| 1 | [[WMG: [[center:''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' '''[[Characters/GirlsUndPanzer Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [-''Ōarai'': [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademy Ōarai Girls' Academy]] ([[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademyAnglerfishTeam Anglerfish Team]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademyDuckAndHippoTeam Duck Team and Hippo Team]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerOaraiAcademyRabbitAndTurtleTeam Rabbit Team and Turtle Team]])\ |
| 3 | ''Rival Schools'': [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerRivalSchools Rival Schools]] ([[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerStGloriana St. Gloriana Girls Academy]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerSaunders Saunders University High School]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerAnzio Anzio High School]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerPravda Pravda High School]], [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerKuromorimine Kuromorimine Girls High School]])\ |
| 4 | ''Others'': [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerDerFilm Der Film Characters]] | [[Characters/GirlsUndPanzerDasFinale Das Finale Characters]] | '''Other Characters''']]]]-] |
| 5 | |
| 6 | This page contains the other named characters introduced in ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', including those from the ''Little Army'' prequel manga and the ''Ribbon Warrior'' spinoff manga. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !Other Anime Characters |
| 12 | [[folder:Ami Chouno]] |
| 13 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_24_19h51m23s656.png]] |
| 14 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HekiruShiina (Japanese), Creator/ShelleyCaleneBlack (English) |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Profesional [=JGDF=] Sensha-do instructor and referee, temporarily acting as instructor for Ōarai's Sensha-do class in the first half of the series. |
| 17 | ---- |
| 18 | * AdvertisedExtra: Her introduction early on as the new [[CoolTeacher Ōarai's instructor]] is one of the most [[DynamicEntry dramatic]] and [[ItMakesSenseInContext crushing]] of any anime teacher ever, yet she barely has any scenes after her introductory episode. [[note]]Justified, even if [[ShowDontTell never]] [[ViewersAreGeniuses stated]], as she can't keep being Ōarai's teacher ''and'' [[ConflictingLoyalties at the same time]] be a referee in their tournament matches against other schools. After episode 5 she's only seen as spectator of their matches [[spoiler:or as judge in the finals]].[[/note]] She does return for the movie, however. |
| 19 | * CatchPhrase: ''120%''. Stated to be so by other characters (and merchandise), even if she only says it once on screen.[[note]][[MythologyGag Reference]] to the plane from which she makes her iconic DynamicEntry having been drawn 120% bigger than real life, in order for the scene to work.[[/note]] |
| 20 | ** [[GratuitousEnglish ''Good job! Very nice!'']] |
| 21 | * CombatReferee: Oversees the initial training match, as well as the finals. |
| 22 | * CoolCar: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_10 Type-10]] ''Hitomaru-shiki sesha''. |
| 23 | * CoolTeacher: Airdropping her tank, Sensha-do relationship advice; yes. |
| 24 | * DynamicEntry: She paradrops her tank from her transport on the principal's Ferrari, and then backs down on it again, crushing it. |
| 25 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: |
| 26 | ** Real world: one of the first ''Girls und Panzer'' official merchandising was [[CatchPhrase 120% proof]] sake with her name and face. |
| 27 | *** This is given a [[FreezeFrameBonus subtle]] MythologyGag in the movie, when she visits Shiho and brings a [[FrothyMugsOfWater gift-wrapped]] bottle. |
| 28 | ** InUniverse: she's shown in a later ''Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu'' chapter to party hard enough to ''scare'' the three judges[[note]], likely in [[MythologyGag reference]] to the above[[/note]]. |
| 29 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: When she sees Miho among the assembled students, she points out that Miho's mother has done quite a bit for her, makes a polite inquiry about how her sister is doing, and says the Nishizumi school has a long history. Despite having no ill intentions toward Miho, Ami upsets Miho by bringing up her family issues, but Saori quickly moves to ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject. |
| 30 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: She is supposed to be Ōarai's instructor, yet she does nothing but watch them. |
| 31 | ** Subverted ''after'' she stops being Ōarai's instructor, as she uses her influence to help them in the movie. |
| 32 | * SinkOrSwimMentor: Her only act as a teacher was to make them do a training match, the very first day. Most of the girls didn't even know how to start the tanks. |
| 33 | ---- |
| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Shinzaburou]] |
| 37 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_24_19h33m51s579.png]] |
| 38 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsushiImaruoka (Japanese), Creator/DavidMatranga (English) |
| 39 | A young man doing an apprenticeship who works as a servant for Hana's mother. |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * AdaptedOut: He and the Isuzu family subplot are absent from the manga. |
| 42 | * InelegantBlubbering: His reaction to Hana being disowned. |
| 43 | * LargeHam: When he gets emotional, expect some fairly extreme displays of it. |
| 44 | * NoNameGiven: His other name is not revealed. |
| 45 | * OldRetainer: He's clearly young, but he definitely acts with the best interests of the Isuzu family in mind; he's not merely doing a job. |
| 46 | * SuperStrength: Downplayed but still valid. Not only can he pull a rickshaw that has four members of Team Anglerfish in it, he can run very fast while shouting. |
| 47 | * WithDueRespect: He begs Hana to confront her mother after she discovers her daughter is doing Sensha-do, saying that it might not be any of his business, but he believes it would be best of her to tell her mother how she feels. He protests when Yuri decides to disown Hana. |
| 48 | ---- |
| 49 | [[/folder]] |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder:Yuri Isuzu]] |
| 52 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_24_19h41m01s891.png]] |
| 53 | -->''"You took those delicate hands of yours that arrange flowers and laid them on a tank!"'' |
| 54 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasayoKurata (Japanese), Creator/EmilyNeves (English) |
| 55 | |
| 56 | Hana's mother and head of the Isuzu flower arranging school. |
| 57 | ---- |
| 58 | * AdaptedOut: She and the Isuzu family subplot are absent from the manga. |
| 59 | * BigFancyHouse: After she faints, Team Anglerfish sans Mako heads to the Isuzu house, which is quite large. |
| 60 | * BigShutUp: Angrily yells "Silence, Shinzaburou!" when he [[WhatTheHellHero starts to speak out against her disowning Hana]]. |
| 61 | * BlankWhiteEyes: Immediately before fainting. |
| 62 | * CharacterDevelopment: Starts off hating Sensha-do and everything associated with it, even disowning her daughter after hearing of her involvement in it. She then attends some of Hana's matches and [[spoiler: reconciles with her after realizing that Sensha-do has helped her develop her own style of flower arranging, and is cheering and enjoying herself in the finals.]] |
| 63 | * EasilyForgiven: Her daughter seems to forgive her as quickly as she disowned her. |
| 64 | * {{Fainting}}: She faints dead away upon being told her daughter is involved with ''Tanks''! She looks as though she's about to pass out for a moment when Hana reaffirms her determination to continue with Sensha-do. |
| 65 | * FantasyForbiddingMother: She is horrified by Hana pursuing Sensha-do. |
| 66 | * {{Foil}}: To Miho's mother. Both disapprove of their daughters doing Sensha-do, but Shiho disapproves of the way Miho does it, while Yuri doesn't like Hana doing it at all. Additionally, Yuri is, apart from her reaction after finding out about her daughter doing Sensha-do, warmer and more supportive of Hana, as she argues that her flower arrangement is good and fitting with the Isuzu style as it is, while Shiho considers Miho a disgrace to the family. |
| 67 | * IHaveNoDaughter: Does this to Hana after learning about Sensha-do [[spoiler: but they later reconcile.]] |
| 68 | * KimonoIsTraditional: She is always seen in one because she's that kind of lady; head of the Isuzu flower arranging school and all. |
| 69 | * TheNoseKnows: She's able to confirm that Hana was in a tank by virtue of taking her hand and smelling it, although she knew what to look for after [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Yukari told her about Hana taking Sensha-do]]. |
| 70 | * ParentsAsPeople: In spite of taking Hana's decision to participate in Sensha-do poorly, she cares for her, and her initial reaction after coming to is worry that something is troubling Hana. |
| 71 | * SeriousBusiness: She ''disowns'' her daughter over her choice of school ''club''! [[spoiler:But she later mellows when Ōarai gets into the finals, and upon noticing that Hana's flower arrangement has improved as a result of doing Sensha-do. Both cases of TruthInTelevision.]] |
| 72 | * SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:When seeing that Hana's flower arrangement has improved thanks to Sensha-do. Again after Hana's team wins the tournament]]. |
| 73 | ---- |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Jungorou and Yoshiko Akiyama]] |
| 77 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_24_19h24m46s280.png]] |
| 78 | ->'''Jungorou voiced by:''' Creator/YoshihisaKawahara (Japanese), Creator/ChrisAyres (English) |
| 79 | ->'''Yoshiko voiced by:''' Creator/EriSendai (Japanese), Creator/MaggieFlecknoe (English) |
| 80 | |
| 81 | Yukari’s father and mother, respectively, who work as hairdressers. |
| 82 | ---- |
| 83 | * AllWomenLoveShoes: Averted for Yoshiko. In response to Yukari collecting military footwear she says that people only have one pair of feet, and that extra pairs of shoes are just for vanity's sake. |
| 84 | * BeQuietNudge: In "Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu", when Jungorou, seeing the Oarai girls going to get their hairstyles in compliance with the regulations set forth by Sodoko, remarks that they finally have customers. |
| 85 | * BoyfriendBlockingDad: Played for laugh in one ''Motto Love Love Sakusen'' chapter. When he overheard Yukari is going for a date and he assumes (wrongly) it's with a guy, he demands an explanation (with fiery eyes and hair, nonetheless). |
| 86 | * DotingParent: Jungorou is described as such to Yukari on his (non-tvtropes) character sheet. |
| 87 | * GoodParents: For all their eccentricities, they're kind and supportive toward Yukari, and don't stand in the way of how she wants to live, or hold her to unreasonable standards. |
| 88 | * OpenMindedParent: Both of them are okay with Yukari driving a tank. In fact, her mother doesn't express more than mild disagreement with Yukari over her shoe collection. |
| 89 | ** In ''Motto Love Love Sakusen'', Yukari's mother enthusiastically help Yukari tidying up for her 'date' with Miho, [[spoiler:and in one attempt she even dress Yukari in traditional japanese bride dress.]] |
| 90 | * PoseOfSupplication: Jungorou goes into one after seeing Yukari's friends come over, and it's noted that this is the first time he has met her friends. |
| 91 | * TearsOfJoy: Jungorou, [[spoiler:during the rescue of Rabbit team]] in the final battle. |
| 92 | ---- |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[folder:Hisako Reizei]] |
| 96 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_24_19h46m47s530.png]] |
| 97 | -->''"She's pretty antisocial, but thanks for taking care of her"'' |
| 98 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikakoAikawa (Japanese), Creator/LuciChristian (English) |
| 99 | |
| 100 | Mako's grandmother and sole remaining family. |
| 101 | ---- |
| 102 | * CoolOldLady: Quite energetic in her old age, and this dispels some of Miho, Hana and Yukari's worries about her as they hear her outside her room. |
| 103 | * CruelToBeKind: It's implied that a good deal of her attitude is done in order to push Mako to do her best rather than letting her flunk out of school. Saori is able to motivate Mako to not drop out of tankery through a mixture of challenging Mako to call her "senpai" and also asking her what her grandmother will think if she drops out or gets held back. |
| 104 | * DontYouDarePityMe: She has this in her hospital visit, such as insisting that Mako not treat her like an "invalid" and vehemently insisting that Team Anglerfish was worried about Mako rather than her. |
| 105 | * GenerationXerox: Saori suggests that she's very similar to Mako's mother. |
| 106 | * HotBlooded: In contrast to Mako's 'low blood pressure', she is very excitable and aggressive. |
| 107 | * KimonoIsTraditional: She wears one to the finals, and it seems to, from all indication, be her everyday outfit. |
| 108 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Until the finale, every time we see her she is either in bed, or standing quietly. [[spoiler: When the girls win the finals, she ''boogies.'']] |
| 109 | * {{Tsundere}}: She and Mako spend most of Mako's hospital visit bickering, but when Mako leaves, her grandmother turns to her friends and asks them to look after her. |
| 110 | ---- |
| 111 | [[/folder]] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | [[folder:Shiho Nishizumi]] |
| 114 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_24_19h16m23s666.png]] |
| 115 | -->''"That girl is a Nishizumi and yet she does not care what she does. I will not allow any further embarrassments."'' |
| 116 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumiTouma (Japanese), Creator/GenevieveSimmons (English), Chelsea [=McCurdy=] (English, ''der Film'') |
| 117 | |
| 118 | Miho and Maho's mother, and head instructor of the Nishizumi school. In the movie, it's revealed that she is the High school Sensha-do association superintendent. |
| 119 | ---- |
| 120 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler:Claps for Miho and Oarai after they win the championship]] |
| 121 | ** In the movie [[spoiler:she helps to set up the match against the University teams for a chance for Miho to win back Oarai Girls' Academy]] |
| 122 | * AbusiveParents: Instead of congratulating her for saving her teammates she berates Miho for losing the battle, stating "sacrifices are required for victory." |
| 123 | ** PlayedForLaughs in the ''Motto Motto Love Sakusen'' spin-off. Shiho is not so much an abusive parent as a terribly inept one. After a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment following the senshado finals, she takes advice from a book on how to interact with her daughters. Her exaggerated execution makes Maho fear that she has been disowned and causes Miho, then on a visit home, to flee with all haste back to Ooarai. |
| 124 | ** Chapter 40 of ''Motto Love Love Sakusen'' hints that she may have trouble showing affection in public. The only time she seems to be able to be affectionate with her daughters, is when she's dressed up as Boco. |
| 125 | * BadBoss: [[spoiler:She threatens disowning Miho Nishizumi if she loses to Pravda]]. |
| 126 | * BadassBoast: She makes the following declaration, which, surprisingly enough, [[spoiler:is an argument that her favored daughter and alma mater losing to her less favored daughter and the RagtagBunchOfMisfits that is their tankery team was not a fluke]]. |
| 127 | -->''"There is no luck in Sensha-do! There is only skill!"'' |
| 128 | * BadassCreed: |
| 129 | -->''"If you shoot, you hit, if you defend, you defend strong, if you advance, you advance without falter. Iron rules and a heart of steel. That is what defines the Nishizumi school."'' |
| 130 | * BigFancyHouse: The Nishizumi residence rivals the ''main school building'' at Oarai for size! |
| 131 | * DarkIsEvil: Wears black clothing, and is definitely not a nice person. |
| 132 | * DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler:Claps for Miho after Oarai wins the championship and even finally smiles. Continues in the movie in which she helps Miho in trying to save her school]]. |
| 133 | * TheDreaded: Her daughter Miho and Kikuyo, one of the family maids, are intimidated just being in her presence, and Miho's friends are scared to approach her after just one meeting. |
| 134 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Chiyo Shimada calls her Shiporin. |
| 135 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her action during the event described in AbusiveParents is all you need to know about her. |
| 136 | * EveryoneHasStandards: When all is said and done, [[spoiler:unlike Renta Tsuji, she's not willing to dismiss Oarai's victory as a fluke]]. |
| 137 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Shi'''ho''', Ma'''ho''', and Mi'''ho'''. Coincidentally, this also extends to their nicknames: Mi'''porin''', Ma'''porin''', and Shi'''porin'''. |
| 138 | * {{Foil}}: To Hana's mother. Both disapprove of their daughters doing Sensha-do, but Shiho disapproves of the way Miho does it, while Yuri doesn't like Hana doing it at all. Additionally, Yuri is, apart from her reaction after finding out about her daughter doing Sensha-do, warmer and more supportive of Hana, arguing that her flower arrangement is good and fitting with the Isuzu style as it is, while Shiho considers Miho a disgrace to the family. |
| 139 | * FriendlyRivalry: With Chiyo Shimada, head of a rival school. The friendly part is evidenced by their [[spoiler:mutual EmbarrassingNickname]]. The rivalry part is more evidenced by Chiyo Shimada's actions, but the rivalry is stated to be mutual. |
| 140 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: When out drinking with Chiyo, it's shown that they can drink enough to knock the MEXT chairman unconscious and cause the Sensha-do federation representative to try to flee. |
| 141 | * HimeCut: To emphasize her 'Sensha-do nobility' status her hair is long and she has ruler straight bangs. |
| 142 | * IAmTheNoun: In Chapter 14 of the manga. |
| 143 | -->''"The Nishizumi-style is a symbol of strength for Panzerkraft. Thus the Nishizumi-style itself is Panzerkraft."'' |
| 144 | %% * IceQueen: To an even greater extent than Maho and unlike Maho, she not pretending to be one. |
| 145 | * IHaveNoDaughter: [[spoiler:Planned on doing this to Miho, but so far has not formally delivered the news, and may have changed her mind. If she did, anime viewers are never made aware of it. The manga makes it explicit for extra Jerkass points she sent Kikuyo, the maid, to tell Miho that Shiho is going to disinherit her if she loses the match against Pravda right after a very narrow and in her own words, embarrassing victory against Anzio. Obviously, even though Ōarai won against Pravda, it wasn't the ''kind'' of victory that Shiho wanted and she remains unimpressed with Miho. She wanted Maho to defeat her because "the world only needs one Nishizumi style".]]. |
| 146 | * {{Jerkass}}: Typically fairly cold and abrasive with most people. Even her favored daughter Maho has to achieve a very significant accomplishment to get any praise out of her. |
| 147 | * KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Threatening to disown your own daughter over Sensha-do]] is bad enough, but not even bothering to tell the person in question personally, and instead giving the unpleasant task to the person's ParentalSubstitute is even worse. |
| 148 | * KimonoIsTraditional: Typically seen wearing one when she's not wearing a suit. Again, this to highlight the 'Sensha-do nobility' thing about the Nishizumi clan. |
| 149 | * KnightOfCerebus: Whenever she shows up, the plot takes a turn for the more serious, and Miho's family issues tend to come up. |
| 150 | * MeaningfulName: Most likely the Nishizumi clan is related to Nishizumi Kojiro, a famous tank hero during the Sino-Japanese War. |
| 151 | * NobleDemon: She's a major jerk to Miho, [[spoiler: threatening to disown her because she isn't following in the family tradition]], believing that SecondPlaceIsForLosers, and being more concerned with winning a sports match than the safety of the players. But whatever else, she stands by her principles, even if they get results that she doesn't want. There is no luck in Sensha-do, therefore, [[spoiler: Miho's victory over Maho]] is not a fluke, and that means [[spoiler: Miho]] has earned her place as a WorthyOpponent even if she's abandoned the Nishizumi style. |
| 152 | * ParentalFavoritism: Strongly favors Maho. In ''Little Army'', when she happens upon Miho and Maho, she congratulates Maho for winning the tournament, and barely acknowledges Miho's presence. In the anime, she even outright states that Miho is an embarrassment to the family name [[spoiler:and planned to disown her if she lost to Pravda]]. |
| 153 | * PetTheDog: In the movie, [[spoiler: she helps set up a match between Oarai and the University Team in a attempt to save the former. Not only that, she defends Miho's victory against Kuromorimine and refutes that it was just luck and that it was actually skill.]] |
| 154 | * PerpetualFrowner: Always has a cold and detached expression on her face. [[spoiler:Until the ending of the first series, while clapping for Miho's victory]]. |
| 155 | * PragmaticVillainy: In the movie, her [[spoiler:opposition to shutting Oarai down]] is a combination of this (see ReasonableAuthorityFigure for her reasons) and because she doesn't believe there's luck in tankery. [[spoiler: If the Oarai school doesn't compete in next year's high-school league, then her own school can't avenge their loss.]] |
| 156 | * PuttingOnTheReich: She's wearing black jodphurs. It fits with her school's national theme. |
| 157 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the movie, [[spoiler: she states entirely valid reasons for why shutting down Ooarai High School is a bad idea, the most important being that shutting down the school that won the high school sensha-do championship would not just be bad for MEXT's PR, but would also discourage current practitioners from continuing the sport and aspiring sensha-do recruits from taking it up, thus resulting in producing talented participants for the incoming World Sensha-do Tournament, which Japan will be hosting.]] |
| 158 | * SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Her general attitude is that winning is expected because of the Nishizumi family style is the heart of panzercraft; anything less is shameful. |
| 159 | * SeriousBusiness: There is no business more serious than the Nishizumi reputation in Sensha-do. It's also indicated that among the Sensha-do families, the Nishizumi family stands out for strictness. |
| 160 | * SharpDressedMan: Wears a conservative yet highly fashionable black suit with a white blouse in most of her appearances - even in the snow. |
| 161 | * ShutUpKirk: When Miho asks if [[spoiler:Maho really had to shoot the enemy's flag tank when it went on a rescue operation]]. |
| 162 | -->'''Shiho''': What a foolish question. For one who carries the name of the Nishizumi family to say such a foolish thing... it's plainly embarrassing. |
| 163 | * SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: She claps at Oarai's victory in the finals. If this is her being a good sport or an acknowledgement that Miho's Way of Sensha-do is as valid as hers is not clear in this scene. It is clarified in the movie, where her reply that victory in Sensha-do depends only on skill to the head of MEXT's comment that Ooarai won the tournament by sheer luck is a clear acknowledgment of her younger daughter's ability.]] |
| 164 | * TheWorfEffect: She and Chiyo Shimada both lost to Team Oni in the past, which goes to show just how screwed everyone is when that team crashes the Tankathalon Cauldron Match. |
| 165 | * WorthyOpponent: While she doesn't like Miho's way because it's not her version of Nishizumi-ryu, she still recognizes Miho's skill and refuses to accept the argument that she beat Maho by luck. |
| 166 | ---- |
| 167 | [[/folder]] |
| 168 | |
| 169 | !Characters from the Movie |
| 170 | [[folder:Chiyo Shimada]] |
| 171 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shimada_gup.jpg]] |
| 172 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatsukiYukino (Japanese), Creator/JoanneBonasso (English) |
| 173 | |
| 174 | The University Sensha-do association superintendent, head of the Shimada school of Sensha-do, and an old rival of Shiho Nishizumi. She's the mother of Alice Shimada and first appears in the movie. |
| 175 | ---- |
| 176 | * ChekhovsGunman: Her school is briefly mentioned in ''The Real Anzio [=OVA=]''. |
| 177 | * {{Foil}}: To Shiho Nishizumi. Both are heads of their respective Senshado styles and have a heir to their dojos. However, while Shiho's treatment of her daughters are along the lines of AbusiveParents, Shimada is shown to be the [[GoodParents complete opposite]] to Alice. [[spoiler:As evident that she still honors her daughter's request despite her losing the battle.]] Also, her attitude to Senshado is quite tame in comparison of Shiho's [[SeriousBusiness style]], where she engages her in a FriendlyRivalry with the Nishizumi style. |
| 178 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Shiho Nishizumi calls her Chiyokichi. |
| 179 | * FriendlyRivalry: [[spoiler:She lets Shiho convince her to allow for the match against the University teams]]. She hopes that Alice will humiliate the Nishizumi school, but she and Shiho are nothing less than cordial and professional when they interact. The friendly part is evidenced by their [[spoiler:mutual EmbarrassingNickname]]. The rivalry part, by the ruthless way she orders her daughter to ''crush'' the rival school. |
| 180 | * GoodParents: Unlike Shiho and her daughters, she has a warmer and less complicated relationship with Alice. Going by the ending of the movie, [[spoiler: she still sponsors the Boko museum that Alice wanted to save despite her daughter losing]]. |
| 181 | * HardDrinkingPartyGirl: When out drinking with Shiho, it's shown that they can drink enough to knock the MEXT chairman unconscious and cause the Sensha-do federation representative to try to flee. |
| 182 | * MsFanservice: There is a panel of her in Ribbon Warrior wearing nothing but topless lingerie, which does a great deal to show off her voluptuous figure. |
| 183 | ---- |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder:Renta Tsuji]] |
| 187 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mext_gup.jpg]] |
| 188 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnSwasey (English) |
| 189 | |
| 190 | Head of MEXT School Carriers Department, first (briefly) seen in episode 9 and [[AscendedExtra reappearing]] in the movie, and the closest thing Girls und Panzer has to a villain. |
| 191 | ---- |
| 192 | * AdaptedOut: In the manga, he doesn't appear at all, and Anzu only briefly mentions him while giving a few lines of exposition about [[spoiler:Oarai being closed unless they win the tournament]]. |
| 193 | * AscendedExtra: In the movie, he goes from background character to HiddenVillain, which is why he's in this folder. |
| 194 | * BadBoss: Even more so than Shiho. Working for this guy is most unpleasant; see KickTheDog for more details. |
| 195 | * ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: You can see him doing this in the image, and as the other tropes demonstrate, he's quite underhanded. |
| 196 | * CorruptBureaucrat: The movie reveals that his actions to once ''again'' close (and keep closed) [[spoiler:Oarai Girls Highschool]] after the series' events, are against ministry policy and motivated by petty vengeance at having been one-upped. [[TheUnfavorite Even other members of the minitry call him out against his actions to no avail]]. |
| 197 | * DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Have a team of highschoolers slated to go against adult professionals? Not enough: have it be 8 vs 30. Have an 8 vs 30 battle? Not enough: have it be an ''annihilation'' battle and not a flag battle. Have it be an annihilation battle? Not enough: substitute late-war Pershings for their usual Shermans. Have Pershings instead of Shermans? Not enough: use Pershings [[ShowDontTell whose speed]] [[ViewersAreGeniuses indicates]] are up to ''post-war'' standards (which is only possible through a LoopholeAbuse [[AllThereInTheManual that would usually not pass approval]])[[note]]The engine of the Korea war [=M26E2=] model actually existed during [=WW2=], and plans were made in 1945 to mount it. The rules, [[AllThereInTheManual as explained in several places]], allow for using "equipment that was officially planned to be used" in a tank model. But since using that equipment was ''actually done'' (not just planned) after the cut-off date for allowable tanks, this is basically a LoopholeAbuse to do something that the rules ''forbid'' you to do (using post-war tanks)[[/note]]. Have all the above? Not enough. Change the rules to allow '''[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill a self-propelled siege gun]]''' (namely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Gerät a Karl-Gerät]]) under the rationale that it [[TanksButNoTanks somehow qualifies as a tank]]. |
| 198 | * {{Flanderization}}: By the end of the movie his antagonist status and SmugSnake attitude descend into almost CardCarryingVillain antics that, while amusing, contrast with his calm and professional attitude in the series. |
| 199 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: His most defining trait, besides his similarly soul-less grey suit, is the glasses that conceal his eyes as he stares down on the schoolgirls. |
| 200 | * GreaterScopeVillain: While he only gets a notable role in the film, he is entirely responsible for the main conflicts of both the series and the movie, and most of the other conflicts in the two are indirectly caused by his actions. While at first his actions seem understandable in the anime, as [[spoiler:closing down the school due to budget concerns]] sounds like a decent reason to do so, the movie shows he doesn't actually care about that, as in reality he seems to absolutely hate Oarai and wants to [[spoiler:close down the school]] for his own satisfaction. |
| 201 | * HateSink: In a series where all of the sensha-do opponents are at the worst {{Anti Villain}}s, with most of them coming around after being beaten, and even Shiho Nishizumi has some redeeming qualities, this guy stands out for being a complete bastard with zero likable qualities, both to the characters and the audience. He's a guy in a series about a girls-only sport, so he doesn't do anything badass or cool at any point, he tries to [[spoiler:close down Oarai's school]] repeatedly, he constantly bends the rules to the near-breaking-point just to screw over Oarai, and he's an onscreen KarmaHoudini who never answers for his actions. |
| 202 | * HiddenVillain: While his appearance in the series seems to portray him as just a guy doing his job, the movie reveals he's actually a {{jerkass}} deliberately going out of his way to harass Oarai. |
| 203 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Does everything he can, including rewrite rules, to stack the deck in his favor, then protests a single development in Oarai's favor as being "underhanded". |
| 204 | * IHaveYourWife: He threatens to [[spoiler:have all the employees on the schoolship fired]] if the girls try to protest it being shut down. |
| 205 | * KarmaHoudini: Receives no explicit comeuppance for his actions in the movie beyond being forced to honor his word after being bested again because Oorai got it in writing this time. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], given his [[DisproportionateRetribution excessively petty response to Anzu contesting him]], his ego is probably ''severely'' bruised from being thwarted a second time, even with ''every'' card stacked in his own favour, by the very same highschool girl no less. And it's all but stated the ministry ''will'' eventually find out about his actions due to them being done illegally, and deal with him [[OffscreenKarma behind closed doors]] now that he's lost support. |
| 206 | * KickTheDog: There's [[spoiler:deciding to close down Oarai's school]] because of purely budgetary reasons, and then there's doing that, then cutting a deal not to do it if [[spoiler:Oarai won the Nationals]], balking from the deal anyways, doing so ''against Ministry policy'', doing it ''six months sooner than expected'' [[EvilIsPetty out of pettiness]], threatening to [[spoiler:have ''everyone working in the Schoolship [[IHaveYourWife fired]]'' instead of given a new job if the girls tried again to resist]], deciding to [[KickTheDog confiscate]] [[spoiler:their tanks]][[note]]good luck, there was Saunders to help Oarai ''steal their own tanks''[[/note]] ''and'' making the student council president explain it, just to shove in her face that she failed. |
| 207 | * MovingTheGoalposts: This asshole will always, '''''ALWAYS''''', come up with some excuse to make sure Oarai doesn't win. |
| 208 | ** Despite their previous deal to [[spoiler:keep the school open]] should they win, he balks from the deal because [[spoiler:it was just a verbal promise to [[ExactWords consider]] not closing the school]]. |
| 209 | ** As explained above under IHaveYourWife / KickTheDog, he threatened to ''fire everyone working on the schoolship'' if the girls kept complaining about [[spoiler:the school being closed]]. |
| 210 | ** When backed into a corner to give them a new deal [[spoiler:(''this'' time in '''writing''')]], apparently isn't enough for him that the deal is to pit [[spoiler:Oarai]] against an adult, semiprofessional team, with ''[[spoiler:30]]'' handpicked tanks, because he changes the game to an ''annihilation'' battle (even playing the trope-defining ''"feel free to decline the deal if you don't like it"'' card). Not just that, afterwards he [[spoiler:changes the rules to allow previously illegal vehicles to be used against them]]. |
| 211 | * NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanobu_Tsuji Tsuji Masanobu]], [=WW2=] [=IJA=] general famous for acting contrary to orders and directives (see CorruptBureaucrat above) and for his disastrous failures at Khalkin Gol and Guadalcanal, and considered to be one of the two worst generals of the [=IJA=] during [=WW2=]. Oh yeah, KarmaHoudini also applies in his case as he managed to be a somewhat [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePoliticalSystem successful politician in Post-war Japan]] before disappearing in what was then Burma in 1961.[[note]]And the [[TakeThat Minister of MEXT]] is named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renya_Mutaguchi the other one]].[[/note]] |
| 212 | * NoNameGiven: His name and office are never uttered, and can only be seen written in a document that Anzu shows briefly during the movie. The US release lists his name as "[[TakeThat Government slug]]." |
| 213 | * OneSteveLimit: It is unclear if the Chi-ha-tan commander preceding Nishi, who is named Tsutsuji Tsuji[[note]]Who only appears in ''Saga of Pravda''[[/note]], is related to him. |
| 214 | * ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: The entire reason that the University Team has access to [[spoiler: previously illegal tank units, including [[{{BFG}} a Morser Karl siege gun]]]] is that he ''allowed'' them to be used specifically for Ooarai-University Team match alone. |
| 215 | * SmugSnake: His attitude is always patronizing and condescending. |
| 216 | ---- |
| 217 | [[/folder]] |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Boco/Punchy the Bear]] |
| 220 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boco_gup.jpg]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | The perpetually injured bear that has his own series, merchandise, and even an amusement park. Miho and Alice are two of his biggest fans. |
| 223 | ---- |
| 224 | * AmusingInjuries: He's always getting beaten up for one reason or another, most of it being his fault. Thus he's always covered in bandages. |
| 225 | * BoisterousWeakling: He's pretty weak, but likes to talk big and is all too eager to fight others if they rub him the wrong way. |
| 226 | * {{Determinator}}: An in-universe [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation alternate take on his character]] is that he keeps trying even if the odds are against him. Alice even likens the high school team to him because of their resiliency and determination against her superior forces, [[WorthyOpponent and decides to personally join the battle out of respect.]] |
| 227 | * DubNameChange: The English dub for ''der Film'' changed his name from "Boco" to "Punchy". |
| 228 | * {{Jerkass}}: Somewhat. He's quite rude and will get offended by the slightest of things, like others bumping into him and not apologizing. |
| 229 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the audio drama "I'm gonna be Boco", where Miho gets to play the part of Boco during a show, she goes wildly off-script when she acts, leading to the really odd scene of Boco '''trying to help''' one of the people he bumped into. It gets worse as the audience gets to see Boco '''dodging attacks'''. Alice, who was watching the entire thing, was deeply disturbed by this. |
| 230 | * ShowWithinAShow: He has a series that Miho and Alice watch during the Alice War [=OVA=] |
| 231 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: variously spelled Boco and Boko, even within the anime. |
| 232 | [[/folder]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | !Characters from the ''Little Army'' Manga |
| 235 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/littlearmy_1902.jpg]] |
| 236 | |
| 237 | !!!Miho's crew |
| 238 | To the right from young Miho in the pic, and from left to right: |
| 239 | ---- |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[folder:Chihiro Yusa: Gunner]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | One of Miho's friends from late elementary school. She's an athletic girl who is a newcomer to Sensha-do. |
| 244 | ---- |
| 245 | * ChildhoodFriend: With Hitomi. They've known each other for much longer than they've known Miho or Emi. |
| 246 | * {{Determinator}}: Convinces the group to wait for Maho and Shiho, even if it takes hours. |
| 247 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Apologizes for Hitomi's eager questioning, setting herself up as the moderating force of the group. |
| 248 | * GameBreakingInjury: She sprains her ankle after accidentally falling off the tank, leaving her unable to drive. With her unable to drive, Hitomi lacking the skill to do so, and Miho unable to drive the tank alone, they're stranded until Emi shows up. |
| 249 | * InvisibleParents: Her parents, like Saori's, are never shown, but it's implied that her mother is very strict. |
| 250 | * LovableJock: Before doing Sensha-do, she played soccer, [[spoiler:and ends up going to a sports school]]. |
| 251 | * TeamMom: She cares a lot about Hitomi and is able to keep Emi's vitriol at bay. |
| 252 | * {{Tomboy}}: Looks like a boy, thinks like a boy, talks like a boy. |
| 253 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Emi. She doesn't hesitate to call her out on a lot of things, and due to Emi's thorny attitude toward just about everyone, she gets to call her out a lot of times. |
| 254 | * WhatTheHellHero: A few toward Emi, especially when she sees her as taking out her resentment toward Maho on Miho. |
| 255 | [[/folder]] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Hitomi Yuzumoto: Loader]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | Chihiro's childhood friend, who befriended Miho around the same time Chihiro did. She's also a relative neophyte at Sensha-do, but in her case, she has a habit of [[FleetingPassionateHobbies often getting involved in something on a whim, only to lose interest]]. She returns in ''Little Army II'' as the main deuteragonist to Emi's protagonist, attending Bellwall Academy before the latter's transfer. |
| 260 | ---- |
| 261 | * CannotSpitItOut: She doesn't tell Chihiro or the others about her practicing on her own, making them wonder if she has lost interest in Sensha-do. |
| 262 | * CharacterDevelopment: By ''Little Army II'', she's fully dedicated to Sensha-do. |
| 263 | * ChildhoodFriend: With Chihiro. They've known each other for much longer than they've known Miho or Emi. |
| 264 | * CuteClumsyGirl: She often trips when she's excited, and is said to have been bad at sports because of that. |
| 265 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Goes up to Miho, falling on her face in the process, and asks if she can become one of Maho's fans. |
| 266 | * FanGirl: Wants to become one of Maho. |
| 267 | * FieldPromotion: In ''Little Army 2'', she ends up having to take command of Bellwall's Sensha-do team in the match against Kuromorimine after Emi misses the transport [[spoiler: due to Sheska's interference]]. |
| 268 | * FleetingPassionateHobbies: Chihiro fears that Sensha-do is the next in this series. For the moment, she's more committed to it than she is to most of them. [[spoiler:Ultimately, she remains committed to studying Sensha-do even after her and Miho's tank group disbands]]. |
| 269 | * TheGadfly: Seems to have taken this trait in ''Little Army 2'', with [[{{Tsundere}} Emi]] being her frequent target. |
| 270 | * GenkiGirl: She is very interested in Sensha-do. Unfortunately, she also has a bad habit of not being able to focus on a particular interest for too long. |
| 271 | * InvisibleParents: Her only reference to her parents is "My mom's gonna be so angry", after she ends up running late returning home from the test run with the tank. |
| 272 | * PintSizePowerhouse: Despite her small stature, she is the loader of her unit, meaning she has the most physically demanding role. |
| 273 | * WrenchWench: By ''Little Army 2'', she actively takes part in repairing Bellwall's tanks, especially their Tiger I. |
| 274 | [[/folder]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[folder:Emi Nakasuga: Driver]] |
| 277 | -->''"[[BrutalHonesty I hate lies and flattery]]. There's no point in wasting praise on the selfish."'' |
| 278 | |
| 279 | The last of Miho's friends from elementary school, a girl with a quick temper and sharp tongue who nevertheless cares for others and is knowledgeable about tanks. She's half-Japanese, half-German, and the younger sister of a member of the team Maho defeated in the tournament finals. She returns as the main character of ''Little Army II'', returning to Japan and taking over Bellwall High's Sensha-do team. |
| 280 | ---- |
| 281 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She indicates in ''Little Army 2'' that she's not particularly popular in Japan or Germany because she's [[ButNotTooForeign half-foreign]], although her abrasiveness does her no favors. |
| 282 | * BrokenPedestal: Sheska initially admired her for being the team's ace, but as she started to realize how poorly Emi got along with others, [[spoiler:and after Emi's departure broke the team apart]], that admiration faded. |
| 283 | * BrutalHonesty: Her defining character trait, and the main source of her conflicts with others. |
| 284 | * ButNotTooForeign: She's part German. |
| 285 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: ''Little Army 2'' emphasizes this in its first chapter by putting her in a maid outfit that highlights how well her bust has developed. |
| 286 | -->'''Hitomi''': ''"As expected of foreign blood."'' |
| 287 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: In contrast to most of the rest of the class, she's not in the least bit excited or happy over the news of Maho's tournament win. |
| 288 | * {{Expy}}: A hotheaded German/Japanese girl who's irritated by JapanesePoliteness and has skills piloting a war machine? In these regards, she has some similarity to [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionTheChildren Asuka]]. |
| 289 | * FieryRedhead: She's not only brutally honest, but also fairly short-tempered in comparison to her friends. |
| 290 | * {{Foil}}: She is typically fairly blunt about her feelings, no matter how much it upsets Miho or any of her other friends. This contrasts with the gunner of Maho's team, who sucks up to her despite bickering with the loader. |
| 291 | ** By ''Little Army 2'', she becomes one to Miho. While the latter transferred to avoid having to take Sensha-do and has to be forced back into it, Emi transfers so she can continue doing it with a new team and actively seeks out Bellwall's team. Emi is also a haughty, [[BrutalHonesty tactless]], tsundere, while Miho is a shy, CuteClumsyGirl. Both however earn the absolute trust and loyalty of their respective Sensha-do teams. |
| 292 | -->'''Chihiro''': "The two of them were already polar opposites back then. Miho-chan gives all a kind peace of mind. Emi-chan has this optimistic pull that fires everyone up." |
| 293 | * {{Forgiveness}}: In Little Army 2, [[spoiler:she forgives Maho and acknowledges her as a kind person]]. |
| 294 | * FullNameBasis: Calls Maho by her full name at all times. |
| 295 | %%* GirlishPigtails |
| 296 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Takes her defeat at Maho's hands relatively well]]. |
| 297 | * JerkAss: She has no problem telling Miho how she hates Maho and she does so repeatedly, much to Miho's distress; the two are on good terms at the moment. |
| 298 | --> "I don't want to do Sensha-do as long as your sister is home." |
| 299 | ** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ends up as one after CharacterDevelopment. |
| 300 | * JerkAssHasAPoint: [[spoiler:It turns out that she actually has a reason why she doesn't like Maho- that Maho fired on her sister's tank while it was saving one of Maho's own team- and Miho is upset to hear that what she said is true]]. |
| 301 | * LastNameBasis: Typically calls Miho and her friends by their last name and "-san", even after they switch to calling her by her first name, but [[spoiler:calls out Miho's first name while saying goodbye to her]]. |
| 302 | * MeaningfulEcho: Invoked non-verbal example. After seeing Miho troubled, she takes her elsewhere and grabs her hand, recounting a time in Chapter 2 when Miho did the same thing to her, resulting in Emi becoming "nervous" and speaking honestly about herself. |
| 303 | * NeverMyFault: When her school in Germany got eliminated in the first round, Emi was fairly quick to blame her subordinates for undermining her authority. |
| 304 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero [[spoiler:Her decision to transfer out of her old school essentially broke the team apart and caused it to disband, leading her old teammate Sheska to be furious with her]]. |
| 305 | * RageQuit: After being defeated in the first round in Germany, Emi, largely disliked by the tankery team, got fed up and quit. |
| 306 | * SayingTooMuch: Miho finds out she's knowledgeable about driving tanks when she complains about Maho having the advantage due to a powerful German tank, and later identifies the Panzer IV. She lampshades it when she mutters "I said something stupid like that without realizing it." |
| 307 | * SeriousBusiness: Not as much as the Nishizumi school, but she's fairly into tanks and seems to see most of her peers as playing around. [[spoiler:In the end, part of her reason for returning to Germany is to find her own way of doing Sensha-do, much like Miho is]]. |
| 308 | * SoreLoser: She's part-German, thus she doesn't like Maho, who led the victory of Japan's team against the German team. Her big sister being in the aforementioned team doesn't help any. [[spoiler:She does contend that Maho would have won without taking the opportunity to shoot the enemy flag tank as it went to rescue one of her team's tanks, which could indicate that losing was not the main issue.]] |
| 309 | ** Her gracefully accepting their loss to [[spoiler: Kuromorimine in ''Little Army II'' shows how much her [[CharacterDevelopment character has developed]]]].. |
| 310 | * ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: Her opinion on Miho’s pondering Maho’s advice to find her own way of doing Sensha-do, and wondering if she should continue at all. |
| 311 | -->'''Emi''': It won’t be good for her if she can’t be liberated from the Nishizumi style. For her to continue with Panzer would be meaningless if she cannot change herself.. |
| 312 | * TrainStationGoodbye: [[spoiler:Leaves her home on a train, with Miho, Emi and Chihiro following in their tank]]. |
| 313 | * {{Tsundere}}: It's not known whether she likes or hates Miho (and to some extent, Maho) but she does react in a typical tsundere way when she's praised [[spoiler:and later decides to apologize to Maho]]. |
| 314 | -->'''Emi''': ''"T-that was just an idea! Don't praise it!"'' |
| 315 | -->'''Miho''': ''"Ah, that's Emi-chan for you. Ahahaha..."'' |
| 316 | ** Hitomi specifically calls her out as this in ''Little Army II''. |
| 317 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Chihiro. She tends to ignore the point of Chihiro's reprimands. |
| 318 | * WhatTheHellHero: Accuses Maho of [[spoiler:ordering her tank to fire on the flag tank of the opposing team when it went to rescue one of her team's tanks]]. Her accusation [[spoiler:is correct]]. |
| 319 | ** She ends up on the receiving end in the sequel, when Sheska accuses her of being selfish by [[spoiler:transferring out and leaving the team to fall apart]], and declares her unworthy of being in tankery |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | !!!Bellwall Academy |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 325 | -->''"Bellwall! Panzer Vor!"'' |
| 326 | |
| 327 | The school that Emi and Hitomi end up attending in ''Little Army II''. The school itself is divided between the Normal Department, and the Industrial Department. The latter is composed mostly of "[[JapaneseDelinquents Yankees]]" from which the Sensha-do team gets most of its members. Their Sensha-do program was in the process of being shut down before Emi stepped in. Like Kuromorimine, they mostly run German tanks with the exception of one Soviet T-44 and [[spoiler: one modern Japanese Type-10 ''Hitomaru-shiki'' MBT that they can't use anyway since it's against regulations]]. Their school's theme is post-World War II Germany. |
| 328 | ---- |
| 329 | * BorrowedCatchphrase: Just like Ooarai, they start their matches with Emi ordering "Panzer Vor". |
| 330 | * {{Foil}}: To Kuromorimine, both use German tanks and tank destroyers. However, Bellwall's Sensha-do team is much less disciplined and militaristic than Kuromorimine's. In fact, it was pretty much in shambles before Emi stepped in and shaped it up. |
| 331 | * HotBlooded: It would be easier to list who isn't hot blooded in Bellwall. |
| 332 | * JapaneseDelinquents: Their Sensha-do team is basically composed of this. Before Emi joined, they're actually split into two gangs led by the vice-commanders fighting over succession. |
| 333 | * TrueCompanions: How they end up after Emi takes the team under her wing. |
| 334 | [[/folder]] |
| 335 | ---- |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Nagisa Shiratori]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | Emi's gunner in her Tiger I. A first year student who transferred from West Kureijo Girls' Academy. She's [[spoiler: secretly there on orders from her sister, Kiri Shiratori, to spy on Bellwall. However, Emi's kindness convinces her to actually stay at Bellwall]]. |
| 340 | ---- |
| 341 | * ShrinkingViolet: Pretty much a pushover, especially to her sister who bosses her around. [[spoiler: Emi not treating her as such and encouraging her is part of why she switches allegiances to Bellwall]]. |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[folder:Takami]] |
| 345 | |
| 346 | The driver of Emi's Tiger I. |
| 347 | ---- |
| 348 | * BigGirl: The tallest girl in Emi's crew. |
| 349 | * [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Kita. |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Kita]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | Radio operator in Emi's Tiger I. |
| 355 | ---- |
| 356 | * [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With Takami. |
| 357 | [[/folder]] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | [[folder:Neko Yamamori]] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | One of two former vice-commanders warring over the position of commander in Bellwall before Emi steps in. She commands Bellwall's Jagdpanther. |
| 362 | ---- |
| 363 | * {{Ahoge}} |
| 364 | * AnimalMotifs: She's been described to be like a shark. |
| 365 | * ChildhoodFriends: She and Doi are actually a [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic]] version of this. |
| 366 | * CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Her punishments involve having the victim buy her "anpan", Japanese sweet red bean buns, much to her minion's chagrin. |
| 367 | * JapaneseDelinquents |
| 368 | * HiddenDepths: Despite her aggressive demeanor, she can be surprisingly caring, even towards her rival Chifuyu during their ceasefire. |
| 369 | * RammingAlwaysWorks: Her preferred method of taking out opponents involves ramming them with her Jagdpanther before actually shooting them. |
| 370 | * RefugeInAudacity: Her idea for pre-match scouting against Kuromorimine involves simply walking over to their hangar and asking them about their team composition. It actually works, [[spoiler: mostly because Sheska caused a fuss with Emi, who then made sure to quietly take note of Kuromorimine's tanks while everyone was distracted]]. |
| 371 | * SlasherSmile: Goes with her shark motif. Her smile always makes her look like she has shark teeth. |
| 372 | * SoreLoser: Something she shares with her rival Chifuyu. |
| 373 | * PrettyInMink: Always seen wearing a fur lined jacket. |
| 374 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Anpan, a Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste. |
| 375 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Claims to be rivals with Chifuyu, but they're actually ChildhoodFriends who almost always end up together outside of matches, and work well together in them as well. |
| 376 | [[/folder]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[folder:Chifuyu Doi]] |
| 379 | The other former vice-commander that was fighting with Neko over the role of commander before Emi stepped in. She commands Bellwall's Elefant tank destroyer. |
| 380 | ---- |
| 381 | * AnimalMotifs: She's been described as having the calm but intimidating presence of a bear. |
| 382 | * CheshireCatGrin: Basically her default expression, so very much that when her smile become ''sincere'', everyone takes notice. |
| 383 | * ChildhoodFriends: As above with Neko. |
| 384 | * FriendlySniper: Prefers taking her opponents out from long range, in contrast with Neko. |
| 385 | * HiddenDepths: Despite coming off as rather [[TheStoic stoic]], she also has a caring side to her, even towards Neko. |
| 386 | * JapaneseDelinquents |
| 387 | * SoreLoser: Just like Neko. |
| 388 | * TheStoic |
| 389 | * VitriolicBestBuds: As above, despite her supposed rivalry, she's actually rather close with Neko. And when the latter suggested her RefugeInAudacity plan to scout Kuromorimine, she actually goes along with it without any fuss from her part. |
| 390 | [[/folder]] |
| 391 | |
| 392 | [[folder:Kanako and Tsuruge Kashiwaba]] |
| 393 | |
| 394 | Twin sisters who serve as the president and vice president of the Bellwall Academy Motor Vehicle Club. They end up joining the Sensha-do team after Emi beats them in a race forcing them to give up their claim on the hangar as well as serve the team. They drive a Panzer II, and later lead the team's Panzer II squadron. |
| 395 | ---- |
| 396 | * AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Both are basically treated as one character, with Emi even calls them Doppelgängers. |
| 397 | * ButtMonkey |
| 398 | * CharacterDevelopment: They go from hating the tankery team to being dedicated members of it, [[spoiler: bawling their eyes out when they lose to Kuromorimine]]. |
| 399 | * EveryoneHasStandards: As jerks as they are, even they can't stand Kiri at all and it actually motivates them to fully supports and eventually joined the Sensha-do team. |
| 400 | * ForeheadOfDoom: Both of them as noted by Emi on her nickname to them below. |
| 401 | * InSeriesNickname: Emi primarily calls them the "Baka-shiwaba Sisters", with "Forehead Doppelgängers" following up close behind. |
| 402 | * RichBitch |
| 403 | * ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: They fact that they have rich parents basically lets them do whatever they want in school. |
| 404 | ** Averted, when they join the Sensha-do team. They try to use their money to buy a Type-10 [=MBT=] to use in matches, only to be told that they can't use it since modern tanks are against regulations. Thus they get stuck with the Panzer II. |
| 405 | * WrenchWench: They're supposedly the best mechanics in the Motor Vehicle Club. Emi uses this to her advantage to quickly fix the Tiger I's tracks during the match with West Kureoji Grona Academy. |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Youko Minami]] |
| 409 | |
| 410 | A new recruit to Bellwall's Sensha-do club. She and her equally new recruit friends join up after Emi resolves the succession crisis between Neko and Chifuyu. She commands their Soviet T-44 alongside her friends. |
| 411 | ---- |
| 412 | * AnimeChineseGirl: She's dressed in in a uniform that vaguely resembles a Qipao, and on her team introduction she declared that her favorite type of tanks are [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport Chinese]] [[UsefulNotes/TheOtherChineseArmy tanks]] |
| 413 | * GenkiGirl |
| 414 | * OneSteveLimit: Has no connection to Youko of Jatkosota, who first appears in ''Das Finale 3''. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | !!!Other characters |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:Kikuyo]] |
| 420 | -->''“Having felt the Nishizumi style, I believe it has changed me in a great way. I am indebted to the mistress for everything.”'' |
| 421 | |
| 422 | One of the Nishizumi family maids and a former student of Shiho's. In ''Little Army 2'' [[spoiler: She's been promoted as a scout for the Japanese Sensha-do Federation]]. |
| 423 | ---- |
| 424 | * BearerOfBadNews: In the manga, she meets with Miho to tell her that [[spoiler:she will be disinherited if she loses against Pravda]]. |
| 425 | * CanonImmigrant: She makes an appearance in the main series manga. |
| 426 | * CombatReferee: The ref for the tank battle between Miho and Maho's teams. |
| 427 | * {{Koan}}: After Miho's argument with Emi, Kikuyo tells Miho that not everything goes cleanly in Sensha-do, and that sometimes, shootouts are necessary. Miho realizes that in order to reconcile with Emi, simply talking may not be enough, and decides to arrange a Sensha-do match between her crew and Maho's. |
| 428 | * MeaningfulEcho: Echoes Maho's description of Sensha-do as a way to improve oneself as a person. |
| 429 | * {{Meido}}: Domestic servant for the Nishizumi family. |
| 430 | * MyMistressRightOrWrong: When Miho asks about her opinion on Shiho’s description of the Nishizumi school's [[SeriousBusiness approach to Sensha-do]], Kikuyo sadly refuses to answer, saying that she’s "indebted" to the Nishizumi school and can’t give her opinion on her mistress. |
| 431 | * ParentalSubstitute: She's one for Miho, giving her advice about how to deal with her friends, and Maho asks her to look after Miho while she's away at school. |
| 432 | * WhamLine: In the main series manga, telling Miho that her mother knows what she has been up to, and [[spoiler:will disinherit her if she loses against Pravda]]. |
| 433 | ** In ''Little Army 2'' she [[spoiler: tells Emi that she's being scouted to represent Japan in the World Championships]]. |
| 434 | * WithDueRespect: After Shiho sends Miho's guests away, Kikuyo bows to them and begs them not to blame Maho, saying that she has her own burdens as the heir to the Nishizumi school. |
| 435 | [[/folder]] |
| 436 | |
| 437 | [[folder:Maho's Crew]] |
| 438 | A group of three of the students of the Nishizumi school who fight alongside Maho against Miho and her friends. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * BackForTheFinale: Miho and her friends are briefly shown doing mixed training matches with the students, [[spoiler:The three of them drive Miho, Hitomi and Chihiro as they catch up with Emi's train.]] |
| 441 | * BigBallOfViolence: The gunner and the loader, when they disagree over whether to ambush Miho's tank or attack her where they are and risk getting flanked. |
| 442 | * CharacterDevelopment: When the Gunner is seen again in ''Ribbon Warrior'', she's less a worshipping fangirl like she was in ''Little Army'' and more like a casual friend to Maho, even going FirstNameBasis with her. She's also notably more wild-eyed and audacious, but also friendly and easygoing. |
| 443 | * DeathGlare: The driver, as she threatens the gunner and loader with violence if they don't get back in their seats and comply with Maho's orders. |
| 444 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:A case much like St. Gloriana, in which they win but befriend Miho]]. Miho thanks the loader for practicing with them despite having been their opponents. |
| 445 | * {{Foil}}: The gunner sucks up to Maho, in contrast to Emi practicing BrutalHonesty. |
| 446 | * GenkiGirl: The gunner has some traits of this. |
| 447 | -->''"Oh yeah! This is how you score a hit!"'' |
| 448 | * GirlishPigtails: The gunner has them, and often comes off as somewhat immature when not trying to impress Maho. |
| 449 | * InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: The driver looks like a younger Erika. |
| 450 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: The gunner. |
| 451 | -->'''Gunner''': ''"Ahh, I've been waiting for this day for so long... I'm riding in the same tank with the next family head, Maho-sama... I'm so honored~"\ |
| 452 | '''Maho''': "Ah, oh, I look forward to working with you."\ |
| 453 | '''Gunner''': "Please let me ride with you again after this-" (gets hit in the back of the head with a water bottle)\ |
| 454 | '''Loader''': Stop using flattery, you schemer!'' |
| 455 | * NoNameGiven: "The Loader" is all. |
| 456 | ** Subverted in later expanded materials. In Phase Erika, where each of the members become tank commanders of Black Forest Peak as extras, their names are revealed; the loader's name is Natsumi, the gunner is Kayo, and the driver is Noguchi. |
| 457 | * OnlySaneMan: Among the trio, the driver stands out, although it helps that the cool-headed Maho is the one giving orders. |
| 458 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: It's clear that the gunner and loader don't get along very well. See VolleyingInsults. |
| 459 | * VitriolicBestBuds: ''Phase Erika'' reveals that even in middle and high school, the loader and the gunner still like to fight with each other. |
| 460 | * VolleyingInsults: The gunner and the loader. |
| 461 | -->''"Are you stupid!?"\ |
| 462 | "Shut up you tarsier!"'' |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | [[folder:Kiri "Kilimanjaro" Shiratori]] |
| 466 | Commander of West Kureoji Grona Academy's sensha-do team and older sister of [[spoiler: Nagisa Shiratori]]. Patterns her whole team after St. Gloriana's, and even styles her hair like Darjeelings. Commands a Black Prince, an experimental British [=WW2=] tank fittingly enough based on the Churchill. |
| 467 | ---- |
| 468 | * BaitAndSwitch: Her reveal in the manga [[spoiler: is made to look like it's Darjeeling and Assam. It's only revealed to not be the case in the next chapter]]. |
| 469 | * BrokenBird: [[spoiler: The pressure of being the heir to the Shiratori family and not being able to practice sensha-do anymore (meaning she can't have a match with Darjeeling) ends up turning her into a jerk]]. |
| 470 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Is shown to be on much friendlier terms with Bellwall in ''Ribbon Warrior'', with the latter even offering to help her during the Cauldon tournament. |
| 471 | * DramaticDrop: Drops her cup when [[spoiler: Emi's Tiger (with Nagisa as the gunner) takes out her Black Prince's tracks]]. |
| 472 | * EdibleThemeNaming: Played with, she's not named after a coffee blend, but rather a coffee growing region in Tanzania. |
| 473 | * [[FanBoy Fan Girl]]: Of St. Gloriana's Darjeeling. |
| 474 | ** [[PromotedFanBoy Promoted Fan Girl]]: Gets to fight alongside Darjeeling during the Cauldron tournament in ''Ribbon Warrior''. |
| 475 | * {{Foil}}: To Darjeeling. Both are leaders of the teams that serve as the first match for the lead characters team. However, while Darjeeling is supportive of Miho, encouraging her and Ooarai to continue sensha-do, Kilimanjaro is dismissive of Bellwall and actually fights to keep them from the Commamorative Cup. Also, while St. Gloriana beat Ooarai, West Kureoji Grona loses to Bellwall. |
| 476 | ** Also to Maho. Both are elder sisters who care about their younger sibling, but are outwardly cold. However, while Maho tries her best to quietly support Miho, Kiri is outwardly abusive to [[spoiler: Nagisa]]. Both are also struggling under the weight of family obligations, however while Maho's is related to sensha-do, being the Nishzumi heri, Kiri's is not and as the heir to a coffee magnate, she'll have to quit tankery. |
| 477 | * {{Jerkass}}: Introduced berating her own sister, and it only gets worse from there. She belittles the entire Bellwall team during their first meeting, while also bellitling Nagisa in front of them. |
| 478 | ** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Actually cares about her sister. When [[spoiler: Nagisa]] takes her out and then tells her that she doesn't want her to quit sensha-do (while also stating her own dedication to it), she smiles softly and promises that she'll retrain [[spoiler: Nagisa]] to be better at sensha-do from scratch. Later, during the Commemorative Cup, she reveals that she actually talks to her sister over the phone every day. |
| 479 | * OjouRinglets: Sports a small set, which is the easiest way to tell her apart from Darjeeling. |
| 480 | * RichBitch: So very much that she's even out-bitches the Kashiwaba Sisters above. |
| 481 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Carries a teacup around in matches, just like Darjeeling. However, it's implied that this contains coffee instead. |
| 482 | [[/folder]] |
| 483 | |
| 484 | [[folder:Sheska]] |
| 485 | German transfer student to Kuromorimine. She came from the same school Emi transferred from. |
| 486 | ---- |
| 487 | * BrokenBird: Used to be a cheerful girl eager to do Sensha-do. However, Emi leaving their old school and pretty much causing their Sensha-do team to disband gave her something of a chip of her shoulder. |
| 488 | * {{Jerkass}}: She spares no vitriol for Emi, and by extension, the Bellwall team, pointing out how they're wrong to put their faith in her. |
| 489 | ** JerkassHasAPoint: Points out to Emi that her quitting their old school's Sensha-do team pretty much caused it to disband. |
| 490 | [[/folder]] |
| 491 | |
| 492 | [[folder:Jinko Yoshinaga]] |
| 493 | Former commander of Bellwall Academy's Sensha-do team, and current [[spoiler: commander of Gilbert Academy after she was scouted by them]]. |
| 494 | ---- |
| 495 | * {{Jerkass}}: Has nothing but bad things to say about her old team. |
| 496 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: She abandoned her old team for a "better" one, thinking that her vice commanders' rivalry would tear the team apart and make them easy pickings if they ever fought. Instead, Gilbert gets easily crushed by Bellwall.]] |
| 497 | * MagnificentBastard: She thinks she's this, trying to drive a wedge between her former vice commanders, the rivals Neko and Chifuyu, in an attempt to sabotage Bellwall's chances in their match against them. [[spoiler: However, this backfires when it turns out that they knew they were being played. The result Gilbert totally being decimated [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesom off-panel]] by Bellwall.]] |
| 498 | [[/folder]] |
| 499 | |
| 500 | !Characters from ''The Maginot Battle'' Manga |
| 501 | |
| 502 | [[folder:Eclair]] |
| 503 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama |
| 504 | |
| 505 | The new commander of Maginot Girl's Academy that wishes to improve the Maginot tankery team by radicalizing the school doctrine. She commands a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOMUA_S35 SOMUA S35]] marked with a blue spade. |
| 506 | ---- |
| 507 | * BreakTheHaughty: She came to take over the position of Maginot squadron commander because she thought that she could do a better job at commanding the team. She was a fangirl of [[SeriousBusiness Shiho]]'s, and it shows. Only after she becomes the commander, does she learn of the school politics that caused her predecessor to bend over backward to the populist decision. When approximately ''half'' of Maginot tankery team quit to spite her, she started to develop a stomach ulcer bad enough for her to need medication. By the present day, she's a less gung-ho person than the time when she publicly challenged Madeline for a duel. |
| 508 | * CanonImmigrant: She appears as Maginot commander in ''Das Finale'' Episode 2, defeated by Kuromorimine. |
| 509 | * HumiliationConga: Even discounting the events that marred her ascension as a commander, in the middle of the battle against Ooarai, she's seen by her team passing out from her condition after [[StressVomit vomiting all over her uniform]]. |
| 510 | * KlingonPromotion: A non-fatal version of this; she won the position of squadron commander by challenging the previous commander in a duel. Also deconstructed; just because Madeline approved the duel's conditions, doesn't mean that the ''other members of the team'' would. Madeline is such a beloved commander in Maginot (even Eclair herself looks up to her), that when Eclair wrestled power from her, the senior members of the team disregarded Eclair's every command. When Madeline quit the team to properly make way for Eclair without being haunted by her shadow, the senior members mistook her action for spite and deserted en masse. |
| 511 | * OutGambitted: In her fights against Ooarai and Anzio, the major component of both defeats is that she's overestimating her tanks' capability to do her LightningBruiser strategy while underestimating her opponents ability to not see through her tactics. It's especially egregious in the National against Anzio; she basically tries to win a fight of speed against a famed FragileSpeedster, allowing Anchovy to flank Eclair's slower flag tank that got left behind from chasing her CV-33 distraction with all three of her Semovente. |
| 512 | ** Seems to happen again in ''Das Finalé'' against Kuromorimine. Although, it could simply be that Kuromorimine are just that good. |
| 513 | * StageFright: After her HumiliationConga, it's implied that she's a lot less boisterous because she failed to measure up to her enthusiasm. She became nervous easily afterward and gets physically sick in stressful situations. |
| 514 | * ThrowTheDogABone: She enters ''Ribbon Warrior'' story by decimating the entire Viggen's deployment [[OneManArmy by herself]]. The spectators are cheering for Maginot's messiah while Madeline is seen watching over her fight, [[SoProudOfYou praising her growth]]. |
| 515 | [[/folder]] |
| 516 | |
| 517 | !Characters from the ''Phase Erika'' Manga |
| 518 | |
| 519 | [[folder:Leila Rou]] |
| 520 | Erika's friend from elementary school who also enters Kuromorimine Middle School to join the ''sensha-do'' team. |
| 521 | ---- |
| 522 | * CantCatchUp: Is a few steps behind Erika and Miho. Most obviously demonstrated when she's benched for the practice match against Jatkosota. |
| 523 | * GirlishPigtails |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:Ren Maaru]] |
| 527 | Vice-commander of the Kuromorimine Middle School Sensha-do team under Maho. Gets demoted by Maho to have Miho take her place. |
| 528 | ---- |
| 529 | * FriendlySniper: Becomes the gunner of Kuromorimine's [=StuG=] III. A position she's much happier to be in than being vice commander. |
| 530 | * GracefullyDemoted: Didn't mind being replaced as vice commander by Miho as she much prefers just being the gunner of their [=StuG=] III. |
| 531 | [[/folder]] |
| 532 | |
| 533 | [[folder:Natsumi]] |
| 534 | One of the senior members of Kuromorimine's high school ''sensha-do'' team. |
| 535 | ---- |
| 536 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: Is able to tell that Jatkosota will give them trouble even though she's been benched for the match. |
| 537 | [[/folder]] |
| 538 | |
| 539 | [[folder:Bauer]] |
| 540 | |
| 541 | A Kuromorimine student, notable for the bandage she always wears over one eye. |
| 542 | |
| 543 | * TheNameless: Her name isn't mentioned at all in ''Phase Erika.'' Eventually averted in ''Ribbon Warrior''. |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[/folder]] |
| 546 | |
| 547 | [[folder:Touko]] |
| 548 | The rather eccentric commander of Jatskosota High's ''sensha-do'' team. |
| 549 | ---- |
| 550 | * BigEntrance: Arrives at the pre-match ceremony during the battle with Kuromorimina standing on top of their Konsomolets tractor. Almost fails when she falls off when it stops, but she's able to mount a quick recovery. |
| 551 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: For all her eccentricity, she's an effective commander. |
| 552 | * CallForward: Her strategy against Kuromorimine involves disrupting their lines, using the environment against and eventually splitting their forces to isolate the flag tank from their heaviest hitters -- basically the same general strategy Miho uses to beat them. It doesn't quite work here since Miho is able save Maho's flag tank, but it's clear the former is taking notes. |
| 553 | * CavalierCompetitor: Similar to Kei, she participates in ''sensha-do'' for the sheer fun of it, though unlike the former, she isn't above using trickery to turn the odds in her favor. |
| 554 | * CloudCuckoolander: Is quite eccentric, even by Jatkosota standards. For one she wears a pair of antennae on her head all the time. She's also super lazy, to the point where the team even conducts practice sessions without her. |
| 555 | * {{Expy}} : Likely of Stinky from ''Literature/TheMoomins''. Lazy, eccentric, vaguely antagonistic trickster figure with dark hair and antennae. |
| 556 | * RedBaron: Known as Jatkosota's "Trickster." |
| 557 | * SignatureHeadgear: The pair of antennae that she's always wearing. |
| 558 | [[/folder]] |
| 559 | |
| 560 | [[folder:Lili]] |
| 561 | Touko's beleaguered vice-commander. She's the opposite of Touko and is often annoyed at the latter's behavior. |
| 562 | ---- |
| 563 | * CarFu: Performs a wheelie with her tank. |
| 564 | * DualWielding: Commands a T-28, which actually triple wields due to its two secondary machine-gun turrets alongside its main turret. |
| 565 | * Expy: Possibly of [[Literature/TheMoomins Mymble]] similar ribbon and acting as the more mature StraightMan to Touko's antics. |
| 566 | * OnlySaneMan: Seems to be this when you consider the rest of Jatkosota's ''sensha-do'' team, especially Touko. |
| 567 | * TheHeavy: Her T-28 serves as this. |
| 568 | * SmokeOut: What her detachment does in order to try to contain Miho and Erika's tanks. |
| 569 | * TakingYouWithMe: Does this to Erika's Tiger, taking a shot in such a way that her T-28 would crush the barrel of the Tiger II's cannon. While this doesn't white flag the tank, the effort of trying to get out from under the T-28 causes the Tiger II's engine to catch fire, forcing Erika's crew to evacuate. |
| 570 | [[/folder]] |
| 571 | |
| 572 | [[folder:Asuko]] |
| 573 | The gunner of Touko's T-34. |
| 574 | ---- |
| 575 | |
| 576 | [[/folder]] |
| 577 | |
| 578 | !Characters from the ''Ribbon Warrior'' Manga |
| 579 | |
| 580 | [[folder:Shizuka Tsuruki]] |
| 581 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shizuka_gup.jpg]] |
| 582 | -->''"'The true Sensha-do,' you say? [[BloodKnight Quite satisfying]]."'' |
| 583 | |
| 584 | An old-fashioned student from Tatenashi High School and leader of the Centipede Team. She is an avid Tankathlon competitor, participating in unauthorized Sensha-do matches where the only rule is that tanks must weigh no more than 10 tons. She commands a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_97_Te-Ke Type 97 Te-ke tankette]]. |
| 585 | ---- |
| 586 | * AccidentalInnuendo: Happens whenever she talks about "riding" Rin. She doesn't seem to understand the sexual implications of the word or why her driver seems to get turned on whenever Shizuka treats her like a horse. |
| 587 | * BloodKnight: She's quite eager for a good fight. Winning is secondary. |
| 588 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: She wishes to relive the war through Tankathlon because Tankathlon depends more on the crews' skills than the tanks' firepower and tonnage, despite the fact that war is not always fair. She also thinks that Tankathlon battle is like an honorable fight between warriors and yet she arsons a neighborhood house so she could use the spectators to block Erika's company, only to come out of the battle acting like she's a cultured samurai. It's difficult to be certain about Shizuka's morality other than 'whatever it takes in battle', si even people in-universe are confused by her strange flip-flop personality. |
| 589 | ** Her strange morality is ironically not so dissimilar to the warped version of Bushido practiced by Japanese soldiers in World War Two. That version of Bushido also placed a great emphasis on honorable battles, but in practice paid only lip service to it, as Japan frequently used strategies others would regard as dishonorable. The disregard for civilian lives and property Shizuka shows is also in line with Japanese military doctrine, which encouraged soldiers to frequently disregard the basic human rights of civilians. |
| 590 | * BlueBlood: Shizuka's family claims descent from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_clan Takeda samurai]]. Their emblems ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_clan#/media/File:Takeda_mon.svg four black diamonds on a red background]]) adorn her tankette, with Shingen's battle standard (a centipede) also serving as the basis for her team's name. |
| 591 | %%* BoisterousWeakling: Despite her BloodKnight tendencies, Shizuka's combat record is not very impressive. Her only lone victory is against BC Freedom High School, which she attained by exploiting the team's internal dissensions. She also barely managed to draw against Ooarai's [[spoiler:Duck Team and their [[AllegedCar Type 89]]]] after she is cornered for practically the entire duration of the match. Her later cooperation with BC Freedom against Kuromorimine ended in victory, despite losing in a tank duel against Erika. In later chapters, she has lost against Saunders[[note]]her Te-Ke threw a track[[/note]] and [[spoiler:Anzio]][[note]]in a match between Anzio and [[NewMeat Tategoto High School]], with Shizuka assisting Tategoto[[/note]]. |
| 592 | * BornInTheWrongCentury: She expresses this belief in one of the color pages, while wearing {{Samurai}} armor over her school uniform. Her mode of speech is also quite antiquated. |
| 593 | ** Her growing out of this and learning to love being born in modern times [[spoiler: due to Miho showing her that tankery is fun, win or lose]], is part of her CharacterDevelopment. |
| 594 | * BrokenPedestal: Subverted. Indeed, Shizuka takes it hard that her idol Miho Nishizumi turns out to the unassuming, ordinary girl she had dismissed when she visited Ooarai. However, it's precisely because Miho is an ordinary, clumsy girl who loves her friends, yet still capable of raising above the status quo and earning her the respect of her peers that turn Shizuka into a self-loathing wreck. Shizuka imagines Miho as this bloodthirsty, callous warrior because she's largely projecting her own issues to Miho's own struggle to validate herself for her incapability to save her aunt from being disinherited, all because of her love for tanks. Now knowing that Miho isn't one bit like her causes her self-esteem to plummet, as that means she's just a worthless tryhard who can't even break free from her lineage - unlike Miho. |
| 595 | * CantHoldHerLiquor: Gets plastered after drinking a single glass of Anzio's "adult grape juice". |
| 596 | * ColdSniper: In addition to commanding the tank, she also mans the main gun. |
| 597 | * CombatPragmatist: Drives through the crowd so that her pursuers can't shoot her. |
| 598 | * ConfusionFu: Many of Shizuka's "insane" tactics are surprisingly logical. For example her infamous decision to burn down a village during the match against Kuromorimine served a key strategic purpose. [[spoiler: The smoke from the burning houses helped conceal the fact that Shizuka had split her forces, which allowed BC Freedom's M22s to successfully ambush half of Erika's remaining tanks.]] |
| 599 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's far more outspoken, competitive, and ruthless than Miho. Lampshaded in the text. |
| 600 | -->The heroine this time -- Seems bad natured?! |
| 601 | * TheCorruptor: Rin thinks that her interactions with Shizuka have turned her into a pervert. |
| 602 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: As the unauthorized Tankathlon match gets underway, she goes from sleepy to hot-blooded, even running her tank through spectators, and relishing Jajka's challenge. |
| 603 | * GenerationXerox: Seems to be the spitting image of her aunt, based on what little we see of the latter. Her aunt was also the previous owner of Centipede's Te-Ke. |
| 604 | * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Becomes a huge Boko fan after visiting the Boko Museum. |
| 605 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: Because of her tendency to do questionable things during a match and overt trash talks she like to sling, the spectators don't like her very much. |
| 606 | * HiddenDepths: Is the only character to figure out why Alice (and Miho) likes Boko. He's not just a bear who doesn't give up despite his losses, rather he's a bear who presses into hopeless battles without knowing his own limits. |
| 607 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: Publicly strips down to a skimpy bathing suit for the match against Duck Team, much to Rin's embarrassment. |
| 608 | * JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Setting a field full of spectators on fire and committing arson just to win a match is considered extreme, even by [[ValuesDissonance Tankathlon]] [[SeriousBusiness standards]]. |
| 609 | * KickTheDog: See JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope for more details. |
| 610 | * LadyOfWar: Subverted. Her noble samurai heritage, antiquated mode of speech and even affinity for archery would make you think she's this. Instead she's a HotBlooded BloodKnight participating in tankathlon to sate her need to engage in battle. |
| 611 | * LargeHam: Shizuka tends to drop her normal stoic personality in the heat of battle; screaming non stop at enemies and allies alike. |
| 612 | * LegFocus: The sight or touch of Shizuka's legs is usually enough to get Rin very hot and bothered. |
| 613 | * LoonyFan: Towards the Nishizumi sisters, who she hopes to fight one day. |
| 614 | * MirrorCharacter: Despite their rivalry, Shizuka isn't much different from Jakja. Both are in tankathlon because they can field the machinery needed for regular tankery. Both are also doing it to live out a fantasy: Jajka (and Bonple) to live out battles like the Polish Hussars, Shizuka to feel like a Sengoku general. Understanding this helps both get along better, especially leading up to the joint tankathlon team's tankery match against [[spoiler: Ooarai]]. |
| 615 | * NeverMyFault: The conclusion that she makes after seeing the real Miho Nishizumi is that Miho is a good commander, but a lousy general because she's incapable of throwing her subordinates like disposable pawns. She gains her victories because she always have talented officers who can go beyond ordinary schmucks plaguing the senshado, not because she's a charismatic leader who inspires the other to do their best. Shizuka is so adherent to her bloodthirst that [[WrongGenreSavvy it's the only way she can make sense that the soft-hearted Miho is the Champion]]. |
| 616 | * NightmareFace: Her most common facial expressions are either stoic samurai or AxCrazy sociopath. |
| 617 | * NominalHero: Her sole motivation for participating in Tankathlons is to eventually fight Miho Nishizumi. |
| 618 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Gets caught up in Hippo Team's hijinks when infiltrating Ooarai's school carrier. |
| 619 | * OddFriendship: Strikes one up with Alice Shimada of all people, with both of them bonding over Shizuka's newfound love of Boko and their shared desire to fight Miho once again. |
| 620 | ** To drive the point home, Alice gives Shizuka a "medal" -- a rare Boco -- just like she did with Miho. |
| 621 | * OldMoney: Her family is quite well-off, owning a large estate with multiple outbuildings. |
| 622 | * PrecisionFStrike: Launches a massive one at [[spoiler: Jajka]] after the latter interferes in their duel with [[spoiler: Maho]]. |
| 623 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She delivers one to BC Freedom, calling them out on scapegoating their commander for the loss and saying that they lost to themselves, not her. |
| 624 | * RedOnesGoFaster: Centipede's Te-Ke is painted red, it also gets an upgraded engine that lets it hit speeds it normally wouldn't. |
| 625 | * RefugeInAudacity: Whether its driving through a crowd of spectators or setting an entire village on fire, Shizuka will use whatever crazy tactic it takes to win. |
| 626 | * RefusalOfTheCall: [[spoiler: She gets scouted by her aunt's pro ''Sensha-do'' team at the end of the manga, but she refuses as she's decides to focus on building Team Centipede as Tatenashi's Tankathlon team, after her schoolmates, many of whom were inspired by her, asked her to train them.]] |
| 627 | * {{Samurai}}: Shares their mindset |
| 628 | * SignatureHeadgear: She wears a red ribbon that is referenced in the title, and seems to be her major identifying visual trait InUniverse. |
| 629 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: Gets placed on the same team as [[spoiler: Jajka]] during the Cauldron Tournament. Suffice to say, the two do not get along well. |
| 630 | ** Averted the next time they're on the same side as both now recognise how similar they are. |
| 631 | * UnproblematicProstitution: Her go-to answer for "we need money to pay for this" is "let's sell our bodies", much to [[StraightMan Rin's]] chagrim. First when she sugested "selling her prime" to pay for their tank's repairs. Later she sugested ''she and Rin'' could ''both'' prostitute themselves if needed to pay for the houses she arsoned during a match. |
| 632 | * YouWouldntShootMe: Puts her head right in front of Anglerfish's Panzer IV's gunbarrel, knowing full well that Miho wouldn't be able to shoot. |
| 633 | [[/folder]] |
| 634 | |
| 635 | [[folder:Rin Matsukaze]] |
| 636 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rin_gup.jpg]] |
| 637 | -->''"'[[CasualKink I'm - a pervert-.]] Th... this is all Shizuka-hime's fault!"'' |
| 638 | |
| 639 | A student from Tatenashi High School. She is Shizuka's best friend and serves as both the driver and mechanic of the Type 97 Te-Ke tankette. |
| 640 | ---- |
| 641 | * ACupAngst: She can be quite insecure about the size of her chest at times, particularly when around the more endowed Shizuka. |
| 642 | * BadassDriver: She's able to drive well when faced with Anchovy and the rest of Anzio's tanks. |
| 643 | * BloodKnight: Not at first and not as much as Shizuka, but she eventually grows into this. |
| 644 | * CasualKink: Played with. Never shown ''actually'' being into it, but the [[RunningGag references to Rin being Shizuka's ponygirl are numerous]]. She's even wearing ''nothing but a bit and bridle'' [[spoiler:in her dreams]] in chapter 3. |
| 645 | * ClingyJealousGirl: She does not like it when other girls get a bit too friendly with "Hime-sama". |
| 646 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Rin's attempt to snap Shizuka out of her HeroicBSOD by threatening to no longer be her "horse" sounds suspiciously like a person trying to influence their lover by withholding sex. The fact that Rin pins Shizuka down in a suggestive manner while doing this makes one wonder what would have happened between the two of them if Endou hadn't walked in. |
| 647 | * HomoeroticSubtext: In chapter 1, Shizuka [[ItMakesSenseInContext caresses her neck and shoulder under the shirt with her stockinged feet]]. Rin's startled reaction makes blatantly clear she's aware of the... connotations. She {{Lampshade}}s it with the following gem: |
| 648 | -->'''Rin:''' ''"Don't treat me like your [[CasualKink ponygirl]] or anything!"'' |
| 649 | ** The second chapter has a random classmate comment how Rin's proposal to Shizuka to do senshado together looks as if she's asking her out instead. |
| 650 | ** And the third chapter, where Rin herself comments upon it (the titular line) after having an actual erotic dream about the aforementioned ponygirl thing, makes it clear the trope is not a throw-away joke. |
| 651 | ** These moments are so often and blatant later on that it might as well be plain text. |
| 652 | * LipstickLesbian: One of the most girly characters in the franchise is also the most obviously gay. |
| 653 | * LovingAShadow: Rin's admiration for the tankery practitioners is clouded by Miho's gallant struggle during the matches. Thus, her idealized view of Ooarai (and other tankers in general) is characterized as the unfettered grim warriors who will stop at nothing to reach victory. It's only after visiting the Boco Museum and seeing just what kind of determined loser the bear Miho looks up so much, that Rin realizes that Miho is just an ordinary girl who is simply trying her best despite the disadvantages. In Rin's mind eye, that ominous shadow lifts from Miho's face, and what's left is Miho smiling kindly and happily. |
| 654 | * MsFanservice: Whenever she and Shizuka are depicted as "horse and rider", Rin is usually wearing nothing but a bit and bridle. |
| 655 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Rin eventually starts to enjoy being Shizuka's "horse" and goes out of her way to find situations where Shizuka can "ride" her. There's also the time she "reluctantly" had to strip a soaking wet Shizuka down when the latter was unconscious; only to be caught pressing her face into Shizuka's bare stomach. |
| 656 | * StraightMan: To Shizuka's antics. With the caveat of WildTake below. |
| 657 | ** Subverted in latter chapters where she's become in many ways just as loony as her commander and is no longer in denial about her CasualKink. |
| 658 | * UnreliableExpositor: ''Ribbon Warrior'' having rather extreme facial expressions and a lot of medieval armaments imagery seems to root on Rin's very wild imagination, as a lot of the chapters start with phrase "Let me tell you about my best friends/ war buddies/ etc" when narrated by her. Just compare when Rin is describing [[TheDreaded Miho]] and when Erika is recalling [[BrokenPedestal Miho's blunder]]. |
| 659 | * WildTake: She does this so much that it might as well be her default facial expression. |
| 660 | [[/folder]] |
| 661 | |
| 662 | [[folder:Haruka Endou]] |
| 663 | |
| 664 | Rin and Shizuka's classmate who serves as their manager. |
| 665 | ---- |
| 666 | * MissionControl: She is the one responsible for securing funding for Team Centipede as well as dealing with any "collateral damage" Shizuka's antics cause. |
| 667 | * MomentKiller: Walks in on Rin and Shizuka having a rather suspicious heart to heart moment. |
| 668 | * RagsToRiches: She becomes a millionaire after betting on [[spoiler: Tategoto]] in the Cauldron Tournament and making it big after their DarkHorseVictory. |
| 669 | * ThirdWheel: Although not taking part in the battles themselves, her role as Team Centipede's manager is vital to the story. |
| 670 | [[/folder]] |
| 671 | |
| 672 | [[folder:Jajka]] |
| 673 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaika_gup.png]] |
| 674 | -->"You're having such a tight fight against a single, tiny, Type 97 Te-ke tankette. Though I suppose this is to be expected of a team used to the bounds of the official Sensha-do rules and its safety rules which is- '''just a game, after all'''."'' |
| 675 | |
| 676 | Commander of Bonple Academy, and a champion in Tankathlon. She commands a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7TP 7TP]]. |
| 677 | ---- |
| 678 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: She looks down on Sensha-do and its rules as "just a game." |
| 679 | * BadassCape: Wears a half cape over her left shoulder as part of Bonple's tanker jacket. |
| 680 | * BloodKnight: Like Shizuka, she seems to get an almost sexual thrill out of combat. |
| 681 | * BoisterousWeakling: Despite all of her bluster about how great her school is, there is no denying that Bonple's tank lineup sucks. Even Anzio has better tanks than Bonple, which means that they'd be lucky to ever make it past the first round of a regular Senshado tournament. |
| 682 | * CardCarryingVillain: By chapter 7, her other traits have been [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into that. |
| 683 | ** Averted in later chapters where she's given more characterization and develops into more of an anti-hero, especially once she has to fight alongside the Centipedes. |
| 684 | * CombatPragmatist: Takes out [[spoiler: Maho]] while they're distracted by their one on one duel with Shizuka, rather than risk an open battle with such a highly skilled opponent. |
| 685 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Jajka comes across as a ruthless jerkass when compared to the FriendlyEnemies seen in the main series. |
| 686 | ** [[spoiler: Averted in later chapters where she becomes part of the "Tankathlon Alliance," which consists of schools who've all fought together in Tankathlon, in a Senshado match against [[TheDreaded Ooarai]], similar to how the latter joined with their previous opponents against the university team in '' der Film'']]. |
| 687 | * CurbStompBattle: Jajka is easily one of the best light tank commanders in the series, being able to thrash even prestigious schools like [[spoiler: Pravda and St. Gloriana's]] in Tankathalon matches. |
| 688 | * DefensiveFeintTrap: Used brilliantly in [[spoiler:Bonple's rematch against Pravda]]. By luring most of the opposing enemy force into the forest, she was able to slip past her numerically superior opponent and take out the now lightly defended flag tank. |
| 689 | * EnemyMine: She and Shizuka both want to fight [[spoiler: Miho Nishizumi]], which is why she offers to let Team Centipede temporarily transfer to her school for their upcoming Senshado match against [[spoiler: Ooarai]]. |
| 690 | * {{Flanderization}}: By her second appeareance, her ArrogantKungFuGuy and SmugSnake traits devolve into full-blown CardCarryingVillain territory. |
| 691 | * GlassCannon: Upgrades to an Archer tank destroyer for the ''sensha-do'' match against Ooarai. While it has a big enough gun that can deal serious damage to Ooarai's tanks, as a tank destroyer, it barely has any armor to speak of, even having an open top requiring a special carbon cover to protect the crew. |
| 692 | * InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her absolute arrogance at Tankathlon is mostly because her school is incapable of making a name for themselves in the National. With Tankathlon, heavier tanks are forbidden and it robs many schools of their advantages, and she takes it as a sign that defeats were unjust. [[UnderdogsNeverLose Then Ooarai won the National and defeated the All-Star University]]. The more she wishes to prove her mettle against Ooarai, the more she loses her cool. |
| 693 | * JerkassHasAPoint: She makes some valid points during her UnsportsmanlikeGloating about how unfair normal Senshado is for schools that can't afford decent armor. This comes to bite her in the ass later; to win the right to an exhibition match against Ooarai, Bonple has to fight against the Centipede Team's alliance. Jajka can't use the 'hardware disparity between contestants' excuse against both [[WeakButSkilled Centipede and Ooarai]], who felled opponents greater than themselves despite the disadvantages. [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex Jajka proceeds to have a mental breakdown when she realize this]]. |
| 694 | * KillSteal: Accused of doing this by Shizuka, when she attacks Anchovy from the side. [[spoiler:Once more in the Cauldron Tournament when Jajka shoots Maho when she's in the middle of a duel with Shizuka.]] |
| 695 | * MakeupIsEvil: Wears a lot of makeup and is the closest thing the manga has to a villain. |
| 696 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: Switches to an Archer, a British tank destroyer also used by Polish forces for the Sensha-do match against Ooarai. |
| 697 | * PetTheDog: She gives Tategoto High School some genuine praise and advice on how to improve after their practice match. |
| 698 | * RedBaron: Known among the Tankathlon enthusiasts as "Grand Master Jajka" |
| 699 | * SmugSnake: So far, she's exceptionally arrogant and condescending. |
| 700 | * SoreLoser: She has a special grudge on Pravda because of the one-sided beating that Pravda gave to Bonple in the the 63rd National Tournament. |
| 701 | * UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Goes on an epic tear about how her school is unbeatable in Tankathalon after she gets her long awaited revenge against Pravda. |
| 702 | * WeakButSkilled: Bonple's arsenal of early war light tanks means that they don't stand much of a chance in regular Senshado against schools with heavier armor. However, the Tankathalon's ten ton weight limit allows Bonple to dominate with their light tank oriented cavalry tactics against tanks of similar design. |
| 703 | [[/folder]] |
| 704 | |
| 705 | [[folder:Uszka]] |
| 706 | |
| 707 | The Vice Commander of Bonple Academy and Jajka's right hand woman. |
| 708 | ---- |
| 709 | * AttentionWhore: She seems to enjoy being on camera, judging by the way she poses for the drones covering one of her matches. |
| 710 | * BadassCape: Same as with Jajka. |
| 711 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Although much nicer than Jajka, the SlasherSmile Uszka gives Rukuriri right before she takes her out shows that she too enjoys a good hunt. |
| 712 | * GenkiGirl: Uszka is very energetic and friendly, unlike her commander. |
| 713 | * HeroicSacrifice: During the rematch against Pravda she distracts the main force long enough for Jajka to slip through the encirclement and target the flag tank. |
| 714 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: When [[spoiler: Yukari]] goes undercover at Bonple, Uszka immediately recognizes them, but gives them a cheerful "tour" of Bonple anyway. |
| 715 | [[/folder]] |
| 716 | |
| 717 | [[folder:Asparagus]] |
| 718 | |
| 719 | Commander of BC Freedom, and part of the Freedom side. |
| 720 | ---- |
| 721 | * AHouseDivided: The BC and Freedom sides do not get along well. |
| 722 | * BadassBureaucrat: While not exactly a poor commander, her team deployment in the battlefield is hindered by the in-fighting between BC and Freedom side and her own prejudice against her contemporaries. Nevertheless, she's still a good administrator, [[spoiler:so much that when Darjeeling talks about making a Tankathlon tournament, she comes to Asparagus with the offer to be the head organizer]]. |
| 723 | * {{Bifauxnen}} |
| 724 | * BreakTheHaughty: When she goes up against a single tankette, she gets quite badly humiliated and shamed before her subordinates. |
| 725 | * GeneralFailure: She, in command of an entire tankery team, loses to a single tankette. |
| 726 | * IOweYouMyLife: She's supporting the Centipede Team whenever call for aid is because despite winning against her, Shizuka is still defending her by [[ShamingTheMob calling out the BC Freedom students]] for always shifting the blame of their defeat to their clique's rival. |
| 727 | * NeverMyFault: When both sides get tricked into fighting each other, Asparagus curses the factionalism between the BC and Freedom sides as though she had nothing to do with it, even though she clearly doesn't trust or think much of the BC side. Realizing that even though she wishes to change the school for better by joining the two sides of the schoolship but she's simply too prejudiced to do so, [[spoiler:she proceeds to retire the active captaincy of BC Freedom team]]. |
| 728 | [[/folder]] |
| 729 | |
| 730 | [[folder:Aung]] |
| 731 | |
| 732 | Commander of the newly reformed Tategoto High School Senshado Team. |
| 733 | ---- |
| 734 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: She and the rest of her team are all very tan. |
| 735 | * {{Expy}}: She's basically tan Miho. |
| 736 | * TheNewMeat: Tategoto only recently restarted Tankery and their inexperience shows. |
| 737 | * TribalFacePaint: Aung and the others members of Tategoto go into battle wearing "Thanaka", a traditional Myanmar cosmetic that also serves as sunscreen. |
| 738 | * VictoryByEndurance: [[spoiler: She leads Blue Team to victory in the Cauldron Tournament by playing cautiously, ensuring that her team had the most tanks in action by the end of the final match.]] |
| 739 | * YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler: Maho places her in charge of Blue Team when she goes off to fight Shizuka during the Cauldron Tournament.]] |
| 740 | ** [[spoiler:Happens again after Shizuka wins the right to command Bonple in the match against Ooarai from Jajka.]] Shizuka's belief is that Jajka is unfit to do it because she is burdened by the fantasy of re-enacting the famous [[UsefulNotes/PolesWithPoleaxes Polish Winged Hussars]] - the entire appeal of Bonple as a contender in tank battles. Maiko fires back that Shizuka's Sengoku general shtick is no better... [[spoiler:to which Shizuka ''agrees'', and names Aung as the commander, as she is the least fettered in this regard (and, not coincidentally, most like Miho).]] |
| 741 | [[/folder]] |
| 742 | |
| 743 | [[folder:Team Oni]] |
| 744 | |
| 745 | A trio of old ladies who run an underground tank shop specializing in non regulation parts for the Tankathalon. In their younger days they were serious contenders for the European Tank Grand Prix till a change in regulations scotched their chances of competing. |
| 746 | ---- |
| 747 | * AceCustom: They drive two heavily modified Tankettes that possess many features, such as modern engines and optics, which would be illegal in regular Senshado. |
| 748 | * CoolOldLady: Old age has not slowed them down one bit, as their one sided massacre of the various high school teams in the Cauldron Tournament shows. |
| 749 | * CurbstompBattle: Their appearance in the Cauldron Tournament is a one sided slaughter. Not even the likes of Maho Nishizumi could last long against a team with decades of experience. |
| 750 | * TheDreaded: Team Oni has an infamous reputation, even after a few decades absence from Tankery, especially among the more seasoned members of the sport. They are so notorious, Shiho and Chiyo call them "Onee-sama" somewhat not ironically. |
| 751 | * HerosEvilPredecessor: In a way; it is implied that Shiho's SecondPlaceIsForLosers mentality and Chiyo's need to prove her House better than the Nishizumi came from the humiliation of being defeated by them, who quit Senshado because they thought Shiho and Chiyo weren't hardened enough. The matriarchs' expectations proceed to haunt their heirs, who [[FriendlyRivalry simply wish for nice clean games and make friends afterward]]. Now Shiho and Chiyo, after seeing their daughters' fights, just want to see the new generation beat up these grannies to make sure their legacy are buried forever. |
| 752 | * NoodleIncident: Prior to their retirement they absolutely crushed Shiho Nishizumi and Chiyo Shimada in a practice match, which no doubt helped contribute to their notorious reputation. |
| 753 | * NightVisionGoggles: Their performance in the Cauldron Tournament shows just how effective thermal imaging can be in a night battle, allowing them to leisurely snipe opponents from a distance, while said opponents struggled to get a bead on the fast moving Tankettes in the dark. |
| 754 | * TallPoppySyndrome: It was said that they were the representative of Japanese Senshado in an oversea ''Tour de France''-esque tournament, but got disqualified. It is later revealed that the reason was because they were so competitive, they ignored decorum and grace characteristics of the European Senshado, who doesn't mind defeat as long as [[FriendlyRivalry the contestants show chivalrous bearing toward each other]]. The sponsors, who disliked their blood-thirst, changed the specification of the contestants' tank so their custom tank had no chance of participating. [[SoreLoser They're forever bitter about this]]. |
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