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=== Takeru Shirogane ===

 

 

* [[The Beard]]: {{spoiler|During Ayamine's route she asks him to be her fake boyfriend because she's avoiding Sagiri. She mentions that it doesn't have to be fake at the same time but he doesn't take it seriously.}}

* [[Clueless Chick Magnet]]

 

* [[Ordinary High School Student]]

 

=== Sumika Kagami ===

 

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.

 

=== Meiya Mitsurugi ===

 

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.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]}}

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUIJTSrYfFo -sion-]'' ("The Sound of Purple"). Also serves as the OP of all-ages ''Unlimited''.

* [[Leitmotif]]: The eponymous ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fvnSkSC90 Meiya]''.

* [[New Transfer Student]]

 

=== Miki Tamase ===

 

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]]

* [[Third Person Person]]: Lapses into this during emotional moments.

 

=== Kei Ayamine ===

 

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.

 

=== Mikoto Yoroi ===

 

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.

 

=== Chizuru Sakaki ===

 

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.

 

* [[Class Representative]]

* [[Friendly Rivalry]]: With Akane.

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXp-GTq7e4 Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo]'' ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages ''Extra'' end.

* [[Meganekko]]

* [[Tsundere]]: Type A. {{spoiler|In her route Takeru ''calls her out on it and tells her to drop the act'', something which is extremely-rare in anime and related media.}}

 

=== Marimo Jinguuji ===

 

 

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]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFVavn9eA8 Calling]'', which serves double duty as the ED of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories.

 

=== Yuuko Kouzuki ===

 

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.

* [[Ditzy Genius]]

* [[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.

* [[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 ===

 

Takahashi is Meiya's personal driver.

 

=== Akane Suzumiya ===

 

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.

 

=== Genjyousai Tamase ===

 

Miki's father.

 

=== Naoya Sagiri ===

 

Sagiri is a talented local doctor and friend of the Ayamine family. {{spoiler|He used to board with them until one day he made a mistake at the hospital and Ayamine's mother took the blame for the error, resulting in the loss of her job. He and Ayamine used to have a sort of relationship, but he ended up marrying the hospital director's doctor in order to improve his career. In Ayamine's route, he claims he is willing to give it up in order to be with her.}}

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: First reaction over waking up and {{spoiler|seeing his childhood friend's house crushed by a [[Humongous Mecha]]}}? "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]]: {{spoiler|He gets called out on it late in the story, where he admits that he sort of noticed but since it was such a bizarre situation for him he assumes he must have been misunderstanding.}}

* [[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 [[Virtual On|Valgern-On]] didn't go to waste, eh?

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRObmbRo94 Tsubasa]'' ("Wings"),

* [[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 ===

 

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 ===

 

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.

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUIJTSrYfFo -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 ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fvnSkSC90 Meiya]''.

 

=== Miki Tamase ===

 

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.

 

=== Kei Ayamine ===

 

In this world, Ayamine is much the same as her ''Extra'' counterpart. {{spoiler|She is also the daughter of a disgraced general}}. 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.

 

=== Mikoto Yoroi ===

 

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.

 

* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd.

 

=== Chizuru Sakaki ===

 

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.

 

* [[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]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXp-GTq7e4 Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo]'' ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages ''Extra'' end.

 

=== Yuuko Kouzuki ===

 

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.

 

=== Marimo Jinguuji ===

 

 

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]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFVavn9eA8 Calling]'', which serves double duty as the ED of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories.

* [[Sergeant Rock]]: She constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things.

 

 

=== Genjyousai Tamase ===

 

* [[Large Ham]]

 

=== Kasumi Yashiro {{spoiler|/ Trista Sestina}} ===

 

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

 

* [[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.

* {{spoiler|[[Psychic Powers]]: She clearly reads Takeru’s mind at points, though he never seems to figure it out.}}

 

=== Sergeant Kyouzuka ===

* {{spoiler|[[Cosmic Plaything]]: Poor Takeru...}}

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: He really doesn't take it well when {{spoiler|Marimo dies.}}.

* [[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!" {{spoiler|They don't.}}

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrRObmbRo94 Tsubasa]'' ("Wings"), which also plays at the end of ''Alternative'''s Chapter 7, {{spoiler|when Takeru resolves to fix the mess he had created}}.

* [[Inelegant Blubbering]]: In ''Alternative'' {{spoiler|when he sees Marimo in the ''Extra'' world after seeing her ''Unlmited''/''Alternative'' self being brutally killed in front of him, he absolutely breaks down weeping. After regaining control of himself, he sees her again after school and does it again.}}

* [[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.

* [[Placebo Effect]]: {{spoiler|Isumi orders him to take a second round of hypnotherapy after he returns from the PTSD arc, but since he goes willingly she merely has it set up so he thinks he got the therapy. During his next battle, he still acts as though he had the therapy.}}

* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]

* {{spoiler|[[Trauma Conga Line]]: The entirety of the aptly-nicknamed PTSD arc.}}

 

=== Unit 00 {{spoiler|/ Sumika Kagami}} ===

 

The end result of Alternative IV, Unit 00 is a construct created by Yuuko. {{spoiler|She is actually a robot version of Sumika with her brain uploaded into a quantum computer.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]]: The only reason she didn't go ''completely'' insane and simply die from stress while a brain was the desire to see Takeru and the mental stimulation received from Kasumi. Even then she's pretty screwed up for awhile after getting a new body.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: We learn near the end of ''Alternative'' just how clingy and jealous she can be in her subconsciousness, though there's little she could have done about it. After she's returned to mental stability, she does what she can to end Takeru's status as a causality conductor.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Damaged Soul]]: When brought [[Back From the Dead]] as the 00 Unit, this is what appears to be happening. It's not because of the ''process'', though, but what happened before that. Also, she gets better.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Hair Decorations]]: Sumika's ribbon now contains tech to stop her from reading the minds of certain individuals. She can't read Yuuko due to not having the clearance level to know what Yuuko does and she eventually had Takeru sealed off because Takeru can remember things from previous loops that would really hurt Sumika. She appears to approve of this function.}}

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953Oc0QDMlc Divergence]''.

* {{spoiler|[[Patient Childhood Love Interest]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Psychic Powers]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Red Headed Heroine]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Robot Girl]]: She's Sumika with her brain uploaded into a quantum computer and given an artificial body that mimics all aspects of the human body, putting her quite close to [[Artificial Human]] territory.}}

 

=== Meiya Mitsurugi ===

 

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 [[Friend Zone|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. {{spoiler|She’s actually the twin sister of the Shogun, who is dead in the world of ''Extra''.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Declaration of Love]]}}

* [[Friend Zone]]: {{spoiler|The plot requires Takeru to be in love with Unit 00/Sumika, but he tells Meiya that she's his closest friend, his "precious one", and trusts her more than anyone. She's clearly unhappy but hides it well enough from Takeru.}}

* [[Leitmotif]]: The eponymous ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9fvnSkSC90 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.

* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Hostage]]: Though the Primary Objective almost certainly doesn't understand the idea of taking hostages, it unintentionally does so when it pins Meiya inside of Takeru's firing radius. She begs him to take the shot to not only complete the mission but also to stop whatever it is doing to her. He does.}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Virus]]: After defending the Susano'o from assault by the Primary Objective, she is eventually struck and pinned to it while it first begins taking control of her TSF and then her own body, causing massive veins to show all over body while causing tortuous pain.}}

 

=== Miki Tamase ===

 

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.

 

=== Kei Ayamine ===

 

While she is the same as ever in ''Alternative'', Ayamine features prominently in the {{spoiler|coup d'etat arc}} due to her connection to a certain army captain named Sagiri. As the story goes on, she puts effort into being more open.

 

=== Mikoto Yoroi ===

 

In ''Unlimited'', Mikoto was the token member of the squad with a normal family. {{spoiler|However, Alternative reveals that her father is the head of the Imperial intelligence agency.}} 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.

 

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Boy or girl, you can't deny that Mikoto is very odd. {{spoiler|Takes after her old man in that.}}

 

=== Chizuru Sakaki ===

 

While still a celebrity of sorts in ''Alternative'' as the daughter of the Prime Minister of Japan, this fact becomes mostly irrelevant {{spoiler|after he is assassinated by Sagiri}}. 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.

 

* [[Call Back]]: {{spoiler|Remember the running theme about her and Ayamine never having their timing match up? Their very last scene together has them finally in synch when they set off their self destruct mechanisms.}}

* [[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.

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: She and Ayamine both set off their self destructs at the same time to stop a massive BETA wave.}}

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXp-GTq7e4 Kizu wa Kaseki ni Narenai Keredo]'' ("Won't Let My Wounds Scar"), which plays in her all-ages ''Extra'' end.

 

=== Yuuko Kouzuki ===

 

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.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: While her actions such as {{spoiler|unleashing BETA on her own base to test military readiness}} 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]]

* [[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. {{spoiler|Her ''Extra'' self also appears appalled at how manipulative and cruel she can be.}} The story and Takeru largely agree that her rather manipulative behavior and disregard for sacrifices is necessary, {{spoiler|and she gives Takeru the opportunity the opportunity to shoot her twice. The first time is if he feels her behavior is unforgivable and the second time is after everything is all over.}}

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Opposite of [[Kick the Dog]], later events in the story {{spoiler|such as reassuring Isumi that her sister is okay before Isumi dies}}, {{spoiler|the [[Dead Person Conversation]] moment above}} and {{spoiler|comforting Takeru before he vanishes}} serve no purpose for her goals and took both effort and influence on her part.

 

=== Marimo Jinguuji ===

 

 

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

** {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]: Sought to die in combat as atonement for being the sole survivor of her squadron on their very first mission. Ironically she kept on surviving battles, while losing comrades, again and again. She finally joins them in ''The Unforgiven''.}}

** {{spoiler|[[Survivor Guilt]]}}

* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: As Michiru remembered her in the story she told Takeru {{spoiler|in the aftermath of Marimo's death in ''Alternative''}}. {{spoiler|The full extent of her nastiness is revealed in the sidestory ''Confession'' where, among other things, she ''[[Kick the Dog|kicks Michiru's fallen fellow cadet during training until the latter stands up, and later forces Michiru to drink from a puddle after making her run long and hard]]'', while delivering a verbal beatdown that would have made [[Full Metal Jacket|Sergeant Hartmann]] proud.}} 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.

* {{spoiler|[[Gorn]]}}

* [[Image Song]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFVavn9eA8 Calling]'', which serves double duty as the ED of ''Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles'' sidestories.

* {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}

* [[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. {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker|She wanted to die with them the whole time, too]]. [[Sole Survivor|Ouch.]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}

 

=== Takahashi Ichimonji ===

 

* [[The Captain]]: In ''Alternative'', he's the captain of the Destroyer-class shuttle ''Yuunagi''.

 

=== Genjyousai Tamase ===

 

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 {{spoiler|as he helps bring in foreign aid to deal with the coup, though Miki is depressed at the thought that her father may have been selfishly getting others in trouble.}}

 

=== Naoya Sagiri ===

 

A captain, and commander of the Imperial Army's 1st TSF Wing, 1st Squadron. {{spoiler|He was a follower of Ayamine's father, a general who was disgraced unjustly for prioritizing the evacuation of civilians from the frontlines, and later launches a coup d-etat, ostensibly to return power to the Shogun from a perceived corrupt government.}}

 

* [[Honor Before Reason]]

* [[The Scrappy]]: He is not a popular character in the fandom, to say the least.

 

=== Kasumi Yashiro {{spoiler|/ Trista Sestina}} ===

 

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. {{spoiler|This is a fairly direct hint towards the true nature of Sumika and perhaps the world of ''Unlimited''/''Alternative'' in general. An astute reader will already have known about her telepathy and it is in fact revealed directly fairly early on.}}

 

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Kasumi is much more important than she was in ''Unlimited'' {{spoiler|and in the ending has been 'promoted' to the world of ''Extra'' thanks to Sumika.}}

* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Early on; she opens up more and more in the course of the story.

* {{spoiler|[[Sole Survivor]]: She’s the only survivor of Operation Cherry Blossom. Sumika, Takeru and her were the only ones not killed in battle, Sumika dies soon after destroying the Primary Objective and Takeru eventually ceases to exist, though he technically lives through the mission as well.}}

* [[Terrible Artist]]: She likes to draw {{spoiler|and uses it as a focus to keep Takeru anchored}} but she's not very good at it.

 

=== Sergeant Kyouzuka ===

 

=== Michiru Isumi ===

 

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]]

* {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}

* [[The Other Darrin]]: [[Kumiko Watanabe]] voices Michiru in all her appearances post-''Alternative''.

{{spoiler|While guarding the Susano'o Mark II as Michiru tries to reactivate it at Sadogashima, Haruko is overwhelmed by attacking BETA and impaled by a Fortress class tail stinger, killing her instantly.}}

 

 

=== Mitsuki Hayase ===

 

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.

 

=== Haruka Suzumiya ===

 

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]].

 

=== Misae Munakata ===

 

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. {{spoiler|She, Akane and Kazama are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.}}

* [[Bi the Way]]: Invoked; she says she doesn't care "as long as it feels good". {{spoiler|That was her just joking; she had a cousin and fiancee whom she had not met in a long time.}}

* [[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.

* [[The Tease]]

 

=== Touko Kazama ===

 

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. {{spoiler|She, Akane and Munakata are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.}}

 

* [[Ojou]]

 

=== Akane Suzumiya ===

 

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. {{spoiler|She, Munakata and Kazama are the only three survivors of Isumi's Valkyries by the end.}}

 

=== Yuuhi Koubuin ===

 

 

The Grand Shogun of the Empire of Japan in ''Unlimited/Alternative''. {{spoiler|She is Meiya's elder twin sister, who in ''Extra'' died with their parents due to an accident, forcing Meiya to become the heir to the Mitsurugi Group.}}

 

=== Irma Thesleff ===

 

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. {{spoiler|She does not survive the battle.}}

 

=== Takatsugu Ikaruga ===

 

 

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.

* [[Memetic Badass]]: He is the pinnacle of '''[[Memetic Mutation|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.

* [[Praetorian Guard]]

 

 

=== Maya Tsukuyomi ===

 

Mana Tsukuyomi's cousin {{spoiler|and Yuuhi's attendant}}. She can shut her cousin up with just a glare.

 

=== Chuck Sauber ===

 

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Jack Bauer, down to his name, voice actor and [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|technique]].

 

=== Yuuya Bridges ===

 

* [[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. {{spoiler|His father was implied to be a TSF pilot who was killed in action.}}

 

=== Cryska Barchenowa ===

 

 

=== Yui Takamura ===

 

=== Inia Sestina ===

 

 

=== Tarisa Manandal ===

 

=== Vincent Lowell ===

 

=== Ibrahim Dogulu ===

 

=== Valerio Giacosa ===

 

=== Stella Bremer ===

 

=== Cui Yifei ===

 

=== Sharon Heim ===

 

=== Leon Kuze ===

 

=== Guylos McCloud ===

 

 

 

=== Ellen Aice ===

 

=== Ryouichi Matsukaze ===

 

=== Arai ===

 

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.

* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet|Tanking the Laser]]}}

 

=== Akira Isumi ===

 

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. {{spoiler|She was the grunt Ikaruga saved during the battle.}}

 

=== Marika Isumi ===

 

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. {{spoiler|She comforts Akira when the latter gets PTSD flashbacks in the aftermath of the operation, but later breaks down when news of Michiru's death arrive.}}

=== Aquila 1 (Anri Gischen) ===

 

''And now, the third time."'' }}

 

{{spoiler|He manages to penetrate into the Sadogashima Hive, where he dies either by BETA or by the self-destruction of the Susano'o.}}

 

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

* {{spoiler|[[The Hero Dies]]}}

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) ===

{{spoiler|Some unspecified time in the future he is shown matured and commanding his own Royal Guard battalion in a Type-00F Takemikazuchi.}}

 

* [[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 ===

 

* [[Does Not Like Spam|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.

 

=== Helgarose von Falkenmeyer ===

 

* [[Occidental Otaku]]: She has a fondness for traditional Japanese culture.

 

=== Lunateresia von Wizleben ===

 

=== Gerhard von Ralerstein ===

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