Protagonist (God Eater 2)

Protagonist (God Eater 2) is the playable character in God Eater 2. A member of special forces Blood. This new protagonist has no relation to the previous Protagonist.

Biography
The Protagonist is admitted to the Blood unit for the potential of their dormant "Power of Blood". In a display that earns them the vice-captain position, they awaken it amidst an attack from a Marduk, scarring its left eye. Their Power of Blood is the ability to evoke the usage of dormant powers in others, especially non-Blood members, and the ability to amplify power of will. The Blood Art they use varies.

Character Relationships
Nana Kazuki - One of the protagonist's first acquaintances, and eventually, close friends. Nana's quirky ideas sometimes leads them to get hit with unfortunate consequences, such as an attempt at a new batch of rations causing them to get food poisoning, or a mishap with a Stun Grenade (mistaken for a Fireworks Grenade she and Licca crafted) knocking both of them out. Their direct involvement in Nana's rescue allows her to fully control her Power of Blood.

Ciel Alencon - The protagonist becomes her first friend early on, and this is reinforced by them saving her, going against orders in the process. This display allows her to unlock her Power of Blood, and also teaches her the importance of bonds. Ciel goes on to create, and eventually perfect, the Blood Bullets with their help. She also becomes their Vice Captain after Julius' retirement.

Gilbert McLane - Regards the protagonist as a good friend, and after his Character Episodes are completed, his partner, though this doesn't stop him from berating them for some of the reckless acts they commit. The protagonist's direct involvement in the fight with the damaged Rufus Caligula allows him to awaken his Power of Blood, and bring closure to his failure to protect Kate Lawry.

Julius Visconti - He often trusts the Protagonist with crucial tasks, such as evacuating Nana when her Power of Blood goes out of control. He also has a tolerance for the questions they pose to him, acting as a mentor on Gun-types and certain Blade-types. Julius, in the end, leaves Blood in the Protagonist's care before retiring, with the knowledge that they have come far as his vice-captain and can take charge from there.

Emil von Strasbourg - His flair for the dramatic often baffles the protagonist in his Character Episode, to the point of being overbearing. This also leads to them punching him at his request -- potentially three times, depending on certain choices made.

Lindow Amamiya - Lindow develops a curious interest in their Blood Arts in his Character Episode, and during this time, he refers to them as 'sensei'. He asks them if they would like to join Cradle after the battle against the Kyuubi, an offer that is refused in the end of his Character Episode as they have their own unit to take care of first and foremost.

Erina der Vogelweid - At first, she has a one-sided dislike of losing to them, but eventually she grows out of that after learning from how they fight from the field, going as far as to call them 'senpai'.

Licca Kusunoki - She approaches them for help with testing the Link Support Device, and amidst their work together, she comments that they're a hard worker, impressed by the effort they put in. She ends up on relatively good terms with them at the end of her Character Episode, declaring that she's happy with her place as an engineer.

Haruomi Makabe - Their dynamic with him in his Character Episode changes depending on their gender. The male protagonist shows rather obvious enthusiasm while dealing with him, showing a closet pervert tendency that only sticks out while around Haru. The female protagonist, however, seems more subdued, no doubt because she's talking to someone with a known sexual harassment record, and often turns him down or says no to his fetishes on moral grounds.

Trivia

 * The blue hair ribbon and cross hair clip shown in the Female protagonist's artwork, render and in the God Eater 2 (Trial Version) is not present in the full game. It was possibly taken out due to the graphic revamp. But her cross blue hair clip can be still equipped as accessory.
 * In Ufotable's promotional media, the female protagonist is used more often than the male. This is the opposite for the manga and the light novel media.
 * In Lindow Amamiya's God Eater 2 downloadable character mission, the main protagonist experiences a blue-colored resonance which inserted the protagonist into Lindow's past where he/she helps Lindow contain his Aragami mutation by defeating a new strain of Hannibal. This mysterious act is a paradox as God Eater 2's protagonist is not a God Eater during the time of Lindow's mutation.
 * Judging from how the protagonist wields their God Arc at all times in cutscenes, it can be assumed that their canonical equipment is the Kurogane Long Blade-type, Shield-type and Blast-type that they first get when they are enlisted. Their Kurogane equipment also has a unique color scheme from Rank 7 onwards.