History Characters / StarOceanTheSecondStory

[[folder:Rhima]]
!!Rhima

[[folder:Reel]]
!!Reed
Added in ''The Second Story R'', Reel is an intergalactic fisherperson trying to catalogue unique species, and rewards Claude and Rena in exchange for what they can catch.

* MeaningfulName: Named after a component of a fishing rod.

!Ten Wise Men
[[folder:In general]]
The main enemies of game who appear at the end of the first disc, they are a group of skilled Nedians from four billion years ago who wish to rule the universe.

[[folder:Philia]]
!!Philia
A mysterious girl Claude meets at Kurik.

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:After she was killed in a terrorist attack, her father transferred her consciousness into an artificial body.]]
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler:The beloved daughter of Dr. Lantis, creator of the Ten Wise Men. It was her death that prompted him to alter the programming of the Wise Men to seek the destruction of everything.]]
%%* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:For her father, Gabriel.]]
* PowerLimiter: [[spoiler:Her very existence keeps Gabriel's power restrained. When he kills her for betraying him...]]
%%* WalkingSpoiler: The above tropes reveals much about her identity.

[[folder:Chris]]
!!Chris
The prince of Krosse.

%%* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:To the princess of Lacuer.]]
* IdenticalStranger: Inexplicably identical to Claude.
%%* LoveInterest: To Celine.
%%* RunawayFiance

[[folder:Mayor Nall]]
!!Nall
-->'''Voiced by:''' Bill Reed (English, remake)
The mayor of Nede's Centropolis.

* UnreliableExpositor: [[spoiler:The history of Nede he shares with the party is rather grossly inaccurate. Justified in that he's no more aware of the truth than the party is.]]

!Ten Wise Men
[[folder:In general]]
The main enemies of game who appear at the end of the first disc, they are a group of skilled Nedians from four billion years ago who wish to rule the universe.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga, [[spoiler:they pull a HeelFaceTurn in the middle of the final fight against Gabriel upon remembering their original functions]].
* DidNotSeeThatComing: Granted, they were sealed away during the time of their development, but they never knew that Nede [[spoiler:once developed weapons that could theoretically breach their NighInvulnerability and ultimately kill them]]. Their final words are in completely shock that their enemy now had the tools to beat them.
* DubNameChange: In the ''Platform/{{PlayStation}}'' version, the Ten Wise Men had their names changed to remove the ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming. The [=PSP=] version fixed that.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:They use the Calnus warship to demonstrate Nede’s weaponry, blowing it up and killing Claude’s father where he could see it.]]
* MeaningfulName: Even the DubNameChange fits as they are named after philosophers and saints, not too different from their ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming from the original.
* NighInvulnerability: Thanks to their force field.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Also border on [[PhysicalGod physical gods]] since it requires the special anti-matter weapons to damage them.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: They're all named after archangels.
* SuperSoldier: [[spoiler:In reality, they are a group of biological weapons created by the original Nede to quell rebellions. Only later did Dr. Lantis adjust their programming and indwell the dormant Gabriel unit in order to destroy the universe.]]
* ThisCannotBe: Justified as they naturally had NighInvulnerability among their powers and were in a position where they had no idea that Nede was developing [[spoiler:700 million years ago]] and just recently constructed weapons capable of negating that and [[spoiler:the Symbol of Annihilation]]. Therefore, their final moments are in understandable complete shock that their enemies were finally able to get the better of them.
* VillainBall: Claude was more than willing to stop the Ten Wise Men when they destroyed Expel. However, [[spoiler:torturing the kid into making him watch his father die with his ship made him take it personally]].

[[folder:Gabriel]]
!!Gabriel/Dr. Lantis ''(Indalecio)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasaharuSato (Japanese, original), Creator/RikiyaKoyama (Japanese, remake), Erik Bergmann (English, original), Creator/RichardEpcar (English, remake)
The Leader of the Ten Wise Men.

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Following the death of his daughter, Dr. Lantis created a new body for himself, becoming the tenth Wise Man.]]
* BigBad: As the leader of the Ten Wise Men, he is the main antagonist of the story.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The death of his daughter.]]
* FinalBoss: The last thing standing between Claude, Rena, and friends from [[spoiler:stopping the Symbol of Annihilation and saving the universe]] is Gabriel.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[spoiler:In-universe, he went from the creator of the Ten Wise Men to the scientist who provided the means for defeating them. The former is the truth, while the latter is from the doctored history records that Nall related to the heroes.]]
* LightIsNotGood: Gabriel's primary power involves Light.
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Destroys planet Expel in the end of the first disc, and plans to do the same with Energy Nede and everything else that exists.]]
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: An evil version.
* TrueFinalBoss: Gabriel Unlimited, who can only be fought if you do the right sidequests and discover the entire story behind the Ten Wise Man.

[[folder:Lucifer]]
!!Lucifer ''(Cyril)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Kensaku Kobayashi (Japanese, original), Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese, remake), Brian Vouglas (English, original), Dick Neptune (English, remake)
The second most powerful of the Ten Wise Men.

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Was originally created to be the leader of the Ten Wise Men, but then their creator's daughter was killed...]]
* BlowYouAway: Winds of Destruction, his strongest spell.
* DemotedToDragon: [[spoiler:Lost his status as a result of Dr. Lantis making himself the leader of the Ten Wise Men.]]
* TheStarscream: He makes no secret about this to the party before they fight. Justified as he was really DemotedToDragon due to [[spoiler:Dr. Lantis using his authority as creator and transferring his consciousness to their last resort weapon Gabriel to make himself the leader. Lucifer just wants that position back]].
* SystematicVillainTakedown: He intentionally sets things up so the other Wise Men challenge and fall to the party one at a time, instead of overwhelming them as one huge group, in order to rule alone.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Say this to the party before being confronted.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Even compared to the other Wise Men, Lucifer stands out as the most treacherous one, as he sent the other members to their deaths so he can overthrow his boss and rule the universe alone.

[[folder:Haniel]]
!!Haniel ''(Vesper)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Kensaku Kobayashi (Japanese, original), Creator/TaitenKusunoki (Japanese, remake), Steven Memel (English, remake)
One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway up the tower of Phynal. A physical-based fighter with spells and [[TakenForGranite petrification]] beams. [[spoiler:He is the commanding officer for Zadkiel, Raphael, and Camael, while acting as a civilian control unit.]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: His portrait in ''Second Evolution''.
* DualBoss: He is fought alongside Michael.
* ManaDrain: One of his skills drains all the MP of one character.
* TakenForGranite: He can petrify you with his attacks.

[[folder:Michael]]
!!Michael ''(Decus)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiTochi (original & remake), J.S. Gilbert (English, original), Peter Spellos (English, remake)
One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway up the tower of Phynal. An AxCrazy pyromaniac who wants you to ''BURN''. [[spoiler:He is also the superior of Zaphkiel, Jophiel, and Metatron, while serving as their tactical weapon.]]

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: His design is associated with red and he use fire powers.
%%* AxCrazy
* DishingOutDirt: He can cast Earthquake in the [=PS1=] version. This was removed in the PSP port.
* DualBoss: With Haniel.
* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Star Ocean Anamnesis''. [[spoiler:He is convinced to join the heroes by the series protagonist Evelysse. This has resulted in the oddest shipping in the series. To date, he is the only boss to become a playable character.]]
* LargeHam: Oh God. Due to the original game's voice acting, he's one of the most stand out examples of hamming it out.
* PlayingWithFire: Use fire-based attacks.

[[folder:Zadkiel]]
!!Zadkiel ''(Ruprecht)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Dai Matsumoto (Japanese, original), Kiyomi Yazawa (Japanese, remake)
One of the three Wise Men who guard the entrance to Fineal. A young child of the Wise Men with [[AffablyEvil honorable manners]] to his enemies.

* AffablyEvil: Probably the kindest of the the Wise Men. He greets the party and even apologizes when he mistakes Claude for being an Expellian. [[spoiler:He was designed that way to blend in crowds better.]]
* BlindIdiotTranslation: His last words in the original translation, [[spoiler:"What!? I hear nothing about that!"]]. This was fixed in ''Second Evolution''.
* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. He also works under Haniel and [[spoiler:was made to be a data gatherer for the Ten Wise Men Project]].
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Male example. Zadkiel uses a large tuning fork as a weapon, befitting his status as the all-hearing Wise Man.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:He may look very young, but like the other Wise Men, he's more than a billion years old.]]
* TeleportSpam: Uses this for moving.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Was one of the two who discovered the truth about Filia's death.]]
* WaveMotionTuningFork: Literally, as it's his weapon of choice.

[[folder:Camael]]
!!Camael ''(Nicolus)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Taketora}} (Japanese, remake)
One of the three Wise Men who guard the entrance to Fineal. An elderly man with multiple eyes who seems to know much if you ask him about anything.

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Explains Claude's origins to the other party members and swears to make their deaths as painless as possible.]]
* CaptainErsatz: Resembles Keel from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
* EvilGenius: He seems to know quite a lot. He also works under Haniel and [[spoiler:is one of the two information gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project]].
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: His updated character portrait for [=SO2R=] clarifies that he has an eye in each of the palms of his hands, and ''another'' two eyes on his bald crown. There's a definite implication that there are yet more eyes on his body, fitting his role as the all-seeing of the Wise Men.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Was one of the two to discover the death of Filia.]]
* VillainsNeverLie: His information is as accurate as he can make it. This is shown when [[spoiler:he explains to the party that Claude is from another world]].

[[folder:Raphael]]
!!Raphael ''(Jibril)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaikiNakamura (Japanese, original), Haruo Satou (Japanese, remake)
One of the three Wise Men who guard the entrance to Fineal. A mysterious hooded being who [[TheQuietOne doesn't talk much]].

* EldritchLocation: The interior of his cloak (assuming that's not somehow his body) is one. One of his most exasperating attacks is to open the cloak up to reveal a starry expanse, from which a demonic hand emerges to drag someone in and take damage until Raphael is forced to eject them.
* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. He was one of the subordinates of Haniel [[spoiler:and was designed as a data analyst during the Ten Wise Men Project]].
* TheFaceless: His [[InTheHood hood]] hides his face.

* TheStrategist: [[spoiler:His original position of the Ten Wise Men project, converting data into scenarios to formulate strategies.]]

[[folder:Metatron]]
!!Metatron ''(Berle)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiHamada (Japanese, remake)
One of the Wise Men first encounter and the first to fight in battle. He has the behavior of a knight and is a master at defense.

* AffablyEvil: See LetsFightLikeGentlemen. He compliments their fighting ability, but calls them out for not looking at other people's perspectives.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: DoubleSubverted. He asks the party members how many lives they have taken on their journey, which they refute saying they only killed the monsters they made and the Wise Men are far worse. Later on, however, [[spoiler:his words have more weight when they learn the truth about the Wise Men and Filia later asks them to kill her]].
* BarrierWarrior: His best ability is a shield that renders him indestructible for a short amount of time. [[spoiler:Makes more sense when he was designed to be a defense warrior among his kin.]]
* TheBrute: Fights with sheer fighting strength. Also serves under Michael [[spoiler:and was made the base defense unit for the Ten Wise Men Project]].
* CaptainErsatz: His portrait in ''Second Evolution'' makes him look like the Ten Wise Men reprogrammed ''Franchise/RoboCop''.
* HopelessBossFight: The first battle against him is unwinnable; you instead have to avoid being felled by him for a full minute.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Offers a fight against the party [[spoiler:before Expel collides with Nede]].
* StoneWall: His defense is the best of the Wise Men.
* WhatTheHellHero: He calls out the party for not seeing the perspectives of others, [[{{Hypocrite}} even if he considers "incompatible" beings to only warrant erasure]]. Part of it comes from how the scientist he pursued was only playing dead and was not injured at all. [[spoiler:Another has to do with Nede not being as clean as they claim and the protagonists eventually being called to Filia by herself]].

[[folder:Jophiel]]
!!Jophiel ''(Shigeo)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HidenariUgaki (Japanese, original), Riki Kitazawa (Japanese, remake)
One of the Wise Men encountered during the assault of Fun City. A cyborg-like being that looks down on sapient species. [[spoiler:He was the long-range artillery weapon for the project.]]

* CaptainErsatz: From his look, it's like the Ten Wise Men hired and cyborgified [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Psycho Mantis]]. The original English version even gave him a pseudo-ShoutOut via his name Shigeo, which is about two (or three) consonants away from the text that appeared in the blank screen whenever Psycho Mantis does his MindScrew ability (Hideo).
* TheFaceless: His helmet completely covers his face.
* {{Sadist}}: Enjoys killing civilians during the assault on Fun City.
--> '''Jophiel''': MORE. MORE. I WANT TO SEE MORE PAIN, MORE SUFFERING!

[[folder:Zaphkiel]]
!!Zaphkiel ''(Marsilio)''
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMamiya (Japanese, remake)
One of the Wise Men encountered during the assault of Fun City, and also the one who fights the party during the first, failed assault at Phynal. A big sword-wielding swordsman, [[spoiler:and designed as a close-combat weapon for the Nedians]].

* {{BFS}}: Wields a giant sword in combat.
* TheBrute: [[spoiler:Designed to be a close-combat weapon for the Ten Wise Men project.]]
* HopelessBossFight: The first battle against him is unwinnable.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Offers to fight the party right after [[spoiler:Ronyx's death]]. He wipes the floor with them easily at that time.

* DropTheHammer: Her mechanical backpack has a large hammer hanging from one of the boxes. Some of her Killer Moves (Jump N' Thump AKA Hop Step, and Hammer Time AKA Bang-Bang Attack) involve her pounding the enemy with it.

* DubNameChange: In the ''UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation}}'' version, the Ten Wise Men had their names changed to remove the ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming. The [=PSP=] version fixed that.

* {{Expy}}: He seems to be the ''Star Ocean'' universe's response to ''Franchise/IndianaJones''. One of his Private Actions in ''Second Evolution'' has him discuss getting into chases in mine carts, among other Indy references. Claude has to explain that those are fiction and that ruins on Earth are largely the same as everywhere else, to Ernest's disappointment.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The original game ''Second Story'' spelled his last name as "Kenni". It wasn't until the remake ''Second Evolution'' that his last name was spelled as "Kenny".

A zoologist overseeing a nature reserve on Energy Nede. He helps Claude and Rena seek out the last wild psynard.

* HumanAliens: Claude is the only pure genetic human in the party. Most potential party members are from Expel, which are identical to humans save for some having more vibrant hair. Downplayed with Opera and Ernest, who have a third eye in their foreheads but otherwise also look completely human.

* HumanAliens: Most party members from Expel. Downplayed with Opera and Ernest, who have a third eye in their forehead.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: Recruiting Asthon prevents you from obtaining Opera and Ernest; and choosing Precis prevents you from getting Bowman. Leon will only joins you if you choose Claude as the protagonist, while Dias can only be recruited with Rena.
* OptionalPartyMember: Claude and Rena are the only mandatory party members. Everyone else is optional, and [[MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers some characters cannot be recruited in the same playtrough]].
* SpaceElves: [[spoiler:The Nedian characters, whose inhabitants are very similar to Tolkien elves.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga, [[spoiler:the pull a HeelFaceTurn in the middle of the final fight against Gabriel upon remembering their original functions]].
* DidNotSeeThatComing: Granted, they sealed away during the time of their development, but they never knew that Nede [[spoiler:once developed weapons that could theoretically breach their NighInvulnerability and ultimately kill them.]] Their final words are in completely shock that their enemy now had the tools to beat them.

* ThisCannotBe: Justified as they naturally had NighInvulnerability among their powers and were in a position where they had no idea that Nede was developing [[spoiler:700 million years ago]] and just recently constructed weapons capable to negating that and [[spoiler:the Symbol of Annihilation]]. Therefore, their final moments are in understandable complete shock that their enemies were finally able to get the better of them.
* VillainBall: Claude was more than willing to stop the Ten Wise Men when they destroyed Expel. However, [[spoiler:torturing the kid into making him watching his father die with his ship made him take it personal]].

* BigBad: As the leader of the Ten Wise Man, he is the main antagonist for the story.

One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway of the tower of Phynal. A physical-based fighter with spells and [[TakenForGranite petrification]] beams. [[spoiler:He is the commanding officer for Zadkiel, Raphael, and Camael, while acting as a civilian control unit.]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: His portrait in Second Evolution.

* ManaDrain: One of his skills drain up all the MP of one character.

One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway of the tower of Phynal. An AxCrazy pyromaniac who wants you to ''BURN''. [[spoiler:He is also the superior of Zaphkiel, Jophiel, and Metatron, while serving as their tactical weapon.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Star Ocean Anamnesis''. [[spoiler:He is convinced to join the heroes by the series protagonist Evelysse. This has resulted in the oddest shipping in the series. To date he is the only boss to become a playable character.]]

* BlindIdiotTranslation: His last words, [[spoiler:"What!? I hear nothing about that!"]].
** This is fixed in ''Second Evolution''.
* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. Also under Haniel [[spoiler:and was made to be a data gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* WaveMotionTuningFork: Literally.

One of the three Wise Men who guard the entrance to Fineal. An elderly man with a third eye (maybe one eye, he has a visor that make it hard to tell) who seems to know much if you ask him about anything.

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Explains Claude’s origins to the other party members and swears to make their deaths as painless as possible.]]
* CaptainErsatz: Resembles Keel from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''
* EvilGenius: He seems to know quite a lot. Also under Haniel [[spoiler:and one of the two information gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* VillainsNeverLie: His information is as accurate as he can make it. This is shown when [[spoiler:he explains to the party that Claude is from another world.]]

* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. He was one of the subordinates of Haniel [[spoiler:and was designed as a data analyst during the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* TheBrute: Fights with sheer fighting strength. Also serves under Michael [[spoiler:and was made the base defense unit for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Offers a fight against the party [[spoiler:before Expel collides with Nede.]]

One of the Wise Men during the assault of Fun City. A cyborg-like being that looks down on sapient species. [[spoiler:He was the long-range artillery weapon for the project.]]

* CaptainErsatz: From his look, it's like the Ten Wise Men hired and cyborgified [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Psycho Mantis]] (without the mind screw). The original English version even gave it a pseudo-ShoutOut via his name Shigeo, which is about two (or three) consonants away from the text that appeared in the blank screen whenever Psycho Mantis does his MindScrew ability (Hideo).
* TheFaceless: The helmet hidden his face.

One of the Wise Men during the assault of Fun City, also the one who fights the party during the first, failed assault at Phynal. A big sword-wielding swordsman, [[spoiler:and designed as a close-combat weapon for the Nedians.]]

* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Offers to fight the party right after [[spoiler:Ronyx's death.]] He wipes the floor with them easily at that time.

* TrueFinalBoss: Gabriel Unlimited, who can only be fought if you the sidequests and discover the entire story behind the Ten Wise Man.

* TheStarscream: He makes no secret about this to the party before they fight. Justified as he was really DemotedToDragon due to [[spoiler:Dr. Lantis using his authority as creator and transferring his consciousness to their last resort weapon Gabriel to make himself the leader. Lucifer just wants that position back.]]

* DidNotSeeThatComing: Granted, they sealed away during the time of their development, but they never knew that Nede [[spoiler:once developed weapons that could theoretically breach their NighInvulnerability and ultimately kill them. Their final words are in completely shock that their enemy now had the tools to best them]].

* DidNotSeeThatComing: Granted, they sealed away during the time, but [[spoiler:their final words are them being stumped over the how the party finally had weapons that could breach their NighInvulnerability and ultimately kill them]].

* LightIsNotGood: Gabriel's primary power involves Light. He is about as "good" as a cobra.

* InstantExpert: Claude comes from a world of DeflectorShields and FrickinLaserBeams... but since HeroesPreferSwords, he takes to one instantly. It's by no means impossible for Claude to have prior UsefulNotes/HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts, but it's still not discussed one way or another.

* SwordAndSorcerer: Type B (Fighter and Healer) with swordsman Claude.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Bugs. But this is only in the ''EX'' anime for Celine-exclusive comedic gags, in other versions, she has no say about bugs.

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her costume is standard fare as far as RPG {{black magician girl}}s go, but what the heck is up with the floating shower curtains? Said outfit is a bit less impractical in the manga, but still.

One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway of the tower of Phynal. A physical-based fighter with spells and [[TakenForGranite petrification]] beams.

One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway of the tower of Phynal. An AxCrazy pyromaniac who wants you to ''BURN''.

* AffablyEvil: Probably the kindest of the the Wise Men. He greets the party and even apologizes when he mistakes Claude for being an Expellian.

* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. Also under Haniel [[spoiler:and was made to be information gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Explains Claude origins to the other party members and swears to make their deaths as painless as possible.]]

* EyesDoNotBelongThere: His updated character portrait for SO2R clarifies that he has an eye in each of the palms of his hands, and ''another'' two eyes on his bald crown. There's a definite implication that there are yet more eyes on his body, fitting his role as the all-seeing of the Wise Men.

* VillainsNeverLie: His information is as accurate as he can make it. This is shown when [[spoiler:he clearly explains to the party that Claude is from another world.]]

* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. He was one of the subordinates of Haniel [[spoiler:and was designed as an information analyst during the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* BarrierWarrior: His best ability is a shield that renders him indestructible for a short amount of time.

One of the Wise Men during the assault of Fun City. A cyborg-like being that looks down on sapient species.

One of the Wise Men during the assault of Fun City, also the one who fights the party during the first, failed assault at Phynal. A big sword-wielding swordsman.

The heroine of the game. A cheerful young girl from the village of Arlia on the underdeveloped planet, Expel. She possesses healing powers previously unknown to her world. One day, while visiting the nearby forest, she is attacked by a monster and rescued by a man wearing strange clothes and wielding a weapon that shoots a ray of light.

* PointyEars: [[spoiler: They mark her as not being a native Expellian.]]

* ImagineSpot: the ladies once tried wondering where Claude got his fashion sense from, and then imagine him first in a knight's bulky armor, and after that, for some reason, in ''drag''.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler: Being the only character from the [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 first game]] to return, Ronyx and is killed by the Ten Wise Men.]]

* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. Also under Haniel [[spoiler: and was made to be information gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* EvilGenius: He seems to know quite a lot. Also under Haniel [[spoiler: and one of the two information gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. He was one of the subordinates of Haniel [[spoiler: and was designed as an information analyst during the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Offers a fight against the party [[spoiler: before Expel collides with Nede.]]

* TheHero: A capable, BadassNormal male, check. Uses a sword, check. Has a strong sense of morals, check. Meets a young woman with healing powers with highly probable romantic undertones, check. The most logical choice for TheProtagonist, also check.

* TeensAreShort: She's ''tiny'' according to her official artwork, standing only to the shoulder of resident ChildProdigy Leon. The remake seems to have made her taller, though she's still petite.
** This is actually a case of the official artwork shot of the gang being way off scale; Precis has an official height of 5'1", which puts her over half a foot taller than Leon (who's 4'5"). She's still the second-shortest member of the party, but not by much (Rena and Opera both check in at 5'3", and Chisato at 5'4").

* SuperSoldier: [[spoiler:In reality, they are a group of biological weapons created by Dr. Lantis in order to destroy the universe.]]

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Even compared to the other Wise Men, Lucifer stands out as the most treacherous one, as he send the other members to their deaths so he can overthrown his boss and rule the universe alone.

One of the two Ten Wise Men fighting the party midway of the tower of Phynal. An AxCrazy pyromaniac who wants you to BURN.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: His last words, [[spoiler:"What!? I hear nothing about that!"]]

* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Male example. Zadkiel uses large tuning fork as a weapon.

* EvilGenius: He seems to know quite a lot. Also under Vesper [[spoiler: and one of the two information gatherers for the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* EvilGenius: Uses speed and quick attacks on the enemy. S/he was one of the characters under Haniel [[spoiler: and was designed as an information analyst during the Ten Wise Men Project.]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: DoubleSubverted. He asks the party members how many lives they have taken on their journey, which they refute saying they only killed the monsters they made and the Wise Men are far worse. Later on, however, [[spoiler:his words have more weight when they learn the truth about the Wise Men and are forced to kill Filia]].

* CaptainErsatz: His portrait in ''Second Evolution'' makes him look like if the Ten Wise Men reprogrammed ''Franchise/RoboCop''.
* HopelessBossFight: The first battle against him is unwinnable.

* StoneWall: His defense is the best about him.
* WhatTheHellHero: He calls out the party for not seeing the perspectives of others. Part of it comes from how the scientist he pursued was only playing dead and was not injured at all. [[spoiler:Another has to do with Nede not being as clean as they claim and the protagonists eventually killing Filia]].

* CrutchCharacter: In Rena's scenario. Mega powerful when he's just with Rena, but Claude will surpass him once he joins for good due to Claude's Killer Moves likely to hit more. May be subverted, due to having some techniques that have high accuracy (Air Slash) and speed to interrupt things and him having some options to break the damage limit, making Dias still very viable even at the end of the game or against [[BonusBoss Gabriel Celeste or Iselia Queen]].

* FamedInStory[=/=]LegendaryInTheSequel: His exploits as a Federation officer, not least of all being the events of ''VideoGame/StarOcean1'', has earned him quite a reputation.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: His last words, [[spoiler:What!? I hear nothing about that!]]