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* DistressedDamsel: In the Chaos route, when Xapan kidnaps her at Rhime. This condition only lasts for a few missions, though.

* AbusiveParents: His father was a drunkard who beat him constantly. In the Chaos route, Vyce used this as a FreudianExcuse to express his jealousy towards Denam. He got over it in the Law route, where Vyce would still fight to avenge his honor despite the abuse when confronting his murderer, [[spoiler:the Dark Knight Barbas]].

** [[spoiler:During the first major route split in Chapter 1. When Leonar informs Denam of Duke Ronway's plan of murdering his own people as part of a FalseFlagOperation, Vyce will always do the opposite of what Denam decides. Agree to slaughter your own people in service of the war? [[EveryoneHasStandrads Even Vyce has enough standards to abhor that!]] Shoot down the plan, even if it means standing against Duke Ronway? Well, Vyce ''was'' always a rather desperate sort...]]

* EvilMakeover: In the Chaos and Neutral routes, in addition to getting a sadistic look on his face, his hair also inexplicably becomes more evil. He is often referred to as "Sadistic Vyce" in this form. In the PSP version, his appearance changes even more drastically, making him look like some kind of beast or demon.
** In the second version of the game, this is ''inverted'' on the Law route where he suddenly sticks his head up in a heroic way and his chin becomes more well-defined.

* AgeLift: Both Denam and Vyce were aged up from the PSP/Reborn, where they were 16 years old to Catiua’s 19. Creator/YasumiMatsuno admitted that he considered aging them up to 23 years (implicitly bringing Catiua along to keep her the elder sister) to appeal more to Western audiences, but felt the theme of youthful rebellion was integral to the narrative and so comprised with having them at 18.

* AdaptationDyeJob: His in-game sprite has blond hair whereas his portrait (especially in the PSP remake) depicts it as either dark brown or auburn. ''Reborn'' finally corrected his portraits to being more blond.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Just like Denam, Catiua's in-game hair color is blonde for her sprites and either auburn or dark brown for her artwork. ''Reborn'' lightened it to a dirty blonde in her portraits.

* TheChick: Serves this role within the Golyat trio.

* HatesTheirParent: [[spoiler:Upon learning she had been secretly adopted by Prancet, Catiua fostered a resentment towards him for hiding this from her. This resentment soon turns into full-blown hatred when Tartaros breaks the news about her real heritage. According to official materials, she even [[KickTheDog refused to visit him in his deathbed]] outside of Heim.]]

* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: After Chapter 1, he's only recruitable on the Law route. In all versions of the game, he can't fight alongside [[spoiler:Cistina, Folcurt, Bayin, Cerya, Oelias, Dievold, and Cressida]]; in the original and PSX versions, he also can't be deployed together with Arycelle.

* RecurringBoss: Fought twice by the end of Chapter 2, be it Law or Chaos. [[spoiler:He is fought a third time in the remake as a zombie in the full Chaos route.]]

* RivalTurnedEvil: In the Chaos and Neutral routes.

* SmugSnake: In the Chaos route, Vyce proves himself indispensable to Ronwey [[spoiler:and Brantyn]], harboring aspirations for greater seats of power. [[spoiler:The second one of his efforts fails in a way that he has no clear way out, however, he crumbles, reduced to begging and pleading for his life time and time again. Even his portrait is stuck in a state of constant shock and fear for the remainder of his screen time as a living man.]]

* TheStrategist: While Vyce's acumen for strategy is hinted on in the first chapter, it [[spoiler:shines through in the Law route where he comes up with a bold plan to defeat Balbatos and the Galgastan army. The Chaos route has him overestimate this trait of his, leading to disastrous results for both him and the Walister Resistance.]]

* TarotMotifs: Vyce shares traits with the Hanged Man arcana. When upright, the Hanged Man symbolizes resentment or dissatisfaction to one's own circumstances, mirroring Vyce's discontent with the Galgastani subjugating the Walister as well as his complicated friendship to Denam. Reversed, the arcana can indicate recklessness. This happens when Vyce's negative emotions get the better of him in both the Chaos and Neutral routes, forever sealing his fate. [[spoiler:It also happens to be the name of his class as a zombie resurrected post execution by hanging.]]

* VillainDecay: [[spoiler: Suffers this pretty badly in the Chaos route. From the moment his assassination of the Dark Knights fails up until his ''second'' death at Denam's hands as a zombie, he is depicted as increasingly pathetic and pitiable with every scene, culminating in a third fight where he's barely stronger than the generic units he's fighting alongside. This is a far cry from both the powerful boss he was in Chapter 2 and character-wise in that chapter (where he was still driven with the loyalty with the Walister, albeit a bit unhinged, and [[JerkassHasAPoint could pull some valid points]] about Denam's squad), or other chapters (Law route Vyce is heroic. Neutral route Vyce is much more cutthroat and dangerous to the point of killing Ronwey in pure defiance.)]]

** Played straight later in Chapter 2 Chaos in the encounter at Tynemouth Hill. Vyce is more open in calling out Catiua's selfishness, saying that she doesn't have the right to call moral high ground; if Denam would go along with the massacre at Balmamusa, Catiua would follow him anyway. That's exactly what would happen if Denam picked up the Law route. And regardless of the routes taken, Catiua will end up leaving Denam altogether and get along with the Dark Knights just because Denam pays more attention to the war as a whole than just her, once again validating the points Vyce made when he's at his most villainous.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:He does this to Xapan. Later in the Chaos route, this happens to ''him''.]]

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: [[spoiler:He fatally wounds Ravness with a single crossbow shot. Typical crossbows available in Chapter 1 generally do not mortally wound much of anything in one shot.]]

** In the Law route, he [[DefiedTrope defies the trope]] by not letting his bitterness consume him. Instead, he finds purpose by leading his own faction which in turn gives him the maturity and perspective he needs to cooperate with Denam. And despite his harsh upbringing, he still finds time to avenge his father's honor by fighting Barbas.

* Bookends: The game starts with the trio launching a sneak attack on Lanselot at Golyat. [[spoiler:Guess where the final coda scenario takes place at?]]

* MeaningfulName: Both Denam and Vyce were purposely named after "denim" and "Levi's" (as in the jeans maker) to reflect them coming from the same social class and that blue jeans in the 20th century represented freedom. It got lost in the remake's new translation.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:In the Chaos and Neutral routes. In the Law route, he instead becomes the HeroAntagonist to Denam's VillainProtagonist.]]

* AdaptationDyeJob: His in-game sprite has blond hair whereas his portrait (especially in the PSP remake) depicts it as either dark brown or auburn.

* EasilyForgiven: Partially subverted on the Law route in that [[spoiler:Vyce never fully forgives Denam for joining the massacre at Balmamusa until the game ends.]]

* CommanderContrarian: [[spoiler:During the first major route split in Chapter 1. When Leonar informs Denam of Duke Ronway's plan of murdering his own people as part of a FalseFlagOperation, Vyce will always do the opposite of what Denam decides. Agree to slaughter your own people in service of the war? [[EveryoneHasStandrads Even Vyce has enough standards to abhor that!]] Shoot down the plan, even if it means standing against Duke Ronway? Well, Vyce ''was'' always a rather desperate sort...]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/TacticsOgre Main Index]] | '''Main Characters''' | [[Characters/TacticsOgreWalister The Walister]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreGalgastan The Galgastani]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreBakram The Bakram]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreLoslorien The Lodissians]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreXenobia The Xenobians]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreOthers Others]]]] -]

* LowerClassLout: Sometimes comes across as this at his worse. It doesn't help that he was raised by a father who exemplifies the trope even more.

* PowerFist: The remake has him start off as a fist wielder.

* BreakingTheFellowship: Happens to them by the end of the first chapter with [[spoiler:Vyce leaving the group and Catiua doing likewise in the third chapter. Depending on the player's choices, the trio [[TheFellowshipHasEnded may never get together]] again.]]
* FighterMageThief: The very first battle foreshadows the trio's proficiencies with Vyce opting for straightforward violence (Fighter), Catiua providing magical support (Mage), and Denam launching a sneak attack (Thief). Even their [[PrestigeClass unique classes]] further emphasize these traits with [[spoiler:the Warrior/Ranger class specializing in front-line combat, the Princess class offering spell versatility, and the Lord class enabling superior mobility in the original or skill flexibility in the remake.]].

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Though both Denam and Catiua alternate between nice and in between, the former is more likely to be the nicer one on account of him winning over people with his kindness and charisma. Meanwhile, Vyce is the mean one among the trio.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The Golyat trio of main characters is comprised of two guys (Denam and Vyce) and one girl (Catiua).

* CategoryTraitor: Is seen as this by some Walisters for willingly aiding innocent Galgastani during the chaotic route's version of Chapter 3. [[spoiler:He also becomes this for the Bakram once his true heritage is revealed with one enemy officer condemning him for fighting against them.]]

* EasilyForgiven: Partially subverted on the lawful route in that [[spoiler:Vyce never fully forgives Denam for joining the massacre at Balmamusa until the game ends.]]

* FallenHero: Subverted; Denam obtains this title in the remake's chaotic route, although it's not used in the same definition.
* TheFettered: Played straight in the chaotic route [[spoiler:when Denam rejects the Duke's offer to rejoin him. Otherwise, accepting it causes this trope to be subverted.]]

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: In the lawful route, [[spoiler:Denam justifies his involvement in the slaughter of Balmamusa to unite the Walister under the Duke's banner.]]

* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:The reason why Denam puts aside his differences with Vyce in the lawful route. He manages to return the favor later on after liberating Almorica Castle from Xaebos.]]
* IdealHero: Starts off as this trope and can continue to fulfill it by pursuing the chaotic route all the way through.

* MasterOfAll: [[spoiler:The main reason why his Lord class in the remake is incredibly overpowered. Access to DualWield just like in the original, plus access to ''almost every single spell in the game'' and '''''whatever command skills he has learned on other classes'''''. Carries over into ''Reborn''; cross-class skills in general have been removed (with a few more generic skills being available on multiple classes), but as Lord, Denam can use ''any'' ability belonging to any class he has previously been (as long as it works with the weapon he's using), allowing him to dual wield like a ninja, tame dragons like a beast tamer, and inflict fear like a terror knight all at once. Or any other setup of skills that the player wishes to use.]]

* MustMakeAmends: This becomes one of his primary motives in the lawful route's version of Chapter 3, earning him an ally in the remorseful Jeunan.
* NiceGuy: It sometimes leads him to being a DoggedNiceGuy to Catiua and Vyce on the neutral and chaotic routes.

* PragmaticHero: He essentially becomes one in the neutral route by putting aside his conflict with Duke Ronwey for the greater good. In the lawful route, he has shades of this at the very least.

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Gets roped into revolting against the Duke by Leonar, and is almost made a scapegoat for his troubles were it not for Vyce's timely intervention.]]

** In the lawful route, he gets plenty of heat for joining the slaughter at Balmamusa with Vyce and Arycelle being his worst detractors [[spoiler:until the end of the second chapter.]]
** In the neutral route, he receives a verbal thrashing from select figures for compromising on his beliefs and relationships as a result. This also diminishes the loyalty of his newfound allies in the previous chapter [[spoiler:with Arycelle leaving outright in the original game or threatening to do so in the remake.]]
** In the chaotic route, much of the condemnation he receives is unjustified on account of him being framed. However, he is specifically called out by Xaebos for refusing to further stain himself with blood and letting others do the dirty work for him.

* WideEyedIdealist: He starts out as a naïve idealist, but his views may vary depending on the choices he makes.

* BarrierMaiden: [[spoiler:Her very existence can open the Chaos Gate under the Hanging Gardens. Why? Because King Dorgalua thought she was dead; he tried to do an OrpheanRescue and locked the door to the Underworld with her as the key because that would be his way out and would prevent anything from getting out before then. That she wasn't dead [[GoneHorriblyWrong worsened this plan for him infinitesimally]].]]

* DistressedDamsel: In the chaotic route, when Xapan kidnaps her at Rhime. This condition only lasts for a few missions, though.

* FauxActionGirl: Some of the promo artworks depict Catiua holding a sword, but her in-game class forces her to wield cudgels instead. Though it doesn't mean she's incapable of kicking loads of ass with magic.
** Though with her PrestigeClass, [[spoiler:Princess]], she is capable of wielding swords - and strong ones too, like [[spoiler:Brynhildr]].
* GuideDangIt: How to stop her from [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]]]], as well as keeping her out of the preceding battle against Lanselot Tartaros in Barnicia Castle[[note]]It involves a dialogue choice with Mreuva at the Hagia Banhamuba.[[/note]] for fear of accidentally killing her.

* IHaveNothingToSayToThat: Invoked in the remake's chaotic route when Vyce accuses Catiua for standing by Denam regardless of his decision at Balmamusa. He also does this beforehand in ''Reborn'' by calling her out on the way she treated him during his FaceHeelTurn.
* IdealistVsPragmatist: Has lighter shades of this with Denam in the chaotic route early on with her encouraging him to focus more on their self-preservation instead of aiding others for nothing.

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:In the chaotic route, his ploy to wipe out Ronwey and the Dark Knights fails when Oz and Ozma show up to save Lanselot Tartaros from Vyce and the soldiers Brantyn sent to aid him. He gets down on his knees and begs for his life, and is surprisingly granted it by Lanselot, though it [[YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness doesn't do him much good]] in the long run.]]
* AbusiveParents: His father was a drunkard who beat him constantly. In the chaotic route, Vyce used this as a FreudianExcuse to express his jealousy towards Denam. He got over it in the lawful route, where Vyce would still fight to avenge his honor despite the abuse when confronting his murderer, [[spoiler:the Dark Knight Barbas]].

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:In the lawful route, where he helps Denam defeat Leonar.]]

* BloodSplatteredWarrior: His lawful route design's key art features the hem of his clothing and the tip of his sword coated in blood. Despite how grisly it looks, it's still Vyce at his most heroic.
* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:In the chaotic route, thanks to Nybeth who found his body.]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:In the chaotic and neutral routes, Vyce tries to do a massive cleanup on the main leaders of the Heim War by himself and fails.]]
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Becomes one in the chaotic route, even having Xapan as TheDragon and pulling a YouHaveFailedMe on him.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Due to Vyce being the more hardened of the trio, he is willing to fight dirty if it gives him the upper hand. [[spoiler:This side of him is fleshed out more in the chaotic route where he entraps Denam time and again.]]

* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:In the neutral route, Vyce knows that killing Duke Ronwey instead of accepting his plea for mercy would get him horribly killed by Ronwey's men. He does exactly that and, as he expected, he's immediately killed for it.]]
* DualWielding: He's one of a handful of non-ninja types who happen to be adept at it, in his playable and non-playable classes.
* DuelBoss: In the chaotic route, where he locks Denam into the main hall of Almorica to fight him one-on-one.
* EvilMakeover: In the chaotic and neutral routes, in addition to getting a sadistic look on his face, his hair also inexplicably becomes more evil. He is often referred to as "Sadistic Vyce" in this form. In the PSP version, his appearance changes even more drastically, making him look like some kind of beast or demon.
** In the second version of the game, this is ''inverted'' on the lawful route where he suddenly sticks his head up in a heroic way and his chin becomes more well-defined.
* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:In the second version of the game, he becomes this to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Algus/Argath]] in the chaotic route. Ironically, Argath's nemesis Delita is an expy of Vyce himself, bringing it full circle.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:In the chaotic and neutral routes. In the lawful route, he instead becomes the HeroAntagonist to Denam's VillainProtagonist.]]
* ForWantOfANail: Vyce's decisions - colored by Denam's, and by extension, the player's - determine a lot of what happens in the chaotic and lawful routes. Given that he always turns against you, whatever outcome you intended to have happen (the FalseFlagOperation to slaughter Walister civilians in order to unite the Walister people as a whole, or avoiding just that due to the immorality of it), has a monkey wrench thrown in it due to Vyce's actions. In the lawful route, he runs off to spread word about the operation to all of Valeria, and the Walister don't unite significantly enough to overcome the Galgastani. In the chaotic route, things go off without a hitch, and the Walister easily overcome the Galgastani.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[spoiler:Both for the same character! His scars represent good in the lawful route but evil in the other two routes.]]

** [[spoiler: His allegiance from Chapter 2 onward will always be the opposite of Denam's, yet his personality will also mirror Denam's choice. If Denam chooses the chaotic route, opting for personal motives over the Duke's orders, Vyce will mirror it: siding with the Duke, but only because of his resentment of Denam. If Denam sides with the Duke, Vyce disobeys out of a sense of duty to his countrymen. Ever the converse but never the inverse, so to speak.]]
* FreudianExcuse: His [[GreenEyedMonster envy]] towards Denam is why he acts the way he is during the chaotic route.
** In the lawful route, he [[DefiedTrope defies the trope]] by not letting his bitterness consume him. Instead, he finds purpose by leading his own faction which gives him the maturity and perspective he needs to cooperate with Denam. And despite his bad upbringing, he still finds time to avenge his father's honor by fighting Barbas.

* IdealistVsPragmatist: Vyce takes on the position of Idealist versus Denam and Leonar's Pragmatist in the lawful route. In both encounters, he makes valid points that rivals or even deconstructs their more cynical outlooks.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Gleefully indulges in this on the chaotic route, starting with his needless killing of Ravness in the remake.]]

* [[WomanScorned Man Scorned]]: [[spoiler:Behaves this way towards Catiua on the chaotic route.]]

* MagicKnight: In the original game, Vyce's Warrior class has access to intermediate offensive spells, making him functionally similar to valkyries.

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:In the lawful route, he's quite interested in taking Denam down on his own through the course of Chapter 2, but chooses not to go through with it in the end.]]

* RecurringBoss: Fought twice by the end of Chapter 2, be it lawful or chaotic. [[spoiler:He is fought a third time in the remake as a zombie in the full chaotic route.]]
* TheRival: Towards Denam. [[spoiler:He gets over it in the lawful route.]]
* RivalTurnedEvil: In the chaotic and neutral routes.

* SmugSnake: In the chaotic route, Vyce proves himself indispensable to Ronwey [[spoiler:and Brantyn]], harboring aspirations for greater seats of power. [[spoiler:The second one of his efforts fails in a way that he has no clear way out, however, he crumbles, reduced to begging and pleading for his life time and time again. Even his portrait is stuck in a state of constant shock and fear for the remainder of his screen time as a living man.]]

* TheStrategist: While Vyce's acumen for strategy is hinted on in the first chapter, it [[spoiler:shines through in the lawful route where he comes up with a bold plan to defeat Balbatos and the Galgastan army. The chaotic route has him overestimate this trait of his, leading to disastrous results for both him and the Walister Resistance.]]
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:He kills Duke Ronwey in the neutral route, knowing full well that he will be cut down as soon as he does so.]]
* TarotMotifs: Vyce shares traits with the Hanged Man arcana. When upright, the Hanged Man symbolizes resentment or dissatisfaction to one's own circumstances, mirroring Vyce's discontent with the Galgastani subjugating the Walister as well as his complicated friendship to Denam. Reversed, the arcana can indicate recklessness. This happens when Vyce's negative emotions get the better of him in both the chaotic and neutral routes, forever sealing his fate. [[spoiler:It also happens to be the name of his class as a zombie resurrected post execution by hanging.]]
* TroubledSympatheticBigot: Due to his upbringing and personality, Vyce starts off the most bigoted among the Golyat trio. He immediately distrusts the Xenobian exiles, readily mocks Canopus with slurs like bird-man, and stomps on Cistina's offer of cooperation at Rhime. [[spoiler:It's only in the lawful route that he gradually lets go of his racial animosity.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:In the chaotic route, he tries to play Ronwey, Brantyn, and the Lodissians against each other to gain power, but ends up as the fall-guy for a plot gone wrong (by Brantyn, no less), getting hanged as a result.]]
* VillainDecay: [[spoiler: Suffers this pretty badly in the chaotic route. From the moment his assassination of the Dark Knights fails up until his ''second'' death at Denam's hands as a zombie, he is depicted as increasingly pathetic and pitiable with every scene, culminating in a third fight where he's barely stronger than the generic units he's fighting alongside. This is a far cry from both the powerful boss he was in Chapter 2 and character-wise in that chapter (where he was still driven with the loyalty with the Walister, albeit a bit unhinged, and [[JerkassHasAPoint could pull some valid points]] about Denam's squad), or other chapters (Lawful route Vyce is heroic. Neutral route Vyce is much more cutthroat and dangerous to the point of killing Ronwey in pure defiance.)]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/TacticsOgre Main Index]] | '''Main Characters''' | [[Characters/TacticsOgreWalister The Walister]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreGalgastan The Galgastani]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreBakram The Bakram]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreLoslorien The Dark Knights Loslorien]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreXenobia The Xenobians]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreOthers Others]]]] -]

[[center: [- [[Characters/TacticsOgre Main Index]] | '''Main Characters''' | [[Characters/TacticsOgreWalister The Walister]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreGalgastan The Galgastan]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreBakram The Bakram]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreLoslorien The Dark Knights Loslorien]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreXenobia The Xenobians]] | [[Characters/TacticsOgreOthers Others]]]] -]