Line #163 Characters/TheCrossroad


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3	This character page contains the various characters of ''Webcomic/TheCrossroad''. Due to the number of [=OCs,=] '''''spoilers for the separate backstories of various characters are bound. Read at your own risk!'''''
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5	For Touhou characters, visit the [[Characters/TouhouProject Touhou Characters Page]].
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7	[[foldercontrol]]
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9	[[folder: The Main Duo]]
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11	The two main characters of the story. Much of the focus stems from or surrounds them. They both belong to [[Tropers/AlyssBaraen Kigurou-Enkou]].
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13	!!Makoto Yoshio
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15	[[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_makoto_yoshio_5502.png]]
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17	->''[[HeroicWannabe "My dream is to become a defender of justice!"]]''
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19	The protagonist of the story, Makoto is an energetic and [[WideEyedIdealist naive middle-schooler]] who has made it his life's goal to become a [[IdealHero perfect hero]]. After being spirited away to Gensokyo by [[BlatantLies totally-not-Yukari]], [[SelfInsertFic like many others before him]], [[TheHerosJourney he sets out to prove himself as a worthy hero]]. [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished Things rarely go his way, no matter how many times he tries, and when they do...]]
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21	* AllLovingHero: Deconstructed. He attempts to invoke this but realizes he absolutely despises certain people or things, particularly Miki.
22	* AuthorAvatar: Surprisingly Averted. For all the many [[SelfInsertFic Self Inserts]] the story has, he is NOT one.
23	* AttackAttackAttack: Does this very frequently, almost culminating in LeeroyJenkins
24	* ApologisesALot: Does this during the first few parts, to the point of it becoming a RunningGag
25	* BadassCape: As the profile image indicates. Not yet, but soon...
26	* BadassNormal: Has no innate abilities, but has a [[SwissArmyWeapon Gun-sword]] that will do the job for him.
27	* BigGood: [[HeroicWannabe Really, really, really wants to be one]].
28	* BreakTheCutie: This is downplayed for the most part [[spoiler: until the death of the [[MagicalGirl Valkyrie Zauber]] [[HeroicBSOD overwhelms him]]. [[FromBadToWorse He goes through more and more as the story progresses]].]]
29	* TheCape: [[{{Deconstruction}} He wishes and aims to be one. Needless to say, it doesn't work out.]]
30	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: [[{{Deconstruction}} Deconstructed, as you might expect]]. [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Needs a reason to motivate himself, after all]].
31	* CoolSword: [[SwissArmyWeapon Gun Sword]]
32	* {{Determinator}}: The number of time he's given up is next to none, [[{{Deconstruction}} even though he's usually wrong]] [[IgnoredEpiphany and never listens to anyone else]].
33	** DeterminedDefeatist
34	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: This is why he [[ChronicHeroSyndrome rushes into everyone situation to help someobdy]], to the point of [[CaptainErsatz copying]] [[InvokedTrope the other heroes]] in an attempt to adapt to [[WorldOfBadass Gensokyo]] and become [[IdealHero a perfect hero]].
35	* HeroesPreferSwords: Too bad that's not how things work in Gensokyo. Thankfully, he has a [[SwissArmyWeapon GUN-sword]].
36	* HeroicWannabe: Him being this is the moving force of the ENTIRE story.
37	* IdiotHero
38	* IgnoredEpiphany: Far too many.
39	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: See DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife. He honestly believes being a hero will bring him happiness.
40	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: To many characters in the story.
41	* MeaningfulName: His last name, Yoshio, means [[HeroicWannabe Righteous Man]].
42	* NaiveNewcomer
43	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Several, but especially when [[spoiler: he and Souta defeat the underground youkai and forget to seal the hole the latter made, causing more to be released.]]
44	* RookieRedRanger
45	* SmallStepsHero: ZigZagged. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome He's too desperate to care]].
46	* StupidGood: And how.
47	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: [[http://kigurou-enkou.deviantart.com/art/The-Crossroad-Part-52-362540549 And in his case, automatically activates gun mode]]!
48	* WideEyedIdealist: Classic example.
49	* WrongGenreSavvy: And HOW.
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51
52	!!Alyss Baraen (Kazuko Nakamae)
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54	[[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_alyss_baraen_4577.png]]
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56	->''[[PreAsskickingOneLiner "I like to be efficient. Deadly efficient."]]''
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58	The {{Deuteragonist}} of the story, Alyss (real name Kazuko) is a plucky teenaged outsider [[LittleMissBadass who also happens to be the President of Visionary Requiem]], [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits the local Youkai-Protection/Relocation organization]]. She quickly becomes friends with Makoto, [[AntiHero but is far from agreeing with his ideals]]. More often than note, she's giving advice to him on his heroism, trying to help him grow and mature.
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60	* ActionGirl: Considering [[Franchise/TouhouProject what kind of place Gensokyo is]], this is normal.
61	* AntiHero: Type II
62	* BadassAdorable: Oh look, it's a [[CuteWitch little red witch]], she doesn't seem so ba'''''AUGH MY FACE'''''
63	** LittleMissBadass: She's as old as Makoto, which is ''roughly 14 years old''.
64	* BadassNormal: [[EmpoweredBadassNormal Well unless her unexplained Teleportation ability counts]]. WordOfGod says she can use some danmaku, but afterwards it's [[MoreDakka more bombs, more missiles, more rocket launchers, more explosives]].
65	* BerserkButton: Alyss is a Christian and the easier way to provoke her is to talk something wrong about her Faith or misinterpret it.
66	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Due to the above
67	* BigGood
68	* BrutalHonesty: Downplayed, but still present.
69	* CuteWitch: Her outfit, at the very least
70	* FlashStep: Her only innate ability
71	* {{Foil}}: To Makoto.
72	* FragileSpeedster: She does her best to avoid close-combat unless necessary, what with her being a squishy human.
73	* GoodIsNotDumb: Despite being a MrViceGuy for her over-assertiveness, she genuinely wants Makoto to change his ways and help the rest of Gensokyo while still kicking lots of ass. Kurisu lampshades this early in the story and, being the KnightInSourArmor he is, claims she needs to learn the hard way.
74	* HonestAdvisor: Especially during the training montage, [[http://kigurou-enkou.deviantart.com/art/The-Crossroad-Part-72-373831062 where she]] [[WhatTheHellHero calls out]] on Paul and Co. for teaching Makoto more survival skills and dealing less with his inner issues. Moments later, she launches a series of [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Armor-Piercing Questions]] towards the poor boy.
75	* LetsGetDangerous: Spends roughly 70 parts being a passive CoolTeacher and even has to refrain from fighting Baal Michey...cue the Sorror Sepulti fight.
76	* NiceGuy: Sure, she appears like a HotBlooded LittleMissSnarker on a few occasions, but she genuinely has concern for others, and in the case of a NaiveNewcomer like Makoto, she will attempt to change their minds.
77	* PluckyGirl: Part of her HiddenDepths
78	* [[RealMenLoveJesus Real Women Love Jesus]]: The most prominent example.
79	* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Misaka's Blue
80	* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: How she responds to the above. She is also the first to give Makoto an official ArmorPiercingQuestion.
81	* TheHeart: She focuses a lot on the emotional side of people, leading her to pinpoint one of Makoto's [[FatalFlaw Fatal]] [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife Flaws]]. Her strong empathy is why Kurisu, a jaded Elder Youkai, greatly admires her.
82	* TheHero: Despite being an AntiHero, she ends up being this in contrast to Makoto's HeroicWannabe
83	* TheLeader of Visionary Requiem
84	* {{Tsundere}}: Hovering somewhere between Type A and B
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87	[[folder: Makoto's Team]]
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89	Makoto's own RagtagBunchOfMisfits when he decides to [[InvokedTrope try out]] a FiveManBand. [[CloudCuckooLander All of them are rather loony]], save for [[OnlySaneMan Rein]].
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91	* CloudCuckooLander: Are they ''ever''.
92	* ParodySue
93	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
94	* TakeThat: Towards the typical archetypes of the FiveManBand
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97	!!Rein
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99	[[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_rein_4418.png]]
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101	->''"[[ChronicHeroSyndrome You know, if you want this to work out]], [[LampshadeHanging try not to forget whom you've saved]].''"
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103	The OnlySaneMan of Makoto's team, but her reasons for joining Makoto are unknown. She mostly moves to wherever she wants, quietly being TheWatson while also being a DeadpanSnarker along the way. She bears resemblance to Makoto's penpal, [[Music/SoundHorizon Etoile]].
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105	It turns out she is a {{Shinigami}}, and she is the one who brought [[MagicalGirl The Valkyrie Zauber]] to Gensokyo, [[SecretTestOfCharacter testing them as heroes]] and [[KilledOffForReal killing them]]. Even then, [[MysteriousStranger little else is known about her goals]].
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107	She is a character created by [[Music/SoundHorizon REVO]], [[OneSceneWonder but was only featured in one song]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnfNN8uPTXg Rein no Sekai]], [[OCStandIn so much of her character and backstory has been made by]] [[Tropers/AlyssBaraen Kigurou-Enkou]].
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109	* AllPowerfulBystander: [[spoiler:Would explain why she is always being a MysteriousBacker.]]
110	* DeadpanSnarker: See the above quote
111	* DontFearTheReaper: [[spoiler:She is very respectful towards The Valkyrie Zauber for being of service as heroes and is even regretful that she has to kill them.]]
112	* MysteriousBacker: She is always supporting Makoto, and by that, we mean silently follow him around, without ever knowing why.
113	* ParasolOfPain: It has a ''[[AbsurdlySharpBlade scythe]]'' attached to it. [[spoiler: Fitting, considering [[{{Shinigami}} what her job is]].]]
114	* PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: ''"Come then, Valkyrie Zauber...[[IAmSpartacus show me who you are!]]"'']]
115	* {{Shinigami}}: [[spoiler: For ''[[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]]'']]
116	* TheWatson: Also spends quite some time [[ArmorPiercingQuestion questioning Makoto]] on his [[HeroicWannabe motives for being a hero]]. [[spoiler: Done especially so during his HeroicBSOD after The Valkyrie Zauber's death.]]
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118	!!Laurencin
119	* TheLancer: Laurencin. He has no purpose other than to be Makoto's cool and suave {{Foil}}, and he apparently spends him time [[{{Wangst}} brooding over]] a [[DarkAndTroubledPast past]] [[TakeThat he refuses to disclose]].
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121	!!Susumu
122	* GadgeteerGenius: Something he ONLY good for.
123	* TheSmartGuy: Susumu. His ONLY good point is being a GadgeteerGenius, and Nitori lampshades that his devices may [[TheLoad not have any purpose]]. He is an IneffectualLoner otherwise.
124	* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: IT ENDS BAD FOR HIM, even gundoc laughs at his expense.]]
125	!!Souta
126	* TheBigGuy: Souta. '''''[[IncomingHam POWER]] [[VideoGame/StarcraftII OVERWHELMING!]] [[HotBlooded EVERYTHING IS ABOUT POWER!]]''''' [[spoiler: He accidentally causes a minor incident with his 'training'.]]
127	* DishingOutDirt: What he seem can do. [[spoiler: As he 'training' open a hold to the underground and letting under Youkai attacked the upper ground.]]
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131	[[folder: Visionary Requiem]]
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133	[[quoteright:174:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vr_logo_2261.png]]
134	The Youkai Protection/Relocation Organization of Gensokyo, run by Alyss, their job is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Ironically enough, it is started and run by Outsiders. They are not heavily involved in the story until later on, due to Alyss's personal issues with Makoto.
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136	It was originally started by Alyss's good friend [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Elyse Hakujou]] and run by the rest of the [[BadassFamily Akimoto family]].
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138	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
139	* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Downplayed but still present. Thanks to their job [[spoiler: and the Asylum of Souls incident]], they aren't very liked much by the [[FantasticRacism Human Village]].
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142	!!Misaka Akimoto
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144	[[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_misaka_akimoto_6771.png]]
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146	->''"The only person I can think of who comes close to being'' [[WideEyedIdealist remotely]] ''[[WideEyedIdealist stupider than you]] [[MyGreatestFailure is my younger self...]]"''
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148	The Vice-President of Visionary Requiem and the [[CoolBigSis Eldest sister of the Akimoto family]], Misaka is an IneffectualLoner and the SourSupporter of the team, [[ChessmasterSidekick handling all the administrative]] things Alyss can't. Despite this, she makes it clear what she thinks [[NotSoStoic of Makoto's idealism]].
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150	* ActionGirl: [[WorldOfBadass Obviously]].
151	* AntiHero: Type III
152	* BadassNormal: Even more so than Alyss, for she has NO innate abilities, but makes it up with [[MoreDakka pistols, knives, and her BIKE]].
153	* BadassBiker: The picture says it all.
154	* BerserkButton: ANYTHING resembling [[WideEyedIdealist Wide-Eyed Idealism]], [[CoolBigSis or harming Cerise]].
155	* CoolBigSis: Despite being quite the IneffectualLoner, she cares a lot for [[BigGood Alyss]] and her youngest sister Cerise.
156	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Was once a ChildSoldier and ''[[MyGreatestFailure killed her own brother]]''. You can read it [[http://kigurou-enkou.deviantart.com/gallery/31594909 here (but the writer warns of it being an old shame)]].
157	* DeadpanSnarker
158	* GoodIsNotNice: Delivers a VERY harsh lecture on Makoto for his WideEyedIdealism.
159	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has one where her [[EyeScream right eye used to be]].
160	* KnightInSourArmor: [[http://kigurou-enkou.deviantart.com/art/The-Crossroad-Part-20-350763013 Very]].
161	* MyGreatestFailure: Her days as a ChildSoldier
162	* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Alyss's Red
163	* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend:
164	-->'''Makoto''': Is she your--
165	-->'''Misaka''': NO SHE IS NOT!
166	* ShellShockedVeteran: Thankfully Downplayed, but [[KnightInSourArmor much of her character today is defined by it]]
167	* StalkerWithACrush: Is on the receiving end.
168	* TheStoic: At first, until Makoto pushes her BerserkButton...
169	** NotSoStoic
170	* UnfazedEveryman
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172	[[/folder]]
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174	[[folder: Champions of Magic]]
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176	Five Human Planeswalkers who keep the Magic of Gensokyo in check, with the help of their weapons made by the Gods who chose them. They are one of Makoto's [[PathOfInspiration greatest sources of]] [[IdealHero inspiration]], and it doesn't help that he thinks of them as a generic human-protecting team. They try to be the [[CoolTeacher Cool Teachers]] towards him, but considering [[TrainingFromHell what they did to him]], it doesn't end so well. All of them really do not like Zero.
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178	They all belong to [[Tropers/PMiller1 PMiller1]]
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180	Also take a look at [[Characters/PMiller1 PMiller1's Characters page]] for them for more tropes.
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182	!!Paul Miller [[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_paul_miller_8222.png]]
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184	The White Champion of Morality & Order and TheLeader of the Team, using WhiteMagic to fight or take care of enemies. He's had an...interesting history, initially wandering into Gensokyo and being a HeroicWannabe much like Makoto, even participating in The Shanghai War all because he felt a debt to Alice, even his sword (or rather the god contacting with it) disapproved of him. Still, he has improved, and the spark has since ignited, turning him into the Planeswalker he is now.
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186	* CoolSword: The Sword of Morality & Order. A Magic Sword that not only hurts Youkai and helps him in combat, but also where he got most of his white mana for his WhiteMagic.
187	* DeflectorShields: Due to his [[MindOverMatter Telekinesis]] and WhiteMagic.
188	* HeroicBSOD
189	* MyGreatestFailure: The Shanghai War. Back in his beginning days as a hero, Paul foolishly helped Alice get revenge on Reimu for her harbored anger caused by the events of Mystic Square, starting a war against Gensokyo with her dolls. He was eventually stopped by Reimu, Seth and Ni. Still, Paul is very ashamed of this incident.
190	* TechnicalPacifist
191	* WhiteMagic: Paul's can cast any spell that have White Mana with it.
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193	!!Max "Laxup" Saibaa [[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_max_laxup_saibaa_3538.png]]
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195	Blue Champion of Logic and Technology, The team [[TheSmartGuy Intelligence]]. Was an enemy from Paul, do to a believed that he was a killer. Do his action in Gensokyo, letter find her error and latter help Paul's for the Espionage along with Paul's sister Kari to spy on Zero. His then since ignited, being come the Planeswalker like all other.
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197	* GadgeteerGenius: It was more offend make [[{{Cyborg}} Cybernetics Technology]] (and Robotics too) pre-spark, But even now he make [[{{Magitek}} Blue Mana Power and Magical Technology.]]
198	* HeelFaceTurn: Mind you, it was more of PoorCommunicationKills on Max's part, thinking that Paul was the 'bad guy', unaware that he was unwittingly becoming one (and not helped by Zero).
199	* MagicStaff: Staff of Logic and Technology.
200	* {{Telepathy}}: Downplayed, given that he may have read Makoto's mind about talking about the Dragon God.
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202	!!Edward [=McDeviant=] [[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_edward_mcdeviant_3077.png]]
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204	Black Champion of Parasitism and Amorality, The Team's second in lead, He are a young man, who power was Art Ability, that inculcate Dark Arts. He was the first to have his spark igniter becoming a Planeswalker with the power of Black Magic. He also Paul's best friend.
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206	%%* CoolShades
207	* DarkIsNotEvil: Even if he's one of the Heroes and uses Black Magic, and darkness related at that, he always likes to point out that it's always the user, not the object itself, that's evil.
208	%%* TheLancer
209	* {{Necromancer}}: Used for Makoto's TrainingFromHell.
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211	!!Sore Thunder Hikari [[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_sore_thunder_hikari_2679.png]]
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213	Red Champion of Chaos and Impulse, The Team's fire (and any other 'hot' element) work, she used Red mana to being goodness to the other with powerful results, She's Paul girlfriend and is a hothead. Just like what are All Red Planeswalker.
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215	* {{Expy}}: Unintentional, She do look at lot like [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyoko Sakura]]. She was made before the Maker know of [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyoko Sakura]].
216	* FieryRedhead
217	* PlayingWithFire: What she did to Makoto's TrainingFromHell.
218	* ShockAndAwe
219	* {{Tsundere}}: Well not really... but She is very Emotional.
220
221	!!Ni Fureya [[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_card_ni_fureya_172.png]]
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223	The Green Champion of Instinct & Interdependence, Ni is Reimu's other apprentice and half-sister, as well as the team Archer and Ranger who takes care of the Balance of Nature (Not Good and Evil). She was adopted by some outsider who gave her the Bow of Instinct and Interdependence and only came to Gensokyo for a job opening as Reimu's apprentice (even if she had one or two already). During that time, her spark ignited, turning her into the Planeswalker, she is sometime defends the Hakurei Shrine when Reimu is away.
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225	* NatureHero
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227	[[/folder]]
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229	[[folder: The Valkyrie Zauber]]
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231	[[quoteright:346:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ride_of_the_valkyrie_tv_tropes_7322.png]]
232	A group of [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg (and one Boy)]] contracted with [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Incubator Keibey]], they are another one of Makoto's [[PathOfInspiration many sources]] [[IdealHero of inspiration]]. [[spoiler: They are later killed by [[{{Shinigami}} Rein]] for [[Really700YearsOld avoiding death by being long-lived Magical Girls as a result of their contract]], [[WhoWantsToLiveForever endlessly carrying out their heroic duties]]. [[HeroicBSOD Makoto doesn't take their death well]].]]
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234	!!Susanne Steube
235	The Self-Proclaimed leader of the Valkyrie Zauber (at the very least the first Magical Girl).
236
237	She is based off Rose-Red from Literature/SnowWhiteAndRoseRed
238	* SomethingAboutARose
239
240	!!Valerie Steube
241	Susanne's sister and Second-in-command-sort-of.
242
243	She is based off Snow-White from Literature/SnowWhiteAndRoseRed
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245	!!Jorinda
246	The Hot-blooded, DeadpanSnarker but still rather wise mentor of the team. She appears very early in Part 2, being the mysterious stranger that Makoto offers his umbrella to. She was known to be a rather hard to work with member of the team back in their early days, but has since matured.
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248	* CoolBigSis: To EVERYONE she meets. Even Makoto starts looking up to her as such.
249
250	!!Jorindel
251	Level-headed magical boy (yes) and former ButtMonkey of the team.
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253	!!Marlene
254	The most DeadpanSnarker of the team who has become quite dulled by her own life, but she's still a loyal asset to the team.
255
256	* CoolBigSis: To Sylvia
257
258	!!Sylvia Kruse
259	The youngest of the team (not just in appearance).
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261	[[/folder]]
262
263	[[folder: Characters without an Allegiance]]
264
265	ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Or rather, they are characters without a specified large group. For example, [[Franchise/TouhouProject the residents of The Hakurei Shrine]] do not count.
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267	!!Kurisu Youseikyo
268	An ancient youkai from before the Hakurei Border and Gensokyo, Kurisu is closely associated with Yukari, Yuka, and Mamizou. Despite this, he's basically passive and lives quietly in the Human Village, running a day care and zoo. However, it's a far cry from his early life as a mercenary.
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270	Kurisu belongs to [[http://watcherccg.deviantart.com/ WatcherCCG]] and was typically shown in the works of [[http://sagashiindustries.deviantart.com/ SagashiIndustries]], though he has since been discontinued as a character.
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272	* AlmightyJanitor: Basically this for the Human Village, given he has the ear of [[RealityWarper Yukari]] and connections to many other factions. But most of the time he prefers to keep his head down and not cause trouble. His day job boils down to "zookeeper" and "babysitter"
273	* CoolBigSis: Yukari is this for Kurisu. She adopted him when she was around ten and they've considered each other family ever since.
274	* CombatPragmatist: Outside of official spellcard duels, Kurisu has almost no concept of fair play and will do or use nearly ''anything'' to win a real right.
275	* FairyCompanion: Kurisu made the Cirno his shikigami with the promise of helping her unleash her full potential, and she follows him with little question. In fact, most of Gensokyo's fairies adore him due to a long history of gifts and food bribes. Their UndyingLoyalty to him as a whole is part of where he got his surname, which translates to "Fairy Lord".
276	* FamilyOfChoice: Though he has a biological family in Sagashi's comics, Kurisu's family in most other continuities consists of his adopted daughters Hikari and Haruna, adopted sister Yukari (plus Ran and Chen), and childhood friends Yuuka and Rumia. Cirno is also treated much like a daughter when she's willing to tolerate his affection.
277	* FatalFlaw: Kurisu has one major weak point: his strong protective instinct towards his family and friends. It can make him quite savage and downright unreasonable. It also causes him to underestimate said friends' ability to defend themselves. However well-meaning, it comes off as slightly smothering, especially to Aya. His hatred of the Outside World blinds him to the problems closer to home, which bites him later on.
278	* {{Foil}}: To Yukari. Whereas Yukari is bizarre, mysterious, and more than a little nutty, Kurisu is level-headed, upfront, and very down-to-earth. Alyss is another foil, as her incredible optimism and idealism run completely parallel to Kurisu's low opinion of the Outside World and overall cynicism.
279	* FlunkyBoss: Fighting Kurisu means potentially fighting Gensokyo's six most powerful fairies (Cirno, Daiyousei, Lily, Sunny, Luna, and Star) and then some.
280	* GoodOldFisticuffs: Kurisu's preferred method of dealing with troublemakers.
281	** FullContactMagic: How he fits into the spellcard system on a "normal" day, mixing danmaku with melee attacks similar to one of the fighting games.
282	* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Gets put through the wringer by hallucinations of various canon figures about his flaws and borderline GaryStu traits, and is subsequently BuriedAlive by [[DeathByIrony a pair of fake fairies]]. The gang gets him out, but he is completely shaken by the experience and moves to the background for the rest of the story.]]
283	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Some have called youkai monsters. Kurisu will gladly point out humanity's many, many sins against itself and the planet at large as being far worse than simply snacking on people every so often.
284	* IOwnThisTown: Subverted. Kurisu claims the Human Village as his private hunting ground and used to kill lesser youkai he caught attacking people near it in the pre-spellcard days. He's also funded several major structures being connected to Utsuho's nuclear power grid and has the ear of prominent village leader Keine. However, he holds no true power or position in the village, and he likes it that way, preferring that the humans be able to govern themselves. He usually just uses his claim to screen youkai who wish to do business or seek residence in the village.
285	* KnightInSourArmor: He's not very happy with how humanity is doing in the Outside World, and believes their greed will destroy them. But he will stand with other humans he sees as being above the greed, like Alyss.
286	* NiceGuy: He may be a cynic. He may have a low opinion of the Outside World's ability to govern itself. And he may be a very old, very powerful youkai. But he's one of the nicest characters in the Walfas Club and always has a kind word for those he respects, enemies and allies alike. It takes some ''serious'' misdeeds to earn this man's hatred.
287	** BewareTheNiceOnes: But piss him off and you invoke the wrath of a man who will personally see to it you never threaten anyone he cares about ever again, even if it means ripping you apart with his bare hands.
288	* NoSell: Kurisu can completely ignore Sakuya's time manipulation because he has magical training and blessings from TheFairFolk, who tend to have UnStuckInTime as one of their traits.
289	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Take whatever you think Yukari's age is. Subtract ten years. That's Kurisu's age. He stood at her side when she made the Covenant of Gensokyo with the Great Dragon Ryuujin, and has lived in or near large human settlements in the region going back beyond the living memory of the Human Village.
290	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: This is a card Kurisu loathes playing, because he considers it well beneath even his own brutal pragmatism, but it's in his arsenal. Name a canon faction in Gensokyo, and Kurisu almost always has a friend in it due to past history. Nevermind that he grew up with Yuuka, Rumia, and most importantly Yukari.
291	* SeenItAll: Kurisu's been around for over a thousand years, and has seen many things, both wondrous and terrible. It takes a lot to impress him, but sometimes someone will do something that makes him take a step back and blink. In recent memory, Alyss did just that during Asylum of Souls by [[spoiler: sticking to her faith and forgiving Chika despite the village wanting the girl's head]]. Makoto ''almost'' pulls it off during his GoodSamaritan phase, but then loses all of Kurisu's respect once he goes full GloryHound and his hero complex reaches critical mass, causing the incident of the story.
292	* TheBigGuy: Kurisu stands at six-foot-four, effectively towering over most of the Ancient Japanese-born humans of Gensokyo. He also has the strength to match his frame.
293	* UndyingLoyalty: Ask any fairy in Gensokyo what they think of Kurisu, and nearly all of them will tell you he's the best youkai in the whole world and they would follow him (and his bottomless supply of candy) nearly anywhere. Kurisu himself is unfailingly loyal to all of his friends, his fellow childcare worker Keine, and his spiritual mentor Byakuren. But his greatest loyalty is to his big sister Yukari, who reciprocates the familial bond wholeheartedly.
294	* WeUsedToBeFriends: Kurisu and Aya have not gotten along well since Bunbunmaru took a turn towards tabloid-esque journalism. He still cares about her, and on some level she still respects him, but things are not good between them.
295
296	!!Seth Bird
297	An extremely friendly human boy who routinely hangs out with Team Nineball (mostly Rumia) and is training as Reimu's apprentice alongside Ni and Emma. [[spoiler: As it turns out, he's a hanyou; half-human and half-darkness youkai. A few years before the story, Zero decided to kill him on a lark, leading Rumia to imbue him with her power of darkness, saving his life, but also turning him into what he is now. Despite an initial bout of violent insanity, Seth's managed to resume a reasonably normal life.]]
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299	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Seth is a really sweet boy and a little derpy, [[spoiler: but bring out the inner hanyou rage and he will tear you to pieces. [[ExtremeOmnivore And then eat you.]]]]
300	* BFS: Seth's blade, the [[spoiler: Midnight]] Claymore.
301	* BloodKnight: REALLY loves fighting and spilling blood. [[spoiler: Probably because he likes his dead opponents pre-carved before eating them.]]
302	* [[spoiler:DarkIsNotEvil: Seth may be the pet of the Youkai of Darkness and frequently quite merciless in combat, but he's a true good guy through and through.]]
303	* [[spoiler:ExtremeOmnivore: Seth shares this disturbing trait with Rumia. Darkness devours everything it touches, and Seth frequently asks allies if he can eat the bodies of slain foes. Lose a fight of the fatal variety to this kid, and you're dinner.]]
304	** DissonantSerenity: And he asks [[spoiler: if he can eat people]] with the happiest expression.
305	* ThePowerOfFriendship: It's literally his ability.
306
307	!!Emma Foulke-Hirose
308	A gynoid living at Hakurei Shrine. Emma's story is extremely complex, and spans at least four different canons. She belongs to [[http://michael-777.deviantart.com Michael-777]], who prefers to develop her character through roleplay rather than comics.
309
310	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Robotic can for a [[VideoGame/AceCombat3Electrosphere fighter pilot AI]] turned [[VideoGame/RType Bydo Core]] turned robot with a soul turned biomechanical lifeform turned [[TheWatcher Watcher-like]] divine entity turned part-time Hakurei Shrine apprentice miko. Yes, it's complicated as hell.
311
312	!!Joe Palmer
313	A young man from America (Texas, specifically) who sought out Gensokyo to escape the growing political corruption and moral bankruptcy of the First World Nations. Joe lives close to Misty Lake and generally keeps to himself, but does sometimes interact with others.
314
315	* BadassNormal: Despite being a human with not that many abilities, his survival skills, intellect, and wit helps him get through Gensokyo.
316	** BadassBookworm: Part of how he survives in Gensokyo is the fact that his intellect allows him to adapt quickly in battle, and he's created weapons that help him survive, such as a Gravity Gun. This can be seen when Makoto visits Nitori's lab for the first time.
317	* BerserkButton: While naturally a nice and friendly guy, there is one thing that one should defiantly avoid doing to him: Don't call him "Joey." Doing the aforementioned typical ends badly for who those who invoke it.
318	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Like many others here, attacking those that are close to Joe or just friends of him will incur his anger.
319	* NiceGuy: Joe is actually friendly people regardless of whether they are human or youkai and are not trying to attack him. He even helps out others if he can, as seen when helping Nitori make Makoto's sword for him, [[spoiler: although the end results of arming Makoto isn't what was expected]].
320	* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He actually disagrees with the anti-youkai sentiment in parts of the human village, as he himself is friendly with some youkai. This is partly influenced due to some of his back-story, in which one reason he fled the outside world because [[spoiler: he abhorred the hypocrisy of people or countries claiming to not discriminate, be it gender, nationlity, religion, or orientation, when it was apparent that this was not true]]. This makes him more sympathetic to Byakuren's movement.
321	* ShoutOut: Joe in Part 16 mentions surviving in Gensokyo with his skills and a [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gravity Gun]]. Admittedly, he will say was inspired from a certain game.

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