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** Ark just has to open Pandora's Box. (Interestingly, opening the blue door in the Elder's house is the sole case where ButThouMust is averted in-game). Strike one.
** Ark just has to open Pandora's Box. (Interestingly, opening the blue door in the Elder's house is the sole case where ButThouMust is averted in-game). Strike one.
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* TheChosenOne: So very much.
* TheChosenOne: So very much.
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* ChekHovsGun: After completing his trial, he finds a beautiful shining gem. Ark encourages him to keep it as a memento of his victory. [[spoiler:It's one of the Star Stones needed to summon the Legendary Hero.]]
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** SimpleStaff: His other weapon of choice, and the one he's depicted with in official art. Ark also uses glaives and sectional rods, so his weapon family could be summarized as polearms.
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—>A mischievous child who has the power to create illusions of people and places. Ark meets her in Louran after her grandfather Meihou asks him to look for her there; she and her parents lived there until their untimely death.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nobody finds it unusual.
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* BaldOfAwesome
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* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Ark sometimes acusses him of being this, but he's actually very attached to Yomi.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: It's telling that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIfekLwHWg Elle's Theme]] is an arranged version of the wistful, bittersweet, melancholic "Sadness", but it also contains hopeful strains skillfully woven in.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: It's telling that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIfekLwHWg com/watch?v=acDgcJv7b4Q Elle's Theme]] is an arranged version of the wistful, bittersweet, melancholic "Sadness", but it also contains hopeful strains skillfully woven in.
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* [[GoodMorningCrono Good Morning, Ark!]]: The game begins with Elle waking him up from a nightmare.
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—>A mischievous child who has the power to create illusions of people and places. Ark meets her in Louran after her grandfather Meihou asks him to look for her there; she and her parents lived there until their untimely death.
*StalkerWithACrush: chases Ark from the Gobi Desert to South America to Siberia and everywhere in between.
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—>A mischievous child who has the power to create illusions of people and places. Ark meets her in Louran after her grandfather Meihou asks him to look for her there; she and her parents lived there until their untimely death.
*StalkerWithACrush: chases Ark from the Gobi Desert to South America to Siberia and everywhere in between.
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* AndroclesAndTheLion: To Ark's immense relief in the Neotokio sewers.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Astarica vision.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Astarica vision. In it, Elle is the HumanSacrifice of an ancient ritual that is meant to bring humans closer to gods. And indeed, the ritual grants her strong magical powers. It also turns her into a sadistic demon that kills everyone in her path. This scene comes out of nowhere and doesn't affect her characterization in the rest of the game.
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* CuteMuteCuteMute: When Ark first meets her. Some servants compare her to little doll, beautiful but silent.
* DumbStruck: The trauma of losing her parents and hometown rendered her unable to speak.
* HeadSwap: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The sprites of both Elles share the same head (though [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]]), but their bodies are different.
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* RebelliousPrincess: Fatally, even.
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Elle assassinates King Henri after the truth of the Storkolm Incident comes to light.]]
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Elle assassinates King Henri after the truth of the Storkolm Incident comes to light.]]
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* RebelliousPrincess: Fatally, even.
even. [[spoiler:She murders King Henri.]] Though in her case, her rebellious streak is more than justified.
* SelfMadeOrphan:[[spoiler: [[spoiler:PlayedWith. Elle assassinates King Henri Henri, her adoptive father, after the truth of the Storkolm Incident comes to light.]]light. She had nothing to do with the deaths of her biological parents]].
* SoleSurvivor: Of Storkholm's slaughter. King Henri kept her alive so she could tell him where the treaure was hidden.
* SelfMadeOrphan:
* SoleSurvivor: Of Storkholm's slaughter. King Henri kept her alive so she could tell him where the treaure was hidden.
* ChekHovsGun: After completing his trial, he finds a beautiful shining gem. Ark encourages him to keep it as a memento of his victory. [[spoiler:It's one of the Star Stones needed to summon the Legendary Hero.]]
* InterspeciesFriendship: It helps that Ark SpeaksFluentAnimal.
* InterspeciesFriendship: It helps that Ark SpeaksFluentAnimal.
* RiteOfPassage: He's in the middle of his when Ark meets him.
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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The dilemma Fyda wrestles with.
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* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Like all the inhabitants of Crysta, he is not really human, but a copy made of crystal blue. His original self is the Legendary Hero who sealed Dark Gaia's powers a long time ago.]]
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* DeadAlternateCounterpart
DeadAlternateCounterpart: [[spoiler:The Ark from the Lightside died before the events of the game started. Gathering the Star Stones by his grave manages to summon his spirit.]]
*FriendToAllLivingThings
FriendToAllLivingThings: All animals and plants adore Ark and recognize him as their savior.
* [[GoodMorningCrono Good Morning,Ark!]]Ark!]]: The game begins with Elle waking him up from a nightmare.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The PlayableEpilogue, in a bittersweet way. [[spoiler:After Dark Gaia's defeat, everything he created in the Underworld begins to crumble, including Crysta and Ark himself. However, Light Gaia uses her power to restore Crysta for a day, so at least Ark can spend his final moments in peace]].
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: She greets Ark in the playable epilogue.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In an utterly heartbreaking way.]]
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* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Like Ark and everyone else in Crysta, Elle is not a "real" human, but a copy made of crystal blue. Her original self is Elle of Storkholm.]]
* BackFromTheDead:[[spoiler: She greets [[spoiler:During the PlayableEpilogue, Light Gaia revives her for one day as a farewell gift to Ark. They both die that night, but not before she tells Ark that they will meet again in the playable epilogue.their next life.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In an utterly heartbreaking way.]] She kills herself protecting Ark from Dark Yomi's treachery. It's the first time he's seen her in the past few years, and he can't do anything but watch helplessly as she sacrifices herself for his sake]].
* BackFromTheDead:
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In an utterly heartbreaking way.
* IWillWaitForYou: When Ark is about to leave for the Overworld, Elle promises him that she will wait for his return and will receive him with a smile. [[spoiler:Sadly, she doesn't get to keep her promise.]]
* MyGirlBackHome: To Ark, of course. She stays in Crysta, but he thinks of her often during his journey.
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Sweet, ladylike, and one of the best weavers in Crysta.
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->A strange, sarcastic creature held captive inside Pandora's Box. After being freed, he becomes Ark's companion and inventory manager.
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* BaitTheDog: He is Ark's snarky adventure partner, and looks like a pink, floating Pikachu. He's also [[spoiler: one of Dark Gaia's minions, has powerful magic on his own, and tries to use it to kill Ark.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Dark Yomi actually an agent of Dark Gaia, and is planning on getting Ark killed as soon as he finds the Legendary Hero.]]
* ExpositionFairy: He introduces Ark to the inventory system. He also gives off some tips during several dungeons.
* RaymanianLimbs: His little wings are detached from his body.
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Light Yomi. Ark treats him as if he was the same Yomi he met in Crysta, and thanks him for being by his side during all his journey, despite Light Yomi only joining him for the final battle.]]
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's a flying, round pink blob with ears and a cute little puffy tail.
* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Ark sometimes acusses him of being this, but he's actually very attached to Yomi.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He was supposed to kill Ark right after he resurrected Beruga. However, Yomi thought that letting him live for a bit longer would lead them to the Legendary Hero, and then he would be able to kill both of them, so he spared Ark for a while. However, he didn't count on all the living beings on Earth calling out to Ark and restoring him to his adult size. He also didn't anticipate that Elle would sacrifice herself rather than hurt Ark.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: You can tell by the number of spoilered tropes that he plays a bigger role than managing the inventory system.
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[[folder:The Elder]]
->The leader of Crysta and the only one who knows the secrets and the world beyond the village. He sends Ark on a quest to resurrect the overworld.
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* BigBad: [[spoiler: Dark Gaia himself, the soul of the underworld and the spirit of destruction.]]
* NoNameGiven: In Crysta, he is simply known as "the Elder". [[spoiler:Humans of the overworld have given him a name: "the Devil".]]
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:The spirit of destruction who wants to cast the world into chaos, he spends most of the game in the guise of an old man.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: He's the closest thing Ark has to a father figure.
* GrumpyOldMan: He has very little patience for Ark's mischief.
* WastelandElder: He's the elder of Crysta, a peaceful cozy village in the middle of the Underworld.
* WalkingSpoiler: As you can guess by the number of spoilered tropes, the Elder keeps a secret or two.
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[[folder:Princess Elle]]
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'''Due to the sheer amount of [[PlotTwist Plot Twists]] and [[TheReveal Reveals]] in the second half of the game, this page will contain unmarked spoilers'''
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The characters of [[Creator/SquareEnix Enix]]'s 1996 epic tale of creation and history, ''[[VideoGame/TerraNigma Terranigma]]''.
Characters can broadly be separated into two categories: those who are important to plot advancement but irrelevant to setting advancement, and those who are the converse.
*NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Over the course of the game, you will encounter Christopher Columbus, Alexander Graham Bell, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, and more.
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!!Ark
->An irresponsible and carefree teenage delinquent who spends his days loafing around in Crysta, unaware that he's a key player in the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness.
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: A killer robot packing missiles is no match for Ark's sturdy pike.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Several times. The Dark Morph doesn't stop him and neither does Beruga.]]
* BadassCape: Ark has a ''really'' nice-looking traveling cloak that he sadly doesn't wear except for when he's traveling the overworld.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Ark can motivate the invention of devices such as the telephone, the camera, and the hamburger, as well as nudge towns from humble thatched roof beginnings to modern metropoli.
* BigEater: Ark will happily devour anything, even if he retches it up afterwards.
* BladeOnAStick: Fittingly, Ark uses humanity's oldest weapon as his personal arm.
** SimpleStaff: His other weapon of choice, and the one he's depicted with in official art. Ark also uses glaives and sectional rods, so his weapon family could be summarized as polearms.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Elle of Crysta. [[spoiler: He projects this onto Elle of Storkolm in the surface world.]]
* CrystalWeapon: Ark's first weapon, the Crystal Spear, which has the unique properties that it speaks to him and also restores his health while in the underworld.
* [[spoiler: DeadAlternateCounterpart]]
* FriendToAllLivingThings
* [[GoodMorningCrono Good Morning, Ark!]]
* [[AbilityRequiredToProceed Item Required to Proceed]]: Leaf flippers in the Ra Tree, a Magical Anchor in the Nirlake Caverns, Sharp Claws at the Great Cliff ...
* {{Leitmotif}}: Surprisingly the only major character without one.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The R button on the SNES pad turns his spear into a cross-shaped shield when held down. Situationally useful, but only essential [[spoiler: when fighting the [[FinalBoss very last boss]].]]
* MeaningfulName: References to Noah's Ark and the Ark of the Covenant are both applicable.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ark just has to open Pandora's Box. (Interestingly, opening the blue door in the Elder's house is the sole case where ButThouMust is averted in-game). Strike one.
** Then he cures Princess Elle's muteness, sparking the French Revolution. Strike two.
*** Later still he revives Dr. Beruga and Neotokio is wiped off the map. Strike three.
* ObliviousToLove: Yomi often has to explicitly point it out to him if Elle is not involved.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Applicable to the Pandora's Box and its contents. [[spoiler: Darkside '''and''' Lightside.]]
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: And plant. [[spoiler: But he sadly loses the ability to understand them in the interregnum between Chapters 2 and 3, although they can still understand him.]]
* SpikyHair: Similar to his great RPG contemporary, [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Crono]].
* StarCrossedLovers: With Elle. [[spoiler: Both of her.]]
* TheChosenOne: So very much.
* ThrowTheDogABone: The PlayableEpilogue, in a bittersweet way.
* YouCantFightFate: As an individual of Darkside, Ark does exactly as Dark Gaia requires. [[spoiler: But Light Gaia has other plans.]]
!!Elle of Crysta
-> Ark's childhood friend in Crysta and apprentice to the local weaver, Elle is a kind, thoughtful, responsible, and loving girl.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: She greets Ark in the playable epilogue.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: In an utterly heartbreaking way.]]
* HumanPopsicle: Turned into one at the start of the game.
* TheLadysFavor: Elle makes a cape for Ark that has her feelings woven in. Notably, it occupies one of the special armor slots in the armor room and is required to progress into Tower 5 in the underworld.
* {{Leitmotif}}: It's telling that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIfekLwHWg Elle's Theme]] is an arranged version of the wistful, bittersweet, melancholic "Sadness", but it also contains hopeful strains skillfully woven in.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Elle warps Yomi and herself out of existence. This is in no way foreshadowed by the game, nor is it ever explained how she has this power. She just does it because [[AssPull the plot requires it]].
* NiceJobFixingItVillain
* StarCrossedLovers: With Ark.
!!Princess Elle [[spoiler: of Storkolm]]
-> The mute daughter of King Henri of Loire, the overworld Elle is a sullen and depressed woman whose asocial front is a shell to protect her from trauma of childhood and the heavy burden on her shoulders.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Astarica vision.
* BreakTheCutie: King Henri has her village's inhabitants exterminated down to the last woman on Wong's instigation. A careful player can piece together Dark Gaia's intent at work over the course of the game, in an attempt to pre-emptively forestall the destined hero of Lightside meant to defeat it.
* CuteMute
* DamselInDistress: Quite a few times.
* EngagementChallenge: Princess Elle is the prize. Prospective suitors include Ark and Royd.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses
* FosteringForProfit: Elle probably senses that King Henri is doing this with her, which explains her cold, withdrawn behavior.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: How Elle justifies repeatedly leaving Ark, that she would only be a burden to him.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Identical to Elle of Crysta's.
* PaletteSwap: Of Elle of Crysta. So obvious that even the normally clueless Ark immediately comments on it.
* PrincessesRule: Subverted with such alacrity by the game that one suspects plot shoehorning.
* RebelliousPrincess: Fatally, even.
* [[spoiler: SelfMadeOrphan: Elle assassinates King Henri after the truth of the Storkolm Incident comes to light.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With Ark. [[spoiler: Both of him.]]
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Parents]]: Done by [[spoiler: Fyda on King Henri's orders]] of all people, though there is no indication that Elle resents or even knows of this.
!!Leim
-> A lion cub whom Ark meets after resurrecting mammals. Leim must prove himself worthy of ruling over the animal kingdom by surviving the trials of the canyon.
* AffectionateNickname: He refers to Ark as "Big Guy".
* AndroclesAndTheLion: To Ark's immense relief in the Neotokio sewers.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2Rme-1iCo Leim's Theme]] is adventurous, inquisitive, upbeat, and playful, reflecting how Leim treats his test of character as a game and vacation.
* {{Troll}}: Like a bratty little brother, Leim has no qualms with lording it over you when he wins a race up a cliffside. Oh, and those collapsible rocks that form the only way to proceed? He ''will'' ditch you and force you to redo two screens of the dungeon if you don't keep pace with him.
!!Lord Kumari
-> The spiritual head of Lhasa, Kumari has reincarnated many times in the Earth's history and serves as another guide to Ark.
* BaldOfAwesome
* {{Expy}}: Of the Dalai Lama.
* [[spoiler: [[GodWasMyCopilot Light Gaia Was My Copilot]]]]: When Ark awakens after reviving humanity, Kumari tells him that he has been asleep for three years and that he has lost the ability to communicate with plants and animals. [[spoiler: There is ''no'' possible way Kumari could know this, yet Ark never questions it. Kumari also brings Ark back from the brink of death in chapter four, and can communicate telepathically with Ark like the Elder.]]
* MrExposition: Kumari brings Ark up to speed at the start of chapter three.
!!Fyda
-> A knight of Loire and guardian to Princess Elle, Fyda attempts to bury the demons of the past by immersing herself in her present duties.
* TheAtoner: Fyda attempts to make up for her past mistakes by her single-minded devotion to Elle.
* BigDamnHeroes: Thrice for Ark in Dragoon Castle.
* CoolBigSis: Her relationship with Elle settles into this.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Fyda executed Elle's birth parents on King Henri's orders.]]
* FlashbackNightmare: Ark can help her get over it, or silently judge her.
* {{Foil}}: To Royd. In Beruga's airship, she works together with Ark to navigate past an obstacle.
* HiddenDepths: Fyda's fever dreams in Yunkou reveal a deep-seated guilt complex over the Storkolm Incident. While steely enough to kill, she is never heartless about it.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffscreen: Her mission to Beruga's airship is her last.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor
** KnightErrant: After the fall of Loire.
* LadyOfWar: Fyda accompanies Ark on the final assault on Beruga's airship.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Plays upon your very first encounter with her at the Loire Inn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MFr5To8xaA Fyda's Theme]] tells you that she's sincere, honorable, devoted to her charge, and surprisingly thoughtful.
* ObliviouslyBeautiful: Yomi teases Ark about being dazzled by Fyda's looks. Royd is smitten at first sight. Fyda, for her part, is entirely indifferent.
* OpponentSwitch: Fyda interrupts Ark before his duel with Royd to take Ark's place.
* OrphanedAsBackstory: King Henri raised her, but nothing is known of her parents or what happened to them.
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Royd.]]
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The dilemma Fyda wrestles with.
** MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: She chose lawful.]]
!!Royd
-> Arrogant and self-assured, the unscrupulous mercenary Royd cares not a whit for love, honor, or friendship, seeking Princess' Elle's hand in marriage solely that he might enrich himself. Or so it seems at first ...
* AmazonChaser: When Fyda challenges him to a duel, Royd is immediately smitten with her and even gratified that she remembers him from Loire.
* {{Foil}}: To Fyda. In Beruga's airship, he gets Ark past an obstacle by himself.
* HeelFaceTurn: In Dragoon Castle.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Though Royd doesn't become prominent until late in the third chapter, his actions show that he was busy working towards his goals of avenging a friend.
* {{Jerkass}}: You'd be forgiven if you thought Royd would be an upcoming boss battle given his condescending and dismissive treatment of Ark upon their first (and second, and third) meeting.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffscreen: Though he assures Ark otherwise, Royd doesn't survive the fall of Beruga's airship.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Unlike most of the other characters who get special themes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5uVWWN0qg Royd's Theme]] is deliberately concealed from the player until very late in the story. [[spoiler: [[MusicalSpoiler This is because its energetic, upbeat, and even heroic swells would betray his motive revelations and character development.]]]]
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Fyda.]]
* TheUnfought
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nobody finds it unusual.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Wong pulls it on Meilin. Royd turns around and pulls it on Wong once he has the information he wanted.
Characters can broadly be separated into two categories: those who are important to plot advancement but irrelevant to setting advancement, and those who are the converse.
*NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Over the course of the game, you will encounter Christopher Columbus, Alexander Graham Bell, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, and more.
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!!Ark
->An irresponsible and carefree teenage delinquent who spends his days loafing around in Crysta, unaware that he's a key player in the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness.
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: A killer robot packing missiles is no match for Ark's sturdy pike.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Several times. The Dark Morph doesn't stop him and neither does Beruga.]]
* BadassCape: Ark has a ''really'' nice-looking traveling cloak that he sadly doesn't wear except for when he's traveling the overworld.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: Ark can motivate the invention of devices such as the telephone, the camera, and the hamburger, as well as nudge towns from humble thatched roof beginnings to modern metropoli.
* BigEater: Ark will happily devour anything, even if he retches it up afterwards.
* BladeOnAStick: Fittingly, Ark uses humanity's oldest weapon as his personal arm.
** SimpleStaff: His other weapon of choice, and the one he's depicted with in official art. Ark also uses glaives and sectional rods, so his weapon family could be summarized as polearms.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Elle of Crysta. [[spoiler: He projects this onto Elle of Storkolm in the surface world.]]
* CrystalWeapon: Ark's first weapon, the Crystal Spear, which has the unique properties that it speaks to him and also restores his health while in the underworld.
* [[spoiler: DeadAlternateCounterpart]]
* FriendToAllLivingThings
* [[GoodMorningCrono Good Morning, Ark!]]
* [[AbilityRequiredToProceed Item Required to Proceed]]: Leaf flippers in the Ra Tree, a Magical Anchor in the Nirlake Caverns, Sharp Claws at the Great Cliff ...
* {{Leitmotif}}: Surprisingly the only major character without one.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The R button on the SNES pad turns his spear into a cross-shaped shield when held down. Situationally useful, but only essential [[spoiler: when fighting the [[FinalBoss very last boss]].]]
* MeaningfulName: References to Noah's Ark and the Ark of the Covenant are both applicable.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ark just has to open Pandora's Box. (Interestingly, opening the blue door in the Elder's house is the sole case where ButThouMust is averted in-game). Strike one.
** Then he cures Princess Elle's muteness, sparking the French Revolution. Strike two.
*** Later still he revives Dr. Beruga and Neotokio is wiped off the map. Strike three.
* ObliviousToLove: Yomi often has to explicitly point it out to him if Elle is not involved.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Applicable to the Pandora's Box and its contents. [[spoiler: Darkside '''and''' Lightside.]]
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: And plant. [[spoiler: But he sadly loses the ability to understand them in the interregnum between Chapters 2 and 3, although they can still understand him.]]
* SpikyHair: Similar to his great RPG contemporary, [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Crono]].
* StarCrossedLovers: With Elle. [[spoiler: Both of her.]]
* TheChosenOne: So very much.
* ThrowTheDogABone: The PlayableEpilogue, in a bittersweet way.
* YouCantFightFate: As an individual of Darkside, Ark does exactly as Dark Gaia requires. [[spoiler: But Light Gaia has other plans.]]
!!Elle of Crysta
-> Ark's childhood friend in Crysta and apprentice to the local weaver, Elle is a kind, thoughtful, responsible, and loving girl.
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: She greets Ark in the playable epilogue.]]
* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: In an utterly heartbreaking way.]]
* HumanPopsicle: Turned into one at the start of the game.
* TheLadysFavor: Elle makes a cape for Ark that has her feelings woven in. Notably, it occupies one of the special armor slots in the armor room and is required to progress into Tower 5 in the underworld.
* {{Leitmotif}}: It's telling that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIfekLwHWg Elle's Theme]] is an arranged version of the wistful, bittersweet, melancholic "Sadness", but it also contains hopeful strains skillfully woven in.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Elle warps Yomi and herself out of existence. This is in no way foreshadowed by the game, nor is it ever explained how she has this power. She just does it because [[AssPull the plot requires it]].
* NiceJobFixingItVillain
* StarCrossedLovers: With Ark.
!!Princess Elle [[spoiler: of Storkolm]]
-> The mute daughter of King Henri of Loire, the overworld Elle is a sullen and depressed woman whose asocial front is a shell to protect her from trauma of childhood and the heavy burden on her shoulders.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Astarica vision.
* BreakTheCutie: King Henri has her village's inhabitants exterminated down to the last woman on Wong's instigation. A careful player can piece together Dark Gaia's intent at work over the course of the game, in an attempt to pre-emptively forestall the destined hero of Lightside meant to defeat it.
* CuteMute
* DamselInDistress: Quite a few times.
* EngagementChallenge: Princess Elle is the prize. Prospective suitors include Ark and Royd.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses
* FosteringForProfit: Elle probably senses that King Henri is doing this with her, which explains her cold, withdrawn behavior.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: How Elle justifies repeatedly leaving Ark, that she would only be a burden to him.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Identical to Elle of Crysta's.
* PaletteSwap: Of Elle of Crysta. So obvious that even the normally clueless Ark immediately comments on it.
* PrincessesRule: Subverted with such alacrity by the game that one suspects plot shoehorning.
* RebelliousPrincess: Fatally, even.
* [[spoiler: SelfMadeOrphan: Elle assassinates King Henri after the truth of the Storkolm Incident comes to light.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: With Ark. [[spoiler: Both of him.]]
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Parents]]: Done by [[spoiler: Fyda on King Henri's orders]] of all people, though there is no indication that Elle resents or even knows of this.
!!Leim
-> A lion cub whom Ark meets after resurrecting mammals. Leim must prove himself worthy of ruling over the animal kingdom by surviving the trials of the canyon.
* AffectionateNickname: He refers to Ark as "Big Guy".
* AndroclesAndTheLion: To Ark's immense relief in the Neotokio sewers.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2Rme-1iCo Leim's Theme]] is adventurous, inquisitive, upbeat, and playful, reflecting how Leim treats his test of character as a game and vacation.
* {{Troll}}: Like a bratty little brother, Leim has no qualms with lording it over you when he wins a race up a cliffside. Oh, and those collapsible rocks that form the only way to proceed? He ''will'' ditch you and force you to redo two screens of the dungeon if you don't keep pace with him.
!!Lord Kumari
-> The spiritual head of Lhasa, Kumari has reincarnated many times in the Earth's history and serves as another guide to Ark.
* BaldOfAwesome
* {{Expy}}: Of the Dalai Lama.
* [[spoiler: [[GodWasMyCopilot Light Gaia Was My Copilot]]]]: When Ark awakens after reviving humanity, Kumari tells him that he has been asleep for three years and that he has lost the ability to communicate with plants and animals. [[spoiler: There is ''no'' possible way Kumari could know this, yet Ark never questions it. Kumari also brings Ark back from the brink of death in chapter four, and can communicate telepathically with Ark like the Elder.]]
* MrExposition: Kumari brings Ark up to speed at the start of chapter three.
!!Fyda
-> A knight of Loire and guardian to Princess Elle, Fyda attempts to bury the demons of the past by immersing herself in her present duties.
* TheAtoner: Fyda attempts to make up for her past mistakes by her single-minded devotion to Elle.
* BigDamnHeroes: Thrice for Ark in Dragoon Castle.
* CoolBigSis: Her relationship with Elle settles into this.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Fyda executed Elle's birth parents on King Henri's orders.]]
* FlashbackNightmare: Ark can help her get over it, or silently judge her.
* {{Foil}}: To Royd. In Beruga's airship, she works together with Ark to navigate past an obstacle.
* HiddenDepths: Fyda's fever dreams in Yunkou reveal a deep-seated guilt complex over the Storkolm Incident. While steely enough to kill, she is never heartless about it.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffscreen: Her mission to Beruga's airship is her last.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor
** KnightErrant: After the fall of Loire.
* LadyOfWar: Fyda accompanies Ark on the final assault on Beruga's airship.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Plays upon your very first encounter with her at the Loire Inn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MFr5To8xaA Fyda's Theme]] tells you that she's sincere, honorable, devoted to her charge, and surprisingly thoughtful.
* ObliviouslyBeautiful: Yomi teases Ark about being dazzled by Fyda's looks. Royd is smitten at first sight. Fyda, for her part, is entirely indifferent.
* OpponentSwitch: Fyda interrupts Ark before his duel with Royd to take Ark's place.
* OrphanedAsBackstory: King Henri raised her, but nothing is known of her parents or what happened to them.
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Royd.]]
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: The dilemma Fyda wrestles with.
** MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: She chose lawful.]]
!!Royd
-> Arrogant and self-assured, the unscrupulous mercenary Royd cares not a whit for love, honor, or friendship, seeking Princess' Elle's hand in marriage solely that he might enrich himself. Or so it seems at first ...
* AmazonChaser: When Fyda challenges him to a duel, Royd is immediately smitten with her and even gratified that she remembers him from Loire.
* {{Foil}}: To Fyda. In Beruga's airship, he gets Ark past an obstacle by himself.
* HeelFaceTurn: In Dragoon Castle.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Though Royd doesn't become prominent until late in the third chapter, his actions show that he was busy working towards his goals of avenging a friend.
* {{Jerkass}}: You'd be forgiven if you thought Royd would be an upcoming boss battle given his condescending and dismissive treatment of Ark upon their first (and second, and third) meeting.
* [[spoiler: KilledOffscreen: Though he assures Ark otherwise, Royd doesn't survive the fall of Beruga's airship.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Unlike most of the other characters who get special themes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5uVWWN0qg Royd's Theme]] is deliberately concealed from the player until very late in the story. [[spoiler: [[MusicalSpoiler This is because its energetic, upbeat, and even heroic swells would betray his motive revelations and character development.]]]]
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: With Fyda.]]
* TheUnfought
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nobody finds it unusual.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Wong pulls it on Meilin. Royd turns around and pulls it on Wong once he has the information he wanted.
