Line #42 Characters/GuardianTalesWorld7


1	[[WMG:[[center: [- ''VideoGame/GuardianTales'' [[Characters/GuardianTales Main Character Index]]\
2	''Main Story'': [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld1 Kanterbury]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld2 Teatan Kingdom]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld3 Magic School]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld4 Desert of Madness]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld5 Shen City]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld6 Inn?]] \| '''Dungeon Kingdom''' \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld8 Mt. Shivering]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld9 Rah Empire]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesUnrecordedWorld Unrecorded World]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld12 Demon World Capital]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWorld14 Demon Shire]]\
3	''Unique Heroes'': [[Characters/GuardianTalesFireUniqueHeroes Fire]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesWaterUniqueHeroes Water]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesEarthUniqueHeroes Earth]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesLightUniqueHeroes Light]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesDarkUniqueHeroes Dark]] \| [[Characters/GuardianTalesBasicUniqueHeroes Basic]]\
4	''Miscellaneous'': [[Characters/GuardianTalesCollaborationHeroes Collaboration]] -] ]]]]
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8	!Participants
9	[[folder:Aspiring Warrior Craig]]
10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/craiggl.png]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:''Thank you for waiting for me. For believing in me.'']]
12	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:JP artwork]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/craigjp.png[[/labelnote]]]]
13	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Ascended artwork]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/craig_promotegl.png[[/labelnote]]]]
14	A D-List warrior in the Dungeon Kingdom, who works as a bouncer in a local pub. For 20 years, he's been training to win the dungeon race, but he never had any luck.
15	->'''Rarity''': 2-star (can be ascended)
16	->'''Species''': Human
17	->'''Age''': 41
18	->'''Height and weight''': 205cm/142kg
19	->'''Element''': [[DishingOutDirt Earth]]
20	->'''Role''': Warrior
21	->'''Exclusive Weapon''': Silence
22	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese), Adam Gold (English)
23	->'''Illustrator:''' Wonchun Choi (GL/KR)
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25	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Seemingly ends up in this situation as seen in the ending cutscene of World 15, at the hands of the [[Characters/GuardianTalesDarkUniqueHeroes Invaders' 1st Corps Commander]]]].
26	* TheChosenOne: He's one of the thirteen Champions.
27	* CutscenePowerToTheMax: During the climax of the world's final boss, he gets hit repeatedly for 9999 damage as the archdemon pounds away in melee, when 15000 HP is a really good number to have at this point. He still manages to get up from this and even hold off the boss for the player to strike the killing blow.
28	* {{Determinator}}: Craig failed to become an adventurer for nearly two decades, but doesn’t allow anything to sway him from his dream.
29	* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Averts this in his initial art and sprites, and would later play this straight with his appearance in the Unrecorded World and his ascended art and sprites much later on.
30	* HeroWithBadPublicity: He was seen as nothing but a pathetic failure most of his life. [[spoiler: After beating the Archdemon in Halbard’s armor, Halbard steals the credit and bad mouths Craig into being a pariah to the entire Dungeon Kingdom. In Dungeon Kingdom Nightmare Mode opening, attempts to salvage his reputation just further alienate him. It's only at the end of the story that people recognize him as the one beat the Archdemon]]
31	* HeroesPreferSwords: His Global art wasn't exactly matching his actual weapon of choice, but he does use one-handed swords as his Japanese art correctly shows. He seemingly abandons this for his ascended art, but he still uses it in gameplay.
32	* HumbleHero: He doesn't really care for attention, and also doesn't care if he has a bad reputation.
33	* InterfaceSpoiler: [[spoiler:The fact that Halbard is actually Craig wearing Halbard's armor in the later half of Dungeon World is supposed to be a twist... unless you've gotten him from the gacha already, which reveals his name front and center.]]
34	* KnightInShiningArmor: His dream is to finally become this. He eventually does achieve this state by the end of Chapter 7.
35	* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/RIMOw_O4zfY Craig's Theme.]] Cue CutscenePowerToTheMax when this plays in the World 7 climax.
36	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Sports one both in his normal and ascended art, and utilizes it in gameplay to maximize his defensive stats.
37	* MadeOfIron: Is constantly taking a beating from the various hazards in the dungeon but walks away every time. He doesn't even try to avoid the traps anymore, instead barreling straight through them. [[spoiler: Not even taking concentrated blasts from the Archdemon using his elemental weakness is enough to do more than knock Craig out.]]
38	* NiceGuy: Craig goes out of his way to help anyone he can. [[spoiler:In World 16, he and three other Champions were Beguiled and turned on the Knight. While the others had their worst traits exaggerated, Beguiled Craig was kind and encouraging commander for his Androids.]]
39	* OnlyFriend: Ailie was his only real friend in Dungeon Kingdom before the Knight and crew showed up.
40	* {{Retirony}}: He plans on retiring after this Dungeon Race, setting up this trope halfway through when [[spoiler:a lava slime knocks both Craig and Halbard into a pit and only Halbard is found again. Ultimately averted.]]
41	* PuzzleBoss: [[spoiler:Beguiled Craig in World 16 will take ScratchDamage from anything the Knight and KAI can throw at him, making it practically impossible to defeat him conventionally; fortunately, turrets that fire projectiles capable of ignoring his defense are in the arena. The player can defeat him handily by leading him into the path of the turrets and have him receive the shots for them.]]
42	* StoneWall: Craig's damage output is nothing to write home about, but he's ''very'' resilient as Tanker hero. Not only can he [[DrawAggro taunt enemies nearby]], but also his other abilities act as defensive supports:
43	** His Chain Skill increases party's defense by 50% for 5 seconds and [[DrawAggro taunts all enemies]].
44	** Equipping him with his exclusive weapon, he can reflect melee damage by 20% of the attackers while restoring 1% of his HP (though this has a 2-second skill cooldown). His weapon's skill also scales off of Defense, letting him do respectable damage if you use him as your lead unit.
45	** And his 5* Special Ability makes him take damage for all party members with health lower than 50% so long as his is higher than 50% and he's close enough.
46	* ThrowTheDogABone: For 20 years he never wins the Dungeon Kingdom race and when he does, Halbal took all the credits and made him an outcast. [[Spoiler: At the end of World 7 Nightmare Mode, he finally recognized as the true hero of Dungeon Kingdom.]]
47	* TimePassageBeard: Sports one in the Unrecorded World.
48	* TookALevelInBadass: He eventually gained an ascended form that greatly enhances his abilities, giving him arguably the best defensive utility in the game, surpassing even Oghma and Future Princess as pure tanks.
49	* VeteranInstructor: Is training Guardians in the Unrecorded World [[spoiler: after Eva's death]].
50	[[/folder]]
51
52	[[folder:Relic Collector Ailie]]
53	A scavenger in the Dungeon Kingdom. She collects items from fallen warriors and sells them.
54	->'''Rarity''': 1-star
55	->'''Species''': Human
56	->'''Age''': 22
57	->'''Height and weight''': 149cm/39kg
58	->'''Element''': [[PlayingWithFire Fire]]
59	->'''Role''': Support
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61	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Relic hunters are usually hated as opportunistic scavengers picking the bodies of fallen adventurers. Craig, being a fellow outcast, was the only person to not treat her like a vulture because of her job, so she dedicated herself to helping him however she could and fought to make the rest of the kingdom recognize the hero he is.
62	* OnlyFriend: She is the only person in the entire Dungeon Kingdom that supports Craig and he was the only one who would defend her at the time.
63	* UndyingLoyalty: No matter what, she'll always believe in Craig.
64	[[/folder]]
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66	[[folder:Halbard '''(Spoiler!)''']]
67	The champion of the previous Dungeon race, and this year's favorite to win.
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69	* DirtyCoward: When the going gets tough, he's the first to bail out and leave anyone else to their fates.
70	* EngineeredPublicConfession: How he's ultimately dealt with in the Nightmare story: [[spoiler:Turns out that the cameraman with him to record him "begging Craig to spare him" was actually '''livestreaming''', exposing his deeds.]]
71	* FakeUltimateHero: He's nothing more than a {{Jerkass}} AttentionWhore who steals others' thunders
72	* HateSink: He is an [[{{Jerkass}} irredeemable]] MilesGloriosus who steals [[HumbleHero Craig's]] thunder not once, but ''twice''. As such, it's cathartic to see others see him as the person he really is.
73	* ItsAllAboutMe: He doesn't care about anyone or anything else, just himself and his fame.
74	* KarmaHoudini: He gets away with stealing Craig's thunder at the end of World 7.
75	* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Subverted initially but played straight later in Nightmare Mode. Before the start, Ailie tried to prove that he's a liar, but she's unsuccessful. At the end of the story, he's not only outed as a fake by a kid whom he abused earlier (after trying to paint Craig in a bad light again), but the public [[HatedByAll basically starts treating him like trash]] (much like how he made them treat Craig before), ultimately chasing him out of the Dungeon Kingdom altogether. [[spoiler: It doesn't get much better for him in the Unrecorded World, as he winds up getting captured by the Invaders, although by now he's at least had a HeelRealization.]]
76	* MilesGloriosus: Tries to paint himself as the greatest hero in Dungeon Kingdom, but is nothing more than a {{Jerkass}} AttentionWhore
77	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When he and Craig are thrown into a pit halfway through the world, he [[spoiler:discards his damaged armor, takes Craig's, and goes away for a while]] to set up the plot twist of the world.
78	* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that not only is he actually just a MilesGloriosus, but also not the armored hero the party will recruit spoils a large part of Chapter 7.
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81	[[folder:Swordsman Akayuki]]
82	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akayukigl.png]]
83	[[caption-width-right:350:''I feel like you'll lead me into lots of good fights!'']]
84	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:JP artwork]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akayukijp.png[[/labelnote]]]]
85	A swordsman who has been petrified for 500 years. Even though she has little knowledge of the modern world, her plans remain the same: Find strong opponents to challenge.
86	->'''Rarity''': 2-star
87	->'''Species''': Human
88	->'''Age''': ?
89	->'''Height and weight''': 163cm/48kg
90	->'''Element''': [[PlayingWithFire Fire]]
91	->'''Role''': Warrior
92	->'''Exclusive Weapon''': Murasame
93	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakiKawase (Japanese), Kirsten Day (English)
94	->'''Illustrator:''' Wonchun Choi (GL/KR), intro_s2 (JP)
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96	* AngstWhatAngst: The implications of missing out on five centuries of time and losing everyone she ever knew don't seem to phase her much.
97	* BloodKnight: She's ALWAYS looking for a good fight. The first thing she does after being revived from centuries as a statue is to challenge the Knight to a duel just for fun.
98	* CriticalHitClass: She has up to 65% to crit when fully awakened and given her weapon but before considering accessories, and she also boosts allied crit rate.
99	* DefeatMeansFriendship: She'll only join the party if the Knight can prove their strength by beating her in three consecutive one-on-one duels.
100	* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: She's the only samurai in current plot.
101	* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Out of touch with the modern world due to being a statue for 500 years, and is planning on just figuring it out as she goes.
102	* FlashStep: Akayuki's combo ends with her dashing through her target with a SingleStrokeBattle-esque attack. This can be abused to dodge attacks or teleport past blockading enemies guarding a SquishyWizard.
103	* GlassCannon: Her damage output is great, but Akayuki's defenses aren't nearly so impressive.
104	* HeroicSacrifice: How she ended up as a statue in the first place. [[spoiler:She shielded her apprentice Sumire from an attack by a dying Archdemon 500 years before the story.]]
105	* MasterSwordsman: She's by far the most skilled sword wielder in the cast. Easily capable of feats that the others can't match without magical or technological aid.
106	* MentorOccupationalHazard: She let herself be petrified to protect her student, Sumire.
107	* ParentalSubstitute: She and her brother Aoyuki found [[Characters/GuardianTalesDarkUniqueHeroes Sumire]] as a baby and raised her as their disciple.
108	* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: She is one of the starting heroes from the developer's previous game ''Dungeon Link''.
109	* PublicDomainArtifact: Her exclusive weapon is the Murasame.
110	* SiblingTeam: She and her brother Aoyuki used to act as a team in major battles.
111	* SiblingYinYang: She and her brother were polar opposites in terms of personality: she was an impulsive BloodKnight focused on swordsmanship while Aoyuki was much calmer and focused on [[MagicKnight mystical arts above his blade]].
112	* TakenForGranite: She spent 500 years as a statue in Dungeon Kingdom, [[spoiler:due to her protecting her protege [[Characters/GuardianTalesDarkUniqueHeroes Sumire]] from the Archdemon's desperation attack]] before the Knight brought her back to life. [[spoiler:She turns back into a statue after using too much energy and has to be revived again in World 10.]]
113	* WorthyOpponent: Akayuki is always looking for someone who can give her a real fight. Gameplay-wise, her 5-star ability increases her attack when she fights bosses.
114	[[/folder]]
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116	!Succubus Town
117	[[folder:Succubus Adventurer Yuze]]
118	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuzegl.png]]
119	[[caption-width-right:350:''Together, we can achieve anything, partner!'']]
120	[[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:JP artwork]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuzejp_0.png[[/labelnote]]]]
121	A newly graduated Succubus hailing from the Dungeon Kingdom's Succubus Town. She finds adventures far more thrilling than working in seduction and Dream Therapy, so she decided to become the first Succubus Adventurer.
122	->'''Rarity''': 2-star
123	->'''Species''': Succubus
124	->'''Age''': 20
125	->'''Height and weight''': 163cm/45kg
126	->'''Element''': Dark
127	->'''Role''': Warrior
128	->'''Exclusive Weapon''': Tartaros
129	->'''Voiced by:''' Ellen Taira (Japanese), Alexa Kahn (English)
130	->'''Illustrator:''' Hanul Lee (GL/KR), イコモチ (JP)
131
132	->For tropes pertaining to Lifeguard Yuze, see the [[Characters/GuardianTalesWaterUniqueHeroes Water Unique Heroes]] page.
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134	* ADayInTheLimelight: "Welcome to the Succubus Cafe!" involves Yuze returning to help the ailing succubi when a streamer starts stealing a lot of their business (and thus their means of sustaining themselves).
135	* AccidentalInnuendo: Around half her lines have her unknowingly dropping these.
136	* BashBrothers: She and the Knight bonded over a mutual love of adventures and work well as a pair in combat.
137	* BewareTheNiceOnes: She maybe be kind by nature and determined to be a hero, but anyone foolish enough to really provoke her will be painfully reminded that she's still a devil able to suck the life out of anyone at will.
138	* CharmPerson: Her signature attack can charm enemies and lower their damage.
139	* ChasteHero: Love and sexuality aren't remotely on her radar despite being a succubus explicitly trained in such things.
140	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Yuze is driven to help whenever she is able. [[spoiler: Her compassion and urge to help others takes her to dark extremes in the hopelessness of the Unrecorded World.]]
141	* DarkIsNotEvil: Succubi in general are usually decent enough people in the setting, but Yuze takes the cake in her love of heroism.
142	* DoubleEntendre: Even though her mind is mostly on adventuring, she's still a trained succubus so most of the things she says come out like this.
143	* DreamWeaver: She was trained to manipulate dreams in school, but doesn't have much use for it as an adventurer. [[spoiler:She finally put her skills to dark use in the Unrecorded World.]]
144	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Her original outfit is vastly different from her JP counterpart. Original Yuze has a more modest outfit befitting her "adventurer" side, while JP Yuze has a [[{{Stripperriffic}} more exposed one]] that flaunts her "succubus" side.
145	* FriendToAllChildren: Kids seem to naturally like Yuze and she is very friendly and protective of them.
146	* HandshakeSubstitute: You are given a few opportunities to fistbump Yuze throughout the sidequest as an ActionCommand.
147	* HealingHands: Like all succubi, she can give some of the energy she absorbs to someone else to heal their wounds. She doesn't use it in combat, though.
148	* HeroicSeductress: Apparently, she got great grades in seduction back in succubus school, but wants to avoid a career of using those skills in favor of adventuring. That said, she isn't above applying her talents to charm enemies into lowering their attack and defenses.
149	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: She tends to accidentally seduce others without realizing it.
150	* LifeDrain: As a succubus, Yuze can drain life energy from a target for her own use and biologically has to drain others regularly to survive. She prefers to only take small amounts that a target could easily recover from, but she could drain someone to death if she isn't careful. Despite the potential lethality of her powers, it seems she can't drain a target quickly enough enough to make it a viable option in combat.
151	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In the Unrecorded World, after being defeated by the Knight she realizes that they won't stop until they save everyone in the dream, which causes Yuze to realize how badly she lost her way. Whether she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]] or puts herself into a permanent dream state afterwards is debated since it happens offscreen, but either way she removes herself from the Unrecorded World plot, and her gravestone appearing in the nightmare story shows that she didn't last long anyway.]]
152	* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Most succubi take careers in dream therapy or show business which causes Yuze's teacher to object when she announces her adventuring plans, kicking off her sidequest.
153	* NiceGirl: On top of her desire to be a hero, she goes to great lengths to help save Succubus Town from financial ruin in ''Welcome to the Succubus Cafe.''
154	* ObliviousToLove: She has no idea that her "friendly rival" Bianca is obsessively in love with her, despite how obvious Bianca is about it.
155	* PlatonicLifePartners: She and the Knight are non-romantic close friends and adventure partners. She prefers to work with them whenever possible.
156	* SanitySlippage: It's clear that she took [[spoiler: the Knight's disappearance into the future]] way too hard.
157	* WebVideoSeries: The solution for how Yuze is supposed to gather energy while she's off adventuring is recording her adventures and turning them into a full web series so she can feed off the energy her fans send.
158	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Her M.O. in Unrecorded World. By sending people she and a group of rebels and succubus kidnap to a LotusEaterMachine state, she's saving them from living in the CrapsackWorld they live in now... Even if it ends up killing them eventually due to always being asleep.]]
159	[[/folder]]
160
161	[[folder:Noble Succubus Bianca]]
162	See the [[Characters/GuardianTalesWaterUniqueHeroes Water Unique Heroes]] page.
163	[[/folder]]
164
165	[[folder:Succubus Researcher Peggy]]
166	A researcher from the Succubus Town. Her research focuses on the ecology of rare monsters, and she is known for descending dangerous dungeons herself to observe them.
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168	* EscortMission: Her side-quest has a notably rare instance of requiring you to protect your allied NPC in combat.
169	* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: Her looks tend to seduce people without meaning to, so she deliberately goes out of her way to look less attractive so she can work with fellow scientists without incident.
170	* PurelyAestheticGlasses: She only wears glasses so that she doesn't accidentally seduce her colleagues.
171	[[/folder]]

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