Symphogear/Characters: Difference between revisions

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=== Hibiki Tachibana ===

The central character of the series. A teenager with the ability to summon a Symphogear, an ability she gained from fragments of the Gungnir relic that became lodged in her chest after being caught in the crossfire of a Noise attack. Hibiki's control over her relic is too weak to summon an 'armed gear' and so instead prefers to focus this energy into her physical attacks and punches.

 

* [[The Berserker]]: Hibiki in episode 3 (she ''really'' wanted to go see the shooting stars with Miku). It is later revealed to be a side effect of her fusion with her relic and can be activated by her emotional state or being exposed to too much phonic energy.

* [[Big Eater]]: She states that she loves food.

* [[Cute Bruiser]]: In episode 5.

* [[Dissonant Serenity]]/[[Stepford Smiler]]: Attempted to use this in order to curve-ball Miku's interest in...[[Is That What They're Calling It Now?|Hibiki's work outside school]]. Miku was able to see straight through it.

* [[Doomed Protagonist]]: Hibiki is shown to have expired some time before the events of the story and what we're seeing are the events leading to her death. {{spoiler|Ultimately subverted in the end, ''big time!''}}

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: In episode 12.

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: {{spoiler|Not really.}}

** While wielding {{spoiler|Durandal}} her eyes turn [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]]

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Hibiki is [[Aoi Yuuki]], who voiced [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|another]] [[Naive Newcomer]] [[Magical Girl]].

* [[Ironic Echo]]: [[Stealth Pun|It makes]] [[Fridge Brilliance|perfect sense]] when you think about it: {{spoiler|Hibiki references her predecessor: Kanade}}.

* [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies]]: Hibiki's relationship with Miku become strained after Hibiki become a superheroine. However, Miku will always support Hibiki. [[Les Yay|Aww.]]

* [[Naive Newcomer]]

* [[Name's the Same]]: Her name and Kanade's are also the names of the first two heroines of [[Suite Precure]], another music themed magical girl anime.

* {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Durandal forces her to perform in Berserker mode, and, when taken to full power, she couldn't stop the power from taking over her body. In Episode 11, when Durandal fuses with herself, she is still aware of her actions, while Tsubasa attempts a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to stop Kadingir from firing.}}

* [[Taking Up the Mantle]]: She accidentally inherits the Gungnir relic from her previous owner.

* [[Training Montage]]: Hibiki trains with old man Genjuro during the credits of episode 4. [[Bruce Lee]] makes an appearance!

 

=== Tsubasa Kazenari ===

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* [[The Ace]]: [[Deconstructed]]. To live up to her [[Dead Partner]] she devotes herself to her job to the exclusion of everything else... and then [[Broken Ace|falls short.]]

** [[Up to Eleven]] in the finale, where Heavenrend takes on a form that could easily match most apartment complexes.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: To both Hibiki and Kanade.

* {{spoiler|[[Tears of Blood]]: In episode 4 combined with [[Blood From the Mouth]]}}

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: As a result, she still hasn't gotten over {{spoiler|Kanade's death}}.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

=== Kanade Amou ===

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Partner to Tsubasa in Zweiwing, Kanade was the sole survivor of a noise attack that killed her family when she was young. After being recovered by Genjuro and Ryoko, she wholeheartedly agreed to be tested for compatibility with the Gungnir relic in exchange for the opportunity to exact revenge against the Noise.

 

* [[The Ace]]: Kanade. She's not always better than Tsubasa, mind you; but she's upbeat, popular with everyone, cheerful and fun-loving. [[Crisis Core|Parallels to Zack Fair are noted.]]

* [[Blow You Away]]: Last Meteor.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Her weapon resembles and makes the same sound effects as [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|Erio's]].

* [[Rookie Red Ranger]]: Both literally and per trope. Her power is still new, when compared to Tsubasa, who had hers for her whole life.

* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: After being released from her straitjacket (which was already crazy to begin with), she injects herself with an increased amount of [[Psycho Serum]]. This causes her to throw up an obscene amount of blood, blow every scientist to the walls, fall down to the floor, and [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|bang on the observation window with a bloodied hand]].

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Red Hair]]

 

=== Miku Kohinata ===

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Hibiki's friend within school and roommate. Extremely happy and eager to get Hibiki's spirits lifted whenever either one of them feels down. She also loves watching shooting stars.

* [[Action Survivor]]

* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: And what better way for her and Hibiki to enjoy the moment than to ''finally'' watch the meteor shower together.}}

* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: With Hibiki.

** [[Ship Tease]]: They cannot hide the fact that they are extremely close to each other.

* [[True Companions]]: Lives with Hibiki in the dorm {{spoiler|and later relies on her in Episode 8 when she acts as a decoy.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Wham! Line]]: "I can't be your friend anymore."}}

 

=== Genjuro Kazanari ===

A [[Large Ham]] who runs the underground research network of Symphogear against the Noise.

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Baritone]]

 

=== Ryoko Sakurai ===

* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Lesbian]]: Has a thing for Hibiki and is ''very open'' about it.

** It doesn't help when she bites Hibiki's ear and then tells her that she ''will be'' the first to [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|pop her cherry.]]

* [[Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs]]: Wears a nice little butterfly thing in her [[Beehive Hairdo]].

* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]: The real Ryoko had her personality overridden twelve years ago, when a young Tsubasa activated a relic with her singing.}}

* [[Hot Scientist]]: Oh yeah!

* [[Ms. Exposition]]: Since she's the lead researcher and developer for a Symphogear theory ([[Egopolis|which she named after herself]]), this allows her to explain everything after Hibiki settles down.

* {{spoiler|1=[[Room Full of Crazy]]/[[Stalker with a Crush]]: Has an entire room [[Stalker with a Crush|filled solely]] [[Les Yay|with Hibiki pictures.]]}}

 

=== Chris Yukine / The Nehushtan Armor ===

 

The first primary antagonist shown in the series. A Bishoujo with incredible power. Uses a Whip-like weapon and can [[Mook Maker|summon Mooks to perform her duties]].

* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Hero]]: After her violent break-up with Phine, she gets a better perspective of things, and decides to fight the Noise on her own terms -- while refusing cooperation with the Second Branch; she has had enough abuse in life and isn't stupid enough to work under anyone anymore.}}

* [[Broken Bird]]

* [[Character Focus]]: Spends a good amount of later episodes with her [[Character Development]].

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Her life was ruined early on {{spoiler|by being [[Born Into Slavery]]. [[Lolicon|Lolicons]] shipped across the country, and they somehow made their way to Japan. [[Fridge Horror|Has a bruised back]] as proof of the endeavor.}}

* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: Possibly a tribute -- she has all the powers of any regular [[Final Boss]], and she's fought four episodes in.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A frame-by-frame capture of {{spoiler|her transformation into her Symphogear}} reveals that no censors were used as she was completely naked on-screen, but they [[Nipple-and-Dimed|erased the nipples]].

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: One that no one could have seen coming. {{spoiler|To prevent the moon from being pulverized, she launched herself to outer space and blasted the incoming laser with her own. She fails to stop it entirely, but at least the damage the moon suffers is relatively minor.}}

* [[Mook Maker]]: It's the armor's weapon that allows her to do so.

* [[More Dakka]]: {{spoiler|Her new Symphogear Ichii-Bal form is loaded with [[Gatling Good]], missile salvos, and [[Bifurcated Weapon|Bifurcated Crossbows]] [[HSQ]]!}}

* [[Whip It Good]]: The power of the Nehushtan armor.

 

Chris's mysterious, abusive, and [[No Nudity Taboo|perpetually naked]] superior.

 

* [[Big Bad]]

* [[Blondes Are Evil]]

* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Quite literally, they're bulletproof.

* [[Full-Frontal Assault]]: Attacks {{spoiler|Chris}} while naked, but then activates her Symphogear.

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: She lounges around nude and wears the most [[Stripperiffic]] Symphogear.

* [[Mook Maker]]: Uses Chris's weapon very often.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Is able to be [[Male Gaze|completely naked with no censors]].

* {{spoiler|[[Significant Double Casting]]: Ryoko and Phine are the same person.}}

* [[Yandere]]