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!!'''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.
!!'''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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!!'''Verus'''
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->''"Welcome, lad. I am Verus, head of the Empire's military affairs."''
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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.
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[[folder:Verus]]
!!'''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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* 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.
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[[folder:Verus]]
!!'''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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!!'''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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->'''Voiced by:''' Elizabeth Daily [Wacho] and Creator/SherryLynn [Tik] (EN)
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* 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.
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!!'''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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* 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.
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!!'''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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!The Power Trio
[[folder:Sagi]]
!!'''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.]]
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[[folder:Guillo]]
!!'''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.
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!!'''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.]]
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!The Imperial Plot
[[folder:Baelheit]]
!!'''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]].
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[[folder:Shanath]]
!!'''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.
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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.
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[[folder:Valara]]
!!'''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.
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[[folder:Heughes]]
!!'''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.
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[[folder:Nasca]]
!!'''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]]
!Other characters
[[folder:Gena]]
!!'''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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Verus]]
!!'''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.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Minor Allies]]
!!'''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]]
!Those from elsewhere
[[folder:Seph's Party]]
!!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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Wiseman]]
!!'''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]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
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!The Power Trio
[[folder:Sagi]]
!!'''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.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Guillo]]
!!'''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.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Milly]]
!!'''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]]
!The Imperial Plot
[[folder:Baelheit]]
!!'''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]].
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[[folder:Shanath]]
!!'''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.
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[[folder:Valara]]
!!'''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.
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[[folder:Heughes]]
!!'''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.
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[[folder:Nasca]]
!!'''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.
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!Other characters
[[folder:Gena]]
!!'''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.
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[[folder:Verus]]
!!'''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.]]
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[[folder:Minor Allies]]
!!'''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''.
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!Those from elsewhere
[[folder:Seph's Party]]
!!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.
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[[folder:Wiseman]]
!!'''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.
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