History Characters / EightySixEightySix

* MsFanservice: She's well-endowed in the bust department, and a novel illustration shows her with nothing but a towel in front of her. A lot of the series' merchandising and promo images also revolve around her and aren't afraid to get saucy.

* AngerBornOfWorry: Is quick to chastise Shin for his extremely risky combat tactics.

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Gives one to Shin at the closing stages of Volume 7, after receiving his LoveConfession. Later ended up on the receiving end from Shin in Volume 8, to the point that she fell to her knees in shock.]]
* BridalCarry: Is on the receiving end of this by Shin in a Volume 5 side story, where he decides to carry her back to base after noticing how cold and exhausted she was. Her fatigue was not enough to keep her from being flustered by it, though.

* HairAntennae: Has two small cowlicks, which help represent her ShelteredAristocrat background.

* TheLeader: To the Spearhead squadron and later the 86th Strike Package. Her formal education gives her the tactical thinking of a Mastermind type while her kindness and careful decision making resemble a Levelheaded type.

* MsFanservice: A lot of the series merchandising and promo images revolve around her and aren't afraid to get saucy.

* ACupAngst: She isn't exactly small but Volume 7 shows she isn't happy that other girls like Kurena are bigger.

* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler: The destruction of the Regicide Fleet Countries as a state leaves him as the highest-ranked person of their remaining population, and he takes the unofficial position of being the ''de facto'' leader of the Fleet Countries' refugees.]]

Ishmael Ahab is the captain of the Stella Maris and leader of the Orphan Fleet.

* LastOfHisKind: The rest of his sea clan died fighting the Legion, leaving Ishmael and the Stella Maris as their sole remnant.

* EyepatchOfPower: Has an eyepatch covering his left eye.

* LaserGuidedKarma: The Republic classified the Eighty-Six as livestock in human form and forced them to serve as "processors" for their "unmanned drones". So when [[spoiler:the Legion finally invades]] they suffer from a truly horrific example of this trope, [[spoiler:as Republic citizens captured by the Legion are treated as literal livestock whose brains are harvested to serve as "processors" for the Legion's new Shepherds]] Notably, everyone else is implied to be doing the absolute minimum possible to help them recover from [[spoiler:the Legion invasion precisely because they think San Magnolia deserved it]].

* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:After being saved from complete annihilation by the Federal Republic of Giad the surviving population quickly begin to view their saviors with disdain due to being put to work in restoring their own country, receiving mandatory combat training and having to make due with the supplies given to them by Giad. Members of the interim government even begin demanding that Giad pull out of the Republic and return all of the 86 they took into custody. Said members of government even attempt to sabotage the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package's first mission by providing a faulty map. Lena is outraged by this behavior.]]

** Shin is TheLeader, albeit of a headstrong variety seeing as he [[LeeroyJenkins often rushes ahead]] and the main reason he's in charge is in part because of MightMakesRight, though he's also rather levelheaded.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Creator/MaureenPrice (English), Romina Marroquín Payró (Latin American Spanish)

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->'''Voiced by''': Kanehira Yamamoto (Japanese), Creator/SungWonCho (English)

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->'''Voiced by''': Taishi Murata (Japanese), Mark Allen Jr (English), Diego Estrada (Latin American Spanish)

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Vika is the fifth prince of Roa Gracia, commander of the nation's southern front, and the developer of both Sirins and [[spoiler:the Marianne Model AI that would eventually be used in the creation of the Legion]].

An experimental Legion railgun capable of destroying targets hundreds of kilometers away. Its massive size means that it can only move along the old high speed rail network. [[spoiler:A second one is later constructed to defend the Mirage Spire.]]

* MagneticWeapons: Its primary armament is a massive 800mm railgun that fires shells at a speed exceeding Mach 23 capable of hitting targets hundreds of kilometers away. It also has a vastly greater rate of fire than any conventional artillery gun (for comparison, the Schwerer Gustav could only fire one round every 45 minutes, whereas the Morpho can manage one every few seconds), and can keep spraying out its gigantic shells until the barrel gets worn out and needs to be replaced. For close-range combat, it also has a half dozen 40mm electromagnetic Vulcan cannons.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuutoUemura (Japanese), Creator/ZenoRobinson (English)

Given the FirstEpisodeTwist required to discuss future volumes, '''expect Volume 1 spoilers'''. Also, the organization of characters alone can be spoiler in some cases, so do be careful with that while reading.

* EliteMooks: They're the Legion's equivalent to MBTs, with more armour and firepower than most human Feldreß, and being able to routinely solo them is considered to be the mark of an exceptional pilot. When fighting large-scale battles, Shin and the rest of Spearhead tend to make a beeline for Lowe squadrons in order to prevent anyone else from having to deal with them.

* MightyGlacier: They're built for firepower and durability, not speed (althrough their curising speed is stated to be a very respectable 100km/h, higher than the maximum speed of most MBTs). Spearhead/Nordlicht's tactics against them are mostly based around the fact that if a Juggernaut or Reginleif pilot is skilled/clever/lucky enough to get in close, they can literally run rings around a Lowe.

** Lowes are linebreakers designed for shooting, not scouting, and have extremely rudimentary sensor suites. Get past their accompanying Ameise swarm through speed or stealth, and you'll have an easy time ambushing or escaping them.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The Juggernaut's 57mm cannon is downright puny compared to it, so the only real hope of success for the Eighty-Six to destroy these machines is to hit them in the areas where the armor is weakest. The top of the main body is the easiest place to hit, or the back of the turret.
* EliteMooks: They're the Legion's standard heavy tanks, with more armour and firepower than any human Feldreß, and being able to routinely solo them is considered to be the mark of an exceptional pilot. When fighting large-scale battles, Shin and the rest of Spearhead tend to make a beeline for Lowe squadrons in order to prevent anyone else from having to deal with them.

* MightyGlacier: They're built for firepower and durability, not speed. Spearhead/Nordlicht's tactics against them are mostly based around the fact that if a Juggernaut or Reginleif pilot is skilled/clever/lucky enough to get in close, they can literally run rings around a Lowe.

* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: In Volume 5 it's stated that even a single Eintagsfliege emits sufficient amount of EM radiation to kill a person in close range. But considering that Eintagsfliegen are designed to jam radio waves, it mainly emits radio-frequency non-ionizing radiation which the human body can tolerate much more compared to ionizing radiation, which possesses enough energy to directly damage human DNA and harm organic tissue.

* AntiAir: These units operate like mobile C-RAM units, armed with a rapid fire autocannon and capable of launching infrared guided surface-to-air missiles ([=SAMs=]).

* ShootTheBullet: As they are mobile C-RAMs they are also capable of shooting down enemy projectiles such as artillery shells and cruise missiles.

* AntiAir: They launch surface-to-air missiles ([=SAMs=]).

* HeroKiller: A Stachelschwein missile was what brought down Vaclav Milizé's helicopter six years before the story began.
* ShootTheBullet: They are also capable of shooting down enemy guided projectiles.

* AntiArmor: Essentially a sci-fi version of a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_destroyer tank destroyer.]]
* CripplingOverspecialization: The fragility of this unit means the Legion typically only use it for ambush attacks.
* GlassCannon: Its cannon is powerful, but the unit itself is slow and lightly armored.
* TanksButNoTanks: It's very unusual among the Legion army for being the only model that uses treads for movement as opposed to legs. Still not a tank thanks to its severe lack of durability.

* AceCustom: His Juggernaut is specialized for close-quarters combat, with two large blades serving as its 'mandibles' rather than the usual machine guns. The weapon loadout itself is a badge of his extreme skill - Juggernauts are {{Fragile Speedster}}s that are designed for sniping and ambush tactics, and are absolutely not designed for jumping into a platoon of Legion mecha and carving them to pieces.

* BerserkButton: The members of the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package, especially the male members, are quick to realize that acting inappropriate with Lena or upsetting her is a surefire way to anger Shin. Bottom line, don't mess with the Queen of the Eighty-Six lest you draw the ire of The Reaper.

* DownToTheLastPlay: His final showdown with the Morpho in the latter portion of Volume 3 (Episode 21 of the Anime). His Regenleif only had one shot left in its main cannon, and its engine and legs have been pushed to its limits; while his adversary still had most of its weapons operational. It took the sudden artillery support from the remnants of San Magnolia, a timely cover fire from Raiden, and Frederica's unique connection with her liege Kiriya, for Shin to close the distance towards the Morpho for a ColossusClimb in order to [[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange land the final shot on the Morpho's central processor]] to finally put it down.
* TheDreaded: He's acquired a certain level of infamy due to his habit of "breaking" the handlers assigned to him.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He was kept in the dark about the details of the Cicada by everybody out of worry for their lives. When he sees Lena wearing it he [[TranquilFury was not happy]].

** The anime shows us that the "zero point failure" was Shin [[ImprobablePilotingSkills backflipping]] a fuckin' 50 ton Vanagandr over another Vanagandr, sticking the landing but wrecking the legs of his mech. Without killing himself, his co-pilot, or even the pilots of the Vanagandr he lept over.

* NoRangeLikePointBlankRange: How he finished off the Morpho in Volume 3, by shoving the Regenleif's barrel down one of the Morpho's portholes, thus landing a headshot on Kiriya on the inside.

** A less cheerful, non-romantic example is in Volume 6, when [[spoiler: Shin is having some serious mental turmoil when it comes to trying to seriously imagine an attainable future for himself off the battlefield.]] While only a few people can tell exactly what the problem is, literally everyone that knows him can clearly see that something is tormenting him inside and that he's trying to hide it from them.

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Shin. In Volume 9 they finally make it official.]]

* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Lena. In Volume 9 they finally make it official.]]

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Lena and Shin finally share their first kiss by the end of Volume 7. The biggest surprise is that she's the one who initiates it.]]

* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:By the end of volume 7, Shin and Lena finally share their first kiss. However, Lena runs away after it, leaving him very confused. In volume 8 they share a second one, this time with Shin initiating it.]]

** The anime shows us that the "zero point failure" was Shin [[ImprobablePilotingSkills backflipping]] a fuckin' 50 ton Vanagandr over another Vanagandr, sticking the landing but wrecking the legs of his mech. Without killing himself, or his co-pilot.

* [[ChickMagnet Dude Magnet]]: Played with. By Volume 4 [[spoiler:it is never explicitly specified if others among the Eighty-Sixth Strike Package find Lena attractive [[note]]by Volume 7, Kurena of all people grudgingly admits that she's beautiful[[/note]]. Nevertheless there is an unspoken agreement amongst the Eighty-Six that Lena, for all intents and purposes, off-limits.]]

* LightningBruiser: This thing is shockingly fast and maneuverable for its size.