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| 11 | !!Player Characters and Family |
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| 13 | [[folder:Lest]] |
| 14 | !!Lest (JP: Rest) |
| 15 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lest.png]] |
| 16 | -> Voiced By: Creator/KoukiUchiyama (JP); Creator/BrycePapenbrook (EN) |
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| 18 | The male protagonist. He later becomes the temporary prince of the town and is in charge of expanding and attracting people to it, though he struggles with this task. Like Frey, he can communicate with dragons. Friendly and a bit naive, he gets along with everyone in town, but can be pretty dense about certain things. |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | * BadassAdorable: He's a badass, but also frequently described as cute by many people. |
| 21 | * BadassCape: Has a nice swishy one. |
| 22 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: One glass of grape wine and he's out like a light. |
| 23 | * ChickMagnet: Even if he doesn't confess his love to any girl, all the bachelorettes will eventually develop feelings for him. |
| 24 | * ChivalrousPervert: Potentially. If the player keeps making Lest enter the girls' bathroom at the inn, eventually he will get the title of "Perverted Prince." |
| 25 | * CrossdressingVoices: Averted; he's the first male protagonist in the Rune Factory series ''not'' to be voiced by a girl in the Japanese version. |
| 26 | * DeadpanSnarker: Not nearly as much as [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Micah]] or [[VideoGame/RuneFactoryOceans Aden]], but [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential a good amount of his dialogue options fall into this.]] |
| 27 | * DisguisedInDrag: In the comic, Arthur ropes him into dressing up as a woman to win a beauty pageant. |
| 28 | * DragonRider: At the end of each story arc, [[spoiler:Venti gives him a ride home on her neck as she flies over the various forests and fields of the area.]] |
| 29 | * EasyAmnesia: Gets slammed into the side of the airship once, hits his head and -- poof -- the memories are gone. |
| 30 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: As with Frey, Porco flirts relentlessly with him. Vishnal and Arthur also give him their fair share of attention, while Dylas can call him "cute" in an event before getting embarrassed. |
| 31 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: A part of his kind personality and being an Earthmate. |
| 32 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blond hair and is also incredibly nice. |
| 33 | * HelloInsertNameHere: Has the default name of "Lest," but can be called anything the player chooses. |
| 34 | * HeroicResolve: At the final boss of the second arc, [[spoiler: Ethelberd puts up a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on him, but instead of the usual teleportation to the Tiny Bandage for treatment [[ContinuingIsPainful and extortion]], Lest simply wills himself to get up and fight because Selphia is counting on him.]] This leads to... |
| 35 | * HeroicSecondWind: After a couple times of getting knocked down, [[spoiler:the four Guardians lead the townspeople in praying for victory.]] Lest comes back to mop the floor with the final boss using some seriously powered-up stats. |
| 36 | * MadeOfIron: Being thrown off an airship and landing on a draconic PhysicalGod should have ceased his existence. Instead, all he had was a [[CrackOhMyBack sore back]]. |
| 37 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Should he romance Clorica, the latter will ask him when did he first fall in love with her, and this is one of the possible option. Picking it will have her [[ObliviousToLove having no idea he felt that way]]. |
| 38 | * MeaningfulName: "Lest" is a word typically used to express the intention to prevent something. Considering that [[spoiler:the game's plot eventually turns into the protagonist trying to prevent Venti's death,]] it's fitting. |
| 39 | * NiceGuy: He's loved by his subjects and works hard to protect the kingdom. |
| 40 | %%* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter |
| 41 | * OfficialCouple: He is paired with Margaret in the Manga adaptation and Dolce in the official Nintendo Dream comic. |
| 42 | |
| 43 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Named acting Prince of Selphia, despite not being of royal blood. Responsible for pretty much the entire plot. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | [[/folder]] |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[folder:Frey]] |
| 48 | !!Frey (JP: Fllay) |
| 49 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frey_rf4_1.png]] |
| 50 | -> Voiced By: Creator/ChiwaSaito (JP); Creator/MelissaFahn (EN) |
| 51 | |
| 52 | The female protagonist. She later becomes the temporary princess of the town and is in charge of expanding and attracting people to it, though she struggles with this task. Like Lest, she can communicate with dragons. Friendly and a bit naive, she gets along with everyone in town, but can be pretty dense about certain things. |
| 53 | ---- |
| 54 | * ActionGirl: Takes care of the farm, socializes with people and beats up monsters, all in a day's work. She even [[spoiler: defeats a fusion of Ventuswill, a Native Dragon, and Ethelberd, a GodhoodSeeker]]. |
| 55 | * BadassAdorable: She's super adorable, and is yet capable of kicking ass. More so than even Forte. |
| 56 | * CantHoldHisLiquor: One glass of grape wine and she's out like a light. |
| 57 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Sports light green eyes and hair, though her eyes look a bit darker. |
| 58 | * CutenessProximity: She thinks woolies are cute and even befriends a chipsqueak after it returns her Venti's charm. |
| 59 | * DeadpanSnarker: Not nearly as much as [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Micah]] or [[VideoGame/RuneFactoryOceans Aden]], but [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential a good amount of her dialogue options fall into this.]] |
| 60 | * DragonRider: At the end of each story arc, [[spoiler:Venti gives her a ride home on her neck as she flies over the various forests and fields of the area.]] |
| 61 | * DudeMagnet: Even if she doesn't confess her love to any guy, all of the bachelors will eventually develop feelings for her (especially obvious with their 100 hearts dialogue). |
| 62 | * EasyAmnesia: Gets slammed into the side of the airship once, hits her head and -- poof -- the memories are gone. |
| 63 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: A part of her kind personality and being an Earthmate. |
| 64 | * GenderBlenderName: Frey's namesake comes from the Norse ''god'' of the earth's fertility. It's a bit of an odd choice, considering that the Frey of the Norse legends had a sister named Freya that they could have just as easily taken the name from. |
| 65 | * GirlishPigtails: Fitting with her girlish personality. |
| 66 | * HeroicResolve: At the final boss of the second arc, [[spoiler:Ethelberd puts up a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on her, but instead of the usual teleportation to the Tiny Bandage for treatment [[ContinuingIsPainful and extortion]], Frey simply wills herself to get up and fight because Selphia is counting on her.]] This leads to... |
| 67 | * HeroicSecondWind: After a couple times of getting knocked down, [[spoiler:the four Guardians lead the townspeople in praying for victory.]] Frey comes back to mop the floor with the final boss using some seriously powered-up stats. |
| 68 | * HelloInsertNameHere: Has the default name of "Frey," but can be called anything the player chooses. |
| 69 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In Vishnal's proposal event, [[spoiler:she breaks up with him so he can pursue his butler career. [[BreakUpMakeUpScenario It doesn't last long, though.]]]] |
| 70 | * TheIngenue: According to the guys, at least, particularly while they're dating (and ''especially'' if she attempts to sleep in their bed). Dylas even straight up calls her "too pure and stupid." |
| 71 | ** CovertPervert: That being said, she also can get the same "Perverted Princess" title Lest can if she walks into the men's bath enough times. |
| 72 | * KickingAssInAllHerFinery: After marriage, Frey can continue to wear her wedding dress as daily monster-smashing gear. |
| 73 | * MadeOfIron: Falling from an airship onto a dragon should have ceased her existence. Instead, all she had was a [[CrackOhMyBack sore back]]. |
| 74 | * MagicSkirt: She wears a little skirt under a bigger skirt that's in pieces and somehow nobody knows what color underwear she wears. |
| 75 | * MeaningfulName: Frey was the Norse god of the earth's fertility. Her main mission in the story is to [[spoiler:restore the runes in Selphia to save Venti's life]], especially restoring vitality in the earth. |
| 76 | * NiceGirl: She's loved by her subjects and works hard in the story to protect the kingdom. |
| 77 | * ObliviousToLove: In the comic, Dolce dryly notes that only Frey would miss the cues that Dylas is interested in her. |
| 78 | * OfficialCouple: She is paired with Dylas in the official Nintendo Dream comic and Kiel in the "Girl Comic." |
| 79 | * PregnantBadass: If married, she can get pregnant. That doesn't prevent her from fighting monsters, imperial soldiers, or [[spoiler: a merger between a Dragon God and an emperor.]] |
| 80 | * PinkMeansFeminine: The parts of her outfit which are not white, brown, or gold are various shades of pink. |
| 81 | %%* PrincessesPreferPink |
| 82 | * PungeonMaster: Not obvious at first, but she definitely has a habit of making puns. In one particular case where Leon comments on the beauty of the fall season: |
| 83 | -->'''Frey:''' It's like we've ''fall''en into a world of color.\ |
| 84 | '''Leon:''' …No comment. |
| 85 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Named acting Princess of Selphia, despite not being of royal blood. Responsible for pretty much the entire plot. |
| 86 | %%* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[/folder]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | [[folder:Luna and Noel]] |
| 91 | !!Your Child |
| 92 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/luna_3.png]] |
| 93 | [[caption-width-right:250:Luna]] |
| 94 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/noel_4.png]] |
| 95 | [[caption-width-right:250:Noel]] |
| 96 | The offspring of the player and one of the marriage candidates; the player can choose whether to have a boy or a girl, or leave it up to chance. The girl's default name is Luna and the boy's default name is Noel, though the player can call them what they wish. As a child, they are very happy and carefree, adoring both their parents very much. |
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| 98 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Seems knowledgeable for their young age. |
| 99 | * BadassAdorable: Such a cute little kid... who can down enemies in one attack. Fitting, [[BadassAndChildDuo given who their parents are]]. |
| 100 | * CheerfulChild: Overall a very happy child that even likes the idea of going into battle with you. |
| 101 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Both sport green hair and eyes, modeled after Frey. |
| 102 | * FlowersOfFemininity: Luna wears a wreath of [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]] petals highlighting her girly innocence and contrasting her character design from her brother's. |
| 103 | * HelloInsertNameHere: Have the default names of "Luna" and "Noel" respectively, but the player can choose what to name them. |
| 104 | * InnocentProdigy: Inherits several skills in magic and fighting from both parents, but has all the naivete befitting a five-year-old. |
| 105 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: Being a child, they don't always think before they speak and one dialogue tree even has them call their own parent a "bum" and "''useless''" after they answer that they are a drifter as a joke. Even if they didn't get it due to being a child, that's pretty harsh! |
| 106 | * KidHero: Wants to be one. They talk about defeating monsters and saving royalty like their parents (sort of), and even have an event where they decide to train to grow stronger. |
| 107 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: Luna's secondary color is pink next to white, while Noel wears blue. |
| 108 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Luna primarily wears pink, and she definitely has the feminine personality to go with it. |
| 109 | * PrincessPhase: Luna sometimes expresses a desire to be a princess. Even if her father is [[TheWisePrince Arthur,]] meaning she already is one. |
| 110 | * SuperStrongChild: They start off as level 1, but can become one of the most powerful in town with enough training and can destroy bosses with a few hits... and they're only five! |
| 111 | * SpoiledBrat: Usually very well-behaved, but in one conversation they can demand that Lest/Frey give them the town airship and get a scolding about being spoiled. |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | !!Bachelors |
| 115 | |
| 116 | [[folder:Vishnal]] |
| 117 | !!Vishnal (JP: Viznar) |
| 118 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vishnal.png]] |
| 119 | -> Voiced By: Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (JP); Creator/VicMignogna (EN); Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (EN, [=RF4=] Special) |
| 120 | |
| 121 | The first of the bachelors. He is a butler-in-training that helps teach the protagonist farming when they first arrive, and he himself is training under Volkanon. He speaks politely, gets easily excited, and tends to take people's words at face value. Nonetheless, he has a passionate personality and never wishes to give up his dream to become the best butler. |
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| 123 | |
| 124 | * AloofLeaderAffableSubordinate: Not to Volkanon, but to Ventuswill. Vishnal is very friendly to everyone, not just Lest/Frey while Ventuswill keeps a very dignified, but equally distant, behavior towards the people of Selphia although this changes a little after a certain event that makes Venti a little less formal. |
| 125 | * AntiGravityClothing: The armband that somehow floats beside his sleeve. |
| 126 | * BattleButler: He wields Dual Blades and can accompany you in your adventures. |
| 127 | * BattleCry: "Butler power!" |
| 128 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Handsome, very polite and perfectly capable of wielding Dual Blades and magic to defend himself or the Prince(ss). |
| 129 | * BlankWhiteEyes: When he's stressed and freaking out. |
| 130 | * ButtMonkey: Poor guy has his moment during the Town Event "Get It Together!" |
| 131 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: He hates turnips. This might have something to do with his past. |
| 132 | * DualWielding: His default weapon is a pair of dual swords. |
| 133 | * FireballEyeballs: When he's excited or feeling extremely passionate about something. |
| 134 | * FirstGuyWins: If Frey pursues a romantic relationship with him as he's the first male candidate. |
| 135 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Butlers must be always ready to tend to their masters necessities. This is reflected on how versatile Vishnal can be in battle: he has Medi-class spells to cure ailments, strong attacks with Dual Blades to support you and elemental spells as well-- he can perform whatever duty you need him to, especially if you hand him a Magic Charm. |
| 136 | * GenkiGuy: Whenever he's not in passive mode he's very excitable. It has the side-effect of making him not really think things through, though. |
| 137 | * GlassCannon: In battle. His dual swords alongside his high Strength allows him to quickly cause a lot of damage to the enemy, but his lack of a shield means that he'll go down quickly if you don't keep an eye on him. |
| 138 | * HotBlooded: You wouldn't expect him to be this, but Vishnal is actually very passionate about his job. Even after the mistake of Lest/Frey not being a Prince(ess) is cleared up he insists on keeping the formalities because it would be great for his training. |
| 139 | * InsecureLoveInterest: In his confession event, he'll tell Frey that he's just an amateur and is beyond happy to know that Frey accepts him for who he is. |
| 140 | * {{Irony}}: During the tutorial he will call Lest/Frey elegant like a Turnip, but Turnips are one of his disliked gifts. |
| 141 | * JackOfAllStats: Although he seriously leans toward to GlassCannon as described above Vishnal has access to a decent number of elemental spells and he can even heal you (and status effects) at higher levels turning him into a very versatile ally. |
| 142 | * TheJeeves: He's not quite there in terms of competence, but he's trying his best. |
| 143 | * LargeHam: Being tutored by Volkanon made him pretty hammy. |
| 144 | * LethalChef: Let's just say that he, uh, isn't going to get cooking awards anytime soon. |
| 145 | ** If Lest/Frey tries to befriend him he'll give them a [[EpicFail Failed Dish]]. The next day he'll ask what they thought of the curry he made them. |
| 146 | ** Failed dishes and Disastrous dishes are also some of the things he may give Frey each morning if she marries him. |
| 147 | * LoveAtFirstSight: He'll admit to Frey that he's had feelings for her ever since they met when Frey asks when he first started liking her. |
| 148 | * MarriedToTheJob: Subverted. [[spoiler:In his proposal event, a man comes to town to judge his and Clorica's abilities as butlers. He tells Vishnal that he has the ability to become a great butler, but that he'll never actually become a great butler if he continues his relationship with Frey. The two break up so that Vishnal can pursue his dream, but he later decides that being a butler isn't worth it if he can't be with her. [[BreakUpMakeUpScenario He then quits his job and proposes to her,]] but then it turns out that his passion for Frey made the man have a change of heart and tells Vishnal that even if he's dating Frey, he can become a great butler.]] |
| 149 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: Has at least five younger siblings. |
| 150 | * MellowFellow: Yes, he's HotBlooded when it comes to his butler training. But whenever he's not completely focused on it Vishnal is one of the chillest dudes in Selphia almost always having something positive to say about the day. Let's just say it takes a lot to get him mad. |
| 151 | * MeaningfulName: His name may be a corruption of the Hindu name Vishal, which means something along the lines of "magnificence" or "greatness;" given his goal to become the world's best butler, it fits. |
| 152 | * TheMedic: Learns both Cure All and status healing spells, although it does take a while for the latter. |
| 153 | * MoodSwinger: Switches from calm and friendly, to concerned, to ''on fire'' in a second. |
| 154 | * NiceGuy: He's one of the sweetest guys out of the male candidates who's always willing to lend a helping hand. |
| 155 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Doug, Dylas, and Leon's Manly Man. |
| 156 | * SpectacularSpinning: Vishnal can use Cyclone skill at higher levels which hits a decent area around him. |
| 157 | * SuperGullible: Right there with Kiel. Vishnal ends up falling for whatever scheme Bado has, mostly out of blind trust he puts in the town's blacksmith. |
| 158 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Curry dishes, especially the Royal and Ultimate Curries. |
| 159 | * WaistcoatOfStyle: A white one visible under his dark coat. |
| 160 | * WholeCostumeReference: His costume is nearly identical to Volkanon's, likely because he's studying under him. |
| 161 | |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[folder:Arthur]] |
| 165 | !!Arthur |
| 166 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arthur_05.png]] |
| 167 | -> Voiced By: Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki (JP); Creator/SamRiegel (EN) |
| 168 | |
| 169 | One of the bachelors and the actual prince supposed to come to Selphia. Despite this, he lets the protagonist continue to act as prince/princess regent due to the fact that he came to town on a "personal mission." He is rather serious, but still kind and polite to everyone and has a weakness for cute things. He lives at Porcoline's Kitchen, making part of it his office. |
| 170 | ---- |
| 171 | * AllEncompassingMantle: His traveler's cloak. It's likely meant to resemble [[RobeAndWizardHat a wizard's robes]]. |
| 172 | * BatmanGambit: Benevolently, he makes use of various characters in his proposal event by predicting how they'd react in certain situations based on their traits (that is, Vishnal's dedication to his duties and Forte's sense of justice). |
| 173 | * CutenessProximity: Loves cute things like Woolies. The day before the Wooly Festival, he'll tear up at the thought of people attacking a Wooly to get its wool. |
| 174 | * CastingAShadow: Has the Dark Ball and Dark Snake spells and will use them in battle. |
| 175 | * CovertPervert: Every once in a while he'll slip up and admit he likes, for example, ogling girls in swimsuits or that he [[SexySurfacingShot finds the sight of a woman emerging from the bath very appealing]]. His CatchPhrase whenever he does this is "[[ImAManICantHelpIt I am a man, after all.]]" |
| 176 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: During one event, if you're playing as a female character, he asks you to try on a pair of glasses for him. Frey asks him why he's staring. In his internal monologue, he's thinking that some people should be [[DistractedByTheSexy banned from wearing glasses for the good of society.]] |
| 177 | * ErmineCapeEffect: Always seen in this cape, likely because he dressed to impress when he came to Selphia to help rule it. |
| 178 | * ForgetsToEat: Or at least he would if Porcoline didn't make food for him. |
| 179 | * FreudianExcuse: |
| 180 | ** His love for glasses isn't just for comic relief. In his proposal event, [[spoiler:it's revealed that he's the son of a mistress to the king and that the last souvenir he has of her is a pair of glasses she wore.]] |
| 181 | ** During his confession, he says that [[spoiler:he has a hard time trusting people. This is because the last thing his mother ever said to him was "People are not to be trusted." He never saw her again, and hates her up until the end of his proposal event.]] |
| 182 | * GuileHero: In his own words, "I have a talent for negotiating." You get to see it in full force during his proposal event. |
| 183 | * IconicItem: His star-shaped book. He explicitly notes that it's impractical, and he uses it entirely as a conversation piece. |
| 184 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: Greatly dislikes his position as prince. |
| 185 | * IntrepidMerchant: He loves looking for interesting new products to fill out his shop. |
| 186 | * KingIncognito: Says that he wears his current outfit as a disguise to make him look like a traveler. |
| 187 | * LightEmUp: Has the Prism spell and uses it in battle. |
| 188 | * MeaningfulName: Probably got his name from King Arthur. |
| 189 | ** Could also be a reference to [[Creator/ArthurConanDoyle another Arthur]], considering his Guile Hero status, his friendship with self-proclaimed "Great Detective" Illuminata, and his penchant for glasses [[note]]Doyle was an optometrist[[/note]]. |
| 190 | * MissingMom: [[spoiler:His mother was a mistress to the king, and she didn't feel like she belonged at the palace due to the fact that she wasn't actually part of the royal family. As a result, she left the palace and only visited it periodically to see Arthur; eventually, she stopped coming, leaving Arthur with the words "People are not to be trusted." He never saw her again.]] |
| 191 | * MysteriousMiddleInitial: His full name is Arthur D. Lawrence. |
| 192 | * DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: GenderInverted. [[spoiler: His mother was a mistress to the king, and as a result he didn't see her often. For most of his life he believed that she hated him, but it turns out that she didn't come see him very much because of their different social positions.]] |
| 193 | * MysticalHighCollar: Helps in signifying that he's a magician in-battle. |
| 194 | * NerdGlasses: He wears a pair of half-moon glasses that would not be out of place on an elderly librarian. |
| 195 | * NumberOneDime: One event has you (and half the town) help search for a particular pair of glasses that are very important to him. [[spoiler:His proposal event reveals that they once belonged to his mother with whom he has lost touch.]] |
| 196 | * OrphansPlotTrinket: Not exactly an [[spoiler:"orphan's" plot trinket, per se, as his father is still alive and it's unknown what his mother's current status is, but the pair of glasses that he loses in the "Eyeglass Mania!" event belonged to his mother and are the last thing that Arthur has of her.]] |
| 197 | * ParentalAbandonment / ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler:His mother left him when he was a child, and he believed that it was because she hated him. Subverted on the "neglect" side of things as his mother had been [[CruelToBeKind Cruel to Be Kind]] because she [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou couldn't let him know that she actually cared due to their separate social stations and her being a mistress, and if she ''did'' show that she cared she wouldn't be able to see him anymore.]]]] |
| 198 | * RebelPrince: A toned-down version. He simply doesn't like his position and all the trappings that come with it; he has nothing against the kingdom itself. |
| 199 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Averted. He's a very nice guy, though they may hint at [[spoiler:his trust issues]]. |
| 200 | * TheRedMage: Knows both offensive and healing magic. |
| 201 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's the actual prince of Selphia that Ventuswill was looking for, but he's more than happy to let you take the title, as it means he has more time for his trading business. |
| 202 | * ShutUpHannibal: In his proposal event, [[spoiler:an NPC goes on a rant about how corrupt merchants like Arthur are that Forte and Frey are unable to refute... before Arthur, entirely calmly, tells him that he's wrong and why]]. |
| 203 | * StepfordSmiler: Slightly. For the most part, he's a genuinely nice guy without glaring issues, but his friendly nature also belies his [[spoiler:disconnect with others and abandonment issues]]. Much of his proposal event involves him deflecting questions and concern without his smile faltering. |
| 204 | * TheWisePrince: Level-headed and wise, Arthur thinks quickly on his feet and figures out fast ways to help Selphia or otherwise use his connections well to bring in reinforcements. |
| 205 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: While he prefers meals that are easy to eat, such as manju or the Pickle Mix, the one that stands out most is Turnip Heaven. |
| 206 | * WhenYouComingHomeDad: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] and [[DefiedTrope defied]] if the player marries him. Before he and Frey have a child, he explicitly says he doesn't want to be the kind of workaholic dad who is never there for his kid. He resolves to always be there for his kid, and that he will never let his business get in the way of being a dad. |
| 207 | * {{Workaholic}}: Seems to be constantly working, even during festivals. According to Jones, one time he was saved from a cave in, he sleep-talked about working the entire time he was unconscious. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:Doug]] |
| 212 | !!Doug (JP: Dag) |
| 213 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doug_3.png]] |
| 214 | -> Voiced By: Creator/ToshikiMasuda (JP); Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN) |
| 215 | |
| 216 | One of the bachelors. A dwarf who works at the general store in Selphia, though he is known to be quite lazy and can be found taking off work or napping on the job. He has a hotblooded personality and is a joker who will do anything for some good food, though he is also the first to jump in to protect the ones he cares about. |
| 217 | ---- |
| 218 | * BigEater: Especially rice. He loves pretty much anything to do with it. |
| 219 | * BestServedCold: [[spoiler:He believes that Ventuswill is the one responsible for the loss of his family and hometown as a child, and signed up for the spy mission in Selphia in part to get revenge on her.]] |
| 220 | * BoyfriendBlockingDad: If Frey marries him and says she wants a girl during the first pregnancy event, he shows shades of this when he finds out that she is pregnant with their child. |
| 221 | --> '''Doug:''' Does that mean I have to let her get married someday?! Screw that! I'm not givin' away my baby girl!\ |
| 222 | '''Frey:''' Um... we don't have to worry about that for a long time yet. |
| 223 | * BraggingRightsReward: While he's around from day one and likes some pretty easy to make dishes, Frey can't actually court or befriend him until the plot is cleared. He's also one of the least helpful people to take into dungeons with the protagonist, only carrying the Fireball spell and the Short Sword arcana. |
| 224 | * ColorCodedEyes: Seemingly averted, as he's quite boisterous, neither exceptionally innocent nor calm, cool, and collected. [[spoiler:Then you learn he's a Sechs spy, and the grey eyes make sense: he's hiding the fact that he's dangerous to the town and is looking to kill Ventuswill.]] |
| 225 | * ChubbyChaser: Admits during the Eating Contest festival that he thinks women are cuter if they have "a bit of chub." |
| 226 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: His development and screentime comes second to the protagonist. |
| 227 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: He hates bread. When you talk to him about it, he says that it drains his energy. |
| 228 | * FieryRedhead: He can quickly get excited or angry about something. |
| 229 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: His collar features some feathers. |
| 230 | * GenkiGuy: Overall a pretty cheerful and happy guy when he isn't worked up about his rivalry with Dylas or [[spoiler: angry at Ventuswill and trying to get her killed]]. |
| 231 | * HappilyAdopted: Blossom immediately takes him under her wing when he arrives. |
| 232 | * HotBlooded: Ho boy, especially when it comes to his rivalry with Dylas! Hilariously enough in one of the end of season Harvest Festival has him shouting passionately about his entry but that only makes Volkanon angry at him. |
| 233 | * KillTheGod: His main goal as [[spoiler:TheMole for the Sechs, who convinced him she killed his family.]] |
| 234 | * LastGuyWins: An odd example. Doug is availabe from the start, but his FP cannot be raised until the end of Arc 2, making him the last marriagable candidate for Frey. |
| 235 | * LoveConfession: In his reverse proposal event [[spoiler:he practices his proposal with Dylas before climbing onto the top of a roof and shouting for Frey's hand in marriage.]] |
| 236 | * MistakenForGay: Frey walks in on Doug [[spoiler:practicing his proposal with Dylas in his reverse proposal event]] and wonders if they [[BelligerentSexualTension fight all the time to hide their feelings for one another]]. |
| 237 | * [[spoiler:TheMole: He's actually a Sechs spy, so he won't let Lest/Frey get close to him until they've cleared the second arc.]] |
| 238 | * OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Averted. He's lazy and can't forge for beans. |
| 239 | * PointyEars: It's a Dwarf thing. |
| 240 | * ThePrankster: Likes to tease and play pranks on people, though not as often as Leon. |
| 241 | * PlayingWithFire: Has the Fireball spell, and also gives it to the main character at the beginning of the game. [[AwesomeButImpractical It's a shame that his magic stat is so bad, though -- until you give him a Magic Charm.]] |
| 242 | * TheRival: To Dylas. They're so bad that the very first day Dylas is awake he already can't stand him. [[spoiler:And the protagonist, for a little while at least. It doesn't last long and is pretty one-sided.]] |
| 243 | * StepfordSmiler: A Type 1. [[spoiler:His cheerfulness masks his hatred following the death of his family.]] Also, until the end of the second arc, you can't raise his FP/LP past 3. |
| 244 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Rice. |
| 245 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Whilst he is always fighting with Dylas, the rest of the town treats how close they are as an amusing open secret. They also secretly buy each other birthday presents. |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[/folder]] |
| 248 | |
| 249 | [[folder:Kiel]] |
| 250 | !!Kiel (JP: Keel) |
| 251 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiel.png]] |
| 252 | -> Voiced By: Creator/HiroShimono (JP); Creator/BenDiskin (EN) |
| 253 | |
| 254 | One of the bachelors and Forte's younger brother. A cheerful, affectionate young man, he spends most of his time reading or helping out his sister. All he wants is to feel needed, which is why he studies so much. Even though he is very intelligent, he is also very naive and has a tendency to spread rumors. Knows about basically every book around. |
| 255 | ---- |
| 256 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: He's well-versed in many things, though he still has that childish charm. |
| 257 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: As well as his older sister, Forte, he seems to have the other bachelors looking out for him too in some of their group conversations. Whether they're offering to help him with his fishing line - whilst expecting Doug to struggle on his own - or worrying about Leon teasing him, the bachelors look out for their (implied) youngest member. |
| 258 | * CannotKeepASecret: Don't tell him anything that you don't want the whole town to know by the end of the day. |
| 259 | * ChildProdigy: Likely due to his reading, he can understand a lot of topics and keep up in conversations. Though, since he's a marriage candidate, this more applies to when he was younger, as he was quite studious back then too. |
| 260 | * CuddleBug: As the player gets closer to him, he is much more touchy-feely than the other villagers -- grabbing their hand or, after completing a request for him, poking and rubbing them to make sure they are okay. Up to eleven if Frey chooses to date him. The first thing he wants to do is hold hands. |
| 261 | * CuteBookworm: Loves to read, but also looks cute. |
| 262 | * DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Both his parents are dead from the start of the game (his mother from illness and his father from unknown causes), but he and his sister only have good things to say about them and miss them terribly. [[MommasBoy His mother in particular, for him]]. |
| 263 | * DitzyGenius: Very clever, but also extremely naive. Has read a thousand books and yet still believes people when they tell him anything. |
| 264 | * FreudianExcuse: The reason he spreads rumors is not as simple or silly as it first seems. In his marriage event, he explains [[spoiler:that it is not the rumor that he can't believe in, but himself instead. Due to Forte becoming a knight for him, he was made to only be protected and never protect others. It completely killed his self-esteem, but he still hoped to be strong in any way possible, so he began spreading rumors to see how far they reached. He's trying to use the only power he believes he has: the power of words]]. |
| 265 | * GeniusSweetTooth: Loves sweets, just like his sister, although he's more open about it. |
| 266 | * HairOfGold: Like Forte, he's got blond hair. |
| 267 | * HouseHusband: He's a familial example to his sister, being the one who takes care of domestic things while she's out training and protecting the town. If the player marries him, he becomes one to them as well, being a good cook who gives them excellent lunches, and mentioning how he takes care of all the chores while they're out farming and adventuring. |
| 268 | * IWantToBeARealMan: He often mentions wanting to be more manly (especially if you date him) because of how Forte is always protecting him despite his age. |
| 269 | * InnocentBlueEyes: Like his sister, though his play up the innocence more. |
| 270 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: Several scenes show him effectively trolling characters without noticing. |
| 271 | * KnightInShiningArmor: He desperately wants to be seen as one. |
| 272 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Part of the pair with his sister. He cooks and cleans because she's genuinely ''incapable'' of doing either with any skill, and he occasionally worries he isn't manly enough. His personality is also much gentler than hers. |
| 273 | * MagicKnight: Starts with a short sword, but in battle he is very magic-oriented. |
| 274 | * MeaningfulName: His name is possibly a corruption of "keel," which is the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel's hull, on which the rest of the hull is built, in some vessels extended downward as a blade or ridge to increase stability. This could symbolize how much Forte and Bado both depend on him. |
| 275 | * TheMedic: Boasts a wide variety of healing spells. Kiel is also the ally that learns ailment healing magic the earliest, roughly at Level 30. |
| 276 | * MommasBoy: While his father was often training Forte, he spent most of his time as a kid with his mother and seems to act much more like her. In fact, her dying was so hard on him that Nancy theorizes that his health took a hit from the ordeal, making him often go to the clinic. Contrasts his sister's [[DaddysGirl daddy's girl]]. |
| 277 | * OccultBlueEyes: He's probably the most magically-gifted of the bachelors. |
| 278 | * OfficialCouple: With Frey in the "Girl Comic." |
| 279 | * OlderThanTheyLook: He looks to be a young teenager, but is considered an adult (by everyone except Forte, that is) and can be married. Not to mention, in Forte's marriage event [[spoiler:it is stated that he has now come of age, implying that he is actually around 17-18 years old]]. |
| 280 | * OppositesAttract: Potentially. During his date at the observatory, if the player chooses a more pragmatic answer to his romantic question, he will comment that he loves that side of them, despite being a romantic himself. |
| 281 | * TheRedMage: Has both offensive and recovery spells in his arsenal. Since he loves to study magic, it's not surprising he knows so many. |
| 282 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He is the sensitive guy to Leon's manly-man, but evokes this with Doug and Dylas as well to a lesser degree. |
| 283 | * ShorterMeansSmarter: The smartest out of the bachelors, except possibly Arthur, despite being short. |
| 284 | * StoryAndGameplayIntegration: He was raised by a knight and grew to believe that physical strength is what matters when it comes to protecting people, even though he is weak due to his health. His starting equipment has him wield a short sword that is mostly useless on him (with his pitiful strength stat). Give him a magic staff to capitalize on his intelligence and watch the magic happen (pun very intended). |
| 285 | * TokenMiniMoe: Out of all the bachelors, he fits this the most. |
| 286 | * TooManyBelts: He wears one belt that's actually holding up his pants, and a second that's just kinda hung around his waist for decoration. |
| 287 | * TheUnfavourite: Believed he was this, seeing how his father focused on training Forte and eventually made her the Dragon Knight. His marriage event delves deeper into this as his father made a promise to him to [[spoiler: give him the key to his mother's music box once he was strong enough.]] However, his father died before that was possible and Kiel believed he had forgotten that promise because he didn't care about him. [[spoiler: Thankfully, it gets sorted out and Kiel finds out his father did remember their promise and was very proud of him.]] |
| 288 | * WellDoneSonGuy: Wants to be accepted by his father for the way he is and ''not'' for being his successor as a Dragon Knight or for being well-versed in sword fight. [[spoiler: Coupled with wanting to make his sister happy, where he nearly works himself to death to try and find a way to save her position as Dragon Knight when her competency is questioned.]] |
| 289 | |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Dylas]] |
| 293 | !!Dylas (JP: Dirus) |
| 294 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dylas.png]] |
| 295 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Monster Form Thunderbolt]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/64569edc83cf8b606ad5d6928c2ffd6a.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 296 | -> Voiced By: Creator/TomokazuSugita (JP); Creator/DCDouglas (EN) |
| 297 | |
| 298 | One of the bachelors. Having once been a unicorn monster called Thunderbolt, he is taken in by Porcoline to be a new waiter. At first, he doesn't say much (and when he does he often sounds curt), but will slowly warm up over time once he gets over his shyness. He's also quite hotblooded, especially around Doug. Spends much of his time fishing. |
| 299 | ---- |
| 300 | |
| 301 | * AwesomeButImpractical: He has an awesome lightning attack that shoots a dozen beams in all directions, but due to his abysmal intelligence, his magic attacks are quite weak. |
| 302 | * BerserkButton: |
| 303 | ** He ''really'' doesn't take kindly to being likened to a horse. In one event, a traveler calls him "horse-face" and he immediately threatens to "punt him (and Doug) into next week." |
| 304 | ** Also, don't compare him to Doug or imply Doug is better than him at anything. ''Anything''. |
| 305 | * BigBrotherInstinct: |
| 306 | ** To Lest, or to Frey if she's not his girlfriend. In one event, he defends the player from an NPC named Playboy Rob who's wandered into town looking for "a place where the most bodacious babes in town go to chill" and attempts to sucker the player into going to lunch with him (and then presumably left with the bill and/or sexually harassed). He'll also request that you take him with you if you go someplace dangerous, because he might be useful. |
| 307 | ** If the player has a child from any other marriage candidate, s/he will refer to him as "Big Brother Dylas". |
| 308 | * [[GirlOfMyDreams Boy Of My Dreams]]: In the official manga, Frey was dreaming about him (as Thunderbolt) for some time, which is how she instinctively knew how to change him back. |
| 309 | * CannotSpitItOut: And then if he ''does'' spit it out, he'll immediately try to backpedal. |
| 310 | * DarkIsNotEvil: His black clothing and somewhat sour demeanor aren't an indication of impending doom (unless you call him a horse). |
| 311 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Thunderbolt is one of the bosses; once Lest/Frey defeats him, he moves into town as Dylas. |
| 312 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Starts out quite cold and prickly, but given enough time (and/or carrots/cartons of milk), he'll come out of his shell. |
| 313 | * {{Determinator}}: He's extremely stubborn, and Thunderbolt even has to be killed ''twice'' -- he'll [[TurnsRed turn red]], fall down like he's defeated, and then get back up again to go a second round. |
| 314 | * DoesNotKnowHowToSayThanks: At least, not to the person he needs to say it to. Sure, he'll thank you for giving him food, but the only way you'll hear his thanks for, y'know, saving him from being trapped in the Water Ruins and actually being his friend is to check his diary (it also comes with the comment that he [[LampshadeHanging should probably say this in person]]). He also seems to spend more time telling ''you'' how grateful he is to Porcoline than actually ''telling Porcoline'' himself. |
| 315 | * DrivenToSuicide: One of his random high-friendship conversations mentions that he [[spoiler:was "bored with life" and that the player "saved" him, which would likely imply that he felt suicidal.]] |
| 316 | * ElementalHairComposition: As Thunderbolt, his mane and tail are apparently meant to be made of thunderclouds in [[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130124084318/harvestmoonrunefactory/images/thumb/5/5f/Raiden.png/235px-Raiden.png official art]], but [[http://therunefactory.wikia.com/wiki/Dylas?file=Full-1.jpg in-game]] tend to look more like FlamingHair. |
| 317 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Out of all his potential nicknames, he has a very ''strong'' reaction to being nicknamed "Big D." He makes Frey swear to never use it in public. |
| 318 | * FacialMarkings / GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a single dark line across his left cheek. It's not mentioned if it's a scar or simply part of being half-horse-monster. |
| 319 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: Out of all the guardians, he doesn't mind it too much, though he's obviously not very comfortable at first. |
| 320 | * FriendlessBackground: He's pretty brash and can come off as intimidating. He also doesn't talk much, so people avoided him. |
| 321 | * FurAndLoathing: His collar is trimmed in dark grey fur that matches his ears. Considering how ''well'' it matches, it's possible that's ''his own'' fur, cut off and sewn onto the jacket. |
| 322 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: His default weapon is a pair of gloves. |
| 323 | * GlassCannon: With gloves he can do a lot of damage, but don't expect him to last very long if he gets surrounded. |
| 324 | * HellBentForLeather: Majority of his attire seems to consist of leather where it's not fur. |
| 325 | * HeroesGoneFishing: If he's not helping Porco at the restaurant, there's a ''really'' good chance he's fishing. [[spoiler:When you get to hear his memories in the Forest of Beginnings, he even says to think of his going away to be a Guardian as a really long fishing trip.]] |
| 326 | * HeroicSelfDeprecation: The more you befriend Dylas the more you realize how hard he is on himself, especially if you romance him. |
| 327 | * HotBlooded: In his confession to Frey, he claims he's not too bright and tends to charge into things without thinking. |
| 328 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: An InformedAttribute, since his sprite barely looks a few pixels taller than Frey, but he's actually tall enough to be safe from Frey's attempts at an AffectionateGestureToTheHead on dates. |
| 329 | * ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: When Frey asks him to date her, he first goes through a list of what's wrong with him -- he's bad at conversation, he tends to act without thinking -- and asks if she'll really accept an idiot like him. |
| 330 | * IdiotHair: One-piece hangs down in the middle of his face. |
| 331 | * ISurrenderSuckers: Once Thunderbolt (Dylas in his monster form) is knocked down to half health, he'll collapse like the rest of the bosses, only to get up soon after and TurnsRed. |
| 332 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His brash way of talking is off-putting, though he always means well. It's just that he isn't so good at expressing himself. |
| 333 | * LittleBitBeastly: His human form sports horse ears and a tail. |
| 334 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: Next to Leon, has the longest hair out of the bachelors. |
| 335 | %%* MrFanservice |
| 336 | * NoSocialSkills: One of the major issues with befriending him in the beginning: he doesn't know how to talk to people, so he just doesn't. Whenever he's put in a social situation against his will, it is very likely he will say something rather mean or blunt in a panic. He [[CharacterDevelopment gets better]] with time (and gifts) though. |
| 337 | * NotBad: |
| 338 | ** If you give him something he likes on his birthday, he'll initially be overjoyed, then catch himself and tell you it's not bad. |
| 339 | ** His reaction to raw fish is priceless: "Oooh! Sashimi! ...Ahem. Thanks." |
| 340 | * ObliviousToLove: On top of his extremely gruff exterior, he doesn't seem to fully grasp the concept of Valentine's Day (it's supposed to be "something special"...right?). However, later subverted as dating him reveals that he actually does ''understand'' love -- it's just that he has very little idea on how to ''express'' it. |
| 341 | * OfficialCouple: With Frey in the official Nintendo Dream comic. |
| 342 | * PastimesProvePersonality: Likes fishing; dislikes talking. |
| 343 | * RealMenHateSugar: Absolutely hates sweets of all kinds -- though Frey can get him to admit he likes sweet carrots as long as they're naturally sweet, and he'll admit that her cookies are pretty good on Valentine's Day (and then promptly berate her for giving him one again the next day, because he just hates them). |
| 344 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes are dark gold but in his monster form, he had red ones. |
| 345 | * TheRival: Towards Doug, though exactly which one started seeing the other as their rival is not mentioned. |
| 346 | * SelfSacrificeScheme: The reason he was trapped as a monster is [[spoiler:he was the third person to decide to sacrifice his life to save Ventuswill.]] |
| 347 | * SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: During the Smile Practice event, a few people will assume Dylas is dating the player character while he is accompanying them. [[HoYay Even if you're playing as Lest.]] |
| 348 | * ShockAndAwe: His main elemental attacks are all lightning or thunder based. |
| 349 | * SirSwearsalot: Probably the worst mouth in the game (as with most things, his biggest rival is Doug). Granted, the game is still E10, but he manages to get in a quite a few -- and he looks even fouler-mouthed compared to previous games; exaggerated when compared to the original ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' characters. |
| 350 | * SpikesOfVillainy: Thunderbolt is ''covered'' with 'em. |
| 351 | * StockAnimalDiet: His love of carrots is directly connected to his previously being a horse, and occasionally teasing him about carrots will make him mad when he realizes [[BerserkButton you're implying he's a horse]]. |
| 352 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: They're more a very dark golden color that makes them look brown, but fitting [[spoiler: since he was one of the Guardians]]. |
| 353 | * SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In typical {{Tsundere}} style, he isn't doing anything for you because he actually likes you. [[IWasJustPassingThrough He had his own reasons that are none of your business.]] |
| 354 | * TallDarkAndSnarky: Implied to be pretty tall and snarking is one of his preferred ways of talking, if he even decides to do so. |
| 355 | * TerseTalker: At first, conversations with him are strained at best. [[DefrostingIceQueen He warms up eventually.]] |
| 356 | * TooManyBelts: Wears a pair of belts around his thighs. Obviously, his pants legs are going to come flying off or something. |
| 357 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to other characters, it's apparently carrots, as all their conversations about him and food mention them. However, his absolute favorite is Milk Porridge, and he also likes other forms of milk, as well as any kind of fish. |
| 358 | * TronLines: His outfit is covered with quite a lot of blue and white piping, making for a low-tech, non-glowing version of the trope. Given that Thunderbolt is [[ShockAndAwe a lightning monster]] and Dylas keeps several of his magic attacks in human form, though, it's definitely reminiscent of it. |
| 359 | * {{Tsundere}}: Several lines of his dialogue indicate that he's a mix of this and SugarAndIcePersonality. |
| 360 | * TheUnsmile: |
| 361 | ** When Lest/Frey tells him that he should try smiling sometimes, he'll brush her off at first, but you'll catch him trying to attempt it later. She comments that it's a slightly creepy look, which prompts him to tell her to get lost and quit watching him. |
| 362 | ** His event "Smile Practice" is basically Frey/Lest dragging him around town so he can creep out everyone when he tries to smile for them on command. |
| 363 | * UnusualEyebrows: They are split like branches. |
| 364 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Whilst he is always fighting with Doug, the rest of the town treats how close they are as an amusing open secret. They also secretly buy each other birthday presents. |
| 365 | * WhatIfTheBabyIsLikeMe: If Frey marries him and says she hopes they have a son, his response is, "We can make sure to raise him to be nice, unlike me." Of course Frey thinks he's plenty nice, but that's just embarrassing. |
| 366 | * WhenHeSmiles: The villagers, especially Porcoline, realize that he has a beautiful smile when he does it genuinely instead of forcing it. Lest/Frey see for themselves in the "Smile Practice" event. |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:Leon]] |
| 371 | !!Leon |
| 372 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leon_57.png]] |
| 373 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Monster Form Sarcophagus]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8e259f74456f15d1ebaf069b8c731760.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 374 | -> Voiced By: Creator/KosukeToriumi (JP); Creator/MatthewMercer (EN) |
| 375 | |
| 376 | One of the bachelors. Once a coffin monster named Sarcophagus, he lives at the inn after being saved. Despite having been a Dragon Priest in his old life, he is light-hearted and prone to making fun of people. He really cares a lot about others, however, and mostly uses his teasing to keep people at arms-length. |
| 377 | ---- |
| 378 | * AcquiredPoisonImmunity: The best gifts to give him are all poisonous, from Lamp Squid to poisonous flowers for tea. Unsurprisingly, he cannot be poisoned. |
| 379 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Is very fond of patting Frey and ruffling her hair on dates. |
| 380 | * BadassPreacher: He was a Dragon Priest prior to becoming the final boss of the first arc of the game. However, it's impossible to tell which trope he is, since we don't get much information about other dragon-worshipers or their fighting abilities. |
| 381 | * BizarreTasteInFood: He likes poisonous things, particularly Rainbow Trout and Lamp Squid. He also likes mushrooms, which are fun because you have to guess which ones are poisonous. You may also guess as to whether he sprinkles Poison Powder on his food or if he intends to put it to other purposes. |
| 382 | * BuildLikeAnEgyptian: His tower greatly resembles a statue of Anubis, arguably the third-most recognizable symbol of Egypt (after PyramidPower and Art/TheSphinx). |
| 383 | * Catch22Dilemma: |
| 384 | -->'''Leon:''' My swimsuit is actually the foxes from the temple, transformed into cloth. If you don't believe me, you can try feeding them after I take them off. And if you do believe me, I'll ridicule you and your descendants to the seventh generation. |
| 385 | * TheCharmer: His profile includes a mention of how he has a charismatic aura about him. |
| 386 | * ChildhoodFriend: He asks you if you've got any childhood friends. If you point out you have amnesia and can't remember anything from before you came to town, he'll declare that Venti and the other townsfolk can be your childhood friends, since you've known them as long as you can remember. He also says he counts you as a childhood friend, since you're the first person he met after transforming from a monster. [[spoiler:And then there was Maria...]] |
| 387 | * ChildhoodMarriagePromise: [[spoiler:With his [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend]], Maria. She once asked him to marry her and he accepted, but he didn't take the promise as seriously as she did and eventually broke it when he became a Guardian, which he's regretted ever since.]] |
| 388 | * CultureChopSuey: His design can be summed up as "Egyptian pharaoh meets [[AsianFoxSpirit Japanese kitsune]]". |
| 389 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Depending on the current piece of art being considered, his eyes can either seem like a more vivid shade of his hair color or identical to it. |
| 390 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: As Sarcophagus, he is the last boss of the game's first act. |
| 391 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Milk. It's so ''bland''. |
| 392 | * ExposedToTheElements: If you take him with you to the winter areas, or just wait around long enough for the seasons to change. |
| 393 | * ExpressiveEars: Sadly averted. Though he twitches them in his animated introduction, all his facial expression sprites have identical ear positions. |
| 394 | * FacialMarkings: Has a couple light blue lines on his cheeks and forehead. It's not stated if they're TribalFacePaint, tattoos, or just a natural part of his skin. |
| 395 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Wears one earring in his left ear. |
| 396 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: Out of all the Guardians, he's the one who talks the most about how strange the world feels to him now [[spoiler: after having been in monster form for centuries]] and has difficulty getting used to it. |
| 397 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: It's difficult to tell if the blue fluff on his shoulders is fur or feathers, but his fan is definitely feathered. |
| 398 | * TheGadfly: He enjoys joking around and teasing people. |
| 399 | * TheGlomp: Make him jealous and he'll give Frey a hug attack. His polygon model even animates to glomp you. |
| 400 | * HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Some of his conversations mention his foxes from the tower, and Frey even comments how cute they are, but you never get to see them yourself. |
| 401 | * HeyYou: He'll start off addressing you as "you" just to mess with you. If you remind him that you have a name, he responds that he knows and he'll use it when he feels like it. If you date/marry him, you'll have another answer choice, making him blush while finally addressing you with your name. |
| 402 | * IconicItem: His feathery fan. |
| 403 | * IdiotHair: When not wearing his turban, one little piece of hair sticks up and a bigger one hangs down between his eyes; a couple others stick out from under his ears, too. It marks him as mischievous rather than stupid. |
| 404 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Subverted. Unlike Amber, Dolce, and Dylas, [[spoiler:Venti doesn't erase his memories after Lest/Frey saves him. In fact, when you trigger the second arc of the game, Venti will be shown restoring all three of their memories]]. |
| 405 | * LittleBitBeastly: Has Manga/{{Inuyasha}}-style dog ears and a big fluffy tail. |
| 406 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: Reveals that his relationship with [[spoiler:Maria was like this for him, though she wanted far more.]] |
| 407 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: Has the longest hair out of the bachelors. |
| 408 | * MagicKnight: Fights with a spear, but he uses a good amount of spells in battle as well. |
| 409 | * MeaningfulName: Probably derived from the Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion." Considering his cat-like traits, this is pretty fitting. His pharaoh-like design fits with this too, what with how the lion is often used as a king figure and how the Egyptians worshiped cats. Ironic, as well, considering that his monster form resembles an Anubis. |
| 410 | * MrFanservice: During the summer, he'll occasionally ask if it's okay for him to run [[ShamelessFanserviceGuy around completely naked]], since it's so stupidly hot. At least he ''asks''. |
| 411 | * MysticalWhiteHair: Take his ears and tail into account and you could say he's a literal SilverFox. |
| 412 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: The manga gives his full name as Leon Bastet VIII. |
| 413 | * NoShirtLongJacket: It's actually more of a vest, though it's easy [[WalkingShirtlessScene to miss]]. |
| 414 | * NunTooHoly: Discussed. He'll mention that you normally think of priests as being stern or serious men, but you don't see him that way, do you? There's also his clothing - or lack thereof. |
| 415 | * OccultBlueEyes: Fitting with his light-blue-almost-white hair and hinting at [[spoiler: his nature as a Guardian, including being the oldest of them]]. |
| 416 | * ThePrankster: Forte seems to bear the brunt of it, but he'll mess with anybody if he's of the mind to. |
| 417 | * SelfSacrificeScheme: The reason he was trapped as a monster is [[spoiler:he was the first person to decide to sacrifice his life to save Ventuswill.]] |
| 418 | * SlaveToPR: If Frey marries him, she'll eventually catch him playing with their child and generally being very sweet and goofy. He bemoans the loss of his "beautiful image" when Frey tells him she's never going to forget that. |
| 419 | * StepfordSmiler: Depending on his mood, he switches between an immature sort of teasing and happy snarking, but is hiding some serious {{Angst}} about [[spoiler:his ChildhoodMarriagePromise that he didn't take seriously, and the fact that his becoming a Guardian would mean that she died alone waiting for him.]] |
| 420 | * StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Spends a lot of time musing about how the world has changed since he last saw it. |
| 421 | * TooManyBelts: Has a very large and rather useless belt that's falling off his waist. Perhaps the reason he's always got his arms crossed or a hand on his hip is because he's trying to hold it up without looking like a complete dork. |
| 422 | * UselessAccessory: Always has a fan with him; never seems to use it, even during the summer or a fight. |
| 423 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: He does wear something akin to a vest on his sprite, but it's easy to overlook it. |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[/folder]] |
| 426 | |
| 427 | !!Bachelorettes |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[folder:Clorica]] |
| 430 | !!Clorica |
| 431 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chlorica.png]] |
| 432 | -> Voiced By: Creator/HitomiNabatame (JP); Creator/HeatherHoganWatson (EN) |
| 433 | |
| 434 | The first of the bachelorettes. A second butler-in-training working in the castle and Vishnal's senior. While both he and Volkanon are loud and passionate, she comes off quieter and spacey, though she never fails at her job; she just has an odd habit of doing it while asleep. In fact, she can sleep just about anywhere and loves to daydream. |
| 435 | ---- |
| 436 | * AnOddPlaceToSleep: Just about anywhere will do. |
| 437 | * AntiGravityClothing: The armband that somehow floats beside her sleeve. |
| 438 | * BattleButler: She's training to be a butler despite being female, and she wields a lance and plenty of magic. |
| 439 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: Clorica is very soft-spoken and kind, but has one of the harshest jealousy scenes if you do trigger it. |
| 440 | * BlackSheep: [[spoiler:She comes from a family full of impatient, decisive people. No one in the family, including her, can understand how she turned out slower and more thoughtful. It serves as a sore spot during her marriage event because her family always made decisions for her instead of waiting, and when Lest begins acting in a similar fashion it severely irritates her.]] |
| 441 | * ChefOfIron: In stark contrast to [[LethalChef Vishnal]]. |
| 442 | * CutenessProximity: During the De-Fluffing Festival, she says that she can't wait meet the giant wooly since he's so cute! |
| 443 | * DeadpanSnarker: Doesn't come up often, but it's there. If you try to use Clorica's bed while she's in the room Clorica will say, while stretching, she'll use your bed instead. |
| 444 | * TheDitherer: Her very easygoing nature can make people mistake her for this, but Clorica is anything but indecisive. |
| 445 | * DrearyHalfLiddedEyes: Almost always with half-closed eyes. Most of times because of her sleepiness, but sometimes it can become a harsher look when she gets upset at something. It also enhances her snarkiness in the rare cases where she shows her sarcastic side. |
| 446 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Has an aversion to grapes and dishes made from them. Her reason being that she doesn't like having to remove the seeds from them. |
| 447 | * FeminineWomenCanCook: Her liked gifts involve some feminine tastes, but on top of that she's a great chef compared to [[LethalChef Vishnal]]. |
| 448 | * FirstGirlWins: Kind of -- she's not the first girl you meet (that honor would be Ventuswill), but she's this of the bachelorettes, if you choose to marry her. |
| 449 | * ForgetfulJones: Tends to forget a lot of stuff and can barely remember her birthday (though she will call you out if you misremember it too). Clorica's forgetfulness always seem to stem from her sleepiness/laziness more than anything else. |
| 450 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Her sleepiness isn't just a character trait, she can randomly fall asleep in battle too. |
| 451 | * GiantPoofySleeves: Part of her uniform, as one can see on Vishnal and Volkanon. |
| 452 | * NiceGirl: Clorica is friendly, caring and very easygoing with a soft voice as well. |
| 453 | * TheSlacker: Subverted. Clorica may look like this due to her constant sleepiness but she works as hard as Vishnal. |
| 454 | * SleepyHead: When Lest/Frey first finds her she's fallen asleep standing up. She's not lazy, unlike [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Karina]], and it's quite annoying for her to fall asleep on the job. It gets even weirder when people realize that an "unsleepy" Clorica is actually ''less'' productive than the normal sleepy Clorica. |
| 455 | * {{Sleepwalking}}: Some people will be baffled that they sometimes see Clorica working while sleeping. |
| 456 | * SweetTooth: She loves sweets of various kinds, but especially [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Apple Pie]]. |
| 457 | * TaremeEyes: Representing her soft nature and tiredness. |
| 458 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Apple-based dishes, especially apple pie. |
| 459 | * WeakButSkilled: Literally! Has the most skills of any possible party member, but her default weapon is a spear and her attack stat is ''terrible'' -- subverted if you give her a Magic Charm, which will use her very high intelligence stat in all of her attacks. |
| 460 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Ghost stories spooks her, though not to the extent of Forte. It's enough to keep her awake for the entire day even, however a sleep deprived Clorica is a less productive Clorica... |
| 461 | [[/folder]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[folder:Margaret]] |
| 464 | !!Margaret (JP: Marguerite) |
| 465 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4f24cb540192adba2fdf8c2473fef37e52dea3c9_00.jpg]] |
| 466 | -> Voiced By: Creator/AoiYuuki (JP); Creator/StephanieSheh (EN) |
| 467 | |
| 468 | One of the bachelorettes. She is a musician who plays at the restaurant in town and the adopted daughter of the restaurant's owner, Porcoline. She has a serious but caring personality, and she hates it when people litter. Being an elf, she has lived longer than most of the townsfolk (excluding Ventuswill and Illuminata) and has a tendency to act bossy, but holds many insecurities too. |
| 469 | ---- |
| 470 | * AffectionateNickname: Meg. In one event, she'll ask you to call her that as well, since that's what all her friends do and she thinks of you as a good friend now. |
| 471 | * AnimeHair: Exactly how much hairspray does that take? |
| 472 | * BerserkButton: Littering. Dylas also mentions in the Eating Festival that you don't make fun of her weight or that "she cannot stick to a diet". |
| 473 | * CatchPhrase: "Bravo!" |
| 474 | * ChubbyChaser: In one conversation, she says she hopes she marries a man like Porco one day. You're given the option of asking her if that means she loves Porco himself (she does, but as a father, not a future husband), or if that means she likes fat men. If you ask the later, she just tells you not to make fun of him instead of actually answering. |
| 475 | * ContinuityNod: If you date her, she'll receive a letter from her sister with a spell that can protect her lover. It'll be Daria's "Whim of Spectrum and Rainbow!" skill except Margaret shouts out "Bravo!" instead of "Rainbow!". |
| 476 | * CuteLittleFangs: Not really obvious but her confession cutscene shows her with this. |
| 477 | * DudeMagnet: On White Day, Forte mentions that a lot of male travelers have gifts for her but are too shy to pass it on directly leading to them using Forte as an intermediary, much to her annoyance. Margaret is unaware of this and simply presumes that Forte is the popular one. |
| 478 | * FamilyThemeNaming: Her name comes from the marguerite daisy, providing another hint that she's related to [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Daria]], who was also named after a flower in the Japanese version ("Dahlia"). |
| 479 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: Has white feather-looking adornments on her shoes and the tops of her stockings, as well as blue fluffy ruffles that may be feathers on her sleeves (they could also be leaves, to go along with her flowers). |
| 480 | * GiantPoofySleeves: Poofy and decorated with feathers. |
| 481 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Her first weapon is the harp that she uses to play music with at Porcoline's Kitchen. |
| 482 | * MagicMusic: Shoots music notes at her opponents. |
| 483 | * MayflyDecemberRomance: She's an elf, meaning she'll outlive all of her human friends. This particularly worries her about pursuing a relationship if Lest confesses to her. |
| 484 | * TheMedic: Boasts a wide variety of healing spells. |
| 485 | * NoSenseOfHumor: Her profile calls her "a humorless girl" and she's generally quite no-nonsense. |
| 486 | * OfficialCouple: Is Lest's primary love interest in the manga adaptation and [[spoiler: they get married at the end of the series]]. ''VideoGame/RuneFactory5'' [[CuttingOffTheBranches seems to confirm this,]] as the older Margaret who visits Rigbarth mentions having a husband and two children. Her bonus episode in ''4'' shows her and Lest with two kids, implying a connection. |
| 487 | * PointyEars: Comes with being an elf. |
| 488 | * SiblingYinYang: Minor versions with her (heavily implied) sister Daria. A few of their liked and hated items are reversed, and she's generally a more down to earth person. |
| 489 | * StockingFiller: Wears white, feathery stockings over her tights. |
| 490 | * TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Justified in that Margaret is more of an adopted daughter than Porcoline's own flesh and blood. |
| 491 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Juices in general, though she's particularly partial to pineapple juice and the Prelude to Love drink. |
| 492 | * {{Tsundere}}: Type B. Margaret is described as a kind-hearted, caring elf, but can be quite harsh and direct when she chooses to be. [[BerserkButton Especially if you litter]]. Just don't. |
| 493 | * WhiteMage: In-battle, she's mostly there as a [[TheMedic healer]]. |
| 494 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: |
| 495 | ** Heights. Ironically, her house is along the cliff on the east side of town, surrounded by a wooden walkway. There's even an event where she trips on the walkway and lies prone because she's too terrified to move. |
| 496 | ** In addition, she's afraid of ghosts [[NothingIsScarier when there's an unknown factor involved with them]] and since Forte's also scared of them, she can't expect any protection should they be aggressive. |
| 497 | ** Not a fear per se, but she also doesn't like squids. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Presenting her with one]] will result in her [[ScreamingAtSquick shrieking in disgust]] and telling you to take it away continuously. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments It's hilarious]], although this action also, understandably, loses you affection points. |
| 498 | |
| 499 | [[/folder]] |
| 500 | |
| 501 | [[folder:Forte]] |
| 502 | !!Forte |
| 503 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fort.png]] |
| 504 | -> Voiced By: Creator/SanaeKobayashi (JP); Creator/ErinFitzgerald (EN) |
| 505 | |
| 506 | One of the bachelorettes. Being the Dragon Knight who protects Selphia and the older sister of Kiel, she is described as serious in nature with a stubborn side to her. She inherited the position from her father and, as such, works hard to uphold all knightly ideals. However, she's more girly and gentle than her initial persona, loving sweets and all things cute. |
| 507 | ---- |
| 508 | * ActionGirl: As the town knight. She's also the only person who will go into dungeons with the protagonist regardless of affection. |
| 509 | * BadLiar: It's hilariously easy to notice when Forte is trying to lie or hide something. |
| 510 | * BadassCape: As part of her knight armor. |
| 511 | * BattleBallgown: While it's hard to see when chatting with her in-game, her armor actually includes a full skirt with a bit of a frill at the hem. |
| 512 | * BattleCry: "Final shot!" |
| 513 | * {{BFS}}: Her default weapons is a 2-handed sword. At higher levels she'll use the Delta Strike ability with it causing a lot of damage to enemies. |
| 514 | * BigEater: Forte never mentions it directly, but the other girls will comment on how she has a healthy appetite and be mildly frustrated at how Forte seemingly never puts on any weight despite that. |
| 515 | * BigSisterInstinct: Her official profile states that she's quite protective of Kiel. There's a bit of bad blood between her and Illuminata because of an untold incident between her and Kiel which Illuminata mentions only in passage. |
| 516 | * BodyguardingABadass: Officially, Forte is a Dragon Knight, charged with protecting Ventuswill. However, since a godlike Native Dragon hardly ''needs'' protection, she in practice looks after the town as a whole. |
| 517 | * BrutalHonesty: Mostly because she HatesSmallTalk and partly being a DeadpanSnarker. If anyone annoys Forte she'll usually be very blunt in her retort. |
| 518 | * CloseRangeCombatant: Forte has no ranged abilities but can learn skills to deal with many enemies at once in melee range. |
| 519 | * TheComicallySerious: Forte tends to be so serious she turns relaxed scenarios funny. For instance, festivals: her seriousness in most festivals games tends to get the attention of several townsfolk, especially when everyone else is so carefree about it. |
| 520 | * CompetitionFreak: She's almost unable to take the competitions in the festivals of Selphia lightly. |
| 521 | * CoolBigSis: Kiel certainly thinks she is, and she can be very concerned and protective of Frey/Lest as well. |
| 522 | * CoolHelmet: With cute little fluffy tassels! It doesn't actually seem to do much in the way of ''protecting her face or head'', though. |
| 523 | * CutenessProximity: Anything cute ''will'', without fail, bring out her "dere" side, including monsters. |
| 524 | * CrutchCharacter: Downplayed. Forte starts at level 12 with a stronger weapon and she, on her own, can pretty much solo the first dungeon. However, while Forte can eventually fall behind as you level up, if you don't constantly ask her to follow you, she catches up quickly (like most townsfolk). |
| 525 | ** Forte's healing abilities will prove to be very useful, but later on both Dolce and Margaret far outclass her in the healing department, but her STR and VIT growth with her Rune Abilities learned at higher levels allows her to do a lot of damage provided you also give her up to par equipment. Forte also can use Failed Dishes to debuff enemies as well. |
| 526 | * DeadpanSnarker: Forte really doesn't mince words when dealing with some of sillier things happening in Selphia. |
| 527 | -->'''Clorica:''' (...) Doug and Vishnal have a plan!\ |
| 528 | '''Forte:''' Those two have have the collective intelligence of a ''pinepple''. |
| 529 | * DaddysGirl: She mentions her father the most of her parents and apparently picked up a lot of habits from him. It helps that he spent a lot of time training her as a knight. Contrasts her brother's [[MommasBoy momma's boy]]. |
| 530 | * DamnYouMuscleMemory: Forte warns you not to surprise her as she can retaliate on instinct. Illuminata learns this the hard way in one of the town random events. |
| 531 | * DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Both her parents are dead from the start of the game (her mother from illness and her father from unknown causes), but she and her brother only have good things to say about them. For her, [[DaddysGirl she seems to miss her father the most]]. |
| 532 | * DeclarationOfProtection: Gives a platonic one if Lest/Frey asks how she's doing during an adventure and she's healthy. |
| 533 | * {{Expy}}: Her design has quite a bit in common with that of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]]. Interestingly, had TheHero not come along, she would've been in the service of a royal named Arthur (who Saber is a GenderFlip of), much like Gawain or Lancelot (prior to [[Myth/ArthurianLegend the fall of the Round Table]]), who are also servants in the ''Fate'' franchise[[note]]''VideoGame/FateExtra'' and ''Literature/FateZero'' respectively[[/note]]. |
| 534 | * FascinatingEyebrow: Sometimes. It's less out of superiority and more of a sign of her DeadpanSnarker side coming out, or just pain confusion. |
| 535 | * GiantPoofySleeves: The cloth worn underneath her armor has these. |
| 536 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Forte is friendly and polite, but she's a Dragon Knight and her job is protecting Ventuswill and Selphia's people. Although Forte is kind and patient (even if quite blunt) even she has her limits. |
| 537 | * HatesSmallTalk: She mentions that she doesn't care much for idle chatter. Still, Forte does get along well with the other girls, as she always join her conversations every now and then, especially in festivals. |
| 538 | * HealerSignsOnEarly: She's the only person who will join you in battle no matter what, and her healing abilities will help keep you alive through your first dungeon and boss fight. |
| 539 | * HiddenBuxom: Her armor is not particularly form-fitting; [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120816204008/harvestmoonrunefactory/images/3/34/Forte_Swimsuit_Normal.png her swimsuit is]]. In one of her conversations, she mentions that she binds her chest so it won't get in her way. |
| 540 | * HiddenDepths: Very poorly hidden due to Kiel's habit of talking about her and her complete inability to tell a lie and hide her "secret". She loves sweets, but wouldn't be caught dead admitting it. |
| 541 | * HimeCut: Tied up in a ponytail. |
| 542 | * IcyBlueEyes: Subverted. At first Forte seems aloof and professional, but she's still one of the friendlier members of Selphia, though she can be a bit blunt with her words. |
| 543 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Using swords/spears to fight? Standard. Using her own horrid cooking as a weapon against enemies? Not so much. |
| 544 | * InsistentTerminology: Pico is ''not'' a ghost because Forte doesn't believe [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial ghosts exist]]; she's "half-transparent". |
| 545 | * JackOfAllStats: Forte starts off as this with good attack, healing and even capable of debuffing enemies by chucking Failed Dishes on them. While she'll be outclassed by dedicated healer or mages, she'll remain being a very strong melee combatant with high VIT to her backup. |
| 546 | * KnightInShiningArmor: A textbook example. [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Margaret is even swooning at her because of this very reason]]. |
| 547 | * LethalChef: A rare example that uses her cooking like the lethal weapon it is instead of feeding to someone; one of her combat skills is to throw a Failed Dish at the enemy. One of her wife dishes is an Object X. |
| 548 | * LettingHerHairDown: While she overall retains the ponytail, even when you romantically pursue her, Forte does let her hair down and lie open when she's in her pajamas, swimsuit or when you split up after asking her to join you on an adventure, to say goodbye. |
| 549 | * MagicKnight: She can use Cure All, a basic healing spell, but is far better using a sword. |
| 550 | * MartialArtsAndCrafts: All her training with swords translates well to using knives in the kitchen. |
| 551 | * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: With her brother, Kiel. She's a strong knight; he's a CuteBookworm. |
| 552 | * MeaningfulName: Her name means "strength," fitting for her status as a knight. |
| 553 | * TheMedic: Will be this to you in the beginning of the game. [[CrutchCharacter Her healing abilities won't hold up as you get further, though.]] |
| 554 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: While she's no more ripped than any of the other young ladies, her physical attacks are most definitely her strong suit in battle. |
| 555 | * NeverASelfMadeWoman: She inherited her position as Dragon Knight from her father. However, for the most part it's only mentioned in passing, and she also speaks of her mother knowing her way around a sword. |
| 556 | * NiceGirl: Despite her serious face and attitude Forte is still very friendly and helpful towards Lest/Frey and is the only townsfolk that will join their party regardless of FP. |
| 557 | * OneNoteCook: She's okay with dishes like salads and sashimi, but for everything else... yeah. [[LethalChef Her attempt at cookies resulted in something more akin to scrap metal.]] |
| 558 | * StatusBuff: At higher levels Forte learns Steel Heart, it makes enemies much less likely to interrupt her attacks but she'll take extra damage. |
| 559 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: She tries to maintain a serious front in accordance to her job as a knight and gets flustered when her sweeter side comes out. |
| 560 | * SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: During an event, she finds a book that spurs her into buying a horse, only to find out it ended differently than expected. When you talk to her she insists that she "did not in any way skim through Kiel's books to make sure he was not reading anything unseemly" and that she "certainly didn't let one half-read book bother [her] to the point that [she] needed to buy a horse." |
| 561 | * SweetTooth: Her favorite gift is chocolate cake. Not that she'll ever admit it. |
| 562 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Subverted. She's actually the most girly out of the bachelorettes, such as liking sweets and cute monsters. The only thing tomboyish about her is that she's a knight protecting the whole town of Selphia. |
| 563 | * TooManyBelts: Wears a pair of belts draped around her hips. They don't seem to be holding up her skirt. |
| 564 | * TrainingFromHell: Puts herself through rigorous daily training consisting of, but not only, 10 laps around town and 200 sword swings. This is when the other girls realize how Forte never puts on weight despite eating a lot. |
| 565 | * WeaponSpecialization: Long Swords and Spears going hand-in-hand with her knightly theme. |
| 566 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Is deeply afraid of ghosts, though she swears she doesn't believe in them. Hilariously enough if you invite her to the Obsidian Manor she will actually ''freak out'' for a moment and attempt to escape before sheepishly returning to you and apologizing. Naturally, when Pico starts causing a ruckus, it freaks her out monumentally. |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[/folder]] |
| 569 | |
| 570 | [[folder:Xiao Pai]] |
| 571 | !!Xiao Pai (JP: Syaopai) |
| 572 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0000643354.JPG]] |
| 573 | -> Voiced By: Creator/HisakoKanemoto (JP); Creator/JaniceKawaye (EN) |
| 574 | |
| 575 | One of the bachelorettes. She works at the town inn and bathhouse as the daughter of the innkeeper, Lin Fa, but finds it a challenging job. She is described as curious and lively with a never-wavering determination. Like her mother, she is rather clumsy, but her clumsiness more leads to misfortune than her mother's which often works out well. |
| 576 | ---- |
| 577 | * ACupAngst: She mentions that, at one time, she dreamed she'd grow up to look like her mom, but it was a short-lived dream, yes? |
| 578 | * BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:Xiao Pai has a pretty big complex about her clumsiness and always being second best to her mother, Lin Fa, in many aspects: her appearance, her competence as innkeeper and even as a person as she is in disbelief if she realizes Lest's has feelings for her.]] |
| 579 | * BluntMetaphorsTrauma: She moved from place to place as a child, so she's got a tenuous grasp of the language. Anything other than straight-up literalism can and probably ''will'' come out wrong. |
| 580 | * BornUnlucky: Poor Xiao Pai. She inherited her mother's clumsiness but unlike Lin Fa, her accidents always lead to misfortune. |
| 581 | * CleavageWindow: If she ''had'' cleavage, then it would show. |
| 582 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Her eyes and hair are gray, though her hair color could be seen as an implication for platinum blonde. |
| 583 | * CuteBruiser: Don't let her appearance fool you; Xiao Pai can become one of the strongest melee characters for your party. |
| 584 | * CuteClumsyGirl: If there's one thing Xiao Pai is good at, is being adorable and tripping at every opportunity. [[spoiler:However this is a deconstructed example as said clumsiness left her with an inferiority complex which becomes clearer the more you befriend her.]] |
| 585 | * DeathGlare: Trigger her jealousy scene and she'll shoot Lest a very, ''very'' angry stare. Due to how her in-game portrait is, it might even look like ''[[WhatTheHellPlayer she's staring directly at the player]]''. |
| 586 | * ExpressiveAccessory: Her panda hairpiece sleeps alongside her in her Another Episode. |
| 587 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Her clumsiness makes her trip every time she charges at an enemy, thankfully this happens only once per screen. |
| 588 | * GlassCannon: Has an amazing STR stat and high critical rate due to her specialization in axe/hammer-type weapons, but her HP and Defense leave much to be desired. |
| 589 | * HairColorDissonance: Her grey hair could actually be taken as a shade of platinum, making her a DumbBlonde. |
| 590 | * HiddenDepths: As Lest/Frey befriend her they learn Xiao Pai is fully aware of her clumsiness and that she's isn't perfectly fine with it. [[spoiler:This complex extends to comparing herself to her mother quite a bit. While Lin Fa's mistakes often end up well, Xiao Pai's don't. Xiao Pai also has a bit of complex regarding her looks compared to her mother's.]] |
| 591 | * ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: [[spoiler:She'll go into a mixture of shock and denial after Lest confesses to her, simply because he has so many other girls to pick from.]] |
| 592 | * InnocentGrayEyes: Her gray eyes go with the older meaning of the trope, for innocence. |
| 593 | * LethalJokeCharacter: Initially her tripping habit when starting battles is a hindrance. But at higher levels she can cause ''explosions'' with it. |
| 594 | * MagikarpPower: One of the biggest examples in the game. She starts off with unimpressive statuses and trips often when charging at enemies, but her excellent STR growth combined with a very powerful skill learned around level 100 turns her into one of the most powerful melee characters for your party. |
| 595 | * MeaningfulName: Her name sounds very similar to the Japanese word "shippai" which translates to "failure". |
| 596 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Lest will bring up how cute he thinks Xiao Pai is, but she immediately dismisses this by saying it can't be true since she is older than Lest himself. |
| 597 | * ThePratfall: Her introductory cutscene has her [[BodyWipe sit on the camera]], and she apparently tends to fall quite often anyway. Occasionally, she'll start randomly tripping when going about her day within the village. Not only that, but Xiao Pai's tripping can be weaponized if she is of a high enough level. |
| 598 | * StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: It seems Xiao Pai talks in a very unique manner, yes? Even her mother does not speak so. |
| 599 | |
| 600 | [[/folder]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | [[folder:Amber]] |
| 603 | !!Amber (JP: Kohaku) |
| 604 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rune_factory_4_conceptart_i3yph.jpg]] |
| 605 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Monster Form Ambrosia]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/849275c71819106c12c50f88af353f1f.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 606 | -> Voiced By: Creator/SatomiSato (JP); Creator/CassandraLeeMorris (EN) |
| 607 | |
| 608 | One of the bachelorettes who previously was a butterfly monster called Ambrosia. Once saved, she will move into the flower shop with Illuminata. She enjoys the sun, just like a plant, and is quite naive. However, she has a way of putting people at ease and makes friends easily with her cheerful nature. |
| 609 | ---- |
| 610 | * AllLovingHeroine: To the point even people like Dyllas and Doug don't have anything bad to say about her. |
| 611 | -->'''Doug:''' " ... if there were a billion Ambers, war would never happen. All the Ambers would just chill and drink juice. |
| 612 | * AnOddPlaceToSleep: Tends to pick sunny spots to sleep. One town event is about her sleeping on Selphia Airway, on Kiel's suggestion, which causes a bit of a problem for Arthur. |
| 613 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Amber rivals [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Pia]] in this department. She certainly has some strange ideas she comes up with or doesn't get other people's ideas. |
| 614 | * CloseRangeCombatant: Amber's special abilities are all melee ranged. |
| 615 | * CuddleBug: Somewhat literally. She makes a habit of getting into everyone's personal space (even sourpusses like Dylas) and showering them with affection... And she is also [[VisualPun part butterfly]]. |
| 616 | * CuteBruiser: You think she'd be a healer or at least a mage, but no, she's this surpriginsly enough. One of the weapon types she specialize is hammer/axe, with enough levels she'll use the Tornado Swing, the spinning dash attack with it. |
| 617 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Ambrosia is the first boss you'll face; once the protagonist defeats her, she moves into town as Amber. |
| 618 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: She seems to be the one to mind the least out of the four guardians. |
| 619 | * GenkiGirl: She's ''extremely'' chipper. |
| 620 | * TheGlomp: She likes to glomp you (and anyone else she's friends with). Frey/Lest will tell her not to surprise them like that, and the next time you see her, she'll announce that she's going to hug you, then proceed with the glompage. Hey, she told you first, so it's okay! |
| 621 | * HairAntennae: She uses them to find napping spots and suspects [[SleepyHead Clorica]] of having a pair hidden somewhere in her hair, too. |
| 622 | * HiddenDepths: She loves to nap in the sun. Why? Because when she dreams, she sees all of the friends she left behind when she chose to become a Guardian. There's also occasional lines, especially during rainy days, where Amber shows a (slightly) more serious opinion on things. |
| 623 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Her default weapon is a watering can. |
| 624 | * KidSidekick: To Illuminata, though the fact that she's marriageable means she's stretching the definition of "kid" ([[OlderThanTheyLook childish looks]] and naivete aside). |
| 625 | * LifeDrain: Once she levels up enough Amber relearns the "sonic wave" attack from her Ambrosia form which also heals her for a portion of the damage she does. |
| 626 | * LiteralMinded: She takes lots of expressions at face value. |
| 627 | * LittleBitBeastly: She still retains her antennae and wings from her time as Ambrosia. |
| 628 | * MagikarpPower: Amber starts off with rather weak and inefficient, short ranged, attacks but after leveling up enough she relearns attacks she had as Ambrosia which can heal her and put enemies to sleep more easily turning her into a very powerful ally for melee combat. |
| 629 | * NiceGirl: Amber is always chipper and is constantly smiling brightening the mood wherever she goes. Even her in-game description mentions her smile is contagious. |
| 630 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Her love of glomping extends to pretty much anyone. She'll even get up in Dylas's face and have a staring contest with him. |
| 631 | * NotSoAboveItAll: A rare inverted example: the very bubbly and cheerful Amber gets completely flabbergasted at Lest/Frey's complete ''ineptitude'' in identifying flowers in Illuminata's shop if she's the one at the counter. |
| 632 | * RedemptionDemotion: At first. Amber loses most of her abilities she had as Ambrosia, but with enough training and equipment not only she relearns them, even the spinning sleep inducing attack, but she can become ''far'' more powerful than she ever was as Ambrosia. |
| 633 | * SelfSacrificeScheme: The reason she was trapped as a monster is [[spoiler:she was the fourth person to decide to sacrifice her life to save Ventuswill.]] |
| 634 | * SplitPersonality: Doing her marriage event reveals [[spoiler:Ambrosia wasn't just her monster form, she was also Amber's other personality]]. |
| 635 | * StatusInflictionAttack: Her starting ability is a short range attack that can put enemies to sleep. At higher levels she will perform it while spinning too. |
| 636 | * TokenMiniMoe: Of the Bachelorettes. |
| 637 | * WarmUpBoss: She's the boss of the Yokmir Forest, which acts as a tutorial zone for the RPG mechanics of the game. [[spoiler: She's also the first of the four guardians you must return to their mostly human form.]] |
| 638 | * WeakButSkilled: Suffers from low STR being a melee centered character. How to circumvent this? Give Amber a Magic Charm, which makes her use her high INT instead, and watch the Amber trounce the enemies. |
| 639 | * WingedHumanoid: Flares a pair of butterfly wings when extremely excited. [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight No one seems to mind (or even notice)]]. On cloudy weather days she might say a line about using them to clear the skies. |
| 640 | -->'''Amber:''' Go my pretties! |
| 641 | |
| 642 | [[/folder]] |
| 643 | |
| 644 | [[folder:Dolce]] |
| 645 | !!Dolce |
| 646 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dolce_rf4.png]] |
| 647 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Monster Form Marionetta]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marinetta.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 648 | -> Voiced By: Creator/AyanaTaketatsu (JP); Creator/LauraBailey (EN) |
| 649 | |
| 650 | One of the bachelorettes who previously was a puppet monster called Marionetta. After being saved, she moves into the clinic with Jones and Nancy. She shows little expression and has a sarcastic personality, though this also means she has trouble saying what she actually wants to say. Currently being haunted by a ghost named Pico since childhood, who adores her, but Dolce is less than keen about it. |
| 651 | ---- |
| 652 | * AbnormalLimbRotationRange: As Marionetta. The way she twists her torso backward to the between of her legs is a minor nightmare fuel. |
| 653 | * AffectionateNickname: Pico and a few others call her Dolly. |
| 654 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Pale pink eyes and hair, though her eyes seem a darker color, likely because they are displayed as being dull. |
| 655 | * DarkIsNotEvil: She used to live (and haunt) in Obsidian Mansion, has an affinity for ghosts, is an ElegantGothicLolita, totes dark elemental magics as an offensive attack, and her personality is the darkest of the bachelorettes. On the other hand, she's unambiguously heroic, a nurse in and out of battle, soft-spoken and polite - unless your name is Pico. |
| 656 | * DeadpanSnarker: Major emphasis on "deadpan". |
| 657 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Dolce remains rather blunt even if you befriend her, but she tries to make her intentions clearer to avoid confusion. |
| 658 | * TheDividual: Pico's character model is rarely used, and her character is mostly stuck with Dolce. |
| 659 | * ElegantGothicLolita: More the lolita type since majority of her attire is red, rather than black. |
| 660 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: Doesn't seem to mind much, though her marriage events display [[spoiler: her reluctance to refer to Jones and Nancy as parental figures, since she's too concerned that she would forget her birth parents if she did]]. |
| 661 | * GiantPoofySleeves: Hers are smaller than Forte's. |
| 662 | * GirlishPigtails: Fitting with her girlish leisure time activities, though her personality doesn't fit. |
| 663 | * GirlyBruiser: She likes sewing and fashion designing, but is more than capable of putting up a fight (apparently, Pico's antics keep her on her toes, if nothing else). Note the starting level of the [=NPC=]s; those who have a higher level than her are Volkanon and Ventuswill. One is a butler that survived getting run over by an Elefun and destroys gigantic tree stumps via DynamicEntry, while another is the local dragon god. [[spoiler:Doug, who has the same level as her, trained since he was a child to kill Ventuswill.]] |
| 664 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: In battle, she uses her staff not to cast traditional magic, but to ''throw Pico'' at enemies. |
| 665 | * HappilyAdopted: Jones and Nancy come to see her as an adopted daughter. [[spoiler:She eventually feels the same way, calling them Mother and Father during her wedding, if Lest chooses to marry her.]] |
| 666 | * ISeeDeadPeople: Claims she's extra-sensitive to spirits due to spending so much time around Pico. |
| 667 | * LastGirlWins: If pursued, as she is the last bachelorette that moves into town. |
| 668 | * TheMedic: Boasts a wide variety of healing spells. |
| 669 | * OfficialCouple: With Lest in the official Nintendo Dream comic. |
| 670 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She certainly likes girly things, but her personality doesn't fit. |
| 671 | * PointyEars: Like most people, though it's not really explained why hers are so long. |
| 672 | * PungeonMaster: Some of her dialogue is quite punny, as when discussing the "beauti-''fall''" colors leaves turn (but you ''autumn'' say stupid things like that). |
| 673 | * TheRedMage: Dolce can also use offfensive spells. |
| 674 | * RoseHairedSweetie: With pretty much [[SubvertedTrope the exact opposite personality]] as you'd expect of the trope. However she's still very caring towards people and one of her favored gifts are medicines because Dolce mentions she can help people with it. |
| 675 | * SelfSacrificeScheme: The reason she was trapped as a monster is [[spoiler:she was the second person to decide to sacrifice her life to save Ventuswill.]] |
| 676 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: However, she's an extreme type A {{Tsundere}} to Pico. |
| 677 | * SweetTooth: Her favorite gift is Pumpkin Flan, a sweet dessert. Her name happens to be a BilingualBonus in this regard. |
| 678 | * TextileWorkIsFeminine: Enjoys knitting as a hobby. |
| 679 | * ThatCameOutWrong: Not PlayedForLaughs or DoubleEntendre. She's blunt, alright, but how she phrases things are usually not how she means it to be. And as she's a major SugarAndIcePersonality, nobody's really sure what she actually means. [[spoiler:When she says that Nancy shouldn't concern herself of her, she actually noticed that Nancy dotes on her to the point of getting sick by overworking herself. When she says that Jones and Nancy are not her parents, it's because she fears she'll forget her origin and birth parents as she's so happy being with them]]. The entirety of her marriage event is spent to encourage her to say sorry if people misunderstand her. |
| 680 | * {{Tsundere}}: Towards Pico. A lesser extent towards others, but Pico is always there to reveal her real feelings. She's also a tsundere towards Lest, ''especially'' if he pursues a romantic relationship with her. |
| 681 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Seems annoyed by Pico in 99% of their interactions, but does occasionally show she genuinely cares for her ghost-"sister" (and then immediately dismisses it). |
| 682 | [[/folder]] |
| 683 | |
| 684 | !!Other Villagers |
| 685 | |
| 686 | [[folder:Volkanon]] |
| 687 | !!Volkanon |
| 688 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolkanon_7733.png]] |
| 689 | -> Voiced By: Creator/YukitoshiHori (JP); Creator/PatrickSeitz (EN) |
| 690 | |
| 691 | The town's elder as well as a butler who runs all the festivals. He is the first besides Ventuswill to find the protagonist and acts as a mentor-figure temporarily to help them adjust to the town. Rather emotional, it takes very little to reduce him to tears or make him shout, but he never fails at his duties. He has served the dragons all his life. |
| 692 | ---- |
| 693 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: He's neither a dwarf nor elf, but his ears indicate that he's not quite human either. It's never specified what his true race is. One of the possible responses to him building a huge bridge leading to Obsidian Mansion in just a few seconds is to ask what he is. |
| 694 | * AntiGravityClothing: The armband that somehow floats beside his sleeve. |
| 695 | * BattleButler: When the protagonist expresses awe at his incredible strength, he claims it's no more than any butler should be capable of. |
| 696 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Played for laughs, but Volkanon doesn't take well when he mishears a conversation between Lest/Frey and Arthur with Lest/Frey mentioning they should "quit it". Thinking they are about to give up being the Prince(ss) of Selphia gets Volkanon upset and he starts to work one plan sillier than the other to test their resolve. |
| 697 | * BigOlEyebrows: At one point he even runs through a checklist of things he needs to start his day, including his gloves, tie, mustache, and eyebrows. |
| 698 | * BruiserWithASoftCenter: The "bruiser" part comes up every so often while the "soft center" comes up ''very'' often. |
| 699 | * DynamicEntry: Those giant tree stumps blocking your path south of town? He'll charge right through them once you progress the story far enough to be allowed to explore more of Selphia Plains. |
| 700 | * EmotionalBruiser: There are very few things that ''can't'' move him to sobbing waterfalls, and he inadvertently chokes people with his bear hugs. He attributes this to old age. |
| 701 | * GeniusBruiser: He's wrote several books on the butler subject and random chatter mentions he's won several contests against many other butlers. |
| 702 | * GentleGiant: One of the most supportive and kindest characters who's always ready to help anyone in need. |
| 703 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: His preferred weapons are Gloves. |
| 704 | * TheJeeves: The peak of elegance and competence and head butler of Selphia. |
| 705 | * LargeHam: Very dramatic in both portrait and voice. |
| 706 | * MadeOfIron: In addition to bashing through tree stumps as if they were flimsy paper, he can survive getting run over by an Elefun without so much as a wrinkled shirt or misplaced hair. |
| 707 | * ManlyFacialHair: He sports one, fitting for a man who rams through trees to make you a new path and builds a bridge mid-jump. |
| 708 | * ManlyTears: They [[OcularGushers gush out sideways]] like waterfalls, though they are not very manly. |
| 709 | * MoodSwinger: On fire for his duties and super emotional for Lady Ventuswill within a minute. He might have been Vishnal's teacher in that. |
| 710 | * OcularGushers: His tears burst out sideways from his eyes. |
| 711 | * PointyEars: Though less so than some of the other characters. |
| 712 | * RealMenWearPink: Being a professional butler Volkanon is also highly skilled at things such as cooking, sewing and cleaning. |
| 713 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Relax Tea is his favorite gift. |
| 714 | * ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He once found a cockroach in the bathhouse. Vishnal came rushing in thinking it was a lady in dire trouble, but it was just Volkanon with a bug. |
| 715 | * SecretCharacter: You have to execute an order worth 9999 Prince(ss) Points before he can be asked to join your party. |
| 716 | * WaistcoatOfStyle: A white one visible under his black coat. |
| 717 | |
| 718 | [[/folder]] |
| 719 | |
| 720 | [[folder:Jones]] |
| 721 | !!Jones |
| 722 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jones_rf4_4345.png]] |
| 723 | -> Voiced By: Creator/ShunzoMiyasaka (JP); Creator/SamRiegel (EN) |
| 724 | |
| 725 | The town's local doctor and husband of Nancy. Adores talking about his wife and is very public with his affection for her. He and Nancy also take in Dolce and Pico as their daughters. Ironically, he does not like the sight of blood, though he tries to remedy this by drinking tomato juice. |
| 726 | ---- |
| 727 | * AfraidOfBlood: [[SarcasmMode Good thing he chose a profession where he never has to see the stuff]]. |
| 728 | * CallToAgriculture: Inverted. He wanted to be a farmer growing up, but found he was better-suited to being a doctor. |
| 729 | * DressedToHeal: Sports a white coat and a head mirror to fit with his doctor and healer image. |
| 730 | * FlorenceNightingaleEffect: When he first met Nancy, he was a medical student and she was injured. All he knew how to do was bandage a wound, but she's been obsessed with him ever since. |
| 731 | * HappilyMarried: To Nancy. |
| 732 | * HospitalHottie: When he asks you why you think Nancy would have chosen him over all the other guys in the world, one of your possible responses is "Because you're a stud!" |
| 733 | * LaughingMad: Delves into this if he ever sees blood, which frightens Lest/Frey when it happens. |
| 734 | * NobleProfession: He's generally a nice guy all around (price-gouging for services after you faint excluded) and makes a big deal of how farming and healing are both about caring for life. He even says he hopes one day he'll be out of business, because it will mean there are no more sick and injured people in the world. |
| 735 | * ParentalSubstitute: He becomes something of a surrogate father for Dolce after she moves into the town. |
| 736 | * SickeninglySweethearts: He adores his wife Nancy and gushes at her ideas. |
| 737 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In addition to being AfraidOfBlood, he hates red things which remind him of blood. A glass of tomato juice looks too much like a bottle of blood for his comfort, and even an ordinary tomato is enough to haunt his nightmares. |
| 738 | |
| 739 | [[/folder]] |
| 740 | |
| 741 | [[folder:Nancy]] |
| 742 | !!Nancy |
| 743 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nancy_9149.png]] |
| 744 | -> Voiced By: Creator/UmekaShoji (JP); Creator/MelaLee (EN) |
| 745 | |
| 746 | The nurse at the clinic and Jones' wife. A very cheery woman who loves to gossip with anyone and will often gush about how great her Jones is. Some of the bachelorettes come to her for love advice. She and her husband later take in Dolce and Pico as their adopted daughters. |
| 747 | ---- |
| 748 | * CleavageWindow: Sports one, showing how mature and beautiful she is. There's even a manga that points out her "assets." |
| 749 | * FlorenceNightingaleEffect: When she first met Jones, he was a medical student and she was injured. All he knew how to do was bandage a wound, but she's been obsessed with him ever since. |
| 750 | * HappilyMarried: With Jones, obviously. They're one of the few couples in the series where both are unique characters and, well, [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest alive]]. |
| 751 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and won't charge you if you get knocked out while she's working. She also immediately accepts Dolce as a surrogate daughter. |
| 752 | * HospitalHottie: She seems to have her fair share of admirers, to the point where Jones will express relief that not many men were complimenting her swimsuit during the summer. |
| 753 | * KiManipulation: She "recently" began learning of a method of healing using energy. With practice, it can also be used for self-defense. She wants to fight a Buffamoo, one-on-one, to the death. |
| 754 | * NobleProfession: And unlike her husband, she'll let you go free of charge if she's the one to take care of you after fainting. |
| 755 | * ParentalSubstitute: She dotes on Dolce as if she were her daughter. [[spoiler:In Dolce's pre-marriage event "Language of Flowers", this causes friction when Dolce fears that accepting Nancy as her adopted mother would lead to her forgetting her birth family, but she reconciles with her in the end and, if married, even calls Nancy "Mother".]] |
| 756 | %%* PinkMeansFeminine |
| 757 | * SickeninglySweethearts: Loves to gush over Jones. The villagers comment on being embarrassed by Jones and Nancy's public displays of affection. |
| 758 | %%* TrueBlueFemininity |
| 759 | |
| 760 | [[/folder]] |
| 761 | |
| 762 | [[folder:Lin Fa]] |
| 763 | !!Lin Fa (JP: Rinfa) |
| 764 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lin_fa_4680.png]] |
| 765 | -> Voiced By: Creator/YumiSudou (JP); Creator/WendeeLee (EN) |
| 766 | |
| 767 | Runs the town's local inn with her daughter, Xiao Pai. Dreamy and clumsy, like her daughter, she is very popular with the inn's guests for her looks and cute, airheaded nature. While Xiao Pai's mistakes cause misfortune, Lin Fa's mistakes often work out well in the end. |
| 768 | ---- |
| 769 | * AdoptivePeerParent: When Leon moves into the inn, she takes on a pseudo-motherly role to him as well (not quite HappilyAdopted, but a stable figure). Since he appears to be one of the more mature bachelors, this would make it even more absurd. |
| 770 | * BornLucky / IdiotHoudini: In a way. While she's forgetful and often makes mistakes, something usually comes up to make everything work out anyway. |
| 771 | * CleavageWindow: Like her daughter, though she actually has something to show. |
| 772 | * CuteClumsyGirl: Just like her daughter. But because her clumsiness comes off as endearing more than Xiao Pai's, her daughter is jealous of her charm. |
| 773 | * DudeMagnet: Is very popular with the guests at the inn to the point that she's part of the reason they see so much success. She's completely oblivious and only has eyes for her husband. |
| 774 | * HairColorDissonance: Her grey hair could actually be taken as a shade of platinum, making her a DumbBlonde. |
| 775 | * HappilyMarried: Her husband, Yang Fan, is often traveling. He appears in town occasionally as a faceless [=NPC=] and plays a role in some of Xiao Pai's events. |
| 776 | * LethalChef: |
| 777 | ** She'll suggest making stews in winter, since it's a good time to eat something hot. The player agrees, but then she suggests it should be a ''bronze'' stew, and Frey/Lest asks to see an ingredient list before eating anything. |
| 778 | ** It's also notable that she orders the dishes for her customers from Porcoline's Kitchen down the street, rather than making them herself. |
| 779 | * MsFanservice: Especially to her customers, who stay at the inn as much to see her as anything. |
| 780 | * OpenSecret: Her forgetfulness is a ''big secret''...{{NOT}} She freaks out when she accidentally tells [[CannotKeepASecret Kiel]] that she's forgetful, but the player assures her that it's not a problem. |
| 781 | * PinkMeansFeminine / GracefulLadiesLikePurple / TrueBlueFemininity: Manages to combine all three in her outfit. |
| 782 | * TeenPregnancy: In addition to her [[ArtisticAge very youthful looks]] and naive personality, she notes that if she hadn't made "a certain mistake," Xiao Pai wouldn't have been born. [[note]]This is likely meant to imply that she conceived her out of wedlock at a very young age.[[/note]] |
| 783 | |
| 784 | [[/folder]] |
| 785 | |
| 786 | [[folder:Illuminata]] |
| 787 | !!Illuminata |
| 788 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/illuminata_1926.png]] |
| 789 | -> Voiced By: Creator/YukaSaitou (JP) |
| 790 | |
| 791 | A self-proclaimed private investigator who runs the flower shop in town. She's an elf who has probably lived longer than everyone else in town (Ventuswill excluded), but doesn't act like it. Instead, she is rather rash and hotblooded, jumping to conclusion too quickly on many of her "cases." However, she still takes in Amber and acts as a maternal figure to her. |
| 792 | ---- |
| 793 | * AffectionateNickname: Is called both "Ellie" and "Lumie" by various characters. |
| 794 | * AmateurSleuth: Though she doesn't actually ''solve'' many cases, she thinks of herself as a GreatDetective and is always on the lookout for a new case (even if one isn't there). |
| 795 | * BraidsOfAction: Keeps her long hair in a braid, presumably so it doesn't get in the way of her detectiving. |
| 796 | * CoolBigSis: Is this to a lot of the bachelorettes, especially Clorica and Margaret, but especially for Amber who Illuminata basically adopts. |
| 797 | * CluelessDetective: Mostly because of her tendency to jump to conclusions. |
| 798 | * FieryRedhead: Part of the reason most of her detective work ends poorly. Margaret even expresses a desire to look after her because of her recklessness, despite being younger. |
| 799 | * HiddenDepths: She has a much more serious side to her, but it rarely comes up. She's also one of the few people that knows of Porcoline's tragic past. |
| 800 | * HighClassGlass: Wears a monocle, but has pretty much ''none'' of the associated traits. She's not particularly rich or snobbish at all. |
| 801 | * HotBlooded: Running around accusing people of being criminals is all in a day's work for a detective. |
| 802 | * InSeriesNickname: Amber calls her Lumie or Ellie. |
| 803 | * MsFanservice: She's the only non-bachelorette to have a swimsuit portrait. She even ask Lest/Frey if they like what they saw. |
| 804 | * OlderThanTheyLook: She's good friends with Volkanon and is one of the oldest villagers despite her young appearance. |
| 805 | * PointyEars: Because she's an elf. |
| 806 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: She wears a teal scarf and darts into battle with a watering can. |
| 807 | * ThatCameOutWrong: If you comment that her flower shop is a front for her actual detective practice, she'll initially agree with you, then realize that having "a front" makes her sound like a criminal. |
| 808 | * TooManyBelts: Wears one long one cross-crossed around her waist and hips over all her other clothes. It doesn't seem to be holding her pants up, though; seems more like it's holding her jacket half-closed. |
| 809 | |
| 810 | [[/folder]] |
| 811 | |
| 812 | [[folder:Blossom]] |
| 813 | !!Blossom |
| 814 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blossom_happy_2293.png]] |
| 815 | -> Voiced By: Creator/YuukoTsuga (JP) |
| 816 | |
| 817 | A kind, frail old lady who runs the general store and goes to the clinic often due to her health. She took in Doug when he came to town, having him help out a lot with the store, and views him like a son. Nonetheless, she is the first to ask the player to knock some sense into him if they catch him slacking off. |
| 818 | ---- |
| 819 | * ActionGirl: {{Averted}}, as she is the only villager who cannot join your party. |
| 820 | * AngerBornOfWorry: What her relationship with Doug sometimes comes to. He has a tendency to charge off without a plan, so Blossom is always there to berate him afterwards, before becoming relieved that he's alright. |
| 821 | * BadassInDistress: Averted. She ''is'' in distress for a couple story scenes, but she is the only villager you can never take with you on adventures, so she is incapable of leveling up. It makes sense, given how old she is -- though it is a shame she can't be trained into a [[NeverMessWithGranny killer grandma]]. |
| 822 | * ElderlyBlueHairedLady: Her light purple shade is pretty close. |
| 823 | * FlowersOfFemininity: She has 4 flowers holding her hair that, along with her pink wardrobe, make her look more feminine and loving and keep her from looking too severe. |
| 824 | * GrannyClassic: Has the appearance of one and is Doug's ParentalSubstitute. |
| 825 | * IWasQuiteALooker: She mentions that in her younger years, she looked a lot like Forte. |
| 826 | * ParentalSubstitute: She essentially becomes Doug's adoptive grandmother and shows him a lot of love. |
| 827 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She wears a variety of pink shades. |
| 828 | * SoapOperaDisease: She has a nasty cough and has to take a lot of medicine, but she swears it's just a cough and general old age. |
| 829 | * YouRemindMeOfX: She was apparently ''a lot'' like Doug when she was younger, very boisterous and often acting without thinking. |
| 830 | |
| 831 | [[/folder]] |
| 832 | |
| 833 | [[folder:Bado]] |
| 834 | !!Bado |
| 835 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bado_6560.png]] |
| 836 | -> Voiced By: Creator/OsamuRyuutani (JP); Creator/DCDouglas (EN) |
| 837 | |
| 838 | The local blacksmith. He's more into making money than actually working and will try to swindle any naive customers, like Vishnal, with completely useless items. However, he can never go through with it since he doesn't want to make people upset. Acts as something of a parental-figure for Forte and Kiel, as an old friend of their father (though Forte doesn't think him mature enough for this). |
| 839 | ---- |
| 840 | * TheBlacksmith: Albeit a very lazy one. |
| 841 | * BrilliantButLazy: Forte mentions that the swords he forges are of unparalleled quality when he actually bothers to put in the effort. Other townspeople who bring in their tools to be repaired also praise his skill -- Vishnal remarks that his kitchen knife is sharper than when it was new and is now extremely dangerous to wield. |
| 842 | * BruiserWithASoftCenter: Gently reminds the protagonist that even though monsters may not pose a threat to battle-hardened warriors like themselves, "it's dangerous for the kids and the elderly," and thanks the protagonist for making the area safer. |
| 843 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Has blue eyes to go with his hair. |
| 844 | * FluffyTamer: Completely befriends and tames a menagerie of dangerous monsters on short notice for Forte to pick as a mount. |
| 845 | * {{Foil}}: To ''Rune Factory 3'''s Gaius. Gaius is a workaholic who ForgetsToEat when he's working, and is DoingItForTheArt, while Bado is lazy and spends more time thinking up get-rich-quick schemes than actually doing his job. |
| 846 | * ForHappiness: He’s comfortable with actually ripping people off only if it’s guaranteed to make them happy, and is willing to give away his products to the extremely gullible for free. |
| 847 | -->'''Bado:''' Unless everyone's happy, it's no fun. |
| 848 | * FriendToAllChildren: Regardless of the protagonist's relationship with him, he treats their child with candy, who affectionately refers to him as "Uncle Bado." |
| 849 | * HandwrapsOfAwesome: Under his work gloves. |
| 850 | * [[HiredGuns Hired Gun]]: Picks up side jobs as a sell-sword to keep his business from foundering. Fittingly, he wears combat trousers, bloused boots (visible on his 3D model), and a battle jacket, attire more in line with the image of a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors modern mercenary]] than with either a knight or a blacksmith. His default weapon is also a Zweihänder long-sword, the iconic weapon of the 15th-century Doppelsöldner mercenary. |
| 851 | * HonestJohnsDealership: Makes outrageous claims about his absolutely mundane wares. The tools and equipment the player can buy from him work perfectly fine, however, though they are overpriced. |
| 852 | * ItAmusedMe: Why he devotes most of his waking hours to charlatanry and get-rich-quick schemes, with no regard as to whether he’s actually making a profit or not -- he actually gets a kick out of seeing his account books being written entirely in red. |
| 853 | * KnightErrant: Before he settled down as a blacksmith. He's still fond of onigiri, the staple foodstuff of any wandering knight (read: samurai) in Japanese popular culture. |
| 854 | * ManlyFacialHair: Besides Volkanon, the only guy in town to sport one and he still has many old skills from being a knight (when he's not feeling too lazy to use them). |
| 855 | * MarriedToTheJob: His hidden Firefly Festival dialogue explains that when he was still a knight, he promised his blacksmith friend that they would watch the fireflies together. However, he was [[ChronicHeroSyndrome so committed to his knightly duties]] that he never made the time to see them, [[SamaritanSyndrome which he continues to regret]]. |
| 856 | * MasterSwordsman: Saved the life of Forte and Kiel's father -- the man charged with protecting the ''entire continent's deity'' -- multiple times. Within the game's mechanics, this is an InformedAttribute; in battle he uses only two long sword abilities. |
| 857 | * MellowFellow: Takes disliked presents on his own birthday, victories, losses, and [[spoiler:the Sech attack on town]] without ever breaking his easy-going stride, and is one of the few [=NPCs=] who is happy to accept gifts of trash and failed dishes. The only thing that ever upsets him is when Forte [[WhatTheHellHero denies]] that any of the monsters he's [[FluffyTamer tamed for her]] would make decent companions for a knight, or when someone tells him he should work harder to please the people he serves -- a particularly sore spot for a man whose [[ChronicHeroSyndrome zealous commitment]] [[KnightErrant to knighthood]] cost him his [[SamaritanSyndrome personal life]] (see MarriedToTheJob above). |
| 858 | * MightyGlacier: As a battle companion, he almost never moves faster than walking speed, slowly ambling towards his enemies. However, he is likely to have higher HP, vitality, strength, and attack than the player, even with underlevelled and/or undertiered equipment. |
| 859 | * MusclesAreMeaningful: He's lazy, sure, but that beef on his arms means he can lift a heavy crate with one hand and never break a sweat. |
| 860 | * ParentalSubstitute: After Forte and Kiel's parents died, he took over responsibility of raising them. Forte has trouble seeing him this way, though, and often acts like ''she's'' raising ''him''. |
| 861 | * PursueTheDreamJob: Of thinking up ways to make tons of money with minimal effort. |
| 862 | * PointyEars: As a dwarf. |
| 863 | * RefusalOfTheCall: Immediately shuts down the admonition that he adopt a work ethic that recalls his past as a [[RetiredBadass celebrated]], [[ChronicHeroSyndrome relentless]] [[KnightErrant knight]] with [[SamaritanSyndrome no personal life]] -- sometimes with exasperation, which is a harsh contrast to his normally easygoing demeanor. |
| 864 | -->'''Bado:''' I just want... ...to slowly enjoy the rest of my life, doing what I please. Taking breaks here and there, and getting scolded at times... Is that so wrong?! |
| 865 | * RetiredBadass: Before he set up shop as a blacksmith in Selphia, he was "like any other legendary knight out there, really." |
| 866 | * ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Refuses to make a quick buck by selling powerful tamed monsters for the Buddy Battle festival, as it would undermine the spirit of camaraderie and trust celebrated by the festival. He'll also occasionally try to give the protagonist weeds or scrap metal as a reward for doing a request for him, but quickly presents a real reward as he can't stand disappointing anyone. He even points out that his morals make it hard to get rich quick. |
| 867 | * TooManyBelts: One big one that's falling off his waist, and four smaller ones around his chest and shoulders (you could argue that those may be holding that fluffy thing on the back of his neck, at least). |
| 868 | * VictoryByEndurance: He gets most of his sell-sword gigs done by "[[StoneWall putting on armor and standing in one spot for a few hours]]," the implication being that his enemies exhaust themselves trying to best him. |
| 869 | * WellDoneDadGuy: Secretly disheartened by how little Forte regards him, and admits that he feels that he is Forte and Kiel's adoptive parent "only in name." |
| 870 | -->'''Bado:''' Man, it's at times like this when it really hits home that I'm not a parent. When you're a kid, your family is your whole world, right? So kids will do all sorts of things just to see if they can [[WellDoneSonGuy get their parents to praise them]]. But if I try to tell her [[SoProudOfYou she's done enough]], she doesn't hear me. I'm not her dad, see. …All I wound up doing was making Forte mad all the time. |
| 871 | * WillfullyWeak: On certain festivals, he considers stocking up on healing medicines and advises the protagonist to wear armor -- [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules even if they don't buy it from him]] -- because Forte takes even games [[ComicalOverreacting too seriously]] and doesn't know how to hold back. |
| 872 | -->'''Bado:''' I figured if that happened to me it'd be dangerous, [[AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength so I put everything serious away]]. |
| 873 | * WingdingEyes: The protagonist will occasionally accuse him of having Gold signs in his eyes, but the art doesn't reflect it. |
| 874 | |
| 875 | [[/folder]] |
| 876 | |
| 877 | [[folder:Porcoline]] |
| 878 | !!Porcoline Tulle de Sainte-Coquille |
| 879 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/porcoline1_2136.png]] |
| 880 | -> Voiced By: Creator/TakahiroFujimoto (JP) |
| 881 | |
| 882 | Another member of the de Sainte-Coquille family. He runs the restaurant "Porcoline's Kitchen," though he tends to eat almost all of what he cooks. He took in Margaret some time before the game and also ends up taking in both Arthur and Dylas -- all three of which he views as being a part of his family. No matter the player's gender, he will flirt relentlessly with them. |
| 883 | ---- |
| 884 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: To the protagonist. He constantly asks the player to marry him, regardless of their gender. Usually, the player can respond positively or negatively, but on some occasions you're given a long list of options [[ButThouMust that all shut him down]]. |
| 885 | * BigBeautifulMan: Thinks he is, anyway. Your opinion may vary. |
| 886 | * BigEater: He puts [[VideoGame/RuneFactory Jasper]], [[VideoGame/RuneFactory2 Herman]] and [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Sherman]], all [[BigEater Big Eaters]] of their own, to shame which is ''REALLY'' saying something. His clothes are stuffed with food, and his dishes often don't make it to the customers because he eats them first. |
| 887 | * BigFun: He's possibly the silliest character in the game. |
| 888 | * BlankWhiteEyes: Most often caused by rejecting one of his many proposals. |
| 889 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Yeah, he is comical looking and rather flamboyant, but not only is Porco a fantastic chef, he's also a sort of a diplomat for the humans and the elves. He was actually on one of his political missions in an elven town when he met Margaret. |
| 890 | %%* {{Camp}} |
| 891 | * ChefOfIron: The best chef in town, and also an eligible party member that Lest/Frey can take with them into dungeons. |
| 892 | * DualWielding: His standard weapon is is the Dual Sword type. |
| 893 | * EveryoneHasStandards: An endless teaser and jokester he may be Porcoline ''will'' tell you he's just fooling around if he feels he has to, like if he senses you may be actually starting to take him seriously, such as when he asks what he is for you and your answer is "A lover". |
| 894 | * ExtremeOmnivore: In one of his random dialogues, he'll ask if iron is edible. You say no, but then he asks if that applies to him, even when he puts his all into eating it. The next day, he'll start asking about ''bronze''... |
| 895 | * FatComicRelief: He's usually played for laughs. |
| 896 | * TheGadfly: It's implied he act the way he does towards Lest/Frey, the flirting and the ludicrous food questions, just to get a reaction out of them, especially since nobody ever talk or comment about it. |
| 897 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His BigEater isn't only a character quirk, if you invite him to your party Porco will always eat something when moving around. This can be convinient as he'll be always healing himself too. |
| 898 | * {{Gonk}}: Like the other members of his family, he has this appearance. |
| 899 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: His default weapon is a pair of back-scratchers. |
| 900 | * LargeHam: At times, he will loudly and proudly declare his love for the player and for food, and has rather over the top reactions if you were to reject his advances. |
| 901 | * TheLostLenore: According to Dylas, [[spoiler:he had an elven lover who died of an illness. But instead of suffering from angst, Porcoline became the generous person he's known to be]]. |
| 902 | * NiceGuy: Despite his rather funny and immature nature, Porcoline is actually a stand up guy and sees the good and talent in everyone. Both Margaret and Arthur hold him in high regard, and even Dylas will admit that he's grateful to Porco for everything he's done for him. |
| 903 | * NoIndoorVoice: One of the loudest characters in Selphia. "Marvelous hello!" "Ultra hello!" "Hyper good morning!" |
| 904 | * NonIdleRich: Runs the town's restaurant and works the counter himself (even if he does end up eating most of the food before it ever reaches the customers). |
| 905 | * ObsessedWithFood: His sprite ''always'' has food with him. '''Always.''' Even when he sleeps. Even when he goes to the bathhouse. '''''ALWAYS.''''' |
| 906 | * OverlyLongName: His full name is far too long to put in the name box, but most characters end up just calling him Porco. |
| 907 | * SupremeChef: Anyone who gets a chance to taste his food unanimously agrees it's awesome. Of course, given his BigEater tendencies, not so many people actually get to taste it... |
| 908 | |
| 909 | [[/folder]] |
| 910 | |
| 911 | [[folder:Pico]] |
| 912 | !!Pico |
| 913 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pico_normal_2801.png]] |
| 914 | -> Voiced By: Creator/SaoriHayami (JP) |
| 915 | |
| 916 | A spirit that can always be seen with Dolce. Excitable and mischievous, she likes to mess with some of the townsfolk (especially the plasma-phobic Forte) and considers herself to be Dolce's closest friend. |
| 917 | ---- |
| 918 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Shares this relationship with Dolce, being a bratty nuissance often playing pranks across Selphia and "translating" Dolce's true feelings behind her harsh exterior much to her embarrassment. However Pico is actually ''much'' older than Dolce. |
| 919 | * AssistCharacter: Acts as one to Dolce. Leveling her up will allow Pico to perform stronger attacks, including a spin attack. |
| 920 | * BullyingADragon: She once gets angry at Ventuswill, the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent literal dragon]] PhysicalGod, and begins ineffectually punching her and demanding that she [[spoiler:return Dolce's memories]]. Of course, since Venti is such a nice dragon, she just agrees to Pico's demands. |
| 921 | * ButtMonkey: Suffers constantly at the hands of Dolce for her clinginess and general mischief. |
| 922 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Sometimes gets mad if the player seems to be acting too close to Dolce. Other times, she's a ShipperOnDeck. |
| 923 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Dolce, in a way, as Pico has been with her since she was a baby. Pico was already a spirit by the time they met, but even as a newborn Dolce was the only one who could see and touch her. |
| 924 | * CuteGhostGirl: Being dead for possibly centuries has not stopped Pico from being chipper and adorable. |
| 925 | * EmptyEyes: She has no pupils or eyeshine. Of course, she ''is'' a ghost. |
| 926 | * FriendlyGhost: Even if quite mischievous and clingy. |
| 927 | * TheGadfly: She enjoys causing mischief around Selphia, especially when Forte (who's scared of ghosts) is involved. Her "translations" of Dolce's words is also this on the occasion she purposefully goes overboard. |
| 928 | * GirlishPigtails: Ties her hair into these with large pink ribbons. |
| 929 | * TheGlomp: Constantly tries to glomp Dolce. [[RunningGag Constantly fails]]. |
| 930 | * HappyHarlequinHat: Sort of. It only has two horns and is pink and purple, but it's definitely happy. |
| 931 | * INeedToGoIronMyDog: [[spoiler: Occurs if Lest marries Dolce. Despite normally being practically glued to Dolce's side (much to Dolce's annoyance), Pico will suddenly and conveniently have somewhere else to be on the night Lest and Dolce get married. Might also count as a variation of LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone, as Dolce discusses her feelings right afterwards.]] |
| 932 | * ModestyShorts: Wears a pair of puffy white bloomers under the rest of her clothing. You can just barely see the ends peeking out. |
| 933 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: She can't get too far away from Dolce or she'll be transported to the afterlife; ghosts must stick close to the person they're "haunting" (or stalking, however you like to put it). She also can't "wear" clothes in the traditional sense; instead, she "scans" them and projects the image of them onto her body. However, she's at least semi-corporeal, as Dolce is capable of kicking her when she tries to glomp her--though this may be exclusive to Dolce [[ISeeDeadPeople thanks to her connection with the supernatural]]. |
| 934 | * PaintingTheMedium: The text in her speech bubbles are always within quotation marks, compared to everyone else lacking them. This helps tip the player off that this lost girl that appeared in the village one day is not a natural being. |
| 935 | %%* PinkMeansFeminine |
| 936 | * PerkyGoth: Seems to be a combination of her own personality and Dolce's fashion sense. |
| 937 | * ThePrankster: She likes to play tricks on the villagers, especially with people who are afraid of ghosts (like Forte). |
| 938 | * SayMyName: Well, nickname. Pico often calls for Dolce by her AffectionateNickname, Dolly. Sometimes yelling it, or sometimes saying it in a very goofy tone. |
| 939 | * SatelliteCharacter: Enforced. Pico will disappear into afterlife if she strays too far from the one she's haunting (Dolce) and to make things even more hilarious Dolce actually uses Pico ''as a weapon'' if you invite Dolce to your party. |
| 940 | * TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: Pico mentions her "clothes" don't have to be sewn as she can create them with her mind. |
| 941 | * TrollingTranslator: Sometimes she purposefully mistranslates Dolce's sentences giving a much sappier twist to them much to Dolce's consternation. |
| 942 | * VagueAge: Due to being a spirit it's very difficult to say how old Pico actually is. |
| 943 | |
| 944 | [[/folder]] |
| 945 | |
| 946 | [[folder:Ventuswill]] |
| 947 | !!Ventuswill (JP: Selzauide) |
| 948 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/selzauide_8640.png]] |
| 949 | [[quoteright:300:[[labelnote:Human form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b815ec0496dac0f2b08a8b81ff482143_1.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 950 | -> Voiced By: Creator/SatomiAkesaka (JP); Creator/WendeeLee (EN) |
| 951 | |
| 952 | The dragon who watches over Selphia. While she presents herself as proud and proper, her true self is very affable and playful around the main character. Her position as a Native Dragon causes her to create a distance between herself and the people of Selphia. |
| 953 | ---- |
| 954 | * AffectionateNickname: She gives ''herself'' the nickname "Venti" (Seriza in Japanese version). Pico calls her "Ven" instead. |
| 955 | * AloofLeaderAffableSubordinate: Due to her position as Divine Dragon and a lot of complicated reasons she keeps her distance from people most of times. Her personal aides (Volkanon, Vishnal, Clorica and Forte) are much more easygoing and approachable, however. |
| 956 | * AmbiguousGender: In the original 3DS version, it appeared to be a case of NoBiologicalSex (since she is a god and all), but while everyone refers to her as a "she," [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary material]] shows her gender to be ??? instead. It could be that the townsfolk decided to call her "she" instead of "he" on their own due to her more feminine voice and Ventuswill just went along with it. The Switch Special Edition removes that ambiguity, as her human form is a very cute girl. |
| 957 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:After clearing Act 2, you can activate an event that unlocks a BonusDungeon that can allow her to return from the Forest of Beginnings.]] |
| 958 | * CruelToBeKind: The reason she refuses to allow anyone to be close to her is [[spoiler:she's slowly dying, and she doesn't want anyone to make a HeroicSacrifice to try and save her like the four Guardians did.]] |
| 959 | * DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:She had to endure the guilty of having four of her best friends throughout several generations sacrificing their lives, for some of them more than a lifetime, to keep her alive and nowadays she's just plain ''exhausted''. When she talks about how her death would solve the issue of the imbalance of runeys in Selphia she does it eerily calm, with a cold outlook on her life, almost if she was longing for it to happen.]] |
| 960 | * DesperatelyCravesAffection: With a case of HatesBeingAlone, but it's complicated. [[spoiler:She used to have friends, in fact, friends loyal enough to sacrifice more than a lifetime in her name, something she deeply regreted. Those people are the Guardians. Now Venti tends to keep everyone at arm's length to prevent this from ever happening again, even though she ''hates'' being alone.]] |
| 961 | * AFriendInNeed: Was the friend in need to [[spoiler:Leon, Dolce, Dylas, and Amber. When you bring them back to town, she wipes their memories of her to prevent them from cooking up another SelfSacrificeScheme]]. The plot soon requires her to become your friend in need, too. |
| 962 | * GodsHandsAreTied: She and the other dragons could stop the Sechs Empire easily... if only they were able to leave the borders of their own lands. [[spoiler:This turns out to be an important point in their claim about her killing Doug's tribe, as the tribe lived far from Selphia and there's ''no way'' she could have gone there to kill them.]] |
| 963 | * TheGodsMustBeLazy: She claims to be a PhysicalGod, but refuses to do things for the humans because that would make them lazy and overly-reliant on her. |
| 964 | * GodsNeedPrayerBadly: [[spoiler:The reason she's dying is that the Runeys are disappearing from the land, and she has to replenish them from her own body. Finding alternate sources of Runeys will save her life.]] |
| 965 | * HeroicWillpower: After the second arc, [[spoiler:her body is spent, but she manages to stay in physical form and resists being called back to the Forest of Beginnings through sheer force of will alone, at least long enough to bring you home and say goodbye.]] |
| 966 | * IGotBigger: [[spoiler:The four Guardians discuss whether or not Ventuswill has grown in the years that they've been asleep. Amber, Dolce, and Leon are convinced she's much larger, but Dylas thinks she looks the same as ever.]] |
| 967 | * LargeAndInCharge: Of course, she's a ''dragon'', so it makes sense that she's a little bit bigger than the humans she rules. |
| 968 | * LonelyAtTheTop: She wishes that she could be herself with the other villagers, but [[spoiler:she doesn't want to get close to them due to all the issues revolving around her]]. |
| 969 | * MysticalWhiteHair: The trophy that marks the protagonist's meeting with her has this sprite when interacted. [[spoiler:In the PersonalitySwap potion sub-event where she transformed into a human, she remarks that human form is the form that she yearns for, since she wants to interact with the people at their level.]] |
| 970 | * PhysicalGod: Makes a point of reminding Frey/Lest of this a few times. The only ones who really seem to revere her a great deal are Volkanon and perhaps Vishnal and Clorica; the other villagers are respectful but don't seem incredibly worshipful, though she doesn't mind. |
| 971 | * PurposelyOverpowered: Being a PhysicalGod, her stats far outclasses all the townspeople of Selphia. |
| 972 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though she's an all-powerful Divine Dragon it's fairly easy to dialogue with Ventuswill, despite her stubborness. |
| 973 | * SecretKeeper: Once Ambrosia is defeated it's clear Venti is hiding something. [[spoiler:She knows everything about the Guardians and what their roles are, she also knows of their sacrifice and is willing to die so the land can have enough runeys if it means not losing anyone else.]] |
| 974 | * SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Due to the rune imbalances in Selphia she fears she doesn't have much longer to live, her death would generate enough runeys to solve this problem, but Lest/Frey is having none of it and go out of their way to find an alternate solution.]] |
| 975 | * SlaveToPR: Keeps a very glorious and dignified image of the Native Dragon Ventuswill and gets flustered (and pretty annoyed) when Lest/Frey accidentally burst in calling her by her AffectionateNickname. Eventually they make people approach her in a more casual manner and while Venti is slightly uncomfortable, mostly for reasons of her own instead of arrogance, she accepts it. People still hold her in the highest regard, but they end up viewing Venti as more a approachable, friendly high authority figure than "just" a god. |
| 976 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pancakes, to the point that she straight up asks for them on her birthday. |
| 977 | * VocalDissonance: Ventuswill has a '''[[VoiceOfTheLegion booming]]''' sound effect for her written speech when talking formally. But seriously, you'd ''not'' expect such sweet voice coming from a huge dragon. |
| 978 | * WhatTheHellHero: Pico calls her out on [[spoiler:removing Dolce and the other Guardians' memories of her because they used to be friends, and she's been keeping them in the dark about their relationship with her, except Leon who retains his memories after recovering. Her cowardice is what causes Pico to (ineffectively) hit her multiple times until Ventuswill gives in and restore their memories]]. |
| 979 | * WowingCthulhu: Is in awe of Lest/Frey if she's given homemade pancakes, stating that their cooking ability is enough to impress even the gods. |
| 980 | |
| 981 | [[/folder]] |
| 982 | |
| 983 | !!Non-Villagers |
| 984 | |
| 985 | [[folder:Barrett]] |
| 986 | !!Barrett |
| 987 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barrett_rf4_3461.png]] |
| 988 | -> Voiced By: Creator/MasaruSuzuki (JP) |
| 989 | |
| 990 | A teacher from [[VideoGame/RuneFactory2 Alvarna]]. Studies Ath writings. Has a stern look about him, but is actually quite kind. |
| 991 | ---- |
| 992 | * TheAlcoholic: He doesn't drink, but Lest/Frey ''thinks'' he is this. He's actually airsick. |
| 993 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: He can inspect your equipment and tell what kinds of stuff you've used to craft or upgrade it. Very useful in case you got some random equipment piece with a nice effect, or just forgot what you've used, and want to replicate it. |
| 994 | * BadassLongcoat: He now wears a long coat. |
| 995 | * BadassesWearBandanas: He's still wearing his iconic red bandana. |
| 996 | * BruiserWithASoftCenter: Even though he still has the same cold stare and bit of his roughness he's very kind and mentions his students in Alvarna with warm and pride. |
| 997 | * TheCameo: Comes from [[VideoGame/RuneFactory2 Alvarna]] every so often and offers to check your gear for upgrades. He'll also upgrade your gear for you if you give him materials. |
| 998 | * ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Plays a major role in Arc 1 of the game where he teaches Lest/Frey how to use Omni Gate and when that doesn't work he gives them a ring to bring someone back from the Forest of Beginnings. [[VideoGame/RuneFactory2 Just like how he helped Aaron/Aria save Kyle]].]] |
| 999 | * CoolTeacher: He keeps his hair in a braid because his students did it for him. |
| 1000 | * DualWielding: Specializes in Dual Swords. |
| 1001 | * HappilyMarried: Credits his wife for getting him to settle down, and advises the player not to take his/her spouse for granted. Even though the game never mentions her by name, he's probably talking about Dorothy. |
| 1002 | * IcyBlueEyes: His eye color. However, he's a much warmer person in this game compared to his original appearance. |
| 1003 | * JackOfAllStats: Barret is well-rounded in combat being able to dish lots of damage with weapon and magic attacks. He can also heal you up. |
| 1004 | * HotTeacher: Despite being a father of two, time has been very kind to him. |
| 1005 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: His hair is now long enough to be braided. |
| 1006 | * MotherlySidePlait: A rare male example, a sign he's mellowed quite a bit since ''VideoGame/RuneFactory2''. |
| 1007 | * RealMenWearPink: His students braided his hair while he was sleeping at his desk, but he decided to keep it because it made them happy. |
| 1008 | * TheStoic: Although he's a nice guy and is actually pretty chatty, don't expect him to express much in terms of emotion. |
| 1009 | * StockingFiller: His "pants" are apparently stockings, as he uses a garter to keep them up. |
| 1010 | * TooManyBelts: Wears some sort of belted harness thing. Unlike his old incarnation, it's no longer even holding a flimsy piece of armor. |
| 1011 | |
| 1012 | [[/folder]] |
| 1013 | |
| 1014 | [[folder:Raven]] |
| 1015 | !!Raven (JP: Toona) |
| 1016 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raven_rf4_9855.png]] |
| 1017 | -> Voiced By: Creator/EmiriKatou (JP), Creator/CindyRobinson (EN) |
| 1018 | |
| 1019 | A woman from [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Sharance]] who came in search of interesting minerals. Doesn't talk much, but her eyes exude a strong, unflinching passion. |
| 1020 | ---- |
| 1021 | * BadassLongcoat: Keeps her pink longcoat from her previous appearance and can be invited to your party. |
| 1022 | * TheCameo: She hails from [[VideoGame/RuneFactory3 Sharance]], and comes to Selphia every so often to sell goods for Sakuya. She also mentions Gaius, Collete, Rusk, Marian and the de Sainte-Coquille family. |
| 1023 | * CharacterDevelopment: She's much less aloof and cold than she was in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3''. The fact her portrait now shows her facing the screen instead of her being mostly turned back to it makes it even clearer. |
| 1024 | * ExposedToTheElements: She doesn't complain when the weather turns cold in winter or if you take her to a winter-themed area. [[spoiler:Granted, she's a ''half-phoenix'', and thus lower temperatures rarely bother her. Though players of ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'' [[LateArrivalSpoiler should know this already]].]] |
| 1025 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Still wearing her single earring in her left ear. |
| 1026 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: She likes monsters, even the scary ones, and tells the player that as long as they aren't scared of monsters, monsters won't be scared of them. |
| 1027 | * GlassCannon: Just like she was in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3''. Raven has very high STR and INT growth, but extremely low VIT. A stiff breeze is enough to knock her over if she doesn't have good protective equipment. |
| 1028 | * HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:She's half monster, though it doesn't come up in this game.]] |
| 1029 | * IcyBlueEyes: Has blue eyes. Raven is a lot more talkative compared to when she used to isolate herself in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'', but she's still one of the quieter visitors in Selphia. |
| 1030 | * KillItWithFire: Raven has a lot of fire elemental spells at her disposal. |
| 1031 | * MistakenForRomance: When she says someone is waiting for her in Sharance, Frey/Lest assumes it's her lover. She says he's [[LikeBrotherAndSister more like her father]]. [[InsistentTerminology But he's not really her father]]. |
| 1032 | %%* PinkMeansFeminine |
| 1033 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Her relationship to Gaius is the same as it was in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3''. She sells his creations and makes sure he eats and sleeps, and he provides her with a place to live and work. |
| 1034 | * TerseTalker: Not on the same level of ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'', but Raven still likes to keep talks short and straight to the point. |
| 1035 | * TheStoic: Though she's a little bit more open with the player than she was in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3''. |
| 1036 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She takes over Yue's role of "foreigner merchant that sells a bit of everything randomly and visits the town at random". |
| 1037 | * YouRemindMeOfX: She occasionally says Frey/Lest reminds her of "him"[[note]]most likely meant to be Micah[[/note]], especially the way they say stupid things, but that you're more observant than "he" is. |
| 1038 | |
| 1039 | [[/folder]] |
| 1040 | |
| 1041 | [[folder:Yang Fan]] |
| 1042 | !!Yang Fan |
| 1043 | Xiao Pai's father. He is a TravelingSalesman who appears in a handful of town events related to his daughter. |
| 1044 | ---- |
| 1045 | * AffectionateNickname: His wife calls him "Papa". |
| 1046 | * BoyfriendBlockingDad: [[DownplayedTrope Somewhat downplayed.]] While he views Lest as a brat and [[spoiler:spreads rumors that Lest is hitting on his wife, Lin Fa, to keep the prince away from his daughter in her marriage event]], he does so partially to test Xiao Pai and make sure she is ready to handle not having her mother around. He [[spoiler: does not attend his daughter's wedding out of self-admitted jealousy, but]] does ultimately believe she chose the right man. He does threaten not to forgive Lest if he makes Xiao Pai miserable in their married life, however. |
| 1047 | * CatchPhrase: “Just kidding. Mostly.” |
| 1048 | * TheGhost: He makes no appearances in the main story despite his wife and daughter playing relatively large roles. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in the Town Events, however, [[UnseenNoMore as he appears in two of them]] (one of which is Xiao Pai’s marriage event), and unlike other one-off characters, his name is listed amongst the participants. |
| 1049 | * HappilyMarried: To Lin Fa. He mentions how he will do anything to make her happy in his daughter's marriage event. |
| 1050 | * OneDegreeOfSeparation: He believes that people, just like nature, are connected and nothing is meaningless, which is a mantra he often tells his daughter. |
| 1051 | * StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Though he does not speak with his daughter's accent, it is stated that Xiao Pai got her way of speaking from him. |
| 1052 | * YouALLLookFamiliar: He uses one of the generic traveler models and does not have a character portrait, unlike most villagers. |
| 1053 | [[/folder]] |
| 1054 | |
| 1055 | [[folder:The Big Bad]] |
| 1056 | !!Ethelberd |
| 1057 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ethelbert_1731.png]] |
| 1058 | [[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Ethelberd in ''Rune Factory 1'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ethelberd1.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 1059 | The emperor of the Sechs Empire and the BigBad of the second arc. Harbors a pathological hatred of Earthmates ever since one foiled his ambitions, and is planning something with the Rune Spheres. |
| 1060 | ---- |
| 1061 | * AGodAmI: Fancies himself one. [[spoiler:Then he hijacks Ventuswill's body and it's all downhill from there]]. |
| 1062 | * AllEncompassingMantle: Wears a navy blue mantle over his BadassLongRobe. |
| 1063 | * AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Decades of planning and research in order to become the supreme ruler of Norad, Sechs and the rest of the world go up in smoke at the hands of Lest/Frey. This time he's even more humbled as he's defeated not by the power of an Earthmate and much less of a Native Dragon, but by the power of the people of Selphia. ''Humans''. The humans Ethelberd deemed so weak and useless.]] |
| 1064 | * AndYourLittleDogToo: [[spoiler:Once Lest/Frey is helpless to fight back, Ethelberd intends to force him/her watch as he destroys everything he/she holds dear.]] |
| 1065 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Emperor of Sechs Empire and by far the most dangerous person in it. Whereas he only appears in the end of ''Rune Factory 1'' he takes a much more active role in ''Rune Factory 4''. |
| 1066 | * AxCrazy: Ethelberd wasn't the most stable guy to begin with being more than willing to [[VideoGame/RuneFactory use his army of tanks to invade and destroy Kardia, a peaceful town]]. Being defeated and humiliated in front of his army only exacerbated everything bad in him which turned him into the vengeful man he is in ''Rune Factory 4''. [[spoiler:And once again the moment he thinks he's won Ethelberd is perfectly fine in attacking ''another'' town just for the heck of it.]] |
| 1067 | * BadassLongRobe: Wears one while dishing out revenge. |
| 1068 | * BadBoss: "The Sechs Empire has no place for incompetent leaders." That's his the second line when he appears in ''Rune Factory 1''. |
| 1069 | ** In the fourth game, if one Sechs soldier is to be believed, he makes soldiers pay for failure with their lives. |
| 1070 | * BeardOfEvil: His little goatee grew into a long beard ever since his days [[VideoGame/RuneFactory on Kardia]]. |
| 1071 | * BerserkButton: The mere sight of an Earthmate is enough to bring the worst out of him, who isn't a nice person in the least on his best day. [[spoiler:Once he absorbs the power of the Rune Sphere Ventuswill calling him a "mere human" flips his lid.]] |
| 1072 | * BestServedCold: How long has it been in-universe since ''VideoGame/RuneFactory'' again? |
| 1073 | * BigBad: He finally returns to the series after his initial defeat in the first game. |
| 1074 | * BlackMage: [[spoiler:He primarily uses magic in battle.]] |
| 1075 | * BlowYouAway: [[spoiler:When he possesses Ventuswill.]] |
| 1076 | * TheBusCameBack: ''Three games'' later, 6 years in real life, and he's back with a (almost literal) vengeance. |
| 1077 | * CharacterDevelopment: A dark take on this. After Raguna humiliated him in the first game he's clearly learned his lesson and sought powers of his own to fight any other possible Earthmates. |
| 1078 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Rune Factory antagonists, in numbered games, have always been Native Dragons of some sort, but Ethelberd is a ''human'' villain taking the helm of BigBad and while Native Dragons were mostly a force of nature that had to be contained before causing too much destruction, Ethelberd is actively seeking power due to his greed, ambition and thirsty for revenge. |
| 1079 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Because an Earthmate foiled his plans [[VideoGame/RuneFactory once before]], he wants to kill every living Earthmate. |
| 1080 | * ElementalPowers: [[spoiler:Can use every offensive magic type in the game.]] |
| 1081 | * TheEmperor: He's been the leader of the Sechs Empire for a long time. |
| 1082 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:Uses the Rune Spheres to give himself the powers of an Earthmate.]] |
| 1083 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first game he coldly scolds Lynette for her failure after Terrable is defeated by Raguna and has no qualms in unleashing his army on the peaceful town of Kardia. In ''Rune Factory 4'' he's just as callous not caring at all for his aggressions against Selphia, Doug's troubled past and siccing Terraclone on Lest/Frey. |
| 1084 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:He's completely at loss to why Ventuswill wouldn't use the power of Rune Spheres to survive like he would.]] |
| 1085 | * EvilLaugh: Always laughing whenever he thinks he has the upperhand, something he did even when he was younger. Given how much power he holds now, it's pretty often. |
| 1086 | * EvilPlan: His ultimate goal is to [[spoiler:use the Rune Spheres and the Etherlink magic to possess the body of a Native Dragon.]] |
| 1087 | * EvilOldFolks: He's become elderly ever since his last appearance. Age did nothing to diminish his bitterness of being defeated by Raguna, if anything he only became more ruthless and dangerous ever since his failure in Kardia. |
| 1088 | * FantasticRacism: He developed a homicidal rage towards Earthmates after suffering an humiliating defeat at hands of one, by Raguna, in Kardia. |
| 1089 | * FatalFlaw: Megalomania. [[spoiler:Everything he does is all about becoming all powerful and surpassing the weakness of humans. He has absolutely no limits on how far he is willing to go to achieve this goal and his own ambition ends up being the reason for his downfall with the abuse of Rune Spheres being the last mistake he makes.]] |
| 1090 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:After being a NonActionBigBad in the first game he is this for Arc 2 of the fourth game, which for all intents and purposes is the climax of the game.]] |
| 1091 | * FinalSolution: To say he has a homicidal hatred of Earthmates still would be an understatement. [[spoiler:Once he possesses Ventuswill's body he flat out says he'll hunt and kill every Earthmate there is.]] |
| 1092 | * FurAndLoathing: Has a furry collar and is ''not'' a nice dude. |
| 1093 | * GodhoodSeeker: A major part of his goal. [[spoiler:He achieves it even if for a moment upon possessing Ventuswill's body through the Etherlink.]] |
| 1094 | * GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Is capable of this because of the Rune Spheres and the Etherlink magic.]] |
| 1095 | * LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:His most powerful attack is a huge ball of light that explodes hitting a large portion of the arena you fight him at, and Ethelberd is as far as he can be from a good guy.]] |
| 1096 | * KickTheDog: [[spoiler:When pulling a YouHaveFailedMe and nearly forcing Lynette, a loyal member of his empire, to suicide so she can "atone" for her failure is the ''least'' evil thing he does you know you're dealing with a real piece of work. Later Ethelberd threatens to destroy Kardia with his army of tanks and is only foiled by Raguna and Terrable. Many years later he's been working on schemes to get his revenge on Earthmates which caused the deaths of everyone in Doug's village, which he doesn't even care about. And finally, after successfully hijacking the body of Ventuswill and thinking he's won he planned to destroy Selphia just to spite Lest/Frey.]] |
| 1097 | * KnightOfCerebus: Everything becomes ''a lot'' more serious the moment he decides to take action and every time he appears things get considerably darker. Even the Sechs Empire soldiers have their comedic moments-- Ethelberd on the other hand has ''none''. |
| 1098 | * NoNonsenseNemesis: In ''Rune Factory 4'' Ethelberd does ''not'' mess around. The moment he realizes an Earthmate is again on his way he doesn't let them get out of his sight. He also constantly goads Lest/Frey into chasing after him daring them to fight him [[spoiler:in the Floating Empire, where he can use the Etherlink and fight at its fullest power]]. |
| 1099 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:The final two rounds of the final boss fight take place with him in Ventuswill's body. In the last round, he even looks outright EldritchAbomination.]] |
| 1100 | * PhlebotinumOverload: [[spoiler:He uses the Rune Spheres too heavily, and the overload causes the runes within his body to break down and send him to the Forest of Beginnings when defeated.]] |
| 1101 | * PowerFloats: [[spoiler:In the first round fight against him, he moves around without using his walking polygon, giving appearance of this trope.]] |
| 1102 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Not so much in the first game, but in ''Rune Factory 4'' he personally supervises the operations in Sechs and becomes much more involved the moment he faces another Earthmate. [[spoiler:And he will actually confront the protagonists directly and battle them]]. |
| 1103 | * SanitySlippage: Ethelberd isn't the most sane guy to begin with, but [[spoiler:once he absorbs the full power of the Rune Spheres he becomes crazier and once he uses the Etherlink on Ventuswill he gets ''even more'' unhinged]]. |
| 1104 | * ShutUpKirk: Lest/Frey chides him for his insane power ambition, but Ethelberd throws this back to their faces saying they already have all the power he desires so Lest/Frey has no right to judge him. |
| 1105 | * SummonMagic: With the Rune Spheres he can use the Omni Gate which allows him to summon weakened clones of Native Dragons fought by protagonists of former games. |
| 1106 | * TakeOverTheWorld: His ultimate goal and he's been amassing powers and resources for this ever since his defeat in [[VideoGame/RuneFactory1 Kardia]]. |
| 1107 | * TooManyBelts: At least three of them. |
| 1108 | * TurnsRed: [[spoiler:Like every standard boss before him-- In his first form, at least.]] |
| 1109 | * UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:In ''Rune Factory 4'' after he is finally defeated for good his body starts suffering from the abuse of the Rune Spheres and he doesn't die, but he is instead sent to the Forest of Beginnings which is explicitly said to be all but impossible to come back from without exterior aid.]] |
| 1110 | * TheUnfought: [[spoiler:In the first game. In ''Rune Factory 4'' you finally fight him directly-- both in his human and OneWingedAngel forms.]] |
| 1111 | * VillainousBreakdown: It's revealed that he lost it after Raguna foiled his plans in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory''. He relived his defeat time and time again in his dreams until it finally drove him crazy. [[spoiler:And he breaks down ''again'' after Lest/Frey defeats him, demanding -- rather, forcefully ''begging'' -- that he/she recognize him as a god while his body is breaking down due to PhlebotinumOverload.]] |
| 1112 | * VillainousValour: For all his immense hatred of Earthmates he shows some degree of respect recognizing Lest/Frey's as a threat to his plans. He's cunning to lure them into facing him on his terms where he has every advantage possible against them. |
| 1113 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: Ethelberd stands out in both games he appears by being utterly repulsive and irredeemable. In ''Rune Factory 4'' where the story is sad and serious regarding Ventuswill's struggles, he still sticks out like a sore thumb for his ruthlessness. |
| 1114 | * WalkingSpoiler: His appearance in this game spoils the climax of the first game and everything he does in Arc 2 is a huge spoiler. |
| 1115 | * XanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Because his goals are revenge against Earthmates and becoming a god, he wins regardless of whether Lest/Frey confronts him in his castle or if he has to invade Selphia. Even Ventuswill coming to Lest's/Frey's aid works in his favor.]] |
| 1116 | [[/folder]] |
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