Forte Stollen

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Forte Stollen (フォルテ シュトーレン)
Name origin:	Stollen, a German pastry.
Gender:	Female
Age:	22 (26 in GA II)
Seiyū:	Mayumi Yamaguchi
Height:	175cm
Hair color:	Red
Eye color:	Blue
First appearance:	Episode 1, Galaxy Angel Season 1

Forte Stollen (フォルテ シュトーレン) is a fictional character from the anime, manga and dating sim series, Galaxy Angel.

[edit] In the anime

A frank, big-chested, husky-voiced, boyish redhead in a stylized military uniform complete with hat and monocle. Her hobby is collecting firearms and other weapons, and is a strong believer in applied force to many situations. She is scared of and allergic to mice. In the second season, her uniform was changed to be a bit less revealing. Also in its last episode of season 2 (ONLY in this episode), the Angel Troupe receives a new set of uniforms that actually gives them different powers. Forte's was the ability to breathe fire. She can somehow summon huge weapons hidden under her dress.

She also appears in the seventh episode in Galaxy Angelrune- Galaxy Angel II, the anime version of Galaxy Angel II, along with the rest of the original Angel Troupe, by then called the Moon Angel Troupe. Here, she looks similar to her game incarnation (see below), with the collar and necktie being the only additions to her original uniform.

[edit] In the manga

She is the big sister of the Angel Troupe, often advising others and trying to help them with their problems. Forte also helps Takuto and gives him a little advice when it comes to "relationship problems". She is the one who has the least intimate relationship with Takuto in the manga, acting more as a big sister to him.

[edit] In the games

Similar to the anime, and is the leader of the Angel Troupe. Being the oldest, Forte acts as the big sister of the group, often giving advice to others. Like many of the other characters in the first game, Forte is less than impressed with the appointment of Takuto as the commander of the Elsior and bluntly tells him that she will not consider him her commander until he proves himself. He eventually does, and she begins to trust him as much as she would her teammates on the Angels.

Of all the couplings, Takuto and Forte is the most mature, with Forte often advising Takuto.

In the first game "Galaxy Angel", if Takuto chooses to take her to the dance that occurs halfway into the game, the two of them share a drink together instead of dancing. Later on, after Forte is injured and Takuto is visiting, Forte mentions how the others think the two of them are a couple and asks if he's against the idea (predictably, he says no). When Elsior was in danger and surrounded by enemies, Forte uses her Strike Burst to destroy all of them. At the end of the game, Forte is assigned as the Vice-Commander of the Elsior while Lester is transferred elsewhere (to the regret of one of the operators, Almo, who has a crush on him).

In Moonlit Lovers, Forte is concerned with the arrival of Karasuma Chitose, a beautiful young recruit who seems to be just the kind of girl Takuto likes. At one point, during an invasion of fake Angels, it seems as Takuto thought that Forte and Chitose were willing to shoot each other. However, Takuto was wrong, and just to make sure, Takuto eventually manages to reassure her and the two take a vacation together.

In Eternal Lovers, Forte is still together with Takuto on the Elsior and leads the Angel troupe. After her Angel Frame is remotely hijacked and forced to fire on the Elsior, Forte develops an inability to fire guns or fight, as she is crippled by the fear that she will hurt those she cares about. After her return to the Elsior after recovering from her injuries after being shot down, she rallies the Angel Troupe and leads them from the Elsior. With Takuto's help, she manages to overcome her problem and swears to fight to protect Takuto and returns to active duty.

In Galaxy Angel II, Forte was one of the two original Moon Angels who did not resign from the military. She stayed on the planet "Celdar" along with Chitose Karasuma and is a guard of a royal family in NEUE. She is responsible for training the new members of the Rune Angel Troupe abroad Luxiole. She is forced to fight against Takuto and the Angels when Celdar is held hostage by enemy forces, who placed planet destroying Crust Breaker bombs around it. She admits to Takuto she is slightly happy about the situation, since she finally has a chance to match wits with the legendary hero Takuto Mayers. Despite having a numerical advantage (700 ships against Takuto and Ranpha's combined fleet of 400), Takuto's strategies prove superior and the Angels destroy the Crust Breakers. Now free to act, Forte rejoins the Luxiole and shares all the information she managed to gather about the enemy.

It should be noted that Forte was seriously trying to defeat Takuto, since if she failed or held back Celdar would be destroyed. She held a sizeable number of her ships back, suspecting a trick by Takuto. She succeeded in seeing through his ploy, but her subordinates, arrogantly underestimating the power of the Luxiole and the Emblem Frames, failed to react in time despite her orders. After her rescue, she happily conceded defeat to Takuto. In response, Takuto congratulated Forte on smuggling data on the Crust Breakers to them via broadcasts, admitting victory might not have been so simple otherwise.

Galaxy Angel characters

Moon Angels

Milfeulle Sakuraba - Mint Blancmanche - Ranpha Franboise Forte Stollen - Vanilla H - Chitose Karasuma

Rune Angels

Apricot Sakuraba - Lily C. Sherbet - Nano-Nano Pudding Kahlua/Tequilla Marjoram - Anise Azeat

Game and manga

Takuto Meyers - Kazuya Shiranami - Lester Cooldaras - Almo and Coco - Shiva

Anime only

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