Resistance characters

Appears from the start

A veteran Earth Forerunner who enters the Wild Hunt with his bonded Eidolon, Erg. Faced with a vast artificial arena and four other human competitors, he begins by searching for Asta while assessing the event's competing routes to victory.

Appears from the start

Silas's bonded Eidolon and established companion. Erg can manifest beside him inside the Wild Hunt arena, giving Silas a trusted partner from the moment the event begins.

Appears from the start

An established companion of Silas from before the Wild Hunt.

First appears in chapter 2

An Earth Forerunner equipped with a powerful mech suit obtained through outside assistance. She proposes a temporary alliance against Morvarg and says her choices were made to protect her family, though Silas distrusts both her equipment and her apparent ability to influence others.

First appears in chapter 2

One of Earth's five Wild Hunt competitors and an associate of Anika. At this stage, her agreement is still needed before the proposed human truce against Morvarg can take effect.

First appears in chapter 2

An exceptionally dangerous hostile Forerunner whose kills produce unusually large gains. The threat he poses to Earth is serious enough that Anika proposes postponing human rivalries until he is dead.

First appears in chapter 3

Emil's daughter and the Earth Forerunner Silas has been seeking. Long-term alterations from her father changed her into Homo pragmaticum and gave her inherited abilities. She is also a genetic alchemist with a trait that can preserve consenting living beings in spatial storage.

First appears in chapter 3

Asta's father, whose years of biological modifications shaped her before her induction. His work left her with enhanced attributes, inherited abilities, and a changed human evolution.

First appears in chapter 4

An Earth Forerunner whose mass-producer occupation can duplicate common objects from a pattern and suitable raw materials. He joins Silas and Asta and accepts a provisional truce against Morvarg while reserving judgment about the other human competitors.

First appears in chapter 6

Asta's newly tamed rare Brush Raptor Pack Leader. She names the creature after the party survives its pack, adding a powerful animal companion to the group.

Also known as Thumper of Veil

First appears in chapter 7

Leader of the Lepun encountered on Veil. She seeks an alliance with Silas against machine invaders who threaten her people and their sacred groves, offering local guidance in return for human aid.

First appears in chapter 15

An injured and cursed rare elf Forerunner located at long range by Silas's new drone network. Her condition and position make her the next known rival target in the Wild Hunt.

Also known as Flame Jackal

First appears in chapter 26

The chained being found inside the Flame Den and targeted by the event under the name Flame Jackal. He rejects that label as a slave name and identifies himself as Yeodirrath, turning an apparent monster hunt into an encounter with a captive who can destroy Erg's manifestation and incapacitate Jiang.

Appears from the start

The hunter at the center of the Wild Hunt. He is scheduled to enter the arena after 72 hours at epic tier, accompanied by hounds able to follow prey across realities.

First appears in chapter 48

Legendary head of the Rayden clan and Samvek's father. Silas summons him through the clan symbol when the Huntsman is about to overwhelm the group, bringing a far stronger ally into the confrontation.

Also known as Cease

Appears from the start

Silas's inducted sister, already known before this book. Mana is changing her, and Silas has worked to prepare her for the dangers surrounding Earth's induction.

Appears from the start

A United States military leader already connected to Silas before this book. He serves as a conditional ally within Earth's developing defense network.