Death Smiles/Characters

Windia
"Voice: Naomi Iida

Age: 13

Height: 151cm

Blood Type: A

Origin: London, England

Magical Power: Wind

Weapon: Wing Blade

Familiar: Hoo the Owl"

The main character, she is the newest member of Gilverado's Angels. She was raised in a happy family in England, when she was kidnapped. In a flash of light she was spirited away to Gilverado, where Count Dior took her in and taught her wind magic.


 * Animal Motifs: Owls and feathers
 * Blow You Away: Fights with wind magic.
 * Childhood Friends: With Sakura
 * Drop-Dead Gorgeous: One stage-complete image shows her lying in a casket with flowers.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Genki Girl
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: "Reco-chaaaaaaaaaan!"
 * Lovable Coward
 * Mythology Gag: She is dressed and hairstyled similarly to Alice
 * The Owl-Knowing One: Her familiar
 * Sleep Cute: In one of the second game's stage complete images.
 * Woman in White
 * Zettai Ryouiki



Casper
"Voice: Miho Hayashi

Age: 11

Height: 142cm

Blood Type: B

Origin: Berlin, Germany

Magical Power: Death

Weapon: Haunt Scissors

Familiar: Kiki the Petit Evil"

The youngest and most violent of the team, Casper was a german child who does not remember how she got to Gilverado, to the point that Gilverado is more her home than the real world. She fights with the power of Death.


 * Animal Motifs: Bats and devils
 * Badass Adorable
 * Bat Out of Hell: Lots of bat-type symbols in her outfit, and she also has bat wings.
 * Creepy Child
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Frickin' Laser Beams
 * Funetik Aksent: She has a stereotypical German accent in the first game.
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Girl with Psycho Weapon: Her weapon is a big pair of scary scissors.
 * Grim Reaper
 * Kill'Em All: Her familiar, Kiki, actually says this in front of Hades Castle.
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Her ending when she leaves Gilverado puts her in the real world, in front of the reason she was spirited away, kidnappers, with her powers and shears still intact. Oh Crap indeed.
 * Slasher Smile: Especially in the first game.
 * Trauma-Induced Amnesia
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Zettai Ryouiki



Follett
"Voice: Rumi Abe

Age: 14

Height: 155cm

Blood Type: O

Origin: Paris, France

Magical Power: Fire

Weapon: Tome of Judgment and Wand of Justice

Familiar: Bobo the dragon"

Hailing from France, Follett was drowning in an icy river when she ended up in Gilverado. Still freezing from the cold, her physical and emotional stress manifested into fire magic, burning down an entire forest. She still retains the power of fire, and uses it as a force of good.


 * Animal Motifs: Dragons
 * Child Mage: Legally a child, anyhow.
 * Fan Service Pack: Her proportions are noticeably changed in the second game.
 * Fire-Breathing Weapon
 * French Maid
 * Hello, Nurse!
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: She was rather more cruel in another life
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation: She prefers to be alone with her magic book.
 * Magic Wand
 * Meganekko
 * Meido
 * Moe: She has no nose and a very tiny mouth, even in the first game.
 * The Ophelia
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Her pet dragon is smaller than she is and speaks very slowly.
 * The Stoic
 * The Stoic



Rosa
"Voice: Natsuko Tauchi

Age: 17

Height: 160cm (first game) / 162cm (second game)

Blood Type: O (first game) / AB (second game)

Origin: California, USA

Magical Power: Spirit User

Weapon: Thorny Whip

Familiar: Tee-Tee / Titi the Flower Nymph"

The oldest and designated leader. Rosa came from California, USA. Her parents were owners of a bar there. She was spirited away to Gilverado when a car crash almost killed her. The first to meet Count Dior, it took her a long time to cope with her loneliness. She now leads the remaining children who join Count Dior's new family, fighting with powerful Spirit Magic.


 * Animal Motifs: Fairies and butterflies
 * Beauty Mark
 * Bittersweet Ending: Her remaining in Gilverado.
 * Brains and Bondage
 * The Captain
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Fairy Companion
 * Fairy Sexy: In the first game, Titi is wearing nothing from the waist down. Rosa is also this when her fairy wings are active.
 * Fan Service Pack: Her proportions, and the relative size of her clothes to her body, are noticeably altered in the second game.
 * Flower Motifs: Roses.
 * Foe Yay: With Sakura
 * Growing Up Sucks: If she decides to stay in Gilverado, she returns to Dior, apologizing for considering returning to the real world. Count Dior responds that she is an adult, and that was her choice to make. With her leaving being the happier ending, her staying is bittersweet at best.
 * The Heart
 * Large Ham
 * Lipstick Lesbian: Almost literally - the main person she comes on to is Sakura, the only other character who wears lipstick. She is also shown putting lipstick on Follett in one of the stage-complete images.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Of Corsets Sexy
 * Showgirl Skirt
 * Stripperific
 * Whip It Good
 * Valley Girl: In the NA version. Like, totally.



Sakura
"Voice: Kaori Nakamura

Height: 155cm

Age: 15

Blood Type: AB

Origin: London, England

Familiars: Karko and Kuta"

A boss in the first game, she is Jitterbug's daughter. Coming to Gilverado, dark power manifested in her like her father. Unlike the heroes of the story, Sakura was stigmatized as a witch. She fights to protect her mother.


 * Animal Motifs: Spiders & ravens
 * Be All My Sins Remembered: Her "leave" ending.  Some of the other girls have a hint of this in their "leave" endings as well, but theirs end on a more lighthearted note.
 * Childhood Friends: With Windia
 * Cute Witch / Hot Witch: Sakura is not as well-developed as Rosa and Follett, but she does wear makeup.
 * Defeat Means Friendship
 * Enemy Without: When playing as her, one of these is created at the end of stage B-2 so that the boss battle won't need to be changed.
 * Evil Laugh
 * Eye of Newt: Her cooking looks like a parody of the classic Macbeth recipe which looks gross to Casper. It turns out her cooking is actually quite good, and loved by the other characters.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: She was once transformed against her will
 * Nice Hat
 * Shop Keeper: In the iOS mode of Deathsmiles, selling to Princess Tiara.
 * The Sixth Ranger
 * "What the Hell?" Dad:
 * "What the Hell?" Dad:



Princess Tiara
"Voice: Eriko Yamana

Origin: Gilverado

Familiar: Mu"

She originally appeared in the third drama CD as the grand-daughter of the Queen of Gilverado. She was unable to use magic, and thus sought the ability within the Ice Palace. Several months later, a freakish purple animal approached her and unlocked her magic potential. This animal, who she named Mu, then ordered her to fight against a new wave demonic invaders. She buys items from Sakura in order to increase her power.


 * Hey, It's That Voice!: "Just a couple more shots desu!"
 * Ojou
 * Parasol of Prettiness
 * Princess Curls
 * Royal Brat: She states that nobody in her kingdom is allowed to be more selfish than her.
 * Spot of Tea: She likes tea parties a lot.
 * Star Power: Her familiar shoots out stereotypical five-pointed stars.
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Zettai Ryouiki



Lei
"Voice: Yasuko Funasaka

Age: 12

Height: 154cm

Blood Type: A

Origin: Copenhagen, Denmark

Familiars: Pipi and Pepe"

A 12-year-old boy from Copenhagen, Denmark introduced in the second game, and the brother of Supe. He tried to rescue Supe from falling through ice, but ended up in Gilverado instead. After arriving in Gilverado, he encountered a drunk bum named Goldberg, who enslaved him. Goldberg decided to try a money-making scheme in which he would pretend to be Count Dior and Lei would wear an angelic maid uniform, when the events of the game began and Lei found himself caught up in the battle against Satan Claws.


 * The Archer
 * Bittersweet Ending:
 * Cleavage Window: In the shape of a heart.
 * Expy: Gameplay wise, he replaces Sakura
 * Good Angel, Bad Angel: His familiars are these, or at least, light and dark.
 * Heart Symbol: Goes with the whole Cupid & cherub theme of his outfit.
 * Meido
 * Nerf: Compared to Sakura
 * The Smurfette Principle: Inverted, he's the token dude among the playable characters.
 * Viewer Gender Confusion: Some players were surprised to learn that Lei was a boy. One review even says, "Cue Admiral Ackbar!" (ref. "It's a trap!") His description in the history mode of the iOS port of Deathsmiles also states that he looks like a girl.
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: He is dressed up in gothloli clothes just like the girls.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Light blue hair, no less.
 * Your Door Was Open:



Supe
"Voice: Anna Kagami

Age: 7

Height: 115cm

Blood Type: AB

Origin: Copenhagen, Denmark

Familiar: The ghost of Tyrannosatan"

A tiny, seven year old girl from Denmark who somehow acquired the evil power of Tyrannosatan. She was ice skating, but then fell through and ended up in Gilverado. The first person she met was Satan Claws. She was later found on the streets by Windia, and taken in to live with the others. Satan Claws had planned for this and exploited Supe in order to mortally-wound Count Dior and steal the Wish Notes.


 * Bad Powers, Good People: Her familiar is none other than Tyrannosatan!
 * Bookworm:
 * Creepy Child: She is introduced as possessed by evil when Count Dior falls in the second game.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * Living Shadow: Shown in one of the stage-complete images.
 * Manchurian Agent: Apparently used as part of Satan Claws' plan to steal the Wish Notes.
 * The Ophelia
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Sleep Cute:
 * The Unintelligible: The ghost of Tyrannosatan simply makes grunting noises.

Count Dior
"Voice: Junpei Asashina

Age: 66

Height: 183 cm

Blood Type: AB"

The Big Good of the story, Dior lived a lonely existence for most of his life, due to his magical power. When he found Rosa, he saw a resemblance to how he ended up in Gilverado, and decided to take care of her and teach her magic. He then devoted himself to taking care of the "Lost Children" who end up in Gilverado. He is also an ally of the King. He owns a treasure chest containing a set of magic Wish Notes which can grant one wish.
 * Big Good
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: He is also General Pork Fillet
 * Old Master
 * Old Master

Jitterbug
"Voice: Junya Inoue

Age: 44

Height: 185 cm

Blood Type: AB

Origin: London, England"

The villain of Deathsmiles, he was a corrupt stock broker from England who was obsessed with money. His entire family was in a car crash when he, his wife and daughter all ended up in Gilverado. One would think that he and his daughter Sakura were therefore better off than the children who ended up in Gilverado alone. Instead, Jitterbug's anger and desire to get back to the real world manifested into evil power. Obsessed with leaving the spiritual world of Gilverado to get back in the real world and a life of material world, he experiments with the gates of hell to find a way back.


 * AbusiveParent
 * Badass in a Nice Suit: In the real world he switches to a black coat and hat.
 * Beard of Sorrow / Beard of Evil: Shaved off in his real world outfits.
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Corrupt Corporate Executive: Jitterbug was one of these in the real world.
 * Creator Cameo: He is voiced by the artist and planner of the game series.
 * Karma Houdini: Despite a mauling by Tyrannosatan, he successfully flees to the real world with his powers intact.
 * Money, Dear Boy: Quite literally wants to leave the spiritual realm of Gilverado so he can return to a life of material wealth.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Money
 * Swallowed Whole: By Tyrannosatan
 * Well, Tyrannosatan does bite him first, at least. He's still pretty intact when he falls out of Tyrannosatan after you destroy his ribcage, though.

TyrannoSatan
A gigantic creature appearing as the final boss of the first game. It appears to be a cross between a flying dinosaur, a bird, and a skeletal dragon with an exposed beating heart. Its ghost returns in the second game as Supe's familiar.


 * Awesome McCoolname: IMPERATOR TYRANNOSATAN
 * Big Damn Villains
 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Evil Is Cool
 * Giant Space Flea From Nowhere: Tyrannosatan suddenly appears and chews on Jitterbug near the end of the first game.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * HSQ
 * Just Eat Him
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast
 * What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?





Satan Claws
"Voice: Sei Hara

Age: 50?

Height: 190cm

Origin: Finland"

The villain of the second game. He arrived in Gilverado some time ago and fought against Count Dior, but lost the battle and was sealed in the demon dimension. As Christmas approached, he returned and met Supe. He then exploited her in order to mortally-wound Count Dior and steal the Wish Notes for himself. He has a great affinity for cute things.


 * Acrofatic: Satan Claws sure is jolly and mobile.
 * Ax Crazy
 * Bad Santa
 * Big Bad: Of the second game.
 * Dirty Old Man: The opinion of pretty much every character who meets him.
 * Dragged Off to Hell: After being defeated.
 * Egopolis: In the second game, the bonus stage is a Circus of Fear dedicated to himself.
 * Fat Bastard
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * I'm a Humanitarian: He wants to eat Lei.
 * I'm Taking Her Home with Me: One picture shows Satan Claus picking up Supe, commenting on her cuteness.
 * Make My Monster Grow: Satan Claws does this to himself.
 * Magic Coin, make my me grow!
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast
 * Psychopathic Manchild
 * Slasher Smile
 * Was Once a Man: He was originally a man from Finland.