Alan (Cold Steel)

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## Biographical information

### Affiliation

* Thors Military Academy
* 4th Armored Division

## Battle information

### Weapon

Rapier

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**Alan** (アラン) is introduced as a student at Thors Military Academy.

## Profile

### Appearance

Alana is a young man with reddish brown hair and yellow eyes. As a student of Thors, he wore the standard commoners' uniform, consisting of a green and white blazer, tan trousers, white shirt and red tie. After enrolling in the Imperial Army of Erebonia, he wears a standard officer's uniform consisting of purple, black and gold.

### Personality

Stubborn and free spirited, Alan shows to be very competitive, spending his day in training for pursuing strength. At first, he believed Rean Schwarzer to be like the other nobles after seeing him training but proven wrong later. After that, Alan began to admit that he had feelings for Bridget, but felt like they are two worlds apart due to their social status. Eventually, Alan was courageous enough to be loyal towards his devotion for the person he wants to protect the most.

### *Trails of Cold Steel I* and *II*

Alan was born in the same town as Bridget. They went to the same Sunday School until Bridget had to move away. They would not be able to see each other until they both enrolled at Thors Military Academy in March S.1204. Alan was assigned to Class IV for commoners. He signed up for the Fencing Club.

In June S.1204, Alan and Patrick T. Hyarms faced off with a fencing match. Patrick continuously emphasized he was holding back and still bested Alan. Losing the match crushed Alan's confidence. He rapidly develops a disgust for nobles and initially shuns all of them, including Rean. Despite this, he eventually accepts Rean's help and reveals the origin of his disgust for nobles. His frustrations also tie-in with Bridget, a first year of Class II for nobles. He considers her good at everything he fails at. His 'disgust', however, was actually the result of his failed attempts to have her notice him. After he apologises for taking out his aggression on her, the two grow steadily closer.

Following the outbreak of the Erebonian Civil War, Alan escaped from Trista with Bridget but lost contact with her along the way. He instead teams up with fellow Fencing Club member Loggins and camps at the East Trista Highway to find a leak in the information network Noble Alliance so he could sneak into Trista. After Class VII helps them out, they board the Courageous where Alan assumes the role of gunnery officer. Bridget will not board the Courageous until Alan is on board.

His long-awaited reunion with Bridget helps him to confess his feelings for her. He promises that nothing would ever get between them and that he will always protect her.

### *Trails of Cold Steel III*

After his graduation, Alan enlisted in the Imperial Army of Erebonia, being assigned to the Fourth Armored Division as a warrant officer.

He's first seen posted in Dreknor Fortress when Rean, Laura, Elliot and Fie pass by for a visit while trying to investigate the society's presence in Sutherland. Alan recognizes them only after he gets close, upon which he learns of their visit and brings them inside. Following a short conversation, Neithardt soon arrived and Alan returned to his post.

### *Trails of Cold Steel IV*

Alan remained in the military and is first seen in *Trails of Cold Steel IV* at a military parade at the Erebonian capital Heimdallr, piloting his Drakkhen unit. Although he found the event overblown, he continued to serve to fulfill his duties as a soldier and for Bridget. He noticed her in the crowd and gave her a nod.

Sometime after the military parade, Alan began suffering from the effects of the Erebonian Curse, and his Drakkhen unit was replaced with a Melgea unit. He spent some time with Bridget at Mishelam Wonderland before returning to his post. He was later seen overseeing a shipment of supplies at the fortress and berated the delivery crew after one of the men stated that he was relieved not to have been drafted.

Alan soon stumbled into Rean and Class VII by chance after learning of intruders. He considered Rean to be a traitor and attacked him with two subordinates, only to be bested and knocked unconscious in the process. After Class VII bested Olaf and Neithardt, Alan had recovered and requested permission to chase the Merkabah, but Olaf denied his request. When he protested the decision, Neithardt reminded him of the consequences of insubordination, so he begrudgingly let them go.

Alan later requested a transfer to the Second Armored Division, which was granted, much to Bridget's concern, as he would be fighting on the front. He became proficient enough to link at least two Sorge units alongside his Melgea unit. He met with her outside Crossbell; by chance, Class VII had also arrived. Alan was unamused by Rean's presence and threatened to arrest the him and the others. Rean, seeing that he was fully consumed by the curse, opted to help him by bringing most of the academy alumni, including Patrick, to bring him back to his senses. Initially enraged by Patrick's remarks, Alan fought him and Rean, only to be defeated once more. Seething with his inability to protect Bridget, she soon slapped him; coupled with his former classmates' reassurances, Alan realized his mistake, lifting the curse. Olaf was able to return Alan to the Fourth Armored Division following the incident.

### *Trails into Reverie*

Rean and his party encounter Bridget and Alan in their house in Heimdallr. With Alan's own military duties, it makes it difficult for the pair to see each other. Alan mentions that some elements of the military are conducting secret operations behind the scenes.

### Character Notes

#### *Trails of Cold Steel*

* EN
* JP

 **Resolve**The reason he avoided Bridget was that he didn't want her to see him at less than his best.

 **強くなるまでは**ブリジットのことを避けていたのは、幼馴染に中途半端な姿を見せたくない彼なりの意地があったからだった。

#### *Trails of Cold Steel II*

* EN
* JP

 **For Her**He is determined to become stronger than ever in order to protect Bridget, his new girlfriend.

 **アイツのために**ブリジットを恋人として守るために、もっと強くなることを自分自身に誓う。

#### *Trails of Cold Steel III*

* EN
* JP

 **Messenger**Delivered a message from Neithardt and General Craig about the army's movements and the orders to suspend the bracer guilds.

 **伝言**ナイトハルト中佐とクレイグ将軍からの、師団の動向とギルド支部の無期の活動停止を知らせる伝言を届けた。

#### *Trails of Cold Steel IV*

* EN
* JP

 **Facing the Truth**The curse preyed on Alan's insecurities, but with help from his friends, he accepted his weaknesses and returned to his old self.

 **守るのではなく**不安や劣等感などを呪いに付け込まれたアラン。友人達の呼びかけで自分の弱さと向き合い、晴れて呪いが解けるのだった。

#### *Trails into Reverie*

* EN
* JP

 **Making Amends**To pay back the people he troubled during the war, Alan carves time out of his schedule to travel the nation as an instructor on piloting Panzer Soldats.

 **心を入れ替えて**大戦中に迷惑をかけた人に恩を返すため、慌ただしい中、機甲兵の教練役として各地を回ったりと職務に励んでいるようだ。

## Gallery

### *Trails of Cold Steel I*, *II*, *III*, and *IV*

Alan as a studentIntroduction in *Trails of Cold Steel III*