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1[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yumina_cg_5633.png]]
2
3These are the main and secondary characters who appear in the ''Yumina The Ethereal''.
4
5Beware of '''SPOILERS''', particularly after the "Supporting Characters" section.
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7[[foldercontrol]]
8
9!Main Characters
10[[folder: Ayumu Akashima]]
11!!Ayumu Akashima
12[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ayumu1_4836.jpg]]
13[[caption-width-right:189:''"No way you're dragging me into this!"'']]
14
15The hero. A young man doomed to clean up Yumina's messes. After joining the Debate Club together with Yumina, he finds himself the club's errand boy - scouting opponents, guarding the candidate, and generally doing whatever Kirara tells him to. Ayumu has few memories of childhood and no knowledge of his parents. He was raised by a man named Akashima Takehito, who subjected Ayumu to a harsh regimen of martial arts and survival training. One day, Takehito revealed the purpose of Ayumu's training. He was to enter Jinbu Academy and protect Midorishita Yumina, a girl whom Takehito claimed would one day save the world. Little did Ayumu know that he would first have to save Yumina from her own bad grades. His elemental color is red.
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17* TheAgeless: [[spoiler: Voluntarily turns into one in Kirara's route due to traveling between dimensions with her]].
18* {{BFS}}
19* BrilliantButLazy: He admits that he does the bare minimum of work to pass his classes, and several characters comment that if he actually applied himself, he would excel in school. He's even fluent in conversational English, making him better at it than the school's top student, Nayuta.
20* CannotSpitItOut: Subverted. In Yumina's route, at first he seems like this, but a sentence later he says it and is completely comfortable telling her after his initial declaration.
21-->'''Ayumu:''' I think you get the idea...don't make me say it explicitly.
22-->'''Yumina:''' D-don't be stupid! You're supposed to say that sort of thing clearly...
23-->'''Ayumu:''' [[LoveConfession Don't make me tell you that I love you!]]
24* ChickMagnet: He's pretty popular. Apart from the heroines (though only one at a time except maybe Yumina) there are also the girls from the first four chapters, the club leader of the Arabian Dance club and background girls saying he looks pretty cool during his introduction to the school and planning to hit on him.
25* DeclarationOfProtection
26* EnergyAbsorption: This is Ayumu's Ethereal ability, and it's suggested [[spoiler: that Rishane designed him to have it.]]
27* FieryRedhead: Is normally a pretty calm guy, but can have quite a temper if provoked.
28* FlawedPrototype: [[spoiler: What Rishane considers him in Yumina's route]].
29* HappilyAdopted: Though the "happily" part is debatable (Ayumu constantly recalls how harsh his father's training was and how much he hated it as a child), Ayumu comes to appreciate or at least understand Takehito's method of child-rearing.
30* TheHero
31* HeroicSelfDeprecation: When he helps Nayuta with an English assignment, he tries to brush off her surprised compliment by saying he's only okay at English, which she dismisses since he was able to identify the script of a whole movie from a brief glance at a few lines.
32* HumanAliens: [[spoiler: What he is in Yumina's route.]]
33* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In Yumina's route, [[spoiler: Ayumu has forgotten that he is originally from Algoda. He has the occasional {{Flashback}}, but has no idea what they mean.]] It's also suggested in Ai's route, but never confirmed.
34* LeftForDead: In Yumina's route, [[spoiler: Rishane disposed of the young Ayumu as a "failed experiment" and left him to die out in the Algodan wilderness.]]
35* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: His frequent arguments with Yumina come across as this.
36* MistakenForPedophile: Sometimes happens when he's around Kirara, due to her small size. He even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it at a couple of points.
37-->'''Ayumu:''' Considering Kirara's outward appearance, this looks like some serious crime, but that can't be helped.
38* MoralityChain: For [[spoiler:Kirara]] in her route.
39* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In Yumina's route, his rage caused him to disregard Kirara's warning not to kill the Scout variety of Extra-Dimensionals that invaded the ''Zelerm'' but to simply incapacitate them. Turns out then when a Scout E-D is killed, it sends out a signal to other E-Ds so they will converge on and attack whatever destroyed the Scout. Oops.
40* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Keeping with the trope, it's revealed that he's anything but ordinary.
41* ParentalAbandonment: It is never revealed who his birth parents are, though in Yumina's route [[spoiler: it's implied that he was either a failed creation of Rishane or had a family on Algoda that was killed by Rishane.]]
42** [[spoiler: Given the flashback and how Rishane refers to them as his clan it was probably the latter although not all of them were necessarily killed by Rishane.]]
43* SupportingProtagonist: Yumina is the focus of the story, as you could probably guess from the title. Ayumu is mostly the guy that gets her ready for that.
44* TrainingFromHell: Ayumu's father, Takehito, put him through this as a child.
45* TurnCoat: In Forever Dreams Chapter 1 after Yumina and Nayuta tie in the initial debate battle, Nayuta offers a rematch instead of winning by default in exchange for Ayumu joining the student council. Yumina agrees immediately. Interesting in that Yumina claims he betrayed them for working with Nayuta.
46* UnstoppableRage: Flies into this when an [[spoiler: Extra-Dimensional wounds]] Yumina in her route, and after [[spoiler: Zieda is killed by Extra-Dimensionals]] in Kirara's route.
47
48[[/folder]]
49
50[[folder: Yumina Midorishita]]
51!!Yumina Midorishita
52[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yumina1234_3192.jpg]]
53[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's like the whole world is out to get me!"'']]
54->'''Voiced by''': Keito Mizukiri
55
56The main heroine. Due to a failed test and a history of bad grades, she will have to repeat the second year unless she can become student council president, a position that comes with the power to change any school rule. Led by Kurokawa Kirara, she charges towards the one bright spot in a dark and dismal future. Yumina is a friendly and cheerful girl with stunning good looks. She does have more than a few screws loose, however, and completely fails to live up to her ideals of modesty, competence, and efficiency. In her quest to become student council president, she will face many passionate rivals and harsh challenges. How will the experience change her? Will she ever make the third year? Her elemental color is green.
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58* AllLovingHero: Yumina starts out self-centered, but as she advances through the Student Council War, she becomes determined to use her power as Student Council President for all the people who have supported her. In her route, [[spoiler:she becomes a more complete version of the trope, wanting to emulate her mother... And then she rejects the trope after her HeroicRROD and Ayumu's subsequent HeroicSacrifice, declaring that, first and foremost, she's decided to live and be happy.]]
59* BookDumb: Not only is she book dumb, she lacks common sense and has trouble understanding even non-complex issues, sending her more into TheDitz territory.
60* TheDitz: A textbook example.
61* FirstGirlWins: In the [[NonstandardGameOver Graduation ending]] and her route. The [[GoldenEnding Conclusion Route]] follows from the Yumina route, making them the OfficialCouple.
62* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Her room aboard the ''Zelerm'' is full of them.
63%%* [[spoiler: HalfHumanHybrid]]
64* TheHeart: She often encourages others to keep their spirits up and not give up hope.
65* HollywoodToneDeaf: At first. Just listen to the first song she learns, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I_YAwnyXzk I'm Not Cinderella.]] Amusingly, when used during combat, this lowers both the enemy AND the party's stats.
66-->'''In-Game Description:''' This song is Yumina's first step on the road to idolhood. She still hasn't overcome her embarrassment and is often scolded for being timid, but is this the way to fight back?
67* IdiotHair: Which also functions as ExpressiveHair in her sprites.
68* IdiotHero: She's a BookDumb girl who's also the story's female lead.
69* IdolSinger: Turns into one later in the story, though she is quite dreadful at singing in the beginning.
70* {{Leitmotif}}: Several, as she is an IdolSinger. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-eryHFYBrI&list=PLSSn-MIwI-dZ8x2neD8PplslnBZ2Al7dd See here for some of the songs she sings.]]
71* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Her frequent arguments with Ayumu come across as this.
72* MagicStaff: It has a microphone on the end, too.
73* NoSenseOfDirection: In Ai's route, after being summoned to the Zelerm's bridge for the first time, she ends up in the hangar.
74* MomentKiller: Like Ai, it's generally PlayedForLaughs.
75* PaperFanOfDoom: Likes to whack Ayumu with one occasionally.
76* ParentalAbandonment: While it's established early in the story that Yumina grew up in an orphanage, it isn't revealed until much later in her route that [[spoiler: her father, Tuqueto, put her there and raised Ayumu instead under the alias of Takehito Akashima]]. Yumina doesn't learn the truth about her mother until later as well.
77* PowerStrainBlackout: Yumina is the only main character whose Ethereal abilities carry this drawback. [[spoiler:Progresses to HeroicRROD in her route.]]
78* {{Protectorate}}
79* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: [[spoiler: Ayumu rescues her in the dream world in her route, and she does the same for him when he gets trapped.]]
80* SailorFuku
81* ShutUpKiss: Gives one to Ayumu in her route instead of saying "I love you." Gives another one to him when they return to Jinbu Academy in her ending.
82* SuperGullible: She's largely brainless, leaving her vulnerable to bad lies or getting swept up in the mood or deceived by flattery.
83* TalkingInYourSleep: In Forever Dreams, because Ayumu isn't around when Tsukuyo passes out from a debate battle Kirara makes Yumina [[IntimateHealing help her instead,]] after when she wakes up the debate club lets her know about this leading to a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
84-->'''Tomori:''' "Yumina, no matter what happens I'll always be your friend. b, but I don't think I can ever be more than a friend so."
85-->'''Yumina:''' "Even Tomori's saying something like that!? Tsukuyo! Tell them what you think of me and clear up this misunderstanding!"
86-->'''Tsukuyo:''' "About you? But I like you [[note]] the word she uses suki can mean like or love [[/note]]"
87-->'''Tomori:''' "I knew it!!"
88-->'''Yumina:''' "[[BigNo Nooooooooooo!!]]"
89* UnwittingPawn: In her path, Yumina's singing [[spoiler: led Ethereals to the Celestial City on Algoda, where Rishane assimilated them into the Ether Frame.]]
90* WingDingEyes
91[[/folder]]
92
93[[folder: Kirara Kurokawa]]
94!!Kirara Kurokawa
95[[quoteright:241:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirara1_3570.jpg]]
96[[caption-width-right:241:''"...Hmph, you're an odd one."'']]
97->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KaoriMizuhashi
98
99The mastermind behind Yumina's candidacy. She clearly has her own reasons for supporting Yumina, but she's not about to reveal them. Her diminutive figure belies a powerful ego, and she often uses cunning ploys and underhanded tricks to lead the Debate Club to victory. No one can tell what she's really thinking at any given moment, but she is often seen wearing a dark and dangerous smile. While few people would call themselves her friend, she does seem to have a vast network of contacts throughout the academy, a fact which only adds to the mystery surrounding this strange girl. Her elemental color is black.
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101* ACupAngst: Not as much as other examples of this trope, but it does come up occasionally.
102* BattleCouple: With Ayumu in her route.
103* BerserkButton: Do not mention how small she is - either in height or in chest size.
104--> '''In-Game Description:''' It is best not to comment on her size within earshot.
105* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Black clothes, black hair, black elemental powers.
106%%* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:In her route.]]
107* FieldPromotion: Temporarily named captain of the ''Zelerm'' after Izel is injured during combat in her route.
108* HiddenDepths: Late in Yumina's route, it is revealed that she is also [[spoiler: a skilled songwriter, providing Yumina with several songs she had written specifically for her.]]
109* JackOfAllStats: Ostensibly the Logic Attack and Logic Defense character, but this isn't actually the case. All other characters have one higher offensive and defensive stat, but Kirara grows them evenly. While other characters get mixed offensive and defensive abilities that attack or defend against both Logic and Spirit, Kirara gets more of them than anyone else and gets them earlier than anyone else. Additionally, all of hers are 50/50 splits, including all three of her route-specific ultimate attacks.
110* MadScientist: Has shades of this, like when she "reverse brainwashes" an opponent's followers and her invention allowing the party to enter the VirtualReality world.
111* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: She even has a skill called [[LampshadeHanging "Sincere Brainwashing"]].
112* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: She wants revenge on [[spoiler: Galeorn for ruining Yumika's reputation]] in her route.
113* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite being a third-year student, Kirara is quite small for her age, and [[BerserkButton mentioning this]] is a sure way for that person to get hurt. [[spoiler: She is in fact at least 20 years older than Ayumu, Yumina and the rest of her schoolmates due to her traveling between dimensions and becoming TheAgeless. Physically, she's still a first year student.]]
114* ParasolOfPain: When you can channel superpowers through an item, it probably doesn't matter much what it actually is. She's seen deflecting bullets with the thing when in firefights.
115* RevengeBeforeReason: In her route, [[spoiler:she is consumed by her hatred of Galeorn for dirtying Yumika's name, and tries to kill him whenever she gets a chance. She states that only Ayumu is able to hold her back.]]
116* {{Sadist}}: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by her in-game description:
117--> She drives Yumina quite hard, and actually seems to pride herself on her sadistic personality.
118* StockingFiller: As Ayumu finds out...[[{{Fanservice}} quite literally]].
119* VisibleSigh: Often does this when she is exasperated, mostly at Yumina.
120[[/folder]]
121
122[[folder: Ai Okitsu]]
123!!Ai Okitsu (Arute Gumura Rinthe)
124[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ai1_6865.jpg]]
125[[caption-width-right:175:''"I look forward to working with you all."'']]
126->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AsamiImai
127
128An eccentric girl who transfers to Jinbu Academy shortly after the Election War begins. Despite her spotless record and glowing letters of recommendation, she decides to join the underdogs of the Debate Club. While glad of the boost to their strength, the other members wonder at her motives. She does seem to be interested in a certain someone... She claims to be an average girl born and raised in the heartland of Japan, but it is obvious from the things she says and does that there's something very off about this girl. Loyal to her desires, Ai always eats and plays to the fullest. When something grabs her interest, rest assured that she will pursue it no matter what stands in her way, often dragging other people (usually Ayumu) along for the ride. In contrast to her doll-like appearance, she shows incredible athletic ability. Her elemental color is blue.
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130* BigEater: So much so that in ''Forever Dreams'', she eats the student council into a 9 million yen debt.
131* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Acts like this while at Jinbu Academy, but the truth is more complex.
132* ComedicSociopathy
133* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her eyes are more indigo-colored, but resemble her hair.
134* DoubleEntendre: Quite adept at this.
135* {{GASP}}: Combined with ComicalOverreacting - there's only one time in the game it's a completely serious gasp.
136* GunsAkimbo: When using her "Brandish" move.
137* HandsOnApproach: When teaching Ayumu how to effectively use a ray gun.
138* HeroWorshipper: Displays this towards her sister Deele [[spoiler: and Karales - at least until she finds out the truth about the latter.]]
139* HiddenDepths: As revealed later in Yumina's route, [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWzl8RhqmbE Ai can also sing]] to enhance the power of the Radiant Frames, though not at the level of Yumina or Deele.]]
140* IdiotHair
141* LivingMoodRing: Her eyes turn bright red when surprised or embarrassed. Ayumu notices, but [[SelectiveObliviousness chooses not to think about it.]]
142* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Deliberately averted. The fact that she and Deele are Karales' daughters is never revealed or discussed until the Conclusion route, when it's mentioned off-handedly past any point it could be relevant.]]
143* MomentKiller: Has a penchant for doing this, though it's mostly PlayedForLaughs.
144* ObsessedWithFood
145* RedEyesTakeWarning: Though it's not the "evil" kind - it usually happens when she is excited, startled, or displaying some other strong emotion.
146* SailorFuku
147* ShipperOnDeck: She actively encourages the relationship if you hook up with the other two girls, sometimes leading to hilarious [[MomentKiller mood killing]] moments. She even ships herself with Ayumu several times early in her route.
148* TrueLovesKiss: [[spoiler:Receives one from Ayumu to regain consciousness after being forced into the Ether Frame by Rishane.]]
149* WomenAreWiser: Invokes this in Yumina's route when discussing with the rest of the ''Zelerm'' crew how to hold off the Extra-Dimensionals.
150-->'''Ai:''' No need for concern. I'm not going to attack them or anything. That's something a man would come up with.
151[[/folder]]
152
153!Jinbu Academy Students
154[[folder: Maino Honma]]
155!!Maino Honma
156[[quoteright:166:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maino1_3583.jpg]]
157[[caption-width-right:166:''"I'm starting to understand what you meant, Akashima-san."'']]
158->'''Voiced by''': Creator/NorikoRikimaru
159
160A shy, mild-mannered girl who loves to read books and take care of the school library. At Jinbu Academy, where athletics are king, culture clubs like the Library Committee occupy the bottom of the social pecking order. Even so, Maino works hard to make the voices of the minority heard across campus. She recognizes her lack of self-esteem and hopes to become more confident through the campaign. Her goal is an academy where all students are equal.
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162%%* BrainyBrunette
163%%* CuteBookworm
164* CovertPervert: In Forever Dreams she is very... excited when Ayumu shows up to [[IntimateHealing heal her]] looking a few years younger than her.
165%%* EyeBeams: She has one attack where she does this.
166* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Though she has supporters in the library committee, it appears that she doesn't have many friends, if any.
167* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFbqQfe-hXM "Maino Stands Up"]]
168%%* SailorFuku
169%%* ShrinkingViolet: A classic example.
170%%* SpellBook
171%%* TaremeEyes: Befitting her status as a {{Moe}}.
172* TheirFirstTime: In a bit of a diversion from your standard VisualNovel, Maino, not one of the heroines, is the girl Ayumu loses his virginity to [[OptionalSexualEncounter (if you choose to)]], and it happens fairly early in the game.
173[[/folder]]
174
175[[folder: Rei Hinomiya]]
176!!Rei Hinomiya
177[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rei_hinomiya_8156.jpg]]
178[[caption-width-right:300:''[[SocialDarwinist "The weak must serve the strong! In other words, me!"]]'']]
179->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KentaroIto
180
181One of Yumina's rival candidates, and the very person whose vote of no confidence kicked off this Election War. The leader of the Sports Clubs Alliance, Rei is a charismatic young man whose Casanova charm and dashing good looks have earned him the admiration of a large segment of the academy's female population. His fan club's membership is in the triple digits. Rei is not only enormously popular, he is also a first-rate tennis player who has led his team twice to victory in the national championships. Although he is considered one of the strongest contenders for student council president, some worry that he seems awfully fond of his little sister...
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183* BigBrotherInstinct: Ayumu points out that Rei takes it to the level of KnightTemplarBigBrother and senses Rei's motives are ultimately noble, but misguided.
184* BreakTheHaughty
185* BrotherSisterIncest: Though it's much more on Rei's part than Tomori's.
186* TheCasanova: He styles himself as one, and indeed, has a large female fanclub. [[BrotherSisterIncest Yet he only has eyes for Tomori...]]
187* EvilLaugh
188* HeroicBSOD: Or maybe VillainousBSOD, depending on how you perceive him at this point in the story. Anyways, he has one when Nayuta calls him a "sister-lover" [[ComedicSociopathy (multiple times).]]
189* ImprobableWeaponUser: A tennis racket and tennis balls.
190* {{Jerkass}}: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Up. To. Eleven.]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold He mellows out considerably after you beat him, though]], and even gives Ayumu a useful tip about Nayuta.
191** JerkJock
192* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Oh yes.
193* LargeHam
194* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJk4QtbhUCw "Explosion"]]
195* MySisterIsOffLimits
196* SocialDarwinist: Until he's beaten, anyways.
197[[/folder]]
198
199[[folder: Youko and Tsukuyo Sakaue]]
200!!Youko
201[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youko350_6724.jpg]]
202[[caption-width-right:252:''"Pathetic. You should drop out before you embarrass yourself."'']]
203->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HarumiSakurai
204
205A second-year student, Youko is Sakaue Tsukuyo's twin sister and the vice-chair of the Shrine Maiden Committee. Her personality is the exact opposite of her sister's, forceful and outgoing. Has strong beliefs and is willing to use others to achieve her goals. It was Youko who proposed the formation of the Shrine Maiden Committee, and her drive that made it possible. While Tsukuyo remains secluded in the commitee's shrine, Youko works tirelessly to expand the committee's influence over the student body - though to what purpose, no one knows.
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207* BitchAlert: Though like Rei, she mellows out after you beat her.
208* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
209* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fsYG7MOaJA "Double Dragon Shrine Maiden"]]
210* {{Miko}}
211* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were jailed for being religious con artists and swindling their followers.
212* ParentalSubstitute: She seems to function as this towards Tsukuyo, being the older twin.
213* PolarOppositeTwins: With Tsukuyo.
214* SexFaceTurn: She is much more willing to help Ayumu and company after her sexual encounter with him.
215* {{Tsundere}}: Type A.
216* TwinThreesomeFantasy
217* TheUnfettered: Youko is determined to pass her parents by any means necessary, given the circumstances of their ParentalAbandonment.
218
219!!Tsukuyo
220[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsukuyo350_7318.jpg]]
221[[caption-width-right:210:''"I love to watch the sun set. It's always so...beautiful."'']]
222->'''Voiced by''': Koharu Satomi
223
224A second-year student at Jinbu Academy, Tsukuyo is the quiet and mysterious chairwoman of the Shrine Maiden Committee. Wears traditional shrine maiden clothing instead of the standard issue academy uniform. The Shrine Maiden Committee is a newly-formed organization that administers all events of religious significance inside the academy, and Tsukuyo became its first chairwoman when she was only in her first year. She is rarely seen out in public, instead spending most of her time in the committee's shrine. Has many zealous worshippers even outside the committee. They claim to be drawn to some mystical power she is said to possess.
225----
226* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
227* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In FD she agrees to assist the student council immediately after Ayumu asks because of this... until [[ManipulativeBastard Kirara]] convinces her that Ayumu would only suffer if the student council won.
228* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fsYG7MOaJA "Double Dragon Shrine Maiden"]]
229* {{Miko}}
230* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents were jailed for being religious con artists and swindling their followers.
231* PolarOppositeTwins: With Youko.
232* TheQuietOne: Not a ShrinkingViolet to the degree of Maino, but definitely quiet and reticent. At least until her H-scene...
233* {{Seers}}: Her ethereal ability lets her know if something will happen a little in advance. Youko uses her ability to gain followers.
234* TwinThreesomeFantasy
235* YamatoNadeshiko
236[[/folder]]
237
238[[folder: Nayuta Kagura]]
239!!Nayuta Kagura
240[[quoteright:147:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nayuta400_5676.jpg]]
241[[caption-width-right:147:''"Your uniform is quite untidy. Didn't I warn you about this last week?"'']]
242->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShizukaIto
243
244The current student council president, Nayuta practically embodies the word "extraordinary", far outstripping the rest of the student body in both beauty and brains. Her regal, some would say imperious demeanor seems only natural coming from someone so gifted. This high-handedness has earned her the passionate support of those with certain... specialized tastes. She declared an Election War and brought down the previous Student Council President when she was still only in her first year. Ever since, she has reigned unchallenged. The quintessential autocrat, she believes that the [[HobbesWasRight masses cannot be trusted with freedom and must be ruled by the firm hand of a capable leader.]]
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246* ACupAngst: She's actually rather flat-chested, something she considers her sole flaw and obsesses over.
247* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: She possesses all three.
248* BlatantLies: When Ayumu asks her if she knows how to masturbate, she gets flustered, then says she only knows the "Western" variant of the act and he will have to teach her the "Eastern" version of it.
249* BreakThemByTalking: Her specialty, as demonstrated by her verbal takedown of Rei.
250* CovertPervert: Seems to have a thing for exhibitionism [[note]]specifically [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibitionism#Types_of_exposure "martymachlia"]](NSFW)[[/note]], as revealed during her H-scene.
251* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She's extremely famous and popular in her school.
252* HighPressureEmotion: One of her sprites has this, complete with steam coming out of her face.
253* HobbesWasRight: Rules Jinbu Academy like this, though Ayumu helps change her mind in FD.
254* LaserGuidedAmnesia: If Ayumu threatens to tell Kirara that he knows Nayuta [[ACupAngst pads her bras]], she will try to attack Ayumu but hits her head and forgets he found out about her secret.
255* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_wBgm6Tu5U "Proud Nayuta"]]
256* LonelyAtTheTop: It's implied that despite her cold exterior she is really just lonely and wants friends, hence her somewhat bonding with Ayumu before their battle and her hypothesis that Ayumu appeared in her "dreams" because she had grown fond of him.
257* StudentCouncilPresident
258* SugarAndIcePersonality: Shows shades of the sugar when Ayumu rescues her kitten, though quickly reverts back to the ice part.
259* {{Tsundere}}: Type A.
260* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Inverted. She actually pushed herself to become StudentCouncilPresident to make her mother proud of her.
261
262[[/folder]]
263
264!Supporting Characters
265[[folder: Tomori Hinomiya]]
266!!Tomori Hinomiya
267[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomori350_9918.jpg]]
268[[caption-width-right:350:''"Let's all try to have a good time, okay?"'']]
269->'''Voiced by''': Creator/NatsumiYanase
270
271A second-year student, and Ayumu's classmate. Tomori is a kind and gentle girl who also happens to be Rei Hinomiya's younger sister. She and her brother are said to be quite close. Friends with Yumina since they entered the academy together, Tomori has been instrumental to Yumina's advancement. Without her help, Yumina would never have made it to second year. While she does not take part in this election's debate battles, she does provide support for Yumina and the rest of the Debate Club. Tomori has never had a boyfriend. This is due in large part to the fact that attempts to get close to her are invariably met with violent interference from an unknown third party.
272----
273* BoyfriendBluff: Inverted - Tomori tells Rei that Ayumu is her boyfriend to try and stop Rei's obsession with her.
274* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold
275* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Has feelings for Ayumu, but declines to tell him in the "real world" [[spoiler: after their sexual encounter in the Ordacle]] because she wants to preserve their friendship.
276* LonelyRichKid: Raised in a rich family but had no friends besides Rei growing up.
277* ThoseTwoGuys: Rarely seen without Naoto, with the exception of Chapter 2.
278* VisibleSigh
279[[/folder]]
280
281[[folder: Naoto Mizuki]]
282!!Naoto Mizuki
283[[quoteright:165:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mizuki_naoto_1904.jpg]]
284
285Ayumu's classmate.
286----
287* RightBehindMe: In a plot sequence early in the game, he notices Yumina right behind him and Ayumu as they start to talk trash about her and stops, but lets Ayumu continue. [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale It doesn't end well for Ayumu.]]
288* {{Salaryman}}: Is revealed to have become one in Kirara's ending, though Yumina says he is in a position of responsibility, unlike the stereotypical salaryman.
289* SocialCircleFiller: Is somewhat prominent during the Student Council War, but disappears almost entirely from the story [[spoiler: after the party gets to space.]] He's not completely a victim of ConservationOfDetail, however, as he [[spoiler: reappears in Yumina's and Ai's endings when they return to Earth.]]
290* ThoseTwoGuys: Rarely seen without Tomori, with the exception of Chapter 2.
291* VisibleSigh
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder: Veridadia Ephemerantsword]]
295!!Veridadia Ephemerantsword
296[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/veridadia_3094.jpg]]
297->'''Voiced by''': Airi Himekawa
298
299A resident of Tilscied, the virtual reality world and training simulation into which Kirara sends Yumina and friends, Veridadia is a royal knight of Midorstan whose honest and likable personality quickly endears her to the Debate Club crew. She does, however, have a tendency towards self-effacement, believing herself to be immature and inexperienced. Her sword is larger than she is, but because it is part of her, she wields it easily.
300----
301* BadassAdorable: The main characters' first encounter with her involve being awed by her strength, and commenting how cute she is.
302* {{BFS}}: [[spoiler: Additionally, she herself can turn into a {{BFS}}.]]
303%%* CuteBruiser
304* EquippableAlly: In Kirara's route, [[spoiler: she can [[VoluntaryShapeshifting turn herself into a powerful sword]], though using her costs the user some of his or her life force.]]
305* GirlishPigtails
306* TheIngenue: Has problems understanding why Princess Yupcilla and the main female cast are insecure about having small bust sizes.
307%%* PintSizedPowerhouse
308
309[[/folder]]
310
311[[folder: Yupcilla Dana Midorstan]]
312!!Yupcilla Dana Midorstan
313[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yupcilla_427.jpg]]
314->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KimikoKoyama
315
316The first princess of Midorstan and a good friend of Kirara.
317----
318%%* ACupAngst
319* BerserkButton: Like Kirara, mentioning how small she is will set her off.
320* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's friendly, but don't upset her too much, or she'll show you why she is also called "The Stormy Princess".
321%%* {{BFS}}
322%%* FieryRedhead
323* InSeriesNickname: "The Stormy Princess".
324[[/folder]]
325
326[[folder: Gunumio Varakarno]]
327!!Gunumio
328->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakahiroMizushima
329
330Yupcilla's loyal butler, who can always be found at his mistress's side, ready to defend her against any and all enemies. A charming young man who never drops his warm smile, Gunumio also displays formidable prowess in combat. The scar on his face no doubt has a story behind it, but Gunumio isn't telling.
331----
332* BadassInANiceSuit
333* BattleButler
334
335[[/folder]]
336
337!Zelerm Crew/Galactic Federation
338[[folder: Zieda]]
339!!Zieda Ganbazzo
340[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zieda_5522.jpg]]
341->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakehitoKoyasu
342
343The commanding officer of the ''Zelerm'' and Captain Izel's right-hand man.
344----
345* AcePilot: Seems to be the one of the ''Zelerm'' among the Radiant Frame pilots...at least until Ayumu shows up.
346* BigBrotherMentor: The leader of Zelerm's Radiant Frame pilots, and Ayumu remarks that he acts like an elder brother at times.
347%% * BoisterousBruiser
348%% * CannotSpitItOut: Towards Falhua.
349%% * DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: In Kirara's route.]]
350%% * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: In Kirara's route.]]
351%% * LikeASonToMe: Izel thinks of him this way.
352* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After an ED hits his Frame, he notes calmly that it can no longer move on its own. He ejects his partner from the vessel and then talks briefly to Falhua. With no change in tone from normal, he bluntly states that [[spoiler:the cockpit is halfway crushed, meaning he's mortally wounded.]]
353* NiceGuy: Zieda is very open and friendly, making him about 90% of the reason that Ayumu decided that the crew of the ship could probably be trusted despite the bad first meeting.
354* ShipperOnDeck: Encourages and teases Ayumu about his relationship with whichever girl's route you are on.
355* TemptingFate: [[spoiler: In Kirara's route, Ayumu keeps warning him to quit it with the death flag lines like "Let's share a drink after the battle," but keeps getting ignored. Zieda returns from every battle except the last, where he insists on defending Ayumu's unconscious body until he is fatally injured.]]
356%% * VisibleSigh
357[[/folder]]
358
359[[folder: Falhua]]
360!!Falhua Zelerm
361[[quoteright:243:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/falhua_1646.jpg]]
362
363The communications officer of the ''Zelerm.''
364----
365%% * CommunicationsOfficer
366* FieldPromotion: Kirara temporarily hands captaincy of the ''Zelerm'' over to her at various points.
367%% * IdiotHair
368* {{Nepotism}}: Subverted. She is Captain Izel's daughter, but is given no special treatment and proves herself more than capable of handling the ''Zelerm'' and herself under stressful situations. Izel also admonishes her at one point for calling him "father" instead of "captain".
369* ObliviousToLove: Though she may not be as oblivious as she appears, particularly in Kirara's route.
370%% * PointyEars
371[[/folder]]
372
373[[folder: Galeorn]]
374!!Galeorn Dai Gathuda
375[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/galeorn_5253.jpg]]
376
377Head of the Galactic Federation. Former ship captain.
378----
379* DirtyCoward: Particularly in Kirara's route, though he also gets more CharacterDevelopment in hers.
380%% * [[spoiler: DyingMomentOfAwesome]]: Gets one in Kirara's route.
381%% -->'''Galeorn:''' You fool! The fate of mankind hangs in the balance, and you're worried about good and evil!? I made a bid for political power, it's true. But what good is political power if there aren't any people to use it on!? To those who remain. Stand and advance! [[spoiler: I will fall on the road to ambition, but I'm taking this threat to the universe with me. I need no other companions. You must live to crush the Command Unit!]] I order you as the Commander of the Galactic Federation!
382* FantasticRacism: Is openly dismissive and downright condescending to Ethereals.
383* GoodIsNotNice: Though the "good" part can even be debatable.
384* HobbesWasRight: Believes that Ethereals need to be closely managed and monitored, lest they turn against humanity (despite the fact many Ethereals are humans themselves).
385%% * {{Jerkass}}
386%% ** JerkassHasAPoint: In Ai's route, he becomes suspicious of [[spoiler: Rishane's true motives.]] Turns out he was right to be so.
387%% * SmugSnake
388* WeUsedToBeFriends: Implied that he used to be good friends with Captain Izel, captain of the ''Zelerm,'' being a former ship captain himself. He also used to be a proponent of Ethereal use in the past, until he became afraid of their power.
389* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He set up Yumina's mother Yumika to take the fall for Karales' betrayal in order to get himself promoted up the ranks.
390[[/folder]]
391
392!Algodans
393[[folder: Deele]]
394!!Deele Gumura Tarim
395[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deele350_6869.jpg]]
396->'''Voiced by''': Kanami Kono
397
398Billed as the "strongest ethereal in the galaxy" since the disappearance of Karales.
399----
400* BadassTeacher: She goes undercover as a teacher in FD.
401%%* {{BFS}}
402%%* CleavageWindow
403%%* CoolBigSis: To Ai.
404* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNacLBfG7i0 "Thesis ~Proposition~"]], a vocal track, as she has abilities similar to Yumina's. [[note]] Singing to enhance the power of the Radiant Frames[[/note]]
405* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: To Rishane]] in Yumina's route, though she has silently questioned his motives.
406%%* {{Valkyries}}: Her character design evokes this.
407[[/folder]]
408
409[[folder: Mine]]
410!!Minel "Mine" Moun Colm
411[[quoteright:204:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minel_1175.jpg]]
412
413A mysterious woman who the party meets [[spoiler: upon landing on the surface of Algoda.]]
414----
415* IWorkAlone: She has a practical reason for doing it, however - large groups of Ethereals patrolling will draw the attention of the Imperial Knights.
416* StoryBranching: She only appears in Ai's route. Justified, as it's the only route in which [[spoiler: the party spends any time on Algoda outside of the Celestial City.]]
417* TeamMom: Functions as this among the Ethereals [[spoiler: down on the surface.]]
418* TeleportationWithDrawbacks: Her Ethereal power is translocation, but she can only transport to places she's been before.
419* UrbanSegregation: The mission in which you meet her is even called [[LampshadeHanging "Those Who Live Down Below".]]
420%%* VisibleSigh: Quite frequently.
421[[/folder]]
422
423[[folder: Karales]]
424!!Karales
425[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karales1_1585.jpg]]
426->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KeijiFujiwara
427
428The "hero of Algoda" and the strongest ethereal in the galaxy at the time of his disappearance 20 years ago.
429----
430* BlackEyesOfEvil: Mixed with RedEyesTakeWarning.
431* BlackKnight
432* FaceHeelTurn
433* FallenHero: Since his disappearance 20 years ago, Karales has been remembered as a hero who died fighting the Extra-Dimensionals. However, when he reappears, it is revealed that he actually betrayed his allies and sided with the Extra-Dimensionals in order to gain ultimate power.
434* FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: Wants to attack all those who are not Ethereals in Kirara's route.
435* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: At the end of Yumina's route, he sacrifices himself to trap the invading Barais Universe and Thought Crystal inside of an eternal time warp.]]
436* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Tries to invoke this against the party in Kirara's route, saying that humanity "considers us Ethereals nothing but monsters."
437* PuppeteerParasite: Inverted - he is controlling [[spoiler: the Extra-Dimensionals, alien beings who "exist beyond time and space", instead of the aliens controlling him.]]
438* SmugSnake
439* SocialDarwinist
440* StoryBranching: Karales can either be a WellIntentionedExtremist / TheExtremistWasRight or one of the [[BigBad Big Bads]] depending on which girl's path you're on.
441* {{Ubermensch}}: Scoffs at the Algodan train of thought concerning Ethereals.
442-->'''Karales:''' There are laws on Algoda to guide its people. They tell us to live as an Ethereal. They teach us that the individual is subservient to the whole, that the individual must dedicate itself to the whole.
443-->'''Ai:''' But that's how Ethereals have always lived on Algoda! They don't have any desires, and instead fight for the sake of the world...
444-->'''Karales:''' ...Indeed, my ideals are directly opposed to Algoda's laws. The people of Algoda would never accept my view. But this is the truth I obtained only after living an Algodan life, and after much inner debate.
445* [[YouRemindMeOfX You Remind Me Of Him]]: In Yumina's route, Karales comments that Ayumu's fighting style reminds him of a man named Tuqueto [[spoiler: (who turns out to be Takehito, Ayumu's adoptive father and Yumina's biological father).]]
446[[/folder]]
447
448[[folder: Rishane]]
449!!Rishane Alsfulio
450[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rishane_8916.jpg]]
451
452The ruler of Algoda.
453----
454* AssimilationPlot: His master plan is to finish the [[spoiler: [[HumongousMecha Ether Frame]]]] and use it to pull one of these off.
455* BigBad: In Ai's route. In Yumina's route, [[spoiler: it appears he is going to become this as well but gets killed by Karales.]]
456* TheChessmaster: In Yumina's and Ai's route, he is behind [[spoiler: the selection process of Ethereals. Once these Ethereals prove themselves, they are allowed to "live" in the [[ShiningCity Celestial City]] on Algoda, [[AssimilationPlot in which they are fed into the Ether Frame]] - all for the purpose of defending Algoda's home universe.]]
457* CreepyChild: [[spoiler: Though he is not actually a child.]]
458* CrypticConversation: Fond of these, particularly with Ayumu in Ai's route.
459* FauxAffablyEvil: Particularly in Ai's route.
460* GodhoodSeeker: In Ai's and Yumina's route, he creates the [[spoiler: Ether Frame]] for this purpose.
461-->'''Rishane:''' This power isn't meant to be used carelessly in a place like this. [[spoiler: It's meant to seize this world...no, this whole universe.]]
462* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: His fate in Yumina's route.]]
463* LightIsNotGood: He is dressed in all white and seems harmless and affable when you first meet him, but the truth is far more sinister.
464* OlderThanTheyLook: He has the appearance of a small child [[spoiler: but is actually TheAgeless.]]
465* TheSociopath: In Yumina's and Ai's route, but it's expanded upon in Ai's route. As Ayumu angrily puts it, [[spoiler: "Just to create an ultimate weapon, he subjugated an entire world and arbitrarily selected people from it. He judged everything with reason, without caring for human personalities at all. He turned the lives and futures of the people he selected to nothing."]]
466* StepfordSmiler
467* StoryBranching: He doesn't appear at all in Kirara's route and has no bearing on the story.
468* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler: He has sacrificed many Ethereals in an attempt to protect Algoda and the Radosseus universe from the Extra-Dimensionals; not out of altruism, [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne but in order to]] [[GodhoodSeeker become God]].]] Naturally, [[SlidingScaleOfUnavoidableVersusUnforgivable this doesn't sit well with the party.]]
469* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In Yumina's route, left [[spoiler: a young Ayumu to die out in the wastelands of Algoda]] after deeming him a "failed experiment."
470[[/folder]]
471
472!Other Characters
473[[folder: Takehito Akashima [[spoiler: aka Tuqueto]]]]
474!!Takehito Akashima
475[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/takehito250_1487.jpg]]
476
477Ayumu's adoptive father. Subjected Ayumu to a harsh training regimen and instructed him to find Yumina Midorishita and protect her at all costs.
478----
479* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler: To Yumina. He is Yumina's biological father, but left Yumina in the care of an orphanage and raised Ayumu instead.]]
480* DrillSergeantNasty: Subverted. Though he is a harsh trainer, he is not cruel.
481* MasterSwordsman
482* MysteriousParent
483* RealMenGetShot: Teases Ayumu about this during one of their early training sessions.
484-->'''Takehito:''' What's the harm? The bandages for cuts and bruises are like medals. You must be pretty popular at school.
485* StoryBranching: In Yumina's route, his origins are never fully explored [[spoiler: aside from TheReveal that he is Yumina's biological father]]. Kirara's route goes a bit more in depth: [[spoiler: he was an agent of the Galactic Federation put on Earth to guide Yumina's mother and ended up becoming her lover.]] And in Ai's route, [[spoiler: Yumina learns the truth about her parentage about mid-way through the story, while in her own and Kirara's route she learns about Takehito being her father relatively late in the story.]]
486* TrainingFromHell: Subjected Ayumu to this during Ayumu's childhood; in his eyes, it's a case of ToughLove and a way for father and son to bond.
487[[/folder]]
488
489[[folder: Yumika Midorishita]]
490!!Yumika Midorishita
491[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yumikakirara_8223.jpg]]
492->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RyoukoTanaka
493
494Yumina's deceased mother.
495----
496* AllLovingHero: Described as a selfless warrior who only fought for the sake of others.
497* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kirara.
498* IdolSinger: Apparently was one while she was in school and [[spoiler: also in space.]]
499* InTheBack: [[spoiler: Betrayed by Karales in battle, and set up to take the fall for it.]]
500* MissingMom: To Yumina.
501* PosthumousCharacter: She is only seen twice, in a picture of Kirara's and [[spoiler: inside Kirara's mind, where she has a short conversation with Ayumu. She comes back in the conclusion route, however.]]
502* StoryBranching: Yumina learns the truth about Yumika relatively late in Kirara's and her own route, but about mid-way through the story in Ai's route.
503[[/folder]]
504
505[[folder: Yaemi Mutsukoshi]]
506!!Yaemi Mutsukoshi
507[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaemi350_3122.jpg]]
508
509The cute and lively girl who runs the school store, which buys and sells everything from stationery and uniforms to weapons, armor, and otherworldly grimoires.
510----
511* GenkiGirl
512* {{Greed}}: Though it's PlayedForLaughs.
513* WeBuyAnything
514* WeSellEverything: [[spoiler: [[NonStandardGameOver Including Ayumu if the student council can't repay their debt on time in FD.]]]]
515[[/folder]]
516
517[[folder: [[spoiler: Barais Universe]]]]
518!![[spoiler: Barais Universe]]
519
520[[spoiler: The "true" final boss of the game. After Karales is defeated, the Barais universe moves to merge with ours, essentially erasing everything in ours from existence.]]
521----
522* [[spoiler: GreaterScopeVillain]]: In Yumina's route.
523* [[spoiler: ZeroEffortBoss]]: Only in Yumina's route, however.

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