The Cross Ange anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Sunrise.
Characters
Arzenal
Ange, also known as is 16-years old and the first princess of Misurugi. Before the events of the series, she is designated to be the next in line to inherit the throne, but she is a Norma who grows up thinking that she could use Mana. On the day of her coronation, she is exposed by her ambitious brother, Julio, who strips her of all royal privileges and exiled her to the island of Arzenal, where she faces the grueling work of being a mail-rider who is drafted to fight the DRAGONs, in which she must now struggle every day to stay alive or be killed by the DRAGONs. Initially unwilling to accept her true identity as a Norma, she sees and treats other Norma as "things" much to the anger of those around her even after coming to terms with the truth. Proud and antisocial, she does not converse with others, talks only when talked to, and fights back when ridiculed. After spending several days with Tusk on a deserted island she begins to open up to others. Despite this, she is quite skilled in using a Para-mail and has good physical abilities. The only remaining possession she has from her old life is a special ring given to her by her mother that is suggested to have Mana powers which can activate her Para-mail called the "Villkiss", which was originally used by Jill during her days as a mail-rider, with or without a pilot and even from a distance. Momoka, her ever-loyal maid, later on, follows her to the island by stowing away in a transport ship where she continues being Ange's maid becomes her roommate. As she was tricked into saving her sister, Ange comes to realize that the majority of the Mana users are a bunch of hypocritical, stubborn, savage supremacists who think that being able to use Mana is required to have any kind of social bond, as she faces discrimination and is nearly executed via hanging by Julio and the people she once cared about, though Tusk saved her. Ange chastises her old self who thought there ever was peace in the world. She finds the Normas are the ones who understand that when it comes to friendship and bonds, it's the person they are inside that counts, not what they can do. She has a relationship and has admitted that she is in love with Tusk. During the preparation for the final assault, Hilda reveals her feelings to Ange and calls Ange her "prince" but is concerned because Ange has "a princess for a friend and a man", and expresses concern over the fact that her feelings are weird since they're both girls, but Ange relieves her of those fears by kissing Hilda and telling her that she'll need her in the new world. Together they wish to protect the world and will do anything to destroy the puppetmaster pulling the strings behind the scenes. She later discovers that Embryo is the mastermind behind the whole ordeal, who not only needs Ange for his plans, but also intends to marry her. Following the end of the war, she pledges to create a nation where humans, Norma, and DRAGONs can live in peace alongside her friends.
is the Department Chief (the NCO or platoon sergeant of Angelise's unit). After Zola is killed, she is promoted to the rank of Captain but seems to have trouble dealing with unexpected situations on the battlefield. According to Vivian, she is known to read romance novels with mature content. She resents Ange for disobeying her orders and attacks the DRAGONs alone but is convinced to think otherwise after Mei tells her that she believes Ange does so in order to keep others from being killed. Mei's claim is supported by the fact that upon checking her captain's log, Salia noticed that ever since Ange joined the unit, (and after Coco, Miranda, and Zola's deaths) there have been no casualties during their previous missions. It is revealed that during her free time, Salia would rent a changing room from Jasmine where she would cosplay as a magical girl based on a book she reads, as a way of venting and relieving her stress. Her secret is discovered by Ange, who inadvertently enters the changing room she was using. Salia, greatly embarrassed, later attempts to kill Ange, but is unsuccessful. So far, Ange is the only one who knows about Salia's secret hobby. Salia greatly admires Jill, who was called Alektra in the past, since she was a child. Upon witnessing a severely wounded Alektra return in defeat during a rebellion, the young Salia vows to exact revenge. Jill initially vows to give her the "Villkiss" up until Ange's arrival, and Salia becomes dismayed. Despite Jill's objections, she pilots the Villkiss and after realizing that Ange is meant to pilot the Villkiss, is detained for insubordination. Currently she is the head of the Diamond Rose Knights of Embryo. When she was last beaten by Ange, she gave up on thinking Ange and Jill threw her away, but Embryo rescued her and showed her a new life. She is in love with Embryo, but overhearing his talks to Ange about his plans and desire to marry her, Salia lets Ange escape (having previously captured her for Embryo, who needs her for his plans); this greatly angers Embryo and he punishes her for it. Despite this, she is still determined to be with Embryo and desires to kill Ange. In the final battle, Embyro betrays her along with all the Diamond Rose Knights, resulting them getting killed, except Salia and Chris. Seeing Embyro abandoning her along with his true colors, she is forced to accept the fact that he never really loved or cared about her, nor can she be with him any longer since she was just a tool to him. She rejoins her friends, and accepts Jill's dying apology after learning she was Embryo's previous mistress, following the rest to the True Earth in peace. Following Embryo's defeat, she pledges to create a peaceful country for humans, Norma, and DRAGONs to thrive.
Hilda, also known as , is a veteran mail-rider of the First Unit, she has long red hair tied with twin tails and she was the late Capt. Zola's lover. After Zola is killed and Salia taking over the command of the First Unit, she becomes the second-in-command. Because Ange is directly responsible for Zola's death, Hilda's resentment towards her causes her to sabotage her Para-mail in retaliation. According to Ersha, Hilda's personality was similar to Ange's when she was still new to Arzenal. Even after Zola's death, she still longs for the sexual prowess that she now turns to Rosalie and Chris to satisfy her sexual desires. Years before the events of the series, she resents being in Arzenal, and that she always desires to escape from the island to order to see her mother again who lives in the Enderant Union. An opportunity came during the "Festa Festival" where she aids Ange's escape by hijacking Misty's transport. Though Ange intends to leave her behind as revenge for her bullying, she has a change of heart after learning her reason for helping her escape. Upon returning home, Hilda realizes that her mother had almost completely forgotten about her and has practically replaced her with another Hilda as the memory of her eldest daughter has devastated her. Hilda leaves at her mother's request (having been completely disowned by her) and is left completely heartbroken by the experience, as the police beat her up and drag her back to Arzenal, where she's thrown in a detention cell for a week as punishment for escaping. When Ange returns from her own experience, and helps comfort her over the heartbreak, they swear to destroy the twisted world they live in. Eventually, she replaces Salia as commander of the First Unit after the latter was manipulated into siding with Embryo. Hilda recently went through some serious soul searching after Ange was sent to the other Earth and when Ange was captured by Salia realized how much she cares for Ange. She later becomes the commander of the Aurora in Jill's place when she is stripped of her command, but turns it over to Ange when she returns to begin the final invasion. During the preparation for the final assault, Hilda reveals her feelings to Ange and calls Ange her "prince" but is concerned because Ange has "a princess for a friend and a man", and expresses concern over the fact that her feelings are weird since they're both girls, but Ange relieves her of those fears by kissing Hilda and telling her that she'll need her in the new world, surprising her. She apparently views Tusk as a love rival as he has feelings for Ange too. After Embryo is defeated, she works with her friends to create a nation for humans, Norma, and DRAGONs to live in peace.
Another mail-rider of the First Unit, who has short pinkish-red hair and is always seen with a lollipop in her mouth. Unlike the rest of her unit, she's rather friendly towards Ange. She is always cheerful and enjoys asking quizzes to her squadmates. Following the DRAGONs assault on Arzenal, Vivian sees that her jar of lollipops has been shattered, and they're all dirty. Although she shrugs it off, not long after she wakes up feeling heavier and taller, and soon realizes that she is actually a DRAGON, not a Norma as previously thought, and the lollipops had been keeping her in human form, hence why, by instinct, she enjoys Ange's song. Vivian is left shocked by this as she ends up the target of a DRAGON hunt around the base, until Ange recognizes her when Vivian starts singing her song, and she calls the hunt off, with this incident revealing the true nature of the DRAGONs to the whole First Unit. Later, Vivian (in her DRAGON form), winds up with Ange and Tusk on the DRAGONs' home planet, which just so happens to be the original Earth in the far future following a devastating war that nearly wiped out humanity, which is what caused them to turn themselves into what they are now through genetic modification. Once they are found by the DRAGON community, and taken to their main city, she is given special medical treatment to better control her transformations without the need of lollipops, and is reunited with her biological mother, who originally named her Mii, and had been worried ever since losing her as a baby. Vivian wishes to introduce her mother to Ersha and her other friends.
An older mail-rider with short orange hair, who is always seen with Hilda and Chris. Due to Ange being directly responsible for Zola's death, she resents the fallen princess and tries to get revenge by ridiculing her constantly, however, much to her chagrin, Ange manages to exact revenge on her. She, together with Hilda and Chris engages in a form of ménage à trois in Zola's room which is now owned by Hilda. After she and the rest of the unit are saved by Ange from a new and very powerful DRAGON, she finally accepts and befriends Ange. Upon learning that Hilda was simply using her, Chris, and Zola as a means of achieving her goals, Rosalie becomes increasingly resentful towards her during her abandonment. They later make amends when Julio and his army invade Arzenal. She has feelings for Chris and wants to rescue her from Embryo after she was manipulated into siding with him. After the end of the war and getting Chris back, she and her friends vow to create a peaceful country for humans, Norma, and DRAGONs alike.
A senior mail-rider with long pink hair, and acts as a mother figure to her unit especially to Vivian/Mii, but is terrifying when angered that even Hilda wouldn't dare cross. She, along with Vivian, are the only one in Ange's unit who actually cares for her even more so after Ange's attitude starts to change. She also happens to be a chef who would sometimes be assigned to cook for the entire personnel.