Line #179 DarthWiki/XEHDrive


1	A work of fiction, currently under rework, designed by French troper Tropers/KeitaroHirochi. Is pronounced Hex-Drive.\
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4	After the Earth became uninhabitable due to environmental negligence, mankind moved on to another planet they called New Earth. Evolution ensued and soon better ways to produce energy were found, along with the apparition of beastmen, and more importantly, magic.\
5	However, in year 12002, an experiment on a way to produce unlimited energy with magicrafting went haywire: the device, called [[TitleDrop XEH Drive]] continued to produce energy on its own, and released a continual explosion of dark energy, killing its makers and menacing the entire planet with imminent apocalypse. Much energy was spent to try and stop the machine, helped by the invention of Magitek weapons. After months of struggling, magicians with supposed divine ancestry ended a miraculous breakthrough and managed to shut the device down, keeping its shattered remains so that it never finds any use ever again.\
6	Spontaneous explosions everywhere around New Earth made everybody realize the surface wasn't safe, and civilization went on to re-establish itself by building new cities in mountains or over existing ones. Around that time, the Divine Families, relatives of the magicians who saved the world, created a new organization, the Primor Magnus Rotalbum to enforce a much needed order, and assure ownership of a majority of New Earth's Magitek weapons and Drives.\
7	37 years later, the first Rex (Rotalbum leader) passed away, and was replaced by another member of the Divine Families. The already very orderly regime became even stricter, and soon was deemed intrusive and unfair to non-Rotalbum members. After one too many scandals, the Yogotsuba Union rose against the order in the end of year 12055.\
8	The ensuing civil war seemed unending, as Yogotsuba defended its territories well enough, and the second Rex's military incompetence and [[TheNeidermeyer shaky popularity among his own troops]] couldn't earn him any success. Eventually, actual military forces were promoted early from the Rotalbum Martial University, and Yogotsuba fell in a few weeks with its capital city Jinguu being taken over during summer 12056. The Second Rex ordered the execution of all Yogotsubans, but even his soldiers were hesitant in following their orders. As if answering their wish, the Second Rex was assassinated a few days after this statement.\
9	Understanding his position, the third Rex retreated all the military troops from Yogotsuba's lands, and renamed the organization Tertio Mederota Ratio. His more lenient regime ended the civilian uproar, but his reign was not one to last: the organization got renamed Quarto Mederota Ratio after a new change of leadership kept secret. The regime stopped loosening, and its strict attitude concerning weapons was widely disapproved of by the population.\
10	The Ratio didn't have to wait much to find a reason, as Ouharano's local Ratio Branch crumbled after a terrorist attack in early autumn 12058, attributed to Yogotsuban survivors. The next two months saw three more QMR branches get destroyed, causing widespread panic and making civilians ask the Ratio for help, justice or retribution. Looking to start year 12059 with a bang, the Yogotsuban menace sets its eyes on the Ratio's world capital Kamigamo, unaware of the number of people waiting for them, each for their own reasons...
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13	!!Tropes associated with this work's story (or many characters):
14	* AerithAndBob: Some names are fairly normal, like Alex and Touko. And then we have names like Malar or Houju that, while not being exactly impossible, are not real names. And then come Hetha, Zayinella...
15	* AfterTheEnd: Twice: The Earth has been left by humanity, that went on to colonize another planet they called "New Earth"... but the [[TitleDrop XEH Drive]] rendered a good part of the surface uninhabitable by energy overload and global warming.
16	* AntagonistTitle: Full Year Trouble references the Shuunen Clan (Shuunen means full-year), Operation Prime Shield name-drops the Cutting Edge Company's CoDragons, and Conflict Evolution refers to C-Volution. Heaven's Gate still references to the stage of the fights, and still is one of those[[spoiler: by virtue of having XEH Drive as part of the title and introducing Tawa as the Final Boss.]]
17	* ArtifactOfDoom: The eponymous XEH Drive.
18	* BlueBlood: The QMR has the Divines and the [[TemporalThemeNaming Shuunen Clan]].
19	* CardCarryingVillain: The Cutting Edge Company. They are pragmatic HiredGuns and don't hide their ItsAllAboutMe attitude.
20	* EvilCounterpart[[spoiler:: All members but one of the Cutting Edge Prime Shield are clones created by Mika.]]
21	* MadeOfExplodium: The surface is uninhabitable due to any sudden activity flares up the ambient energy, resulting in a demonstration of the trope.
22	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
23	** NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Weapons}}:\
24	- Obscure one: Malar is taken from OTO Melara, the manufacturer behind most of Italy's high-caliber cannons during WWII. Ironically, the company took this name after the War.\
25	- Yeong-Jin's cover name is Kazuma ''Masamune''.
26	** NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}}:\
27	- The Rex being part of the Shuunen Clan, they hold high ranks while the Divines, the Rebellion and even Shuunen supporters have a hard time ranking up at all.
28	* TakeOverTheWorld: The Shuunen Clan did this by way of taking over the Ratio.
29	* TitleDrop: The XEH Drive is the ArtifactOfDoom that caused TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
30	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Quarto Mederota Ratio, despite ruling the world with an iron fist and maintaining a monopoly on the Drives and Magitek weapons, get away with it due to still looking much better than the terrorists they're fighting.
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32	!!Tropes associated with this work's gameplay:
33	* AttackReflector: Some attacks send projectiles right back where they come from.
34	* BossBonanza: It is characterized by its extremely long boss sequence, that starts at Stage 4.
35	* BossRoom: The QMR Shimogamo Branch Atrium, where you fight [[BossBonanza no less than 5 bosses in a row]].
36	* LoneWolfBoss: Malar, in ''Full Year Trouble''.
37	* MovesetClone: Averted due to the StanceSystem.
38	* SNKBoss: The games end with extremely long [[BossBonanza boss streaks]], and each boss tops the previous ones in power, meaning the last few ones close in on this trope.
39	* StanceSystem: Every character has at least two stances, with more or less drastic modifications. Sometimes it's just RealTimeWeaponChange.
40	* SuperMode: The Red Line, which enables a new special, a new super, and your character's [[FinishingMove Hot Shot]].
41	* TimeLimitBoss: Timeout means ''"you lose"'' in Story Mode.
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46	!Characters:
47	[[folder:''Full Year Trouble'']]
48	!!'''Akita Soju'''
49	-> A young Yogotsuban, that survived the encounter with the SMR. He grew an intense grudge against the organization, that survived the years of peace, and slowly worked his way to being able to buy explosives to ruin the now-QMR's headquarters.
50	!!!Tropes associated with Akita:
51	* ActionHero: The only notable thing he's done so far is blowing up QMR branches.
52	* AntiHero: He ranges from ClassicalAntiHero all the way to UnscrupulousHero.
53	* BombThrowingAnarchists: His reputation.
54	* BrokenHero: What he is, having left everything of his former life behind. His quest to destroy the Ratio is the only thing that moves him forward.
55	%%* BruiserWithASoftCenter
56	* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Everyone expects him to be accompanied, or at least bigger than he is.
57	* ExtremityExtremist: Fitting of someone with [[PowerFist metal gauntlets]], Akita has no kick attack.
58	* GoodIsNotNice: If you're in his way, he can be very cold. Ask Saki.
59	* HeroWithBadPublicity: His reputation is that of a terrorist. Though it can't be directed at him before the first game, because noone actually saw him.
60	* IWorkAlone: Literally, he '''is''' the New Yogotsuba Union [[spoiler:in ''Full Year Trouble'']]. He rejects Hetha's offer to join him early in the story.
61	* IdiotHero: His strategy basically amounts to "go there, set explosives, blow the place up".
62	* JapaneseSpirit: Akita's PowerLevels keep growing up because of this.
63	** '''Koyū''': Akita's ''[[AbstractScale Worth]]'' is very high, signifying a strong mind.
64	** '''Chie''': Akita's vision of a good order drives him, and his belief never shakes.
65	** '''Kakan''': Akita's given up his life for his goal. A beating won't stop him.
66	* NiceGuy: Behind the terrorism act and the angst he associates with it, Akita is actually a pretty decent guy.
67	* OneManArmy: Averted. He's taken as such, but he didn't actually confront any enemy.
68	* TerrorHero: Subverted: While at first many are scared about what Akita is ready to do as a town-destroying terrorist, when his first attempt at blowing up Shimogamo fails and people figure him out, they just see a troubled young man who is nowhere near the levels of power explored later in the series just yet.
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70	!!'''Touko Kazashi'''
71	-> The heir to a noble family and captain of a Ratio squad called the Justicars, Touko is coming to Shimogamo to smack down evildoers with the Kazashi household's justice, accompanied by her lieutenant Yuugou Kinoue, whose family is bound to hers by a mutual agreement.
72	!!!Tropes associated with Touko:
73	* DumbBlonde: She loves playing close to this, but she's actually surprisingly perceptive.
74	* TheGadfly: She loves riding Yuugou's back or just all-around teasing and nagging him to get a reaction.
75	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Can be considered to have done this at the beginning of ''2''. Targeting Akita made her a heel, but targeting the Cutting Edge makes her a face.]]
76	%%* JusticeWillPrevail
77	%%* MsFanservice
78	%%* ObfuscatingStupidity
79	* PoliceAreUseless: She comes to Shimogamo to stop Akita. She fails to even meet him.
80	* PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: She's the princess of her family and the heir to a City's direction. She's also the Captain of a Ratio squad because she defeated many opponents at war. [[TomboyPrincess She tends to avert]] PrincessTropes, though.
81	* SpiritedYoungLady
82	* TooManyBelts: As skimpy as her outfit may be, it still sports no less than ''12 belts''.
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84	!!'''Yuugou Kinoue'''
85	-> Touko's bodyguard, he's a centaur. His father owing much to Touko's own father, he grew intense respect for him and Touko herself. Despite not attending the Ratio's academy, he was accepted into her Justicar squad after a test. He follows Touko to Shimogamo after she planned the next Yogotsuban attack to occur there.
86	!!!Tropes associated with Yuugou:
87	* ADayInTheLimelight[[spoiler:: In the beginning of ''Operation Prime Shield'', Touko is still the Cutting Edge's hostage, so Yuugou takes center stage in rescuing her.]]
88	%%* BookDumb
89	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Touko is not the small kind, but Yuugou still positively towers over her, being over two feet taller.
90	* NeckLift: His command grab involves this, plus punching you in the face.
91	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown[[spoiler:: On the receiving end of one, in the epilogue, he is assaulted 3-on-1 by the entire Prime Shield while Mika kidnaps Touko.]]
92	%%* OurCentaursAreDifferent
93	* UndyingLoyalty: To Touko, natch.
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95	!!'''Hetha'''
96	-> The seventh subject of the Ratio's Experiment Infinity, to re-create the XEH Drive in a child's body. Deemed a failure, she got shut down and scrapped. Retrieved and restored several years later by C-Volution, she took the first opportunity to run from them, wandering away for a while. Constantly rejected or betrayed by would-be partners, she turned to District Nine after being saved yet again, by one of their agents.
97	!!!Tropes associated with Hetha:
98	* BrokenBird: She fears just about everyone because of the pain she endured during her brief life, so despite constantly seeking help, she can't bring herself to fully trust anyone.
99	* TheEmpath: She grew those powers after her restoration.
100	* LuckySeven: Inverted by virtue of being a Ratio reject. [[BreakTheCutie Apart from that]], she is constantly lamenting her misfortune.
101	* MinorInjuryOverreaction: She's made of this trope, both physically and mentally.
102	* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[InvertedTrope Actually, she is the one taking warnings with you.]]
103	* UnderestimatingBadassery: It would be easy considering she is actually very powerful, but it is more often inverted, as those who know what she is take too much precautions and end up [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping her]].
104	* YouAreNumberSix: The seventh subject.
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106	!!'''Shiori Hinomine'''
107	-> A zealous Yogotsuban warrior, who suffered severe injuries during the Yogotsuban War. She crawled with one leg and one arm back to the District Nine lab where she got her sword to give it back, but her will shocked the man she was talking to, and District Nine offered her a job in their ranks. Reborn after an operation that made her essentially a cyborg, she disobeyed a direct order at the first occasion she had to engage Ratio troops, but suffered once again a humiliating defeat. After her recovery, she grew more careful, but bitter at the Ratio. This made her an ideal pick for District Nine to send to Shimogamo when rumors of the Yogotsuban attack emerged.
108	!!!Tropes associated with Shiori:
109	* ArtificialLimbs: Her right leg and left arm first, then her left leg from the knee down and her right eye.
110	* BloodKnight: Emphasis used to be on 'blood', but she veers towards putting it on 'knight'.
111	* CrosshairAware: Appears during her [[FinishingMove Hot Shot]].
112	* ElectronicEyes: She's got one to replace the one that she lost.
113	%%* FieryRedhead
114	* HandicappedBadass: With one arm and one leg, she managed to go from the battlefield right back to the District Nine lab where she got her weapon from.
115	%%* HollywoodCyborg
116	* LeeroyJenkins: She tried it once. It didn't go too well for her.
117	* RebelliousSpirit: She dislikes rules in general.
118	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her right eye is red, and electronic. Her left eye is also red.
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120	!!'''Bryni Hanson'''
121	-> A scientist, head of District Nine's Crimson Elite, he's a renowned ArmsDealer, and one of the organization's most influential persons. He has taken full profit from the latest wars as he made a good portion of the weapons used against the Ratio. Proud and rich but arrogant, he comes to Shimogamo to settle a last few scores and deals.
122	!!!Tropes associated with Bryni:
123	%%* ArmsDealer
124	* KickTheDog: Most characters get a friendly warm-up for Stage 1. What does '''he''' do? He bullies Hetha [[ItAmusedMe for the heck of it]].
125	* ItsAllAboutMe: He makes it no secret that he's not here to help fellow District Nine members.
126	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It means "fire".
127	* TheSociopath: He is very self-centered, and people's suffering is his moneymaker, so he has a bad case of LackOfEmpathy that is completely intentional. His entitlement issues are less present than the others[[spoiler:, even though it ultimately leads to his Face-Heel Turn in ''Conflict Evolution'']].
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129	!!'''Alex Cage'''
130	-> Born in a "New-American" family, Alex upholds the values of the country dear. Enrolled in the then-little-group C-Volution after losing the Yogotsuban War, Alex helped take over Ouharano after the Yogotsuban attack, but after getting sent away by the re-established QMR, he is sent on his next mission: prepare C-Volution's Shimogamo takeover.
131	!!!Tropes associated with Alex:
132	* ChainPain: His weapon is a chain.
133	* DefectorFromDecadence: Direct consequence of the below trope.
134	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Ties with [[FinalBoss Zayinella]] the time it takes for him to save Hetha from her.
135	* TheDulcineaEffect: After Jaime leaves him alone after seeing Zayinella, Alex saves Hetha from her, and forms Nemesis to fight C-Volution.
136	* EagleLand: Type 1. He was raised in a utopia based on its principles.
137	%%* HotBlooded
138	* NobleMaleRoguishMale: When Gil joins Nemesis, he looks like the Roguish to his Noble, but he is actually the Noble to his Roguish.
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140	!!'''Jaime Cortez'''
141	-> A C-Volution Battlecast agent already present in Shimogamo. He's actually a former QMR officer, but betrayed them after his would-be death. Warned by his superior of the arrival of Alex Cage, he feels ready to have his own personal vengeance against the QMR.
142	!!!Tropes associated with Jaime:
143	* AloofAlly[[spoiler:: Confirms his villain status in the story. In ''Operation Prime Shield'', he turns coat on C-Volution... for the Cutting Edge Company, remaining a heel.]]
144	* EnigmaticMinion: He follows only his own agenda. Whoever he works for is merely a cover for him.
145	* MadeOfIron: Jaime came back from under the ruins of a QMR branch [[NooneCouldSurviveThat which had fallen into uninhabitable territory]].
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147	!!'''Saki Miwagawa'''
148	-> A recently-registered bounty hunter and member of the Divine Miwagawa. Her family's social regression had her parents force her into joining the Ratio's bounty hunters, a status she resents greatly. While she had trouble catching any bounty on her own, Audrey's arrival and beating of her ironically saved her life, as her would-be worst enemy took a liking to her and now shares everything with her.
149	!!!Tropes associated with Saki:
150	%%* BadassCape
151	%%* BoyishShortHair
152	* JokeCharacter: Story-wise, given she has trouble catching bounties by herself and is still new to fighting.
153	%%* InnocentBlueEyes
154	* NaiveNewcomer: Audrey put a quick end to this.
155	* OddFriendship: Saki and Audrey are nothing alike. Audrey actually befriended Venetia out of interest first.
156	* SlaveMooks: More like an EliteMook, but nonetheless she started fighting because she was forced to.
157	* TookALevelInBadass: Audrey's company makes her into a much more respectable foe as time passes.
158	%%* WideEyedIdealist
159
160	!!!Tropes associated with Venetia:
161	-> The spirit hidden in Saki's sword. Ruthless and sadistic, she is constantly waiting for Saki to be incapacitated in order to take over for as long as she can. While she is the reason of Saki's few successful bounty hunts, she is also the first one to bully her around.
162	* DemonicPossession: Whenever Saki's injured or mentally agitated, Venetia doesn't hesitate to take over.
163	* HydePlaysJekyll: She plays as Saki very convincingly.
164	* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Her thanks for beating Saki up and letting her take over includes beating you up.
165	%%* OccultBlueEyes
166	%%* SoftSpokenSadist
167	* TwinSwitch: Saki being injured doesn't mean Venetia isn't perfectly fit, fresh and fine. The result in battle looks like a HeroicSecondWind, except Venetia really isn't all that heroic.
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169	!!'''Audrey Belmont'''
170	-> A girl from the now-defunct Miwayama Divine Family, Audrey is a dangerous bounty-hunter with very strict turf policies: she lets the thugs in her turf get high bounties, and then she catches them to reap the rewards before setting her turf somewhere else. Predicting Akita's attack on Shimogamo weeks in advance, Audrey returns to her hometown.
171	!!!Tropes associated with Audrey:
172	* BerserkButton: She intensely dislikes waste of any kind. She also doesn't take [[KillSteal turf-stealing]] too kindly.
173	%%* BloodKnight
174	* DarkActionGirl: Though AmbiguouslyEvil. She's also a DarkMagicalGirl.
175	* HiddenDepths: Audrey is excitable, but she knows far too well that if she gets caught up in things, Mel takes over.
176	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
177	* SourOutsideSadInside: She's really abrasive and irritable, as to make up for her years-long loneliness.
178	* StartXToStopX: She more or less cultivates bounties before reaping them. Although she does this more to get money than to stop crime.
179	!!!Tropes associated with Mel:
180	-> The spirit hidden inside Audrey's spear. Mel is cruel, sadistic, and proud of it. She also is the one responsible for Audrey's familicide, having taken over her because she got too excited when receiving the weapon holding Mel.
181	* AnimeHair: Her hair [[SpikesOfVillainy spikes up]] when she takes over.
182	%%* CombatSadomasochist
183	%%* EvilGloating
184	* GenderFlip: Mel hints at being male before getting turned into a spirit.
185	%%* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver
186	* SplitPersonalityTakeover: A brief while, because Audrey got overexcited on hitting her parents with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. Mel killed her entire family [[DisproportionateRetribution because they overreacted at her apparition]].
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188	!!'''Lucrecia Watergate'''
189	-> Saki and Audrey's friend from high-school. Her friendship with the group and family business had her entrusted with one of the Divines' weapons. As well as being a QMR officer, she is also Akita's girlfriend under her real name Tomika Seto, and suspecting him to be a part of the terrorist attacks, she runs ahead of him to Shimogamo to stop him.
190	!!!Tropes associated with Lucrecia:
191	* TheMole: Akita's girlfriend and a QMR officer, but it's averted because she does not help him in any way, even being his Rival Fight.
192	* OfficialCouple: She is Akita's girlfriend.
193	* ThePowerOfFriendship: Being such a close friend to the Divines has its perks, such as getting one of their weapons.
194	* ThePowerOfLove: Averted. She doesn't have the same luck in her love for Akita as with her friends.
195	!!!Tropes associated with Lucia:
196	-> The spirit hidden inside Lucrecia's scepter. Quiet and calculating, she is looking for a way to come back to life on her own.
197	* TheOmniscient: She told Lucrecia that Akita was heading to Shimogamo.
198	* TheQuietOne: She doesn't say anything she doesn't feel the need to say.
199
200	!!'''Seon-Yeong Sin'''
201	-> A member of the Ratio, whose low self-esteem and clumsiness are unfitting for a military officer. Behind the childlike and emotionally volatile figure lies unrivaled natural talent.
202	!!!Tropes associated with Seon-Yeong:
203	* ACupAngst: Downplayed. She's self-conscious about her chest, but only because Nodoka's and Takumi's are much bigger.
204	* TheGunslinger: Subverted. She pulls guns from {{Hammerspace}}, but it's only to help her focus better.
205	* {{Nepotism}}: The reason she got where she is so fast is strings got pulled by the Rex himself. She is absolutely clueless.
206	* PersonOfMassDestruction: The idea of what could happen if she snapped frightens her own friends enough they don't even dare tease her too much.
207
208	!!'''Shinobu Kokonoe'''
209	-> An acquaintance of Yeong-Jin's from the Academy, and a CatGirl, she serves as his Lieutenant. Behind her animal traits and her jolly behavior actually lies a hidden soldier whose ferocity in battle contrasts with her jolly attitude out of it.
210	!!!Tropes associated with Shinobu:
211	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She feels like in matters of attractiveness, she's beaten in every aspect by either Nodoka (book-smarts, beauty) or Takumi (size, behaviour).
212	%%* BrainyBrunette
213	* GeniusDitz: Happy-go-lucky air-headed nice girl, incredibly reliable SecretKeeper and very good judge of character.
214	* HiddenDepths: She is actually very smart when the situation calls for it, and her being the NumberTwo to Yeong-Jin in the Rebellion flies right under the radar.
215	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Subverted. She's got quick wits, but it does take a lot of effort on her part to be smart, so she usually doesn't bother.
216
217	!!'''Takumi Samurakami'''
218	-> A close dog-hybrid friend of Shinobu from the Academy, she is an engineer unlike her partners. She used to be male, but got screwed over during an experiment and lost a good amount of her former animal strength. She's docile, but her fighting ability is still not to be taken lightly.
219	!!!Tropes associated with Takumi:
220	* BroughtDownToBadass: Was stronger and faster before she became a girl.
221	* DCupDistress: Downplayed. She doesn't really hate them, but she could do without the attention.
222	* GenderFlip: Has been on the receiving end thanks to Fukami.
223	* LittleBitBeastly: She only has the ears, tail and claws.
224	* SuperStrength: She still has it.
225	* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Her Shock Stance has her play as a grappler.
226
227	!!'''Yeong-Jin Jeong'''
228	-> A mysterious member of the Ratio's Investigation under the name Kazuma Masamune. Discontent at the way the Shuunen Clan runs the Ratio, he intends to take them off the leadership of the Ratio, leading the Rebellion.
229	!!!Tropes associated with Yeong-Jin:
230	* AgentPeacock: PrettyBoy he may be, but small fry he is not.
231	* ChasteHero: Averted. He acts modest, but he is in a relationship.
232	* EnigmaticMinion: To the QMR, since he can't be too open about the Rebellion.
233	* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: How he keeps the Rebellion alive: the Rex knows it exists, but not who's in it, and certainly not who leads it.
234
235	!!'''Fukami Uzuki'''
236	-> The head engineer and weaponcrafter of the Shuunen Clan, she is also the one in charge of their business with District Nine and the Cutting Edge Company. Behind her smithing prowess lies a poison specialty and an assassin's background.
237	!!!Tropes associated with Fukami:
238	* ArmsDealer: Deals with District Nine and the Cutting Edge.
239	* GenderFlip: Her preferred form of punishment is turning boys into fragile girls. Takumi is one of her victims.
240	* {{Magitek}}: The Shuunen Clan's appointed head magicrafter.
241	* ProfessionalKiller: Her secondary job.
242
243	!!'''Shinju Shimotsuki'''
244	-> A QMR enforcer, and a cold, secretive individual. She was part of the reinforcements that won the Yogotsuban War for the QMR, but she always aims higher, even though her own achievements netted her the rank of Colonel. Dispatching the new Yogotsuban terrorist threat is a perfect opportunity for her to rise again in rank.
245	!!!Tropes associated with Shinju:
246	* AnIcePerson: She wields the Frost Drive.
247	* EvenEvilHasStandards: She did cut two of Shiori's limbs, but she stopped there. She will not do more important damage and hates mental warfare.
248	%%* EvilRedhead
249	* EyepatchOfPower: She wears a bandage to hide a scar from Shiori's attack on her. The scar is trivial, but she wants to maintain a perfect look.
250	%%* LadyOfWar
251	* MoralSociopathy: Her main flaw is her will to enforce a just order while not caring about people all that much.
252	* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Averted. She's been assumed to have ridden Haraku and Itsuki's coattails[[spoiler:, but she comes out of ''Full Year Trouble'' undefeated]].
253	%%* StoneWall
254
255	!!'''Itsuki Kannazuki'''
256	-> Itsuki has never been as skilled in battle as his friend Haraku, but he was the grade-A student, StudentCouncilPresident of the Academy, and actual captain of the troops sent to end the Yogotsuban War. Sent in the shadows by Haraku's smashing success, he nevertheless remained just behind the war hero and became his lieutenant, taking care of all the paperwork for him.
257	!!!Tropes associated with Itsuki:
258	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Type 2: His gauntlets have retractable blades in them.
259	* BlatantLies: Claims he's not that good at fighting. When you beat him, Haraku is shocked that you beat "the perfect warrior".
260	* NumberTwo: To Haraku.
261	* ShotoClone: He has a stance for that.
262	* StoneWall: He's notoriously resilient and has no crippling weak point.
263	* YouAreAlreadyDead: His FinishingMove. He takes a few seconds doing nothing after the attack, waiting for his opponent to take the damage.
264
265	!!'''Haraku Nagatsuki'''
266	-> The QMR's war hero. Promoted early to end the Yogotsuban War, he led the troops zealously to a fast success, always charging first and spreading panic in the Yogotsuban forces. His attitude got him more credit out of it than he deserved, earning him a promotion to the rank of General despite his being more comfortable in battle. He has been sent in Shimogamo as soon as the QMR Ouharano Branch exploded, as the best soldier to protect the greatest symbol of the QMR's dominance.
267	!!!Tropes associated with Haraku:
268	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He has been promoted to General after leading the winning Ratio squad. He was still a student no more than two weeks before that day.
269	* TheDreaded: He did enough in the Yogotsuban War to be feared by any opponent. Namely winning it in one 20-minute charge.
270	* EvenEvilHasStandards: His reason to behead the Second Rex was that [[PayEvilUntoEvil the Second Rex had done the same to the Yogotsuba Union's leader.]]
271	* GentleGiant: If you're not facing him, that is.
272	* OverrankedSoldier: He became a General less than 2 weeks after graduating, just because [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership he led the charge that won the War.]]
273
274	!!'''Malar Balsasso'''
275	-> The Cutting Edge Company's director weapon trader, Malar earned his position due to his flair and intimidating frame, that made him raise loads of money for both himself and the Cutting Edge Company, that hides him from the enemies he tends to make. Also known as one of their strongest members, he is mobilized to help the QMR, and heads to Shimogamo.
276	!!!Tropes associated with Malar:
277	%%* ArmsDealer
278	* AudibleSharpness: His weapon allows him to make this with anything.
279	%%* BloodKnight
280	* TheDreaded: Most of his many enemies fear him for none of them is stronger than him.
281	%%* FinalBoss
282	* NonStandardGameOver: When you lose against him (and refuse to continue), you're treated to a cinematic where he demonstrates the [[CessationOfExistence Worth Crush]] on you.
283
284	!!'''Zayinella'''
285	-> C-Volution's staff morale accountant and secret weapon. She is actually another Experiment Infinity reject, recovered and modified by C-Volution's headmaster. Childish and carefree, she doesn't seem to take anything seriously, including the organization's goal to TakeOverTheWorld. She is sent alone by C-Volution's leaders to check up on the Battlecast agents' success and finish the work herself if needed.
286	!!!Tropes associated with Zayinella:
287	%%* CloudCuckooLander
288	%%* GenkiGirl
289	* {{Ladyella}}: When you rebuild the destroyed Zayina from scratch complete with a new personality, what do you name her? C-Jay's answer is a simple application of this trope.
290	%%* SecretWeapon
291	* ShoutOut: Her finisher is called ''1000 Forms of Fear'', referencing the name she used to wear: Music/{{Sia}}.
292	* SpoiledBrat: Acts like this.[[/folder]]
293
294	[[folder:''Operation Prime Shield'']]
295	!!'''Kayana Shiiri'''
296	->
297	!!!Tropes associated with Kayana:
298	%%* BoyishShortHair
299	* CastingAShadow: She is able to manifest shadow tendrils.
300	%%* DivingKick
301	* TheDrifter: She's been wandering for years when she meets Akita.
302
303	!!'''Yasushi Moraku'''
304	->
305	!!!Tropes associated with Yasushi:
306	%%* BrainyBrunette
307	* {{Foil}}: To Kayana and Akita, in different ways.
308	%%* LightEmUp
309
310	!!'''Yeong-Su Kim'''
311	->
312	!!!Tropes associated with Yeong-Su:
313	* ExtremityExtremist: His Justice stance, in which he only attacks with kicks.
314	%%* FieryRedhead
315	* HesBack: He wasn't going alone against the Cutting Edge Company. Key word being ''alone''.
316	%%* JusticeWillPrevail
317	* PlayingWithFire: His proficiency with fire is the reason Mika cloned him to create Shiyu.
318
319	!!'''Gil Osbourne'''
320	->
321	!!!Tropes associated with Gil:
322	%%* BadassLongcoat
323	%%* GunsAkimbo
324	%%* TheGunslinger
325
326	!!'''Sadamu Mochitani'''
327	->
328	!!!Tropes associated with Sadamu:
329	%%* BrainInAJar
330	* PickYourHumanHalf: Looks (almost) robotic, acts human.
331	%%* ShockAndAwe
332
333	!!'''Hanae Miwamori'''
334	->
335	!!!Tropes associated with Hanae:
336	* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: The reason she comes to Kamigamo.
337	* {{BFG}}: Her Hot Shot turns her weapon into this.
338	* OjouRinglets: Four of those, and very long ones at that.
339	!!!Tropes associated with Ariane:
340	* AffablyEvil: She veers into FauxAffablyEvil when annoyed.
341	%%* NoblewomansLaugh
342	%%* RichBitch
343	%%* SouthernBelle
344
345	!!'''Houju Minazuki'''
346	->
347	!!!Tropes associated with Houju:
348	* BeneathTheMask: Acts hyper and rough, but this hides her shyness. She enforces BecomingTheMask.
349	%%* PlayingWithFire
350	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Her right eye is actually the Fire Drive.
351	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Very much suspected to be this.
352
353	!!'''Nodoka Fumizuki'''
354	->
355	!!!Tropes associated with Nodoka:
356	* CassandraTruth: If Edge actually listened to her, the Rebellion would have lost Shinobu, its n°2, in ''Operation Prime Shield''.
357	%%* EvilRedhead
358	* FightingYourFriend: Shinobu has her as TheDreaded for that very reason.
359	* KnightTemplar: As a member of the Ratio's Inner Police, it is her job to be right, and she entirely believes she is.
360	* LightIsNotGood: She possesses the Light Drive.
361
362	!!'''Su-Yeon Choe'''
363	->
364	!!!Tropes associated with Su-Yeon:
365	%%* AnIcePerson
366	* {{Foil}}: To the whole Cutting Edge Company, of which he's probably the sole calm member.
367	* TheRival: To Yeong-Su.
368	* TheSpock: Being "calm and analytic" automatically flags him as this.
369	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Even when he wears his lab coat, he is shirtless.
370
371	!!'''Yukari'''
372	->
373	!!!Tropes associated with Yukari:
374	%%* BlackMagicianGirl
375	* DefectorFromDecadence: Quit the Cutting Edge due to them snatching credit from her, and then joined the Rebellion because the Shuunen Clan ignored her talent.
376	%%* PurpleIsPowerful
377
378	!!'''Noa'''
379	->
380	!!!Tropes associated with Noa:
381	* PickYourHumanHalf: Looks (almost) human, acts robotic (or at least [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]]).
382	* TheRival: To Yukari, in a way. She allied with District Nine to pose herself as her opposite and keep her in check.
383	%%* SupernaturalGoldEyes
384
385	!!'''Shiyu'''
386	->
387	!!!Tropes associated with Shiyu:
388	%%* EvilRedhead
389	* TheHeart: Of the Cutting Edge Prime Shield.[[spoiler: Long after it breaks, he still fights to see the team back together.]]
390	%%* HotBlooded
391	%%* PintSizedPowerhouse
392
393	!!'''Midori'''
394	->
395	!!!Tropes associated with Midori:
396	%%* CantArgueWithElves
397	* ExtremityExtremist: Unless it's a bow attack, she will most likely use [[KickChick kicks]].
398	* SpaceElves: She's just a clone, but she has many traits usually associated with elves, like {{Pride}}.
399	* TomboyishPonytail: Her Glade Stance has her sport this.
400	%%* WindIsGreen
401
402	!!'''Mika Noubi'''
403	->
404	!!!Tropes associated with Mika:
405	%%* EvilutionaryBiologist
406	%%* ItsAllAboutMe
407	[[/folder]]
408
409	[[folder:''Conflict Evolution'']]
410	!!'''Semka'''
411	->
412	!!!Tropes associated with Semka:
413	* AnimalMotifs: Fish.
414	* GoodIsNotSoft: Her behaviour ''terrifies'' Hetha at first.
415	* RedOniBlueOni: Don't follow the color-code, Hetha is the Blue Oni to her Red.
416	* RevengeBeforeReason: The moment she wakes up, she wants to get out and raid C-Volution by herself.
417
418	!!'''Chen'''
419	->
420	!!!Tropes associated with Chen:
421	* CreepyChild: Can come off as this regarding her Cutting-Edge-esque [[UnusualEuphemism "lack of restraints"]].
422	* FantasticFoxes: She carries genetic material from Ari.
423	* GenkiGirl: She's impulsive and acts before thinking.
424	%%* SupernaturalGoldEyes
425
426	!!'''Ari Kui'''
427	->
428	!!!Tropes associated with Ari:
429	* BerserkButton: She doesn't take too kindly Chen's Fox Art mode. She's ''pissed'' when she finds out, but at Bryni, not Chen.
430	* DoubleEntendre: She is rather fond of those.
431	%%* FantasticFoxes
432	* NonIndicativeName: ''Kui'' means ''nine lives''. This is a tale attribute of cats, not nine-tailed foxes.
433
434	!!'''Tsutomu Hinomine'''
435	->
436	!!!Tropes associated with Tsutomu:
437	%%* BackFromTheDead
438	%%* HesBack
439	%%* HotBlooded
440	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His return and retrieval of the Crimson Elite causes Bryni's FaceHeelTurn.
441
442	!!'''Royle Jenkins'''
443	->
444	!!!Tropes associated with Royle:
445	* CodeName: Inverted, he uses his real name while leading his soldiers, and few if any of them know that he is actually A-Roy, one of their head figures.
446	* CrazyEnoughToWork: He's the one who forced C-Volution to come to light by taking over Ouharano's crumbled QMR branch.
447	* MeaningfulName: LeeroyJenkins: He's neither very smart nor patient. More often than not, his [[BloodKnight eagerness to fight]] is exploited by C-Volution.
448	* OpenSecret: He is A-Roy and doesn't make any effort to hide it. Most of his allies just don't consider the idea.
449	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Very much so. Alex turned on C-Volution, and he still likes this guy.
450
451	!!'''Marlene von Kiefer'''
452	->
453	!!!Tropes associated with Marlene:
454	* BadassLabcoat: She still wears it when she fights.
455	%%* TheEngineer
456	%%* TheStoic
457
458	!!'''Marcus Cedar'''
459	->
460	!!!Tropes associated with Marcus:
461	* TheDreaded: Everyone but the QMR doesn't like having to face him.
462	* MasterSwordsman: With just his sword, he can fight a dozen men by himself.
463	* OneManArmy: Downplayed, but he's still able to fight off men by the dozens, all by himself.
464
465	!!'''Jay Fernandes'''
466	->
467	!!!Tropes associated with Jay:
468	* {{Revenge}}: He wants the Ratio down as revenge for causing the war that scarred him.
469	* ShellShockedVeteran: He's been traumatized by his experience in the Yogotsuban War.[[/folder]]
470
471	[[folder:''Heaven's Gate'']]
472	!!'''Shirley Quinn'''
473	-> A bounty hunter with undisclosed business with the Divines.
474	!!!Tropes associated with Shirley:
475	* AloofAlly: To the other Divines.
476	%%* DarkIsNotEvil
477	%%* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe
478	* SinsOfOurFathers: She gets a lot of flak for her father's actions as the second Rex.
479	!!!Tropes associated with Melantha:
480	* DeathSeeker: She so intensely dislikes her condition she intends to die at Heaven's Gate, but not before eradicating the other spirits.
481	* SpiritAdvisor: She tends not to appear until she's at Heaven's Gate.
482	%%* SymbioticPossession
483
484	!!'''Moe'''
485	->
486	!!!Tropes associated with Moe:
487	%%* GirlishPigtails
488	* MeaningfulName: [[{{Moe}} Duh.]]
489	* ObliviouslyEvil: Moe herself is not dangerous, but the fact that Dorothea is sets her as this.
490	%%* PinkMeansFeminine
491	* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Her hair becomes multiple times as long in this game as it was in flashbacks, after Dorothea gave her her powers.
492	!!!Tropes associated with Dorothea:
493	* AssimilationPlot: Her plan.
494	* DemonicPossession: How she starts the plot of ''Heaven's Gate''.
495	%%* FinalBoss
496	* GirlishPigtails: Hers are even bigger than Moe's.
497	* GracefulLoser: Despite having her plan for godhood thwarted, Moe managed to share her consciousness with her. Satisfied with what she gained, she uses her powers to grant the same benefits to the other spirits with their own hosts.
498	%%* LightIsNotGood
499
500	!!'''Teru Kagamae'''
501	->
502	!!!Tropes associated with Teru:
503	* DoNotCallMePaul: "[[ThatManIsDead Teru Miwagawa is no more.]]"
504	* OptionalBoss: You can fight her only if you didn't lose prior to your match against Dorothea.
505	* RedBaron: Heaven's Heir.
506	* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She's there to put the Heavengirls back in check.
507	* ShoutOut: She denies having a sister. She has one. Her name? Manga/{{Saki}}.
508
509	!!'''Tawa'''
510	->
511	!!!Tropes associated with Tawa:
512	* ArtifactOfDoom: It's in her head.
513	* BeamSpam: Her boss form is as liberal with these as a ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' character.
514	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Her skin is extremely pale because she has no blood, so her dark purple hair and eyes stands out.
515	%%* HumanWeapon
516	* PersonOfMassDestruction: She has the XEH Drive's power within her. Keep in mind that the XEH Drive caused New Earth surface to be uninhabitable.
517	* SealedEvilInACan: She can be considered to be a can for the XEH Drive.
518	%%* TeleportSpam
519
520	!!'''Edge'''
521	->
522	!!!Tropes associated with Edge:
523	* AxCrazy: He completely loses it when he gets pissed off or fights.
524	* BloodKnight: When he fights, he just doesn't stop until all opposition is down.
525	* BigBad: He IS the man behind the XEH Drive, and the fourth Rex.
526	* FinalBoss: Of the whole series, actually, when his actual identity is revealed.
527	* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: Detecting Worth is possible for everyone, but he's the one to use it the most, and he is the best at it.
528	* GeniusBruiser: He is an extremely strong opponent, and also the creator of the XEH Drive.
529	%%* TheUnfettered

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