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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Martym is definitely a smug opportunist asshole. But, during his mutiny, after seizing Brynhildr, he takes his time to literally kick a tied-up Balxephon ''twice''. If you realize the kind of atrocities Balxephon is responsible of (especially to Hobyrim and Ozma (detailed in the Lawful route)), Martym looks like taking the trope in the most literal manner.
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A Loslorien commander from Niemaran, a small town in the borderlands of Lodis. He is of Bolmoccan descent. He is last born of the former Nildahme royal house, which once wielded great power throughout the Sea of Lhai region. The Holy Lodissian Empire saw the bountiful lands of the Kingdom of Nildahme as ripe for the taking. They staged an uprising among the enslaved mass from which the ruling house had fattened their purse, then sent in their armies. Fearing for his life, the King hastily abandoned all resistance, and yielded to the Lodissians. Since then, the Bolmoccans have endured lives of servitude. He prefers hand-to-hand combat to swordplay, and is a masterful strategist.
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A Loslorien commander from Niemaran, a small town in the borderlands of Lodis. He is of Bolmoccan descent. He is last born of the former Nildahme royal house, which once wielded great power throughout the Sea of Lhai region. The Holy Lodissian Empire saw the bountiful lands of the Kingdom of Nildahme as ripe for the taking. They staged an uprising among the enslaved mass from which the ruling house had fattened their purse, then sent in their armies. Fearing for his life, the King hastily abandoned all resistance, and yielded to the Lodissians. Since then, the Bolmoccans have endured lives of servitude. He prefers hand-to-hand combat to swordplay, swordplay and is a masterful strategist.
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* AntiVillain: In the grand scheme of things, Andoras isn't truly villianous at all, doing only what's required of him to slow down Denam on orders of his present superiors or co-conspirators, even [[spoiler: helping a splinter faction of the Dark Knights largely out of spite for the host at large.]] He doesn't even have a particularly established reason to want to fight Denam or his army, sidestepping observations about his greater motivations with non-answers and ultimately having nothing but encouraging words concerning Valeria's fate when he dies.
* AscendedExtra: Was originally a mini-boss with an optional story near the end of the game (You only saw it if you deployed Canopus with you). The remake gave him an extra fight before the Barnicia raid, with interactions that expand on his character. You also fight him as part of the {{Superboss}} squad in CODA 4.
* AscendedExtra: Was originally a mini-boss with an optional story near the end of the game (You only saw it if you deployed Canopus with you). The remake gave him an extra fight before the Barnicia raid, with interactions that expand on his character. You also fight him as part of the {{Superboss}} squad in CODA 4.
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* AntiVillain: In the grand scheme of things, Andoras isn't truly villianous villainous at all, doing only what's required of him to slow down Denam on orders of his present superiors or co-conspirators, even [[spoiler: helping a splinter faction of the Dark Knights largely out of spite for the host at large.]] He doesn't even have a particularly established reason to want to fight Denam or his army, sidestepping observations about his greater motivations with non-answers and ultimately having nothing but encouraging words concerning Valeria's fate when he dies.
* AscendedExtra: Was originally amini-boss mini boss with an optional story near the end of the game (You only saw it if you deployed Canopus with you). The remake gave him an extra fight before the Barnicia raid, with interactions that expand on his character. You also fight him as part of the {{Superboss}} squad in CODA 4.
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* MyCountryTisOfTheeISting: Hobyrim makes it abundantly clear to Denam (and if given the chance, to Ozma) that while his love for Lodis is no lesser for it, he loathes what High Priest Sardian has twisted it into and cannot abide its current state.
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* MyCountryTisOfTheeISting: MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: Hobyrim makes it abundantly clear to Denam (and if given the chance, to Ozma) that while his love for Lodis is no lesser for it, he loathes what High Priest Sardian has twisted it into and cannot abide its current state.
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* LastOfHisKind: He's the last (or at least the yonugest) Bolmoccan royal, and basically the only relevant Bolmoccan in the story, even in Lodis itself.
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* LastOfHisKind: He's the last (or at least the yonugest) youngest) Bolmoccan royal, and basically the only relevant Bolmoccan in the story, even in Lodis itself.
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* MyCountryTisOfTheeISting: Hobyrim makes it abundantly clear to Denam (and if given the chance, to Ozma) that while his love for Lodis is no lesser for it, he loathes what High Priest Sardian has twisted it into and cannot abide its current state.
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* TokenHeroicOrc: The one notable Lodissian character who always offers his sword to Valeria’s defence.
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* {{Foil}}: Nildahime's fate described in the Warren Report [[HistoryRepeats mirrors what was happening in Valeria]], with the oppressed Galgastani rising up against the Bakram Kingdom and driving the Bakram to submit to Lodis. The only reason the Lodissians failed [[spoiler:for the time]] with Valeria was that Tartaros had other plans, which unintentionally stirred [[SpannerInTheWorks Denam]] to [[TakeAThirdOption raise a third faction]] that snowballed out of control. Andoras also saw an opportunity with Tartaros's plan, but he acted far too late to accomplish anything.
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* LastOfHisKind: He's the last (or at least the yonugest) Bolmoccan royal, and basically the only relevant Bolmoccan in the story, even in Lodis itself.
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* TheBaroness: She's a villainous and patriotic LadyOfWar with an arrogant personality and a domineering attitude. She even [[WhipItGood wields whips]] as a weapon, which can inflict [[CharmPerson charm]] on her opponents.
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* TheBaroness: She's a villainous and patriotic LadyOfWar with an arrogant personality and a domineering attitude. She even [[WhipItGood wields whips]] whips as a weapon, which can inflict [[CharmPerson charm]] on her opponents.
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* WhipItGood: Whips are her iconic weapon, and the one she wields in all her boss fields. It helps establish her [[TheBaroness arrogant and domineering]] attitude. Her whips can even inflict charm on her opponents.
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* WhipItGood: WhipOfDominance: Whips are her iconic weapon, and the one she wields in all her boss fields. It helps establish her weapon of Knight Commander Ozma, a BlueBlood LadyOfWar with a [[TheBaroness arrogant and domineering]] attitude. Her Notably her custom whip can [[CharmPerson inflict charm]] on those struck and her unique finishing move is a flurry of whips can even lashes that will ''always'' inflict charm on targets (as long as they're not immune to it, such as most bosses), making her opponents.whip a weapon that can literally dominate others.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sanscion, his unique two-handed hammer that once belonged to a demon of the abyss. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward. In the original Super Famicom release one of the temple knights fought to bar your way from reaching him and Martym towards the one of the game will drop it, but by that point there are only 2 or 3 fights left in the game, similarly limiting its use.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sanscion, his unique two-handed hammer that once belonged to a demon of the abyss. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward. In the original Super Famicom release one of the temple knights fought to bar your way from reaching him and Martym towards the one end of the game will drop it, but by that point there are only 2 or 3 fights left in the game, to enjoy it with, similarly limiting its use.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: All of the Loslorien commanders have their own unique and incredibly powerful weapons. The only way for the player to get them is to defeat them at CODA Episode 4 in the post-game, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward since that fight is the very last thing the player is supposed to do and is the toughest one in the game.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: All of the Loslorien commanders have their own unique and incredibly powerful weapons. The only way for the player to get them is to defeat them at CODA Episode 4 in the post-game, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward since that fight is the very last thing the player is supposed to do and is the toughest one in the game. The Super Famicom/PSX versions allow you to get 5 of the 8 commanders' weapons the first time you kill them... which still means only Oz's Glamrock and Ozma's Rose Whip/Bud get to see all that much use, given [[PointOfNoReturn how late the other 3 are slain]].
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Nifrit Sword, his unique one-handed sword made of jade imbued with the essence of befouled water and has a chance to inflict poison when hit. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Nifrit Sword, his unique one-handed sword made of jade imbued with the essence of befouled water and has a chance to inflict poison when hit. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward. He'll drop it during the last battle with him in the original releases during the main story... when there is only a single battle in the game remaining after the fact to use it with.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sanscion, his unique two-handed hammer that once belonged to a demon of the abyss. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sanscion, his unique two-handed hammer that once belonged to a demon of the abyss. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward. In the original Super Famicom release one of the temple knights fought to bar your way from reaching him and Martym towards the one of the game will drop it, but by that point there are only 2 or 3 fights left in the game, similarly limiting its use.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Glamrock, his unique axe that was forged from the iron of a fallen star. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Glamrock, his unique axe that was forged from the iron of a fallen star. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward. The original release makes it obtainable at the end of Chapter 3, so there's actually time and end game dungeons to use it with.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: The Rose Whip, her unique whip that is filled with thorns like a rose. In the PSP/Reborn version she would have it equipped if recruited, but ''Reborn'' makes her join with a common whip in an attempt to {{Nerf}} Ozma. She can still drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: The Rose Whip, her unique whip that is filled with thorns like a rose. In the PSP/Reborn PSP version she would have it equipped if recruited, and in the original Super Famicom/PSX releases she drops it when killed at the end of Chapter 3, but ''Reborn'' makes her join with a common whip in an attempt to {{Nerf}} Ozma. She can still drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Trueno Scales, his unique fist weapon that's made out of the remains of a Magewyrm called Trueno. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
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* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Trueno Scales, his unique fist weapon that's made out of the remains of a Magewyrm called Trueno. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward. He drops them when fought for the last time in Eden in the original relesae of the game, but at that point there are only 3 battles left in the game and you can't return to the world map to use it elsewhere, making it more or less still this trope.
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* MasterOfAll: In the original SNES/PSX version, Templar Knights could miss-and-match skills from all classes, such as having Cleric magic but wielding a two-handed Katana. They were {{Nerf}}ed in the PSP/Reborn version where they have different archetypes with more restricted skills, such as a gun-wielding Templar being restricted to Fusiler skills with maybe some extras stats and skills, which makes them essentially an enemy skin for regular classes rather than a separate class.
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* MasterOfAll: In the original SNES/PSX version, Templar Knights could miss-and-match skills from all classes, such as having Cleric magic but wielding a two-handed Katana. They were {{Nerf}}ed in the PSP/Reborn version where they have different archetypes with more restricted skills, such as a gun-wielding Templar being restricted to Fusiler skills with maybe some extras stats and skills, which makes them essentially an enemy skin for regular classes rather than a separate class. Their commanders are similarly versatile, if not to the same extreme. The playable version you get if you recruit Ozma has a wide weapon, magic, and skill pool comparable only to Denam and Catiua's "ultimate" classes in variety.
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* OneSteveLimit: An intentional aversion, and the source of a minor bit of confusion in universe when the Golyat trio overhears the Xenobian Exiles mention a Lanselot among their number. [[spoiler: Given his real name is Alphonse]], Lanselot is a title or epithet Tartaros assumed at some point.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: It's harder to find a group within the Loslorein that ''don't'' dislike at least one other member. Barbas's brutish manner makes him unpopular across the board, Balxephon seems to hold at least Oz in contempt, and the three [[spoiler: eventual traitors]] in particular hold no love for their fellow knights, or even each other. Only Volaq, Lanselot and the twins Oz and Ozma show any sort of concern for any of their fellows, though for the latter two it's more familial bonds than anything else.
* EvilIsPetty: He's not above stopping to gloat or needle others from time to time, directly or otherwise, and the tone and manner he takes when confronted about the Loslorein raid on Golyat is condescending at best, despite talking to three of its victims at the time.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a skilled enough liar and manipulate that his AffablyEvil tone never slips up in the game, but he does abandon it when having a private JustBetweenYouAndMe chat with Lanselot Hamilton, not bothering to hide his disdain for the commonfolk. There's also a small and optional moment in the Barnicia fight, where if he's defeated while Princess Catiua still alive, we get to hear his thought process as he considers whether or not to just ''kill her on the spot''.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a skilled enough liar and manipulate manipulator that his AffablyEvil tone never slips up in the game, but he does abandon it when having a private JustBetweenYouAndMe chat with Lanselot Hamilton, not bothering to hide his disdain for the commonfolk. There's also a small and optional moment in the Barnicia fight, where if he's defeated while Princess Catiua still alive, we get to hear his thought process as he considers whether or not to just ''kill her on the spot''.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: While he maintains a facade of a AffablyEvil man who engages in PragmaticVillainy, he gets a major KickTheDog moment showing that he is quite capable of EvilIsPetty: Sentencing Hamilton Lanselot (the man who [[EyeScream took his eye]]) to a ColdBloodedTorture and pointless taunting him by letting him see Catiua.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: While he maintains a facade of a an AffablyEvil man who engages in PragmaticVillainy, he gets a major KickTheDog moment showing that he is quite capable of EvilIsPetty: Sentencing Hamilton Lanselot (the man who [[EyeScream took his eye]]) to a ColdBloodedTorture and pointless taunting him by letting him see Catiua.
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A blind swordsman that aids Denam after being helped in a tight situation and states to have a personal beef with the Loslorien. [[spoiler:He's actually a Lodissian swordmaster who once served with the Dark Knights Loslorien. He is the second son of Stratarchis Vogras, a Lodissian of great influence, and is brother to the Dark Knight Balxephon. He bears the title "Steelsong". Accused of patricide, his eyes were gouged out, and he was banished from Lodis. Hobyrim came to Valeria seeking vengeance against the true culprit, his brother Balxephon. The Dark Knight Ozma was formerly his betrothed.]]
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A blind swordsman that aids Denam after being helped in a tight situation and states to have a personal beef with the Loslorien. [[spoiler:He's He's actually a Lodissian swordmaster who once served with the Dark Knights Loslorien. He is the second son of Stratarchis Vogras, a Lodissian of great influence, and is brother to the Dark Knight Balxephon. He bears the title "Steelsong". Accused of patricide, his eyes were gouged out, and he was banished from Lodis. Hobyrim came to Valeria seeking vengeance against the true culprit, his brother Balxephon. The Dark Knight Ozma was formerly his betrothed.]]
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: he was clean shaven when he still had his eyes back in Lodis. His parents' deaths, his blindness, exile, and quest for vengeance against his own flesh and blood likely all contributed to his decision to let it grow out more.]]
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler: he He was clean shaven when he still had his eyes back in Lodis. His parents' deaths, his blindness, exile, and quest for vengeance against his own flesh and blood likely all contributed to his decision to let it grow out more.]] stop shaving.
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* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler: When Balxephon had him convincted of treason back in Lodis, his fiance Ozma bribed the judge and jurors to acquit him, if only he'd played ball and fought for his own innoence. But Hobyrim clung to his morals and refused to play along, and so he was blinded and exiled anyway.]]
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* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler: When Balxephon had him convincted convicted of treason back in Lodis, his fiance Ozma bribed the judge and jurors to acquit him, if only he'd played ball and fought for his own innoence.innocence. But Hobyrim clung to his morals and refused to play along, and so he was blinded and exiled anyway.]]
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* VillainHasAPoint: While he's portrayed as naive for buying into Tartaros obvious excuse of having Balxephon tried back in Lodis, he does have a point that this is ''not'' a discussion the Dark Knights have the luxury to have in their current situation, far from home in a hostile foreign land at a time of crisis.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Ozma used to respect each other, but their relationship becomes bitter after she defects upon finding out what he and Balxephon plotted in the shadows
--> '''Tartaros:''' I always thought well of you, Ozma. Never resting on the laurels you were born to. A bold spirit, you had. Deep love for your homeland, and a true desire for reform... Pity.\\
'''Ozma:''' As I respected you, high commander. It was through your effort that Lodis rose from its own rot and returned to strength. But I cannot see a future in the course you and Balxephon take - the way you deceive and rule others with fear. You bring change, but what follows? Press down upon the people for too long, and you will warp the land and invite destruction.
--> '''Tartaros:''' I always thought well of you, Ozma. Never resting on the laurels you were born to. A bold spirit, you had. Deep love for your homeland, and a true desire for reform... Pity.\\
'''Ozma:''' As I respected you, high commander. It was through your effort that Lodis rose from its own rot and returned to strength. But I cannot see a future in the course you and Balxephon take - the way you deceive and rule others with fear. You bring change, but what follows? Press down upon the people for too long, and you will warp the land and invite destruction.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: While he's portrayed as naive for buying into Tartaros obvious excuse of having Balxephon tried back in Lodis, he does have a point that this is ''not'' a discussion the Dark Knights have the luxury to have in their current situation, far from home in a hostile foreign land at a time of crisis.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: PlayedWith. In the SNES/PSX version this is played straight as Volaq never does anything malicious or personal towards anyone, is never shown slaughtering or harassing people, never fought the heroes, and was only polite to them. His only real crime towards the player is serving TheEmpire. This gets {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the PSP/Reborn version where he's an antagonist for Ozma's recruitment mission and is even willing to drag her back by force. He also gets a major KickTheDog moment in CODA episode 4 where it shows he allowed he (reluctantly) participated in the RapePillageAndBurn of Golyat once Balxephon [[JustFollowingOrders ordered him to]]. He's even show ordering the execution of an innocent child, despite Andoras' pleas for mercy.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: PlayedWith. In the SNES/PSX version this is played straight as Volaq never does anything malicious or personal towards anyone, is never shown slaughtering or harassing people, never fought fights the heroes, and was only is genuinely polite to them. His only real crime towards the player is serving TheEmpire. This gets {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the PSP/Reborn version where he's an antagonist for Ozma's recruitment mission and is even willing to drag her back by force. He also gets a major KickTheDog moment in CODA episode 4 where it shows in which he allowed he (reluctantly) participated somewhat reluctantly takes part in the RapePillageAndBurn sacking of Golyat once Balxephon [[JustFollowingOrders ordered him to]]. Golyat. He's even show ordering the execution of an innocent child, despite Andoras' pleas for mercy.mercy, [[JustFollowingOrders as their orders demand that no witnesses be left.]]
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* DoesNotLikeMagic: He dislikes magic, regarding it as "cheap parlor tricks", [[GameplayAndStorySegregation But he's still a]] MagicKnight like his fellow officers with at least one spell to his name in all versions of the game.
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* DoesNotLikeMagic: He dislikes magic, regarding it as "cheap parlor tricks", [[GameplayAndStorySegregation But he's still a]] MagicKnight like his fellow officers with at least one spell tricks". [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration He's also the only officer among the Dark Knights to his name lack spells entirely in all versions of the game. his appearances.]]
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* NeverMyFault: A slightly more justifiable example than some, given how arcane the weapons are to most people in the setting, but after letting a fusil discharge and fatally shoot one of his own men, he blames it on the gun rather than his own carelessness.
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* UnreliableIllustrator: He's primarily a two-handed hammer user, but his PSP artwork features his [[DualWield dual-wielding]] swords.
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* UnreliableIllustrator: He's primarily a two-handed hammer user, but his PSP artwork features his [[DualWield dual-wielding]] swords. He also cuts down Vyce's father in CODA 4 with a sword despite otherwise wielding his hammer at the time.
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* BlackSheep: By all accounts the rest of his family were decent people - we hear little about his mother, but [[spoiler: his brother Hobyrim]] and his father at least were loyal citizens of Lodis that simply wanted what was best for her people without all the conquering and warmongering the political coup Balxephon helped incite brought with it. So naturally, he kills his father outright, has his mother poisoned, and pins the former on his [[spoiler: brother (leading to his eyes being plucked out and his exile from Lodis]].
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* BlackSheep: By all accounts the rest of his family were decent people - we hear little about his mother, but [[spoiler: but his brother Hobyrim]] Hobyrim and his father at least were loyal citizens of Lodis that simply wanted what was best for her people without all the conquering and warmongering the political coup Balxephon helped incite brought with it. So naturally, he kills his father outright, has his mother poisoned, and pins the former on his [[spoiler: brother (leading brother, leading to his sibling's eyes being plucked out and his exile from Lodis]].Lodis.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his overall LackOfEmpathy and sadistic traits, he does love his sister and will be [[AngstySurvivingTwin very distraught]] if he watches her die in their DualBoss fight.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his overall LackOfEmpathy and sadistic traits, he does love his sister and will be [[AngstySurvivingTwin very distraught]] if he watches her die in their DualBoss fight. Even then, however, he seems excited at the notion of hurting what he assumes to be a doppelganger of her in CODA 4.
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler:His chin had just a bit of stubble when he still had his eyes back in Lodis. His parents' deaths, his blindness, exile, and quest for vengeance against his own flesh and blood likely all contributed to his decision to let it grow out more.]]
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler:His chin had just a bit of stubble [[spoiler: he was clean shaven when he still had his eyes back in Lodis. His parents' deaths, his blindness, exile, and quest for vengeance against his own flesh and blood likely all contributed to his decision to let it grow out more.]]
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* BlueBlood: [[spoiler:He was the former patriarch of house Rahms, a high-ranking noble house in Lodis, famous for their military history.]]
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* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler: When Balxephon had him convincted of treason back in Lodis, his fiance Ozma bribed the judge and jurors to acquit him, if only he'd played ball and fought for his own innoence. But Hobyrim clung to his morals and refused to play along, and so he was blinded and exiled anyway.]]
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: [[spoiler: His older brother Balxephon is nearly a decade his senior and very much looks like it.]]
* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler:Balxephon and Hobyrim ended up on different sides of the civil war in Lodis, making the brothers enemies ever since. Balxephon had Hobyrim blinded and exiled, but Hobyrim still pursues Balxephon to seek revenge for the murder of their parents.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:He hunts Balxephon for killing theirs, ''and'' their mother, among a myriad of other crimes political and personal.]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's ''31'', according to the Warren Report. He does ''not'' look like he's in his 30s - he looks old enough to be Denam's ''father''. [[spoiler: His portrait prior to having his eyes torn out makes him look markedly younger.]]
* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler:Balxephon and Hobyrim ended up on different sides of the civil war in Lodis, making the brothers enemies ever since. Balxephon had Hobyrim blinded and exiled, but Hobyrim still pursues Balxephon to seek revenge for the murder of their parents.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:He hunts Balxephon for killing theirs, ''and'' their mother, among a myriad of other crimes political and personal.]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's ''31'', according to the Warren Report. He does ''not'' look like he's in his 30s - he looks old enough to be Denam's ''father''. [[spoiler: His portrait prior to having his eyes torn out makes him look markedly younger.]]
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: [[spoiler: His older brother Balxephon is nearly a decade his senior and very much looks like it.]]
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* SiblingRivalry:[[spoiler:Balxephon Balxephon and Hobyrim ended up on different sides of the civil war in Lodis, making the brothers enemies ever since. Balxephon had Hobyrim blinded and exiled, but Hobyrim still pursues Balxephon to seek revenge for the murder of their parents.]]
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* YouKilledMyFather:[[spoiler:He He hunts Balxephon for killing theirs, ''and'' their mother, among a myriad of other crimes political and personal.]].
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's ''31'', according to the Warren Report. He does ''not'' look like he's in his 30s - he looks old enough to be Denam's''father''. [[spoiler: His ''father'', though his portrait prior to having his eyes torn out makes him look markedly younger.]]
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's ''31'', according to the Warren Report. He does ''not'' look like he's in his 30s - he looks old enough to be Denam's
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* ClimaxBoss: He’s part of Chapter 3’s final fight of in both the Lawful and Chaotic routes.
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* RedemptionEarnsLife: As of the PSP/Reborn ports, she can pull a HeelFaceTurn and survive on Lawful; the alternative on that route is [[spoiler:being rendered catatonic not unlike Lanselot Hamilton was]], or just perishing as on all other routes.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Prior to the PSP/Reborn she was depicted as perishing at Rhime in the Lawful route, which was changed to her retreating at critical health and surviving into Chapter 4.
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* WakeUpCallBoss: In the Lawful route she’s the first Dark Knight Commander faced, and really demonstrates why they’re a force to be feared.
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* RecurringBoss: Fought twice in Chapter 4, first in defence of Barnicia and later at the Hanging Gardens.
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* ClimaxBoss: In the Lawful route (on the PSP/Reborn), he’s part of Chapter 3’s final fight.
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All of the butchery he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All of the butchery he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
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* KarmaHoudini: In the original (As well as Neutral and Chaotic routes in the PSP version). It's especially bad in the remake if you miss the Ozma recruitment quest, [[spoiler: As it's implied he drugged and tortured her, and intends to make her his wife back in Lodis.]]
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All of the butchery he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* KarmaHoudini: He escapes alongside Tartaros and Volaq to Lodis, getting away with his crimes in Valeria and with everything he did to Hobyrim and their family.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In the Lawful route, there's a small hope Ozma and maybe Volaq may try to bring him to justify back in Lodis. The CODA episode 4 boss fight also allows an opportunity for Hobyrim to get his revenge, if you bring him along for the final boss fight. The brothers will even acknowledge each other in the fight, despite the TimeTravel shenanigans.
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All of the butchery he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* KarmaHoudini: He escapes alongside Tartaros and Volaq to Lodis, getting away with his crimes in Valeria and with everything he did to Hobyrim and their family.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In the Lawful route, there's a small hope Ozma and maybe Volaq may try to bring him to justify back in Lodis. The CODA episode 4 boss fight also allows an opportunity for Hobyrim to get his revenge, if you bring him along for the final boss fight. The brothers will even acknowledge each other in the fight, despite the TimeTravel shenanigans.
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* KarmaHoudini: In the original (As well as Neutral and Chaotic routes in the PSP version). It's especially bad in the remake if you miss the Ozma recruitment quest, [[spoiler: As as it's implied he drugged and tortured her, and intends to make her his wife back in Lodis.]]
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All]] Regardless of the butchery route, he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* KarmaHoudini: Heescapes alongside Tartaros and Volaq to Lodis, getting away with his crimes in Valeria and with everything he did to Hobyrim and their family.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In the Lawful route, there's a small hope Ozma and maybe Volaq may try to bring him tojustify justice back in Lodis. The CODA episode 4 boss fight also allows an opportunity for Hobyrim to get his revenge, if you bring him along for the final boss fight. The brothers will even acknowledge each other in the fight, despite the TimeTravel shenanigans.
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* KarmaHoudini: He
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In the Lawful route, there's a small hope Ozma and maybe Volaq may try to bring him to
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* DeadpanSnarker: "Oh thank you, '''thank you''', great paragon of righteousness, for showing up DualBoss: Alongside Barbas at the '''least''' opportune moment." Said when Denam crashes into his "divine judgment" he was about to pass on Lindl.Hanging Gardens.
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* HeroKiller: In the Neutral route, he manages to kill Gildas during the invasion of Rhime.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Martym is definitely a smug opportunist asshole. But, during his mutiny, after seizing Brynhildr, he takes his time to literally kick a tied-up Balxephon ''twice''. If you realize the kind of atrocities Balxephon is responsible of (especially to Hobyrim and Ozma (in the Lawful route)), Martym looks like taking the trope in the most literal manner.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Martym is definitely a smug opportunist asshole. But, during his mutiny, after seizing Brynhildr, he takes his time to literally kick a tied-up Balxephon ''twice''. If you realize the kind of atrocities Balxephon is responsible of (especially to Hobyrim and Ozma (in the Lawful route)), Martym looks like taking the trope in the most literal manner.
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* HeroKiller: In the Neutral route, he manages to kill Gildas during the invasion of Rhime.
Rhime. Downplayed however — if Lawful or Chaotic were played and Gildas was brought to Barbas’ fight at Barnicia, he states that he actually sent Martym fleeing rather than being the one who fled for his life; this suggests that the fight was closer than Martym would claim and that Gildas didn’t go down easily.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Martym is definitely a smug opportunist asshole. But, during his mutiny, after seizing Brynhildr, he takes his time to literally kick a tied-up Balxephon ''twice''. If you realize the kind of atrocities Balxephon is responsible of (especially to Hobyrim and Ozma(in (detailed in the Lawful route)), Martym looks like taking the trope in the most literal manner.
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* RecurringBoss: He can be fought twice in Chapter 4, first in the mission to save Lindl and later at the Hanging Gardens alongside Barbas.
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* BloodKnight: He's extremely bloodthirsty and enjoys trading blows with people who can give him a good fight. He disobeys orders and invades Rhime just for a chance to clash swords with Lans Hamilton and during the CODA episode 4, he actually welcomes the challenge Denam brings to the raid of Golyat, because he thinks killing helpless villagers is boring.
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* BloodKnight: He's extremely bloodthirsty and enjoys trading blows with people who can give him a good fight. He disobeys orders and invades Rhime just for a chance to clash swords with Lans Lanselot Hamilton and during the CODA episode 4, he actually welcomes the challenge Denam brings to the raid of Golyat, because he thinks killing helpless villagers is boring.
* DualBoss: Fought alongside Martym at the Hanging Gardens.
* RecurringBoss: He’s fought twice in Chapter 4, first at Barnicia and later at the Hanging Gardens alongside Martym.
* ClimaxBoss: He’s part of Chapter 3’s final fight of in both the Lawful and Chaotic routes.
* CombatSadomasochist: {{Subverted|Trope}}. While he likes fighting and inflicting pain in others, he's not a fan of receiving pain.
-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
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* CombatSadomasochist: {{Subverted|Trope}}. While he likes fighting and inflicting pain in others, he's not a fan of receiving pain.
-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
* DualBoss: On the Chaotic route with his sister. In the Lawful route (in the PSP), he shares this function with Balxephon.
-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
* DualBoss: On the Chaotic route with his sister. In the Lawful route (in the PSP), he shares this function with Balxephon.
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-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: On the Chaotic route, he realises the fight at Boed isn’t going his way and retreats. Subverted in every other encounter as his arrogance and bloodlust sees him perish to Denam.
* RecurringBoss: In the Chaotic route he’s fought twice in Chapter 3, first at Boed Fortress and later at Phidoch Castle alongside Ozma.
* WakeUpCallBoss: In a narrative sense, Oz is the poster boy for showing off how dangerous the Dark Knights Loslorien are as he’s typically the first to be fought; in both Chaotic and Neutral he and his battalion are devastating at Boed Fortress, with emphasis on the latter route as he’s gunning for Cerya and its one of the earliest battles of Chapter 3. The exception is Lawful, where Ozma is faced first instead, and even then he’s the ClimaxBoss at Phidoch Castle.
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* AscendedExtra: In the original versions, her character amounted to [[TheSmurfettePrinciple being the only female officer amongst the Dark Knights Loslorien]] and possibly either a [[DiscOneFinalBoss Chapter three final boss]] in neutral or a DualBoss in Chaotic. The PSP Version, however, adds a subplot wherein she has ties to Hobyrim and eventually can be PromotedToPlayable.
* TheBaroness She's a villainous and patriotic LadyOfWar with an arrogant personality and a domineering attitude. She even [[WhipItGood wields whips]] as a weapon, which can inflict [[CharmPerson charm]] on her opponents.
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* AscendedExtra: In the original versions, her character amounted to [[TheSmurfettePrinciple being the only female officer amongst the Dark Knights Loslorien]] and possibly either a [[DiscOneFinalBoss [[ClimaxBoss Chapter three 3 final boss]] in neutral Neutral or a DualBoss in Chaotic. The PSP Version, however, adds a subplot wherein she has ties to Hobyrim and eventually can be PromotedToPlayable.
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* ClimaxBoss: In the Chaotic and Neutral routes, she’s part of Chapter 3’s final fight at Phidoch.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: As an enemy, you see nothing but her haughty personality and a ruthless commander, but in the Lawful route where she's recruited, her more positive traits shine, and she demonstrates she's warm and caring for those close to her, and she even becomes more sympathetic with Denam and his cause, to the point she buries the hatched with him in regards of her brother's death.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: As an enemy, you see nothing but her haughty personality and a ruthless commander, but in the Lawful route where she's recruited, her more positive traits shine, and she demonstrates she's warm and caring for those close to her, and she even becomes more sympathetic with Denam and his cause, to the point she buries the hatched hatchet with him in regards of to her brother's death.
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** At Phidoch Castle alongside Oz at the end of Chapter 3. [[RouteBoss Neutral route only]].
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* HighHeelFaceTurn: The sole female Knight Commander among the Dark Knights, and sure enough, the only one able to be recruited, though only in the Lawful route do the circumstances arise where she feels the need to defect. In the Chaos and Neutral route, she never finds out about Hobyrim, so her loyalty to the Dark Knights never wavers.
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* HighHeelFaceTurn: The sole female Knight Commander among the Dark Knights, and sure enough, the only one able to be recruited, though only in the Lawful route do the circumstances arise where she feels the need to defect. In the Chaos Chaotic and Neutral route, routes, she never finds out about Hobyrim, so her loyalty to the Dark Knights never wavers.
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* MakesUsEven: In the Lawful route, both she and Denam are responsible for the dead of their loved ones (Ozma for having captured his father, Denam for Oz's death in Phidoch) but (if the player chooses the right dialogue option) they decide to bury the hatched and not to perpetuate a CycleOfRevenge.
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* MakesUsEven: In the Lawful route, both she and Denam are responsible for the dead of their loved ones (Ozma for having captured his father, Denam for Oz's death in Phidoch) but (if the player chooses the right dialogue option) they decide to bury the hatched hatchet and not to perpetuate a CycleOfRevenge.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Vyce holds a personal grudge towards him because Barbas [[YouKilledMyFather killed his father]] during the raid of Golyat. Barbas can barely remember the incident, and when he does just reminds cutting down some loud drunk, much to Vyce's anger.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Vyce holds a personal grudge towards him because Barbas [[YouKilledMyFather killed his father]] during the raid of Golyat. Barbas can barely remember the incident, and when he does just reminds remembers cutting down some loud drunk, much to Vyce's anger.
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!!Hobyrim Steelsong [[spoiler:V. Rahms]] (Haborym)
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A blind swordsman that aids Denam after being helped in a tight situation and states to have a personal beef with the Loslorien. [[spoiler:He's actually a Lodissian swordmaster who once served with the Dark Knights Loslorien. He is the second son of Stratarchis Vogras, a Lodissian of great influence, and is brother to the Dark Knight Balxephon. He bears the title "Steelsong". Accused of patricide, his eyes were gouged out, and he was banished from Lodis. Hobyrim came to Valeria seeking vengeance against the true culprit, his brother Balxephon. The Dark Knight Ozma was formerly his betrothed.]]
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* BeardOfSorrow: [[spoiler:His chin had just a bit of stubble when he still had his eyes back in Lodis. His parents' deaths, his blindness, exile, and quest for vengeance against his own flesh and blood likely all contributed to his decision to let it grow out more.]]
* BlindWeaponmaster: He may have been blinded, but he knows perfectly his way around and exactly ''where'' to swing his sword/s. To the point he was a GameBreaker in the original.
* BlueBlood: [[spoiler:He was the former patriarch of house Rahms, a high-ranking noble house in Lodis, famous for their military history.]]
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: He is introduced felling two pursuers with one stroke, but he can scarcely repeat such a feat with a single foe in the following battle.
* DisabilitySuperpower: He's blind, but is one of the most powerful units you can recruit. Lanselot even refers to him as [[MasterSwordsman the best swordsman in Lodis]].
* DualWield: As Swordmasters could do this in the original. It was part of what made him a GameBreaker as well. Averted in the PSP/Reborn version, since he's now wielding two-handed katanas (implying [[IaijutsuPractitioner sheathed sword-fighting]])
* TheExile: After he was [[FrameUp framed]] for the death of his father, Balxephon had him blinded and then exiled from Lodis, though officially he's considered to have been executed.
* FrameUp: After Balxephon killed their father, he tried to convince Hobyrim to join him. When Hobyrim refuses, Balxephon used him as a convenient scapegoat to pin the blame for their father's murder.
* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:He and Ozma were engaged in a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage before his exile, and while upon being reunited they clearly still have some strong feelings for each other, their interactions are not overtly romantic. But their epilogue involves them both returning to Lodis together, with the implication that maybe they'll also rekindle their relationship.]]
* MilitaryBrat: His family has a long history of military service, and he was raised to follow this tradition and be a knight and officer in service to Lodis.
* OverratedAndUnderleveled: Averted - even if he was blind, he has the highest dexterity in the first version of the game (useful for the Petrify spell) and is still one of the best units ever. However, in the second version of the game it's possible for him to be dropped down a couple levels when you recruit him due to the way the leveling system works.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler:He and Ozma were initially engaged for political reasons, as they both belong to noble houses in Gallus, but it's clear they were actually in love. Even after Hobyrim was framed for killing his father, she still didn't give up on him and even tried to free him by bribing the men giving his trial by sentencing him to serve Loslorien in penance, but Hobyrim refused to serve.]]
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: [[spoiler: His older brother Balxephon is nearly a decade his senior and very much looks like it.]]
* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler:Balxephon and Hobyrim ended up on different sides of the civil war in Lodis, making the brothers enemies ever since. Balxephon had Hobyrim blinded and exiled, but Hobyrim still pursues Balxephon to seek revenge for the murder of their parents.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:He hunts Balxephon for killing theirs, ''and'' their mother, among a myriad of other crimes political and personal.]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's ''31'', according to the Warren Report. He does ''not'' look like he's in his 30s - he looks old enough to be Denam's ''father''. [[spoiler: His portrait prior to having his eyes torn out makes him look markedly younger.]]
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[[folder:Stratarchis Vogras]]
!!Vogras V. Rahms
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Balxephon and Hobyrim's father.
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* BlueBlood: He was the former patriarch of house Rahms, a high-ranking noble house in Lodis, famous for their military history. At his prime he was so influential he controlled most of Lodis' knightly orders.
* OldSoldier: He's clearly past his prime in his only scene, but still serves as one of Lodis' highest-ranking military officers.
* PosthumousCharacter: He's been long before the game begins, but shows up in a {{flashback}} explaining Hobyrim's backstory.
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[[folder:High Priest Sardian]]
!!High Priest Sardian (Pope Saldian)
The supreme ruler of the Lodis and Lodisism, the followers of Filarhh.
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* TheGhost: He makes no appearance in the game, but he's mentioned in conversations from time to time and is an important background figure as the ruler of the Holy Lodissian Empire.
* GreaterScopeVillain: He's the one who sent the Dark Knights Loslorien to the Valerian Isles in the first place.
* SinisterMinister: He's the religious leader of the Holy Lodissian Empire, who rose to power in a bloody rebellion that culled anyone who opposed his regime and filled the senate of Lodis with his bootlickers and scullions.
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!!The Dark Knights Loslorien
[[folder:In General]]
* BlackKnight: They're a sinister knightly order of Dark Knights.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Templar Knights are given distinctive colors so the player is capable to tell from a glance what they specialize in: Red templars with a black cape are offensive magicians, Blue templars with a yellow cape are healers, Purple templars with a green cape are healers and with a red cape are physical fighters.
* ChurchMilitant: The Dark Knights are just one of the 16 knightly orders of the Holy Lodissian Empire, who exist to enforce the will of the Lodissian church and empire.
* TheDreaded: They're an extension of Lodis, [[TheEmpire the expansionist empire of the setting]], so they're rightly feared by all factions and seen by many as the true threat to the war in Valeria.
* EliteArmy: PlayedWith. While they're considered an elite army in Valeria, they don't have the actual numbers to conquer the continent by themselves, as they actually specialize in special operations and subterfuge.
* EliteMooks: Templar Knights have better stats, equipment, and skills than their Valerian counterparts.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: All of the Loslorien commanders have their own unique and incredibly powerful weapons. The only way for the player to get them is to defeat them at CODA Episode 4 in the post-game, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward since that fight is the very last thing the player is supposed to do and is the toughest one in the game.
* FacelessGoons: Dark Knight EliteMooks all wears a templar helmet that hides their faces. The only way to even tell apart a female or male knight is by their sound barks.
* FourStarBadass: All of the Loslorien officers are incredibly powerful soldiers and gameplay-wise, some of the strongest bosses in the game.
* KingmakerScenario: They're taking advantage of the SuccessionCrisis in Valeria in order to install a [[PuppetKing puppet ruler]] who will be loyal to Lodis. This is why Tartaros is more focused on finding [[spoiler:Princess Versalia]] than on helping Brantyn win the war, as they don't truly consider him to be a worthy candidate.
* MagicKnight: Knight Commanders are capable of both physical combat and can cast offensive magic.
* MasterOfAll: In the original SNES/PSX version, Templar Knights could miss-and-match skills from all classes, such as having Cleric magic but wielding a two-handed Katana. They were {{Nerf}}ed in the PSP/Reborn version where they have different archetypes with more restricted skills, such as a gun-wielding Templar being restricted to Fusiler skills with maybe some extras stats and skills, which makes them essentially an enemy skin for regular classes rather than a separate class.
* ObviouslyEvil: Despite their official status as a ThirdPartyPeacekeeper, nobody in the isles believes them and are fully aware they're just trying to make Valeria into a vassal state for Lodis.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their Knight Commanders have uniforms with red and black color motifs.
* TheSpymaster: The Dark Knights aren't actually an EliteArmy, as they don't have the actual numbers to conquer the continent by themselves. They're instead a small and elite special forces group that specializes in espionage, subterfuge and other special operations.
-->'''Warren:''' They are said to be the greatest of the sixteen orders, and the high priest's favorite besides. Yet (Sardian) uses them not in open battle, but in shadows and secrecy. They are his ears, and when there is need of it, his dagger. No knights in shining armor, these. In word and deed, they are as dark as their name.
* ThirdPartyPeacekeeper: "Officially" they're there as a peacekeeping force for the Valerian civil war, but it's pretty clear to everyone that they're there to make the Valerian Isles a vassal state to Lodis.
* UniqueEnemy: The "Templar Knight" class for the EliteMooks are exclusive to enemy Dark Knight [=NPCs=] and can never be recruited. The "Knight Commander" class for the boss characters was also unique in the SNES/PSX version, but made available to the player if they recruit Ozma.
* WolfpackBoss: The final battle of CODA episode 4 (and thus the game's greatest and final challenge) is a boss fight against ''all'' of the Dark Knight commanders all at once.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Lanselot]]
!!Lanselot Tartaros (Lans Tatare)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoHayami (JP; Sega Saturn), Creator/SatoshiMikami (JP; Reborn), Creator/JasonKennet (EN; Reborn)
High champion of the Dark Knights Loslorien. He was sent to Valeria when a secret treaty was forged between the Holy Lodissian Empire and the Bakram leader Brantyn. The Dark Knights report directly to High Priest Sardian, and Lanselot is thought to be his top lieutenant.
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* TheAce: He's a great commander who knows how to use brute strength and subterfuge, a skilled politician who uses diplomacy and manipulation to get what he wants, and a formidable fighter who's skilled with [[MagicKnight both magic and blade]].
* AccidentalHero: He might have gotten a much more nefarious plan by [[spoiler:installing Catiua as a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] for Valeria, but she ''is'' the rightful heir all along while other figures (Ronwey, Balbatos, Brantyn) tried to rule Valeria only to be bogged down by their darker sides, and considering Denam would be doomed if he ever got the throne regardless of how he united Valeria, Tartaros was unintentionally doing Valeria a service in his quest to open the Chaos Gate.]]
* AffablyEvil: He's not ''that'' bad of a person. He demonstrates obsequiousness to Denam when they first meet, tries to keep Brantyn in line with the peace treaty with the Walister, and barely puts any effort into killing Denam.
* AmbiguousSituation: While his EvilPlan to make Valeria a vassal state to Lodis through Princess Versalia is obvious, it's unclear what his intentions were in regards to the chaos gate. He stole Brynhildr from Xenobia, making it seem like he intended to use them eventually, but he never did despite knowing their location and Barbas eventually threw a wrench at the plan by trying to open the chaos gate himself. Barbas and Martym aren't too worried over it, but InUniverse Catiua speculates he must have had his reasons. Given he survives the game, this is an intentional SequelHook.
* BaitAndSwitch: Some players might actually think that ''he'' is shaping up to be the true BigBad and FinalBoss - historically, he helped shape Denam, Caitua, and Vyce into the people they are today by raiding their village and torturing Denam's father. He is an extension of a foreign power who is portrayed as malign, helps out one of the other antagonists (Brantyn), and even opposes Denam. Yet he ends up being confronted much earlier at Barnicia, and once he feels the situation is lost [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he decides to leave Valeria and retreat back to Lodis]]. But then he gets betrayed by Barbas, Martym, and Andoras and they end up being the final antagonists of the game.
* BigBadDuumvirate: He's one of the main antagonists of the game alongside Brantyn, as TheLeader of the Dark Knights Loslorien who seek to conquer Valeria. Out of the two, he's TheHeavy, being an antagonist force for the entire game and treated by the narrative as the biggest threat to Valeria and having a personal connection to Denam and Catiua. Ironically, he ends up surviving the game, by pulling a ScrewThisImOuttaHere when the situation seems lost in Chapter 4, leaving his rebellious Dark Knights to [[BigBadSlippage be the final antagonists in the game]].
* TheChessmaster: He's a manipulator and a diplomat who makes several different deals with different power players in Valeria in order to achieve his objectives.
* ClimaxBoss: His boss fight in Barnicia is treated as the mid-chapter climax of chapter 4. Not only Denam gets to face him in combat but is also the climax of Catiua/Versalia conflict with Denam, which partly occurred due to Tartaros' manipulation.
* ConsummateLiar: He never admits to anyone in Valeria that he's anything but a ThirdPartyPeacekeeper and keeps claiming he and Lodis don't want to turn the Valerian isles into a vassal state, despite his actions clearly pointing to the contrary. Even when he abandons Catiua, he still lies to her so as to try to keep ''some'' diplomatic connection to her when she inevitably takes the throne, but the player gets to hear his thoughts when he's internally debating whether or not to just kill her on the spot.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a dry wit and often makes japes even at the most inopportune moments, usually at the expense of others.
-->'''Tartaros:''' ''[to a irritated Brantyn who's forces are under siege]]'' You appear to be '''embattled''', your excellency.
* DirtyCoward: The fact he flees from Denam twice at Phidoch and at Barnicia combined with his ScrewThisImOuttaHere to the conflict now that he no longers has the upper hand makes him come across as this. InUniverse both Brantyn and Barbas start to see him as one, which is what emboldens them to betray him. Brantyn even openly mocks him for it:
-->'''Brantyn:''' Is it the largely uncontested loss of Phidoch and Barnicia that weighs upon your shoulders, or shame at your own inadequacy? Perhaps you should ride out and face our foes if you do not wish to become even more of a laughingstock!
* EyepatchOfPower: He's a deadly warrior who lost his eye in battle with Lanselot Hamilton some time ago, and now wears an eyepatch, which is a fitting look for a dark knight who values intimidation.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Ambicion, his unique legendary one-handed sword that was bestowed by God to humans during the Ogre Battle. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:The protagonist of the Knight of Lodis prequel where he was a genuine KnightInShiningArmor and heroic young man trying to do the right thing. And then he lost Eleanor.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a skilled enough liar and manipulate that his AffablyEvil tone never slips up in the game, but he does abandon it when having a private JustBetweenYouAndMe chat with Lanselot Hamilton, not bothering to hide his disdain for the commonfolk. There's also a small and optional moment in the Barnicia fight, where if he's defeated while Princess Catiua still alive, we get to hear his thought process as he considers whether or not to just ''kill her on the spot''.
-->'''Tartaros:''' ''[thinking to himself]'' Perhaps I should kill her now. The turmoil would only make it easier to assail these wretched islands... And make ruling them a far more difficult proposition. No, we trust Catiua... for now.
* {{Foil}}: To the OTHER Lanselot, both being high-ranking knights in Valeria on secret missions for their countries. But while Hamilton cares for the well-being of the people in Valeria, Tartaros is dismissive of their suffering. Both also lost people dear to them, but while Hamilton never lost his ideals with his wife's death urging him to keep doing the right thing, Tartaros became bitter, angry, and spiteful towards God.
* GoodPowersBadPeople: Despite being the leader of the dreaded Dark Knights and a major antagonist for most of the game, he focuses on Divine Magic and his signature weapon, taken from a fallen archangel, can only do Light based damage.
* TheHeavy: He's one of the main antagonists for most of the game, being the commander of the Dark Knights in its interventionism campaign in Valeria and the mastermind of many of the events that helped shaped the main characters lives, such as the raid of Golyat, the capture and torture of Prancet and Lanselot and convincing Catiua's to pull a FaceHeelTurn. His boss fight is treated as a ClimaxBoss, and though he decides to [[KnowWhenToFoldThem leave Valeria right after]], his men still end up usurping his EvilPlan and use Brynhildr to unlock the chaos gates.
* HobbesWasRight: His life view is that [[HumansAreBastards all humans are selfish and weak]] and want to be ruled by "strong men of vision" such as him.
-->'''Tartaros:''' All men are born with a terrible burden upon their hearts, this insatiable yearning for pleasure. They do not hesitate to take the lives of others if it will better their own. And yet, even these base creatures can know guilt. So what do they do? They turn it around. This is not ''my'' fault, man says. The world has failed me. Someone must bring order to this chaos! If the commons want to pursue their pleasure, let them do it in our service, under our rule!\\
'''Hamilton:''' You call this "rule"? This trampling underfoot of all who disagree with you?\\
'''Tartaros:''' We trample no one. All we do is reach beneath the suppurating flesh of this world and wrench out the source of its ailment.\\
'''Hamilton:''' No. As the body strives to mend itself, so does the heart. These people you so despise may one day astonish you with their valor!\\
'''Tartaros:''' You have far too much faith in the creature called "man," Knight. People are drawn to power, drawn toward safety. They will betray even their most beloved to obtain it.
* GracefulLoser: Despite being defeated by Denam, losing Catiua as a puppet and being betrayed and having his entire organization and Brynhildr was taken from him by Barbas, he still reacts with his total defeat with calm, and simply reassures Balxephon and Volaq that Lodis will have other chances to take Valeria.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When talking to Lanselot Hamilton about the panicking Bakram, he insults them by saying they're "not the soldiers we are Or the men". This is despite the fact that he himself panics and tries to run away both times Denam besieges the castle he's in.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: If Hobyrim confronts him for the violent uprising and subsequent purge he led in Lodis, Tartaros will shrug it off as something that needed to be done.
--> '''Tartaros:''' There was no other way. Lodis needs change. Move too slowly, and the commons would never recognize it for what it was. Our uprising showed them that change had come. But more importantly, it taught them where to kneel.\\
'''Hobyrim:''' You wield an iron fist when a velvet glove would serve.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Despite the misery and death he's left in his wake, he manages to survive the game and flee back to his homeland. Although he does so in total defeat, as his Dark Knights were completely routed save for two of his lieutenants, all his time and effort to turn Valeria into a vassal province was for naught ''and'' he lost Brynhildr and thus access to the Chaos Gates.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: [[spoiler:What he went through in The Knight of Lodis made him a very bitter man.]]
* LightIsNotGood: His elemental affinity is Light and he uses Holy magic, but make no mistake; his uses for it are generally to hurt you ''bad''.
* LightEmUp: Ironically enough, TheLeader of the Dark Knights has Light as his elemental affinity, and his sword Ambicion and his unique finisher Apocalypse are both light oriented.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's a master manipulator, always trying to maintain a reasonable tone when talking to people, even when lying to their faces. He manipulates Brantyn and the Bakram into allowing him and his organization to do as they please, manages to convince Catiua to forsake her brother and the Walister by exploiting her emotional vulnerabilities, and keeps his own men in line by keeping secrets from them.
* NayTheist: Though he is the High Champion of a religious empire [[spoiler:and personally defeated a FallenAngel in his own game]], he still believes it's foolish for people to rely on divine providence in order to obtain what can be achieved by their own will. This is probably as a result of [[spoiler: having been [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished massively]] [[WideEyedIdealist screwed]] [[BreakTheCutie over]] by divinity in his game.]]
* NoodleIncident: He and Lanselot Hamilton met and fought each other in the past, but we never learn much about it other than Hamilton took out Tartaros eye in their battle.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While he maintains a facade of a AffablyEvil man who engages in PragmaticVillainy, he gets a major KickTheDog moment showing that he is quite capable of EvilIsPetty: Sentencing Hamilton Lanselot (the man who [[EyeScream took his eye]]) to a ColdBloodedTorture and pointless taunting him by letting him see Catiua.
* OneManArmy: InUniverse. He holds the rank of Death Templar who are said to have the strength of five hundred men, meaning they are not to be taken lightly. He lives up to this trope both in his battle at Barnicia, [[spoiler:and in Denam's alternate time travel battle at the last CODA]].
* PragmaticVillainy: His true objective in Valeria is to conquer it for Lodis and pillage the treasures of Dorgalua's legacy, but he's skilled in {{Realpolitik}} so he knows it's better to maintain a facade of an AffablyEvil ThirdPartyPeacekeeper and to install a [[PuppetKing Puppet Ruler]] that the people of Valeria can accept, rather than the chaos that would ensue by an actual full-scale military invasion on the isles.
* RogueProtagonist: Rather, [[spoiler:Knight of Lodis was a {{prequel}} about his StartOfDarkness. The {{canon}} [[MultipleEndings ending, that is.]] You'll notice that when you fight him, he has the sword he got from Shaher.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** During his ClimaxBoss fight at Barnicia, if the player happens to kill Catiua, Tartaros will immediately retreat, as it's pointless to keep fighting the Valerians now that he no longer has a [[PuppetKing puppet princess]].
** [[spoiler: When he realizes that the secrets of the Valerian royal family are WAY beyond his weight class (as he knows full well from past experience that EvilIsNotAToy) [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he does the surprisingly logical thing]] and decides to get the hell out and flee back to Lodis. However, his subordinates had a different idea and thought they could control it. It ended badly for them while Tartaros and Balxephon managed to sneak back home.]]
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Apocalypse, a light-based attack whose effect varies with the game. In the ''PSP'' version, it has a chance to instantly take one of your party's lives, without removing them from the battlefield. In ''Reborn'', it instead [[LevelDrain temporarily lowers their level.]]
* SmugSnake: He's a very dangerous and intelligent man, and he's quite aware of it, which makes him look down on others. He gets a serving of HumblePie when he shows up to Brantyn's throne room to give him a mocking farewell, only to end up betrayed by his own men. While he does manage to escape unharmed and return to Lodis, he has to do so empty-handed and with the tail between his legs instead of the tactical retreat with minimal losses he was hoping for.
* UniqueEnemy: He has a unique class called "Death Templar", which is a MasterOfAll that has high stats across the board and allows him to be equipped with any weapon, armor, or spell.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Ozma used to respect each other, but their relationship becomes bitter after she defects upon finding out what he and Balxephon plotted in the shadows
--> '''Tartaros:''' I always thought well of you, Ozma. Never resting on the laurels you were born to. A bold spirit, you had. Deep love for your homeland, and a true desire for reform... Pity.\\
'''Ozma:''' As I respected you, high commander. It was through your effort that Lodis rose from its own rot and returned to strength. But I cannot see a future in the course you and Balxephon take - the way you deceive and rule others with fear. You bring change, but what follows? Press down upon the people for too long, and you will warp the land and invite destruction.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Balxephon]]
!!Balxephon V. Rahms (Balzepho Van Rams)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FumihikoTachiki (JP;Sega Saturn), Creator/KenyuuHoriuchi (JP;Reborn), Creator/KeytheFarley (EN;Reborn)
Second-in-command of the Dark Knights Loslorien, hailing from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire. He is the son of Stratarchis Vogras, who commanded five of the orders of knighthood in Lodis. Loslorien enjoys independence from the Senate thanks to the influence of Vogras. Balxephon is a firm believer in discipline and following orders.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear how much his actions regarding Hobyrim and Ozma are fueled by petty cruelty or just a desire for power. Did he exile Hobyrim as an attempt at CruelMercy? Did he take Ozma as his bride as a final insult to Hobyrim or just for the political alliance it might bring? Does he have genuine romantic feelings for Ozma or it's just an act to manipulate her?
* ArrangedMarriage: Ozma was set to marry Balxephon's younger brother Hobyrim to unite their noble families, but after Balxephon got Hobyrim framed and exiled, the engagement passed on to him. It's ambiguous whether he actually wants Ozma as a bride, or just the alliance that it brings. He does at least ''pretends'' he loves her.
* BadassInDistress: In the Neutral route, he's captured by Duke Rowney and Leonar and needs to be rescued by Ozma.
* BecomingTheMask: His father had him join the Loslorien to monitor them and their ever-growing political power, only for Balxephon to grow unquestionably loyal to the organization.
* BlackSheep: By all accounts the rest of his family were decent people - we hear little about his mother, but [[spoiler: his brother Hobyrim]] and his father at least were loyal citizens of Lodis that simply wanted what was best for her people without all the conquering and warmongering the political coup Balxephon helped incite brought with it. So naturally, he kills his father outright, has his mother poisoned, and pins the former on his [[spoiler: brother (leading to his eyes being plucked out and his exile from Lodis]].
* BlueBlood: He's from house Rahms, a high-ranking noble house in Lodis, famous for its military history, and his father was an influential figure said to control most of Lodis' knightly orders. Balxephon is also arrogant and pompous and looks down on commoners and people from outside Lodis, such as the Valerians.
* ConsummateLiar: Made very apparent in the Lawful route, where he lies to Hobyrim and Ozma constantly in his interactions. And if caught in a lie, he will just change to another lie.
* TheDragon: He's the second-in-commander of the Dark Knights and is personally loyal to Lanselot Tartaros.
* EvilIsPetty: He not only had his younger brother framed and exiled for his crime but also had him [[EyeScream blinded]]. It's heavily implied he was trying to give Hobyrim a FateWorseThanDeath for not supporting him rather than trying to be merciful.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Volcaetus, his unique fire spear. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He attempts to keep a cordial tone and seem reasonable, but he has an ill temper, and is not that hard to make him break his facade.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: [[spoiler: If you fail to recruit Ozma on the Law Route but otherwise leave her alive, a scene that must be viewed through the Warren Report is eventually unlocked in which Balxephon flees back to Lodis with a wheelchair bound, insensible Ozma, whom he claims he will marry when they return home. Given she learned the truth about what he did to his brother Hobryim, her groom to be, it's implied she was tortured and drugged much the same as their enemies often are.]]
* InTheBack: He kills his own father with a sword to the back after he turned away from him.
* KarmaHoudini: In the original (As well as Neutral and Chaotic routes in the PSP version). It's especially bad in the remake if you miss the Ozma recruitment quest, [[spoiler: As it's implied he drugged and tortured her, and intends to make her his wife back in Lodis.]]
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All of the butchery he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* KarmaHoudini: He escapes alongside Tartaros and Volaq to Lodis, getting away with his crimes in Valeria and with everything he did to Hobyrim and their family.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In the Lawful route, there's a small hope Ozma and maybe Volaq may try to bring him to justify back in Lodis. The CODA episode 4 boss fight also allows an opportunity for Hobyrim to get his revenge, if you bring him along for the final boss fight. The brothers will even acknowledge each other in the fight, despite the TimeTravel shenanigans.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Like most villains in this game and its [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics spiritual successor]], he teleports when he knows he is bested. Sadly the same cannot be said for Oz.
* LackOfEmpathy: He has little empathy for commoners, callously ordering Volaq to RapePillageAndBurn Golyat just because he was impatient.
* {{Matricide}}: He poisoned his own mother (after he had killed his own father and had his younger brother framed for it) just because she wouldn't lend her voice to his rebellion
* MilitaryBrat: His family has a long history of military service, and he was raised to follow this tradition and be a knight and officer in service to Lodis.
* OlderSidekick: He's Tartaros NumberTwo and acts very submissive towards him, but is quite a few years his senior.
* {{Patricide}}: He killed his own father because he wouldn't support Loslorien and Sardian's rebellion against the Senate. And then he [[FrameUp framed Hobyrim for it]].
* PatrioticFervor: He's a loyalist to Tartaros and High Priest Sardian's vision of Lodis, to the point he killed his own family to help make it come true.
* PlayingWithFire: His elemental affinity is Fire. Both his unique weapon Volcaeutus and his aptly named unique finishing move Fiery Death deal fire elemental damage.
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: His younger brother Hobyrim is nearly a decade younger than him.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Okay, he was already pretty old when he killed his father... it's also implied he was behind his mother's poisoning. The worst part? [He framed his own brother for his father's murder.
* SiblingRivalry: Balxephon and Hobyrim ended up on different sides of the civil war in Lodis, making the brothers enemies ever since. Balxephon had Hobyrim blinded and exiled, but Hobyrim still pursues Balxephon to seek revenge for the murder of their parents.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Fiery Death, a two-hit fire-based attack with a chance to Hobble the target.
* SycophanticServant: He's Tartaros' NumberTwo and is constantly worshiping the ground he walks on. Notably, the other Knight Commanders are far less pompous to Tartaros than Balxephon is, despite the difference in rank being higher. In Balxephon's backstory, we actually learn his loyalty and devotion to Tartaros is so deep that he actually killed his own parents and exiled his brother just for Tartaros' sake.
* TheUnfought: He was never fought in the original SNES/PSX version of the game. In the PSP/Reborn version, he can be fought as DualBoss alongside Oz in the [[RouteBoss Lawful Route]] or in the CODA Episode 4.
* VillainRespect: If fought in Phidoch, he commends Denam for his accomplishments and growth since their encounter in Chapter 1 and even makes a WeCanRuleTogether offer. Denam [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame doesn't appreciate it]] and refuses the offer on the spot.
-->'''Balxephon:''' I like what I see, boy! You're determined, with a good eye and a steady sword hand. Not to mention the notches in your blade! To think you've killed your captain, your liege... and all those at Balmamusa. Why, I might even consider letting you minister here in Valeria. In our name, of course.\\
'''Denam:''' Don't waste your breath telling me of the stains on my shield. I know them all too well. But know that I will not let Lodis take these isles. Her peoples will not abide you!\\
'''Balxephon:''' And I see you are at peace with your own baser nature! Marvelous! One could hardly ask for more in a ruler. For who can deceive others who cannot deceive himself?
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: If you don't align yourself with his way of thinking, you're worthless to him. He's even capable of murdering his parents because they didn't support Sardian's regime in Lodis.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Volaq]]
!!Volaq Windsalf (Volac Winzalf)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasaruHachinohe (JP;Sega Saturn), Creator/KousukeGotou (JP;Reborn), Creator/ChrisCox (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander. Little is known of his past, or how he came to join the Dark Knights. His loyalty to Lodis is unquestionable, and he has earned a great deal of respect from those serving under him. A career soldier, he never lets personal matters interfere with his duties.
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* BlindObedience: He obeys the orders of his superiors blindly, even when they're morally repugnant ones like putting Golyat to the torch. This trait also allows him to be easily manipulated by Tartaros, such as when Balxephon's deceit is revealed, Volaq gets easily placated by Tartaros's assurance that it will be dealt with when they get back to Lodis, something that Ozma finds to be a ridiculous excuse.
-->'''Ozma:''' You would have us follow our orders without question in the name of unity?\\
'''Volaq:''' It is our duty. There cannot be order without trust.
* BlowYouAway: His elemental affinity is Air. Both his unique weapon Balmung and his unique finishing move deal wind elemental damage.
* DualBoss: He's only ever fought as a dual boss, alongside Ozma during her recruitment sidequest and alongside Andoras in CODA episode 4.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a Dark Knight Commander who has a BlindObedience to his superiors, but when we see him at the raid of Golyat he's clearly shocked when Balxephon orders him to torch the place.
-->'''Balxephon:''' Set fire to the place.\\
'''Volaq:''' What did you say?\\
'''Balxephon:''' I said set fire to the town! We'll be here till morning if we have to search every house. The Bakram will be arriving at midday. Best to burn the place to the ground if we're going to be finished by then.\\
'''Volaq:''' But, that's...\\
'''Balxephon:''' You begin to irritate me, Lord Windsalf. Take your men ahead to the rendezvous point! Now, go!\\
''[Volaq relunctantly complies]''
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Balmung, his unique two-handed sword that was crafted by the talon of a Darkwyrm, and has a bonus against dragons. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* JustFollowingOrders: He's a loyal and just man by nature, and isn't vile like many of his colleagues, but he ''will'' bloody his hands if ordered to. This is best illustrated in CODA episode 4, where we see how he acted during the raid of Golyat: While at first he showed reluctance to follow Balxephon's order to torch the village, he still followed through with it, and we see him order an innocent child to be executed.
* KickTheDog: In CODA episode 4, it shows him taking part in the raid of Golyat, demonstrating that he's perfectly capable of killing innocent civilians, even ''children'', as long [[JustFollowingOrders he had orders to do it]].
-->''[Andoras and a Dark Knight are debating on whether or not to spare a child]''\\
'''Dark Knight:''' Lord Windsalf, your orders?\\
'''Volaq:''' ''[turning his head away]'' The high champion wants no witnesses.
* LawfulStupid: During Ozma's recruitment sidequest, he's portrayed as naive for believing Balxephon will be charged for his lie regarding Hobyrim when they're back in Lodis and that Tartaros knew nothing of it. When Ozma points out this seems like an obvious attempt at stringing her along given how close Balxephon and Tartaros are, he just ignores her, annoyed she's not simply [[BlindObedience blindly believing her superior]].
-->'''Volaq:''' The high champion's orders are quite clear. He's to be charged for his crimes after his return to Lodis.\\
'''Ozma:''' Do you not think the high champion knew of all this? He and Balxephon keep close counsel. I cannot believe he knew nothing of Hobyrim.\\
'''Volaq:''' Speak no more, Ozma. Return with me to the high champion. For my sake, if not your own.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Despite his UndyingLoyalty, he's actually unaware of Tartaros' plans involving the chaos gate and Brynhildr, and is surprised by it when Barbas and Martym tell it to him.
* LoyalToThePosition: While he is unquestionably loyal, his loyalty is to Lodis and to the high champion of the Loslorien knights and not to Tartaros specifically, which is why he's kept LockedOutOfTheLoop of Tartaros' and Balxephon's shadier dealings, as they knew he'd likely object.
* MysteriousPast: His past is unknown, but his last name has been used in ''March of the Black Queen'', belonging to both Highlanders Hikash and Rauny. This generates guessing if Volaq used to be a member of the Highland nobility that defected to the Loslorien. Nothing came out from it, however, except with how Volaq became a TokenGoodTeammate amongst the Losloriens since the Highlanders are known for their steadfast sense of honor.
* OptionalBoss: He's only fought in the optional sidequest to recruit Ozma in the [[RouteBoss Lawful Route]].
* RouteBoss: He's a [[OptionalBoss sidequest boss]] in the remake, accessible on the Lawful Route.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Crushing Blow, a two-hit wind-based attack that has a chance to Leaden.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: While he's portrayed as naive for buying into Tartaros obvious excuse of having Balxephon tried back in Lodis, he does have a point that this is ''not'' a discussion the Dark Knights have the luxury to have in their current situation, far from home in a hostile foreign land at a time of crisis.
* ThreateningMediator: His usual post is at Heim, serving as the mediator between the Dark Knights and Brantyn. And Volaq often has to remind and subtly threaten Brantyn that the Dark Knights will turn on him if he doesn't respect their rules.
* TokenGoodTeammate: PlayedWith. In the SNES/PSX version this is played straight as Volaq never does anything malicious or personal towards anyone, is never shown slaughtering or harassing people, never fought the heroes, and was only polite to them. His only real crime towards the player is serving TheEmpire. This gets {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the PSP/Reborn version where he's an antagonist for Ozma's recruitment mission and is even willing to drag her back by force. He also gets a major KickTheDog moment in CODA episode 4 where it shows he allowed he (reluctantly) participated in the RapePillageAndBurn of Golyat once Balxephon [[JustFollowingOrders ordered him to]]. He's even show ordering the execution of an innocent child, despite Andoras' pleas for mercy.
* UndyingLoyalty: He serves Lodis with unmistakable fervor and is willing to compromise his morals and give his life if it means serving his nation.
* TheUnfought: He was never fought in the original SNES/PSX version of the game. There actually wasn't even battle data for him! The PSP/Reborn version, he can be fought as an OptionalBoss in the [[RouteBoss Lawful Route]] or in the CODA Episode 4.
* UnreliableIllustrator: He's primarily a two-handed sword user, but his PSP artwork features him with a spear.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with two-handed swords.
* WorthyOpponent: He's impressed by Hobyrim's skill with a blade, and [[CombatCompliment sincerely compliments]] him on being a BlindWeaponmaster.
-->'''Volaq:''' So, this is Hobyrim. You're really something, you know. Most men would have surrendered their sword along with their sight.\\
''Hobyrim:''' A knight commander, is it? You have the air of rank about you.\\
'''Volaq:''' Does nothing escape you? I shall have to take blind swordsmen much more seriously. To watch you move, it is clear you are no common warrior. Let our steel sing, then. Your crimes against Lodis demand blood!
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Martym]]
!!Martym Noumous (Martym Nowmas)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FuminoriKomatsu (JP;Reborn), Creator/SeanKenin (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire. He is known for his cunning swordplay. He will stop at nothing to achieve victory, living by the motto, "It always comes to blood." Though his words lack grace, he wields a blade with great finesse. He was one of the Dark Knights who attacked Golyat.
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* AxCrazy: Like his partner-in-crime, Martym is borderline insane. When you rescue Lindl in Grimsby, you catch him just about to "pass divine judgment" on the gunslinger.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Barbas and Martym don't actually ''know'' what Tartaros was planning with the chaos gates, and just assume they will gain it's powers when they open the seal and are confused when this doesn't happen.
-->'''Martym:''' Is that all? I had expected something... more.\\
'''Barbas:''' ...Indeed.
* TheDragon: While technically he and Barbas are an EvilDuo, Martym lets Barbas take the lead. Catiua even takes notice of this, and refers to him as "Barbas' creature".
* DeadpanSnarker: "Oh thank you, '''thank you''', great paragon of righteousness, for showing up at the '''least''' opportune moment." Said when Denam crashes into his "divine judgment" he was about to pass on Lindl.
* DubInducedPlotlineChange: In the Japanese script Martym speaks in a very crass dialect, unbefitting of his rank. But this is absent from his speech in the English script, although his Warrens Report entry mention does make reference to his sloppy speech, making this an InformedAttribute.
* EvilDuo: He and Barbas often work together, though they do so more out of an alliance of convenience rather than a VillainousFriendship, as their banter makes clear they don't really like each other.
-->'''Martym:''' I tire of keeping up with your [[BloodKnight headstrong lust for battle]].\\
'''Barbas:''' You're luck if you can hang onto my coattails, you simpering pansy.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Nifrit Sword, his unique one-handed sword made of jade imbued with the essence of befouled water and has a chance to inflict poison when hit. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* HeroKiller: In the Neutral route, he manages to kill Gildas during the invasion of Rhime.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Martym is definitely a smug opportunist asshole. But, during his mutiny, after seizing Brynhildr, he takes his time to literally kick a tied-up Balxephon ''twice''. If you realize the kind of atrocities Balxephon is responsible of (especially to Hobyrim and Ozma (in the Lawful route)), Martym looks like taking the trope in the most literal manner.
* LightIsNotGood: He has offensive holy magic and (possibly sarcastically) believes that Philaha tells him to kill people.
* MakingASplash: His elemental affinity is Water, with his unique weapon the Nifrit Sword and his unique finisher both being water elemental.
* PreFinalBoss: A DualBoss with Barbas is the last thing Denam faces before fighting the FinalBoss.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Venomous Strike, a Water-based blast that always inflicts poisons.
* SmugSnake: One thing Martym is known for is being a smug know-it-all who may have some power, but nowhere as big as he thought he has. Compounding this, starting from the PSP version, he's given a face that's constantly sporting a smug shit-eating grin.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second version of the game. Not that he wasn't an enormous {{Jerkass}} in the original version already.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with one-handed swords.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Dark Knight Barbas]]
!!Barbas Dahd Geuse (Barbas Dud Goose)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiYasumoto (JP;Reborn), Creator/JasonCharlesMiller (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander hailing from Bomouth on the borderlands of Lodis. He is a giant of a man, and the most bloodthirsty of the seven Loslorien commanders. He was put on trial for beating a superior to death, but was saved from execution by Lanselot Tartaros. He was also among the Dark Knights who attacked Golyat a year ago.
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* AxCrazy: His BloodKnight tendencies make him very unstable, and he's prone to disobey orders just for the chance to have a good fight.
* BadBoss: When he ends up killing one of his men by accident, his reaction is to just yell at the others to dump his body elsewhere.
* BigBadSlippage: He's not shown to be particularly important for most of the game and has little connection to the protagonists, with the only notable thing he does is lead the attack on Rhime and defeating Lanselot Hamilton in battle. Yet late into Chapter 4, by the time all the other BigBadDuumvirate are either dead or no longer a real threat, he leads the Dark Knights to rebel and steals Brynhildr from Tartaros in order to open the chaos gate at the Hanging Gardens, making him the final villain for the very last stretch of the game and becomes the PreFinalBoss.
* BigBadWannabe: While he successfully leads a rebellion against Tartaros and steals Brynhildr, it's made clear that he would have never succeeded at gaining power from the chaos gates, as he doesn't even know what Tartaros was planning to do with them. All he manages to do is to let free a SealedEvilInACan.
* BloodKnight: He's extremely bloodthirsty and enjoys trading blows with people who can give him a good fight. He disobeys orders and invades Rhime just for a chance to clash swords with Lans Hamilton and during the CODA episode 4, he actually welcomes the challenge Denam brings to the raid of Golyat, because he thinks killing helpless villagers is boring.
-->'''Barbas:''' They put up more of a fight than I expected! Now this is battle! Hewing these burghers was about as challenging as chopping firewood.
* TheBrute: He's a massive man and the most brutal and bloodthirsty of the Dark Knights and he's treated as raw muscle by Tartaros. He's even portrayed as the strongest of them, as he was the one able to defeat Lanselot Hamilton in single combat, something even Tartatos failed to do.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Vyce holds a personal grudge towards him because Barbas [[YouKilledMyFather killed his father]] during the raid of Golyat. Barbas can barely remember the incident, and when he does just reminds cutting down some loud drunk, much to Vyce's anger.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Barbas and Martym don't actually ''know'' what Tartaros was planning with the chaos gates, and just assume they will gain it's powers when they open the seal and are confused when this doesn't happen.
-->'''Martym:''' Is that all? I had expected something... more.\\
'''Barbas:''' ...Indeed.
* DishingOutDirt: His elemental affinity is Earth. His unique hammer the Sanscion and his finisher Angel of Death both deal earth elemental damage.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: He dislikes magic, regarding it as "cheap parlor tricks".
* DumbMuscle: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's not comically dumb and has enough cunning to be a fearful commander and led a rebellion, but he has a fairly simplistic view of life and fails to understand Tartaros' goals in the big picture. Even InUniverse Tartaros and Ozma openly consider him a dull-witted brute whose only use is [[TheBrute as raw muscle]] and even Catiua thinks he's a fool for not considering that Tartaros might have had a good reason not to open the chaos gate.
* EvilDuo: He and Martym often work together, though they do so more out of an alliance of convenience rather than an VillainousFriendship, as their banter makes clear they don't really like each other.
-->'''Martym:''' I tire of keeping up with your [[BloodKnight headstrong lust for battle]].\\
'''Barbas:''' You're luck if you can hang onto my coattails, you simpering pansy.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sanscion, his unique two-handed hammer that once belonged to a demon of the abyss. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Barbas was originally just some axe-crazy knight; however, he was later invited by Tartaros himself to serve as a Knight Commander. Near the end of the game, this buffoon actually wields the power to open up a chaos gate.
* HatedByAll: He's actively disliked by all characters in the game, even his own colleagues regard him as a vile brute. Martym seems to be the only person to find his company tolerable, but even then it's clear that Martym also finds Barbas a lout and only allies with him out of convenience and respect for his strength.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Before the first battle with him, he tries showing off a Fusil, a brand new device that he claims is stronger than any magic (it's a fantasy gun). In the process of showing it off, he accidentally shoots a soldier standing in front of him, killing the soldier. He quickly tries to play it off by passing it to another soldier and claiming true knights fight with a sword anyway. (Or hammers).
* LargeAndInCharge: He's in charge of the remaining Dark Knights after he, Martym and Andoras rebel, seemingly for no other reason other than him being the largest and strongest.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that it's not the sole reason for his betrayal, but Tartaros starts treating Barbas more and more poorly as the game progresses, to the point Tartaros tells him to his face he's not happy to see he survived his battle with Denam in Barnicia. Unsurprisingly, Barbas turns on Tartaros soon after.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: He claims that Denam seeks the thrill of battle just as much as he. [[PaintingTheMedium This could be directed at the player, too]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His interactions with Ozma make it clear he's misogynistic and thinks a "good beating" would serve her well.
-->'''Barbas:''' Such pride for a woman. [[HeManWomanHater Nothing a good beating won't remedy!]]
* PreFinalBoss: A DualBoss with Martym is the last thing Denam faces before fighting the FinalBoss.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: He was set to be executed after killing his own superior, but Tartaros interfered and had him recruited into the Loslorien Knights instead, likely so as not to waste Barbas' strength. Notably, Barbas averts IOweYouMyLife and feels no gratitude towards Tartaros for it.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Angel of Death, an earth elemental attack that has a chance to petrify its targets.
* SociopathicSoldier: He's an AxCrazy and BloodKnight commander who cares more about fighting than his orders. Even Tartaros can barely keep him under control.
* TheStarscream: He's the most openly disloyal member of the Dark Knights, disobeying orders [[BloodKnight just so he can get into fights]], and is often disrespecting his superiors, even calling High Priest Sardian an "imbecile". Even his backstory mentions he once beat his previous superior to death. At the end of the game, he even leads a rebellion against Tartaros so he can claim Dorgalua's legacy for himself.
* StayInTheKitchen: His dialogue with Ozma makes it clear he doesn't respect female fights
-->'''Barbas:''' The name of House Glacius may curry favor back home, but it means nothing here. You should have stayed at home and married some rich, old nobleman, if any would have you.
* UnreliableIllustrator: He's primarily a two-handed hammer user, but his PSP artwork features his [[DualWield dual-wielding]] swords.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with hammers.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Oz]]
!!Oz Moh Glacius (Oz Mow Gracious)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo (JP;Reborn), Creator/NicolasRoye (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire, and twin brother to Dame Ozma. He was an expert swordsman, receiving top honors from the Xanam Officer's Academy. He was assigned to the Dark Knights at the recommendation of the Gallius Guild of Magi. His sadistic nature was evident in his actions on the field of battle and in his questioning of prisoners.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Less so than his sister, but in the SFC&PSX versions, his reasons for going all out against Denam were because of his sister's death in the Lawful route. The PSP version just changes this to his love of fighting and killing.
* AristocratsAreEvil: He's a high-ranking noble from Lodis and is utterly despicable. He even believes his bloodline makes him inherently superior to "commoners and rabble".
* TheBully: He enjoys picking on the weak and the defenseless.
* CulturalPosturing: He has a LackOfEmpathy for anyone outside of Lodis because he sees their culture as inferior to his own, which is why he acts in such a sadistic manner to his enemies.
-->'''Oz:''' The dwarf lectures the giant? Ha! You are more fool than I thought. Lodis is a land of kings! Think you we care about the scraps of some unruly rabble? What can you know, you who hasten toward your own destruction? Destroy yourselves as you like, but do not visit your ruin upon us!
* BloodKnight: {{Subverted|Trope}}. While he enjoys killing and causing pain in others, he points out that he's not like Barbas and doesn't enjoy fighting against people who can actually fight back.
* BlueBlood: He's from house Glacius, a high-ranking noble house in Galius, the capital of Lodis. The Glacius are famous for being patrons of the Lodissian Guild of Magi. Unlike his proud sister, he doesn't seem to care much for honoring his house, but he does see himself has superior due to his nobility, often referring to others as "rabble".
* BrotherSisterTeam: Most of their scenes are together, and in the PSP and ''Reborn'' versions the two are fought as a DualBoss as the Chaotic Chapter 3 climax.
* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: Specializes in two-handed axes, has access to his own special move and comes equipped with an unique weapon: the Glamrock. And he's definitely the more sadistic and brutish Glacius sibling compared to Ozma.
* CastingAShadow: His elemental affinity is Dark. He also specializes in Dark magic, and both his unique axe the Glamrock and finisher deal dark elemental damage.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Treats this like a sport. And he has the gall to ask you ''how do you want him to torture you''. Just check his dialogue with Denam at Boed Fortress in the Chaotic route:
-->'''Oz:''' Your ears or your nose?\\
'''Denam:''' What?\\
'''Oz:''' Our meeting can be no coincidence. You must have a spy in Phidoch. How else would you know to come here? I should take you alive and have the names of your whisperers.\\
'''Denam:''' I would never betray my men!\\
'''Oz:''' No, I think not. You enjoy playing the martyr too much. So I ask you: Which shall I cut off first? Your ears or your nose?\\
'''Denam:''' ...\\
'''Oz:''' We'll see how tight-lipped and stoic you are under the knife, boy.
* CreepySouvenir: He sometimes talks about ripping off and preserving the body parts of the victims as souvenirs, even taunting Denam about ripping off his eyes and gifting them to Catiua. Even Ozma is disturbed by this hobby.
-->'''OZ:''' ''[to a pretty girl in Golyat]'' In Lodis, we possess the means to preserve a corpse as fresh as the day its soul departed... I'll just take your head back with me.\\
'''Ozma:''' Would you stop, Oz? I swear, sometimes you make me right ill.
* CombatSadomasochist: {{Subverted|Trope}}. While he likes fighting and inflicting pain in others, he's not a fan of receiving pain.
-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
* DualBoss: On the Chaotic route with his sister. In the Lawful route (in the PSP), he shares this function with Balxephon.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his overall LackOfEmpathy and sadistic traits, he does love his sister and will be [[AngstySurvivingTwin very distraught]] if he watches her die in their DualBoss fight.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Glamrock, his unique axe that was forged from the iron of a fallen star. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* HateSink: Oz has no sympathetic traits, and his JerkAss personality combined with his extreme sadism, vile acts and constant taunts make him the most hateable character amongst the Dark Knights. Even his own sister can get disgusted by his actions at times. The game even takes advantage of this by invoking CatharsisFactor during his boss fights by showing him enduring a VillainousBreakdown when he [[SoreLoser starts losing]]. He's notably the only Dark Knight that ''always'' gets killed in chapter 3.
* HiddenDepths: He's actually aware of how Balxephon killed his own father and framed his brother for the sake of Sardian's rebellion, implying he's far deeper into Tartaros' inner circle than his sister is.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Once he takes Cerya hostage, he's shown to be eager to "break" her defiant spirit by torturing her and perhaps [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil more]]. If Cerya is rescued and fights him a Phidoch, he'll make similar taunts about wanting to "spare" her for this reason. In CODA episode 4, he also has this attitude toward a pretty girl in Golyat, and talks about having other {{Sex Slave}}s back in Lodis, making it clear this is a common thing for him.
-->'''Oz:''' Now there's a woman with flint in her voice and fire in her eyes! 'Twould be a pity to scar such a lovely face. Perhaps I'll cut your feet off at the ankles instead. Wouldn't want you running off before the real fun begins!\\
'''Cerya:''' You had your chance to kill me, but you let it pass. A fatal mistake!\\
'''Oz:''' You do not quail. I like that in a woman. It's not too late, you know. Surrender now, and I will spare your life. House Glacius is an ancient and noble line. As our meanest servant, you would be worth ten commonfolk.
* LightningBruiser: He uses the unique job "Knight Commander" the same as his twin sister, one that rivals the Lord and Princess in its power, versatility, and speed.
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: He became a TortureTechnician ''because'' his sadistic personality makes him enjoy seeing people scream and beg.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: In the Chaotic route, he remarks to Denam that they do have something in common, in that they are both devoted to their sisters. Denam doesn't appreciate the comparison, which seems to be what Oz was aiming for.
-->'''Oz:''' We have something in common after all - a sister whom we would do anything to protect.\\
'''Denam:''' Return her to me, and speak no more of what we have "in common"!\\
'''Oz:''' If only you could hear yourself! "Return her to me! Return her to me!" Ha ha ha! Yes, I might beg as you do, in your place. I feel a lump in my throat just thinking of it.
* ReminiscingAboutYourVictims: He enjoys telling his opponents creepy stories about the people he tortured and killed.
* {{Revenge}}: In the original versions, Oz specifies that he is avenging his sister. This aspect was removed in the PSP version as Ozma is still alive.
* SerialRapist: Heavily implied. He has an IHaveYouNowMyPretty attitude towards women and mentions having several female slaves back in Lodis, implying he uses them as {{Sex Slave}}s. In the Lawful route he'll even allow Cerya to be gang-raped by his men.
* SiblingTeam: He's often working together with his twin sister Ozma even when doing tasks for the Dark Knights, and are even fought as a DualBoss in some routes.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Dark Prisoner, [[CastingAShadow dark]] explosion of power channeled from his axe.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Oz enumerates numerous ways to torture Denam while fighting him, never once raising his voice, and almost lost in the thought of what he is planning to do to him. Denam is, understandably, a little freaked out and calls him inhuman.
* SoreLoser: He usually reacts poorly upon being bested, reacting with disbelief over being beaten by "lowly rabble", begging or complaining that he doesn't like receiving pain.
-->'''Oz:''' ''[after being beaten in Boed in the Chaotic route]'' Don't think you've won, boy!\\
'''Denam:''' And yet it's you who runs. All talk, are you?\\
'''Oz:''' I much prefer inflicting pain over receiving it ''[teleports away]''.
* ThemeTwinNaming: He's called ''Oz'' while his twin sister is called ''Oz''ma.
* TortureTechnician: If you fight him in the Chaos route, Oz will reveal that he has quite a knack for torturing people, be it by using white hot needles inserted under one's nails, cutting off your ears, and quite a few other ways to torture that he absolutely seems to relish in. He explicitly states that he loves it when someone is begging him to put them out of their misery.
* TwinsAreSpecial: His twin sister is the closest person to him in the world, even though she's not a fan of his sadism.
* UnsexySadist: He really likes causing his enemies pain. "An eye or an ear?" is a frequent question that he poses to his victims. He does ''not'' enjoy suffering it himself, however, as he's quick to point out when wounded.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with axes.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: If you bring Ozma along to CODA episode 4, Oz will actually show some excitement at the idea of being able to hurt and kill someone he loves.
-->'''Oz:''' I wonder, will you cry with her voice? Oh, this could be more enjoyable than I imagined! And I imagine much...
* VillainousValour: In case Balxephon gets brought to low health first in their DualBoss on the Lawful route, Oz will insist for Balxephon to retreat while he buys him time.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Ozma]]
!!Ozma Moh Glacius (Ozma Mow Gracious)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MieSonozaki (JP;Reborn), Creator/ElleNewlands (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire. She was of House Glacius, patrons of the Gallius Guild of Magic, and twin sister to the Dark Knight Oz. She wielded both spell and blade with equal skill.
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* AnIcePerson: In the PSP/Reborn version, her elemental affinity is Ice. Both her unique weapon the Rose Whip and her finisher Demon Rose deal elemental ice damage.
* AngstySurvivingTwin: She will react quite poorly if Oz is killed during their DualBoss in Phidoch, to the point her dialogue sounds suicidal. {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the other routes, where he doesn't die in her presence, so while when you meet her again she's obviously hurt and wants revenge for his death, she isn't as devastated about it, likely because she had some time to process it.
* ArrangedMarriage: As a member of house Glacius, she was set to marry a noble of house V. Rahms. At first this was Hobyrim, which was to be a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage as they were in love, but after he was framed and exiled, she was engaged to his older brother Balxephon instead, and while she clearly doesn't love him, she's still willing to marry him simply out of duty to her house.
* AscendedExtra: In the original versions, her character amounted to [[TheSmurfettePrinciple being the only female officer amongst the Dark Knights Loslorien]] and possibly either a [[DiscOneFinalBoss Chapter three final boss]] in neutral or a DualBoss in Chaotic. The PSP Version, however, adds a subplot wherein she has ties to Hobyrim and eventually can be PromotedToPlayable.
* TheBaroness She's a villainous and patriotic LadyOfWar with an arrogant personality and a domineering attitude. She even [[WhipItGood wields whips]] as a weapon, which can inflict [[CharmPerson charm]] on her opponents.
* BlueBlood: She's from house Glacius, a high-ranking noble house in Galius, the capital of Lodis. The Glacius are famous for being patrons of the Lodissian Guild of Magi. Ozma is particularly proud of her noble roots and often mentions them, unlike her brother who doesn't pay them much heed.
* CharmPerson: Her unique whip has a chance to inflict charm on hit, and her unique finishing move will always inflict charm on targets (as long as they're not immune to it, such as most bosses). This is true even when she's a party member.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She's said to often put a stop to Oz's sadism when it gets out of control.
* DarkActionGirl: She's a villainous female knight commander, and likely the strongest one in the game.
* DefectorFromDecadence: If recruited in the Lawful route, she defects from the Loslorien knights due to now believing that Lodis under Sardian's rule will fall into decadence. In the epilogue, she even comes back to Lodis with Hoberym, with the intention of bringing Tartaros & Balxephon to justice and opposing Sardian's regime.
* DefrostingIceQueen: As an enemy, you see nothing but her haughty personality and a ruthless commander, but in the Lawful route where she's recruited, her more positive traits shine, and she demonstrates she's warm and caring for those close to her, and she even becomes more sympathetic with Denam and his cause, to the point she buries the hatched with him in regards of her brother's death.
* DualBoss: She can be fought three times as a dual boss:
** At Phidoch Castle alongside Oz at the end of Chapter 3. [[RouteBoss Neutral route only]].
** At Khysaro alongside Volaq in her recruitment sidequest. [[RouteBoss Lawful route only]].
** At Golyat alongside Oz in CODA episode 4.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Should you kill Oz before her, she will be devastated, so much that she fully doesn't expect to survive the battle and is preparing herself to [[TogetherInDeath join her brother in death]].
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: The Rose Whip, her unique whip that is filled with thorns like a rose. In the PSP/Reborn version she would have it equipped if recruited, but ''Reborn'' makes her join with a common whip in an attempt to {{Nerf}} Ozma. She can still drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FateWorseThanDeath: If her sidequest isn't completed in the Lawful route, she'll be dragged back to the Loslorien Knights by force. The next time we see her, she's in a seemingly catatonic and bound to a wheelchair, while Balxephon prepares to ship her back to Lodis, implying she's been tortured/brainwashed/drugged into that state so that [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty she could still be his unwilling wife]].
* FieryRedhead: She's a redhead that has a passionate and intense personality.
* GoodFeelsGood: During the epilogue of the Lawful ending, she thanks Denam for allowing her to fight at his side, as she admits that it felt good to fight ''against'' tyranny, for once.
* HairFlip: Her PSP/Reborn portrait has her flipping her long hair in a dramatic fashion, likely to give her an air of an arrogant ProudBeauty, which fits her haughty personality.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the Lawful route, it's possible to recruit her if completing her sidequest, where she had a change of heart upon finding out the truth about how Hobyrim was framed by Balxephon and how truly manipulative and devious Tartaros can be in his pursuit of power, convincing her she must stop them if she wants Lodis to become a better nation.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: The sole female Knight Commander among the Dark Knights, and sure enough, the only one able to be recruited, though only in the Lawful route do the circumstances arise where she feels the need to defect. In the Chaos and Neutral route, she never finds out about Hobyrim, so her loyalty to the Dark Knights never wavers.
* IHatePastMe: Has some...interesting conversations with her past self in the final bonus battle. Before killing her.
* IShallTauntYou: If faced as a boss in Philoch Castle, she will delight in taunting Denam about how Catiua came to them willingly and will also taunt Cerya about failing to save the rest of the Valerian Liberation Front.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While she does pull a genuine HeelFaceTurn, it comes from a place of self-centeredness. She's aware that she's doing morally dubious things for Lodis and the Loslorien Knights, yet her SuddenPrincipledStand against them only comes because she realizes they did something horrible to her and someone she cared about (Hobyrim). But Hobyrim does convince her that the expansionist and authoritative policies of Lodis are making the world a worst place and her epilogue shows her admitting that [[GoodFeelsGood she's proud to have assisted Denam and the Valerians in saving their country]].
* LadyOfWar: She's a female knight commander with an air of elegance and feminity. She is also one of the more level-headed Dark Knight officers, acting with grace and ProperLady manners even when taunting her opponents.
* LightningBruiser: She has an incredibly low Recovery Time stat, the lowest that a playable character can have, so even if she's wearing full armor and is decked with melee weapons, she will still likely move faster than anyone else in the party.
* LongHairIsFeminine: She's the only female Knight Commander, and her feminity is highlighted by her long hair. She's even doing a HairFlip with it in her portrait to call attention to it.
* MakesUsEven: In the Lawful route, both she and Denam are responsible for the dead of their loved ones (Ozma for having captured his father, Denam for Oz's death in Phidoch) but (if the player chooses the right dialogue option) they decide to bury the hatched and not to perpetuate a CycleOfRevenge.
* MaybeEverAfter: She and Hobyrim were engaged in a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage before his exile, and while upon being reunited they clearly still have some strong feelings for each other, their interactions are not overtly romantic. But their epilogue involves them both returning to Lodis together, with the implication that maybe they'll also rekindle their relationship.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: She can only be recruited on the Lawful route of the PSP/Reborn version of the game. Thus she cannot fight alongside [[spoiler:Cerya, Folcurt, Bayin, Cistina, Oelias, Dievold or Cressida.]]
* OutOfFocus: In the Neutral and Chaotic route she dies in chapter 3 and much of her characterization and plotlines aren't explored. In the Lawful route, she has her own recruitment sidequest and becomes a major character in chapter 4.
* PatrioticFervor: She loves Lodis and is very proud of her roots, with her death quote even being her dedicating her death to Lodis. This is also part of the reason why she can pull a HeelFaceTurn in the Lawful route, as she becomes convinced that High Priest Sardian and his Loslorien knights are twisting and corrupting the country she loves.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: She and Hobyrim were initially engaged for political reasons, as they both belong to noble houses in Gallus, but it's clear they were actually in love. Even after Hobyrim was framed for killing his father, she still didn't give up on him and even tried to free him by bribing the men giving his trial by sentencing him to serve Loslorien in penance, but Hobyrim refused to serve. Her engagement is then passed on to his older brother Balxephon, and even before she learns the truth about him, she doesn't seem to love and seems to be marrying simply out of duty to her house.
* PromotedToPlayable: In the PSP/Reborn versions, it's possible to recruit her in the Lawful Route. Good luck finding out how to do that without a guide, though.
* ProperLady: Despite her arrogance, she's one of the most pompous of the Dark Knights. Unlike her brother, she's proud of her noble roots and wants to act in a dignified manner to honor House Glacius.
* SiblingTeam: He's often working together with his twin sister Ozma even when doing tasks for the Dark Knights, and are even fought as a DualBoss in some routes.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Demon Rose, a whip-based attack that always charms a target. It still remains available if you recruit her.
* SmugSmiler: Her PSP/Reborn portrait has her smiling in a smug and self-satisfied manner, fitting her arrogant personality. Notably, she does have another variation of her portrait where she's not smiling that way, for scenes where she's being more serious.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female Knight Commander amongst the Loslorien Knights.
* SomethingAboutARose: She's the only female officer on her team and her weapon and unique finisher have a rose theme, with the latter appropriately inflicting charm on targets. Fittingly her rose whip is also covered in thorns, to illustrate the idea that despite her femininity, she's still very deadly.
* SpannerInTheWorks: In the Chaotic and Neutral route, she foils Ronwey's (Neutral ) / Vyce's (Chaotic) plans to take out Balxephon/Tartaros in chapter 3.
* ThemeTwinNaming: She's called ''Oz''ma while her twin brother is called ''Oz''.
* TokenGoodTeammate: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She only truly becomes sympathetic once she defects from the Dark Knights in the Lawful route and ends up in a case of TookALevelInKindness. But in the routes she remains in the Dark Knights she still keeps being their willing enforcer. This is emphasized if you bring Ozma to the CODA episode 4, Ozma will [[IHatePastMe not be happy to see her evil old self]].
* TookALevelInKindness: She becomes more compassionate and less haughty once recruited, sympathizing more with the people that are suffering under Lodis' expansionism politics and regretting many of her past actions.
* TwinsAreSpecial: His twin sister is the closest person to him in the world, even though she's not a fan of his sadism.
* UnreliableIllustrator: She's primarily a whip user, but her PSP artwork features her with a sword.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with whips. If recruited, she will also have decently high skill with one-handed swords.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She's aware that her work as a Knight Commander involves doing things of questionable morality, but soothed her conscience believing she was doing it for the greater good. Once she finds out the truth about Hobyrim, Loslorien becomes a BrokenPedestal to her and she decides to [[DefectorFromDecadence defect]] and oppose them, for the good of Lodis.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. ''Everyone'' from her former faction will call her out on betraying Lodis. Even a random Bakram Sybil on the way to the Palace of the Dead will share her bemuzzlement. Ozma couldn't care less, as she considers that Lodis' knights betrayed her, and that she fights on the side of justice. In a roundabout way, she still fights for Lodis, just not for the faction in charge of meddling with Valeria.
* WhipItGood: Whips are her iconic weapon, and the one she wields in all her boss fields. It helps establish her [[TheBaroness arrogant and domineering]] attitude. Her whips can even inflict charm on her opponents.
* YouKilledMyFather: After Oz is killed, she ''will'' want revenge on Denam in every route. In the Lawful route, even after her recruitment sidequest is completed, she's still hesitant to join forces with Denam due to her resentment over her brother's death. It's only after Denam points out that she's also responsible for his father's death, but he won't hold her against her if it's for the greater good, that she comes around.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Andoras]]
!!Andoras Gaffryn (Andoras Gafrun)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasakiAizawa (JP;Reborn), Creator/DarinDePaul (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Niemaran, a small town in the borderlands of Lodis. He is of Bolmoccan descent. He is last born of the former Nildahme royal house, which once wielded great power throughout the Sea of Lhai region. The Holy Lodissian Empire saw the bountiful lands of the Kingdom of Nildahme as ripe for the taking. They staged an uprising among the enslaved mass from which the ruling house had fattened their purse, then sent in their armies. Fearing for his life, the King hastily abandoned all resistance, and yielded to the Lodissians. Since then, the Bolmoccans have endured lives of servitude. He prefers hand-to-hand combat to swordplay, and is a masterful strategist.
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* AntiVillain: In the grand scheme of things, Andoras isn't truly villianous at all, doing only what's required of him to slow down Denam on orders of his present superiors or co-conspirators, even [[spoiler: helping a splinter faction of the Dark Knights largely out of spite for the host at large.]] He doesn't even have a particularly established reason to want to fight Denam or his army, sidestepping observations about his greater motivations with non-answers and ultimately having nothing but encouraging words concerning Valeria's fate when he dies.
* AscendedExtra: Was originally a mini-boss with an optional story near the end of the game (You only saw it if you deployed Canopus with you). The remake gave him an extra fight before the Barnicia raid, with interactions that expand on his character. You also fight him as part of the {{Superboss}} squad in CODA 4.
* BareFistedMonk: Stated to prefer fists over swords. He does equip fist-based weaponry though.
* CynicismCatalyst: He's far more emotional when encountered in CODA episode 4 than in the present where he acts with a cynical composure. It's implied that taking part in the raid of Golyat is what soured him.
* TheDogBitesBack: Helps Martym and Barbas in their efforts to [[spoiler: break the seal on the Hanging Gardens' Chaos Gate]] because of Lodis's subjugation of his people.
* DualBoss: He fights alongside Volaq in CODA episode 4.
* EnigmaticMinion: From his very first boss battle, it's clear that he and Lodis aren't on the same page, as Denam quickly realizes that Andoras deliberately did not send a warning to the Dark Knights at Barnicia about Denam's approach. But in every confrontation, Andoras still refuses to elaborate on his motivations when asked directly about it. Judging by his dialogue and Warrens Report Entry, one can deduce that he wants to somehow use the power of Dorgalua's Legacy to either get revenge on Lodis and/or [[IJustWantToBeFree free his homeland]].
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Trueno Scales, his unique fist weapon that's made out of the remains of a Magewyrm called Trueno. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FallenPrincess: GenderInverted version - he was the prince Of the Nidahme Family in Bolmocca, whose kingdom was taken by the Loslorien. The SFC version implies he does what he does to protect his people back home, but this only remains implied in the PSP and ''Reborn'' versions.
* ForcedIntoEvil: He considers joining the Dark Knights to have been a devil's bargain, as he's not comfortable with killing civilians or with toppling countries the same way his own homeland was toppled. The moment he sees a chance to betray them, he takes it, even if he has to side with someone like Barbas and Martym.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** After fighting him prior to reaching Barnicia, Denam notes that the castle's alarm hasn't been raised, the second hint that he's none too pleased to serve Lodis, after Andoras says with certainty that Denam will capture the castle prior to the Dark Knight's flight.
** He warns Denam to [[spoiler: Make Valeria as strong as a rock - because had that happened to his homeland, they wouldn't have been taken over. The bad version of the Lord ending does indeed feature King Tristan talking about Lodis preparing for a full-scale invasion into Valeria]].
* IShallTauntYou: In the PSP/Reborn version, he taunts Denam quite a bit when you fight him, apparently so he can gauge Denam's character.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Both Canopus and Ozma accuse him of this, claiming he serves the Dark Knights only for his own benefit. While he doesn't care for Canopus' words, he does get bothered by Ozma's take on it.
-->'''Ozma:''' You play the part of the tragic prince - and well! Closing your eyes when it suits your purposes, always a caustic word on your lips. It was never about your people, was it? It's about you.\\
'''Andoras:''' The Nildahme were doomed from the start. Once the invasion had begun, there was nothing I could have done to stop it. Yet though my homeland has perished, I defend her people to this day!\\
'''Ozma:''' A convenient stance, to be sure.
* ItsPersonal: He turned on the Dark Knights because of how they took over his country.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: PlayedWith. His colleagues actually treat ''him'' with respect, but Lodis overall has treated his homeland, family, and people as second-class citizens, causing him to deeply resent them, which is why he ultimately betrays the Dark Knights.
* MotiveMisidentification: He doesn't really care for what people think of him and never attempts to explain his motives to anyone even when questioned. When Canopus reaches the conclusion that he's BoomerangBigot, Andoras [[SureLetsGoWithThat just goes with it]], if only so Canopus will shut up and keep fighting.
-->'''Canopus:''' You mean to say your allegiance to Lodis is heartfelt?\\
'''Andoras:''' [[BlatantLies You have me exact. I care nothing for my fatherland. I spare not a thought for my people. It is fortune who brought down our royal house, already decaying from within. Slavery is a fitting bounty for the people of Nildahme!]]\\
'''Canopus:''' Rotten to the core, you! A fool I was to look on you and see Gilbald.\\
'''Andoras:''' Then you should have no qualms about fighting me, eh?
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When faced in CODA chapter 4, his dialogue has him obviously shaken by his part in the massacre of Golyat, and he's horrified at how helpless he is to even save a single innocent child from being executed.
-->'''Andoras:''' Too late? Am I...too late? How could I let that child be slain... Has my oath to Loslorien stained me so deeply!?
* PetTheDog: CODA chapter 4 shows that during the raid of Golyat he tried to save an innocent child from being executed by Volaq's men, to no avail.
* ShockAndAwe: In the PSP/Reborn version his elemental affinity is Lightning. Both his claws the Trueno's Scales and unique finisher deal elemental lightning damage.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Tempest Blade, a lightning storm that can also inflict weaken on the target.
* TokenGoodTeammate: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the SNES/PSX where while he didn't do anything vile or immoral, he also barely had any screentime and Volaq fit this position better. But played straight in the PSP/Reborn version, which not only expands on his sympathetic backstory and motives but also gives him a PetTheDog moment in CODA chapter 4, where it shows he tried to minimize the civilian casualties during the raid on Golyat and actually opposes Volaq's KickTheDog moment of executing a child. And while he opposes the main protagonists during the entire game, he only does it so he can acquire Dorgalua's Legacy and use it's power to fight Lodis. His last words reveal he even sympathizes with Valeria's struggle and warns Denam that Lodis ''will'' invade Valeria in full force one day.
* TokenMinority: The only [[FantasyCounterpartCulture African equivalent]] featured character in the entire game.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: In the PSP version, he taunts you quite a bit when you fight him.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He's never seen with a shirt on. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation He's none the less equipped in heavy armor and just as bulky as any Dark Knight of his rank.]]
* WarriorPrince: He's the last-born prince of the Nidahme royal family, which became puppet rulers of Lodis once their lands were conquered. Since Bolmoccans are treated as second-class citizens in Lodis, it's implied that it's only due to his lineage that he could make it as a Knight Commander.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with fist weapons.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Ozma used to respect each other, but their relationship becomes bitter after she defects upon finding out what he and Balxephon plotted in the shadows
--> '''Tartaros:''' I always thought well of you, Ozma. Never resting on the laurels you were born to. A bold spirit, you had. Deep love for your homeland, and a true desire for reform... Pity.\\
'''Ozma:''' As I respected you, high commander. It was through your effort that Lodis rose from its own rot and returned to strength. But I cannot see a future in the course you and Balxephon take - the way you deceive and rule others with fear. You bring change, but what follows? Press down upon the people for too long, and you will warp the land and invite destruction.
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!!The Dark Knights Loslorien
[[folder:In General]]
* BlackKnight: They're a sinister knightly order of Dark Knights.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Templar Knights are given distinctive colors so the player is capable to tell from a glance what they specialize in: Red templars with a black cape are offensive magicians, Blue templars with a yellow cape are healers, Purple templars with a green cape are healers and with a red cape are physical fighters.
* ChurchMilitant: The Dark Knights are just one of the 16 knightly orders of the Holy Lodissian Empire, who exist to enforce the will of the Lodissian church and empire.
* TheDreaded: They're an extension of Lodis, [[TheEmpire the expansionist empire of the setting]], so they're rightly feared by all factions and seen by many as the true threat to the war in Valeria.
* EliteArmy: PlayedWith. While they're considered an elite army in Valeria, they don't have the actual numbers to conquer the continent by themselves, as they actually specialize in special operations and subterfuge.
* EliteMooks: Templar Knights have better stats, equipment, and skills than their Valerian counterparts.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: All of the Loslorien commanders have their own unique and incredibly powerful weapons. The only way for the player to get them is to defeat them at CODA Episode 4 in the post-game, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward since that fight is the very last thing the player is supposed to do and is the toughest one in the game.
* FacelessGoons: Dark Knight EliteMooks all wears a templar helmet that hides their faces. The only way to even tell apart a female or male knight is by their sound barks.
* FourStarBadass: All of the Loslorien officers are incredibly powerful soldiers and gameplay-wise, some of the strongest bosses in the game.
* KingmakerScenario: They're taking advantage of the SuccessionCrisis in Valeria in order to install a [[PuppetKing puppet ruler]] who will be loyal to Lodis. This is why Tartaros is more focused on finding [[spoiler:Princess Versalia]] than on helping Brantyn win the war, as they don't truly consider him to be a worthy candidate.
* MagicKnight: Knight Commanders are capable of both physical combat and can cast offensive magic.
* MasterOfAll: In the original SNES/PSX version, Templar Knights could miss-and-match skills from all classes, such as having Cleric magic but wielding a two-handed Katana. They were {{Nerf}}ed in the PSP/Reborn version where they have different archetypes with more restricted skills, such as a gun-wielding Templar being restricted to Fusiler skills with maybe some extras stats and skills, which makes them essentially an enemy skin for regular classes rather than a separate class.
* ObviouslyEvil: Despite their official status as a ThirdPartyPeacekeeper, nobody in the isles believes them and are fully aware they're just trying to make Valeria into a vassal state for Lodis.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their Knight Commanders have uniforms with red and black color motifs.
* TheSpymaster: The Dark Knights aren't actually an EliteArmy, as they don't have the actual numbers to conquer the continent by themselves. They're instead a small and elite special forces group that specializes in espionage, subterfuge and other special operations.
-->'''Warren:''' They are said to be the greatest of the sixteen orders, and the high priest's favorite besides. Yet (Sardian) uses them not in open battle, but in shadows and secrecy. They are his ears, and when there is need of it, his dagger. No knights in shining armor, these. In word and deed, they are as dark as their name.
* ThirdPartyPeacekeeper: "Officially" they're there as a peacekeeping force for the Valerian civil war, but it's pretty clear to everyone that they're there to make the Valerian Isles a vassal state to Lodis.
* UniqueEnemy: The "Templar Knight" class for the EliteMooks are exclusive to enemy Dark Knight [=NPCs=] and can never be recruited. The "Knight Commander" class for the boss characters was also unique in the SNES/PSX version, but made available to the player if they recruit Ozma.
* WolfpackBoss: The final battle of CODA episode 4 (and thus the game's greatest and final challenge) is a boss fight against ''all'' of the Dark Knight commanders all at once.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Lanselot]]
!!Lanselot Tartaros (Lans Tatare)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoHayami (JP; Sega Saturn), Creator/SatoshiMikami (JP; Reborn), Creator/JasonKennet (EN; Reborn)
High champion of the Dark Knights Loslorien. He was sent to Valeria when a secret treaty was forged between the Holy Lodissian Empire and the Bakram leader Brantyn. The Dark Knights report directly to High Priest Sardian, and Lanselot is thought to be his top lieutenant.
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* TheAce: He's a great commander who knows how to use brute strength and subterfuge, a skilled politician who uses diplomacy and manipulation to get what he wants, and a formidable fighter who's skilled with [[MagicKnight both magic and blade]].
* AccidentalHero: He might have gotten a much more nefarious plan by [[spoiler:installing Catiua as a [[PuppetKing Puppet Queen]] for Valeria, but she ''is'' the rightful heir all along while other figures (Ronwey, Balbatos, Brantyn) tried to rule Valeria only to be bogged down by their darker sides, and considering Denam would be doomed if he ever got the throne regardless of how he united Valeria, Tartaros was unintentionally doing Valeria a service in his quest to open the Chaos Gate.]]
* AffablyEvil: He's not ''that'' bad of a person. He demonstrates obsequiousness to Denam when they first meet, tries to keep Brantyn in line with the peace treaty with the Walister, and barely puts any effort into killing Denam.
* AmbiguousSituation: While his EvilPlan to make Valeria a vassal state to Lodis through Princess Versalia is obvious, it's unclear what his intentions were in regards to the chaos gate. He stole Brynhildr from Xenobia, making it seem like he intended to use them eventually, but he never did despite knowing their location and Barbas eventually threw a wrench at the plan by trying to open the chaos gate himself. Barbas and Martym aren't too worried over it, but InUniverse Catiua speculates he must have had his reasons. Given he survives the game, this is an intentional SequelHook.
* BaitAndSwitch: Some players might actually think that ''he'' is shaping up to be the true BigBad and FinalBoss - historically, he helped shape Denam, Caitua, and Vyce into the people they are today by raiding their village and torturing Denam's father. He is an extension of a foreign power who is portrayed as malign, helps out one of the other antagonists (Brantyn), and even opposes Denam. Yet he ends up being confronted much earlier at Barnicia, and once he feels the situation is lost [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he decides to leave Valeria and retreat back to Lodis]]. But then he gets betrayed by Barbas, Martym, and Andoras and they end up being the final antagonists of the game.
* BigBadDuumvirate: He's one of the main antagonists of the game alongside Brantyn, as TheLeader of the Dark Knights Loslorien who seek to conquer Valeria. Out of the two, he's TheHeavy, being an antagonist force for the entire game and treated by the narrative as the biggest threat to Valeria and having a personal connection to Denam and Catiua. Ironically, he ends up surviving the game, by pulling a ScrewThisImOuttaHere when the situation seems lost in Chapter 4, leaving his rebellious Dark Knights to [[BigBadSlippage be the final antagonists in the game]].
* TheChessmaster: He's a manipulator and a diplomat who makes several different deals with different power players in Valeria in order to achieve his objectives.
* ClimaxBoss: His boss fight in Barnicia is treated as the mid-chapter climax of chapter 4. Not only Denam gets to face him in combat but is also the climax of Catiua/Versalia conflict with Denam, which partly occurred due to Tartaros' manipulation.
* ConsummateLiar: He never admits to anyone in Valeria that he's anything but a ThirdPartyPeacekeeper and keeps claiming he and Lodis don't want to turn the Valerian isles into a vassal state, despite his actions clearly pointing to the contrary. Even when he abandons Catiua, he still lies to her so as to try to keep ''some'' diplomatic connection to her when she inevitably takes the throne, but the player gets to hear his thoughts when he's internally debating whether or not to just kill her on the spot.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a dry wit and often makes japes even at the most inopportune moments, usually at the expense of others.
-->'''Tartaros:''' ''[to a irritated Brantyn who's forces are under siege]]'' You appear to be '''embattled''', your excellency.
* DirtyCoward: The fact he flees from Denam twice at Phidoch and at Barnicia combined with his ScrewThisImOuttaHere to the conflict now that he no longers has the upper hand makes him come across as this. InUniverse both Brantyn and Barbas start to see him as one, which is what emboldens them to betray him. Brantyn even openly mocks him for it:
-->'''Brantyn:''' Is it the largely uncontested loss of Phidoch and Barnicia that weighs upon your shoulders, or shame at your own inadequacy? Perhaps you should ride out and face our foes if you do not wish to become even more of a laughingstock!
* EyepatchOfPower: He's a deadly warrior who lost his eye in battle with Lanselot Hamilton some time ago, and now wears an eyepatch, which is a fitting look for a dark knight who values intimidation.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Ambicion, his unique legendary one-handed sword that was bestowed by God to humans during the Ogre Battle. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:The protagonist of the Knight of Lodis prequel where he was a genuine KnightInShiningArmor and heroic young man trying to do the right thing. And then he lost Eleanor.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a skilled enough liar and manipulate that his AffablyEvil tone never slips up in the game, but he does abandon it when having a private JustBetweenYouAndMe chat with Lanselot Hamilton, not bothering to hide his disdain for the commonfolk. There's also a small and optional moment in the Barnicia fight, where if he's defeated while Princess Catiua still alive, we get to hear his thought process as he considers whether or not to just ''kill her on the spot''.
-->'''Tartaros:''' ''[thinking to himself]'' Perhaps I should kill her now. The turmoil would only make it easier to assail these wretched islands... And make ruling them a far more difficult proposition. No, we trust Catiua... for now.
* {{Foil}}: To the OTHER Lanselot, both being high-ranking knights in Valeria on secret missions for their countries. But while Hamilton cares for the well-being of the people in Valeria, Tartaros is dismissive of their suffering. Both also lost people dear to them, but while Hamilton never lost his ideals with his wife's death urging him to keep doing the right thing, Tartaros became bitter, angry, and spiteful towards God.
* GoodPowersBadPeople: Despite being the leader of the dreaded Dark Knights and a major antagonist for most of the game, he focuses on Divine Magic and his signature weapon, taken from a fallen archangel, can only do Light based damage.
* TheHeavy: He's one of the main antagonists for most of the game, being the commander of the Dark Knights in its interventionism campaign in Valeria and the mastermind of many of the events that helped shaped the main characters lives, such as the raid of Golyat, the capture and torture of Prancet and Lanselot and convincing Catiua's to pull a FaceHeelTurn. His boss fight is treated as a ClimaxBoss, and though he decides to [[KnowWhenToFoldThem leave Valeria right after]], his men still end up usurping his EvilPlan and use Brynhildr to unlock the chaos gates.
* HobbesWasRight: His life view is that [[HumansAreBastards all humans are selfish and weak]] and want to be ruled by "strong men of vision" such as him.
-->'''Tartaros:''' All men are born with a terrible burden upon their hearts, this insatiable yearning for pleasure. They do not hesitate to take the lives of others if it will better their own. And yet, even these base creatures can know guilt. So what do they do? They turn it around. This is not ''my'' fault, man says. The world has failed me. Someone must bring order to this chaos! If the commons want to pursue their pleasure, let them do it in our service, under our rule!\\
'''Hamilton:''' You call this "rule"? This trampling underfoot of all who disagree with you?\\
'''Tartaros:''' We trample no one. All we do is reach beneath the suppurating flesh of this world and wrench out the source of its ailment.\\
'''Hamilton:''' No. As the body strives to mend itself, so does the heart. These people you so despise may one day astonish you with their valor!\\
'''Tartaros:''' You have far too much faith in the creature called "man," Knight. People are drawn to power, drawn toward safety. They will betray even their most beloved to obtain it.
* GracefulLoser: Despite being defeated by Denam, losing Catiua as a puppet and being betrayed and having his entire organization and Brynhildr was taken from him by Barbas, he still reacts with his total defeat with calm, and simply reassures Balxephon and Volaq that Lodis will have other chances to take Valeria.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When talking to Lanselot Hamilton about the panicking Bakram, he insults them by saying they're "not the soldiers we are Or the men". This is despite the fact that he himself panics and tries to run away both times Denam besieges the castle he's in.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: If Hobyrim confronts him for the violent uprising and subsequent purge he led in Lodis, Tartaros will shrug it off as something that needed to be done.
--> '''Tartaros:''' There was no other way. Lodis needs change. Move too slowly, and the commons would never recognize it for what it was. Our uprising showed them that change had come. But more importantly, it taught them where to kneel.\\
'''Hobyrim:''' You wield an iron fist when a velvet glove would serve.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Despite the misery and death he's left in his wake, he manages to survive the game and flee back to his homeland. Although he does so in total defeat, as his Dark Knights were completely routed save for two of his lieutenants, all his time and effort to turn Valeria into a vassal province was for naught ''and'' he lost Brynhildr and thus access to the Chaos Gates.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: [[spoiler:What he went through in The Knight of Lodis made him a very bitter man.]]
* LightIsNotGood: His elemental affinity is Light and he uses Holy magic, but make no mistake; his uses for it are generally to hurt you ''bad''.
* LightEmUp: Ironically enough, TheLeader of the Dark Knights has Light as his elemental affinity, and his sword Ambicion and his unique finisher Apocalypse are both light oriented.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's a master manipulator, always trying to maintain a reasonable tone when talking to people, even when lying to their faces. He manipulates Brantyn and the Bakram into allowing him and his organization to do as they please, manages to convince Catiua to forsake her brother and the Walister by exploiting her emotional vulnerabilities, and keeps his own men in line by keeping secrets from them.
* NayTheist: Though he is the High Champion of a religious empire [[spoiler:and personally defeated a FallenAngel in his own game]], he still believes it's foolish for people to rely on divine providence in order to obtain what can be achieved by their own will. This is probably as a result of [[spoiler: having been [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished massively]] [[WideEyedIdealist screwed]] [[BreakTheCutie over]] by divinity in his game.]]
* NoodleIncident: He and Lanselot Hamilton met and fought each other in the past, but we never learn much about it other than Hamilton took out Tartaros eye in their battle.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While he maintains a facade of a AffablyEvil man who engages in PragmaticVillainy, he gets a major KickTheDog moment showing that he is quite capable of EvilIsPetty: Sentencing Hamilton Lanselot (the man who [[EyeScream took his eye]]) to a ColdBloodedTorture and pointless taunting him by letting him see Catiua.
* OneManArmy: InUniverse. He holds the rank of Death Templar who are said to have the strength of five hundred men, meaning they are not to be taken lightly. He lives up to this trope both in his battle at Barnicia, [[spoiler:and in Denam's alternate time travel battle at the last CODA]].
* PragmaticVillainy: His true objective in Valeria is to conquer it for Lodis and pillage the treasures of Dorgalua's legacy, but he's skilled in {{Realpolitik}} so he knows it's better to maintain a facade of an AffablyEvil ThirdPartyPeacekeeper and to install a [[PuppetKing Puppet Ruler]] that the people of Valeria can accept, rather than the chaos that would ensue by an actual full-scale military invasion on the isles.
* RogueProtagonist: Rather, [[spoiler:Knight of Lodis was a {{prequel}} about his StartOfDarkness. The {{canon}} [[MultipleEndings ending, that is.]] You'll notice that when you fight him, he has the sword he got from Shaher.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** During his ClimaxBoss fight at Barnicia, if the player happens to kill Catiua, Tartaros will immediately retreat, as it's pointless to keep fighting the Valerians now that he no longer has a [[PuppetKing puppet princess]].
** [[spoiler: When he realizes that the secrets of the Valerian royal family are WAY beyond his weight class (as he knows full well from past experience that EvilIsNotAToy) [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he does the surprisingly logical thing]] and decides to get the hell out and flee back to Lodis. However, his subordinates had a different idea and thought they could control it. It ended badly for them while Tartaros and Balxephon managed to sneak back home.]]
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Apocalypse, a light-based attack whose effect varies with the game. In the ''PSP'' version, it has a chance to instantly take one of your party's lives, without removing them from the battlefield. In ''Reborn'', it instead [[LevelDrain temporarily lowers their level.]]
* SmugSnake: He's a very dangerous and intelligent man, and he's quite aware of it, which makes him look down on others. He gets a serving of HumblePie when he shows up to Brantyn's throne room to give him a mocking farewell, only to end up betrayed by his own men. While he does manage to escape unharmed and return to Lodis, he has to do so empty-handed and with the tail between his legs instead of the tactical retreat with minimal losses he was hoping for.
* UniqueEnemy: He has a unique class called "Death Templar", which is a MasterOfAll that has high stats across the board and allows him to be equipped with any weapon, armor, or spell.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Ozma used to respect each other, but their relationship becomes bitter after she defects upon finding out what he and Balxephon plotted in the shadows
--> '''Tartaros:''' I always thought well of you, Ozma. Never resting on the laurels you were born to. A bold spirit, you had. Deep love for your homeland, and a true desire for reform... Pity.\\
'''Ozma:''' As I respected you, high commander. It was through your effort that Lodis rose from its own rot and returned to strength. But I cannot see a future in the course you and Balxephon take - the way you deceive and rule others with fear. You bring change, but what follows? Press down upon the people for too long, and you will warp the land and invite destruction.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Balxephon]]
!!Balxephon V. Rahms (Balzepho Van Rams)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FumihikoTachiki (JP;Sega Saturn), Creator/KenyuuHoriuchi (JP;Reborn), Creator/KeytheFarley (EN;Reborn)
Second-in-command of the Dark Knights Loslorien, hailing from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire. He is the son of Stratarchis Vogras, who commanded five of the orders of knighthood in Lodis. Loslorien enjoys independence from the Senate thanks to the influence of Vogras. Balxephon is a firm believer in discipline and following orders.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear how much his actions regarding Hobyrim and Ozma are fueled by petty cruelty or just a desire for power. Did he exile Hobyrim as an attempt at CruelMercy? Did he take Ozma as his bride as a final insult to Hobyrim or just for the political alliance it might bring? Does he have genuine romantic feelings for Ozma or it's just an act to manipulate her?
* ArrangedMarriage: Ozma was set to marry Balxephon's younger brother Hobyrim to unite their noble families, but after Balxephon got Hobyrim framed and exiled, the engagement passed on to him. It's ambiguous whether he actually wants Ozma as a bride, or just the alliance that it brings. He does at least ''pretends'' he loves her.
* BadassInDistress: In the Neutral route, he's captured by Duke Rowney and Leonar and needs to be rescued by Ozma.
* BecomingTheMask: His father had him join the Loslorien to monitor them and their ever-growing political power, only for Balxephon to grow unquestionably loyal to the organization.
* BlackSheep: By all accounts the rest of his family were decent people - we hear little about his mother, but [[spoiler: his brother Hobyrim]] and his father at least were loyal citizens of Lodis that simply wanted what was best for her people without all the conquering and warmongering the political coup Balxephon helped incite brought with it. So naturally, he kills his father outright, has his mother poisoned, and pins the former on his [[spoiler: brother (leading to his eyes being plucked out and his exile from Lodis]].
* BlueBlood: He's from house Rahms, a high-ranking noble house in Lodis, famous for its military history, and his father was an influential figure said to control most of Lodis' knightly orders. Balxephon is also arrogant and pompous and looks down on commoners and people from outside Lodis, such as the Valerians.
* ConsummateLiar: Made very apparent in the Lawful route, where he lies to Hobyrim and Ozma constantly in his interactions. And if caught in a lie, he will just change to another lie.
* TheDragon: He's the second-in-commander of the Dark Knights and is personally loyal to Lanselot Tartaros.
* EvilIsPetty: He not only had his younger brother framed and exiled for his crime but also had him [[EyeScream blinded]]. It's heavily implied he was trying to give Hobyrim a FateWorseThanDeath for not supporting him rather than trying to be merciful.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Volcaetus, his unique fire spear. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He attempts to keep a cordial tone and seem reasonable, but he has an ill temper, and is not that hard to make him break his facade.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: [[spoiler: If you fail to recruit Ozma on the Law Route but otherwise leave her alive, a scene that must be viewed through the Warren Report is eventually unlocked in which Balxephon flees back to Lodis with a wheelchair bound, insensible Ozma, whom he claims he will marry when they return home. Given she learned the truth about what he did to his brother Hobryim, her groom to be, it's implied she was tortured and drugged much the same as their enemies often are.]]
* InTheBack: He kills his own father with a sword to the back after he turned away from him.
* KarmaHoudini: In the original (As well as Neutral and Chaotic routes in the PSP version). It's especially bad in the remake if you miss the Ozma recruitment quest, [[spoiler: As it's implied he drugged and tortured her, and intends to make her his wife back in Lodis.]]
* HateSink: The Dark Knights as a whole are a fairly vile organization, but Balxephon's crimes go above and beyond even by their standards, from [[spoiler: patricide to matricide, framing his brother for it and having him blinded ''and'' exiled and finally torturing and effectively enslaving fellow Dark Knight Ozma]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: All of the butchery he does, including destroying his own family, he does to fulfill his own vision of Lodis. If confronted by Hobyrim or Denam about it, he will be utterly unapologetic about his actions.
-->'''Balxephon:''' We cannot dwell upon our missteps along the path to domination. A bit of repentance, a touch of regret, perhaps. But do not shed a tear for the wretches - let their wounds weep for them. These things we do are necessary. The pruning of ill-formed branches, that our children might enjoy the fruits of our labors, yes? this is the heart of the conqueror! This is you!
* KarmaHoudini: He escapes alongside Tartaros and Volaq to Lodis, getting away with his crimes in Valeria and with everything he did to Hobyrim and their family.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: In the Lawful route, there's a small hope Ozma and maybe Volaq may try to bring him to justify back in Lodis. The CODA episode 4 boss fight also allows an opportunity for Hobyrim to get his revenge, if you bring him along for the final boss fight. The brothers will even acknowledge each other in the fight, despite the TimeTravel shenanigans.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Like most villains in this game and its [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics spiritual successor]], he teleports when he knows he is bested. Sadly the same cannot be said for Oz.
* LackOfEmpathy: He has little empathy for commoners, callously ordering Volaq to RapePillageAndBurn Golyat just because he was impatient.
* {{Matricide}}: He poisoned his own mother (after he had killed his own father and had his younger brother framed for it) just because she wouldn't lend her voice to his rebellion
* MilitaryBrat: His family has a long history of military service, and he was raised to follow this tradition and be a knight and officer in service to Lodis.
* OlderSidekick: He's Tartaros NumberTwo and acts very submissive towards him, but is quite a few years his senior.
* {{Patricide}}: He killed his own father because he wouldn't support Loslorien and Sardian's rebellion against the Senate. And then he [[FrameUp framed Hobyrim for it]].
* PatrioticFervor: He's a loyalist to Tartaros and High Priest Sardian's vision of Lodis, to the point he killed his own family to help make it come true.
* PlayingWithFire: His elemental affinity is Fire. Both his unique weapon Volcaeutus and his aptly named unique finishing move Fiery Death deal fire elemental damage.
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: His younger brother Hobyrim is nearly a decade younger than him.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Okay, he was already pretty old when he killed his father... it's also implied he was behind his mother's poisoning. The worst part? [He framed his own brother for his father's murder.
* SiblingRivalry: Balxephon and Hobyrim ended up on different sides of the civil war in Lodis, making the brothers enemies ever since. Balxephon had Hobyrim blinded and exiled, but Hobyrim still pursues Balxephon to seek revenge for the murder of their parents.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Fiery Death, a two-hit fire-based attack with a chance to Hobble the target.
* SycophanticServant: He's Tartaros' NumberTwo and is constantly worshiping the ground he walks on. Notably, the other Knight Commanders are far less pompous to Tartaros than Balxephon is, despite the difference in rank being higher. In Balxephon's backstory, we actually learn his loyalty and devotion to Tartaros is so deep that he actually killed his own parents and exiled his brother just for Tartaros' sake.
* TheUnfought: He was never fought in the original SNES/PSX version of the game. In the PSP/Reborn version, he can be fought as DualBoss alongside Oz in the [[RouteBoss Lawful Route]] or in the CODA Episode 4.
* VillainRespect: If fought in Phidoch, he commends Denam for his accomplishments and growth since their encounter in Chapter 1 and even makes a WeCanRuleTogether offer. Denam [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame doesn't appreciate it]] and refuses the offer on the spot.
-->'''Balxephon:''' I like what I see, boy! You're determined, with a good eye and a steady sword hand. Not to mention the notches in your blade! To think you've killed your captain, your liege... and all those at Balmamusa. Why, I might even consider letting you minister here in Valeria. In our name, of course.\\
'''Denam:''' Don't waste your breath telling me of the stains on my shield. I know them all too well. But know that I will not let Lodis take these isles. Her peoples will not abide you!\\
'''Balxephon:''' And I see you are at peace with your own baser nature! Marvelous! One could hardly ask for more in a ruler. For who can deceive others who cannot deceive himself?
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: If you don't align yourself with his way of thinking, you're worthless to him. He's even capable of murdering his parents because they didn't support Sardian's regime in Lodis.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Volaq]]
!!Volaq Windsalf (Volac Winzalf)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasaruHachinohe (JP;Sega Saturn), Creator/KousukeGotou (JP;Reborn), Creator/ChrisCox (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander. Little is known of his past, or how he came to join the Dark Knights. His loyalty to Lodis is unquestionable, and he has earned a great deal of respect from those serving under him. A career soldier, he never lets personal matters interfere with his duties.
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* BlindObedience: He obeys the orders of his superiors blindly, even when they're morally repugnant ones like putting Golyat to the torch. This trait also allows him to be easily manipulated by Tartaros, such as when Balxephon's deceit is revealed, Volaq gets easily placated by Tartaros's assurance that it will be dealt with when they get back to Lodis, something that Ozma finds to be a ridiculous excuse.
-->'''Ozma:''' You would have us follow our orders without question in the name of unity?\\
'''Volaq:''' It is our duty. There cannot be order without trust.
* BlowYouAway: His elemental affinity is Air. Both his unique weapon Balmung and his unique finishing move deal wind elemental damage.
* DualBoss: He's only ever fought as a dual boss, alongside Ozma during her recruitment sidequest and alongside Andoras in CODA episode 4.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's a Dark Knight Commander who has a BlindObedience to his superiors, but when we see him at the raid of Golyat he's clearly shocked when Balxephon orders him to torch the place.
-->'''Balxephon:''' Set fire to the place.\\
'''Volaq:''' What did you say?\\
'''Balxephon:''' I said set fire to the town! We'll be here till morning if we have to search every house. The Bakram will be arriving at midday. Best to burn the place to the ground if we're going to be finished by then.\\
'''Volaq:''' But, that's...\\
'''Balxephon:''' You begin to irritate me, Lord Windsalf. Take your men ahead to the rendezvous point! Now, go!\\
''[Volaq relunctantly complies]''
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Balmung, his unique two-handed sword that was crafted by the talon of a Darkwyrm, and has a bonus against dragons. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* JustFollowingOrders: He's a loyal and just man by nature, and isn't vile like many of his colleagues, but he ''will'' bloody his hands if ordered to. This is best illustrated in CODA episode 4, where we see how he acted during the raid of Golyat: While at first he showed reluctance to follow Balxephon's order to torch the village, he still followed through with it, and we see him order an innocent child to be executed.
* KickTheDog: In CODA episode 4, it shows him taking part in the raid of Golyat, demonstrating that he's perfectly capable of killing innocent civilians, even ''children'', as long [[JustFollowingOrders he had orders to do it]].
-->''[Andoras and a Dark Knight are debating on whether or not to spare a child]''\\
'''Dark Knight:''' Lord Windsalf, your orders?\\
'''Volaq:''' ''[turning his head away]'' The high champion wants no witnesses.
* LawfulStupid: During Ozma's recruitment sidequest, he's portrayed as naive for believing Balxephon will be charged for his lie regarding Hobyrim when they're back in Lodis and that Tartaros knew nothing of it. When Ozma points out this seems like an obvious attempt at stringing her along given how close Balxephon and Tartaros are, he just ignores her, annoyed she's not simply [[BlindObedience blindly believing her superior]].
-->'''Volaq:''' The high champion's orders are quite clear. He's to be charged for his crimes after his return to Lodis.\\
'''Ozma:''' Do you not think the high champion knew of all this? He and Balxephon keep close counsel. I cannot believe he knew nothing of Hobyrim.\\
'''Volaq:''' Speak no more, Ozma. Return with me to the high champion. For my sake, if not your own.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Despite his UndyingLoyalty, he's actually unaware of Tartaros' plans involving the chaos gate and Brynhildr, and is surprised by it when Barbas and Martym tell it to him.
* LoyalToThePosition: While he is unquestionably loyal, his loyalty is to Lodis and to the high champion of the Loslorien knights and not to Tartaros specifically, which is why he's kept LockedOutOfTheLoop of Tartaros' and Balxephon's shadier dealings, as they knew he'd likely object.
* MysteriousPast: His past is unknown, but his last name has been used in ''March of the Black Queen'', belonging to both Highlanders Hikash and Rauny. This generates guessing if Volaq used to be a member of the Highland nobility that defected to the Loslorien. Nothing came out from it, however, except with how Volaq became a TokenGoodTeammate amongst the Losloriens since the Highlanders are known for their steadfast sense of honor.
* OptionalBoss: He's only fought in the optional sidequest to recruit Ozma in the [[RouteBoss Lawful Route]].
* RouteBoss: He's a [[OptionalBoss sidequest boss]] in the remake, accessible on the Lawful Route.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Crushing Blow, a two-hit wind-based attack that has a chance to Leaden.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: While he's portrayed as naive for buying into Tartaros obvious excuse of having Balxephon tried back in Lodis, he does have a point that this is ''not'' a discussion the Dark Knights have the luxury to have in their current situation, far from home in a hostile foreign land at a time of crisis.
* ThreateningMediator: His usual post is at Heim, serving as the mediator between the Dark Knights and Brantyn. And Volaq often has to remind and subtly threaten Brantyn that the Dark Knights will turn on him if he doesn't respect their rules.
* TokenGoodTeammate: PlayedWith. In the SNES/PSX version this is played straight as Volaq never does anything malicious or personal towards anyone, is never shown slaughtering or harassing people, never fought the heroes, and was only polite to them. His only real crime towards the player is serving TheEmpire. This gets {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the PSP/Reborn version where he's an antagonist for Ozma's recruitment mission and is even willing to drag her back by force. He also gets a major KickTheDog moment in CODA episode 4 where it shows he allowed he (reluctantly) participated in the RapePillageAndBurn of Golyat once Balxephon [[JustFollowingOrders ordered him to]]. He's even show ordering the execution of an innocent child, despite Andoras' pleas for mercy.
* UndyingLoyalty: He serves Lodis with unmistakable fervor and is willing to compromise his morals and give his life if it means serving his nation.
* TheUnfought: He was never fought in the original SNES/PSX version of the game. There actually wasn't even battle data for him! The PSP/Reborn version, he can be fought as an OptionalBoss in the [[RouteBoss Lawful Route]] or in the CODA Episode 4.
* UnreliableIllustrator: He's primarily a two-handed sword user, but his PSP artwork features him with a spear.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with two-handed swords.
* WorthyOpponent: He's impressed by Hobyrim's skill with a blade, and [[CombatCompliment sincerely compliments]] him on being a BlindWeaponmaster.
-->'''Volaq:''' So, this is Hobyrim. You're really something, you know. Most men would have surrendered their sword along with their sight.\\
''Hobyrim:''' A knight commander, is it? You have the air of rank about you.\\
'''Volaq:''' Does nothing escape you? I shall have to take blind swordsmen much more seriously. To watch you move, it is clear you are no common warrior. Let our steel sing, then. Your crimes against Lodis demand blood!
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Martym]]
!!Martym Noumous (Martym Nowmas)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FuminoriKomatsu (JP;Reborn), Creator/SeanKenin (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire. He is known for his cunning swordplay. He will stop at nothing to achieve victory, living by the motto, "It always comes to blood." Though his words lack grace, he wields a blade with great finesse. He was one of the Dark Knights who attacked Golyat.
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* AxCrazy: Like his partner-in-crime, Martym is borderline insane. When you rescue Lindl in Grimsby, you catch him just about to "pass divine judgment" on the gunslinger.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Barbas and Martym don't actually ''know'' what Tartaros was planning with the chaos gates, and just assume they will gain it's powers when they open the seal and are confused when this doesn't happen.
-->'''Martym:''' Is that all? I had expected something... more.\\
'''Barbas:''' ...Indeed.
* TheDragon: While technically he and Barbas are an EvilDuo, Martym lets Barbas take the lead. Catiua even takes notice of this, and refers to him as "Barbas' creature".
* DeadpanSnarker: "Oh thank you, '''thank you''', great paragon of righteousness, for showing up at the '''least''' opportune moment." Said when Denam crashes into his "divine judgment" he was about to pass on Lindl.
* DubInducedPlotlineChange: In the Japanese script Martym speaks in a very crass dialect, unbefitting of his rank. But this is absent from his speech in the English script, although his Warrens Report entry mention does make reference to his sloppy speech, making this an InformedAttribute.
* EvilDuo: He and Barbas often work together, though they do so more out of an alliance of convenience rather than a VillainousFriendship, as their banter makes clear they don't really like each other.
-->'''Martym:''' I tire of keeping up with your [[BloodKnight headstrong lust for battle]].\\
'''Barbas:''' You're luck if you can hang onto my coattails, you simpering pansy.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Nifrit Sword, his unique one-handed sword made of jade imbued with the essence of befouled water and has a chance to inflict poison when hit. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* HeroKiller: In the Neutral route, he manages to kill Gildas during the invasion of Rhime.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Martym is definitely a smug opportunist asshole. But, during his mutiny, after seizing Brynhildr, he takes his time to literally kick a tied-up Balxephon ''twice''. If you realize the kind of atrocities Balxephon is responsible of (especially to Hobyrim and Ozma (in the Lawful route)), Martym looks like taking the trope in the most literal manner.
* LightIsNotGood: He has offensive holy magic and (possibly sarcastically) believes that Philaha tells him to kill people.
* MakingASplash: His elemental affinity is Water, with his unique weapon the Nifrit Sword and his unique finisher both being water elemental.
* PreFinalBoss: A DualBoss with Barbas is the last thing Denam faces before fighting the FinalBoss.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Venomous Strike, a Water-based blast that always inflicts poisons.
* SmugSnake: One thing Martym is known for is being a smug know-it-all who may have some power, but nowhere as big as he thought he has. Compounding this, starting from the PSP version, he's given a face that's constantly sporting a smug shit-eating grin.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second version of the game. Not that he wasn't an enormous {{Jerkass}} in the original version already.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with one-handed swords.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Dark Knight Barbas]]
!!Barbas Dahd Geuse (Barbas Dud Goose)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiYasumoto (JP;Reborn), Creator/JasonCharlesMiller (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander hailing from Bomouth on the borderlands of Lodis. He is a giant of a man, and the most bloodthirsty of the seven Loslorien commanders. He was put on trial for beating a superior to death, but was saved from execution by Lanselot Tartaros. He was also among the Dark Knights who attacked Golyat a year ago.
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* AxCrazy: His BloodKnight tendencies make him very unstable, and he's prone to disobey orders just for the chance to have a good fight.
* BadBoss: When he ends up killing one of his men by accident, his reaction is to just yell at the others to dump his body elsewhere.
* BigBadSlippage: He's not shown to be particularly important for most of the game and has little connection to the protagonists, with the only notable thing he does is lead the attack on Rhime and defeating Lanselot Hamilton in battle. Yet late into Chapter 4, by the time all the other BigBadDuumvirate are either dead or no longer a real threat, he leads the Dark Knights to rebel and steals Brynhildr from Tartaros in order to open the chaos gate at the Hanging Gardens, making him the final villain for the very last stretch of the game and becomes the PreFinalBoss.
* BigBadWannabe: While he successfully leads a rebellion against Tartaros and steals Brynhildr, it's made clear that he would have never succeeded at gaining power from the chaos gates, as he doesn't even know what Tartaros was planning to do with them. All he manages to do is to let free a SealedEvilInACan.
* BloodKnight: He's extremely bloodthirsty and enjoys trading blows with people who can give him a good fight. He disobeys orders and invades Rhime just for a chance to clash swords with Lans Hamilton and during the CODA episode 4, he actually welcomes the challenge Denam brings to the raid of Golyat, because he thinks killing helpless villagers is boring.
-->'''Barbas:''' They put up more of a fight than I expected! Now this is battle! Hewing these burghers was about as challenging as chopping firewood.
* TheBrute: He's a massive man and the most brutal and bloodthirsty of the Dark Knights and he's treated as raw muscle by Tartaros. He's even portrayed as the strongest of them, as he was the one able to defeat Lanselot Hamilton in single combat, something even Tartatos failed to do.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Vyce holds a personal grudge towards him because Barbas [[YouKilledMyFather killed his father]] during the raid of Golyat. Barbas can barely remember the incident, and when he does just reminds cutting down some loud drunk, much to Vyce's anger.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Barbas and Martym don't actually ''know'' what Tartaros was planning with the chaos gates, and just assume they will gain it's powers when they open the seal and are confused when this doesn't happen.
-->'''Martym:''' Is that all? I had expected something... more.\\
'''Barbas:''' ...Indeed.
* DishingOutDirt: His elemental affinity is Earth. His unique hammer the Sanscion and his finisher Angel of Death both deal earth elemental damage.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: He dislikes magic, regarding it as "cheap parlor tricks".
* DumbMuscle: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's not comically dumb and has enough cunning to be a fearful commander and led a rebellion, but he has a fairly simplistic view of life and fails to understand Tartaros' goals in the big picture. Even InUniverse Tartaros and Ozma openly consider him a dull-witted brute whose only use is [[TheBrute as raw muscle]] and even Catiua thinks he's a fool for not considering that Tartaros might have had a good reason not to open the chaos gate.
* EvilDuo: He and Martym often work together, though they do so more out of an alliance of convenience rather than an VillainousFriendship, as their banter makes clear they don't really like each other.
-->'''Martym:''' I tire of keeping up with your [[BloodKnight headstrong lust for battle]].\\
'''Barbas:''' You're luck if you can hang onto my coattails, you simpering pansy.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Sanscion, his unique two-handed hammer that once belonged to a demon of the abyss. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Barbas was originally just some axe-crazy knight; however, he was later invited by Tartaros himself to serve as a Knight Commander. Near the end of the game, this buffoon actually wields the power to open up a chaos gate.
* HatedByAll: He's actively disliked by all characters in the game, even his own colleagues regard him as a vile brute. Martym seems to be the only person to find his company tolerable, but even then it's clear that Martym also finds Barbas a lout and only allies with him out of convenience and respect for his strength.
* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Before the first battle with him, he tries showing off a Fusil, a brand new device that he claims is stronger than any magic (it's a fantasy gun). In the process of showing it off, he accidentally shoots a soldier standing in front of him, killing the soldier. He quickly tries to play it off by passing it to another soldier and claiming true knights fight with a sword anyway. (Or hammers).
* LargeAndInCharge: He's in charge of the remaining Dark Knights after he, Martym and Andoras rebel, seemingly for no other reason other than him being the largest and strongest.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in that it's not the sole reason for his betrayal, but Tartaros starts treating Barbas more and more poorly as the game progresses, to the point Tartaros tells him to his face he's not happy to see he survived his battle with Denam in Barnicia. Unsurprisingly, Barbas turns on Tartaros soon after.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: He claims that Denam seeks the thrill of battle just as much as he. [[PaintingTheMedium This could be directed at the player, too]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His interactions with Ozma make it clear he's misogynistic and thinks a "good beating" would serve her well.
-->'''Barbas:''' Such pride for a woman. [[HeManWomanHater Nothing a good beating won't remedy!]]
* PreFinalBoss: A DualBoss with Martym is the last thing Denam faces before fighting the FinalBoss.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: He was set to be executed after killing his own superior, but Tartaros interfered and had him recruited into the Loslorien Knights instead, likely so as not to waste Barbas' strength. Notably, Barbas averts IOweYouMyLife and feels no gratitude towards Tartaros for it.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Angel of Death, an earth elemental attack that has a chance to petrify its targets.
* SociopathicSoldier: He's an AxCrazy and BloodKnight commander who cares more about fighting than his orders. Even Tartaros can barely keep him under control.
* TheStarscream: He's the most openly disloyal member of the Dark Knights, disobeying orders [[BloodKnight just so he can get into fights]], and is often disrespecting his superiors, even calling High Priest Sardian an "imbecile". Even his backstory mentions he once beat his previous superior to death. At the end of the game, he even leads a rebellion against Tartaros so he can claim Dorgalua's legacy for himself.
* StayInTheKitchen: His dialogue with Ozma makes it clear he doesn't respect female fights
-->'''Barbas:''' The name of House Glacius may curry favor back home, but it means nothing here. You should have stayed at home and married some rich, old nobleman, if any would have you.
* UnreliableIllustrator: He's primarily a two-handed hammer user, but his PSP artwork features his [[DualWield dual-wielding]] swords.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with hammers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Dark Knight Oz]]
!!Oz Moh Glacius (Oz Mow Gracious)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo (JP;Reborn), Creator/NicolasRoye (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire, and twin brother to Dame Ozma. He was an expert swordsman, receiving top honors from the Xanam Officer's Academy. He was assigned to the Dark Knights at the recommendation of the Gallius Guild of Magi. His sadistic nature was evident in his actions on the field of battle and in his questioning of prisoners.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Less so than his sister, but in the SFC&PSX versions, his reasons for going all out against Denam were because of his sister's death in the Lawful route. The PSP version just changes this to his love of fighting and killing.
* AristocratsAreEvil: He's a high-ranking noble from Lodis and is utterly despicable. He even believes his bloodline makes him inherently superior to "commoners and rabble".
* TheBully: He enjoys picking on the weak and the defenseless.
* CulturalPosturing: He has a LackOfEmpathy for anyone outside of Lodis because he sees their culture as inferior to his own, which is why he acts in such a sadistic manner to his enemies.
-->'''Oz:''' The dwarf lectures the giant? Ha! You are more fool than I thought. Lodis is a land of kings! Think you we care about the scraps of some unruly rabble? What can you know, you who hasten toward your own destruction? Destroy yourselves as you like, but do not visit your ruin upon us!
* BloodKnight: {{Subverted|Trope}}. While he enjoys killing and causing pain in others, he points out that he's not like Barbas and doesn't enjoy fighting against people who can actually fight back.
* BlueBlood: He's from house Glacius, a high-ranking noble house in Galius, the capital of Lodis. The Glacius are famous for being patrons of the Lodissian Guild of Magi. Unlike his proud sister, he doesn't seem to care much for honoring his house, but he does see himself has superior due to his nobility, often referring to others as "rabble".
* BrotherSisterTeam: Most of their scenes are together, and in the PSP and ''Reborn'' versions the two are fought as a DualBoss as the Chaotic Chapter 3 climax.
* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: Specializes in two-handed axes, has access to his own special move and comes equipped with an unique weapon: the Glamrock. And he's definitely the more sadistic and brutish Glacius sibling compared to Ozma.
* CastingAShadow: His elemental affinity is Dark. He also specializes in Dark magic, and both his unique axe the Glamrock and finisher deal dark elemental damage.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Treats this like a sport. And he has the gall to ask you ''how do you want him to torture you''. Just check his dialogue with Denam at Boed Fortress in the Chaotic route:
-->'''Oz:''' Your ears or your nose?\\
'''Denam:''' What?\\
'''Oz:''' Our meeting can be no coincidence. You must have a spy in Phidoch. How else would you know to come here? I should take you alive and have the names of your whisperers.\\
'''Denam:''' I would never betray my men!\\
'''Oz:''' No, I think not. You enjoy playing the martyr too much. So I ask you: Which shall I cut off first? Your ears or your nose?\\
'''Denam:''' ...\\
'''Oz:''' We'll see how tight-lipped and stoic you are under the knife, boy.
* CreepySouvenir: He sometimes talks about ripping off and preserving the body parts of the victims as souvenirs, even taunting Denam about ripping off his eyes and gifting them to Catiua. Even Ozma is disturbed by this hobby.
-->'''OZ:''' ''[to a pretty girl in Golyat]'' In Lodis, we possess the means to preserve a corpse as fresh as the day its soul departed... I'll just take your head back with me.\\
'''Ozma:''' Would you stop, Oz? I swear, sometimes you make me right ill.
* CombatSadomasochist: {{Subverted|Trope}}. While he likes fighting and inflicting pain in others, he's not a fan of receiving pain.
-->'''Oz:''' Pain and agony are a rare dish. Better to serve than be served!
* DualBoss: On the Chaotic route with his sister. In the Lawful route (in the PSP), he shares this function with Balxephon.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his overall LackOfEmpathy and sadistic traits, he does love his sister and will be [[AngstySurvivingTwin very distraught]] if he watches her die in their DualBoss fight.
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Glamrock, his unique axe that was forged from the iron of a fallen star. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* HateSink: Oz has no sympathetic traits, and his JerkAss personality combined with his extreme sadism, vile acts and constant taunts make him the most hateable character amongst the Dark Knights. Even his own sister can get disgusted by his actions at times. The game even takes advantage of this by invoking CatharsisFactor during his boss fights by showing him enduring a VillainousBreakdown when he [[SoreLoser starts losing]]. He's notably the only Dark Knight that ''always'' gets killed in chapter 3.
* HiddenDepths: He's actually aware of how Balxephon killed his own father and framed his brother for the sake of Sardian's rebellion, implying he's far deeper into Tartaros' inner circle than his sister is.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Once he takes Cerya hostage, he's shown to be eager to "break" her defiant spirit by torturing her and perhaps [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil more]]. If Cerya is rescued and fights him a Phidoch, he'll make similar taunts about wanting to "spare" her for this reason. In CODA episode 4, he also has this attitude toward a pretty girl in Golyat, and talks about having other {{Sex Slave}}s back in Lodis, making it clear this is a common thing for him.
-->'''Oz:''' Now there's a woman with flint in her voice and fire in her eyes! 'Twould be a pity to scar such a lovely face. Perhaps I'll cut your feet off at the ankles instead. Wouldn't want you running off before the real fun begins!\\
'''Cerya:''' You had your chance to kill me, but you let it pass. A fatal mistake!\\
'''Oz:''' You do not quail. I like that in a woman. It's not too late, you know. Surrender now, and I will spare your life. House Glacius is an ancient and noble line. As our meanest servant, you would be worth ten commonfolk.
* LightningBruiser: He uses the unique job "Knight Commander" the same as his twin sister, one that rivals the Lord and Princess in its power, versatility, and speed.
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: He became a TortureTechnician ''because'' his sadistic personality makes him enjoy seeing people scream and beg.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: In the Chaotic route, he remarks to Denam that they do have something in common, in that they are both devoted to their sisters. Denam doesn't appreciate the comparison, which seems to be what Oz was aiming for.
-->'''Oz:''' We have something in common after all - a sister whom we would do anything to protect.\\
'''Denam:''' Return her to me, and speak no more of what we have "in common"!\\
'''Oz:''' If only you could hear yourself! "Return her to me! Return her to me!" Ha ha ha! Yes, I might beg as you do, in your place. I feel a lump in my throat just thinking of it.
* ReminiscingAboutYourVictims: He enjoys telling his opponents creepy stories about the people he tortured and killed.
* {{Revenge}}: In the original versions, Oz specifies that he is avenging his sister. This aspect was removed in the PSP version as Ozma is still alive.
* SerialRapist: Heavily implied. He has an IHaveYouNowMyPretty attitude towards women and mentions having several female slaves back in Lodis, implying he uses them as {{Sex Slave}}s. In the Lawful route he'll even allow Cerya to be gang-raped by his men.
* SiblingTeam: He's often working together with his twin sister Ozma even when doing tasks for the Dark Knights, and are even fought as a DualBoss in some routes.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Dark Prisoner, [[CastingAShadow dark]] explosion of power channeled from his axe.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Oz enumerates numerous ways to torture Denam while fighting him, never once raising his voice, and almost lost in the thought of what he is planning to do to him. Denam is, understandably, a little freaked out and calls him inhuman.
* SoreLoser: He usually reacts poorly upon being bested, reacting with disbelief over being beaten by "lowly rabble", begging or complaining that he doesn't like receiving pain.
-->'''Oz:''' ''[after being beaten in Boed in the Chaotic route]'' Don't think you've won, boy!\\
'''Denam:''' And yet it's you who runs. All talk, are you?\\
'''Oz:''' I much prefer inflicting pain over receiving it ''[teleports away]''.
* ThemeTwinNaming: He's called ''Oz'' while his twin sister is called ''Oz''ma.
* TortureTechnician: If you fight him in the Chaos route, Oz will reveal that he has quite a knack for torturing people, be it by using white hot needles inserted under one's nails, cutting off your ears, and quite a few other ways to torture that he absolutely seems to relish in. He explicitly states that he loves it when someone is begging him to put them out of their misery.
* TwinsAreSpecial: His twin sister is the closest person to him in the world, even though she's not a fan of his sadism.
* UnsexySadist: He really likes causing his enemies pain. "An eye or an ear?" is a frequent question that he poses to his victims. He does ''not'' enjoy suffering it himself, however, as he's quick to point out when wounded.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with axes.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: If you bring Ozma along to CODA episode 4, Oz will actually show some excitement at the idea of being able to hurt and kill someone he loves.
-->'''Oz:''' I wonder, will you cry with her voice? Oh, this could be more enjoyable than I imagined! And I imagine much...
* VillainousValour: In case Balxephon gets brought to low health first in their DualBoss on the Lawful route, Oz will insist for Balxephon to retreat while he buys him time.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Dark Knight Ozma]]
!!Ozma Moh Glacius (Ozma Mow Gracious)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MieSonozaki (JP;Reborn), Creator/ElleNewlands (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Gallius, seat of the Holy Lodissian Empire. She was of House Glacius, patrons of the Gallius Guild of Magic, and twin sister to the Dark Knight Oz. She wielded both spell and blade with equal skill.
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* AnIcePerson: In the PSP/Reborn version, her elemental affinity is Ice. Both her unique weapon the Rose Whip and her finisher Demon Rose deal elemental ice damage.
* AngstySurvivingTwin: She will react quite poorly if Oz is killed during their DualBoss in Phidoch, to the point her dialogue sounds suicidal. {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the other routes, where he doesn't die in her presence, so while when you meet her again she's obviously hurt and wants revenge for his death, she isn't as devastated about it, likely because she had some time to process it.
* ArrangedMarriage: As a member of house Glacius, she was set to marry a noble of house V. Rahms. At first this was Hobyrim, which was to be a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage as they were in love, but after he was framed and exiled, she was engaged to his older brother Balxephon instead, and while she clearly doesn't love him, she's still willing to marry him simply out of duty to her house.
* AscendedExtra: In the original versions, her character amounted to [[TheSmurfettePrinciple being the only female officer amongst the Dark Knights Loslorien]] and possibly either a [[DiscOneFinalBoss Chapter three final boss]] in neutral or a DualBoss in Chaotic. The PSP Version, however, adds a subplot wherein she has ties to Hobyrim and eventually can be PromotedToPlayable.
* TheBaroness She's a villainous and patriotic LadyOfWar with an arrogant personality and a domineering attitude. She even [[WhipItGood wields whips]] as a weapon, which can inflict [[CharmPerson charm]] on her opponents.
* BlueBlood: She's from house Glacius, a high-ranking noble house in Galius, the capital of Lodis. The Glacius are famous for being patrons of the Lodissian Guild of Magi. Ozma is particularly proud of her noble roots and often mentions them, unlike her brother who doesn't pay them much heed.
* CharmPerson: Her unique whip has a chance to inflict charm on hit, and her unique finishing move will always inflict charm on targets (as long as they're not immune to it, such as most bosses). This is true even when she's a party member.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: She's said to often put a stop to Oz's sadism when it gets out of control.
* DarkActionGirl: She's a villainous female knight commander, and likely the strongest one in the game.
* DefectorFromDecadence: If recruited in the Lawful route, she defects from the Loslorien knights due to now believing that Lodis under Sardian's rule will fall into decadence. In the epilogue, she even comes back to Lodis with Hoberym, with the intention of bringing Tartaros & Balxephon to justice and opposing Sardian's regime.
* DefrostingIceQueen: As an enemy, you see nothing but her haughty personality and a ruthless commander, but in the Lawful route where she's recruited, her more positive traits shine, and she demonstrates she's warm and caring for those close to her, and she even becomes more sympathetic with Denam and his cause, to the point she buries the hatched with him in regards of her brother's death.
* DualBoss: She can be fought three times as a dual boss:
** At Phidoch Castle alongside Oz at the end of Chapter 3. [[RouteBoss Neutral route only]].
** At Khysaro alongside Volaq in her recruitment sidequest. [[RouteBoss Lawful route only]].
** At Golyat alongside Oz in CODA episode 4.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Should you kill Oz before her, she will be devastated, so much that she fully doesn't expect to survive the battle and is preparing herself to [[TogetherInDeath join her brother in death]].
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: The Rose Whip, her unique whip that is filled with thorns like a rose. In the PSP/Reborn version she would have it equipped if recruited, but ''Reborn'' makes her join with a common whip in an attempt to {{Nerf}} Ozma. She can still drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FateWorseThanDeath: If her sidequest isn't completed in the Lawful route, she'll be dragged back to the Loslorien Knights by force. The next time we see her, she's in a seemingly catatonic and bound to a wheelchair, while Balxephon prepares to ship her back to Lodis, implying she's been tortured/brainwashed/drugged into that state so that [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty she could still be his unwilling wife]].
* FieryRedhead: She's a redhead that has a passionate and intense personality.
* GoodFeelsGood: During the epilogue of the Lawful ending, she thanks Denam for allowing her to fight at his side, as she admits that it felt good to fight ''against'' tyranny, for once.
* HairFlip: Her PSP/Reborn portrait has her flipping her long hair in a dramatic fashion, likely to give her an air of an arrogant ProudBeauty, which fits her haughty personality.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the Lawful route, it's possible to recruit her if completing her sidequest, where she had a change of heart upon finding out the truth about how Hobyrim was framed by Balxephon and how truly manipulative and devious Tartaros can be in his pursuit of power, convincing her she must stop them if she wants Lodis to become a better nation.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: The sole female Knight Commander among the Dark Knights, and sure enough, the only one able to be recruited, though only in the Lawful route do the circumstances arise where she feels the need to defect. In the Chaos and Neutral route, she never finds out about Hobyrim, so her loyalty to the Dark Knights never wavers.
* IHatePastMe: Has some...interesting conversations with her past self in the final bonus battle. Before killing her.
* IShallTauntYou: If faced as a boss in Philoch Castle, she will delight in taunting Denam about how Catiua came to them willingly and will also taunt Cerya about failing to save the rest of the Valerian Liberation Front.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While she does pull a genuine HeelFaceTurn, it comes from a place of self-centeredness. She's aware that she's doing morally dubious things for Lodis and the Loslorien Knights, yet her SuddenPrincipledStand against them only comes because she realizes they did something horrible to her and someone she cared about (Hobyrim). But Hobyrim does convince her that the expansionist and authoritative policies of Lodis are making the world a worst place and her epilogue shows her admitting that [[GoodFeelsGood she's proud to have assisted Denam and the Valerians in saving their country]].
* LadyOfWar: She's a female knight commander with an air of elegance and feminity. She is also one of the more level-headed Dark Knight officers, acting with grace and ProperLady manners even when taunting her opponents.
* LightningBruiser: She has an incredibly low Recovery Time stat, the lowest that a playable character can have, so even if she's wearing full armor and is decked with melee weapons, she will still likely move faster than anyone else in the party.
* LongHairIsFeminine: She's the only female Knight Commander, and her feminity is highlighted by her long hair. She's even doing a HairFlip with it in her portrait to call attention to it.
* MakesUsEven: In the Lawful route, both she and Denam are responsible for the dead of their loved ones (Ozma for having captured his father, Denam for Oz's death in Phidoch) but (if the player chooses the right dialogue option) they decide to bury the hatched and not to perpetuate a CycleOfRevenge.
* MaybeEverAfter: She and Hobyrim were engaged in a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage before his exile, and while upon being reunited they clearly still have some strong feelings for each other, their interactions are not overtly romantic. But their epilogue involves them both returning to Lodis together, with the implication that maybe they'll also rekindle their relationship.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: She can only be recruited on the Lawful route of the PSP/Reborn version of the game. Thus she cannot fight alongside [[spoiler:Cerya, Folcurt, Bayin, Cistina, Oelias, Dievold or Cressida.]]
* OutOfFocus: In the Neutral and Chaotic route she dies in chapter 3 and much of her characterization and plotlines aren't explored. In the Lawful route, she has her own recruitment sidequest and becomes a major character in chapter 4.
* PatrioticFervor: She loves Lodis and is very proud of her roots, with her death quote even being her dedicating her death to Lodis. This is also part of the reason why she can pull a HeelFaceTurn in the Lawful route, as she becomes convinced that High Priest Sardian and his Loslorien knights are twisting and corrupting the country she loves.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: She and Hobyrim were initially engaged for political reasons, as they both belong to noble houses in Gallus, but it's clear they were actually in love. Even after Hobyrim was framed for killing his father, she still didn't give up on him and even tried to free him by bribing the men giving his trial by sentencing him to serve Loslorien in penance, but Hobyrim refused to serve. Her engagement is then passed on to his older brother Balxephon, and even before she learns the truth about him, she doesn't seem to love and seems to be marrying simply out of duty to her house.
* PromotedToPlayable: In the PSP/Reborn versions, it's possible to recruit her in the Lawful Route. Good luck finding out how to do that without a guide, though.
* ProperLady: Despite her arrogance, she's one of the most pompous of the Dark Knights. Unlike her brother, she's proud of her noble roots and wants to act in a dignified manner to honor House Glacius.
* SiblingTeam: He's often working together with his twin sister Ozma even when doing tasks for the Dark Knights, and are even fought as a DualBoss in some routes.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Demon Rose, a whip-based attack that always charms a target. It still remains available if you recruit her.
* SmugSmiler: Her PSP/Reborn portrait has her smiling in a smug and self-satisfied manner, fitting her arrogant personality. Notably, she does have another variation of her portrait where she's not smiling that way, for scenes where she's being more serious.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female Knight Commander amongst the Loslorien Knights.
* SomethingAboutARose: She's the only female officer on her team and her weapon and unique finisher have a rose theme, with the latter appropriately inflicting charm on targets. Fittingly her rose whip is also covered in thorns, to illustrate the idea that despite her femininity, she's still very deadly.
* SpannerInTheWorks: In the Chaotic and Neutral route, she foils Ronwey's (Neutral ) / Vyce's (Chaotic) plans to take out Balxephon/Tartaros in chapter 3.
* ThemeTwinNaming: She's called ''Oz''ma while her twin brother is called ''Oz''.
* TokenGoodTeammate: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She only truly becomes sympathetic once she defects from the Dark Knights in the Lawful route and ends up in a case of TookALevelInKindness. But in the routes she remains in the Dark Knights she still keeps being their willing enforcer. This is emphasized if you bring Ozma to the CODA episode 4, Ozma will [[IHatePastMe not be happy to see her evil old self]].
* TookALevelInKindness: She becomes more compassionate and less haughty once recruited, sympathizing more with the people that are suffering under Lodis' expansionism politics and regretting many of her past actions.
* TwinsAreSpecial: His twin sister is the closest person to him in the world, even though she's not a fan of his sadism.
* UnreliableIllustrator: She's primarily a whip user, but her PSP artwork features her with a sword.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with whips. If recruited, she will also have decently high skill with one-handed swords.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She's aware that her work as a Knight Commander involves doing things of questionable morality, but soothed her conscience believing she was doing it for the greater good. Once she finds out the truth about Hobyrim, Loslorien becomes a BrokenPedestal to her and she decides to [[DefectorFromDecadence defect]] and oppose them, for the good of Lodis.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. ''Everyone'' from her former faction will call her out on betraying Lodis. Even a random Bakram Sybil on the way to the Palace of the Dead will share her bemuzzlement. Ozma couldn't care less, as she considers that Lodis' knights betrayed her, and that she fights on the side of justice. In a roundabout way, she still fights for Lodis, just not for the faction in charge of meddling with Valeria.
* WhipItGood: Whips are her iconic weapon, and the one she wields in all her boss fields. It helps establish her [[TheBaroness arrogant and domineering]] attitude. Her whips can even inflict charm on her opponents.
* YouKilledMyFather: After Oz is killed, she ''will'' want revenge on Denam in every route. In the Lawful route, even after her recruitment sidequest is completed, she's still hesitant to join forces with Denam due to her resentment over her brother's death. It's only after Denam points out that she's also responsible for his father's death, but he won't hold her against her if it's for the greater good, that she comes around.
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[[folder:The Dark Knight Andoras]]
!!Andoras Gaffryn (Andoras Gafrun)
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasakiAizawa (JP;Reborn), Creator/DarinDePaul (EN;Reborn)
A Loslorien commander from Niemaran, a small town in the borderlands of Lodis. He is of Bolmoccan descent. He is last born of the former Nildahme royal house, which once wielded great power throughout the Sea of Lhai region. The Holy Lodissian Empire saw the bountiful lands of the Kingdom of Nildahme as ripe for the taking. They staged an uprising among the enslaved mass from which the ruling house had fattened their purse, then sent in their armies. Fearing for his life, the King hastily abandoned all resistance, and yielded to the Lodissians. Since then, the Bolmoccans have endured lives of servitude. He prefers hand-to-hand combat to swordplay, and is a masterful strategist.
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* AntiVillain: In the grand scheme of things, Andoras isn't truly villianous at all, doing only what's required of him to slow down Denam on orders of his present superiors or co-conspirators, even [[spoiler: helping a splinter faction of the Dark Knights largely out of spite for the host at large.]] He doesn't even have a particularly established reason to want to fight Denam or his army, sidestepping observations about his greater motivations with non-answers and ultimately having nothing but encouraging words concerning Valeria's fate when he dies.
* AscendedExtra: Was originally a mini-boss with an optional story near the end of the game (You only saw it if you deployed Canopus with you). The remake gave him an extra fight before the Barnicia raid, with interactions that expand on his character. You also fight him as part of the {{Superboss}} squad in CODA 4.
* BareFistedMonk: Stated to prefer fists over swords. He does equip fist-based weaponry though.
* CynicismCatalyst: He's far more emotional when encountered in CODA episode 4 than in the present where he acts with a cynical composure. It's implied that taking part in the raid of Golyat is what soured him.
* TheDogBitesBack: Helps Martym and Barbas in their efforts to [[spoiler: break the seal on the Hanging Gardens' Chaos Gate]] because of Lodis's subjugation of his people.
* DualBoss: He fights alongside Volaq in CODA episode 4.
* EnigmaticMinion: From his very first boss battle, it's clear that he and Lodis aren't on the same page, as Denam quickly realizes that Andoras deliberately did not send a warning to the Dark Knights at Barnicia about Denam's approach. But in every confrontation, Andoras still refuses to elaborate on his motivations when asked directly about it. Judging by his dialogue and Warrens Report Entry, one can deduce that he wants to somehow use the power of Dorgalua's Legacy to either get revenge on Lodis and/or [[IJustWantToBeFree free his homeland]].
* ExclusiveEnemyEquipment: Trueno Scales, his unique fist weapon that's made out of the remains of a Magewyrm called Trueno. He can drop it if defeated at CODA Episode 4, but by that time that's basically a BraggingRightsReward.
* FallenPrincess: GenderInverted version - he was the prince Of the Nidahme Family in Bolmocca, whose kingdom was taken by the Loslorien. The SFC version implies he does what he does to protect his people back home, but this only remains implied in the PSP and ''Reborn'' versions.
* ForcedIntoEvil: He considers joining the Dark Knights to have been a devil's bargain, as he's not comfortable with killing civilians or with toppling countries the same way his own homeland was toppled. The moment he sees a chance to betray them, he takes it, even if he has to side with someone like Barbas and Martym.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** After fighting him prior to reaching Barnicia, Denam notes that the castle's alarm hasn't been raised, the second hint that he's none too pleased to serve Lodis, after Andoras says with certainty that Denam will capture the castle prior to the Dark Knight's flight.
** He warns Denam to [[spoiler: Make Valeria as strong as a rock - because had that happened to his homeland, they wouldn't have been taken over. The bad version of the Lord ending does indeed feature King Tristan talking about Lodis preparing for a full-scale invasion into Valeria]].
* IShallTauntYou: In the PSP/Reborn version, he taunts Denam quite a bit when you fight him, apparently so he can gauge Denam's character.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Both Canopus and Ozma accuse him of this, claiming he serves the Dark Knights only for his own benefit. While he doesn't care for Canopus' words, he does get bothered by Ozma's take on it.
-->'''Ozma:''' You play the part of the tragic prince - and well! Closing your eyes when it suits your purposes, always a caustic word on your lips. It was never about your people, was it? It's about you.\\
'''Andoras:''' The Nildahme were doomed from the start. Once the invasion had begun, there was nothing I could have done to stop it. Yet though my homeland has perished, I defend her people to this day!\\
'''Ozma:''' A convenient stance, to be sure.
* ItsPersonal: He turned on the Dark Knights because of how they took over his country.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: PlayedWith. His colleagues actually treat ''him'' with respect, but Lodis overall has treated his homeland, family, and people as second-class citizens, causing him to deeply resent them, which is why he ultimately betrays the Dark Knights.
* MotiveMisidentification: He doesn't really care for what people think of him and never attempts to explain his motives to anyone even when questioned. When Canopus reaches the conclusion that he's BoomerangBigot, Andoras [[SureLetsGoWithThat just goes with it]], if only so Canopus will shut up and keep fighting.
-->'''Canopus:''' You mean to say your allegiance to Lodis is heartfelt?\\
'''Andoras:''' [[BlatantLies You have me exact. I care nothing for my fatherland. I spare not a thought for my people. It is fortune who brought down our royal house, already decaying from within. Slavery is a fitting bounty for the people of Nildahme!]]\\
'''Canopus:''' Rotten to the core, you! A fool I was to look on you and see Gilbald.\\
'''Andoras:''' Then you should have no qualms about fighting me, eh?
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When faced in CODA chapter 4, his dialogue has him obviously shaken by his part in the massacre of Golyat, and he's horrified at how helpless he is to even save a single innocent child from being executed.
-->'''Andoras:''' Too late? Am I...too late? How could I let that child be slain... Has my oath to Loslorien stained me so deeply!?
* PetTheDog: CODA chapter 4 shows that during the raid of Golyat he tried to save an innocent child from being executed by Volaq's men, to no avail.
* ShockAndAwe: In the PSP/Reborn version his elemental affinity is Lightning. Both his claws the Trueno's Scales and unique finisher deal elemental lightning damage.
* SignatureMove: He has a unique finishing move called Tempest Blade, a lightning storm that can also inflict weaken on the target.
* TokenGoodTeammate: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in the SNES/PSX where while he didn't do anything vile or immoral, he also barely had any screentime and Volaq fit this position better. But played straight in the PSP/Reborn version, which not only expands on his sympathetic backstory and motives but also gives him a PetTheDog moment in CODA chapter 4, where it shows he tried to minimize the civilian casualties during the raid on Golyat and actually opposes Volaq's KickTheDog moment of executing a child. And while he opposes the main protagonists during the entire game, he only does it so he can acquire Dorgalua's Legacy and use it's power to fight Lodis. His last words reveal he even sympathizes with Valeria's struggle and warns Denam that Lodis ''will'' invade Valeria in full force one day.
* TokenMinority: The only [[FantasyCounterpartCulture African equivalent]] featured character in the entire game.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: In the PSP version, he taunts you quite a bit when you fight him.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He's never seen with a shirt on. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation He's none the less equipped in heavy armor and just as bulky as any Dark Knight of his rank.]]
* WarriorPrince: He's the last-born prince of the Nidahme royal family, which became puppet rulers of Lodis once their lands were conquered. Since Bolmoccans are treated as second-class citizens in Lodis, it's implied that it's only due to his lineage that he could make it as a Knight Commander.
* WeaponSpecialization: He has high skill with fist weapons.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Ozma used to respect each other, but their relationship becomes bitter after she defects upon finding out what he and Balxephon plotted in the shadows
--> '''Tartaros:''' I always thought well of you, Ozma. Never resting on the laurels you were born to. A bold spirit, you had. Deep love for your homeland, and a true desire for reform... Pity.\\
'''Ozma:''' As I respected you, high commander. It was through your effort that Lodis rose from its own rot and returned to strength. But I cannot see a future in the course you and Balxephon take - the way you deceive and rule others with fear. You bring change, but what follows? Press down upon the people for too long, and you will warp the land and invite destruction.
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