Line #43 Characters/FragileDreamsFarewellRuinsOfTheMoon


1	The small, yet colorful cast of ''Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon''.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	!!Main Cast
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7	[[folder:Seto]]
8	-> Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (Japanese), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (English)
9	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fragile_farewell_ruins_of_the_moon_conceptart_kmju6.jpg]]
10	[[caption-width-right:253:''"I just want someone...to be with."'']]
11	The 15-year-old [[TheHero protagonist]] of ''Fragile Dreams''. When his grandfather passes away, Seto inherits his blue stone and follows his instructions to locate a "[[TokyoTower red tower to the East]]" in hopes of finding other survivors.
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13	* ForcefulKiss: Between him and [[spoiler:Crow]]
14	* HatesBeingAlone: What motivates him to leave the observatory and head east to find other survivors.
15	* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: The blue stone in Seto's locket is practically useless. [[spoiler:[[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/944059-fragile-dreams-farewell-ruins-of-the-moon/61880751 Word Of God]] states it's a "high efficiency crystal computer" that enables Seto to see ghosts and spirits]].
16	* ParentalAbandonment: He was living with his grandfather up until said grandpa died and we don't find out what happened to his parents. Adding to this, Seto's grandpa isn't even related to him.
17	[[/folder]]
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19	[[folder:Ren]]
20	-> Voiced by: Miku Yoshikawa (Japanese), Creator/EdenRiegel (English)
21	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fragile_farewell_ruins_of_the_moon_conceptart_1zeqx.jpg]]
22	The mysterious silver-haired girl is the first human Seto encounters after leaving the observatory. Unfortunately, she seems wary of him and runs away, leading him to chase after her throughout the game.
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24	* AnimalMotifs: Cats. In a few of the places she's in or near, she's seen with cats.
25	* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Shin intends to use Ren as the new "catalyst" of the Glass Cage, but it's ultimately stopped by Seto and Sai.]]
26	* BarefootPoverty: Subverted. She is always barefoot, although rather than the conditions of the post-apocalyptic world, it emphasizes her ethereal nature.
27	* FloralMotifs: Tying into FloralThemeNaming, we get the subtle allusion to water lilies, a flower that's connected to hope.
28	* HairColorDissonance: Although the game clearly states Ren has silver hair, cut-scenes (animated and in-game) show it to be clearly white. Recall that Seto is the one who dubs the moon "silver", while Ren herself calls it "white", implying the dissonance comes from Seto's point-of-view, not the players.
29	* KilledOffscreen: Seto's narration at in the ending implies [[spoiler: she died long before he does, when he says, it's been "countless summers" since he met her and the post-game manga mentions that Ren is an ill girl whose medicine is running out]].
30	* MysteriousWaif: Ren fits the archetype - no back-story to explain her origins, no reason as to why [[spoiler:Shin uses her to be the second catalyst for the Glass Cage]], yet is the primary motivation for Seto to pursue her.
31	* MysticalWhiteHair: A mysterious figure for about three quarters of the game, as the only other human besides his grandfather that Seto has ever seen.
32	* VaporWear: She's visibly not wearing anything underneath her hospital gown-like dress.
33	[[/folder]]
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35	[[folder:Personal Frame]]
36	-> Voiced by: Umeka Shoji (Japanese), Nicole Balick (English)
37	[[quoteright:173:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pf5_1.jpg]]
38	[[caption-width-right:173:''"Hello, I am a Personal Frame, an interactive digital assistant equipped to respond to my user’s emotional state, whatever it may be."'']]
39	An interactive digital assistant found in the subway tunnels, Personal Frame (or "PF") helps Seto in return for rescuing her from a lonely fate.
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41	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Her batteries run out and Seto buries her.]]
42	* TalkingApplianceSidekick
43	[[/folder]]
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45	[[folder:Crow]]
46	-> Voiced by: Creator/MieSonozaki (Japanese), Creator/SteveStaley (English)
47	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crow_8.jpg]]
48	[[caption-width-right:253:''"Tally Ho!"'']]
49	A mischievous boy Seto encounters at the abandoned amusement park, Crow directs him to a nearby dilapidated hotel where he might find Ren.
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51	* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: [[spoiler:Up until his last moments, you wouldn't have known he was a robot.]]
52	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Seto holds Crow in his arms as Crow's batteries deplete.]]
53	* ForcefulKiss: He gives one to Seto because he thinks kissing is what friends do.
54	* IdiotsCannotCatchColds: This is one of his taunts when he steals Seto's locket.
55	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Similar to [=PF=], his batteries run out, right as he was coming close to finding out information about his origins.]]
56	* MouthyKid: Although he's [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold actually a nice guy]].
57	* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:The last time he sees Seto, he explains that he's a robot and that the two of them can't be friends because of that. In tears, Seto quickly tells him that they ''are'' friends and the skull ring is proof of that as he dies in Seto's arms, thanking him for being his friend.]]
58	* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Subverted. He's more mischievous than sneaky.
59	[[/folder]]
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61	[[folder:Chiyo]]
62	-> Voiced by: Creator/ChiwaSaito (Japanese), Creator/LauraBailey (English)
63	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chiyo_1.jpg]]
64	[[caption-width-right:253:''"No. I don't know you. You're a stranger. I don't trust you.'']]
65	The spirit of a young girl dressed in a kimono who Seto meets in the abandoned hotel.
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67	* CuteGhostGirl: Without a doubt.
68	* GhostlyGoals: [[spoiler:When Seto returns her ring to her, she can finally die in peace.]]
69	* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:The Chiyo Seto sees is her older self's spirit, implying that she really was pretty in her youth.]]
70	* OlderThanSheLooks: [[spoiler:She's the spirit of a dying old woman.]]
71	* TragicKeepsake: The ring she wants Seto to find [[spoiler:belonged to her lost love]].
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74	[[folder:Sai]]
75	-> Voiced by: Creator/RyoHirohashi (Japanese), Creator/KarenStrassman (English)
76	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sai.jpg]]
77	[[caption-width-right:253:''"Hey! Hey! What's your favorite food? I love cupcakes! Yum!"'']]
78	A mysterious young woman that accompanies Seto and Crow on their journey.
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80	* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:She was the "catalyst" during the first use of the Glass Cage]].
81	* CuteGhostGirl: As the game reveals, [[spoiler:she was DeadAllAlong and followed Seto on his journey because she had nothing better to do, and she's pretty cute]].
82	* DeadAllAlong: An odd case: [[spoiler:the player gets a few clues, while Seto doesn't really notice and thinks the dead body is someone else's and not ''hers''. This is hammered home at the end, when she says the below:]]
83	-->[[spoiler:''"For good luck. Hahaha. I guess it’s pretty weird for a ghost to be talking about good luck. Come back alive, okay? And Seto... whatever you do, stop [Shin]."'']]
84	* DrivenToSuicide: It's not really clear, but it is implied retroactively when Seto first meets her: [[spoiler:there's a syringe and vial in the room where her body is, and her death seems recent since her body isn't decomposed]].
85	* EveryScarHasAStory: Hers are from being a [[spoiler:human guinea pig in the creation of the Glass Cage]].
86	* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: She has a stuffed (or inflated) pig on her right arm.
87	* MysteriousWaif: She just shows up out of nowhere, and her backstory is revealed much later.
88	* NoodleIncident: Two:
89	** How did she get into the [=KK=] Hotel where Seto first meets her? Not even the director (Kawashima) knows.
90	** [[spoiler:How ''exactly'' did she die? The Glass Cage ''could'' be related to it, but it might not have directly played a part. Considering the room with her dead, ''intact'' body had a vial with a syringe, she must have survived for a little while after the Glass Cage catastrophe. It can't be ''conclusively'' ruled a suicide...]]
91	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cupcakes.
92	[[/folder]]
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94	[[folder:Shin '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
95	-> Voiced by: Creator/ToshioFurukawa (Japanese), Creator/TroyBaker (English)
96	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shin.jpg]]
97	[[caption-width-right:253:''"Language… is truly an ineffectual means of communication. And as such, humanity’s reliance on it will never grant them the evolution they desire."'']]
98	The first test subject of the Glass Cage.
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100	* AlasPoorVillain: His PsychicPowers brought him nothing but pain and misery.
101	* DeadAllAlong: Though we don't find this out until much later.
102	* FinalBoss: He's the last obstacle to Seto's quest for Ren.
103	* PsychoElectro: A ''major'' aversion. While he ''does'' have ShockAndAwe and he ''is'' the BigBad, he's a very [[TheStoic calm and collected person]], and never seems particularly insane except for his irritation with verbal communication (which he mainly uses to deflect questions about his actions). He only freaks out during his MotiveRant, and Sai makes him pull a HeelFaceTurn in the middle of it following her AnguishedDeclarationOfLove.
104	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He agreed to let himself be the first test subject in the early stages of a project that would boost human empathy to the point where verbal language would be unnecessary. However, he only picked up on the selfish and negative emotions of those around him, leading him to believe that HumansAreTheRealMonsters. He wants to activate the Glass Cage a second time to PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery. All this is stopped when he learns that [[ThePowerOfLove Sai was in love with him all along]].
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107	!!Other Characters
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109	[[folder:The Merchant]]
110	-> Voiced by: Tomohisa Aso (Japanese), Joe J. Thomas (English)
111	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fragile_farewell_ruins_of_the_moon_conceptart_n73x8.jpg]]
112	A robotic servant that used to work for a human family before a disaster decimated humanity.
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114	* IntrepidMerchant: He's different than most examples, as he mostly collects things to [[spoiler: wake up his "Princess"]] but he does offer up his services upon meeting Seto and co. Since that encounter, he can be encountered almost everywhere when needed.
115	* PleaseWakeUp: The Merchant collects and scrounges around for anything shiny [[spoiler:so his "princess" can smile again. Unfortunately, the "princess" died in her cradle; the Merchant doesn't even realize this when Seto wants to tell the truth. If it wasn't for Sai, the Merchant might've either [[DespairEventHorizon completely broken down into despair]], or possibly killed the boy on the spot]].
116	* UndyingLoyalty: To his [[spoiler: Princess]] and, by extension, the family he was programmed for.
117	[[/folder]]
118
119	[[folder:The "Princess"]]
120	An infant girl that the Merchant looked after, after a disaster devastated humanity.
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122	* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:The Merchant is unaware, thinking she is sleeping.]]
123	* ParentalAbandonment: The disaster killed her parents.
124	* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:She died before the events of the game, and the Merchant isn't aware of this.]]
125	* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler:It's not said how she died, but considering the setting of the game it was likely illness or starvation.]]
126	* UnknownCharacter: Besides her being a member of a human family that once employed the Merchant and [[spoiler:her being long dead]], there really isn't anything to know.
127	[[/folder]]
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129	[[folder:Grandpa]]
130	An old man that raised Seto.
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132	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It's implied that he [[spoiler:had something to do with the Glass Cage project and regrets his role in it. According to Kawashima, Grandpa noticed something wrong and tried to back out of it]].
133	* ParentalSubstitute: He raised Seto after something happened to the latter's parents (or family, since he's not related to Seto).
134	* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death is what kicks off Seto's journey to the Tower.
135	* TomatoSurprise: [[spoiler:It's implied that his personality was copied into an [=AI=] mainframe and became Shin, and Grandpa indirectly sent Seto to stop Shin. This isn't said in-game but in an interview with Kawashima.]]

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