Michael Irving (ミハイル・アーヴィング), also known as Irving the Tenacious (不撓のアーヴィング), is a commissioned major with the Railway Military Police temporarily loaned to the Thors Branch Campus as Chief Instructor.
Profile[]
Introduction[]
A stern, young major in the Railway Military Police (RMP). During the civil war, he fought alongside Prince Olivert and the Imperial Army in a series of harsh battles in western Erebonia. He's a counterpart to Major Claire Rieveldt, the Icy Maiden. Though he seems to act harshly toward her at times, it's clear from his actions that he looks out for her, too. He is appointed Chief Instructor at the branch campus, but his true purpose for being there is to monitor Aurelia. He is also tasked with leveraging the strength of the school's students and faculty to battle jaegers, Ouroboros, and any other threats to the nation.[3]
Appearance[]
Michael is a tall man with lavender eyes and short blonde hair. He wears a variation of the RMP officer's uniform, consisting of their colour scheme but with a large grey and green overcoat over a black shirt and red tie. He wears white trousers and blue shoes as well as a grey-green beret. Michael uses an orbal pistol in combat, but occasionally can be seen with a four-barrelled rocket launcher.
Personality[]
Michael is a straight-laced devoted soldier. He is considered both professional and loyal. Despite his cold and hard exterior and dutifulness however, he does have a moral compass and sense of the right course of action when it counts.
Trivia[]
- In Dengeki PlayStation 536, Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo comments that "Michael Irving is a real military man [...]". The only other appearance of the name "Irving" in the series is in Moon Door 2 of Trails in the Sky the 3rd, where General Morgan's son and daughter-in-law, Irving and Rachel, are in the final month of the pregnancy of their soon to be born child, Rianne. In Trails in the Sky FC and SC, Rianne lives with her grandparents in the City of Grancel while her parents are unmentioned. It was believed that Major Michael is the father of Rianne and thus the son of General Morgan.[4] Neither Famitsu nor the official Trails of Cold Steel III website, however, mention the name "Irving". This theory was later debunked when his true background was revealed.
References[]
- ↑ Xander Mobus Twitter (accessed: October 22, 2019) at @XanderMobusVO
- ↑ Trails of Cold Steel III, Dengeki Character File Notebook.
- ↑ Trails of Cold Steel III, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ https://kisekicrack.sanctuarycrew.com/2017/04/12/mikhail-is-the-son-of-general-morgan/
