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5Characters from the ''Rhapsody'' series.
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7[[foldercontrol]]
8
9!Characters introduced in ''A Musical Adventure''
10[[folder:Cornet Espoir]]
11!!Cornet Espoir
12[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ddpmudf_9c496d4c_ce9b_46ed_9e00_ec517b657a58.png]]
13->'''Voiced by:''' Kahoru Fujino (Japanese), Sara Thomas (English, first game), Creator/KiraBuckland (English, sequels)
14
15Cornet is the cheerful heroine of the first game. She can sing, play the horn, and even talk to puppets; which most people cannot do. Cornet longs for a passionate relationship and despises toads. She longs for a prince to sweep her off of her feet.
16----
17* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:She and Ferdinand eventually have a child named Kurusale in the second game.]]
18* BadassAdorable: Despite being a lovestruck girl who sings and plays a horn, she can command deadly puppets in battle and hold her own in a fight, even without them.
19%%* CleavageWindow: As an adult.
20* GirlOfMyDreams: Gender-inverted. She has a dream about being saved from a monster by Ferdinand before the event actually happens.
21* GogglesDoNothing: Her traveling clothing includes a pair of goggles on her head which she never uses.
22* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Beautiful, good, young looking, and innocent as an adult.
23* InformedDeformity: During the contest, the announcers poke fun at how pudgy she is compared to the other contestants. She's actually only about five pounds heaver than them at worst.
24* InstrumentOfMurder: Her trumpet is her weapon.
25* MarionetteMaster: With the power of her trumpet, she can have various puppets join her on her quest.
26* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Crowdia calls her out for killing a dragon--dragons not only keep the volcano they nest on from erupting, but that particular dragon had just given birth--Cornet is ashamed by her rash actions.
27* PaperFanOfDoom: She trades her horn for this as revealed by her older version's regular attacks in the third game after giving her horn to Kururu.
28%%* PluckyGirl
29* RaisedByGrandparents: She was raised by her grandfather.
30* SaveThePrincess: Inverted. She has to rescue a prince.
31* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She is the main character of the first game.
32%%* SweatDrop: When flabbergasted.
33%%* VitriolicBestBuds: Type 2 with Etoile.
34* VSign: Part of her VictoryPose.
35* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She is scared of toads.
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder:Kururu]]
39!!Kururu
40[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kururu_fairy_643.png]]
41->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaKawamura (Japanese), Jody Fleischer (English, first game), Creator/XantheHuynh (English, sequels)
42
43She is a puppet and Cornet's best friend. She follows Cornet throughout the game, often making humorous comments on her behavior. She likes cherries, and dislikes anything sour. Unlike other puppets, Kururu can move around on her own without the powers of Cornet's horn, and she can talk to other humans besides Cornet.
44----
45* CharacterCatchPhrase: "Girls take initiative".
46* FairyCompanion: She is a puppet styled like a fairy and who happens to be Cornet's loyal companion since childhood.
47* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Her outfit has a lot of purple in it and she is quite feminine, liking dresses and romance. [[spoiler:This also foreshadows her identity]].
48* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: To complement her blond hair, Kururu is a loving and supportive puppet friend to Cornet.
49* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Is really possessed by the spirit of Cherie; watching over Cornet.]]
50* PaperFanOfDoom: Her primary weapon both in the original version and when she's PromotedToPlayable in the DS remake.
51%%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cherries.
52[[/folder]]
53
54[[folder:Cherie]]
55!!Cherie
56[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Rhapsody32_3_2_7875.png]]
57->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaKawamura (Japanese), Jody Fleischer (English, first game), Creator/XantheHuynh (English, sequels)
58
59Cherie is Cornet's mother, whom is said to have been killed in an accident many years prior to the start of the game. She is at once mature and charmingly childish.
60----
61* AngelicBeauty: [[spoiler:She is revealed to be an Ancient (the game's equavalent to angels) and is quite beautiful in both her human and Ancient forms]].
62* BigGood: Her actions dictate or influence events in all three games. In the third game, her status is even "Protagonist."
63* CharacterCatchphrase:
64** She is the one who coined "Take the initiative!" for her family when she's facing the thought of the man she loves marrying someone else.
65** "I'll never wish for anything more," and its variants are ones she's used since childhood.
66* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Even well before she gets engaged, several villagers ask her if she and Marius will be getting married.
67* FallenPrincess: [[spoiler: She is the time-displaced princess of the Ancient civilization.]]
68* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She is decked out in various purples and violets and she's a very loving and graceful woman.
69* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and is very good natured.
70* IHaveThisFriend: A RunningGag in her chapter in the third game is asking Siegrind to hear her out about "a girl's" love problems, getting her advice, and running off to take action with Siegrind asking, "Who's the girl...?"
71* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Sacrificed herself to destroy the technology that doomed her civilisation]].
72%%* HimeCut
73* HonoraryAunt: She served as an aunt figure to Etoile when she and Cornet were young.
74%%* HumanHummingbird: Her legs as a child when running forward to attack an enemy in battle.
75* ImprobableWeaponUser: She hammers her enemies with a large, gold cross as both a child and adult.
76* MamaBear: She is extremely protective of her daughter Cornet, [[spoiler:to the point that she willingly sacrifices herself to save Cornet from an Ancient weapon]].
77* MaamShock: When Etoile calls her "Ma'am" in her chapter in the third game, she reacts as if a basin landed on her head.
78* MoodWhiplash: PlayedForLaughs in her chapter in the third game when her internal narration talks about how happy she is for her brother that he found love, but immediately realizes the horrific idea of ''Marjoly'' becoming her sister-in-law!
79* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her foray into the Treasure Vault in her chapter in the third game [[spoiler:breaks the seal on the Terrible Overlord, though he still needed a different host to actually leave the vault]].
80* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:Her soul lives on ''long'' past her death in the puppet Kururu]].
81* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:She gains wings when she releases her power.]]
82* PregnantBadass: Kicked major ass while she was pregnant with Cornet.
83* TomatoInTheMirror: She's shocked when she realizes that Marius's painting of the woman he loves is a portait of ''her'' when she kept thinking it was someone else.
84%%* VSign: Part of her VictoryPose.
85* WarIsHell: One of her missions after being sent to the future is to warn the people of the futility and destruction of war.
86[[/folder]]
87
88[[folder:Ferdinand Marl E.]]
89!!Ferdinand Marl E.
90[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sdvsdvsd_2_3793.png]]
91->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), Josh Synard (English)
92
93The prince, and soon to be king, of Marl Kingdom. He often sneaks out of the castle to hunt or visit the city. Cornet has dreamed of him her whole life and falls in love with him after a chance meeting in the forest when he saves her from a dragon summoned by Myao. The two later start to fall in love after meeting the 2nd time in the castle. Then Marjoly appears to get back at Ferdinand for beating Myao, instantly falls in love with him, and tries to teleport him to her castle, but screws up the spell and accidentally turns him to stone, and he's stuck that way till Cornet breaks the spell at the end of the game.
94----
95* BadassInDistress: He first appears on screen and single-high-handedly kills a dragon in a couple seconds, but can't do anything for most of the game on account of being turned to stone.
96* BewareTheNiceOnes: A friendly young man who can kill dragons with one stroke.
97* BigBad: He is the source of conflict in Kururu's chapter in the third game with his near-adamant refusal to allow her to marry Cello. Though it's (mostly) an act and a SecretTestOfCharacter to verify their resolve.
98* DanceOfRomance: As part of them falling in love, he dances with Cornet at the ball.
99* DistressedDude: He is petrified and kidnapped by Marjorly, with Cornet's rescuing him serving as much of the plot.
100* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Beautiful, good, young, and innocent with blonde hair to match.
101* PrinceCharming: Ticks most the boxes for the archetypal prince; charming, strong, willing to protect others and is part of a royal family.
102* TakenForGranite: He spends much of ''Rhapsody'' petrified due to Marjoly screwing up a spell which was apparently intended to teleport him to her castle so he would be her plaything. Whether he's better off or not is up to you to decide.
103* TrueLovesKiss: The kiss of a [[VirginPower maiden]] who loves him will free him from the spell of Marjoly.
104* UptownGuy: He's a prince, Cornet's a commoner but they nevertheless fall in love [[spoiler:and get married]].
105* TheWorfEffect: After showing that he's a formidable fighter in his debut scene, he's easily overpowered to show strong Marjoly is.
106[[/folder]]
107
108[[folder:Etoile Rosenqueen]]
109!!Etoile Rosenqueen
110[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-etoile21_2_5922.png]]
111->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriAmano (Japanese), Jody Fleischer (English, first game), Creator/LizzieFreeman (English, sequels)
112
113She is Cornet's arrogant rival. Etoile often makes sarcastic remarks about Cornet. She is from a rich background and loves being the center of attention.
114----
115* ChildHater: She doesn’t have a high opinion of kids, not that it stop her from helping children in need.
116%%* ChildhoodFriends: To Cornet, though they don't always get along.
117* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:She is terrified of the day that Crea learns she is not her biological mother]].
118* {{Determinator}}: She doesn't let a little thing like passing out from shock and anemia stop her when her daughter's in danger.
119* DotingParent: She absolutely loves her daughter.
120* GuestStarPartyMember: She and her bodyguards will join for the battle against Phantom Thief Burg in an Act 8 sidequest in the second game.
121* TheGunslinger: She uses guns as her primary weapon, a trait she passes on to Crea.
122* HiddenHeartOfGold: She genuinely cares about Cornet and wants to help her, but she's sure not going to let Cornet know it.
123* IntrepidMerchant: How good is her family at selling? They have store branches in ''hell.'' All of the Makai-multiverse Nippon Ichi games have Rosenqueen outlets.
124* LovableAlphaBitch: Has the air of a rich snob, but is a nice person underneath.
125* LonelyRichKid: Her parents basically worked so hard for her sake that they ended up using stacks of money as a babysitter. She even has an IWantSong that reveals how lonely she feels.
126* MamaBear: If you make her daughter cry, Etoile will shoot you dead!
127* MoreDakka: Her arsenal consists of handguns, rocket launchers, a bazooka, and who knows what else?
128* MyGreatestFailure: Her FailedASpotCheck moment to confirm the death of a monster she was fighting led to the deaths of Crea's parents.
129* {{Noblewomans Laugh}}: Befitting her haughty personality, she always lets out a bombastic "hohohoho!" in her dialogue.
130* NonIdleRich: Throughout the games, she often uses her wealth to accomplish many things. In the first game, she gathers some people and guns to help Cornet on her quest, while in the second game, she helps Kururu and Crea with their various quests.
131%%* OjouRinglets
132* PimpedOutDress: She wears very expensive and decorated dresses and often brags about how much one cost.
133* PinkMeansFeminine: Some of her outfits are pink, which fits her status as a feminine and haughty rich girl.
134* RichBitch: She acts jerkish and selfish, initially using her money to buy what she wants. She does show a softer side, though.
135%%* RoyalBrat
136* {{Tsundere}}: Mean and condescending on the outside, kind and helpful on the inside.
137* UsedToBeASweetKid: She was a lot nicer to Cornet when they were kids, but still a brat to most other people (especially her older self).
138[[/folder]]
139
140[[folder:Marjoly]]
141!!Marjoly
142[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marjoly_3273.png]]
143->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MichieTomizawa (Japanese), Carrie Gordon-Lowrey (English, first game), Creator/AmberLeeConnors (English, sequels)
144
145She is malevolent and very conceited, with lyrics in her song "Evil Queen" describing herself to be "mightier than the god...more beautiful than the goddess". She fell in love with Prince Ferdinand (immediately after seeing him the first time) and meant to teleport him, only to turn him into stone.
146----
147* AmbiguouslyHuman: Alive in the time of the Ancients, and capable of using Ancient spells. The Ancients were a WingedHumanoid race, but they also had the ability to hide said wings, so who knows.
148* BadBoss: Frequently bickers with her underlings, often threatening them. But it works both ways, as they have no respect for her and belittle her every chance they get.
149* BenevolentBoss: That said, she attacked Marl Castle after learning about how Prince Ferdinand killed one of Myao's pet dragons after her feline lackey unleashed it on Cornet and Kururu and was clearly willing to make him suffer for it, until she saw he was a handsome young man and changed her mind.
150* BerserkButton: She doesn't appreciate being called an "old maid", though she usually won't retaliate when it's her underlings doing it.
151* BewareTheSillyOnes: She's kind of a mess, with even her own henchladies mocking her eccentricities, but she really is a powerful witch, and those self-same henchgals know when to stop yammering and pay attention.
152* CardCarryingVillain: Gleefully declares herself to be "evil personified".
153* DirtyOldWoman: She likes young lads way too much, with even her own lackeys enjoying pointing out in the middle of her song that she's old enough to be Ferdinand's mother.
154-->"Tell me boy, how about spending an unforgettable night with me?"
155* EvilIsPetty: She is quick to go fly into a rage if insulted, which happens a lot because her minions have no respect for her.
156* FirstLove: She fell in love with a prince of the Ancient civilization as a youth, and keeps his memory in the Shadow of Beauty.
157* GoingDownWithTheShip: She keeps Beauty Castle afloat for as long as possible to give everyone time to evacuate during Act 6 of the second game. Even though it fully sinks into the ocean with her still inside, she survives.
158%%* HighCollarOfDoom
159* HotWitch: She's the self-proclaimed Mistress of Magic, and in spite of the cracks her minions make about her age, still is quite attractive looking.
160* IneptMage: She's prone to MagicMisfire, aside from the mentioned-above incident of turning Ferdinand to stone, there's also her attempt at fighting the Ancient Weapon, where she screws up a spell and literally knocks herself out.
161* InformedDeformity: The other characters insist that she looks really old and that she does not have the body to wear that kind of outfit. Her ''Disgaea'' cameos also state [[MakeupIsEvil she wears far too much make-up]] instead, in addition to calling her old. This also can be seen in her character portraits in the second game.
162* LaughablyEvil: She tries to be threatening, but through a combination of her own stupidity and the fact that her own minions don't take her seriously and mock her at every chance possible (which there are many), scenes with her tend to be the funniest parts of the game.
163* LoveAtFirstSight: She comes to Marl Castle ready to avenge Myao's defeat only to drop everything when she sees that the perpetrator is a handsome young man. Whom she then kidnaps.
164* MementoMacGuffin: The second game reveals that the Shadow of Beauty was a gift from her lover.
165* {{Narcissist}}: Her song opens with her declaring herself more powerful than (the) God and that the Devil is her slave, and that she's more beautiful than a goddess, evil personified, etc.
166* NavelDeepNeckline: Her outfit has a plunging neckline that reaches her stomach.
167* NobleDemon: Neither her or her lackeys are bad people.
168* NoblewomansLaugh: Befitting her status as a haughty villainess, she often lets out a bombastic laugh.
169* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Her entire introduction treats her as a joke, but then Cornet calls her an old maid and Marjoly sics all her minions on her. Cue a HopelessBossFight.
170* OlderThanTheyLook: She may not look like a spring chicken, but she certainly doesn't look over 1500.
171* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: 1509 years old as of the third game.
172* {{Stripperific}}: Her outfit exposes a lot of her cleavage, stomach and legs.
173* ATasteOfPower: She's the star of the third chapter in the third game and starts at a level 10 times higher than what the main characters of the previous chapters are likely to finish at.
174%%* VainSorceress
175* VillainessesWantHeroes: Her "love" for Ferdinand.
176
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder:Myao]]
180!!Myao
181[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nyasdzgsdfgf_6861.png]]
182->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukariTamura (Japanese), Sara Thomas (English, first game), Creator/DawnMBennett (English, sequels)
183
184Myao is one of Marjoly's lackeys. She appears to be a child. She often acts childish and selfish, and she can cast powerful magic to summon dragons.
185----
186* ACupAngst: She is painfully aware of her flat chest and does not like it.
187* BadBoss: She frequently demeans and abuses the Nyankos.
188* TheBeastMaster: She got a bunch of monster pets.
189* BreastExpansion: She sells out Beauty Castle's location to Akurjo in the second game in order to get pills that giver her a bigger bust. Unfortunately, only the first one was real, and the rest were cat food.
190* CatGirl: She's got the ears, the tail, and even the name.
191* MediumAwareness: As a [[TheCameo cameo]] in ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'', she is aware that people in that dimension don't break out into song.
192* OlderThanTheyLook: In the first game she's apparently ''73'', and looks the same 18 years later in the third.
193* TheRival: She has been rivals with Nyan-Nya, often fighting over who's superior.
194* SummonMagic: She likes to summon (and name) dragons.
195* VerbalTic: In the Japanese version, she ends her sentences with "nya". She is a cat girl after all.
196[[/folder]]
197
198[[folder:Crowdia]]
199!!Crowdia
200[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vdgvdfvs_2_5554.png]]
201->'''Voiced by:''' Miho Yamada (Japanese), Jody Fleischer (English, first game), Creator/LauraStahl (English, sequels)
202
203Crowdia is another of Marjoly's lackeys. She is very beautiful, but very narcissistic. She has large black wings, like a crow, and fights with a sword.
204----
205%%* ActionGirl
206* BishieSparkle: She sometimes seen with various sparkles around, particularly when musing about something she finds beautiful.
207* CulturedBadass: Attempted. She tries to present the image of a cool, aloof fighter forced to lower themselves to working alongside peasants, etc. but her compatriots tend to pop that bubble pretty easily.
208* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: She is so narcissistic that she gets distracted by her own reflection.
209* DoesNotLikeMen: Finds men, particularly muscular ones, repulsive.
210* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Cornet and her party kill the dragon which had attacked Crowdia and themselves, Crowdia is genuinely appalled. Not only did she personally feel that the dragon was a beautiful creature, but each dragon killed weakens the seal keeping the volcano they nest upon from going into a massive eruption--and this particular dragon had also just laid an egg, now orphaned by Cornet's rash action. Cornet is quite upset to find this out.
211%%* {{Familiar}}: Her crow.
212* FateWorseThanDeath: She considers being in Fon-Fon's body as the worst ever thing she's ever experienced.
213* {{Feathered Fiend}}: {{Downplayed}}. She has black wings and has a bird motif, but she is not very threatening or evil like most of the antagonists either.
214%%* {{Flight}}: Yes, her wings actually do something.
215* GuestStarPartyMember: She is briefly playable when is she is possessing Fon-Fon's body in the second game.
216* InAnotherMansShoes: Although she still believes her way is the correct one, her time in Fon-Fon's body allows her to understand how useful his muscles are and she develops a bit of respect for him.
217* LadyOfWar: She appears as an elegant lady with a graceful fighting style, but she is just as silly and prone to mistakes as her teammates.
218* {{Narcissist}}: Quite willing to talk up her own intellect and looks, and insists on being called "The Beautiful Crowdia".
219* Really700YearsOld: She is 106 years old, but looks relatively young.
220* TheRival: She and Fon-Fon are rivals in terms of what they find attractive in someone.
221* SomethingAboutARose: Seen with a rose in her hand regularly, she's also got her own rose garden.
222* {{Teleportation}}: She can do this, and saves Cornet's life at one point by doing so.
223* VillainRespect: She seems ambiguously impressed at how Cornet has valiantly chosen to rescue the prince on her own and shows respect after Cornet proves willing to risk her life to save the dragon's egg.
224%%* WingedHumanoid: From a race of such.
225[[/folder]]
226
227[[folder:Gao]]
228!!Gao
229[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fvzdv_2_1947.png]]
230->'''Voiced by:''' Yayoi Jinguji (Japanese), Rachel Quaintanes (English, first game), Creator/AnjaliKunapaneni (English, sequels)
231
232Gao is Marjoly's third lackey. It is said that she has the strength to fight a dragon with her bare hands. Many people mistake her for a man, including Cornet.
233----
234%%* AmazonianBeauty: To the point where thanks to all her muscle, people mistake her for a man.
235%%* BadassArmFold: One of her default poses.
236%%* CuteLittleFangs: She's a wolf-girl so these come standard.
237* GuestStarPartyMember: She joins to help fight Lan-Lan for one battle in the second game.
238* HotBlooded: She is very pumped up over everything, ranging from her muscles, fighting and anything that involves exercising.
239* KickChick: She's got really strong arms, but she primarily kicks.
240* TheLadette: She acts very boorish, has a love of exercising and doesn't dress very femininely.
241* LadyLooksLikeADude: Many people mistake her for a man thanks to her muscles and her boyish appearance.
242* LittleBitBeastly: She is a wolf woman though her clan lacks the animal ears.
243* OlderThanTheyLook: 99 in the first game but doesn't look like it.
244* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: She is called werewolf several times and does not deny being one, but she is never seen completely transformed. Interestingly, in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|A Promise Unforgotten}}'', there appears a werewolf with the same physical attributes, namely [[Characters/{{Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten}} Fenrich]].
245* TheRival: With Lan-Lan of Akurjo's group, another werewolf tribe member. Unlike the other rivalries there no real bad blood here. Lan-Lan has a massive crush and hero worship of Gao, and constantly challenges her to battle to prove her strength and win her hero's affections. Gao doesn't reciprocate the feeling, but she couldn't turn down a good fight if she wanted to.
246%%* SuperSpeed
247[[/folder]]
248
249[[folder:Mustaki Espoir]]
250!!Mustaki Espoir
251[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fvfdzvdf_2_7636.png]]
252->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiNagasako (Japanese), Creator/JasonMarnocha (English)
253Mustaki is Cornet's grandfather and Cherie's surrogate father. He is a well-known puppet-maker.
254----
255%%* EyesAlwaysShut
256* GadgeteerGenius: About eighteen years ago he and Polansky collaborated to rebuild a piece of LostTechnology known as the Ancient Weapon.
257[[/folder]]
258
259[[folder:Polansky]]
260!!Polansky
261[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/polansky_2_9579.png]]
262Polansky is a mage who lives alone in the Tower of Wisdom. He tells Cornet that she must collect the Heart Stones in order to save Ferdinand. He was also friends with Mustaki.
263----
264* DirtyOldMan: In the second game, he reveals to have been quite happy to be locked up in a room full of young girls. Kururu's respect for him plummets after hearing that.
265%%* EyesAlwaysShut
266* FriendlyRival: He sees Mustaki as his friend and rival.
267%%* PointyEars
268%%* RobeAndWizardHat
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Minister Golonzo]]
272!!Minister Golonzo
273[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nippon28_2_7387.png]]
274->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese), Mike Dent (English)
275Minister of Marl Castle.
276----
277* BigBad: Of the first game. It's apparent that he's evil, but he doesn't do anything till he shows up out of nowhere at Marjoly's castle with a copy of the Ancient Weapon which plans to use to TakeOverTheWorld. Majorly nearly curb-stomps it, but screws up with one of her spells and K.Os herself.
278* BeardOfEvil: A pointy little Van Dyke.
279* TheChewToy: He's kept prisoner in Beauty Castle after the events of the first game and spends the time as the Marjoly family's punching bag, including repeatedly being used as a ''human sacrifice'' during their songs as the third game reveals.
280%%* DirtyOldMan
281* EvilChancellor: The advisor to the queen, but secretly working with the Marjoly family to fulfill his ambitions of taking the throne.
282%%* EvilEyebrows
283%%* HadesShaded
284* ItsAllAboutMe: He wants to revive the Ancient Weapons to first take over Marl Kingdom and eventually the world without caring one iota about innocent lives caught up in it. His blind pursuit of this power indirectly led to Cherie's death.
285* ObviouslyEvil: In a game where almost every named character is pretty or kind-looking, Golonzo rather ugly looks stand out. Unsurprisingly, he is the only truly evil character in the game as the other main villain, Marjoly, is [[LaughablyEvil entertaining in her villainy]] by comparison.
286%%* SinisterSchnoz
287[[/folder]]
288
289!Characters introduced in ''Ballad of the Little Princess''
290
291[[folder:Princess Kurusale Cherie Marl Q]]
292!!Princess Kurusale Cherie Marl Q
293[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-kururu02_9124.gif]]
294->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariaKawamura (Japanese), Creator/MadelineDorroh (English)
295
296Also known as Kururu, Kurusale is the game's protagonist and the daughter of Cornet and Ferdinand. She has a tendency to sneak out of the castle instead of studying, and is identified by the other characters as a tomboy.
297----
298* AirplaneArms: Her running animation in the third game involves her spreading out her arms, despite being four years older and (supposedly) more mature.
299%%* BlowingARaspberry: At Cello.
300* BlueWithShock: Her face turns blue after she gets to know how they make the softcream she ate earlier.
301* BorrowedCatchphrase: She got the catchphrase of "Girls take initiative!" from her mother's puppet Kururu and by extension [[spoiler:her grandmother Cherie]].
302%%* CrossPoppingVeins
303* CryIntoChest: Kururu cries into Crea's chest after the ordeal at the haunted house is over.
304* DeadGuyJunior: She is named after Cornet's late mother.
305%%* ExpressiveAccessory: Her hat.
306* FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: She told her father she wanted to marry him when she was little.
307%%* GenkiGirl
308* GenerationXerox: She wants this to happen in regards to meeting her Prince the same way Cornet met Ferdinand. Subverted in that Cello indeed helps her out of a bind in the Wonder Woods but immediately brushes her off. [[spoiler:Double Subverted in that they end up falling in love anyway]].
309* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: She's got almost all of her mother's old puppets in her room.
310* GrowlingGut: Kururu's stomach started to growl while she was thinking about how good softcream must be.
311* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Beautiful, good, young, and innocent with blonde hair to match
312* HighPressureEmotion: When angered, she literally lets out steam.
313* HolyHandGrenade: Her "Awakening" ability blasts all enemies with Holy Elemental damage. In ''Rhapsody III'', it's the most-powerul single-character Special Attack in the game, capable of dealing 5,000 damage (when even the strongest four-character Combo Attacks from the Marjoly and Akurjo families usually don't hit more than 3,000).
314* HumanHummingbird: During battle, she runs with her arms stretched out and her legs are animated with circles that get smaller and bigger.
315* InstrumentOfMurder: Her trumpet is her weapon.
316* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Kururu wants to marry someone just like her father.
317* LoveConfession: Eventually to Cello. She doesn't just confess to him, she outright ''proposes'' to him, and it's adorable.
318* RedOniBlueOni: The excitable and cheerful red oni to Crea's calmer and teasing blue oni.
319* SharedFamilyQuirks: She shares a lot of traits from her mother Cornet. This includes her being proactive in finding love, her love for singing and playing the trumpet and having a fear of toads.
320* SheIsAllGrownUp: Both after the post-game TimeSkip at the end of the second game and her character artwork in the third game (despite using the same sprite).
321%%* SkipOfInnocence
322* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks so much like her mother and grandmother that Cello initially believed she was Cherie until he got a closer look and confirmed otherwise.
323* SunnySunflowerDisposition: Kururu holds a bouquet of sunflowers on a promotional artwork, befitting her GenkiGirl nature.
324%%* SweetTooth
325* ThisIsUnforgivable: Kururu will never forgive Burg and the cats for feeding her cat shit ice cream.
326%%* TomboyPrincess
327* VictoryPose: Her main pose is a big thumbs up.
328* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Is scared of toads, just like her mother.
329%%* WildTake: When she sees a giant T-REX.
330* WingdingEyes: Her eyes burst into empty circles when she is shocked and into spirals when she is angry.
331[[/folder]]
332
333[[folder:Createur "Crea" Rosenqueen]]
334!!Createur "Crea" Rosenqueen
335[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-crea02_2_1469.png]]
336->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLeeMorris (English)
337
338Commonly known as Crea and is Etoile Rosenqueen's little daughter. She has known Kururu since they were children.
339----
340* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kururu's notes on her mention her uncanny ability to "always have a comeback" and say some pretty disturbing things at times. This is reflected with her "Angelic Smile" ability which can confuse all enemies.
341* ChildhoodFriends: To Kururu.
342* TheGunslinger: Her regular attack in battle consists of firing a comically large pistol at the enemy.
343* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:It is revealed that Crea was actually adopted by Etoile after Etoile failed to save her parents. However, this doesn't stop the two from having a loving relationship]].
344* HeterosexualLifePartners: She and Kururu have promised to always be together.
345* HypocriticalHumor: One of her battle cries is "Say no to violence!" while ''shooting her enemy''.
346%%* PimpedOutDress
347* PinkIsFeminine: Very graceful and elegant and wears a lot of pink.
348* RedOniBlueOni: The calmer and teasing blue oni to Kururu's excitable and cheerful red oni.
349* SpoiledSweet: Kind, polite, never flaunts her wealth and status, and remains by Kururu's side through thick and thin.
350* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks a lot like her mother, [[spoiler:even though they are not related]].
351* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The graceful and elegant girly girl to Kururu's rambunctious and rebellious tomboy.
352[[/folder]]
353
354[[folder:Cello]]
355!!Cello
356[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-cello02_2_1590.png]]
357->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiOrikasa (Japanese), Creator/CristinaVee (English)
358
359He is Kururu's main love interest, although he is initially not very friendly to her.
360----
361* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Ferdinand is the prince of the Marl Kingdom and spends most of the first game petrified, and it is up to Cornet to rescue him. In contrast, Cello appears more frequently in the game, is playable multiple times throughout and it's revealed that [[spoiler:he is the adopted son of the main antagonist, Akurjo]].
362* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:With Kururu, and that's how [[Characters/LaPucelle Homard]] was born.]]
363* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:As a child his parents were killed in the Ancients' War, then after being essentially adopted as a brother by Cherie when he saved her from a dragon, Cherie's castle was attacked by her uncle's forces and she and Cello were forced to use the Shadow of Beauty to leap forward in time. He arrived years after she died, and was adopted by Akurjo. As another flunky. However, he came to see her as a mother, and willingly did her bidding in order to make her happy]].
364* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:Although Akurjo mainly adopted him to have his power on her side, something he was aware of, he sees her as his mother. This feeling may be more reciprocated than Akurjo is willing to show]].
365* InterClassRomance: He is a commoner while Kururu is a princess. However, it doesn't stop them from falling in love.
366* TheQuietOne: After his birth parents were killed in the war, he became taciturn and rarely spoke.
367* OppositesAttract: He is a stoic and sometimes rude guy, while Kururu is energetic and hyper. Despite these differences, they still become an item.
368* PerpetualFrowner: Almost always seen with a scowl on his face.
369* {{Tsundere}}: He acts very brash and jerkish, but he soon shows that he has a softer side.
370* VagueAge: It's not clear how old he was before being flung forward in time, or how long he's been Akurjo's 'son'. He seems to be around Kururu's age, perhaps a touch older.
371* WhenHeSmiles: Cherie encouraged Cello to smile more because of this trope.
372* WingedHumanoid: [[spoiler:Like all the Ancients, he has a pair of wings which he can conceal]].
373[[/folder]]
374
375[[folder:Randy]]
376!!Randy
377[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/randysfdfadf_7110.png]]
378->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (Japanese), Creator/AlejandroSaab (English)
379
380He is a knight who works at the castle. He became a knight in order to become stronger after the death of his little sister, since he felt guilty over not being able to protect her. He is secretly in love with Sonia.
381----
382* ChildhoodFriends: He and Kururu have known each other since they were kids.
383* HumanHummingbird: When frightened by Sonia.
384* MyGreatestFailure: He was unable to protect his little sister and she was killed. This (and little Kururu's plea) made him decide to join the knighthood.
385[[/folder]]
386
387[[folder:Sonia Francis Zeolight]]
388!!Sonia Francis Zeolight
389[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bcfbdzbdzb_2_3255.png]]
390->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (Japanese), Creator/LauraStahl (English)
391
392She is a female knight and Geo's daughter. She is popular amongst the people of Mothergreen, particularly the women, and possesses her own fan club, but shows little interest in romance.
393----
394* CorporalPunishment: Sonia slaps Kururu after she made a mistake and put everyone in danger.
395* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: She has an official fan club consisting entirely of ladies, and when she shows up at a party, several girls vie for a chance to dance with her.
396* ImportantHaircut: Sonia cut her long hair short with a knife and swore she would become a knight after her mother's death.
397* IronLady: As the only lady in Marl's military, she's had to train twice as hard, work twice as hard, and ''be'' twice as hard as any of the others.
398* PregnantBadass: [[spoiler:She's pregnant with her and Randy's child in the final chapter of the third game, but this doesn't stop her from kicking ass]].
399* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Although she's always wanted to be a knight, she also has a side to her that wants to dress nicely and have a man sweep her off her feet.
400[[/folder]]
401
402[[folder:Geo]]
403!!Geo
404[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sdfsdf_2_7331.png]]
405->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiNagasako (Japanese), Creator/BrookChalmers (English)
406----
407* IWantGrandKids: He often pesters Sonia on whether she will have kids, to which she says she isn't ready yet. [[spoiler:By the third game, she is officially pregnant]].
408[[/folder]]
409
410[[folder:Akurjo]]
411!!Akurjo
412[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-akujo02_2_3255.png]]
413->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiromiTsuru (Japanese), Creator/DawnMBennett (English)
414
415Akurjo is one of the main antagonists of the second game. Having just turned 1,000, she claims to be after the Shadow of Beauty to keep herself looking youthful. Akurjo and Marjoly have been bitter enemies for years.
416----
417* BigBad: She is the main cause of conflict throughout the second game, as she hunts for the Shadow of Beauty.
418%%* CleavageWindow
419* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Marjoly desires to get a beautiful man as a partner, petrifying Ferdinand to be with him (though she asks her minions to find a way to undo the curse). Akurjo, on the other hand, has no desire for romance and looks for the Shadow of Beauty to give her eternal youth and [[spoiler:to cure her illness]].
420* HotWitch: She's a witch (much like Marjorly before her) and is quite the looker.
421* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler:As her sickness is shown, she is seen coughing up blood. She wants the Shadow of Beauty in order to cure herself]].
422%%* PowerFloats
423* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:She is revealed to be dying from an unknown disease and wants to get the Shadow of Beauty to cure herself]].
424[[/folder]]
425
426[[folder:Nyan-Nyan]]
427!!Nyan Nyan
428[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-nyan02_7767.gif]]
429->'''Voiced by:''' Kahoru Fujino (Japanese), Creator/AnjaliKunapaneni (English)
430
431Nyan-Nyan is one of Akurjo's lackeys.
432----
433* CatGirl: Got the ears, got the tail, and her name is an onomatopoeia for a cat meowing.
434* CrystalBall: She uses it for [[SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands scrying]].
435* GigglingVillain: "Keesheesheeshee...".
436* MadScientist: A magical variety. She performs experiments with magic, and sees others (including her cohorts) as useful subjects.
437* TheRival: To Myao; they fight a lot, it seems, and their families are longtime rivals.
438[[/folder]]
439
440[[folder:Fon-Fon]]
441!!Fon-Fon
442[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-fonfon02_2_8397.png]]
443->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese), Mike Dent (English)
444
445Fon-Fon is another of Akurjo's lackeys.
446----
447%%* BishieSparkle
448%%* EyesAlwaysShut
449* FreakyFridayFlip: He switches bodies with Crowdia in the second game thanks to Nyan-Nyan.
450* HeManWomanHater: He likes his manly muscles, and sees being put into Crowdia's slim body as a terrible fate.
451* InAnotherMansShoes: Although he still believes his way is the correct one, his time in Crowdia's body allows him to understand how useful her graceful wings are and he develops a bit of respect for her.
452* MachoCamp: He will not deny being gay, but don't call him flamboyant!
453* {{Narcissist}}: It seems be didn't build his body up for the sake of anyone but himself.
454* PecFlex: One of his default animations.
455* TheRival: Of Crowdia, regarding whose idea of beauty is correct.
456* ShirtlessScene: He likes to take off his vest when he is showing off.
457%%* SleevesAreForWimps
458* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Terrified of heights, because his wings don't work anymore.
459* WingedHumanoid: He actually has wings, though they are not visible due to being rather tiny. Apparently they atrophied when he built up the rest of his body.
460[[/folder]]
461
462[[folder:Lan-Lan]]
463!!Lan-Lan
464[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art-ranran02_2_6621.png]]
465->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshinoTakamori (Japanese), Creator/EmiLo (English)
466
467Lan-Lan is Akurjo's third lackey.
468----
469%%* BellyDancer
470%%* CuteLittleFangs
471* FanGirl: About Gao, Lan-Lan even owns posters of her.
472* KickChick: She primarily attacks with Shadowless Kicks.
473* LittleBitBeastly: She is from the same clan as Gao.
474* RescueRomance: How she fell for Gao ''hard''. Gao rescued her from drowning when she was little.
475* TheRival: She is very happy about Gao acknowledging her as Gao's rival.
476* SingleTargetSexuality: She's Gao-romantic and possibly Gao-sexual.
477%%* SleevesAreForWimps
478%%* SuperSpeed
479%%* {{Underboobs}}
480* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Like Gao, she's from a werewolf tribe.
481[[/folder]]
482
483!Characters introduced in ''Memories of Marl Kingdom''
484[[folder:Ellie]]
485!!Ellie
486[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nippon23_2_6815.png]]
487->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese), Creator/EmiLo (English)
488
489Ellie (sometimes spelled Eri/Eli) is a little girl that Cornet, Etoile, and Kururu helped in the original game's part of ''Memories Of Marl Kingdom''. It is eventually revealed that Elly is an Elinger in a human disguise. Elly has appeared in ''VideoGame/LaPucelle'' as a shop assistant.
490----
491* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: She has pink hair and pink eyes.
492* VerbalTic: In the Japanese version, she always ends her sentences with "gya".
493[[/folder]]
494
495[[folder:Marius Espoir]]
496!!Marius Espoir
497[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marius_9968.png]]
498->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiOrikasa (Japanese), Creator/EmiLo (English)
499
500Cherie's husband and Cornet's father. He died during the Minstrel Wars before Cornet was even born.
501----
502* GetAHoldOfYourselfWoman: He's the one who's able to snap Cherie out of her year-long HeroicBSOD after being sent to the future and being separated from Cello by giving her a birthday present and reminding her YouAreNotAlone.
503* LoveTriangle: With Carl Rosenqueen for Cherie, though Carl never truly stood a chance.
504* LovingBully: Of the "boys pick on the girls they like" variety when he and Cherie were still kids without any actual abuse.
505* PosthumousCharacter: He's long dead by the time of the first Rhapsody game and only appears in the Cherie's story in the third game.
506* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's present for no more than an hour of game time, but his marrying Cherie allows for everything in the story beyond his death to happen.
507* SomeoneToRememberHimBy: He and Cherie are able to concieve Cornet before he leaves for and dies in the Minstrel Wars.
508* TogetherInDeath: The ending image for Cherie's chapter in the third game shows him waiting to greet her in the afterlife after she ascends to it.
509[[/folder]]
510
511[[folder:Kieldia]]
512!!Kieldia
513[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nippon22_2_3011.png]]
514->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/MickLauer (English)
515
516Cherie's older brother.
517----
518* DatingCatwoman: He fell in love with Marjoly despite the two being on opposite sides of allegiance of the Ancients and witches. He is even willing to runaway from home to be with her.
519* IncurableCoughOfDeath: His incurable disease becomes a major factor in the tragedies that end the Ancients' rule.
520* LoveAtFirstSight: He falls for Marjoly when he first meets her. The feeling is mutual on Marjoly's part.
521[[/folder]]

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