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1[[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/CounterSide'' [[Characters/CounterSide Main Character Index]]\
2[[Characters/CounterSideCoffinCompany Coffin Company]] | '''Allies:''' ( ''A-H'' | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesIToQ I-Q]] | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesRToZ R-Z]]) | [[Characters/CounterSideAdministration Administration]]\
3'''Antagonists:''' [[Characters/CounterSideCountersideAntagonists Counterside]] | [[Characters/CounterSideNormalsideAntagonists Normalside]]\
4'''Other:''' [=ADCs=] and Nations | [[Characters/CounterSideNPC NPCs]] -]]]]]
5
6The factions listed below have particular importance in the game's wider narrative as Coffin Company's allies.
7
8Names in '''bold''' have a Counter Case.
9
10Currently under construction.
11
12[[foldercontrol]]
13
14!!Administration Counter Academy
15
16[[folder:As a group]]
17----
18[[/folder]]
19[[folder:[[green:Academy Senior Student]]]]
20-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yeo Minjung JP: \
21'''Rarity:''' N\
22'''Subtitle:''' Training Operator\
23'''Command Skill:''' Basic Encouragement (Defender > Striker > Ranger)
24->''"Thank you for this chance to experience the field, Boss."''
25A senior student of the Operator Training Institute.
26----
27* ComMons: She's one of the only two N-rarity Operators.
28[[/folder]]
29
30[[folder:[[red:Allen Birmingham]]]]
31The principal of the Administration Counter Academy.\
32He first appears in Episode 6.
33----
34* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He is actually one of the Knights of Redemption, and he used his {{Brainwashing}} powers to hide himself and Ray in the Counter Academy to root out Mina.]]
35* WalkingSpoiler: He has a more active role than Episode 6 suggests.
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder:[[green:Brownie Moore]]]]
39-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sung Yewon JP: Creator/RikaNagae\
40'''Type:''' Soldier\
41'''Role:''' Supporter\
42'''Rarity:''' SR
43->''"Where there's a challenge, there's a classroom!"''
44\
45A teacher at the Counter Academy, and a former Counterside adventurer.
46----
47* OlderThanSheLooks: She looks as young as her students, but she's part of the Counter Academy's faculty.
48* ShoutOut: She had a show called [[Series/ManVsWild Man vs. Dive]].
49* SupportPartyMember: For Soldiers.
50[[/folder]]
51
52[[folder:[[green:Eins & Zwei]]]]
53-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Eunjo JP: Creator/SayuriHara\
54'''Type:''' Counter\
55'''Role:''' Striker\
56'''Rarity:''' SSR\
57'''Team:''' Jehuty Biotech
58->''"We're here, Brother." "Let's have some fun with everyone!"''
59\
60A pair of twins who share the same Counter Watch.\
61They're the protagonists of ''First Lesson'' and debuted as a Counter Pass unit.
62----
63* BigBallOfViolence: Their ultimate summons all eight of their sisters to dogpile the enemy in a huge cloud of dust.
64* TheDividual: Jehuty Biotech advertised them as successful clones, but they're actually just twins sharing the same Watch. They also gain buffs while both are out on the field. [[spoiler:That said, Zwei and her eight younger twin sisters ''are'' clones of Eins, but they're using fake Watches because Jehuty Biotech was unable to also clone Eins' Watch (through which she's sharing her power with her sisters).]]
65* FlawedPrototype: [[spoiler:Jehuty Biotech may have successfully cloned Eins nine times, but they were unable to do the same with her Watch. As such, Eins has to split her CRF ten ways, leaving her extremely low on energy when the CEO finally found her and Zwei. The company dismisses this as a mere "defect" and offers to recall the pair, but the CEO puts his foot down and rounds up the remaining eight instead.]]
66* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Eins and Zwei wear their hair in different styles, with Eins having smaller side pigtails while Zwei has long pigtails. Additionally, Eins has TsurimeEyes and a pink glow around her sword, while Zwei has TaremeEyes and a cyan glow on hers.
67* JackOfAllStats: A strong well-rounded unit that gets buffed when both are out at the same time.
68* MassiveNumberedSiblings: They have eight younger sisters, and "First Lesson" shows the CEO [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse "negotiating"]] with Jehuty Biotech to reunite all ten of them under the Coffin Company. The twins' Ultimate shows all ten of them fighting together.
69* ParentalAbandonment: Eins' parents, who were rebels of Gronia, sold her to Jehuty Biotech the moment they saw her Watch. [[spoiler:As for her younger sisters, they obviously don't ''have'' parents since they're clones of Eins.]]
70* {{Ruritania}}: They hail from the fictional war-torn European country of Gronia, same as Gaeun. The CEO muses that he has some sort of destiny with the place. [[spoiler:This also sets off a massive red flag for him, as given its current state there's no way Gronia has the technology to clone humans by themselves.]]
71* SwordBeam: Their Special is described as them shooting spirit swords.
72* YouAreNumberSix: 'Eins' and 'Zwei' are German for 'one' and 'two'. In "For the Uncrying" Eins also mentions Drei (German for 'three'), and the data files on the twins' swimsuit skin confirm that their other sisters are also named after German numbers four through ten[[labelnote:note]]Vier, Fünf, Sechs, Sieben, Acht, Neun, and Zehn[[/labelnote]].
73* YourDaysAreNumbered: Implied. [[spoiler:During the CEO's "negotiation" with Jehuty Biotech, he points out that the twins (and in turn their eight sisters) are bound to turn into Shadows at any moment. Rayleigh and Laura also sensed that Eins and Zwei were "extremely low on mana", but Laura tells Yuna not to worry because "they've already met someone who can help them".]]
74[[/folder]]
75
76[[folder:[[green:Lucid]]]]
77-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Choi Jungyoon JP: Eri Ozeki\
78'''Type:''' Counter\
79'''Role:''' Sniper, Ranger (Hansel), Striker (Gretel)\
80'''Rarity:''' SR\
81'''Team:''' Jehuty Biotech
82->''"Finally, I see you. Oh, sorry, you've never met me before. My name is Lucid. I'd like you to call me that."''
83A survivor of a cruel experiment by Jehuty Biotech that gave her telepathic abilities.
84
85She is the protagonist of ''Hearing You'', and she also appears in ''For the Uncrying''.
86----
87* BadassTransplant: Her ability to control Corrupted Objects was implanted in her by Jehuty Biotech.
88* TheBeastmaster: She can communicate with and command Corrupted Objects, due to Jehuty's experimentation. Most of her abilities as a unit revolve around supporting her Corrupted Object pets in battle.
89* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Though her bio mentions that her telepathy is incomplete compared to the Nanahara Family Alliance's "ability to hear the voice of wind", Lucid's dreams seem to be prophetic. Her goal in "Hearing You" is to travel down I-50 because her dreams told her she'd meet a girl from her past there; in the event's climax, [[spoiler:Gaeun rescues her from Jehuty Biotech spies posing as Administration officials, and recognizes her by the doll Gaeun used to have back then]].
90-->'''Lucid:''' Sometimes I get clues from my dreams.
91* DreamWeaver: Her telepathic abilities allow her to also share memories with others, including dreams. [[spoiler:Gaeun dreams about their imprisonment in Gronia because of her, with the CEO noticing that being able to see her surroundings means the dreams were not her memories since she was blind at the time.]]
92* EarlyBirdCameo: She's the "big sister" that Eins and Zwei wanted to see again in ''First Lesson''.
93* MartialPacifist: She doesn't like hurting people and will avoid killing, but her ability to command C.O.s means it's still not a good idea to pick a fight with her.
94* SenseLossSadness: Downplayed. As a side effect of Jehuty Biotech's experiments on her, she lost both her sense of taste and her ability to feel pain, but she mentions it with a wistful tone than an upset one.
95* SummonMagic: Her Passive summons Hansel and Gretel, two unique blue versions of the Wraith (a Ranger with {{Flight}}) and Biter (a ground Striker) C.O.s, respectively.
96* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Discussed, and ultimately defied. In ''For the Uncrying'', she offers to join Horizon on her manhunt for the CEO of Jehuty Biotech who has wronged them, her students (Eins, Zwei, and their sisters), and countless others, but Horizon asks her whether she could hold her students with bloodied hands. After a pause, she realizes that she couldn't do it, and accepts spending her remaining time for her students' sake as she lets Horizon go.
97* YourDaysAreNumbered: Jehuty Biotech's experiments on her body have drastically shortened her lifespan to a few years at best, even after Machine G.A.P. had some of the damage repaired. She accepts this gracefully, choosing to spend whatever time she has left by her sisters' side.
98[[/folder]]
99
100[[folder:[[red:Ray S.]]]]
101A student in the Administration Counter Academy who has difficulty graduating due to his pacifism.
102
103He is a supporting ally in Episode 6.
104----
105* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:He is actually Nehemoth, the main antagonist of the second main arc.]]
106* WalkingSpoiler: He has a more active role than Episode 6 suggests.
107[[/folder]]
108
109!!!Team Ironsteel
110[[folder:[[green:Naielle Bluesteel]]]]
111-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yeonji Bang JP: Creator/AiKakuma\
112'''Type:''' Counter\
113'''Role:''' Striker\
114'''Rarity:''' SSR
115->''"Are you the one in charge? Come on! This noble garbage is paying a visit to your humble company. Now show me how much you appreciate it, hurry!"''
116The second-strongest fighter in the Administration Counter Academy behind Yen Xing Lanchester. After a certain "pep talk", she self-proclaims herself as garbage while fighting with three swords.
117
118She first appears in Episode 6, and she's a supporting character in "A Wish that You Don't Know", Episode 7, and "Creed of the Yaksa".
119----
120* BrattyHalfPint: Her bragging annoys her classmates.
121* BullyTurnedBuddy: Her debut scene in Episode 6 is her bullying Mika and Ray, but from Episode 7 onwards she comes to see Mika as a friend. [[spoiler:Her antagonism towards Ray is implied to have been caused by Allen Birmingham's hypnosis, which was mainly done to conceal him and Ray infiltrating the Counter Academy.]]
122* BungledHypnotism: In the midst of a C.O. attack, Mika hypnotizes her to psyche her up so she can fight back after getting trounced by a Category 3 and falling into a HeroicBSOD. It's noted as having a particularly profound impact on her behavior, making her even ''more'' blindly arrogant and [[DumbBlonde lacking in common sense]] than before, and due to being WeakWilled to begin with, the changes lasted far longer than Mika intended. [[spoiler:Her climactic scene with Mika in Episode 7 reveals that [[NotBrainwashed she was faking it to cover up her fear]].]]
123* DumbBlonde: The main blonde in the Counter Academy, and her bravado comes with a significant lack of common sense.
124* ButtMonkey: Is constantly this i the events she appears in. Even her Basic Skill description bullies her.
125* TheFriendNoOneLikes: While her classmates tolerate her presence, they're not fond of her moments of bragging, and she's frequently the butt of many unfavorable comparisons.
126* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her ego may be particularly inflated, but it's also extremely fragile. This is shown in Episode 6 and "A Wish that You Don't Know", where she goes into a HeroicBSOD after being beaten and begins moping about and saying very demeaning things about herself.
127* LaserGuidedKarma: In "Administration Complete", [[spoiler:she tricks her fellow Fenrir Squad applicant Noelle into dozing off (and potentially missing her interview with them). After Coffin Company gets blacklisted by the Administration, Naielle ends up being whisked away by the other applicants who no longer wanted to join them, while Noelle ends up becoming Fenrir Squad's newest member]].
128* LimitBreak: ''Call Blade Catastrophe''.
129* NoblewomansLaugh: Pulls one in her victory animation.
130* OrnamentalWeapon: Played for laughs. She carries three swords because she saw it in a manga, but she can only handle using one at a time.
131* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: In her "I can't believe she's the Student President" skin, she tries on Yen Xing's dress to prove she can also be the President. What she fails to account for is the differences in body type, leaving her showing off more than she was expecting.
132* ShoutOut: She carries three swords because [[Manga/OnePiece she saw it in a cool manga once]].
133-->(Episode 6, 3-3 pre-battle) '''Yen Xing Lanchester:''' Apparently one of her favorite manga characters uses three swords.
134* SmallNameBigEgo: While she may be the second-strongest in the academy on the simulators, bragging about having killed a simulated Category 2 C.O. all by herself, her ego far outweighs her actual abilities. Her first encounter against a real-life Category 3 results in the monster [[NoSell no-selling her attacks entirely]], reducing her to a cowering wreck who has to be bailed out by Mina. Even after the incident she still tries to lord her superiority over people like Mina and Seo Yoon, who have plenty of actual combat experience (though Mika's BungledHypnotism definitely contributed to that).
135* StormOfBlades: Her Ultimate summons ethereal swords around her enemy that slice all at once.
136* UnknownRival: To Yen Xing and Mina. In "A Wish that You Don't Know", [[TheGadfly Seo Yoon]] invokes this on Naielle by flaunting her own official TASKFORCE status in front of an "A-M-A-T-E-U-R".
137* WeakWilled: She's noted as being particularly easy to hypnotize. [[spoiler:Episode 7 reveals that she has been invoking this ever since her first Dive in Episode 6.]]
138* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: [[spoiler:After getting her ass kicked by a Category 3 on her first real Dive, she develops a fear of C.O.s to the point where she sometimes freezes up in simulators.]] However, her stubborn pride means she can't bring herself to admit it to other people or get help with it.
139[[/folder]]
140
141[[folder:[[red:Aggro and Block]]]]
142A pair of Grade D Counter students who mainly hang around Naielle.
143
144They first appear in Episode 6, and they're supporting characters in "Creed of the Yaksa".
145----
146* CerebusRetcon: The reason they're {{Satellite Character}}s for Naielle? [[spoiler:Their punishment for luring Ciel to Faust in "Creed of the Yaksa" is to be under campus arrest until graduation, since they believe they'll only cause trouble outside campus grounds.]]
147* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:They gained their Watches while at an amusement park with their friends, but weren't able to save their friends even with their new powers. They were seeking the Elixir to ''stop feeling so powerless''.]]
148* ADayInTheLimelight: "Creed of the Yaksa" reveals more about them, especially how they became Naielle's lackeys.
149* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:They used to bring lunches to children at an orphanage every week. With them accepting their punishment of campus arrest, Naielle now does it in their stead.]]
150* ThoseTwoGuys: They always appear in scenes together.
151* TheVoice: They don't have NPC art.
152[[/folder]]
153
154!!!Academy Student Council
155
156[[folder:[[green:Yen Xing Lanchester]]]]
157-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jung Hyewon JP: Creator/YukiyoFujii\
158'''Type:''' Counter\
159'''Role:''' Striker\
160'''Rarity:''' SSR
161->''"On my way here, I saw many students who could use some guidance. As an honorary student of the Academy, I'll teach them as best as I can."''
162The Student President of the Administration Counter Academy, and the strongest Counter there.
163She is a supporting ally in Episodes 6 and 7, and she's a main character in "Creed of the Yaksa".
164----
165* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the Global server, she first appears in ''A.R.S. Special Club Activity'', which was the first Side Story event added after the server's launch.
166* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Being the strongest Counter in the school and the Student President, her strict upbringing makes her seem unapproachable, which causes her no small grief as she tries to be more social with her peers.
167* TheComicallySerious: In an effort to be shown as a shining example of leadership, she tends to not notice jokes and answers quite literally.
168* FragileSpeedster: She has fast and wide attacks and can increase her evasion, but her defense is very weak and her only direct damage mitigation is her invulnerability on her Ultimate.
169* LimitBreak: ''Ethereal Sword Dance''.
170* NoDressCode: She wears a very low-cut and thin dress to show her fellow students that they are free to express whatever clothing they want, as permitted by the Counter Academy.
171* StatusBuffDispel: She can dispel enemy buffs through both her basic attacks and her Special.
172[[/folder]]
173
174[[folder:[[green:Edith Twins]]]]
175-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Myunghee JP: \
176'''Type:''' Counter\
177'''Role:''' Tower\
178'''Rarity:''' SSR
179->''"I'm... a Student Guide... I think. Anyway, pleased to meet you, Boss."''
180The Administration Counter Academy's leading technological expert, Edith spends most of her time asleep, having her AI assistant J.O.U.R. doing most of her work.
181
182She first appears in Episode 6.
183----
184* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the Global server, she first appears in "A.R.S. Special Club Activity" due to that event being added before Episode 6.
185* BrilliantButLazy: While her accomplishments aren't negligible, they're just a fraction of what she'd be capable of if she wasn't so sleepy all the time.
186* CoolChair: Her hovering chair has a built-in AI to do her work for her, machine guns to ward off enemies, and missile launchers for anyone that wakes her up.
187* GadgeteerGenius: When something involving tech needs to be done at the Academy, she's the one to call on.
188* {{Sleepyhead}}: Prone to dozing off. Even sleeping for 14 hours on end isn't enough to make her any less drowsy.
189* SplitPersonality: Has a violent personality if she gets forcibly awoken from her nap.
190* TurnsRed: She starts out asleep and has the guns on her chair do the fighting, and only wakes up and starts using her abilities once her health drops low enough.
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:[[green:Mika ★ Star]]]]
194->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Heo Yeeun JP: Creator/ReinaUeda\
195'''Type:''' Counter\
196'''Role:''' Supporter\
197'''Rarity:''' SSR
198->''"Nice to meet you! I'm Mika★Star of the Student Council, charged with spreading hopes and dreams!"''
199A student of the Administration Counter Academy who aspires to be the greatest magician of the century, she represents the Academy's Counters who support noncombatism.
200
201She first appears in Episode 6, and she's a supporting character in ''A Wish that You Don't Know", Episode 7, and "Creed of the Yaksa".
202----
203* BalanceBuff: An update gave her Passive the ability to remove Sleep on deployment, gave Skill Seal on her Special, and changed her Crit buff to an Attack buff.
204* LetsGetDangerous: She can hypnotize herself into Mika ★ Apocalypse, with a ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''-style face.
205* MasterOfNone: Her kit can debuff, support, and deal damage... but only to a marginal amount compared to others with more specialized kits.
206* SayItWithHearts: Yes, the star is a part of her name.
207* ShoutOut: Mika ★ Apocalypse is a clear reference to ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', and she even mentions the Death Omen Star.
208* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: In Episode 7, her memorization of a dimensional transport ship helps Mina and Seo Yoon find the disguised engines in Arcadena.
209* ThoseTwoGuys: Her scenes in Episode 6 are shared with Ray. In ''A Wish that You Don't Know'' and Episode 7, her scenes are shared with Naielle instead for two main reasons: Naielle seems to have become a victim of a BungledHypnotism, and Ray is [[spoiler:revealed to be the main antagonist of the second main arc]].
210[[/folder]]
211
212[[folder:[[green:Ciel Marronier]]]]
213[[quoteright:864:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_2090803670.png]]
214 [[caption-width-right:864:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Ultimate cut-in]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_2017724195.png[[/labelnote]]]]
215-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sung Yewon JP: Creator/RikaNagae\
216'''Type:''' Counter\
217'''Role:''' Striker\
218'''Rarity:''' SSR
219->''"I am Ciel, sect leader of Black East... and also a member of the Student Council at the Counter Academy. I am here to assist you and fill my volunteer quota."''
220The leader of the Black East assassin sect, and the newest member of the Counter Academy's Student Council.
221
222She first appears in "Miracle of the Holy Night", and she is the protagonist of "Creed of the Yaksa".
223----
224* {{Expy}}: To Hua Ran from the Korean webnovel ''I Killed the Player of the Academy''. As for her name, it's likely a reference to Seele from ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', whose design Hua Ran is based heavily off of.
225* MsFanservice: Zigzagged. She's quite sharply dressed, but everything below the waist is quite scantily clad, with her Ultimate having her perform a high kick that bares quite a lot.
226[[/folder]]
227
228!!!Special Hero Class
229
230[[folder:[[green:Arti Lana]]]]
231-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sung Yewon JP:\
232'''Type:''' Counter\
233'''Role:''' Sniper\
234'''Rarity:''' SR
235->''"I've come to the conclusion that I need money to become the number one assistant! So here I am, ready to make some money!"''
236A young girl who founded the Counter Academy's Special Hero Class in order to achieve her dream of becoming an assistant suitable for the strongest hero.
237
238She is a supporting ally in "A Wish that You Don't Know".
239----
240* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has dark skin, and her name implies Hindu ancestry.
241* GoalInLife: She wants to become an assistant suitable for the strongest hero.
242* MeaningfulName: 'Arti' is a feminine given name derived from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arti_(Hinduism) a Hindu ritual]].
243* MysteriousPast: Her bio mentions that everything about her, including her age and whereabouts before the Academy, are unknown.
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder:[[green:Kaci Bins]]]]
247->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Choi Jungyoon\
248'''Type:''' Counter\
249'''Role:''' Defender\
250'''Rarity:''' SSR
251->''"Hello. C-Can I... raise flowers here?"''
252A young Counter studying as an elementary student at the Administration Counter Academy.
253
254She is a main character in ''A Wish that You Don't Know''.
255----
256* BalanceBuff: Her Rearm enhances her survivability.
257* BreakingOldTrends: Her Rearm was the first unit to be released simultaneously in the Global and Korean servers.
258* GlacierWaif: She's known for having exceptional strength for a girl of her size and build, and she's classified as a Defender in-game so she has the toughness to back it up.
259* GuestFighter: For the ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'' crossover event, [[Characters/HololiveGawrGuraCh Gawr Gura]] is playable as a skin for Kaci, and she even got updated spritework when Kaci's Rearm was added.
260* IronicFear: She has a fear of Counters despite being one herself and being surrounded by them at the Counter Academy.
261* TrueSight: At Skill Level 5, her Passive allows her to detect Stealthed units.
262* UnskilledButStrong: She's not particularly skilled at fighting due to avoiding it as much as possible, but she does have the brute strength to stand up to more experienced opponents, as Naielle finds out at the field day.
263* YouCanSeeMe: Unlike everyone else, she's able to see Sky just fine, much to Sky's surprise. [[spoiler:She briefly forgets Sky like the rest after running off in a huff when Sky cheered on Naielle (who was on the other team, thus jeopardizing their own chance of winning the Field Day and getting the Wishing Orb for Sky), though she remembers later.]]
264[[/folder]]
265
266[[folder:[[green:Sky Layfield]]]]
267->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Chaeha JP: Yukiko Motoyoshi\
268'''Type:''' Counter\
269'''Role:''' Supporter\
270'''Rarity:''' SSR
271->''"Hi, hello, I'm Sky Layfield! Don't worry if you forget my name; I'll tell you as many times as you need."''
272A Counter from the Administration Counter Academy's elementary section who's been alone for a long time.
273
274She is a main character in ''A Wish that You Don't Know''.
275----
276* BlessedWithSuck: Counter powers are a mixed bag in general, but Sky probably has it worse than nearly everyone else; her powers involve cognitive distortion, which makes her both ''forgettable'' and ''imperceptible'' to most people. While they make her an extremely good StealthExpert, they've also done a number on her psyche as she has no control over them.
277* ForgettableCharacter: One of her quotes states that she was told about her Counter abilities causing cognitive distortion, meaning that people often forget she exists as a result of her own powers; another of her quotes implies the CEO once played a game of catch with her, only to forget what he was doing halfway through and leave her hanging. Even Arti, who prides herself on her memory, forgets her name multiple times in a single conversation.
278* FriendOrIdolDecision: In ''A Wish that You Don't Know'', she enters the Field Day with Arti and Kaci to try and win the Wishing Orb and use it to wish away her problem of not being noticeable. [[spoiler:However, because the PR person for the event removed the Orb from its protective case, it ends up attracting C.O.s which threaten several lives, including Kaci. With the Orb in her grasp, Sky ultimately chooses her friend over her own desires, and wishes for the power to save Kaci, depleting the orb's power enough that she can no longer use it for herself.]]
279* GenkiGirl: In one of her lobby lines, she mentions that she never gets tired and can keep running forever.
280* HumbleHero: In Salary Negotiation, she says the CEO owes her nothing since they're friends. On a Great Success, she actually double-checks if the CEO's being too generous.
281* IdiotHair: She has a long ''ahoge'' sticking out from the top of her head, and she likes to act out in attempts to gain attention (and, by her own admission, isn't the brightest). Arti quickly takes to calling her "Antenna" as a result as the hair is the one thing about Sky that she remembers the best.
282* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Given that she spent a good chunk of her life friendless and ignored through no fault of her own, it's no wonder she wants to make friends and have people pay attention to her. She does get the friends she wants at the academy, thankfully.
283* PerceptionFilter: She's nearly impossible to perceive for someone that's not focusing on her, barring those with SuperSenses like Alex, and even those who do forget about her the moment their attention slips. Unfortunately for her, [[PowerIncontinence she can't turn it off on her own]].
284* ThePollyanna: Very cheerful and energetic in spite of what her powers entail, thanks to the bonds she makes with Kaci and Arti in "A Wish that You Don't Know". ''Before'' then, she was about as depressed as you'd expect a girl in her state to be.
285* SupportPartyMember: She can provide attack buffs, damage reduction, and stun immunity.
286* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the sporty, athletic Tomboy to Kaci's Girly Girl.
287* WonderTwinPowers: [[spoiler:Inverted. At the end of ''A Wish that You Don't Know'', Sky follows Seo Yoon's suggestion and uses the Wishing Orb's remaining power to be able to turn off her powers when near Kaci, thus allowing her to interact normally with people.]]
288[[/folder]]
289
290!!!White Rabbit
291
292[[folder:[[green:'''Yang Harim / Hoshino Usagi''']]]]
293-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jaehyun Lee JP: \
294'''Type:''' Counter\
295'''Role:''' Supporter\
296'''Rarity:''' SSR
297->''"I'll fight for the world order and peace! Where do I start? Helping the needy? Feeding stray dogs?"''
298A junior high student at the Administration Counter Academy, and the president of the White Rabbit school club.
299----
300* AdorablyPrecociousChild: A young child interested in saving animals, she states in her Salary Negotiation that the money will go to the club.
301* AnimalLover:
302** Her bio mentions that she spends her entire Counter Support Fund from the Administration on pet food, and she jumps right into the sewers whenever she hears a cry for help.
303** Her last Counter Case reveals that she wasn't always like this: she used to be afraid of a stray puppy, but after the two were rescued by Sorim (who was new in town) the Animal Rescue Squad was established that day and they took in the puppy.
304* TheBeastmaster: Her Counter abilities allow her to communicate with animals and keep them in her Watch, and in-combat, all of her abilities and basic attacks involve her summoning them at will.
305* FriendToAllLivingThings: In her first Counter Case, someone who knows her mentions that all the animals in town really liked her, and stray cats and dogs would all gather around her whenever she passed by.
306* GuestFighter: For the ''[[WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} HoloMyth]]'' crossover event, [[Characters/HololiveEnglishGenerationOneMyth Amelia Watson]] is playable as a skin for Harim, with Smol Ames replacing Harim's animal companions.
307* TheLeader: Of the White Rabbit club.
308* MeaningfulName: "Usagi" is the Japanese word for rabbit.
309* SpeaksFluentAnimal: She can communicate with animals of all sorts.
310* StatusBuff: Her special increases Skill Haste and provides barriers.
311* TragicKeepsake: Her Exclusive Equipment is a phone case created in memory of her first friend that "grew strong and healthy from a tadpole into a frog, even though the teacher said it wouldn't live long".
312* TheTransmogrifier: Her fourth Counter Case reveals that her pixellated animal companions are ''actual'' animals transformed by her Watch and kept inside it. Teddy is the black bear Harim befriended in her first Counter Case, but [[TheUnreveal Hojin stops Harim from revealing Ducky and Hopper's original forms]].
313[[/folder]]
314
315[[folder:[[green:'''Han Sorim / Mizuki Haneda''']]]]
316-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Park Gowoon JP: \
317'''Type:''' Soldier\
318'''Role:''' Ranger\
319'''Rarity:''' SR
320->''"My name is Han Sorim. In my line of business, I'm better known as the Trigger of Judgment. You may call me-wait. That rabbit isn't a rabbit. He's Sergeant Smith. You'd better not touch him, or-heeek! P-please don't touch him. He's a limited edition..."''
321A junior high student of the Administration Counter Academy, and the second-in-command of the White Rabbit school club.
322----
323* BalanceBuff: Her Rearm improves her anti-Defender capabilities and gives her an Ultimate.
324* {{Expy}}: M200 from VideoGame/GirlsFrontline.
325* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: She's technically ''also'' a Counter, because (1) her powers bolster her poor health to slightly above a regular person's and (2) the Counter Academy only accepts Counters as students. However, due to her barely being above a regular person in terms of ability, as a unit she's only considered a Soldier.
326* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: She carries around a rabbit doll she calls Sergeant Smith, and her Exclusive Equipment is a raccoon doll named Corporal Mark. Both are modeled after characters in the famous ShowWithinAShow ''Charge! Town Soldiers of Bremen''.
327-->'''Corporal Mark's flavor text:''' ''Limited edition. Brave. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Slobbered on.]]''
328* IllGirl: She was born with myasthenia, which caused her muscles to be extremely weak to the point that she could barely lift a spoon before becoming a Counter. The only reason she is able to function normally is that her Counter ability boosts her strength.
329* InstantExpert: Her bio notes that she's a fast learner despite hating all forms of physical activity. In her first simulation training, she scored well above the averages of soldiers in weapon utilization and shooting, with only the knowledge she learned by watching others.
330* MinorLivingAlone: Her fourth Counter Case reveals that she lives away from her mom.
331* MsImagination: She styles herself as an acclaimed war veteran.
332* NumberTwo: She's the secondary leader of the White Rabbit club.
333* SelfAppliedNickname: She calls herself the Trigger of Judgment.
334* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Her soldier act is her way of coping with her father being a war correspondent. Her final Counter Case reveals that [[spoiler:[[DisappearedDad he went missing in the Counterside years ago]]]].
335[[/folder]]
336
337[[folder:[[green:'''Cho Hojin / Itou Mayumi''']]]]
338[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chojin.png]]
339-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Hyunji JP: \
340'''Type:''' Counter\
341'''Role:''' Ranger\
342'''Rarity:''' R
343->''"I'm Cho Hojin. I can't tell you what exactly I'm good at, but I can be useful."''
344A high school student of the Administration Counter Academy, and the newest member of the White Rabbit school club.
345----
346* AceCustom: Her Exclusive Equipment is the IVORY Clover-17, a custom submachine gun that reflects the owner's personal taste.
347-->''The number in the model name indicates [[TheKlutz the number of times it was broken on accident]].''
348* BornLucky: Her ability as a Counter has increased her luck. In Episode 6, Harim warns Mina that her Dive training trip with her fellow high school classmates might be dangerous, citing Hojin hurting herself and being unable to attend as a sign.
349* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: At least in terms of Counters.
350* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Her actual power as a Counter subconsciously bends luck in her favor, and the CEO speculates that it requires removing luck from others.]]
351[[/folder]]
352
353!!Alphatrix
354
355[[folder:As a group]]
356----
357[[/folder]]
358
359[[folder:[[red:Alphatrix President]]]]
360Shin Jia's grandfather, and the founder and former president of Alphatrix Innovation. His death leads into the events of "Proof of Heart", with the company discussing the issue of leadership.
361----
362* ByronicHero: From what we learn about him, the President was a person with a fundamentally good desire to make the world a better place and strong motivation to make it so, but lacked understanding of how the world actually works and didn't treat his family as well as he could have. [[spoiler:His plan to make an ArtificialHuman controllable by trigger phrases is noted as being particularly inane and reprehensible even in-universe, and on his deathbed he expresses regret for how he treated Jia.]] In her Awakened form, Shin Jia admits that while his methods were not the best, his goals were ultimately noble, and she strives to live up to them.
363* DeathByOriginStory: His death kicks off Shin Jia's CharacterDevelopment.
364* NoNameGiven: He's only ever referred to as "the President", "Grandfather" by Shin Jia, and "father" by his children.
365* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death kicks off the plot of "Proof of Heart".
366* PosthumousCharacter: "Proof of Heart" is set after his death and reveals how he was in life.
367* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: It's noted that, while he was a good businessman and could make money, that's ''all'' he was good at, not having the sense or the ability to carry out his actual visions.
368[[/folder]]
369
370!!!Alphatrix Innovation
371
372[[folder:[[green:'''Shin Jia / Himeno Yu''']]]]
373[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shin_jia.png]]
374-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jeong Hye-won JP: Creator/SoraTokui\
375'''Type:''' Counter\
376'''Role:''' Ranger, Supporter (Awakened)\
377'''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR
378->''"Nice to meet you, Boss. I'm Shin Jia, and I'm the leader of Alphatrix Innovation. I know this is sudden, but could you be friends with me?"''
379->''"It's embarrassing to see you like this, but you still need my strength, don't you? Then feel free to put your faith in Jia!"'' (Awakened)
380A young girl from Alphatrix Innovation. A natural-born genius, she's currently leading their Promotion team.
381
382She first appears in Dive Levels 46-50, and she's the protagonist of ''Proof of Heart''.
383----
384* TheAce: Need some materials moved? She'll move multiple stacks of them where Gabriel could barely only do one. Up against a master chess player while learning chess ''for the first time''? ''She's already won the first three games.'' Whenever she gets into something for the first time, [[InstantExpert she always does it perfectly on the first try]] and gets confused why something that seems easy to her is so difficult for everyone else. This is also why her family relatives in ''Proof of Heart'' are wary of her.
385* AnimalMotif: Butterflies. Her Awakened form has translucent butterfly-like wings and wears an outfit adorned with butterfly patterns, and as described by the Proof of Metamorphosis trophy in ''Proof of Heart'', the event shows her figuratively breaking out of the cocoon she lived in to become her own person.
386* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:''Proof of Heart'' reveals that her grandfather decided that GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke for the sake of his "better world", which led to the creation of Shin Jia and her hundred or so clones.]]
387* BribingYourWayToVictory: Downplayed in the sense that she's given as a first-purchase bonus; a new account can get her by paying as much as one dollar.
388* ADayInTheLimelight: In addition to her fellow employees of Alphatrix, she is the main protagonist of ''Proof of Heart''.
389* IJustWantToHaveFriends: A result of IntelligenceEqualsIsolation. She treats salary negotiations as ''gifts from friends''.
390** This becomes the main motive of her first Counter Case, where she tries to help people all over the city in return for them becoming her friends, only to cause a lot of trouble. She eventually gets what she wanted in a later Case when she meets Coffin Company's CEO, who assures her that they're friends.
391* InnocentFanserviceGirl: In her [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline anniversary skin]], she mentions that Chowon told her to make sure the belt is secure so as to not [[WardrobeMalfunction "ruin the banquet"]]. However, she pulls on it, causing a lot of bouncing in the chest area. The wink at the end implies [[CovertPervert she's aware of the effect]] (at least on the CEO).
392* MesACrowd: She can create holographic body doubles indistinguishable from the real thing through her augmented reality device, although this can be countered by AR jammers. In gameplay, her Special summons two illusionary clones of herself (which are visually distinct from the real Shin Jia for gameplay reasons).
393* MsFanservice: She's one of the bustiest ladies in the game by far, and most of her skins proudly show it off along with the rest of her figure, usually with a good deal of bouncing in her [=Live2D=] animations. Even her default appearance features a very form-fitting dress despite not showing much skin.
394** Her Awakened form in particular has little more than two precarious-looking straps covering her chest [[VaporWear along with a clear lack of a bra]], and she ''actively jiggles'' when poked as if trying to {{invoke|dTrope}} the TheissTitillationTheory.
395** This is emphasized by her Awakened form's "A Blossoming Desire" skin, as it is technically the most expensive item in the game because it can only be acquired by players who have spent '''''80,000''' Admin Coins'' within a certain time period.
396* NavelDeepNeckline: Her Awakened form's outfit features a slit all the way down her cleavage to her belly.
397* NiceGirl: Her grandfather taught her to be virtuous, something she unfailingly follows to the letter. In ''Proof of Heart'', [[spoiler:she saves a guard from being killed by a berserk Goliath tank (although he wanted her to surrender peacefully to start with because [[YouWereNiceToMe she was nice to him]]). She also saves a CEO from getting assassinated, even though Jin wanted to let it happen so that it would rule Jia out as the Alphatrix killer]].
398* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Her Awakened form has the iridescent butterfly wings attributed to many fairy depictions. [[spoiler:In the climax of ''Proof of Heart'', she also demonstrates [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower the very fairy godmother-like ability to manifest things from her teammates' imaginations]]. Her grandfather's project to create her even used the term "fairy", and due to her uncanny ability to master any task she's sent to do and her artificial nature, she's often treated very differently from regular people, with her grandfather asking to keep her wings hidden for fear of distancing herself from humanity entirely.]]
399* PowerGivesYouWings: Her Awakened form has her fly using butterfly-like wings [[spoiler:that appear to have come from whatever genome map her grandfather used to create her with. When she showed them to him, he has her swear never to use them and forget any memory of them out of fear that [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow she'd grow distant from humanity]].]]
400* SecretKeeper: The ending of ''Proof of Heart'' implies that she becomes one of the few people privy to the CEO's true identity, and about the only one outside of Coffin Company.
401* ShoutOut: Her lessons from her grandpa are phrased like [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Tendou Souji's lessons from his grandma]].
402* SignificantBirthDate: Her birthday is listed as New Year's Day. [[spoiler:Quite appropriate given the circumstances and motives behind her creation, namely the birth of something greater than humanity.]]
403* TriggerPhrase: In ''Proof of Heart'', [[spoiler:she and her clones are controlled by her grandfather's voice saying "For a better world..." followed by a command, which is what Cecilia does to exert control over Jia. Jia herself ends up exploiting this to (re)gain her Awakened form by imagining her grandfather allowing her to use it once more.]]
404* {{Yandere}}: Her "A Blossoming Desire" skin shows a WhatIf version of her where she succumbs to her obsession with the CEO, becoming wholly and unhealthily devoted to him as a result of her not being able to properly handle her feelings.
405[[/folder]]
406
407[[folder:[[green:'''Lee Jin / Shinozaki Honoka''']]]]
408[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jin_lee.jpg]]
409-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yang Junghwa JP: Creator/HitomiUeda\
410'''Type:''' Counter\
411'''Role:''' Supporter\
412'''Rarity:''' SR
413->''"The leading anti-Corruption team, Alphatrix Innovation, is with you! Stereotypical? Don't be disappointed, just yet. My skills are anything but stereotypical."''
414A former secretary to the Alphatrix CEO, she was demoted to the Promotion team, after being blamed for being a Counter.
415
416She first appears in Dive Levels 46-50, and she's a supporting character in ''Proof of Heart''.
417----
418* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:The Alphatrix Vice Chairman had her join the Innovation team on the condition that she got rid of Jia, but she slowly came around to protecting Jia instead.]]
419* PlayingWithFire: Her Counter powers.
420* PowerUpLetdown: In-universe, she finds her Counter abilities to be not conducive to her job as an OfficeLady and secretary.
421* TakingYouWithMe: When her HP reaches 0, she performs one last attack on the enemy's backline.
422[[/folder]]
423
424[[folder:[[green:'''Kim Chowon / Suzuki Nao''']]]]
425[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chowon.jpg]]
426-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Ayoung JP: Ojika Nao\
427'''Type:''' Counter\
428'''Role:''' Sniper\
429'''Rarity:''' R
430->''"Alphatrix Innovation, the leading anti-Corruption team. I'm Chowon. You can call me by my surname, Kim, if you want."''
431A veteran mercenary of Alphatrix Innovation who learned how to hunt C.O.s before she learned arithmetic.
432
433She is a supporting character in "Proof of Heart".
434----
435* ChildSoldier: A former one.
436* ComedicSociopathy: Her mercenary nature still remains, meaning she's sometimes quick to suggest violence as a solution to problems (often to protests by Saerom and Gabriel).
437* CrazyPrepared: In her Counter Case, she sets up a bunch of traps and devices around the school she's attending, in case a burglar or criminal enters. While she's being reprimanded for this, a runaway criminal trips all of them.
438* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Her Exclusive Equipment is her Alpha Vision glasses, which have built-in data collection and analysis functions. She also carries a spare pair, which comes in handy for Shin Jia during "Proof of Heart".
439* TheStoic: Very aloof and job-focused.
440[[/folder]]
441
442[[folder:[[green:Gabriel Jun the Vicious Breaker]]]]
443-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kwon Youngji JP: \
444'''Type:''' Counter\
445'''Role:''' Tower\
446'''Rarity:''' SR
447->''"Here comes the Judicator of Evil, Gabriel Jun the Vicious Breaker. I'll be with you from now on, kapow!"''
448A member of Alphatrix Innovation who created his own fighting style known as Stationary Swordsmanship.
449
450He is a supporting character in "Proof of Heart".
451----
452* {{Chuunibyou}}: He speaks in eccentric lines, believing he's a great battler of evil. Also, just look at the title he made up for himself.
453* EarlyBirdCameo: He first appears in Ingrid Johanna's first Counter Case, as one of her apparent mentors.
454* HiddenDepths: "Proof of Heart" reveals that he used to be an acrobat in the Cronenworth Puppet Troupe.
455* SquareRaceRoundClass: Despite the Tower class normally being a [[SupportPartyMember defensive class for supporting]], Gabriel is designed more to be manually placed near the middle of the field and provide offensive buffs and defend from Siege units.
456* VerbalTic: He likes to use "Kapow" as an exclamation.
457[[/folder]]
458
459[[folder:[[green:Oh Saerom]]]]
460[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saerom.jpg]]
461-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Song Harim JP: Riko Koike\
462'''Type:''' Counter\
463'''Role:''' Striker\
464'''Rarity:''' R
465->''"You don't look like a bad guy, so I will fight with you! Oh right- I'm from Alphatrix. Just so you know."''
466A member of Alphatrix Innovation. A follower of justice, she follows her inspiration Masked Counter.
467
468She is a supporting ally in "Proof of Heart".
469----
470* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appears in Ingrid Johanna's last Counter Case, as one of her apparent mentors.
471* GoodOldFisticuffs: She fights with gloved fists.
472* ShoutOut: She references watching a lot of [[Franchise/KamenRider Masked Counter]] in her youth. She even deploys using a Rider Kick!
473* VitriolicBestBuds: With Gabriel Jun.
474[[/folder]]
475
476[[folder:[[green:Raphaela Juri the Evil Chaser]]]]
477-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Youngji Kwon JP: \
478'''Type:''' Counter\
479'''Role:''' Tower\
480'''Rarity:''' SSR
481->''""''
482A member of Alphatrix, and the twin sister of Gabriel Jun.
483
484She debuts as a supporting character in "Proof of Heart", and was made playable as a Counter Pass unit.
485----
486* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Weirdly played with; she and Gabriel have agreed on the weaker twin being the younger twin, so they switch every now and then.
487* {{Chuunibyou}}: Like her brother, she likes to act out the part of a mystical hunter of evil.
488* HeroAntagonist: In "Proof of Heart", she serves as an obstacle to Shin Jia in her quest to clear her name, having been tasked with taking her in. [[spoiler:During the event's climax, it's revealed that she was being used as an UnwittingPawn by the main villain the entire time, and she becomes the EleventhHourRanger to Jia's group.]]
489* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: She starts as a Tower for the first fifteen seconds, then turns into a Striker that chases after enemies. She is also the only non-Defender with MDL.
490* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks so much like Gabriel, even down to their clothing, that Saerom calls her "a totally cuter version of Gabriel" (only to take that back when she calls Saerom a "mushroom head").
491* VerbalTic: She likes to use "Kachow" as an exclamation.
492[[/folder]]
493
494!!Black Tide
495
496[[folder:As a group]]
497----
498[[/folder]]
499
500!!!Metro Units
501
502[[folder:[[green:Scout]]]]
503-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Shin Kyungsun JP: \
504'''Type:''' Soldier\
505'''Role:''' Ranger\
506'''Rarity:''' SR
507->''"Rest slowly, operate quickly! Black Tide's advance riot unit, joining now!"''
508The units of Black Tide initially used in battle, removing enemy threats with a preemptive strike.
509----
510* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of three.
511* TheFaceless: Due to their helmets.
512* MoreDakka: They attack with submachine guns.
513* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: They're frequently considered outclassed by Administration Rifleman, but their Cost of 3 makes them immune to Harab's Confusion, making them viable on PVP weeks when Harab is Up.
514* YouAllLookFamiliar: Their art is reused for antagonistic FacelessGoons in some scenes, sometimes with {{Palette Swap}}s.
515[[/folder]]
516
517[[folder:[[green:Stronghold]]]]
518-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Minkyu JP: Creator/JunichiSuwabe \
519'''Type:''' Soldier\
520'''Role:''' Defender\
521'''Rarity:''' SSR
522->''"I always go in first and come out last. Need more explanation?"''
523Subjugation units of the Black Tide deployed to prevent further damage in urban warfare.
524
525One appears as the Black Tide's founder and captain in SWAT 4's Side Story. He was a former veteran officer of SWAT 4 before he decided to quit and make his own team.
526----
527* AssistCharacter: One is summoned by one of Kang Soyoung's Passives when it's Skill Level 5 (or higher, in her Rearm).
528* TheCaptain: Kang's former superior founded the Black Tide and leads it.
529* TheDividual: Though the Stronghold that appears in the SWAT 4 Side Story has his own characterization, Strongholds in gameplay are deployed in squads of two.
530* TheFaceless: Due to their helmets.
531* FriendToAllChildren: At the end of SWAT 4's Side Story, Kang's former superior gives his team's business card to the female student that SWAT 4 rescued.
532-->'''Stronghold:''' Take our card. Just call us whenever there's someone picking on you, okay? Our services are free to children. That's the motto of us Black Tide.
533-->'''Kang Soyoung:''' H-Hey! That's not fair! You made me pay! A lot!
534* NoNameGiven: Kang's former superior isn't named, but the Stronghold summoned by her Passive and depicted in every story scene involving the Black Tide is implied to be him.
535* ShellShockedVeteran: He shows signs of it in his defunct Implant line.
536* YouAllLookFamiliar: Their art is reused for FacelessGoons and {{Spear Carrier}}s in some scenes, sometimes with PaletteSwaps. The Shieldmen summoned by Blue Bridge Mk.2 also use recolored Stronghold sprites.
537[[/folder]]
538
539[[folder:[[green:Sweeper]]]]
540-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Guhan JP: \
541'''Type:''' Soldier\
542'''Role:''' Sniper\
543'''Rarity:''' SR
544->''"The world's greatest cleaner has arrived! Who do you want me to sweep away first?"''
545Snipers of the Black Tide who perform area attacks with grenades.
546----
547* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
548* TheFaceless: Due to their helmets.
549* StuffBlowingUp: They fight with grenade launchers.
550* WeaponOfXSlaying: One of their Passives lets them deal increased damage against Strikers (and Defenders at Skill Level 5).
551* YouAllLookFamiliar: Their art is reused for antagonistic FacelessGoons in some scenes, sometimes with PaletteSwaps.
552[[/folder]]
553
554[[folder:[[green:Terminator]]]]
555-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Donghoon JP: Creator/HirokiYasumoto\
556'''Type:''' Soldier\
557'''Role:''' Striker\
558'''Rarity:''' SSR
559->''"Any destabilizing factors must be eliminated at once. And that's what we do best."''
560Special agents of the Black Tide. They are former police officers who were specially selected for the Terminator armor.
561----
562* ByTheBookCop: They define themselves as working with the law and fighting criminals regardless of what they are doing.
563* CursedWithAwesome: The Terminator suit is nearly as strong as heavy equipment and can be used to take on C.O.s. It's also ''fused into the spinal column'' and gives its user the side effect of FeelsNoPain.
564* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
565* DamageIncreasingDebuff: One of their Passives decreases their targets' Defense by 10% (20% at Skill Level 5) for 4 seconds.
566* TheFaceless: Due to their helmets.
567* HandicappedBadass: Their bio mentions that only police officers who have acquired moderate physical disabilities during their duties and volunteer can become Terminators.
568* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: They claim it's the best weapon there is.
569-->"The shotgun is the best weapon there is. It helps clean the clutter at once."
570* WeaponOfXSlaying: One of their Passives increases their damage against Defenders by up to 25% (and against Strikers by 25% at Skill Level 5).
571* YouAllLookFamiliar: Their art is reused for antagonistic FacelessGoons in some scenes, sometimes with {{Palette Swap}}s.
572[[/folder]]
573
574!!!Armored Units
575
576[[folder:[[green:Black Tail]]]]
577-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
578'''Type:''' Mech\
579'''Role:''' Ranger\
580'''Rarity:''' SR
581->''""''
582A helicopter developed for rapid force deployment.
583----
584* AKA47: It's a futuristic counterpart to an attack helicopter.
585[[/folder]]
586
587[[folder:[[green:Chariot]]]]
588-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
589'''Type:''' Mech\
590'''Role:''' Striker\
591'''Rarity:''' R
592->''"Full automatic module has been activated. The armored vehicle for urban warfare, Chariot, on standby."''
593The vehicle used by Black Tide during operations.
594----
595* CarFu: It crashes into enemies and deals knockback.
596* GatlingGood: Its main attack is a machine gun.
597* SupportPartyMember: Its presence lowers ally Defenders' damage taken by 10%.
598[[/folder]]
599
600[[folder:[[green:Reaper]]]]
601[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reaper_22.jpg]]
602-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
603'''Type:''' Mech\
604'''Role:''' Sniper\
605'''Rarity:''' SR
606->''"Reaper drone, ready to take off. Waiting for your instructions."''
607A pinpoint-strike UAV used to suppress the spread of damage in urban warfare.
608----
609* AKA47: Averts this unlike most of the other real-life military vehicles, as it is an [=MQ-9=] Reaper.
610* {{Flight}}: As an Air unit, it can't be attacked by units that can't attack Air enemies.
611* TacticalWithdrawal: One of its Passives lets it attempt to escape the field after bombarding the spot it's deployed to. If successful, it refunds 1 Deployment Cost (2 Cost at Skill Level 5).
612* WeaponOfXSlaying: One of its Passives lets it deal increased damage against Snipers (and Siege enemies at Skill Level 5).
613[[/folder]]
614
615!!Daymine
616
617[[folder:As a group]]
618They first appear in "Unbreakable Flowers".
619----
620[[/folder]]
621
622!!!Mining Team 4
623
624[[folder:[[green:Park Hyunsoo]]]]
625[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hyunsoo.jpg]]
626-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
627'''Type:''' Counter\
628'''Role:''' Striker\
629'''Rarity:''' R
630->''"Park Hyunsoo. Nice to meet you, Boss. I'll be happy so long as I don't have to work overtime."''
631The leader of Daymine Mining Team 4. Formerly an ambitious and hardworking individual, he is now an overworked and cynical boss, who stays in the force in order to support and protect those around him.
632----
633* BenevolentBoss: His bio mentions that he recommends his team members to only work during business hours and takes responsibility for any extra work.
634* TheCameo: He has small scenes in "Vice President's Holidays" and Episode 9.5.
635* HeroesPreferSwords: His weapon appears to be a saber.
636* SupportPartyMember: His Passive increases ally Strikers' ATK by 10%.
637* TheVoiceless: One of the few unvoiced characters in the game.
638[[/folder]]
639
640[[folder:[[green:Choi Gangsan]]]]
641[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/choi.jpg]]
642-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Sunwoo JP: Shunsuke Kanie\
643'''Type:''' Counter\
644'''Role:''' Defender\
645'''Rarity:''' N
646->''"I'm Choi Gangsan. I'll protect you from anything and everything."''
647A likable guy with a burly physique resulting from his love for sports.
648----
649* TheBigGuy: Among the members of Daymine Mining Team 4, he's the team's protector.
650* EyesAlwaysShut: He never seems to open his eyes, even when tapped.
651* {{Irony}}: Frequently claims his eyesight as one of his strengths.
652* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: His bio mentions that his shield looks like an ordinary shield but is actually stronger than any Eternium alloy.
653[[/folder]]
654
655[[folder:[[green:Shim Somi]]]]
656[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simi_9.jpg]]
657-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Bohee JP: Rin Kusumi\
658'''Type:''' Counter\
659'''Role:''' Supporter\
660'''Rarity:''' N
661->''"Hello! I'm Shim Somi, an enthusiastic new employee at Daymine!"''
662A passionate new member of Daymine. Although she makes a lot of mistakes and often gets scolded by her boss, her experience of dealing with terrible customers helps her quickly shake things off and return to work.
663----
664* TheCameo: She has small scenes in "Vice President's Holidays" and Episode 9.5.
665* GoalInLife: Her bio mentions that she simply wants to become a proud daughter to her family.
666* OfficeLady: Her typical job.
667* ThePollyanna: She's bright-eyed and optimistic about her career path, despite the mundanity of it.
668[[/folder]]
669
670!!Demon-Type C.O.
671[[folder:[[green:Mors '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]]]
672!!Mors / Ecclesia
673[[quoteright:600:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cs_mors.png]]
674[[caption-width-right:600:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Awakened form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_2034714775.png Grand Silence Ecclesia[[/labelnote]]]]
675-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jiyoon Park JP: \
676'''Type:''' Mech/C.O., Counter (Awakened)\
677'''Role:''' Defender\
678'''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR\
679'''Team/Subtitle:''' Demon-Type C.O., Grand Silence (Awakened)\
680'''Attack type:''' Ground\
681'''Movement type:''' Ground
682->''"Mistakes made by my hands... will be finished by no other."''
683A strange and mysterious wanderer cloaked in black armor, she disappears as easily as she appears, and her goals are as nebulous as her origins.
684
685She first appears in "Bottom of the Shade", and she's a major character in "Carnival".
686----
687* TheAtoner: As Elysion's Mental Printing has done terrible things and is implied to have something to do with the realm's corruption by Thagirion, Mors carries guilt for allowing it to happen and tries to rectify her mistakes.
688* BlackKnight: A wandering, mysterious warrior clad in black armor and wielding an axe.
689* BruiserWithASoftCenter: It's buried very, ''very'' deep down, but she's far less hostile than her appearance and nature suggest.
690* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of Episode 11, she tells Chris to stay in the Normalside while she goes to delay Thagirion in the Counterside alongside Revenant for as long as they can before Thagirion starts a Qliphoth Game.
691* DefectorFromDecadence: She was once one of Elysion's ruling authorities and initially on board with their use of Mental Printing, but after seeing the results, she was horrified and turned against them. In the modern day, she's become Maestra's ArchEnemy.
692* TheDreaded: She is the origin of the Killer of the Holy Night tale told in "Year-End Party" (though Alex admits that "controlling others with a mark" was made up to replace "chopping someone's head off with an axe").
693* EnemyMine: For most of "Carnival", she cooperates with Montagne since their shared enemy is Maestra Nequitia, who's dormant within Revenant.
694* FloweryElizabethanEnglish: She has very antiquated and flowery speech patterns. Justified as she's a papal authority from another universe.
695* GatheringSteam: She gains a permanent boost to HP and Defense each time an ally dies.
696* IWorkAlone: When she takes action, she almost always does so on her own, and rarely forms partnerships. Being a Shadow is a heavily contributing factor, as people risk being Corrupted just by being near her. At the end of "Carnival", Lyudmila convinces her to stick around as she has no hope of fighting the renewed Elysium Philharmonic alone.
697%* MeaningfulName:
698* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Is given a 3D model during gameplay rather than a sprite.
699* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: As per her own dialogue, "Mors" is not her given name, and she is alternatively known as "the Wanderer"; meanwhile, she is referred to as "the Eminent" by other residents of Elysion. In any case, her real name is unknown, and Mors herself doesn't care to remember. The reveal of her Awakened form also reveals her real name to be Ecclesia.
700* ResemblanceReveal: In the climax of "Carnival", her face is revealed after she protects Chris from Maestra Nequitia's attack, and it's strikingly similar to Alex (whose body was cloned from Mors).
701* {{Retcon}}: "Carnival" reveals that she tried to save Dash after the latter lost to Ministra at the end of "Bottom of the Shade", but was unable to take on Ministra, Nervier, and Sollicitatio all at once (only surviving because they were called back by Thagirion). This is downplayed because "Bottom of the Shade" was [[UnreliableNarrator Rita's recollection of her last moments with Dash]].
702* RoboticReveal: Inverted; despite being classified as a Mech in-game, she's not mechanical by nature, but actually a Shadow wearing a bulky suit of armor.
703* SamusIsAGirl: At a glance it's a bit difficult to tell that she even has a gender, but the design of the armor implies it and her voice is very distinctively female. In "Bottom of the Shade" and "Carnival", she's explicitly referred to as a woman.
704* ShesBack: The climax of Episode 11 shows Mors shedding her armor and reverting to her identity as Ecclesia. However, the ending reveals that it's only temporary.
705* WildCard: Mors isn't inherently villainous, but she is extremely unpredictable. The only thing certain about her goals is that she wants Nequitia dead.
706[[/folder]]
707
708!!Eckhart's Society for Preternatural Research
709
710[[folder:[[green:Regina [=MacCready=]]]]]
711[[quoteright:800:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1624636528.jpg]]
712[[caption-width-right:800:[[labelnote:''Awakened: Tenured President'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_30189630.png[[/labelnote]]]]
713[[caption-width-right:800:[[labelnote:''Awakened (Cut-in)'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_582615945.png[[/labelnote]]]]
714[[caption-width-right:800:[[labelnote:''Sweet Fear'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1185417059.png[[/labelnote]]]]
715[[caption-width-right:800:[[labelnote:''Midsummer Tryst'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1702081638.png[[/labelnote]]]]
716[[caption-width-right:800:[[labelnote:''Midsummer Tryst (Cut-in)'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1175320873.png[[/labelnote]]]]
717
718-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Saea Lee JP: Creator/AzusaTadokoro\
719'''Type:''' Counter\
720'''Role:''' Supporter, Ranger (Awakened)\
721'''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR
722->''"I swear by the honor of my family that I'll contribute to the success of your company. Please understand if it gets a little chilly in the office."''
723->''""'' (Awakened)
724A student in university, and the heir to the [=MacCready=] estate.
725
726She is the protagonist of "Old Fear" and "Frozen Corridors".
727----
728* ArchEnemy: By staying in the Society, she has put herself opposite Prydwen, and especially its leader Elizabeth (though the latter is more like her SitcomArchNemesis).
729* BadPowersGoodPeople: While her abilities are being used by an EldritchAbomination-worshipping cult and are powerful enough to stall Rayleigh, Regina herself is an upstanding person.
730* BenevolentBoss: Despite coming to resent the Society and all it stands for, she's still shown caring for the well-being of its members.
731* DarkestHour: In "Frozen Corridors", [[spoiler:she teeters dangerously close to the DespairEventHorizon after her initial confrontation with Edel at LAKE-4 was an utter failure. G.A.P. Bird wants her to realize that she ''always'' had leverage over Edel, but to make use of it she needs to reclaim her powers in the one place she's been subconsciously avoiding: the estate's basement where Edel sacrificed 666 people to revive her]].
732* {{Depower}}: In "Frozen Corridors", [[spoiler:she finds herself on the run after being pursued by The Chilling Chaser since her powers apparently aren't working, but she learns that it is a manifestation of her guilt after 666 residents of her estate willingly gave their lives to save her after Serapel drained her vitality. By confronting the Chaser in her family mansion's basement where the ritual took place, she acquires her Awakened form]].
733* DragonAscendant: In "Frozen Corridors", [[spoiler:this is downplayed: she takes Edel's Presidency, but remains a good person in that she now keeps both Edel and the Society in check]].
734* ExactWords: In the climax of "Old Fear", she convinces Rivet to help her assist Edel against the event antagonist by promising half of her family fortune to her. When Rivet reminds her in the ending, Regina points out that her family's assets is the President's, which is currently Edel. She then offers to cut her bus pass in half as consolation, which earns Rivet's ire.
735* FlatEarthAtheist: She initially dismisses the various bits of occult lore collected by the Society as nonsense despite living in the FantasyKitchenSink that is the ''Counter:Side'' world. Rivet calls her out on it:
736-->'''Regina:''' What... What is Edel?\
737'''Rivet:''' I don't know. A tentacled monster, like the ones in horror fictions?\
738'''Regina:''' Will you stop trying to be funny with the stupid occult references?\
739'''Rivet:''' What are you talking about? It's been some time now since this world started to look like a giant stage for occult movies, especially to mercenaries like me. Monsters are invading from the other world, and there are people hunting them down, shooting fire from their palms. And they pull magic stones out of the dead monsters afterward. The line between fiction and reality has become blurry, Regina.
740* HeroWithBadPublicity: In "Frozen Corridors", [[spoiler:the CEO warns her that becoming President of the Society will be a thankless job, but she knows it is the only logical way to keep both them and Edel in check]].
741* HotAsHell: Her "Sweet Fear" Halloween costume, courtesy of Rivet, is a {{Stripperiffic}} succubus. She definitely plays into it with her Lifetime lines:
742-->"Not all succubi want the same thing... I can, however, do what other succubi do if you want."
743* AnIcePerson: Her Watch, passed down in her family, allows her to conjure ice. [[spoiler:Its main purpose is to prevent Gha'agsheblah from getting too wild during its hunger.]]
744* ManipulativeBastard: In the climax of "Frozen Corridors", [[spoiler:this is how she asserts authority over Edel: if Edel continues to act behind Regina's back, Regina may as well [[StopOrIShootMyself use her own Counter powers on herself]] and make Edel lose the one person who wanted to understand her after so long. Edel tries to call her bluff, but Regina's newfound mastery of "freezing" her own emotions convinces Edel that Regina is using cold logic. Impressed by Regina's growth, Edel acknowledges her as the Society's President, and the epilogue reveals that Edel took back all the Fragments she had given to the Society's members]].
745* MirrorCharacter: To Elizabeth Pendragon. Both are young ladies in charge of opposing organizations with related goals, both have regal demeanors, and both can be a bit on the haughty side (though Elizabeth is far more so). Rivet even notes how similar Elizabeth is to how Regina was in their first meeting.
746* MundaneUtility: Having someone with ice powers around has some perks, though Regina isn't thrilled about it:
747-->"I'm not an air conditioner or refrigerator. Please stop coming to me when it's hot."
748* NumberTwo: The events of "Old Fear" have convinced her to assume the position of Vice President of the Society until she figures out the secrets of her family's mansion, letting Edel keep her Presidency indefinitely.
749* {{Ojou}}: Especially played up in her Japanese lines.
750* OnlySaneWoman: Compared to the other members of the Society.
751* ParentalAbandonment: "Old Fear" opens with her receiving Edel's letter about her mother's death, [[spoiler:unaware that [[{{Matricide}} she ends up helping Edel devour her]] in the climax]]. As for her father, [[spoiler:she saw her mother devour him]].
752* PowerIncontinence: She doesn't have the best control, leading to the issue of her feeling very cold and lowering the surrounding temperature often.
753** This is no longer the case in her Awakened form, which is revealed to be [[spoiler:set after the events of "Frozen Corridors"]].
754* TokenGoodTeammate: Regina is a fairly decent person, whereas the rest of the Society is still functionally a cult subservient to an EldritchAbomination. [[spoiler:This is especially emphasized after the events of "Frozen Corridors".]]
755* TookALevelInBadass: "Frozen Corridors" reveals that her Awakened form is [[spoiler:her taking Edel's Presidency after mastering the ''concept'' of "freezing" beyond just conjuring ice]].
756* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:She's entirely unaware that Edel has been manipulating her entire family line since the time of her ancestor Eckhart.]]
757[[/folder]]
758
759[[folder:[[red:Sylkie]]]]
760[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/314380488_479295634263001_8956250599435545471_n.jpg]]
761 [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]]
762A member of the ESPR, she introduces herself as Regina's caretaker while the latter was staying in Room 1408.
763
764She is a supporting character in "Frozen Corridors".
765----
766* LovableCoward: Seeing as she's the weakest person in the group, she frequently claims that hiding and running away are the best options. Even when she tries to stand her ground, she admits to being frightened and afraid of taking action.
767* ThePollyanna: She frequently points out the goodness in people and usually speaks about the bright side, even when on the run after Regina breaks the both of them out. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that she is the personification of Regina's hope.]]
768
769* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:She is [[{{Tulpa}} a figment of Regina's imagination]] that Regina sees with the face of Lamda Spatari's sister, who was among the 666 residents of Regina's estate that Edel sacrificed to revive Regina. Her appearances on-screen are her as the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Regina's hope and desire to run away.]]
770* UnreliableExpositor: [[spoiler:As a figment of Regina's imagination, it's unknown whether her account of the sacrifices' last moments in the post-battle scene of 6-3 can be taken at face value since it's equally likely to be Regina subconsciously rationalizing their deaths. The Chilling Chaser, the manifestation of Regina's guilt over that, being dispelled just a moment ago implies that this is how she ''wants'' to accept those deaths.]]
771* WhiteSheep: Of the Society. She's just a normal village girl who has never been outside the Society's influence, but she's entirely normal in terms of morality, if a little frightened by her EntertaininglyWrong perceptions of the outside world, and she thinks the Lake of Knowledge is an admirable thing.
772[[/folder]]
773
774!!Fennec Fox
775
776[[folder:As a group]]
777----
778* HufflepuffHouse: They're stated to be a mercenary group specialized in desert operations and their members have relatively distinct appearances and personalities, but don't play much of a role in the narrative.
779** This is later averted in Springs of Cypress, as one of Canary Squad's opponents in the Gauntlet.
780[[/folder]]
781
782!!!Infantry
783
784[[folder:[[green:Adamant Sniper]]]]
785-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
786'''Type:''' Soldier\
787'''Role:''' Sniper\
788'''Rarity:''' N
789->''"Sniper ready to fight. I'll ensure your victory."''
790The Sniper of the Fennec Foxes. A woman dedicated to her job, she focuses on her targets in silence.
791
792She first appears in "Carnival".
793----
794* {{Bifauxnen}}: At a glance, her only feminine feature is her eyes.
795* ColdSniper: Her bio mentions her "cold and quiet looks".
796* GatheringSteam: Each basic attack increases her ASPD by 2%, up to 20%.
797* InTheHood: It's part of her ghillie suit.
798* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: When deployed, she will not move from her position.
799* TheStoic: A woman of few words.
800* TheVoiceless: One of the few unvoiced characters in the game.
801[[/folder]]
802
803[[folder:[[green:Mortar Team]]]]
804-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
805'''Type:''' Soldier\
806'''Role:''' Tower\
807'''Rarity:''' R
808->''"Good to see you, Boss. Is this where fire support is needed?"''
809
810----
811* TheDividual: They're composed of two soldiers working as a team and treated as a single unit.
812* TheVoiceless: Has no voice actor.
813[[/folder]]
814
815[[folder:[[green:Recoiless Gunner]]]]
816-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Eunae JP: \
817'''Type:''' Soldier\
818'''Role:''' Ranger\
819'''Rarity:''' SR
820->''"The anti-armor infantrymen are here. Leave anything metal to us. We'll get rid of all the tanks and armored vehicles for you."''
821Specialized Fennec Fox units with expertise in anti-tank rockets.
822----
823* AppearanceAngst: PlayedForLaughs in an official comic where she wants a swimsuit version after seeing her squadmates [[MaleGaze ogling Administration Sword Fighter sweating in the heat]].
824* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
825* StuffBlowingUp: They attack with anti-tank rockets.
826* WeaponOfXSlaying: They deal extra damage against Mechs and to a lesser extent Siege enemies.
827[[/folder]]
828
829[[folder:[[green:Stinger Gunner]]]]
830-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Eunseo JP: \
831'''Type:''' Soldier\
832'''Role:''' Sniper\
833'''Rarity:''' R
834->''"No enemies can sneak up on me from above."''
835Soldiers who use surface-to-air missiles to defend the skies for allies.
836----
837* AntiAir: They deal increased damage against Air enemies.
838* CripplingOverspecialization: They can ''only'' attack Air enemies, making them useless against Ground enemies.
839* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
840* ShellShockedVeteran: Their bio mentions that they can't stay long in a building and frequently check the sky during conversations. They also recently requested to build their barracks on the roof of the company.
841* YouAllLookFamiliar: Machine Collector's first appearance in Sigma's Side Story used the art of the masked Stinger Gunner.
842[[/folder]]
843
844[[folder:[[green:UBGL Rifleman]]]]
845-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Cho Kyujun JP: \
846'''Type:''' Soldier\
847'''Role:''' Ranger\
848'''Rarity:''' R
849->''"Want to make your enemies eat dust? Then, you came to the right person."''
850Fennec Fox mercenaries experienced in desert combat who can also perform well in any situation.
851
852One appears in the Jehuty Biotech Elimination Operation of "For the Uncrying" as the supervisor for the other applicants.
853----
854* CoolShades: Their eyes are hidden beneath orange shades.
855* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
856* OldSoldier: Their previous experiences allow them to play an essential role in battle by flexibly connecting specialized units to coordinate together, which one of them demonstrates in the Jehuty Biotech Elimination Operation.
857* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Their bio mentions that they were once in the army but joined Fennec Fox due to financial reasons.
858-->(When summoned to a Salary Negotiation) "Mm, mm⁠—the fragrance of money!"
859* PostMortemOneLiner: Their post-victory line is notably impressive.
860-->"Foxes don't let their prey go once they have it in their mouth."
861* StuffBlowingUp: Every second basic attack is an [=AoE=] attack involving their grenade launcher.
862[[/folder]]
863
864!!!Old Armored
865
866[[folder:HM MRLS]]
867-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
868'''Type:''' Mech\
869'''Role:''' Sniper\
870'''Rarity:''' SR
871->''"A high-mobility multi-rocket launcher in place."''
872A mid-size tactical vehicle equipped with a multi-rocket launcher. The Fennec Foxes were able to acquire their share from abandoned army camps.
873----
874* AKA47: It's an [=M142=] HIMARS.
875* WeaponOfXSlaying: It deals increased damage against Soldiers, Mechs, and Siege enemies.
876[[/folder]]
877
878[[folder:[=MA1 HMMWV=]]]
879-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
880'''Type:''' Mech\
881'''Role:''' Striker\
882'''Rarity:''' R
883->''"A high-mobility multi-purpose vehicle, ready for battle."''
884----
885[[/folder]]
886
887[[folder:PZH Mobile Gun]]
888-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
889'''Type:''' Mech\
890'''Role:''' Siege\
891'''Rarity:''' R
892->''"A 52-caliber, 155-mm armored howitzer in place."''
893A siege weapon that launches a concentrated attack on a key target from afar.
894----
895* ImmuneToFlinching: At Skill Level 5, its Passive allows it to ignore Hitstun from non-Ultimate skills.
896* WeaponOfXSlaying: Its Passive lets it deal increased damage against Towers.
897[[/folder]]
898
899[[folder:ZSU Shilka]]
900-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
901'''Type:''' Mech\
902'''Role:''' Ranger\
903'''Rarity:''' R
904->''"Four 23mm anti-air machine guns, ready for battle."''
905A self-propelled anti-air vehicle that has been used since the mid 20th century.
906----
907* AntiAir: Its Passive can increase its own damage against Air units by up to 40%.
908* MoreDakka: It's armed with four 23mm machine guns.
909* SupportPartyMember: Its Passive buffs allies' damage against Air units by 10% (20% at Skill Level 5).
910[[/folder]]
911
912!!Flora Maid Service
913
914[[folder:As a group]]
915----
916[[/folder]]
917
918[[folder:Veronica]]
919-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Shin Onyu JP: Arisa Kori\
920'''Type:''' Soldier\
921'''Role:''' Striker\
922'''Rarity:''' SSR
923->''"Thank you for calling Flora Maid Service, Master. I'll serve you to the best of my ability as your chief maid."''
924The founder and head maid of the Flora Maid Service.
925
926She is the protagonist of "Unbreakable Flowers".
927----
928* AmnesiacDissonance: "Unbreakable Flowers" opens with her unconscious on the beach and unable to remember her assassin identity. She originally started up the Flora Maid Service with Mone so that she could recover her memories.
929* TheAtoner: This is how she lives her life after the events of "Unbreakable Flowers", which comes to a head in Episode 9.5.
930* BrokenAce: She's a fantastic maid and a fiercely loyal and kind helper to the CEO. She's also deeply traumatized by her previous life as an assassin under the Mansion Master, frequently putting herself down as atonement for her actions.
931* {{Determinator}}: She's classified as a Soldier and not a Counter (the latter gains their superhuman abilities from their Watch), so her LastChanceHitPoint ability is her ''refusing to die through sheer force of will''.
932** Exaggerated in Episode 9.5, when she soldiers through [[spoiler:the '''hyperdepths''' of the Counterside (a place even ''Counters'' have difficulty enduring)]] for the CEO's sake.
933* FeelsNoPain: Due to the Mansion Master's invention, she's been injected with a poison that numbs her nerves.
934* HeroAntagonist: In Episode 9.5, [[spoiler:she comes to blows with both the Militia and Orca because Sysop needs her to activate the Hive Control device hidden underneath Coffin Company, which will help the employees and Delta Seven who are trapped in imaginary space in Episode 9 escape and allow the CEO to finally win the Qliphoth Game after so many failures in countless worlds. Veronica is the only person who can withstand the hyperdepths of the Counterside surrounding the device]].
935* LastChanceHitPoint: The first character to make use of the Immortality mechanic, allowing her to become unkillable for several seconds after her health is depleted once per deployment.
936* MeaningfulName: Named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_(plant) the genus of plants]].
937* {{Meido}}: Specifically referred to as "anime-styled".
938* SexySantaDress: Her "Private Cabin Party" skin.
939* UndyingLoyalty: To the CEO.
940* UnwittingPawn: In Episode 9.5, [[spoiler:the ''other'' reason Sysop requests her help is that she's the key to Lee Yuri and Yumi being near the Hive Control device, allowing it to be charged up by their presences]].
941[[/folder]]
942
943[[folder:Lily]]
944-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Yerim JP: Creator/NatsumiTakamori\
945'''Type:''' Counter\
946'''Role:''' Supporter\
947'''Rarity:''' SSR
948->''"I'm Lily, here to help you sleep at night. I'll make you the G.O.A.T...[[labelnote:note]]Greatest of All Time[[/labelnote]] Isn't that how you say it?"''
949Lycoris and Mone's superior in the Flora Maid Service.
950
951She is a major antagonist in "Unbreakable Flowers" and a supporting ally in "Vice President's Holidays".
952----
953* BrokenPedestal: To Veronica for leaving the Mansion. [[spoiler:After learning about the truth, it gets rebuilt.]]
954* ForcedSleep: Her Special inflicts Sleep on up to two targets for 7 seconds (10 seconds at Skill Level 5).
955* HeelFaceTurn: In the climax of "Unbreakable Flowers", [[spoiler:after seeing the Mansion Master coldly discard her and being rescued by Veronica and Lycoris, Lily realizes that her hatred was misplaced. The epilogue shows her spending time with Veronica, Lycoris, and Mone as an official member of the Flora Maid Service]].
956* {{Meido}}: Veronica trained Lily as a maid of the Mansion ever since [[spoiler:the Mansion orphaned her, and her refusal to kill Lily on the Mansion Master's order led to her opposing the Mansion]]. [[spoiler:After joining the Flora Maid Service, Lily has been more open to Veronica's tutelage.]]
957* NumberTwo: As Veronica's first pupil, she holds authority over Lycoris and Mone.
958* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Her parents were murdered by the Mansion, and Veronica regrets not stopping it in time.]]
959* ShoutOut: In one comic, she uses the abbreviation YHNCTSMYT[[labelnote:note]][[VideoGame/ZeroWing You Have No Chance to Survive make your time]][[/labelnote]].
960* SmokeOut: Every time she loses 25% of her HP, she drops a five-second smokescreen that makes enemies inside it lose 60% Speed and Hit.
961* SupportPartyMember: Her Ultimate makes enemies hit by it lose their increased damage from Role Advantage for 12 seconds (18 seconds at Skill Level 5).
962[[/folder]]
963
964[[folder:Lycoris]]
965[[quoteright:527:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/41903_634487131.png]]
966 [[caption-width-right:527:[[labelnote:''Stimulating Water Play'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1577357170.png]][[/labelnote]]
967 [[caption-width-right:527:[[labelnote:''Rearm'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_253699454.png]][[/labelnote]]]]
968
969-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jang Yena JP: Amina Sato\
970'''Type:''' Counter\
971'''Role:''' Sniper\
972'''Rarity:''' R
973->''"Lycoris, in charge of the kitchen. You'd better think hard before you hire me."''
974The chef of Flora Maid Service.
975
976She first appears as an antagonist in "Unbreakable Flowers", and she's a supporting ally in "Vice President's Holidays" and "The Moonless Night".
977----
978* TheCameo: In the epilogue of "My Wish Is...", she's the Administration contact that meets up with Team OZ.
979* CordonBleughChef: According to her bio, her unique culinary principles (i.e., her preference for spicy food) caused claims from several former employers, which in turn contributed to the Flora Maid Service's failure to win that year's Customer Satisfaction award, but she refuses to acknowledge it. Mone considers her food CoolAndUnusualPunishment.
980* MentorArchetype: As the Administration's contact for Team OZ, she provides training for them once they sign up and serves as their de facto leader.
981* TheMole: [[spoiler:The epilogue of "Unbreakable Flowers" reveals that she was infiltrating the Mansion as a mole for a government agency. She's unable to go back to them due to her handler, implied to be Mark Finley, denying any existence of her.]]
982* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: In "Vice President's Holidays", her special chili dog reenergizes Lara, allowing her to disable the weather manipulation machine endangering Mone's village.
983* {{Tsundere}}: Very tsun to just about everyone she meets.
984[[/folder]]
985
986[[folder:Mone]]
987-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Bang Siwoo JP: \
988'''Type:''' Counter\
989'''Role:''' Defender\
990'''Rarity:''' SR
991->''"Training maid Mone has arrived, sir. I'm so glad to meet you, sir!"''
992The youngest member of the Flora Maid Service. She saved Veronica after the latter was washed up from the sea.
993
994She is a supporting ally in "Unbreakable Flowers" and a main character in "Vice President's Holidays".
995----
996* CuteClumsyGirl: She's known to cause just as many problems as she solves when trying to help out. In-game, she trips over herself when using her Special and Ultimate.
997* DualWielding: She dual wields tonfas with guns embedded in them.
998* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: "Her Amenome Punch" skill is the same one she used against Lycoris.
999* GenkiGirl: Very excitable and energetic.
1000* MeaningfulName: Named after sea anemones.
1001* {{Meido}}: She becomes one after seeing that Veronica's need to be a maid would be the best way for Mone to leave her town.
1002* PowerNullifier: Her Passive inflicts Silence after every three basic attacks on Ground targets.
1003* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks very similar to her mother, Moena.
1004[[/folder]]
1005
1006!!Freedom Riders
1007
1008[[folder:As a group]]
1009They first appear in Episode 2.
1010----
1011* TheDragAlong: Amy is basically the only one of them who's actually interested in helping people [[spoiler:and, being a member of Six Wings, she ends up faking her death at the end of the chapter they're introduced]]. As such, any time they get involved in any sort of conflict, it's almost certainly not by choice.
1012* EmbarrassingNickname: "Free Riders", due to them mooching off Administration welfare rather than actually putting in work. Aki protests the nickname; Minseo admits it's accurate.
1013* PluckyComicRelief: Most of their scenes have them going in way over their heads and are played for laughs.
1014* ThoseTwoGirls: Most of Aki and Minseo's scenes are with each other.
1015[[/folder]]
1016
1017[[folder:Amy Strickland]]
1018[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amy_9.jpg]]
1019-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Ayoung JP: Creator/AoiYuuki \
1020'''Type:''' Counter\
1021'''Role:''' Striker\
1022'''Rarity:''' R
1023->''"Hello, I'm Amy Strickland. Have you heard of the Freedom Riders? Huh, you haven't?"''
1024A member of the Freedom Riders, a small group of young Counters who protect their city.
1025
1026[[spoiler:For tropes related to her true identity, see "Firstwing" under Characters/CounterSideNormalsideAntagonists.]]
1027----
1028* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler:She apparently dies after Replacer Knight quite literally lands on top of her, but the end of the Episode reveals that she survived it, even if it took all her willpower not to just kill Knight for blatantly disrespecting her like that.]]
1029* EmptyPilesOfClothing: [[spoiler:The only thing left of Amy after Replacer Knight takes her out is her jacket. Upon closer inspection and [[RewatchBonus with knowledge of Amy's real identity]], it's the only piece of clothing she has that her usual self doesn't.]]
1030* GratuitousEnglish: Uses it in her introduction.
1031* KillerYoyo: She uses a yo-yo to fight.
1032* NiceGirl: She's cheery, friendly, and always willing to help.
1033* WhamLine: If you form a Lifetime Contract with her, she keeps up being her usual friendly, humble, supportive self throughout the process. Then after signing the contract, she drops this line:
1034--> '''Amy:''' [[spoiler:I guess you already know who I am, but... okay, I don't dislike you, either. Let's just pretend we don't know each other.]]
1035[[/folder]]
1036
1037[[folder:Hirose Aki]]
1038[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aki_5.png]]
1039-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Bang Yeonji JP: Creator/AyaYamane\
1040'''Type:''' Counter\
1041'''Role:''' Defender\
1042'''Rarity:''' R
1043->''"I'm Hirose Aki, a new Counter. You're not going to send young girls with a bright future like me out to battle, are you?"''
1044A young new Counter and a member of the Freedom Riders, she dreams of making enough money to coast through the rest of her life. She helps Mina and Coffin Company during the Replacer Incident.
1045
1046She also makes an appearance in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" and "Ethereal Moon Splitter".
1047----
1048* AlternateSelf: Her appearance in Lin Xien's "Notorious Transfer Student" skin is technically a version of her from another world, as seen in "New Semester".
1049* {{BFS}}: Her weapon of choice. Her Counter ability allows her to change its weight.
1050* ButtMonkey: Due to her and Minseo being comparatively unimpressive Counters that often have to rely on other people for their needs, they frequently get dragged into conflicts against their will and made the butt of jokes.
1051* LazyBum: She's not shy at all about her desire to not have to work for a living.
1052* LovableCoward: Very much willing to change opinions when confronted with battle.
1053* NotHelpingYourCase: She frequently objects to the RunningGag of the Freedom Riders being called the "Free Riders", despite making it clear that her goal in life is to never have to work another day and as such is found frequently mooching off other people.
1054* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Her reason for being a Counter is to make enough money to live out her days peacefully.
1055** In "The Sun-Calling Tracks", she dutifully takes care of Minato's friend Iroha, who's been poisoned by Orochi, because Minato promised her his savings. She's implied to [[ShipTease develop a crush on Minato]], so does she give him a break? [[spoiler:Nope, [[DoubleSubversion she really did take every last Credit he had, as promised]].]]
1056[[/folder]]
1057
1058[[folder:Lee Minseo / Kuroboshi Himiko]]
1059[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minseo.jpg]]
1060-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Soeun JP: Mei Shibata\
1061'''Type:''' Counter\
1062'''Role:''' Supporter\
1063'''Rarity:''' R
1064->''"Hello, Boss. I'm... I'm, erm... a Freedom Rider... A burden, more like."''
1065A member of the Freedom Riders.
1066
1067She also makes an appearance in "The Sun-Calling Tracks" and "Ethereal Moon Splitter".
1068----
1069* AlternateSelf: Her appearance in Lin Xien's "Notorious Transfer Student" skin is technically a version of her from another world, as shown in "New Semester".
1070* CastingAShadow: Uses darkness to attack with a little mix of ShockAndAwe.
1071* GamerChick: Compares her struggles to those in an RPG.
1072* ShrinkingViolet: Very shy from the get-go.
1073[[/folder]]
1074
1075[[folder:Lin Xien]]
1076-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Jihyun JP: Riko Kohara\
1077'''Type:''' Counter\
1078'''Role:''' Striker\
1079'''Rarity:''' SR
1080->''"Ahem! The world's greatest shooter doesn't need many words to introduce herself. I'm Lin Xien."''
1081A young lady who fights with shotguns. She's the only daughter of a financial titan, who seemingly allows her to live out her delusions of being a movie gangster.
1082
1083She first appears in "Year-End Party", and she's a supporting ally in "Vice President's Holidays".
1084----
1085* AlternateSelf: Her "Notorious Transfer Student" skin is technically a version of her from another world, as shown in "New Semester".
1086* BoringButPractical: She's basically a by-the-numbers frontline attacker, but she's exceptionally good at one thing: generating lots of Deployment Resources. If she stays alive long enough, she quite literally pays for herself and then some.
1087* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: During "Vice President's Holidays", Dracasia points out that her employer who wants Mone's village destroyed will just keep harassing it until they get what they want. Lin Xien's phone call with her father reveals that he's the main shareholder of that employer's company, and he has their expansion ceased. Dracasia even points out this trope near-verbatim.
1088* GunsAkimbo: She fights with an automatic shotgun ''in each hand''.
1089* HiddenBuxom: While appearing modestly endowed in uniform, when she dresses in a bikini, she shows herself bigger breasted than she looked as part of a much more shapely body than she let on.
1090* MagikarpPower: She particularly benefits from upgrade levels and gear due to her main gimmick of generating Deployment Resources via her Ultimate. At lower Skill levels, all she does is maybe refund the resources spent deploying her in the first place, but when maxed out and given some good Skill Haste gear she pretty much breaks the resource system in half.
1091* MsImagination: Believes herself to be a big criminal gangster like in the movies. Her dad mostly lets her be.
1092* OralFixation: One of her post-Lifetime Contract lobby lines reveals that the stick in her mouth is a lollipop. Her [=Live2D=] animations also show the lollipop when she opens her mouth.
1093-->"Foo... Boss, I hope you never pick up such a dirty habit... Of sucking on a sour apple lollipop..."
1094* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: She comes from a very wealthy family, though her grasp of reality and common sense is tenuous at the best of times.
1095* SupportPartyMember: She gives up to 2 Deployment Resources on deploy, and her Ultimate gives 4 when cast.
1096* UncertainDoom: In "New Semester", [[spoiler:her "Notorious Transfer Student" version was last seen boarding her Counter Academy's Dimensional Ship to help rescue her world's version of Yoo Mina; in the "main" universe, the Official Support find that same ship abandoned]].
1097* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being a member of the Freedom Riders, she makes no appearance in the main story. "Year-End Party" reveals that she joined the group after the first main arc, and sticks around Minseo and Aki.
1098* WrittenInAbsence: It's mentioned that she's absent from the second main arc because she wasn't involved in the climax of the Replacer Incident. That, and she's already wealthy.
1099-->(Episode 9, 2-1 pre-battle) '''Aki:''' We only came here because we were told that people who volunteer at the Delta Seven experience camp would receive support funding!
1100-->'''Lee Minseo:''' Th-that's right. We signed up because they said that priority will be given to people who participated in the Terraside battle...
1101[[/folder]]
1102
1103!!Front Bay Sharks
1104
1105[[folder:As a group]]
1106----
1107* EarlyBirdCameo: Tally and Sonya are seen with Dracasia at the end of Episode 10.
1108[[/folder]]
1109
1110[[folder:Dracasia]]
1111-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Yerim JP: Creator/AyakaOhashi\
1112'''Type:''' Counter\
1113'''Role:''' Striker\
1114'''Rarity:''' SSR\
1115'''Team:''' Front Bay Sharks
1116->''"Teehee! You want to recruit me? Alright, you've got a cute face. I'll help ya. But under one condition: take a photo with me."''
1117A confident mercenary in charge of the Front Bay Sharks, and a Grade A Counter.
1118
1119She is a main antagonist in "Vice President's Holidays".
1120----
1121* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appears in the Jehuty Biotech Elimination Operation during "For the Uncrying".
1122* EasilyForgiven: She and her fellow mercenaries terrorized Mone's village and even endangered Mone's mom, but Mone knows that they weren't bad people since they didn't want their client to destroy the village.
1123* JackOfAllStats: A very well-rounded Striker statwise.
1124* PunchClockVillain: She's not necessarily evil, but in "Vice President's Holidays" she's on the payroll of a rather unscrupulous company.
1125* SelfieFiend: She's obsessed with taking selfies for her social media, such that she delays her initial assault on Mone's village in exchange for a selfie with Machine G.A.P.
1126* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her outfit is a pirate coat worn ''very'' loosely over a swimsuit.
1127* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Her main gimmick. Once she starts attacking, she'll ignore all other enemies and chase her target until they're defeated or she is.
1128[[/folder]]
1129
1130[[folder:Tally]]
1131[[quoteright:697:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1333156962.png]]
1132 [[caption-width-right:697:Tally]]
1133----
1134* ICallItVera: her weapon is named Romance Maker.
1135[[/folder]]
1136
1137[[folder:Sonya]]
1138[[quoteright:543:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_351078660.png]]
1139 [[caption-width-right:543:Sonya]]
1140->'''Type:''' Counter\
1141'''Role:''' Supporter / Forward Deployment\
1142'''Deployment cost:''' 3\
1143'''Attack type:''' Ground\
1144'''Movement type:''' Ground
1145----
1146* OnlySaneWoman: Despite being the youngest, she handles ''everything'' due to her teammates being major troublemakers.
1147* SereneDissonance:
1148[[/folder]]
1149
1150!!Frontier
1151
1152[[folder:As a group]]
1153They first appear in "Left Behind Alone".
1154----
1155* ComMons: All three of them are N-rarity employees.
1156[[/folder]]
1157
1158[[folder:Nina Anderson]]
1159[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nina_29.jpg]]
1160-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Bang Yeonji JP: Nao Ojika\
1161'''Type:''' Counter\
1162'''Role:''' Striker\
1163'''Rarity:''' N
1164->''"You want to hire me on a long-term basis. I know you expect me to work hard. Just don't ask me to do illogical things."''
1165Leader of Frontier, a freelance mercenary group.
1166----
1167* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her skin is much darker than her fellow Refugee District friends like Yuri.
1168* ArtEvolution: Her in-game sprite was updated to match her official art better.
1169* TheCameo: She has small scenes in the epilogues of "For the Uncrying" and "Vice President's Holidays".
1170* FeeFiFauxPas: In Elizabeth Pendragon's second Counter Case, she chides Nina for giving inappropriate table talk to the cooking contest judges while presenting her dish. It's implied that Nina has done this at least once before.
1171* HeroesPreferSwords: She wields a katana.
1172* PerpetualPoverty: PlayedForLaughs in Elizabeth Pendragon's second Counter Case file. Nina's entry in a cooking contest is toast cereal, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin cereal made out of toast]], and while all the judges have moderate to good reviews for it, her excessive detail of her impoverished childhood causes them to lose their appetite.
1173[[/folder]]
1174
1175[[folder:Lee Dafoe]]
1176[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dafoe.jpg]]
1177-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Sungwoo JP: Yukinori Okuhata\
1178'''Type:''' Counter\
1179'''Role:''' Defender\
1180'''Rarity:''' N
1181->''"Let me know if someone's bothering you. I'll have a word with him."''
1182A member of Frontier, and a former boxer.
1183----
1184* ArtificialLimbs: His steel-armored right arm was created by his Watch.
1185* FieryRedhead: Very fight-happy and willing to ignore pleasantries to fight.
1186[[/folder]]
1187
1188[[folder:Maya Hunt]]
1189-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Haru JP: \
1190'''Type:''' Counter\
1191'''Role:''' Sniper\
1192'''Rarity:''' N
1193->''"Nice to meet you, Boss. What would you like me to blow up first?"''
1194A member of Frontier, she's an explosive maniac who acquired a Watch due to her desire to create more awesome explosions.
1195----
1196* TheCameo: She has a small scene in the epilogues of "For the Uncrying" and "Vice President's Holidays".
1197* MadBomber: Her bio mentions that she was fortunately scouted by the Frontier where she didn't have to resist her impulse.
1198-->''In the Corrupted Areas, no one ever complains about explosions.''
1199* ThePollyanna: An optimistic good girl with an anti-tank firearm.
1200* StuffBlowingUp: She wields an anti-tank rocket launcher.
1201[[/folder]]
1202
1203!!Future-at-War
1204
1205[[folder:As a group]]
1206----
1207[[/folder]]
1208
1209[[folder:Arachne]]
1210-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Jaehyun JP: \
1211'''Type:''' Mech\
1212'''Role:''' Ranger\
1213'''Rarity:''' SR
1214->''"Arachne in operation. As of today, you're my new commander."''
1215A mobile weapon developed from the Future-at-War Project.
1216----
1217* AnimalMotifs: Spiders, being a SpiderTank named after the mythical Greek seamstress turned into the first spider. They do note they cannot make silk.
1218* AntiAir: They deal increased damage against Air enemies.
1219* TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
1220* GatheringSteam: They gain a stackable Attack buff with every attack, up to 10%.
1221* HiveMind: Their bio mentions that they share thoughts and experiences through an exclusive network.
1222* MoreDakka: It attacks with a machine gun.
1223* SpiderTank: A low quadrupedal robotic walker.
1224[[/folder]]
1225
1226[[folder:Ballista]]
1227-> '''Voiced by:''' -\
1228'''Type:''' Mech\
1229'''Role:''' Tower\
1230'''Rarity:''' SR
1231->''"Auto machine gun Ballista, ready for drop."''
1232A tactical mobile turret originally developed with air-launched ground support in mind, it provides such great firepower that it's also used to defend the ship.
1233----
1234* AntiAir: Its basic attacks focuses on Air targets first before Ground targets.
1235* CastFromHitPoints: One of its Passives gives it a barrier equal to 50% of its HP. While it's active, it gains 25% increased attack (and 15% damage reduction at Skill Level 5), at the cost of 1.5% HP per second.
1236* GatheringSteam: One of its Passives lets it gain 1% Defense Penetration with each attack for up to 7 seconds, up to 25% (at Skill Level 5, it gains 10 stacks of the buff on deployment that lasts 30 seconds).
1237* GatlingGood: It attacks with a Gatling gun.
1238* SentryGun: An automated, immobile turret for securing an area.
1239[[/folder]]
1240
1241[[folder:Lime]]
1242-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sa Moonyoung JP: \
1243'''Rarity:''' R\
1244'''Subtitle:''' AI Secretary\
1245'''Command Skill:''' Weakness Detection (Striker > Ranger > Sniper)
1246->''"System installation completed. I'll be your faithful assistant from now on."''
1247A subsequent version of mass-market software developed by Future-at-War. While the earlier version was mainly focused on practicality, Lime was advertised as an AI secretary that provided unique expressions and interaction functions.
1248----
1249* VirtualSidekick: Invoked by Future-at-War, who marketed it as such.
1250[[/folder]]
1251
1252[[folder:Mass-market Automaton]]
1253-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Eunjo JP: \
1254'''Rarity:''' N\
1255'''Subtitle:''' Strategy System\
1256'''Command Skill:''' Safety Sequence (Defender > Striker > Supporter)
1257->''"Mass-marketed tactical support system. Connected to your personal network."''
1258Mass-market software created by Future-at-War to replace human military staff and support the basic operation of dimensional ships.
1259
1260It's a minor antagonist in "For the Uncrying", as the support system of a Jehuty Biotech branch.
1261----
1262* ComMons: It's one of the only two N rarity Operators.
1263* MoeAnthropomorphism: According to its bio, the earlier version was barebones with no graphics whatsoever, but an add-on that provided a girl character received rave reviews, and it was officially included in the software.
1264[[/folder]]
1265[[folder:Janus]]
1266-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Minkyu JP: \
1267'''Type:''' Mech\
1268'''Role:''' Ranger\
1269'''Rarity:''' SSR\
1270'''Team:''' Future-at-War
1271->''"The perfect all-around strategic craft, a.k.a. Janus, ready to make a sortie."''
1272A prototype transforming combat robot jointly developed by Future-at-War and Edith Twins.
1273
1274It first appears in Episode 6.
1275----
1276* BeehiveBarrier: Its '''Janitor Mode Booster OS''' Passive gives it a barrier equal to half of its Max HP when it transforms. While this barrier's active, it's immune to Hitsun from Special skills or lower (and gains +30% damage resistance against Rangers and Stun immunity at Skill Level 5).
1277* BladeBelowTheShoulder: In its ground mode, it attacks with a pair of arm-mounted blades.
1278* CyberCyclops: Its "cockpit" actually houses its optical sensor.
1279* DualModeUnit: When deployed, it starts out as a flying Ranger, but when its health drops low, it gains a barrier and lands, turning into a Defender instead.
1280* {{Expy}}: It's basically a [[VideoGame/StarcraftII Viking]] in all but name.
1281* GroundShatteringLanding: It creates a shockwave that does area-of-effect damage upon transforming into its ground mode.
1282* %JustAMachine
1283* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: It's one of the very few employees capable of changing its role and movement properties mid-combat, shifting from an airborne Ranger into a ground-based Defender with its Passive.
1284* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: It's named after the two-faced deity of beginnings and endings in [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Roman mythology]], appropriately enough for one of the very few dual-mode units in the game.
1285* TransformingMecha: It can shift from an airborne fighter craft into a MiniMecha, although in-game it's not capable of switching back except by redeployment. Its lines also mention Office and Energy Saver modes when it's a Branch Manager.
1286[[/folder]]
1287!!!Former researchers
1288
1289[[folder:[[red:Dr. Ember]]]]
1290[[quoteright:720:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dr_ember_1.jpg]]
1291 [[caption-width-right:720:some caption text]]
1292A researcher of Future-at-War who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
1293
1294She appears in Titan's Counter Case and "For the Uncrying". [[spoiler:For tropes related to her current identity, see Evolved One in Characters/CounterSideCountersideAntagonists.]]
1295----
1296[[/folder]]
1297
1298[[folder:[[red:Sergei Chernov]]]]
1299Anastasia Chernova's father.
1300
1301He appears in Titan's Counter Case.
1302----
1303* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:Titan's last Counter Case reveals that Dr. Chernov was mortally wounded when Future-at-War's research labs were raided.]]
1304[[/folder]]
1305
1306!!Gremory's Bar
1307
1308[[folder:As a group]]
1309They first appear in "Devil and Bartender".
1310----
1311[[/folder]]
1312
1313[[folder:Gremory]]
1314-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Saea Lee JP: Creator/MiyukiSawashiro\
1315'''Type:''' Counter\
1316'''Role:''' Supporter\
1317'''Rarity:''' SSR
1318A perpetually drunk woman and the titular owner of Gremory's Bar. She used to go by the name Lamia, and was once a famous fortuneteller in the Underworld.
1319----
1320* TheAlcoholic: She makes it a point to never stay anywhere near sober for long. Taken up to eleven during "Neverland Nevermore" where she manages to not only outdrink a robot specifically designed to consume alcohol, but then complain that she's not getting more after the competition.
1321* BeneathSuspicion: For all her suspicion on Momo, Nicole never suspects that ''Gremory'' was the demon she was sent to hunt.
1322* BreakingOldTrends: The first Counter with a second Passive instead of a Special.
1323* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Considering she is named after a mythical creature and absolutely abhors infidelity, it's implied that she's from the same Worldline as the Frederick siblings.]]
1324* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: You can count the number of times when she's not entirely hammered on one hand. Her second passive is even titled "[[BlatantLies Aiem Not Druunnkk!]]"
1325* HeelFaceTurn: Started out as a fortuneteller for hire in the Underworld whose skills had a hand in [[spoiler:the Dark Council's rise to power]]. However, she makes it clear that it's no longer her cup of tea, and nowadays she's content to simply drink and chat with her customers, providing them advice and a safe haven to cut loose.
1326* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:She survives accidentally setting off the event antagonist's bombs on her own bar (in her drunken stupor, she mistook the detonator for her phone).]]
1327* MamaBear: The one thing that's seen getting her riled is making threats against Momo; when the leader of the Poison Rats does so, she tells him that he'll be sorry if he lays a finger on her (although she also assures Nicole that Momo can take care of herself). [[spoiler:TheStinger shows her making good on her threat after he kidnapped Momo and tried to rig her bar with explosives.]]
1328* MeaningfulName: Named after a demon in the ''Literature/ArsGoetia''. Her previous name references the Lamia, a monster from Myth/ClassicalMythology.
1329* MotiveRant: Goes on a spectacular one after finding the leader of the Poison Rats trying to rig her bar with explosives, causing her to sober up and give a SlasherSmile:
1330-->[[spoiler:"Times have changed, and yet the Exorcism Council is still talking about devils instead of the Shadows. And that hellion I sealed in the box wouldn't stop messing with the Administration. I have enough on my plate. I just sold my name once to make contracts easier; gnatlings bother me. [...] I warned you. You can't handle a contract with me. I don't predict anything for you scum. I let you enjoy good luck... in exchange for your 'possibilities' that can change this reality. I'm sorry, but what can I do? [[ContinuityNod 'We' don't have a treasure like the grimoire of the sun.]] That's why we parasitize on humans who are still rooted in this reality. Because we don't want to become real 'devils'. But pathetic souls like you don't have any possibilities for the future. So why should I help you, when you've got nothing to offer me in return?"]]
1331* NotSoDifferentRemark: She tells Lulu that they have more in common than Lulu realizes, or at least cares to admit.
1332-->'''Lulu:''' ...Devil.\
1333'''Gremory:''' Fu fu. You and I are in a similar situation, little Ms. Monster.
1334[[/folder]]
1335
1336[[folder:Momo]]
1337!!Morgana Mordred
1338-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Chaeha JP: \
1339'''Rarity:''' SSR\
1340'''Subtitle:''' Unfortunate Child\
1341'''Command Skill:''' Behold the Demon Lord's Critical-Ack! (Supporter > Defender > Ranger)
1342-> ''"Worship me, human. I'm Morgana Mordred, the Demon Lord of Despair. What? No, not Momo! Don't shorten my name like that! Huh? Candy? For me? Okay, then I hereby appoint you the third of my four champions! You should feel honored!"''
1343An accident-prone demon girl under Gremory's care.
1344----
1345* ButtMonkey: A good chunk of the humor in the "Gremory's Bar" event is comprised of [[AmusingInjuries various mild injuries that she suffers]].
1346* {{Chuunibyou}}: She may or may not actually be a Demon Lord, but her appearance and behavior make it hard for anyone to really take her delusions of grandeur seriously.[[note]] Considering she has a mount, a crown, can bestow titles, and looks strikingly similar to a character from Genshin Impact, she might hold the title of Paimon who is shrunk by the Ark's power.[[/note]]
1347* CuteClumsyGirl: She's noted by Gremory as [[BornUnlucky being spectacularly unlucky]], rarely going a few moments unsupervised without hurting herself or causing a mess. Thankfully she's also MadeOfIron.
1348* DeathbringerTheAdorable: "Morgana Mordred, the Demon Lord" is not a title you'd usually associate with a being that looks and acts like a little girl.
1349* EmbarrassingNickname: Nicole shortens her name to "Momo" on their first encounter, much to her protests. The name evidently stuck.
1350* HolyBurnsEvil: Nicole at one point tries to expose her as a demon by lacing her strawberry milk with holy water, which ends up sending her to the hospital with an allergic reaction.
1351* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Her Command Skill gives enemies 100% Healing Reflux for a time, which makes her particularly valuable for stages involving The Wall (such as the Inhibitor raid boss and the Tuning Binaries Event Challenge). Since The Wall's gimmick is massive HP regeneration during its defensive stance, triggering Momo's Command Skill will [[OneHitKill kill it near-instantly]], leaving the main target exposed.
1352[[/folder]]
1353
1354[[folder:Nicole Primer]]
1355-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Eunae Kang JP: \
1356'''Type:''' Soldier\
1357'''Role:''' Ranger\
1358'''Rarity:''' SSR
1359->''"I'm Nicole from the Vatican Exorcism-I mean the new bartender. Would you like to order something?"''
1360An exorcist of the Church, she is sent to go and exorcise a Demon Lord.
1361
1362She is the protagonist of "Devil and Bartender".
1363----
1364* AccidentalArt: While making a cocktail for an influential critic, she accidentally uses her holy water instead of orange juice as per Gremory's recipe. She apologizes profusely for her mistake, but the critic ''loves'' the taste, and his glowing review of the "Rainbow Nicole" makes the bar extremely popular.
1365* AchievementsInIgnorance: Managed to take down the Poison Rats cartel by accident after mistaking their UnusualEuphemism of "bartender" seriously.
1366* AncestralWeapon: Her rifle, Agathe, has been passed down for generations.
1367* ConflictingLoyalty: Her oath as an exorcist is to hunt down and punish all demons, but her employment at Gremory's Bar has led to her becoming a sort of caretaker for the accident-prone Momo instead. Gremory advises her to do what she thinks is right. [[spoiler:Ultimately, she ends up swearing to protect Momo for the rest of her life, under the pretense of making sure the Demon Lord doesn't do anything bad.]]
1368* InLoveWithTheMark: Platonic example. She's originally dispatched to Gremory's Bar to take out a demon there, quickly identifies Momo as her target, and ends up getting along swimmingly with both her and Gremory (whose status as a demon completely flies under Nicole's radar).
1369* ShoutOut: One of her voice lines mentions that her favorite character in her favorite book was Solomon. While it's easy to think that said book might be Literature/TheBible, it could also be ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'', also known as the ''Literature/ArsGoetia''.
1370[[/folder]]
1371
1372!!The Gronia Department of National Security
1373
1374[[folder:As a group]]
1375----
1376[[/folder]]
1377
1378[[folder:Intelligence Chief]]
1379Revenant's handler.
1380
1381He is a supporting character in "Carnival".
1382----
1383[[/folder]]
1384
1385[[folder:Revenant]]
1386!!Leah Schneider
1387-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Moon Yoo-jeong JP: \
1388'''Type:''' Soldier\
1389'''Role:''' Supporter\
1390'''Rarity:''' SSR
1391->''"Is this the company that provides a place to stay for wandering travelers? Fuu fuu, pleased to be in your care."''
1392The Gronia Department of National Security's best operative, she's known for her leadership skills toward other soldiers.
1393
1394She is one of the main protagonists of "Carnival".
1395----
1396* BadassBiker: She's particularly fond of her motorbike, and rides in on it when deployed. She also has the general look down, between her long duster and dual [=SMGs=].
1397* BerserkButton: Even though she's fighting for the Gronian government in a civil war [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized where the rebels have done some especially heinous things]], her hostility toward the rebels still stands out. [[spoiler:Jacques mentioning that he admired her mother is revealed to have been her breaking point, and she took the opportunity to assassinate him, the mission be damned.]]
1398* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:By the end of Episode 11, she's delaying Thagirion alongside Mors for as long as they can until Thagirion starts a Qliphoth Game.]]
1399* ClearMyName: The apparent plot of her side of "Carnival" is about her finding the sniper that killed Gronian rebel leader Jacques just as she was about to take him in. [[spoiler:She was actually invoking this to hide the fact that ''she'' killed Jacques after spotting Montagne, as Jacques' autopsy proved that the bullet wasn't from a sniper rifle.]]
1400* DontTellMama: She dearly loves her mother, and wants to keep any knowledge of her spy activities, which involve various morally questionable actions, away from her.
1401* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:With Maestra Nequitia finally taking form inside her and about to [[ChestBurster tear her way out of her body]], Leah doesn't show even the slightest sign of panic as she converses with the Shadow about the life they shared, before resigning herself to the knowledge that she's done some terrible things in her life and will do so in the future as the Maestra.]]
1402* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Her bio mentions that she has many accomplisments that cannot be disclosed to the public, such as foiling the plans of the internationally wanted Replacer Knight.
1403* HappilyFailedSuicide: [[spoiler:She recounts having once attempted to [[MurderSuicide kill her mother and then herself]] after seeing her start falling victim to dementia, only for Angela to step in and stop them from actually dying, and she and Angela have been very close-knit ever since. Of course, this is entirely PragmaticVillainy on the part of Angela, who's actually Carmen in disguise and can't let Maestra's vessel just die on her watch.]]
1404* HeterosexualLifePartners: She considers Angela, who helps her care for her mother, as close to her as family, but denies any romantic attraction.
1405* HiddenDepths: The emblem obtained for clearing "Carnival" suggests that she was a skilled musician before turning to espionage.
1406* ItHasBeenAnHonor: [[spoiler:She thanks Chris for letting her and her mom be able to witness her mom's song be played, even calling her by her full name, and tells her that she is a war hero worthy of her Medal of Honor. It's heavily implied that she sensed Maestra Nequitia about to awaken within her and accepted her imminent death.]]
1407* KnightInSourArmor: She knows Gronia is a war-torn hellhole and isn't fond of either the rebels or her superiors, but she carries out her duties anyway for the sake of the country and her mother.
1408--> '''Revenant:''' My country is sick and weak. But that doesn't mean I can just turn my back on it... You wouldn't do that to your family.
1409* {{Leitmotif}}:
1410* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:"Revenant" ends up being quite the appropriate moniker for her, as Leah was given a second chance at life after Maestra's emergence, but only as a vessel for the reborn Maestra herself.]]
1411* SupportPartyMember: Her specialty is supporting multi-unit Soldiers (the FacelessGoons deployed in squads) with various buffs while also reducing the damage enemies deal to Soldiers.
1412* TheTease:
1413[[/folder]]
1414
1415[[folder:Christina Brecht]]
1416[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1507812383.png]]
1417[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see her Off-Duty Red Panda skin.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_2002277697.png[[/labelnote]]]]
1418[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Griffin Rider]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_696558005.png[[/labelnote]]]]
1419->'''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Haru JP: \
1420'''Type:''' Counter, Counter/Mech (Awakened)\
1421'''Role:''' Ranger, Supporter (Awakened)\
1422'''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR\
1423'''Subtitle:''' Griffin Rider (Awakened)
1424->''"Look... I'll do my part since you took me in. But don't bother me later about not doing my medal's worth, okay?"''
1425->''""'' (Awakened)
1426A soldier in the Gronian army, Christina has been awarded the Gronia Medal of Honor for surviving countless battles. In truth, she hid her status as a Counter and relied on her powers to survive.
1427
1428She is a main protagonist in "Carnival" and "Goodbye Tanaberin".
1429----
1430* AnimalMotifs: Revenant compares her to a red panda. Chris has never seen one before, so Louise tells her it's an animal that looks cute and acts cute.
1431* ChildSoldier: Though she tries to deny it, it's implied she was drafted into the army at a young age.
1432* FakeUltimateHero: Despite being a Medal of Honor recipient, she earned it mostly by keeping herself alive using her status as an unregistered Counter rather than by doing anything actually valiant.
1433* ImaginaryFriend: She consults with "Mr. Imaginary Friend" about various thoughts, both out loud and in her internal monologue. Alex catches her doing so at one point.
1434* LovableCoward: She puts her own survival above almost all else, even hiding her Counter status to avoid getting dangerous missions, and she aims to desert and escape Gronia. However, when Revenant needs her, she does come through.
1435* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Her primary goal throughout "Carnival" is to get the hell out of Gronia by any means necessary before the war gets her killed.
1436* ShoutOut: When Moneka tells her that an armed person is closing in on them, Chris says they should [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 "make like a tree and get out of here"]].
1437* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:By the end of Episode 11, Sooyeon mentions that Chris is on the run from Gronia's government and is Coffin Company's newest employee. The CEO notes that it's most likely temporary until after Thagirion's upcoming Qliphoth Game.]]
1438* SuperSoldier: She's been hiding her Counter powers as a member of the Gronia army.
1439[[/folder]]
1440
1441!!The Holy Curia
1442
1443[[folder:As a group]]
1444----
1445[[/folder]]
1446
1447[[folder:Cardinal Johan]]
1448!! Cardinal Johan Nicholas III
1449A member of the Holy Curia, he is Chairman of the Miracle Investigation Council. He was in charge of the orphanage that took in Benedict Constantine and Biblide Luce.
1450
1451He appears in "Three to Three" and "Burnett Never Dies".
1452----
1453* CelibateHero: Sir Liam Burnett remarked that Johan wouldn't understand his affection for his grandson Roy since Johan never married.
1454* ADayInTheLimelight: "Burnett Never Dies" reveals the origins of the orphanage he headed: [[spoiler:it was initially started to house the survivors of the Rosenthal Orphanage that was erased by Professor James Moriarty seventeen years ago]].
1455* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:After Benedict mortally wounds him, he dies in Biblide's arms.]]
1456* TheNeedsOfTheMany: He once believed in the Curia's doctrine to execute potential threats for the sake of the world even if they were victims of the Society's experiments, but Sir Liam Burnett convinced him that those victims also deserve a future.
1457* ParentalSubstitute: He considers both Benedict and Biblide his children, although Biblide does not see Benedict as a member of the family. [[spoiler:When he's about to die in Biblide's arms, he even calls her his daughter and asks her to save Benedict, who he believes is just misguided.]]
1458* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:He was actually aware of the threats of the Qliphoth Game, despite what Benedict took away from Johan's trial on him before killing him and his bodyguards.]]
1459* UnreliableNarrator: While reminiscing with Biblide about how she and Benedict got him in trouble for reading all the books in the orphanage, Biblide corrects him, saying that he got in trouble because she found and read [[CovertPervert his dirty magazines in his closet]].
1460[[/folder]]
1461
1462!!!Miracle Investigation Council 9
1463
1464[[folder:Benedict Constantine]]
1465[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benedict.jpg]]
1466-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Ahn Janghyuk JP: Yukinori Okatora\
1467'''Type:''' Counter\
1468'''Role:''' Defender\
1469'''Rarity:''' SR
1470->''"I came here, following the divine message."''
1471A member of the Miracle Investigation Council who ravages the frontline with his iron devotion and extraordinary swordsmanship.
1472
1473He is a main character in "Three to Three".
1474----
1475* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's never stated where exactly he's from and his facial features give no real hints, but he does have a darker skin tone than most characters.
1476* ChurchMilitant: Formerly.
1477* TheLeader: "Three to Three" reveals that he was the initial leader of Miracle Investigation Council 9.
1478* ParentalAbandonment: "Three to Three" reveals that he was an orphan taken in by Cardinal Johan.
1479* PoorCommunicationKills: The climax of "Three to Three" reveals that [[spoiler:he murdered Cardinal Johan and his bodyguards after their interrogation of him convinced him that they were arrogant fools oblivious to the existence of the Qliphoth Game and all the related unknown threats putting the world in danger]].
1480* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's searching for "Divinity" in order to protect people and save them from the demons, even if it means [[spoiler:learning heretical magics and assassinating his adoptive father]].
1481[[/folder]]
1482
1483[[folder:Biblide Luce]]
1484[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1663167.png]]
1485-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: JP: \
1486'''Type:''' Counter\
1487'''Role:''' Ranger\
1488'''Rarity:''' SSR
1489->''""''
1490The leader of Miracle Investigation Council 9.
1491
1492She is a main character in "Three to Three", and debuted as a Counter Pass unit.
1493----
1494* ContinuityNod: The ending of "Three to Three" reveals that she's the one who gave Claudia and Cindy their mission to contact Sir Burnett in Roy's second Counter Case.
1495* ThisIsUnforgivable: After the events of "Three to Three", she's driven to arrest Benedict for [[spoiler:killing their adoptive father, Cardinal Johan]].
1496* VerbalTic: She phrases her words like she is reading books.
1497[[/folder]]
1498
1499[[folder:Claudia Nelson]]
1500[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/claudia_2.jpg]]
1501-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Ryu Jumhee JP: Yukiko Motoyoshi\
1502'''Type:''' Counter\
1503'''Role:''' Supporter\
1504'''Rarity:''' R
1505->''"My name is Claudia Nelson. I've been sent here to carry out God's work. Starting today, I'll be with you, carrying a blessing from the Lord."''
1506A young nun of the church, who also helps with nearby orphanages and churches.
1507
1508She is a major character in "Three to Three".
1509----
1510* CerebusRetcon: "Three to Three" heavily implies that her squid-ink spaghetti looks like Fragments of Truth because [[spoiler:a Fragment was implanted in her after she was captured during a mission]].
1511* {{Depower}}: Downplayed. In "Three to Three", she finds herself unable to heal an injured girl imprisoned with her during a mission despite her Counter Watch working just fine, but she recovers her powers eventually. [[spoiler:This implies that her body was adjusting to the Fragment of Truth dwelling within her.]]
1512* LethalChef: In "Great Witch's Legacy", her entry for a Halloween cooking contest is a concoction so disgusting that it comes to life. It's also implied ''this wasn't the first time'' (with one other incident shown in Elizabeth's Counter Case). She's banned from all kitchens to the point she's actively unaware of her terrible cooking.
1513* TheMedic: One of the game's premier healers. Nearly everything she does restores health to her allies, but she doesn't do much else.
1514* {{Protectorate}}: In the ending of "Three to Three", her new team leader Biblide secretly tasks Cindy with protecting her, because [[spoiler:she has a Fragment of Truth dwelling within her]].
1515* StarterMon: She's given as a very early TASKFORCE Plan mission reward, after clearing 1-3-1.
1516* WhiteMagicianGirl: A standout example even among Supporters. Her on-entry gives 20% healing, and her Ultimate gives another 25% and a barrier.
1517[[/folder]]
1518
1519[[folder:Cindy Looper]]
1520[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cindy_7.png]]
1521-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Park Shinhee JP: Mei Shibata\
1522'''Type:''' Counter\
1523'''Role:''' Striker\
1524'''Rarity:''' R
1525->''"My name is Cindy Looper. From the Miracle Investigation Council. So, where are the Corrupted Objects you want me to take care of?"''
1526A young member of the Church, her personality contrasts her profession.
1527
1528She is a supporting character in "Great Witch's Legacy" and "Three to Three".
1529----
1530* BoringButPractical: A cheap and reliable Striker that can heal herself.
1531* ChainsawGood: This is how she fights. The chainsaw itself is a manifestation of her Counter powers.
1532* CuteAndPsycho: She's a young nun with a ''chainsaw''.
1533* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was the sole survivor of a cult, and thus was abandoned in a basement for a long time before the Council found her and took her in. While Ingrid does comfort her over this in "Great Witch's Legacy", she threatens to [[BurnTheWitch have Ingrid burned at the stake]] [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain if word of it gets out]].
1534* EarlyBirdCameo: She first appears in Roy Burnett's second Counter Case.
1535* NightmareFetishist: She's a fan of slasher films, and her Halloween costume has her [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw dressing the part]] to go with the chainsaw.
1536* NunTooHoly: She's treated as a nun in name, but she's less about Bible verses and more into [[ChurchMilitant kicking ass in the Lord's name]]. She's basically a violent little girl that happens to be part of a religious sect.
1537* SweetTooth: Makes a point about her desire to go to a sweets shop in town.
1538[[/folder]]
1539
1540!!Horizon Finance
1541
1542[[folder:As a group]]
1543----
1544[[/folder]]
1545
1546[[folder:Horizon]]
1547-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Bona JP: Creator/AkariKitou\
1548'''Type:''' Mech\
1549'''Role:''' Defender, Striker (Awakened)\
1550'''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR
1551->''"Thank you for using Horizon Finance. As your partner, I pledge to provide all the kinetic support you require. Please feel free to leverage my services at your discretion."''\
1552''"Dimension-hopping Combat Vehicle Escort for Exodus Fleet of Mankind [=···=] Simurgh activated. Horizon, ready to engage in combat mode."'' (Awakened)
1553\
1554An android and the boss of Horizon Finance. [[spoiler:Her body is a specialized platform from another world that was apparently designed for escorting interstellar convoys. Future-at-War retrieved its body from the Counterside and designated it Cold Case #137.]]\
1555She first appears in ''Bottom of the Shade'', and she's the protagonist of ''For the Uncrying''.
1556----
1557* AchillesHeel: Despite her body being MadeOfIndestructium, her AI is still vulnerable to Corruption Rays through prolonged exposure. As a result, Shena - who is a Shadow - is the only obstacle that can even slow her down. Additionally, like most machines, she has a limited power supply that she ends up having to manage throughout her quest. This is reflected in her passive ability in-game; when she TurnsRed, she doesn't even flinch from most attacks, but her health drains over time so she can only fight for so long before she shuts down.
1558* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Lampshaded by Cold Case Horizon, who notes that she's still using antiquated weaponry (a pair of swords) as a cutting-edge combat android; this is [[HypocriticalHumor in spite of her choosing to wield a lead pipe in her regular form.]]
1559* BenevolentBoss: Despite her usually robotic tone and occasional bickering with Rita, Horizon has her employees' best interests at heart.
1560* BerserkButton: In ''For the Uncrying'', Rivet manages to press it by threatening to harm Rachel. Horizon, who up to that point had no interest in fighting Rivet, promptly swings her pipe at her and in the ensuing fight, leaves her with every single limb broken.
1561* TheBerserker: When she reaches 50% HP, she changes how she fights, opting to instead go for large swings that inflict knockback.
1562* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the climax of "Carnival", she and Lyudmila appear when Elysium Philharmonic has the Maze Division, Mors, and Chris cornered.]]
1563* BreakoutCharacter: She received an Awakened form very soon after her release, thanks to her popularity.
1564* CatchPhrase: Her usual exclamation of surprise is "[[OhMyGods Oh my diodes.]]"
1565* CuteBruiser: Her small, delicate-looking humanoid combat body packs an alarming amount of strength. It's mentioned that debtors often have trouble taking her seriously until she starts swinging the pipe around.
1566* DeadpanSnarker: For a robot, she's got quite the knack for witty comebacks.
1567* DeathIsCheap: In ''Bottom of the Shade'', [[spoiler:she gives Rita and Dash permission to dismantle her drone body so they can use her power source to make a distress call.]] She survives via a backup copy of her AI, albeit without her memories of the event (until ALT Squad recovers her memory chip).
1568* EvilDebtCollector: She's not quite as bad as most examples of the trope, but she has no problem resorting to [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique physical persuasion]] to get her clients to cough up their debts.
1569* ExoticEyeDesigns: Her pupils are white and circled by white TronLines in her irises, reflecting her mechanical nature.
1570* ExplosiveOverclocking: When down to half health, Horizon enters an enhanced mode that greatly empowers her attacks and other abilities, but [[CastFromHitPoints drains health over time]].
1571* GodzillaThreshold: When Wilbur summons multiple Britra via an ArtifactOfDoom, Horizon decides to activate her body's combat form. She notes that she very much wanted to use it at various points previously, but ultimately held back from doing so as the Administration would likely shoot first and ask questions later in response.
1572* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:''For the Uncrying'' shows that her usual state following Rita and Dash's deaths is to hole herself up in her office, replaying memories of them over and over and not responding to any external stimulus except someone touching her.]] A throwaway line suggests she's been like this long enough to go broke from being mentally unable to run her business.
1573* HumansAreBastards: Stands by this trope, noting that money tends to bring out people's ugly sides, but her personality and experiences make her words seem insincere. [[spoiler:This all stemmed from her creators at Future-At-War being extremely callous toward their AI creations, and most of her "siblings" being immediately DrivenToSuicide upon activation upon the realization that their fate is to fight and die so that humans wouldn't have to. After Ember entrusted her with the Cold Case frame and informed her that her creations were all for the sake of protecting humanity, Horizon was initially skeptical, but over the course of her existence and her revenge quest against Wilbur, she meets a number of kind people and ultimately decides that HumansAreSpecial in spite of their flaws... but Wilbur himself is still a scumbag who deserves to die.]]
1574* IcyBlueEyes: Her light blue eyes reflect her cold and stoic nature.
1575* IGaveMyWord: Credibility is important in her line of work, so Horizon takes it very seriously; when she makes a promise, she keeps it unless the other party betrays her trust first. [[spoiler:This also applies to her promise to Doctor Ember to protect humanity, which she held onto for years after her release in spite of her initially sour view of humanity.]]
1576* ImplacableMan: It doesn't matter how far you run or what you hide behind: she will get her debts collected. Oh, and she's also a NighInvulnerable android that can crumple PoweredArmor like a tin can, so you'd better pay up.
1577* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: She's known for doing this with uncooperative debtors, and she puts it to good use against a bunch of hapless Jehuty Biotech mooks by coldly breaking bones ''through their armor'' while interrogating them about Wilbur's location.
1578* LeeroyJenkins: Horizon Finance's initial money problems stem largely from Horizon preferring various forms of AggressiveNegotiations that usually result in a lot of property damage, which comes out of her budget. Having Rita on board solved the issue as she's much better at intimidation.
1579* LeotardOfPower: While she wear a pelvic curtain that hides enough to make it ambiguous if she's going commando or not,a silent update has her covering move just enough to show that she wears a leotard.
1580* LoanShark: Her profession, though she ends up being a rare heroic example, and is known for charging an unusually low interest rate. Plus, the debtors she and her crew primarily go after usually had it coming anyway. [[spoiler:By the end of "For the Uncrying", she's endorsed as an operative by the Administration and goes legit, primarily offering financial support to civilians and mercenaries struggling to make ends meet.]]
1581* MadeOfIndestructium: Nothing thrown at her in "For the Uncrying" even leaves a mark on her: bullets, explosives, getting a building dropped on her, sinking deep into the ocean, she shrugs all of it off and keeps coming back for more.
1582* MyGreatestFailure:
1583** [[spoiler:In the epilogue of ''Bottom of the Shade'', she tries to buy the Eternium gathered from Ministra and Spira's remains as a way of taking responsibility for failing to keep her employees safe. She claims that it's just to secure a power source for herself, but Sooyeon notes that the abnormally high price Horizon offered says otherwise.]]
1584** During ''For the Uncrying'', it is shown that in the years following the disastrous expedition, Horizon has been replaying the memories of the event and simulating the missing bits countless times in her head, and one particular memory she keeps playing back is herself lamenting that she didn't bring her combat frame to the expedition, as their situation [[StoryBreakerPower would be very different if she had]].
1585* NotSoStoic: Horizon is much more emotionally-driven than she'll ever admit. [[spoiler:Her mourning of Rita and Dash, in particular, is very much human; at one point, she seemingly breaks down and starts begging them to come back.]]
1586* PipePain: Her preferred weapon and Signature Item. Despite everything else about her being advanced, she wields a mundane pipe, which was apparently given to her by a client.
1587* PossessingADeadBody: [[spoiler:Her body, Cold Case 137, was once known as Simurgh, a Demon Lord Apostle.]]
1588* PowerGivesYouWings: Her Awakened form equips her with a set of mechanical wings and changes her from a ground unit to an air unit.
1589* ReiAyanamiExpy: She shows a lot of traits of the archetype, being a short, pale RobotGirl with white hair whose cold exterior and robotic personality hides a surprisingly soft heart.
1590* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: A very advanced AI with its own conscience. If it weren't for her voice gaining a mechanical filter when she TurnsRed and her in-game Mech tag, it would be hard to even tell that she's an android. In her Lifetime Contracts, Horizon is referred to as an "employee" rather than a "machine" like most Mechs.
1591* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:As soon as Jessica lets slip Wilbur's location, Horizon becomes single-mindedly focused on hunting him down and making him pay for both his debt and for Rita and Dash. The rest of "For the Uncrying" is essentially Horizon doing just that, inflicting an extended MookHorrorShow on Wilbur and his goons along the way and single-handedly dismantling most of his company. She claims it's just to collect the money she owes, but when she finally has him at her mercy, she makes it clear that it's become ''extremely'' personal.]] Downplayed in that [[ThouShaltNotKill she doesn't actually kill anyone]] [[spoiler:other than inflicting a KarmicDeath on Wilbur, with the deaths in the process being the work of [[BadBoss Wilbur himself]]]], but she still leaves an impressive trail of destruction in her wake.
1592* ShoutOut: In ''For the Uncrying'', she evades SWAT 4 and the Black Tide by jumping into a blast furnace. She promptly comes back out unscathed, much to their disbelief, and quips that she's not here from the future to stop the [[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines rise of the machines]] or [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Judgment Day]].
1593* TheSpock: Tends to speak in very robotic terms.
1594* SugarAndIcePersonality: She's cold and emotionless to just about everyone, but she is very much capable of forming close emotional bonds, as she did with Dash and Rita. Her {{Leitmotif}} being titled "Dash to the Horizon" [[TrueCompanions should speak volumes]]. When forming a Lifetime Contract with her, she insists that your working relationship is built on credit and not trust... but then cracks a smile when she tells you that she may answer kindly when you ask for her. Cold Case Horizon's dialogue shows her warm side more.
1595* SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: One of the most formidable and advanced robots in the setting happens to be a mere loan shark. [[spoiler:Of course, that's not her original purpose; she's an escaped SuperPrototype from Future-at-War, who joined the loan shark business to try and validate her belief that HumansAreBastards.]]
1596* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In ''Frozen Corridors'', she expresses a particular dislike of Mors beyond her usual caustic personality, [[spoiler:likely due to her considering Mors complicit in the deaths of Rita and Dash by [[AccompliceByInaction not acting in time to stop them from being corrupted]]]]. Mors likewise only tolerates her because they have a common enemy.
1597* ThouShaltNotKill: Despite relentlessly plowing through everything in her way in ''For the Uncrying'', she makes a point of not killing anyone. She's willing to break bones and destroy machinery, but she never inflicts a fatal wound on a person, intentionally or otherwise.
1598* WorfHadTheFlu: She uses a drone body in ''Bottom of the Shade'' due to her combat body being in for repairs, and thus is unable to help out beyond providing guidance. As ''For the Uncrying'' shows, if she had her regular body, every threat in the way would've gotten demolished in short order.
1599
1600!! Tropes pertaining to the Simurgh Silhouette:
1601* MythicalMotifs: The Simurgh from Iranian Mythology.
1602[[/folder]]
1603
1604[[folder:Rita Arsenico]]
1605-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Bi Jueon JP: Creator/AmiKoshimizu\
1606'''Type:''' Counter\
1607'''Role:''' Supporter\
1608'''Rarity:''' SSR
1609->''"You'd rather borrow my skills than my money? What a strange client you are. Did you do your research on interest rates?"''
1610\
1611An enforcer of Horizon Finance, her no-nonsense attitude and quick-to-anger temper has gotten the firm a very ominous reputation among the public eye.\
1612She is one of the protagonists of "Bottom of the Shade".
1613----
1614* BalanceBuff: Was given a buff to her attack stat, increasing it by about 30%.
1615* DarkAndTroubledPast: As the daughter of a well-known mob family, she was subjected to a rough lifestyle. [[spoiler:Losing her parents to criminal politics and executing all of the Arsenicos' rivals, starting with her scheming uncle, has made her very uncaring towards a lot of things.]]
1616* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:"Bottom of the Shade" opens with her meeting the CEO in an abandoned bar to talk. At the end of the storyline, it's revealed that the bar was an environment generated by Replacer Rook for the CEO to speak with her ''soul'', as this takes place after their Shadow forms were killed by Fenrir Squad.]]
1617* DrowningMySorrows: She wishes she could do this, but she's especially unhappy that increased alcohol tolerance is one of the fringe benefits of being a Counter.
1618* {{Expy}}: A dead-ring to Kal'tdit from Arknights, down to being a Support-type.
1619* ExtraOreDinary: Her Counter abilities allow her to manipulate metal, letting her summon metal projectiles or even repair machines. Fittingly, this also makes her exceptionally good against Mechs.
1620* {{Familiar}}: One of her Counter abilities is summoning a giant winged monster called Omerta. Despite its lack of gender featurs(other than a pronounced chest), Rita mentions that it's female.
1621* FallenHero: [[spoiler: While hardly the most best person before, her genuine love for Dash was one of her noble traits; after she is corrupted into Ministra, she doesn’t even have that, horrifically mutilating Dash to fix her.]]
1622* InternalRetcon: [[spoiler:When talking to the CEO, she claims that after turning into Ministra to save Dash, she bids the girl farewell before disappearing into the Counterside as Dash is rescued by a TASKFORCE responding to their distress call, which is no longer jammed by Sollicitatio. This is, of course, only what she hoped would have happened, and she and the CEO both know it (especially since Coffin Company is the one that killed them both in their Shadow forms).]]
1623* MeaningfulName: Omertà is a code of honour in the Mafia to never go to the authorities. Makes sense she had to learn early on to rely on no-one but herself.
1624* MoralityChain: Horizon Finance as a whole, but especially Dash. [[spoiler:Sollicitatio uses this to get her to become a servant of Thagirion.]]
1625* NavelDeepNeckline: Has her shirt open all the way down to her navel.
1626* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Her father, the don of the Arsenico Family, was killed in a car bombing orchestrated by her uncle and the Matchmaker. Her mother, unaware that her husband's "construction business" was a front, had also died in a car bombing by the Arsenicos' rivals, to threaten the Family's goons into obedience.]]
1627* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:She allows Wilbur to go on his expedition mainly so Dash would be traumatized and lose her blind faith in others, confident that at least she can keep herself and Dash alive if things went wrong. They go ''disastrously'' wrong, leading to the pair becoming Ministra and Spira.]]
1628* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:The framing device for "Bottom of the Shade" is the CEO conversing with her in an AfterlifeAntechamber generated by Replacer Rook, learning about the incident that turned her and Dash into Ministra and Spira, and finally reuniting their souls to let them pass on peacefully.]]
1629* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: The intro text of Interlude 10 in "Bottom of the Shade" implies that Rita gained her Counter ability after [[spoiler:losing her mom to a car bomb]].
1630-->''Those who became a Counter due to their trauma gain abilities that can address the cause of their trauma. However, it is unknown if their abilities can actually help them get over the trauma.''
1631* WeaponOfXSlaying: She deals additional damage and effects to enemy Mechs.
1632[[/folder]]
1633
1634[[folder:Dash]]
1635-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Saebom Kang JP: Creator/KanaeIto\
1636'''Type:''' Counter\
1637'''Role:''' Sniper\
1638'''Rarity:''' SR
1639->''"I'm Dash, from Horizon Finance! I came here because I heard someone was looking for me?"''
1640\
1641The newest and youngest member of Horizon Finance, charged with mortgage interest collection. A young girl who works to pay off her parents' debt.\
1642She is one of the protagonists of "Bottom of the Shade".
1643----
1644* AbusiveParents: Of the neglectful and gambling-compulsive type. Her parents left her in a room to make dolls while bugs crawled over her. When Rita saw this, she then took her in as "collateral". The parents objected, because if she got injured, [[SkewedPriorities how would they make money to gamble?]]
1645* BreakTheCutie: So, so much. [[spoiler:Her first breaking point comes when she's betrayed by Wilbur, who refuses to pull her and Rita up and instead makes her humiliate herself, then abandons them in the Counterside. She manages to hold herself together to help Rita escape, only to be completely broken by Ministra [[TransformationHorror "reassembling" her]], and she spends the rest of her days as a Shadow, constantly tormented by the agony of her transformation.]]
1646* CharacterCatchphrase: "Go away, tear fairy! Shoo!" [[spoiler:At the end of "For the Uncrying", Horizon [[BorrowedCatchphrase uses the phrase one last time]] to symbolize her starting to move on from Dash and Rita's deaths.]]
1647* DramaticIrony: A few of her lines as a playable unit fall under this, with this version of Dash being oblivious to how her main counterpart's story plays out:
1648** She notes that Mina seems familiar, and wonders if that means she and Mina could be friends soon. [[spoiler:As we know from Episode 1, Dash (as Spira) dies by Mina's hand.]]
1649** In her Lifetime Contract cutscene, she says something that strikes a chord with the CEO, who knows full well about her fate in the main timeline:
1650--> '''Dash:''' Oh, these are gardening gloves. I'm going to swing by the park in front of the office. I'm sure foraging some edible grass will come in handy for when we get stranded in the Counterside! Huh?! W-why are you crying? Was it something I said? Go away, tear fairy! Shoo!
1651* FatalFlaw: Naivete. Dash's blind optimism and trusting nature is a constant point of concern for Rita [[spoiler:and ultimately, her deciding to trust Wilbur and convincing Rita to give him one more chance leads to everything going horribly wrong]].
1652* TheHeart: Her bright, optimistic personality helps improve the moods of her colleagues and brings them closer together, even if Rita refuses to admit it. In return, Horizon dotes over her, and under her harsh exterior, Rita cares deeply for her as well.
1653* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Having been treated as a burden by her parents and deemed a troublemaker by Rita, Dash's opinion of herself is much the same. However, [[ThePollyanna that doesn't stop her from remaining cheery and trying to help where she can]].
1654* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Even as Wilbur butts heads with everyone else on their dive, Dash continues to take his side and give him chances. He takes full advantage of this and laughs about it in her face as he backstabs her and Rita.]]
1655* InnocentInnuendo: Suggests to Rita that they should take a shower together... to save water. Rita is not amused by the fact that Dash doesn't understand the issue.
1656* LimitBreak: ''Aerial Vortex''.
1657* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In "Bottom of the Shade", [[spoiler:none of the corruption or pain that she and Rita go through would've happened if she hadn't tried to convince Rita and Horizon to give Wilbur one more chance at his research. The fact that she recognizes this in-universe causes her to try harder to make up for it, unfortunately leading to even more trouble. Somewhat subverted by Mors's words implying that Thagirion would have found a way to corrupt them anyway]].
1658* PlayboyBunny: Her "Serving Onstage" skin.
1659* ThePollyanna: A very optimistic and happy-go-lucky girl, despite pretty much nothing in life going her way.
1660* SinisterScythe: Her weapon named Dangler.
1661* SwordBeam: She attacks with gusts of RazorWind launched from her scythe.
1662* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Thanks to the CEO, her soul is reunited with Rita after death, with both of them back to normal, and they pass on together.]]
1663* WalkingSpoiler: It's very hard to discuss her as a character without spoiling two whole Side Stories and then some.
1664* WideEyedIdealist: She genuinely believes in the best of others, which simultaneously [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids annoys Rita]] and [[MoralityPet makes her more protective of Dash]].
1665[[/folder]]
1666
1667[[folder:Rachel Dodds]]
1668-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jung Yujung JP: \
1669'''Role:''' Operator\
1670'''Rarity:''' SSR\
1671'''Subtitle:''' Future Maestro\
1672'''Command Skill:''' Artist's Touch (Defender > Striker > Sniper)
1673->''"Is having a robot for your CEO popular nowadays? Well, no matter. Name's Rachel Dodds, a future graffiti virtuoso. Let me know if you've got some good graffiti ideas."''
1674\
1675A graffiti artist from the 6th Refuge District who leaves beautiful graffiti on the walls she passes by.\
1676She first appears in "For the Uncrying".
1677----
1678* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She tries to be this to Horizon, assuming she's just a kid with a serious case of {{Chuunibyou}}. Horizon is more irritated by her attention than anything, at least on the surface.
1679* DisproportionateRetribution: Horizon mentions that she once beat people up for not liking her art. Rachel insists that it was a fair fight.
1680* EccentricArtist: She sees her Operator duties as creating art.
1681* FriendlyTarget: [[spoiler:When Jehuty Biotech's goons show up at Horizon's office to hunt her down, they find Rachel instead and torture her for information and to draw out Horizon. After being tipped off about this by Shena, Horizon arrives to find her almost dead, but she and Minwoo do manage to get her to a hospital and she makes a full recovery.]]
1682* MoralityPet: While Horizon usually sees her attention as CondescendingCompassion due to Rachel not believing she's actually a machine, the android does ultimately care for her. [[spoiler:Not only does she drop everything to save Rachel after learning that she's in danger, but in the epilogue, she hires Rachel as her first new employee.]]
1683* ThePollyanna: Very happy and optimistic of all the orphans at the orphanage, she feels it's her duty as the oldest.
1684* VitriolicBestBuds: With Horizon. The android is often annoyed by her and Rachel sometimes finds it hard to humor her due to [[CassandraTruth not believing that Horizon is actually the android boss of Horizon Finance]], but she is the closest thing Horizon has to a friend [[spoiler:after Rita and Dash's passing]]. By the end of the storyline she and Horizon get along much better, though Horizon being [[SiliconSnarker Horizon]] means she'll still have plenty of barbs directed at Rachel.
1685[[/folder]]
1686
1687!!HRT Berry
1688
1689[[folder:As a group]]
1690* MsFanservice: They're a streamer/idol group, so of course they dress to appeal with skimpy outfits. Gaeun and Miya have rather more conservative outfits in their base forms, but show a lot more skin when Rearmed.
1691[[/folder]]
1692
1693[[folder:'''Choi Ina / Megumi Harajima''']]
1694-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yeo Minjung JP: \
1695'''Type:''' Soldier\
1696'''Role:''' Tower\
1697'''Rarity:''' SR
1698->''"Nice to meet you. I'm Choi Ina from Tomorrow Entertainment. I know we just met, but I'd like to propose a partnership. Oh, here's my business card."''
1699\
1700The manager of HRT Berry. A businesswoman who used to work in the entertainment industry, she quit her job to start her own [=NetTube=] business. She handles the logistics of the group.
1701----
1702* BadBoss: Her cases show she was initially this to the girls, driving them hard, breaking labour laws by working them overtime without giving them overtime bonuses, paying barely above minimum wage, and being extremely strict, mainly getting away with it because Lumi was the only one who understood how bad she was[[note]]Gaeun's background meant she didn't realize this wasn't normal, and she's thankful to Ina for giving her a platform to find her Teacher; Miya's too much of a doormat to really stand up for herself; and Bomi is too much of a cat and at times needs someone to be strict with her[[/note]]. By her final case, she has a HeelRealization and becomes far better, only being strict when she absolutely has to be.
1703* BerserkButton: According to her bio, she ruthlessly bans all viewers who refer to her as Madame.
1704* DaChief: Tends to have a very strict schedule for the girls. By her last Counter Case, she stops being inflexible with them.
1705* StatusBuff: Her Special raises an ally's attack and gives them immunity to Hitstun.
1706* SupportPartyMember: Distinctly one in that she can't attack. Her basic attack is instead used to raise her Special.
1707[[/folder]]
1708
1709[[folder:'''Gaeun / Yuki''']]
1710[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gaeun.jpg]]
1711-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Eunae JP: \
1712'''Type:''' Counter\
1713'''Role:''' Ranger\
1714'''Rarity:''' SSR
1715->''"I'm Gaeun, leader of HRT Berry. We'll do missions for you if you donate to us. That's all."''
1716\
1717The current leader of the group, an orphan girl from the wartorn country of Gronia.
1718----
1719* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:At the climax of "Hearing You", Gaeun and the Maze Division arrive just in time to save Lucid from Jehuty Biotech employees masquerading as Administration personnel.]]
1720* ClingyJealousGirl: Very attached to the CEO, such that she turns a rehearsal dance with Bomi into a competition, with the winner being the CEO's dance partner.
1721* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: In "Hearing You", Gaeun admits to Ina and the CEO that she's been having recurring dreams about her past as of late, specifically her imprisonment in Gronia. The CEO quickly deduces that they're not actually her own memories, but rather [[DreamWeaver dreams sent to her by someone else]], as she can see clearly in the dream despite having been blind at the time.
1722* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has yellow irises. It's stated that the CEO paid for her surgery to regain her eyesight.
1723* HotForTeacher: Her affection for the CEO, whom she calls "Teacher"/"Sensei".
1724* JackOfAllStats: She has high damage, good health for a Ranger, and a kit that packs disables, stuns, and lots of area-of-effect damage against both Air and Ground enemies; very few units can boast such diversity.
1725* IOweYouMyLife: The CEO rescued her from the war-torn country of Gronia, paid for the surgery to restore her eyesight, and got her citizenship at Ground One. Doubles as a RescueRomance for her.
1726* OrnamentalWeapon: She carries two pistols, but only ever uses one in-game. However, in certain Dispatch missions her chibi sprite has an animation where she [[GunsAkimbo wields both at once]].
1727* PlayboyBunny: Has two skins of her wearing a bunny outfit, one being a PaletteSwap of the other. The black bunny's voicelines are more {{Yandere}} and gives her [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] (her fourth Counter Case reveals that it was an enchanted outfit given by Witch Cafe Strega).
1728* ReiAyanamiExpy: She has silvery hair and yellow eyes, is often soft-spoken and unemotional except around the CEO to whom she has UndyingLoyalty, comes from a troubled background and was hospitalized on the CEO's dime, and displays romantic attraction to the CEO. Gaeun is a sterling member of the archetype.
1729* SecurityBlanket: While in captivity, she possessed a stuffed animal that she held onto for comfort, but later passed onto Lucid to comfort her. When Lucid tries to return it after their reunion, Gaeun tells her to keep it, saying that she has friends to support her now.
1730* WhenSheSmiles: Her first stream at HRT Berry was relatively underwhelming until she was told to think of Teacher, and her resulting smile made her the most popular member of HRT Berry, to Lumi's chagrin.
1731[[/folder]]
1732
1733[[folder:'''Lumi''']]
1734-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Park Shinhee JP: Haruka Terui\
1735'''Type:''' Counter\
1736'''Role:''' Siege\
1737'''Rarity:''' SSR
1738->''"Here comes Lumi, the next leader of HRT Berry! How many cameras do you got? Just one or two won't do me justice."''
1739\
1740A member of HRT Berry, and the unofficial second-in-command. Born from a middle-class family, she dreams of becoming a big star.
1741----
1742* AttentionWhore: Loves the spotlight, and the attention it brings.
1743* JumpedAtTheCall: She applied to HRT Berry as soon as she got her Counter powers.
1744* LimitBreak: ''Go! Luminator'', a giant monster truck she summons.
1745* StreetSmart: Compared to foreigner Gaeun, shy Miya, and catlike Bomi, Lumi has the most knowledge of show business, and has called out Ina in the latter's Counter Cases.
1746[[/folder]]
1747
1748[[folder:'''Miya''']]
1749-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Sihyun JP: \
1750'''Type:''' Counter\
1751'''Role:''' Sniper\
1752'''Rarity:''' SR
1753->''"Viewers, mm... Hi! So, as of today, I'm working at this company. Please wish me good luck— Oh... Erm, Boss, I've got this mission from my viewers. Could you look at the camera for a second?"''
1754\
1755A member of HRT Berry, and also their cameraman and editor. Relatively shy and quiet, even on camera.
1756----
1757* BalanceBuff: Her Rearm improves her damage and her buffs.
1758* GlassCannon: Her Ultimate is one of the strongest in the game, but she fires very slowly and she doesn't have a lot of defense.
1759* ShoutOut:
1760** Her chat typings are similar to ones on {{Website/Twitch}} or [=StreamLabs=].
1761** A framed photo in the background of her Rearm references a [[https://twitter.com/DasDokter/status/1510472057921802253 tweet]] by Mori Calliope.
1762* WeightWoe: Her summary notes that she used to be heftier when she started streaming. In her Rearm's touch animation, she gets visibly upset after pinching her stomach fat.
1763[[/folder]]
1764
1765[[folder:'''Bomi''']]
1766-> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jung Hyewon JP: Creator/AyaYamane\
1767'''Type:''' Counter\
1768'''Role:''' Striker\
1769'''Rarity:''' R
1770->''"Hello! (music note) I'm Bomi, the main dancer of HRT Berry. (music note) Thank you for welcoming me with such a hopeful look on your face! Now, why don't we continue after a nap?"''
1771\
1772A dancer of HRT Berry. She was formerly a member of a popular girl group but was asked to leave after her constant napping led to rumors of workplace exploitation.
1773----
1774* AnimalMotifs: Cats. She wears headphones with a cat ear design, sprinkles her speech with cat sounds, and loves taking naps, a very typical feline trait.
1775* DoppelgangerAttack: She can project a holographic duplicate of herself that [[DrawAggro draws enemy aggro]] and then explodes. [[MundaneUtility She also uses it to play pranks when not fighting.]]
1776* HiddenDepths: Despite her sleeping habits, she's a dedicated hard worker towards her dancing. Bomi also shows a good understanding of people and their goals; in her Counter Cases, she purposely loses Gaeun's dancing competition so [[ClingyJealousGirl Gaeun can dance with her Teacher]] and acts as a hostage for a desperate person who needed money.
1777* {{Sleepyhead}}: Her reoccurring character trait is her tendency to nap on a whim.
1778[[/folder]]
1779

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