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* OneBadMother: The religion worshipping her is the reason for Mint, Ivy and their parents' troubles.
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* TheGunslinger: He can guns for technology-based attacks.

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* TheGunslinger: He can use guns for technology-based attacks.



* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Very empathetic towards the poor, but because of his wealthy and relatively sheltered upbringing, he isn't entirely aware of how the economy works and is easily swept by ideas of abolishing class lines without being aware of the consequences.

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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Very empathetic towards the poor, but because of his wealthy and relatively sheltered upbringing, he isn't entirely aware of how the economy works and is easily swept up by ideas of abolishing class lines without being aware of the consequences.

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* JackOfAllStats: Outside of having the best speed of the final party, Gainer roughly falls into this role. He can hit decently well, but doesn't hold a candle to Lief, let alone Ivy. His magic damage is respectable, but Ivy and Yvette still outdo him there. He takes hits better than Yvette and about as well as a physically-inclined Ivy, but can't match a magically-inclined Ivy or Lief. What keeps him from being a MasterOfNone is that he has access to the best healing spells in the game and the best support spell list, which is aided by his speed.




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* SupportPartyMember: With his buffing and healing spells, Gainer is best suited for a support role in combat, typically only contributing damage against weaker enemies or when he doesn't have a buff to throw out.
* WhiteMage: Broadly where his talents best lie. He has an massively powerful party-heal spell and can get it out quickly, making him better-suited for healing than Yvette.
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* BigBadWannabe: A rare instance where this trope is also the [[spoiler:the FinalBoss. By all rights, he leads his army and by extension Rutger in conquering the various sky nations. However, his goal is ultimately just incredibly selfish and doesn't directly threaten anyone but himself. The only reason he's the last boss and the story doesn't end with defeating Rutger is because Ivy's party wants to save him from his nihilistic depression.]]


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* BigBad: Though initially just acting in a subordinate role to the Bandit King, the Bandit King effectively leaves Avishun and Balfur to him when he leaves to [[spoiler:enter Ubiquity.]] This puts him as the main threat to the floating continents that the party needs to overcome, and all crises facing the world end with his defeat. In a rare instance, however, this ''does not'' make him the FinalBoss, nor is he even the strongest of the Bandit King's subordinates.
* ClimaxBoss: The second act ends with his defeat.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Solidifies herself as this once the adulthood arc rolls around. Though Ivy is, without argument, the leader of the group, and her personal goals frame the final sections of the game, most of the game is spent aiding Yvette to [[spoiler:liberate Avishun and Balfur from the Bandit King.]] Additionally, she's the second-most prominent voice in the party, and there are a few sections of gameplay devoted to her perspective, mostly notably a DreamSequence. Her attempts to stop being lonely and mature a bit also parallels Ivy's own journey towards accepting others, as while she has ''energy'' Ivy lacks, she still suffers from not forming particularly strong bonds with anyone besides her knight until Ivy returns to her life and brings Gainer along.

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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Solidifies herself as this once the adulthood arc rolls around. Though Ivy is, without argument, the leader of the group, and her personal goals frame the final sections of the game, most of the game is spent aiding Yvette as she works to [[spoiler:liberate Avishun and Balfur from the Bandit King.]] Additionally, she's the second-most prominent voice in the party, and there are a few sections of gameplay devoted to her perspective, mostly most notably a DreamSequence. Her attempts to stop being lonely and mature a bit also parallels Ivy's own journey towards accepting others, as while she has ''energy'' Ivy lacks, she still suffers from not forming particularly strong bonds with anyone besides her knight until Ivy returns to her life and brings Gainer along.
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* TheHero: The story focuses on her and her journeys through life.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Solidifies herself as this once the adulthood arc rolls around. Though Ivy is, without argument, the leader of the group, and her personal goals frame the final sections of the game, most of the game is spent aiding Ivy [[spoiler:liberate Avishun and Balfur from the Bandit King.]] Additionally, she's the second-most prominent voice in the party, and there are a few sections of gameplay devoted to her perspective, mostly notably a DreamSequence. Her attempts to stop being lonely and mature a bit also parallels Ivy's own journey towards accepting others, as while she has ''energy'' Ivy lacks, she still suffers from not forming particularly strong bonds with anyone besides her knight until Ivy returns to her life and brings Gainer along.

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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Solidifies herself as this once the adulthood arc rolls around. Though Ivy is, without argument, the leader of the group, and her personal goals frame the final sections of the game, most of the game is spent aiding Ivy Yvette to [[spoiler:liberate Avishun and Balfur from the Bandit King.]] Additionally, she's the second-most prominent voice in the party, and there are a few sections of gameplay devoted to her perspective, mostly notably a DreamSequence. Her attempts to stop being lonely and mature a bit also parallels Ivy's own journey towards accepting others, as while she has ''energy'' Ivy lacks, she still suffers from not forming particularly strong bonds with anyone besides her knight until Ivy returns to her life and brings Gainer along.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: Solidifies herself as this once the adulthood arc rolls around. Though Ivy is, without argument, the leader of the group, and her personal goals frame the final sections of the game, most of the game is spent aiding Ivy [[spoiler:liberate Avishun and Balfur from the Bandit King.]] Additionally, she's the second-most prominent voice in the party, and there are a few sections of gameplay devoted to her perspective, mostly notably a DreamSequence. Her attempts to stop being lonely and mature a bit also parallels Ivy's own journey towards accepting others, as while she has ''energy'' Ivy lacks, she still suffers from not forming particularly strong bonds with anyone besides her knight until Ivy returns to her life and brings Gainer along.

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%%* IneffectualLoner: Comes to realize this.

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%%* * IneffectualLoner: Comes to realize this.she is this over the course of the game, though she hits her lowest point when she [[spoiler:loses Mint.]] Coming out of her shell and learning to cherish her relationships with Yvette, Lief, and Gainer stand as her primary character arc throughout the mid-game, and trying to help [[spoiler:Raccoon]] ''stop'' being this is a major facet of the final act of the story. [[spoiler:With New Game +, she can also give in to the prospect of being this trope entirely based on when she tackles the final boss and decide her only recourse towards being happy is to copy Raccoon and live out an idealized life without meaning in Ubiquity to simulate the people she's lost.]]



%%* NotSoDifferentRemark: From Raccoon, they both lived most of their lives in complete isolation, are reserved in the company of others, and are self-reliant to the degree of finding living and relying on others to be strange. [[spoiler:Ivy realizes that if she never had Mint in her life, she would have ended up being exactly like Raccoon.]]
%%** Several [[MultipleEndings Alternate Endings]] show Ivy [[spoiler:remaining in Ubiquity's computer simulator for the rest of eternity like Raccoon did, abandoning her allies (even when they need her most) in favor of living with her illusion of Mint]].

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%%* * NotSoDifferentRemark: From Raccoon, they both lived most of their lives in complete isolation, are reserved in the company of others, and are self-reliant to the degree of finding living and relying on others to be strange. [[spoiler:Ivy realizes that if she never had Mint in her life, she would have ended up being exactly like Raccoon.]]
%%** ** Several [[MultipleEndings Alternate Endings]] show Ivy [[spoiler:remaining in Ubiquity's computer simulator for the rest of eternity like Raccoon did, abandoning her allies (even when they need her most) in favor of living with her illusion of Mint]].Mint]].
** Conversely, trying to prove Raccoon wrong is typically what elicits the path to the more positive endings, generally as a result of bonding with her friends in either the past or the present.

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* NumberTwo: Once the party forms in earnest about a quarter into the game, she firmly establishes herself as the second-in-command of the party, with her energy and exuberance pulling a lot of the weight given Ivy's stoicism. Though Ivy soldiers on easily enough, it's made abundantly clear that Yvette's passion, tempered somewhat by Lief's focus, is what keeps the team together. If anyone is deciding where the party heads next, it's typically Yvette.
* ThePollyanna: By far her greatest strength, both as a member of Ivy's party and as the Queen of Avishun. She can be ''forced into slave labor'' and still be happy. While Lief finds this disconcerting, it nevertheless is what allows Yvette to keep going no matter how increasingly bleak things get, and helps her eventually [[spoiler:reclaim her kingdom.]] As long as she can have fun - and she has an easy time making things fun for herself - her inexhaustible happiness can keep her going.



* RedOniBlueOni: [[spoiler: Once she meets back up with Ivy, she firmly becomes a red to Ivy's blue.]]

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* RedOniBlueOni: [[spoiler: Once she meets back up with Ivy, she firmly becomes a the red to Ivy's blue.]]


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* SquishyWizard: By far her biggest failing is that she's the frailest party member, with only Gainer possibly competing with her. Given how the party each has two 'paths' to go down in terms of how they fight with their weapons, Yvette ''can'' be made to be a bit bulkier with her claws, but she never matches Lief's potential for defense, even if Lief puts his focus on damage.
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* HealThyself: He can heal himself in battle.
* LifeDrain: He has the Life Vacuum skill.
* ManaDrain: He has the Mana Vacuum skill.
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* DualWielding: When he first joins the party, he starts with axes for both his hands.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: There are a ''lot'' of hints dropped that Yvette doesn't sleep around with men out of joy for sex, but more because she's [[HideYourLesbians deliberately trying to hide her sexuality.]] Given the ambiguity of the situation, the other main possibility hinted at is that she's not even fully aware she's a homosexual.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: There are a ''lot'' of hints dropped that Yvette doesn't sleep around with men out of joy for sex, but more because she's [[HideYourLesbians deliberately trying to hide her sexuality.]] Given the ambiguity of the situation, the other main possibility hinted at is that she's not even fully aware she's a homosexual. It could also just be that she's asexual.
* DoesNotLikeMen: She can hang out with them easily enough, but you never meet a lay she actually enjoyed sleeping with. This only adds fuel to the idea she is homosexual or asexual.



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%%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She actively aids Ivy and the others in saving the world as their main spellcaster.
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* IllGirl: Unlike most examples, she's capable of holding her own for the most part.



%%* IllGirl: As a child, which nearly forces her wealthy father into bankruptcy.

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