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* WhyIthaveToBeSnakes: Due to his trauma, Kyril cannot finish-off fishmen enemies. He ultimately overcome his fear and saves Corselia from one.

* PlayinhWithFire: His innate element is fire.

* CombatStilettos
* CoolBigSis: To Kyril, though they are not blood-related.

* ShesGotLegs

* PowerUpMount: Busk can rides a Kangacorn. It boots his attack power, speed and increase his movement range.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: :He is completely taken in by Iskas's treachery.

* SimpleStaff: He wields the Refined Rod.

This is merely a reference list of returning playable characters from the previous game; information on them is located on [[Characters/SuikodenIV the ''Suikoden IV'' page]].

* '''A''': Akaghi, Ameria, Axel

* '''C''': Carrie, Cedric, Champo, Charlemagne

* '''R''': Rachel, Reinbach III, Reinhold, Rene, Rita
* '''S''': Selma, Sigurd, Snowe**

[=*=]: [[GuestStarPartyMember Temporary playable]]

[=**=]: [[OldSaveBonus Requires a Clear Data from Suikoden IV]]

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* GenkiGirl
* GirlishPigtails
* KamehameHadoken: Her special rune attack.
* LittleMissBadass: She's among the best fighters in the game, once leveled up. Her only actual weakness is that she can't participate in any {{Combination Attack}}s.
* NewGamePlus: She is only playable once the game is completed all the way through once, and the player opts to start a new game.
* SideQuest: Her specialty. She runs the Middleport Quest Guild, where players can take part in a ''huge'' variety of missions, ranging from simple fetch and carry affairs, all the way up to multi-leveled, epic battle maps.
* WaifFu: She is an expert in martial arts, despite being very petite.
* YoungEntrepreneur

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This is merely a list of returning characters from the previous game; information on them is located on [[Characters/SuikodenIV the ''Suikoden IV'' page]].

* Akaghi
* Ameria
* Axel
* Carrie
* Cedric
* Champo
* Charlemagne
* Dario
* Ema
* Eugene
* Flare
* Frederica
* Gary
* Gretchen
* Hervey
* Jeane
* Jeremy
* Jewel
* Karl
* Katarina
* Kate
* Keneth
* Kika
* Lazlo en Kuldes ([[OldSaveBonus Requires a save file from the previous game]])
* Lino En Kuldes
* Maxine
* Millay
* Mitsuba
* Mizuki
* Nalkul
* Nalleo
* Noah
* Pablo
* Paula
* Rachel
* Reinbach III
* Reinhold
* Rene
* Rita
* Selma
* Sigurd
* Snowe ([[OldSaveBonus Requires a save file from the previous game]])
* Tal
* Trishtan
* Wendel
* Yu

* DishingOutDirt: Has an Earth Rune attached.

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* ForTheEvulz: Steele enjoys terrorizing the seas and bringing misery to anyone who crosses his way. He also turns Walter into a fish monster for his own amusement and laugh when Kyril witness it. However, he being a wielder of the Rune of punishment may or not have some sort of influence on his way of life.

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* SimpleStaff: He wields the Axe Rod.

* KnightOfCerebus: When he enters the scene, Hervey and Sigurd are injured and taken to the Nest of Pirates to recover. in the next chapter, single-handed kills Edgar, indirectly turn Walter and Peck into monsters and trigger Brandeau StartOfDarkness.

* BadassCape

-->'''Note:''' The game includes a good deal of characters from Characters/SuikodenIV, but the characters presented here '''exclusively appear in Suikoden Tactics'''.

'''Some spoilers are unmarked'''.

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:He eventually leaves on a journey without his friends after the story ends later on in his life.]]
* DemiHuman: [[spoiler:The events at the end of the game reveal that Yohn, Walter's demi-human companion, is Kyril's mother, and his brave actions in defeating Iskas open a portal that allow her (and a revived Walter) to return to her world.]]
* DuelBoss: [[spoiler: Has a 1-on-1 fight with the FinalBoss]].

** YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:His father, Walter, was turned into a fish monster by the pirate Steele's deadly Rune Cannon. He rushes to help his father, but the now hostile Walter is necessarily killed by Andarc to save Kyril's life.]]
** HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: These tragic events leave Kyril numb with shock and he is unable to fight properly. Gameplay wise, his special attacks must be re-learnt and he is unable to fully kill fish monster enemies. This state lasts until the chapters of the game set 2 years ''after'' Suikoden IV, when Kyril is 5 years older.]]

** DramaticIrony: Late in the game, Kyril [[spoiler: kills a fishman to defend Corselia, finally overcoming the mental block that's prevented him from doing so in the past, only to realize he just slew her father, mirroring the trauma that ''caused'' said mental block in the first place]].

* BigBrotherMentor: To Kyril, especially [[spoiler: after the death of Walter.]]

* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: He feels ''unbelievably'' guilty about having to kill Walter to save Kyril, even though Kyril forgives him,]] and therefore ApologisesALot.

* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Following Iskas's destruction, he tells Kyril the truth about his existence, and asked him to come with into Yohn's world. Kyril refused, and so he and Yohn went into her world together alone, at peace.]]
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Walter start the game as TheLeader of the group but, during the battle with Steele, he is turned into a fish monster and had to be killed by Andarc to protect Kyril.]]

* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:Demi-human Yohn is actually Kyril's mother and Walter's long-standing partner.]]
* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:He is necessarily killed by Andarc to protect Kyril, having been transformed into a raging fish monster by the pirate Steele's Rune Cannon.]]
* ThePowerOfLove: He is looking to research Rune Cannons to [[spoiler: help his partner Yohn find a way back to her world]].
* SecretIdentity: It turns out that he is actually [[spoiler: a spy from the Scarlet Moon Empire.]]

* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler:She is actually Kyril's mother and Walter's long-standing partner.]]
* MysteriousPast: This unravels towards the end of the game. [[spoiler: It is revealed she was summoned from the World of Emptiness, the same world where the Giant Tree (the source of all rune cannon ammunition) came from. She was stuck in the world, unable to communicate outside of her home.]]

* TheSpeechless: She doesn't say a word, [[spoiler: until after the final battle]].

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She loses both her father and grandfather to Iskas's Evil Eye, and then he murders her mother, Miranda, right in front of her before the final showdown.]]

* RebelliousPrincess: She goes on the run from her family, having witnessed [[spoiler:Iskas seducing her mother Miranda away, and trying to kidnap her. Her family were all still unaware of Iskas's trickery and blame Kyril for kidnapping her]].
* RescueArc: [[spoiler:Kyril rescues her from Iskas at Caleron Laboratory, and she gladly joins his team.]]

* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Iskas use the Evil Eye to turn him in a [[FishPeople fish monster]]. The transformation exhausted Julius, who died shortly afterwards.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:He is necessarily killed by Kyril when he attacks his own daughter, Corselia, having been turned into a mindless fish monster by the Evil Eye.]]

* FishPeople: [[spoiler:He is turned into a fish monster by the Evil Eye.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:He is easily manipulated by Iskas into believing that Kyril kidnapped his daughter, Corselia, and is unaware that Iskas and his wife, Miranda, are having an affair.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Iskas's treachery is exposed by Corselia.]]

* MarriedToTheJob: He's usually away at battle, [[spoiler:which leaves his wife lonely, and gives opportunity for Iskas, the leader of the Patriarchal Faction, to seduce her]].

* YouGoGirl: [[spoiler:As he dies, Yohn relays that Martin urges his young heir Corselia to do what she felt was right regarding the fate of the Empire.]]

* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: [[spoiler:Her husband Martin's constant absence increasingly frustrated her, and so she began an affair with Iskas.]]

* ExtremeDoormat: Toward [[spoiler:Iskas.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:She is easily seduced and manipulated by Iskas into going along with his plans.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler:She is finally pushed to the limit when Iskas's threatens her daughter's life, and attempts to stab him to stop him from laying a hand on Corselia]].
* MissingMom: To Corselia, [[spoiler:whilst she is in Iskas's thrall]].
* WeakWilled: [[spoiler:Her revulsion at Iskas's plans clashed with her feelings for him as well as her own weak-willed nature.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Miranda became frustrated by Martin's lack of attention, as he was too busy with military matters, and began an affair with Iskas, eventually becoming his lover.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Iskas's treachery is exposed by Corselia.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Iskas's treachery is exposed by Corselia.]]

* [[spoiler:Lazlo en Kuldes]] ([[OldSaveBonus Requires a save file from the previous game]])

* [[spoiler:Snowe]] ([[OldSaveBonus Requires a save file from the previous game]])

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He is killed by Steele's Rune of Punishment whilst protecting Walter's group in the early chapters of the game.]]

* ThePromise: [[spoiler:In death, he keeps his promise when Brandeau transports his coffin back to Kika so she can say one final goodbye.]]

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted as both are killed during the game. Ralph is killed by his BadBoss and Nohl was turned into a fish monster by Iskas rune cannon and killed afterwards.]]

* TraumaCongaLine: The duo just wanted a job. [[spoiler:They are hired by a BadBoss, who got Ralph killed due to an work accident. Nohl is saved by Kyril and [[HopeSpot receives a job offer from a witness of the incident]], but not too long after that, we learn that the job was to be a [[TestedOnHumans guinea pig]] for Iskas's Rune Cannons.]]

* FantasticScience: Given an Alger Doll and a Wizened Arm, he is finally able to conduct an experiment that reveals the true nature of the Evil Eyes. [[spoiler:They create a temporary portal to the World of Emptiness, in which humans cannot exist, and are thus turned into fish monsters, an irreversible process.]]

* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:He finally puts his foot down when the corrupt Heinz plans to kidnap Corselia for Scarlet Moon's gain. He parts company with Heinz completely and stays with Kyril, agreeing that the Rune Cannons and the Evil Eye should be destroyed.]]

* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Heinz was determined to take the Rune Cannons back to Scarlet Moon, even attempting to use Corselia as leverage. He was stopped by Coop and he and Kyril's group parted ways.]]
* PlotlineDeath: [[spoiler:After being abandoned by Coop and Kyril's team, he was surrounded by officers of the Patriarchal Faction and murdered.]]

* ArtifactOfDoom: He possesses the deadly Rune of Punishment. [[spoiler:Until he dies and the Rune passes to Brandeau.]]

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:He was confronted ship to ship by Edgar and Brandeau, along Walter and his team. Steele was defeated by them, but used his Rune of Punishment one last time, killing Edgar, along with himself.]]

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:He is Iskas's right hand man, involving searching for and forcefully taking rune cannons from wherever they are suspected to be.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:He is completely taken in by Iskas's treachery.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's not such a bad guy really, he's just quite naive [[spoiler: to Iskas's hold over him]].

* UnwittingPawn / YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Just before the final confrontation at Graska, Iskas betrays him and sends Patriarchal Faction soldiers after him.]]
** HeelRealization: [[spoiler:From that point on, Roget joins Kyril to help stop his former master.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:He originally approaches Kyril's group under the guise of a foppish arms dealer, explaining he is keen on procuring Rune Cannons from anybody willing to sell them.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:The main antagonist of Suikoden Tactics.]]
* TheCharmer: [[spoiler:He successfully seduces and begins an affair with Corselia's mother, Miranda.]]
** WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:He does this purely so he can gain control over Corselia as her regent and rule Kooluk, all part of his evil plan.]]

* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:His is the leader of the Kooluk Patriarchal Faction. He feels it is unfair that the Faction does all the work in Kooluk, but he cannot have overall rule simply because he does not have Royal blood. Therefore, he decides to plan a sophisticated coup d'etat, and gain power for himself.]]
* FantasticScience: [[spoiler:To help with his evil scheme, he discovers the ability of a modified rune cannon to transform anybody who comes near it into a fish monster, unable to revert back to human form. Thus, he seeks out Rune Cannons wherever he can.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:When he fails to kidnap Corselia to advance his plan, he frames Kyril as her kidnapper, which sends the powerful Royal family after Kyril's party, allowing him to quietly pursue his goals.]]
* MrFanservice: Certainly where [[spoiler:Miranda]] is concerned.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:During the final battle, he transforms himself into a giant fish monster, before being defeated. Finally.]]

** DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Kyril has to fight it one-on-one, as he is the only one who can enter the World of Emptiness without becoming a monster for being a Demi-Human.]]
** FinalBossNewDimension: [[spoiler:The last Evil Eye is fought in the World of Emptiness, a place where any human who enters that world will become a monster.]]
** PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Iskas is the last boss fought by the team. Afterwards, Kyril has to fight the Evil Eye by himself.]]

* FacelessEye: [[spoiler:As seen in its final form.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Like the Giant Tree, Evil Eyes are just monsters from another dimension used for warfare.]]

* Ena

* Lazlo en Kuldes

* Snowe

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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:She loses both her father and grandfather to Iskas's Evil eye, and then he murders her mother, Miranda, right in front of her before the final showdown.]]

* RebelliousPrincess: She goes on the run from her family, having witnessed [[spoiler: Iskas seducing her mother Miranda away, and trying to kidnap her. Her family were all still unaware of Iskas's trickery and blame Kyril for kidnapping her]].
* RescueArc: [[spoiler:Kyril rescues her from Iskas at Caleron Laboratory and she gladly joins his team.]]

* TheDarkTimes: Julius reigned a age know for corruption, crop failure, and foreign pressure.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:He is easily manipulated by Iskas into believing that Kyril kidnapped his daughter, Corselia and is unaware that Iskas and his wife, Miranda, are having an affair.]]

* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: [[spoiler:Her husband Martin's constant absence increasingly frustrated her and so she began an affair with Iskas.]]

* MamaBear: [[spoiler:She is finally pushed to the limit when Iskas's threatens her daughter's life, and attempts to stab him in an attempt to stop him from laying a hand on Corselia]].

* TheHero: He is the main character in the game. Unlike in the previous Suikoden games, the player does not choose a name for the hero.
** MagneticHero: As is typical of Suikoden heroes, Kyril inspires people to help his cause.

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:He eventually leaves on a journey without his friends after the story ends later on in his life.]]

* TheHero: Of Suikoden Tactics.
* HeroicMime: Averted. Unlike most Suikoden protagonists, he actually ''talks''.
* HeroicSpirit

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: She loses both her father and grandfather to Iskas's Evil eye, and then he murders her mother, Miranda, right in front of her before the final showdown.]]

* RescueArc: [[spoiler: Kyril resues her from Iskas at Caleron Laboratory and she gladly joins his team.]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: He is easily manipulated by Iskas into believing that Kyril kidnapped his daughter, Corselia and is unaware that Iskas and his wife, Miranda, are having an affair.]]
* HeelFaceTurn:[[spoiler: After Iskas's treachery is exposed by Corselia.]]

* MarriedToTheJob: He's usually away at battle, [[spoiler: which leaves his wife lonely, and gives opportunity for Iskas, the leader of the Patriarchal Faction, to seduce her]].

* YouGoGirl:[[spoiler: As he dies, Yohn relays that Martin urges his young heir Corselia to do what she felt was right regarding the fate of the Empire.]]

* ThePromise:[[spoiler: In death, he keeps his promise when Brandeau transports his coffin back to Kika so she can say one final goodbye.]]

* TraumaCongaLine: The duo just wanted a job. [[spoiler:They are hired by a BadBoss, who got Ralph killed due to an work accident. Nohl is saved by Kyril and [[HopeSpot receives a job offer from a witness of the incident]], but not too long after that, we learn that the job was to be a [[TestedOnHumans guinea pig]] for Iskas Rune Cannons.]]

* FantasticScience: Given an Alger Doll and a Wizened Arm, he is finally able to conduct an experiment that reveals the true nature of the Evil Eyes. [[spoiler: They create a temporary portal to the World of Emptiness, in which humans cannot exist, and are thus turned into fish monsters, an irreversible process.]]

* ArtifactOfDoom: He possesses the deadly Rune of Punishment. [[spoiler: Until he dies and the Rune passes to Brandeau.]]

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: He is Iskas's right hand man, involving searching for and forcefully taking rune cannons from wherever they are suspected to be.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: He is completely taken in by Iskas's treachery.]]

* UnwittingPawn / YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Just before the final confrontation at Graska, Iskas betrays him and sends Patriarchal Faction soldiers after him.]]

* TheCharmer: [[spoiler: He successfully seduces and begins an affair with Corselia's mother, Miranda.]]

* BladeOnAStick: He wields a swallow, a two sided sword, named Noble Fury.

* WellDoneSonGuy: As a young boy, he travelled with his father, learning how to fight, becoming very proficient at a very young age.

* ShockAndAwe: He specialises in Lightning rune magic.

* TheSmartGuy: The intelectual magic user of Walter's group.

* SquishyWizard: Like most magic users, his health is comparitively low.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: He's very close to Seneca, but any romantic thoughts remain unvoiced. They could have gotten together at the end, but if they did, it was never mention.

* CloserToEarth: She's very sensible and level headed, especially compared to worrisome Andarc.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: She's very close to Andarc, but any romantic thoughts remain unvoiced. they could have gotten together in the end, but if they did, it was never mention.

* MakingASplash: She specialises in Water Rune magic.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: She is easily seduced and manipulated by Iskas into going along with his plans.]]
* MamaBear:[[spoiler: She is finally pushed to the limit when Iskas's threatens her daughter's life, and attempts to stab him in an attempt to stop him from laying a hand on Corselia]].
* MissingMom: To Corselia, [[spoiler: whilst she is in Iskas's thrall]].
* WeakWilled:[[spoiler: Her revulsion at Iskas's plans clashed with her feelings for him as well as her own weak-willed nature.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: after Iskas's treachery is exposed by Corselia.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: after Iskas's treachery is exposed by Corselia.]]

* LittleMissBadass: She amongst the best fighters in the game, once leveled up. Her only actual weakness is that she can't participate in any {{Combination Attack}}s.

* SideQuest: Her speciality. She runs the Middleport Quest Guild, where players can take part in a ''huge'' variety of missions, ranging from simple fetch and carry affairs, all the way up to multi-leveled, epic battle maps.

* BlowYouAway: He is a magician specialising in Wind magic.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:When he fails to kidnap Corselia to advance his plan, he frames Kyril as her kidnapper, which sends the powerful Royal family afer Kyril's party, allowing him to quietly pursue his goals.]]

** DuelBoss: [[spoiler: Kyril has to fight it one-on-one, as he is the only one who can enter the World of Emptiness without becoming a monster for being a Demi-Human.]]
** FinalBossNewDimension: [[spoiler: The last Evil Eye is fought in the World of Emptiness, a place where any human who enters that world will become a monster.]]
** PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Iskas is the last boss fought by the team. Afterwards, Kyril has to fight the Evil Eye by himself.]]

* AnyoneCanDie:
** PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:He is necessarily killed by Andarc to protect Kyril, having been transformed into a raging fish monster by the pirate Steele's Rune Cannon.]]
** AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Following Iskas's destruction, he tells Kyril the truth about his existence, and asked him to come with into Yohn's world. Kyril refused, and so he and Yohn went into her world together alone, at peace.]]

** MakingASplash: He specialises in Water rune magic.

** EvilPlan: [[spoiler:His is the leader of the Kooluk Patriarchal Faction. He feels it is unfair that the Faction does all the work in Kooluk, but he cannot have overall rule simply because he does not have Royal blood. Therefore, he decides to plan a sophisticated coup d'etat, and gain power for himself.]]

** HeroicMime: Averted. Unlike most Suikoden protagonists, he actually ''talks''.

** HeroicSpirit

* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: He feels ''unbelievably'' guilty about having to kill Walter to save Kyril, even though Kyril forgives him.]]
** ApologisesALot

* DistressedDamsel: When first encountered.

** RebelliousPrincess: She goes on the run from her family, having witnessed [[spoiler: Iskas seducing her mother Miranda away, and trying to kidnap her. Her family were all still unaware of Iskas's trickery and blame Kyril for kidnapping her]].
* HeroicBSOD
** BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: She loses both her father and grandfather to Iskas's Evil eye, and then he murders her mother, Miranda, right in front of her before the final showdown.]]

** MamaBear:[[spoiler: She is finally pushed to the limit, when Iskas's threatens Corselia's life, and attempts to stab him in an attempt to stop him from laying a hand on her daughter]].

** RedOniBlueOni: He's the red oni to Brandeau's blue.

** TheMedic: He is renowned as a great healer.
* BadassPacifist: He refuses the call to fight in the Kooluk Army and his house is surrounded by soldiers.
** RescueArc: So the heroes set out to rescue him and he gratefully lends them his expertise.

** FantasticScience: [[spoiler:To help with this evil scheme, he discovers the ability of a modified rune cannon to transform anybody who comes near it into a fish monster, unable to revert back to human form. Thus, he seeks out Rune Cannons wherever he can.]]
** ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:When he fails to kidnap Corselia to advance his plan, he frames Kyril as her kidnapper, which sends the powerful Royal family afer Kyril's party, allowing him to quietly pursue his goals.]]

* DecoyProtagonist: Walter start the game as TheLeader of the group but, during the battle with Steele, he is turned into a fish monster and had to be killed by Andarc to protect Kyril.

!! Emperor Julius
* TheDarkTimes: Julius reigned a age know for corruption, crop failure, and foreign pressure.
* TheEmperor: Of Kooluk Empire.
* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Iskas use the Evil Eye to turn him in a [[FishPeople fish monster]]. The transformation exhausted Julius, who died shortly afterwards.]]
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Julius has little involvement in the running of his Empire, leaving the job to the two power-competing factions and his family members.

* EvilMakesYouUgly: He's downright hideous.
* {{Gonk}}

* UnwittingPawn

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Just before the final confrontation at Graska, Iskas betrays him and sends Patriarchal Faction soldiers after him.]]
** HeelRealization: [[spoiler:From that point on, Roget joins him to help stop his former master.]]

** HeroicMime: Averted. Unlike all other Suikoden heroes, he actually ''talks''.

* TheLeader: Of the group [[spoiler:until his death.]]

!! Emperor Julius
* TheDarkTimes: Julius reigned a age know for corruption, crop failure, and foreign pressure.
* TheEmperor: Of Kooluk Empire.
* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Iskas use the Evil Eye to turn him in a [[FishPeople fish monster]]. The transformation exhausted Julius, who died shortly afterwards.]]
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Julius has little involvement in the running of his Empire, leaving the job to the two power-competing factions and his family members.

* TraumaCongaLine: The poor duo just wanted a job. [[spoiler:They are hired by a BadBoss, who got Ralph killed due to an work accident. Nohl is saved by Kyril and receives a job offer from a titness of the incident, but not too long after that, he turned into a fish monster.

* DecadentCourt: He reign is know for corruption, crop failure, and foreign pressure.

* WeakWilled:[[spoiler: Her revulsion at Iskas's plans clashed with her feelings for him as well as her own weak-willed nature.]]

* PainfullTransformation: [[spoiler:Iskas use the Evil Eye to turn him in a [[FishPeople fish monster. The transformation exhausted Julius, who died shortly afterwards.]]

* YouCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Miranda became frustrated by Martin's lack of attention, as he was preoccupied with matters of military importance, and began an affair with Iskas, eventually becoming his lover.]]