Princess Waltz/Characters

Character sheet for Princess Waltz, under construction. Please put any major story details from the second half of the game under spoiler cuts.

Chris Northfield
The prince of Eldhiland, and the main love interest of the story. Chris transfers to Arata's school one day, has all the girls in an uproar over "his" lovely looks, and accidentally drags Arata into the Princess Waltz when she drops one of her rings and he puts it on. After a great deal of arguing and heroic stupidity, the two of them decide to team up, and realize that together they are capable of transforming into the super-powerful princess of the sword, Iris.

Chris is very hung-up over her princehood, and is fighting in the Princess Waltz for reasons that Arata does not immediately grasp; namely,. As the tournament proceeds, it's revealed to the player that Chris has deep insecurities that stem from the fact that she is unable to properly inherit the throne, due to being born female.

Halfway through the game,.

Tropes associated with Chris:

 * A Date with Rosie Palms: What happens when she first realises she's attracted to Arata.
 * Badass
 * Bifauxnen: Very much so.
 * Bokukko
 * : She and Arata are technically . Mysteriously, the game chooses not to broach this subject.
 * Butt Monkey: Between the girls in her class and April, Chris just can't catch a break.
 * Cool Sword: Can turn into a BFS under the right conditions.
 * Damsel in Distress: Whenever she's not combined with Arata to be Iris, she will get herself into massive amounts of trouble. Humans (and princes) are just that weak compared to the generic monsters of the game, let alone the princesses.
 * Fusion Dance: The result being, of course, female.
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hair-Trigger Temper
 * Luminescent Blush
 * Paper-Thin Disguise: The game pretty much makes it impossible to not know the truth once The Reveal rolls around.
 * Sweet Polly Oliver
 * Useless Useful Spell: The Prince's Blessing. It's supposed to keep her alive at all costs, but the darn thing just can't keep up with some rates of damage..
 * The White Prince: She tries very hard to be this.
 * Sweet Polly Oliver
 * Useless Useful Spell: The Prince's Blessing. It's supposed to keep her alive at all costs, but the darn thing just can't keep up with some rates of damage..
 * The White Prince: She tries very hard to be this.

Angela Victoire Bledin
The princess of Agnis, who entered the Princess Waltz just to have fun doing the fighting. She's rather bloodthirsty and enjoys battle more than anything else, and doesn't have much interest in marrying Chris, even though that's the goal of the tournament. She's known as the Dragon Princess among the others, and is a very formidable opponent; she wields a burning lance called Perpetuelle.

Angela is noted for being hard to get along with (and tends to blatantly ignore her adviser, Glen), but when the mood strikes her she can be very kind. She also has a bad habit of throwing vast amounts of money around, and abusing her special status as a princess when she shops...

In the second half of the story,. By the end of the game, it's possible for her to fall in love with Arata.

Tropes associated with Angela:

 * Animal Motifs: Dragons.
 * Badass
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Blade on a Stick
 * Black Bra and Panties: Pulls off a stunning variation on this.
 * Blood Knight: When in battle. Thankfully not one when in normal mode.
 * Determinator
 * Honor Before Reason: Throws the first fight with Iris after surviving Iris' finishing move, even though the unconscious Iris was at her mercy, since she doesn't feel it's honorable to end like that after such a spectacular battle.
 * This is also the reason
 * Hot-Blooded - Very much so.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Kill It with Fire / Playing with Fire
 * Pet the Dog
 * Only Sane Man
 * The Lancer:
 * Mega Manning: Created an additional Limit Break after experiencing Iris' Eldhi Arc, which allowed her to defeat Lun Lun.
 * Princess Curls
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Sweater Girl: In civilian form.
 * Forceful Kiss: Forces Arata to take one in order to

Shikikagura Suzushiro
The young princess of Shihou, who has known Chris since they were young children. She has devoted herself entirely to Chris and is more intent on becoming her wife than any other princess, although she doesn't know about Chris' true gender. Once she arrives in the story, she charms her way into the circle of Nakama with her experienced bento-making skills, although she remains highly suspicious of Arata, at least at first.

Contrary to all expectations as she's quite a small girl, Suzushiro proves herself ridiculously powerful by defeating Liesel against all odds, and holding her own against Iris. In the second half of the game, she.

Dutiful both in battle and out of it, Suzushiro is always a staunch ally, if not precisely a calm one. By the end of the game, she may develop a crush on Arata. She's voiced by Yuko Goto. Yes, Mikuru Asahina fans, We are talking about THAT Yuko Goto. Then again, it is Gotouther-sama.

Tropes associated with Suzushiro:

 * Little Miss Badass
 * Bare-Fisted Monk:
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Blue Eyes
 * Determinator
 * Does Not Like Men
 * Hates Being Touched
 * Hot-Blooded: When in battle. Again, Gotouther-sama.
 * : After The Reveal,.
 * Princesses Prefer Pink
 * Proper Lady: her devotion to Chris and bento skills.
 * The Rival: With Liliana early on, for Chris' attention.
 * Shy Blue-Haired Girl
 * Silk Hiding Steel: Her properity and charm.
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend
 * Vapor Wear

Liliana "Lun Lun" Guenther
The princess of Lenstantsa, and an Admiral of their Navy. She's not the oldest princess of her kingdom, but she's the only one who's eligible, which is why she entered the Waltz--that, and she was irritated with her sisters for settling for anything other than a prince when they married. She spends most of her time acting between silly to downright insane, and is always perky and cheerful--however, she has the most real combat experience of all the princesses and is incredibly skilled in combat.

Unfortunately for Liliana, she doesn't get along very well with Chris and the other princesses, and she finds herself developing a crush on Arata early on. This causes her a bit of trouble when she actually tries to fight in the Waltz.

In the second half of the game,. She's voiced by Taguchi Hiroko.

Tropes associated with Lilliana:

 * Badass Adorable
 * Cast From HP: Her final attack.
 * Chekhov's Conversation: That cellphone call she had from her mother early in the game? About a side job?
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Green Eyes
 * Kawaiiko: Her main persona, but she drops it when it's time to get serious.
 * Kill It with Water
 * The Nicknamer
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: Appears to be the Ditz, but is a competent fighter and a member of Restenteza's intelligence apparatus.
 * Older Than They Look: Appears to be a middle-schooler, but is actually the oldest of the Princesses participating in the current Waltz.
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * The Power of Love: Averted, played straight, and then subverted in her fight with Angela.
 * The Rival: With Suzushiro early on, for Chris' attention.
 * Running Gag: Everything outlandish that she does is explained away by having lived abroad.
 * Say It with Hearts
 * Water Gun Kata
 * Weak but Skilled: Her duel with Angela takes undertones of this; while hardly weak, she employs finesse against Angela's power.
 * Yaoi Fangirl

Liesel Hansel ()
The princess of Palmied, a blacksmithing country. She doesn't really have much interest in marrying Chris--she's really just involved in the Waltz to prove the power of her Dress and for the sake of everyone who helped create it. Liesel employs ruthless tactics and prefers to win by any means possible rather than fighting with honor, and she deeply resents the other princesses for having strength naturally.

Liesel is the first princess to be defeated, when she and Suzushiro fight. This appears to be the end of her role in the story, but it turns out that.

Tropes associated with Liesel:

 * Badass Normal: No special abilities, no spells, just a skilled blacksmith.
 * Boobs of Steel: Not that you'd know it based on her appearance, but she's just as racked as Angela.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Covert Pervert: Gets turned on by (to her seconds later shame) the . She has the same reaction when she learns that Arata and Chris slept together.
 * She even goes as far as to lampshade it while she and Arata are doing This and That on her route by telling him she thinks he's even more perverted than she is.
 * Crazy Prepared: Just when you think Suzushiro has the advantage, Liesel pulls out another trick from her skirt.
 * Drop the Hammer: Valfiche, Liesel's weapon.
 * Gadgeteer Genius: Made her Dress, weapons, cellphone drones, flashbangs...
 * Hammerspace: Her skirt. She has propulsion jets and freaking rocket launchers under there.
 * Hidden Buxom: She doesn't look it, but if the player chooses her route, her H-scene shows her bust size is right up there with Angela.
 * I Am Not Left-Handed
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * : Of sorts. Her introduction actually features !
 * Weak but Skilled: Has no magical powers or special abilities, unlike the other Princesses; she compensates with her Dress and Combat Pragmatism.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * : Of sorts. Her introduction actually features !
 * Weak but Skilled: Has no magical powers or special abilities, unlike the other Princesses; she compensates with her Dress and Combat Pragmatism.
 * : Of sorts. Her introduction actually features !
 * Weak but Skilled: Has no magical powers or special abilities, unlike the other Princesses; she compensates with her Dress and Combat Pragmatism.

Fukamori Shizuka
Arata's older sister, who gives him advice throughout the story although she isn't directly involved in the events surrounding the Princess Waltz for most of the game. She's very skilled in kendo and has always practiced with Arata since they were children, meaning that they're very in sync with each other.

In the second half of the game, the player may or may not discover that she is.

Tropes associated with Shizuka:

 * : Her strategy until The Reveal.
 * Badass Normal: She takes on with nothing but a kendo stick and puts up a fair fight.
 * Brother-Sister Incest / Not Blood Siblings: She's attracted to Arata. She doesn't exactly make a secret of this.
 * Cool Big Sis: Very much so. Arata admires her greatly, referring to her as "My invincible sister."
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Compare Shizuka's version of the final fight to the other princesses'. ...Yeah.
 * - Which, considering what you learn about Arata makes this doubly ironic.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Is very fast and very hard hitting.
 * Meaningful Name: "Fukamori" is a homonym for "deep forest".
 * Meganekko: Normally. The Glasses Come Off.
 * Purple Eyes
 * Sexy Mentor: She's Tall, Dark and Bishoujo, this was a given.
 * Sweater Girl: Just one more of her similarities with Angela.
 * The Danza: You wouldn't have guessed that Shizuka herself is voiced by Shizuka Ito, if it weren't for the fact that she used her eroge name Rina Misaki.
 * Meganekko: Normally. The Glasses Come Off.
 * Purple Eyes
 * Sexy Mentor: She's Tall, Dark and Bishoujo, this was a given.
 * Sweater Girl: Just one more of her similarities with Angela.
 * The Danza: You wouldn't have guessed that Shizuka herself is voiced by Shizuka Ito, if it weren't for the fact that she used her eroge name Rina Misaki.
 * Sweater Girl: Just one more of her similarities with Angela.
 * The Danza: You wouldn't have guessed that Shizuka herself is voiced by Shizuka Ito, if it weren't for the fact that she used her eroge name Rina Misaki.

Fukamori Arata /
The hero of the story, who winds up accidentally involved in the Waltz after picking up the ring Chris dropped and putting it on. He quickly adapts to the Broken Masquerade, and is able to sync powerfully with Chris until The Reveal, whereupon the two of them run into trouble fighting together because of Arata's new awareness of her gender. The two of them spend a great deal of time training, but things get a bit awkward as their restored closeness and synchronization ramps up their UST a bit higher than they can stand.

After, Arata gathers up the other princesses to fight back. Around this time, he learns that. Not liking this plan, Arata and his harem faithful allies do their best to fend off the true villain and save her.


 * Badass Normal: Mostly.
 * : played straight and the  variety.
 * Clingy MacGuffin: The ring just won't come off!
 * Determinator
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Heroic Mime - Does not have a voice actor in game.
 * H-Game POV Character - Type I.
 * Idiot Hero: Lampshaded repeatedly by the other Princesses.
 * Jumped At the Call: Arata's response to being placed into a life or death situation fighting giant monsters not of this world is to find it totally awesome. Not to mention begging Chris to fight in the Waltz together.
 * Meaningful Name: "Arata" is a homonym for the word "new", as in.
 * Sweet on Polly Oliver: He's a little bit surprised that he finds the cool new guy attractive.

The Big Bad of the game, who executes a Grand Theft Me on Chris' body.

Tropes associated with Shichiou:

 * Big Bad
 * Contractual Genre Blindness AND Genre Savvy -Yes, he alternates between the two.
 * Evil Overlord List: He could've read it a little longer, but it's clear he at least gave it a once over.
 * Last-Name Basis: Iris is this with him.
 * Victory Is Boring
 * Last-Name Basis: Iris is this with him.
 * Victory Is Boring

April
A mysterious maid who was Chris' tutor.


 * Meido
 * Sexy Mentor
 * Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane:
 * Sexy Mentor
 * Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane:

Kije
A masked priestess who gives orders to Chris on what to do to seize victory in the waltz.


 * Mismatched Eyes
 * - Has a moment of this before the end.
 * - Revealed in Shizuka's ending only.
 * - Revealed in Shizuka's ending only.

Fukamori Nanae
Seemingly an ordinary high school teacher; Arata's mom and his homeroom teacher. At first appears to be the usual slacker mom common in anime.


 * Hot Mom
 * If the "True Ending"/Final End is to be believed, the moving part, at least, is true.
 * Hot Mom
 * If the "True Ending"/Final End is to be believed, the moving part, at least, is true.
 * If the "True Ending"/Final End is to be believed, the moving part, at least, is true.
 * If the "True Ending"/Final End is to be believed, the moving part, at least, is true.

Nodoka
Arata's childhood friend who lives down the street. Her father runs the kendo dojo where Arata and Shizuka trained.


 * Expy - No one will look at you funny if you thought she reminded you of Satsuki
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy - She has feelings for Arata, but when  admits she has feeling for him, she encourages her to pursue them.
 * Locked Out of the Loop - Actually complains about this trope by name.
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend