Velvet Crowe

Originally a kind and family-oriented girl, Velvet became a vengeful woman fueled by hate due to the traumatic events she went through on the Scarlet Night three years prior to the events of the story. She fights with a blade mounted on her right-hand gauntlet, her feet, and her left arm as a daemonic weapon to devour daemons, humans, and malakhim alike. Three years ago, she was a very kind and loving character. Her little brother and many of the villagers often believed she was too athletic to land a husband. She loved her family and the people of the village until the events of them being massacred by a mysterious figure. Ever since then, Velvet's life has changed and she has locked away her carefree heart. Now, all that remains of her facade is a dark and gloomy character who will do anything to achieve her goals. She is a being who is shunned and by the voice of the Abbey, is feared by the world.

She feels loneliness in life, having to continuously face many conflicts and build up hatred. It is until three years later, in which she meets a young boy called Number Two. Because his orders were to harm the party, Velvet unconsciously saved him after forcibly using him by commanding him to hurt members of his affiliation and then pulling him along onto the fleeing ship. She acts rude and frustrated with him because everything she talks to him about is referred to as an "order" by him, until she teaches him the ways of life, she gains back some of her emotions of which were buried deep in her memory. It is because of her, that Laphicet began to attain a purpose in life, which makes her happy inside.

Velvet can also be quite stubborn when people, usually females, become close to Laphicet in any form. This can be seen when Laphicet and Eleanor have private conversations and becomes jealous that the former will not tell her about them. Afterwards, she tells him to prioritize her before Eleanor—saying that she is "first" and Eleanor comes "second", therefore he should speak to her about his problems before blushing at what she said. Velvet is also quite sisterly/motherly and overprotective regarding Laphicet, when she scolds Eizen and Rokurou for teaching him, unnecessary knowledge regarding e.g the untrusting of women.

Throughout the course of the game, Velvet is forced to confront her complicated and contradictory feelings. She struggles to reconcile her relentless drive for revenge with her still-existing humanity, and she initially refuses to get close to anyone, including Laphicet, due to Artorius' betrayal hardening her heart.

While initially cold, distant, and aloof, she hides a deep seated self loathing, with intense regret over what she has done in her journey for revenge. She privately hates herself for her actions but behaves as if she's driven by instinct, and as she loses to Artorius the first time, she admits her drive for revenge is her way of coping with her trauma. She sees herself as a "selfish, horrible girl" unworthy of her own humanity, but it is that same humanity which her party members, including Eleanor, find admirable about her alongside her passion and unstoppable drive to kill her former brother in law. She is willing to be seen as a monster because she sees herself as a monster, although the party frequently disagrees.

Velvet slowly grows to care more about the party beyond just Laphicet. She no longer threatens to eat or kill Magilou, accepting the bizarre witch for who she is, and even indulges in some of Magilou's bets and hijinks from time to time. She becomes far less aggressive, choosing more nonviolent but no less ruthless methods to defeat her enemies, and even shows empathy to several of her enemies whenever their families are involved. She shows far more respect to Eizen, who finds her "foolishness" inspiring, and Rokurou, who admires her humanity despite being a daemon, and values them both as comrades, even saying she looks forward to meeting Eizen's sister Edna. Rokurou, initially driven by envy against his brother Shigure, eventually grows to respect his brother, having seen firsthand Velvet's love of her family, and his motivation goes from surpassing Shigure to becoming the best swordsman instead while still intending to beat his brother. Eizen, meanwhile, admits he has grown fond of the party, wrote letters to his sister about Velvet and the party, and even got a letter back from Edna who says she wants to meet Velvet and her friends.

But the biggest change lies in her relationship with the Exorcist Eleanor Hume, Velvet's erstwhile rival turned teammate. Velvet reluctantly agrees to have Eleanor join the party once she becomes the only possible vessel for Laphichet. Their mistrust and jealousy characterize their initial interactions, although other party members and even NPCs often note how considerate they are to one another in spite of that. While she often proclaimed otherwise, Velvet frequently shows worry and concern for Eleanor, who herself grows more empathetic towards Velvet the more she starts understanding her. Through their many shared similarities and parallels, despite how different they may appear at first glance, Velvet and Eleanor become far closer by the second half of the game, where Velvet privately trusts Eleanor with personal information no one else in the party is privy to. They even stand next to each other far more often in skits, showing a level of comfort with each other they did not have at first. Even their initial jealousy over Laphicet goes away, as they ultimately embrace being mother/sister figures to him. While they retain much of their snarky banter, it is far more playful and lighthearted than before, with Eleanor even thanking Velvet for "capturing" her and Velvet saying the party is "lucky to have you, Eleanor."

Velvet becomes more willing to embrace her old kindness and empathy, including her sillier side once she finally reconciles all her contradictory feelings, namely that she still loves Artorius despite still intending to kill him. While still snarky and blunt, Velvet starts smiling far more, willingly indulges in the party's silly antics, shows far more compassion, and even becomes less selfish overall, choosing instead to kill Artorius to save the world from Innominat. But she never gets over her self loathing, which drives her to sacrifice herself to stop Innominat from ever being released again.