History Characters / BravelyDefaultDuchyOfEternia

* PoorCommunicationKills: He's as bad as Braev in this regard, preferring to hinder and harass the party away from their goals rather than give anything resembling a clear explanation as to his own motives. Edea outright calls him out on this at the end of the first loop. In fact, had Alternis told Edea his feelings for her right away, instead of revealing midway through his fight with them, she may have listened to him. Thankfully, he drops this by ''Bravely Second''.

* HazyFeelTurn: Part of what gives Holly some amount of ethos in her argument against Profiteur's way of doing things is that, while Holly's idea is only helping one person rather than an entire country, the party can't entirely trust Profiteur given he, by his own admission, is ''still'' motivated entirely by greed, even if he has become more benevolent with his business practices. Whether or not this is enough to side against Profiteur is up to the player, though the party notably sees Profiteur's actions in a better light if they side against Holly since they recognize Profiteur's business policies are giving former criminals honest jobs in the Eisen region.

* ArcherArchetype: She fights using a bow.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing:
** After defeating him and obtaining the Dark Knight asterisk, the game cuts to its usual "New Job showcase" explaining the class. As usual, it also shows off the party members in their Job outfits: Agnés, Alternis, Edea, Tiz...wait, WHAT?!
** At the start of his boss battle, Alternis's opening animation shows him jumping up and down, ''exactly'' like Ringabel's pose. If Ringabel is the first character in your party, he can be seen in the frame when Alternis is introduced so it is possible to see both characters moving exactly the same.

* GoodPowersBadPeople: A WhiteMage who's a haughty, sadistic {{Jerkass}}.

** RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Notably treated less sympathetically than the other Jobmasters, especially in later loops. Though his plans to usurp the duchy might also have been a factor.

The main antagonistic nation in ''Bravely Default'' as well as their allies. Otherwise known as the "Jobmasters", theese people possess the Asterisks, mystical artifacts that grant a lifetimes worth of power and skill with minimal training. The vast majority of them reappear in ''Bravely Second''.

* EvilIsCool: [[invoked]] He definitely thinks so. When given a choice between being going down in history as either a great hero or a diabolical villain, he has a lot of trouble deciding, and seems to lean towards the latter.

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: His parents were so poor that they eventually left him to fend for himself. He was taken in by another family, but they eventually ditched him too. The Journal notes that Tiz sympathizes with him, as he also lost his home, but he can't stand the fact that the Jackal uses it as an excuse to justify his misdeeds.
If the party confronts him for the first time, Tiz does sympathize with the Jackal for growing up without his parents to raise him, but points that rather than sulking and fester about his problems, he should have tracked down his parents, make them answer for their choices, and perhaps work on forgiving them.

* FreudianExcuse: His parents were so poor that they eventually left him to fend for himself. He was taken in by another family, but they eventually ditched him too. It's actually Deconstructed. The Journal notes that Tiz sympathizes with him, as he also lost him home, but can't stand the fact that Jackal uses it as an excuse to justify his misdeeds.

* SurvivorsGuilt: He wishes that ''he'' died instead of second loop Edea and loses all hope as a result.

* ActuallyADoombot:If you choose for Sholmes to become a private investigator, it turns out that the Heinkel you fight is Sholmes's former partner Whitson, who was in on the murders in the first place. The real Heinkel is recovered safe and sound afterwards, having been locked in a room downstairs the whole time.

** CastingAShadow: Dark, a level 6 Black Magic spell. Ominas himself doesn't use this though, but fellow Black Magic user Victoria does.
** FireIceLightning: The ''Final Fantasy'' classic three spells each show up. Ominas tends to use Fire spells for group damage and Thunder spells for single-targeting.

* KillAndReplace: When she tries to assassinate Commander Goodman, she poses as his servant, Nastassja. She claims to have killed the real servant and thrown her body into the lava to cover her traces. In Chapter 5 and in subsequent loops, or in the first loop with foreknowledge of the events that transpired, Nastassja is left tied up in the cellar instead, since the heroes unmask her before Kyikyo could dispose of the maid.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's barefooted.

* BonusBoss: At least in the first and second worlds. The majority of the Jobmasters are this. In fact the only Jobmasters you are forced to fight are [[BareFistedMonk Barras]], [[WhiteMage Holly]], [[BlackMage Ominas]], Heinkel, Victor, Victoria, [[ThePaladin Braev]] and Alternis.

* PeekABangs: Her left eye is concealed by her long, blonde hair.

* BladeOnAStick: She wields a lance in battle.

* ContraltoOfDanger: The English version gives her a deeper voice than the other females. This is a sign that she is indeed a force to be reckoned with.

* BadassBaritone: He's respected as an extremely powerful swordsman, and his voice is deep and intimidating to match.

* BadassBaritone: Speaks in a calm, deep voice most of the time. It's Creator/LiamOBrien, it comes with the territory.

* BadassBaritone: Deep and commanding, almost frighteningly so.

* BadassBaritone: Always speaks in a deep, calm, commanding voice that underlines his age and power quite well.

The main antagonistic nation in ''Bravely Default'' as well as their allies. Otherwise known as the "Jobmasters", theese people possess the Asterisks, mystical artifacts that grant a lifetimes worth of power and skill with minimal training.

Note that a majority of them reappear in ''Bravely Second''. '''Beware of uncovered spoilers'''.

* BadassInCharge: He assumed leadership of the Duchy of Eternia by besting both [=DeRosso=] ''and'' Yulyana in combat.

* BareYourMidriff: Also applies to your characters if you make any of them Thieves.

* MegaTwintails: She wears her hair in two very large tails that are bigger than ''her head''.

* LovesMyAlterEgo: It's hinted that Edea is in love with Ringabel, his ''AlternateSelf'' from another universe.

* AnAxeToGrind: His weapon of choice. The Pirate class in general tends to favor axes.

* IllGirl: She was treated for an incurable illness by Victor, but the treatment left her suffering painful seizures and causes a rather sharp change in her personality, turning her quite cold and brutal. It's revealed in a latter cycle that Victor and his father, Vincent, argued about how they would treat her: Victor wanted to treat her using amplified white magic, courtesy of the cables connected to the Earth Crystal, while Vincent wanted to use a forbidden art of alchemy which both the Templar and Victor were opposed to. The latter's method was the one that were used, and this is the origin of her seizures and childlike body.