Characters appearing in Exit Fate. Because a lot of defecting happens in the game, characters are listed by the nation they belong to in the beginning of the game. Some spoilers are unmarked.
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Kirgard Kingdom
Daniel Vinyard
The Hero. A colonel in the Kirgard military, Daniel is known for his distaste for war and is openly opposed to Kirgard's invasion of Zelmony. After suddenly being accused of treason, he defects to Zelmony to stop the war.- Big Good: He eventually becomes this.
- Cain and Abel: The Abel to Brunhild's Cain.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Often accused of this, but it really isn't his fault.
- Defector from Decadence: He rejoins Kirgard due to his reluctance serving the stubborn, corrupted Republic of Zelmony.
- Gentleman Snarker: One of the nicest and most polite smartarses you'll ever meet.
- Heroic Willpower: The reason why he is able to avoid being completely overtaken by the Hand of Fate.
- Jack of All Stats: How he starts off.
- Mage Killer/Stone Wall: He has a very high resistance stat, which means that he'll be able to shrug off even the top-tier spells at higher levels. His offensive stats aren't bad but they're not quite as impressive.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: The first clue is that he doesn't remember anything about the Kelsinger Incident. Or his sister.
- Light The Way: His element. It fits his personality rather well.
- Magnetic Hero: People just seem to naturally want to follow him. This is one of the perks of being possessed by the Hand of Fate.
- Married to the Job: According to his interview, he is too busy running Elysium for romance.
- Self-Made Orphan: His mother died birthing him. Daniel kills his father toward the end of the game.
- Split Personality / Superpowered Evil Side: Thanks to the Hand of Fate
Jovian Knight
Daniel's lifelong friend and a recently promoted general in the Kirgard military. Unlike Daniel, Jovian supports the war with Zelmony, albeit only because he believes that Zelmony and Kirgard will keep fighting one another unless one completely conquers the other.- Big Bad Friend: Subverted. Despite all the Fauxshadowing, He had no hand in what happened to Daniel and remains his best friend.
- Fauxshadowing: It's implied that he was behind Daniel being framed for treason. This turns out to be very far from the truth.
- The Lancer: After he and Daniel finally end up on the same side again, he becomes this to Daniel.
- Playing with Fire: His element. It fits his personality.
- The Heart: Daniel points out that he is who kept the three together.
- Red Baron: The Red General.
- Red Oni: To Angel.
Angel Windsor
A lifelong friend of Daniel and Jovian and a Colonel in the Kirgard military. She is usually the one who prevents Daniel and Jovian's political disagreements from ending their friendship.- Blue Oni: To Jovian.
- Eyes Always Shut: To the point where some fans assume she's blind. Even the younger version of her in flashbacks has her eyes closed. The only exception are one cutscene, where she opens her eyes at least on her sprite, and some sketches of Character Portraits with distinct emotions.
- An Ice Person: Her element.
Ayara
One of Daniel's subordinates. She realizes that he would never commit treason and defects alongside him to Zelmony.- An Ice Person: Her element.
- Bodyguard Crush: She admits to Jasper that she might be developing one on Daniel.
- Heroic BSoD: After Daniel rejoins Kirgard, she starts to feel as if she doesn't matter to him. She snaps out of it when Jasper proves to her that this is most definitely not the case.
- Undying Loyalty: To Daniel.
- You Shall Not Pass!: She attempts this early in the game, but is saved by Rorschach.
King Frederick
The ruler of Kirgard.Eander
General of Kirgard's First Legion and head of the Kirgard military.- My Greatest Failure: Leonius's betrayal and the subsequent death of the royal family.
- Shock and Awe: His element.
Keyser
A general in the Kirgard military who is legendary for his brilliant strategies.- Blue Oni: To Bast.
- The Chessmaster: Not only is he a brilliant strategist, he is a literal example as well. Playing chess is the only thing he seems to do outside of military life.
- Defeat Equals Friendship: Bast convinces him to defect to Elysium after he is defeated.
- Making a Splash: His element.
- The Rival: To Bast.
Leonius
A general in the Kirgard military. He widely seen as incompetent and is said to have only gotten his position because he is related to the royal family.- Anticlimax Boss: He's no match for Daniel in a one-on-one duel.
- Butt-Monkey: The other generals insult him openly and when he can hear them. This is eventually deconstructed when it is revealed the he defected to Almenga because he was sick of being treated so horribly.
- Death Seeker: He engages Daniel in a duel despite knowing that he doesn't have a chance of winning.
- Duel Boss: You fight him using only Daniel.
- The Mole: He's been working for Almenga since before the start of the game. He's the one who framed Daniel for the massacre at Kelsinger Pass.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: It is possible that his "incompetence" is more of a case of having the misfortune to compete with Eander, Keyser, and Jovian.
Bruce Erickson
A colonel in the Kirgard military serving under General Keyser. He really REALLY does not like Daniel.- Expy: He's basically a dark-skinned, white-haired Seifer.
- Glass Cannon: Very strong and fast, but fragile.
- Pet the Dog: The only person in the game to show Leonius any kind of respect, to the point of telling others to get off Leonius back.
- Playing with Fire: His element. Very appropriate, given his volatile personality.
- The Rival: To Daniel.
- Unknown Rival: He drops to the bottom of Daniel's priority list very quickly once the plot gets going.
- Tsundere: Later in the game, he's prone to spouting the ever-popular tsundere catchphrase of, "It's not like we're friends or anything!"
Harvey
An engineer in the Kirgard military.- Playing with Fire: His element.
- Stone Wall: He has mediocre offense and speed, but great defensive stats for a long-range character.
- Throw Down the Bomblet: Zig-Zagged. He's fascinated by explosions, but also has a great sense of responsibility.
Sef
An idealistic knight living in Trarcia- Heroic Wannabe: Extremely zealous, while presumably incompetent.
- Light The Way: Fitting for a Wide-Eyed Idealist.
- Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: Speaks with this.
Soth
Sef's best friend, who was seduced by the dark powers offered by Shin.- Rush Boss: He buffs himself constantly during the fight with him. If he's not defeated quickly, he will become nearly invincible.
Trevor and Sick
The Kirgard Commandos. They have gone from horrible training that has made them very strong, but has also driven them mad. They quickly develop a hatred for Daniel.- Apocalypse How: Happens in one of the shadow timelines. After catching Daniel early and killing him, they kill everything in Zelmony and Kirgard, ultimately returning to Almenga... with no intention whatsoever of stopping.
- BFS: Trevor wields one. Cue "compensating" jokes from Sick.
- Casting a Shadow: Trevor.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Their insistence on being on whatever side Daniel is not on leads them to betray both Kirgard and Zelmony.
- Demonic Possession: After defecting to Almenga.
- Go Out with a Smile: Trevor tricks Daniel into running away after he and Sick are defeated, and the two of them pass away happy that they were able to have him on the run in the end.
- Goldfish Poop Gang: Initially.
- Hopeless Boss Fight: Frequently, as the Demon Commandos.
- Hypocrite: They continually reference Daniel as a "traitor". They betrayed all 3 countries in the war by the time they kick it!
- Leitmotif: "Commandos", which is actually "Dragon Knight" from Chrono Cross.
- Light 'em Up: Sick.
- Metaphorgotten: Trevor, constantly.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: After Brunhild gives them demonic powers, they become a major obstacle to Elysium.
- Who's Laughing Now?: Their reaction to this.
- One-Man Army: As the Demon Commandos, the two of them manage to put up a hell of a fight against the entire Elysium army. For game purposes, each counts a thousand soldiers... and defeating them just means they back down long enough for you to flee.
- One-Handed Zweihänder: Demon Trevor wields his (technically three-handed) BFS in one hand.
- Parody: Trevor's insistence on carrying a sword that is far too large for him to adequately use (and even lampshaded as such) is a pretty blatant pisstake of JRPG heroes like Cloud Strife, who wield impractically large swords. It ties into him being a villainous Joke Character, though. Later on this gets turned right back around when he becomes a demon who can wield it in a ridiculously effective fashion.
- Power Fist: Demon Sick has one. ON FIRE!
- Seinfeldian Conversation: Their dialogue tends to go off the rails.
- Soundtrack Dissonance: The characters their theme was originally used for weren't quite this silly.
- That One Boss: In-universe. After they become demons, nobody treats them like a joke and they are regarded as the most dangerous threat to the world - even more so than the Big Bad - as a result of their complete insanity.
- Training from Hell: Apparently the reason for their... unique personalities.
Zelmony State Union
Charles Ryan
The Chancellor of Zelmony and the hero who united the five states into the State Union.- Brought to You by the Letter "S": His cape has a huge "Z" on it.
- Defector from Decadence: After Ljusalf convinces him that Zelmony has become hobbled by corrupt and paranoid governors who do not have the best interests of their people in mind, he defects to Elysium.
- Light The Way: As befits his role.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Unfortunately, his position is primarily a symbolic one and he can't do too much to help Daniel.
Erin
The Captain of the Matrech Knights and the head of the Zelmony military.- Foil: She and Jasper serve as foils for Daniel and Ayara when they choose to continue fighting for Zelmony.
- Hero Antagonist: Once Daniel gets framed (again) and winds up rejoining Kirgard.
- Honor Before Reason: She insists on fighting against Elysium even after it has become clear that she has no chance of winning.
- Know When to Fold 'Em: When trapped between Daniel and an undead sorcerer, she chooses to surrender to Daniel and defect to Elysium.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She can be abrasive, but she is very much against corruption.
- A Lighter Shade of Grey: She is clearly more trustworthy than the others in power, aside from Ryan, but she still insists on seeing the entire area as Zelomony, rather than accepting things will have to change if the states are to survive.
- Playing with Fire: Her element.
Jasper
A very loyal subordinate of Erin.- Guest-Star Party Member: Multiple times, he joins Daniel's team for the duration of a short mission.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: Zigzagged. He's willing to attempt to sway Erin against courses of action that she is set on taking, but if he can't convince her, he will obey her anyway.
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Gear: He'll leave with what you gave him when he temporarily joined your party, but you can eventually get it back when he permanently joins.
- Undying Loyalty: To Erin.
Bast Gunwood
A genius strategist and a retired Major in the Zelmony military.- Defector from Decadence: He stays with you even after you rejoin Kirgard.
- Gentle Giant: He looks intimidating, but he's a good-hearted, down-to-earth man.
- The Hermit: Subverted. He lives in the middle of nowhere, but seems to get along with society just fine.
- Red Oni: To Keyser.
- The Rival: To Keyser, again.
- Smart People Play Chess: With Keyser, in the ending.
Deus
A priest in Cento Temple.- The Atoner: After Orlando exposes his past as a conman, Deus decides to become one.
- Becoming the Mask: He originally joined the priesthood as part of a con, but wound up agreeing with them and abandoned the plan.
- Healing Hands: His "Aura" ability.
- Light The Way: As suits his profession.
- Meaningful Name: Deus is the latin word for "god".
Bartolli
An item salesman living in Grunthall.- Joke Character: Next to useless in combat.
- Totally Radical: Mildly.
Beau
A lawyer.- Defector from Decadence: After seeing Daniel get convicted by a Kangaroo Court, he defects to Elysium in hopes of reforming the legal system.
Carson
A subordinate of Chancellor Ryan, Carson's main role is to switch out party members.- And Now for Someone Completely Different: Carson swap party members in and out of the Daniel's team.
Cid
A musician living in Madrigal.- An Ice Person: His element.
- Quirky Bard: What a shock.
- Lethal Joke Character: Seems to be extremely incompetent and starts at level 1, but if you train him a bit, he's a decent, fast mage.
- Musical Assassin: He fights with an harp.
- Shout-Out: Possibly... While his name may seem familiar to some, his personality is nothing like those Cids.
- Small Name, Big Ego: Played for Laughs.
Col
A soldier serving in Mayfall and one of Daniel's first recruits.- Enemy Scan: Col's special ability allows him to see the enemies stats and item drops.
- Out of Focus: He's fairly important early in the game, but fades into the background after a while.
- Playing with Fire: His element.
Darwin
A researcher from Faraday.- Fantastic Science: He's researching the use of elements in magic.
Deke
A scientist from Amen Corner- Funetik Aksent: Joe thinks he's faking it.
- Glass Cannon: He may look very odd and hammy, But he is the second strongest character in the game, his regular attacks dealing out great amounts of damage. He doesn't have much in the way of defense, even with armor, so he's rather squishy.
Francesca
A darkness-loving girl living in Matrech- Casting a Shadow: Not only is she a dark elemental, but recruiting her requires having a dark elemental in your active party.
- Fangirl: Of Dark elemental characters.
- Purple Prose: How she speaks.
Hawk
A farmer living in Sibet.- Hidden Depths: Played for Laughs. According to the ending, his accent caused him to develop an interest in linguistics.
- Sinister Scythe: Well, he's a farmer.
Joe
A thief living in Amen Corner and a friend of Col.- Meta Guy:
- Shock and Awe: His element.
- Toxic Friend Influence: He gets Col into all sorts of trouble.
- Video Game Stealing: Joe is a "thief-type character", and so he can steal items from enemies.
Johnny
A gambler living in Ansee- Betting Mini-Game: The proprietor of one.
- Canon Immigrant: Johnny is from a Something Awful project called the "Zybourne Clock
". A similar reference to him was in Fallout: New Vegas.
King
Johnny's beloved dog.- Animal Jingoism: Subverted. His relation with Klaus (a cat) is B-rank, which is also reciprocated in kind.
- Canine Companion: To Johnny.
- Chekhov's Gunman: You can see him in Bayside, but he's just there for flavour until much later.
- Joke Character: No, really. He's just a dog. Not even a Talking Animal. He's just a dog.
Nomad
An explorer seeking the lost city of Avalon- Red Oni: To his sister, Marian.
- Redundant Researcher: Admittedly, it's understandable that he wouldn't think to ask some random person in another country about where Avalon is, but...
Marian
The headmaster of Faraday University. She is technically Oishin's co-governor, but she has no interest in politics. She is also Nomad's sister.- Blue Oni: She's definitely the more responsible sibling.
Meiko
A reporter living in Blackwater.- Going for the Big Scoop: She is willing to fight in the Elysium army to get a story.
Merrick
A colonel in the Mayfall army.- Defeat Equals Friendship: He defects to Elysium after they take Mayfall.
- Hot-Blooded: It gets him fired in his epilogue.
Midian
A retired mage in the Zelmony army.- The Hermit: He's lived alone on an island since retiring.
- Mistaken for Granite: Parodied. He's just an ordinary guy who happens to stand still in a corner when you break into his house uninvited.
- Robe and Wizard Hat: His outfit is easily this trope, also being somewhat reminiscent of a Final Fantasy black mage with a shadow over his eyes.
Richard
A ranger who protects the Mayfall Forest.- Master of None: Neither really built for magic, physical offfense, nor survivability, he has no real role in battle.
- Personality Powers: Averted; the only apparent reason for him being lightning-elemental is so that he has better endurance in his recruitment quest.
Royston
A senile old man who runs Elysium Castle's inn.- Cloudcuckoolander: Comes with the senility.
- Joke Character: He has horrible stats, with the exception of his MP+, which is the best in the game.
- Magikarp Power: He makes a passable mage at higher levels, but there are still many characters who are better than him.
Sally
A young sailor.- Making a Splash: As befits someone who lives her life on the sea.
- Pirate: She's not one herself, but her grandfather was one and she has the accent.
Nikolai
An amnesiac blacksmith travelling the world in order to regain his former proficiency.Shiro
The mayor of Blackwater and an old friend of Bast's.- Cutscene Incompetence: His backstory describes him as a One-Man Army, and yet he could be kidnapped by soldiers who are a pushover for Daniel.
Teej
A musician performing in Credence.- Dreadful Musician: Most of the people subjected to him seem to think so.
- Rockers Smash Guitars: He attacks by using his guitar like an axe, but the instrument seems to be indestructible.
Tiffany
Teej's girlfriend, a stripperiffic dancer.- Dumb Blond: Double subverted. She dumps Teej to become a student, but drops out of school because she finds it boring.
- Lethal Joke Character: She apparently picked up a fair bit at the university, since she's a pretty good mage.
Venkal
An artist living in Faraday- Starving Artist: He lived in poverty while someone else earned a whole lot of money with his paintings.
Wilona
A woman with a love of numbers living in Mayfall.Vosch
The governor of Matrech. He strongly distrusts Daniel.- Even Evil Has Standards: He detests Bahnk for being so corrupt.
- Jerkass: Vosch is far from being a pleasant man and unlike other governors, doesn't even bother to hide it.
Miller
The governor of Mayfall.- The Atoner: Does all he can to make up for his corruption.
- Heel–Face Turn: He eventually decides that he can no longer support Vosch's schemes.
- Obviously Evil: His portrait oozes smugness. Subverted when his conscience gets to him.
Bahnk
The corrupt governor of Highland.- Asshole Victim: The people of Highland cheer when Rock has him hanged.
- Corrupt Politician: By far the worse example in the game. Bahnk let the exploitation of Highland run rampant and stonewalled any attempt to put a stop to it. Instead he demonized the rebels, saying they're a bunch of hot-blooded louts angry at him for not making their lives perfect.
- Faux Affably Evil: Bahnk is able to put a facade of affableness when the situation calls for it, like in his first meeting with Daniel. At the same time, he has no problems in dropping the act if pushed into a corner like when questioned about the corruption of his governorship. He went as far as flat out threatening Daniel if he decided to continue to be a pain in the neck.
- Smug Snake: Thought he could coerce Daniel into simply blindly following orders without as much as a second thought. This backfired as it just emboldened Daniel into thinking that Rock was right about the governor.
Galius
The high priest of Cento Temple and the governor of Oishin.- Reasonable Authority Figure: By the virtue of being the Token Good Teammate among the Zelmony governors.
- Token Good Teammate: The only Zelmony governor who is neither corrupt nor an asshole.
Almenga Empire (Some unmarked spoilers)
Siegfried Jadengand
The Emperor of Almenga. During the war with Kirgard, he assassinated his own father, Emperor Sigmund, to become Emperor himself. After doing so, he ended the war with Kirgard and began an era of Almegan isolationism.- Archnemesis Dad: He is Daniel's father and the main villain of the game.
- Cryptic Conversation: Frequently, with Brunhild.
- Dark Lord on Life Support: Tarlia mentions that thanks to his illness, Siegfried hasn't left the castle in years. He's seemingly bound to his throne as well, to the point it's apparently the one thing keeping him alive.
- Death Equals Redemption: In his last moments, he apologizes to Daniel for being such a horrible father and admits that he deserves his fate after all he has done.
- Karmic Death: Siefried killed his own father to end a war. Siegfried's son kills him for the exact same reason. Siegfried even lampshades it.
- The Man Behind the Man: He had Daniel framed for the Kelsinger Pass incident to force Daniel to leave Kirgard so he could unite the world under his own banner.
- Non-Action Big Bad: An illness makes it difficult for him to even leave his throne.
- Self-Made Orphan: Killed his father, the previous emperor, to end the war with Kingard.
- Unexpected Successor: He was born when his father was sixteen. That, coupled with Siegfried's illness, made his succession to the Imperial throne unthinkable until he assassinated his father.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: The man murdered his own father to end a war. He also wants to bring an end to war for good and is willing to summon the Hand of Fate in order to do so.
- Younger Than They Look: His illness makes him look older than he actually is.
Brunhild
The enigmatic Supreme Commander of the Almega military. She and Daniel used to know each other, but Daniel has somehow forgotten his memories of her.- Be Careful What You Wish For: After being possessed by the Hand of Fate, she realizes that the Hand is too dangerous to exist.
- Cain and Abel: The Cain to Daniel's Abel.
- Cryptic Conversation: Frequently, with Siegfried.
- Demonic Possession: She eventually gets her wish of becoming the host of the Hand of Fate.
- The Dragon: To Emperor Siegfried.
- Evil Counterpart: To Daniel. Both are light-elemental, both of their swords are named after angels, and they are twin siblings.
- Green-Eyed Monster: She is primarily motivated by her jealousy over the Hand of Fate's decision to choose Daniel as its host and not her.
- Leitmotif: "Brunhild", which is actually "Find Your Way" from Final Fantasy VIII.
- Light Is Not Good: Her element is light, and she is an antagonist.
- Spanner in the Works: Against the plan, she goes to see Daniel at Elysium Castle. This tips him off that something is wrong with his memory and sets him on the road to defying the Hand of Fate.
- Split Personality: She's possessed by the spirit of her mother, who occasionally manifests as this trope.
- Taking You with Me: She blows herself up, along with the Hand of Fate.
Gudrun
The Supreme Commander of Almenga under Emperor Sigmund. After Siegfried took power, she was replaced by Brunhild and demoted to general.- Bodyguard Crush: On Siegfried
- Evil Counterpart: Her personality and role are very similar to those of Ayara and Jasper, except that she's more experienced, resented and desperate.
- Face Heel Door Slam: After Tarlia makes her realize that something is wrong with Siegfried's actions, it looks like she is going to defect. Learning that her beloved Siegfried was murdered by Daniel puts a stop to that, and she gets killed in the final dungeon.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: With both Sigmund and Siegfried.
- Undying Loyalty: To Siegfried
- Villainous Breakdown: She loses it after learning that Siegfried has died.
Tarlia
An Almengan general.- Defector from Decadence: She decides that a country that puts someone as evil as Ash in a position of authority does not deserve her loyalty and defects to Elysium.
- Stone Wall: Decent attack power, excellent HP and defense.
- Token Good Teammate: Of the Almengan generals.
Ash
An Almengan general known for his brutality.- Better to Die than Be Killed: He poisons himself after being captured.
- Boomerang Bigot: He hates commoners despite being one himself.
- Meaningful Name: He's homicidal and insane and he is named after the byproduct of burning things.
Caretakers
The Caretakers are a terrorist organization fighting against Cento Temple. Their exact goals are unknown.
Tiamat
The leader of the Caretakers. An enigmatic woman who loves causing chaos.- Evil Counterpart: To Avelion
- Expy: She owes her character design and name to a character in Last Scenario.
- Meaningful Name: She's a dragon.
- One-Winged Angel: Her true form is a dragon.
Boris
A knight who has joined the Caretakers to satisfy his lust for battle.- Final Speech: Parodied. The cast is very confused when he does this.
- Honor Before Reason: He fights the party without his allies just because his honor won't allow him to retreat.
Orlando
A mage who joined the Caretakers to get revenge on Deus.- Heel–Face Turn: Joins Daniel, after their second meeting.
- Unknown Rival: Deus has no clue as to who Orlando is and why he hates him so much. Subverted when it turns out that Deus was lying about that.
- Weak, but Skilled: His magic stat is mediocre for a spellcaster, but his Focus ability allows him to cast stronger spells more frequently by generating MP.
Ice
A mage who joined the Caretakers to show off his skills.- For Science!: He reveals in his interview that his goal is only to get a better understanding of magic, regardless of what his knowledge is used for.
- Heel–Face Turn: Can be recruited, latter in the game, after defeating Tiamet during a sidequest.
- An Ice Person: Unsurprisingly
- Meaningful Name: His name is Ice and he specializes in ice magic.
- The Stoic: This crumbles later, when he is severely traumatized by Tiamat being a dragon.
- Why Did It Have To Be Dragons?: Develops a fear of dragons after seeing Tiamat's true form.
- Wicked Cultured: He's a smug, selfish jerk with sophisticated demeanor.
Others
Ljusalf
A elf mage living in Alfheim. Also an old friend of Chancellor Ryan. He has a hidden agenda of secretly observing and guiding Daniel, since he can feel that there's something special about him.- Blue-and-Orange Morality: Somewhat. He's clearly a good guy, but he finds a lot about human rules and customs baffling.
- Cryptic Conversation: With Elder Lothis and a bit later with Chancellor Ryan.
Yan Angwa
A mysterious mage who joins Elysium for reasons he refuses to give.- All There in the Manual: His backstory is only revealed in "The Wanderer" a short comic that SCF made as a reward for a goon for finishing a Let's Play of Exit Fate. He once sought the power of demons and was responsible for the death of Clint's mentor.
- Anti-Hero: Type III. He's an unrepentant asshole, never shares information that he damn well knows would help Daniel, has absolutely no restrictions when it comes to doing what he feels has to be done, and basically has no redeeming qualities other than the fact that he just-so-happens to be on your side.
- Expy: of Zerase from Suikoden V. In both appearance (Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunettes dressed mostly in in black) and personality (Abrasive, dismissive individuals that continually refuse to explain themselves or anything for that matter until they feel the time is right and thus are widely disliked by the rest of team for their unhelpful nature).
- Figure It Out Yourself: His main reaction to more or less everything.
- Manipulative Bastard: He'd be a Guile Hero, but he's really not that heroic. Anyway, this part of his personality becomes especially clear when, he discovers that the most powerful demon soldiers are the ones with the most confidence. So, what does he do? He makes up a fake exorcism ritual that tricks Demon Trevor and Sick into believing that they will lose their power.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: He actually starts to provide helpful information once demons start to come into the picture. Daniel notes how odd it is for him to do so.
- Stealth Mentor/Trickster Mentor: He combines the worst aspects of both... which is one of the reasons why Daniel gets so frustrated with him.
- Talking the Monster to Death: Almost literally. See "Manipulative Bastard" for the full details.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: He's such a complete arsehole that even Daniel rages at him on more than a few occasions and he seems to be the only person in the army without any real friends, relationship levels aside.
- The Unreveal: If you defeat his Shadow, the real Yan Angwa convinces it not to give any information on their backstory.
- Took A Levelin Kindness: After Nashal sheds some light that the Yan Angwa are a group that he's probably not part of and the man finally starts to communicate with the others by putting into motion his plan for dealing with the demons, Daniel seems a lot more tolerant of him. Although, as The Wanderer shows, they're still far from friends.
Rock
The leader of the Highland rebellion.- Friendly Enemy: With Daniel. He even joins Elysium shortly after Daniel leaves Zelmony.
- Hero Antagonist: The only reason he's a villain is that his rebellion is weakening Zelmony while it is at war.
- Large and in Charge: He appears to be two meters tall.
- Meaningful Name: He's named Rock and he's an influential man in a mountainous region.
Rorschach
A ninja who believes that Daniel killed his sister in Kelsinger Pass.- Big Damn Heroes: Does this on multiple occasions.
- Cutscene Power to the Max: When he joins, he takes out about a dozen soldiers at once. As a playable character, he's fast, but the rest of his stats are okay at best.
- Defeat Equals Friendship: Subverted. He does join sometime after you defeat him, but it's seeing Ayara attempt a You Shall Not Pass! that makes him realize that Daniel is worth following.
- You Can't Go Home Again: He was exiled from his clan for seeking revenge against Daniel. He gets to return in the end though.
Fukubei
The leader of the Shadow Clan, and the one who kidnapped Gilbert.- Barrier Change Boss: He switches elements every time you knocked off a certain portion of his health.
- Drunk with Power: Presumably.
Gilbert
The head of Rorschach's ninja clan.- Badass in Distress: You have to rescue him from another ninja to recruit him.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He's very laid back for a ninja.
- Expy: He bears a more than mild resemblance to Kakashi.
- Glass Cannon: Less consequent than Klaus, though.
Yomiko
A member of Rorschach's ninja clan.- Stock Ninja Weaponry: Fight with kunais.
- Smoke Out: Her special ability. It gives a change of escaping from battles.
Clint Harrison
A demon hunter from Cayeska- Blood Knight: Multiple times, he says things like "the hunt is more important than the game".
- *Click* Hello: Pulled on Brunhild as part of a Big Damn Heroes moment.
- Leitmotif: "Banisher", which is actually the Turks' theme from Final Fantasy VII.
- Mage Killer: Trained to kill demon hosts.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: He looks a lot like Clint Eastwood.
Alex
A druid from Oishin Forest.- Aerith and Bob: He's the only druid with a normal name.
- Balance Between Good and Evil: Aspiration of this is what Meiko expects from a druid like him, but it's averted.
- Green Thumb: He's a druid, after all.
Avelion
A paladin encountered in Valduz, who wants to defeat the dragon which was terrorizing the town.- Stone Wall: His other stats aren't bad, but his massive HP pool is the only thing remarkable about them.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: He's secretly a dragon himself, who took human form to defeat Tiamat and learn more about humans.
Myst
A mage seeking to revive the dead.- Crippling Overspecialization: He has awesome magic-related stats (including the highest magic stat in the game), but his other stats are all poor.
Derek
A skeleton who was raised from the dead.- Back from the Dead: He is revived by Myst, as a skeleton.
- Berserk Button: He is thoroughly not amused by Myst's habit of calling him "Dead Man #<number>."
- Came Back Wrong: Sort of. He's a perfectly decent guy, he's just, well, a skeleton.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: He's annoyed by everyone who treats him specially for being an undead.
Fitch
An elf who wants to explore the world.- Guest-Star Party Member: Permanently recruitable later (if you care).
Frore
A man on the run from the mysterious Brotherhood.- Cool Sword: Named after his childhood friend and (presumably) Love Interest.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: He can't remember anything prior to joining the Brotherhood.
- Late Character Syndrome: Averted. He's one of the last characters you recruit, but his fighting power, coolness and the effort spent recruiting him are likely to net him a spot in your main party anyway.
Griever
A woman living in Blackwater who hates war.- Crippling Overspecialization: Her unit takes massive penalties if she's leading anything but cavalry.
- Dark and Troubled Past: She is actually the former Almengan general Freya, who deserted after obeying orders to commit genocide against her own people.
- Glass Cannon: Her war unit.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Played for Laughs when she calls the arrogant cat Klaus von Lichtenheim an "innocent creature".
- Kind Hearted Cat Lover: You recruit her by bringing Klaus along.
- Meaningful Name: That being said, it's an alias.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Under certain circumstances, though, she'll come to terms with her past and start using her real name again.
- Purple Prose: She has a vague and flowery way of talking.
Klaus von Lichtenheim
A talking cat.- Animal Jingoism: Subverted. His relation with King (a dog) is B-rank, which is also reciprocated in kind.
- Cats Are Superior: Played for Laughs.
- Glass Cannon: He has very high speed and strength but his inability to equip armor makes him very squishy.
Luther
A priest from Rocaine, who has come to Zelmony to hunt the vampire Vanrushal.- Deconstruction: He's your typical devout vampire hunter... and a ridiculous fanatic.
- The Fundamentalist: Well, kind of. While he won't bash the world's holy book over your head, he approaches his task of vampire hunting with a scary amount of fervour.
- Guest-Star Party Member: Can be permanently re-recruited in a late-game sidequest.
- Healing Hands: His "Aura" command.
- Insane Troll Logic:
"All vampires play the organ! And if all vampires play the organ, then one who plays the organ is most likely a vampire!"
- Parody: Of Suikoden II's Khan Marley.
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Gear: Temporarily, but it takes so long until you re-recruit him that the armour you left him with will have become completely useless. Oh, and he left just before a non-existant climactic boss fight, so he's likely to "steal" good equipment.
Mai
An arrogant mage looking to open a magic shop.- Defeat Equals Friendship: With the caveat that only magic attacks will do any damage to her.
Mandala
A treasure hunter and an old friend of Stromgaard.- Adventurer Archaeologist: Somewhere between this and a thief.
- Smoke Out: Her special ability.
Marcello
A "legitimate businessman" operating out of Jargo.- Blatant Lies / Suspiciously Specific Denial: He claims to run a "legitimate" business when questioned by Meiko. Uh huh.
Mike
A mercenary.- Flat Character: Subverted. His interview makes him seem like a boring guy who doesn't have anything in his life beyond fighting. Outsider's interview, however, reveals that he does have a story (albeit one he won't tell). Specifically, he's a former miner that Outsider trained to defend himself during an uprising.
Naja
A water spirit.- Hive Mind: She's the last surviving part of the consciousness of a lake.
Nashal
An emissary from Gojistan, a small country looking for allies.- Big Damn Heroes: She is introduced when she shows up and helps you win a war battle.
Outsider
A mercenary.- Chef of Iron: Both a mercenary and a competent chef.
- Crutch Character: When he joins you, he's over-leveled and accordingly powerful. But once the others catch up with him, he will be awfully slow and inaccurate.
- Disc-One Nuke: When you can first hire him, he has about a five-level lead on everyone else in the party.
- Parental Substitute: To Mike.
Paris
A mercenary in the employ of the Highland rebels.- Defeat Means Friendship: If you defeat him soundly, he'll join you early on.
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: He quits the rebellion after the Battle of Grunthall.
Petra
A "feminist" living in Bayside.- Lethal Joke Character: Very much a Straw Feminist and arrogant, but she is quite the bruiser in a party and can easily take up the role of tank and damage.
- Straw Feminist: Parodied.
Reod
A conman operating out of Jargo.- Defeat Equals Friendship: You recruit him by exposing his act. If you do this with Marcello, you find out his reason - apparently he owes Marcello quite a bit of money.
- Lightning Bruiser: A magical version.
- Sticky Fingers: He even tried to steal Meiko's pen when she interviewed him. She noticed it, though.
- Street Performer: One who steals from his victim while performing magic tricks.
Shadfork
A martial artist who believes that size is the key to victory.- Acrofatic: Subverted. He challenges you to a race, but is way too slow to ever win unless you let him.
- Bare-Fisted Monk: He wields an upgradable gauntlet, but most of his attack power is determined by his strength.
- Defeat Equals Friendship: Inverted. You have to lose to him in a race to recruit him, as he thinks it shows that you share his belief that speed is worthless.
- The Rival: To Tong Wu.
Shin
A mysterious being with control over the powers of darkness and an unsettling effect on those near him.- Alternate Character Interpretation: In-universe. Nobody is quite sure just what Shin is, which leads to Sef seeing him as the local equivalent of Satan and Daniel seeing him as some sort of Eldritch Abomination. The true answer is never revealed.
- The Dark Side: He's connected to it, somehow... Maybe it's better that we don't know the details.
- Deal with the Devil: He is apparently capable of offering these to willing souls.
- Diabolus ex Machina: There is no explanation, no information, or even a one-off bit of dialogue that explains what manner of creature Shin is. He simply exists to horrify everything around him.
- Glass Cannon: In terms of physical defence but he's a surprisingly good magical tank.
- Humanoid Abomination: He technically looks like a human being. Specifically, a pale-skinned corpse. With Black Eyes of Evil. He is most definitely NOT one, though.
- Mage Killer: His stats lean towards this.
- Nightmare Fuel: In-universe, Meiko regards him as this. He's so utterly horrifying that she can't actually conduct her interview and just breaks down in a nervous panic.
- Satan: Sef's recruitment path very much portrays him as the equivalent in Exit Fate's world, as he is an evil, corrupting force that tempts Soth to The Dark Side with an allure of power. The fact that we get nothing denying that this is the case makes him all the worse.
- The Quiet One: Don't expect much out of him other than "Hmm."
- Uncanny Valley: In-universe, Meiko regards him as looking too inhuman to hold a proper interview with. This is one of the many reasons why she just breaks down in front of him. His character sprite also seems to have been designed with this in mind, as his attack motion is very stiff and rigid. Almost as if he's not comfortable in a human body...
Sormaus
A reclusive warrior training in a bizarre style.Pereious
The leader of the mountain people's rebellion in northern Kirgard.- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: He's single-handedly responsible for uniting the mountain people through sheer badassery.
- Defeat Means Friendship:
- Subverted. Daniel tries to invoke this regarding him after it worked out numerous times, but he refuses.
- Downplayed Trope, anyway. It's clear he bears no wishes to be a friend of Daniel, but he seems downright pleasant to him when visited in person and doesn't mind him returning to visit. they may not be friends or allies, but they are on no bad grounds.
Rashnu
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: His apparent wisdom and power are offset by his silly attitude.
Stromgaard
An explorer.- Dark and Troubled Past: He comes from a tribe that was wiped out by Almenga. He doesn't dwell on it though.
Tong Wu
A martial artist who believes that speed is the key to victory.- The Rival: To Shadfork.
Mephisto
A powerful demon.- Demonic Possession: He was the one who possessed the Commandos.
- Omnicidal Maniac: Destruction is all he cares for.
- Public Domain Character: He's based on, and named after, the demon from the story of Faust.
Vanrushal
The vampire that Luther is chasing. May or may not actually be evil.- Defeat Equals Friendship: Joins the party after being defeated.
- Friendly Enemy: To Luther, although the feeling is not mutual.
- Malevolent Architecture: He likes distorting space-time with magic in order to make his lairs as misleading as possible for his foes.
- Redemption Demotion: Justified. Losing to the party made him lose a lot of his power.
- Shout-Out: A parody of Suikoden's Neclord. He also drops a couple of references to Remilia Scarlet.
The Hand of Fate (MASSIVE SPOILERS)
The Hand of Fate
A demon with the power to manipulate the fate of its host. Siegfried summoned the Hand into his unborn son, Daniel, killing his wife, Sigrid, in the process, so Daniel would have the power to conquer the world and put an end to war.- A God Am I: A variation. It already possesses godlike power. Most of its character arc, if one can call it that, is spent trying to figure out what it plans to do with it.
- Because Destiny Says So / Immune to Fate / Screw Destiny: One of the perks of being possessed by the Hand is that it effectively allows you to reshape fate however you wish. However, even this isn't enough to save it from a beatdown at Daniel's hands during the Final Boss battle.
- Blank White Eyes: When possessing Daniel.
- Blue-and-Orange Morality: Being a demonic spirit, if the Hand has any kind of morality then it is completely and utterly unknowable to mortal minds.
- Eldritch Abomination: Like all spirits, the Hand's true nature is unknown. While nobody knows whether said spirits are the souls of the dead, demonic entities or something else entirely. However, the Hand takes the cake for being something so great and terrible it surpasses most of, if not all, the spirits in terms of its power.
- Elemental Powers: Its main one is Light The Way. However, when it combines with Brunhild and Sigrid's spirit, it gains the ability to summon "Fingers" of each element.
- Enemy Without: It possesses Brunhild during the final battle, turning it into this.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: Subjectively speaking, given how high the fantasy is in Exit Fate. Siegfried isn't sure whether the Hand is actually a higher power or whether it's just a very powerful demonic spirit.
- Nightmare Face: When possessing Daniel... and Brunhild.
- Stealth Pun: During the final battle, the Hand of Fate is accompanied by five elemental monsters called "Fingers". *Groan*.
- Split Personality: Manifests as this in Daniel.
- Take Over the World: The Hand's goal is to bring the world under a single, united order... specifically, its own. However, since this was originally Siegfried's plan, it isn't clear whether the Hand is just fulfilling the terms of their contract or whether it's pursuing its own agenda.
- Utopia Justifies the Means: It answered Siegfried's call to create a world without war by possessing Daniel and leading him to subtly take over Kirgard, Zelmony and finally Almega. Once Daniel casts him out, it possesses Brunhild in order to do the exact same thing on a global scale.
