Characters (.hack//LINK -Chrono Link-)

Numerous Characters had played their role in the  Chrono Link story  and how their description story had match toward the progression of the story. It features new and returning characters teaming up together in separate times to handle the problems with time data changes due to the ability of Akashic Records. Brand-New characters exclusive in Chrono Link make an appearance in this game.

Main Characters

 * Tokio Kuryuu - The fourteen years old student of middle school who survived at the crisis of The World R:3 along with his best friend, Akira Yoshinori. The day of his adventure has come once again with his first met with a mysterious transfer student Saika Koshizumi and transporting him along with Akira accidentally into The World R:3 in a favor from The Legendary of Azure Flame Kite and the Hacker, Kite to free all PC and Twilight Knights from a greater enemies who bringing a greater distortion to the network. Tokio and Akira cooperated with Ayaka to collect the Chrono Core that lies in the Akashic Records and save them.
 * Tokio's Personality: Goofy, Ridiculous, determined and strong-willed.
 * His story will be continued from .hack//RIVES, he will face a new challenge with his own actual body and experience the greatest stake of her adventure of all times.
 * His backstory will explore more, including more new development focus on Tokio.
 * Akira Yoshinori - The fourteen years old student of middle school and Tokio's best friend and adopted brother who was also a survivor from the crisis of The World R:3. Once again he is dragged accidentally by Tokio and Saika into the online game once more, however, he separated from Tokio. He joins forces with Tokio and Saika to obtain the power of Chrono Core that lies in the Akashic Records. He's very skilled to make tactics and analyze the situation which becomes a key to Saika's influence.
 * Akira's Personality: Friendly, Open-minded, brotherly hood, rivalry, acting serious, lazy, smart, and very logical.
 * He's the fourth breaking wall character will bring new humor and comedy to the story.
 * Saika Koshizumi/Saika Amagi - The fourteen years old and transfer student to Tokio and Akira's classroom and was titled as the honor student the same as Akira. She's the one who dragged Tokio and Akira (Accidentally) into The World R:3 to find the Chrono Core and her goal is to obtain the Chrono Core that was lies at the Akashic Records tower and her goal is very mystery but it seems that she has something on her mind to play out by reaching to the top of Akashic Records.
 * Saika's Personality: Imperious, demanding, reckless (sometimes), Tsundere, Serious (maybe), and Heartfully kind (Secretly)
 * Her real last name currently unknown and lot mystery regarding her past remains unknown, but she indeed has someone she really wants to save.
 * AIKA - The beautiful princess resembles Saika and the one who met Tokio in his dream as Saika's twin sister figure due to the opposite personality from her. Her origin became full-mystery to the member and the connection between her Saika and her were very unknown, but it seems she's the most trustful and kind person to all members in Chrono Link, even Kruger has deeply crush on her, whenever her team members in danger, she uses her power to protect to those she cares about.
 * AIKA's Personality: Kind, Soft-Spoken, Shy, Straightforward, rough, Cheerful, Timid, and Cute
 * Regarding the connection between AIKA and Saika become speculation to Sol and Kruger, however, Akira and Fluegel are very aware about her true existence beyond her identity as AIDA.

Chrono Link Guild
(A new characters and Rives Characters will be labeled as Chrono Link characters)
 * Ninjato (Hiroyuki Nakita) - The shopkeeper of the video game shop that Tokio and Akira always come visit after school and he is the most fans of all heroes from the previous revision, which they were known as The Legendary Hackers who fought the abnormalities that became a threat to the world network. No one knows about his past, except that he was used to working for Cyber Connect Corporation for 15 years and quit to become a shopkeeper.
 * Although, he is very aware regarding the distortion happens in The World and he's been secretly the only man who knew the secret connection that connected to the crisis with CC Corp.
 * No.99 (Shiho Ninomiya) - The former member guild of Raven and ally of Tokio & Akira during their time in The World R:3 who was a high school student, after the crisis that happened in the online game, causing her to disappeared from the world. But revealed she was founded in 2010 timeline to assist the hackers' group to fight against Cursed Wave and Team-up Tokio and his friend to fight against Schicksal and obtained Chrono Core.
 * Her story will be continued from RIVES and her goal will soon be reached with her awareness of his brother, Takeshi was the member of Schicksal Guild.
 * Alibaba (Mio Shinomura) - The Legendary of Prestigious student using hacked PC who venturing the Akashic Records log timeline data to discover the past event that happened, but she's also a victim of the disappearance of 20% population. Her reason for discovering the secret of Akashic Records was unknown, but it was a purpose for her research to understand its knowledge and discovering the impact on the entire network. Her ultimate skill as a hacker became a key to the Chrono Link Guild success.
 * Her past was a mystery for now and the key to her past memories will soon be revealed as the story progress.
 * Sol (Soma Shigemura) - The thirteen years old student of middle schooler and Tokio and Akira loyal kouhai who were together in the same school, he also become a greatest friend and allies who were together to investigate the mystery about ENTIES during their time in The World R:3, he is also being listed as the victim who were gone missing after the crisis of The World R:3. It is revealed he was trapped in the 2016 timeline at The World R:2 Era where he became a member of Twilight Brigade's guild and met with Tokio again when he was separated from his friend.
 * His story continues from RIVES as he searching the finest clue regarding what his brother left behind after his death during the RIVES event.
 * Nishijima81 (Nishiki Kyojima) - The Former delinquent who's popular among players back in The World R:3 glory days and who also used to bullied Sol, but everything changes since he was defeated by Tokio and his friend in the tournament becoming a shame of himself. He was also included in the list as a victim who was gone missing after the Crisis of The World R:3. It is revealed that he was trap in the 2016 timeline, same as Sol and Seventy-Seven, but he is a member of the TaN guild who was rival against Twilight Brigade.
 * Ever since the day when he was defeated by Tokio in the RIVES story event, he's now changing more than he was before, even how he interacts with Sol even though he couldn't express his emotion to them.
 * Helos Pierce - A Mysterious boy who seems to have a role to keep watching Tokio and his friend, and begin interesting with them by seeking to cooperate with them to find more interesting information between Shicksal, Twilight Knights, Akashic Records, and Network Crisis. Although he is weirder than anyone expected, he seems to hide his motives for his agenda and hiding very information that no one aware of.
 * The reason why he so interested in Tokio is very unknown, but it seems that he has known Tokio from a long time ago.
 * Seventy-Seven - The one who guides Tokio and Akira during their first log in into The World as X7 and he is a college year student who is older than any member, also an ally to Tokio and his friend during their investigating the event of ENTIES back in glory days of The World R:3. After the few members of his friend missing, he decides not to use his regular PC and instead of using his ultimate hacked PC known as Seventy Seven which he had created when the time comes. But due to his login into The World R:3, it suddenly trapping him into The World R:2 era in the 2016 timeline.
 * Kruger - A former member of Red Dead Guild and the survivor of the assassination of the Davis, although he was not on the list, they thought he could be still in the Real World, however ever since that incident, he never even log out from the online game and became consumed in deep despair and rage of revenge against ENTIES who assassinated his leader, and revealed to be in Possainnue care as he using Kruger's rage to push his goal obtaining Chrono Core to proceed than what they expected.
 * In his real life, he was an Otaku who loves a cute girl and AIKA was an example.
 * Miki07- The Mysterious girl who was a resident to the Grand Whale along with Toki-Runty who've been spent time to be unseen by outsider for a years or at most of her life, but ever since Tokio and Sol found her, they recruited her to be in charge for business in the Grand Whale and also partake in the battle as well, this resulting her to be more respectful toward the others as the story progress.
 * No one knows about her past and how long she's been in Grand Whale, but it is revealed by AIKA that she could be much different from her kind as AIDA.

Schicksal

 * Flugel (Ryuji Sogabe) - The mysterious long white hair and a marksman who's revealed to be a leader of organization CC Corp hired by Schicksal. Even his wise and leadership toward his guild, it seems that he's lazy the same as Akira did much they were alike. He's not meant to be a bad guy, although he never hesitated to defeat his enemy, he never took orders from anyone, except his member guild, he just being forced to do it for money, however, he does what's right things even though he just did for the job he had taken. He was titled as The Ringmaster.
 * Metronom (Souichirou Hoshi) - The member of Schicksal and who is a key advisor to the guild. He's uptight and strict character who needs to deal his job, even dealing his leader's problem for doing reckless way, although he has great admiration for Fluegel during his time in the real world and desire to protect his leader at all cost and will do everything to make mission success, but even so he has a lot of arguments with his leader even though he admired him. He was titled as The Flamethrower.
 * Cello (Lilie Weiss) - The member of Schicksal guild who is revealed to be Fluegel's adoptive daughter and she's a key to bring holds her guild together even when they had arguments about Ryuji's reckless doing. Fluegel treating her as her daughter, but she's a little mature to taking care of him when he doing such reckless act for mission alone. She's considered as the smartest member in the group due to her high knowledge, experience, and her skills as a hacker, sometimes she's better than Metronom do. She was titled as The Beast Tamer.
 * Klarinette (Koharu Nene) - The member of Schicksal guild and she's very skilled with her Gymnastic and fighter while also being so-called as a Spy for Fluegel. For the rest of her life as Schicksal member, she only taking an order from Fluegel for doing a top-secret and she's a most trustful member to him. She does this because due to the certain incident made her having a crush with her leader and she do everything for his leader to succeded the mission alone. Sometimes her heart can be so changed a little when she met Tokio back in real life. She was titled as Dancing Girl
 * Trommel (Toramaru Shin) - The member of Schicksal guild considered to be the strongest member due to his strongest muscle and amount of data that he had possessed which also known as the Strongest PC of all time. Back during R:2 era, he was known as the Muscle of Justice until he almost gets PKed by PKK and founded by Fluegel to recruited for his guild. As he works with Schicksal, he abandoned his life as a hero and working for criminal things, and that's his reason he using Akashic Records and changing the timeline program data to obtained Chrono Core and with the change of SIGN Timeline was for an example of his doing. He was titled as Strongman
 * Orgel (Ninomiya Takeshi) - The member of Schicksal guild and he's also the strongest member same as Trommel, but he's personality was very tempered when the situation gets too much heated and became many possibilities leading up to uncontrollable anger due to his personal past still intact on his mind. Although his very impatient and always getting angry, he's still loyal to his member and his leader, even he never defy his leader's order due to his debt for helping him back in the real world, but he still had trouble to control his emotion and he wishes he could do it to prevent someone he calls as ally to be hurting by his anger. He was titled as The Fire Eater.
 * He's an Older Brother of No.99 who she had searching for a few years.
 * Posaune (Yoda Maseo) - The member of Schicksal guild and he has his role as a Trickster who brings his word to be a lie toward the others, especially to his allies, he might gonna trick anyone and Schicksal if he had his opportunity. The Former Chaotic PK Miku The Liar and The Former member of Red Dead Guild who was being disbanded after the assassination of DAVIS, and that is how he joins Schicksal when he is recruited by Fluegel. Even he tricking someone in stupid ways, his skills were very not to underestimate as he's very smart to planning everything on his mindset and he will do if they're an opportunity to do. He was titled as Clown
 * He is a big major antagonist in G.U. Alternate Timeline in .hack//LINK -Chrono Link- Episode 2 Terror.
 * Geist - The Member of Schicksal Guild and Tokio & Akira's friend during their time in The World R:3 before he betrayed them and became an enemy to them. He is now holding a position as also the most trustful member to Schicksal, but his intention is cleary unknown even what happens to him in the past sometimes had something to do with Tokio and Akira. Even so none of Schicksal members aware about his true intention and his fake smile proving he hiding something that he never wants to tell anyone. He was titled as Magician.
 * He still holding his wild card on hand as he foresees how the event will play out.

Twilight Knights
Editor Note: I stick to major and support characters, while the other Twilight Knights will also make an appearance in the Chrono Link.
 * Kite (Kazumi Ito) - The legendary of Azure Flame and the former hackers who once the one who saved the world from the Second Network Crisis, who had been returned after 10 years of his retirement due to the distortion network happens in The World R:3. He's the leader of the Twilight Knights but being defeated by Fluegel by turning him into ice, and so he asked Tokio a favor to save Twilight Knights by using Chrono Core and Akashic Records to free all PC and his friends.
 * Haseo (Ryou Misaki) - The Former Legendary PKK is known as Terror Death, Haseo who was once to save the world three years ago from the Third Network Crisis and join cooperation with NAB to investigate the distortion network problems that were caused either from AI or hackers did. But due to the big massive distortion happens in The World R:3, he decides to go investigated and join forces with Kite to handle the situation but only being defeated by Schicksal. He's now been trapped in The Akashic Records.
 * Tsukasa (An Shoji) - The once a victim as a lost one during the Second Network Crisis and her were known as the one who controls the Twilight Guardian back in 2009. She's employed as Traveller Guidance and having break-up with Mariko Masino, but still becoming friends with her, although she gets rarely to contact her ever since. She's become a victim of her disappearance and arrive in an Online game, and she joins forces with Kite and Haseo along with the other to fight against a threat who threaten Aura and Peace. She's now been trapped in Akashic Records.
 * Ovan (Masato Indou) - The mastermind behind the third network crisis after releasing The Rebirth System to the entire network and also known as The Tri-Edge which he has an AIDA on his left arm, but now being freed after Haseo saving him once more. He now becomes inactive after he and his sister Aina Indou to Germany until 2 years later he goes back to active helping Haseo to investigate the distortion of the network happen. He's a member of Twilight Knights, however, Ovan became a victim by Braieler Rossle and turned into stone.
 * Helba - The once known as Queen of Darkness in the poem of the Epitaph of Twilight and the creator of the Netslum also the most ultimate hackers that became unravel mystery whether she's an AI or not. She spent ten years left inactive for personal reasons but for creating her legacy known as Zelkova to watch over The World and Netslum itself while she was gone.
 * She returned to The World after 10 years, discovering that Zelkova was disappeared along with net sum after The World R:2 been shut down, including the massive distortion happens in the R:3 had made her no choice but to take action to help Kite and his friend, but unfortunately she got caught by The Legendary PKK and Hackers, ENTIES as she turned into stone, however, because it was her decision, she waited for moment when time comes.
 * Although he sent a copy of her memory log version throughout an era at the Akashic Records to make contact with Tokio and that's a reason why she aware about Tokio and what happened in Tokio's time.
 * BlackRose (Akira Hayami) - The hacker who once Kite's comrade during their time in R:1 Era and she still active to play the online game until now since after Kite retired from playing, she still able to meet Kite in the real world when he's not busy. She also once play The World R:3 until the Crisis and shut down happen, she unfortunately unable to login to the world and due to this, she asked the former CC Corp staff Reiko Saeki for help with cooperation to save Kite and The World to log in again to The World.
 * She appears again in Episode 3 as she logging into The World and joins forces with Tokio and his friend to deal with the critical situation that happens between the Real and Online world.
 * Lios - The system administrator who once work with CC Corp, but left inactive after The End of R:1 era which left him hiding in the sea of the data and spending himself keep watching overall system data for 5 years until he gain invitation by Helba once more, and with the massive distortion happen in the entire network bring him back to rejoin Kite and his friend, however, with The Fall of Twilight Knights happen, Lios managed to escaped, but unable to take Kite with him, in results he work together with Reiko Saeki to keep watch over the online game also the Akashic Records movement.
 * As the system administrator unable to do anything like the crisis and Akashic Records appeared was beyond him and so he keeps observing them, including Tokio and his friend.
 * Yata (Takumi Hino) - The former employee of the CyberConnect Corporation and now returned his life as a Hacker & Information broker as he was before as Wiseman during R:1 era. Ever since R:2 been shut down, he investigates the project regarding about Akashic Records project which CC Corp plans to seal Aura to extract her memories, but ever since the massive distortion network occur, including the several events, including the alternate memory syndrome and the disappearance of 20% population, he already aware that the possibility the Twilight Knights will lose in the battle by hand of Schicksal, he managed to escape like Lios did and log out to The World.
 * He decides to copy his memories and using his memory log version to send to a different era to make contact with Tokio.
 * Junya Murakami
 * Pi (Reiko Saeki)
 * Atoli (Chigusa Kusaka)
 * Balmung (Keishi Murasaki)
 * Orca (Yasuhiko Moriyama)
 * Kuhn (Tomonari Kazumi)
 * Shugo (Shugo Kunisaki)
 * Zelkova
 * Mimiru (Mimiru Ayanami)
 * Aina Indou

CC Corp

 * Genius - The CEO of CyberConnect Corporation Japanese Branch and he is also the mastermind of Schicksal who had more power to control than Fluegel did. While his intention is quiet, not sure to play-act, but it seems that he using Schicksal Guild to resetting the time data program at the Akashic Records to obtain the Chrono Core for purpose of their own goal to accomplishes.
 * Right now he is observing everything from behind secretly and knowing the former higher-up will know his true intention
 * Jyotaro Amagi - The Genius Programmers, the developers of Akashic Records, the creator of R.A. Plan, and the leader of the Project G.U. along with his partner, Jun Bansyoya. His skill as a programmer is almost matched with Halard's skills which he's also called as a Genius Programmers back in 2015, however, due to the Fire at CC Corp and the failure of the R.A. Disc Plan causing his mental breakdown and a year later he disappeared at the hospital and unable to be found.
 * He is the key character throughout RIVES and LINK story due to all lore in those series are connected to Jyotaro's himself, while there's also a mystery that tied-up with him. He holding a key to Tokio's Saga.

Other Characters

 * Enties - The legendary Hacker and PKK who is always been enemies to Tokio and his friend since back in The World R:3, and is also the possibility to be a mastermind behind the event of The World R:3 Shut down and Schicksal intent for Chrono Core. Although Enties location is unfortunately unknown, he can appear anywhere as long as she wants, but the problem is Tokio and his friend need more time to figure out the true identity of Enties. She was titled as The Deathbringer and Destroyer.
 * Jikanet - The mysterious boy who are the resident of the Akashic Records, unable to learn who he is and why he be able to arrive in Online game, mistakenly as human which has possibility that he's AI, but no one so sure about his past unless Tokio can help him as they retrieving the Chrono Core. The connection between him and Akashic Record are remained unknown, however...
 * Shouko - A middle school girl who's shown up in Tokio's dream during the main story, reminisce his past spending time playing game arcade together with her before the event of RIVES event. Tokio describing her as Anti-Social & book worm who wearing an eyeglass and usually get a lot beating by her friends at school, but eventually became a friend with Tokio and Akira due to their status as gamers.
 * According to Tokio, Shouko was the only one besides Akira who understand how Tokio had felt through in the reality and for her she admiring him at the most of her time they spent together due to Tokio's determination to become a hero, until their last meeting on 2 months before the shut down of The World R:3. According to Akira, Saika's appearance resembled Shouko.