History Characters / TalesOfVesperia

* BrilliantButLazy: Viewed as this by a few people, mostly those who want him to rejoin the knights. Considering he's a ''very'' talented fighter with a knack for leading people and yet starts off the game as rather unmotivated and mostly causing trouble in the Lower Quarter, they have a point. He has no real desire to learn or use magic due to the time needed to study it, but when offered the chance to learn a new arte that wasn't magic via a training manual, he happily did so. Its often pointed out that Yuri is an ideal knight for this reason; he just doesn't have the care or desire to stay with them.

** His vigilantism is shown to have rules to it. He only kills people if they have proven they will continue to harm others and get away it, or if they are caught but get away with it for arbitrary reasons like the law getting in the way. Basically, if he knows they are doing wrong of their own will and get away with it already, he takes action because he knows they are irredeemably evil. [[spoiler: Its these morals that enable him to call out Phareoh for trying to kill Estelle. Phareoh was willing to kill Estelle because she COULD become a threat, not because she actively was causing problems.]]

* HumbleHero: Doesn't care to be acknowledged for saving the world. Its also {{Deconstructed}} by Flynn, who hates the fact that Yuri never takes credit for his actions and instead allows Flynn to do so. It makes him feel like he hasn't earned his status and position, and it proves to be a major reason for their friendly duel later.

* InvulnerableAttack: "Gale Dog". Not actually an attack, but it makes Repede completely immune to all damage for the very brief time its active. [[UpToEleven This includes]] ''[[LimitBreak mystic artes]]''.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: During her talk with Yuri before the final battle its implied that he gently rejected her feelings, which was later confirmed in an interview to indeed be the intention for that scene.

* CharacterDevelopment: Subtle but its there. At the start of the game, Rita saw Blastia as being living people, constantly referring to them with pronouns as if they were people. This was meant to show that she was sheltered from people and lacked meaningful relationships with others. Over the course of the game, Rita drops this and starts acting more sociable around the others. This is best shown when it came to Judith destroying Blastia; early on she treated Judith's actions as if she was killing someone, but over time gradually came to realize the significance of doing so. In a side quest later involving a Blastia acting up in the Zaphias castle, Rita agrees that if she cannot fix it, Judith is free to destroy it. It's clear by the end she now appreciates other people, even if she still dislikes destroying Blastia.

* PlanetaryParasite: Its soul reason for existing is to devour all of the planet's aer (which includes all life) and leave nothing in return.

->Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto (JP) and J. Michael Tatum (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TakashiTaniguchi (JP), Creator/ChristopherSabat (EN)

->(Hisca) Voiced by: Creator/TrinaNishimura (EN)
->(Chastel) Voiced by: Creator/LeahClark (EN)

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler: His Mystic Arte and ultimate attack, Brilliant Cataclysm, leaves him badly winded after he uses it, which progressiveley gets much worse as he keeps spamming it.]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The European trailer of the game reveals that [[spoiler:you have to fight him.]]

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Surprisingly averted. Although Alexei is a hero who is beloved by the Empire, when he shows his true colors, only the Leviathan's Claw Guild (under Yeager) and his personal Brigade continue to support him. His brigade, also known as the Royal Guard, is highly numerous though, meaning he still has tons of devoted followers, but there's a lot of discussion about how he basically cultivated them into a...cult-like group that hung on his every word.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: On one hand, Judith questions her about her ideal man in a skit (getting a gushy response about a book character), and Estelle seems to have a BodyguardCrush on Yuri. On the other hand, she has enough ShipTease with Rita that Yuri himself [[ShipperOnDeck coins the]] ship name Ristelle.

* ShipTease: With [[NobleMaleRoguishMale Yuri, Flynn]], and Rita. Mostly with Yuri (who is the hero willing to do anything for her) and Rita (being Rita's first friend and having so many close moments with her, it's almost hilarious), since Flynn's out for most of the game.

* ShipTease: Gets some with Yuri. Though by the end of the game it has still not gone beyond simple teasing, there is undeniably some sexual tension between them, which they both openly show through mutual flirting and banter.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Rita uses Raven as her personal punching bag, usually [[PervertRevengeMode whenever he says]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfhSTz0FlkQ something]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KM78ku8SlU perverted.]] She constantly abuses Karol too.

** First, go to back to Emhead Hill (from the Capua Tor side), then enter the clearing near where you fought the boss earlier, to trigger a cutscene where Raven picks the Fire Lily.
** Next, go back to Mt. Temza and travel two screens north to trigger another cutscene, where Raven places the Fire Lily in memory of [[spoiler: Casey]]. After which, he'll get the Compact of Rememberance.
** From there, go to Torim Harbor and head for the eastside of town, where you'll find Gauche and Droite visiting the orphanage they grew up in. After they leave, the party asks the nanny about them.
** Now return to Zaude, to the same room where you fought Yeager and you'll find the twins waiting for you. There'll be a brief cutscene before the fight begins. After their defeat, Gauche will ask Raven to give them the compact since it belonged to [[spoiler: Casey]], who was dear to Yeager. Raven complies and expresses his sympathies for their loss. Gauche gives him [[spoiler: Casey]]'s bow in exchange along with [[spoiler: the third and final invitation for the 100-Man Melee]].
** They're also the only enemies in the game that have exclusive equipment that can be stolen by Repede, meaning that if you're looking to complete the Collector's Book, you need to bring Repede along - every other item Repede can steal can be found elsewhere in the world.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Granted, Yuri does land some mean cuts on him beforehand, but Alexei makes absolutely no attempt to avoid Zaude's barrier blastia as it begins to fall, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone tearfully musing of how much of a fool he was instead.]]]]

* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/TalesofLegendia Vaclav Bolud.]] Both share the same goals, voice actor, and similar positions in their respective stories. However, while [[ForTheEvulz Vaclav]] had [[FlatCharacter no depth]] past using the Nerifes Cannon to take over the world "because," Alexei has considerably sympathetic and fleshed out reasons for his actions.

* BonusBoss: Their duel is the last part of the sidequest needed to the receive the last invitation for [[spoiler: the 200-Man Melee]]. Which is missable, if you're playing without a walkthrough (see the GuideDangIt entry).

%%* {{Dark Action Girl}}s: See the BonusBoss and TagTeamTwins entries.

** Now return to Zaude, to the same room where you fought Yeager and you'll find the twins waiting for you. There'll be a brief cutscene before the fight begins. After their defeat, Gauche will ask Raven to give them the compact since it belonged to [[spoiler: Casey]], who was dear to Yeager. Raven complies and expresses his sympathies for their loss. Gauche gives him [[spoiler: Casey]]'s bow in exchange along with [[spoiler: the third and final invitation for the 200-Man Melee]].

* AvengingTheVillain: They hold Brave Vesperia responsible for Yeager's death and attempt to avenge him in a duel. After being defeated, the twins agree to withdraw, but pledge that they'll become strong enough to challenge them to a rematch. They give you Leviathan Claw's invitation to the 100-Man Melee and will try to settle the score during the contest, if the player [[ArchEhemy uses Raven.]]

* AvengingTheVillain: Some time after Yeager is slain, they somewhat relucantly try revenge on Brave Vesperia with [[ArchEnemy Alexei]] being dead. After they are defeated, however, they give up on it and part on heartfelt terms with the party.

* SwordAndGun: He carries a massive sword for melee attacks but also uses a powerful flintlock pistol. [[spoiler:His first Secret Mission is to knock him down as he's reloading it.]] He uses these both to great effect in a strong combo when Patty summons him with her Mystic Arte. Patty also gets his gun as her strongest subweapon.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/TalesofLegendia Vaclav Bolud.]] Both share the same goals, voice actor, and similar positions in their respective stories. However, while [[ForTheEvulz Vaclav]] had [[FlatCharacter no depth]] past using the Nerifes Cannon to take over the world "because," Alexei has considerably sympathetic depth for his actions.

* Expy: Of [[VideoGame/TalesofLegendia Vaclav Bolud.]] Both share the same goals, voice actor, and positions in their respective stories. However, while [[ForTheEvulz Vaclav]] had [[FlatCharacterno depth]] past using the Nerifes Cannon to take over the world "because," Alexei has considerably sympathetic depth for his actions.

* TheBadGuyWins: In a way. [[spoiler: Alexei's ultimate goals were to get the world to give up Blastia and rid the Empire of its aristocratic corruption. Through the heroes cleaning up the messes of his misguided actions, this all ends up being the ultimate outcome through positive means.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Granted, Yuri does land some mean cuts on him beforehand, but Alexei makes absolutely no attempt to avoid Zaude as it begins to fall, tearfully musing of how much of a fool he was instead.]]

* TheBadGuyWins: In a way. [[spoiler: Alexei's ultimate goals were to get the world to give up Blastia and rid the Empire of its aristocratic corruption. Through the heroes cleaning up the messes of his villainous actions, this all ends up being the ultimate outcome through positive means.]]

* TheBadGuyWins: In a way. [[spoiler: Alexei's ultimate goals were to get the world to give up Blastia and rid the Empire of its aristocratic corruption. Through his villainous actions, this all ends up being the ultimate outcome through more positive ways.]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: You would think that they would have been punished for betraying the Union, openly attacking Nordipolica without first telling the Don about their suspicions over Belius, and directly causing Belius' death. You would be wrong. In fact, it is ''Harry Whitehorse'', who '''wasn't even involved in the attack''', who gets punished for what the Hunting Blades did. (or he would have, if the Don didn't commit suicide to save him)]]

** Clint's blasts everyone into the air, exposing those who have been hit enough to a Fatal Strike sigil that he will take advantage of to one-shot anyone who's been exposed. This ''can'' hit the entire party if you're not careful.

* PromotedToPlayable: In the original Xbox 360 version, Flynn is only a major side character who serves as a DuelBoss to Yuri at certain points, and aids Yuri as an AI-controlled GuestStarPartyMember during the monster rampage on Hypionia near the end of the game. In the [=PS3=] version/Definitive Edition, Flynn becomes a fully playable party member.

* SupportingLeader

* TheFace: Eventually it's revealed that he handled most of Siren's Fangs on-shore interactions, instead of his captain Aifread. [[spoiler:This led to rumors that he was Aifread, resulting in the confusion that helped conceal Aifread's real identity as a woman (and later as the little girl Patty).]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:The Black Hope Massacre that everyone blames Aifread for was actually a disturbing incident where the members of Siren's Fang started turning into monsters. To save his captain, Seifer force-fed her a potion that erased her memories (and probably accidentally de-aged her, which Patty surmises was because the potion, Amrita, was meant for Children of the Full Moon and she wasn't one), threw her off the ship, and killed the rest of the crew, eventually succumbing to the curse himself and becoming the Cursed Wanderer. Unfortunately he probably didn't predict that Aifread would end up taking the fall for the massacre, sullying his captain's reputation, but when she reveals herself to him again, he expresses relief that she's at least still alive and has found new friends.]]

* TheUnfought: Leblanc is the only member of the Schwann Brigade who is never fought directly by Yuri and his group. Instead, he acts as second-in-command and gives orders to Adecor and Boccos whenever [[spoiler:Raven]] is not around.

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!!The Adephagos

The Cataclysm from eons past, the Adaphagos is a massive octopus-like creature made up entirely of aer and the physical embodiment of blastia overuse. It was sealed away by the Children of the Full Moon at Zaude until Alexei inadvertently deactivates the barrier keeping it at bay, allowing it to seep into the world. It threatens all life on Terca Lumireis.

* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Both are almost exactly the same in looks, except for the fact older sister Chastel has a bigger chest than her little sister; [[MarshmallowHell a fact Flynn finds out in the most embarrassing way possible.]]
** Curiously enough, their appearance in the games is without differences. Both sisters have the same chest size.

* ProfessionalGambler: At Nam Combanda, it is revealed she made most of her traveling money before joining up with Brave Vesperia by gambling. She was quite infamous in the industry for her unflappable poker face.

* AllThereInTheManual: For such a major character, Alexei's backstory, motivations, goals and hopes are ''very'' poorly explained throughout the game. Not only do you need to play through the game about twice, or do every sidequest under the sun to piece it all together, you also need to read the Japanese-exclusive guidebooks to get the full picture. Oh and, for the record? Namco has ''never'' had to do this for ''any'' of its ''Tales'' characters before. ''Ever''.

--->'''Yuri''': [[spoiler: He may be crazy, but he still fights like a Commandant.]]

* DramaticIrony: Lampshaded by Alexei himself. [[spoiler: He truly believed all the evil he masterminded was for the greater good of saving the planet, but Alexei personally hastened the apocalypse instead.]]
--> '''Alexei:''' And to think, I caused it all! The ultimate irony! [[LaughingMad Hah hah hah!]]

* LimitBreak: [[spoiler:His Mystic Arte, Brilliant Cataclysm. His constant spamming of it in his boss fight at the end of Part 2 has left a lasting impression on just about anyone who's played the game.]]

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Surprisingly averted. Although Alexei is a hero who is beloved by the Empire, when he shows his true colors, only the Leviathan's Claw Guild (under Yeager) and his personal Brigade continue to support him.]]

Flynn is Yuri's childhood friend who Yuri states that he "[[AlwaysSomeoneBetter could never beat at anything]]", and a rising star in the Imperial Knights. Though they are close, their contrasting world views can bring them into conflict. [[spoiler: Over the course of the story he is promoted to Captain, and later Commandant.]]

* ChildhoodFriends: With Yuri. This is why he gives Yuri an amazingly amount of slack in regards to various less than legal (or flat out illegal) things he does.

* LimitBreak:
** Radiant Dragon Fang, which he first shows off to Yuri [[spoiler:in their final duel]], is a spiraling wave of two dragons that blasts through the enemy and carries them upwards. Strangely, in English, Flynn [[CallingYourAttacks vocalizes]] this as "Light Dragon Destruction!"
** Firebird Flight is a strong flame-empowered combo of sword strikes followed up by Flynn briefly transforming into a phoenix-like being that blasts through the enemy. He can only activate it off of Hell Fire Blade and Fierce Hell Fire Blade, implying this is the ultimate version of those techniques.
** As noted in Yuri's section, Flynn shares the VideoGame/TalesSeries's first dual Mystic Arte with him in Twin Wave.
* MagicKnight: In the [=PS3=] version, Flynn has a few spell artes, healing artes, and plenty physical artes which lets him cover any area need be. He is largely better as a physical fighter though because of his equipment and artes.

* LightEmUp: His primary element in the original version. Doubles up with PlayingWithFire in the [=PS3=] version thanks to his second Mystic Arte, along with Gurenken and Gou Gurenken. He can also combine his light with BlowYouAway thanks to a Skill Change in the UpdatedRerelease.

* LimitBreak: Radiant Dragon Fang
--> "Now we end this. Haaaaargh! Light Dragon... Destruction!!"

* LimitBreak: Unusually, Patty only has one Mystic Arte, but true to her nature, Summon Friends is a literal roulette wheel that randomly calls upon the power of various entities, ranging from the plain, like a flock of plain old seagulls or an oden cart merchant, to the unusual, like angelic figures or nurses, and the extravagant, like cameo appearances from [[TalesOfTheAbyss Mieu]], [[TalesOfEternia Quickie]], [[TalesOfDestiny Barbatos]], and even [[spoiler:her/Aifread's old first mate, Seifer]].