History Characters / BatenKaitos

* TomatoSurprise [[spoiler: You are not a guardian spirit. You're a portion of Malpercio.]]

* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitosEternalWingsAndTheLostOcean''
* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitosOrigins''

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[[folder:In Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean]]

[[folder:In Origins '''(SPOILERS)''']]

!The cast of Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

[[folder:The Six Man Band]]
!!'''Kalas'''
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->''"Here's your share of the loot. Enough to shut you up I hope."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KosukeToriumi (JP), Eric Kelso (EN)
TheHero of our story. Kalas is a youth who wakes up in the clinic of Cebalrai, the Farming Hamlet, under the care of a kindly old doctor named Larikush, having been found by a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Greythorne]] named Meemai in Moonguile Forest, unconscious. A Spiriter, Kalas hails from Mira and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge is hell-bent on getting even with Giacomo]] for killing his grandfather and little brother. Quite the jerk and DeadpanSnarker originally, plus highly cynical, [[CharacterDevelopment but eventually softens later on]]. [[DualWielding Dual wields]] a large sword and a reverse-gripped dagger.
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* AceCustom: The Empire makes use of Winglets like Kalas does, but Kalas' is a far more advanced model that is mean to simulate the function of an actual wing, including growing with him. It was designed specially for him by Georg.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Kalas was bullied relentlessly as a kid due to only having one wing. Wings in this world are a reflection of a person's heart, which caused people to assume there was something wrong with him. [[spoiler:One of his reasons for secretly working for Melodia, besides the general despair of losing his family, is that Melodia could use her power to grant him a true pair of wings and make him "complete".]]
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Played with; if you suggest saving Xelha in Rodolfo's mansion, Kalas gets annoyed with you and says he only cares about finding Giacomo. Then he runs into a door that needs two people to open.
** PlayedStraight in the end [[spoiler:when he risks his life to save Melodia from Malpercio. It shows both his CharacterDevelopment and how the two girls aren't so different.]]
* ArchEnemy: First to Giacomo and, to a lesser extent, Ayme. Then ultimately to Geldoblame. [[spoiler:Transfers one more time to Melodia.]]
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Kalas was a result of research to create life from Magnus.]]
* ArtificialLimbs: His custom-made winglet.
* BackToBackBadasses combined [[spoiler: with [[BattleCouple Xelha]] at the end of the game during the final [[TheReveal reveal.]] ]]
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: A male example. He’s the beauty to Lyude’s brains and Gibari’s brawn.
* {{BFS}}: Wields a very large sword, one handed.
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler: It's clear that by the time the party gets to Mira at least, he's grown to like being a member of the main group. He still betrays them to Melodia, but is visibly sad for a while afterwards.]]
* BeingEvilSucks: [[spoiler:After the initial euphoric high, Kalas seems to find himself unable to enjoy his power after betraying the group and is visibly sad until his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: When he comes to help Xelha fight the Sabre Dragon. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that he only did it to get the fangs, which apparently sell for a high price.
* BlowYouAway: While he has moves of all six elements, both his Level 9 finisher and his strongest sword are Wind Element, and he also has the most finishers in that element (3). He also is proficient with its opposite, [[TimeyWimeyBall Chronos]], possessing two high-level finishers (including his level 8), his second-strongest sword, and his strongest armor.
* BrokenAngel: At least according to Georg, his single wing is not a defect but an evolutionary marvel.
* BrokenBird: Losing his grandfather and little brother ''really'' messed with Kalas' head. His jerkish tendencies are a combination of a coping mechanism and the simple fact that he finds it difficult to really care about anything else.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Double subverted with Xelha. Despite his broodiness, Kalas is pretty laid-back and funny, whereas Xelha despite her gentleness has plenty of reason to brood.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: As is revealed within minutes of starting the game. [[spoiler:Turns out his troubles go ''way'' before ''two years ago'' though.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: The guy flings a lot of passive-aggressive barbs at everything that annoys him, which just so happens to be ''everything''. [[CharacterDevelopment He eventually becomes a lot nicer and more well-meaning]] [[spoiler:after his HeelFaceTurn]].
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Crossed it when Giacomo and Ayme killed his family, which led him to make his deal with Melodia. Eventually subverted when Xelha manages to pull him out of the darkness with the Ocean Mirror, at which point he undergoes his HeelFaceTurn and becomes TheHero once more.]]
* DualWielding: Though Kalas mostly uses his dagger to block, like a proper two weapon fighter would.
* DullSurprise: His English voice actor infamously doesn't emote all too well. [[spoiler:Then he reveals his status as TheMole [[EvilIsHammy and starts devouring the scenery]].]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Kalas is Malpercio's servant from the beginning, and has been leading the party on since he met Xelha. Eventually has a HeelFaceTurn, thanks to Xelha's intervention.]]
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The Cynic, at first. Becomes conflicted as the game progresses.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The choleric.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: [[BlowYouAway Void Phantom,]] and ''Lord Of The Wind'' for his ultimate Finisher, as well as either Skull Buckle or Moon Buckle for his equipment magnus.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Initially played straight with Giacomo but ultimately subverted since it’s also personal with both BigBad [[spoiler:Geldoblame and Melodia]].
* HeroicWillpower: How he is able to [[spoiler:throw aside Malpercio's taint and HeelFaceTurn back to the group's side again.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He accuses Queen Corellia of standing by and watching while the world falls into ruin around her, despite wanting to do ''the exact same thing'' mere hours ago. Granted, this is Kalas we're talking about.
%%Do not list {{Jerkass}} if at least one of its [[SubTrope Sub-Tropes]] are already listed (i.e. JerkWithAHeartOfGold and/or JerkWithAHeartOfJerk). Also, there's nothing on any of those pages (including DependingOnTheWriter) saying there should be exceptions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very much the "Jerk" part originally. [[spoiler:It's also a plot point. As a failed prototype "Magnus of Life", Kalas possesses a great number of human flaws; pride, arrogance, and relentless dickery included, in contrast with [[IncorruptiblePurePureness his brother, Fee]]]]. However, he eventually develops the "Heart of Gold" part.
* TheMole [[spoiler: From the very beginning he's been working to unleash the End Magnus for the game's true BigBad]].
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler: After TheReveal, he gives a rather disturbing laugh as the screen fades to black.]]
* LightningBruiser: Starts off offensively weaker than Xelha, but will quickly grow into this once he starts picking up better magnus. It helps that he has the earliest opportunity (In Anuenue's Holoholo Jungle) of the group to find his first Equipment Magnus with the express purpose of raising his stats. Get it, and you'll find yourself dealing ridiculous damage with Kalas for a great while.
* MeaningfulName: Kalas means ''Raven'' (''karasu'') in Japanese. Ostensibly named in this manner because [[spoiler:Geldoblame thought he was a failed result of Georg's experiments in creating the [[ArtificialHuman Divine Child,]] and that he was an omen of things to come. How right he was.]] It also works in English, being pronounced like "callous," an apt description of his personality.
* MoralityPet: Kalas is naturally kind of a dick, but having his little brother around moderated him a lot. Losing Fee seriously damaged Kalas' moral compass. [[spoiler: More so than is immediately apparent, as he sides with Malpercio pretty quickly after it happens.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: You probably won't pick up on it until a second playthrough, but he gets noticeably depressed after Mira, and clearly regrets [[spoiler:handing over the End Magnus to Melodia. Once you get him back, he breaks down big time.]]
* MysteriousWaif: Xelha plays this role for Kalas and the player. [[spoiler:Kalas himself plays this role for Xelha who sets out specifically to find him.]]
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Kalas initially rebuff's Xelha's invitation to join her in fighting the empire, and tries multiple times to get out of helping. Needless to say, his path ends up aligned with hers in the end.
* OneWingedAngel: Literally only has one Wing Of The Heart. [[spoiler:Gets a second wing when he accepts Malpercio's power.]]
* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:He grows a left wing when he receives Malpercio's taint. After that, he's always seen with his wings out, even when they're not in use. Manifesting wings for a prolonged periods of time is extremely taxing for most people, but with Malpercio's power Kalas is able to use them all he wants.]]
* SayMyName: A couple of times as his brother Fee dies in his arms.
* {{SideQuest}}: Almost ''plays out'' like one, and has a certain feel to it, but it is actually mandatory, to go to the Celestial Alps later in the game to obtain "something Georg left behind for Kalas." Surprise surprise, [[spoiler: turns out the TerribleTrio was alive after all]].
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Very cynical at the beginning, more idealistic towards the end.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: To Giacomo and crew.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: After TheReveal, he seems to completely lose his mind. It's not clear whether Malpercio's power has caused him to go insane or he's merely been brainwashed.]]
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Grandfather And Little Brother]]: To Giacomo and, to a lesser extent, Ayme.
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!!'''Xelha'''
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->''"Cast light upon the darkened earth... Save those lost in despair. O Mighty Ocean, guide us, as we journey through... The darkest pit of night."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiakiTakahashi (JP), Bianca Allen (EN)
A MysteriousWaif that we first meet in Cebalrai, quite distinct from the townspeople. Xelha and Kalas chat briefly before she departs with two men for Moonguile Forest, whereupon Kalas finds her at the mercy of a Sabre Dragon. Cue BigDamnHeroes. Afterwards, though initially appalled by Kalas' rough and uncaring behaviour, she nonetheless requests to accompany him towards a common goal for a while, which eventually ends up becoming a mission to save the world. Caring, very gentle, empathic, and possessing strong morals along with a powerful sense of duty. Quite a contrast for Kalas. Obviously develops a thing for him due to his BigDamnHeroes moment. Fights using magic spells channeled through a wand.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: More like all girls want BrokenBird boys.
* ArchEnemy: To Malpercio and [[spoiler: Melodia]] since it is her duty to restore the ocean to the world.
* BarrierMaiden: [[spoiler: The Ice Queen's role in acting as the seal for the ocean.]]
* BattleCouple: [[spoiler: At the end of the game, during the last battle.]]
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The beauty to Mizuti’s brains and Savyna’s brawn.
* BettyAndVeronica: A rather messy and partially non romantic example. She is the Betty to [[spoiler: Melodia’s]] Veronica and Kalas’s Archie. Though the battle is more for his soul than his heart.
* BlackMagicianGirl: She's an offensive magic user, and when you first get her, she's got Kalas beat in raw power.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: the yellow blonde to Kalas’ blue brunette and Lyude’s flaming redhead.
* BrickJoke: Pay attention to her dialogue during the scene in the Mindeer's deck when the party is stranded in an Outer Dimension. [[spoiler:She'll say she and Kalas met in Moonguile Forest. But wait! Didn't you meet her for the first time in Cebalrai...?]] This is actually {{Foreshadowing}}, but most people won't notice, and the ones that do won't think much of it. [[spoiler:But ''Kalas'' sure as hell noticed, and did so immediately.]]
* BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler: Two years ago, she was the most powerful magic-user in the world. After her premonition, she lost most of her powers, but she's still no slouch.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: She calls ''every single spell card'' she uses.
* CrazyPrepared: She carries an important MacGuffin on her. When she gets captured, it's taken from her [[spoiler:but it turns out to be a fake, made specifically for a situation of this sort]].
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Bright yellow. It foreshadows that she is a witch.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: In Kalas' arms. See below.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler: After she dies. [[DisneyDeath She gets better.]]]]
* DreamingOfThingsToCome [[spoiler: She set out to spy on the Emperor after having a dream about his plans to unseal the End Magnus.]]
* ElementalPowers: Able to wield all six elements due to being a magician.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: With Kalas, to the point where even the player can tease them about it.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The optimist, at first, becomes conflicted as the game progresses.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The sanguine.
* FragileSpeedster: She's far and away your fastest character. However, she ''cannot'' take a hit.
* GirlOfMyDreams: Gender-inverted. [[spoiler:Xelha first sees Kalas in her dreams. She felt a great deal of sympathy for Kalas and wanted to help him, even if she never met him before.]]
* GirlyRun: Becomes a lot more noticeable when [[spoiler:you start playing as her]].
* GlassCannon: She has excellent attack power and access to all six elements. However, this is offset by her rather weak defensive power (in comparison to other characters) and the strange difficulty with which her armor magnus drop.
* GoodIsNotDumb: She's extremely kind and cares deeply about others, but she's also very smart and well prepared.
** She stole the pendant to unlock the End Magnus from the Imperial Palace. She also immediately had a copy made in case she ever got captured. When she gets captured on Sadal Suud, the Empire does indeed take the copy thinking it's the real thing.
** [[spoiler:Subverted with respect to Kalas. She knows he's working to resurrect Malpercio, but allows him to carry the Che End Magnus anyway because she wants him to trust her. [[FaceHeelTurn Although it works out for her in the end.]] However, she also knows via her prophetic vision that he’s a decent person who (depending on whether she saw him with Fee or him with her upon freeing the Ocean) is either dealing with intense grief or will be the one to help her fulfill her destiny, all while also developing a crush on him.]]
* {{Foil}}: As the female protagonist in a [=JRPG=], she gets a few.
** With Mizuti. The two are both known individually as the most powerful magic users in the world, one a sky witch and the other an earth wizard. However, while Mizuti is a BadassNormal who wants to be special, Xelha is a BarrierMaiden who just wants to be normal. Mizuti hides her face, whereas Xelha conceals her identity.
** With Savyna. As the [[spoiler: for a while]] TwoGirlsToATeam Xelha is petite, blonde, feminine TeamMom. Savyna is Amazonian beauty, brunette, masculine [[IWorkAlone lone wolf]]. Both carry deep personal issues, though one hides is beneath warmth and the other beneath coldness.
** With Melodia, [[spoiler: as Christ and AntiChrist archetypes with a mysterious connection to Kalas]]. Xehla is the vessel for the ocean, whereas [[spoiler: Melodia is the soul for the empty vessel that is Malpercio]]. As a kicker, Melodia is greedy for sweets whereas Xelha actively resists them.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde and a total sweetie.
* TheHeart: She's the most compassionate of the group, especially when compared to Kalas.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler: Heartbreakingly so during her DisneyDeath admits that all she wanted was to be a normal couple with Kalas.]]
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Ultimately the most morally pure character.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: No "ultimate" regular spell. "Wheel of Light" as her ultimate Finisher, and either Skull Anklet or Pegasus Anklet for equipment magnus.
* TheIngenue: Defied. She’s well aware of the corruption of the world, but still hopes for the best.
** “Watch out! I’m not that innocent!”
* LadyAndKnight: Truly a unique example. Xelha [[spoiler:herself is a queen]], but she is the white knight to Ladekahn’s Bright lord and Corellia’s bright lady.
* LastOfHerKind: [[spoiler: A variation. She is "The Last of the Ice Queens" in the sense that she will be the last Ice Queen to bear the Ocean within her.]]
* TheLeader: Of the FiveManBand for a while.
* LightEmUp: While her spells can just as easily be of any element, she has 4 light-based finishers including both her Level 1 and her Level 9.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The light to Savyna’s dark. Mizuti is somewhere in between.
* LongHairIsFeminine: Inverted. Despite being the most feminine of the group Xelha has short hair, while Savyna, the most masculine, has long hair.
* MeaningfulName: "Xelha" apparently means "font of water", [[spoiler:a fitting name for someone who has the Ocean sealed inside her]].
* MissingMom: Sadly, her mother has passed away before the start of the game and has passed the burden along to her.
* ModestRoyalty: [[spoiler: You could hardly tell she's a queen just by looking at her.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: A downplayed example. She clearly laments the deaths of Leon and Gram, but it only comes up a few times in the plot.
* MysteriousWaif: We don't learn much about her backstory until the second part of the game.
* OneHitKill: Her level VIII FinishingMove, ''[[KillItWithWater "Seal Of Water"]]'', has a 100% instant death effect on normal enemies.
* ThePollyanna: In deliberate contrast to Kalas' [[TheCynic cynicism]].
* PrincessesPreferPink: Although [[spoiler:she is already a queen by the time the game starts]].
* PinkMeansFeminine: The most traditionally feminine character, and wears the most pink.
%%* PinkGirlBlueBoy: With Kalas.
* QueenIncognito: [[spoiler:She's actually the Queen of Wazn, the Ice Lands]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler: She's this by duty, since the Queen of the Ice Lands is responsible for the fate of the world]]
* SealedGoodInACan: [[spoiler:And SHE is the can.]]
* ShipTease: Meets with Kalas under the moon at least three times, and [[LuminescentBlush blushes brightly when teased about her apparent crush on Kalas.]] [[spoiler:Eventually [[OfficialCouple acknowledged.]]]]
* {{SideQuest}}: Like all characters before the endgame, has her own. Hers involves searching for a forbidden magic book in the School of Magic that would prove useful to the group. [[spoiler:It was actually left behind by her ancestors, containing magic that would help them defeat Malpercio (in the form of her [[OneHitKill Seal]] of [[KillItWithWater Water]]). First, though, we get to see some {{Flashback}}s that reveal to us how CrazyPrepared Xelha's mother was.]]
%%* StepfordSmiler: As the time to release the ocean approaches she slips into this.
* SupernaturalSuffocation: Her level VIII finisher, Water Seal, surrounds the enemy with a sphere of water and instantly drowns them. It has a ''100%'' success rate, failing only against instant death-immune enemies.
%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Savyna’s tomboy.
* WarriorPrincess: [[spoiler: Actually, she is more of a ''Warrior Queen''.]]
* WeightWoe: According to her, girls and sweets are a bad combination.
* WhiteMagicianGirl: Fits the personality perfectly, but her magic is offensive.
* WomenAreWiser: Incredibly mature, especially next to the more volatile Kalas and Lyude. Also, only she and Savyna realize [[spoiler:Mizuti is a girl]].
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!!'''Gibari'''
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->''"I'll show you what a man of the Sky can do!"'' - ''EWLO''
->'''Voiced by: Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (JP), Jeff Gedert (EN)
->''"[[spoiler:Damn you Pop... Damn you!]]'' - ''Origins''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroyukiYoshino (JP), Beng Spies (EN)
A Skyfarer, that is, Baten Kaitos's FantasyCounterpartCulture name for a fisherman. Gibari is a large, burly man, and though he has his moments of headstrongness, he's actually fairly calm and very amiable. [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions Believes his hometown's local myths to all be fiction,]] which causes him to butt heads at times with Reblys, and his father as revealed in Origins. Kalas and Xelha meet him in Nashira when they go there after escaping from Imperial soldier pursuit back in Sadal Suud, in need of a boat in order to get to Sheliak and speak with King Ladekhan. Gibari pops in after they get dissed by Reblys and offers his boat in exchange for a favor; that they accompany him to the Lesser Celestial River so that he may discern the cause for its flooding. Fights with [[ImprobableWeaponUser boat oars.]]

As revealed later on in the game and as we see in ''Origins'', Gibari used to be a Diadem Royal Knight. In ''Origins'', it is revealed that he and Ladekahn used to be best friends, and that they would often skip out on their training to go see the fishermen over in Nashira reel the daily catch in. He actually didn't quit knighthood; rather, Ladekahn ''made him quit'' because he knew Gibari would [[TakingTheBullet give his life for him]] if it should ever come to it, just like Gibari's father, Rambari, had done for him.

He also is the oldest one in the group. In fact, the only one who met and can reliably recall his meeting with the group from ''Origins'', unseen in ''Eternal Wings'' thanks to RetCon. Discounting Savyna, who was 5 at the time.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: Forms one of sorts with Ladekhan and Palolo II in Origins. In ''Eternal Wings'' he is the strength to Kalas' speed and Lyude's Balance.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: A male example, he is the brawn to Kalas’ beauty and Lyude’s brains.
* BigEater: Chews his way through a wall made of candy at one point. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* TheBigGuy: He assumes this role when Xehla becomes TheLeader of the FiveManBand.
* BloodKnight: Actually very calm and rational, but he sure sounds excited when you encounter an enemy that is at just about your own level.
* BoisterousBruiser: He cranks the volume up several notches whenever he's in battle.
* CoolBoat: Like all ships not belonging to the Empire or Mira, ''it's alive.''
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Brown hair and eyes. Despite being a man of the sky, Gibari is ironically the most down to earth of the group.
* FashionableAsymmetry: He doesn't wear a shirt, but he has a shoulder pad on one side and a sleeve of tattoos on the other.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Subverted. Gibari knows for a fact that gods, spirits, [[spoiler:and demons, once the Dark Brethren from Cor Hydrae show up]] all exist. However, he's not one for superstition.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The realist.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Choleric, especially in battle.
* HeterosexualLifePartners & VitriolicBestBuds: With Reblys.
* IfJesusThenAliens: Defied. Gibari immediately understands the danger presented by Malpercio, and acknowledges the power of spirits. However, he refuses to give any credence to his town's superstitions, beleiving them to be based on ignorance and fear.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: He fights with ''oars.'' He somehow makes it work even better than Kalas' swords.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Balgora's Paddle, and "Ultimate Geyser" as his ultimate Finisher, and either Skull Creel or Creel of the Whale as his equipment magnus.
* LadyAndKnight: A same gender example, Gibari is the white knight to Ladekahn’s bright lord.
* TheLancer: Often one to take initiative in the planning stage, so he comes off as second in command, as leadership often seems to default to Kalas (unwillingly it would seem, as he decries once).
* MakingASplash: His most prominent ElementalPowers, along with BlowYouAway, but he still has moderate access to [[CastingAShadow Dark]] and [[LightEmUp Light]] magnus, and very limited availability for Fire and Chrono magnus.
* MightyGlacier: Slowest character, but has the highest raw base power. In fact, there so happens to be one piece of equipment designed to subvert his low speed, turning him into a LightningBruiser, if only until you get better equipment.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: He and Reblys have a fishing competition...''using enormous logs as fishing rods.''
* MyGreatestFailure: Not seen clearly in ''Eternal Wings'' due to RetCon, but in ''Origins'', [[spoiler:he blames himself deeply for his father's death]].
* OddFriendship: With King Ladekhan. [[spoiler:''Origins'' shows that they weren't very different as children]].
* RetiredBadass: Sort of. He's a former royal knight, who has since taken up the life of a fisherman. But he apparently still sees action from time to time.
* {{SideQuest}}: His involves going to the Greater Celestial River to go look for Reblys and Anna, who went looking for a remedy for a kid's fever. Gibari and Reblys end up having a fish-out... [[spoiler:and end up fishing The Lord Of The Celestial River.]]
* SlapSlapKiss: With Anna to some extent, particularly in ''Origins''.
* TeamDad: Far and away the oldest member of the six, and serves as something of an authority, although most leadership defaults to [[TheHero Kalas]].
%%* WorldsStrongestMan: Implied by an armor Magnus which can be worn only by someone deserving of such a title.
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!!'''Lyude'''
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->*Points his gun* ''[[spoiler:Savyna]], I have reason to believe that you are an Imperial Soldier.''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeKishio (JP), Thomas Meleski (EN)
Imperial Ambassador of the Empire of Alfard to the Kingdom of Diadem. As his title implies, his job is to act as the go-between both nations and see it to it that peace is kept between them.

...Or so he'd like people to believe. As he himself points out, his title is actually little more than a simple name, and indeed his position is actually more of a means to get him out of the way. This is not because he was seen as a threat to the throne, but rather because he was exiled, as we learn not too long after meeting him. Indeed, Lyude is a one-in-a-million citizen of the Empire one who does not think of himself as being above the rest of the entire world. This is later explained by the fact that, unlike the rest of the Alfard children, he was homeschooled by his surrogate mother and nanny, Almarde, who taught him to be kind and mindful of others. Thus his defection from the Empire comes when they prove that they have no intention of being pacific, honorable, or even fair. A pacifist at heart, Lyude is very nice and also very considerate, finding himself enjoying his stay in Diadem rather than seeing it as an exile as he enjoys the simple pleasures of life that come naturally with the world. Fights with a gun, his magnus taking the form of [[MusicalAssassin brass instruments.]]

Naturally, his fellow citizens resent him for not being an arrogant {{Jerkass}}, and plenty of people from other nations distrust him for being from the Empire. He has led a hard life, treated as an outcast [[TheUnfavorite within both his own family]] and among his people, with his sole solace found in his nanny, Almarde. This prompts him to break down into despaired sobs when his own siblings, Skeed and Vallye, insult, threaten, and demoralize him, [[KickTheDog and then shoot Almarde right in front of him after she tried to defend him.]]
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* {{Ambadassador}}: Justified in that he's really a soldier who is given the courtesy title of "ambassador" as a form of punishment.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: A male example. He’s the brains to Kalas’ beauty and Gibari’s brawn.
* BlackSheep: Skeed and Vallye appear to be very close to each other, but neither likes Lyude at all, making him the outcast of their family.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Given the party size limit, it’s easy to have Lyude as the redhead to Xehla’s blonde and either Kalas, Gibari, or Savyna the Brunette.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: His finisher ''Sforzando'', where he runs up to the enemy and starts bashing it repeatedly with his gun, and when he's done, he staggers backwards from the force of the attack. According to the magnus description, he's giving in to his inner rage.
** A possible PreMortemOneLiner for his dark-elemental finishers is "time to judge the wicked!"
* {{BFG}}: His ultimate finisher, Finale, ''turns him into one''.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Inverted with Savyna. Though it bears mention that all his dark finishers involve direct physical contact.
* ChewingTheScenery: In the intro. Bizarre, as his voice acting is otherwise on the wooden board side.
* ChocolateBaby: He has flame-red hair. Neither his father nor any of his siblings do. His nurse, on the other hand, has exactly the same hair color. Nobody in the first game seems to think it's strange. [[spoiler:Light does get shed on this whole mess during ''Origins'', though.]]
* CulturedBadass: Lyude is the most sophisticated of the six, and he's not lacking in the badass department.
* DefectorFromDecadence: When you first meet him, he's been exiled for disobeying orders he didn't agree with. When the Empire invades Diadem and makes a sneak attack on the king, he turns on them for good.
* EvilRedhead: inverted at least three times. He’s set up as the spy when it turns out to be [[spoiler:Kalas]]. He’s also the TokenGoodTeammate of the imperial army and of his siblings who have noticeably darker red hair.
* FieryRedhead: With a little prodding he becomes very passionate.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The conflicted.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The melancholic.
* TheHeart: He assumes this role when Xehla becomes the leader of the FiveManBand.
* HeroicBastard: [[spoiler: As revealed in a side quest in ''Origins''.]]
* HomeschooledKids: Which is why he doesn't blindly spout the views touted by Imperial Propaganda.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Played with. In-Universe, he uses a gun that fires sonic blasts. However, the magnus he uses are all brass instruments.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Vishnu is ''gained'' the same way the other IPOS are gained, but you can get stronger things, like Shining Trumpets. His ultimate Finisher is "Finale", and either Skull Earrings or Platinum Earrings as his equipment magnus.
* InstrumentOfMurder: His weapons are all trumpets, tubas, and various other kinds of brass instruments.
* JackOfAllStats: He and Savyna both have good all-around stats, but Lyude is a better fit for this due to Savyna having above-average offense. He avoids falling into MasterOfNone territory due to his focus on dealing Light and Dark damage, which makes him extremely effective at dealing with some of the game's most diffiult enemies. He's also easier to use than Savyna due to his slower attack animation, but this does not come at the expense of his in-game speed like it does with Gibari.
* KickedUpstairs: See ReassignedToAntarctica.
* LargeHam: He can be a little pompous.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: With Savyna.
* MilitaryBrat: His siblings are soldiers for TheEmpire. He was, too, until he joined you.
** He is also the youngest son of Lyuvann, a soldier who assists Sagi in Ahza during Origins, making this trope literal.
* MommasBoy: Or, failing that, nanny's boy.
** A side quest in Origins reveals that [[spoiler:Lyude is the nanny's son. When Camella finds out, she leaves.]] Hence why Skeed and Vallye consider him TheUnfavorite.
* MusicalAssassin: Lyude uses a variety of weaponized trumpets, saxophones, tubas, and other brass instruments to attack. And sometimes they'll be light-based or dark-based horns.
** Shows his work, though, with the MusicalThemeNaming of his finishing moves: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overture Overture]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerto Concerto]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_%28music%29#Sudden_changes Sforzando, Diminuendo,]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermezzo Intermezzo]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamics_%28music%29#Sudden_changes Crescendo]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_%28music%29 Rhapsody]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo#Basic_tempo_markings Presto]], and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finale Finale]]. Talk about WickedCultured...
* NiceGuy: Every bit as nice as [[TheHeart Xelha]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: His Sforzando finisher involves a surprisingly brutal pistol whipping.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Lyude is too buttoned-up to really let go during combat, but he freely indulges in trash talk in his pre and post-battle quotes. In the most polite manner possible.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Pisses off the emperor by speaking out against the Azha massacre, and would have been court-martialed if not for his family's influence. Instead, he's assigned as ambassador to Diadem, a completely worthless position as the Empire has no interest in being diplomatic, in order to get him out of the way.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Subverted. Kalas initially suspects him, but he's ''nicer'' than him.
* RedheadedStepchild: although his siblings also have red hair, albeit a darker shade.
* {{SideQuest}}: His involves going to investigate the appearance of a GhostShip identical to the Goldoba from before, which houses wandering specters all calling out to Lyude, including ghosts of his commanding officer, his siblings, and [[spoiler:Almarde.]] The repeated lines of dialogue several say almost sound like a MadnessMantra. [[spoiler:In the end, it turns out to be caused by [[EldritchAbomination a parasitic being from another dimension that feeds off from the mental suffering of others.]]]]
* SophisticatedAsHell: His speech is noticeably more formal than the rest of the party.
* ThemeNaming: As seen above, all of Lyude's finishers involve Italian musical terms.
* WhiteSheep: Everyone else in his immediate family met in the actual game is a ''dick''.
* YinYangBomb: His finishers and elemental weapons are all either Light or Dark. This a bad thing, as Light and Dark damage cancel each other out, -- 20 dark damage and 10 light damage results in 10 dark damage -- meaning you'll have to pick one or the other when playing as him.
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!!'''Savyna'''
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->''"Hmm... Could be worse, I guess. Let's go."'' - ''EWLO''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MayumiAsano (JP), Rachel Walzer (EN)
->'''"..."''' - ''Origins''
->'''Voiced by:''' n/a
A woman introduced as a lone, silent huntress who lives in the mountains of Anuenue and who hunts monsters for a living. She generally gives off a cold aura, and her statements are often as cynical or blunt as one would expect, bound by ice-cold logic. [[YouDidntAsk She also has a tendency for not telling things outside the realm of what is asked of her.]] However, despite how hard to approach she is, she is indeed often shown to not be as cold as she appears to be, despite her manners. A prime example of this is how she sternly dissents Mayfee from taking her as a model example of what "a brave and strong" woman should be. She fights with no weapons, [[BareFistedMonk using her own fists and feet to fight.]]

As Savyna states not too long after joining the team, she ''used'' to work for the Empire, as Lyude suspected. However, while she ''was'' in the Empire, Savyna was known as '''"[[RedBaron Lady Death]]"''', [[TheAce the deadliest and most feared member]] of a special ops unit named [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Mad Wolf Unit.]] Savyna took part in a massacre known as Operation Sweep against the Azhani, in which she accidentally hit a child when the kid got in the way and took the blow meant for her father, after which her loyal second Azdar came and killed the [[PapaWolf enraged man,]] with Savyna too horrified at herself to stop his attack. After witnessing the mortally wounded Kalas and Fee fleeing for their lives after Giacomo's attack, Savyna decided enough was enough and quit the Empire, spending her time drifting through the Sky, DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife. A meeting with an oracle is what prompted her to lay in wait in Anuenue, for Kalas and company, to fulfill the destiny the oracle predicted Savyna would take part in.

Savyna is also present in ''Origins'', the only other one of the original party we get to see the past of. She also happens to be the one sending all those unsigned letters Sagi keeps getting, which all keep referring only to "Dear Somebody." Before the endgame, she sends one final letter where she expresses her desire for power to avenge her father, setting Savyna up for the sequel.
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* ActionGirl: An experienced female soldier who fights alongside the rest of the party.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: textbook example.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: In her last mission, she killed a child by mistake, causing her to travel the world to find a way to forgive herself. On the advice of a fortune teller, she settles in Anuenue to await her chance at redemption.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Is on the giving ''and'' receiving end of this. First, what she ends up doing for Kalas and company in their second meeting, and the second, in Origins, [[spoiler:when Guillo saves her from a crazed paramachina.]]
* TheBigGirl: Of the strong, silent type variety.
* BloodSplatteredInnocents: [[spoiler: The blood isn't shown, but it's implied that this is the case when her father is killed in front of her.]]
* BoobsOfSteel: She's the strongest female party member, and the one with the most cleavage around!
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Inverter with Lyude.
* BrokenSmile: [[spoiler: Always on in ''Origins''. Considering she's a child in that game, it's very disturbing.]]
* CerebusRetcon: Her line that "I hate ghosts too" is meant to be a last minute comic relief gag at the start of the first game's final dungeon [[spoiler:but what happens in ''Origins'', her hating "ghosts" has some backstory behind it.]]
* CombatStilettos: More evident in artwork.
* CreepyChild: In ''Origins''. She's constantly got a weird smile on her face and follows Shanath around like a puppy.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Averted. She’s the only member of the group with differently color hair and eyes, though promotional material sometimes gives her vaguely purple hair and eyes.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Her father killed in front of her, raised by Geldoblame to be a remorseless killer, then traumatized by her actions in Operation Sweep.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: When you first meet her, she doesn't say a word to you. She slowly becomes more personable as you spend time with her, although she's still pretty cold.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: What she did before joining Kalas.
* DissonantSerenity: NEVER stops smiling in ''Origins'', even when [[spoiler: Shannath lays dying before her, or when a paramachina is about to kill her.]]
* EmotionlessGirl: To a point. She's not really emotionless, but good luck getting her to show it.
* FashionableAsymmetry: One of her leg guards is much longer than the other. The leg with the shorter one also has a supply pack.
* FlechetteStorm: Her first finisher involves her raining burning feathers on the target.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The apathetic, at the first, becomes the realist as the game progresses.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The melancholic.
* FragileSpeedster: She's ''very'' speedy, but has weak defenses, a problem compounded by the fact that she can't use most of her attacking Magnus for defense like Kalas and Gibari can.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: During the boss battle against her, her Burning Arrow attack is able to cause the [[LightEmUp Flames]] status. When in control of Savyna, using the same attack has no additional effect.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Unlike the others, she fights exclusively hand-to-hand. Although she does power up her punches using gauntlets.
* HairContrastDuo: With blonde Xelha as the two women of the group and with redhead Lyude as the two imperial defectors.
* HimeCut: An interesting variation. Savyna has all the elements but modified, wavy bangs instead of straight, medium sides and long back bound in ponytails. It’s an indicator to her uniqueness but also a clue to her being [[spoiler: a lost princess of the Alfard Empire]].
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Phoenix Crest, and her ultimate Finisher is "Deadly Heat Scythe," and either Skull Barrete or Fairy Barrete for her equipment magnus.
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:She witnessed her father die right before her very eyes, which made her bitter and filled her with want for power, developing resentment for Sagi, his killer (assuming the storyline where Sagi kills him is cannon, of course). Twenty years later, now an adult, she ends up being pretty much responsible for doing the very same to another kid. The realization of this is what horrifies Savyna to the point she starts doubting herself, culminating in her leaving the Empire after witnessing Kalas and Fee escaping from Giacomo's attack.]]
* HarmfulToMinors: [[spoiler: In Operation Sweep, she kills a child by accident. However, it's implied that the rest of her unit killed others on purpose.]]
* InterfaceSpoiler: If you use one of her finishers, you'll hear her refer to herself as [[spoiler: Lady Death]] long before it becomes relevant to the story.
* TheLancer: Assumes this role when Xelha becomes the leader of the FiveManBand, given their polar opposite personalities and philosophies.
* LightningBruiser: Emphasis on ''lightning''; she has great all around stats in all areas and executes her actions with ''incredible'' velocity; however, this lends her to being the most difficult character to use effectively because this gives you less time to choose your magnus, making it harder to obtain prizes.
%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: With Lyude.
* MoralityPet: Mayfee is basically there to prove that the lady who just saved your life, then ditched you to find your own way through a dangerous, magical jungle that has a reputation for killing travelers is actually not a total jerk.
** [[spoiler:Savyna herself is one to Shanath: being nice to her is the only good thing he is ever seen doing]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Her reaction to killing the girl who defended her father.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:See RedBaron. For hilarity points, all some poor Mooks need is one ''glance'' at her before running away in complete terror. Nevermind the poor guy who had to stand in her way when she became pissed off.]]
* PeacockGirl: Her wings resemble a peacock's tailfeathers. One wonders how she flies with those things.
* PowerFist: Her weapons are gauntlets, some of which come with elemental powers.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler:'''''Lady Death'''''.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler: She is Shannath's daughter, who in turn, is Emperor Olgan's son, which means that she has an actual claim to the throne of Alfard. Shame that there is NO ONE in this world who is aware of this fact, not even Savyna herself, which makes it a secret lost to history. Hilariously enough, Savyna herself probably wouldn't care less about the fact that she's technically a princess.]]
* SideQuest: Hers involves helping clear an escape route for the Azhani people straight through the Lamakan Dessert. [[spoiler:They end up fighting a Fadroh-look-alike, which is eventually revealed to be the transformed spirit of the father of the girl Savyna killed during Operation Sweep, the little incident that led her to eventually leave the Empire. The same girl appears after the fight and calms down the vengeful spirit, and the girl states they both forgive her for what she did.]]
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The most obvious case in the whole franchise... and not done for the sexy.
* TheQuietOne: A rare female example.
* TomboyishPonytail: She has three! Her wearing barrettes is an indication that she has a girly side.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler:Her final letter to "somebody" expresses a desire for power so she can kill Sagi, assuming the player opted to kill him with a sword. She's 'five.']]
* TykeBomb: [[spoiler: Implied to have become this after Sagi kills Shannath, which further implies that the player choosing to finish Shannath off is the canon version.]]
* WhenSheSmiles: A rare photo shot makes a deal out of this (valued at several thousand Gold even!). To be fair, it ''is'' a rather charming smile.
* WomenAreWiser: She retains her composure during the spookier parts of the game. Also, only she and Xelha realize Mizuti is a girl.
* YinYangBomb: Her finishers and elemental weapons are all either [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] or Water (manifested as [[AnIcePerson ice]] often). Unlike Lyude, though, a good chunk of her attack magnus are neutral instead of aligned, so she suffers less for it. However, she also attacks faster, making setting up good combos more challenging.
* YouDidntAsk: The reason for the misunderstanding where [[spoiler:Lyude accuses Savyna of being TheMole.]]
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!!'''Mizuti'''
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->''"Us heroes, we have so much to do!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Eriko Nakayama (JP), Yuko Yunokawa (EN)
A mysterious masked being that our heroes have the luck of encountering when they become lost in an Outer Dimension from the Trail of Souls. They speak in a very strange, rather childish manner; never conjugating the verb ''to be'' (ex, ''"The Great Mizuti be invincible!"'') and [[InsistentTerminology always calling themselves and asking others to address them by]] ''[[InsistentTerminology Great]]'' [[InsistentTerminology Mizuti]], and similar things. When they declare they can guide the party back to the Trail of Souls, everyone takes them up on the offer, and eventually make it. The party later meets Mizuti again in Duke Calbren's manor in Balancoire, who reveals they went there in order to protect "Bo" (which is revealed to be the End Magnus of Mira). After Giacomo comes in and declares his intention to steal the Magnus after eavesdropping on the conversation detailing its location, Mizuti joins the team. Without a doubt the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} most eccentric]] member of the party. Fights like Xelha, channeling their magic through a chakram instead.
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* AmbiguousGender: The strange clothing, the stranger voice, and the even stranger mask makes one wonder if Mizuti even ''has'' a gender. [[spoiler: She's eventually revealed to be a little girl, something that shocks everyone but Xelha and Savyna]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Between the strange, echoing voice, the levitation, and the mask, it's really hard to tell. [[spoiler: Mizuti actually is human. In fact, she's a pretty average teenage girl.]]
* AwesomeEgo: {{Invoked}}; a lot of Mizuti's stranger quirks turn out to be the result of this. Mizuti seems to think it's charming, and no one really argues the point. [[spoiler: Her mother tells her off for this when she meets the party.]]
* BadassAdorable: Despite just being 14, The Great Mizuti is one of the most powerful wizards in the world. [[spoiler: When her mask comes off, she's incredibly cute.]]
* BadassNormal: Played with. [[spoiler: Mizuti is one of the Children of the Earth, an entire race of powerful wizards. However, their power has degenerated over the centuries, leaving Mizuti as the only one with power similar to their ancestors. To the world above the clouds, though, Mizuti is exotic and mysterious, and magic users of ''any'' kind are rare.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: See Xelha, although Mizuti is less annoying.
* ChildMage: At fourteen, Mizuti is the youngest of the playable characters.
* {{Chuunibyou}}: Mizuti is a fairly average 14-year-old whose above-average aptitude for magic has led to a large ego and picking up some quirky speech patterns for dramatic effect.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Oh yes.
* CoolMask: Comes off exactly twice. It serves the utilitarian purpose of filtering out the poison of the Taintclouds, allowing Mizuti to freely travel through them.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment - Mizuti's speech falls into this. They often play this trope straight. They're very redundant.
* ElementalPowers: To the same degree as Xelha, but with less focus on [[LightEmUp light]] and more on [[NonElemental ''Neutral'']] spells... The first three Finishers, anyway.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Their approach in the Outer Dimension pretty much sets up Mizuti's general character.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: The apathetic.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The phlegmatic.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Again, like Xelha, no "ultimate" regular spell. "Planet Soul" as ultimate finisher, and either Skull Birdie or Broken Birdie as equipment magnus.
* InterfaceSpoiler: [[spoiler: The type of defensive equipment Mizuti uses is a subtle hint that Mizuti is a girl. Though given her general eccentricity, this is pretty easy to miss.]]
* InsistentTerminology: ''The Great'' Mizuti.
%%* KidHero: 14 years old.
* LateCharacterSyndrome: Played with. Mizuti is very similar to Xelha, who will most likely have a level and equipment advantage by the time Mizuti joins the party. However, this can be easily made up, and Mizuti also comes with valuable support items and an entire deck full of Level III spells, potentially the first that the player gets ahold of. Which character you use is primarily a matter of preference.
* TheMagnificent: How Mizuti earned the title of "The Great" is a mystery. [[spoiler: Turns out she didn't earn it, she just has an ego problem. Her mother reprimands her for it.]]
* NonElemental: The only party member with a non-elemental finisher; Mizuti's first three finishers are all non-elemental.
* OneHitKill: Mizuti's ultimate finisher, Planet Soul, will instantly kill any enemy that does not resist the Death effect. It's implied that Mizuti is channeling the highly-poisonous Taintclouds for this move.
* PowerFloats: Floats practically ''everywhere'', and even though Mizuti does walking motions, Mizuti is still levitating even then.
* RingsOfDeath: Mizuti uses a chakram as a focus for their spells. The only time it is used as a weapon is in Mizuti's Level I finisher.
* RuleOfThree: Mizuti has a strange tendency of ending sentences by stating a phrase three times in slightly different ways. Mizuti apparently does this for emphasis.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: The issue of gender never comes up beforehand, but it's off-handedly mentioned in Mizuti's home town. Everyone except Xelha and Savyna are completely caught off guard.]]
* SideQuest: Mizuti's involves going back to Zosma Tower and doing a whole new slew of block-pushing puzzles. If you thought the first five floors were annoying, then know the five basement floors are up a notch. This is all because the Great Kamroh, accompanied by Mizuti's parents, Mizuti's friend Kee, and his parents went down there in order to obtain the Ring of Stars for Mizuti, an artifact of their ancestors that would be useful. [[spoiler:The wizard's spirit deems them unworthy and blasts them, which angers Mizuti into a reckless confrontation with the spirit, but Kee's speech about them not letting Mizuti fight her battles alone anymore calms Mizuti down and allows her to focus for the battle with the Wizard Shadow, all too reminiscent of Xelha's battle with the Goddess of Ice.]] Mizuti wins, is deemed worthy of the Ring of Stars, and obtains an Infinity Minus One Finisher.
* TheSixthRanger: Joins long after being introduced, after a FiveManBand has been established.
%%* TheSmartGirl: Mizuti assumes this role when Xehla becomes TheLeader of the FiveManBand.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: "The ''Great'' Mizuti," see InsistentTerminology above.
* SquishyWizard: Interestingly, The Great Mizuti and Xelha are squishy in different ways. Mizuti has lower HP, but better defenses than Xelha.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Mainly Mizuti's habit of not conjugating "to be," though their speaking quirks as a whole could qualify.
* TagAlongKid: Inverted. Despite being the youngest in the party and rather eccentric, Mizuti packs a punch from the start and only becomes stronger. Mizuti never acts as TheLoad and instead offers solutions in the moments of greatest need, right down to [[spoiler:magically binding Malpercio and giving Kalas enough time to rescue Melodia]].
* ThirdPersonPerson: The Great Mizuti only refers to The Great Mizuti as The Great Mizuti.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Could be [[{{Handwave}} handwaved]] as [[PowerEchoes Mizuti's voice echoing]] behind the mask, [[spoiler:especially since it stops when her mask breaks, but none of the other Children of the Earth speak that way.]] Most likely used [[spoiler:to disguise her voice and hide her real gender.]]
* WillNotTellALie: By their own insistence, the Great Mizuti never (or rarely) lies. As noted below, however, this apparently does not include omissions.
-->The Great Mizuti never lies nor tricks. Maybe only sometimes. Rarely. Once in a blue moon.
* YouDidntAsk: Mizuti's reason for not telling the party about [[spoiler:being a Child of the Earth - the topic never came up. Those paying attention to her dialogue before TheReveal will notice that she actually refers to herself as a Child of the Earth on ''two'' separate occasions, but both times the party doesn't catch it]].
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!!'''Meemai'''
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->''"Squeeeeaak!"''
The group's TeamPet. Meemai is a light-blue-green Greythorne that lived in Cebalrai. He found Kalas unconscious in Moonguile Forest and brought him to Cebalrai. Later he finds Kalas unconscious again at the spring in the forest and tags along with him to Pherkad. Once they rescue Xelha, Meemai travels with her. From then on, Meemai only really appears when talking to other Greythornes (in which case they'll have a brief "conversation" consisting of squeaks), in Xelha's "coy" face portrait, and one last time in the ending.
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* FreakyFriday: In ''Origins'', if you use Salt Water on greythornes, this happens with Sagi.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:All of the Greythornes in the world combine and fuse into the Whale.]]
* LightEmUp: Meemai acts as a channel for Xelha's "Sparkle of Life" and "Soul Flash" Finishers.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Greythornes in general are this.
* RunningGag: Meemai seems to have something with having a time with Kalas in Moonguile Forest. [[spoiler:Unfortunate that the last instance is tragically marked by Xelha's death.]]
* TeamPet: Really Xelha's pet, but also has some affection for Kalas.
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[[folder:Antagonists '''(MAJOR SPOILERS)''']]
!!'''Giacomo'''
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->''"I won't kill you... But believe me, this is going to hurt. Prepare yourself, boy!"'' - ''EWLO''
->'''Voiced by:''' Dai Matsumoto (JP), Michael Rhys (EN)
->''"I'll see to it that the Service's tarnished name is washed clean...in blood!"'' - ''Origins''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki (JP), Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN)
A high-ranking soldier in the Imperial Army, commander of the Emperor's dark forces. Giacomo is a tall and imposing man clad in armor who seems to get [[ForTheEvulz a kick out of antagonizing Kalas.]] Giacomo is resposible for the deaths of Georg and Fee, Kalas's grandfather and little brother, in an attack that took place two years before the start of the game, subsequently destroying Kalas's life and thus being the reason Kalas is always so bitter and eager to kill him. Giacomo has command of an Imperial battleship named the Goldoba, and has two loyal minions in Ayme and Folon. Giacomo fights using a SinisterScythe and gets around with a jet pack on his belt.

In ''Origins'', Giacomo appears to stop Sagi from escaping Alfard just after Milly comes in to help him and Guillo escape their ambushers. A star member of the Dark Service, the teenage Giacomo, brash and arrogant, falls before Sagi. Resenting his humilliation, Giacomo vows revenge and limps away. Sagi would [[RecurringBoss encounter and battle him two more times,]] again in Diadem and one last time in Sadaal Suud before disappearing from the story, not before vowing to obtain a power greater than that of Sagi's Guardian Spirit.
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* BadassBoast: Makes a few throughout ''Eternal Wings'' and ''Origins''.
* TheBrute: Only in battle, where he can attack twice but attacks with slow speed. Outside that, he's actually quite smart and refined. Played much more straight in ''Origins'', where his youth renders him brash and overconfident, and where he attacks with a lot more speed.
* CoolShip: The Goldoba, which is primarily made of machina and gold.
* DefeatMeansRespect: [[spoiler: Kalas defeating Giacomo for the final time apparently causes the now former enemy to develop a healthy respect for the boy.]]
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: Revealed to have become one once he's been defeated for the last time in Kalas's sidequest.]] Understandable considering how it looked like the world was about to come to an end.
* TheDragon: Functionally serves this role to Geldoblame in ''EWLO'', even though there's also Fadroh.
* EvilUncle: In a roundabout way since he is the son of Kalas’ grandfather but not actually Kalas’ father.
* FaceDeathWithDignity [[spoiler: His dying words express satisfaction for the way things turned out, and he even encourages Kalas to stop Melodia's plans.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Regardless of how well you were doing against him in the first battle, Kalas and Xelha will be staggering after the cutscene kicks in and Giacomo will just blast you off the Goldoba.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:He appeared to come to regret his actions as he lay dying.]]
* LameComeback: In ''Origins'', he gets a particularly awful one-liner off right before his third boss fight.
-->'''Guillo:''' Are you obsessed? A koa monkey in heat wouldn't be this clingy.\\
'''Giacomo:''' Say what you will, but you're my ticket back to the Empire, Sagi. And every good ticket has to get punched!
%%* LargeHam: In ''Origins''. Oh so much.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Inverted. [[spoiler: He has no relation to Kalas, but Georg is his father.]]
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: He, Ayme, and Folon stay in the Goldoba as it crashes after you beat them. [[spoiler:Predictably, they survived.]]
%%* TheMedic: [[spoiler:Only in the rematch.]]
* PlayingWithFire: His main method of attacking, combined with [[CastingAShadow darkness.]]
* RecurringBoss: With Ayme and Folon.
* SharedUnusualTrait: [[spoiler:Subverted. It ''looks'' like he has blue hair, but that's actually part of his helmet's ornamentation. He's actually blonde. In between learning that Giacomo is Georg's son and Kalas is an ArtificialHuman, we're led to believe the then-strong implications that Kalas could be Giacomo's kid, and the apparent sharing of blue hair helped.]]
* SinisterScythe: His weapon of choice in ''Origins''.
* TerribleTrio: With Ayme and Folon. He's the boss.
* UnknownRival: To Sagi in ''Origins''.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: His cape is actually an Alfard imperial flag.

!!'''Ayme'''
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->''"Hope you enjoy your trip to hell!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Yu Asakawa (JP), Amy Colyer (EN)
A dark-skinned pinkhead who works under Giacomo with Folon. Ayme was there when Giacomo killed Georg, so Kalas recognizes her on sight once they cross paths with her in Diadem, where she is assisting in the seige of Elnath Castle. After she shoots King Ladekahn twice, Lyude defects and Kalas and Gibari jump in to fight her. She promptly brings in an Iron Beetle V mech and pilots it to try and kill Kalas and his group. After being defeated, she leaves. Ayme would later appear to snatch the Le End Magnus with the help of a mind-controlled Lyude. After that, all of her apperances are in the company of Giacomo and/or Folon. She fights with special gauntlets that also serve as guns, and gets around with jet boots.
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%%* AmbiguouslyBrown: With pink hair, oddly enough.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Appears at the last minute to help the other rulers of the sky breach Cor Hydrae's magical shield.]]
* BlowYouAway: Her main elemental focus, with her single [[MakingASplash water]] attack being [[AnIcePerson Chaotic Ice,]] one of two Finishers.
* DarkActionGirl: A ruthless and evil female soldier who fights the party multiple times.
* DeathFromAbove: Her Crazy Rabbit Finisher, which consists of kicking off of her target before shooting at them several times in the air before landing and delivering a finishing blow.
* DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler:She takes on this attitude toward Kalas after Giacomo's informal funeral. She then adds that despite Giacomo's final orders, she and Folon have no intention of working alongside Kalas.]]
* FragileSpeedster: Ayme is ''very'' fast, to the point only Xelha could possibly outspeed her. Not to mention that she's the first enemy you'll face who will pull off combos of at least 7 cards in length. However, Ayme has the lowest HP and the most easily exploited weaknesses -- Fire (Savyna), Chronos (Xelha/Mizuti, Kalas), and Light (pretty much everybody except Savyna). This is why people either take her out first or ignore her, because she's really just a nuisance compared to the menace the other two pose. [[spoiler:Subverted in the rematch, where she can also heal and boost the defense of the other two on top of receiving the largest damage boost, which means taking her out first is now a perfectly reasonable strategy.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Georg used Ayme and Folon as test subjects for his early experiments, something both deeply hate him for. Giacomo more or less adopted the two, making them unswervingly loyal to him.]]
* HeelFaceTurn [[spoiler:After Giacomo dies, she and Folon aid Kalas' group in infiltrating Malpercio's castle.]]
* TheMedic: [[spoiler:Only in the rematch, where she can also boost any of the trio's defensive power.]]
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: For the same reason as Giacomo.
* PsychoForHire: She gets quite a kick out of hurting people, to the point that it occasionally makes her a less effective fighter or soldier.
* RecurringBoss: With Giacomo and Folon.
* TerribleTrio: With Giacomo and Folon.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female on the empire's side that poses a serious threat.

!!'''Folon'''
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->''"Stupidity is more like it... Stupidity must be one of your stronger points!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Takuro Nakakuni (JP), David Neale (EN)
A crazed, joker-like man serving under Giacomo with Ayme. Folon is first introduced to us as a retainer to Geldoblame accompanying him on his trip to Anuenue, and we can tell right from that first glance that something's not right about him because he dresses like an armored version of a court jester. Folon set up a trap for Kalas and company and lured them to the Ancient Library of Magic, where he ambushed them. Only Savyna's timely intervention saved them. Afterwards, Folon would appear always with Giacomo or Ayme. Fights using whips that extend from his armor's gauntlets, and gets around with a jet pack on his back.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: It's never explicitly explained why Folon is blue, [[spoiler:though seeing as he was experimented on along with Ayme, that might have something to do with it.]]
* AxCrazy: He's off his nut, that's for sure. Although his more serious moments suggest that this might just be an act.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Appears at the last minute to help the other rulers of the sky breach Cor Hydrae's magical shield.]]
* TheBrute: Plays this more straight than Giacomo, also being the strongest physical attacker of the three.
* CastingAShadow: Balances this with TimeMaster, with one attack Finisher based on [[PlayingWithFire fire (Chaotic Flames)]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: He's an Azha orphan who was subjected to tortrous experiments for most of his life by Georg. He's an enemy because he views Giacomo as a surrogate father and ''hates'' Georg, and by extention, Kalas.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Regardless of how well you were doing against him in the first battle, Folon will not have even broken a sweat while your characters are left staggering and panting. After mocking you, he proceeds to blast your entire party. Only Savyna going BigDamnHeroes on you allows you to escape.
* HeelFaceTurn [[spoiler: When Giacomo dies, he orders Ayme and Folon to help the party. At first they rebuff it due to their hatred of Kalas, but they eventually come around and help penetrate the barrier surrounding Malpercio's castle.]]
* MightyGlacier: Even more than Giacomo, attacking only once but having the ability to boost his power, as well as being able to set you on flames. A reason he is often considered the most dangerous of the trio, and often the one taken out first thereafter.
* NoOneCouldHaveSurvivedThat: For the same reasons as Giacomo.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: He plays up the notion of being a "half-crazed joker", but it hides a clever, devious mind. He uses his brain to fight the party more than his powers, and very nearly kills them by luring them into a death trap.
* RecurringBoss: With Giacomo and Ayme.
* SmugSnake: Always mocking the group every chance he gets.

!!'''Geldoblame'''
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->''"Kill him! If left alone he will prove a threat to my Empire!"'' - ''EWLO''
->'''Voiced by:''' Chafurin (JP), Walter Roberts (EN)
->''"I am but a humble servant of the noble Quaestor Verus."'' - ''Origins''
->'''Voiced by:''' Chafurim (JP), Dwight Schultz (EN)
The ruler of Alfard, Empire of the Flame. Geldoblame is the BigBad of the game, the one who has given the order to obtain the End Magnus of each continent, with the apparent purpose to revive Malpercio. A plump man with a rather unpleasant demeanor, Geldoblame is a megalomaniacal villain who will not tolerate anything getting in his way. He is responsible for many things, including the execution of Operation Sweep, the order for the death of Kalas' family, the surprise attack on Diadem, the recovery and/or stealing of the End Magnus, and several others.\\\

In ''Origins'', Geldoblame is almost nothing like his incarnation 20 years later. He has a slim figure, does not wear make-up, is kind and helpful and above all, he is not Emperor. In fact, he is a servant of Quaestor Verus. Geldoblame introduces himself into the story by appearing to help Sagi and Guillo escape their pursuers, leaving them with an invitation to go to Verus. From then on, he is almost always seen in the company of Verus. Geldoblame doesn't do much after that besides providing his own two cents every now and then, but he does give you more Blank Magnus as the story progresses. Of course, by the end of the game he's at the same state he was by the time of the first game.
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* AdiposeRex: In the first game. The prequel shows he was always a bit pudgy, but 20 years later he's really let himself go.
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: After receiving the power of the End Magnus, and then much, much later, during the ending]].
* AmbiguouslyGay: In ''Origins'', he keeps a scrapbook dedicated to Verus and [[spoiler:takes Verus' betrayal VERY badly, almost as a spurned lover]], and has some generally effeminate mannerisms. In ''Eternal Wings'', his bedroom is filled with children's toys and heart pillows and has a generally pink theme.
* ClassicVillain: Where to start? See SevenDeadlySins below.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Is defeated barely a few hours into the second disc, thereby quickly revealing that he isn't the main villain at all.]]
* DoomedByCanon: In ''Origins''. Until the end, it's easy to forget that this kind, helpful person is doomed to become a power mad dictator, [[spoiler: get used by Melodia as a puppet before ultimately getting killed off in the first game before the second act properly begins]].
* TheEmperor: In the first game. The prequel reveals how he became emperor in the first place, as well as his StartOfDarkness.
* EvilOverlord: Emperor of the mightiest continent in the sky, and is willing to wipe out the others for the sake of power.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler:Anyone who can explain ''where the '''fuck''''' his giant head came from, step right up.]]
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: ''Twice''. The first canonical one in ''Origins,'' where he goes off the deep end after [[spoiler: Verus reveals himself.]] The other one, in ''EWLO'', is at the end of the game, long after [[spoiler: Melodia reveals her true colors.]] He's arguably even ''more'' nuts than before. Just listen to him!
* JigglePhysics: [[spoiler:His mutated form after using the End Magnus on himself.]]
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler: Geldoblame's [[TheStinger last appearance]] in ''Origins'' has him laughing hysterically after ordering the remaining senators to bring him Georg, thus kickstarting the events of the first game]].
* MarathonBoss: Can feel like this [[spoiler:in the first battle]] because he will keep healing himself practically every turn.
** [[spoiler:If you can't get a Spirit Attack Magnus in the final fight, you have to wear down 15,000 HP, the second highest in the game.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Before Kalas and Xelha finish him off for good.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: [[spoiler:You'd think the maniacal laughter and rather demented mannerisms would offer some clue that Geldoblame's not quite right in the head.]]
* OneHitKill: [[spoiler:Forfeit Your Life.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: After exposing himself to the power of all five End Magnus, he becomes a hideous mutated blob thing.]]
* PostFinalBoss: In the first game, he briefly comes back for one ''very'' easy boss fight that's almost impossible to lose.
* SevenDeadlySins: Hits them all beautifully.
** Pride: No one is greater than him.
** Envy: Particularly toward beautiful and beloved King Ladekan.
** Wrath: Sure loves massacring peoples and assassinating rulers...
** Sloth: But let’s others do his dirty work. Also works the people of Azha to death.
** Greed: One island is not enough.
** Gluttony: If his appearance alone is anything to go by.
** Lust: implied to be the reason why he allows himself to be manipulated by [[spoiler: Melodia]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: TheStinger in ''Origins.'' The senate elects an emotionally unstable Geldoblame emperor out of desperation. Geldoblame promptly orders his men to find the End Magnus, and tells them to "Bring me Georg!", thereby setting off the chain of events that would lead to ''Eternal Wings''. The scene ends with the once reserved Geldoblame [[LaughingMad laughing like a madman]]]].
* UnwittingPawn: Geldoblame in both games ends up manipulated by people he trusted. In ''Origins,'' he finds out that he has been nothing but a pawn to [[spoiler: Quaestor Verus, a man he respected and admired,]] which leads to his mental breakdown and StartOfDarkness. Twenty years later, Geldoblame, now an insane tyrant, is ''once again'' deceived and betrayed, this time by [[spoiler: ''Melodia,'' of all people, who used him to bring back the wicked god. This time, it results in his inglorious death.]]
* YesMan: In ''Origins'' to Quaestor Verus. If you examine the shelves in his room, you will find a hidden scrapbook Geldoblame made dedicated solely to the Quaestor.

!!'''Melodia'''
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->''"Oh, thank you, dark-winged traveler."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaeAraki (JP), Janica Southwick (EN)
Lady Melodia, as she is called, is the granddaughter of Duke Calbren, ruler of Mira; thus she is the heir to the duchy. Melodia's parents died when she was young because of a plague that struck Mira, and that same plague almost took her own life as well. Because of this, it is somewhat implied that she is rather frail, physically. However, Melodia is seen to be constantly smiling a gentle smile, calmly placating arguing people and inspiring admiration in all of Mira. She is also stated to be a close friend of [[BigBad Geldoblame's]], which warrants such things as an escort headed by the general of Alfard and such. Melodia's shown to be emphatic towards spirits, able to sense their feelings even before they manifest them on the physical plane, and just as well as being able to placate them. She helps the group sneak into Alfard for the final End Magnus.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:Her End Magnus restores the treasures of heaven.]]
* AlbinosAreFreaks: Subverted. Her white hair stands out, but in the technicolor population of Mira, it just makes her easier to spot. [[spoiler:Played straight when she reveals herself as the orchestrator, and again when she loses her albinism after her HeelFaceTurn.]]
%%* AllLovingHeroine: Her true, uncorrupted nature.
%%* AmbitionIsEvil
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Subverted. Her fusion with Malpercio shows her as seated rather comfortably on smaller version of the throne of Cor Hydrae, waiting patiently to be claimed by the darkness forever.]]
%%* TheAntiChrist: Is this for Malpercio.
%%* ApocalypseMaiden: In contrast to BarrierMaiden Xelha.
* ArchEnemy: It’s never made clear whether she even bothers to learn anyone’s name besides [[EnemyMine Kalas]]. [[spoiler: Her real Arch-Enemy however is Xelha, the snow queen, whose destiny is to restore the ocean.]]
* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: [[spoiler:Her pure white skin and hair suggest both PureIsNotGood and her BackFromTheDead. She wears stained glass windows reminiscent of a church since she is the altar for the resurrection of the evil god. They also look both incredibly and terribly dangerous.]]
%%* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: She hides it for a good long while, but once she stops, she gets weird fast.]]
%%* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:In her backstory. She has no knowledge of this until near the end of the game.]]
* BadassBoast: “The wrath of the gods endures forever.” Insert chills.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Counts on Xelha to rescue her friends and storm the imperial fortress so Melodia can use them to release the End Magnus.]]
* BettyAndVeronica: A messy, partially non romantic example. She is the Veronica to Xelha’s Betty for dear Kalas’ Archie. The battle is more for his soul than his heart.
%%* BigBad
* BigEater: Not that the confectioners of Parnasse mind.
%%* BlatantLies: [[spoiler: Nearly everything she says in the first half of the game, especially to Geldoblame.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: To an inscrutable extent. [[spoiler:Although Melodia is very much in charge of herself, the dead gods also speak through her.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: She's polite, but quite egotistical. She's also the one who falls the hardest.
* BrightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:She dresses in white and uses attacks that manifest as bright light. Possibly the brightest and evilest human.]]
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:Her ultimate fate.]]
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: The abstract design of her dress.
* CameBackWrong: As it turns out, [[spoiler:she died during a disease outbreak, and was revived with the power of the Bo End Magnus. She came back mostly intact, but a piece of Malpercio bonded itself to her, manipulating her thoughts and actions]]. As a result, she was eventually driven to see complete destruction of the world as "salvation".
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:She manipulates just about every other character for most of the story.]]
* ClassicVillain: [[spoiler:Wrath. Full stop. She might have shades of pride and ambition, but her ultimate goal is death and destruction of the world.]]
%%* CommonalityConnection: [[
* CreepyChild: More as a "creepy teenage girl". As nice as everyone says she is, she still seems a bit odd. [[spoiler:And then it's played straight.]]
* CryForTheDevil: InUniverse [[spoiler:after her purification she expresses pity for Malpercio’s cursed existence.]]
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler:Even Malpercio was holding her hostage within him.]] Her rescue [[spoiler:ultimately defeats Malpercio.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: She plays the chaotic trio like a set of spoons.
* DarkMessiah: Subverted. Melodia has all the necessary qualifications of this trope but no apparent interest in it. [[spoiler:Instead, Krumly and his followers summon her to earth by invoking this trope. It ends about as well as you might expect.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Is on both sides of the equation. [[spoiler: She offers Kalas Malpercio's power in exchange for delievering the End Magnus to her. Conversely, she ''herself'' owes her life to Malpercio, who is using her as a puppet.]]
* DeathByOriginStory: [[spoiler: She dies in childhood, and a grief-stricken Calbren uses the power of the End Magnus to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, she CameBackWrong.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: When Duke Calbren reveals her nature, which prompts her to fuse with Malpercio.]]
* TheDeterminator: Will release the Magnus at any cost.
* DevourTheDragon: [[spoiler:InvertedTrope. She willingly fuses Malpercio to complete his resurrection.]]
* DirtyCoward: Turns tail and runs often, always with the excuse of prolonging the fear of the heroes.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind
* DrivenToSuicide: Subverted. [[spoiler:Duke Calbren’s revelation of the corrupted nature of her magnus drives her not to kill herself but to fuse with Malpercio. In a way this is actually a FateWorseThanDeath since she will lose not only her life but also her soul as well. She gets better.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Her voice is the first heard in the game proper.
* EnemyMine: Her relationship with Kalas is...complicated. [[spoiler: She genuinely seems to care for him and actually follows through on his reward for helping her and doesn't transform him like Geldoblame or Fadroh. On the flipside, she never forgives him for rejecting her and shedding his white wings.]]
* EtherealWhiteDress: Subverted. [[spoiler:She’s not dead, she’s BackFromTheDead.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Invoked but ultimately subverted. She really does love Kalas and her uncle, but her love is too twisted to be called love at all.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Zigzagged. On the one hand she exploits the group’s intent to save Kalas to release the end Magnus. On the other hand she underestimated Kalas’ HiddenHeartOfGold.
%%* EvilCounterpart: To Xelha.
* EvilIsHammy: The hamminess increases exponentially the more unhinged she becomes.
* EvilIsNotAToy: Zigzagged all over the plays. She doesn’t play with evil, evil plays with her. But then Malpercio obeys her and even cares for her (and she for him). But then he intended to consume her soul all along to complete his resurrection. But then she willingly fused herself with him. But then he was suffering all along and wanted it to end. But then she used his power to end his suffering. But then she was traumatized by the ordeal. But then...
%%* EvilLaugh: It is glorious.
* EvilSoundsDeep: InvertedTrope. Her voice is notoriously silvery and feminine. It contrasts with the Geldoblame’s horrible voice and keep her cover.
%%* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon
* FauxAffablyEvil: She never loses her aristocratic manners even threatening to squash people like bugs.
* FilleFatale: Overthrowing governments and committing genocide...at 15!
* {{Foil}}:
** To Xelha: They are both all loving heroines and stepford smilers, one hiding insatiable destruction, the other a messianic burden.
** To Kalas: Both woe-laden children, damaged by their grandfathers and brought up with deep insecurities.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Several. But the most impressive is calling Malpercio both mother and child. In the end Malpercio effectively becomes pregnant with her.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She encourages the party not to kill an extradimensional monstrosity they encounter in Nekton, among other things. [[spoiler:She's even a friend to a dead god]].
* FurAndLoathing: Her boots are lined with white fur.
* GenreSavvy: Her plan to release the End Magnus depends on the FiveManBand acting like a FiveManBand. [[spoiler:Obviously, it works.]]
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Not initially since she’s not even a princess, but the heir to the duchy of Mira. By the end of the game however, she not only sits on the throne of Cor Hydrae but the gods work for her!
* GratuitousPrincess: Averted. She is only referred to as Lady Melodia, despite being the heir to the duchy of Mira, an office on par with those of Queen Corellia and King Ladekahn. Melodia herself fulfills several princess tropes, both good and bad.
%%* GigglingVillain
* HandBlast: How she shatters the Ocean Mirror.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Just before the end.]]
* HiddenDepths: She has an interest in painting and interior decorating.
* HollywoodExorcism: Inverted. A demon is not expelled from her, instead she is expelled out of a demon. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* HoneyTrap: How she infiltrates Geldoblame’s empire.
%%* HumiliationConga
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her dress has stained glass parts.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Her confession to Duke Calbren implies she never felt worthy to the duchy of Mira because of her weak constitution.
%%* ItsPersonal: With Kalas.
* TheKingslayer: Emperor slayer actually. It’s also implied she’s at least a co-conspirator in the attempted assassination of King Ladekhan.
* LadyAndKnight: She looks every bit the bright lady, but is actually the dark lady to the black knights, Fadroh and the Angel of Darkness.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: sadly the full extent of her powers is not shown.
%%* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:After Duke Calbren spills the beans]].
* LargeHam: once she reveals her true colors it’s a wonder she could keep her cover for so long.
* LightIsNotGood: She conjures an impressive orb of light for defense and transportation.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Duke Calbren, with disastrous consequences.
* LovedByAll: The single most beloved person in Mira, and possibly the world. [[spoiler:She exploits this for all it's worth...]]
* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Using both Kalas and Geldoblame. She herself was of course being used by an even bigger example of this {{trope}}, Malpercio.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: With Geldoblame in nuanced but nauseating degrees. Melodia is fifteen and a late bloomer whereas Geldoblame is in his forties. It’s implied Melodia had no limits in her quest to resurrect Malpercio no matter her disgust though she clearly enjoyed sending Geldoblame to a molten grave.
* MercyKill: Her end Magnus is instrumental in ending Malpercio’s suffering.
* MonsterFromBeyondTheVeil: [[spoiler: A variant; it's her soul, but there's ''something else'' in there as well.]]
* MoodSwinger: Her impassive smile can turn to demonic laughter or murderous screaming at the drop of a green hat.
* MeaningfulName: A beautiful name, which means melody and contrasts with the wicked arpeggio that is Malpercio and the prayer that is Xelha. She’s also an enthralling siren.
%%* NightmareFuelStationAttendant
* NoPeriodsPeriod: [[spoiler: Averted, in a flashback her first period is remarked as her transition into womanhood and becoming a legitimate heir to the duchy of Mira. Of course, there's always the alternate interpretation having to do with Geldoblame, however.]]
* NonActionBigBad: See TheUnfought below.
* OhCrap: Twice. When Xelha reveals the Ocean Mirror and when Mizuti unleashes her powers. Subverted since Melodia quickly gains the upper hand in both cases.
* OmnicidalManiac: 100% omnicidal, 100% maniac.
* TheOphelia: Implied to be future. The trauma she endures from her death and resurrection (twice over) leaves deep invisible scars.
* PimpedOutDress: Downright impossible to imagine such a glass dress in real life, let alone her everyday clothing.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her laser beam of all things is pink. She also keeps a pink room in the Imperial fortress.
* PowerFloats: In an orb of light no less.
* PrettyInMink: her boots are lined with fur.
* PrideBeforeAFall: As proud as gods, the narrative delights in shattering her pride.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Inverted. Not only does she wear all white her outfit has red, yellow, and blue section. She’s pure evil though.
%%* ProperLady
* PureIsNotGood: Like Malpercio, she embodies pure destruction.
* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: One marginally sympathetic interpretation of her actions.
* PsychopathicWomanchild: Her treatment of human life eerily resembles a child’s play with toys or insects. Her tantrums are more pathetic than anything.
%%* RedemptionEarnsLife
%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: She's so sweet, though! [[spoiler:Played straight.]]
%%* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: In contrast to Xehla's ModestRoyalty.
%%* RoyalWe: Subverted. She’s also speaking for the dead gods.
%%* RuleOfSymbolism: The tearless mermaid is found in her bedroom.
%%* {{Sadist}}
* SayMyName: Inverted. When Mizuti unleashes her power in Algorab, Melodia responds by saying, “You...you!” It’s a testament to her haughtiness that she’s didn’t bother to learn the name of anyone besides Kalas.
* SealedGoodInACan: What she becomes after her HeelFaceTurn. She harnesses the power of her end Magnus to restore the divine treasures and end Malpercio’s suffering.
* SealedEvilInACan: One of the biggest plot twists in the game. It turns out that Melodia houses the end Magnus within her which allowed her to come BackFromTheDead and resurrect Malpercio. The revelation causes her to invert this trope and become the sealed can in an evil when Malpercio swallows her.
* SevenDeadlySins:
** Pride: She’s personally offended by breathing the same air as others.
** Envy: Only revealed at the very end, she envies her dead for resting in peace.
** Wrath: Her defining trait is desire for total annihilation.
** Sloth: has others do her dirty work, to the point she’s TheUnfought.
** Greed: She wants everything for herself...so she can destroy it.
** Gluttony: Literally, with confections of Parnasse.
** Lust: How she controls Geldoblame and Fadroh, her only list however is for death and destruction.
* ShadowArchetype: To Kalas. His recognition of this at the very end motivates him to rescue her for Malpercio. While he has the Magnus of life, she has the end Magnus.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: A variation. Despite being the real BigBad of the game she does not appear in the opening cinematic sequence. However her voice is heard as Kalas transforms into the white winged darkness.
* SmugSnake: Especially smug when she gloats over the broken divine treasures.
* StepfordSmiler: Subverted since the Type C turns out the be a cover for Type A.
* SugaryMalice: To the point it doesn’t seem like a coincidence she makes her first appearance in LevelAte.
* SurvivorGuilt: With her parents.
* SweetTooth
** GeniusSweetTooth: Is responsible for nearly all the political intrigue in the story.
* TragicVillain: Despite being the BigBad in contrast to DiscOneFinalBoss Geldoblame, she gains much sympathy in the end unlike Geldoblame who remains rotten to the bitter end.
* {{Troll}}: Has a game room in the imperial fortress where she plays dress up with Geldoblame. She has him wear the most hideous clothes and most terrible makeup no doubt to amuse herself.
* TheUnfought: PlayedWith. [[spoiler: Several plot points suggest an incoming battle against Melodia. She sits on a throne behind evil Kalas and behind Malpercio in Cor Hydrae. Most tellingly, when Malpercio attacks Mizuti’s village, Melodia follows in a brilliant orb of light. However, in every case no battle occurs.]]
* ThisCannotBe: When Kalas sheds his white wings.
* TheUnfettered: Nothing will stop her release of the end Magnus. Her seduction of Geldoblame is more than enough proof.
* UnwittingPawn: Retroactively implied as of ''Origins''. [[spoiler:Since the Dark Brethren were the {{Greater Scope Villain}}s of the series and Malpercio was actually their UnwittingPawn during the War of the Gods, it was probably ''they'' who convinced her to resurrect Malpercio in order to destroy the world rather than the god himself.]]
* TheUsurper: Has Geldoblame assassinated and takes control of Alfard. Subverted since it’s only a stepping stone toward her goal of resurrecting Malpercio and promptly abandons the empire for Cor Hydrae.
* TheVamp: Implied to be the method she used to control Geldoblame and Fadroh.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:When Kalas and co. take down Malpercio and Duke Calbren spills the beans, she loses it]].
* VillainsOutShopping: For pastries!
* VillainProtagonist: In a literal sense since she is the first speaker heard in the game proper. In a broader sense the story is every bit hers as it is Kalas since it’s their meeting in Nekton that’s the catalyst for the plot. His character arc culminates when he risks his life to save her. She has the third highest number of character portraits, only behind Kalas and Xelha.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Downplayed. It’s implied her commentary on the end Magnus is the dead gods speaking through her.
* WalkingSpoiler: She's a ''lot'' more important to the plot than you'd think at first glance.
* WhenSheSmiles: Subverted. It’s rare and charming, but still scary.
%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart
* WickedCultured: Horse riding, music, dancing, painting, necromancy.
* TheWomanBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted. Initially she plays the trope straight with Geldoblame and, later, she plays this for Malpercio. Then it turns out Malpercio was controlling her all along]].
* YoungAndInCharge: About the same as Mizuti (15) and, thus, younger than the entire cast. She also becomes the undisputed ruler of Alfard and, later, the outer dimensional forces of evil.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Rulers of the Sky]]
!!'''Lord Rodolfo'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Manning (EN, EWLO), Chris Edgerly (EN, Origins)
Ruler of Sadal Suud, the Ancient Frontier. He is a man of portly build, often acting in a rather selfish way, and is also criticized to be a coward who kisses up to the Empire. Rodolfo is first seen complying with the Empire's intentions in Sadal Suud in hopes that they will go away quicker. After that, he is said to have confined himself in his mansion after Malpercio revives. Some time later, before the end of the game, he returns to help the other Rulers destroy Cor Hydrae's shield.

In ''Origins'', we see a younger Rodolfo who is a servant to the unnamed Lord at the time, hoping to inherit the post. We see him originally as someone very greedy who would gladly allow the Empire to promachinate his country, but it turns out his true intentions are to help push Sadal Suud forward in the world's economy. [[ForegoneConclusion As expected,]] it doesn't work.
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* BystanderSyndrome: TheEmpire leaves him in this situation with Xelha. Then he apparently takes this stance when [[spoiler:Malpercio revives. Fortunately, this is subverted at the end, if only because the witches of Wazn threaten him.]]
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: What he [[SubvertedTrope ''tries'']] to do to Hughes in ''Origins''. Unfortunately, Hughes didn't actually buy it for a minute, and was in fact already prepared for the event.
* FatBastard: Comes off as this. [[spoiler:Subverted. He may be somewhat rough and selfish, but he truly has the good of his nation in his heart.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a coward and an ineffectual ruler, but he genuinely has Sadal Suud's best interests a heart. He initially thinks licking the Empire's boots is his best shot, but he clearly doesn't enjoy it.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: He ''truly'' wants the best for his nation, but he keeps allying with TheEmpire and doing their bidding.]]

!!'''King Ladekahn'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusumuChiba (JP), Peter Von Gomm (EN, EWLO), Benjamin Bryan (EN, Origins)
The reigning King of Diadem, Land of the Clouds. Ladekahn is touted as a brave and strong leader under whose leadership the will of Diadem's people is said to be unshakable. Ladekahn believes in the code of honor of a knight, and thus falls to Ayme's trap, saved only by your BigDamnHeroes moment. Afterwards, he reveals the location of Diadem's End Magnus, and later sends the group with a letter in his name to Queen Corellia, proposing an alliance against the Empire. After Malpercio revives, he forms a coalition of nations with Anuenue and Mira in order to combat their enemy.\\\

In ''Origins'', we see a teenage Ladekahn as someone very different from his first seen incarnation; the young King is not only very rash, he is also irresponsible (or so would Rambari have you know). He and Gibari used to be (and still are) the best of friends, and often took the time to skip training to go see the Nashira fishermen bring in the daily catch. However, after Rambari and Celsica die, he becomes much more serious about his position and duties, and to show how much the event changed him, he orders Gibari to stop being a knight and live as a fisherman.
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* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: With Gibari and Palolo II in ''Origins''.
* HonorBeforeReason: Practically the only reason for why he believed TheEmpire, who had just attempted to lay siege on his nation with flimsy, baseless claims, would honor their ceasefire agreement.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Ladekahn, who believed TheEmpire, which had just attempted to besiege his nation based on flimsy, baseless claims, would honor their ceasefire agreement.
* InformedAbility: His great leadership and skills in battle. The former is finally demonstrated in ''Origins'', where he is the brains of his trio.
* InsistentTerminology: Gets a variant inversion of this imposed on him by [[spoiler:Xelha]], who asks him not to be so polite and not to call [[spoiler:her "Queen Xelha".]] HilarityEnsues as is expected of the very formal King as he fumbles with the idea several times in the same paragraph.
* TheMagnificent: The White Flame.
%%* RoyalBrat: In ''Origins''.
%%* TheSmartGuy: In his team of three.

!!'''Queen Corellia'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaokoMatsui (JP), Carolyn Miller (EN, EWLO), Kym Hoy (EN, Origins)
Queen Corellia, the Fairy Guide as she is called, is the queen of Anuenue, the Rainbow Nation. Queen Corellia has maintained a policy of staying TrueNeutral in all conflicts between nations, which means she is to show as much hospitality to our heroes as she would their enemies. In both games this presents a conflict with both of the heroes' teams due to the fact that her neutrality gets in the way. However, she acknowledges that neutrality is impossible in ''Eternal Wings'' once Geldoblame is proven to be guilty of his accusations, and looks the other way when Sagi needs to retrieve Celestial Tree Fell Branches in ''Origins''.

Corellia's demeanor in ''Origins'' is far more strict and uptight than how she is in ''Eternal Wings'', where she is just as polite, but comes off as gentler. This may be due to the fact that coming into contact with Sagi's group, who offer their help out of free will, [[DefrostingIceQueen mellowed her beliefs about absolute neutrality.]]
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* DefrostingIceQueen: In ''Origins'', where she is a lot more strict than in ''Eternal Wings.'' She's already defrosted in the sequel.
* TheFairFolk: Between being TheAgeless and a possible HumanoidAbomination and [[HiddenElfVillage her nation being the most in touch with magic and nature and holding a neutral isolationist stance towards the rest of the world]], her official royal title of "the Fairy Guide" may be a ''lot'' more literal than one would initially think.
* TheLeader: Though never overtly stated, it becomes clear she becomes this for the collection of nations originally opposing the Empire in EWLO before shifting gears and opposing [[spoiler: Melodia and Malpercio.]] Surprisingly for the Queen of a neutral country, she does an overall good job, and constantly offers aid to the heroes, even leading the effort to make an opening [[spoiler:into Cor Hydrae.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler: In ''Origins'', ride the platform beyond the core of the Veinroots. You'll come to an otherwise secret room with a couple treasure chests... '' and discarded husks in the form of the queen. Almost like a snake changing skins.]]''
* {{Immortality}}: She ''might'' be. Fans have even been known to say she was around to see the dinosaurs go extinct...
* OlderThanSheLooks: Unlike the other leaders who appear in both games, Corellia [[TheAgeless looks exactly the same]] in ''Origins'' as she did in the first game, despite ''Origins'' being set 20 years earlier.

!!'''Duke Calbren'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Takehiro Koyama (JP), Tom Clark (EN)
Regent of the Duchy of Mira, the City of Illusion. Duke Calbren first appears in ''Eternal Wings'' when the group is invited to his manor as thanks for saving Melodia from the TerribleTrio. Not too long after, he reveals the location of the Bo End Magnus. After Malpercio is revived, he forms a coalition of nations alongside King Ladekahn and Queen Corellia in order to combat the enemy. After the final battle, he thanks Kalas for his help.

In ''Origins'', he is unseen as Mira remains phased out of existence for the duration of the game. In the ending, the newly married Sagi and Milly elope and leave for Mira, where they plan to ask Calbren to take them in.
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* CoolOldGuy: He's the kindest and most helpful ruler you meet, with the exception of Ladekhan.
* HatesBeingAlone: [[spoiler:Which is part of why he used the End Magnus to bring Melodia back to life - she was the only person he had left.]]

!!'''The Great Kamroh'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Glover [Younger Kamroh] (EN, Origins), Chris Edgerly [Younger] (EN, Origins)
Elder of Genma Village and leader of the Children of the Earth. There are actually ''two'' different Kamrohs in ''Baten Kaitos''. The Great Kamroh in ''Eternal Wings'' who wears a red mask is the one who tells our heroes to look for the Sword of the Heavens, and later leads the effort to retrieve the Ring of Stars for Mizuti. In ''Origins,'' we see the two Kamrohs together: the previous Great Kamroh (a very old and thin man who wears a blue mask), and the Kamroh from ''Eternal Wings'' (younger and more strict), who later inherits the position once Guillo's sidequest is finished.

The Kamroh from ''Origins'' allows Guillo to examine Seginus in order to learn more about himself... which leads to a Journey To The Center Of The Mind.
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* AdiposeRex: Gives the impression to be one extreme case at first sight, but... well, he actually isn't. Indeed, both Kamrohs are actually quite thin.
* DefrostingIceKing: Like Corellia, the Kamroh from ''Eternal Wings'' is defrosted and is rather jolly when compared to his self from ''Origins.''
%%* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:The Kamroh of ''Origins''.]]

!!'''Krumly'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YojiUeda (JP), Ryan Drees (EN, EWLO), Creator/LiamOBrien (EN, Origins)
The leader of Algorab Village. Krumly's character undergoes a serious transformation from his incarnation in ''Origins'' to twenty years later in ''Eternal Wings.'' In ''Origins,'' Krumly is polite yet companionable, obeying the ''Origins'' Great Kamroh even if at odds with Kamroh (who would become the Elder at the end of the sidequest). However, after the first Kamroh names the ''Eternal Wings'' Kamroh as his successor, Krumly leaves in outrage. In ''Eternal Wings'', Krumly is clearly still embittered by this fact, as an NPC mentions that he and The Great Kamroh have arguments whenever he goes to Genma Village.

Krumly (along with his people in Algorab) have long held aspirations of leaving the Taintclouds and the Earth to go live in the Sky amongst the floating islands. To this end, they procure the Sword of the Heavens from its shrine in the Garden of Death. Hearing of Malpercio's revival, they decide to side with the BigBad and lower the magical shield at Zosma Tower that protects them from the evil god. Krumly attempts to bargain with Melodia for an alliance with Malpercio, but she replies that mere mortals cannot compare themselves to a god. She has Malpercio kill his subordinates, then has him eliminate the Children of the Earth.

After the struggle with the BigBad in Algorab, Krumly humbly apologizes for his indiscretion and does his best to aid the rest of the Children of the Earth with relocating to the Sky, but argues that he himself will remain in the Earth as a punishment, as he does not feel he deserves to go to the Sky.
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Begins in ''Origins'' at the conclusion of Guillo's Quest and is carried out to its conclusion in ''Eternal Wings.'']]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After he has his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment in ''Eternal Wings''.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:He does his HeelFaceTurn for the sake of his people at Algorab, who died because he was an idiot.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:This is what he thinks he deserves. Or really something more along the lines of "Redemption Equals Exile". You can get him to go with the rest of the Children of the Earth by doing Mizuti's sidequest, though.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Other characters]]
!!'''Larikush'''
->''"Ah...I see you have awakened. How do you feel?"''
The village doctor in Cebalrai. He treats Kalas at the beginning of the game after Kalas is found unconscious outside the village.
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* TheEngineer: [[spoiler: His former occupation.]]
* MrExposition: He's the one who explains the world system to the player.
** [[spoiler: Later, he is also the person who explains Kalas and Fee's backstory to Kalas.]]

!!'''Georg'''
Kalas's grandfather, who raised him and Kalas's brother Fee singlehandedly. He was also a skilled engineer and built Kalas's winglet. Died at Giacomo's hands two years before the beginning of the game.
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* [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest Deceased Grandparents Are The Best]]: Kalas has nothing but fond memories of him, but he died two years before the start of the game.
** [[spoiler:Subverted for Giacomo, who struggled to connect with his father even as a teen in ''Origins'' and was furious to discover that Georg would leave his life's work for Kalas and Fee, but not for Giacomo.]]
* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:To Giacomo.]]
* TheEngineer: Extremely talented engineer. He built Kalas's winglet by hand. [[spoiler:In fact, such a talented engineer that he used to be one of Alfard's most respected scientists.]]
** In ''Origins'', his younger self is not only already a talented engineer, but deep in research on Magna essences.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Played with. [[spoiler:He and Larikush destroyed their research and fled with Kalas and Fee so Georg could raise them as normal children.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Not evil, per se, but during ''Origins'' he was fairly callous about people and matters outside his research lab. [[spoiler:Larikush claims that creating Kalas and Fee softened Georg's heart. Either way, Geldoblame ordering Kalas's death as a flawed prototype is Georg's final straw. He and Larikush destroy their lab and fake their deaths to save Kalas's life.]]
* [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon Like Grandfather, Unlike Grandson]]: He's only seen in flashbacks, but in those flashbacks he doesn't appear to have much resemblance, both in appearance and interests, to either of his grandsons (Kalas and Fee). [[spoiler:As it turns out, he's not related by blood to either of them.]]
** [[spoiler:He also bears little resemblance to his actual son, Giacomo, who prefers fighting over research.]]
* TechnoBabble: Tends to explain things in very technical or scientific terms. Is capable of backtracking and explaining in plain language when he's asked to, though.

!!'''Fee'''
Kalas's little brother. Unfailingly kind and polite, in contrast to his blunt and sarcastic older brother. Died in the same attack as Georg two years before the beginning of the game.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Died in Kalas's arms.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde hair and probably the nicest person in the Sky.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Described this way by Kalas, who adored him, and also considered that way by others talking about him. [[spoiler:As the Divine Child, he's supposed to be a flawless being, which includes being a nice person.]]
* SacrificialRevivalSpell: [[spoiler:Turns out he had one, whether he knew it or not. He transfers his Magna essence to Kalas to save his brother's life.]]
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: He's dead.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Died in same attack as Georg, two years before the game. He's only seen in flashbacks.
[[/folder]]

!The ''Origins'' Cast
[[folder:The Power Trio]]
!!'''Sagi'''
->''"May my blade be sharp!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (JP), Crawford Wilson (EN)
TheHero of ''Origins''. Sagi is a fifteen-year-old assassin enlisted in the Empire's Dark Service. Another spiriter, Sagi grew up in the town of Sheratan on Hassaleh. After Emperor Olgan had most of Sheratan enslaved, Sagi joined the Imperial Army to provide for his mother's orphanage. Wields a very long katana and wears a distinctive red outfit.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler: And then Sagi was an afterling, and his spirit is actually part of a god.]]
* BadassAdorable: He's fifteen, baby-faced, naive, and fairly short. Milly even tells him at one point that he's the kind of person who looks like he needs mothering.
* BadassNormal: Nothing more than a sword and some magic. [[spoiler:Upgrades significantly after the Heart-to-Heart.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's generally friendly and low-key. Every now and then, though, this kid gets ''vicious''.
* {{BFS}}: That sword is longer than he is tall!
* [[CheerfulChild Cheerful Teenager]]: For the most part. For a guy who was an assassin, he's usually pretty upbeat, acting as TheHeart to his two friends.
* ChickMagnet: Let's see. In addition to Milly, Lolo gets the hots for him almost instantly, Valara flirts with him between fights, Inca Rose makes {{Double Entendre}}s during trading, and at least one shopkeeper hits on him. Even [[spoiler:''Guillo'']] expresses interest in him, although that one was probably just for laughs. During their stay in Sadal Suud, a wanted poster claims that he's a marriage con, of all things.
* ChildSoldier: He's a member of the Dark Service, despite being only 15. Apparently, his spiriter abilities are so important, the Service was willing to bend some recruiting rules.
* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler: If you believe that he's Melodia's father.]]
* ElementalPowers: His finishers are mostly PlayingWithFire and AnIcePerson with a few odd variable-element attacks and one [[ShockAndAwe electrical]] attack early in the game. There's also one notable attack that incorporates LightEmUp.
* ForcedToWatch: He's not strong enough to stop the machina arma, so he's frequently forced to watch their rampages without being able to do anything about it. [[spoiler: At first.]]
** [[spoiler: He's also unable to stop soldiers from ripping his mother's wings off, with horrific consequences for everyone involved.]]
** [[spoiler: At the end of the game, when he's caught and immobilized by a heart-crushing machina trap, he's forced to watch his best friend and his love interest argue about who will make a heroic sacrifice to free him]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: He is the successful tailor-made spiriter/malideiter. By all accounts, he is also the ''only'' successful malideiter.]]
* HeavySleeper: A RunningGag.
* ImprobableAge: He's in the Dark Service, and he's only fifteen. Becomes justified later on when you realise [[spoiler:that certain people in the empire knew ''damn well'' who he was, and had a vested interest in keeping an eye on him.]]
* JackOfAllStats: Is arguably the most balanced of the party.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: And they're even better when they're as long as you are tall!
%%* KidHero: He's 15.
* MagneticHero: Inspires die-hard loyalty from Milly and Guillo, as well as winning over the leaders of the island nations very easily.
* MeaningfulName: 'Sagi' is the Japanese word for heron, but it can also mean 'fraud.' [[spoiler: It fits the Guardian Spirit more than it does Sagi.]]
* MentalTimeTravel: Sort of. It later turns out that [[spoiler: he's not the one doing it.]]
* MommasBoy: A lot of his decisions are based on how they will affect his mother, and she often expresses that she wants him to start doing things to make himself happy. [[spoiler: And God help you if you hurt her...]]
* NiceGuy: Compared to the cynical jerk Kalas, Sagi is very idealistic and upbeat.
* PrecisionFStrike: Directed towards [[spoiler:Shanath]], on one notable occasion.
* SignatureMove: The Scension series of attacks get the most related combos and will be mainstays in your deck through most of the game.
* TeamDad: He's the one who breaks up fights between Guillo and Milly.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Sagi and his spirit aren't quite what he thinks they are.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Before Heart-to-Heart, Sagi loses quite a lot of fights. Afterward, he's unstoppable.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Just ask [[spoiler:Shanath]] what happens when you make Sagi angry.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Verus certainly had him under his thumb.]]

!!'''Guillo'''
->''"Hmm, this fight might be too much for you alone - [[DeadpanSnarker provided their guns sting more than their wit]]."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Yukari Nozawa/ Tetsuo Komura (JP feminine/ masculine), Maura Gale/ TC Carson (EN, feminine/ masculine)
An arcane puppet animated by mysterious forces, Guillo was found buried in the Nusakan Thornwood by Sagi, who dug it up and brought it back to Sheratan. Guillo has no memories before being dug up by Sagi, aside from its name. It enlisted in the Imperial Army alongside Sagi, posing as a [[RobotBuddy paramachina]]. Attacks with powerful magic channeled through its arms and legs.
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* ArtificialHuman: Not exactly human, but behaves like one.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Guillo's weapons are blades attached to its arms. It primarily uses them to channel magic.
* ChildHater: Children are fascinated by Guillo and play rough with it as a result, which annoys it greatly. Additionally, Guillo mentions KidsAreCruel plays a part.
* CombatStilettos: Doesn't help the gender issue at all, either.
* CrutchCharacter: When it first joins your party, it's under AI control.
* DeadpanSnarker: Might not be ''the'' snarkiest character ever created, but it's certainly up there.
* ElementalPowers: Like the others, normal attack elements vary, but its finishers fall under all six elements. It tends to lean more towards the [[AnIcePerson ice]] side of things, however.
* GlassCannon: Has the highest attack power but pitiful HP and defense.
* {{Golem}}: In the loosest sense of the trope.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Intentionally steps into a trap in the collapsing Tarazed to allow Sagi and Milly to escape.]]
* HoldYourHippogriffs: Frequently.
* ImAHumanitarian: Parodied. Guillo threatens to eat a lot of people, but never acts upon it.
* TheLancer: To Sagi, who Guilo has known since Sagi was young. They've been pretty much inseparable sense.
* LostSuperweapon: [[spoiler:Guillo was abandoned by the Children of the Earth, who felt that the world didn't need weapons that could kill a god anymore.]]
* MoreHeroThanThou: [[spoiler:The third variant; Milly prepares to insert herself into a machina control panel to save Sagi, but Guillo dashes in before she gets the chance.]]
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Or rather, magical sarcastic puppet-golem.
* NoBiologicalSex: An gender-less puppet with no biological functions. On top of that, it technically has two voices; see VoiceOfTheLegion below.
* NotQuiteDead: It was buried and forgotten in the Thornwood, but was still alive. [[spoiler:And possibly in the ending...]]
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: [[spoiler:Justified. Guillo was controlled by the magic of two different people, and over time has become a fusion of their personalities]].
* RubberMan: Not literally made of rubber, but sure looks it in some of its animations.
* SarcasmFailure: When Guillo realizes [[spoiler:Milly is about to sacrifice herself for Sagi]], it's completely at a loss for words.
* SarcasticDevotee: Despite frequently questioning Sagi's judgement, Guillo would ''never'' leave his side.
* SociopathicHero: With the exception of Sagi and Gena (and later Milly), Guillo doesn't seem to hold human lives in high regard.
* TakeMeInstead: [[spoiler:Uses itself to override a broken machina to free Sagi.]]
%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Sagi.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Guillo's lines were recorded by both a voice actor and a voice actress and the tracks were edited together. The result is decidedly inhuman.
* WhatTheHellHero: It calls Sagi out on blaming the Guardian Spirit for the party's failures.

!!'''Milly (Milliarde)'''
->''"Talk about unfair odds! I don't know how I do it."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi (JP), Shanelle Workman Gray (EN)
A cheerful young girl who first appears as Sagi and Guillo are fleeing Mintaka, helping them escape and latching onto them immediately afterward. Milliarde is the sheltered daughter of an Alfard nobleman, who decided to run away and see the outside world. Despite annoying Guillo to no end, she gets along well with Sagi and quickly befriends him. In battle, she dual wields large spiked clubs.
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* ActionGirl: Has some serious fighting prowess, and is ''more'' than happy to make use of it.
* BadassAdorable: Anyone who says Milly isn't cute is a filthy liar. And while you wouldn't tell just by looking at her, but Milly ''loves'' jumping into battle and tearing shit up.
* BadassBookworm: Sort of. She's had more education than Sagi, even though she was never particularly interested in school.
* BloodKnight: She gets ''very'' excited when fights break out.
* BoisterousBruiser: Very much so. She introduces herself by cheerfully butting in Sagi and Guilo's fight to help them out.
* TheBigGirl: In battle, she seems to get ''very'' into it.
* ClingyJealousGirl: When [[GenkiGirl Lolo]] shows up, anyway. PlayedForLaughs.
* CuteBruiser: As cute as she is boisterous.
* {{Cyborg}}: [[spoiler: She was in an accident when she was young, and most of her body was replaced with machina.]]
* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler: If you buy into the idea that she's the mother of Melodia.]]
* DualWielding: Wields a small spiked club in each hand.
* ElementalPowers: Normal attacks are variable, of course, but her finishers fall primarily under ShockAndAwe, with some hints of AnIcePerson and PlayingWithFire, except for a couple which have no element at all.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Her crush on Sagi is very obvious. [[DeadpanSnarker Guillo]] takes a few shots at her for it.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When she realizes she's going to have to sacrifice herself for Sagi, she gets very calm. Ultimately, it's subverted; Guillo steals it, and Milly breaks down crying afterward]].
* FacePalm: When Sagi [[spoiler:reveals that he told Lolo about their wedding]].
%%* KidHero: Seventeen.
* LargeHam: Outside of battle, she seems like a fairly cheerful girl with a rather [[EveryoneCanSeeIt obvious]] crush on Sagi. Inside of a battle, she takes considerable bites out of the scenery with her [[CallingYourAttacks attack cries]]. [[spoiler:It clearly runs in the family.]]
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler: Baelheit's. His experiments with Malpercio's afterlings cost her most of her body.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler: She was reporting on the party's actions to her father, Baelheit. She never actually betrays you, however -- she admits to this instead.]]
* PimpedOutDress: It's actually pretty modest by ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' standards.
* PrettyInMink: Her shoulder guards and collar appear to be trimmed with fur.
* [[RebelliousPrincess Rebellious Aristocrat]]: Claims that this is why she joins up with Sagi out of the blue. The truth is a bit more complicated.
* ShelteredAristocrat: It's how she introduces herself to Sagi and Guillo, even -- a sheltered upper-class girl wanting to see the world she was hidden away from. However, her fighting prowess causes Guillo to question her story.
--> '''Guillo''': Sheltered girl...was it a bomb shelter?
* ShowgirlSkirt: It's not called to attention, but it is noticeable.
* {{Tsundere}}: She's generally quite nice (if a bit manic) but she has a hell of a temper.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Sagi, at least once CharacterDevelopment kicks in.
* WaifFu: Her attack cards frequently mention how her attacks work around her relative lack of mass. [[spoiler:It is justified later on since most of her body is revealed to be made up of machina.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Imperial Plot]]
!!'''Baelheit'''
->''"What you're capable of...Such an apt choice of words."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Bin Sasaki (JP), Fred Tatasciore (EN)
The leader of the [[FiveManBand Machina Vanguard]], Lord Baelheit is a powerful Imperial politician and one of the two candidates for Emperor. He strongly advocates promachination, extolling it as the way of the future and desiring to remove magic, which he detests, from people's lives. He is rarely seen in-game, preferring to act through the Dark Service or his underlings.
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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:After the spectacular failure of the malideiter project, he fled TheEmpire and tried to kill himself. Then, he met his Guardian Spirit.]]
* DuelBoss: Sagi fights him one-on-one.
* ElementalPowers: Mostly LightIsNotGood and PlayingWithFire.
* FakeBoss: [[spoiler: Set up as the BigBad of the Imperial plot, until Verus turns out to this.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler: Milly almost convinces him to stop promachination and land Tarazed. Then Verus steps in...]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: It takes a beatdown from Sagi and his Guardian Spirit refusing him power to realize it.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all he says about living without relying on the wings of the heart, his machina arma and Tarazed utilize Malpercio's afterlings, which are created using powers associated with those wings, as the power source in order to function. [[spoiler:He is also a spriter, one of those mystical powers that his promachination campaign seeks to liberate the world from.]]
* LargeHam: He's calm throughout most of the game, but [[spoiler:when you confront him in Tarazed's control room]], his VA unleashes the hog.
* MadScientist: [[spoiler: He outright states that even if he had reservations, he conducted the malideiter experiment partly because he wanted to know if it is possible to create an artificial spiriter.]]
* MeaningfulName: Not he, but rather [[spoiler:Daimon, his Guardian Spirit. The name comes from "daimons" (most commonly spelled "daemon"), beings in Classical mythology, some of which were ordered by Zeus to become ''guardian spirits to mortal beings''. "The daimon of venerated heroes, were localized by the construction of shrines, so as not to restlessly wander, and were believed to confer protection and good fortune on those offering their respects"]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler: He's not really all that evil (at least compared to Verus), but up until TheReveal he's made out to be much worse than he actually is.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:After Sagi lays the smackdown on him, Daimon realizes how misguided they've become and denies him her power]].
* TheStoic: For the first 90% of the game. ''However'', : Once [[spoiler:Milly denounces his Machina]], he goes ''completely'' [[NotSoStoic off the deep end]] and begins a VillainousBreakdown.
* VillainousBreakdown: Deconstructed. [[spoiler:His breakdown is what leads to his Guardian Spirit having a HeelRealisation and refusing him her power; which makes it all the easier for the trio to defeat him.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: As the man mainly responsible for introducing machina to the empire, many of its citizens adore him.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He genuinely belives that freeing people from wings of the heart will prevent past tragedies such as War of the Gods from occurring again and his promachination campaign will improve the world as whole in long run. Unfortunately, he is pursuing those goals in a completely destructive manner, going as far as [[spoiler:forcibly taking off people's wings of the heart and attempting to blow up all islands, which use the power of hearts to float, when his attempt to machinate them fails]].

!!'''Shanath'''
->''"Hold it right there, please. I can't allow you to run loose any longer."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuakiMadono (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN)
TheDragon to Baelheit, Shanath is a nasty piece of work. At the beginning of the game, he slays the Emperor and leaves Sagi to take the blame. Throughout the game, he's seen at the various promachination sites, commanding the men and hiding behind machina arma when Sagi comes calling.

Has a daughter, who never speaks.
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* BeardOfEvil: He has a beard and he's evil.
* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler: The malideiter project is supposed to make Shanath into a perfect heir for TheEmpire. Years later, the project's only successful sample kills Shanath. Shanath even muses on this at his last moments.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: To both Baelheit AND Verus.]]
%%* {{Jerkass}}
%%* KickTheDog: The list is quite long.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: A villain-to-villain example. He is secretly working with Verus.]]
* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied that Shanath's father is Emperor Olgan, whom Shanath murders at the beginning of the game]].
* PetTheDog: He genuinely cares about his daughter, [[spoiler:Savyna]].
* SmugSnake: As smug as they get.

!!'''Valara'''
->''"What do you think I am - nice?"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue (JP), Tasia Valenza (EN)
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: If you choose to spare her, she [[BigDamnHeroes saves]] Sagi and Milly during Tarazed's destruction.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: She outright says that she'd rather fight a battle she knew was hopeless than let her underlings see her run.
* HumongousMecha: Her arma, a giant walking tank with a cannon for a tail.
* LadyOfWar: Averted and lampshaded. She makes a point of being soldier first, woman second.
* MarriedToTheJob: See above.
* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler: 'Don't get any ideas. I just did my job.']]
%%* RecurringBoss
* ShockAndAwe: Her main weapon is some sort of taser.
* SmugSnake: Fits right in with the rest of the antagonists.
%%* {{Tsundere}}
* WorthyOpponent: Views Sagi as one after he defeats her under the Celestial Tree.

!!'''Heughes'''
->''"Let's just see how many punches I've got left in me!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/CrispinFreeman (EN)
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%%* TheBrute
* GoodOldFisticuffs: His preferred attacks involve punching.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: If you choose to spare him, he comes to Milly and Sagi's [[BigDamnHeroes rescue]] as they flee Tarazed.]]
* PetTheDog: He really cares about his brother, Nasca.
* PlayingWithFire: His primary elemental power.
* PowerFist: His machina arma is a giant gauntlet.
%%* RecurringBoss
* VillainousBreakdown: Goes ballistic after his arma is destroyed. If you spare him, he gets even angrier.

!!'''Nasca'''
->''"Machina will dominate this continent!"''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsukiSaiga (JP), Avrielle Corti (EN)
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%%* ChildProdigy
* ChildSoldier: Nasca is only 14, and yet he's skilled enough to be trusted with a machina arma. He's not fully aware of the consequences of what he does, and picks sides based on what people he looks up to picks. He crosses into the Tragic type when it becomes clear that [[spoiler:he would rather die in combat than accept defeat]].
* DualWielding: While on foot, he fights with dual daggers.
%%* GigglingVillain
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:If you choose to spare him, he also [[BigDamnHeroes helps]] Milly and Sagi as they try to escape Tarazed.]]
* MadnessMantra: [[VillainousBreakdown "Fight me! Fight me! Fight me! Fight me!"]]
%%* RecurringBoss
%%* SmugSnake
* TankGoodness: His arma, a tank with artillery cannons mounted on the back.
* VillainousBreakdown: After you destroy his machina arma, he freaks out and demands Sagi fight him to the death. If Sagi refuses, he ends up brokenly pleading with Sagi to fight him.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He's following the Imperial Plot because he doesn't want to be left behind in terms of achievements by his brother Heughes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Assorted Allies]]
!!'''Gena'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Sayuri Yamauchi (JP), Andi Matheny (EN)
Gena is Sagi's mother. She runs an orphanage in Sheratan, providing for the children whose parents were enslaved by Emperor Olgan.
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* ConvenientComa: [[spoiler:She's left nearly comatose after her wings are ripped out. Finding the cure for her is what leads Sagi to realize that he and Marno can now control Marno's MentalTimeTravel.]]
* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler:She's used as the demonstration for the promachination movement by Shanath. Specifically, she's used because Shanath knows Sagi will be in the audience and wants him to see it.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: She runs the orphanage in Sheratan and is beloved by all of the children there.
* GoodParents: Sagi and the other children adore her, and with good reason. She feeds and houses them and mediate fights between the kids.
* WingedHumanoid: She has the most elaborate wings of anyone in the series. [[InUniverse]] she's even known for it; everyone in Sheratan talks about how beautiful Gena's wings are.

!!'''Verus'''
->''"Welcome, lad. I am Verus, head of the Empire's military affairs."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Wataru Yokojima (JP), Roger L. Jackson (EN)
The other candidate for Emperor, Quaestor Verus is a former hero of the Empire and a spiriter. When Sagi is being hunted by the Empire, Verus offers him a chance to work to stop Baelheit's effort at promachination. Sagi takes him up on the offer. Throughout the game, Verus serves as the BigGood for Sagi, providing him with a craft, blank magnus, and intelligence reports. He opposes promachination, believing strongly in tradition and the old ways.
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%%* AbusiveDad: [[spoiler:Implied in a sidequest to be Sagi's father. Considering his actions, he's very much this trope if true]].
* BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler:Has a neatly-groomed beard and is one of the most morally bankrupt characters in the series]].
* BigGood: To Sagi, also serving as MissionControl. [[spoiler: Subverted when his true colors come out.]]
* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Hides behind his machina, stomps on characters who are down, sics his flunkies on you... Yep.]]
%%* CoolOldGuy
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Host to the spirit of Wiseman. It's implied that he never realised it until it was too late.]]
%%* DrunkOnTheDarkSide
%%* EvilAllAlong
* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler: A particularly frightening one.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: An interesting variation where the final boss ''isn't'' actually the BigBad. [[TheManBehindTheMan That's Wiseman]], who is of course the TrueFinalBoss.]]
%%* FlunkyBoss
* GlassCannon: [[spoiler: For a final boss, Verus has pitiful HP. Of course, he spends most of the fight invulnerable.]]
%%* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:See KarmicDeath.]]
* IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler: He's faking that limp.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The afterlings in Tarazed's core override the machina and maul him.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler: And how! He even prefers Machina to people, simply because they're easier to manipulate.]]
%%* LaughingMad
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: It's implied that Verus is Sagi's father.]]
* MissionControl: Serves as this for Sagi, Guillo, and Milly, and regularly keeps Sagi updated on missions via a communicator.
%%* MysteriousBacker
* ObfuscatingDisability: [[spoiler:A retired war hero who has a limp and thus needs a cane. At the end of the game, he tosses away the cane and stomps the ground, showing his leg is perfectly fine. This highlights just how far he went to deceive others, since the limp is far from the only thing he was lying about to everyone.]]
%%* PuzzleBoss
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: An old war hero who's more concerned about immediate threats to the safety of the empire's citizens, compared to Baelheit's posturing and grand ambitions. [[spoiler: At least until it turns out that was all a lie.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler: His other character portrait, which you only see after the reveal, has very noticeable red eyes.]]
* RetiredBadass: He's a retired war hero.
* TortureCellar: [[spoiler:After TheReveal, check the room where he spoke with his spirit.]]
%%* TreacherousAdvisor
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: He goes off the deep end once he reveals his intentions.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: 90% of his character tropes only apply in the final 5% of the game.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: To Geldoblame after TheReveal, triggering Geldoblame's breakdown.]]

!!'''Wacho and Tik'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Elizabeth Daily [Wacho] and Creator/SherryLynn [Tik] (EN)
Two children living at Gena's orphanage in Sheraton.
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%%* CheerfulChild
* VitriolicBestBuds: They pick on each other and get into fights a lot, but are nonetheless inseparable.

!!'''Palolo II'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoMinagawa (JP), Aaron Fors (EN)
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%%* DeadpanSnarker
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Some kind of purple makes up his clothes, and even if stealthy he's ''flashy''.

!!'''Lolo'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkemiOkamura (JP), Creator/CatherineTaber (EN)
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%%* AnimeHair
* GenkiGirl: Very energetic, although also quite intelligent.
* TheGlomp: Gives one to Sagi after he agrees to get her celestial fell-branches, much to Milly's horror.
* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: If you complete all her sidequests. Probably for the best, considering how jealous Milly got just over a hug.
%%* MotorMouth
%%* RomanticFalseLead
* WrenchWench: Repairs the Sfida, a top of the line machina-based ship. With ''wood''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Those from elsewhere]]
!!In General
* BadPowersGoodPeople: They are ultimatly good people, who end up [[spoiler:making a DealWithTheDevil for power in order to stop the true evil, Wiseman]].

!!'''Seph'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Noboyuki Koyama (JP), Robin Atken Downes (EN)
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* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: He's the one who has the idea to make a deal with the [[GreaterScopeVillain Dark Brethren]] for the power to defeat Wiseman.]]
* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Naos becomes a victim of Wiseman's promagnation campaign.]]
* TheLeader: The one who led the band of heroes who stood against Wiseman.
* RousingSpeech: [[spoiler:To Sagi, during the final boss fight.]]
* TheStoic: Generally quite calm, even when [[spoiler:selling his soul to the Dark Brethren.]]

!!'''Thoran'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama (JP), Dave Fouqette (EN)
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* FieryRedhead: Has red hair and is the most outspoken and quick to anger of his FiveManBand.
%%* TheLancer
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: He's Malpercio's chest.]]

!!'''Marno'''
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* ActuallyIAmHim: [[spoiler:''You, the player'' are Marno, or at least a piece of his soul.]]
* TheBigGuy: Marno is stated as having little to no magical ability, but makes up for it with swordsmanship.
* CoolMask: If the masked figure wielding a sword in the opening is indeed Marno.
* TheFaceless: Marno never appears in the game, instead Sagi fills in for him.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Sagi fills Marno's role in the Elsewhere segments, so you never see what Marno himself looks like.
* MistakenIdentity: Seph and co. are convinced Sagi is Marno, [[spoiler: because his "Guardian Spirit" (aka you, the player) is actually a fragment of Marno's soul showing Sagi his memories.]]
* ShesAManInJapan: [[spoiler: The original Japanese version allowed the player to pick the "guardian spirit's" gender, and by extension, Marno's. In the English version, both are male.]]
%%* WalkingSpoiler: Ohhhh lordy.

!!'''Pieda'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Yukie Maeda (JP), Kim Mai Guest (EN)
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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: She's Malpercio's legs and feet.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When she realizes she and her companions have just slaughtered a city's worth of people]]
%%* TheSmartGirl
%%* TeamMom

!!'''Ven'''
->'''Voiced by:''' Makoto Naruse (JP), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (EN)
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%%* MightyGlacier: While he's never seen in combat, he's the physically strongest, but most unathletic.
* TheLoad: In Zaurak's Keep, Ven is the only one who can break the large boulders occasionally obstructing your path...But he can't fly up the taller ladders, so you have to find alternate routes.

!!'''Wiseman'''
->''"A ruler must listen to their subjects."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Daisuke Gori (JP), Neil Kaplan (EN)
A mysterious figure in the past, Wiseman is the ruler of most of the world. He taught humanity the power of their hearts, giving them powerful magic, their wings, and the technology to create Magnus. For this, they worshipped him as a god. He advocates 'promagnation', which involves turning people into magnus, so they can live in a truly happy world, according to him.

After Seph and co. confront him in Cujam, he storms Naos, killing anyone who resists and turning the rest into magnus. This drives Seph to make a DealWithTheDevil for the power to destroy him.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: An InUniverse deconstruction of the concept. Every group, party and faction has differing opinions about him, his motives and his end goals and try to allocate labels to him in their own ways. In the end, it turns out that none of it matters because whatever manner of being Wiseman is is ''completely and utterly '''unknowable''''' to human minds.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's clearly an antagonist, but at the same time he also doesn't seem to "get" the morality of mortals.
* AssimilationPlot: [[spoiler:He turns people into pure Magnus and absorbs them.]]
* BigBad: Arguably. [[spoiler:Should you complete the sidequest that involves him, he shows up after Verus is defeated and absorbs him for the final battle. Whether or not he was actually controlling him isn't confirmed.]]
* BizarreNonhumanBiology: Whatever he is, he's clearly ''not'' human.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: It seems that he doesn't adhere to the same moral ideals as human beings, though his sadism and sociopathy seem to show he understands human emotions and believes that [[spoiler:he is making people "truly happy" by turning them into Magnus.]]
* BodyHorror: A deranged cross between a rooster and an insect wearing a clown's clothing. His OneWingedAngel form, [[spoiler:consisting of himself, Verus, and four afterlings fused together.]]
* DevilInPlainSight: When we're first introduced to Wiseman, it's [[ObviouslyEvil painfully obvious]] to the protagonists that he's a EldritchAbomination but the GenreBlind villagers proclaim him the best thing to happen to them, spread word of the wings he's given them through teaching them how to embrace their Hearts to encourage everybody else to do everything he says. Not to mention the fact that they revere him like a god and are either totally unaware of or don't care about the fact that this thing [[spoiler:eats souls for breakfast]]. Needless to say, Seph and Sagi's respective parties are ''not'' fooled.
%%* DiabolusExNihilo
* EldritchAbomination: It's never explained exactly what manner of being he is. He somehow can turn people into magnus - essentially disembodied souls [[spoiler:and devours them, apparently as a way to sustain himself]]. [[spoiler:He becomes a truly ''monstrous'' one during the final boss fight, after he devours Verus' heart and fuses with four afterlings]].
%%* EvilGloating: Almost constantly.
%%* EvilLaugh
* EvilSoundsDeep: Inhumanly deep and very slow.
* FusionDance: The FinalBoss battle with him, where [[spoiler: he devours Verus' heart and [[BodyHorror fuses with his corpse]]]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:It is his promagnation campaign that started all the problems throughout the series.]]
* HellIsThatNoise: In-universe, [[spoiler:Sagi and co. react to his ''horribly sinister'' EvilLaugh with the series' biggest "OhCrap" moment.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:In the original past, he escaped the battle of the gods in the confusion of the fight and vanished into history. Sagi, however, can set that right.]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:While his promagnation campaign can be considered incomprehensible to normal people, killing everyone off in Naos who refuses to go along with his ideals is the point where Seph and his family become resolved to stop Wiseman at all costs.]]
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:After taking over Verus, he sucks the afterlings out of Tarazed's core and uses them to give himself more power. Defeating him causes Tarazed to self-destruct.]]
%%* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Behind several layers of "The Man"]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Subverted. Seph's group seems to be under the impression that his reasons for [[spoiler:eating Magnus]] are going to be a convoluted mess of {{plan}}s and emotional manipulation. Instead, he just states his beliefs and tells them to take it or leave it.
%%* ObviouslyEvil
%%* RoyalWe: Always speaks like this.
%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Gives one to Sagi and co. after devouring Verus.]]
* VoiceOfTheLegion: [[spoiler:Verus-Wiseman has a weird echo to its voice. It's simple, yet very unnerving.]]
%%* WasOnceAMan: Possibly.
%%* WellIntentionedExtremist: Open to interpretation.
* YouMonster: He evokes this reaction from Seph and his TrueCompanions; who believe that he's so utterly evil and corrupt that they [[spoiler:[[DealWithTheDevil strike deals with]] the ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' equivalents of {{Satan}} for the power to defeat him. It doesn't work]]
* YourSoulIsMine: He exists by devouring people's Magna Essences; their souls, basically.
[[/folder]]

* TheHero: The leader of the band of heroes who stood against Wiseman.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The light to Savyna’s dark. Mizuti is somewhere in between.

* BladeOnAStick: In ''Eternal Wings'', his weapon of choice is a large halberd.

* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler: Grows a left wing when he receives Malpercio's taint.]]

* YinYangBomb: His finishers and elemental weapons are all either light or dark. This a bad thing, as Light and Dark damage cancel each other out, -- 20 dark damage and 10 light damage results in 10 dark damage -- meaning you'll have to pick one or the other when playing as him.

* YinYangBomb: Her finishers and elemental weapons are all either [[PlayingWithFire fire]] or water (manifested as [[AnIcePerson ice]] often). Unlike Lyude, though, a good chunk of her attack magnus are neutral instead of aligned, so she suffers less for it.

* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:She's fully human, and is in one piece, but there's ''something else'' with her. That being a piece of Malpercio's soul.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: He genuinely belives that freeing people from wings of the heart will prevent past tragedies such as War of the Gods from occurring again and his promachination campaign will improve the world as whole in long run. Unfortunately, he is pursuing those goals in a completely destructive manner.

%%* DualWielding: Daggers.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: If you choose to spare him, he also [[BigDamnHeroes helps]] Milly and Sagi as they try to escape Tarazed.]]

* EldritchAbomination: It's never explained exactly what manner of being he is. [[spoiler:He becomes a truly ''monstrous'' one during the final boss fight, after he devours Verus' heart and fuses with four afterlings]].

** [[spoiler:Subverted with respect to Kalas. She knows he's working to resurrect Malpercio, but allows him to carry the Che End Magnus anyway because she wants him to trust her. [[FaceHeelTurn Although it works out for her in the end.]] ]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: With pink hair, oddly enough.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Kalas was bullied relentlessly as a kid due to only having one wing. Wings in this world are a reflection of a person's heart, which caused people to assume there was something wrong with him. [[spoiler:One of his reasons for secretly working for Melodia besides the general despair of losing his family that Melodia could use her power to grant him a true pair of wings and make him "complete".]]

** She stole the pendant to unlock the End Magnus from the Imperial Palace. She also immediately had a copy made in case she ever got captured. As it turns out, she does get captured on Sadal Suud, and the Empire does indeed take the copy thinking it's the real thing.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Not evil, per say, but ''Origins'' shows he was fairly callous about people and matters outside his research lab. [[spoiler:Larikush claims that creating Kalas and Fee softened Georg's heart. Either way, Geldoblame ordering Kalas's death as a flawed prototype is Georg's final straw, and he and Larikush destroy their lab and fake their deaths to save Kalas's life.]]

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Described this way by Kalas, who adored him, and also considered that way by others talking about him. [[spoiler: As the Divine Child, he's supposed to be a flawless being, which includes being a nice person.]]
* SacrificialRevivalSpell: [[spoiler: Turns out he had one, whether he knew it or not. He transfers his Magna essence to Kalas to save his brother's life.]]

** [[spoiler: He's unable to stop soldiers from ripping his mother's wings off, with horrific consequences for everyone involved.]]

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: The single most beloved person in Mira, and possibly the world. [[spoiler: She exploits this for all it’s worth...]]

The unseen avatar of the player, ostensibly ''the player him/herself'' watching and being spoken to from another dimension. Guardian Spirits are beings from another world that occasionally drift to the world of Baten Kaitos through Nekton, the Shrine of Spirits in Mira. Anyone who is able to make contact with one and allow it into their heart becomes bonded to it, and from then on is now a Spiriter. As revealed in ''Origins'', Spiriters are said to be {{The Chosen One}}s, wielders of great power and knowledge, destined to sway the fate of the world. Though we're not too sure on the knowledge part (as the Guardian Spirit is also like a second, sentient conscience), they definitely endow their Spiriter with powerful magic spells when called upon, and all Spiriters seen so far have indeed had a role in the world's future.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Zigzagged. She spends most of the game as the woman behind the mask but ultimately fulfills her duty as the mask.

* DamselInDistress: Her rescue [[spoiler:ultimately defeats Malpercio.]]

* DistressedDamsel: [[spoiler:Even Malpercio was holding her hostage within him.]]