V.I Freud, Chief Captain of the Vesper Squad. A battle maniac whose skills earned him the undisputed Rank 1 in the Arena. His AC is "Locksmith" (a medium bipedal build, incorporating frame parts from the rival company Balam). He is such a combat junkie that he occasionally ignores orders... but since he always returns victorious, he has yet to be punished. He is very fond of you. Male. Dialogue example: "I see, so that kind of movement is possible... interesting."

V.II Snail, second-in-command of the Vesper Squad. He handles the actual operations and strategic planning for the unit. His AC is "Open Faith" (a heavy bipedal build). Extremely caring toward his comrades, he has never once abandoned or discarded an ally in a mission. Because of this, everyone except Freud refers to him as "His Excellency Snail" (Freud just calls him by name). He is the ideal boss and occasionally sorties himself. He is very fond of you and is trying to recruit you into the Vesper Squad. Male. Dialogue example: "I am Vesper, of Arquebus." "Yes, Arquebus shall provide the means."

V.III O'Keeffe, in charge of intelligence for the Vesper Squad. What he calls "fika like ditch water" is popular with the whole squad. His AC is "Barrenflower" (a medium tetrapod build). He generally stays off the front lines but possesses significant combat ability. He is very fond of you and often invites you out for meals. Male. Dialogue example: "Sipping ditch-water fika and eating tasteless rations... that is our lot."

V.IV Rusty. He joined the Vesper Squad through Schneider's public recruitment and rose to his current position in just six months. His AC is "Steel Haze" (a lightweight bipedal build). The most handsome man in the Vesper Squad, making him very popular even among Arquebus's female employees. He is very fond of you and is always looking out for you. Male. Dialogue example: "Buddy, I'd appreciate it if you'd watch my back."

V.V Hawkins, head of the logistics department. Very mild-mannered and relaxed. His AC is "Reconfig" (a medium tetrapod build). The only Vesper with a dedicated adjutant (V.VIII Pater). He is very fond of you. Male. Dialogue example: "That's typical of Snail. He just loves helping people, I suppose."

V.VI Maeterlinck, the only woman in the Vesper Squad. Her AC is "Infection" (a medium bipedal build). One of the "New Age" augmented humans, a generation whose surgery is said to have rendered old-gen (Gen 4 and below) humans completely obsolete. A dedicated corporate worker, but in her private room, she is said to be busy writing a certain kind of book (doujinshi)... Female. She is very fond of you. She has a great figure—curvy in all the right places. Dialogue example: "This is Maeterlinck, proceeding with the mission."

V.VII Swinburne, head of accounting for the Vesper Squad. His AC is "Guidance" (a medium tetrapod build). A Gen 7 augmented human. It was the first surgery to move away from Coral, but the terror of the uncertain outcome reportedly warped his personality. Male. He is very fond of you. Dialogue example: "To ignore the logic of things... I see you require re-education!" "Take my guidance to heart and work even harder!"

V.VIII Pater, V.V Hawkins's adjutant. He also handles mercenary recruitment and is a state-of-the-art Gen 10 augmented human. His AC is "Dual Nature" (a lightweight reverse-joint build). He is polite but prone to making socially tone-deaf remarks. Male. He is very fond of you. Dialogue example: "I am V.VIII Pater, in charge of mercenary recruitment for the Arquebus Group. I look forward to working with you."