History Characters / BreathOfFireIII

* TheCameo: With Rei in ''IV''s'' EndgamePlus.

* DeclarationOfProtection: Ryu will not let anything hurt Nina. Notably shown during the Balio and Sunder arc.
** TheDulcineaEffect.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: To Wyndian [[spoiler:Royal Court]], at least. He is [[spoiler:seen as a terrorist, who abducted Nina, while the truth is that Nina herself escaped, albeit accidentally.]] This becomes a problem later on to acquire a new passport, since the previous one expired. The charges against Ryu are never dropped.
* IWillFindYou: [[spoiler: Most of Ryu's motivation through the first half is to search for Rei and Teepo.]]

* SupportingProtagonist: In the Adult Arc, the main plot is Garr's quest to [[spoiler: find and speak to God]], and Ryu is largely following along, with half of his journey to [[spoiler: find Rei and Teepo]] complete and the other half generally put on hold.

[[folder:Teepo]]

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Not really a villain, but he does agree with Myria that the Brood need to be contained or destroyed.]]
* BadPowersGoodPeople: [[spoiler: Teepo agrees with Myria's views about the Brood, and sees their power as something that only causes destruction, war and death. And why he thinks both he and Ryu need to be isolated, to prevent more of that from happening.]]
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Teepo forces Ryu into one after their encounter in Station Myria.]]
* TheCameo: With Rei in ''IV'' (specifically, in NewGamePlus).

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Myria.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:His adult form is seen at the very beginning of the game.]]
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:To Ryu. Both have similar starts, and while Teepo is attracted to Myria's view of his powers and the Brood and sides with her, Ryu chooses free will and confronts her.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:By the time Ryu encounters him again, Teepo has fully accepted Myria's dogma and worldview, putting him at odds with his former friends. Teepo does everything he can to either persuade Ryu to seclude himself in [[TailorMadePrison Eden]] or kill him to prevent him from challenging Myria. This results in Teepo's death.]]
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:Until his FaceHeelTurn.]]

* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:The heroes assume that Teepo has been [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashed]] to accept Myria's dogma, but Teepo assures them that he believes that the Brood are too dangerous to be allowed to live with all his heart. It is likely that both cases are true.]]
* OffModel: Teepo's child design sprites are very different from his actual artwork, to the point that it's easy to [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistake his gender.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:Although he admits that he would rather live a simple life with Ryu and Rei again, he still believes in Myria even with his dying breath, citing his battle with Ryu as more evidence of the Brood's destructive power.]]

%%* ActionGirl

%%* TheChick

* GeniusDitz: Not as much as {{M|adScientist}}omo, but she has her moments of both slight stupidity and great ideas, usually at the same time.

%%* MinidressOfPower

* MyBelovedSmother: Her mother Sheila.

** Returning to Castle Wyndia and speaking with the people inside, they express their favor for Nina's choice of living (even the king, though in his case it's only implied). Sheila really is the only one who disapproves.

%%* TheSmartGirl: [[GeniusDitz Sometimes.]]

* TheCameo: In ''IV''. [[spoiler: {{Lampshaded}} in that an experiment she performs ''literally'' blows her into another dimension -- the world ''IV'' takes place in.]]
** The circumstances of TheCameo actually have given some fuel to those arguing that ''IV'' takes places in an AlternateUniverse or AlternateContinuity (instead of being a NonLinearSequel).
* CuteMonsterGirl

* RequiredPartyMember: ''Any'' time there's a machine / computer involved in the story, don't forget to bring her with you. The game doesn't force her into your party, though, and often the place you need her is halfway through the dungeon, forcing you to walk out, put her in your party, and walk back. Especially notable in the Factory, where you need her bazooka to blow open a malfunctioning door that blocks your progress. The game gives you [[GuideDangIt zero hints about this]].
** You can also use Ryu's sword to blow open that same door.

* ContinuityNod: He transforms into a fire spawn quite similar to an enemy in ''II'', the Ifeleet/Ifrit, who appears in Deathevan's dungeon.

* PowerNullifier: He disables Ryu's dragon transformations during his BossFight. This doesn't stop him turning into a dragon and beating the snot out of you.

* FeelingTheirAge: Says as much after [[spoiler: teleporting to her shrine and giving Ryu the ability to find Myria. ]]As soon as they're gone, her mask of bravado drops and she slumps down. At this point, she at least tens of thousands of years old, and starting to feel it.

* FeelingTheirAge: Says as much after teleporting to her shrine and giving Ryu the ability to find Myria. As soon as they're gone, her mask of brado drops and she slumps down. At this point, she at least tens of thousands of years old, and starting to feel it.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: In the lower levels of the castle, Nina is more respected than her parents. They support and cover for her [[RebelliousPrincess rebellious]] tendencies, and she can come and go as she pleases even after running away.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Mayor [=McNeil=] is the thirteenth of his line, and the one who ends up screwing it up for the whole family.

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: First half of the game he gets away [[KarmaHoudini scot-free]] from having used the heroes to rob [=McNeil=]. After the TimeSkip, he is mauled badly by Rei / Weretiger.]]

[[folder:Final Boss]]

* AGodAmI: She follows this mentality, and believes herself in the right because of it. [[spoiler: She seems uncertain after her defeat, though.]]

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: The Cain to Deis' Abel.]]

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first game, she was the villain ForTheEvulz and literally fed on being hated and feared. Here, she's a WellIntentionedExtremist trying to protect all life from destruction by destroying or imprisoning the Brood.
* TheCorrupter: She ends up playing this role to [[spoiler:Teepo]], who becomes a fanatical believer of her doctrine.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: She appears right in the beginning in Ryu's dream.]]

* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler: It's undeniable that she's fighting to preserve the world from the dangers of the Brood, the Desert of Death and uncontrolled technological advancement. The problem is, while the Brood are dangerously powerful, they're ''not'' evil. And you're one of them. Yggdrasil also points out that keeping the Desert locked away from the lands of the living prevents them from recolonizing it.]]

* MyBelovedSmother: [[spoiler: She's this to ''all the Earth's inhabitants''.]]

* PhysicalGod: She is the God of the Urkans and has the power to back up that claim. [[spoiler: Despite her claims, however, she isn't ''the'' God - if there is such a being.]]
* PowerSource: [[spoiler: It is stated the chrysm, the fuel for all machinery on the world, is a medium for Myria to provide the world with her magical energy.]]

* SnakePeople: Her battle form is an enormous winged snake-woman.

* VillainousBreakdown: An unusually humanizing one. [[spoiler:After her defeat, she uses her dying moments to lament what things have come to, rather than curse the heroes. She worries over how the world will continue on without her, questions her own decision to declare war on the Brood, and calls out to God ("if there is a God") to ask what she should have done instead.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:She's protecting life and the world by sending the technology of Caer Xhan to humanity via the Black Ship in manageable doses, keeping the Desert of Death away from humanity with an ocean barrier, and stopping the Brood from destroying the world with their power. Unfortunately, sending machines to humanity means making humanity dependent on her, keeping the Desert away from the rest of the world prevents humanity and Yggdrasil from colonizing and restoring it, and protecting the world from the Brood means either killing them all or imprisoning them in a false Heaven, regardless of whether or not they've done anything wrong]].

* WrittenByTheWinners: [[spoiler:After the Brood War, Myria erases or re-writes history to suit her own needs. For example, her sister Deis is portrayed in history as an evil witch for supporting the Brood. The Yggdrasil trees were also scattered throughout the world by Myria so that their collective knowledge and wisdom will eventually disappear, leaving mortals with no choice but to turn to her alone for spiritual guidance. By the time the Breath of Fire III story begins, no one questions the noble deeds of Myria and any attempt to do so is considered foolish, unthinkable and heretical.]]

* {{Mentor|s}}: Becomes the second recruitable Master. He also imparts some wise words for all three little rascals in the early arcs of the game.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys

* BreathWeapon: Naturally gains the Firebreath and Icebreath spells.

* MeaningfulName: Loki, as in TheTrickster god of Myth/NorseMythology.

* {{Adorkable}}

--> "You belong to Wyndia...And you belong to me..."
--> "I'm saying this for your own good."

* {{Narrator}}: In the [[AudioAdaptation Drama Album]] adaptation of the game.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: He thought that it would be a good idea to have [[CatFolk Rei]], [[{{Weredragon}} Ryu & Teepo]] steal money from [=McNeil=]. As Bunyan reveals to the three of them (and the player) afterwards. [=McNeil=] is friends with [[ArcVillian the main villians]] for the first half of the game [[SapientSteed Balio & Sunder]], and he orders them to burn down Rei's house in retaliation.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: He thought that it would be a good idea to have [[CatFolk Rei]], [[{{Weredragon}} Ryu & Teepo]] steal money from [=McNeil=]. As Bunyan reveals to the three of them (and the player) afterwards [=McNeil=] is friends with Balio & Sunder and he orders them to burn down Rei's house in retaliation.

* KarmicDeath: After everything they've done, from attempting to kidnap and murder children to doing everything in their power to ruin Ryu's life, they're finally cut down to size by Ryu and Garr. There's tellingly no reprieve or consequence for this, and no tragedy involved compared to some of the other antagonists.

* HarmlessVillain: He's rather cowardly and weak. His [[TheMafia "friends"]], on the other hand, are anything but.

* {{Greed}}

[[folder:Major [=McNeil=]]]
!! Major [=McNeil=] and ghost ancestors (Kanzei, Torast, Kassen, Galtel, Doksen)

[[folder:Playable Characters]]
!! Ryu

* MasterOfAll: With proper training, usually becomes one. His [[GameBreaker True Kaiser Dragon]] transformation also counts.

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!! Rei

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!! Teepo

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!! Nina

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!! Momo

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!! Peco/Pecoros

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!! Garr/Garland

** BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler:An unusual take on the trope, in which simply choosing to participate in the final battle turns out to be the heroic sacrifice. The others don't know until it's already too late.]]

[[folder:Non-Playable Characters]]
!! Bunyan/Babadel

* BadassBeard
* TheBigGuy
* CoolOldGuy: He tries to keep an eye on Rei, Teepo and Ryu throughout the Childhood Arc and is genuinely disappointed when they break into his house but forgives them anyway and teaches them the value of honest work.
* CurbStompBattle: Rei really should've thought twice about choosing his hut to ransack.
* DisappointedInYou: It's quite obvious that he's displeased with how the three orphans raided [=McNeil=] Manor.
* DumbMuscle: Specifically, the BookDumb type. As a Master, he teaches strength, toughness and honest work, and studying under him will damage your Intelligence.
* GentleGiant: Outside of knocking out and tying up the trio for breaking into his house, he prefers to use words to teach and can give some of the best physical moves in the game as a Master.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He saves the {{a|nAxeToGrind}}xe for log-cutting.
* {{Mentor|s}}: Becomes the second recruitable Master. He also imparts some wise words for all three little rascals in the early arcs of the game.
* MightyLumberjack: He's one of the biggest and strongest humans in the world, and a lumberjack. He makes Ryu and Teepo do it as well to teach them the value of honest work, and as a Master, encourages strength and toughness over all else.
* MythologyGag: Starts one with the Babadel of the first game.
* OutOfFocus: He's a major character in the opening, but after Ryu goes off to find Teepo, he's just another Master.
* SecretKeeper: Rei implies that [[spoiler: he knows about Rei's Weretiger power]].
* StealthMentor: [[spoiler: The whole Nue quest turns out to be a way of teaching Ryu and co. about honest work and getting them back in the town's good books.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: He was so disappointed in Rei and company after they break into [=McNeil=] Manor, he didn't tell them outright, and instead had to say it "discreetly" (faking a conversation with a ''cow'' so that they could remain hidden).
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!! [=McNeil=] and ghost ancestors (Kanzei, Torast, Kassen, Galtel, Doksen)

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!! Loki/Zurusuru

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: First half of the game he gets away [[KarmaHoudini scot-free]] from having used the heroes to rob [=McNeil=]. After the TimeSkip, he is mauled badly by Rei / Weretiger.]]* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: First half of the game he gets away [[KarmaHoudini scot-free]] from having used the heroes to rob [=McNeil=]. After the TimeSkip, he is mauled badly by Rei / Weretiger.]]

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!! Balio & Sunder

* HopelessBossFight: The first encounter with them. [[UrbanLegendOfZelda People have claim to have beaten them there, but it's not actually possible.]] The second time you fight them, you can actually drive them off if you've done some {{level grind}}ing, but not defeat them. The Prima Guide messed up this fact (listing it at the first encounter, and saying the second one is unbeatable), giving fuel to the rumors above.

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!! Yggdrasil

* BigGood: With Deis imprisoned and Jono and Ladon largely inactive, it's the most powerful active force fighting against Myria.
* TheCorruption: Not its fault, but its sap can seriously mutate people or plants if used by a MadScientist.
* GodWasMyCopilot: [[spoiler: Peco is its avatar.]]
* HiveMind: Generally, Yggdrasil acts as one being with its own identity, though it's actually several trees that are (due to Myria's interference) not completely connected.
* {{Mentor}}: One of its trees serves as a Master.
* PhysicalGod: While it's seen better days, it is one of the most powerful beings extant in the world, [[spoiler: as it demonstrates when it recalls the party members who Myria banished from Caer Xhan, scaring Myria half to death]].
* UnPerson: Myria has scattered the individual Yggdrasil trees into secluded groves so that no one would call upon the trees' wisdom anymore. She did this so that she would be the world's only source of spiritual guidance.
* TheWorldTree: There are several of them, but collectively it/they qualify.
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!! Beyd

* ArrangedMarriage: Shadis' father Sinkar wants her to marry a strong sailor, so he's set one up for her with [[DumbMuscle Zig]]. Beyd isn't too happy about this, and asks the party to train him in combat.
* BadassNormal: The ''badass'' part depends on the player's way of training him: If one is diligent enough, Beyd can end the battle in 1-2 hits.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: His and Shadis' child, Shayd.
* TheCameo: In ''IV''. It's not hard to forget ''how'' he ended up in ''that'' game.
* DavidVersusGoliath: The fight with Zig is supposed to be like this, but as mentioned above, with the right training he can beat the snot out of Zig in just a few turns.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Zig stops the bullying and admits defeat, and then becomes the pilot of your ship.
* GirlNextDoor: He and Shadis have been friends since childhood.
** ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler: When you come back, they even have a child.]]
* LevelGrinding: Training him so he can stand on his own may take some time.
* TheRival: Zig.
* ShoutOut: Beyd's rival, Zig, bears a strong resemblance to [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} Bluto.]]
* ShoutOutThemeNaming: All characters from Raphala are named after fishing equipment: Beyd is "Bait", while Zig, Sinkar and Shadis are named after the "Jig", "Sinker" and "Shad" baits.
** The region itself is named after a brand of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapala fishing gear]].
* TheSmartGuy: He's the Guild's accountant.
* StatisticallySpeaking: You can overtrain him, make so he takes 1 damage from your + 30 level party and defeats Zig in a few rounds, taking no damage in the process. He's still beaten up and bandaged in the next scene.
* TookALevelInBadass: Boy howdy. Wimpy bookkeeper turns into master swordsman and Leader of the Porter's Guild.
* TrainingFromHell: One of the best methods to train him is to hit him as hard as possible, which raises his defense.
* TriangRelations: Type 4. Beyd wants to marry Shadis, but she's engaged to Zig.
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!! Palet

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Initially offers to give the heroes safe passage to Wyndia in exchange for taking care of the Mutant, but he's actually in cahoots with Balio and Sunder. He let the goons take Ryu and friends so they [[HeKnowsTooMuch wouldn't blab]] about the Plant's unethical research.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:After drinking [[WorldTree Yggdrasil's]] [[SuperSerum sap]], Palet immediately mutates into a mushroom-like [[PlantPerson plant monster]] named Shroom.]]
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:Palet's ultimate goal is to resurrect his dead mother.]]
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:Once he is confronted with evidence his unethical experiments, Palet's first act is to sacrifice his own humanity in a [[LastVillainStand last-ditch attempt]] to protect his experiments.]]
* MadScientist: [[spoiler:Palet is willing to do ''anything'' to ensure the secrecy and success of his experiments, even if it meant betraying the daughter of his one-time best friend, neglecting his job or becoming a monster. His experiments have also resulted in the creation of countless [[{{Mutants}} mutated animals and plants]].]]
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Palet's mom receives it from Momo, who shuts down the machine she's stuck in so that she can rest in peace.]]
* {{Necromantic}}: A familial example - he's devoted to his mother's memory, and will stop at nothing to [[spoiler:see her revived by his experiments]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Palet reveals that the experiments to discover a method to resurrect the dead were started by Repsol, Momo's father and Palet's former friend, who originally wanted to bring his wife (Momo's mother) back to life. Repsol eventually felt that he was [[ScaleOfScientificSins committing crimes against nature]] and decided to focus instead on experiments using [[{{Unobtainium}} chrysm]] to enhance crops, which led to the construction of the Plant. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Failing to understand Repsol's change of heart]], Palet continued the resurrection experiments on his own, this time with the goal of raising his own mother from the dead.]]
* ScaleOfScientificSins: [[spoiler:Palet feels that there is no difference between experiments for crop enhancement and bringing the dead back to life, seeing only resources to used or disposed of [[ForScience for the sake of science]]. He also seems to have little regard for nature since he once called Yggdrasil a "good-for-nothing tree" despite using its sap for his experiments.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is one of the Plant's computer passwords, though the translator seems to have not noticed it and left it as "Pelet".
* WalkingSpoiler: There's a lot about this man that isn't evident until later.
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!! Mikba

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!! Gaist

* ChurchMilitant: Formerly.
* ContinuityNod: He transforms into a fire spawn quite similar to an enemy in ''II'', the Ifeleet/Ifrit, who appears in Deathevan's dungeon.
** Before transforming, he resembles the Amom/Amon enemy from said dungeon.
* DeadAllAlong: As he tells Ryu [[spoiler: on his deathbed, he's [[EmptyShell been dead]] since he "became a Guardian"]].
* DuelBoss: He request this from Ryu, to see the Brood's true strength for himself.
* TheExile: Self-imposed.
* FallenHero: In the eyes of the Urkans, he is this because he lost his faith.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Garr's best weapon the Beast Spear can be found by searching his remains.
* NoImmortalInertia
* PlayingWithFire: He even uses two torches to [[ElementalAbsorption power himself up]].
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Gaist had second thoughts about [[spoiler: killing dragons]] in the backstory, abandoning Urkan Tapa.
* ShellShockedVeteran: His actions in the Brood War have left him rather haunted.
* SinisterScythe: The artbook shows him wielding one.
* ThresholdGuardian: He challenges Ryu in order to see if he's worthy to meet Deis.
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!! Deis

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Abel to Myria's Cain; the latter locking her in stasis for centuries might have something to do with it.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Not especially forgiving towards Garr over the whole "killing the Brood" thing. Also somewhat vain. [[spoiler: Best flatter her a bit if you want her as a Master.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:She spoke out against her sister Myria for her unprovoked genocide against the Brood. Unfortunately, this only aroused Myria's ire and she put Deis into eternal slumber as punishment. She also ensured that Deis would be [[WrittenByTheWinners remembered as a wicked witch who aided the Brood]].]]
* HumansAreSpecial: She believes that the people of the world have the ability to look after themselves and the world, with or without Myria.
* NakedOnArrival: When woken from stasis, she's naked.
* [[NonActionGuy Non-Action Gal]] Despite her formidable prowess in the previous two games, she doesn't join the party for this outing.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: [[spoiler: Can be missed as a Master if you don't flatter her when you first meet her snaky form.]]
* PhysicalGod: Appears to have godlike powers of some kind, and her name is a feminization of "Deus" (Latin for "God"). [[spoiler: Also, she's Myria's sister.]]
* SnakePeople: Her true form is a big half-snake woman.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:She joins her sister Myria in death and assures Myria that the world will find a way to survive no matter what happens.]]
* WaifFu: Even in her human form, she's strong enough to knock Garr around like a ball.
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!! Elder Jono/Bono

* CoolOldGuy: He's got some excellent lines.
* ClimaxBoss: You'll face this guy around the point where you [[spoiler:finally meet the rest of the Brood.]]
* CrackOhMyBack: Every three turns during his BossFight, he'll waste a turn with the "Bad Back" skill. You can even learn it from him, though it doesn't do anything.
* DirtyOldMan: He will not allow you to undergo his "test" unless you take [[MsFanservice Nina]] with you, foreshadowing a RequiredPartyMember scenario [[note]] but actually subverting it, as you can switch Nina out for another member after she talks to him [[/note]]. This becomes hilarious when you take Momo to meet him instead and he outright ''complains'' that she "[[HasAType doesn't meet his qualifications]]" -- which makes her ''furious''.
* MrExposition: Part of his purpose is to fill you in on part of the big mystery surrounding the Brood.
* OldMaster: Being elderly hasn't done much to diminish his skills as a Brood warrior.
* PowerNullifier: He disables Ryu's dragon transformations during his BossFight. This doesn't stop him turning into a dragon and beating the snot out of you.
* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: [[spoiler: He has sealed within himself the essence and powers of the whole Brood, which coalesce into the almighty Infinity Gene once he is defeated.]]
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!! Myria

* AngelicBeauty: She's usually seen assuming the form of a winged woman with light all around her. However, there is a distinct UncannyValley effect you realize that her wings are upside down.

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* MightyLumberjack: In fact he makes Ryu and Teepo do it as well to teach them the value of honest work.

* StealthMentor: [[spoiler: The whole Nue quest turns out to be this.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: First half of the game he gets away [[KarmaHoudini scot-free]] from having used the heroes to rob [=McNeil=]. After the TimeSkip, he is mauled badly by Rei / Weretiger.]]

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:Once he is confronted with evidence his unethical experiments, Palet's first act is to sacrifice his own humanity in a [[LastStand last-ditch attempt]] to protect his experiments.]]

* FallenHero: In the eyes of the Urkans, he is this because he lost his faith. To Ryu, his friends and to the player, he is portrayed as a DefectorFromDecadence.

* WrittenByTheWinners: [[spoiler:After the Brood War, Myria erases or re-writes history to suit her own needs. For example, her sister Deis is portrayed in history as an evil witch for supporting the Brood. The Yggdrasil trees were also scattered throughout the world by Myria so that their collective knowledge and wisdom will eventually disappear, leaving mortals with no choice but to turn to her alone for spiritual guidance. By the time the Breath of Fire III story begins, no one questions the noble deeds of Myria and any attempt to do so is considered foolish and/or simply unthinkable.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: An unusually humanizing one. [[spoiler:After her defeat, she uses her dying moments to lament what things have come to, rather than curse the heroes. She worries over how the world will continue on without her, questions her own decision to declare war on the Brook, and calls out to God ("if there is a God") to ask what she should have done instead.]]

* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Not exactly, but invoked by Garr to sneak into her home town to return her to her parents without being held suspicious. The guard they fooled to sneak in remarks that her mother must be beautiful.

* CharacterDevelopment: Subtle for a HeroicMime, but at the beginning of the game an inexperienced and scared Ryu just screams and flails his sword at foes, and cowers for defense. Once he starts having to undergo his own journey to find Rei and Teepo, his combat style alters to something more practical to reflect his growing self-confidence. By the time he's an adult and finally back in the protagonist spotlight, Ryu's a cool and efficient combatant deadset on his goals.

* OffModel: Ryu's child design clashes between his finalized artwork shown above, and his concept artwork that gives him different clothes and a more poofy hair shape.

* HeroesPreferSwords: Though to be fair, this is because Rei got him a sword as his initial equipment.

* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler: Until you reach Dragnier.]]

* CrutchCharacter: In the first part of the Childhood Arc, he's Level 5 when Ryu and Teepo are Level 1, he gets Extra Turns in almost every fight due to his high speed and he will be capable of killing almost any random encounter by himself and can deal some good damage to bosses. When he reappears in the Adult Arc, he's around Ryu's level and while Ryu's likely more powerful then he is due to his dragon forms, Rei still likely has higher speed. He even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this after [[spoiler: you beat the Weretiger]], admitting that he knew he could never beat Ryu.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She personally leads the investigations of [=McNeil=], Syn City and the Plant.

* CorruptPolitician: Part of the reason why [=McNeil=] taxes his people heavily is because he has to pay protection money regularly to [[TheMafia The Organization]]. While the details of his partnership with them are unknown, it is implied that [=McNeil=] has been dealing with The Organization for many years and, despite public knowledge, his crimes have gone unpunished for a long time.

* TheUnfought: Kanzei, the eldest [=McNeil=] ghost.

* FatBastard: HIs heavy gut and lack of morals puts him into this territory.

* WlakingSpoiler: There's a lot about this man that isn't evident until later.