History Characters / PokemonLegendsArceus

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Assuming the mysterious person depicted in the portraits in the Diamond and Pearl clan houses is the hero, he might be a very distant ancestor of [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Alder]], due to their uncanny similiarity.

* StarCrossedLovers: Is in a relationship with the Pearl Clan member Palina, which they have to keep secret due to the rivalry between their clans and Palina's particular issues with being viewed as an inferior successor.

* StarCrossedLovers: She is dating Iscan, but they have to keep it a secret due to them being from opposing clans.

* NiceGuy: He saved Palina simply because it was the right thing to do, and is quite humble about it.

->'''Voiced by:''' John Patneaude (EN, VideoGame/PokemonMasters''), Junta Terashima (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'')

->'''Voiced by:''' Junta Terashima (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'')

* NormalFishInATinyPond: Downplayed. Being a battle facility boss isn't exactly a "normal fish", but it's never really shown how he measures up to the top hitters of his time period (ex. Champions, Red). In Hisui, which mostly predates the concept of dedicated Pokémon trainers, he's decisively the strongest non-player character in the game and is only matched by the protagonist in the endgame and postgame.

* AlmightyJanitor: He initially presents himself as a mere IntrepidMerchant, but turns out to have the strongest Pokémon team of any NPC in the game (barring a completely optional post-game rematch with Ingo that was added in the Daybreak update), and controls Giratina on top of that.

* AscendedExtra: Among the many other protagonists in ''Pokémon Masters'', he receives special attention during the ''Mysterious Stones Chapter'' as he is crucial in understanding said stones' origins and the fact [[spoiler:Volo is apparently spying on his actions]] and [[spoiler:Arceus communicates with him.]]

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* DuelBoss: Invoked. His "Steely Lucario" quest involves fighting him in a duel against his Lucario (although the player can bring more than one Pokémon).

** By extension, he may also be an ancestor to [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Lacey]], as she's highly implied to be Clay's daughter. If so, both Lian and Lacey share a near-identical hair color.

* BigBad: He is the true main antagonist of the story, being responsible for the space-time rift, manipulating the protagonist, and serving as the human TrueFinalBoss. He even convinces Giratina to help him accomplish his plans.

* TrueFinalBoss: He's one of the last challenges of the post-game content and is directly connected to the problems that occurred in the main story; however, while he is the last Trainer you face, Arceus is still the overall TrueFinalBoss, so this trope is downplayed.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: The DLC for ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' introduces a character named Perrin who shares his hair color, eye shape, and eye color, implying that she's his descendant; however, any relationship between them has yet to be confirmed.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Unovan Gym Leader [[Characters/PokemonBlackAndWhite Clay]] is likely descended from him (he looks a lot like a younger Clay, down to the hat and the know-how in ore and minerals he excavates), but there's no official word on it. He picks up two Ground-types for his Path of Tenacity battles, with Mamoswine being on Clay's Pokémon World Tournament teams and Whiscash seemingly standing in for Clay's Palpitoad/Seismitoad.

* SignatureMon: Glaceon. Fittingly, as she [[JustForPun hails]] from the cold Snowpoint region.

* {{Catchphrase}}: As his clan reveres time, he likes to fit in the word "time" whenever he can.

* CompositeCharacter: He looks like Cynthia, has a near-identical team to hers, shares her {{leitmotif}}, and shares her fascination with ruins and mysteries, but his sheer level of heartlessness combined with his gaudy hairdo and robe are traits more in line with [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis Harmonia]]. Also, like Ghetsis, he manipulates a teenager (in this case, the player character) into helping to advance his plans in the guise of a more noble cause. His obsession with creating a better world at the expense of ending the current one and association with Giratina closely recalls [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cyrus]] of the chronologically later Sinnoh games. Also, while his blond hair with an eye-obscuring bang is likely intended to resemble Cynthia, when combined with the SlasherSmile after he's revealed as a villain (along with him masquerading as a benevolent figure up until then and having a fanatical obsession with meeting a Pokémon by tearing a hole in reality), he also closely resembles [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Lusamine]].

** To the Champions of previous games, as the game's human FinalBoss. In previous games, Champions were fought to prove the player's strength, and the most antagonistic Champions, Blue and N, were a cocky {{Jerkass}} and a misguided AntiVillain respectively. Volo is fought because he's genuinely evil and his plan has to be stopped to save reality.

* TheRunaway: Coin and Clover both left the Pearl and Diamond Clans respectively at young ages due to being fed up with the clan they are in, and would eventually end up joining and (and leaving) the Galaxy Expedition Team. They met up with Charm, having left the Galaxy Expedition Team herself, who took them under her wing and [[EvilMentor taught them to be a bit on the unscrupulous side]].

* TheRunaway: Coin and Clover both left the Pearl and Diamond Clans respectively at young ages due to being fed up with the clan they are in. They met up with Charm, having left the Galaxy Expedition Team herself, who took them under her wing and [[EvilMentor taught them to be a bit on the unscrupulous side]].

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Even more so than most other characters in the game. She looks like she might be an ancestor of [[Characters/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Mars]] -- they look all but identical, and are named after different versions of the Greco-Roman war god -- but there's no official word on it. Given Adaman himself [[VideoGame/PokemonMasters confuses Mars for Arezu]], their resemblance was done on purpose. The Path of Tenacity battles against her give her Purugly and Bronzong (the former is Mars's ace and the latter is common to all Team Galactic admins) to hammer it in. In addition, her hair contains just enough resemblance to both [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldSilverAndCrystal Silver and Rocket Admin Ariana]] to throw them into the mix as well. And that's not including the possibility that she might be Roark's ancestor, which would by extension also make her Byron's and the Underground Man's ancestor.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaedeHondo (JP, ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'')

* SevenDeadlySins: Befitting a villain who allies himself with the Pokémon World's SatanicArchetype, Volo embodies all of them -- he started his path to villainy through his insatiable ''lust'' for knowledge; his ''wrath'' against the world and its creator leads to him wanting to destroy all reality and remake it in his own image; he vehemently ''envies'' the player character for getting Arceus' attention and ''pridefully'' tries to argue that he is more worthy due to his bloodline; he shows a ''slothful'' side by shirking his responsibilities and manipulating the player character into gathering the plates for him; he has an intense ''greed'' for power; and the immense, excessive scope of the destruction he seeks falls into a symbolic form of ''gluttony''. It's likely not intentional, given the setting inspirations and theology, but it could be a plausible interpretation.