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Cerval is a Cellien-like mirror of Serval, possessing a very similar appearance. However, there are several differences - her skin and clothes are, for the most part, green. The ears are unlike a real serval's ears in all regards and are more reminiscent of large wings. Like other Celliens, her ears exhibit gradient coloration, going from green, to yellow, to red, and finally to blue. Her skirt is tied with a single ribbon, whose tips also end in a gradient. Her shoes, unlike Serval's, have no ribbons at all. Her eyes are red, and are drawn with a distinct outline, and the 'M' pattern on her forehead is not only distinctly shorter, but it glows white. Her hair is 'rounder' instead of having sharp ends like Serval's, possibly to represent the 'rigid and wiggly' texture Celliens have.

Her original version as a Cellien is still similar to Serval, but incredibly simplistic. She could be described as more of a 'silhouette' of Serval than a mirror image. Her ears, while still exhibiting gradient coloration, do not resemble 'wings' at all. She lacks any sort of distinctive spots or Serval-like marks, including the 'M' pattern - the shirt even seems to lack sleeves and integrates itself into the body of the Cellien instead. She also lacks ribbons or any sort of other decor. Unlike her Friend form, her feet and tail still have a gradient.

Cerval is introduced as a mysterious Serval-like Cellien who often gets herself into trouble, much to the chagrin of the actual Serval, who ends up receiving the blame. Her speech patterns are slow and vague, with heavy usage of ellipses and disconnected, incomplete phrases characterizing much of her dialogue in the story. She initially speaks only in Katakana, a literary device employed by Japanese writers to denote that a character's way of speaking is robotic or even possessed.

After her initial confrontation (and battle), she is not particularly hostile or aggressive, instead concentrating on returning to the side of the [[Cellien Queen]] with all due haste. Despite this, however, she is prone to becoming distracted, especially by [[Japari Buns]], a fondness she shares with Serval. It is revealed that there are a great many things she does not understand, but she gradually learns from her experiences over the course of the plot and develops her own identity.

After becoming a Friend, Cerval's personality transforms and becomes more defined, with her speech patterns becoming more normalized and comprehensible, albeit still brief. She is eager to do her best in battle and have new experiences and is particularly vocal about her love for her bonds with Serval and the protagonist.

The player and their party encounter Cerval shortly after the beginning of the game, amidst the second battle of the tutorial sequence. Her appearance is a brief one, and while she piques the party's curiosity (in particular that of her lookalike, Serval), she disappears as suddenly as she appeared, claiming "she must go" and escaping before the protagonists can investigate her.

Cerval, remembering the smell of Japari Buns thanks to Serval's memory, happens upon [[Caracal/Nexon Game|Caracal]] and attacks her to steal some buns. This action causes a misunderstanding and drives a temporary rift between Serval and Caracal, with the latter mistaking Cerval's actions for those of the real Friend. In order to prove Serval's innocence, the player's party pursues Cerval and -- unbeknownst to them, with the slight aid of [[Silver Fox/Nexon Game|Silver Fox]], who is collecting data on her -- manages to catch up with her for a confrontation. Not wanting to be bothered, Cerval attacks them but is defeated, uttering a cryptic line about "the Queen". Serval, not knowing what she's referring to, asks for her name, but Cerval does not seem to understand and flees the scene. The party, now including Caracal, makes the decision to pursue her out of concern that she would end up falsely incriminating Serval of further wrongdoing.