Mainly due to the playable demo forcing the name, but the Monster Battle Road games gave him the name as well.
Gameplay and Story Integration -Averted. Not only did he survive the curse on Castle Trodain unscathed, but he has a natural immunity to curses in battle.
Hello, Insert Name Here - The voice acting deals with this by having his teammates generally refer to him by the nickname "guv," or omitting his name completely (i.e. the text will say "Right [hero's name], my boy," but the voice actor will say "Right, my boy.")
The Hero's pet mouse who lives in a pouch at the hero's side. While not seen often, he can provide some amazing support in battle thanks to the many cheese that can be fed to him.
Badass Grandpa - He's actually the Hero's grandfather, a Dragovian shapeshifter
Team Pet: Though he doesn't show as often as most pets do.
Gentle Giant - Despite his rugged appearance, he's quite sensitive and often reacts the worst to the various Tear Jerkers and Player Punches the team encounters.
Encountered in one of his skills: Humanity.
Heroic Sacrifice: His "Kerplunk" spell, the most powerful healing ability in the game, completely revives and heals all other party members... at the cost of all of his HP and MP.
A magician from Alexandria who joins up with the party after Dhoulmagus kills her older brother Alistair. Hot-tempered and sharp-tongued, but a capable spellcaster with plenty of potential.
Bunny Girl - A Dragon Quest staple, when she has the Bunny Suit, Fishnet Stockings, and Bunny Ears equipped.
Chainmail Bikini - Many of her alternate outfits qualify, the Magic Bikini in particular. Funnily enough you can get the bikini right before you get to the snow-covered region of the game.
Deadpan Snarker - To a LOT of people, but mostly to Angelo, who is not above snarking back.
Distracted by the Sexy - As her "sex appeal" stat rises, enemies have a random chance of losing a turn by gazing in admiration, and also allows her to learn abilities which can produce the same effect.
Fetish Fuel Station Attendant - Just about everything she does. Her original outfit is very prim and proper, she can dress up like a bunny girl, a dominatrix, wear a leotard, bikini, or dancer's outfit to battle.
Tsundere - Looks like she'll be a full blown tsun-tsun when you first meet, but it's mostly because you've caught her at a really bad time... her default tends to be dere-dere. Unless Angelo is involved.
The Unchosen One - Variation; it turns out her bloodline is one of the living seals on Rhapthorne, which is why her brother was killed.
The Unfavorite - Has a very poor relationship with her mother, to the point that she's disowned upon deciding to join the heroes.
Angelo
A Templar from Maella Abbey, who joins the party under orders to hunt down Dhoulmagus after the jester kills the head abbot.
Backstory - Daddy was a philanderer who left behind a huge debt when he died, leaving Angelo with no place to go other than the Abbey. When he got there, the first person he met was Marcello, who welcomed him warmly and comforted him... until learning just who he was, at which point he violently rejected him.
Defrosting Ice King - He starts out distrustful of the others, but starts warming up to them after revealing his backstory. To King Trode, of all people.
Hidden Depths - Introduced as a flirtatious pretty boy who doesn't take his station seriously; turns out to have a pretty damn tragic history and to honestly care about the church.
Yank The Dog's Chain - The moment in his Backstory where Marcello welcomes him to the Abbey with a smile and a "Don't worry; we're your family now!" only to take it all back upon realizing who he is.
King Trode
The titular "Cursed King" of Trodain, transformed into a green-skinned, troll-like creature by Dhoulmagus. Set out on the titular journey in hopes of tracking the jester down, regaining the sceptre, and restoring his kingdom and his true form.
Dirty Old Man - Just look at his comments after equipping Jessica with any of her Battle Bikini. Also, if you equip a piece of the Bunny Girl outfit on Jessica, he practically screams at you to finish getting the rest.
Freak Out - He does not deal well with stressors like being treated like the monster he appears to be or Medea getting horsenapped.
Proper Lady: So proper in fact that the Blind Seer the party encounters says she outshines every princess he's ever seen, while stuck in a horse's body.
Dangerously Genre Savvy - Rhapthorne actually manages to kill his targets right in front of heroes without making it look like the Cutscene Incompetence on the heroes' part. While killing the Abbot Francisco, he throws the staff towards the king Trode, fully aware that the good abbot will jump in and take the hit to protect the king. Later with Marta, he holds her son hostage, forcing the party to distance themselves away from her, and then puts all his minions in-between so the party cannot reach her in time even if she manages to save her son.
Jessica's older brother, who was an accomplished swordsman. Killed by Dhoulmagus before the hero could catch up with the foul jester. His death comes as a serious blow to the town of Alexandria.
The Chosen One - Inherited the strength to serve as part of Rhapthorne's seal. Hence his death.
Angelo's older half-brother, who trains as a Templar at Maella Abbey. Despite being a studious monk and soldier, he harbors an old grudge against Angelo, and at times struggles with getting others to recognize his deeds because of his low-born roots.
Backstory - Tied into Angelo's history: Their father was a rich philanderer. After Marcello was born, he made various promises to his mother that he'd leave his wife and make him his heir... until his wife became pregnant with Angelo, at which point he abandoned them. Marcello ended up at the Abbey after his mother passed on, and fought his way up the ranks despite others looking down upon him for being a commoner born out of wedlock.
Cruel Mercy - Angelo saves his life after he gives a "The Reason You Suck" Speech to a stadium full of civilians, then gets publicly possessed by Rhapthorne and breaks the seal. Needless to say, his career's pretty much unsalvageable at this point.
Freudian Excuse - He's a condescending prick to Angelo because he screwed things up just by being born. Also has issues with being looked down upon due to his common blood.
Hoist by His Own Petard - Happens late in the game, when he chooses to make his big acceptance speech where Rhapthorne's body was sealed while holding the sceptre, then spends so long with his Evil Gloating that the heroes are able to confront him there, breaking his concentration. Then he blames everything on the good guys. Again.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero - Attempts this after the heroes' defeating him also weakens him enough that Rhapthorne manages to possess him and free his body. Of course, he completely ignores his own obvious role in causing the whole mess...
The head of Maella Abbey, Abbot Francisco is compassionate, caring, understanding, and the ideal representative of everything a Saintly Churchshould be. One of the few members of the Abbey who hasn'tdabbled in corruption... and, unfortunately, one of Dhoulmagus's victims.
Parental Substitute - Acted as more of a father to Marcello and Angelo than theirs ever did.
Red
An old associate of Yangus. They have quite the history together...
Action Girl - not quite, she stated that she'll simply avoid the monsters in the Pirate Hideout by simple stealth. When she's faced by Captain Crow's ghost she's easly defeated.
Epic Flail: "borrows" one to Yangus for the final battle if you visit her.
Knife Nut - her only visible weapon is a small dagger.
Fridge Brilliance - She's a thief, and traditionally, thieves used to carry a dagger as a weapon of last resort and as a tool to help pry open windows and treasure chests. Most thieves in medieval times knew they'd never last in a proper fight, so a dagger was also handy for backstabbing and running, another thievery trademark.
Pirate Girl: You even race her to some pirate's treasure in a later mission.
Alternate Character Interpretation - Or, given he's willing to toss aside his pride for her and they wind up Walking the Earth as traders in the ending, he probably has a crush on her and is too shy to admit it.
An eccentric fellow who runs a Monster Arena known as the MONSTROUS PIT, along with his assistants Marrie, Merrie, Mirrie and Murrie. Prone to Accidental Innuendo and Hot Bloodedness.
Crown Prince of Argonia, and THEPrince Charmless. His father is determined to make the best possible heir out of him, but it's hard when he's reluctant to perform the initiation... or anything else that requires he, uh, work.
Break the Haughty - The ending. And it is AWESOME. Interestingly, this is shown more explicitly in the "lesser" ending but still happens in the Golden Ending.
Comically Missing the Point - Fails to understand why the rite of passage is so important, expecting to just lie and cheat his way through it.
Expy - Follows in the footsteps of Prince Harry and Prince Holse; unlike either one, however, he learns nothing from his trials and expects to coast through life on the backs of other people.
Hoist by His Own Petard - By buying a heart instead of using one of those the Hero and the others obtained for him during the hunt, he unintentionally proves to his father that he isn't even remotely ready to take the throne. Not only does he get very publicly called out on this in the end, but he ends up losing the right to rule and the right to marry Medea to his long-lost cousin, who already went through the trial and harvested a beautiful heart.
Kick the Dog - His desire to obtain the largest gem possible during his initiation, regardless of the cost. The way he abuses Medea as a horse is also a perfect example, as after he pulls that crap, it's rather amazing he makes it back from the initiation in one piece.
Prince Charmless - Trope Namer. While his father calls him Charmulls, and he insists on being called Sharm-LAY, everyone calls him Charmless, to his face no less.
Screw the Rules, I Have Money! - After all the hard work of his initiation, he up and BUYS a Argon Heart, effectively blowing off all the hard work you did obtaining one for him. This eventually bites him HARD later on.
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? - He's totally afraid of lizards of all kind, that's why he's so reluctant to face the initiation, which consist in taking down a large Argon Lizard.
King Clavius
Unlike his son, the current ruler of Argonia is a reasonable, thoughtful man just trying to do the best he can.
Calling the Old Man Out - Inverted awesomely during the ending, when Charmles tries to get Daddy to fix his problems again and Daddy puts his foot down.
Covert Pervert - The way he gets Charmles to agree to attempt the initiation.
Unexpected Successor - His brother was supposed to become king instead of him, but disappeared from Argonia, leaving him to take the throne.
What the Hell, Hero? - Starts to call out the Hero and his party when he thinks they tried to fake Charmles' rite by buying an Argon Heart, but corrects himself and apologizes profusely after learning the truth of the matter.
Ishmahri
The keeper of the Moonshadow Land, he possess a magical harp. The party meets Ishmahri twice. First in Ascantha, were they lead him to King Pavan to soothe his broken heart. Ishmahri creates past images of the late Queen Sasha by playing a melody on his harp. The second time involves him useing his powers to restore an old ship to sea worthy condition.
The Force: Ishmahri's conection to the realm of Moonshadow, plus his powers in general.
Cash and Carrie Golding
The adopted twins of the late Mr. Golding, who established a fantastic casino and left them quibbling about which of them gets to run it now that he's passed on. To settle the score, they have to run a little test... one they both need help with.
Empyrea is referred to as the Godbird. She has the power to travel between worlds. The demon Gemon held her egg hostage at the top of Godbird's Eyrie. The hero's try to recover it for her, but Gemon sacrificed himself to destroy the egg. Empyrea's child, who died before birth, appeared as a spirit before the heroes and the pair decide to aid them in their quest.
