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== Filia ==
== Filia ==
[[File:skullgirls-filia_7059.png|frame]]
[[File:skullgirls-filia 7059.png|frame]]
{{quote| ''"Let's go, Samson!"''<br />
{{quote|''"Let's go, Samson!"''
''"Hell yeah!"''<br />
''"Hell yeah!"''}}
Voiced by '''[[Christine Marie Cabanos]]'''<br />
:Filia voiced by '''[[Christine Marie Cabanos]]'''
Samson voiced by '''Del Stetson''' }}
:Samson voiced by '''Del Stetson'''


More or less the default protagonist of the game, Filia was once an [[Ordinary High School Student]], but one day woke up without any memories and a second mouth on the back of her head. Now, she hosts a Parasite named Samson, an unruly mop of demonic hair with incredible power. With no memories or anyone to turn to for help, if she ever hopes to piece together her past and survive the inevitable clash with the Skullgirl, Filia will need to trust this mysterious being.
More or less{{verify}} the default protagonist of the game, Filia was once an [[Ordinary High School Student]], but one day woke up without any memories and a second mouth on the back of her head. Now, she hosts a Parasite named Samson, an unruly mop of demonic hair with incredible power. With no memories or anyone to turn to for help, if she ever hopes to piece together her past and survive the inevitable clash with the Skullgirl, Filia will need to trust this mysterious being.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
=== Tropes related to Filia ===
=== Tropes related to Filia ===
* [[Acrofatic]]: Due to being [[Hollywood Pudgy]]
* [[Acrofatic]]: Due to being [[Hollywood Pudgy]]
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]


=== Tropes related to Samson: ===
=== Tropes related to Samson ===
* [[Anime Hair]]: Considering all the shapes he can take.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Considering all the shapes he can take.
* [[Big Eater]]: He's said to be a bit of a glutton, which explains why Filia is slightly pudgy. Since they're symbionts, any nutrients he absorbs but doesn't digest go to her, and vice versa; likewise, when Samson drinks too much, they ''both'' get hammered. He even swallows her hat during her pre-fight animation.
* [[Big Eater]]: He's said to be a bit of a glutton, which explains why Filia is slightly pudgy. Since they're symbionts, any nutrients he absorbs but doesn't digest go to her, and vice versa; likewise, when Samson drinks too much, they ''both'' get hammered. He even swallows her hat during her pre-fight animation.
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* [[The Symbiote]]
* [[The Symbiote]]
* [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|Violently Protective Symbiont]]: His first action in their story mode is to nearly kill someone trying to flirt with Filia, perceiving them as a threat.
* [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|Violently Protective Symbiont]]: His first action in their story mode is to nearly kill someone trying to flirt with Filia, perceiving them as a threat.
{{quote| ''"No one lays a hand on my host... '''no one'''."''}}
{{quote|''"No one lays a hand on my host... '''no one'''."''}}
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Complete solid ones.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Complete solid ones.
** [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Unlike Filia, played straight, but only when he's extremely pissed. See the quote right above.
** [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Unlike Filia, played straight, but only when he's extremely pissed. See the quote right above.


== Cerebella ==

[[File:skullgirls-cerebella 1305.png|frame]]
== Cerebella ==
{{quote|''"Get ready for a show-stopper!"''}}
[[File:skullgirls-cerebella_1305.png|frame]]
{{quote|''"Get ready for a show-stopper!"''|Voiced by '''[[Cristina Valenzuela]]'''}}
:Voiced by '''[[Cristina Valenzuela]]'''


Throughout the Canopy Kingdom, Cerebella is admired for her enormous strength and alluring curves. Sadly, this acrobatic orphan only desires the attention of one man, the mobster Vitale Medici, who took her in and became the closest thing to a father she’s ever known. While inherently good, Cerebella serves the mafia as a leg-breaker when not performing in the circus. She is the only person capable of controlling her powerful Living Weapon hat, Vice-Versa, so Vitale is stingy with his affections to keep her fighting in his corner.
Throughout the Canopy Kingdom, Cerebella is admired for her enormous strength and alluring curves. Sadly, this acrobatic orphan only desires the attention of one man, the mobster Vitale Medici, who took her in and became the closest thing to a father she’s ever known. While inherently good, Cerebella serves the mafia as a leg-breaker when not performing in the circus. She is the only person capable of controlling her powerful Living Weapon hat, Vice-Versa, so Vitale is stingy with his affections to keep her fighting in his corner.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
=== Tropes related to Cerebella ===
=== Tropes related to Cerebella ===
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
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** [[Tricked-Out Shoes]]: Her heels have ''[[Hammerspace|swords]]'' hidden in them.
** [[Tricked-Out Shoes]]: Her heels have ''[[Hammerspace|swords]]'' hidden in them.
* [[Dangerously-Short Skirt]]
* [[Dangerously-Short Skirt]]
* [[Everyone Has Standards]]: She is very hesitant to hurt Umbrella, even giving her a chance to escape before she changes her mind.
* [[Fangirl]]: Towards Beuwulf.
* [[The Four Loves]]: All she wants is for the Medici family to love her.
* [[The Four Loves]]: All she wants is for the Medici family to love her.
* [[Impossibly Low Neckline]]: The appearance given by her attire. It's a [[Playboy Bunny|bunny-esque dress]] with [[Detached Sleeves]] that has each sleeve linked via a band that crosses her chest.
* [[Impossibly Low Neckline]]: The appearance given by her attire. It's a [[Playboy Bunny|bunny-esque dress]] with [[Detached Sleeves]] that has each sleeve linked via a band that crosses her chest.
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* [[Metronomic Man-Mashing]]: One of her specials involves her doing this to her opponents when she uses Vice Versa to grab and slam them repeatedly. She then throws them in the air and impales them with the sword on one of her heels and Vice Versa pushes them further for more damage.
* [[Metronomic Man-Mashing]]: One of her specials involves her doing this to her opponents when she uses Vice Versa to grab and slam them repeatedly. She then throws them in the air and impales them with the sword on one of her heels and Vice Versa pushes them further for more damage.
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]}}: The final shot of her during her ending implies this; she got Vitale what he wanted, {{spoiler|but she had to kill Ms. Fortune to do it}}.
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]}}: The final shot of her during her ending implies this; she got Vitale what he wanted, {{spoiler|but she had to kill Ms. Fortune to do it}}.
* [[Nice Girl]]: For all her showboating, she's never shown any negative emotions (except to those Vitale tells her to get rid of and the villains) and even the [[Big Bad]] notes her heart of gold and purity.
* [[Nice Girl]]: For all her showboating, she's never shown any negative emotions (except to those Vitale tells her to get rid of and the villains) and even the [[Big Bad]] notes her heart of gold and purity.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Try pausing at any point in her character trailer. It's a challenge to find a frame where her panties aren't showing.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Try pausing at any point in her character trailer. It's a challenge to find a frame where her panties aren't showing.
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Courtesy of [[Nice Shoes|some kind of stocking-boot footwear]].
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Courtesy of [[Nice Shoes|some kind of stocking-boot footwear]].


=== Tropes related to Vice-Versa ===
===Tropes related to Vice-Versa===
* [[Bring It]]: Of the move-finger-towards-self variety, when Cerebella walks backwards.
* [[Bring It]]: Of the move-finger-towards-self variety, when Cerebella walks backwards.
* [[Expressive Accessory]]
* [[Expressive Accessory]]
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* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Weaponized Headgear]]
* [[Weaponized Headgear]]



== Peacock ==
== Peacock ==
[[File:skullgirls-peacock_8276.png|frame]]
[[File:skullgirls-peacock 8276.png|frame]]
{{quote|''"Time to paint the town red!"''|Voiced by '''Sarah Williams'''}}
{{quote|''"Time to paint the town red!"''}}
: Voiced by '''Sarah Williams'''


Once a war orphan slave named Patricia, Peacock’s body was gruesomely mutilated by slave traders that captured her. She was rescued by Dr. Avian’s Anti-Skullgirls Labs, and rebuilt her with a (literally) [[Reality Warper|reality-defying]] biomechanical arsenal: the Argus System augmented her body, and the Avery Unit gave her access to unprecedented weaponry. Alas, they couldn’t do anything for her mind: Peacock’s damaged psyche and abiding love of cartoons shaped her new “toys” into a terrifying gang of cronies, whom she has no qualms using to [[Paint the Town Red]]... with blood. Terrifying as she is, she may be the kingdom’s best bet against the Skullgirl.
Once a war-orphan slave named Patricia, Peacock’s body was gruesomely mutilated by slave traders that captured her. She was rescued by Dr. Avian’s Anti-Skullgirls Labs, and rebuilt her with a (literally) [[Reality Warper|reality-defying]] biomechanical arsenal: the Argus System augmented her body, and the Avery Unit gave her access to unprecedented weaponry. Alas, they couldn’t do anything for her mind: Peacock’s damaged psyche and abiding love of cartoons shaped her new “toys” into a terrifying gang of cronies, whom she has no qualms using to [[Paint the Town Red]]... with blood. Terrifying as she is, she may be the kingdom’s best bet against the Skullgirl.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Her revolver fires, amongst other things, bowling balls, baseballs, and [[Super Mario Bros.|Bullet Bills]].
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Her revolver fires, amongst other things, bowling balls, baseballs, and [[Super Mario Bros.|Bullet Bills]].
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Not her specifically, but her assist characters, Andy Anvil and Tommy Ten Tons. This is a reference to the vast majority of characters found during [[The Golden Age of Animation]] having [[Alliterative Name|Alliterative Names]], which Andy Anvil and Tommy Ten Tons fit right into.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Not her specifically, but her assist characters, Andy Anvil and Tommy Ten Tons. This is a reference to the vast majority of characters found during [[The Golden Age of Animation]] having [[Alliterative Name]]s, which Andy Anvil and Tommy Ten Tons fit right into.
* [[Animal Motifs]]: She is [[Meaningful Name|called Peacock]] and one of her attacks make her look similar to one (Argus Agony). Her eyes are also called the Argus System, a mythology reference involving the peacock. A part of the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] theme to the frillier [[Big Bad]].
* [[Animal Motifs]]: She is [[Meaningful Name|called Peacock]] and one of her attacks make her look similar to one (Argus Agony). Her eyes are also called the Argus System, a mythology reference involving the peacock. A part of the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] theme to the frillier [[Big Bad]].
* [[Assist Character|Assist Characters]]: She has a bunch of strange characters that help her during some of her attacks, if they aren't the attack itself. The most seen of these, especially in art, are Avery (a little blue bird dressed in attire matching Peacock) and walking bombs of small and large sizes (George and Lenny, respectively). Others seen often are Andy Anvil, a boxing anvil with Popeye-like limbs and Tommy Ten Tons, a stout anthropomorphic 10T weight. These characters seem to be manifestations of Peacock's power. The Avery Unit she was equipped with (same name as the bird) was supposed to be a [[Teleporters and Transporters|"spacial link"]] between her and an arsenal of weapons, but Peacock seems to be altering the weapons themselves in addition to calling them to her.
* [[Assist Character]]s: She has a bunch of strange characters that help her during some of her attacks, if they aren't the attack itself. The most seen of these, especially in art, are Avery (a little blue bird dressed in attire matching Peacock) and walking bombs of small and large sizes (George and Lenny, respectively). Others seen often are Andy Anvil, a boxing anvil with Popeye-like limbs and Tommy Ten Tons, a stout anthropomorphic 10T weight. These characters seem to be manifestations of Peacock's power. The Avery Unit she was equipped with (same name as the bird) was supposed to be a [[Teleporters and Transporters|"spacial link"]] between her and an arsenal of weapons, but Peacock seems to be altering the weapons themselves in addition to calling them to her.
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]: As [[Ax Crazy|bloodthirsty, insane]] and [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|disturbingly adult]] as she is, she has many ways of kicking your ass, and can be very cute in her idle animations too.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: As [[Ax Crazy|bloodthirsty, insane]] and [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|disturbingly adult]] as she is, she has many ways of kicking your ass, and can be very cute in her idle animations too.
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* [[Body Horror]]: Aside from her brain and her face, there's practically nothing left of her. Her eyes were forcefully gored out, so technically what remains are her eyesockets (but she can see with the eyes on her arms).
* [[Body Horror]]: Aside from her brain and her face, there's practically nothing left of her. Her eyes were forcefully gored out, so technically what remains are her eyesockets (but she can see with the eyes on her arms).
** [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]: Those aren't her real teeth, they are removable like dentures (so she doesn't wear them while asleep). She has, in effect, a miniature, stainless-steel bear trap in her mouth, and some of her regular attacks involve ''biting'' the opponent.
** [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]: Those aren't her real teeth, they are removable like dentures (so she doesn't wear them while asleep). She has, in effect, a miniature, stainless-steel bear trap in her mouth, and some of her regular attacks involve ''biting'' the opponent.
** If you pay attention during her winning pose, the smoke she exhales after she [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|puffs on her cigar]] comes out through what appears to be her ''eye socket'', which transforms into a ''second mouth'' just for the [[Victory Pose]].
**If you pay attention during her winning pose, the smoke she exhales after she [[Troubling Unchildlike Behavior|puffs on her cigar]] comes out through what appears to be her ''eye socket'', which transforms into a ''second mouth'' just for the [[Victory Pose]].
*** She has another attack that betrays the nature of her eyes. Peacock can pull a large [[Hyperspace Mallet]] out from behind her back. After she swings it, she puts it away by stuffing the hammer headfirst into one of her eye sockets.
***She has another attack that betrays the nature of her eyes. Peacock can pull a large [[Hyperspace Mallet]] out from behind her back. After she swings it, she puts it away by stuffing the hammer headfirst into one of her eye sockets.
*** Look carefully at the holes leading to [[Hammerspace]] that she manifests in the environment (some of her item drops fall into them after they hit the ground, she leaps up through one when she's tagged in, she gets [[Vaudeville Hook|yanked]] into one during her tag out, etc.). The holes all have ''eyelashes'' [http://i.imgur.com/1KPPz.png identical to hers], and the color of the space behind them is identical to her eye color if you're using a palette that doesn't have her eyes blacked out.
***Look carefully at the holes leading to [[Hammerspace]] that she manifests in the environment (some of her item drops fall into them after they hit the ground, she leaps up through one when she's tagged in, she gets [[Vaudeville Hook|yanked]] into one during her tag out, etc.). The holes all have ''eyelashes'' [http://i.imgur.com/1KPPz.png identical to hers], and the color of the space behind them is identical to her eye color if you're using a palette that doesn't have her eyes blacked out.
** Before becoming Peacock, it's been implied that she wasn't looking better off before as a horrifically-mutilated war orphan.
**Before becoming Peacock, it's been implied that she wasn't looking better off before as a horrifically-mutilated war orphan.
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Cartoon Bomb]]: The [[Assist Character]] bombs, George (the small one) and Lenny (the big fat one).
* [[Cartoon Bomb]]: The [[Assist Character]] bombs, George (the small one) and Lenny (the big fat one).
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Sports this constantly and doubles as a [[Slasher Smile]] due to her nature.
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Sports this constantly and doubles as a [[Slasher Smile]] due to her nature.
* {{spoiler|[[The Chosen One]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Chosen One]]}}
* [[Cigar Chomper]]: She's fond of smoking fat cigars and occasionally uses them in [[Cigar Fuse-Lighting|attacks]].
* [[Cigar Chomper]]: She's fond of smoking fat cigars and occasionally uses them in [[Cigar Fuse-Lighting|attacks]].
* [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Cute and Psycho]]
* [[Cute and Psycho]]
* [[Cyborg]]
* [[Cyborg]]
* [[Deconstruction]]: She had to go through hell and back to get her Looney Tune-esque powers. Also she fits right into the style because the experience drove her mad.
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|Even Bad Girls Love Their Daddies]]: The death of {{spoiler|Dr. Avian}} in her story route spurs her to seek revenge against the [[Co-Dragons]].
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|Even Bad Girls Love Their Daddies]]: The death of {{spoiler|Dr. Avian}} in her story route spurs her to seek revenge against the [[Co-Dragons]].
* [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]: Those [[Black Bead Eyes|black dots on her face]] aren't her real eyes -- along with everything else they did, the slavers put her eyes out. She sees with the feather-like electronic eyes on her arms and [[Animal Motif|peacock-like tail]], all of which can fire [[Eye Beams]].
* [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]: Those [[Black Bead Eyes|black dots on her face]] aren't her real eyes—along with everything else they did, the slavers put her eyes out. She sees with the feather-like electronic eyes on her arms and [[Animal Motif|peacock-like tail]], all of which can fire [[Eye Beams]].
** When she sleeps, she puts sleeping masks on her arms, where her real eyes are.
**When she sleeps, she puts sleeping masks on her arms, where her real eyes are.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fighting Your Friend]]: {{spoiler|Marie}}
* [[Fighting Your Friend]]: {{spoiler|Marie}}
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* [[Living Weapon]]: She was built to be a living weapon to kill the current Skullgirl.
* [[Living Weapon]]: She was built to be a living weapon to kill the current Skullgirl.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Non Standard Character Design]]
* [[Non-Standard Character Design]]
* [[The Only One]]: Who can destroy the [[MacGuffin]].
* [[The Only One]]: Who can destroy the [[MacGuffin]].
* [[Otaku]]: In her alt voice pack.
* [[Peacock Girl]]
* [[Peacock Girl]]
* [[Piano Drop]]: Capable of this, and with a variety of objects.
* [[Piano Drop]]: Capable of this, and with a variety of objects.
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* [[Super Prototype]]: Played with. While Peacock ''is'' a superpowered and unique project, her enhancements were a product of years of the ASG Labs' research, so she isn't a prototype in the technical sense.
* [[Super Prototype]]: Played with. While Peacock ''is'' a superpowered and unique project, her enhancements were a product of years of the ASG Labs' research, so she isn't a prototype in the technical sense.
* [[Talk Like a Pirate]]: During her cannon move.
* [[Talk Like a Pirate]]: During her cannon move.
{{quote| ''"Yo ho ho! Avast!"''}}
{{quote|''"Yo ho ho! Avast!"''}}
* [[Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour]]
* [[Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour]]
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: One of her more powerful attacks involves tossing a cigar behind her back... at a bomb standing next to her victim. Cue explosion and malicious grin.
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: One of her more powerful attacks involves tossing a cigar behind her back... at a bomb standing next to her victim. Cue explosion and malicious grin.
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* [[Wheel-O-Feet]]
* [[Wheel-O-Feet]]


== Parasoul ==

[[File:skullgirls-parasoul 519.png|frame]]
== Parasoul ==
{{quote|''"Egrets, assemble!"''}}
[[File:skullgirls-parasoul_519.png|frame]]
{{quote|''"Egrets, assemble!"''|Voiced by '''[[Erin Fitzgerald]]'''}}
: Voiced by '''[[Erin Fitzgerald]]'''


Few know the terrors of the Skullgirl as intimately as Parasoul does: seven years ago, her own mother became the Skullgirl that nearly destroyed the world. This tragic past has made her fiercely protective of both her country and her family, and these two priorities frequently come into conflict. Parasoul is now the crown princess of the Canopy Kingdom and leader of its elite military squad, the Black Egrets. Wielding the living umbrella, Krieg, she fights with grace, poise and cunning to defend her family honor and destroy the Skull Heart so no one can repeat her mother’s terrible mistake.
Few know the terrors of the Skullgirl as intimately as Parasoul does: seven years ago, her own mother became the Skullgirl that nearly destroyed the world. This tragic past has made her fiercely protective of both her country and her family, and these two priorities frequently come into conflict. Parasoul is now the crown princess of the Canopy Kingdom and leader of its elite military squad, the Black Egrets. Wielding the living umbrella, Krieg, she fights with grace, poise and cunning to defend her family honor and destroy the Skull Heart so no one can repeat her mother’s terrible mistake.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
=== Tropes related to Parasoul ===
===Tropes related to Parasoul===
* [[Assist Character|Assist Soldiers]]: She has a few attacks that utilize her off-screen soldiers.
* [[Assist Character|Assist Soldiers]]: She has a few attacks that utilize her off-screen soldiers.
* [[Badass Princess]]
* [[Badass Princess]]
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* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Her name Parasoul, in fact, [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-parasoul-skullgirls/721772 pretty much is pronounced] like [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parasol the word parasol], which she uses as a weapon.
* [[Punny Name]]: Her name Parasoul, in fact, [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-parasoul-skullgirls/721772 pretty much is pronounced] like [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parasol the word parasol], which she uses as a weapon.
{{quote| '''Ms. Fortune:''' ''"I... uh... dammit, your name's already a pun!"''}}
{{quote|'''Ms. Fortune:''' ''"I... uh... dammit, your name's already a pun!"''}}
* [[Putting on the Reich]]: The Black Egrets [[Assist Character|Assist Characters]] for Parasoul have uniforms and equipment that are clearly using this trope - grey-coloured, armband on the upper-right arm, gas-masks, seem to be using [[wikipedia:MP40|MP 40s]] and a [[wikipedia:MG 42|MG 42]] in a super, and have helmets resembling the fairly-stereotypical [[wikipedia:Pickelhaube|Pickelhaube]] (though those helmets, while culturally German, were used in World War I). Parasoul herself seems to utilize a [[wikipedia:Luger pistol|Luger P08]].
* [[Putting on the Reich]]: The Black Egrets [[Assist Character]]s for Parasoul have uniforms and equipment that are clearly using this trope - grey-coloured, armband on the upper-right arm, gas-masks, seem to be using [[wikipedia:MP40|MP 40s]] and a [[wikipedia:MG 42|MG 42]] in a super, and have helmets resembling the fairly-stereotypical [[wikipedia:Pickelhaube|Pickelhaube]] (though those helmets, while culturally German, were used in World War I). Parasoul herself seems to utilize a [[wikipedia:Luger pistol|Luger P08]].
** What makes her interesting is that this is a rare ''heroic'' variant of the trope. That or her propaganda is just ''that'' good...
**What makes her interesting is that this is a rare ''heroic'' variant of the trope. That or her propaganda is just ''that'' good...
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Only on some of her alternate colours.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Only on some of her alternate colours.


=== Tropes related to Krieg ===
===Tropes related to Krieg===
* [[Eye Beams]]
* [[Eye Beams]]
* [[Living Weapon]]
* [[Living Weapon]]
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* [[Parasol of Pain]]
* [[Parasol of Pain]]
* [[Playing with Fire|Playing With Napalm]]: He cries napalm tears, which can be placed on the screen and detonated.
* [[Playing with Fire|Playing With Napalm]]: He cries napalm tears, which can be placed on the screen and detonated.
** In addition, bullets shot into Krieg shoot out the other end, engulfed in a ball of flame. Parasoul has a number of attacks that involve her shooting Krieg with her Luger. Her Level 3 Blockbuster has her open Krieg fully, and have the Black Egrets fire on Krieg with automatic weapons. The result is a veritable storm of fireballs.
**In addition, bullets shot into Krieg shoot out the other end, engulfed in a ball of flame. Parasoul has a number of attacks that involve her shooting Krieg with her Luger. Her Level 3 Blockbuster has her open Krieg fully, and have the Black Egrets fire on Krieg with automatic weapons. The result is a veritable storm of fireballs.
* [[Swiss Army Tears]]
* [[Swiss Army Tears]]



== Ms. Fortune ==
== Ms. Fortune ==
[[File:skullgirls-msfortune_5143.png|frame]]
[[File:skullgirls-msfortune 5143.png|frame]]
{{quote|''"Looks like I've found a new scratching post!"''|Voiced by '''Kimlinh Tran'''}}
{{quote|''"Looks like I've found a new scratching post!"''}}
:Voiced by '''Kimlinh Tran'''


Nadia Fortune is the last surviving member of the Fishbone Gang, a band of otherwise [[Fish People|Dagonian]] thieves, whose last caper ended in tragedy; in an attempt to steal the Life Gem, a valuable and mystical artifact, from Lorenzo Medici, all were caught by the Mafia and brutally killed... or so the mob thought. Nadia managed to swallow the Gem and [[Immortality Inducer|gained immortality]] from it (or at least a near-infinite [[Healing Factor]], which amounts to the same thing), which allowed her to survive the mob's vengeance -- Dahlia and her goons ''chopped her into little pieces'' and dumped her in the river with the bodies of the rest of her gang. She now lurks in the shadows of Little Innsmouth, plotting her own revenge against the Medici Mafia.
Nadia Fortune is the last surviving member of the Fishbone Gang, a band of otherwise [[Fish People|Dagonian]] thieves, whose last caper ended in tragedy; in an attempt to steal the Life Gem, a valuable and mystical artifact, from Lorenzo Medici, all were caught by the Mafia and brutally killed... or so the mob thought. Nadia managed to swallow the Gem and [[Immortality Inducer|gained immortality]] from it (or at least a near-infinite [[Healing Factor]], which amounts to the same thing), which allowed her to survive the mob's vengeance—Dahlia and her goons ''chopped her into little pieces'' and dumped her in the river with the bodies of the rest of her gang. She now lurks in the shadows of Little Innsmouth, plotting her own revenge against the Medici Mafia.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Due to her immortality, any [[Fridge Horror|time we see her killed or taken out]] may count as this (particularly her being crushed by Cerebella and getting eaten by Double have gained this reaction by fans).
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]
* [[Body Horror]]: She can [[High-Pressure Blood|jettison her own blood from severed limbs as a means of propulsion]] and entangle her opponents in a yarn ball made from her own muscle fibers.
* [[Body Horror]]: She can [[High-Pressure Blood|jettison her own blood from severed limbs as a means of propulsion]] and entangle her opponents in a yarn ball made from her own muscle fibers.
* [[Catgirl]]: Which is fairly unusual -- the rest of her gang were [[Fish People]].
* [[Catgirl]]: Which is fairly unusual—the rest of her gang were [[Fish People]].
* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]
* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]
* [[Conspicuous Trenchcoat]]: Before a fight.
* [[Conspicuous Trenchcoat]]: Before a fight.
* [[Cute Little Fang]]
* [[Cute Little Fang]]
* [[Darkskinned Blonde]]
* [[Darkskinned Blonde]]
* [[Detachment Combat]]
* [[Detachment Combat]]
* [[Development Gag]]: One of her alternate colors is based on her [http://pub.tenkuu.net/Images/060706_sg_lj_update/03_mfortune/060508_mfortune01d.jpg original design].
* [[Development Gag]]: One of her alternate colors is based on her [http://pub.tenkuu.net/Images/060706_sg_lj_update/03_mfortune/060508_mfortune01d.jpg original design]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Granted, she is a [[Catgirl]]....
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Granted, she is a [[Catgirl]]....
* [[Everything Is Better With Spinning]]: Her intro animation has her shred her trenchcoat by spinning her body independent of her head.
* [[Everything Is Better With Spinning]]: Her intro animation has her shred her trenchcoat by spinning her body independent of her head.
* [[Expressive Accessory]]: Her collar.
* [[Expressive Accessory]]: Her collar.
* [[Ms. Fanservice|Miss Fanservice]]/[[Fan Disservice]]: Swings between both of these.
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Her powers of revival theoretically should make it impossible to knock her out in a fight (she can hit her own head, which is detached from her animate body, and remain conscious and in control of her body) but that (obviously) wouldn't make a great fit for a fighting game character.
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Her powers of revival theoretically should make it impossible to knock her out in a fight (she can hit her own head, which is detached from her animate body, and remain conscious and in control of her body) but that (obviously) wouldn't make a great fit for a fighting game character.
* [[Man Bites Man|Girl Bites Girl]]: Her severed head can chew on opponents. (Popularly called OMNOMNOM)
* [[Man Bites Man|Girl Bites Girl]]: Her severed head can chew on opponents. (Popularly called OMNOMNOM)
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* [[Le Parkour]]
* [[Le Parkour]]
* [[Little Bit Beastly]]
* [[Little Bit Beastly]]
* [[Losing Your Head]]: She has the ability to [http://shoryuken.com/2011/10/05/skullgirls-ms-fortune-scores-a-decap-attack/ take off her head and attack with it].
* [[Losing Your Head]]: She has the ability to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131128062616/http://shoryuken.com/2011/10/05/skullgirls-ms-fortune-scores-a-decap-attack/ take off her head and attack with it].
* [[Made of Plasticine]]
* [[Made of Plasticine]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: No, she's not a [[League of Legends|pirate hunter.]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: No, she's not a [[League of Legends|pirate hunter.]]
* [[Not So Different]]: The [[Big Bad]] remarks that their wishes are similar; to destroy the mafia and all affiliated crime organizations as revenge for their friends.
* [[Not So Different]]: The [[Big Bad]] remarks that their wishes are similar; to destroy the mafia and all affiliated crime organizations as revenge for their friends.
{{quote| '''Ms. Fortune''': "I'm gonna have to cut you off before you get to the 'We're a lot alike, you and I' bit."}}
{{quote|'''Ms. Fortune''': "I'm gonna have to cut you off before you get to the 'We're a lot alike, you and I' bit."}}
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Even worse than Peacock. There's a pun in the name or [[Calling Your Attacks|callout]] of nearly every one of her moves, [http://wiki.shoryuken.com/Skullgirls/MsFortune#Move_List and a lot of them have both.]
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Even worse than Peacock. There's a pun in the name or [[Calling Your Attacks|callout]] of nearly every one of her moves, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130928010954/http://wiki.shoryuken.com/Skullgirls/MsFortune#Move_List and a lot of them have both.]
{{quote| ''"A purr-fect plaything."<br />
{{quote|''"A purr-fect plaything."
"Paws-itively delightful."<br />
"Paws-itively delightful."
"[[V for Vendetta|Remember, remember, the Fifth of Dismember!]]"<br />
"[[V for Vendetta|Remember, remember, the Fifth of Dismember!]]"
"[[Marvel vs. Capcom|Purrserker Furrage!]]"<br />
"[[Marvel vs. Capcom|Purrserker Furrage!]]"
"Wow, I'm claw-some."<br />
"Wow, I'm claw-some."
"You're not claws-strophobic, are you?"<br />
"You're not claws-strophobic, are you?"
"Not a-mew-sing."<br />
"Not a-mew-sing."
"Time to pull myself together!"<br />
"Time to pull myself together!"
"[[It's Personal|Meow it's purr-sonal.]]"<br />
"[[It's Personal|Meow it's purr-sonal.]]"
"[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|That's a CLAWS encounter of the FURRED kind!]]"<br />
"[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|That's a CLAWS encounter of the FURRED kind!]]"
'''[on defeating Parasoul]''' "I... uh... dammit, your name's already a pun."'' }}
'''[on defeating Parasoul]''' "I... uh... dammit, your name's already a pun."'' }}
** [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/friday-night-skullgirls/725577 Listening to a Ms. Fortune mirror match] can be outright ''agony'' for those allergic to puns.
** [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/friday-night-skullgirls/725577 Listening to a Ms. Fortune mirror match] can be outright ''agony'' for those allergic to puns.
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* [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]]
* [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]]
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: In her ending, she decides to return home {{spoiler|without making her wish, destroying the Skull Heart}}...except {{spoiler|Minette}} has been kidnapped, so she and her friends at Innsmouth [[Here We Go Again|set out to find her]].
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: In her ending, she decides to return home {{spoiler|without making her wish, destroying the Skull Heart}}...except {{spoiler|Minette}} has been kidnapped, so she and her friends at Innsmouth [[Here We Go Again|set out to find her]].



== Painwheel ==
== Painwheel ==
[[File:painwheel_350_6770.png|frame]]
[[File:painwheel 350 6770.png|frame]]
{{quote|'''''"Get out of my head!!"'''''|Voiced by '''Danielle McRae'''}}
{{quote|'''''"Get out of my head!!"'''''}}
:Voiced by '''Danielle McRae'''


Once, she was a [[Ordinary High School Student|normal schoolgirl]] named Carol, who was kidnapped by Valentine and delivered to the Anti-Skullgirls Labs’ secretive Lab Zero. There she was implanted with the synthetic Buer Drive and Gae Bolga parasites and infused with experimental Skullgirl blood, transforming her into the monster she is today. Violent and unstable as a result of these experiments, as a precaution she’s mentally controlled by Lab Zero’s powerful psychic director, Brain Drain. Fueled by rage, she draws her power from her pain and fury. Despite that, the soul of that scared young girl still lives on inside this monstrous body, desperately fighting off the onslaught of voices that would control her.
Once, she was a [[Ordinary High School Student|normal schoolgirl]] named Carol, who was kidnapped by Valentine and delivered to the Anti-Skullgirls Labs’ secretive Lab Zero. There she was implanted with the synthetic Buer Drive and Gae Bolga parasites and infused with experimental Skullgirl blood, transforming her into the monster she is today. Violent and unstable as a result of these experiments, as a precaution she’s mentally controlled by Lab Zero’s powerful psychic director, Brain Drain. Fueled by rage, she draws her power from her pain and fury. Despite that, the soul of that scared young girl still lives on inside this monstrous body, desperately fighting off the onslaught of voices that would control her.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: If one pays attention to her normals, you can see that she forces her limbs into various positions to force out the Gae Bolga parasites. Her standing Hard Kick in particular is gruesome enough with her leg bending backwards at the knee.
* [[Abnormal Limb Rotation Range]]: If one pays attention to her normals, you can see that she forces her limbs into various positions to force out the Gae Bolga parasites. Her standing Hard Kick in particular is gruesome enough with her leg bending backwards at the knee.
* [[Anime Chinese Girl]]: The image given off by her appearance, she is a decidedly ''non''-cute example closer to a [[Stringy Haired Ghost Girl]].
* [[Anime Chinese Girl]]: The image given off by her appearance, she is a decidedly ''non''-cute example closer to a [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]].
* [[The Berserker]]: So much so that her [[Charged Attack|charge attacks]] can gain more power when she's hit while readying them.
* [[The Berserker]]: So much so that her [[Charged Attack|charge attacks]] can gain more power when she's hit while readying them.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In Filia's ending, she turns her back into a normal-ish girl. However Filia in turn will turn into the Skullgirl, the only good spot is that it's slow.
* [[Blade Below the Shoulder|Blade Below BOTH Shoulders and BOTH Knees]]: They're also [[Retractable Weapon|retractable]].
* [[Blade Below the Shoulder|Blade Below BOTH Shoulders and BOTH Knees]]: They're also [[Retractable Weapon|retractable]].
* [[Body Horror]]: She has a giant pinwheel attached to her back (connected to what looks like her ''spine''), as well as nails driven into her thighs, shoulders and head. She's also able to produce spikes anywhere on her body.
* [[Body Horror]]: She has a giant pinwheel attached to her back (connected to what looks like her ''spine''), as well as nails driven into her thighs, shoulders and head. She's also able to produce spikes anywhere on her body.
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: She gives one as a taunt and at the end of Filia's route. Don't worry, they're of the creepy cute variety.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: Her song, ''The Lives We Left Behind'' is remixed her to a depressing effect and called ''The Lives We Tried to Reclaim'' in her ending.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: Her song, ''The Lives We Left Behind'' is remixed her to a depressing effect and called ''The Lives We Tried to Reclaim'' in her ending.
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|She regains free will, but is still a monster. Returning home to her parents, they are terrified and drive her out. Brain Drain offers to take her back in to Lab Zero but [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|it does not work out.]]}}
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|She regains free will, but is still a monster. Returning home to her parents, they are terrified and drive her out. Brain Drain offers to take her back in to Lab Zero but [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|it does not work out.]]}}
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* [[Hulking Out]]: Her Gaelbolga special causes her to do this.
* [[Hulking Out]]: Her Gaelbolga special causes her to do this.
* [[Implacable Man|Implacable Woman]]: While using [[Super Mode|Hatred Install]], Painwheel can use her charged normal attacks to absorb hits that would normally kill her, and survive.
* [[Implacable Man|Implacable Woman]]: While using [[Super Mode|Hatred Install]], Painwheel can use her charged normal attacks to absorb hits that would normally kill her, and survive.
* [[Irony]]: She ends up much better in anyone's but her own ending.
* [[Living Weapon]]
* [[Living Weapon]]
* [[Malevolent Masked Man|Malevolent Masked Woman]]
* [[Malevolent Masked Man|Malevolent Masked Woman]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Odango Hair]]
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: After becoming Painwheel. One piece of concept art published by Reverge Labs shows her smiling, with the emphatic note "''{{smallcaps|this NEVER happens.}}''" penciled in next to it.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: After becoming Painwheel. One piece of concept art published by Reverge Labs shows her smiling, with the emphatic note "''{{small-caps|this NEVER happens.}}''" penciled in next to it.
** {{spoiler|Subverted}} in Filia's ending.
** {{spoiler|Subverted}} in Filia's ending.
* [[Phlebotinum Rebel]]
* [[Phlebotinum Rebel]]
* [[Psycho Serum]]: Experimental synthetic Skullgirl blood.
* [[Psycho Serum]]: Experimental synthetic Skullgirl blood.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Her death-crawl is reminiscent of [[Soul Series|Voldo's]] reverse crab-walk.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her death-crawl is reminiscent of [[Soul Series|Voldo's]] reverse crab-walk.
* [[Swirling Dust]]: Victory pose. Kind of overlaps with a bit of [[Battle Aura]]
* [[Swirling Dust]]: Victory pose. Kind of overlaps with a bit of [[Battle Aura]]
* {{spoiler|[[That Thing Is Not My Child]]}}: {{spoiler|Her ending.}}
* {{spoiler|[[That Thing Is Not My Child]]}}: {{spoiler|Her ending.}}
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]
* [[Wheel of Pain]]: Her weapon, and her ''name.''
* [[Wheel of Pain]]: Her weapon, and her ''name.''


* [[When She Smiles]]
== Valentine ==

[[File:valentine_350_6850.png|frame]]
* [[Valley Girl]]: Her alt voice pack turns her into one.
{{quote|''"Side effects may include nausea, headaches, and '''death.'''"''|Voiced by '''Laura Post'''}}

== Valentine ==
[[File:valentine 350 6850.png|frame]]
{{quote|''"Side effects may include nausea, headaches, and '''death.'''"''}}
:Voiced by '''Laura Post'''


Valentine is the only survivor of the Last Hope, a group of special Anti-Skullgirl Lab operatives. Before meeting their end at the hands of the Skullgirl, the Last Hope worked for the mysterious Lab Zero and performed duties ranging from reconnaissance and sabotage to advanced research.
Valentine is the only survivor of the Last Hope, a group of special Anti-Skullgirl Lab operatives. Before meeting their end at the hands of the Skullgirl, the Last Hope worked for the mysterious Lab Zero and performed duties ranging from reconnaissance and sabotage to advanced research.
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Now Valentine dutifully serves the Skullgirl, carrying out her will from the shadows. She keeps to herself, so much of her true nature and personality are unknown.
Now Valentine dutifully serves the Skullgirl, carrying out her will from the shadows. She keeps to herself, so much of her true nature and personality are unknown.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]}}
* [[One Up]]: Her Level 5 Super can bring a dead teammate back to life with 33% of their health.
* [[1-Up]]: Her Level 5 Super can bring a dead teammate back to life with 33% of their health.
* [[Badass Normal]]: The only cast member who manages to kick ass without hosting a parasite or having command over a [[Living Weapon]]. [[Eldritch Abomination|Double]] and [[Immortality Inducer|Ms. Fortune]] do not count.
* [[Badass Normal]]: The only cast member who manages to kick ass without hosting a parasite or having command over a [[Living Weapon]]. [[Eldritch Abomination|Double]] and [[Immortality Inducer|Ms. Fortune]] do not count.
* [[Combat Medic]]: As a character type, she is much more focused on the combat aspect, but she still has some healing ability for her Level 5.
* [[Combat Medic]]: As a character type, she is much more focused on the combat aspect, but she still has some healing ability for her Level 5.
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Her dialogue when she starts talking about experimenting on Ms. Fortune, and her [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2cd9fSiXj1qiasjvo4_250.png injured] sprite.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Her dialogue when she starts talking about experimenting on Ms. Fortune, and her [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2cd9fSiXj1qiasjvo4_250.png injured] sprite.
* [[The Dragon]]: To the current Skullgirl.
* [[The Dragon]]: To the current Skullgirl.
* {{spoiler|[[Dragon with an Agenda]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dragon with an Agenda]]}}
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Apparently, she wasn't happy about having to work on Painwheel; Brain Drain had to lean rather heavily on her to get her to cooperate.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Apparently, she wasn't happy about having to work on Painwheel; Brain Drain had to lean rather heavily on her to get her to cooperate.
* [[Evil Mentor]]: In her story, she prepares {{spoiler|Painwheel}} to {{spoiler|destroy the Skullgirl}}.
* [[Evil Mentor]]: In her story, she prepares {{spoiler|Painwheel}} to {{spoiler|destroy the Skullgirl}}.
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* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Peacock actually says "Hello Nurse" when she's fighting against Valentine.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Peacock actually says "Hello Nurse" when she's fighting against Valentine.
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]: Although, to be fair, she's a nurse. She'd blend in if she was working in a hospital.
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]: Although, to be fair, she's a nurse. She'd blend in if she was working in a hospital.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Hospital Hottie]]
* [[Hourglass Hottie]]: Even more-so than Parasoul; her [http://skullgirls.com/characters/valentine/ official profile] lists her measurements as 36E-25-40.
* [[Hourglass Hottie]]: Even more-so than Parasoul; her [http://skullgirls.com/characters/valentine/ official profile] lists her measurements as 36E-25-40.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Uses weaponized versions of medical tools -- bonesaws, defibrillators, syringes, scalpels, body bags (some with [[Grievous Harm with a Body|cadavers]] still inside), an IV stand with one end sharpened...
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Uses weaponized versions of medical tools—bonesaws, defibrillators, syringes, scalpels, body bags (some with [[Grievous Harm with a Body|cadavers]] still inside), an IV stand with one end sharpened...
* [[Last of His Kind|Last of Her Kind]]: The only remaining survivor of the 'Last Hope', a government ordinated squad of ninja nurses like herself.
* [[Last of His Kind|Last of Her Kind]]: The only remaining survivor of the 'Last Hope', a government ordinated squad of ninja nurses like herself.
* [[Magical Defibrillator]]: Valentine can use her defibrillator as a [[Limit Break|Level 5 Super]] to bring one team mate back to life, no matter the circumstances.
* [[Magical Defibrillator]]: Valentine can use her defibrillator as a [[Limit Break|Level 5 Super]] to bring one team mate back to life, no matter the circumstances.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Special mention has to go to her pre-fight intro, where she's seen behind hospital curtains fiddling with her top.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Special mention has to go to her pre-fight intro, where she's seen behind hospital curtains fiddling with her top.
** See also her winpose; it involves her ''trying'' to pull a mercury thermometer out from inside her shirt, but "accidentally"<ref>(probably ''not'' accidental, judging by the smug grin visible through her face mask)</ref> snapping the end off because the rest of it is too firmly lodged between her breasts.
** See also her winpose; it involves her ''trying'' to pull a mercury thermometer out from inside her shirt, but "accidentally"<ref>(probably ''not'' accidental, judging by the smug grin visible through her face mask)</ref> snapping the end off because the rest of it is too firmly lodged between her breasts.
** When she gets knocked out, her top slowly slips off, showing [[Toplessness From the Back]].
**When she gets knocked out, her top slowly slips off, showing [[Toplessness From the Back]].
* [[Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie|Ninja Nurse]]
* [[Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie|Ninja Nurse]]
* [[Ninja Run]]: Her ground dash.
* [[Ninja Run]]: Her ground dash.
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Whenever her surgical mask is down.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Whenever her surgical mask is down.
* [[Spinning Piledriver]]: Of the Izuna Drop variety. Her level 3 Super also begins with one.
* [[Spinning Piledriver]]: Of the Izuna Drop variety. Her level 3 Super also begins with one.
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: In-game Valentine is about the same height as the other girls, but that's only because she's ''crouching''. As we can see in her match intro, she's two inches taller than Parasoul. This is, of course, disregarding Double...
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: In-game Valentine is about the same height as the other girls, but that's only because she's ''crouching''. As we can see in her match intro, she's two inches taller than Parasoul. This is, of course, disregarding Double...
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: In her story mode towards {{spoiler|Painwheel}}, in a guile variation.
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: In her story mode towards {{spoiler|Painwheel}}, in a guile variation.
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]


== Double ==
== Double ==
[[File:double_350_1062.jpg|frame]]
[[File:double 350 1062.jpg|frame]]
{{quote|''"Have you come to make confession? I will gladly accept your tithe. In '''blood'''."''|Voiced by '''Charlotte Ann'''}}
{{quote|''"Have you come to make confession? I will gladly accept your tithe. In '''blood'''."''}}
:Voiced by '''Charlotte Ann'''


Double’s origins are a complete mystery. Seemingly without a will or motive of its own, this formless monster aids the Skullgirl.
Double’s origins are a complete mystery. Seemingly without a will or motive of its own, this formless monster aids the Skullgirl.
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Double is capable of transforming its nightmarish form into that of any person, but often appears as a smiling nun. It can frequently be found in the Grand Cathedral of the Divine Trinity, listening to confessions and attending to the catacombs beneath.
Double is capable of transforming its nightmarish form into that of any person, but often appears as a smiling nun. It can frequently be found in the Grand Cathedral of the Divine Trinity, listening to confessions and attending to the catacombs beneath.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Ass Kicks You]]: By means of taking the form of Cerebella and attacking with her ass, similar to [[Street Fighter|R. Mika's]] famous ass attack. Cerebella lacks this move.
* [[Ass Kicks You]]: By means of taking the form of Cerebella and attacking with her ass, similar to [[Street Fighter|R. Mika's]] famous ass attack. Cerebella lacks this move.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Her Level 5 Super turns her into {{spoiler|a [[Gradius]] boss.}} While Mike Z mentioned a 60,000 damaging juggle combo with it, it's easy to screw up, especially when you're pressured with not wasting a whole five meters. Only time will tell.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Her Level 5 Super turns her into {{spoiler|a [[Gradius]] boss.}} While Mike Z mentioned a 60,000 damaging juggle combo with it, it's easy to screw up, especially when you're pressured with not wasting a whole five meters. Only time will tell.
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: She has these in her nun form for one of her alternate color palletes. Still, her monster form has black sclera.
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: She has these in her nun form for one of her alternate color palletes. Still, her monster form has black sclera.
* [[Blank White Eyes]]: If she opens her eyes in her Sister Agatha form.
* [[Body Horror]]: Let's start with the fact that she has a giant, razor-toothed mouth in her back and go from there.
* [[Body Horror]]: Let's start with the fact that she has a giant, razor-toothed mouth in her back and go from there.
* [[Code Name]]: Her nun form is apparently called 'Sister Agatha'.
* [[Development Gag]]: Many of her transformations involve animations and concepts not used by the final designs of each character.
* [[Development Gag]]: Many of her transformations involve animations and concepts not used by the final designs of each character.
* [[Ditto Fighter]]: She assumes the forms of other members of the cast and uses specials [[What Could Have Been|they used to have in planning stages]], such as taking Peacock's form and using a car to run down her enemies. However, all of her moves have different properties, making them unique to her. She does not possess the ability to copy powers, either. For example, she cannot use Krieg's tears, so she uses Parasoul's gun instead. As a whole, she only assumes the forms of her enemies not to outright ''copy'' them, but to ''mock'' them.
* [[Ditto Fighter]]: She assumes the forms of other members of the cast and uses specials [[What Could Have Been|they used to have in planning stages]], such as taking Peacock's form and using a car to run down her enemies. However, all of her moves have different properties, making them unique to her. She does not possess the ability to copy powers, either. For example, she cannot use Krieg's tears, so she uses Parasoul's gun instead. As a whole, she only assumes the forms of her enemies not to outright ''copy'' them, but to ''mock'' them.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Eyes Always Shut|Eyes Always Closed]]: When in her Sister Agatha form, when they do open they are [[Blank White Eyes|pale white]]. It's implied her true eyes is the one red eye we see open in her route.
* [[Fan Disservice]]
* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: Double's Level 3 super has her transform into all of the 7 main cast members, but also several as-of-yet unannounced characters; including Umbrella, Squigly, Andy Anvil, Black Dahlia and Mrs. Victoria.
* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: Double's Level 3 super has her transform into all of the 7 main cast members, but also several as-of-yet unannounced characters; including Umbrella, Squigly, Andy Anvil, Black Dahlia and Mrs. Victoria.
** The opening to Skullgirls has a [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]] near the 1:16 mark, a poster that practically spoils her existence.
**The opening to Skullgirls has a [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]] near the 1:16 mark, a poster that practically spoils her existence.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: One minute, Double is {{spoiler|getting ready to devour the fighters she defeated}}. The next, two girls are [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|playing Skullgirls]]...
* [[Gainax Ending]]: One minute, Double is {{spoiler|getting ready to devour the fighters she defeated}}. The next, two girls are [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|playing Skullgirls]]...
* [[Gainaxing]]: Quite disturbingly, considering she's in her more monstrous form when she does it.
* [[Gainaxing]]: Quite disturbingly, considering she's in her more monstrous form when she does it.
* [[Hartman Hips]]
* [[Hartman Hips]]
* [[Horrifying the Horror]]: Not scaring her but you know something's wrong with [[Big Bad|Eliza]] when [[OOC Is Serious Business|Double goes into a rage seeing her]] ([[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|supposedly for killing]] [[Mama Bear|Aeon and Venus]]).
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Her nun form.
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Her nun form.
* [[Humans Are Bastards|Humans Are The Real Monsters]]: One of her win quotes.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: One of her win quotes.
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]
* [[Mama Bear]]: Doesn't seem like it, but if her behavior towards Venus and Aeon and that she is enraged at the fact Eliza killed them means anything, she might be one..[[If It's You It's Okay|at least to them]].
* [[Mini Boss]]
** [https://m.facebook.com/skullgirlsmobile/photos/happy-birthday-sister-agatha-thanks-for-all-your-tireless-charity-work-with-the-/839930443164550/ There's also a picture of happy children showing a banner with 'Happy Birthday' on it for her (in her 'Sister Agatha' form).].
* [[Meaningful Rename]]: Sister Agatha a.k.a the oldest female serial killer.
* [[Mini Boss]]
** [[Dual Boss]]: With Valentine.
** [[Dual Boss]]: With Valentine.
* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]: In her nun form. In her default color they are [[Blank White Eyes|white.]]
* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]: In her nun form. In her default color they are [[Blank White Eyes|white.]]
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* [[Sinister Minister]]
* [[Sinister Minister]]
* [[Unexpected Shmup Level]]: Played with: her Level 5 super transforms her into an Easter Island statue that spits projectiles and summons Peacock's cartoon cronies. Sounds almost like [[Gradius|a certain shoot-em-up series Konami made]]...
* [[Unexpected Shmup Level]]: Played with: her Level 5 super transforms her into an Easter Island statue that spits projectiles and summons Peacock's cartoon cronies. Sounds almost like [[Gradius|a certain shoot-em-up series Konami made]]...
* [[Vocal Dissonance]]: If you saw her in a nun form, you would have never guessed she had a [[Voice of the Legion|voice of legion]].
**To people who were used to it, no one was expecting to sound her to sound well...normal.
**Taken even further with the 'Republication Double' voice pack where she was a male southern voice.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: In more ways than one. Along with her shape, her voice morphs to match whichever character she's impersonating; she has very few lines in her "real" voice.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: In more ways than one. Along with her shape, her voice morphs to match whichever character she's impersonating; she has very few lines in her "real" voice.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Part of her fighting style. Any attacks that didn't make it onto certain characters went to Double instead.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Part of her fighting style. Any attacks that didn't make it onto certain characters went to Double instead.


== Bloody Marie ==
== Bloody Marie ==
[[File:Skullgirls_-_Bloody_Marie_6312.png|frame]]
[[File:Skullgirls - Bloody Marie 6312.png|frame]]
{{quote| Voiced by '''[[Kira Buckland]]'''}}
: Voiced by '''[[Kira Buckland]]'''


The game's final boss. A maid with a skeletal motif.
The game's final boss. A maid with a skeletal motif.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]: Her MO as the Skullgirl is to take revenge on the Medici family, also, see [[Pet the Dog]] below.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]: Her MO as the Skullgirl is to take revenge on the Medici family, also, see [[Pet the Dog]] below.}}
* [[Army of the Dead]]: She summons skulls and skeletal monsters, which she refers to as her "slaves."
* [[Army of the Dead]]: She summons skulls and skeletal monsters, which she refers to as her "slaves."
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
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* [[Power Floats]]
* [[Power Floats]]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: {{spoiler|Against the Medicis who enslaved her.}}
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: {{spoiler|Against the Medicis who enslaved her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[He Who Fights Monsters|She Who Fights Monsters]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[He Who Fights Monsters|She Who Fights Monsters]]}}
* [[SNK Boss]]
* [[SNK Boss]]
* [[Starter Villain]]: Many other villains, such as the Medici mafia and Brain Drain, are left unanswered for.
* [[Starter Villain]]: Many other villains, such as the Medici mafia and Brain Drain, are left unanswered for.
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* [[Volcanic Veins]]: Glowing blue blood vessels stretch out of the Skullheart.
* [[Volcanic Veins]]: Glowing blue blood vessels stretch out of the Skullheart.


== Squigly ==

== Squigly ==

A zombified former opera singer, Squigly is inhabited by the parasite Leviathan, a rival to Filia's parasite Samson. Squigly uses a combination of "stance cancels" and spatial control powers.
A zombified former opera singer, Squigly is inhabited by the parasite Leviathan, a rival to Filia's parasite Samson. Squigly uses a combination of "stance cancels" and spatial control powers.


One of two characters originally planned to be in the original eight, but development was postponed to include Valentine and Double instead. Is on the top of the "Upcoming DLC" list.
One of two characters originally planned to be in the original eight, but development was postponed to include Valentine and Double instead. Has finally become a playable character.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: The cutest zombie you'll ever see.
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: The cutest zombie you'll ever see.
* [[Detached Sleeves]]
* [[Detached Sleeves]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Had some before being murdered. Levithan goes through her head making it one singular pigtail.
* [[Hartman Hips]]
* [[Hartman Hips]]
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: An image found in the game files spells her name "Squig'''g'''l'''e'''y."
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: An image found in the game files spells her name "Squig'''g'''l'''e'''y."
* [[The Undead]]
* [[The Undead]]


== Umbrella ==
== Umbrella ==

Parasoul's younger sister. Although Umbrella lacks the military protection and tactical finesse of her older sister, she does wield Hungern, a sentient umbrella that becomes more voracious and powerful the more it isn't used.
Parasoul's younger sister. Although Umbrella lacks the military protection and tactical finesse of her older sister, she does wield Hungern, a sentient umbrella that becomes more voracious and powerful the more it isn't used.


The other one of two characters originally planned to be in the original eight, but development was postponed to include Valentine and Double instead. Is also on the top of the "Upcoming DLC" list.
The other one of two characters originally planned to be in the original eight, but development was postponed to include Valentine and Double instead. Has finally become a playable character.


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Token Mini-Moe]]
* [[Cheerful Child]]
* [[Creepy Child]]: In her alt voice pack.
* [[Parasol of Pain]]
* [[Parasol Parachute]]: In one of her opening sequences.
* [[Token Loli]]
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: In Story Mode she lists off charge attacks from characters of other fighting games similar to Parasoul.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: In Story Mode she lists off charge attacks from characters of other fighting games similar to Parasoul.


== {{spoiler|The Trinity}} ==
== Big Band ==
Big Band (or Ben Birdland) was once a police officer before he was fatally beaten and ditched by his coworkers. However things weren't all lost for Ben, as this attracted the Anti-Skullgirl Labs. Not wanting to spend the rest of his days in an iron lung, he agrees. He was reborn as "Big Band" after being fused with the machinery that lets him use a powerful array of pneumatic weapons.

He is both the first male and DLC character to be created.

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Armless Biped]]: Zigzagged. He ''does'' have arms under that large coat of his, it's just they're apart of an arsenal of weapons.
* [[Badass Baritone]]
* [[Badass Longcoat|Badass Trench Coat]]
* [[Big Band]]: His literal codename and main aesthetic. A lot of his weapons are literal or made to look like instruments.
* [[Big Good]]: One of the few 100% good characters in the game.
* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[Cyborg]]


{{spoiler|The beings that Double speaks for to issue orders to Marie.}}
== {{spoiler|The Trinity}} ==
{{spoiler|The beings that Double speaks for to issue orders to Marie.}}


{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]}}
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: So far the only appearence of them is in the Cliffhanger Ending.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: So far{{when}} their only appearance is in the Cliffhanger Ending.
* {{spoiler|[[God Is Evil]]: Implied due to the fact that we're talking about a trinity that's served by someone who dresses up like a nun (at least when not fighting).}}
* {{spoiler|[[God Is Evil]]: Implied due to the fact that we're talking about a trinity that's served by someone who dresses up like a nun (at least when not fighting).}}


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Filia

"Let's go, Samson!"
"Hell yeah!"

Filia voiced by Christine Marie Cabanos
Samson voiced by Del Stetson

More or less[please verify] the default protagonist of the game, Filia was once an Ordinary High School Student, but one day woke up without any memories and a second mouth on the back of her head. Now, she hosts a Parasite named Samson, an unruly mop of demonic hair with incredible power. With no memories or anyone to turn to for help, if she ever hopes to piece together her past and survive the inevitable clash with the Skullgirl, Filia will need to trust this mysterious being.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:

Tropes related to Filia

Tropes related to Samson

  • Anime Hair: Considering all the shapes he can take.
  • Big Eater: He's said to be a bit of a glutton, which explains why Filia is slightly pudgy. Since they're symbionts, any nutrients he absorbs but doesn't digest go to her, and vice versa; likewise, when Samson drinks too much, they both get hammered. He even swallows her hat during her pre-fight animation.
  • Combat Tentacles
  • Dramatic Wind: One of Filia's victory poses includes Samson shifting into a humanlike shape and puffing out his chest while Filia sways dramatically in the breeze behind him.
  • Funny Afro: When Filia performs her Infinite Detection animation, Samson poofs into a really large afro, complete with an afro comb
  • Overly Long Tongue: Any art with him sticking his tongue out tends to stray into this.
  • Prehensile Hair: He can morph into various objects, and is Filia's main method of attack.
  • The Symbiote
  • Violently Protective Symbiont: His first action in their story mode is to nearly kill someone trying to flirt with Filia, perceiving them as a threat.

"No one lays a hand on my host... no one."

Cerebella

"Get ready for a show-stopper!"

Voiced by Cristina Valenzuela

Throughout the Canopy Kingdom, Cerebella is admired for her enormous strength and alluring curves. Sadly, this acrobatic orphan only desires the attention of one man, the mobster Vitale Medici, who took her in and became the closest thing to a father she’s ever known. While inherently good, Cerebella serves the mafia as a leg-breaker when not performing in the circus. She is the only person capable of controlling her powerful Living Weapon hat, Vice-Versa, so Vitale is stingy with his affections to keep her fighting in his corner.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:

Tropes related to Cerebella

Tropes related to Vice-Versa

Peacock

"Time to paint the town red!"

Voiced by Sarah Williams

Once a war-orphan slave named Patricia, Peacock’s body was gruesomely mutilated by slave traders that captured her. She was rescued by Dr. Avian’s Anti-Skullgirls Labs, and rebuilt her with a (literally) reality-defying biomechanical arsenal: the Argus System augmented her body, and the Avery Unit gave her access to unprecedented weaponry. Alas, they couldn’t do anything for her mind: Peacock’s damaged psyche and abiding love of cartoons shaped her new “toys” into a terrifying gang of cronies, whom she has no qualms using to Paint the Town Red... with blood. Terrifying as she is, she may be the kingdom’s best bet against the Skullgirl.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

"Yo ho ho! Avast!"

  • Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour
  • Unflinching Walk: One of her more powerful attacks involves tossing a cigar behind her back... at a bomb standing next to her victim. Cue explosion and malicious grin.
    • And this is after stuffing her opponent in a burlap sack, calling down two of her cartoon Mooks (Ten Ton Tommy and Andy Anvil) to help curbstomp her helpless victim into submission, and having the aforementioned bomb (George) continue to beat the ensnared foe with a baseball bat, all before pulling the cigar toss.
  • Vaudeville Hook: In her assist tag-out taunt. Peacock does softshoe for a few seconds before she is pulled off the stage by a cane into a Portable Hole.
  • Wheel-O-Feet

Parasoul

"Egrets, assemble!"

Voiced by Erin Fitzgerald

Few know the terrors of the Skullgirl as intimately as Parasoul does: seven years ago, her own mother became the Skullgirl that nearly destroyed the world. This tragic past has made her fiercely protective of both her country and her family, and these two priorities frequently come into conflict. Parasoul is now the crown princess of the Canopy Kingdom and leader of its elite military squad, the Black Egrets. Wielding the living umbrella, Krieg, she fights with grace, poise and cunning to defend her family honor and destroy the Skull Heart so no one can repeat her mother’s terrible mistake.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:

Tropes related to Parasoul

Ms. Fortune: "I... uh... dammit, your name's already a pun!"

  • Putting on the Reich: The Black Egrets Assist Characters for Parasoul have uniforms and equipment that are clearly using this trope - grey-coloured, armband on the upper-right arm, gas-masks, seem to be using MP 40s and a MG 42 in a super, and have helmets resembling the fairly-stereotypical Pickelhaube (though those helmets, while culturally German, were used in World War I). Parasoul herself seems to utilize a Luger P08.
    • What makes her interesting is that this is a rare heroic variant of the trope. That or her propaganda is just that good...
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something
  • She's Got Legs
  • Smart People Play Chess: Chess is listed as one of her "likes."
  • Statuesque Stunner: The second tallest of the cast, at 5' 10".
  • Sugar and Ice Personality
  • Sweater Girl: Some of her alternate colors even go so far as to give her ribbed sweaters too.
  • Take Me Instead!: In her ending, her dying sister gets too close to the MacGuffin and Parasoul can't destroy it without her sister getting caught in the blast. So she wishes to become the next Skullgirl in exchange for sparing her sister. In the aftermath, she promises to start her sister's training after she wakes up to prepare her for Parasoul's eventual transformation.
  • Taking the Bullet: One of her soldiers will do this for her in battle, sometimes while shouting "NOOOOOOOOOOO!".
  • Woman in Black
  • Zettai Ryouiki: Only on some of her alternate colours.

Tropes related to Krieg

  • Eye Beams
  • Living Weapon
  • Meaningful Name: His name is the German word for "war". This helps tie in with Parasoul's Putting on the Reich.
  • Parasol of Pain
  • Playing With Napalm: He cries napalm tears, which can be placed on the screen and detonated.
    • In addition, bullets shot into Krieg shoot out the other end, engulfed in a ball of flame. Parasoul has a number of attacks that involve her shooting Krieg with her Luger. Her Level 3 Blockbuster has her open Krieg fully, and have the Black Egrets fire on Krieg with automatic weapons. The result is a veritable storm of fireballs.
  • Swiss Army Tears

Ms. Fortune

"Looks like I've found a new scratching post!"

Voiced by Kimlinh Tran

Nadia Fortune is the last surviving member of the Fishbone Gang, a band of otherwise Dagonian thieves, whose last caper ended in tragedy; in an attempt to steal the Life Gem, a valuable and mystical artifact, from Lorenzo Medici, all were caught by the Mafia and brutally killed... or so the mob thought. Nadia managed to swallow the Gem and gained immortality from it (or at least a near-infinite Healing Factor, which amounts to the same thing), which allowed her to survive the mob's vengeance—Dahlia and her goons chopped her into little pieces and dumped her in the river with the bodies of the rest of her gang. She now lurks in the shadows of Little Innsmouth, plotting her own revenge against the Medici Mafia.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Ms. Fortune: "I'm gonna have to cut you off before you get to the 'We're a lot alike, you and I' bit."

"A purr-fect plaything."
 "Paws-itively delightful."
"Remember, remember, the Fifth of Dismember!"
"Purrserker Furrage!"
"Wow, I'm claw-some."
"You're not claws-strophobic, are you?"
"Not a-mew-sing."
"Time to pull myself together!"
"Meow it's purr-sonal."
"That's a CLAWS encounter of the FURRED kind!"
[on defeating Parasoul] "I... uh... dammit, your name's already a pun."

Painwheel

"Get out of my head!!"

Voiced by Danielle McRae

Once, she was a normal schoolgirl named Carol, who was kidnapped by Valentine and delivered to the Anti-Skullgirls Labs’ secretive Lab Zero. There she was implanted with the synthetic Buer Drive and Gae Bolga parasites and infused with experimental Skullgirl blood, transforming her into the monster she is today. Violent and unstable as a result of these experiments, as a precaution she’s mentally controlled by Lab Zero’s powerful psychic director, Brain Drain. Fueled by rage, she draws her power from her pain and fury. Despite that, the soul of that scared young girl still lives on inside this monstrous body, desperately fighting off the onslaught of voices that would control her.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Valentine

"Side effects may include nausea, headaches, and death."

Voiced by Laura Post

Valentine is the only survivor of the Last Hope, a group of special Anti-Skullgirl Lab operatives. Before meeting their end at the hands of the Skullgirl, the Last Hope worked for the mysterious Lab Zero and performed duties ranging from reconnaissance and sabotage to advanced research.

Now Valentine dutifully serves the Skullgirl, carrying out her will from the shadows. She keeps to herself, so much of her true nature and personality are unknown.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • The Atoner
  • 1-Up: Her Level 5 Super can bring a dead teammate back to life with 33% of their health.
  • Badass Normal: The only cast member who manages to kick ass without hosting a parasite or having command over a Living Weapon. Double and Ms. Fortune do not count.
  • Combat Medic: As a character type, she is much more focused on the combat aspect, but she still has some healing ability for her Level 5.
  • Counter Attack: She has one as a super. Notably though, it is incredibly discreet for a super counter, there is no dramatic super flash, and the meter is only depleted until after the counter either works or doesn't work.
  • Dangerously-Short Skirt
  • Deadly Doctor
  • Death Seeker: Implied in her story mode. She seems intent on persuading Painwheel to kill her. So much so that in her ending she willingly wishes to becomes the next Skullgirl.
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?: Her dialogue when she starts talking about experimenting on Ms. Fortune, and her injured sprite.
  • The Dragon: To the current Skullgirl.
  • Dragon with an Agenda
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Apparently, she wasn't happy about having to work on Painwheel; Brain Drain had to lean rather heavily on her to get her to cooperate.
  • Evil Mentor: In her story, she prepares Painwheel to destroy the Skullgirl.
  • Eyepatch of Power
  • Exotic Eye Designs: Her pupils are black crosses, the same shape as the red crosses on her uniform. When she becomes the Skullgirl in her ending, the telltale skull-shaped iris marks get added on.
  • Face Heel Turn: Prior to the events of the game, she used to work for the Anti-Skullgirl Lab, but now works for the Skullgirl after the defeat of Last Hope.
  • Fan Disservice: Valentine's Infinite Prevention animation has her attempt to tear her shirt off before tearing her chest open and exploding into a pile of bones and gore, after which she reappears from a body-bag.
  • Flash Step: Her wakeup roll is this instead of a traditional roll.
  • For Science!
  • Form-Fitting Wardrobe
  • Gag Boobs: Certainly not as Gag-worthy as others, but she measures at 36E and lists "Back pain" as one of her dislikes.
    • It's actually made into a constant visual gag, as many of Valentine's animations have her adjusting her top or supporting her breasts as she pulls items from her cleavage.
  • Good All Along: In her story mode, she was actually only biding her time until she could get another chance to defeat the Skullgirl.
  • Good Scars, Evil Scars: Her mask hides a scar crossing her lip, onto her chin.
  • Gory Discretion Shot: Her Level 3 super is a particularly brutal one.
  • Hammerspace: Where does that body-bag come from?
  • Hello, Nurse!: Peacock actually says "Hello Nurse" when she's fighting against Valentine.
  • Highly-Visible Ninja: Although, to be fair, she's a nurse. She'd blend in if she was working in a hospital.
  • Hospital Hottie
  • Hourglass Hottie: Even more-so than Parasoul; her official profile lists her measurements as 36E-25-40.
  • Improbable Weapon User: Uses weaponized versions of medical tools—bonesaws, defibrillators, syringes, scalpels, body bags (some with cadavers still inside), an IV stand with one end sharpened...
  • Last of Her Kind: The only remaining survivor of the 'Last Hope', a government ordinated squad of ninja nurses like herself.
  • Magical Defibrillator: Valentine can use her defibrillator as a Level 5 Super to bring one team mate back to life, no matter the circumstances.
  • The Medic: She can revive a teammate at the cost of five meters.
  • Mini Boss: Holds this position as the first unambiguous villain to be a playable character, whereas most of the other "villainous" characters are more like heroic comedic sociopaths. Reinforced by her being one of two characters of the initial eight who has a Level Five super.
  • The Mole / Reverse Mole: She's waiting for the right time to betray Marie.
  • Most Common Superpower: Again, 36E, which is bigger than Parasoul. Lampshaded as one of her dislikes is "Back pain".
  • Ms. Fanservice: Special mention has to go to her pre-fight intro, where she's seen behind hospital curtains fiddling with her top.
    • See also her winpose; it involves her trying to pull a mercury thermometer out from inside her shirt, but "accidentally"[1] snapping the end off because the rest of it is too firmly lodged between her breasts.
    • When she gets knocked out, her top slowly slips off, showing Toplessness From the Back.
  • Ninja Nurse
  • Ninja Run: Her ground dash.
  • Panty Shot
  • Pet the Dog: Her story mode implies that she's quite fond of Painwheel.
  • Red Eyes, Take Warning
  • Slasher Smile: Whenever her surgical mask is down.
  • Spinning Piledriver: Of the Izuna Drop variety. Her level 3 Super also begins with one.
  • Statuesque Stunner: In-game Valentine is about the same height as the other girls, but that's only because she's crouching. As we can see in her match intro, she's two inches taller than Parasoul. This is, of course, disregarding Double...
  • Take Up My Sword: In her story mode towards Painwheel, in a guile variation.
  • Technicolor Toxin: Valentine has three different poisons she can load into a syringe mid-battle, and each has a different color and effect. Purple causes Damage Over Time, Green adds extra hitstun to attacks, and Orange adds delay to button inputs.
  • Victoria's Secret Compartment: Occasionally pulls out weapons from her cleavage. Her victory pose is her pulling a thermometer out, which then breaks from how hot it is.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Double

"Have you come to make confession? I will gladly accept your tithe. In blood."

Voiced by Charlotte Ann

Double’s origins are a complete mystery. Seemingly without a will or motive of its own, this formless monster aids the Skullgirl.

Double is capable of transforming its nightmarish form into that of any person, but often appears as a smiling nun. It can frequently be found in the Grand Cathedral of the Divine Trinity, listening to confessions and attending to the catacombs beneath.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Bloody Marie

Voiced by Kira Buckland

The game's final boss. A maid with a skeletal motif.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Squigly

A zombified former opera singer, Squigly is inhabited by the parasite Leviathan, a rival to Filia's parasite Samson. Squigly uses a combination of "stance cancels" and spatial control powers.

One of two characters originally planned to be in the original eight, but development was postponed to include Valentine and Double instead. Has finally become a playable character.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Umbrella

Parasoul's younger sister. Although Umbrella lacks the military protection and tactical finesse of her older sister, she does wield Hungern, a sentient umbrella that becomes more voracious and powerful the more it isn't used.

The other one of two characters originally planned to be in the original eight, but development was postponed to include Valentine and Double instead. Has finally become a playable character.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Big Band

Big Band (or Ben Birdland) was once a police officer before he was fatally beaten and ditched by his coworkers. However things weren't all lost for Ben, as this attracted the Anti-Skullgirl Labs. Not wanting to spend the rest of his days in an iron lung, he agrees. He was reborn as "Big Band" after being fused with the machinery that lets him use a powerful array of pneumatic weapons.

He is both the first male and DLC character to be created.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

The Trinity

The beings that Double speaks for to issue orders to Marie.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:
  • Bigger Bad
  • Early-Bird Cameo: So far[when?] their only appearance is in the Cliffhanger Ending.
  • God Is Evil: Implied due to the fact that we're talking about a trinity that's served by someone who dresses up like a nun (at least when not fighting).
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