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Counter Side Main Character Index
Coffin Company | Allies: (A-H | I-Q | R-Z) | Administration
Antagonists: Counterside | Normalside
Other: ADCs and Nations | NPCs

The factions listed below have particular importance in the game's wider narrative as Coffin Company's allies.

Names in bold have a Counter Case.

Currently under construction.

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R7 Irregular Scouts

    As a group 

Other members: Jessica Green, Charlie Rockwood

    Eddie Fisher 
Voiced by: KR: Hyesung Kim JP:
Type: Soldier
Role: Ranger
Rarity: SR
"Eddie, mercenary. I'd like to know what to expect from your company."
A mercenary of the R7 Irregular Scouts with a penchant for getting jobs done for an exorbitant amount of cash.

He is one of the protagonists of Orca's Side Story.

  • A Day in the Limelight: He and Orca are the protagonists of Orca's Side Story.
  • A Father to His Men: In Episode 5, John Mason gains Jessica Green's trust by talking about his utmost respect for Eddie's leadership, and admitting that he learned his own mercenary skills directly from Eddie.
  • Gameplay and Story Segregation: He is a playable unit even though he dies during the climax of Orca's Side Story. He's the first character players are likely to encounter that introduces the idea that a character's playable status doesn't necessarily guarantee Plot Armor.
  • His Story Repeats Itself: He watched his daughter slowly become a Corrupted Object over years and ultimately be put down, and the only reason he lives is that it was her dying wish. When Orca is about to succumb to her Watch's influence, Eddie manages to inject her with refined Eternium to bring her back to her senses, but is mortally wounded in the process. His dying words to Orca are to continue living no matter what, because "there's someone out there who hopes you'll live".
  • Outliving One's Offspring: He watched his daughter be put down after she succumbed to her Eternium sickness and transformed into a Corrupted Object.
  • Papa Wolf: He initially planned to make use of Orca so that he can get his team to safety, but he finds himself caring for her well-being because she reminds him of his daughter.
  • Parental Substitute: When he discovers that Orca has amnesia and doesn't know her identity, he takes it upon himself to care for her.
  • Posthumous Character: In-universe, he is explicitly dead by the end of Orca's Side Story, which occurs around the same time as Episode 1. His farmable, playable version introduces the fairly important concept of Gameplay and Story Segregation for the roster: just because someone is playable doesn't mean they're safe from ill fortune in the story. The origin of his playable self is a mystery: none of his lines mention Orca, and the flashback scene unlocked with his Nameless Fairy Tale skin shows him greeting the CEO as if they never met before when his daughter accepts the CEO's bunny doll gift, implying that a version of him saved the CEO in a previous world.
  • Support Party Member: He has two separate passive skills (one for Soldiers and one for Counters) that buff both attack and defense.

Southern Border Guards of Nordnavik

    As a group 
They first appear in "The Iron Knight".

    Gerard Curian 

Gerard Curian (real name David Rashford)

Voiced by: KR: Pyo Yeong-jae JP:
Type: Soldier
Role: Sniper
Rarity: ASSR
Subtitle: The Iron Knight
"I'm Commanding Officer Curian. I'll leave my squad members in your care for a while, young man."
A member of Nordnavik's Musketeer Division who was reported MIA following the Day of Corruption, but recently returned to the Royal Army, actively serving his country on the frontlines.

He is the protagonist of "The Iron Knight".

  • Amnesiac Hero: He starts out missing a good chunk of his memories at the start of "The Iron Knight" and can remember little more than his name, and gathers memories of what happened throughout the story. Even then, they're mostly not his name or memories.
  • Breaking Old Trends: He's the first Awakened Soldier.
  • Cool Horse: Hermit, his Armored Horse mount, is an extremely swift steed who's also not prone to fatigue and entirely loyal to its owner, being a great help over the course of "The Iron Knight".
  • Dead Person Impersonation: The real Gerard Curian became a Demon-type C.O. after exhausting his CRF taking down Medius, and Medius confirms that he is the Great Shadow's Fragment that David and Ella trapped in a mine earlier. After the C.O. is put down, David continues to carry on his name.
  • Depower: While Curian was known to be a powerful Counter, by the start of "The Iron Knight" he only has about the same capabilities as a normal person. Ella hypothesizes that he's a unique case where running out of Eternium caused him to lose his powers instead of becoming a Shadow. Subverted: he's not the real Curian.
  • Early-Bird Cameo: An update for the Global server lists him as a playable unit in Collection ahead of his debut in "The Iron Knight".
  • Empowered Badass Normal: David Rashford was already a Badass Normal as a member of the Musketeer Division, but in the climax of "The Iron Knight" the Holy Relic revives him from death and gives him the ability to nullify the powers of Demon-type C.O.s via its power to repel Corruption Rays. In fact, his status as an Awakened unit reflects this, since his Guest-Star Party Member "Commander Curian" version is a 4-cost unit and lacks an Ultimate.
  • The Faceless: In the prologue of "The Iron Knight", he's always shown with his face shadowed by his hood. This is an early hint of the playable Curian's true identity.
  • Fling a Light into the Future: The real Curian drove the Holy Relic into his adjutant David's chest, then entrusted his steed to David and ordered it to flee with him while he fought Medius to the death, thus giving future generations a hope to reactivate the Gate of Avalon that kept Nordnavik safe.
  • Interface Spoiler: Averted. The real Curian was a Grade S Counter, and Ella's hypothesis of the playable Curian's Corruption sickness turning him into a powerless human is an effective Red Herring until The Reveal.
  • Jousting Lance: Curian was known as a top-class Counter who fought C.O.s armed with nothing but a spear and his trusty steed. David, being a normal human, fights only at range with his rifle, though he can briefly assume the real Curian's fighting style during his Ultimate by charging forward with the bayonet.
  • Living on Borrowed Time: Ella notes that he's suffering from late-stage Corruption Syndrome due to spending 20 years in the corrupted wilderness of Nordnavik and can turn into a Corrupted Object at any time. The Holy Relic embedded in his chest is implied to be the reason he hasn't turned already.
  • Mr. Fixit: Within a day of his arrival in the village of the Southern Border Guards, he manages to fix several pieces of artillery and a motorbike the best technician in the unit couldn't repair. He's even able to salvage several usable components from an abandoned dimensional ship to repair other things despite being unfamiliar with the technology. This turns out to be a hint at his true identity, as David Rashford was the Chief Technician of Nordnavik before he joined the Musketeer Division.
  • Older Than He Looks: Despite having already been a commander around the time of the Administration Failure, Curian doesn't look a day over his 20s.
  • Protagonist Title: He's the eponymous protagonist of "The Iron Knight".
  • Slept Through the Apocalypse: By the time he awakens in the Southern Border Guards' village, he's been all but comatose for twenty years, and Ella has to fill him in on how the world has gone to hell since then.
  • Summon Magic: His Passive summons two Elite Wardens when he's deployed, and his Ultimate summons two more.
  • Tomato in the Mirror: He is actually David Rashford, Curian's adjutant. Curian stabbed him with the Holy Relic, made him Hermit's new owner, and sent them away to protect the Holy Relic before fighting Medius to their mutual deaths.

    Ella 
Voiced by: KR: Jang Mi JP:
Type: Counter
Role: Striker
Rarity: SSR
"Musketeer Ella, at your service. I saw a lot of people carrying guns on my way here... I hope there's a hospital nearby. I may often visit there. Achoo..."
A soldier and the initial captain of Nordnavik's Southern Border Guards, she is also the unit's only Counter and doctor.

She is the deuteragonist of "The Iron Knight".

  • Automatic Crossbows: Unlike her men, she uses a handheld crossbow capable of unloading multiple rounds downrange. Her gunpowder allergy means this is likely out of necessity.
  • Defrosting Ice Queen: While initially wary of Curian due to him being a wanted criminal in the modern day, she does warm up to him somewhat over time.
  • Ironic Name: In the epilogue of "The Iron Knight", Vivian has arranged for Ella to become the General Musketeer of Nordnavik's reinstated Musketeer Division, pointing out that the previous one (the real Curian) never used a gun either.
  • Intergenerational Friendship: She develops a bond with Curian, who survived Nordnavik's fall twenty years ago.
  • Number Two: During "The Iron Knight", she recognizes Curian as a better leader of the Southern Border Guards than her, and steps down to make him the new leader.
  • Ship Tease: Her bond with Curian has shades of this. It's exemplified by Medius taking the guise of Curian to make Ella feel queasy about killing "the person you care about with your own hands", which only provokes her into a Tranquil Fury.
  • The Stoic: She doesn't show much emotion.
  • Token Super: The only Counter in the Southern Border Guards.
  • Weaksauce Weakness: Despite being a Counter, she's allergic to gunpowder.

    Peter and Watt 
A pair of militiamen in the Southern Border Guards of Nordnavik. Watt is a lieutenant to Ella, while Peter is a more junior member.
  • Defrosting Ice King: Watt is initially hostile to Curian upon learning his name (as the lack of details on his last mission meant Curian was branded a traitor who stole the Key and left Nordnavik to collapse), but eventually, Curian earns his trust along with that of the village.
  • The Engineer: Watt is the village technician who keeps their gear running smoothly, though he's not quite as good as Curian.
  • The Faceless: Pre-time skip, Peter uses the regular villagers' portrait, which includes a hood that conceals his face, while post-time skip he uses the Warden's portrait, which still includes a face-concealing helmet, while Watt uses the Warden's portrait throughout. As such, neither of their appearances is fully shown.
  • Mauve Shirt: They're basically regular Wardens by all accounts, except with names and personalities to make them stand out. This also gives them just enough Plot Armor to survive "The Iron Knight".
  • Nice Guy: Peter was one of the few willing to defend Curian when the rest of the village viewed him with hostility. He remains a loyal friend to Curian throughout, and is generally pleasant to be around.
  • Those Two Guys: They spend a lot of their screentime together, providing a pair of recognizable names in the ranks.
  • You All Look Familiar: They both use the Warden's portrait.

    Warden 
Voiced by: KR: Pyo Yeong-jae JP:
Type: Soldier
Role: Sniper
Rarity: SSR
"To protect the land where we shall find our rest. We await your orders, Commander."
A sniper squad formed by Nordnavik to defend their perimeters against large C.O.s.
  • Assist Character: Curian's Passive summons two Elite Wardens when he's deployed, and his Ultimate summons two more.
  • Depleted Phlebotinum Shells: They use low-purity Eternium bullets.
  • The Dividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
  • Early-Bird Cameo: An update for the Global server lists them as a playable unit in Collection ahead of their debut in "The Iron Knight".
  • Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: They are each equipped with a pavise, which they use for protection as they fire. Their Pavise Tactic passive will periodically grant them a barrier.
  • You All Look Familiar: The members of Nordnavik's Musketeer Division and the Wardens of the Southern Border Guards share the same art and sprites.

    Vivian Rashford 
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/36226_1792738383.png
Voiced by: KR: JP:
Role: Operator
Rarity: SSR
Command Skill: Royal Army Standard Tactics (Striker > Sniper > Sniper)
"Thank you for welcoming me. I'm Vivian Rashford, technician officer of Nordnavik's Southern Border Guards. I hope you take good care of my men and women."
  • Defrosting Ice Queen: She starts out haughty and elitist, looking down on the Southern Border Guards, but after they save her life she starts to respect them, and becomes their staunch ally over the course of "The Iron Knight".
  • Luke, I Am Your Father: The epilogue of "The Iron Knight" reveals that she is the daughter of the playable Gerard Curian, whose true identity is David Rashford. The two never discuss it, but they're implied to be aware of it.
  • Ojou Ringlets: She wears this hairstyle to indicate her status as being among the Nordnavik elite.
  • Sixth Ranger: She joins the Southern Border Guards after the events of "The Iron Knight".

States of One

    President 
The President of the States of One.

He appears in Episode 9.

    Mark Finley 
Voiced by: KR: Lim Chaebin JP:
Role: Operator
Rarity: SR
Subtitle: Blackbird
Command Skill: Volley (Ranger > Ranger > Sniper)
"Just call me Mark. We know what we do; let's not pretend we don't."
An intelligence agent who's been on spy missions everywhere in the world since his youth.

He first appears in Episode 2.

  • Chekhov's Gunman: In Episodes 4 and 5, he plays a pivotal role in resolving the Replacer Incident.
  • Continuity Nod: "The Inheritor" reveals how he got the Freedom Strike code he used in Episode 5.
  • Cool Shades: His eyes are always hidden behind them.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: In "The Inheritor", he risks his life to ensure that Commander Antonov can safely extract Dominic's team from the Counterside. After rescuing him, Jake gives him the Freedom Strike code as thanks.
  • Serious Business: Takes his codename of "Blackbird" seriously to the point of being surprised that no one is willing to call him it.

Delta Seven

    As a group 
  • Badass Crew: They're a group of skilled Counters operating under the US Government as a special ops unit.
  • Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Jake's the blonde, Kyle is brunet, and Sylvia's the redhead (her hair is actually pink, but close enough).
  • Freudian Trio: Jake's the Id, as he's boisterous and self-aggrandizing and prefers to solve problems with his fists. Kyle serves as the Superego, being the unemotional, focused, and fastidious member of the group. Sylvia is the Ego, being less rash than Jake but also being more playful and emotional than Kyle.

    Maria Antonov 

Lieutenant General Maria Antonov

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maria_95.jpg
Garguantia (Awakened)
Voiced by: KR: Lee Youngri JP:
Type: Counter
Role: Tower, Ranger (Awakened)
Rarity: SSR, ASSR
"Will this be my new post? I don't know how long I'll be here, but I look forward to working with you."

The leader of Delta Seven.

She is a supporting ally from Episode 4 onwards.
  • Affectionate Nickname: Sylvia refers to her as "old lady", dating back to when they were neighbors. Kyle doesn't approve of her doing so, though Maria clearly doesn't mind.
  • Big Eater: Awakened Maria's dialogue implies that her younger self has quite the appetite. She states that she was well-liked by her men back in the day, but she could not say the same for the chefs; another line states that Garguantia, which is de-aging her, also requires calories to run in addition to her CRF, before suggesting that she and the CEO grab a meal.
  • The Cavalry: Maria's Counter powers are spatial manipulation, allowing her to bring in a full army at once. It's reflected in her Ultimate, where she summons a small army of Mechs.
  • The Chains of Commanding: She would like nothing more than to retire and settle down someplace nice and quiet, but unfortunately with everything happening in the world, she won't get that for a while as Delta Seven still needs its leader.
  • Cool Old Lady: Old enough for her hair to have gone white, but still spry and capable as ever, and she's well-respected by her subordinates.
  • Expy: Of The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3
  • Famed In-Story: Known as a famous war hero in-universe for her role in the Grand Purification War, though in her old age, few people recognize her by her appearance - only her name.
  • Fanservice Pack: While Maria definitely didn't age badly, her Awakened form reverts her to the blonde bombshell she was in her youth and also puts her in a much more form-fitting outfit.
  • Fountain of Youth: Her Awakened gear, Garguantia, improves her metabolism and biological processes, temporarily de-aging her while it's active.
  • Four-Star Badass: An experienced general and, while she's not as good as she used to be, is still a Counter capable of kicking ass.
  • Humble Hero: Despite being renowned as a war hero for her deeds in the past, Maria is content to remain incognito in the current day to all but those she works with, and she's a very down-to-earth person.
  • I Was Quite a Looker: She was said to be quite pretty in her prime, and her Counter Case has her dealing with a realty dealer who's implied to have been attracted to her (but doesn't know he's talking to the real deal). Her Awakened form and Replacer Rook show what her younger self looks like, and she is indeed quite good-looking.
  • Old Soldier: She's been fighting for a long time, long enough to have been around when the Administration first surfaced.
  • Public Domain Soundtrack: Her Leitmotif is the main theme of Swan Lake.
  • The Worf Effect: In Chapter 8, she breaks out her Garguantia gear to fight Hollow God Khamimael despite Sylvia's warnings that it can only hold against enemies of up to Category 5 (while Khamimael is a Category 6) and for only up to 3 minutes. While she actually holds her own, she's ultimately unable to actually damage it and is defeated, establishing both Khamimael's power and then subsequently Jake's when he uses the Stormbringer armor to best the creature and allow Mina to land the killing blow.

    Dominic King Reginald 

Brigadier General Dominic King Reginald

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dominic_king.jpg
Voiced by: KR: Ahn Hyomin JP: Tomokazu Sugita
Type: Counter
Role: Defender
Rarity: SSR
"The mission of a uniformed serviceman never changes, no matter where he is."

The initial Deputy Commander of Delta Seven. A well-respected and experienced captain.

He is a supporting ally in "New Inheritor", and he's the protagonist of "King's Memories".
  • Heroic Sacrifice: In "New Inheritor", he sacrifices himself and the New Ohio ship in an attempt to send a Corrupted Object into a Dive to prevent it from escaping. Subverted, as it was a ruse to steal the New Ohio, hide his alliance with Na Yubin, and create the Replacer Syndicate.
  • Heroic Second Wind: He heals himself when he drops below 70% and 40% HP once.
  • Mentor Occupational Hazard:
    • The first case, shown in "King's Memories", was a subversion, as his pupil Jaina Kropel sacrificed herself during the Grand Purification War before he could do it first. That side story also shows how she survived this.
    • The second case, shown in "New Inheritor", was played straight, as Jake, Kyle, and Sylvia watched him sacrifice himself to rescue his team. That side story actually reveals how he stole New Ohio by faking his death.
  • Number Two: He has served under Maria Antonov since the Grand Purification War up until the events of "New Inheritor".
  • Shout-Out: His Special and Ultimate are Power Wave and Buster Wolf, respectively.

    Jake Walker 
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jake_walker.png
Voiced by: KR: Ryu Seunggon JP: Yudai Mino
Type: Counter
Role: Striker, Defender (Awakened)
Rarity: SR, ASSR
"Where can I find a worthy opponent? Off the record, I'm the Administration's best counter."
->"Rescue request confirmed. Send me the coordinates." (Awakened)
A Counter in Delta Seven.

He first appears as an antagonist in John Mason's Side Story, and he's an ally from Episode 5 onwards.

  • Anti-Vehicle: Both versions of Jake excel against Mechs in particular. His base form deals bonus damage against Mechs, while his Awakened form can stunlock and heavily debuff them.
  • Blood Knight: He's very gungho on fighting and is more than willing to back it up. His awakened form quells it a bit more after seeing Hilde's form in Chapter 5, and it humbles himself enough to start looking at surpassing his own limits rather than just fighting.
  • Boomerang Bigot: Hates mercenaries for being money-seeking conmen, despite his father also being a mercenary. He seems to have softened on this by Episode 8.
  • Cool Shades: He's never seen without a pair of aviators. They also serve a practical purpose by shielding his eyes against the glare from his own abilities.
  • Disappeared Dad: His father died to Corruption sickness.
  • Distaff Counterpart: His "I can't believe it's the Colonel" skin is a female version of him from another world named Jacey Walker. Unusually, Act 3 of "Yoo Mina's Bizarre Adventure" reveals that she's able to match Jake's Stormbringer armor blow for blow while not using an equivalent armor herself.
  • Does Not Like Guns: His Counter Case has him struggling with firearms, even under the tutelage of his grandfather. Of course, becoming a Counter means he doesn't need guns anymore.
  • Elemental Punch: Primarily fights using punches charged with electricity.
  • Gender Flip: Surprisingly averted. The version of him native to Karin and Shiyoung's Worldline was also male.
  • Handsome Lech: He apparently tries to score with ladies often while off the clock. Sylvia refers to him as "Sleazeball" as a result.
  • Hates Their Parent: His low opinion of mercenaries stems from his dad not appearing when a Corruption disaster hit their hometown; by the time Maria Antonov came to the rescue with reinforcements, his grandpa had already passed away. This is no longer the case after his third Counter Case file, when he reads his dad's journal.
  • Hero Antagonist: He's a good guy but ultimately is fighting against John Mason in "John Mason: Bullets and Thorns".
  • Hidden Depths: He may seem like an arrogant meathead on the surface, but he has a very strong sense of duty and fights to save lives rather than for personal glory.
  • It's All My Fault: In his third Counter Case, he finds his dad's journal about his mercenary life, including how he was too ashamed to face his family after not being there for them when it mattered. Jake then blames himself for not visiting his dad sooner, and resolves to make him proud by taking his own duties more seriously.
  • Overrated and Underleveled: Despite being consistently presented as one of the strongest Counters, he's only average as a unit (against Mechs he's above average). Granted, his status as a top Counter is mostly self-proclaimed until Episode 8 shows that he really is the strongest Counter the Administration has tabs on in terms of power level. His Awakened form portrays his strength better.
  • Shock and Awe: His Counter abilities manifest as lightning, and his Awakened form is surrounded by an almost constant lightning storm.
  • Shout-Out: His Ultimate resembles Benimaru.
  • Smug Super: He likes to proclaim himself as one of the strongest Counters around. While it's questionable whether he really is the strongest, he is at the very least capable of taking out a Category 4 C.O. by himself, a rare feat even for Counters - Hilde and Shiyoon are among the only others easily capable of such a thing - so he's not all talk. On the Administration's power scale, he ranks a Grade S.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: He and John Mason don't get along particularly well in Episode 8, due to his distaste for mercenaries and John still being sore about Jake attacking and seemingly trying to kill him in "Bullets and Thorns" (Jake insists that he was only trying to break John's legs), but they have to work together nonetheless. They gradually start trusting each other a lot more over the Episode, with Jake trusting John to get him into the Stormbringer armor and help him control it in the fight against Kamimael.
  • World's Best Warrior: He declares himself the Administration's unofficial Top Counter. A flashback in Episode 8 shows that the Administrator offered to make it official along with a load of perks, mentioning that his CRF was the highest they've ever seen, but Jake turned it down, wanting to fight out of duty rather than getting paid for it.

    Kyle Wong 
Voiced by: KR: Lee Kyungtae JP: Ryohei Arai
Type: Counter
Role: Ranger
Rarity: SSR
"I'm Kyle Wong from the Internal Investigation Department of Delta Seven. I'll appreciate your cooperation here."
An agent of Delta Seven. After reaching the level of Captain at a young age, Kyle strives to reach a level where he can prove his worth.

He is a supporting ally in "Operation: Pathfinder" and from Episode 4 onwards.

  • Alternate Self: His "Librarian of Principles" skin is technically a version of him from another world, as shown in "New Semester".
  • By-the-Book Cop: As a government agent, he is very strict about necessary protocols.
  • Deployable Cover: His most visible asset in battle is the ability to deploy a barricade in front of himself to block attacks and Draw Aggro from enemies.
  • Gathering Steam: His pulse rifle deals more damage as it shoots, eventually culminating in dealing additional HP-based damage on his target.
  • Not So Above It All:
    • He used to collect trading cards on Counters, but when he was preparing to become part of Delta Seven he gave most of those cards to his kid neighbor (and only kept his card of Maria at his neighbor's insistence). Talking about Maria tends to get him excited.
    • In Karin's Counter Case, he can't stop staring at Karin in her Red Riding Hood outfit.
  • Not What It Looks Like: In Karin Wong's first and second Counter Cases, Sylvia and Jake think that Kyle's moonlighting as a Red Riding Hood-cosplaying employee at an Administration-sanctioned haunted house, and at the end of the latter Case they find him with the outfit. Unfortunately for him, neither of them know that the actual cosplayer was a stranded Karin who just got whisked back to her world.
  • Pretty Boy: The bio of his "Librarian of Principles" skin says that girls usually gather in the library to gaze at him.
  • The Stoic: Very professional and aloof.
  • Uncertain Doom: In "New Semester", his "Librarian of Principles" version was last seen boarding his Counter Academy's Dimensional Ship to help rescue his world's version of Yoo Mina; in the "main" universe, the Official Support find that same ship abandoned.

    Sylvia Lena Cooper 
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Voiced by: KR: Kim Hyunji JP: Minami Tsuda
Type: Counter
Role: Sniper, Supporter (Rearm)
Rarity: SR
"Nice to meet you. I accessed your company's database and found some interesting things. I hope you don't mind my taking a closer look at them."
A civilian electronics warfare consultant of Delta Seven. An expert hacker with a personalized drone.

She is a supporting ally from Episode 3 onwards.

  • Balance Buff: Got a rearm that changes her from a DPS support Sniper to a full-blown Supporter with Anti-Tower capabilities.
  • Boxed Crook: She was previously arrested for her hacking activities and allowed herself to be recruited into Delta Seven by Lt. General Antonov instead of serving a life sentence. It helps that she was already friendly with Antonov due to them being next-door neighbors, unknown to Sylvia at the time.
  • Child Prodigy: Was skilled enough at hacking to break into the network of the CIA while still in elementary school. She hasn't lost her touch since then.
  • Continuity Nod: Episode 9 reveals why her Rearm is named "Daark Seven" (with two 'a's): her fellow Dark Seven members kept saying their group name that way.
  • Discard and Draw: Unlike most other rearms, Daark Seven Sylvia's kit is not an upgrade over her base form, but rather gives her an entirely different skillset. While her base form is a Sniper focusing on supporting Mechs and inflicting stuns on the enemy frontline, Daark Seven Sylvia is much more focused on inflicting various crippling debuffs, particularly against Towers, and sabotaging the enemy's backline (and serving a hard counter to Replacer King in Danger Close).
  • Everyone Has Standards: A Playful Hacker she may be, but she refuses to pry into her neighbors' business and condemns cheating in video games.
  • Gamer Chick: References games often, and her interface for her drone looks similar to a Nintendo Switch.
  • Glass Cannon: Even more so than others, in that her Defense and Evasion are zero.
    "My Counter powers are more brain than brawn. So be delicate with me like a brand-new computer, okay?"
  • The Glasses Gotta Go: Her Spy at the Party skin, in which she gets dressed up for a Christmas party, shows Sylvia without her glasses.
  • Nerds Are Sexy: She's a gamer, computer whiz, and unabashed Proud Beauty, referring to herself as "the pink-haired beauty" to John Mason. If nothing else, she definitely sees herself this way.
  • Older Than She Looks: Makes a point that she's only as old "as she lets her file say".
  • Only Sane Man: She has a tendency to be painted as the sole voice of reason in various scenarios, such as the "Year-End Party" event and her final Counter Case. Even in Delta Seven, she comes off as a lot more "normal" compared to Jake's bluster and Kyle's stuffiness.
  • Playful Hacker: She's never shown doing anything downright malicious with her hacking skills. Her Cyber Cat skin mentioning her breaking into authorities' networks and turning in information on genuinely malicious crackers, and the incident that led to her getting arrested has her breaking into federal networks to guide troops to safety.
  • Squishy Wizard: Unlike most Snipers, Sylvia functions as a Supporter hybrid with her ability to stun enemies and buff allied Mechs, giving her considerably more utility. Like most Snipers, though, she goes down if the enemy so much as breathes in her general direction.

    Albert and Maverick 
Two members of Dark Seven who were cornered by Delta Seven after being exposed by one of their own.

They first appear in Sylvia Lena Cooper's and Maria Antonov's Counter Cases, and they're supporting characters in Episodes 9 and 10.

  • Basement-Dweller: Sylvia's Counter Case implies that Albert still lives with his mom.
    Maverick: I guess you still got your reflexes from switching your computer screen when your mom walked in on you, Albert!
  • Non-Indicative Name: "Dark Seven" being a similar name to Delta Seven seems to be a coincidence. It's subverted when the latter end up coercing Albert and Maverick into being their unofficial hackers (under threat of prison time). The Administrator plotted this sequence of events, to covertly give Delta Seven a lead towards Tech Level 5 technology like Awakened Hilde's equipment.
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse: In Maria's Counter Case, she meets the duo in person and gives them a choice: help Delta Seven, or spend time in a supermax prison. They wisely choose the former.
  • Playful Hacker: Both are skilled hackers who tend to commit laughably small crimes, mainly being entertained by the challenge itself.
  • Those Two Guys: They always appear in scenes together.

    Jaina Kropel (Episode 8 spoilers) 
Voiced by: KR: Yang Junghwa JP: Yui Horie
Type: Counter
Role: Sniper
Rarity: SSR
"I will prove it. I will prove that I'm different from that woman."
A former member of Delta Seven. During a fight with a Category 5 C.O. called "The Nameless One", she sacrificed herself to save the world by sending both it and herself to the depths of the Counterside. Following her return as Replacer Queen and the resulting battle, Episode 8 reveals that her regeneration ability allowed her to survive by reforming her with all of her memories gone, and she was found by Maria in the remains of the New Ohio. Now an amnesiac woman, she rejoins Delta Seven in an attempt to atone for the crimes done by Replacer Queen.
  • Amnesiacs are Innocent: After losing her memories as Replacer Queen, Jaina becomes much meeker and more polite, and she Apologizes a Lot.
  • Breaking Old Trends: She's the first Fury user, switching out a cooldown gauge for a gauge that fills via attacking.
  • Good Thing You Can Heal: Invokes this due to still possessing Replacer Queen's Healing Factor, using herself as a Human Shield against energy blasts while Mina and Shiyoon move in to destroy the source.
  • Ms. Fanservice: While she was already an attractive woman as Replacer Queen, she swaps out her old outfit with a snug form-fitting suit.
  • Must Make Amends: As more of Replacer Queen's memories come back to her, she feels an increasing sense of making sure Queen does not become a Karma Houdini for how she wronged people like John Mason and the ALT Squad.
  • Popping Buttons: In her touch animation, her shirt pops open from her chest, and she tries her best to cover it up.
  • That Man Is Dead: She makes a very adamant response that she is not the same woman as Replacer Queen, and it would be best for everyone to consider them different people.
  • Tragic Keepsake: Maria gave Jaina the dice that Replacer King had, and she holds on to them in order to find out what exactly King was to Replacer Queen.

United Combat Brigade

    Assault Trooper 
Voiced by: KR: Lee Kyungtae JP:
Type: Soldier
Role: Ranger
Rarity: R
"The parachute troops have arrived. We can kick your enemies in the head."
All-around paratroopers specializing in infiltrating the enemy's rear, cutting off reinforcements and fire support.
  • Action Initiative: They can be placed anywhere on the field.
  • Boring, but Practical: They're simple infantry units with no real special abilities, but for a 2-cost unit they pack quite a punch and deploy 3 at a time, and due to being paratroopers they can instantly be deployed anywhere, to either instantly reinforce the frontline or drop behind enemy lines to attack weak backrow targets.
  • The Dividual: They're deployed in squads of three.

    Ironside 
Voiced by: -
Type: Soldier
Role: Supporter
Rarity: R
"Need mechanics? We can help you."
An infantry unit who manages armored units on site, enabling the costly equipment to stay longer on the frontline.
  • Crippling Overspecialization: Both of their abilities only affect Mechs, making them ineffective outside of dedicated Mech teams.
  • The Engineer: They're a combat engineer dedicated to maintaining mechanical units in the field.
  • Gender Reveal: They have no voice actor and their bio uses the plural "they", so their Lifetime Contract is the only way you'd know he's male.
  • Little Useless Gun: Their submachine gun is among the smallest weapons in the game, and being a defensive Supporter any damage they deal is mostly incidental.
  • The Medic: Their Special deploys a repair device that heals nearby Mechs over time. At Skill Level 5, their Passive also heals all of your Mechs when they're deployed.
  • Nice Guy: Their bio mentions that when off duty they sometimes repair company facilities for free.
  • Simple, yet Awesome: For a mere 2 deployment cost, they are the cheapest healer in the game and thus very easy to redeploy after going down or to trigger their on-deploy heal, and they can also provide useful buffs while in play, all while being an easy-to-acquire R rarity unit. The tradeoff is, of course, only benefiting Mechs.
  • The Voiceless: They have no voiced dialogue and very few written lines.

    Peacekeeper 
Voiced by: -
Type: Soldier
Role: Ranger
Rarity: SR
"We're ready to fight for mankind's freedom and rights."
The base units of U.S. national defense.

Weapons System

    ACH-4 Clan 
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Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Tower
Rarity: SR
"The transport aircraft is on standby. Tell me the destination."
A military helicopter specializing in transportation that has enough durability to break through the enemy's air defense.
  • A.K.A.-47: Based on the CH-47 Chinook.
  • Flight: As an Air unit, it can't be attacked by units that can't attack Air enemies.
  • It's Raining Men: It hovers in place and deploys parachuting Assault Troopers.
  • Mook Maker: Spawns Assault Troopers at the cost of its HP while alive, and when shot down it deploys two more.

    ATAC-130 Gunship 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Tower
Rarity: SSR
"The fixed-wing gunship has acknowledged the deployment request. Now waiting for the field commander's orders."
A support gunship commissioned in the mid-20th century, widely known as the Angel of Death.
  • A.K.A.-47: An AC-130, as evidenced by the designation.
  • Flight: As an Air unit, it can't be attacked by units that can't attack Air enemies.
  • Mechanically Unusual Class: Unlike most Towers, the ATAC-130 is a Patrol unit that flies back and forth over a wide area.
  • Support Party Member: While it has enough firepower to not be completely helpless, its main abilities are a powerful buff to allied air units and debuffs to enemies inside its patrol area.

    ATB-1B Spear 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Ranger
Rarity: SR
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A strategic bomber equipped with variable wings.

    ATF-35 Thunderbolt 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Ranger
Rarity: SSR
"The fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft has acknowledged the deployment request. Now waiting for the field commander's orders."
An attacker that specializes in air combat.
  • A.K.A.-47: It's a futuristic version of the F-35 Lightning II.
  • Ascended Meme: In "Otherworld Delivery Disaster", the denizens of the other dimension worship Thunderbolt, to the point where their version of Hilde wanting to nerf it provokes their wrath. This seems to reference two things: a forum post in the KR fanbase about how Thunderbolt initially could be rolled in the gacha before it became Scout-only (first from the Challenge Shop, and then from the Planet Mall after the New Origin update), and the popularity of the "Terror" squad in Ranked Gauntlets (a team built around going straight for the enemy ship, which usually runs Thunderbolt as its lead) for being able to decide games very quickly.
    (Multiple characters) "Here. Comes. My. Thunderbolt!"
  • The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: When it's fought as an enemy in 1-1 and 1-3 of "Otherworld Delivery Disaster", it can attack all your nearby units (even the ones on the ground) and One-Hit Kill them after it's been on the field long enough. The only mercy is that it's only Level 40 at most, and thus easy to take down.
  • Crippling Overspecialization: It can only fight other Air units, and it has no weapons capable of engaging ground targets.
  • Not the Intended Use: It's rarely used as Anti-Air (which is very limiting). Instead, it is often picked as a flying Siege unit in the Gauntlet, since it will go straight for the enemy ship if no Air units are present.

    ATL-1 Lincoln 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Striker
Rarity: SSR
""
An attacker that performs ground attacks which also has excellent Anti-Air properties.
  • A.K.A.-47: It's an M1 Abrams. Downplayed, as its description mentions that it is a heavily modified version of a standard MBT, implying that it is the name for this specific variant of the Abrams in-universe.
  • Anti-Air: Deals 50% more damage to airborne units.
  • Immune to Flinching: It's immune to Hitstun from Specials and basic attacks.
  • Tank Goodness: Naturally. Also among normal tanks, it stands out in-universe as a high standard for armored vehicles.

Steel Lane

    As a group 

Armored Units

    Buzzard 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Sniper
Rarity: SR
"Steel Lane's unmanned attack helicopter, ST-DAH205 Buzzard, has been deployed."
An attack helicopter prepared by Steel Lane.
  • Flight: As an Air unit, it can't be attacked by units that can't attack Air enemies.
  • Homing Projectile: It attacks Ground targets with air-to-surface missiles.

    Hound 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Defender
Rarity: R
"Steel Lane's main battle tank, ST-DBT095 Hound, has been deployed."
  • Boring, but Practical: It doesn't have a lot of special effects, but its ability to Draw Aggro makes it very good in Mech-focused teams.
  • Tank Goodness: A fairly straightforward and rugged tank, in both definitions of the term.

    Rhino 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Siege
Rarity: SR
"Steel Lane's heavy tank, ST-DBT101P Rhino, has been deployed."
A siege tank developed by Steel Lane to suppress large Corrupted Objects that can't be taken down with regular firepower.
  • Immune to Flinching: One of its Passives allows it to ignore Hitstun from non-Ultimate skills (which changes to all skills at Skill Level 5).
  • Stone Wall: Very bulky and has immunity to most disables, allowing it to reach its target easily, but it lacks offensive ability outside of a basic attack.
  • This Is a Drill: It uses a drill with compressed air and gunpowder to annihilate the target.

    Sparrow 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Ranger
Rarity: N
"Steel Lane's ground attacker drone, ST-DSA078M Sparrow, has been deployed."
A combat drone that utilizes a small machine gun from low altitude.
  • The Dividual: They're deployed in squads of two.
  • Flight: As an Air unit, it can't be attacked by units that can't attack Air enemies.
  • Gatling Good: It attacks with a rotary gun mounted on its underside.

    Tactical Transporter Deuce-and-a-Half 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Tower
Rarity: R
"Steel Lane's transport vehicle, ST-DTV328 Deuce-and-a-Half, has been deployed."
An armored transport vehicle developed by Steel Lane.
  • Mook Maker: Summons Soldiers at the cost of its HP.

    Woodpecker 
Voiced by: -
Type: Mech
Role: Striker
Rarity: N
"Steel Lane's bomber drone, ST-DSA078B Woodpecker, has been deployed."
A combat drone that flies low and drops bombs over the enemy.
  • Remember the New Guy?: Unlike the Fenrir Squad trio, the Rifleman, and the Shieldman, Woodpecker has no prior intro before you can view your roster; it's just there.
  • Starter Mon: Part of the starting roster.
  • Stuff Blowing Up: Equipped with explosives.
  • Weapon of X-Slaying: Its Passive increases its damage against Rangers by up to 50%.
  • You All Look Familiar: Horizon uses a Woodpecker drone body for most of "Bottom of the Shade" because her combat frame was undergoing repairs at the time.

Infantry Units

    Rifleman 
Voiced by: KR: Han Manjoong JP:
Type: Soldier
Role: Ranger
Rarity: N
"Salute! I've been ordered to serve your company as of today!"
Common units of Steel Lane equipped with anti-Corruption gear.
  • A.K.A.-47: Their bio mentions that their main weapon, the SL-A2, is "an improved version of the standard rifle that has been used by the army since 1984", all but explicitly referencing the Heckler & Koch G41A2 variant.
  • Com Mons: The basic Ranger unit.
  • The Dividual: They're deployed in squads of three.
  • Starter Mon: Part of the starting roster.
  • You All Look Familiar: Their art is reused for Faceless Goons and Spear Carriers in many scenes, sometimes with Palette Swaps. Justified by their equipment being widely distributed standard-issue gear.

    Shieldman 
Voiced by: KR: Kwak Yoonsang JP: Mitsuki Nakamura
Type: Soldier
Role: Defender
Rarity: N
"Salute! I've been dispatched from Steel Lane. I'll shield your employees to the best of my ability!"
Common infantry units of Steel Lane that utilize riot shields.

    Sniper 
Voiced by: KR: Kim Youngsun JP:
Type: Soldier
Role: Sniper
Rarity: N
"Salute! One sniper and one sniper rifle in place."
A specialized unit of Steel Lane wielding an SL-S14 sniper rifle.

    Suppressor 
Voiced by: -
Type: Soldier
Role: Striker
Rarity: R
"I'll put holes in anyone who bothers you. Oops, salute."
Specialized units of Steel Lane that utilize SL-OSG shotguns.

Strega

    As a group 
A group of women who run their namesake Witch Café Strega. They are actually witches with magical powers similar to that of Counters.

They's the protagonists of "Great Witch's Legacy".
  • A Day in the Limelight: They take center stage for the side story "Great Witch's Legacy".
  • Our Witches Are Different: They're essentially a different flavor of Counter, and witch magic is related to but marginally different from regular Counter powers and is still tied to the Counterside.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: In the older two, Laura is the brash and confrontational red to Evelyn's calm and welcoming blue. For the apprentices, Ingrid is the hotheaded and challenge-seeking red to the more down-to-earth Yuna's blue.
  • Refuge in Audacity: They're actual witches that present themselves as a witch-themed cafe, so no one catches on since they assume it's all part of the cafe's theme, and anything that happens because of actual magic is often subtle enough to be brushed off as superstition.
  • Sealed Evil in a Can: Their basement contains a portal to the Counterside, which is why Laura picked their particular establishment to set up shop, allowing them to keep an eye on it and keep it in check. The reason they haven't closed it is so that Counterside corruption is localized in their shop and doesn't leak out elsewhere, which helps keep the surroundings safe (and allows them to collect materials more easily). The real thing they're keeping sealed is the Original Puppet Serapel.
  • Witch Classic: Laura and Evelyn are the more traditional witches of the group and have the usual witch traits split between them, with Laura having a black cat familiar and the typical Robe and Wizard Hat and Evelyn being a skilled potion-maker with a flying broomstick.
  • You Can't Go Home Again: Evelyn's final Counter Case reveals that she and Laura are Exiles, and can only remain in this reality for so long before being having to return to their home. However, their home dimension was previously destroyed, with the implication that if they fail to find a way to restore it before time runs out, they will simply cease to exist instead. "The Great Witch's Legacy" reveals that May Springfield's magic was what originally kept them stable in the main universe; with her death, it's likely they're not long for this world, although Laura still holds out hope that Yuna can perhaps help them find a way. And if that wasn't enough, Edel manifesting in the corner of the Counterside that their basement portal leads to results in the cafe being completely destroyed, forcing them to relocate.

    Laura Beatrix 
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/laura_63.jpg
Voiced by: KR: Kim Garyung JP: Riko Koike
Type: Counter
Role: Supporter, Striker (Pluto)
Rarity: SR
"Nice to meet you. You're the one looking for me, right? You'd better be careful making wishes with witches."
The owner of Cafe Strega who keeps claiming she is not a cosplayer but a real witch. She owns a black cat familiar named Pluto.
  • All Witches Have Cats: Pluto.
  • Amplified Animal Aptitude: Pluto is a lot more intelligent than the average cat, capable of communicating to people to some extent and understanding their thoughts. He's also bipedal.
  • Balance Buff: Given a rearm that improved her debuff capabilities and strengthened Pluto.
  • Beleaguered Boss: Between Ingrid's headstrong nature, Yuna being a klutz, and Evelyn lacing customers' meals with potions, Laura certainly has her hands full with quirky subordinates and can get rather snippy as a result. She's certainly far more irritable in her Counter Case than she is as an in-game employee.
  • Curse: Often threatens to curse people with minor inconveniences for rather petty slights, though she rarely carries out such a threat. Her in-battle kit can afflict enemies with a wide variety of debuffs.
  • Familiar: Pluto, a black cat. When forming a Lifetime Contract with her, she'll start treating you as a familiar as well.
  • Forehead of Doom: In Ingrid's Counter Case, she makes fun of Laura's forehead to get under her skin. Her forehead is much less noticeable in her Rearm artwork, though.
  • The Gadfly: Despite being the most serious of the Strega bunch, Laura has something of a mischievous streak:
    • In Yuna's Counter Case, she takes advantage of Yuna trying to learn magic that she saw in a show by heaping a bunch of menial chores on her under the guise of it being a form of secret witch training. To her surprise, it actually does improve Yuna's abilities.
    • In her own Counter Case, Laura insists on calling Mark Finley "Goatee", knowing that it annoys him.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Short-tempered, brutally honest, and a tad controlling, but she does care about her subordinates and they don't seem to mind working under her.
  • Lady of Black Magic: Despite being Older Than They Look, she is a senior witch trainer to Yuna and Ingrid.
  • Mentor in Sour Armor: Very jaded, strict, and uncompromising toward Ingrid in particular, wanting to make sure she has the mettle to becom a proper witch. She lets up a bit toward Yuna due to her lineage, but not by much. Given what happened to her and Evelyn's home dimension, she has a lot to be sour about, especially since Yuna is more or less their only hope.
  • Puppet Fighter: She summons Pluto as a secondary unit upon entering battle. Unlike a lot of summons, Pluto is permanent and functions like any other unit, and each of Laura's abilities has a component that supports him in battle.
  • Spider-Sense: As a spin on the "black cats bring bad luck" stereotype, Pluto has the ability to detect misfortune about to befall a person. When he and Laura first met, he clung onto her to distract her long enough to avoid falling into a sinkhole, and her Counter Case has him clinging onto Mark Finley the same way, saving him from several potential lethal injuries in a row by stalling him for just long enough that he missed them.
  • Tsundere: She's Harsh toward just about everyone around her other than the CEO and Evelyn, and even Evelyn isn't always spared when there's others around. She only shows her caring side behind closed doors or in very extenuating circumstances.

    Evelyn Keller 
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Voiced by: KR: Lee Daeun JP: Hitomi Ueda
Type: Counter
Role: Supporter
Rarity: SR
"I've heard you needed witches' brew, Boss. Could you tell me why you need it?"
The barista, pastry chef, and accountant of Witch Cafe Strega.
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: She cites herself as one in her post-Lifetime Contract lines.
  • Combat Medic: She's one of the game's very few healers, though her abilities aren't bad at dealing damage either.
  • The Consigliere: She's pretty much the only person Laura talks to as an equal and takes advice from, as well as the only person she trusts with her genuine thoughts.
  • Even the Girls Want Her: One instance tells about how one girl admitted to coming to the restaurant because she had a girlcrush on her, while her friend outright asks Evelyn out on a date.
  • Fanservice with a Smile: This is one of the reasons that customers return to Cafe Strega despite her tendency to add potions into their drinks.
  • Flying Broomstick: She rides side saddle, saying that she can't ride it in the normal way.
  • Hot Witch: A witch with many admirers in-universe.
  • Starter Mon: She's given as a TASKFORCE Plan mission reward, after clearing 4-2-4.
  • The Tease: To both customers and the CEO.

    Yuna Springfield 
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https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/awakened_yuna.jpg
Solar Codex
Voiced by: KR: Jang Mi JP: Maaya Uchida
Type: Counter
Role: Ranger
Rarity: R
"I'm Yuna Springfield. This is not a costume—I'm a legitimate witch trainee!"
A young witch in training, Yuna Springfield was asked by her grandmother to seek out Laura Beatrix and her company Strega. Inspired by her grandmother's stories, she seeks to become a great witch.
  • Accidental Hero: In her last Counter Case, Yuna goes online to look for mint chocolate lovers and accidentally stumbles across what happens to be a criminal organization. By getting everyone there to order a specific menu item she created at Cafe Strega, she ends up facilitating the perfect sting operation for SWAT 4, letting them arrest everyone in one fell swoop.
  • Cordon Bleugh Chef: Her preference for mint chocolate led her to invent a mint chocolate omelet, which Laura is dubious about and threatens to never sell again if it flops. As expected, it turns out to be not terribly popular, although for a small handful it becomes an acquired taste.
  • Cute Witch
  • Heroic Lineage: Her grandmother was the Grand Witch from Laura and Evelyn's world, and Yuna inherited much of her power.
  • Magic Staff: Her staff, passed down from her grandmother, is her Counter Watch and thus the source of her abilities.
  • Playing with Fire: What her Counter ability is.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: Laura and Evelyn note that she has great potential, but her lack of training means she can't fully bring it out yet.

Tropes related to Yuna Springfield (Solar Codex)

Voiced by: KR: Jang Mi / Lee Sangho (Rayleigh) JP: Maaya Uchida / Yūma Uchida (Rayleigh)
Type: Counter
Role: Striker, Supporter (Rayleigh)
Rarity: ASSR
Subtitle: Solar Codex
"Solar Codex on! Great Witch-in-training, Yuna Springfield, going out!"
Having used the Solar Codex, young witch Yuna Springfield has now been granted the title of "Grand Witch...In Training".

    Ingrid Johanna 
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Voiced by: KR: Sa Moonyoung JP: Aya Yamane
Type: Counter
Role: Striker
Rarity: R
"The Harvest Witch has arrived on the winds of time!"
A witch-in-training at Cafe Strega who works to pay off the damages she caused from a duel with Laura Beatrix.
  • Blood Knight: Of the "seeks strong opponents" variety. It's her entire reason for becoming a witch.
  • Don't Fear the Reaper: Her Halloween costume has her dress up like one, justified by her explanation where reapers don't exists, but witches help lost souls to the afterlife.
  • Dynamic Entry: She can be deployed anywhere on the battlefield, making her great at jumping on enemy backrow Snipers and Rangers and giving them a faceful of scythe.
  • "Groundhog Day" Loop: Her Counter Case files are revealed to be her scythe putting her through time loops to fulfill her wish of not losing to Laura Beatrix in a duel. Her first file shows her first loop learning from Gabriel Jun, and her second file shows her second loop learning under Lee Minseo. Her last file implies that she also learned from Oh Saerom, Maya Hunt, Han Sorim, and Ogami Masaki. Laura realizes that Ingrid was also rewinding her own memory and only her body subconsciously retained the memories of the loops, so she breaks the loop by declaring their duel a draw.
  • Jumped at the Call: Became a witch because of her fascination with Magical Girl shows.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely: Not that Ingrid wasn't already good-looking, but even the normally hard-to-impress Laura can't help commenting on how amazing she looks in her Halloween costume, present in-game as her "Apprentice Witch Hunter" skin in which she puts on an elegant Victorian-style black dress and lets her hair down a bit.
  • Sinister Scythe: Her weapon is known as De Marigny's Scythe.
  • Time Master: Laura implies that Ingrid can essentially weaponize the Reset Button if she learns to wield her scythe properly.
  • Time Stands Still: Through her weapon she has the ability to stop time, which she uses to imitate Super-Speed.

    May Springfield 
Yuna Springfield's late grandmother, who passed her staff onto Yuna and informed her to seek out the Strega witches.
  • The Archmage: As the Grand Witch, she was the most skilled of the witches in her homeworld and holder of the Solar Codex.
  • Arch-Enemy: To Serapel and the Puppet Master/Harab, having clashed with them numerous times in her life to keep the Original Puppet sealed.
  • Death by Origin Story: Her passing led to Yuna seeking out Laura to begin training as a witch, leading to where she is in-game.
  • No Ontological Inertia: Downplayed. Her magic was the key to sealing away Serapel in Walpurgis Castle and allowing Laura and Evelyn to exist after the destruction of their homeworld, and while it hasn't completely collapsed after her death it has noticeably weakened, allowing Serapel to once again exert some form of control over the outside world and leading Laura and Evelyn to believe they're running out of time.
  • Playing with Fire: According to dialogue, she had fire abilities, similarly to Yuna.
  • Posthumous Character: She's recently deceased as of the events of the game.
  • Soul Jar: Before her death, May imbued a portion of her soul inside Laura's cat Pluto. She uses this to speak with Rayleigh one last time and convince him to let Yuna use the Solar Codex.

Subculture Research Club

    As a group 
A club that existed between 2003-2004, twenty years before the Administration Failure.

They appear in "Counters Saga".

  • Living a Double Life: The girls were three of the earliest known Counters of the Old Administration in the main universe, having been active during 2003-2004.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: Bora's last scene is in the climax of "Counters Saga", which is dated November 2004, and Rinae's last scene is her overhearing Chulsoo waking up from his coma in December 2004; their fates in the years since is unknown. Even Bora and Rinae's Lifetime Contract scenes are set in the past, when the CEO was still their "Teacher". As for Dain, she appears to have aged gracefully in "Miracle of the Holy Night".

    Jin Bora 
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Voiced by: KR: Park Shinhee JP: -
Type: Counter
Role: Sniper
Rarity: SSR
"This is sudden... but could you help me, Teacher? There's still so much left... debugging work."
A member of the Subculture Research Club, and the group's music director and programmer.
  • Damned by Faint Praise: She takes great pride in the fact that the general opinion of the game she worked on was terrible but the music was good.
  • Terse Talker: Speaks in short sentences or she tends to trail off.

    Jung Dain 
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Click here to see her older self
Voiced by: KR: Kim I-an JP: -
Role: Operator
Rarity: SSR
Subtitle: Subculture Research Club
Command Skill: Cute is Justice! (Defender > Sniper > Striker)
"I heard that I'll be able to see a ton of cuties when I'm here. Is that right, Teacher?"
A member of the Subculture Research Club, and the group's character designer.
  • Motherly Side Plait: Her older self in "Miracle of the Holy Night", now a chairwoman of the Administration Counter Academy, has her hair tied like this.
  • Nightmare Fetishist: She finds cuteness in almost anything, although it's almost always something just creepy or freakish enough to spook young Chulsoo.

    Mi Rinae 
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Voiced by: KR: Kim Hyunji JP: -
Type: Counter
Role: Striker
Rarity: SSR
"Aw c'mon, Teach! I'm not just Mi Rinae! I'm Mi Rinae★Starlight! The all-round striker who can use three elements! That's just what the setting is like! Hehe!"
A member of the Subculture Research Club. The protagonist of Counters Saga was based on her.
  • First Love: It's implied that she was Kim Chulsoo's, until he lost his memories of her in November 2004.
    Mi Rinae: Would ya look at that... Them stars are brighter than ever, don't cha think so?
    Box X: ...
    Mi Rinae: Why are ya givin' me the silent treatment again, kid? Can I get some support here?
    Box X: You're right. They're beautiful... the stars.
  • Genki Girl: Throughout all of Counters Saga, with the mature Dain, terse Bora, doormat X, and their easygoing but reliable principal, she easily provides all the cheer and smiles more than the rest of her clubmates ever could.
  • Ink-Suit Actor: In-universe example. The Subculture Research Club used Rinae's likeness for the protagonist of Counters Saga.

    Box X 
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Box X
Box X unmasked

A young boy circa 2003-2004 who wore a mask to emulate his favorite character, Salaryman X of Street Counter. He was once renowned online as an artist.

For his current self, see Kim Chulsoo.

United Humankind Government (Unmarked Spoilers for "Dead End Road")

    Ronald Lee 
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  • Distaff Counterpart: He's a male version of Lone Lee from Karin and Shiyoung's Worldline.
  • Early-Bird Cameo: Downplayed. In "Fateful Summer", Karin mistakes Lone Lee for Ronald.

    Antonov 
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I know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right, yet to fail nonetheless. It’s frightening. Turns the legs to jelly. I ask you, to what end? 
An Exile from another Worldline who crashed into Karin and Shiyoung's Worldline.
  • Alternate Self: She is an alternate version of Karin Wong from a Worldline where Maria Antonov still exists.
  • Hero Worship: Her Worldline's version of Maria and to a lesser extent, Jake.

Delta Seven: Pathfinder

    As a group 
They are the protagonists of "Operation: Pathfinder" and "Dead End Road", and they're supporting characters in "Fateful Summer".

    Karin Wong 
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Voiced by: KR: Haru Kim JP: Atsumi Tanezaki
Type: Counter
Role: Sniper
Rarity: SSR, ASSR
"I'm Karin Wong, from the Internal Investigation Unit of Delta Seven. May I have access to your company's financial statements, meeting minutes, and database?"
A member of Delta Seven from another world. She and Shiyoung wanted to save their world by releasing a massive Corrupted Object from their world into this one.
  • The Atoner: She ultimately regrets dropping off a C.O. in another world once she realizes said world is populated, so she chooses to fight against the C.O. Fortunately, Kyle's equipment and Coffin Company's help allow her to defeat it.
  • Awesomeness by Analysis: Her ability as a Counter.
  • Cool Ship: Her Ultimate summons her world's New Ohio.
  • Distaff Counterpart: She's a female version of Kyle from another world.
  • Limit Break: Freedom Strike.
  • Not So Above It All: In "Fateful Summer", she dons a swimsuit despite not needing to. Shiyoung notices.
  • Sole Survivor: The other members of her world's Delta Seven died to Corrupted Objects, since her world never had an Administration.
  • Weaksauce Weakness: She's allergic to cats.

    Joo Shiyoung 
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Voiced by: KR: Kim Yeonwoo JP: Yuu Kobayashi
Type: Counter
Role: Striker
Rarity: SSR
"Hah hah, my name is Joo Shiyoung. Just an ordinary mercenary. No need to remember me."
A mercenary hired by Karin Wong of Delta Seven.
  • Ambiguously Bi: May fall under her tendencies as The Gadfly, but one of her more consistent quips is saying how she and another girl are alone.
  • Counter-Attack: This triggers if she's hit with a basic attack during her "Counter Stance" Passive.
  • Distaff Counterpart: She's a female version of Shiyoon with a few key differences: she lacks Qliphoth Factor, and her parents are still alive (implying they don't possess Dragon Blood like Shiyoon's did).
  • Eyes Always Shut: Her right eye is always closed.
  • The Gadfly: She loves to say things to intentionally rile up others. She is Shiyoon's Distaff Counterpart, after all.
  • Stance System: Her Passive puts her into a Counter-Attack stance after two basic attacks, and if she doesn't trigger a counterattack she gains a buff to Evasion (and attack speed at Skill Level 5).

    Rebecca 
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Rebecca
  • Alternate Self: She's the Replacer Knight native to Karin and Shiyoung's Worldline.

    Cyber Cat 
  • Alternate Self: She's the Sylvia Lena Cooper native to Karin and Shiyoung's Worldline.

Yeoksam Residents' Association

    Kim Chulsoo 
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Armstrong
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Awakened Armstrong
Voiced by: KR: Ahn Hyomin JP: Yukinori Okuhata
Type: Counter
Role: Defender
Rarity: R
"I'm Kim Chulsoo. I've applied for a desk job. Please call me Supervisor Kim- Excuse me? A field job?"
Once an ordinary office worker, he awakened his Counter powers after being caught in a sudden Corruption Disaster, but was traumatized by the event for a while. After completing his rehabilitation, he works at a TASKFORCE company.

He's the protagonist of "Counters Saga".

  • Amnesiac Resonance: "Counters Saga" reveals that his fighting style was a subconscious recalling of Street Counter, a video game he used to admire as a kid before a Corruption Disaster erased it from his memory.
  • Bald Head of Toughness: He may be a middle-aged, balding man, but he is still a Counter able to fight on the front lines.
  • Cerebus Retcon: The humorous note in his bio about him subconsciously copying techniques from a video game he played in his childhood is revealed to have a tragic undertone in "Counters Saga".
  • A Day in the Limelight: "Counters Saga" is centered on his memories from November 2003 to December 2004 (twenty years before the Administration Failure).
  • Family Man: He thinks the world of his wife and kid, especially in his Lifetime Contract.
    (Lifetime Contract scene) Kim Chulsoo: Ah... My family? Of course I miss them. But they'll have to wait until I finish my job. We can't have other things distract us from our mission, can we? Saving the world should come before personal matters. I want to make this world a better place for my wife and my kid.
  • Gonk: In contrast to the stylized, Animesque visuals of most characters, Chulsoo is drawn in a comic book-esque style that makes him stand out quite a bit, with no attempts to make him look conventionally attractive.
  • Joke Character: In a world of superpowered Counters and advanced mechs, he's a middle-aged husband and father who uses old video game moves and the power of work fatigue. Even his "team" is just himself representing his local home owner association.
  • Memento MacGuffin: The old CD he finds in "Counters Saga" is revealed to be a demo of a Fan Sequel to Street Counter that he created with the Subculture Research Club and their "Teacher" (the CEO, and also the creator of Street Counter). However, a Corruption Disaster at the convention where they were selling their demos put him in a month-long coma that wiped his memories of his new friends. It's also implied that his artist skills as Box X and his interest in Street Counter were also lost, but playing through the Counters Saga demo brought all those memories back.
  • Shout-Out: His basic attacks are Ryu's basic combo, and his Special is Genocide Cutter. "Counters Saga" reveals that he subconsciously based his fighting style on his favorite character in "Street Counter".
  • Took a Level in Badass: His Rearm is revealed to be him emulating Salaryman X, his favorite character in Street Counter, after recovering his forgotten memories in "Counters Saga".

Zodiac Knights

    As a group 
The group first appears in "New Semester", they're minor antagonists in "For the Uncrying", and they're supporting allies in Episode 10.

Blue Shift

    Esterosa de Chevalier 
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Off-Duty Knight
Beach Skin

Voiced by: KR: Kang Sihyun JP: Manami Numakura
Type: Counter
Role: Striker
Rarity: SSR
"Are you the leader of this place? All right, then let me swear to you that I, Esterosa de Chevalier, will fight your enemies and protect the innocent with my sword."

The Knight Captain of the Zodiac Knights, her symbol is Virgo.
  • Alternate Self: Her "Gatekeeper of the Hour" skin is technically a version of her from another world, as shown in "New Semester".
  • Armor-Piercing Attack: Her attacks deal true damage when her personal shield is up.
  • Balance Buff: Was given a rehaul, tuning her stats and lowering her cost from 5 to 4. She was also given a rearm.
  • Cuteness Proximity: Highly vulnerable to this. In her own Counter Case, she struggles between portraying herself as a stoic knight, and being able to buy pajamas with animal prints on them.
  • Exact Words: In "For the Uncrying", the Zodiac Knights are among the TASKFORCE companies sent to stop Horizon's rampage and she tells Horizon that she'll have to go through her to enter the Jehuty Biotech headquarters. When readying her Limit Break, Horizon breaks through the ground and takes the subway tunnel to get past. Estarosa noticed in the fight that Horizon is nowhere near the mass murderer she was painted as, so she decides that it counts as "getting through her" and chooses not to pursue.
  • Knight in Shining Armor: Believes in being a selfless knight for the people.
  • Last Chance Hit Point: Her Rearm's leader skill allows her to become unkillable for several seconds after her health is fully depleted, but only once per deployment.
  • Regional Bonus: Has a quite saucy swimsuit skin exclusive to JP.
  • Skill Gate Characters: She's a strong self-sufficient attacker but all of her buffs are self, and her cost of 4 is quite high. As such, she often gets left on the backburner by players that have more Striker options (until she gets Rearmed).
  • Uncertain Doom: In "New Semester", her "Gatekeeper of the Hour" version was last seen boarding her Counter Academy's Dimensional Ship to help rescue her world's version of Yoo Mina; in the "main" universe, the Official Support find that same ship abandoned.
  • You Are Worth Hell: She says this to the CEO in her Lifetime Contract.
  • Western Zodiac: Her Exclusive Equipment is the Virgo Sword.

    Fione Lowell 
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Voiced by: KR: Lee Jihyun JP: Eriko Kadokura
Type: Counter
Role: Defender
Rarity: R
"Fione Lowell, the Scorpio of the Zodiac Knights, is here. I'll show you what we Knights are made of."
Deputy Captain of the Zodiac Knights, her symbol is Scorpio.
  • By-the-Book Cop: She sticks to the rules as much as possible, much to the chagrin of Liz and occasionally Esterosa.
  • Compressed Hair: Has one long braid, but the rest of her hair appears cropped short….until she lets it all loose when she dresses down to a Modesty Towel to show that it is both wider than it appeared and long as her waist.
  • Dynamic Entry: Pushes enemies back on deployment.
  • Hidden Buxom: Initially appearing flat chested in uniform, the moment she gets dressed down to a Modesty Towel, we get to see she actually has much larger breasts than she made herself appear to have.
  • Letting Her Hair Down: When she takes baths from at a hot spring, she unties her braid to let loose her wide and long hair.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She does not look like much when in uniform aside from a skintight outfit and a short skirt, but the moment she is naked save for a bath towel, she shows herself with massive breasts and lets her waist-length hair loose from the braid to show how wide it really is.
  • Number Two: She's deputy captain of the Zodiac Knights.
  • The Spock: To Esterosa's Kirk versus Liz's McCoy.
  • The Starscream: Defied. Her parents want her to take Esterosa's position as captain of the Zodiac Knights, but she's satisfied with being deputy captain.
  • Western Zodiac: Her Exclusive Equipment is the Scorpio Lance.

    Liv Allen 
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Voiced by: KR: Yeo Yoonmi JP: Hiyori Kono
Type: Counter
Role: Striker
Rarity: SR
"Name's Liv Allen, Boss. I represent the Libra of the Zodiac Knights but who cares about that? I'm more impressive than I look. You just count on me! Teehee!"
One of the Zodiac Knights, her symbol is Libra.
  • Brilliant, but Lazy: She's a fine fighter, but she's more willing to laze around and avoid any training, much to Fione's annoyance.
  • Hidden Buxom: Her standard uniform makes her bust look fairly smaller than it actually is as when when she dresses in a bikini.
  • Incorruptible Pure Pureness: The Libra Scales become heavier as the sins of their user are weighted, but Liv can swing them with no issue. She does imply that she has to use a bit of physical strength, but more as a brag rather than as a sign of guilt.
  • The McCoy: To Estarosa's Kirk and Fiona's Spock.
  • Steven Ulysses Perhero: Liv Allen represents Libra in the Zodiac Knights.
  • Western Zodiac: Her weapon is the Libra Scales.

    Arius Esquede 
Voiced by: KR: Woo Jungsin JP: Mei Shibata
Type: Counter
Role: Supporter
Rarity: SR
"I'm Arius. I know we just met, but I'm lost. Would you be so kind as to contact my captain? She might be worried that I accidentally got on a freighter by myself again."
The youngest member of the Zodiac Knights, her symbol is Aquarius.
  • Delicate and Sickly: Before becoming a Counter, she was physically frail to the point she wasn't allowed to go outside. Even after becoming one, she remains weaker than most normal people.
  • Jumped at the Call: Spent her life hearing about the Knights, so she instantly chose to join them when her Counter powers manifested.
  • Making a Splash: Attacks using water from her special jar.
  • The Medic: One of the few specialized healers in the game, with all of her abilities healing and/or granting barriers to allies. Upon being deployed, she will instantly heal allies and also grant them damage resistance.
  • No Sense of Direction: When acquired as a unit, she points out that she has a bad tendency to wander and board ships.
  • Steven Ulysses Perhero: Arius Esquede represents Aquarius in the Zodiac Knights.
  • Western Zodiac: Her Exclusive Equipment is the Aquarius Jar.

    Yang Hansol 
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Voiced by: KR: Lee Sangho JP:
Type: Counter
Role: Ranger
Rarity: R
"I'm Hansol, a trainee with the Zodiac Knights. I'll do my best to make my seniors proud!"
The newest member of the Zodiac Knights, his symbol is Aries.
  • The Squire: Of the Zodiac Knights.
  • Suddenly Voiced: For a long time he was one of the few voiceless characters in the game. The update that added "Frozen Corridors" in the Global server finally gave Hansol voiced lines.
  • Unskilled, but Strong: His bio mentions that his potential power far outweighs that of average Counters, but the other knights have all agreed to stay silent until he figures it out on his own, because they don't want to unnecessarily hamper his enthusiasm to improve himself.
  • Western Zodiac: He represents Aries.

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