Muv-Luv/Characters

While the cast of Muv-Luv remains relatively constant across the three main installments, the tropes applying to them do not. Thus, they have been sorted by each individual story.

Takeru Shirogane
"Voiced by: Soichiro Hoshi"

The protagonist of Muv-Luv Extra, Unlimited, and Alternative, Takeru is generally talented both athletically and physically, but tends to be rather lazy. He also happens to be good looking and a nice guy, so he ends up fairly popular with girls. Not that he ever notices.


 * The Beard:
 * Clueless Chick Magnet
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He has a rather vicious sense of humor, especially where Sumika's concerned, but his circle of friends find him reliable and trustworthy.


 * Ordinary High School Student

Sumika Kagami
"Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi"

Sumika is Takeru's childhood friend. She's very obviously in love with him from the start, but since he's dense he has yet to catch on. Sumika and Takeru tend to have a fairly abusive friendship.


 * Clingy Jealous Girl: If Takeru so much as looks at another girl, Sumika gets...violent.
 * Expressive Idiot Hair: Handy for all sorts of interpretations!
 * Image Song: Divergence, which is also the all-ages Extra OP.
 * Coy Girlish Flirt Pose
 * Red Headed Heroine
 * Patient Childhood Love Interest
 * Shallow Love Interest: This is literally her entire gimmick; she really, REALLY likes Takeru. She even admits in the climax of her Extra route that she doesn't have what the other heroines (especially Meiya) have going for them (even Takeru is smarter than her!); her antics are just an act to make her more endearing.
 * Tsundere: Type B.

Meiya Mitsurugi
"Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima"

A strange girl who simply moves in one day, Meiya is the heir of the Mitsurugi Group. She is highly talented at essentially anything she does, but appears rather socially clueless. For reasons unknown to Takeru, she has apparently decided she is going to marry him.


 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: Type III.
 * Born in the Wrong Century
 * Expy/Captain Ersatz: According to Word of God, She has the hairstyle of a certain nuke-equipped Gundam, with a personality modeled on that of Lafiel from Banner of the Stars.
 * Image Song: -sion- ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages Unlimited.
 * Keigo
 * Leitmotif: The eponymous Meiya.
 * New Transfer Student
 * Romantic Runner-Up: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the canon endings for each game, in Extra she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika.
 * Romantic Runner-Up: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the canon endings for each game, in Extra she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika.

Miki Tamase
"Voiced by: Minami Hokuto"

Miki is a small, friendly girl in Takeru's class. She gets along well with others, but gets nervous easily and dislikes confrontation. She bears a strong resemblance to a cat, so Takeru usually calls her Tama based both on her family name and a common cat name in Japan.


 * Animal Motif: Cats. She even wears a cat tail and a bell along with having her hair look like cat ears.
 * The Archer
 * Heir to the Dojo
 * Third Person Person: Lapses into this during emotional moments.

Kei Ayamine
"Voiced by: Yuuko Nagashima"

A strong but weird girl in Takeru's class, Ayamine seems to enjoy messing with others. She tends to be very unemotive and butts heads with Sakaki frequently due to their similar personalities.


 * Boobs of Steel: She’s probably the most physically powerful of the heroines in Extra. She’s also easily the bustiest.
 * The Gadfly: She really, really likes to mess with people. Particularly people with the last names of Shirogane and Sakaki.
 * Image Song: Astraea, which is also used in her ending in all-ages Extra.
 * Kuudere
 * Painting the Medium: At one point, Takeru tells her not to appear so suddenly. After a short pause, she agrees and enters the scene again, but this time her character sprite only shows up slowly. Who knows what this looked like from Takeru's perspective.
 * Rebellious Spirit: Especially if Sakaki is involved.
 * Rei Ayanami Expy: Going by her name, she would be one, if not for The Gadfly above.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.

Mikoto Yoroi
"Voiced by: Reiko Takagi (Akane Maniax OVA), Megumi Kubota (all other appearances)"

Takeru's only apparent male friend, Mikoto is as much of a fan of the arcade game Valgern-On as Takeru. He looks quite girly and rarely pays much attention to others.


 * Ambiguous Gender: He's referred to as a boy in Extra, yet suspiciously used a Modesty Towel during the group's stay in the hot springs. Several lines in Alternative  seem to support the hypothesis that Mikoto was a girl even in Extra.
 * One particular scene has Mikoto replacing a team member in the Women's Lacrosse team and wearing their uniform, prompting Meiya to ask why it looks so good on him.
 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Mikoto is a rather odd character. He never seems to pay attention to what people are saying.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: If he actually is a guy.

Chizuru Sakaki
"Voiced by: Masayo Kurata"

Sakaki is the class representative of Takeru's class. She's very fussy and a stickler for rules, though she's also surprisingly competitive. She tends to get into fights with Ayamine due to their similar personalities.

She is best friends with Akane Suzumiya, the class representative of 3-D.


 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Class Representative
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me!: She has a lot of trouble accepting sympathy and support. In Extra,
 * Friendly Rivalry: With Akane.
 * Image Song: Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages Extra end.
 * Marth Debuted in Smash Bros: She appears onscreen way ahead of the rest of cast of Extra, with a cameo in the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien anime, and a greater role in the Next Season OVA as Akane's confidante.
 * Meganekko
 * Tsundere: Type A.

Marimo Jinguuji
"Voiced by: Miki Inoue"

""When you get to the point where you can laugh at your mistakes, you'll find new things to replace what you lost.""

Takeru and company's homeroom teacher in Extra, who has difficulty holding onto her boyfriends, something for which she is endlessly teased by her old friend and fellow teacher Yuuko.


 * Christmas Cake: Her exact age is difficult to pin down, but she’s teased mercilessly about this by Yuuko.
 * Image Song: Calling, which serves double duty as the ED of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles sidestories.
 * In-Series Nickname: "Mad Dog" in both worlds, though the reason differs: In Extra it's due to her insatiable... "appetite" (especially when drunk).
 * Sensei-chan: Takeru has gotten into the habit of calling her Marimo-chan, much to her exasperation.
 * Teacher-Student Romance: Yuuko teases her endlessly about Shirogane especially when they're both present, though Shirogane doesn't take it seriously. In Extra, she has a very short miniroute, but it has little to do with romance since they're both very drunk.

Yuuko Kouzuki
"Voiced by: Emi Motoi"

Marimo's best friend as well as a surprisingly renowned physicist, Yuuko is a genius and a nutcase. Occasionally, she interrupts her class to start lecturing about her work, which none of the class has the slightest chance of understanding.


 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: She has a... unique idea of proper attire for a school teacher and is constantly messing with both students and her best friend, Marimo.
 * Cosplay Otaku Girl: She likes forcing Marimo into various costumes, such as Morrigan, a reindeer, and.
 * Ditzy Genius
 * Drives Like Crazy: Considers red lights a suggestion and attempts to drag race Takahashi's limousine
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath: Has more than a streak of this in Extra, if the cavalier notions of nearly running over Sumika in the beginning are any indication.
 * Shipper on Deck: In Extra she's quite fond of teasing Marimo about liking younger guys, especially Shirogane.
 * Stripperiffic: As a teacher, she wears a top that leaves her entire midriff exposed and is basically a fishnet covering for her breasts. She gets away with this because everyone is a little scared of her.

Takahashi Ichimonji
"Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu"

Takahashi is Meiya's personal driver.


 * Badass Driver: Somehow, he can drive around a sixty-meter long limo in a crowded neighborhood.
 * Captain Ersatz: He's a living tribute to Initial D and its protagonist.
 * Leitmotif: Theory for a Speedy Welcome and Farewell.
 * Loophole Abuse:

Mana Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi is Meiya's personal attendant and highly qualified at a number of tasks. She's quite devoted to Meiya and seems to act like a big sister. Normally, she acts quite refined and friendly, but when irritated she'll begin to speak quite crassly, hinting that she might really be fairly violent.


 * Meido
 * Ninja Maid: Played absolutely straight in Extra, to the point of being able to appear and disappear ninja-style.
 * Shotacon: She seemed quite taken with Mikoto in Extra...

Minagi Ebisu, Tatsumi Kamiyo and Yukino Tomoe
Meiya's maids under the supervision of Mana. Known as the "Three Idiots", they tend to make numerous mistakes, blame others for those mistakes and then insult them.


 * Meido
 * Those Three Idiots

Akane Suzumiya
"Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi"

Originally a heroine from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Akane is the Class Representative of Class 3-D, a talented swimmer and the best friend of Chizuru, with whom she has a friendly rivalry.


 * The Ace: In addition to being a the top student of her class and a talented swimmer, she masters lacrosse in just a couple of weeks, in time for the school festival.
 * Friendly Rivalry: With Chizuru.
 * Gut Punch:

Genjyousai Tamase
"Voiced by: Tetsu Inada"

Miki's father.


 * Large Ham

Naoya Sagiri
"Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu"

Sagiri is a talented local doctor and friend of the Ayamine family.


 * Love Triangle: In Extra, he exists only to be a rival to Takeru.
 * The Scrappy: He is not a popular character in the fandom, to say the least.

Takeru Shirogane
Fresh from the world of Extra, Takeru wakes up one day in a wasteland that used to be his home town. He goes up to where his school should be and finds a military base. Eventually, he catches the interest of an alternate version of Yuuko and ends up enrolled in the Eishi program, otherwise known as the pilots of the series' mecha.


 * Ace Pilot: Finds that his experiences in the Extra world on video games and roller-coasters prepare him for TSF training, and gives him abilities beyond that of his compatriots. Thanks to this, he maintains credibility when people claim he is special.
 * Ascended Fanboy: First reaction over waking up and ? "WOW! A GIANT ROBOT! COOOOOOL!" A major motivation for him for joining the Pilot Training Program is the promise of piloting a giant honest-to-goodness robot.
 * Clueless Chick Magnet:
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He's a very dangerous TSF pilot, thanks to his skills in videos games. It begins as soon as everyone realizes that he doesn’t get motion sickness from all the shaking that pilots normally have to deal with.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Idiot Hero: Unlimited starts to show that this just isn’t enough in this kind of setting.
 * I Know Mortal Kombat: Looks like those hours spent on Valgern-On didn't go to waste, eh?
 * Image Song: Tsubasa ("Wings"),
 * Little Hero, Big War: In Unlimited he's primarily valuable for information. Otherwise, he's just a pilot. A good pilot, but a pilot.
 * The Load: In Unlimited, before his skill with a TSF becomes known, his abysmal skills at soldiering pretty much relegates him to Team Pet status.
 * New Transfer Student: Into the Pilot Training Program at the start of Unlimited.

Sumika Kagami
"Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi"

To Takeru’s relief, when he tries to check on her status he’s told that she does not exist in this world.

Meiya Mitsurugi
"Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima"

In the world of Unlimited, Meiya appears to be even more of a celebrity than in Extra. However, as Unlimited is more serious than Extra, it is generally not played for laughs. While she is related to the local royalty of sorts, she tries to downplay this and seems surprised when Takeru is genuinely unable to recognize her. Personality-wise, Meiya is even more serious and stoic.


 * Badass Princess: Sort of. She's related to the Shogun, though the degree of relation is unclear.
 * Born in the Wrong Century: Contrary to her appearance in Extra, she fares much better in the environment of the Unlimited, though she’s still a little too stiff.
 * Image Song: -sion- ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages Unlimited.
 * Keigo
 * Knight in Shining Armor: She believes that the law exists to protect the freedom of the citizens, and gets into several arguments with Takeru about freedom and preserving life.
 * Leitmotif: The eponymous Meiya.
 * Making Love in All the Wrong Places: In her ending

Miki Tamase
"Voiced by: Minami Hokuto"

In the world of Unlimited, Miki is the daughter of a UN Undersecretary. Unlike the world of Extra, she appears much more confident, though she still fares poorly when her friends begin to fight.


 * Animal Motif: She’s still sort of catlike in Unlimited, but the harshness of the world really downplays this.
 * Friendly Sniper: Carrying her skills over from Extra.

Kei Ayamine
"Voiced by: Yuuko Nagashima"

In this world, Ayamine is much the same as her Extra counterpart. . To her personality being largely the same as it was in Extra, she is still butting heads with Chizuru, though it's much more serious now that both are in the army.


 * The Gadfly: She really, really likes to mess with people. Particularly people with the last names of Shirogane and Sakaki.
 * Image Song: Astraea, which is also used in her ending in all-ages Extra.
 * Kuudere
 * Rebellious Spirit: If orders go against her judgment, she's likely to not follow them.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.

Mikoto Yoroi
"Voiced by: Reiko Takagi (Akane Maniax OVA), Megumi Kubota (all other appearances)"

As opposed to the ambiguously gendered Mikoto of Extra, Mikoto is definitely a girl in Unlimited. She is largely as scatterbrained as ever, but she's quite hurt when Takeru mistakes her for a boy at first.


 * A-Cup Angst: She seems pretty gloomy about her lack of a chest.
 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd.
 * Gender Bender: To Takeru’s dismay and Mikoto’s serious hurt, he’s really uncomfortable around Mikoto at first due to being used to her as being a guy.
 * Intimate Healing: Body warming type

Chizuru Sakaki
"Voiced by: Masayo Kurata"

In this world, Chizuru is of course no longer the class rep. However, she holds a similar position as the leader of the squad. She's as much of a stickler for protocol as ever which causes tension with Ayamine.


 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Class Representative: Takeru is too used to calling her this to switch to squad leader or her name, so he uses this as her nickname in the Unlimited. The others agree that she really does act like one.
 * Image Song: Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages Extra end.
 * Meganekko

Yuuko Kouzuki
"Voiced by: Emi Motoi"

The Unlimited version of Yuuko is the reason Takeru isn't kept in a prison throughout the story. She is a renowned physicist and appears to be second-in-command of the Yokohama base. She has an odd interest in Takeru and grants him a security clearance level far above what he would normally have.


 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: She’s still weird in Unlimited. Here, her oddity is expressed in how little regard she has for her position despite her extremely high rank and clearance level.
 * Ditzy Genius
 * Drowning My Sorrows:

Marimo Jinguuji
"Voiced by: Miki Inoue"

""When you get to the point where you can laugh at your mistakes, you'll find new things to replace what you lost.""

In the world of Unlimited/Alternative Marimo is the drill sergeant and instructor of Training Squadron 207, which Takeru joins early on. She is much stricter than she was in Extra.


 * Image Song: Calling, which serves double duty as the ED of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles sidestories.
 * Sensei-chan: Takeru keeps calling her "Marimo-chan" in Unlimited, though now it’s outright insubordination and gets a harsher reaction.
 * Sergeant Rock: She constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things.

Mana Tsukuyomi
Unlike in Extra, this Tsukuyomi is far more harsh and serious than the Tsukuyomi Takeru knows. She is extremely suspicious of him, revealing that she cares every bit as much about Meiya in this world as she did in Extra.


 * Praetorian Guard

Genjyousai Tamase
"Voiced by: Tetsu Inada"


 * Large Ham

Kasumi Yashiro
"Voiced by: Minami Kuribayashi"

A strange, quiet girl who appears to be involved with Yuuko. She reminds Takeru of Sumika, though the two do not act very similarly.


 * Animal-Eared Headband: For some reason, she wears rabbit ears.
 * Emotionless Girl: Early on; she opens up more and more in the course of the story.
 * Gray Eyes: Appears to be part of the general emotionless girl approach.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Sergeant Kyouzuka
One of the new characters in Unlimited, Sergeant Major Kyozuka is a kind woman who largely serves the role of a cafeteria lady. She is a kind woman and supports Takeru from the sidelines.


 * Team Mom

Takeru Shirogane
After his experiences in Unlimited, Takeru actually starts out as physically fit and competent as he was at the end of Unlimited, leaving his new squadmates in awe rather than their dismissive attitude in Unlimited.


 * The Ace: Better in hand to hand combat than Meiya, an expert in military doctrine despite spacing out, confident, an ace pilot and more. Unlimited really changed Takeru. The only ones able to really outdo him at anything are Tamase’s sniping skills and Meiya’s resolve.
 * Ace Pilot: People are actually in outright awe of his skill when Alternative rolls around after he retains all his skills and training from Unlimited, where he was already easily the best pilot in the squad.
 * Badass: He was nearly there in Unlimited, but now he kicks MAJOR ass whenever he fights.
 * Clueless Chick Magnet:
 * Heroic BSOD: He really doesn't take it well when.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Idiot Hero: And it bites him in the ass far harder than it did even in Unlimited. Alternative really has him doing his best to grow out of this.
 * If We Get Through This: "We're doing our punishment rounds together!"
 * Image Song: Tsubasa ("Wings"), which also plays at the end of Alternative's Chapter 7,.
 * Inelegant Blubbering: In Alternative
 * It's All My Fault:
 * Little Hero, Big War: He’s still primarily valuable for information. However, now he’s an outright amazing pilot and knows far more, which gives him far more influence.
 * Mistaken for Pedophile: His close relationship with Kasumi looks rather questionable to the rest of his squad.
 * New Transfer Student: Just like in Unlimited. However, with his skills this time around they seem to think he’s actually overqualified instead of just some rookie.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Not once, but twice.
 * No Yay: In-Universe:
 * Placebo Effect:
 * Set Right What Once Went Wrong
 * Theme Music Power-Up: Takeru's moments of awesome are invariably-heralded by Storm Vanguard starting up.
 * Placebo Effect:
 * Set Right What Once Went Wrong
 * Theme Music Power-Up: Takeru's moments of awesome are invariably-heralded by Storm Vanguard starting up.
 * Set Right What Once Went Wrong
 * Theme Music Power-Up: Takeru's moments of awesome are invariably-heralded by Storm Vanguard starting up.

Unit 00
"Voiced by: Hiroko Taguchi"

The end result of Alternative IV, Unit 00 is a construct created by Yuuko.


 * Image Song: Divergence.
 * Image Song: Divergence.
 * Image Song: Divergence.
 * Image Song: Divergence.
 * Image Song: Divergence.
 * Image Song: Divergence.

Meiya Mitsurugi
"Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima"

Meiya remains largely unchanged from Unlimited, but due to the differences in Takeru, the two are more prone to arguing than before. While Meiya values Japan's heritage and pride, Takeru is somewhat desperate after the events of Unlimited and sees little point in anything other than what it takes to defeat the BETA. She becomes Takeru's closest friend despite this. Unlike Unlimited, her self sacrificing tendencies and attachment to duty are more closely examined and she does her best to value herself more.


 * Badass Princess: Still related to the Shogun.
 * Born in the Wrong Century: Contrary to Extra, she really fits into the world of Alternative.
 * Friend Zone:
 * Image Song: -sion- ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages Unlimited.
 * Keigo
 * Knight in Shining Armor: She believes that the law exists to protect the freedom of the citizens, and gets into several arguments with Takeru about freedom and preserving life.
 * Leitmotif: The eponymous Meiya.
 * Retcon: Unlimited claimed she was part of the Imperial family. Alternative turns that into being related to the Shogun instead. The actual emperor and his family go almost completely unmentioned.
 * Romantic Runner-Up: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the 'most' canon ending for each game, in Extra she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika, in Unlimited with Sumika gone she seems to be the main heroine based on the retrospection from Alternative and in Alternative itself
 * Romantic Runner-Up: She's the secondary heroine. If you plot what is most likely the 'most' canon ending for each game, in Extra she helps him realize how he feels about Sumika, in Unlimited with Sumika gone she seems to be the main heroine based on the retrospection from Alternative and in Alternative itself

Miki Tamase
"Voiced by: Minami Hokuto"

While her role is largely unchanged from Unlimited, as the story progresses she eventually makes strides in getting rid of her nonconfrontational demeanor and sticking to her opinions more frequently.


 * Animal Motif: Like in Unlimited, she’s less catlike than in Extra, but now she laughs at how Takeru calls her Tama, which is a common name for cats in Japan.
 * Friendly Sniper

Kei Ayamine
"Voiced by: Yuuko Nagashima"

While she is the same as ever in Alternative, Ayamine features prominently in the due to her connection to a certain army captain named Sagiri. As the story goes on, she puts effort into being more open.


 * Boobs of Steel: Still.
 * Call Back:
 * The Gadfly: Downplayed from her earlier appearances, but still obvious.
 * Image Song: Astraea, which is also used in her ending in all-ages Extra.
 * Kuudere
 * Rebellious Spirit: Alternative's story structure just leaves this as something that Takeru tries to work around rather address directly.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.

Mikoto Yoroi
"Voiced by: Reiko Takagi (Akane Maniax OVA), Megumi Kubota (all other appearances)"

In Unlimited, Mikoto was the token member of the squad with a normal family. Like the other girls, after a certain event she begins to work on her flaws, which in this case would be her lack of attention to what's going on around her.


 * A-Cup Angst: Downplayed from Unlimited since Alternative does not focus as much on romance.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd.

Chizuru Sakaki
"Voiced by: Masayo Kurata"

While still a celebrity of sorts in Alternative as the daughter of the Prime Minister of Japan, this fact becomes mostly irrelevant. The advancing storyline shows the harm of her flaws of perfectionism, by the book behavior and emotional denial can inflict, so she does her best to resolve these issues.


 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Call Back:
 * Class Representative: Takeru starts teasing her by calling her other things after she’s gotten used to it, so she insists that he keep calling her that.
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me!: She has a lot of trouble accepting sympathy and support. In Alternative,
 * Image Song: Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages Extra end.
 * Meganekko
 * Meganekko

Yuuko Kouzuki
"Voiced by: Emi Motoi"

Yuuko's role is greatly expanded in Alternative as compared to Unlimited. Determined to prevent Alternative V from taking place, Takeru involves himself closely with her Alternative IV program in the hopes of making it succeed this time. In the process, he learns far more about this world's version of the crazy teacher he knew. Turns out, she's pragmatic to the extent that she horrifies Takeru on occasion.


 * Ascended Extra: She was largely in the background of Unlimited but in Alternative Takeru forces himself into Yuuko's plans.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Still way too informal.
 * Dead Person Conversation:
 * Ditzy Genius
 * I Did What I Had to Do: The patron saint of this trope in this series in Alternative. She does plenty of things  that skirt ethical boundaries and disturb even her Extra counterpart. All to prevent human extinction by the BETA.
 * Kick the Dog: While her actions such as gets an instory excuse, the main purpose is to show that she's rather morally ambiguous and willing to sacrifice almost anything for her goals.
 * Manipulative Bitch
 * Mean Character, Nice Actor/Playing Against Type: Emi Motoi's role as Yuuko is nothing like her usual ones. And this is her normal voice.
 * Metaphorically True
 * Necessarily Evil: Take her extra self, drop a lot of the comedy and make her highly manipulative and this is what you get in Alternative, to the point that Takeru is somewhat horrified by her. The story and Takeru largely agree that her rather manipulative behavior and disregard for sacrifices is necessary,
 * Pet the Dog: Opposite of Kick the Dog, later events in the story, and  serve no purpose for her goals and took both effort and influence on her part.
 * Shipper on Deck:
 * Shipper on Deck:

Marimo Jinguuji
"Voiced by: Miki Inoue"

""When you get to the point where you can laugh at your mistakes, you'll find new things to replace what you lost.""

In the world of Unlimited/Alternative she is the drill sergeant and instructor of Training Squadron 207, which Takeru joins early on.


 * Broken Bird
 * Drill Sergeant Nasty: As Michiru remembered her in the story she told Takeru .   She's mellowed out by the actual game, however, and while still very strict, is a bit more open with her kind and helpful nature.
 * Image Song: Calling, which serves double duty as the ED of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles sidestories.
 * In-Series Nickname: "Mad Dog" in both worlds, though the reason differs: In Extra it's due to her insatiable "appetite" (especially when drunk). In Unlimited/Alternative
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: She was initially known as the "Shinigami" in Unlimited/Alternative, the infamous pilot whose squadmates in every battle always meet death.
 * Sensei-chan: Takeru is really trying hard not to call her Marimo-chan.
 * Sergeant Rock: In Alternative she constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things,
 * Teacher-Student Romance:
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: She was initially known as the "Shinigami" in Unlimited/Alternative, the infamous pilot whose squadmates in every battle always meet death.
 * Sensei-chan: Takeru is really trying hard not to call her Marimo-chan.
 * Sergeant Rock: In Alternative she constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things,
 * Teacher-Student Romance:
 * Sergeant Rock: In Alternative she constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things,
 * Teacher-Student Romance:

Takahashi Ichimonji
"Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu"


 * The Captain: In Alternative, he's the captain of the Destroyer-class shuttle Yuunagi.
 * Captain Ersatz: He's a living tribute to Initial D and its protagonist.
 * Call Back:
 * Leitmotif: Theory for a Speedy Welcome and Farewell.
 * Leitmotif: Theory for a Speedy Welcome and Farewell.

Mana Tsukuyomi
While Tsukuyomi starts every bit as suspicious of Takeru as she did in Unlimited, he manages to make a good impression on her by accident and she warms up a little to him.


 * Praetorian Guard

Genjyousai Tamase
"Voiced by: Tetsu Inada"

After a small role in Unlimited Genjyousai returns for an even smaller role in Alternative. However, this time he is actually more important to the plot


 * The Gadfly: It’s noted that he’s largely messing with his daughter when he does the inspection in Alternative. He appears to know perfectly well that she’s not really the squad leader.
 * Large Ham

Naoya Sagiri
"Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu"

A captain, and commander of the Imperial Army's 1st TSF Wing, 1st Squadron.


 * Honor Before Reason
 * Single-Stroke Battle: Yes, he does one of these in a mecha.
 * The Scrappy: He is not a popular character in the fandom, to say the least.

Kasumi Yashiro
"Voiced by: Minami Kuribayashi"

After returning from the world of Unlimited, Takeru vows to himself to get to know Kasumi better so he has more success influencing Alternative IV. In the process, she reminds him even more of Sumika than she did the first time.


 * Animal-Eared Headband: One of the great mysteries of Muv-Luv goes unrevealed: Why does Kasumi wear bunny ears?
 * Ascended Extra: Kasumi is much more important than she was in Unlimited
 * Emotionless Girl: Early on; she opens up more and more in the course of the story.
 * Gray Eyes
 * Psychic Powers:
 * Terrible Artist: She likes to draw but she's not very good at it.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Sergeant Kyouzuka

 * Team Mom

Michiru Isumi
"Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe"

Second eldest of the Isumi sisters and a heroine in age's debut game Kimi ga ita Kisetsu. Michiru is the commander of the 9th Squadron ("Valkyries") of Special Task Force VF-A01, becoming the de facto leader of the latter after the 9th remained the sole surviving unit.


 * Always Someone Better: She sees her elder sister Yayoi as this. Despite having the option of getting into government service like Yayoi, she refuses to consider the idea and enlists in the military instead, due to not wanting to become like her elder sister.
 * The Captain
 * The Other Darrin: Kumiko Watanabe voices Michiru in all her appearances post-Alternative.
 * Sibling Rivalry: The Isumi sisters' competition for Masaki's affections carry over from their original game to the world of Alternative.
 * The Other Darrin: Kumiko Watanabe voices Michiru in all her appearances post-Alternative.
 * Sibling Rivalry: The Isumi sisters' competition for Masaki's affections carry over from their original game to the world of Alternative.
 * Sibling Rivalry: The Isumi sisters' competition for Masaki's affections carry over from their original game to the world of Alternative.

Haruko Kashiwagi
Reappearing again after a small role in Extra, Kashiwagi is revealed to be one of the mid range fighters in Alternative of squad 207-A. She appears to nurse a clinical and detached attitude whenever possible in hopes of completing the mission as successfully as possible.



Mitsuki Hayase
"Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi"

Originally from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Mitsuki is Haruka's best friend and rival for the affections of a certain guy, and constantly engages in playful rivalry with her. She is the second-in-command of the Valkyries, and as their best front-liner, occupies the elite Storm Vanguard 1 position.


 * The Rival: She keeps trying to match up to Takeru until the Sadogashima mission, at which point it becomes clear that he’s far better at piloting than her.

Haruka Suzumiya
"Voiced by: Minami Kuribayashi"

Haruka is the elder Suzumiya sister. Due to an accident during training, she lost her legs. However, thanks to the more advanced medical technology in the world of Alternative she managed to procure prosthetic legs of such high quality that Takeru did not even notice. Unfortunately, the legs do not mesh up perfectly with her and thus while she is completely inconvenienced in her normal life, she cannot pilot a TSF anymore and instead works as Mission Control.


 * Mission Control: For the Valkyries; her call sign is "Valkyrie Mum".

Misae Munakata
"Voiced by: Yuu Asakawa"

Munakata is one of the senior members of Isumi's Valkyries. Though she tends to enjoy teasing others, especially Hayase and Takeru, she's actually an effective subcommander and fairly insightful.


 * Bi the Way: Invoked; she says she doesn't care "as long as it feels good".
 * The Gadfly: Even more so than Ayamine. She picks on Mitsuki and Takeru endlessly. The fact that she can do so that easily means she ends up respecting them both.
 * Put on a Bus:
 * The Tease

Touko Kazama
"Voiced by: Shizuka Itou"

Kazama is the last of the 1st Lieutenants and a friend of Munakata's. She's quieter than Takeru, but people say she can be pretty scary despite her laid back demeanor.


 * Ojou

Akane Suzumiya
"Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi"

In the world of Alternative Akane is still quite talented, but her emotions frequently get the better of her on occasion, leading her to not getting the Storm Vanguard position she'd prefer. She's also a huge Hayase fangirl and is initially a little jealous of Takeru's instant recognition and sheer ability, though she warms up quickly enough.


 * Always Someone Better: She’s a little annoyed that Takeru is so much better of a pilot than she is.
 * Unknown Rival: She wants to compete with Takeru but she’s a little too unstable and not nearly good enough as a pilot.
 * Unknown Rival: She wants to compete with Takeru but she’s a little too unstable and not nearly good enough as a pilot.

Yuuhi Koubuin
"Voiced by: Kozue Yoshizumi"

""And you must never hesitate to stain your own hands with blood. People who show others the way must never avert their eyes from the weight of responsibility""

The Grand Shogun of the Empire of Japan in Unlimited/Alternative.


 * Chekhov's Gunman:
 * The High Queen: Or The Grand Shogun, in this setting. Notable in which the Emperor is still present, but has the same function that he has in the real world.
 * Keigo: Even More so than Meiya, if it were even possible.

Alfred Walken
Walken is an American Major who assists Takeru's squad during arc. His emphasis on completing the mission and disregard for the target they are supposed to be protecting initially irks Takeru, but Takeru comes to realize that he is being too soft and that Walken is in fact correct.


 * Majorly Awesome

Irma Thesleff
"Voiced by: Kiyomi Asai"

Irma is a kind Finnish woman who makes friends with Miki. She reassures her that not everyone in America is completely selfish and that she is in fact a volunteer soldier. She invites Miki to visit her homeland when it is retaken.



Sakon Yoroi
Sakon is Mikoto's father and unknown to his daughter he is the head of the Imperial intelligence agency. He seems a little distant from his daughter to Takeru.

Takatsugu Ikaruga
"Voiced by: Kissho Taniyama"

""You do not look dead to me. Can you still fight?""

The commander of the 16th Battalion of the Japanese Imperial Royal Guards, Ikaruga is the current head of his family, which is one of the five among which the Shogun is chosen (The Koubuin family, from whom the current Grand Shogun hails, is another). Tsukuyomi is a subordinate.

He appears at the Sadogashima Hive battle, arriving with his battalion to stabilize the front line and saving an Imperial Army grunt.


 * Ace Custom: His blue Takemikazuchi is the Type-00R variant, equal in performance to the Shogun's personal TSF.
 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Keigo: Very high and archaic-sounding, like Meiya.
 * Memetic Badass: He is the pinnacle of YAMATO DAMASHII. He's "so Japanese that he's more Japanese than all of Japan and its lands and Shinto deities combined; people look at him and see the General of Generals, while BETA burst into flames just by being near him."
 * No Name Given: Ingame he is known only as the Commander of the 16 Battalion of the Imperial Royal Guards. "Ikaruga", his family name, is only given in side materials.
 * One-Scene Wonder: He literally only appears in one scene in Alternative but he's regarded by the fandom as the ultimate suave badass.
 * Praetorian Guard

Maya Tsukuyomi
"Voiced by: Hikaru Isshiki"

Mana Tsukuyomi's cousin. She can shut her cousin up with just a glare.

In the world of Alternative she is a 1st Lieutenant in the Imperial Royal Guards like her cousin, reporting to Ikaruga.


 * Meido
 * Praetorian Guard: In one of the Alternative sidestories.

Chuck Sauber
"Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama"


 * Captain Ersatz: Of Jack Bauer, down to his name, voice actor and technique.

Yuuya Bridges
"Voiced by: Daisuke Ono"


 * Expy: Of Maverick and Isamu Dyson, down to attending the Navy's Top Gun program and later test-piloting an Ace Custom prototype.
 * Freudian Excuse: See Parental Abandonment below. Learning that his mother never blamed his father for leaving, he swore to surpass him. And growing up being picked upon due to his half-Japanese parentage did not help.
 * Parental Abandonment: His father left their family and went back to Japan, and later his mother died of an illness.
 * Reassigned To Yukon: Comes with being an Expy.

Cryska Barchenowa
"Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame"


 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Yui Takamura
"Voiced by: Mai Nakahara"

Inia Sestina
"Voiced by: Mamiko Noto"


 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Tarisa Manandal
"Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa"

Vincent Lowell
"Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita"

Ibrahim Dogulu
"Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama"

Valerio Giacosa
"Voiced by: Kenji Hamada"

Stella Bremer
"Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara"

Cui Yifei
"Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara"

Sharon Heim
"Voiced by: Rie Tanaka"

Leon Kuze
"Voiced by: Wataru Hatano"

Guylos McCloud
"Voiced by:"

Wilbert D. Collins
The main character of The Day After's Chapter 00.



Lilia Kjellberg
Sole Survivor of her Marine unit 'Bloody Knightmare', who was rescued by Will and Daryl, and subsequently joins their unit.


 * Sole Survivor:

Shizuku Miono

 * Child Soldiers:

Ellen Aice
"Voiced by: Kei Misuzawa"

Arai
"Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue"

Marimo Jinguuji's squad leader back during her trainee days and a genius in basic training. The two did not get along as Arai kept belittling her and telling her to get out of the Army. She wins his respect (and the epithet of being a "man") when she risked her life to allow their squad to pass the Comprehensive Combat Examination. After they graduated he was assigned to the Blade Squadron as Marimo's vice-Squadron Leader.


 * Insufferable Genius: Arai was a genius at everything during basic training, but never got along well with Marimo, his vice-Squad Leader. Marimo even compares him to the BETA as an implacable enemy.
 * Stay in the Kitchen: Arai kept telling Marimo to get out of the Army (to which she volunteered), saying that women have no place in combat (He gets around it later by insisting on treating Marimo as a "man").

Akira Isumi
"Voiced by: Emi Motoi"

One of the main heroines of age's debut game Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu and the viewpoint character of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Succession. Akira is the youngest sister of Michiru, and a 2nd Lieutenant in the Imperial Army. She was deployed to Sadogashima as part of Whiskey Unit on the joint UN-Japan attempt to reclaim the island.

She reappears as a 1st Lieutenant at the assault on Hive 20 in Korea in 2004, leading her own Squadron, the "Lightnings".


 * The Other Darrin: Emi Motoi is replaced by a new voice acress in the Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu remake.
 * Sibling Rivalry: For Masaki's affections.
 * Sole Survivor: Of her old squad, the "Crackers".

Marika Isumi
"Voiced by: Megumi Kubota"

The third among the Isumi sisters, Marika appears in Succession as a 1st Lieutenant in the Imperial Army, who was stationed at the Second Mainland Defense line during the Sadogashima Hive assault, where her younger sister Akira was assigned.


 * The Other Darrin: Marika had different voice actresses in her three appearances in age media.
 * : Though she never finds out about it in the world of Unlimited/Alternative.
 * Sibling Rivalry: For Masaki's affections.

Aquila 1 (Anri Gischen)
""The first time, I thought it was beautiful. The second time, I was filled only with fear. And now, the third time.""

An Orbital Diver and the viewpoint character of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Chicken Divers. Anri is the leader of the Aquila Squadron and has survived two drops (one at Lyon, then at Laos, where he lost someone dear to him). The Sadogashima drop is his third along with Axel and Rina, who captained his reentry destroyer on all three drops.


 * No Name Given: His full name is only given in the setting book Lunatic Dawn 3.
 * No Name Given: His full name is only given in the setting book Lunatic Dawn 3.

Aquila 2 (Axel Bjorker)
Three-time Orbital Diver along with Anri. The Sadogashima drop is his third time working with Rina as reentry destroyer captain.



Mother Goose 1 (Rina Terveaux)
Captain of the re-entry destroyer carrying Anri and Axel. The Sadogashima drop is her third time working with the two.


 * Mission Control

Hugh Winston

 * The Captain

Seijyurou Makabe
The viewpoint character of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles: Adoration, set in the European theater of the anti-BETA war. Seijyurou is a 14-year old cadet in the Imperial Royal Guards sent to the base of the Cerberus Wing in order to learn chivalry. He spends ten days with the Wing members, most of the time being exasperated at the antics of various members (especially Ilfriede, who thought he was just a grade-schooler) and overreacting to the smallest things.


 * Captain Ersatz: of Lelouch vi Britannia, though he tends to slip into Light Yagami-esque poses from time to time.
 * Drama Queen: He overreacts to the smallest things.
 * Praetorian Guard: A cadet in the Imperial Royal Guards at the time of Adoration, and later a commander.

Ilfriede von Feulner
"Voiced by: Shizuka Itou"


 * Does Not Like Haggis
 * Extreme Omnivore: Her lack of taste is well-known as "the shame of the Feulner family", with the exception of haggis.
 * In-Series Nickname: "Ilfie", given to her by Luna.

Helgarose von Falkenmeyer
"Voiced by: Saki Nakajima"


 * Occidental Otaku: She has a fondness for traditional Japanese culture.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: She's pretty much a German Meiya, and looks similarly.

Lunateresia von Wizleben
"Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka"