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This page lists the citizens of the Liberl Kingdom which can be encountered mainly during the Trails in the Sky/Sora no Kiseki arc and also the later installments of the series.

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Rolent Region

    Mayor Klaus 
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Voiced by: Yasunori Masutani (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

  • Caring Gardener: His main hobby, he especially likes to weed around the Rolent's clock tower, this licking for gardening earned him the nickname Ol' Man Klaus with the citizens of his town.

    Luke 
Appearances: FC

  • Bratty Half-Pint: Sets off Estelle and Joshua's first real job after he convinced Pat to run off with him to Esmelas Tower.
  • I Just Want to Be Badass: Constantly asks to become a Bracer to anyone that will listen after being impressed with Estelle.
  • Precocious Crush: Is rather rude to Estelle, which Joshua pegs as him having a crush on her but still being in the Girls Have Cooties stage.

Bose Region

    Mayor Maybelle 
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Voiced by: Ibuki Kido (Japanese; Evolution games)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The mayor of the Bose region, noted for her dedication to her job and her city. She took over the job when her father died and, despite initial misgivings from some of the townsfolk about the mayoralty being handed to one so young, she has performed with aplomb and is now widely respected and adored by Bose's citizenry.


  • Ambiguously Gay: She deeply cares about Lila to the point of expressing significant jealousy when she believes Lita is planning on getting married (and later relief when she finds out it isn't true)
  • Establishing Character Moment: Estelle, Joshua, and Schera arrive at her home to conduct a meeting, only to find her in the marketplace, soundly chewing out a pair of merchants trying to take advantage of the local economy. After giving them an earful, she politely dismisses them and goes back to have a calm, reasonable discussion with the Bracers.
  • Married to the Job: More-so than any other mayor in the game, to the point where even random townsfolk are worried she's working herself to exhaustion. Notably, she routinely skips out on church service (instead sending Lila to pray on behalf of both of them) so she can conduct inspections at the market.
  • Ojou: Naturally, as the closest to an inherited ruler of the region.
  • Ojou Ringlets: Subtle, but there.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: In spite of her occasionally stubborn behavior in getting her job done, she's the most responsible mayor in Liberl.
  • Tomboy: According to Lila, she was one in her youth.

    Lila 
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Lila during the Sky games
Lila with her eyes open
Lila as of Kuro II
Voiced by: Eri Yamazaki (Japanese; Evolution games, Kuro II)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd | Kuro II

Mayor Maybelle's trusty and ever-present maid. She tends to the more mundane aspects of Maybelle's life, such as running errands and making sure the meals are prepared on time, and also serves as the mayor's close friend and confidante. She is also not above scolding Maybelle for skipping out on church service or otherwise indulging her workaholic tendencies, much to Maybelle's consternation.


  • Broken Bird: At first, Lila appears to simply be The Stoic, but SC reveals that she suffered greatly when she lost her parents to the Erebonian ambush. If her picture is anything to go by, she used to be a much more emotionally-normal girl.
  • The Bus Came Back: Makes a surprise reappearance as a shopkeeper in Kuro II after not being seen since the Sky games.
  • Diving Save: Shoves Maybelle out of the way of some falling debris during Ragnard's attack on Bose, and is subsequently buried under a large piece of the roof. Fortunately, she pulls through.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: Unbeknownst to most, "Lila" is actually Raini, an immigrant from a far-off nation. During the Hundred Days War, Raini - then just a child - and her parents were visiting Bose when the Erebonian Empire attacked. Raini's parents were killed and a severely traumatized Raini was taken in by Maybelle's father, who gave her the name "Lila" when she couldn't give her own name due to the shock of losing her family.
  • Dumb Struck: When Lila was first rescued by Maybelle's father, she could barely speak. Eventually they had to give her a new name, simply because they couldn't get her to tell them her old one.
  • Emotionless Girl: Doesn't have very broad range of expression.
  • Eyes Always Shut: For the most part. With a single exception, when they are opened they are still only half-open.
  • Happily Adopted: After losing her parents during the 100 days war, she was adopted into Maybelle's family.
  • Meido: To go along with her high-class employer.
  • Not So Stoic: When you show her a picture of her younger self, she briefly adopts a stunned expression with her eyes wide before recomposing herself. This is the only time you see her without her usual Eyes Always Shut expression.
  • Single-Target Sexuality: She outright states that the most important thing her life is Maybelle, period.
  • That Woman Is Dead: When confronted about her past, Lila insists that "Raini" died with her parents.
  • Undying Loyalty: To Maybelle.

Ruan Region

Jenis Royal Academy

    Dean Collins 
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Voiced by: Tomohisa Asou
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The Dean of Jenis Royal Academy in Ruan.


    Jill Liedner 
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Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The President of the Student Council at Jenis and Kloe's best friend and roommate.


  • Evil Genius: Self-described.
  • Innocently Insensitive: Has some moments of this in the third game, where she unknowingly insults Kloe by pitying the orphans and painting her to be a straight-laced "good girl" student. This is apparently a major frustration for her, as she feels terrible about it afterwards and Hans mentions that she has lost friends because of it in the past.
  • Platonic Life-Partners: With Hans. They apparently have known each other for some time, and she uses him as a confidante and a grounding rod, but there's no hint of romance between the two.
  • Scary Shiny Glasses: When she enters her Yaoi Fangirl mode. The effect is... unsettling, to say the least.
  • Secret-Keeper: She knows Kloe is a princess.
  • Student Council President: She's the president, having inherited the position from slack-happy Lechter. She takes it seriously but isn't above having some fun with her authority either.
  • Yaoi Fangirl: She displays an unhealthy fixation on seeing Joshua in his princess dress whenever she gets the chance.

    Hans 
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Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The Vice-President of the Student Council at Jenis.


    Lechter Arundel 

The President of the Student Council during Kloe's first year at Jenis. For tropes relating to him, see here.


    Lucy Seiland 

The Vice-Present of the Student Council during Kloe's first year. For tropes relating to her, see here.


    Leo E. Lawrence 
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Voiced by: Hiroshi Okamoto (Japanese)
Appearances: The 3rd

The Secretary of the Student Council during Kloe's first year.


  • Not So Stoic: Despite his initial cool-headed demeanor, he ends up shouting when Lechter left the academy.
  • The Stoic: Very serious and in control.

Other Ruan Citizens

    The Ravens (Rocco, Deen, Rais) 
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Rocco
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Deen
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Rais
Voiced by: Kenji Akabane (Japanese, Rocco), Daisuke Matsumoto (Japanese, Deen), Yohei Azakami (Japanese, Rais)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A gang of delinquents in Ruan.


  • Brainwashed and Crazy: In FC, in order to frame them for the burning of the Mercia Orphanage.
  • Japanese Delinquents: Seem partially based on this trope.
  • Joke Character: The three leaders are playable in one segment of The 3rd, where they take the final exam to become Junior Bracers. And they have to fight their former leader, Agate.
  • Heel–Face Turn: They were never really villains, just a bunch of punks, but in SC, they were a big help in Ruan when all the Orbal power was cut off. By the time of The 3rd, the three leaders have become Junior Bracers.
  • The Leader: The three listed all seem to lead the Ravens, but Rocco in particular seems take charge the most.
  • Lethal Joke Character: Downplayed on the lethal part. Their stats are crap, they have no orbments, and they don't have an S-Craft, but they do have a skill that lowers a target's defense to 0. Given how the damage formula works, this allows them to deal decent damage if the target isn't immune to DEF down.
  • Took a Level in Badass: As Estelle points out, they do get stronger each time she fights them, and in The 3rd, they've managed to become Junior Bracers, which is stated to take more than just combat ability.

    Matron Theresa 
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Voiced by: Shino Kakinuma (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A kind woman running the Mercia Orphanage in the Ruan region.


    Mercia Orphanage children 
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Clem
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Daniel
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Mary
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Polly
Clem voiced in by: Hidemi Anzai (Japanese)
Daniel voiced by: Aiko Hibi (Japanese, Evolution games)
Mary voiced by: Haruka Terui (Japanese, Evolution games)
Polly voiced by: Shiori Mikami (Japanese, Evolution games)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A group of orphans living at Mercia.


    Mayor Morris Dalmore 
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Voiced by: Masato Hirano (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC

The mayor of Ruan.


  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: The one behind the orphanage arson? It's him. Even without the brainwashing, dialogue from Gilbert implies he wasn't the most ethical mayor to begin with.
  • The Corrupter: He passed his obsession with status to his assistant, Gilbert.
  • Fed to the Beast: Keeps two monsters called Fango and Bronco in a hidden room, and lets them out to dispose of the heroes as well as Dunan, Phillip and Nial for knowing too much.
  • Hazy-Feel Turn: In SC, he's running a Sepith shop, but it's implied he's using illegal channels to maintain his stock.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: Like the Capuas, he doesn't remember his crimes.

Zeiss Region

The Russell Family

    Tita Russell 

A cheerful and optimistic mechanic from the Factory City of Zeiss.

See her entry in Trails Series Estelle's Party.

    Professor Albert Russell 
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Professor Russell in his younger days
Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese, drama cd), Naoki Tatsuta (Japanese, OVA and Evolution games)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

Tita's grandfather and a renowned scientist living in Zeiss, he is one of the three disciples of Professor C. Epstein, and is commonly known as the "Father of the Orbal Revolution."


    Professor Erika Russell 
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Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (Japanese), Laura Post (English)
Appearances: The 3rd | Reverie

Tita's mother and Professor Russell's daughter.


  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She isn't a bad person, but she can be quite rude and bitchy when she's in a bad mood, especially towards Agate. Despite that and her age of 33, she looks positively cute.
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer: She's completely obsessed with cute things (especially her daughter) and has a number of childish quirks (such as the Success Dance she does before every big experiment), but as a researcher and inventor, she's every last bit as talented and skilled as her father.
  • The Bus Came Back: After not being seen since her debut, she makes a return in Reverie.
  • Calling the Old Man Out: With an old man like that it's no surprise that they just can't get along.
  • Fangirl: Of Lieutenant Julia Schwarz, machines and everything that's cute.
  • First-Name Basis: To differentiate herself from her father, she goes by "Professor Erika." And she'll make sure to correct anybody who calls her "Professor Russell."
  • Gadgeteer Genius: Like father, like daughter.
  • Glowing Eyes of Doom: She really isn't happy about the close relationship between Agate and her daughter.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Her husband is about two heads taller than her.
  • Jerkass to One:
    • She's genuinely encouraging towards the next generation of scientists, but she's openly rude towards Agate for monopolizing Tita's attention.
    • Although she respects Schmidt as a scientist, she still trades barbs with him because of his own Jerkass personality, though not to the same extent as Agate.
  • Mama Bear: To Tita. Unfortunately, the target of her wrath ends up being Agate.
  • Nun Too Holy: She apparently wanted to be a sister of the church when she was a child; the local priest very pointedly explained that her personality was pretty much the polar opposite of what they were looking for.
  • Older Than They Look: She's 33 and yet she still looks young and beautiful.
  • Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: Whenever she's particularly excited for a new experiment (especially if she's planning on using it on Agate). ZOOOOOOOOM!
  • Unfriendly Fire: Played for laughs. In Reverie, she and Agate are the final opponents of Tita's second Daydream episode, where she controls a Regenenkopf. During her warmup exercise, she "accidentally" swings her blade at Agate, though he dodges it.

    Dan Russell 
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Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao (Japanese)
Appearances: The 3rd

Tita's father and Erika's husband.


  • Big Damn Heroes: He saves Tita and Agate from the malfunctioning Orbal Gear.
  • Martial Arts Staff: Uses a Bo staff like Estelle and Cassius.
  • The Mentor: He taught the art of staff fighting to Cassius. Given Cassius’ established skills, this really says a lot about Dan.
  • Retired Badass: Erika mentions that he used to be a bracer before Cassius joined.
  • The Unfought: His duel with Agate is interrupted by the Orbal Gear going haywire.

Other Zeiss Citizens

    Murdock 
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Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Kono (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The chief of Zeiss Central Factory and mayor of Zeiss.


  • Cigarette of Anxiety: A sidequest reveals that he stole a pack of cigarettes to cope with the stress of his work.

    Gustav 
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Voiced by: Keiji Hirai (Japanaese)
Appearances: FC | SC

The maintenance chief at Zeiss Central Factory.


    Ray 
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Ray as of Daybreak
Appearances: FC | Daybreak

A researcher at Zeiss Central Factory focusing on greenhouses.


  • The Bus Came Back: After previously only being featured in the Sky games, he made a surprise return in Daybreak, having been called from the ZCF to the Basel College of Science in Calvard.
  • Friendly Rivalry: The first Daybreak game reveals that he has this relationship with George Nome. The two were getting along well almost immediately, and Ray was really impressed with George's attempts to create a prosthetic arm for Victor S. Arseid. As such, he really wants to make something that's just as good, hence him putting in a request for the Arkride Solutions Office to find a certain material for him.

    Mao 
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Voiced by: Tomoko Naka (Japanaese)
Appearances: FC | SC

An old acquantence of Professor Russell who runs the hot springs in Elmo Village, she acts as a grandmother-figure to Tita.


Grancel Region

    Nial Burns 
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Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

A journalist for the Liberl News Service (located in Grancel, the capital), he is much kinder than at first glance.


  • Cigarette of Anxiety: He's almost always seen smoking. He knows it's bad for his health, but his partner being Dorothy doesn't make quitting easy.
  • Deadpan Snarker: When you've got a partner like Dorothy, it's hard not to make sarcastic quips.
  • Distressed Dude: Ends up as one of the hostages of Richard's coup in FC.
  • Going for the Big Scoop: Particularly in SC, where he puts himself in harms way in order to record the deeds of your party onboard the Liber Ark. He and Dorothy win a Hulitzer for their coverage of the events of SC (after being nominated for and failing to receive one for their coverage of the events of FC).
  • Intrepid Reporter: You'll encounter him everywhere in Liberl, always on the lookout for the next big scoop. He even joins the cast on the Arseille to chronicle the investigation of Liber Ark firsthand.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Grumpy he may be, but Nial is shown to genuinely care about Dorothy and is also willing to risk his life for his job.
  • Knowledge Broker: Tends to trade information with the heroes, although usually he's on the receiving end due to being desperate for a scoop.
  • Paparazzi: He's not above trying to get Dorothy to snap a "sexy" picture of Mayor Maybelle to attract readers.
  • Perma-Stubble: Like Zin, Nial doesn't seem to shave that often.

    Dorothy Hyatt 
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Voiced by: Satomi Arai (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

An eccentric photographer working under Nial.


  • Blinding Camera Flash: When she's an NPC party member, she'll sometimes take pictures of the enemy and inflict Blind. She also does this in-story at one point, unwittingly saving the party by dispelling Bleublanc's Shadow Pin.
  • Camera Fiend: She'll find pretty much any excuse to snap a picture.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: Her thought process is a little out there.
  • Cute Clumsy Girl: She has a bad habit of breaking things, to the point that when Nial sees her get off an airship in Kevin's company he immediately worries about what priceless work of Church art Dorothy must have destroyed that he'll have to pay for.
  • Genius Ditz: A complete airhead, but very skilled with the camera.
  • Shipper on Deck: For Agate and Tita in the drama cds, and for Estelle and Joshua in the games.

    Anton and Ricky 
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Anton during Cold Steel I and II
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Ricky during Cold Steel I and II
Anton voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma (Japanese, Sky Evolution), Makoto Sahara (Japanese, Cold Steel IV)

A pair of friends first spotted in Grancel who were once students at Jenis back during Kloe's first year. They frequently travel across the continent, with Anton often falling in love with a woman he just met and Ricky left to react to the former's antics.


  • Can't Hold His Liquor: According to Ricky, Anton can barely handle beer, never mind the Gargle Blaster the Abend Bar likely legally has to warn him about drinking, making his efforts to woo Aina all the more misguided.
  • Didn't Think This Through: Anton's drinking contest with Aina. Not only does he engage in a drinking contest with a woman who Never Gets Drunk, he shares his dose of Diaset's Secret, the one thing that could have kept him awake throughout the ordeal, with Olivier, cutting the medicine's effectiveness in half. The result is him suddenly becoming extremely drunk and collapsing after the eighteenth serving.
  • The Ghost: Ricky does not appear in Cold Steel IV, but Anton does still mention him.
  • Serial Romeo: Anton is primarily recognized for having fallen for 4 different woman he just met throughout his appearances, including Aina, Fran, and Sharon.
  • Throw the Dog a Bone: While all the other women Anton fell for either didn't realize his feelings or were outright dismissive of them, Sharon actually seems quite flattered, progress that actually causes Ricky to treat him. There's also quite an intimate mood between the two by the time of Cold Steel IV's final chapter.

    Davil Crainagh 
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Voiced by: Keiichirou Yamamoto (Japanese)
Appearances: SC | The 3rd

The ambassador for Erebonia in Liberl.


  • Blue Blood: He's a Baron.
  • The Ghost: He doesn't appear in Reverie, but Estelle and Joshua do mention him.
  • Hidden Depths: He's actually come to agree with some of the reformist policies; it's Chancellor Osborne and his methods he has a problem with.
  • Mirror Character: Despite his constant bickering with Elsa, it's made apparent that both of them want peace and hope to obtain it diplomatically.
  • The Rival: With Elsa, his Calvardian counterpart.

    Elsa Cochrane 
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Voiced by: Rumi Sakahara (Japanese)
Appearances: SC | The 3rd

The ambassador for Calvard in Liberl.


  • The Ghost: She doesn't appear in Reverie, but Estelle and Joshua do mention her.
  • Mirror Character: Despite her constant bickering with Davil, it's made apparent that both of them want peace and hope to obtain it diplomatically.
  • The Rival: With Davil, her Erebonian counterpart.

Capua Sky Bandits

    In General 
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Bobcat
Bobcat II

A group of bandits lead by the three Capua siblings. They originate from Erebonia, but have traveled to Liberl at the start of FC.


  • Call-Forward: The swindler responsible for their fall from grace is briefly shown in The 3rd but appears in person in Azure.
  • Enemy Mine: With Joshua in SC.
  • Impoverished Patrician: The Capuas used to be minor Erebonian nobility located in Leeves until they fell so deeply in debt that their creditors seized their ancestral lands - at which point the Emperor stripped them of their noble status.
  • Leitmotif: "We Are the Capua Family!"
  • Sibling Team: As noted above, the Capua sibings are the ones in charge, and they even fight together.
  • Sky Pirate: What they do for a living. They don't particularly enjoy it. They get a royal pardon and assistance reorganizing as a legitimate transportation company after the events of SC.
  • Starter Villain: They serve as the antagonists early in FC but are quickly demoted to a Goldfish Poop Gang (at best).
  • Terrible Trio: Don is the leader, while Kyle and Josette are the subordinates. Like many examples, they start off as a legitimate threat before being demoted to comic relief for the rest of the series, even allying with the heroes in SC.

    Don Capua 
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Voiced by: Banjo Ginga (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The oldest of the siblings and the leader of the group.


  • Affably Evil: Once he's free from brainwashing, he turns out to be a surprisingly Nice Guy, while still being a sky bandit.
  • BFG: He has a huge orbal cannon, allowing him to easily attack a wide area with his normal attack. He can also use it as a blunt weapon against close range enemies.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Weissmann brainwashes him into escalating his crimes so that Richard can gain popularity after capturing him. In Cold Steel it's implied that he accepted the deal that financially ruined his family due to the influence of the Great Curse.
  • Dub Name Change: In Japan, his given name is "Dorn."
  • Even Evil Has Standards: At first, he causes this in his siblings when he declares that he plans on killing the hostages. After the brainwashing wears off, this trope applies to him as well, since he doesn't believe he would have resorted to taking hostages in the first place.
  • Large and in Charge: The most physically imposing of the Capuas and easily the most threatening while he was brainwashed.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: Doesn't seem to remember the crimes he committed after his defeat.
  • The Leader: While Kyle's the most levelheaded and Josette's the first to dive into action, Don's the one calling the shots with the crew.
  • Meaningful Name: Don is presumably his given name, and it's obviously fitting for a bandit leader.
  • Mighty Glacier: He's slower than his family members, but he wields an orbal cannon and has the STR to back it up.
  • My Greatest Failure: He feels guilty for falling for a scam and putting the family into debt. He doesn't even talk back when Josette brings it up in one of her tantrums.
  • Practically Different Generations: He's 30 years old in his appearance, which makes him seven years older than Kyle, and fourteen years older than Josette.
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning: He lost it following his defeat and Laser-Guided Amnesia, though.
  • Rugged Scar: Of the "cut under one eye" variety.

    Kyle Capua 
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Voiced by: Takahiro Fujimoto (Japanese)
Appearances: FC | SC | The 3rd

The middle sibling of the trio.


    Josette Capua 
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Josette during the FC and SC
Josette during The 3rd
Josette as of Cold Steel III (SPOILERS)
Voiced by: Umeka Shoji (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English, games), Beth Lazarou (English, Sky anime)

The youngest Capua sibling and the only girl of the group. Early on, she disguises herself as a student from Jenis to commit a burglary in Mayor Klaus's house. Has a crush on Joshua and quickly forms a rivalry with Estelle.


  • A-Cup Angst: In The 3rd she tells Schera to stay away from Joshua with her "bombastic boobs" and complaining that she's dressed to show them off, before muttering to herself that life's not fair.
  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Subverted. She appears like this at first, with Joshua immediately catching on to the fact that her identity as a Jenis student was a fake, and she later becomes involved in some genuinely reprehensible schemes cooked up by Don Capua. However, once the Don goes too far even for her, and is revealed to have been brainwashed all along, she becomes a decidedly more heroic character while retaining her abrasiveness (which is also gone by the time of her reappearance in Cold Steel III)
  • The Bus Came Back: To the surprise of many, a grown up Josette makes an appearance in Cold Steel III in an event, where she meets up with Rean Schwarzer.
  • Butt-Monkey: Poor Josette. She's the Hopeless Suitor who has trouble acknowledging that she never stood a chance or that even without Estelle, there's still someone else closer to Joshua than she is. Then there's her whole backstory which she hasn't dealt with all that well.
  • Can't Catch Up: by the time she joins the party near the end of SC, her equipment, stats, and Orbment is severely outdated. Her Orbal gun does Scratch Damage, and her Slots haven't been upgraded, let alone the new and stronger Slots the party has access to at endgame.
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: She's very attached to Joshua and is quick to suspect any girl around him to be getting in the way. Sadly for Josette, she's not on any firmer ground when it comes to her romantic aspirations.
  • Continuity Cameo: In Cold Steel III, where she makes several brief appearances and even helps out in the final chapter when the cryptids start rampaging through the streets of Erebonia.
  • A Day in the Limelight: Gets a starring role in Sun Door 1 as she fights off with Gilbert during one of their delivery runs.
  • Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Has this reaction whenever Estelle voices sympathy for her situation.
  • 11th-Hour Ranger: In SC. She becomes a full party member in The 3rd.
  • Failure Is the Only Option: Her relationship with Joshua. It takes her longer to accept than it did Kloe.
  • Fallen Princess: Her family was once counted among the Erebonian aristocracy before their fortunes were lost in a bad business deal. Josette didn't take it well. In a bit of Fridge Brilliance, this explains why she was so easily able to fool everyone in Rolent. Pretending to be a student at the prestigious school was as close as she's ever been to the girl she once was.
  • The Goggles Do Nothing: She wears a pair around her neck. Theoretically they would be useful when running around on an exposed airship deck but she never uses them on-screen.
  • Grenade Spam: Orbal Bomb has her toss a whole bunch of the things at once.
  • Guns Akimbo: She lets out a second orbal gun during her Stampede craft.
  • Hidden Depths: For all her tomboy habits, she's shown to be skilled at a number of more feminine aspects. She enforces a cleanliness policy aboard the Bobcat that no one crosses her on, and is mentioned to be in charge of the group's cooking, laundry, and bookkeeping (she even bonds with Kloe over a shared love of baking sweets in The 3rd). Finally, she's shown to be skilled at nursing sick or injured people, to the point where Joshua and Kloe both compliment her skills in this area.
  • Inferiority Superiority Complex: Josette tries very, very hard to convince everyone around her that she's capable and strong, even in situations where she's outmatched and emotionally vulnerable.
  • Limit Break: In SC and The 3rd, her S-Craft is Bobcatnote .
  • Master of None: She's statistically one of the worst characters in The 3rd across the board, even underperforming when compared to the Dump Stat of some highly-specialized characters. Her one real point of value is her extremely useful Remote Ability which increases the Sepith and item drop percentages... and that rewards you for not having her in your party.
  • Nonstandard Skill Learning: Compounding her Master of None status, her S-Crafts are exclusively learned through story progression. Hours before the Final Boss of SC, Josette doesn't even have an S-Craft! It is only gotten after her mandatory status as a party member is revoked. In the 3rd, she has to relearn it again after finishing Sun Door 1, and doesn't get an upgrade until you've beaten Kyle and Don late in the game.
  • Odd Friendship: Would you believe Josette and Kloe of all people share a lot of hobbies? They get along surprisingly well in the 3rd, and even look forward to meeting back in Grancel when Josette's business takes her there.
  • The Promise: before Joshua makes his assault on the Glorious, Josette begs Joshua to come back alive, and offers him a place on the ship if he does. Joshua, naturally, can't make that promise, but is clearly touched.
  • Sour Outside, Sad Inside: behind the many, many layers of toughness she projects, occasionally Josette shows that a part of her still hasn't recovered from her former status as a noble.
  • Throw the Dog a Bone: Her Sun Door 1 event throws her a lot of bones. At first, it looks like Joshua's letter to her was accidentally sent to one of the Capua family's clients, causing her to lash out at Don. Then she and her brothers are attacked by Gilbert and a large group of Ouroboros's archaisms. Fortunately, the Bobcat proceeds to shoot them all down and Josette makes up with Don. To top things off, one of the crew members found the letter still on the Bobcat.
  • Tomboy: Adopts a more extreme attitude than Estelle does, with Boyish Short Hair, a confrontational mindset, a hard-edged manner of speaking, and even uses a masculine personal pronoun in Japanese. It's mostly put-on since she's been forced to take up piracy ever since the loss of her family's fortune.
  • Too Much Alike: Several characters note that for all their bickering, Estelle and Josette have more in common than they'd care to admit. In fact, their similarities are why they clash so often.
  • Tsundere: To the extent that she's in tsun mode 95% of the time, and her dere moments are few and far between. In SC, she bickers with Joshua during his alliance with the Capuas, especially when he shows little regard for his life, but is clearly worried for his safety and even invites him to join the Capuas for real. This doesn't go unnoticed by Estelle.
  • Video Game Stealing: Her Plunder Craft in the 3rd gives her the unique ability to try and steal an enemy's item.
  • Volleying Insults: Whenever she and Estelle are in the same screen, this is expected.


Alternative Title(s): Trails Series Liberl Civillians

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