agreed to, she doesn't really hold her former boyfriend Walter accountable for his death. And it turns out that her father was actually terminally ill when they did that duel.

[[folder:Elnan]]
->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeKishio

The receptionist at the Grancel Bracer Guild.

* MotherlySidePlait: A rare male example.

[[folder:Michel]]

!Michel
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YasuhiroTakato
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfOrigins Origins]]''

The receptionist at the Crossbell Branch of the Bracer Guild.

[[folder:Eolia]]

* BashBrothers: She and Rin are a team.

[[folder:Rin]]

* BashBrothers: She and Eolia are a team.

* GodzillaThreshold: The [[spoiler: Great Twilight breaking out in Erebonia]] seems to cross it for him.
** [[spoiler:Despite being banned from the Empire for being a national security risk, he still enters Erebonia along with his children.]]
** Despite previously vowing to never pick up a sword again, a [[https://i.redd.it/760hw1vafig11.png promotional screenshot]] shows him [[spoiler:drawing one during what appears to be duel with Rean. Thankfully, this was something he does as a test for Rean to become a Divine Blade.]]

* MasterSwordsman: He holds the title Divine Blade (''Kensei'' aka Sword Saint in Japanese) and is said to have been the finest swordsman in Liberl until he put aside his sword and took up the [[SimpleStaff staff.]] Only four other people on the continent possess this title. [[spoiler:Despite not holding the sword for years, he's still good at it, enough that he's able to pull off the Eight Leaves One Blade forms when he duels Rean as a test for Rean to become a Divine Blade (though Rean, and the player, only sees Cassius as Rean's ogre form and not as Cassius.]]

** InUniverse. During the tournament at Grancel, Anelace comments that if he and [[MightyGlacier Zin]] were to team up they would probably be disqualified for ''cheating''. As events will show, this is not exaggeration. The BigBad of FC believed that him staying in the Army would have been a deterrent to foreign invasion equivalent to ''militarizing the entire country''.

* NoodleIncident: He challenged Ragnard, a ''Holy Beast'' to a duel 20 years before the start of ''FC''. While the result of the duel is unknown, it was enough to earn MutualRespect. This would become handy in saving his kids in ''SC''.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]''

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Subverted. Is apparently killed at the end of the prologue. NeverFoundTheBody, combined with the sheer number of tropes, makes it clear he isn't dead.
* DualBoss: A copy of him forms a tag-team with a copy of Loewe in the Nightmare Arena.

* FantasticFightingStyle: He invented his own, ''[[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Mu ni shite Rasen]]'', incorporating elements of the style he used to use when he carried a sword. As a Eight Leaves One Blade practitioner Cassius specialized in (and eventually mastered) the Helix form.

** Weaponized in SC knowing that Weissmann would be paying close attention to everything he did, he basically acted as a massive decoy so everyone else could maneuver and ultimately catch Weissmann, while making sure behind the scenes that everything got pulled off properly.

* NoodleIncident: He challenged Ragnard, a ''Holy Beast'' to a duel 20 years before the start of the story. While the result of the duel is unknown, it was enough to earn MutualRespect. This would become handy in saving his kids in SC.

* OneManArmy: During his offscreen adventures in Erebonia during FC, the Society threw ''an entire jaeger corps'' at him, and he broke it.
* RedBaron: The Divine Blade, though later games imply that this title is not held by him alone, but is granted by everyone who has mastered one of the forms of the Eight Leaves One Blade style (Not that there are many of those).
* SenpaiKouhai: Ends up having this relationship with Rean in ''Cold Steel IV'' when they finally meet, complete with [[spoiler:Cassius dueling Rean on behalf of Yun Ka-Fai to see if Rean's ready to become a Divine Blade.]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He barely appears in cutscenes but everytime he does, major things happen that change the plot as a whole. Like his BigDamnHeroes moments in the ''Sky'' series or [[spoiler:testing Rean to see if he's ready to become a [[MasterSwordsman Divine Blade.]]]]

** Colonel Cassius Bright was the brains behind the operation that saved Liberl from defeat in the Hundred Days War, though characters who don't put him on a pedestal are quick to acknowledge that it was the work of many people together that made it possible it's a fact that Estelle uses in her KirkSummation to Colonel Richard at the end of FC.
** WordOfGod states that Cassius' problem-solving and tactical abilities far outstrip that of some of the franchises other memetic badassses, so while he's not quite as good at fighting ([[RetiredBadass anymore]]), he's 'stronger' in an overall sense.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: When you face him as a boss, he uses the craft 'Arcane Gale', which attack twice and nullifies your buffs.

* BlowYouAway: It's right there in his title and his S-Craft ''Fuujin Reppa''[[note]]Windgod's Rage[[/note]]

** HeelFaceTurn: After being defeated, he joins the SSS in the resistance.

* GuestStarPartyMember: In ''Ao''.Before he becomes an antagonist, that is.

* MasterSwordsman: He is a Divine Blade of the [[FantasticFightingSTyle Eight Leaves One Blade]], specializing in the Second Form ''Hayate'' (Gale).

* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroine]]: During the rescue mission in the final chapter of FC, she saves General Morgan's granddaughter from a Special Ops officer.
* BraidsOfAction: Her long braid which she cuts after the events of SC.

* CoolBigSis: To Estelle, and to a slightly less extent Joshua. The relationship is there in the first game and only gets stronger in the second. She explicitly calls herself Estelle big sister in a touching scene in ''SC''.

* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler:In ''Cold Steel IV'', she's heartbroken by the fact that she saw the Courageous blown up in the sky. Quickly subverted however when it turns out that Olivert turned out to be alive.]]

* ImportantHaircut: Adopts a short style after the events of SC. When asked about it, she simply says that a lot of things have happened recently.

* TarotMotifs: She reads them and occasionally does readings for the characters or herself. Unsurprisingly these tend to be [[{{Foreshadowing}} significant.]] As with most of her skills, she learned it from Luciola

* DeclarationOfProtection: Repeatedly gives this to Tita which is why Tita has a crush on him. Agate's too dense to figure out what comes out of his mouth.

* FieryRedhead: He's quite HotBlooded.

* OneHandedZweihander: His normal attack in ''Cold Steel III'' has him drop his sword one handed. He does swing his sword with both hands if he's using his crafts.

* ReplacementGoldfish: He sees his dead little sister in Tita even though she may harbor deeper feelings. In one of the Drama [=CDs=], he actually starts thinking about how he should treat her.

* AdaptedOut: Does not appear in the OVA at all.
* AlwaysSecondBest: According to his master, this is actually self-imposed on Zin's part. He always views Walter as more talented, thus keeping him from realizing his own potential to surpass his senior. Averted at the climax of SC where he defeats Walter one-on-one.

* TheBigGuy: Shares this role with Agate and Mueller. Even moreso as his in-game model absolutely towers over the other characters' and is DOUBLE Tita's height - he's probably close to being 8 feet tall!

* MightyGlacier: It's right there in his nickname. Averted in the original trilogy, where every playable character except Joshua, Richard, Renne, and Mueller has the same SPD growth. Though with Distend and Clock Up EX, he can temporarily become a physical LightningBruiser.

* PlayingDrunk: Via breath control he fakes the appearance of being very drunk in order to distract Kanone and allay her suspicions when she comes across Estelle and Joshua in Grancel Castle and wonders where they've been.Joshua sees through it and afterwards compliments Zin on his technique.

* BadassCrew: 'Team Kurt' is a powerful WolfpackBoss in FC. In SC, they take on [[spoiler:Ouroboros mooks]] in the Ruan region.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: In SC, he and his Bracer group protect civilians from Ouroboros's mooks offscreen.
* InterfaceSpoiler: In the English translation only. Kurt is one of the few {{Non Player Character}}s in FC to have voice acting, even when two of his fellow bracers did not; this is an early tipoff that he's going to be PromotedToPlayable in the sequel.

A member of the Erebonian Branch of the Bracer Guild, recruited by Olivert to be a part of the Crimson Wings. Formerly a co-worker of Sara's from her bracer days, he looks out for Class VII whenever he can at her request. In ''Cold Steel II'', he accompanies Rean in his search for his classmates. It's also revealed that the book series, Carnelia, is based on the life of Toval himself.

The cheerful protagonist of ''Trails in the Sky.'' A newbie Bracer from Liberl's Rolent region, and the daughter of the legendary adventurer and war hero Cassius Bright. Uses a quarterstaff in combat.

* AdaptationalWimp: Her competence takes a noticeable hit in the OVA, where many of the fights she held her own in ''SC'' have her getting kicked around like a sack of potatoes.

* BerserkButton: Has a few that typically get PlayedForLaughs, but threatening to hurt those she cares about (especially Joshua in SC) consistently doubles the size of the font in her text boxes.

* BigDamnKiss: Finally gets her kiss with Joshua as the Liber Ark falls apart under their feet.

* BirdsOfAFeather: is a less girly counterpart to Anelace, who also shares her [[ActionGirl action]] and [[GenkiGirl genki]] qualities.

* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of ''SC'',she and Joshua leave for Crossbell in search of Renne.

* CharacterDevelopment: Nearly the entirity of ''SC'' is dedicated to Estelle's growth, both as a girl into an adult and her emotional maturity. By the end, she's fully embraced her empathy for others, resolves to fight at Joshua's side as a companion and a girlfriend, won't hesitate to lay down her life for a greater cause, and find confidence in herself to stand apart from her father. She's not there yet, but she's well on her way.

* CoolBigSis: Acts like one to honorary little sister Tita.

* CrushBlush: Rather susceptible to this whenever Joshua is brought up in a romantic context. It gets more frequent as the First Chapter goes on.
* DeadpanSnarker: especially regarding Olivier's antics.

* FauxActionGirl: Definitely not in the original games, but in the OVA, she spends a lot of screentime either worrying about Joshua, or struggling in fights she could at least keep up with in the source material. Some of her victories were also passed on to other characters.
* FieryRedhead: Sort of; her hair is somewhere between red and brown.

* TheHero: Or heroine, in this case. She's the protagonist and leader of the party in ''FC'' and ''SC''.

* LimitBreak: In ''FC'', her S-Crafts are "Pummel"[[note]]"Reppa Musougeki"[[/note]] and "Barrage"[[note]]"Ouka Musougeki"[[/note]]. In ''SC'' and ''The Third'', 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'' however, she goes back to "Wheel of Time," whilst "Barrage" becomes a regular Craft.]]

* MasterOfNone: By the time of the last game in the Sky series, Estelle's well-rounded orbment and supportive Crafts backfire on her. In a game with a diverse set of party members that can fill a combat niche and two leads that already provide ample Craft support, she's left with few standout traits aside from her somewhat above average Strength. Her Wheel of Time S-Craft still remains the second most powerful single-target attack in the trilogy, however.
* ModestyShorts: She has a pair in the first game, but ditches them for her SC outfit (which can lead to a rather embarrassing moment for her depending on the player's choices while searching for Renne). She gets them back for her ''Cold Steel IV'' outfit.

* ObliviousToLove: For most of FC, she is completely oblivious to the fact that she's in love with Joshua, her attempts to rationalize it as a big sister instinct notwithstanding. Pretty much [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone they meet]] forces Estelle to confront her feelings by one method or another, until the epilogue when it finally clicks for her.

* OverrankedSoldier: She's a teenager who starts her career as a Junior Bracer in the prologue of FC. By the end of SC, which is maybe a year later, she's moved up to be one of the top fifty ''Senior'' Bracers on the continent. Top twenty if all sidequests are done perfectly (though this is not the canon ranking she winds up with according to ancillary materials). And despite this she is ''still'' OvershadowedByAwesome, as her dad is one of the top ''four''.
* PluckyGirl: Not so much in FC, but in SC, no matter how many horrors and tragedies she witnesses (and there are a ''[[DarkerAndEdgier lot]]''), she never loses hope.

--> '''Estelle''':Is that... a penguin? (An evil penguin?)

* TookALevelInBadass: By her appearance in ''Zero'', she has mastered one of Cassius' Crafts and his S-Craft ''Phoenix Wave''. She may not have surpassed him yet but she's making a good effort. In addition to becoming physically more badass, her talents in investigation have improved as well, overcoming her initial BookDumb nature.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Poor Joshua often gets accused of this by fans (and occasionally in-character). At the very least, he's a ''very'' [[{{Bishounen}} effete dude]]. That his Japanese VA is 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.

* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Joshua's eyes look rather like this when using his S-Crafts in FC, oddly enough. It's your first flagrant hint that something is ''wrong'' with the boy. SC plays around with this - In the game's first half, this becomes the ''default'' state of his eyes as he's embraced his "inner nature" as a a ruthless assassin; however, once Estelle quite literally "hugs the emo" out of him, they go away and never return.

* RedBaron: The Black Fang.

* ScarfOfAsskicking: In SC and during his days as Black Fang.

* TookALevelInBadass: Twice. First when Weissmann restores his sealed memories, Joshua finds all his old skill retuning to him, with the result that he is faster and stronger than before. Second like Estelle he takes a level between The 3rd and his appearance in ''Zero'', having mastered one of Cassius' Crafts in the interim and forming one hell of a problem-solving team with Estelle.

* WhatHaveIBecome: A bit more like "What Have I Always Been", but the trope certainly applies at the end of FC. SC is, basically, about dealing with this.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Does this to Loewe, deconstructing on the latter's beliefs that ultimately, his entire reason is because of his dearly departed Karin and equating it to whether humanity is worth her sacrifice.

A rookie bracer in the Bose region and lover of all things cute. Her grandfather is the legendary swordsman Yun Ka-fai, who has an entry [[Characters/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel here]].

* AmbiguouslyGay: Not all that present in ''FC'' or ''SC'' (humorous misunderstanding aside), but in ''The 3rd'' she's essentially "girl-crazy." Of course, she has a penchant for cute things in general, but ''The 3rd'' blurs the line. She notably expresses jealousy over Mayor Maybelle and Lita's relationship as well.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Because of her extreme fascination with [[CutenessProximity cute]] [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals things]] to the point of making it her catchphrase, it's easy to forget that she's also [[OldMaster Yun Kafai's]] granddaughter and a student of the Eight Leaves One Blade style. You know, the same style [[TheAce Cassius]] used and [[MasterSwordsman Arios]] uses. When she gets serious, much ass is kicked. In Star Door 5, she can square off against Richard and win, which is no mean feat considering he was the penultimate boss of the first game.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Cuteness is Justice!

* FantasticFightingStyle: A practitioner of the Eight Leaves One Blade style. Which of its eight Forms she specializes in (if she's picked one yet) is unknown. Her grandfather is the one who invented the style.

* GuestStarPartyMember: In SC, she becomes one but in the 3rd, she becomes a permanent party member.
* InterfaceSpoiler: In the English translation only. Like Kurt, Aneleace has voice acting even though her companions don't. Sure enough, she's PromotedToPlayable in the sequels.
* LightningBruiser: Normally she's closer to the JackOfAllStats but when given her exclusive sword in The 3rd [[DiscOneNuke which boosts all her stats tremendously]] she becomes this. Winning its upgrade sends her through the roof.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]''

* {{Expy}}: Of Adol christin

* HandbagOfHurt: Aina uses hers as an improvised bludgeoning tool when [[spoiler:she and Schera are evading assassins in Grancel. Played mostly for laughs but it can do respectable damage when it connects.]] She keeps all kinds of things that can be made into improvised weapons inside it.

** NeverGetsDrunk: Olivier calls her a bottomless hole. In one amusing scene in SC, Olivier and Anton drink an alcohol-countering drug and challenge her to a drinking contest where she has to drink as much as both of them combined. They end up passed out after drinking eighteen glasses of an unspecified GargleBlaster each. Aina had kept up with them the whole time, and said that they'd just gotten to the level that she considered social drinking.
* ImprovisedWeaponUser: When she was chased around during Moon Door 2, she used her briefcase to hit enemy units.
* InheritanceMurder: Played with. [[spoiler:Her uncle hires Jaegers to capture her and force her to give up on her grandpa's inheritance, but if they end up killing her, they'll just forge papers to get her inheritance anyways.]]

* UnskilledButStrong: [[spoiler:During her time as a guest character, Schera notes that she's physically fit enough to keep up with her in terms of stamina. Aina's normal attack also deals decent damage, but with very low accuracy.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: In ''Zero'', [[spoiler: she saves Wazy, KeA and the SSS from a bunch of [[TheMafia Revache]] thugs during the Black Auction]].
* LimitBreak: [[spoiler:As a boss in ''The 3rd'', her S-Craft is "Dual Dragon Helix.]]

* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:She decides to retire as receptionist so she can go back to Calvard and become the aide to President Rocksmith.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Averted. As it was something her father agreed to, she doesn't really hold her former boyfriend Walter accountable for his death. And it turns out that her father was actually terminally ill when they did that duel.]]

* MotherlySidePlait: Male example.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]''

* AscendedExtra: He gets a face portrait in ''Ao''.

** ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' gives us another example of this. He was one of the leaders in the operation to supress the D∴G Cult]] a fact [[{{Foreshadowing}} alluded to in the very first game.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: Cassius's failure to [[TheLostLenore save his wife Lena during the hundred days war completely reshaped his philosophy on life, right down to the weapon he used, and led him to take up the path of the bracer.

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkemiKanda (Japanese), Creator/StephanieSheh (game), Creator/BrittneyKarbowski (anime) (English)
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (game), Creator/BlakeShepard (anime) (English)
-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Zero]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Ao]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]''

-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky FC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky SC]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky The 3rd]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Cold Steel IV]]''

* KiAttacks: His S-Craft Aura Blast. In cutscenes we sometimes see him using smaller-scale versions of it though he doesn't have any lesser Crafts with the effect in gameplay.

See her entry in Class VII.

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Yukimasa Kishino (Japanese), Creator/PatrickSeitz (game), Leraldo Anzaldua (anime) (English)

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Schera as she appears in ''Cold Steel IV'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/schera.png]][[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoShioyama (Japanese), Creator/MichelleRuff (game), Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack (anime) (English)

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakayukiKondo (Japanese), Creator/BrycePapenbrook (game), Corey Hartzog (anime) (English)

* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:After seeing the Courageous explode with Olivert, Toval, and Victor still inside in ''Cold Steel III'', this is what he can only utter.]]

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada (Japanese), Creator/PatrickSeitz (English)

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Hidehiko Kaneto (Japanese), Creator/KyleHebert (English)

* GuestStarPartyMember: He's playable only once in the series, in a hidden quest in SC where he helps liberate Jenis from Ouroboros' control.

* AscendedExtra: First mentioned all the way back in FC, first appears in person in [[AllThereInTheManual Ring of Judgment]] and finally shows up in the games in ''Cold Steel I''. He then ends up becoming a playable character in the second game too.

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkemiKanda (Japanese), Creator/StephanieSheh (game), Creator/BrittneyKarbowski (anime) (English)

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (game), Creator/BlakeShepard (anime) (English)

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Masako Okochi (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLee (game) (English)

* AmbiguouslyGay: Not all that present in FC or SC (humorous misunderstanding aside), but in 3rd she's essentially "girl-crazy." Of course, she has a penchant for cute things in general, but 3rd blurs the line. She notable expresses jealousy over Mayor Maybelle and Lita's relationship as well.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: During SC, she is briefly mind-controlled by Weissmann.

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiNojima (Japanese)

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: During SC, he is briefly mind-controlled by Weissmann.

* TheGenericGuy: Lampshaded in 3rd.

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyokaYuzuki (Japanese)

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: During SC, she is briefly mind-controlled by Weissmann.

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Yui Kano (Japanese)

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

->'''Introduced in:''' First Chapter
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HideoIshikawa

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

[[[folder:Elnan]]

!Cassius Bright

!Arios [=MacLaine=]

The top-ranked Bracer of the Crossbell Branch of the Guild known as the "Divine Blade of Wind" and someone believed to be worthy of promotion to S-Rank. As the games begin, he is considered the hero of Crossbell, able to succeed wherever the ineffective police fail.

!Scherazard Harvey

An experienced Bracer and an older sister figure to Estelle and Joshua.

!Agate Crosner

A grumpy Bracer with a very big sword.

!Zin "The Immovable" Vathek

* RedBaron: Zin the Immovable.

!Kurt Nardin

!Estelle Bright

The cheerful heroine of Trails in the Sky. A newbie Bracer, and the daughter of the legendary adventurer and war hero Cassius Bright. Uses a quarterstaff in combat.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Her outfit from SC onward.

[[folder:Joshua Bright]]
!Joshua Bright/Astray

!Anelace Elfead

!Eolia

A Bracer originally from Remiferia.

!Rin

A Bracer originally from Calvard and a Taito practitioner.

!! Senior Bracers

!Grant

!Carna