History Characters / HalfMinuteHero

* EvilIsSexy: Lampshaded in the description [[spoiler:for the Dark Time Goddess's artwork, which claims that "many fans say they prefer this look."]][[invoked]]

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Just before the Ultimate Evil Lord in ''Hero 300''.]]

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler: After defeating the Demon Sword, he waits at the bottom of the Demon Maze and will join the party after being defeated; however reaching the bottom of the Demon Maze itself requires a lot more effort than defeating the final boss, arguably elevating him to the status of the TrueFinalBoss of the story mode]].

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Is the final boss in Infinite Battle mode.]]

* DistressedDamsel: On two separate occasions.

* Determinator: [[spoiler:Returns after her death, as well as after being defeated twice more, earning Yuja's respect and admiration.]]

* Determinator: [[spoiler:Is defeated by Yusha, Yushia, and Yuja on multiple occasions over the course of 400 years, ending in fighting a powered up version of him in one of the final coliseums. Just like with Asurako, this impresses Yuja enough to ask him to join.]]

* CaptainErsatz: [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann A young Hot Blooded man wandering the broken future, fighting Gods that have taken over the world with a blue haired woman as his closest friend]]. Made more explicit with the [[BladeOnAStick Drill Lance]] found in his campaign [[spoiler: which becomes his weapon in the final campaign]].

%%* BladeOnAStick

The characters of ''VideoGame/HalfMinuteHero'' its Xbox Live and PC port ''Super Mega Neo Climax'', and the sequel ''The Second Coming''. Thankfully, we have far more than 30 seconds to describe everyone in the game; otherwise, we'd probably ruin the economy paying the Time Goddess every so often.

* ThemeNaming / ShoutOut: They're all (quasi-)named after Film/TheThreeStooges.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: [[spoiler: After the start of Judgement, she must take control of Brave Kingdom in her mother's absence lest chaos reign. This forces her to stay put while Yusha leaves as a fugitive.]]

%%* GiantWaistRibbon

* CaptainErsatz: [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann A young Hot Blooded man wandering the broken future, fighting Gods that have taken over the world with a blue haired woman as his closest friend]]. Made more explicit with the [[BladeOnAStick Drill Lance]] found in his campaign [[spoiler: which becomes his WeaponOfChoice in the final campaign]].

* ShopKeeper: Runs an item shop that sells summoning stones once you get the Hero Castle.

%%* BalefulPolymorph

%%* {{Bishounen}}

* {{Bishounen}}: Not quite as much as the Evil Lord, though he does get comments about it. [[spoiler:Considering who he really is, it makes perfect sense.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Or Green hair in his case.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Deconstructed. [[spoiler: She was the target of FantasticRacism because of her violet hair, and would have been made a human sacrifice for her village had she not attempted to drown herself.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Silver hair.

* NotSoDifferent: When you think about it, they're a lot like Yusha. Focused on their mission over all else to the point of missing opportunities, and not bothering to justify themselves to others.

* CaptainErsatz: ''Revolution'' is a LighterAndSofter {{Homage}} to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' and she mixes the designs of several characters, being visually similar to Celes while lifting personality traits from Locke.

* {{Expy}}: Of Lucca from Chrono Trigger.

One of the Empire's Three Imperial Generals. Although technically in opposition to Yushia's quest, she helps her out in order to mitigate casualties caused by the reckless actions of the other generals. Defects from the Empire and joins Yushia for good in order to help her [[spoiler:destroy the monstrous Grimoire beasts that the Empire had created.]]

%%* DefectorFromDecadence

%%* WhipItGood

* {{Expy}}: of Robo from Chrono Trigger, visually anyway.

* StoneWall: Among the highest defense stats in the game

%%* DefeatEqualsFriendship

* BigBad: Of ''Overture'' and ''Judgement''.

* BigBad: Of ''Revolution''.

* TheEmperor: Well, yeah.

%%* MagicMusic

** EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Psyche. It's because they feed on warfare, and realized that peace between humans and demons had dried up their food source.]]

* BigBad: In the ''Ragnarok'' chapter.

* FaceHeelTurn: In the Ragnarok scenario of ''The Second Coming'', [[spoiler:the God Nine's disruption of [[TheLifestream the Timestream]] causes the Time Goddess to become the ''Dark'' Time Goddess and summon her own group of bad guys to blow up the world.]]

* PaintItBlack: [[spoiler:she trades gold and white for [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]].]]
%%* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver

%%* MagicMusic

* MasterOfIllusions: Is capable of disguising himself and other monsters as humans [[spoiler:and spends much of Ouverture in his disguise as Ramiz]].

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Violet Hair]]: Deconstructed. [[spoiler: She was the target of FantasticRacism because of her hair color, and would have been made a human sacrifice for her village had she not attempted to drown herself.]]
** NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The very "sacrifice" that caused her to flee the village was actually her doing all along. After complaining to her friend, Mr. Bat, about her treatment because of her hair, he came back to the village, posing as a god and demanding the sacrifice of violet-haired girls. It later turns out that the girls weren't being sacrificed, but were kept safe by Mr. Bat to avoid persecution. If Millenia hadn't met BEL, she would've run away from her home for nothing.]]

** TookALevelInKindness: In ''Destiny'', in part thanks to his descendants, he's a lot more kind and even cracks some jokes and smiles.

* FutureImperfect: After 200 years, enough of the details have been lost that no one remembers that he was ever an outlaw.

* {{Expy}}: A partial CallBack to the Princess, as she has the same RichInDollarsPoorInSense attitude. The Princess' signature crossbow is even put in the Bowgun category, which is Yushia's signature.

* {{Expy}}: He's visually pretty similar to the Beautiful Evil Lord, and even has some of the same character traits. [[spoiler: Like the Beautiful Evil Lord, he also eventually makes a HeelFaceTurn and joins the protagonists]].

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:Saves Yushia from being blown off the Sky Continent for the sole purpose of killing her himself.]]

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Geezer]]: Yushia dubs him thus since he won't tell her his actual name. While the Time Goddess figures it out quickly, he doesn't want Yushia to know it. [[spoiler: It sticks even in ''Destiny'' though, where he's known as "True Geezer" instead of "Hero"]].

** SealedBadassInACan: What he initially seems to be in his first appearance.
** SealedGoodInACan: What he proves to be once he shows up for longer

** ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler: It turns out that meeting Yusha was the reason he sealed himself in the first place. But mission-focused Yusha rushed to his final battle and died a hero before Geezer could catch up with him a second time. This echoes Hero being unable to find Noire again back in Hero 30.]]

* [[NonActionGuy NonActionGirl]]: Doesn't fight, unlike the rest of Yuja's companions.

* DemotedToExtra: Despite being part of the initial PowerTrio, he gets few scenes and no interaction with Yashu in the finale chapter.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Each of the Elements is named "Something" Dragon.

* LongHairedPrettyBoy

* PurpleIsPowerful: And boy does he know it!

* HotBlooded: In "Crossbow Mode."
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Multiple outfits, even!