| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/CounterSide'' [[Characters/CounterSide Main Character Index]]\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/CounterSideCoffinCompany Coffin Company]] | '''Allies:''' ([[Characters/CounterSideAlliesAToH A-H]] | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesIToQ I-Q]] | [[Characters/CounterSideAlliesRToZ R-Z]]) | [[Characters/CounterSideAdministration Administration]]\ |
| 3 | '''Antagonists:''' ''Counterside'' | [[Characters/CounterSideNormalsideAntagonists Normalside]]\ |
| 4 | '''Other:''' [=ADCs=] and Nations | [[Characters/CounterSideNPC NPCs]] -]]]]] |
| 5 | |
| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | !!Corrupted Objects |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 11 | For tropes relating to specific types of C.O.s, please consult the relevant folders. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | The inhabitants of the Counterside. They feed on Eternium and are highly aggressive. They are graded on a scale of 1 to 6. |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | * AdorableAbomination: The Needler tends to be treated cutely in certain skins, showing their relative weakness as comedy rather than horror. |
| 16 | * EldritchAbomination: Weird mix of organic and machine, they are usually instinctual but sometimes can be controlled. |
| 17 | * EnemyToAllLivingThings: With very few exceptions, C.O.s are hostile to all life on the Normalside. |
| 18 | * PowerLevels: The Administration places them into numbered Categories depending on their power level. |
| 19 | ** Category 1 and 2 tend to be manageable by conventional weaponry and most Counters, with 1 being a general nuisance and 2 being a potential threat. |
| 20 | ** Category 3 is the limit of what most Counters can handle on their own and require overwhelming firepower from conventional means. |
| 21 | ** Category 4 qualifies for PersonOfMassDestruction status, capable of doing massive damage if left unchecked and requiring a powerful Counter or multiple skilled ones to take down. |
| 22 | ** Category 5 borders on PhysicalGod, and is so rare that most people think they're just an urban legend. |
| 23 | ** Category 6 is even ''more'' rarely seen, to the point where even much of the Administration's personnel believe that [[BrokeTheRatingScale the scale only goes up to 5]]. [[spoiler:The emergence of one is usually the Administration's cue to [[BeastOfTheApocalypse pack up and abandon their current timeline entirely]].]] |
| 24 | * SpikesOfVillainy: Corrupted Objects have a tendency to be fairly spiky in appearance, especially more powerful ones. |
| 25 | * TieredByName: The basic C.O. varieties come in three increasingly powerful variations in-game, denoted by either having no prefix, "Mutated", or "Raged" in front of their name. They also have [[PaletteSwap color changes]] to denote this, with the basic tier having red markings, Mutated enemies having purple, and Raged ones having green. |
| 26 | * WasOnceHuman: |
| 27 | ** Shadows, also categorized as Demon-type C.O.s by the Administration, are Counters who have succumbed to either Corruption Rays, depleting their CRF, or severe injury from a C.O. |
| 28 | ** In Episode 5, [[spoiler:Replacer King infers that the majority of C.O.s are the previous worlds' inhabitants that were absorbed into the Counterside]]. |
| 29 | [[/folder]] |
| 30 | |
| 31 | [[folder:Category 1]] |
| 32 | [[/folder]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[folder:Category 2]] |
| 35 | [[/folder]] |
| 36 | |
| 37 | !!!Category 3 |
| 38 | |
| 39 | [[folder:Beast]] |
| 40 | * MechanicalAbomination: Looks like a Moderater overgrown with Corrupted flesh. |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Tyrant]] |
| 44 | A Category 3 C.O. that occasionally appears in Danger Close. It has the discretion to wait for an opportunity, thus posing a greater threat. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | It is a minor antagonist in "Bottom of the Shade". |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * BossInMookClothing: They are huge C.O.s that are frequently used to denote stronger C.O.s but not special ones. |
| 49 | * ItCanThink: Its Danger Close bio notes that this is what separates it from the Beast type, which is dominated by instinct. |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Corrupted Body]] |
| 53 | [[quoteright:537:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1560354402.png]] |
| 54 | [[caption-width-right:537:]] |
| 55 | A major antagonist in ''Administration Complete''. |
| 56 | ---- |
| 57 | * KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:In Starry Night, it is killed by Swan for interfering with her plans, but returns in Episode 11.]] |
| 58 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: |
| 59 | * SeriesContinuityError: Despite it's CSE level being 1, its referred to as a Category 3. |
| 60 | * ItCanThink: Notable as it's the only type that expresses intelligence (excluding Category 6s and Shadows). |
| 61 | [[/folder]] |
| 62 | !!!Category 4 |
| 63 | |
| 64 | [[folder:Nephil]] |
| 65 | [[/folder]] |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[folder:Britra the Thunderpeal]] |
| 68 | A large C.O. that occasionally appears after a Dispatch Mission is finished. |
| 69 | |
| 70 | It makes an appearance in "For the Uncrying". |
| 71 | ---- |
| 72 | * FlunkyBoss: Will periodically spawn C.O.s to attack, though they're generally easy to deal with and are only spawned in small numbers. |
| 73 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In the climax of "For the Uncrying", [[spoiler:multiple Britras are summoned by Wilbur using his camera artifact (amplified with Shena's technology) to stop Horizon, or at least [[TakingYouWithMe bring all of Charade down with him]]]]. |
| 74 | * LeanAndMean: Has incredibly stringy arms. |
| 75 | * MeaningfulName: Subverted. Britra/Vritra is an Asura from Hindu Mythology that causes droughts. Meanwhile, Thunderpeal has various storm motifs like lightning. |
| 76 | * RareRandomDrop: During its Raid season, there's only a slight chance it will appear after a Dispatch Mission instead of a Dive. |
| 77 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Its higher-level raids (Levels 130 and 150) show it with glowing red eyes. |
| 78 | * ShockAndAwe: Mostly uses lightning attacks, especially to [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou destroy your raid ship]]. |
| 79 | * TheWorfEffect: In "For the Uncrying", [[spoiler:Horizon (in her Cold Case form) [[CutsceneBoss only needs 2 seconds to defeat the multiple Britras that Wilbur summoned]]]]. |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | [[folder:Inhibitor]] |
| 82 | City defense systems installed in ADCs that are designed to prevent C.O.s from appearing indiscriminately. |
| 83 | |
| 84 | It occasionally appears as a corrupted Raid Boss in a research facility after a Dispatch Mission is finished. |
| 85 | ---- |
| 86 | * AIIsACrapshoot: It was built as a security system, but fell victim to corruption by the Counterside. |
| 87 | * KillItWithFire: 1 minute into its fight, the Inhibitor will activate flamethrowers to attack all units in play. |
| 88 | * ThePawnsGoFirst: Begins the fight with a The Wall (a defensive C.O. that can take a defensive stance during which it takes no damage, until the stance is broken by hitting it enough) in front as a roadblock that needs to be defeated before your units can go after the Inhibitor itself. |
| 89 | * RareRandomDrop: During its Raid season, there's only a slight chance it will appear after a Dispatch Mission instead of a Dive. |
| 90 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Its higher-level raids (Levels 130 and 150) change its armor from gray to black. |
| 91 | * StoneWall: In contrast to Britra, the Inhibitor's attacks are comparatively less devastating: it only throws out two big attacks throughout the fight (both of which are very predictable), and ''none'' of its attacks can hit your ship. Instead, it starts with a bulky minion in play and gains massive damage resistance early in the fight, so much of the challenge is managing to actually damage it, especially with its two board wipes taken into account (as they can easily remove multiple units from play). |
| 92 | * WaveMotionGun: When the timer of its fight drops low enough, the Inhibitor fires a giant laser beam from its "mouth". It will also sweep the battlefield with smaller but still sizeable lasers at regular intervals. |
| 93 | [[/folder]] |
| 94 | [[folder:Moderator]] |
| 95 | A massive spider-like machine that was originally designed to scour the Counterside, it fell to Corruption and became a Category 4 C.O. Two versions from outside the main universe (Type A and Type B) occasionally appear in Danger Close. |
| 96 | |
| 97 | It makes an appearance in "Vice President's Holidays". |
| 98 | ---- |
| 99 | * AIIsACrapshoot: A machine designed to find artifacts in the Counterside, before falling to its corruption. |
| 100 | * AttackItsWeakpoint: In Danger Close, it takes more damage when attacked from behind. |
| 101 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In "Vice President's Holidays", Machine G.A.P. theorizes that it was summoned to Mone's village after Sooyeon's Reactive Sword that Lara Jaeger was carrying worked as a catalyst with the unstable Dimensional Surface created by Lara's Counter ability. It ends up becoming the event's FinalBoss. |
| 102 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The main version and Type A have a red and black color scheme, whereas Type B has a yellow and black one. |
| 103 | * SpiderTank: It's a quadrupedal mechanical C.O. with a spider-like form. |
| 104 | * TooInjuredToSave: In "Vice President's Holidays", Sigma almost manages to cure it after it's defeated, but unfortunately its sickness runs too deep. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | [[folder:Demolition Worm]] |
| 107 | A giant worm-like C.O. that appears during Consortium Co-op. |
| 108 | ---- |
| 109 | * AchillesHeel: Notably, it is ''not'' immune to Silence at lower levels unlike most bosses, meaning units like Mone and John Mason can stop it from using its powerful abilities. |
| 110 | * FlunkyBoss: Constantly spawns lesser C.O.s to harass the player's ship. |
| 111 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: It's never really discussed why it appears or disappears. |
| 112 | * NoodleIncident: In "For the Uncrying", Horizon remembers holding a grudge against Rivet after the latter lied about being a local guide to Campamento and provoked a Demolition Worm. |
| 113 | [[/folder]] |
| 114 | [[folder:Kraken]] |
| 115 | ---- |
| 116 | * NaughtyTentacles: |
| 117 | [[/folder]] |
| 118 | |
| 119 | !!!Category 5 |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:The Nameless One]] |
| 122 | A Category 5 C.O. that was encountered at the North Pole during the Grand Purification War. Jaina Kropel sacrificed herself to send both it and herself to the hyperdepths of the Counterside. |
| 123 | |
| 124 | It is the main antagonist of "King's Memories". |
| 125 | ---- |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | !!!Category 6 |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Guardian of Sephira]] |
| 131 | [[/folder]] |
| 132 | |
| 133 | [[folder:Hollow Gods (Episode 8 Spoilers)]] |
| 134 | Category 6 C.O.s whose very presence warps the area around them into imaginary space. |
| 135 | |
| 136 | One of them, Khamimael, is a major antagonist in Episode 8. |
| 137 | ---- |
| 138 | * FallenHero: [[spoiler:Episode 10 reveals that Hollow Gods used to be the Antagonists of their respective worlds, but each of them was defeated by the Demon Lord that invaded their world.]] |
| 139 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In Episode 8, Carlota summons Khamimael from the Qlipha Dimension to the Counterside after using the Nova-class Reactor and Mina's Qliphoth Factor on the Lighthouse. |
| 140 | * InconsistentSpelling: During Episode 8, Khamimael's name is sometimes spelled as "Kammimael". Episodes 9 and 10 consistently use the former. |
| 141 | * ItCanThink: Khamimael quickly figures out the weakness of Maria's Gargantua gear, and laughs when she realizes that it knows. |
| 142 | * TheJuggernaut: The task force led by Delta Seven has nothing that can faze an extremely powerful Corrupted Object like Khamimael; even Maria with her Gargantua gear can only slow it down. It takes the combination of Stormbringer Jake (the most powerful Counter known to the Administration wearing armor that enhances his abilities further) and Mina (who wields a god-slaying weapon) to put it down for good. |
| 143 | * MeaningfulName: The music that plays when Khamimael descends is called "Descent of Sephira". In the Kabbalah, God can manifest in the physical world through the Sephira. |
| 144 | * MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Mina slaying Khamimael proves to be the final requirement for Ray to request the beginning of a Qliphoth Game. |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | !!!Shadows |
| 148 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 149 | ->''This is a folktale told in a small country somewhere.''\ |
| 150 | ''If you see a man-shaped shadow when theres no one around, run away at once.''\ |
| 151 | ''It's a shadow that didn't perish with its owner's death.''\ |
| 152 | ''The shadow hovers around where it was left behind, looking for someone to go on a long journey with it.'' |
| 153 | |
| 154 | Also known as Demon-Type Corrupted Objects, Shadows are C.O.s formed when a Counter's power run out and leaves them exposed to corruption rays. They are driven by an obsession with whatever last drove them in life. |
| 155 | ---- |
| 156 | * FromASingleCell: Powerful Shadows can almost completely reconstitute themselves if their core remains intact. |
| 157 | %%* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: |
| 158 | * OurLichesAreDifferent: They're basically a corrupted, undead form of Counter with many of the same properties as regular Corrupted Objects; additionally, powerful Shadows can recover from fatal injuries if their core survives, giving them the phylactery immortality attributed to many liches. |
| 159 | * WasOnceAMan: Most of them still retain their appearances from when they were alive, but are now Corrupted Objects rather than humans. |
| 160 | [[/folder]] |
| 161 | |
| 162 | [[folder:Spira]] |
| 163 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spira.jpg]] |
| 164 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kang Saebom JP: Creator/KanaeIto \ |
| 165 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 166 | '''Role:''' Striker\ |
| 167 | '''Rarity:''' SSR\ |
| 168 | '''Team:''' Demon-type C.O. |
| 169 | ->''"This place smells... like home... Can I... stay here?"'' |
| 170 | A Demon-type C.O. who shows a strong desire to return to reality. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | She is a minor antagonist in Episode 1. |
| 173 | ---- |
| 174 | * TheBerserker: She runs into battle with little mental mindset. At certain HP intervals, she jumps deeper into enemy backlines. |
| 175 | * BodyHorror: Her body is overflowing with corruption that her right arm has been turned into an AbsurdlySharpBlade and her left arm has claws. It's also implied that they cause her excruciating pain. [[spoiler:"Bottom of the Shade" reveals that none of her current limbs are hers and are pieces of mercenaries that Ministra "reassembled" to her.]] |
| 176 | * IJustWantToBeFree: She really wants to go home. |
| 177 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: She really wants to revert back to [[spoiler:Dash]]. |
| 178 | * PromotedToPlayable: She made her playable debut as a Counter Pass unit alongside "Bottom of the Shade". |
| 179 | * ReluctantMonster: Her playable version is surprisingly tame for a C.O., even expressing the desire to not hurt anyone. |
| 180 | -->''(completing a Branch mission)'' "So there's something else I could do... instead of just tearing things apart..." |
| 181 | * ScreamingWarrior: She often lets out screams of rage and agony when attacking. |
| 182 | * StarterVillain: She's the first Shadow that Mina encounters and defeats, [[spoiler:especially with Wolvesbane]]. |
| 183 | * VoiceOfTheLegion: She has a reverb in her screams and a couple of voice lines. |
| 184 | * WasOnceHuman: She was once a Counter that was corrupted by the Counterside. [[spoiler:The ending of "Bottom of the Shade" reveals that she is the remaining parts of Dash after Rita (now Ministra) "reassembled" her.]] |
| 185 | * WhenSheSmiles: Getting a Great Success in a Salary Negotiation with her causes the usually-frowning or scowling Spira to give a small smile, evidently doing her best to seem happy while apologizing that she forgot how to celebrate. |
| 186 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Her status as a Shadow really isn't her fault at all, and she isn't even entirely malicious - she just very much wants to return home and, unfortunately, is dangerously unstable and violent as a result of her corruption. |
| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Ministra]] |
| 190 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ministra.jpg]] |
| 191 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Bi Jueon JP: Creator/AmiKoshimizu\ |
| 192 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 193 | '''Role:''' Ranger\ |
| 194 | '''Rarity:''' ASSR\ |
| 195 | '''Team:''' Demon-type C.O. |
| 196 | ->''"You already know what awaits me in the end... but you still want me? I guess I'll humor you for the time being."'' |
| 197 | A Demon-type C.O. who reassembles her dead enemies into objects that spread fear and hopelessness. |
| 198 | |
| 199 | She is a major antagonist in Episode 1, and she makes an appearance in "Bottom of the Shade". |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | * FanDisservice: Her exposed chest [[BodyHorror has a hole with an ominous red cube floating inside it]]. |
| 202 | * LightningBruiser: She has very high attack modifiers, a lower than average Deployment Cost for an Awakened unit, and the ability to summon a Mutated Spira which is even stronger than regular Spira. Her offensive prowess was so overwhelming that for some time, it was not uncommon for players to reach the top of real-time PVP with an ''auto'' team. |
| 203 | * FanservicePack: As a result of being designed by horns degenerates for the Creator Conest, her "Adoration for Flowers" skin has her given an upgraded bust a shorter and slightly chubbier torso, andmd hasms her red cube concealed. |
| 204 | * NavelDeepNeckline: Her neckline goes all the way down her chest to her navel. |
| 205 | * PromotedToPlayable: Her Awakened form made its playable debut alongside "Bottom of the Shade". |
| 206 | * StarterVillain: She turns out to be the first [[spoiler:Demon Lord Apostle]] that Coffin Company defeats. |
| 207 | * TermsOfEndangerment: While cornering the ALT Squad, she calls them "darling". In her Lifetime Contract, she also starts calling the CEO as such. |
| 208 | * ThisIsUnforgivable: She does not take Spira's defeat lightly. [[spoiler:It's because Spira was what little of Dash remained.]] |
| 209 | * WasOnceHuman: She was once a Counter that was corrupted by the Counterside. "Bottom of the Shade" reveals that [[spoiler:she used to be Rita Arsenico before she accepted Thagirion's power]]. |
| 210 | * WeCanRebuildHim: She herself states that she rebuilt Spira specifically, which she demonstrates in gameplay as an enemy. She can also summon a mutated Spira as a unit when she goes below half health. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:The Great Shadow's Fragment ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for "The Iron Knight")]] |
| 214 | !!Gerard Curian |
| 215 | During the fall of Nordnavik twenty years ago, Gerard Curian, a Grade S Counter who led the country's 1st Musketeer Division, took down Medius at the cost of his own life. As a Shadow, he is driven to attack anyone approaching Medius's cymbals. |
| 216 | ---- |
| 217 | * TheReveal: The real Gerard Curian is not the ''playable'' Gerard Curian. |
| 218 | * WasOnceAMan: He was once a Grade S Counter. |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Aporia ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for "Dead End Road")]] |
| 222 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_452934782.png]] |
| 223 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see him unmasked]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rdt_20230719_0139173474539678133070429.jpg Dread it, run from it, the end arrives all the same. And now it’s here. Or should I say... '''I am?''']][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 224 | The Shadow of Jake Walker from Delta Seven: Pathfinder's Worldline. The previous leader of the group, Jake went MIA luring the Nephil into a portal, but is revealed to have become a Shadow obsessed with becoming a king over the spilled blood of his enemies. |
| 225 | |
| 226 | He is the main antagonist of "Dead End Road". |
| 227 | ---- |
| 228 | * AlternateSelf: He is Jake Walker from a Worldline that never had the Administration. |
| 229 | * CameBackWrong: After going MIA in the Counterside, he kept fighting until he died. Then he's revealed to have come back as ''something else''... |
| 230 | %%* {{Expy}}: |
| 231 | * {{Irony}}: Antonov refuses to let Karin's cowardice make Colonel Walker's sacrifice a tragedy. |
| 232 | -->'''Antonov:''' A hero who sacrificed his life for this world is now attempting to annihilate mankind, regardless of his will. |
| 233 | * MeaningfulName: An "aporia" is an irresolvable contradiction. |
| 234 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: When Shiyoung's attack cuts through the armor of his mask, his eyes are revealed to be a menacing black with red irises. |
| 235 | %%* TheWorfEffect: |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | !!!Doppelgangers |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[folder:In general]] |
| 241 | C.O.s that emerged from Shadow Palaces and take on the appearances and abilities of surrounding entities exposed to corruption, whether they be Counters, soldiers, or even mechs. Unlike regular C.Os, they require a constant fuel of Eternium, and as incomplete C.O.s they're driven by the desire to consume their original to become whole. |
| 242 | ---- |
| 243 | * EvilDoppelganger: Um, yeah, that's the whole thing about Doppelganger-Type C.Os. |
| 244 | [[/folder]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[folder:Maze Division ('''Unmarked Spoilers''' for "End of the Maze")]] |
| 247 | ---- |
| 248 | * BadBoss: In stark contrast to her base, Doppelganger Lyudmila has no problems with viciously berating her troops and throwing their lives away. This eventually bites her when Doppelganger Alex decides she's had enough and tosses her into the Chronos mech as fuel. |
| 249 | * MonstrousCannibalism: They're not above devouring each other to grow stronger. |
| 250 | [[/folder]] |
| 251 | |
| 252 | !!The Elysium Philharmonic |
| 253 | |
| 254 | [[folder:As a group]] |
| 255 | The ruling authority of the lost world of Elysion, the Elysium Philharmonic possess powerful sonic and mental manipulation technology. |
| 256 | |
| 257 | The faction first appears in "Carnival". |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * AmazonBrigade: All of the Philharmonic's leading members are female, and are powerful Shadows. |
| 260 | * ArcVillain: They serve as the GreaterScopeVillain for a story arc spanning numerous side stories, including the Jehuty Biotech arc ("Hearing You", "First Lesson", and "For the Uncrying") and "Old Fear" before taking center stage in "Carnival". |
| 261 | * TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:"Carnival" effectively ends with them getting exactly what they wanted: Maestra is reformed, and they're free to retreat until they're ready to strike again.]] |
| 262 | * EvilVsEvil: Implied. [[spoiler:Despite being natives of Elysion, they don't seem subservient to Thagirion like her explicit Apostles (Sollicitatio, Nervier, and Ministra). Considering what Nequitia did to Thagirion's sister, they might actually be Thagirion's enemies.]] |
| 263 | * GreaterScopeVillain: To Jehuty Biotech, Eckhart's Society for Preternatural Research, and [[spoiler:both sides of Gronia's civil war]], using all of them to serve their own ends. |
| 264 | * HumanoidAbomination: They're all Shadows, with many of the same properties as other Corrupted Objects in spite of their still-human appearances. |
| 265 | * LaserGuidedKarma: In "Frozen Corridors". [[spoiler: Due to the ridiculous amount of enemies they made they end up having to fight Mors, Horizon, Maze Division, Prydwen, the Holy Curia, Chris, and the Southern Border Guards all at once.]] |
| 266 | * MechanicallyUnusualFighter: All of the playable characters are different in their style of fighting compared to the usual actions of their class, with the divergence ranging from mild to very signficant. |
| 267 | ** Maestra Nequitia is a moving Tower who inflicts debuffs rather than attack. |
| 268 | ** Shena is a close-range Sniper. |
| 269 | ** Carmen's healing depends on her landing critical hits on her enemies. |
| 270 | ** Luna is a flying Defender. |
| 271 | ** Plaga is a Ranger who doesn't have a basic attack and instead buffs allies. |
| 272 | * MsFanservice: They wear very form-fitting outfits that reveal a fair bit of skin, and most of what they wear appears to be black leather. Carmen and Shena also have unlockable skins [[WalkingSwimsuitScene putting them in skimpy bikinis]]. |
| 273 | * MusicalAssassin: They fight using MagicMusic from their instruments. |
| 274 | * PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:While Gronia's civil war had been ongoing for a long time even before Maestra resurfaced in the Gronian capital, her emergence means that the Philharmonic are able to manipulate both the government and the rebels for their own ends. They first used the rebels to supply Jehuty Biotech with test subjects, and when Horizon dismantled the corporation they shifted their manipulations toward the government instead while using Montagne as an UnwittingPawn on the rebels' side.]] |
| 275 | * {{Sadist}}: All of them seem to enjoy inflicting suffering and MindRape onto humans. |
| 276 | * SetBonus: Unlike most other factions, Elysium Philharmonic units are designed to be used together to reap their maximum benefits. Maestra Nequitia empowers the skills of other Elysium units, while Carmen grants additional benefits to C.O. units specifically (which the Elysium members are). Even their ship, the Chorus, provides additional benefits to Elysium Philharmonic units with its Special. |
| 277 | [[/folder]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[folder:Maestra Nequitia]] |
| 280 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1950564996.png]] |
| 281 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see her appearance after "Goodbye Tanaberin"]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1623188009.png]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 282 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Moon Yoo-jeong JP: {{Creator/Lynn}}\ |
| 283 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 284 | '''Role:''' Tower\ |
| 285 | '''Rarity:''' ASSR |
| 286 | ->''"Greetings, Administrator. I am Maestra Nequitia, the chief conductor of the Elysium Philharmonic."'' |
| 287 | The Chief Conductor of the Elysium Philharmonic, she is a Category 5 Demogorgon-type C.O. and an old enemy of the Old Administration. |
| 288 | |
| 289 | She first appears in "Carnival". |
| 290 | ---- |
| 291 | * BarrierWarrior: [[spoiler:Her new form in Episode 11 shows her utilizing force fields.]] |
| 292 | * BatmanGambit: "Carnival" reveals that [[spoiler:she made a deal with Louise Schneider to save her daughter Leah: she would revive Leah (via using Mental Printing on her), and Louise would simply do her utmost to protect Leah. Louise didn't know that Nequitia's core would lay dormant within her daughter until it reformed, much less that Nequitia's appearance in the Normalside killed her husband and put Leah on the verge of death in the first place]]. |
| 293 | * ButtMonkey: Due to her blindess, she is often reliant on others to help her get dressed. Official Comics humorously show her getting a sukumizu swimsuit and being detained as an exhibitionist. |
| 294 | * BreakingOldTrends: The first playable Awakened Tower. |
| 295 | * CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler:She hid from Thagirion/Audra the fact that her sister became a mass murderer and had to be stopped by the Philharmonic.]] |
| 296 | * DisabilitySuperpower: She's blind, but she can see people through the sounds they make. |
| 297 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:In Episode 11, she decides to fight Thagirion in Coffin-6 to prevent the latter from awakening.]] |
| 298 | * HumanityEnsues: [[spoiler:Her life as Leah Schneider/Revenant has made her rather hesitant to attack Leah's mother and Chris. Downplayed as it is also implied that she's slowly shedding all of her human emotions and will eventually hunt both of them down.]] |
| 299 | ** "Goodbye Tanaberin" reveals that [[spoiler:her and Leah's identities have basically been [[FusionDance one and the same since her deal with Louise]], and she unexpectedly sheds tears when Carmen makes her kill Louise]]. |
| 300 | * InstrumentOfMurder: As a maestra, she summons shadowy figures that use violins and cellos. She is also accompanied by an amalgamation of horned and string instruments. |
| 301 | * KickTheDog: Her debut scene is telling Montagne how her brother died after she subjected him to a series of personality transplants via her Mental Printing. |
| 302 | * MechanicallyUnusualFighter: In two senses: she's a Tower unit that [[AdvancingBossOfDoom moves from the ship to the center of the battlefield]], and instead of directly attacking the enemy she deals passive damage via debuffs while she's on the field. |
| 303 | * NavelDeepNeckline: Her outfit is completely open from neck to waist, and the only things covering her chest are some ornate accessories. |
| 304 | * SupportPartyMember: Maestra doesn't even have a basic attack and deals low damage compared to other Awakened units until she manages to reach the center of the field, at which point she casts her Ultimate to amplify her debuffs to the point where [[TotalPartyKill pretty much everything dies]]. She instead supports allies by inflicting heavy debuffs on the enemy, including percent-based health drain, a very powerful damage amplification effect, and reduction to damage dealt, and amplifies the stats and skills of allied Elysium Philharmonic units. |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Shena]] |
| 308 | [[quoteright:309:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shena.png]] |
| 309 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jang Mi JP: \ |
| 310 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 311 | '''Role:''' Sniper\ |
| 312 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 313 | ->''"Oh, I'm just a wandering trobairitz, Shena. For some reason, I'm gonna have to hang my hat with you guys for now. So why don't we put our differences aside and indulge in my music instead?"'' |
| 314 | A member of the Elysium Philharmonic, she's a violent and sociopathic Shadow who treats everything as a game. |
| 315 | |
| 316 | She is a major antagonist in "For the Uncrying". |
| 317 | ---- |
| 318 | * BalanceBuff: Her Special no longer forces her into the frontline, but its buff was reduced from 8 seconds to 5. |
| 319 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: In "Goodbye Tanaberin", [[spoiler:she sacrifices herself to let Luna escape because the latter didn't devour her core after she sustained injuries during the events of "Frozen Corridors"]]. |
| 320 | * FreudianExcuse: In "Carnival", she describes how the thoughts of a Shadow are overly focused on their original body's last thoughts. When Alex rebukes it, Shena admits that it's [[FreudianExcuseDenial only a pretense to what she does]]. |
| 321 | * TheHeavy: She's the one carrying out schemes for Elysium Philharmonic for most of their storyline [[spoiler:with Maestra incapacitated and Carmen undercover]]. She's also the main threat in "For the Uncrying", even though Wilbur is nominally holding her leash. |
| 322 | * HyperCompetentSidekick: She actively tries to hinder, predict, and eventually fight Horizon with more efficiency and foresight than her "employer" Wilbur. |
| 323 | * InstrumentOfMurder: She uses a violin with a sword as the bow to send out explosive notes. |
| 324 | * LimitBreak: ''Lethal Harmony''. |
| 325 | * MsFanservice: Her outfit is a skintight leather dress that cuts down to her abdomen. |
| 326 | * MundaneUtility: One of the reasons she recommends becoming a Shadow? [[NeverGetsFat It lets her eat as much as she wants and not gain any weight.]] |
| 327 | * VillainTakesAnInterest: In the ending of "For the Uncrying", she's shown to be fascinated by Lyudmila, as the latter [[spoiler:retained her identity as a Shadow without any technology like Mental Printing. She even invites her to join the Elysium Philharmonic if the Administration betrays her, but the latter pointedly refuses]]. |
| 328 | * WalkingSwimsuitScene: Her "A Summer Busker" skin. |
| 329 | * WorthyOpponent: She appears to genuinely enjoy fighting Horizon, who also sees her as one in return; the android notes that for all her flaws, Shena is a formidable fighter and a much more competent adversary than her boss. |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder:Carmen]] |
| 333 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Yoon Eunseo JP: \ |
| 334 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 335 | '''Role:''' Supporter\ |
| 336 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 337 | ->''"Don't be shy. Loosen up to my melody. Fu fuu fuu."'' |
| 338 | A member of the Elysium Philharmonic, she is a Shadow with a penchant for treating people she fancies as her pets. |
| 339 | |
| 340 | She is a supporting character in "Carnival". |
| 341 | ---- |
| 342 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She is this even by Elysium Philharmonic's standards, as she [[spoiler: engineers a situation where Maestra is forced to kill Louise and then tried to usurp her position]]. |
| 343 | * CatGirl: She has cat ears and a tail. Bizarrely enough, she's the first character shown to have any sort of animal-like features. [[spoiler:It's implied that those features were originally Alice's.]] |
| 344 | * GoodPowersBadPeople: She has incredible healing abilities, but she's still an evil Shadow that treats humans as pets and livestock at best. |
| 345 | * IAmNotPretty: She thinks her body is ugly because of the scars on it. [[spoiler:More specifically, the scars that Alice got on her body prior to Carmen taking it. Carmen even states that she's slowly been trying to get it closer to her original body which she claims is... softer.]] |
| 346 | * InstrumentOfMurder: She uses a contrabass. |
| 347 | * NightmareFace: She gives off a scary one with a SlasherSmile during her Ultimate. |
| 348 | * PossessingADeadBody: [[spoiler:She's using the body of Old Administration commander Alice, who's mentioned to have sacrificed herself to take down Simurgh.]] |
| 349 | * TheTease: |
| 350 | -->''"Oh my, those eyes... Do you want to play with me? Or be played with?"'' |
| 351 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: Focuses on healing and supporting her allies. |
| 352 | [[/folder]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder:Medius]] |
| 355 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/293363204_940348100167358_9215750653794601477_n_8.jpg]] |
| 356 | [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 357 | A member of the Elysium Philharmonic, she is the Cymbalist. |
| 358 | |
| 359 | She is the main antagonist of "The Iron Knight". |
| 360 | ---- |
| 361 | * DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:She slowly starts taking over the body of Hanna Anderson's impostor.]] |
| 362 | * {{Depower}}: [[spoiler:Once the Holy Relic in Curian/David reactivates, it blocks her MindRape powers and forces her to fight head-on. The battle isn't explicitly shown, though the epilogue suggests that she was KilledOffForReal or at least destroyed again.]] |
| 363 | * HatePlague: A favorite tactic of hers is to give her enemies hallucinations that make them attack their allies or even innocents nearby, usually resulting in them also being DrivenToSuicide once they realize what they've done. |
| 364 | * InstrumentOfMurder: She uses cymbals. |
| 365 | * MutualKill: [[spoiler:With the real Curian, who slew her in battle but also became a Shadow due to the toll taken by her. As a Shadow, she survived through her core.]] |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[folder:Luna]] |
| 369 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/313033462_479295607596337_9150599310991117325_n.jpg]] |
| 370 | [[caption-width-right:350:some caption text]] |
| 371 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: JP: \ |
| 372 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 373 | '''Role:''' Defender\ |
| 374 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 375 | ->''"Here comes the best trumpeter in Elysium! Consider this an honor!"'' |
| 376 | A member of the Elysium Philharmonic, she is a Shadow who calls herself the group's trumpeter. |
| 377 | |
| 378 | She is a supporting character in "Frozen Corridors" and "Goodbye Tanaberin". |
| 379 | ---- |
| 380 | * ButtMonkey: As a Shadow, her ability to heal means that [[GoodThingYouCanHeal she takes quite a bit of punishment, played both seriously and for slapstick,]] throughout "Frozen Corridors." She's also shown to be TheUnfavorite of the Elysium Philharmonic, getting belittled by the other members for only being a provisional member. |
| 381 | * InstrumentOfMurder: She uses a trumpet. |
| 382 | * MechanicallyUnusualFighter: She's the first airborne Defender in the game, and instead of getting up close and personal to facetank attacks like most Defenders, her passive allows her to absorb the damage taken from allies that she's flying over. |
| 383 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Her main desires are to eat well and not die, seeming to lack the brutality and sadism of the other Philharmonic members, and she eventually gets along with Regina and Sylkie. Many of her interactions with the Philharmonic have her following them out of fear. |
| 384 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: She ''loves'' eating burgers. During her Lifetime Contract, she considers, albeit very reluctantly, that it would take more than a burger every week for her to sign it. [[ComicallySmallBribe She accepts after you add in fries and a drink and make it a daily reward instead of a weekly one.]] |
| 385 | [[/folder]] |
| 386 | |
| 387 | [[folder:Plaga]] |
| 388 | [[quoteright:722:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d_723x1024.jpg]] |
| 389 | [[caption-width-right:722:''"You want me to play? Ah... you love rainy days too. Good, then..."'']] |
| 390 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Sunhye JP: \ |
| 391 | '''Type:''' Counter/C.O.\ |
| 392 | '''Role:''' Ranger\ |
| 393 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 394 | ->''"You want to hear my performance? Ah... you are in love with rainy days as well. Very well, then."'' |
| 395 | A member of the Elysium Philharmonic who is avoided by her fellow members because of her introverted nature and ominous atmosphere. |
| 396 | |
| 397 | She is a minor antagonist in "Goodbye Tanaberin". |
| 398 | ---- |
| 399 | * ShoutOut: Her Ultimate is a reference to Gloomy Sunday, also known as the Hungarian Suicide Song. |
| 400 | * UniformityException: She's the only member of her group who doesn't sport her crest on her chest. |
| 401 | [[/folder]] |
| 402 | |
| 403 | !!Scavengers |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder:As a group]] |
| 406 | A pirate group who experiments with Artifacts, to the point of residing in the Counterside to stay out of the Administration's reach. |
| 407 | |
| 408 | They're the antagonists of Dive Levels 46-50. |
| 409 | ---- |
| 410 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: According to Rojo, this is the group's first rule. They consider Machine Collector their interim leader because her Counter power is both their natural weakness and their ticket to reactivating their true leader, Evolved One. |
| 411 | * BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Despite spending most of their time in the Counterside, they're never seen being affected by corruption as a result of it. |
| 412 | * {{Cyborg}}: The regular Scavenger members have various cybernetic body parts, and are classified as both Soldiers and Mechs. |
| 413 | [[/folder]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | [[folder:Evolved One]] |
| 416 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Bang Siwoo JP: Creator/MariyaIse\ |
| 417 | '''Type:''' Mech\ |
| 418 | '''Role:''' Defender\ |
| 419 | '''Rarity:''' ASSR |
| 420 | ->''"You... I can see evolutionary potential in you, despite your humble origin. Cooperate with me."'' |
| 421 | A mech whose "brain" was under surveillance by the Alphatrix Group until it was stolen by the Machine Collector. She's also the leader of the Scavengers. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | She first appears in Dive Level 50. |
| 424 | ---- |
| 425 | * AnimalMotifs: Her overall design and apex predator motif evoke the image of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. |
| 426 | * BrainUploading: Her AI is the uploaded brain of [[spoiler:Dr. Ember, who contributed to the creation of Horizon and Titan]]. |
| 427 | * BribingYourWayToVictory: If her banner is active, a player can simply roll for her instead of clearing Dive Level 50. |
| 428 | * DefeatMeansPlayable: Clearing Dive Level 50, a BrutalBonusLevel with Evolved One herself as a borderline {{Superboss}}, allows you to purchase her Unit Data from the Shop and unlock her as a unit. |
| 429 | * DoubleUnlock: A player who doesn't roll for her during her banner has to go through a ''Triple Unlock'': first clear Dive Level 50 to unlock the Gold Bullet shop, ''then'' farm Gold Bullets to buy her Unit Data, and ''finally'' Scout her in the CEO's Office. All this requires a ton of time and progress (especially after the New Origin update added Dive Permits as a timegate). |
| 430 | * LightningBruiser: '''Good lord''' is she ever. Despite her class being a Defender, she operates more as a Striker with the ability to fight Air and Ground units simultaneously, can give herself an ATK and DMG resistance buff up to 45%, and at Skill Level 5 her Ultimate ignores half the DMG resistance on enemies hit. |
| 431 | * LoopholeAbuse: To get the most of her buffs, you need to sacrifice three of your Mechs on the field at the time of her deployment. Kyle Wong's bulwarks and Awakened Seo Yoon's telekinetic rifles somehow count. |
| 432 | * NukeEm: Her Ultimate fires off what's essentially a mini-nuke complete with a mushroom cloud. Not only does it inflict the severe damage you'd expect from such an attack, it [[ArmorPiercingAttack partially ignores enemy defense]] at Skill Level 5. |
| 433 | * SixthRanger: [[spoiler:The epilogue of "Proof of Heart" shows her as part of the Dark Council, having accepted Machine Collector's invite in Dive Level 50.]] |
| 434 | * SocialDarwinist: Very much so. She's the source of the Scavengers' creed of "the strongest one rules". |
| 435 | * SoloClass: She not only devours your own Mechs on deployment, but she also cannot be healed or receive temporary buffs. Combined with her high cost, and you have a unit that's intended to be the sole focus of a team. |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Raúl and Rojo]] |
| 439 | Two prominent members of the Scavengers. |
| 440 | |
| 441 | They're antagonists in Dive Levels 46-50, with Rojo being the boss of Dive Level 49. |
| 442 | ---- |
| 443 | !!!Tropes applying to both |
| 444 | * BloodKnight: Rojo enjoys fighting strong enemies, while Raúl just likes to kill them. Rojo [[KnowWhenToFoldEm is level-headed enough to know when they're badly matched]] though, and restrains the latter from taking on opponents that are out of their league, such as Machine Collector. |
| 445 | * EvilDuo: They banter with each other in scenes involving the Scavengers. Raúl is the shiftier of the two, while Rojo is more level-headed and often has to keep Raúl in check. |
| 446 | * VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:When the protagonists find themselves stuck in imaginary space at the end of Episode 9, Raúl and Rojo call out to them.]] |
| 447 | |
| 448 | !!!Tropes applying to Raúl |
| 449 | * GratuitousSpanish: He often peppers his speech with Spanish words. |
| 450 | * TheStarscream: He doesn't particularly like having to work under the Machine Collector, and behind her back he complains about her and talks about getting rid of her somehow. Rojo brings up the Scavengers' creed, and if he has any issues he's free to take it up with the lady that can manipulate their weapons against them. |
| 451 | * YouAllLookFamiliar: He's a Glitch unit with a name. |
| 452 | |
| 453 | !!!Tropes applying to Rojo |
| 454 | * AffablyEvil: He's surprisingly polite to his enemies for a pirate, especially ones that he considers a WorthyOpponent. |
| 455 | * WorthyOpponent: In Dive Level 49, he considers Shin Jia this after she blocks his attacks and shoots his heart. |
| 456 | * YouAllLookFamiliar: He's an Overflow unit with a name. |
| 457 | [[/folder]] |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [[folder:Glitch]] |
| 460 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Choi Hyeonsu JP: Shota Kondo\ |
| 461 | '''Type:''' Soldier/Mech\ |
| 462 | '''Role:''' Striker\ |
| 463 | '''Rarity:''' SR |
| 464 | ->''"Here comes the super-elite looter of the Scavengers- err, who are you?"'' |
| 465 | Combatants of Peneo, the Scavengers' looting unit. Outside combat, they're engineers who spend their time maintaining machines and immersing themselves in technologies available in the Counterside. |
| 466 | ---- |
| 467 | * TheDividual: They're deployed in squads of two. |
| 468 | * SquareRaceRoundClass: One of the first non-collab characters to have two types. However, they can only use Soldier gear and Limit Break using Soldier APT cores. |
| 469 | * StealthExpert: They gain Stealth for 12 seconds on deployment. |
| 470 | * WeaponOfXSlaying: They deal additional damage to Mechs, and their first Passive can extend that damage to Soldiers. |
| 471 | [[/folder]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | [[folder:Overflow]] |
| 474 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Choi Hyeonsu JP: \ |
| 475 | '''Type:''' Soldier/Mech\ |
| 476 | '''Role:''' Defender\ |
| 477 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 478 | ->''"The Scavengers' Rule Number One: The strongest one rules. Let's see how long you last, amigo."'' |
| 479 | A combatant of Picador, the Scavengers' penetration unit. |
| 480 | ---- |
| 481 | * GratuitousSpanish: He calls the CEO "amigo" when recruited. |
| 482 | * ImplacableMan: He's designed around dealing stuns and being immune to them. |
| 483 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Uses a 3D model instead of a [=Live2D=] one. |
| 484 | * RockBeatsLaser: His weapon is noted as being dangerous simply due to how the advancement of weaponry has left many of their targets uncertain on how to deal with someone who just runs up to them with a gigantic meat tenderizer. |
| 485 | * SquareRaceRoundClass: One of the first non-collab characters to have two types. However, he can only use Soldier gear and Limit Break using Soldier APT cores. |
| 486 | [[/folder]] |
| 487 | |
| 488 | !! The Demon Lords of Qliphoth and their Apostles (Unmarked spoilers below!) |
| 489 | |
| 490 | [[folder:As a group]] |
| 491 | ->'''Maria:''' By the way, why do you call this crisis the Qliphoth ''Game''? Considering it's a battle to decide the fate of the world, wouldn't invasion or war be a more appropriate term?\ |
| 492 | '''Lee Sooyeon:''' ...Because it is literally a game. If it were a war or invasion with both sides putting in their full effort, we would not be still around. We would have been wiped out a long time ago.\ |
| 493 | '''Maria:''' ...\ |
| 494 | '''Lee Sooyeon:''' There are rules in this battle. The conditions for victory and defeat have also been established. These are absolute guidelines that not even the Demon Lords of Qliphoth can violate. That is the reason why we have been able to make it this far.\ |
| 495 | '''Maria:''' Rules that even demon lords must obey? How interesting. Who decided these rules?\ |
| 496 | '''Lee Sooyeon:''' I'm also unclear about the details. However, the only person who knows the identity of this being described her like this. '''The first god to have been observed.'''\ |
| 497 | '''Maria:''' The first god, you say... That's an interesting description. |
| 498 | |
| 499 | Players[[note]]a misnomer, as they are more akin to "pieces"[[/note]] of the Qliphoth Game. Originating from the Qlipha Dimension, they plan to win the Game by either killing Mina ("The Girl") or appearing in the Normalside. The known Demon Lords are Asmodeus, Gha'agsheblah, Leviathan, Nehemoth, Serapel, Thagirion, and Tammiel. |
| 500 | ---- |
| 501 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: They don't necessarily follow a unified set of morals, and they're all aiming to win the Qliphoth Game by either killing Mina or fully appearing in the Normalside. |
| 502 | * CosmicBeing: |
| 503 | * CosmicChessGame: |
| 504 | * TheDragon: Demon Lord Apostles are subservient to their respective Demon Lords. |
| 505 | * EvilVsEvil: Many of the Demon Lords would classify as evil {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, and they're all willing to backstab or take down the others if it would guarantee their own victory in the Qliphoth Game. |
| 506 | * GodIsEvil: They all have Divinity. |
| 507 | * KlingonPromotion: Downplayed. Episode 10 reveals that an Antagonist who kills a Demon Lord [[DealWithTheDevil has the choice to take that Demon Lord's title for themselves]], but doing so would [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt condemn their own world to the Counterside]]. When Tammiel approaches Na Yubin after he killed Nehemoth and inherited the latter's power, he ''declines'' Nehemoth's title, leading to Tammiel taking her leave after the Administrator reminds her that touching Mina despite losing her Qliphoth Game is [[NobleDemon against the rules]]. |
| 508 | * {{Necromancer}}: "Burnett Never Dies" confirms that a person who accepts the role of Demon Lord gains the authority to resurrect the dead and use them as their Apostles. |
| 509 | * QuestForAWish: Episode 10 reveals that if a Demon Lord specifically defeats "The Girl" during the Qliphoth Game (instead of invading "The Girl's" world), Tammiel will grant them one wish. |
| 510 | * ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The Qliphoth Game and the names of the Demon Lords are all references to the {{UsefulNotes/Kabbalah}}. |
| 511 | * WalkingSpoiler: As one of the main BigBadEnsemble, trying to keep any of their information secret (even their ''names'') would be difficult without making their folders look like a redacted document. |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Tammiel]] |
| 515 | [[quoteright:743:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_219909263.png]] |
| 516 | [[caption-width-right:743:Tammiel]] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[quoteright:640:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spoiler_counterside_ep_10_all_cutscenes_v0_qkxc4u5dugia1.png]] |
| 519 | [[caption-width-right:640:"...So you still haven't given up, my love."]] |
| 520 | The leader of the Demon Lords, and the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Game Master]] who authorizes a Demon Lord's request to begin a Qliphoth Game. She is not a Demon Lord herself; rather, she is a Demon ''God''. |
| 521 | ---- |
| 522 | * AffablyEvil: She appears in Episode 10 while humming and wearing a smile brighter than the sun, then asks Mina if she is tired and wants to rest. |
| 523 | * TheAntiGod: She occupies this position in the Kabbalah, and she's the leader of the Demon Lords. |
| 524 | * BigBad: As the person who authorizes the Qliphoth Games, she's essentially the most direct source of the Counterside. |
| 525 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Zigzagged. |
| 526 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 527 | * ExhaustedEyeBags: |
| 528 | * {{Expy}}: She has striking similarities to two spoiler characters from ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'': |
| 529 | ** [[spoiler:Theresa]] held a position of authority over her race, was able to silence crowds with her presence alone, and was killed by the Doctor; Tammiel holds authority over the Demon Lords, silences ''everyone'' with her presence alone, and is marked for death by the Administrator. |
| 530 | ** [[spoiler:Priestess]] wears white clothes, has long brown hair, and has an ambiguously intimate relationship with the Doctor; Tammiel wears white clothes, has long brown hair, and has an ambiguously intimate relationship with the Administrator. |
| 531 | ** Both also have a MysteriousPast with the face-concealed Doctor, just as Tammiel has a mysterious past with the face-concealed Administrator. |
| 532 | * FoeRomanceSubtext: She calls the Administrator "my love" (which he doesn't rebuke), which implies an intimate relationship despite their explicit antagonism. |
| 533 | * IdenticalStranger: She looks like she could be related to Jia alongside Mina. Considering the common theme of wish-granting between Tammiel and fairies, it may or may not be {{Foreshadowing}}. |
| 534 | ** Interestingly, her appearance may have been foreshadowed in Episode 9.[[note]]'''Seo Yoon:''' I wonder... If [Shin Jia] meets with Mina, will the frustration that they bring together start the age of apocalypse?[[/note]] |
| 535 | * OrwellianRetcon: The name "Thaumiel" was shown in one of the [=PVs=], but Episode 8 seems to have finalized it as "Tammiel". |
| 536 | * PrimalFear: Her mere presence makes both enemy and ally alike stop fighting and tense up. Even Hilde is affected and left stuttering. |
| 537 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks near-identical to Mina's Rearm version. |
| 538 | * TheVoice: Episode 8 ends with her response to Ray's request for a Qliphoth Game. |
| 539 | -->'''Tammiel:''' I grant it. |
| 540 | [[/folder]] |
| 541 | |
| 542 | !!!Fallen Hawk |
| 543 | |
| 544 | [[folder:Asmodeus]] |
| 545 | !!Rosaria le Friede |
| 546 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Sae-ah Lee JP: \ |
| 547 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 548 | '''Role:''' Ranger, Sniper (Awakened)\ |
| 549 | '''Rarity:''' SSR, ASSR\ |
| 550 | '''Subtitle:''' Asmodeus (Awakened) |
| 551 | ->''"Hm, you want to hire me. This is a first. Well, you have the guts to choose me. I guess I can play with you for a while."'' |
| 552 | The imperious owner of the Fallen Hawk private investigation agency. Her true identity is Demon Lord Asmodeus. |
| 553 | |
| 554 | She first appears in Episode 5, she's a minor antagonist in "End of the Maze", she's a supporting ally in "Fateful Summer", and she gains a bigger role from Episode 8 onwards. |
| 555 | ---- |
| 556 | * ComedicSociopathy: Her favorite shows are soap operas due to their continuous use of LoveTriangle and MurderTheHypotenuse. It's even stated that her favorite season of ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Bridge of Seduction]]'' is the one "widely popular for its immoral and controversial story". |
| 557 | * DynamicEntry: She resets her Special's cooldown upon being redeployed and briefly gains invincibility from her max-level Passive, meaning that she will almost always be able to use her Special when deployed. |
| 558 | * EarlyBirdCameo: She shows up after Awakened Hilde defeats Replacer Queen, [[WonTheWarLostThePeace to confirm that Hilde's use of Qliphoth factors will begin a new Qliphoth Game]]. |
| 559 | * EldritchAbomination: She's Asmodeus, one of the Demon Lords of the Qliphoth Game. |
| 560 | %%* EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 561 | * GlassCannon: Like most Air units, she has a pitiful health pool to compensate for not being attackable by a large part of the roster, but if left unchecked, her damage output is comparable to most Awakened damage-dealers. |
| 562 | * IHaveManyNames: In this form she is also known as "Tyrant of the North" and "Queen of Ashes". |
| 563 | %%* InvunerableAttack: |
| 564 | * LaughablyEvil: She may be a Demon Lord, but she's also a complete couch potato that loves sitting around and watching soap operas and seems to think the world works like one (or at least wants it to work that way). Really, she often acts more like a spoiled teenager than an EldritchAbomination. |
| 565 | * NeverGetsFat: She keeps a slim figure despite sitting around doing nothing most of the time, thanks to demon magic. |
| 566 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: In Episode 10, she fights Hilde in her Asmodeus form, showing that she's stopped holding back. |
| 567 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Rosaria would much rather sit around and watch TV than get up to do things herself. As such she's one of the more passive Demon Lords, preferring to sit back and watch things unfold and occasionally taunt Hilde rather than actively manipulate events herself; to her, it's all a big show. |
| 568 | * SlouchOfVillainy: Her style of sitting. It fits her status as a Demon Lord. She even slouches idly when fighting, evidently not being bothered to put in more than bare minimum effort. |
| 569 | * SmugSmiler: Her default expression is a ''very'' smug grin, befitting the arrogant Demon Lord she is. |
| 570 | * SmugSuper: She's one of the most powerful characters in the story, and she will make it known (at least when it's worth the effort). |
| 571 | %%* TinyTyrannicalGirl: |
| 572 | * VillainousRescue: In Episode 8, she rescues Shiyoon after he sends his allies to safety and tries to fend off Hollow God Khamimael, mainly because [[VillainTakesAnInterest she's looking forward to Mina's development in the upcoming Qliphoth Game]]. |
| 573 | [[/folder]] |
| 574 | |
| 575 | [[folder:Frederick Doma]] |
| 576 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Shin Kyungsun JP: \ |
| 577 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 578 | '''Role:''' Ranger\ |
| 579 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 580 | ->''"Frederick Doma at your service. Let me know if you need help uncovering someone's secrets."'' |
| 581 | An employee at the Fallen Hawk detective agency, he is Rosaria le Friede's caretaker and servant. |
| 582 | |
| 583 | He's a minor antagonist in "End of the Maze" and a supporting ally in "Fateful Summer". |
| 584 | ---- |
| 585 | * HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He's implied to have dealt Lyudmila a mortal wound during the Administration Failure, which led to her becoming a Shadow at some point in the twenty years before "End of the Maze".]] |
| 586 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: Nearly every sentence he says to Rosaria is some form of flattery. |
| 587 | * RevolversAreJustBetter: Wields a pair of revolvers, and seems to quite like them. |
| 588 | -->"The revolver is such a nice tool. It never gets stuck no matter how many times you shoot it. It looks as elegant as a noblewoman. And most of all, it can persuade even the most uncooperative client into telling the truth." |
| 589 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Rosaria for saving his tribe. |
| 590 | [[/folder]] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | [[folder:Frederick Yuma]] |
| 593 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jang Mi JP: Eriko Kadokura\ |
| 594 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 595 | '''Role:''' Striker\ |
| 596 | '''Rarity:''' SR |
| 597 | ->''"You've got a favor to ask of me? Sure, I've been itching for some action."'' |
| 598 | A member of Fallen Hawk, and Doma's younger sister. |
| 599 | |
| 600 | She is a minor antagonist in "End of the Maze" and a supporting ally in "Fateful Summer". |
| 601 | ---- |
| 602 | * BalanceBuff: Recieved a buff that gives her increased attack proportional to her missing HP. |
| 603 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: Fights with a wild hand-to-hand combat style. |
| 604 | * LittleBitBeastly: Has her dressed up as a werewolf during the Fallen Hawks mini-event. |
| 605 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Rosaria. |
| 606 | [[/folder]] |
| 607 | |
| 608 | !!!ESPR |
| 609 | |
| 610 | [[folder:Gha'agsheblah]] |
| 611 | One of the Demon Lords of the Qliphoth Game, it's a massive hivemind of ravenously hungry blobs of eyes and teeth. It is also known as the "Lake of Knowledge" as the object of interest for the ESPR. There are currently four known fragments that exist: one held under the Prydwen Institute at LAKE-4, Liona's sword Toto, one dwelling within Claudia, and Edel. |
| 612 | ---- |
| 613 | * EldritchAbomination: It's a mashing of eyes, teeth, and mouths that try to devour anything and ''anyone'' they come across. |
| 614 | ** A non-Counter gazing upon one of her Old Fear Tentacles can go mad without using visual filters. |
| 615 | ** Her actions and skills reference Hastur. |
| 616 | *** Her tentacles in the background of Rivet's Rearm and the appearance of her Fragments of Truth bring to mind Shub-Niggurath, and Eve Meitner's skills confirms it. |
| 617 | * FightingAShadow: One of the stage description in Episode 9 describe her as such. |
| 618 | * HiveMind: It's described as such, but the fragments are not all attuned with each other. Edel struggles with trying to collect them all, as they are more than willing to devour each other to become whole. |
| 619 | * InSeriesNickname: The Lake, the Lake of Knowledge, the Devourer, the Devourer of Knowledge, the Black Lake, Eye of the Moon, The All-Seeing Eye, The Translucent Lake of Blackness that looks down upon the sky, The Ever-hungry One, and many, ''many'' more. |
| 620 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Prydwen Institution calls it the Devourer. |
| 621 | * PossessingADeadBody: In "Frozen Corridors", the CEO mentions that "Meitner" was the one who summoned Gha'agsheblah to the Normalside, and that he once knew the original Edel before Gha'agsheblah took her body. |
| 622 | * WhamEpisode: Edel drops a number of bombshells throughout "Frozen Corridors". |
| 623 | ** Her conversation with Regina implies that rather than being a traditional Demon Lord (an Antagonist from another world who defeated a Demon Lord), she is a literal EldritchAbomination who consumed an Antagonist, ''became'' her, then defeated the previous Gha'agsheblah. |
| 624 | ** She posits that if Regina takes in "Him in the Gulf"[[note]]Dweller in the Gulf is a Lovecraftian god by Ashton Clark Smith[[/note]], she will be able to defeat ''Asmodeus'', one of the most powerful Demon Lords. It's implied that not only are there many more like it out there, but also much more powerful ones, too. |
| 625 | * WhiteSheep: Toto is the only known fragment with a ''distaste'' for people. Liona mentions feeding him dog treats and jerky, and in "My Wish Is..." he nonlethally defeats the Last Haven goons in the climax and happily enjoys french fries in the ending. |
| 626 | [[/folder]] |
| 627 | |
| 628 | !!!The Knights of Redemption |
| 629 | |
| 630 | [[folder:As a group]] |
| 631 | * BackFromTheDead: Episode 10 reveals that Ray revived them after killing the previous Nehemoth and accepting his title. |
| 632 | * DwindlingParty: Episode 10 shows each of them dying during Nehemoth's Qliphoth Game. |
| 633 | ** Lucrecia is the first to fall, mortally wounded by Altergressive Seo Yoon's Alternium Reactor-enhanced Mistleteinn. |
| 634 | ** Carlota is KilledOffscreen by Stormbringer Jake after she buys time for Clareth to retreath to Nehemoth. |
| 635 | ** Sir Allen's stalemate against Esterosa is broken by Kresnik Lyudmila grabbing hold of his neck from afar and [[NeckSnap snapping it]]. |
| 636 | ** Clareth is KilledOffscreen after Arhat Shiyoon exerts lingering control over the Dragon Blood in Dragonsword Largo. |
| 637 | ** Finally, Nehemoth himself is mortally wounded by Six Wings Na Yubin [[InTheBack stabbing his hand through Nehemoth's chest]]. |
| 638 | * Really700YearsOld: The world of Arcadena fell to the Counterside long ago, and the Knights have lived long enough to witness an unspecified number of Qliphoth Games. The reason they retain their youth is that they've given up their humanity. |
| 639 | [[/folder]] |
| 640 | |
| 641 | [[folder:Nehemoth]] |
| 642 | !!Ray / The Savior / Nehemoth |
| 643 | [[quoteright:391:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1018947454.png]] |
| 644 | [[caption-width-right:391:Peasant ray]] |
| 645 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_410738823.png]] |
| 646 | [[caption-width-right:1000:Nehemoth]] |
| 647 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Sangho JP: \ |
| 648 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 649 | '''Role:''' Defender\ |
| 650 | '''Rarity:''' ASSR |
| 651 | ->''"For my world... for the people I vowed to save... I will destroy your world, Sage."'' |
| 652 | The Demon Lord of Arcadena, his original name was Ray before he claimed the previous Nehemoth's title. |
| 653 | |
| 654 | He is the main antagonist of the story arc spanning Episodes 6 through 10. For tropes related to his other identity during Episode 6, see "Ray S." of the Administration Counter Academy. |
| 655 | ---- |
| 656 | * AffablyEvil: Surprisingly he still keeps his NiceGuy traits even when he's straight-up telling the Coffin Company how he plans to start the Qliphoth Game and kill Mina, and he hopes that they stop him with all their might. |
| 657 | * AntiVillain: He ultimately just wants to save his world from extinction. |
| 658 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Compared to Replacer King's [[{{Determinator}} fanatical ideals]], Ray is a much more brooding and softer leader. |
| 659 | * TheDitherer: Episode 10 reveals that he has always been torn between [[MyGreatestSecondChance saving his doomed world by killing Mina]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere ditching his Savior duty]], and [[DeathSeeker letting Mina kill him]]. |
| 660 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: Just as Mina gets the upper hand on him in their climactic fight and is about to talk sense into him, Yubin kills him and claims his Demon Lord powers. |
| 661 | * HopeSpot: He seems to be swayed by Mina's words during their duel at the climactic moment, believing that maybe she ''can'' free him from his Nehemoth title... which gives Na Yubin the perfect moment to blindside him. |
| 662 | * InTheBack: He's mortally wounded by Yubin's hand piercing his chest from behind, and dies moments later. |
| 663 | * MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Despite being labled as a Defender, he functionally acts as a Siege unit due to his passive and Ultimate. |
| 664 | * ObliviousToLove: "Records of the Past" shows that he's oblivious to Lucrecia's feelings for him, and [[EveryoneCanSeeIt his fellow Knights of Redemption compare it to a "comic opera"]]. |
| 665 | * PromotedToPlayable: He debuts as a Counter Pass unit alongside Episode 10. |
| 666 | * RedBaron: Hilde calls him "Nehemoth the Whisperer". |
| 667 | * VillainEpisode: Act 1 of Episode 9 reveals Ray's past before he became the Savior of Arcadena. |
| 668 | * WasOnceAMan: At the end of Episode 7, Hilde tells Mina that Ray used to be human before he became Nehemoth. In Episode 10, Mina, Shiyoon, and Seo Yoon experience a reconstruction of Ray's encounter with the previous Nehemoth. |
| 669 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has MysticalWhiteHair and is a Demon Lord, though he's still quite polite and well-spoken. |
| 670 | [[/folder]] |
| 671 | |
| 672 | [[folder:Clareth El Arcadena]] |
| 673 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Da-ol JP: \ |
| 674 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 675 | '''Role:''' Striker\ |
| 676 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 677 | ->''"I have no plans of playing along with your tomfoolery like those foolish aliens. If you desire my power, then stop playing the merchant and show your respects."'' |
| 678 | The heir to the Kingdom of Arcadena. |
| 679 | |
| 680 | He first appears as a main antagonist in Episode 7. |
| 681 | ---- |
| 682 | * {{BFS}}: His Exclusive Equipment is Dragonsword Largo. It can absorb the Dragon Blood that curses its living possessors because according to Clareth it is "without Kleshas, suffering, or even a corruptible mind", implying it's sentient. |
| 683 | * TheEvilPrince: A general {{Jerkass}} to everyone, and also attempting to spearhead the Qliphoth Game. |
| 684 | * GatheringSteam: Gains stackable ATK buffs as he attacks which are consumed after he uses his Ultimate. |
| 685 | * HiddenDepths: Despite his absolutely terrible social skills and general unkindness to everyone, [[PetTheDog he wants Carlota to think about what she truly wants over her vow/indoctrination of clearing her family's name]]. |
| 686 | * JerkassToOne: If there's anyone he despises the most and is the most irritated by, it's Lucrecia. It's because she was the reason he lost the Savior title to Ray. |
| 687 | * KilledOffForReal: He is killed in his duel with Shiyoon in Episode 10. |
| 688 | * PromotedToPlayable: He made his playable debut as a Counter Pass unit alongside the release of Episode 9. |
| 689 | * ShutUpKirk: Doubles as a BadassBoast when Hilde suggests he leaves as he's surrounded by her, Mina, Shiyoon, and Na Yubin at the end of Episode 7. |
| 690 | -->'''Hilde:''' There's four of us here. Do you really think you stand a chance?\ |
| 691 | '''Clareth:''' I've always desired to test my mettle against thee. Given how rusty thou hast grown, I suppose that will suffice as a handicap. |
| 692 | * YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Being from Arcadena, he speaks like this. Surprisingly, none of his fellow allies do, aside from the more generic countrymen. |
| 693 | [[/folder]] |
| 694 | |
| 695 | [[folder:Lucrecia]] |
| 696 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Jang Yena JP: Creator/ReinaUeda\ |
| 697 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 698 | '''Role:''' Ranger\ |
| 699 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 700 | ->''"The key to redemption is hidden in the warmth of darkness."'' |
| 701 | A necromancer known within Arcadena as the Saintess of Resurrection. |
| 702 | |
| 703 | She first appears as a main antagonist in Episode 7. |
| 704 | ---- |
| 705 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Episode 10, she's mortally wounded by Seo Yoon's Alternium Reactor-enhanced Mistleteinn, and she ultimately dies in Ray's arms after the two retreat to the Sanctuary. |
| 706 | * EarlyBirdCameo: She's the unseen necromancer that Hilde encountered in Episode 6. |
| 707 | * GuestFighter: For the ''[[WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} HoloMyth]]'' crossover event, [[Characters/HololiveMoriCalliopeCh Calliope Mori]] is playable as a skin for Lucrecia. |
| 708 | * HiddenVillain: During Episode 6, she's the one who resurrected Nervier. |
| 709 | * {{Necromancer}}: She has the ability to raise the dead, and in fact is the reason so many people in Arcadena are alive now. |
| 710 | * NighInvulnerability: She can cast invulnerability on deployment on your three most forward allies. |
| 711 | * RagsToRiches: She was a poor slave girl before becoming a Knight of Redemption. |
| 712 | * ShipTease: The ending of "Records of the Past" all but confirms that she wanted to spend the rest of her days with Ray [[DoomedByCanon if they managed to save the world from Nehemoth]]... |
| 713 | -->(Lucrecia's monologue to her grandfather) ''[My Savior] probably doesn't even know how I feel.\ |
| 714 | Still, just like how the salvation you wished for found me.\ |
| 715 | I will wish for something as well.\ |
| 716 | If the world is saved some day.\ |
| 717 | Nest year, and for all the years to come.\ |
| 718 | I wish I could spend them with you [my Savior].'' |
| 719 | * UndyingLoyalty: To her savior, Ray. |
| 720 | * VillainEpisode: Act 1 of Episode 9 reveals how she became the Saintess of Resurrection. |
| 721 | [[/folder]] |
| 722 | |
| 723 | [[folder:Carlota Martinez]] |
| 724 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Chaeha JP: \ |
| 725 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 726 | '''Role:''' Defender\ |
| 727 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 728 | ->''"The oath of the Knights of Redemption will never be broken. For all eternity."'' |
| 729 | The vanguard of the Knights of Redemption, and the sole heir to House Martinez. She fights for the Knights in order to regain the honor of her family. |
| 730 | |
| 731 | She first appears as a main antagonist in Episode 8, and debuted as a Counter Pass unit. |
| 732 | ---- |
| 733 | * AncestralWeapon: Her sword, the Sapphire Prison, was passed down her family. It's also the source of her family's brainwashing curse on her. |
| 734 | * JeanneDArchetype: Blonde? Carries a flag? Skills support allies? Check, check, and check. That said, her full name implies she's of Spanish descent rather than French. |
| 735 | * KilledOffForReal: She is fried to death in Episode 10 fighting against Jake. How ''[[{{Pun}} shocking]]''. |
| 736 | * OverlyLongName: Her full name is Carlota Ramirez Fernandes Carlos Juan the Third. |
| 737 | * ShipTease: Her feelings for Clareth are implied to be more than gratitude: her School Life skin mentions that most of her collection of seized books are rumored to feature a crown prince as the protagonist, and in Episode 10 she is reluctant to let Clareth intercept Mina, Hilde, and Shiyoon from reaching Ray since Clareth might not survive against them. Jake even teases her about "saying farewell to [her] beloved Mr. Handsome" before their fight, which provokes her. |
| 738 | * SupportPartyMember: Drops her flag down on her DynamicEntry, giving everyone around it a defense buff. |
| 739 | * YouAreWorthHell: At the end of Episode 8, she says this to Clareth after his words inspire her to break free of her family's brainwashing curse and indoctrination. |
| 740 | [[/folder]] |
| 741 | |
| 742 | [[folder:Sir Allen]] |
| 743 | !!Sir Allen Birmingham |
| 744 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1596845015.png]] |
| 745 | One of the Knights of Redemption, and the true identity of the principal of the Counter Academy. He married into House Birmingham. |
| 746 | |
| 747 | He is a major antagonist in Episodes 9 and 10. |
| 748 | ---- |
| 749 | * AncestralWeapon: Esterosa de Chevalier's last Counter Case reveals that Allen was the original owner of her Virgo Sword. |
| 750 | * KilledOffForReal: In Episode 10, Lyudmila snaps his neck during his duel against Esterosa. |
| 751 | * MentorArchetype: He used to be Esterosa's teacher before he broke away from the Counter Academy after Episode 6. As the Star Guide, he also founded the Zodiac Knights. |
| 752 | [[/folder]] |
| 753 | |
| 754 | !!!Cronenworth Puppet Troupe |
| 755 | |
| 756 | [[folder:Serapel]] |
| 757 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serapel.jpg]] |
| 758 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Lee Daeun JP: Creator/RieTanaka \ |
| 759 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 760 | '''Role:''' Defender\ |
| 761 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 762 | ->''"A humble place and a poor reception. Oh, I'm so thrilled!"'' |
| 763 | The Original Puppet sought by Harab. She was sealed away by Yuna's grandmother. |
| 764 | |
| 765 | She is a main antagonist in "Great Witch's Legacy" and a major antagonist in Episode 9. |
| 766 | ---- |
| 767 | * AsianFoxSpirit: Her Halloween costume. |
| 768 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Her bio tells the story of a woman who was loved by all and became incredibly spoiled, such that she asked for more and more to be satisfied. The people eventually became so irate at her demands that they punished her, and she realized she gained satisfaction from feeling pain and being hated to death. |
| 769 | * ChainedByFashion: She has chains all over herself, including some nailed into her wings. |
| 770 | * CombatSadomasochist: Her biggest desire is to have pain inflicted on herself, but she is also a Demon Lord who will bring about the end of the world. |
| 771 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Her masochism is so strong that she naturally has 0 Evasion, to reflect her taking full damage from enemies. |
| 772 | * HealThyself: At Skill Level 5, her Special heals 30% of her max HP. |
| 773 | * LimitBreak: ''Lacrimosa'' |
| 774 | * TooKinkyToTorture: She thinks only about the pain that can be inflicted on her. One of the reasons she leaves Yuna alive in "Great Witch's Legacy" is to let Yuna become strong enough to injure her. Lampshaded by Evelyn in the event's epilogue: |
| 775 | -->'''Evelyn:''' "...there is something new we could learn." |
| 776 | -->'''Laura:''' "What's that?" |
| 777 | -->'''Evelyn:''' "That the formidable Original Puppet is just a perverted masochist." |
| 778 | * YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Her Ultimate's description states that she "partly shows her true form", which is seen as just a large flaming ball of light. |
| 779 | * TheVamp: |
| 780 | [[/folder]] |
| 781 | |
| 782 | [[folder:Harab]] |
| 783 | !!Harab Cronenworth |
| 784 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harab.jpg]] |
| 785 | -> '''Voiced by:''' KR: Kim Hyunji JP: Creator/RyokaYuzuki\ |
| 786 | '''Type:''' Counter\ |
| 787 | '''Role:''' Supporter\ |
| 788 | '''Rarity:''' SSR |
| 789 | ->''"Hah hah. Here's another bad master who wants to be punished."'' |
| 790 | The ringleader of the Cronenworth Puppet Troupe. In actuality, she's seeking the Original Puppet in order to fulfill her duty as a Master. |
| 791 | |
| 792 | She is a major antagonist in "Great Witch's Legacy". |
| 793 | ---- |
| 794 | * ArtificialHuman: She was made by Serapel specifically to inflict pain. |
| 795 | * TheBaroness: Very much the dominant one with her puppets. Serapel created her that way on purpose. |
| 796 | * CripplingOverspecialization: Her main advantage is being able to inflict Confusion on summoned units and low-cost units in the Gauntlet, letting her wreak havoc against Soldier-based Gauntlet teams in particular. Against everything else, though, she might as well not have a Special. |
| 797 | * DressedLikeADominatrix: Her clothing choice is essentially a mix of BDSM gear with a little bit of PuttingOnTheReich. |
| 798 | * PeoplePuppets: What her puppets are. |
| 799 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: "Frozen Corridors" reveals that her draining of Regina's vitality in "Great Witch's Legacy" put Regina on the brink of death, and Edel sacrificed 666 members of the Estate in order to revive her. |
| 800 | * TheUnfought: Despite being the instigator of the conflict in "Great Witch's Legacy", the Strega witches never actually get to fight her; instead, Edel shows up in Gha'agsheblah form and [[BewareTheNiceOnes vaporizes her for daring to hurt Regina]]. |
| 801 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: As her secrets to creating puppets aren't public knowledge, Harab's troupe has many admirers InUniverse. |
| 802 | * WhipOfDominance: She's the sadistic whip-wielding ringleader of a puppet troupe, using her whip not only as her primary weapon but also as the tool for turning people into [[PeoplePuppets puppets and controlling them]]. Her outfit is a mix [[DressedLikeADominatrix BDSM gear]] with a little bit of PuttingOnTheReich to hammer in her [[TheBaroness authoritarian and subjugation]] motif. Her dialogue often has her talking about having others submit to her and become her playthings, and she shows a lot of sadistic excitement about getting to use her whip, to point the animation of her LimitBreak has her [[LecherousLicking licking her whip]] before attacking. |
| 803 | * YouAllLookFamiliar: In "Witch's Wedding", a combination of Laura and Evelyn's spells on one of Laura's wedding dresses creates a construct of Laura's interpretation of an honest bride, and it has the appearance of Harab's wedding skin. The epilogue reveals that Serapel was actually watching them from afar through the construct. |
| 804 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After unleashing Serapel, Harab tries to drain the enslaved Regina completely to feed her power to Serapel. Given that Regina is friends with a Demon Lord, this turns out to be a horrible mistake as Edel promptly shows up and smites her. |
| 805 | [[/folder]] |
| 806 | |
| 807 | !!!Elysion |
| 808 | |
| 809 | [[folder:Thagirion]] |
| 810 | !!Audra |
| 811 | [[quoteright:639:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/60110_1776341686.png]] |
| 812 | %% [[caption-width-right:639:some caption text]] |
| 813 | A Demon Lord from the world of Elysion, her servants include Sollicitatio, Nervier, and Ministra. |
| 814 | ---- |
| 815 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the Global server, her first onscreen appearance is in Act 2 of "Yoo Mina's Bizarre Adventure", ahead of Episode 11. |
| 816 | * AlternateSelf: "Goodbye Tanaberin" reveals that she is Elysion's version of Dash, as Dash's portrait is used when she discovers her sister's brain. |
| 817 | * AuthorAppeal: In-universe, all of her servants being {{Palette Swap}}s of each other is heavily implied to be intentional, as shown in the flashbacks of Mors during "Carnival": the current Thagirion used to be a "pagan child" who took down the previous Thagirion with the help of Mors, unaware that her sister died to Nequitia's experiments with Mental Printing. When Mors found out, she hid the truth from the child, as both Nequitia and her Mental Printing were needed to save Elysion from the Qliphoth Game it was in. Sollicitatio, Nervier, and Ministra are thus implied to be based on Thagirion's sister. |
| 818 | * TheBadGuyWins: She basically gets what she wanted at the end of "Bottom of the Shade" by making Rita into Ministra. |
| 819 | * DespairEventHorizon: The sight of her sister's brain after searching for her for so long broke Audra, and ever since she's hated Elysion for taking her sister from her. |
| 820 | * DubNameChange: Her name was spelled "Aldra" in the SEA server. |
| 821 | * TheGhost: She has yet to be seen but is frequently mentioned by her servants. Coffin-6 is keeping her from appearing in the Normalside. |
| 822 | * GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: "Carnival" reveals that she's the highest authority of Elysion, a world that eventually succumbed to the Counterside after it defeated the previous Thagirion. |
| 823 | * OrwellianRetcon: Sollicitatio called Thagirion "king" in previous events, but a silent update changed all mentions to "queen" instead. |
| 824 | * TragicIceCharacter: In Episode 11, the C.O. that the protagonists capture mentions a "grave of endless snow", which is the location of Thagirion's Ark in Lotus. The Ark being compromised is later mentioned to have put the Normalside in a [[EndlessWinter global snowstorm]]. |
| 825 | * TheUnfettered: Unlike the other Demon Lords that are holding back for one reason or another, Thagiron is ''fully committed'' to destroying the Normalside. |
| 826 | * UnseenNoMore: She finally makes an onscreen appearance in Episode 11. |
| 827 | [[/folder]] |
| 828 | |
| 829 | [[folder:Sollicitatio]] |
| 830 | Initially a rotating boss in Danger Close, she is revealed to be an Apostle of Thagirion who has evolved from being a C.O. or Shadow and is now an immortal entity. |
| 831 | |
| 832 | She is a major antagonist in both "End of the Maze" and "Bottom of the Shade". |
| 833 | ---- |
| 834 | * BullyingADragon: A giving example following Doppelganger Alex throwing Doppelganger Lyudmila into the Chronos mech. |
| 835 | * DealWithTheDevil: She offers to let Rita take Dash's place as a follower of Thagirion. Rita accepts, unaware that [[XanatosGambit she was Thagirion's true target]]. |
| 836 | * PaletteSwap: Of Ministra. It's later stated that all of Thagirion's followers are made in this specific image. |
| 837 | * SmugSnake: Her Danger Close bio mentions that she's smarter than any human and stronger than any Shadow, but her arrogance may be her undoing. This is shown very clearly in "End of the Maze" where she dismisses Lee Sooyeon as a [[PunyEarthlings mere human]], only for Sooyeon to soundly kick her ass; [[OhCrap she has just enough time to recognize her as a member of Fenrir]] before Sooyeon destroys her. |
| 838 | [[/folder]] |
| 839 | |
| 840 | [[folder:Nervier]] |
| 841 | Initially a rotating boss in Danger Close, she is a Shadow from the hyperdepths of the Counterside and an Apostle of Thagirion. |
| 842 | |
| 843 | She is the main antagonist of Episode 6. |
| 844 | ---- |
| 845 | * DeaderThanDead: With Ray breaking her fetters and the figure from her memories giving her the experience to wield it, Mina unleashes the full power of Wolvesbane against Nervier, destroying her beyond her ability to resurrect. |
| 846 | * PaletteSwap: Of Ministra and Sollicitatio. All of Thagirion's followers are made in this specific image. |
| 847 | * ResurrectiveImmortality: She's classified as a Lich-class C.O., meaning she can revive through necromancy after being killed. [[WhyWontYouDie This causes Coffin Company no amount of grief in Episode 6.]] |
| 848 | * TheUnintelligible: In-game, [[PaintingTheMedium her text has random characters replaced with black boxes]]. While the player can easily deduce what she's saying, characters in-universe do not respond to her speech, implying that this trope is in play. |
| 849 | [[/folder]] |
| 850 | |
| 851 | !!!Former Demon Lords |
| 852 | |
| 853 | [[folder:Leviathan]] |
| 854 | A Demon Lord who was originally a massive beast. Her consciousness was torn in two by Asmodeus, with her reason becoming Levia Thanis and her instinct becoming the spirit inside Orca's Watch. |
| 855 | |
| 856 | She first appears in Episode 9.5. |
| 857 | ---- |
| 858 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: She's a beast so massive that only her ''eye'' can be seen through the Grand Dimension Crevice. |
| 859 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: She's known as the Predator. |
| 860 | * OddNameOut: Unlike the others, Leviathan isn't a part of the Qliphoth. This makes sense because according to Sysop, she's a ''former'' Demon Lord after her throne was "taken away" by Asmodeus, a fellow Demon Lord. |
| 861 | * PrimalFear: The very presence of her main body near the Grand Dimension Crevice causes ''everyone'' in Ground One to seize up and feel their hearts racing a mile a minute. |
| 862 | * VillainExitStageLeft: At the end of Episode 9.5, it's mentioned that she left after Yuri and Yumi helped Orca force Levia through the Grand Dimension Crevice. |
| 863 | [[/folder]] |
| 864 | |
| 865 | [[folder:The Previous Nehemoth]] |
| 866 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spoiler_counterside_ep_10_all_cutscenes_v0_43ahavubugia1_1_9.png]] |
| 867 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"[...] the rules of the world are far more biased than you can imagine."'']] |
| 868 | A Demon Lord whose presence doomed the world of Arcadena. After wiping out the Knights of Redemption, he was slain by the Savior of Arcadena. |
| 869 | |
| 870 | He appears in Episode 10. |
| 871 | ---- |
| 872 | * CruelToBeKind: When the Savior asked him why he wiped out the Knights of Redemption if he wanted the Savior to kill him in the end, he mentioned that Arcadena "is bound to be destroyed" even if the Savior had killed him from the first possible chance. This implies that he went through the trouble of dooming Arcadena to lessen the potential blame the Savior would receive as the next Nehemoth. |
| 873 | * DeathSeeker: By the time he crossed blades with the Savior, he had long given up on living. |
| 874 | * PosthumousCharacter: He was killed by the Savior. |
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