History Characters / DragonQuestXIOtherCharacters

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Is a child, yet is also second in command [[spoilder:in charge of]] at Angri-La.

A child monk who is now in charge after Pang passed away to keep Angri-La safe from Mordegon's rise to power.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once Luminary and Hendrik reach the entrance to Angri-La, three monks recognize Hendrik as a knight from Heliodor and are none to pleased with them having blocked the road and try to pick a fight with the two of them. High Lama stops them saying that's not how they welcome guests and points out the knight's companion is the Luminary, who they've been waiting for. All in all, he's much more forgiving to Hendrik than his adult disciples.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Is a child, yet also in charge of Angri-La.

* BrawnHilda: She's a Jockules, a hulking, four-armed giant who doesn't look remotely feminine.

* {{Jerkass}}: She does nothing but insult and threaten Jade the whole time she's there and she's generally very nasty towards humans.

* ItsPronouncedTropay: His name is pronounced 'Dah-veh'.

* CommandingCoolness: While not outright stated, there's a red book in Lonalulu all about Dave; in it, it states he quickly rose through the ranks of the Zwaardsrustian Royal Navy.

* MauveShirt: Gets a decent bit of characterization and accompanies the party for a sizable chunk of the game as their ship captain, but never becomes anything other than "the guy Sylvando knows who drives the ship".
* NoodleIncident: Sylvando gained his UndyingLoyalty after saving him from crossing the DespairEventHorizon, but we don't find out exactly how Sylvando managed to help him rise out of it.

* FloralThemeNaming: Gerberas are flowers in the daisy family. [[spoiler: Interestingly, Sylvando's horse's name -Margarita- means "daisy" in Spanish. In-game, Margarita is used only as a show horse (or for when he races with her in both the Sand National and Difficult Black Cup horse races). Gerbera was first and foremost, an entertainer. In a roundabout way, Sylvando keeps his mother's name and memory alive.]]

!Puerto Valor
[[folder:Don Rodrigo]]
!!Don Rodrigo
->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Balderrama (English), Creator/AkioOhtsuka (Japanese) [Switch version]

A famous knight who lives in Puerto Valor. He trained Hendrik in ways of knighthood and is a good friend of Rab. It is later revealed that he is Sylvando's father. They got into a huge argument when Sylvando chose to abandon knighthood to pursue his dream of becoming an entertainer and have not seen each other ever since.

* BadassMustache: Sports a big manly one befitting the world's greatest knight.
* CoolOldGuy: A fiery spirited and benevolent old knight.
* DashingHispanic: He's considered to be the living embodiment of chivalry and speaks with a thick Spanish accent.
* DualWielding: [[spoiler: He dual-wields swords in both his Pep Power appearance and presumably real-world combat/training.]]
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: He and Rab are supposedly old chums, but are never actually shown interacting directly.
* GameBreakingInjury: He sustains heavy injuries fighting off monsters offscreen, and is bedridden and unable to actively contribute by the time the party finally encounters him. [[spoiler: He recovers from them enough by the postgame to assist the party in battle, but only when they call for him.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: Right down to his laugh being rendered as "jejeje" in the script.
* HiddenDepths: He can cut a rug just as well as his son can when he wants to. [[FridgeBrilliance Fitting for someone who was married to a professional dancer.]]
* HotBlooded: He's loud, enthusiastic, and intense even when in bed recovering from serious injuries.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's short-tempered and quite tough on his students and son, but is a caring and heroic guy through and through. Despite Sylvando's fear of him throughout most of the game, Don Rodrigo's shown to fully support his decision to spread smiles across the world when they finally reunite.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Revered as a knight among knights by even Hendrik and Sylvando.
* LargeAndInCharge: Stands at 190cm, putting him right between Sylv (185cm) and Hendrik (200cm).
* LargeHam: OH BOY! Sylvando '''definitely''' got it from his father.
* NotSoAboveItAll: During the epilogue of Act 2, he starts training his dancing with the Soldiers Of Smile as soon as he gets better. He tries to hide it when his son comes home and sees him out of embarassment, but seeing Sylvando being impressed encourages him to train even more, just so he can show his son the best show he can.
* NotSoDifferent: After spending most of the game hearing stories about Don Rodrigo being a stern and manly knight, it can come as quite the surprise when the party finally encounters him and he reveals himself to be just as dramatic and emotional as Sylvando is. And while Sylvando proves to still hold his knightly vows close to his heart, Don Rodrigo proves to be more open-minded and fun-loving than he lets on.
* OldMaster: His age has not stopped him from training other knights and fighting monsters. [[spoiler: You can even learn a Pep Power that summons him for the duration.]]
* OneTrueLove: His wife; in his character book interview, he refers to her and her alone as his preferred type.
* RealMenWearPink: Wears a flamboyant parade uniform and starts dancing with the [[AmbiguouslyGay Soldiers of Smile]] after agreeing to shelter them for Sylvando. He's reluctant at first, but quickly starts to go at it with gusto.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The manly man to Sylvando's sensitive guy. They're very similar in looks and temperament, but polar opposites in terms of masculinity.
* SoProudOfYou: Their initial argument aside, Rodrigo reveals that he is incredibly proud of Sylv and only wants him to do his absolute best, both in becoming an entertainer AND kicking the shit out of Mordegon. Hearing this is a massive relief for Sylvando, who had been terrified of his papi.
* StealthHiBye: Is able to somehow move to the party's location and sneak up behind them without any of them noticing in the postgame.
* SternTeacher: He's known for putting his students through the ringer, and Hendrik occasionally reminisces about the TrainingFromHell he had to endure while studying under him.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's basically a more masculine-looking middle-aged Sylvando.
* TantrumThrowing: He did this the night Sylv ran away to join the circus.
-->'''Sylvando''': A few plates got smashed the night I broke the news to him, let me tell you...
* WorldsBestWarrior: Regarded as the single greatest knight in all of Erdrea, above even Jasper and Hendrik.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Servantes]]
!!Servantes
->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Balderrama (English), Masaki Aizawa (Japanese) [Switch version]

Don Rodrigo's personal steward.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: He was a notorious ne'er-do-well before working for the Don. He may well have challenged the Don and lost.
* DotingParent: Acted this way toward Sylvando back in the day. Servantes cared very deeply for him, [[spoiler: so much so, that according to the voice drama, "Olé! Sylvia!", he listened to his concerns about taking the title of Don of Puerto Valor. It was Servantes who let Sylvando run away and join the circus.]]
* PrivateTutor: Was this to Sylvando. He saw to his upbringing, and presumably taught him all manner of lessons on nobility.
* PunnyName: "Servantes" seems more-than fitting for a butler.
* ServileSnarker: Only in the voice drama, "Olé! Sylvia!"; he acts this way around Don Rodrigo sometimes. In-game, it's more a standard master and butler relationship.
* TrueCompanions: His and Don Rodrigo's relationship, for the most part.
[[/folder]]


!Octagonia
[[folder:Vince Vanquish]]
!!Vince Vanquish
->'''Voiced by:''' Parker Sawyers (English), Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese) [Switch version]

The multi-time champion of the Octagonia arena, and the caretaker of its orphanage, which he himself had been raised in. He offers the Luminary a chance to be his fighting partner, but it turns out that Vince has only succeeded due to a deal with a monster living in Octagonia's depths.
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!Nautica
[[folder:Michelle]]
!!Michelle
->'''Voiced by:''' Naomi McDonald (English), Creator/AiKayano (Japanese) [Switch version]

A mermaid that the party meets when their ship runs aground in the Strand. She's asks them to check up on the human she fell in love with and has been waiting for.

* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: She gets a bit flustered after telling the party how much of a {{Hunk}} Kai is in her eyes.
* DrivenToSuicide: If you tell her the truth, she eventually throws herself back into the sea after becoming human to invoke the Mermaid's Burden so she can be TogetherInDeath with Kainoa after learning he died years ago.
* IgnoranceIsBliss: [[spoiler:In the postgame timeline, she never learns of Kainoa's fate, leaving her alive but forever waiting.]] This also happens if you choose to lie to her in Act 1.
* InSeriesNickname: "Shell".
* IWillWaitForYou: And she does for at least 50 years. A friend of hers back in Nautica itself has also been taking care of her house for when she returns.
* MagicMusic: Her songs are shown to help get the party's ship off of the reef and turn herself into a human.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: She laments the fact that a mermaid's average lifespan is 500 years, meaning that after waiting for Kainoa for 50 years, he's already dead.
* PlotHole: [[spoiler:She turns up to be alive and well in Act 3 after the Luminary travels back in time, despite the point he traveled back to being well after she died if you chose to tell her the truth. HandWaved by the Timekeeper mentioning that the time travel wouldn't be 100% linear, as well as the Strand being seemingly between dimensions.]] Averted if you chose to lie to her, [[NotQuiteTheRightThing though it still feels wrong]].
* RhymesOnADime: She's the first resident of Nautica that the party meets and introduces the region's speech mannerisms to.
* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:She seems to recall her death from the original timeline, but dismisses it as a dream.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With Kainoa, especially after the people of Lonalulu Bay begin to believe that mermaids are evil.

[[folder:Queen Marina]]
!!Queen Marina
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->'''Voiced by:''' Lydia Leonard (English), Creator/AtsukoTanaka (Japanese) [Switch version]

The ruler of a hidden underwater kingdom of mermaids, fish, and other aquatic creatures.

* BrattyHalfPint: One of the merman reveals that Marina was very troublesome as a child and was surprised to see her mature so gracefully.
* EmergencyTransformation: [[spoiler:She turns the Luminary into a fish when Mordegon takes over the world, hiding him from Mordegon's forces until he regains the strength to fight back.]]
* TheHighQueen: Marina is a regal and benevolent individual who takes her duties as queen with the utmost seriousness.
* HundredPercentAdorationRating: All her subjects in Nautica speak of how great a ruler she is.
* LargeAndInCharge: She is noticeably larger than the rest of the mermaids.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike some other mermaids and fish folks, she is quick to welcome the Luminary and his party to her realm and helps them on their quest.
* RhymesOnADime: Like the rest of her kingdom, she speaks in rhyme and verse when conversing with others.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After learning about Michelle's death, she mentions having been trying to find a way to undo the curse of the Mermaid's Burden (where a mermaid who becomes human will turn into sea foam if she ever re-enters the ocean), but it's never brought up again.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Rab names her alongside Grand Master Pang and his wife as the three most beautiful women in all of Erdrea in his character book interview. Her placement alongside the other two is particularly noteworthy, as she's the only one that Rab doesn't have any sort of close connection with.

!Sniflheim
[[folder:Frysabel]]
!!Queen Frysabel
->'''Voiced by:''' Maya Lindh (English), Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese) [Switch version]

The rightful ruler of Sniflheim, who ascended to the throne a year ago after the death of her father.

* AllLovingHero: Has the kindness in her heart to forgive and trust Krystalinda even after she trapped her in a mirror and freezes her entire kingdom. It ends up paying off, and Krystalinda undergoes a HeelFaceTurn.
* ExposedToTheElements: She wears her sleeveless dress outside the castle while the snowstorm is in full effect.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A kind ruler who even manages to redeem Krystalinda.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eventually becomes this with Krystalinda.
* InadequateInheritor: Her father Gustaf was renowned as one of the wisest men in the world, which causes her to feel a lot of anxiety about inheriting his legacy. Her friendship with Krystalinda is rooted in the support and encouragement she gave to her during her early days as a queen that allowed her to act as a competent leader and gain more confidence in herself.
* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The kindhearted and demure light feminine to Krystalinda's vivacious and pragmatic dark feminine. Emphasized by the contrast between the pure white and warm orange clothing Frysabel wears compared to the dark purple and cold blue Krystalinda does.
* {{Meganekko}}: She is sweet, soft-spoken, and compassionate, and her large round glasses enhance her cute look.
* NiceGirl: A gentle and soft-spoken woman who is beloved by her people for good reason.
* OddFriendship: With the witch Krystalinda who is much older and more cynical than she is.
* PunnyName: Her name sounds like a combination of "freeze" and "Isabel".
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In the second act, she tries her best to keep the population calm when her kingdom is struck with Gold Fever and allows the heroes to investigate the issue without any problem.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Her correctly stating the true treasure of her kingdom was proof she was still trapped in the grimoire.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Scruffy urchins.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Gustaf wasn't exactly ugly, but he was old and lanky with a big nose while his daughter Frysabel is young and very conventionally beautiful.

[[folder:Krystalinda]]
!!Krystalinda
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->'''Voiced by:''' Lydia Leonard (English), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (Japanese) [Switch version]

An ancient witch sealed within her grimoire for a thousand years. Upon being released by [[spoiler:Jasper]], she takes over the Kingdom of Sniflheim, freezing all its citizens in ice...and time.

* TheAtoner: She expresses some regret for having fooled you into taking out the mystical beast keeping her spellbound, and wants to apologise to it when they meet in the next life. In the postgame, it actually [[spoiler:returns to life and relocates to Cobblestone as the village mascot.]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Both ways. Krystalinda treated the queen with kindness while she was trapped in the grimoire, and because of this Frysabel intervenes when she's unmasked and has the witch pardoned. Grateful, Krystalinda becomes the queen's new advisor and vows to defend her.
* TheConfidant: Was this to Frysabel during her time in the grimoire, and becomes this to her again at the conclusion of her arc.
* EasilyForgiven: Zig-zagged; Frysabel is quick to see the potential for good in her, but the rest of Sniflheim isn't about to accept the witch who froze them all right away, forcing her to spend a significant chunk of the game imprisoned in a chamber beneath the castle before she can convince them that her HeelFaceTurn is genuine.
* TheGoodChancellor: Surprisingly. Her HeelFaceTurn sticks and she takes to her duties pretty well.
* GracefulLoser: Gives up without a fight when she's unmasked a second time, having spent too much power to escape the grimoire. She has a massive VillainousBreakdown the first time, though.
* HeelFaceTurn: After her defeat and near-complete depowering, the Queen of Sniflheim convinces her retainers to keep her free; in return, Krystalinda becomes her advisor.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Becomes this with Frysabel.
* HiddenBuxom: When she disguises herself as Frysabel, whom she is ''much'' more endowed than.
* HotWitch: Cuts quite a figure.
* AnIcePerson: Her specialty. She can also summon blizzard to strengthen her ice magic further and make it hard for the party to hit her with physical attacks during her boss fight.
* InLoveWithLove: The character book reveals that she is prone to getting herself caught up in whirlwind romances.
* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: In the very late game, she becomes an important NPC to revisit, as she will provide you with some of the rarest materials in the game, required to craft some of the best equipment.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Turns out to be a reasonably decent person underneath all the villainy; she was a friend to Frysabel during the latter's imprisonment in the book and helped her learn how to be a better ruler. Her HeelFaceTurn sticks and she and the queen become inseparable.
* JustEatGilligan: Twice over. Her disguise is altogether less than convincing and the game even gives her a small EvilLaugh as she sends you on your merry way to confront the ice witch's minion.
* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: The seductive and cynical dark feminine to Frysabel's compassionate and soft-spoken light feminine. Emphasized by the contrast between the pure white and warm orange clothing Frysabel wears compared to the dark purple and cold blue Krystalinda does.
* MsFanservice: She's a glamorous woman with a curvaceous figure who wears a skin-tight jumpsuit with a plunging neckline.
* NotMeThisTime: She's mistakenly blamed by Sniflheim's people for [[spoiler:spreading the golden disease after Ygdrissil's fall,]] even though she was researching a cure for it. To her credit, she understands why someone with her reputation would be the first suspect and willingly imprisons herself until the epidemic is solved. She also tells the heroes everything she knows when they arrive to investigate.
* NotSoAboveItAll: A side quest after her focus arc is about a tavern-goer who became smitten after seeing her drinking at the local pub.
* OddFriendship: She becomes a good friend and trusted counsellor to the much younger and much more naïve Queen Frysabel.
* ShroudedInMyth: An ancient witch whose dark deeds are alluded to in various books you can read, but how much of it is true is never revealed.
* StealthInsult: She tells a would-be suitor to prove his affection for her by fetching a flower; the man realises, after sending you to do it for him, that the flower symbolises immaturity.
* VainSorceress: In her backstory.
* VillainousCrush: Inverted. She becomes a NominalHero but retains her crush on Jasper, who's far more evil than she ever was.

[[folder:Snorri]]
!!Snorri
->'''Voiced by:''' Martin Wenner (English), Creator/MasakiAizawa (Japanese) [Switch version]

* SecretTestOfCharacter: To figure out who was the real Frysabel, he asks what the true treasure of Sniflheim is. It works like a charm, with the grimoire answering with the wisdom and grace expected of a ruler.
* WhatTheHellHero: Lets the hero have it for unknowingly defeating the creature supposed to keep Krystalinda's powers in check. Veronica fires back, saying who they thought was the queen requested they do it.

[[folder:Mia]]
!!Mia[=/=][[spoiler:Gyldygga]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Lauren Mote (English), Creator/InoriMinase (Japanese) [Switch version]

Erik's sister. As orphans who worked under oppressive vikings, Erik and Mia hoped to find a great treasure that would help them escape from such miserable life. In the past, Erik accidentally gifted her with the necklace that turns everything she touches into gold. While she was first exhilarated with her new power, Erik was appalled when she started transforming living creatures into gold, and when she tried to take the necklace off it transformed her into a gold statue. This prompted Erik to set off on a journey to undo the curse, eventually resulting in his meeting the hero.

After [[spoiler: the destruction of the World Tree, she was found by Mordegon, who sensed her despair and freed her with his power. Anointed as one of his Spectral Sentinels, Mia -- now known as Gyldygga -- terrorized Sniflheim.]]

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Erik. She's generally very snarky and demanding of him, and often requires him to bail her out of trouble.
* BareYourMidriff: Wears a sleeveless crop top [[ExposedToTheElements despite living in the cold Sniflheim region.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: It is implied that the necklace is at least partly responsible for amplifying Mia's greed and resentment[[spoiler:, which allowed Mordegon to easily corrupt her into becoming his general]].
* EnfantTerrible: Of the [[KidsAreCruel childish cruelty]] variety. She used her magic necklace on a gull, which disgusted her brother; she couldn't really register ''why'' this disturbed him, only that she hated her brother thinking less of her for it.
* ExposedToTheElements: She's quit scantily clad for someone who lives in the GrimUpNorth.
* {{Expy}}: Quite possibly combined with CompositeCharacter. Not only does Mia's outfit and hairstyle resemble that of Kid, the resident thief girl of ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', but she otherwise resembles the ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' version of ''Schala'', [[spoiler: whom Kid is [[YouDontLookLikeYou supposed]] to be a daughter-clone of.]]
* FatalFlaw: {{Greed}} -- even before she put on the necklace and Mordegon got his claws into her, she was obsessed with wealth.
* GoldFever: When she gets the necklace she goes around turning EVERYTHING into gold. Erik is clearly disturbed by this even before she starts transforming living creatures. When you enter her hideout literally everything is gold - the doors, the floor, the ceiling, the monsters.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's selfish and bratty, but a good kid who loves her brother at heart. Best shown when she complains to Erik about not getting her a better birthday present (like, say, the [[DeadpanSnarker Red Orb of Heliodor]]), but privately clutches it to her chest with a look of pure bliss and gratitude.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: If you visit her right before starting Act 3, she shows immense regret over what she did [[spoiler:as Gyldygga]]. Erik gets her out of her funk by promising to take her on a treasure hunt.
* ParentalAbandonment: Implied in Act 2; she and Erik apparently grew up as the slaves to a group of vikings, with no mention of their parents whatsoever.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:When confronted she transforms into a giant dragon.]]
* TakenForGranite: The power of the necklace that she received from Erik.
* TheMagicTouch: Acquires this power after Erik gives her a magic necklace. It doesn't seem to have any drawbacks, until she tries to take it off and [[spoiler:it turns her into a gold statue]].
* ThatManIsDead: She doesn't like it when Erik calls her "Mia" after finding her [[spoiler:in the gold palace. She's Gyldygga now.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: She's often rude and bossy to her older brother, but clearly adores him and is ecstatic when he offers to take her to see the world with him.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Like her brother, her hair is a tealy blue color.

!Phnom Nonh
[[folder:Bazza]]
!!Bazza
->'''Voiced by: Rasmus Hardiker (English), Yuta Odagaki (Japanese) [Switch version]
* {{Greed}}: He gets tempted by the moral promising big riches. Luckily he learns from this mistake.

[[folder:Mony]]
!!Mony
->'''Voiced by: Jaime Zubairi (English), Eiji Hanawa (Japanese) [Switch version]
* HonestJohnsDealership: Not as bad as most examples, but still a pretty dishonest entrepreneur.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mony is a shifty and greedy fellow, but not bad hearted and is sincerely concerned for the party when they are injured. He is also a surprisingly loving husband.
* MeaningfulName: His name is one letter away from the word money, reflecting his lack of business scruples.

[[folder:Da]]
!!Da
->'''Voiced by: Timothy Watson (English), Ikuya Sawaki (Japanese) [Switch version]

* AngerBornOfWorry: Is very upset with Son when he comes back, but only because his ''real'' treasure could have been lost forever.
* CovertPervert: Implied with how he pays attention to the nun [[spoiler:cursed to dance continuously along with the other young adults]] despite his son's protests.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Lampshaded by Hendrik -- Da's arc in Act 2 would have been prevented had he just told Son that he was lying to Avarith to protect him.

[[folder:Son]]
!!Son
->'''Voiced by: Beau Anten (English), Creator/YuShimamura (Japanese) [Switch version]

* PoorCommunicationKills: Misunderstands what his father had told Avarith, driving a rift between them until it was cleared up.

!Arboria
[[folder:Benedictus]]
!!Benedictus
->'''Voiced by:''' Christopher Godwin (English), Toshitsugu Takashina (Japanese) [Switch version]

The elder sage of the village, who sent Victoria and Serena on their quest after dreaming of them accompanying the Luminary.

* HighPriest: He introduces himself as the high priest of Arboria, making him the leader of Yggdrasil-worship.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unsuprisingly, the elder sage shows the party a lot of support.
* {{Seers}}: Can have dreams of the future on occasion, which helps to get the final arc of Act 2 going. It is also what prompted him to send Veronica and Serena to search for the Luminary.

!Angri-La
[[folder:Master Pang]]
!!Grand Master Pang
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->'''Voiced by:''' Tuyen Do (English), Creator/AyumiTsunematsu (Japanese) [Switch version]

The head priestess of Angri-La.

!Puerto Valor
[[folder:Don Rodrigo]]
!!Don Rodrigo
->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Balderrama (English), Creator/AkioOhtsuka (Japanese) [Switch version]

A famous knight who lives in Puerto Valor. He trained Hendrik in ways of knighthood and is a good friend of Rab. It is later revealed that he is Sylvando's father. They got into a huge argument when Sylvando chose to abandon knighthood to pursue his dream of becoming an entertainer and have not seen each other ever since.

* BadassMustache: Sports a big manly one befitting the world's greatest knight.
* CoolOldGuy: A fiery spirited and benevolent old knight.
* DashingHispanic: He's considered to be the living embodiment of chivalry and speaks with a thick Spanish accent.
* DualWielding: [[spoiler: He dual-wields swords in both his Pep Power appearance and presumably real-world combat/training.]]
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: He and Rab are supposedly old chums, but are never actually shown interacting directly.
* GameBreakingInjury: He sustains heavy injuries fighting off monsters offscreen, and is bedridden and unable to actively contribute by the time the party finally encounters him. [[spoiler: He recovers from them enough by the postgame to assist the party in battle, but only when they call for him.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: Right down to his laugh being rendered as "jejeje" in the script.
* HiddenDepths: He can cut a rug just as well as his son can when he wants to. [[FridgeBrilliance Fitting for someone who was married to a professional dancer.]]
* HotBlooded: He's loud, enthusiastic, and intense even when in bed recovering from serious injuries.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's short-tempered and quite tough on his students and son, but is a caring and heroic guy through and through. Despite Sylvando's fear of him throughout most of the game, Don Rodrigo's shown to fully support his decision to spread smiles across the world when they finally reunite.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Revered as a knight among knights by even Hendrik and Sylvando.
* LargeAndInCharge: Stands at 190cm, putting him right between Sylv (185cm) and Hendrik (200cm).
* LargeHam: OH BOY! Sylvando '''definitely''' got it from his father.
* NotSoAboveItAll: During the epilogue of Act 2, he starts training his dancing with the Soldiers Of Smile as soon as he gets better. He tries to hide it when his son comes home and sees him out of embarassment, but seeing Sylvando being impressed encourages him to train even more, just so he can show his son the best show he can.
* NotSoDifferent: After spending most of the game hearing stories about Don Rodrigo being a stern and manly knight, it can come as quite the surprise when the party finally encounters him and he reveals himself to be just as dramatic and emotional as Sylvando is. And while Sylvando proves to still hold his knightly vows close to his heart, Don Rodrigo proves to be more open-minded and fun-loving than he lets on.
* OldMaster: His age has not stopped him from training other knights and fighting monsters. [[spoiler: You can even learn a Pep Power that summons him for the duration.]]
* OneTrueLove: His wife; in his character book interview, he refers to her and her alone as his preferred type.
* RealMenWearPink: Wears a flamboyant parade uniform and starts dancing with the [[AmbiguouslyGay Soldiers of Smile]] after agreeing to shelter them for Sylvando. He's reluctant at first, but quickly starts to go at it with gusto.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The manly man to Sylvando's sensitive guy. They're very similar in looks and temperament, but polar opposites in terms of masculinity.
* SoProudOfYou: Their initial argument aside, Rodrigo reveals that he is incredibly proud of Sylv and only wants him to do his absolute best, both in becoming an entertainer AND kicking the shit out of Mordegon. Hearing this is a massive relief for Sylvando, who had been terrified of his papi.
* StealthHiBye: Is able to somehow move to the party's location and sneak up behind them without any of them noticing in the postgame.
* SternTeacher: He's known for putting his students through the ringer, and Hendrik occasionally reminisces about the TrainingFromHell he had to endure while studying under him.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's basically a more masculine-looking middle-aged Sylvando.
* TantrumThrowing: He did this the night Sylv ran away to join the circus.
-->'''Sylvando''': A few plates got smashed the night I broke the news to him, let me tell you...
* WorldsBestWarrior: Regarded as the single greatest knight in all of Erdrea, above even Jasper and Hendrik.

[[folder:Servantes]]
!!Servantes
->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Balderrama (English), Masaki Aizawa (Japanese) [Switch version]

Don Rodrigo's personal steward.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: He was a notorious ne'er-do-well before working for the Don. He may well have challenged the Don and lost.
* DotingParent: Acted this way toward Sylvando back in the day. Servantes cared very deeply for him, [[spoiler: so much so, that according to the voice drama, "Olé! Sylvia!", he listened to his concerns about taking the title of Don of Puerto Valor. It was Servantes who let Sylvando run away and join the circus.]]
* PrivateTutor: Was this to Sylvando. He saw to his upbringing, and presumably taught him all manner of lessons on nobility.
* PunnyName: "Servantes" seems more-than fitting for a butler.
* ServileSnarker: Only in the voice drama, "Olé! Sylvia!"; he acts this way around Don Rodrigo sometimes. In-game, it's more a standard master and butler relationship.
* TrueCompanions: His and Don Rodrigo's relationship, for the most part.

!Octagonia
[[folder:Vince Vanquish]]
!!Vince Vanquish
->'''Voiced by:''' Parker Sawyers (English), Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese) [Switch version]

The multi-time champion of the Octagonia arena, and the caretaker of its orphanage, which he himself had been raised in. He offers the Luminary a chance to be his fighting partner, but it turns out that Vince has only succeeded due to a deal with a monster living in Octagonia's depths.

[[folder:Dave]]
!!Dave[[note]]Alice in the Japanese version[[/note]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Jon Ashley (English), Creator/FumihikoTachiki (Japanese) [Switch Version]

The captain of Sylvando's ship the Salty Stallion, and his close friend and confidant.

* BareFistedMonk: He fights barehanded in Sylvando's character episode.
* CallingYourAttacks: During his stint as a party member, he prefaces all of his attacks by calling out his name (Dave Chop, Dave Kick, etcetera).
* CodeName: "Dave" isn't his real name. [[spoiler: According to Sylv's character book interview, when Dave joined him, he took the name from his old ship's figurehead.]]
* CommandingCoolness: While not outright stated, there's a red book in Lonalulu all about Dave; in it, it states he quickly rose through the ranks of the Zwaardsrustian Royal Navy.
* CopeByCreating: Of a fashion; he and Sylv sailed the inland sea painting the mast of any ship they came across pink. This is the "legendary event" alluded to in the red book about Dave.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: A red book in Lonalulu reveals Dave is a survivor of Zwaardsrust [[spoiler:like Hendrik]]. The despair over the loss of all he cared about drove him to the point of violence until he met Sylvando, who pulled him out of it.
* GenderBlenderName: Goes by the decidedly feminine-sounding Alice in the Japanese version.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Snaps Sylvando out of his brief stint of depression [[spoiler: after the World Tree falls]] in the Switch version. He can also do this in battle, should Sylv or any of his friends succumb to certain status ailments.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Joins Sylvando during his side story in the Switch version.
* IOweYouMyLife: Became completely loyal to Sylvando after Sylvando rescued him from the brink of despair.
* ItsPronouncedTropay: His name is pronounced 'Dah-veh'.
* TheLancer: Sylvando's right hand man, contrasting his flamboyant campiness with a gruff, but no less exuberant, manliness.
* ManlyGay: In an AmbiguouslyGay sense; he's a gruff-talking, buff-bodied man of the seas who gleefully prances around the world with Sylvando, the King of {{Camp}}, while wearing a bright pink mask. This is further emphasized by his decidedly un-feminine name being pronounced in a stereotypically "elegant" and vaguely French-sounding way.
* MauveShirt: Gets a decent bit of characterization and accompanies the party for a sizable chunk of the game as their ship captain, but never becomes anything other than "the guy Sylvando knows who drives the ship".
* NoodleIncident: Sylvando gained his UndyingLoyalty after saving him from crossing the DespairEventHorizon, but we don't find out exactly how Sylvando managed to help him rise out of it.
* RealMenWearPink: Wears a bright pink bull helmet and trousers. Without them, he'd be just a common thug NPC.
* ReformedCriminal: Spent a portion of his life living as a violent thug before Sylvando showed him the error of his ways.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly man to Sylvando's sensitive guy. In an interesting twist, it's Sylvando who calls all the shots; Dave just happily follows his lead.
* UndyingLoyalty: Completely faithful to Sylvando, to the point of [[spoiler: seeking him out after Yggdrasil falls and knocking him out of his HeroicBSOD.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Uses an altered version of the thug NPC model, which features an exposed muscular physique.

[[folder:Gerbera]]
!!Gerbera
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gerbera_7.jpg]]

Don Rodrigo's late wife, and Sylvando's mother; a charmingly famous entertainer from Zwaardsrust.

* AllThereInTheManual: Several details about her, most notably her name, are only revealed through side materials. [[NoExportForYou As all of these materials were released exclusively in Japan]], [[NoNameGiven she does not receive a name in any localization]].
* DeathByChildbirth: Inverted; she passed away shortly after Sylvando was born. She was ill for a while beforehand.
* {{Determinator}}: Don Rodrigo mentions once how "She was a woman of conviction. Once she made up her mind, she would not waver."
* FloralThemeNaming: Gerberas are flowers in the daisy family. [[spoiler: Interestingly, Sylvando's horse's name -Margarita- means "daisy" in Spanish. In-game, Margarita is used only as a show horse (or for when he races with her in both the Sand National and Difficult Black Cup horse races). Gerbera was first and foremost, an entertainer. In a roundabout way, Sylvando keeps his mother's name and memory alive.]]
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She was always kind and patient, and her hair was as golden as the wheat fields of Zwaardsrust.
* MemorialStatue: Or in her case, a memorial tree in the middle of the belowmentioned gardens.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: By virtue of the one image of her depicted in-game being done in the style of a Victorian oil painting. She also appears exclusively in silhouette in the "Olé! Sylvia!" voice drama, preventing a better look at her appearance in a more conventional style.
* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Everyone who talks about her mentions how wonderful a person she was. It's not hard to see where Sylv got it from.
%%* ProperLady
* ShrineToTheFallen: The gardens in the villa grounds serve as one to her. There are also the fields of flowers outside Puerto Valor, stretching a good portion of the way out onto the Costa Valor. [[spoiler: If you fly over Puerto Valor on Cetacea, the fields resemble a broken heart, with the path to the town cutting inbetween the flowers.]]
* SilkHidingSteel: [[spoiler: She led most of the survivors from out of Zwaardsrust and took them to Octagonia, Dundrasil and Heliodor, before crossing the inland sea all the way to Puerto Valor.]]
* StageNames: "Sylvia" was hers.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Sylv is stated to strongly take after her physically. From what we can make out of her face from her silhouette in "Olé! Sylvia!", he inhereted both her nose and jawline; two of the features that most obviously distinguish him from his father.
* TheLostLenore: Becomes this to Don Rodrigo after her passing.

[[folder:Cetacea]]
!!Cetacea

The legendary flying whale of Erdea. She ferries the chosen heroes of Yggdrasil and their allies to wherever they need to go.

%%* GiantFlyer
* GlobalAirship: The main mode of transportation for our heroes, summoned by the use of the Calamus flute.
* GoldenSuperMode: [[spoiler:She gets an impressive-looking set of golden armor in Act Three that allows her to penetrate the defenses of Calasmos's barrier just before the final battle.]]
* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: She's an utterly massive whale who gracefully flies across Erdea as though it were an ocean.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Flying Whale Cetacea''. [[spoiler:In Act Three following Cetacea's upgrade, her main theme changes to ''Heavenly Flight''.]]

[[folder:Yggdrasil]]
!!Yggdrasil
->'''Voiced by:''' Eve Karpf (English), Creator/KeikoHan (Japanese) [Switch version]

The Tree of Life that governs the flows of souls. All life in this world is said to have originated from it.

* BigGood: It allows a hero to be born whenever the forces of evil rise to threaten all life. Also, as [[spoiler:the golden dragon Yggdragon]], it fought against the demon god Calasmos's reign of terror.
* DragonsAreDivine: [[spoiler:The end of the game reveals that Yggdrasil was created by the spirit of Yggdragon, who fought with Calasmos eons ago and fell to the earths in Erdea.]]
* GodIsGood: The creator of the world and all the life on it. It also won't let being drained of its power stop it from helping her children. [[spoiler: When given the chance, it also won't hesitate to fight alongside its chosen Luminary.]]
* FisherKing: After the demon lord Mordegon destroys the tree, the world gets shrouded by darkness and starts to die. Justified as it is the source of all life.
* TheLifestream: Whenever a life dies, its soul goes back to the tree in order to be reborn.
* WorldTree: Fits all the stereotypes associated with it.

[[folder:The Past Masters]]
!!The Past Masters

Ten monsters empowered with the strength of the villains of the previous ten Dragon Quest games, who attempted to change history by defiling the books in Tickington.

* LegacyBossBattle: They're based on the final bosses of the previous Dragon Quest games.
* WolfpackBoss: They attack the party in groups of two or three.
* VersionExclusiveContent: Can only be fought in the 3DS version and the Definitive Edition.

! Superbosses
[[folder:The End of Time]]
!!The End of Time

The leader of the Past Masters, an extremely powerful being resembling a golden Calasmos.
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* ArmCannon: Just like Calasmos, the End of Time has a huge cannon on the end of its left arm.
* BlowYouAway: Knows Kaswooshle.
* BonusBoss: He's a bonus boss that can only be fought in the Japanese-only 3DS version and the Definitive Edition. While he's by far the strongest superboss in the 3DS version, he's surpassed in the Definitive Edition by the Timewyrm.
* GoldColoredSuperiority: A golden PaletteSwap of Calasmos, and a much more powerful foe.
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: After he's defeated, the End of Time will reveal that he is really a golden Tockle called the Friend of Time, and was actually testing the party to see if they are ready to face Calasmos.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Capable of using Calasmos's Final Flame attack, as well as breathing fire.
* StuffBlowingUp: Knows Kaboomle.
* {{Troll}}: [[spoiler: After being defeated, the End of Time will charge up an ultimate attack to [[TakingYouWithMe take the party down with him]], causing everyone to panic. He then reveals his true form (a golden Tockle) and says that he was only joking.]]
* VersionExclusiveContent: Can only be fought in the 3DS version and the Definitive Edition.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Timewyrm]]
!!The Timewyrm

A superboss added in the Switch version of the game. An extremely powerful skeletal dragon from a different timeline.
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* BonusBoss
* DualBoss: Just like Mordegon's Mordragon form, the head and tail are separate bosses with their own HP pools and abilities.
* GoldColoredSuperiority: A golden PaletteSwap of Mordegon's Mordragon form, and the most powerful boss in the game.
[[/folder]]

* KnightlySwordAndShield: Drustan's personal arms consisted of a a sword that [[DrawAggro makes enemies more likely to target the wielder]] and a shield that grants both [[GradualRegeneration HP regeneration]] and protection against fire and ice. Drustan's successor Hendrik can inherit these arms.

* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: The loading screen notes that while the Sultan means well, he has little fiscal sense.

* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Rab, at least, considers her alongside Master Pang and his wife as the three most beautiful women in all of Erdrea. Her placement alongside the other two is particularly noteworthy, as she's the only one that Rab doesn't have any sort of close connection with.

* AbusiveParents: After being rescued and reunited with his daughter in Hotto, he immediately gets plastered at the local bar while she sits nearby. Averted, however, as he never really hurts her and he does care for her, just he is terrible at showing it. Luckily, his daughter knows this. [[spoiler: Further averted when, in act two at night, if you visit the inn in Hotto, you find that Noah has booked the larger of the two rooms for he and Connie to stay in - and he always stays awake to watch over her. Even more averted when he goes to help out at Cobblestone in act three; he says Connie has mde lota of friends, and if she's happy, he's happy to stay there, too.]]

* AbusiveParents: After being rescued and reunited with his daughter in Hotto, he immediately gets plastered at the local bar while she sits nearby. Averted, however, as he never really hurts her and he does care for her, just he is terrible at showing it. Luckily, his daughter knows this. [[spoiler: Even more averted when, in act two at night, if you visit the inn in Hotto, you find that Noah has booked the larger of the two rooms for he and Connie to stay in - and he always stays awake to watch over her.]]

* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Rab names her alongside Master Pang and his wife as the three most beautiful women in all of Erdrea. Her placement alongside the other two is particularly noteworthy, as she's the only one that Rab doesn't have any sort of close connection with.

The sage who fought alongside Erdwin in the age of legends. After Erdwin got killed by a traitor, she sealed the demon god Calasmos's body and sent it to the heavens. She left the ancient hero's sword in the Tree of Life and attempted to travel back in time to save Erdwin, but perished in the process. With the help of the Tockles, she became the guardian of time. Erdwin and Serenica were lovers.

* {{Bishonen}}: He's a slender, handsome young man who's popular with the coliseum's female patrons.

[[center: [[Characters/DragonQuestXITheParty The Party]] / [[Characters/DragonQuestXIVillains Villains]] / '''Other Characters''']]

* ShoutOut: To both Music/Robbie Williams and Music/TakeThat; in act three, after defeating Malicious Arachtagon, Golden Boy gives the Dashing Doublet set. He says it comes loaded with "love and affection", which is a line from the song "Angels" by the former. Speaking to him again, he sings "Let it shiiine!", which is a reference to the song "Shine" by the latter.

-->'''Sylvando''': A few plates got smashed the night I broke the news to him, let me tell you..."

* CodeName: "Dave" isn't his real name. [[spoiler: According to Sylv's character book entry, when Dave joined him, he took the name from his old ship's figurehead.]]

* SilkHidingSteel: [[spoiler: She led most of the survivors from out of Zwaardsrust and took them to Heliodor, before crossing the inland sea all the way to Puerto Valor.]]

* AbusiveParents: After being rescued and reunited with his daughter in Hotto, he immediately gets plastered at the local bar while she sits nearby. Averted, however, as he never really hurts her and he does care for her, just he is terrible at showing it. Luckily, his daughter knows this.

* HeroesPreferSwords: The original wielder and the creator of the Sword of Light.

* MagicWand: Serenica's personal weapon was the Scepter of Time, which grants MP regeneration. Serena, one of Serenica's heirs, can inherit this weapon.

* KnightlySwordAndShield: Drustan's personal arms consisted of a shield that grants both [[GradualRegeneration HP regeneration]] and protection against fire and ice, and a sword that [[DrawAggro makes enemies more likely to target the wielder]]. Drustan's successor Hendrik can inherit these arms.

* UltimateBlacksmith: Drustan was a master blacksmith.

* ShrineToTheFallen: The gardens in the villa grounds serve as one to her. There's also the fields of flowers outside Puerto Valor, stretching a good portion of the way out onto the Costa Valor. [[spoiler: If you fly over Puerto Valor on Cetacea, the fields resemble a broken heart, with the path to the town cutting inbetween the flowers.]]

Sylvando's mother; a charmingly famous entertainer from Zwaardsrust.

* ShrineToTheFallen: The gardens in the villa grounds serve as one to her.