This here is a list of characters that appear in Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. Expect spoilers.
Destin Faroda
The hero of March of the Black Queen. Originally just a warrior that Warren chooses to lead the rebellion to free the land of Xenobia from the clutches of The Empire. He gathered many allies and liberated the land, and in the Canon ending, surrendered the throne to the rightful heir, Prince Tristan. He then left to Palatinus, in order to investigate the activities of Lodis. There, he helped out Magnus Gallant and his own Revolution, and later left to Nirdam to liberate it from Lodis.
- Abdicate the Throne: In the canonical (World) ending, Destin has the necessary support to become king, but refuses the throne and leaves it to Tristan, instead leaving the continent and going to Palatinus.
- The Ace: Destin has perhaps the most impressive feats of any player character of the series, including beating the three Sky Knights (hailed as the greatest warriors to have ever lived), the most powerful wizard of the series, and a god (in-universe, the strongest final boss.)
- BFS: He uses two-handed swords in Person of Lordly Caliber. The one he wields in cutscenes, the Iscandelvey, is sadly
Dummied Out and unobtainable by normal means. - Badass Teacher: To Magnus in Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Barbarian Longhair: In the first game. In Ogre Battle 64, he's changed it to a Samurai Ponytail.
- Big Good: Arguably fulfills this role in Person of Lordly Caliber, since he provides military support to the Revolutionary Army when it's still in its foundling stages, deals with the powerful Ogres so the Revolutionary Army doesn't have to, takes on the Big Bad Richard to buy time for the heroes, and is potentially the person who tries to stop Magnus in a low Chaos Frame route.
- Canon Name: Unnamed in his own game, but given his canonical name in Person of Lordly Caliber.
- The Cape: In Person of Lordly Caliber, he's shown to canonically be an unwavering paragon of justice.
- The Chosen One: Found and proclaimed as such by Warren. Further events can highlight this further.
- Face Death with Dignity: If he's defeated in "Caliber", he accepts his death calmly, giving Magnus some final words of caution and advice.
- Final Boss: In Person of Lordly Caliber, if you do it right.
- Foil:
- To Richard the Dragonheart in Person of Lordly Caliber. Both are leaders of groups from foreign nations that have come to Palatinus. They naturally face off at one point, though the duel is ended before we could see who'd win.
- To Magnus, as both are The Hero of their respective games and revolutions. Destin is The Chosen One while Magnus is more of The Everyman. Also, Destin is much more decisive and self-assured than the meditative Magnus, traits reflected in the Orange/Blue Contrast of their hair color. Much more apparent in the low Chaos Frame "Caliber" ending, where the two come to blows.
- The Hero: Player character of the first game.
- Knight Errant: The sequel paints Destin as this — a hero wandering the lands, looking for tyrannies to topple.
- La Résistance: Forms one in March of the Black Queen and, after leading it to victory, goes and helps another in Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Legendary in the Sequel: Richard recognizes him immediately as the man who overthrew Empress Endora despite never meeting him before.
- Magic Knight: Some versions of him in March of the Black Queen, and some more than others. Can use low-level magic when he's in the back row in Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Meaningful Name: Destin is french for Destiny.
- Nonchalant Dodge: Effortlessly dodges Jeal's ax swing at close range (during a moment of Bullet Time for added effect) in his Person of Lordly Caliber introduction.
- Previous Player-Character Cameo: In Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Purely Aesthetic Gender: The only effect that gender has on the game is that it causes a couple of good endings to go differently; the most important such difference is that the male Destin can marry Rauny (Hierophant ending) and the female Earwind can marry Tristan (Priestess ending) to unite the kingdom.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: In Person of Lordly Caliber Destin ends up leaving the Revolutionary Army because he refuses to use the Bolmaukan slaves to fight Lodis, as he was ordered to do.
- Worthy Opponent: Richard the Dragonheart in Person of Lordly Caliber views him as one.
- You Shall Not Pass!: Succesfully pulls one on Richard in Person of Lordly Caliber. Tries this again in the secret "Caliber" level against Magnus. There is an ending where he succeeds and
one where he doesn't.
Lans(elot) Hamilton
A Knight from Xenobia, and a good friend of Warren. He is the first ally Destin recruits, and backs the Liberation Army to the very end.
When the Holy Sword Brynhildr is stolen, Lanselot is sent by King Tristan to the land of Valeria in order to retrieve it from the Dark Knights, under the guise that they're exiled. He meets up with Denam, becoming his first mentor, and enlists in the Walister Resistance.
- A Fate Worse Than Death: His mind is broken by being tortured by the Dark Knights, so the Xenobians later write him off as dead to spare his friends and relatives the grief of learning what happened to him.
- Ascended Extra: Lans is a bit role in March of the Black Queen but a major character in Let Us Cling Together.
- Badass in Distress: Despite being the leader of the Holy Knights, Lans spends roughly half of Tactics Ogre captured by the Dark Knights. This ends with a Break the Badass.
- BFS: His Xenobia Sword is at least as tall as him, and is one of the more powerful swords you can get in Tactics Ogre: LUCT.
- Doomed by Canon: Seeing how his epilogue at the end of Ogre Battle listed him as KIA in the Rhime campaign, you know he probably wasn't going to come out of Tactics Ogre in one piece.
- Foil: To Lans Tartare. Invoked in-story. Both are Master Swordsmen and the leaders of groups sent by foreign powers to Valeria, and they even have the same first name. Lans Hamilton leads the Holy Knights while Lans Tartare leads the Dark Knights, and they have opposing philosophical views.
- Hero with Bad Publicity: Was banished from Xenobia by King Tristan, explaining why he is in Valeria looking for work. He is nevertheless a kind and honorable man. Actually an Invoked Trope. The "exile" is a cover story by King Tristan to hide what Lans and Warren are really doing there, which is to get the Brynhildr sword back from the Dark Knights.
- Honor Before Reason: Subverted. While he would loyally continue to serve his duty as a knight of Xenobia, in his conversation with Warren during the World ending, he is somewhat discontent with the idea of Tristan taking the throne despite Destin having done the heavy lifting, and mentions that if it wasn't for him being a knight, he would've rather followed Destin out.
- Knight in Shining Armor: More obvious in March of the Black Queen, where he is golden.
- In the Hood: In Let Us Cling Together.
- Master Swordsman: It's because of him that Lans Tartare is missing an eye.
- Nostalgic Music Box: He takes one with him to Valeria to remind him of his wife. Thanks to the Dark Knights, hearing it post-torture causes him to freak out.
- One-Steve Limit: Notably averted. Lans gets attacked at least once by people mistaking him for the other Lans.
- Rousseau Was Right: Lans believes people are basically good, a belief he debates at one point with his Lodisian counterpart.
- Sacrificial Lion: Lans' broken state post-torture shows that, no matter their reputation, skillset, or moral strength, heroes are ultimately still human and have their limits of what they can endure.
- The Leader: Of his own Five-Man Band in Tactics Ogre.
- The Mentor: To Denam.
Warren Moons/Omon
A Seer from Xenobia that envisioned the successful liberation of the continent of Xenobia. This vision brings him to seek out Destin Faroda to lead the revolution. He stays with him until the very end of the game, and is one of Destin's most trusted allies.
Warren accompanies Lanselot on his mission to retrieve the Holy Sword, Brynhildr. Warren escapes the attack on Rhime, but becomes ill soon after, bedridden for the remainder of the game.
- Ascended Extra: He's a tad more prominent than Lans in March of the Black Queen due to the opening sequence, but nowhere near as important as he is in Tactics Ogre.
- Big Damn Heroes: In the last scenario of Tactics Ogre, which leads to a Heroic Sacrifice.
- Cutscene Power to the Max: Teleports Denam's entire group to safety in the above-mentioned Big Damn Heroes. He displays nothing like this ability in gameplay for either March of the Black Queen or Let Us Cling Together.
- Doomed by Canon: A little bit better off than Lans as his epilogue in Ogre Battle listed him as MIA in the Rhime campaign, but not by much.
- Fortune Teller: Tells Destin's future using Tarot cards at the start of March of the Black Queen, determining the player's starting army and hero abilities.
- In the Hood: In March of the Black Queen.
- The Chooser of the One: Sought out Destin and gave him his first troops to get the revolution started.
- The Smart Guy: Of Lans' Five-Man Band in Tactics Ogre.
Canopus Wolfe/Wolph
An Eagle Man from the Charlom District of Xenobia. He's reluctant to join the Liberation Army at first, due to his best friend, Gilbert, being on the opposing side. Once Destin gives him the Wings of Liberty, it reminds him of how things used to be, and he joins the army with the intent to convince Gilbert of his wrongs.
Canopus is one of the men chosen to retrieve the Brynhildr from the Dark Knights. He is the first character to join Denam's army, and acts as a guide to him during much of the game, giving helpful advice and acting as the peace keeper between Denam and Catiua.
- Ascended Extra: Receives much more characterization and screentime in Let Us Cling Together.
- Berserk Button: Calling him "Chicken Man" or "Duck" is just enough to piss him off.
- Blow You Away: Gains wind skills in Tactics Ogre as he levels up.
- Hot-Blooded: Canopus has a tendency to get rather fired up during battles.
- Older Than He Looks: Since Hawkmen age much more slowly than humans, even though he's 48 he looks like he's in his twenties.
- Plucky Comic Relief: In Let Us Cling Together's grim world of dark and troubled characters, Canopus is a comparatively light-hearted and likable fellow.
- Red Baron: "Wind Rider".
- Shout-Out: His class in the PSP Tactics Ogre is called 'Vartan', an allusion to a much more famous winged guy: Prince Vultan.
- The Lancer: As part of Lans' Five-Man Band in Tactics Ogre, though he doesn't stay there for long. With Denam and Kachua he's more of The Heart, often playing referee when they argue.
- Winged Humanoid
Gilbert Oblion
Beast Tamer and governor of the Charlom District. He turns over to the Empire in order to protect the people of Charlom from the Empires oppression, an act that infuriates his friend Canopus. He's eventually beaten, and is spared from execution thanks to Canopus' interference. Gilbert then joins the Xenobian revolution, and later he accompanies Destin to Palatinus.
He also later returns in one of the bad ends of Tactics Ogre, whereas he informs Tristan about the upcoming invasion of Lodis to Valeria.
- Anti-Villain: As an enemy. Gilbert's only reason to oppose the rebellion is to protect the people of Charlom from further oppression of the Empire.
- Guide Dang It!: It's easy to miss recruiting him in both games.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Canopus, and later, Destin.
- Mayfly–December Romance: Canopus' sister Yulia is romantically interested at him. Not only do the bird people live longer than humans, Gilbert is also already 30 years her senior. Might go to Ugly Guy, Hot Wife, but they're not married yet.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: Gilbert isn't bad, but since he's one of the first recruitable characters (in March of the Black Queen) or recruited alongside Destin (in Person of Lordly Caliber), he's comparatively not that impressive.
- The Lancer: To Destin, as part of his Five-Man Band in Person of Lordly Caliber. He's rarely seen without Destin present.
- Weapon Specialization: Beastmaster and all. His signature weapon is the wind-elemental Scourge of Thor in Person of Lordly Caliber...which sadly is unobtainable except in the Bad Ending, where you get it far too late to actually make use of it.
Deneb Rhode / Rove
The only character to appear in every game in the series, a Hot Witch who's keen with research about Pumpkin Heads. She starts out as an enemy who's given a place for research for her Pumpkin Heads in the Xytegenian Empire, causing havoc to the locals. She's beaten out by the rebellion, and depending on the player's actions, she may either get executed or spared. If spared, she may ask for some things later and can even join the team.
Canonically, she is spared, because she managed to move to Valeria and opened a store selling a lot of rare items. If Denam bought a lot of orbs, she will offer to join Denam's platoon.
- Charm Person: Though all witches have this power in Knight of Lodis, she has a special version called "Temptation", which has double the chance of working.
- Grand Theft Me: Strongly implied as to how she stays young throughout the ages. (In Knight of Lodis, name any human female unit "Deneb", raise her stats so she qualifies for the Witch class and she becomes the Deneb as soon as she class changes into a Witch.)
- Heel–Face Turn: She isn't nearly as evil in Let Us Cling Together, and has abandoned her Pumpkin Head experimentation.
- Hot Witch: On a whole different level than the standard witch. As Knight of Lodis puts it, "A Witch and THE Witch, Deneb, are totally different, as different as pumpkin and squash! Do you understand how different they are? Don't get confused!"
- Mad Scientist: As far as Pumpkin Heads go.
- Ms. Fanservice: THE Ms. Fanservice of the Ogre series.
- Playing with Fire: Deneb can come with lots of Fire-based equipments in Let Us Cling Together, depending on the things you sold on her.
- Say It with Hearts: The majority of her dialogue in both Tactics Ogre. She even winks when casting a spell.
- Summon Magic: She can use this Knight of Lodis.
Ashe
The head of the Royal Knights of Xenobia, Ashe was accused of killing King Gran's family. In fact he was framed, but he refused to defend himself as punishment for his failure. He is rescued from prison by Destin and joins his army to free Xenobis.
- Hero with Bad Publicity: Most people buy Ashe's false treachery.
- Red Is Heroic: Wears red armor.
Aisha Knudel
A priestess from Island Avalon, daughter of High Priest Foris, who got killed by Dark Knight Gares. She wants revenge and when offered to join the revolution, she did with gusto. She later follows Destin to Palatinus.
- Actual Pacifist: Despite wanting to kill Gares initially, she's apparently become one of these by Person of Lordly Caliber. Unlike in March of the Black Queen she's no longer capable of doing damage, and if she leads a group who's entering combat she'll state she's sworn to do no harm.
- Motherly Side Plait: Has one in March of the Black Queen and two in Person of Lordly Caliber, reflecting her compassionate nature.
- Pink Is Feminine: In both games.
- Staff Chick: As a Shaman (Priest in Person of Lordly Caliber), her combat role is healing.
- You Killed My Father: To Gares.
Norn
Formerly a High Monk from a region in Xenobia, she got demoted into a warden in Diaspola. She is the lover of Quass Debonair, and she didn't take rumors of his death well, and started opposing the rebellion just so she could be with Debonair in death. However, Destin convinced her that Debonair is still alive and she ends up defecting to the rebellion. She is reunited with Debonair for the remainder of the rebellion, but gets left behind when Debonair traveled to Palatinus with Destin.
- Death Seeker: When she fought you.
- Fallen High Priestess: A healer out for revenge, making her a Foil to Aisha.
- Together in Death: What she thought she'd be later. You can convince her otherwise.
Rauny Vinzalf
The daughter of Highland's Lord Hikash Vinzalf and the first female Paladin. She is first found hiding in the Valley of Kastro, after running off from a forced wedding from the nefarious Baron Apros, and gets rumored to be a half-woman half-scorpion. She enlists herself to the rebellion and eventually confronts Apros in the wedding place, Malano, although she's accompanied with Prince Tristan himself. She later ends up confronting her father, besting him in combat and tearfully bidding him farewell. At the end of the rebellion, she marries Tristan and became the Queen of Xenobia.
- Dark Horse Victory: She's a candidate for the throne in her own right, in one ending.
- Gameplay and Story Segregation: Called the 'First Female Paladin', but her class is an upgraded Valkyrie (Muse).
- Happily Married: With Tristan in the end.
- The High Queen: In the end.
- Lady of War: One of the most glaring examples in the Ogre series.
- Rebellious Princess: Daughter of Lord Hikash.
- Runaway Bride: At first. Considering who she was supposed to marry, though, you can't blame her.
- Shock and Awe: Can use the powerful Thunder spell in combat.
Saradin Carm
A former pupil of Sage Rashidi who rebelled against his master's evil's ways. As a result, he got petrified by his fellow student Albeleo. The rebellion under Destin Faroda restored his status and he joined the rebellion, fighting against Albeleo and later Rashidi himself. After the rebellion ended, Saradin followed Destin to Palatinus.
- The Archmage: Has a higher base intelligence stat than even Warren, and starts out as a stronger "mage" class compared to Warren's wizard.
- Cutscene Power to the Max: Neutralizes Magnus, Yumil, Rhade, and Jeal simultaneously in Volmus Mine to help Destin and Debonair escape. While he can still do this in gameplay, he can only incapacitate one person at a time.
- Defector from Decadence: Turned against his master Rashidi.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Implied with Aisha. Should you have her in your party in Person of Lordly Caliber, Saradin elects to stay with her instead of leaving the Revolutionary Army to go with Destin to Nirdam.
- In the Hood: In March of the Black Queen.
- Mr. Exposition: In Person of Lordly Caliber. His apprenticeship under Rashidi gave him extensive knowledge on multiple topics, such as Chaos Gates, the Infernal Aura, and the Creator's seal upon humans.
- Taken for Granite: First time you meet him, though he gets better.
- The Smart Guy: Of Destin's Five-Man Band in Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Useless Useful Spell: In Person of Lordly Caliber, Saradin is one of the few characters with a different ability for every row he's placed in: status magic in front, regular magic in the middle, and magic+ in back. You will never use his status magic.
- Wizard Beard
Tristan Zenobia / Pheryx Tristan Xenobia
The Prince of Xenobia. He was spared from the massacre of the Royal Family, went hiding and after one Gaiden Game, he eventually stationed himself in the City of Malano, trying to strike against Baron Apros, a traitor to Xenobia Kingdom. He joins the rebellion and fought in various battles, despite learning that his mother got killed. At the end of the rebellion, he is crowned the King of Xenobia, known as White King, and also got to marry the Paladin Rauny, but regretted that Destin had to go to Palatinus rather than continuing to be in service of the Kingdom (though there is no choice).
Unfortunately, years later, the Xenobian treasure, the Holy Sword Brynhildr, got stolen by the Dark Knights Loslorien, thus Tristan sent out Lanselot, Warren and Canopus, along with two Holy Knights, Mirdyn and Gildas, to retrieve the sword under the guise that they're exiled.
- Abdicate the Throne: In some endings, he could abdicate the throne for Destin while he's the one to go to Palatinus.
- Happily Married: With Rauny in some endings.
- Lightning Bruiser: Faster than the Dragoons and hits quite hard.
- Lost Orphaned Royalty: When Gares killed Tristan's father, King Gran, Tristan was rescued by his nurse Banya and hidden away for 25 years.
- Warrior Prince: He's a Prince all right, and he's still one of the best units in the game.
- The Wise Prince
Yushis
The Head Angel sent from heaven to recover her fallen sister. Yushis is imprisoned by Rashidi and freed by Destin. Sadly she is forced to kill her Death Seeker sister, and joins Destin in taking down Rashidi.
- Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: According to the "World" ending, became Head Angel, and later became a god herself. What this means or how this works, though, is never explained.
- Light Is Good: Well, she is an angel.
- Light 'em Up: Her Banish attack, and if you upgrade her into a Seraph, Jihad.
Quass Debonair
One of the 4 Devas (Generals), of the Empire. Destin first fights him in Xenobia, where he shows him how corrupt the Empire is. Debonair returns to confront the Empress and gets jailed and tortured as a traitor. Destin frees him with Norn's help, and he joins the rebellion. Later confronts and kills his friend and former fellow Deva, Figaro, who was loyal to the empire despite the corruption.
Later, he joins Destin as he heads to fight Lodis.
- BFS: The Sonic Blade.
- Big Damn Heroes: His first scene in Person of Lordly Caliber is stopping Rhade from killing Qad.
- Defector from Decadence: Decides to fight against Empress Endora. She isn't very happy about this if he confronts her later on.
- Hero Antagonist: To Magnus at the beginning of Person of Lordly Caliber, before Magnus joins the Revolutionary Army. Does it again in the low Chaos Frame ending level "Caliber".
- Lightning Bruiser: Moves very fast and hits very hard, making him one of the most powerful melee characters in both games.
- Long Haired Prettyboy: Has waist-length blonde hair. You can meet a woman in the Tremos Mountains swooning over it.
- Meaningful Name: "Debonair" means confident, stylish, or charming.
- Purple Is Powerful: Wears a purple tunic in Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Razor Wind: His back-row attack in both games.
- The Battle Didn't Count: Does this in two different games!
- The Big Guy: Of Destin's Five-Man Band in Person of Lordly Caliber.
Slust the Red
One of the legendary three High Knights of the first Ogre Battle. Slust defeated the monsters, insuring mankind's dominion on earth. He was made immortal by the gods, given rulership of a flying island. Rashidi put a charm on him to have him fight Destin, but Destin snapped him out of it. Slust joined the rebellion after.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Possibly. In the World ending, it's implied Slust has a thing for Fenril, though this could just be Slust being Slust. She doesn't seem interested either way.
- Casanova Wannabe: It's not clear how successful he is, but he is fond of pretty ladies.
- Mighty Glacier: Not as fast as the Generals, but stronger and tougher.
- Red Is Heroic: Wears red armor.
Fenril of Ice
One of the legendary three High Knights of the first Ogre Battle. Fenril defeated the monsters, insuring mankind's dominion on earth. She was made immortal by the gods, given rulership of a flying island. Rashidi put a charm on her to have her fight Destin, but Destin snapped her out of it. Fenril joined the rebellion after.
She was entrusted with the ownership of the Holy Sword Brynhildr, which would become a national treasure to Xenobia when she handed it down to Tristan after the rebellion. But then, the Dark Knights Loslorien stole it...
- All-Loving Hero: Was ordered to leave behind the mortals at the conclusion of the Ogre Battle, but left behind Brunhild so the humans could contact her if they ever needed her help again.
- Cool Sword: Brunhild, the Chaos Gate-opening holy sword which is required for the best ending in March of the Black Queen and a crucial MacGuffin in Let Us Cling Together.
- Genius Bruiser: Implied. She has a very high Intelligence stat, and comparatively much higher than the other Dragoons.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has long blonde hair and is very kind.
- Lady of War: Possibly the greatest in the series.
- Properly Paranoid: In the game's World epilogue, Fenril briefly considers the idea that Rashidi planned for his own death. She is right to be worried.
Dragon Fogel
One of the legendary three High Knights of the first Ogre Battle, and the most powerful. Fogel defeated the monsters, insuring mankind's dominion on earth. He was made immortal by the gods, given rulership of a flying island. At one point fought and killed a powerful and supposed invincible dragon, but after his victory was cursed with dragon-like appearance. Rashidi put a charm on him to have him fight Destin, but Destin snapped him out of it. Fogel joined the rebellion after. Remains cursed after the game's ending.
- Badass Boast: Gives this one right as he joins you:"Come! Let us show this Rashidi what true power is!"
- Break the Haughty: Was once a bombastic, proud warrior... until he's cursed with his dragon form.
- Bullying a Dragon: Literally. Fogel was begged by Shiguld's inhabitants not to mess with Bytalth but ignored them, bringing the dragon's curse upon himself.
- Mighty Glacier: Like the other Dragoons, he may not be as fast as the Generals, but has much better defenses and hits very hard.
- Scaled Up: He's a human who was cursed to become a dragon.
- World's Strongest Man: In-story the Dragoons are the greatest warriors of all time, and Fogel is the strongest of them (reflected by how his in-game melee stats are comparatively better.) His desire to prove this led him to travel the world in search of strong opponents, ultimately bringing him to Shiguld.
Galf
One of the demonic generals of the Ogre Battle, defeated by Slust, Fenril, and Fogel, he was sealed in a castle. Rashidi sought to free him.
- Colony Drop: He can drop meteors on the enemy.
- Deal with the Devil: Offers this to you if your alignment is really low. If you accept, he joins your army. This gives you a very bad reputation.
- Demonic Possession: He possesses Destin and conquers the world in your name if you finish with 25% or less alignment.
- Double Agent: Rashidi offered to free Galf if he destroyed the Revolution, but Galf's just as willing to fight Rashidi if Destin gives him Brunhild.
- Demon Lords and Archdevils: He's quite high up on the Netherworld totem pole.
- Four-Star Badass: Known as a general of the underworld, Galf is not only powerful on his own, but also a skilled tactician who defeated human armies multiple times in the Ogre Battle.
- Necromancer: Commands an army of skeletons, ghosts, vampires, liches, and werewolves when he's battled at Antanjyl.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Locked away by the Sky Knights in Antanjyl and kept weak by the prayers of the monks living there.
- Token Evil Teammate: The only flat-out evil optional character, and the only one whose recruitment prevents you from getting the "World" Ending.
- Worf Had the Flu: The Galf who Destin defeats is weaker than the Galf the Dragoons defeated in the Ogre Battle, having been sealed away and weakened by many years of prayers.
General Hikash Vinzalf
General of Hyland, supreme military commander of the Sacred Xytengian Empire and Rauny's father.
- Archnemesis Dad: Subverted. Despite his daughter opposing the Empire, Hikash holds no grudge against her and respects her for following her own code of honor. Rauny herself still loves her father and is reluctant to fight him.
- Four-Star Badass: He is the Empire's most powerful warrior as well as its highest-ranking general. Hikash won't hesitate to get his hands dirty if it means defending the Hyland royal family.
- Honor Before Reason: He will die before he betrays his oath to the Hyland royal family, despite his respect for the Liberation Army's ideals and his own conscience gnawing at him.
- Like Father, Like Daughter: Both of the Vinzalfs are honorable, loyal warriors who believe deeply in what they fight for.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: Many years ago, he swore an oath to always serve the Hyland royal family, no matter what happens. When she founded the Sacred Xytengian Empire, Empress Endora rewarded Hikash's loyalty with leadership over the Empire's vast armies. Hikash also obeyed his Empress' command to allow the treacherous Duke Apros to marry his daughter despite having no love for the man. Both Prince Gares and Apros tried to shame Rauny for her lack of loyalty to the Empire compared to her father.
- Noble Top Enforcer: Compared to his corrupt, power-hungry liege, Hikash is an honorable man who took no pleasure in the suffering that the Empire caused, but still served it out of duty.
- Shut Up, Kirk!: He silences Rauny when she tries to persuade him to surrender.
- So Proud of You: With his dying breath, Hikash tells Rauny that he is proud of her and he loves her.
- To Be Lawful or Good: Hikash chose to be Lawful and uphold his vow to serve an increasingly corrupt monarchy despite his personal feelings. Meanwhile, his daughter chose to be Good and uphold justice and virtue even if she had to turn against her own family and her kingdom.
- Token Good Teammate: Even as the royal family and many of his own soldiers grew increasingly corrupt under Rashidi's influence, Hikash retained his sense of honor and resolved to support the Empire to the very end despite his own misgivings.
- Villain with Good Publicity: Zigzagged in that Hikash is not himself evil, but he is the most beloved leader within the Empire, well-regarded by commoners and nobles alike.
Prince Gares
Son of Empress Endora.
- Actually a Doombot: If the first two Gares fought by the player weren't these, the unending hordes of him fought at Zeteginea most definitely are.
- Big Bad Wannabe: He fancies himself quite the villain and is very threatening for most of the story, but in reality he's nothing without Rashidi—and in the end, he's nothing to Rashidi.
- Black Knight: He wears menacing black armor, complete with Horns of Villainy.
- Deal with the Devil: Due to Rashidi's manipulations, he sacrificed his own soul for strength and immortality. As a result, Gares became a formidable warrior and was almost impossible to destroy permanently, but also became an utterly ruthless monster who enjoyed causing death and misery to everyone, even his own people. At the final battle at the Shalina temple, Gares was finally defeated for good, hated and unmourned by all.
- The Dragon: To Rashidi and Empress Endora.
- Face–Heel Turn: He was once a warm-hearted person before Rashidi got to him.
- Hate Sink: In the end, everyone hated Gares.
- He murdered King Gran while posing as the loyal knight Ashe, earning him the ire of both Prince Tristan and Ashe himself, as well as the entire Kingdom of Zenobia.
- He personally executed High Priestess Foris, earning him the eternal enmity of Foris' daughter, Aisha.
- He led the Imperial expedition to drop the Sky Island of Shangrila onto the Kingdom of Zenobia with the help of Rashidi's magic. This heinous act likely earned Gares the wrath of the gods themselves, since Shangrila was the home the Goddess of Justice, Fellana.
- He executed almost every paladin native to Hyland when they wouldn't swear their allegiance to the now-evil Empress Endora, terrorized the citizens of his own Empire and was hated by his former subjects Debonair and Rauny.
- The Heavy: He is the most active antagonist in the story, fought at the Island of Avalon, Shangrila, Zeteginea, and Temple Shalina. He's also responsible for lots of bad things that happen offscreen, like killing Aisha's mother, framing Ashe, and wiping out the Paladins of the Highlands.
- Recurring Boss: He is fought three times during the story—four, if you count all the clones of him you face in Zeteginia.
- This Cannot Be!: When he was struck down for good, Gares refused to believe he can be defeated and lamented dying just when the chance to rule the world was mere inches from his grasp.
Empress Endora
Empress of the Sacred Xytengian Empire, Queen of Hyland before that and the titular "Black Queen" of the game's name. The central villain of the story.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: In terms of raw damage output, Endora is more dangerous than any of her generals.
- Big Bad: The ruler of the Sacred Xytengian Empire and the main adversary of the game. Rashidi, however, is responsible for her fall into evil.
- God Save Us from the Queen!
- Face–Heel Turn: Once, she was a benevolent ruler. Until the other kingdoms invaded and Rashidi came knocking...
- Lady of Black Magic: She's packing some major magical heat, courtesy of Rashidi.
- Leotard of Power: Her outfit shows off her legs and comes with a High Collar of Doom to boot.
- Older Than She Looks: Her son Gares was already an adult when he assassinated King Gran, yet twenty-five years later, Endora appears to be in her thirties at the very oldest.
- Sanity Slippage / The Dark Side Will Make You Forget: By the time the player confronts her, any rational thinking she once had is long gone.
- Statuesque Stunner: She's quite tall, if her in-game model is any indication.
- We Can Rule Together: If you attack Endora with a group that doesn't have the Opinion Leader or Debonair in it, Endora will offer to let the group join her. You can actually say "Yes," in which case you lose the group permanently!
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: At first, she was just trying to defend Hyland and the other kingdoms from invasion, so she made a deal with Rashidi. Of course, the good intentions kind of went by the wayside.
Rashidi
One of "The Five Heroes" who helped form the kingdoms of Xytengia, Rashidi soon fell to evil after that, and lusts for the "Black Diamond," an artifact of extreme power.
- The Antichrist: Some divine characters, like Danika, point out that Rashidi is the one destined to bring about the second Ogre Battle.
- The Archmage: He is known as the greatest wizard on the continent of Xytegenia, having mastered almost all mortal magic along with some spells once thought usable only by the gods. Rashidi is the former teacher of Kapella, Albeleo and Saradin Carm, and has taught dark magic to Baron Apros, Cardinal Randals and Previa of the Four Devas.
- Big Bad: He's responsible for Endora's fall, and takes center stage in the last level, after her defeat.
- Came Back Strong: Reborn in the body of a demi-god.
- The Corrupter: He corrupted the once fair Queen Endora and her son Gares, and was responsible for Mizal's fall by manipulating her love for him. Rashidi also corrupted Previa, who was once a deeply religious man.
- Evil Sorceror: He has delved into forbidden magics and consorted with devils, particularly the demon general Galf. Rashidi is also a worshipper of Diablo, the god of destruction and the underworld, whom he seeks to bring into the world of mortals.
- Fallen Hero: He was one of the Five Heroes who united the warring kingdoms of Xytegenia, along with the future king Gran of Zenobia.
- Hijacked by Ganon: He goes unmentioned throughout all of Person of Lordly Caliber. The last cutscene implies he was behind everything.
- Mad Scientist: His study of the abyss corrupted him, though according to Saradin he did learn some useful information from it, like the seal the Creator placed on humans to limit their potential.
- Manipulative Bastard: Manipulated Endora and Mizal before the game's events. Is implied to have manipulated King Procus before Person of Lordly Caliber and made an Unwitting Pawn out of his own daughter, Mari.
- The Man Behind the Man: He's been manipulating Endora's rise to support his own agenda.
- Older Than He Looks: Possibly. While his student Saradin is elderly and has a long Wizard Beard, Rashidi still has short, black hair.
- Pre-Final Boss: Once you defeat him, he summons Diablo with his dying breath.
- Super-Empowering: Gares' powers and abilities were given to him by Rashidi.
- We Can Rule Together: If a group that fights Rashidi doesn't have the Opinion Leader, Saradin, Tristan, or Yushis in it, Rashidi will offer to let them join him. Surprisingly, you can actually say "Yes," in which case you lose Reputation and the group leaves your army permanently!
Diablo
The Lord of the Ogres and a destroyer god of the underworld. His emergence led to the original Ogre Battle, and Rashidi seeks to summon him into the world for round 2.
- Cognizant Limbs: His cohorts are part of his body.
- Final Boss: Rashidi summons him with his dying breath, and he's the final fight in the game.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Rashidi serves him, but he's not really active, being a Sealed Evil in a Can.
- No-Sell: He's immune to several tarots which usually help against bosses, including the Fool (which scares off minions - but his minions are part of his body).
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Sealed away after the Ogre Battle. Rashidi's using the Black Diamond as a can opener.
