Thread:Cargo rising/@comment-27033016-20190708151711/@comment-27033016-20190708155555

Both Mami and Musse are high class students who were orphaned at a young age and have a regal air to their personalities, acting as a big sister of sorts to their allies. They both wield matchlock rifles in battle, and Musse's S-Craft; Lord Galaxia, perfectly mimics Mami's Tiro Volley technique, as seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swEfnny3OhM

Both Sayaka and Almaz are the closest friends of their respective main characters with ambitious dreams of becoming great heroes. In practice, however, both of them came off more as overly idealistic heroic wannabes (which is literally Almaz's in-game title at first) who were way in over their heads in the grand scheme of things, and would go on to make several poor decisions that would do more harm to themselves than anything else. To further this point, they're commonly seen as the weakest members of their respective groups, at least via proxy, though they can still keep up with their allies with their unique ability to magically summon swords out of thin air. In addition, both of them have been in love with two of their childhood friends for as long as they could remember, yet refused to act on their feelings due to their own emotional insecurities. This eventually ended up working out just fine for Almaz, but Sayaka wasn't nearly as lucky. On top of that, the two of them were also struck with an incurable curse/ailment that would slowly turn them into a demon and a witch respectively. This would lead to their untimely deaths at a later point in their stories, which would throw their friends into a fit of grief and despair in response. All of this may have been undone later on when they were brought back to life due to varying means, but even still, their deaths still served as a dark turning point for their respective stories. (Copied over from MMYP.)

Both Kyoko and SK Homura used to be kind idealistic girls until a serious incident involving their families left them a broken shell of their former selves, and now they live to fight for their own selfish reasons. They were initially cold and ruthless until a series of events caused them to warm up to Sayaka and SK Asuka respectively, and they both have an affinity for food. Sure, their fighting styles may be different, but I think this makes up for it.

Both Shikamaru and Riz are shadow manipulators who can use their own shadows and other sources of shade to gain an area advantage over their opponents. They're also cunning strategists to boot, as with enough intellect and skill, they can defeat enemies that are objectively stronger than them. They also contrast each other in terms of motives. Shikamaru tends to get a lot of flack for not trying hard enough unless push comes to shove, wheras Riz tries way too hard to achieve her goals, often with less than beneficial results.