Van Arkride

{{char}} (ヴァン・アークライド)[1] is self-employed at Arkride Solutions Office as a Spriggan. He is the protagonist of Trails through Daybreak and Kuro no Kiseki II: CRIMSON SiN.

Van is a 24 year old young man with blue eyes and dark bluish-black hair styled into a spiky, swept-back style with a long fringe. He wears a long cobalt jacket with a fleece lined collar, two front pockets and leather patches on the shoulder. The jacket's sleeves are partly rolled up, revealing a single unique red band worn on the left wrist. Van also wears a red shirt under a grey vest with a shorten centered zipper. He wears black dark trousers, two belts and blue-grey loafers. Around his neck, Van wears a dog tag along a cord and leather strap. On his right ear, a small ear ring can be seen.

Stun Caliber concept art (Kuro) Van is armed with a Stun-Calibur[JP 1], a long-blunt weapon resembling a sword ruler, but with no sharp edges. The blade portion of the sword is the Main Module partitioned into segments and there is in the Sub Module a blue gem installed into its pommel. This gem is part of its Orbal energy executions and the blade is durable enough to resist a blow from Kasim Al-Fayed's physical Buster Lancer. The Stun-Calibur is a provided by MTSC to Van on a tester contract.

While Van comes off as dry and pragmatic, he tries not to be insincere and is not bad at looking out for others. He has contact with people in various industries and backgrounds due to his work, both those who work in the light and the 'underworld'. .