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The Protagonist and their family

Kay/Alice

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Kay

Alice

The main characters of the game. The chosen avatar will embark on a journey to search for their missing father, while their opposite gender counterpart will act as their friendly rival for all the main story of the game.

Aborted Declaration of Love: Alice/Kay will try to confess their love for the Player Character at the end of the Victory Road, but they will eventually just wish them luck against the Cardinals.
The Ace: At the end of the game they defeated all eight gym leaders (including the missing eighth gym leader), stopped Team Dimension (with the help of Aster and the others), and prevailed against the Cardinals and the Lumen, becoming the strongest trainer of Eldiw. In the final fight against the Lumen, Aster remarks that he knew the Player Character was exceptionally talented from the moment he set his eyes on them.
Berserk Button: Seeing Victor and his Tyranitar again enrages them so much that it forces their Alter out.
Coming of Age Story: They certainly went through one over the course of the story.
Cutting Off the Branches: According to the Word of God, Kay is the canon Player Character and his starter is Trishout.
Fiery Redhead: Kay. It is more prominent if he is the Player Character.
Flat Character: They do not have much in terms of characterization. Justified, as players are supposed to imagine themselves as Kay or Alice.
Fusion Dance: With their Alter.
Heroic Lineage: As to be expected from the child of Silver and Green.
Heroic Mime: Played with. The other characters' reactions suggest that the Player Character does talk. It's just that the players don't get to see any of those dialogues. Except when they are actually shown.
Hollywood Genetics: Alice, if she is the Player Character. Neither Versil nor Clover has pink hair. Or green eyes.
In the Blood: This Player Character comes from a real Badass Family: their parents are established from the beginning to be among the strongest trainers of Eldiw; then it turns out that Versil and Clover are actually Silver and Green from the mainline series, meaning that they are actually among the strongest Pokémon trainers in the world. And their grandfather was Giovanni, former gym leader and leader of Team Rocket.
Like Father, Like Son: Or daughter. Many characters, including Surge, the final gym leader and Abraham of the Cardinals, remark that the Player Character took after their father.
Love Interest: The NPC Counterpart will always fall in love with the Player Character. And the Player Character seems to reciprocate.
Nice Guy/Nice Girl: Other characters frequently commented on Kay/Alice's kindness.
Olympus Mons: The Rival has Celebi in their Lumen's team.
Player Character: The unchosen one will become The Rival/Love Interest for the rest of the game.
The Rival: The Distaff Counterpart or the Spear Counterpart of the Player Character will act as your usual friendly rival who will have a very obvious crush on them.
Rose-Haired Sweetie: Alice. For bonus points, if she is The Rival she will have a crush on the Player Character.
Say It with Hearts: The Player Character emits a comic with a heart symbol almost every time they interact with their Counterpart and other characters they feel a strong kinship with, like their starter or Ruta.
Signature Mon: The chosen Starter in the case of the Player Character; Pikachu X in the case of The Rival.
You Don't Look Like You: Kay (the canon Player Character according to the Word of God) has red hair and dark grey eyes just like Versil does; Alice, his supposed Distaff Counterpart, has pink hair ever since she was born and light green eyes that neither Versil nor Clover have.

Alters

Alter Kay

Alter Alice

A corrupted version of the main character from the Xenoverse, born from their hatred and anger. They end up merged into the main character upon their defeat.

A Day in the Limelight: Part of the final Furious Battles event consists into exploring the most important parts of the main story from the Alter's perspective.
Anti-Hero: As the game goes on, your Alter will act gradually more heroic from their openly-villainous first appearance and even helps you out, though they are still rude and short-tempered.
As Long as There Is Evil: A rare heroic variant. Though they will always exist within the player, they come to an understanding with them and will always work together.
Deadpan Snarker: The player character's Alter has an oddly dry sense of humour.
Demonic Possession: At various points in the game, the player character may be possessed by their alter.
Fusion Dance: With the player character.
Enemy Within: After their defeat in the Xenoverse, they reside within the player and emerge periodically to mess up their plans. Eventually subverted once they ally with the player for good.
The Heartless: It and the Primal version of the Starter were born from the player & their partner's negative emotions.
Poke the Poodle: During Battle Pass 4 in the altered Mt. Zodiac, they will always move in the opposite direction of whatever the player inputs.
Knight of Cerebus: They first make their appearance after the player learns about the origins of the Xenoverse from Abraham, and they give the player the Xeno Ring upon defeat, allowing them to transform their starter into their Xeno form.
Reformed, but Not Tamed: After reconciling with the player during the final battle against Dragalisk, they vow to work alongside them for the rest of their life. However, they are still just as belligerent as before.
Shadow Archetype: They were born from the player's negative emotions and represent all their worst aspects.
Spanner in the Works: The Alter's interference allowed the Player Character to survive Vakuum's Lotus-Eater Machine they were trapped in at the end of the Pass 4, giving them one last chance to fight and bring everything back to how it was.
Superpowered Evil Side: Their power can allow the player's Pokémon to grow in strength, though brings out the protagonist's worse elements.
Token Evil Teammate: To the main characters, as they only side with them to ensure their host (the player) isn't killed if Dragalisk destroys the universe. Afterwards however, they settle down, and after Vakuum's defeat they recognize that the Player Character was their only companion in the barren landscape they used to live in.

Versil

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The main protagonist's Disappeared Dad. As the plot unfolds, it became clear that he was involved with the mysterious Team Dimension. It turned out he's the brain behind the organization.

Action Dad: He used to be among the strongest Pokémon trainers of Eldiw. And other than that, nothing screams Action Dad more than be the true leader of the villainous team of the region.
Archnemesis Dad: He used to have an Archnemesis Dad in Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket. And then he becomes an Archnemesis Dad for his own child because he is the true leader of Team Dimension.
Brainwashed and Crazy: During the final battle against Dragalisk, he is possessed by the lord of the Xenoverse and is forced to do battle against their own child with it.
Broken Tears: When you try to talk to him in the post-game. Not that it is not surprising, given that his actions caused The Prophecy he was trying to prevent from happening to be fulfilled and Trey's Heroic Sacrifice.
Canon Character All Along: He's revealed to be Silver, the rival from the Gen II Pokémon games, who had to change his name and move to Eldiw to escape from villainous groups that targeted him due to him being the son of Team Rocket's leader.
Disappeared Dad: His disappearance in fact kicked start the main plot. And Versil's own Disappeared Dad caused him to find out about Dragalisk and The Prophecy about the world's destruction that his child might be supposed to stop, putting the plot of the game in motion.
Distressed Dude: What Aster and Kay/Alice thought he's. They thought Team Dimension was keeping Versil captive... until they saw him manning the organization's control panel. He becomes one for real when he decides to go in the Xenoverse alone to defeat Dragalisk once and for all instead of the two candidates for the title of Chosen One fated to defeat the beast (the Player Character and Trey).
Easily Forgiven: Versil was the leader and founder of Team Dimension the entire time, and he faked his disappearance for over 10 years as part of a convoluted plan to destroy Dragalisk that involved putting his child and many others in danger. The months after the battle against Dragalisk, it is shown that his wife and child have completely forgiven him and welcomed him back home, and it seems there'd be no real consequences for his actions or the actions of Team Dimension in general.
- This is subverted at the end of Pass 5, as it is revealed he was on parole as a collaborator of justice. After the loose ends are tied up, Versil is sent away to serve out his sentence.
Fiery Redhead: The Player Character took it from him. It was even more prominent when he was a teenager.
Happily Married: To Clover before he went missing.
Irony: Despite his attempt to not be like his father (Giovanni), Versil ends up becoming the head of a villainous organization (Team Dimension)... just like his father.
Kidnapped Scientist: Aster reveals that Versil was kidnapped by Team Dimension for his research on the Xenoverse. Except that Versil was not kidnapped, he helped to create Team Dimension so that he could continue his research with the aim of destroying Dragalisk once and for all.
The Leader: To Team Dimension.
Leitmotif: His battle theme is a somewhat sad-sounding remix of the rival battle theme from Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Like Father, Like Son: He becomes the leader of a criminal organization just like his father Giovanni.
The Man Behind the Man: It turns out that he's the true leader of Team Dimension.
The Mentor: He was Aster's mentor when he was a teenager. He did the same with his child, but as the Stealth Mentor leader of Team Dimension.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Versil tried to control the result of the Prophecy with his actions... only to cause the Prophecy to come to be fulfilled and almost destroy the world.
Olympus Mons: After the battle with the Player Character on the moon, he sends out Mewtwo X and orders it to keep the Player Character and the others busy while he himself goes into Xenoverse to face Dragalisk. Not to mention that he has Entei on his team.
Papa Wolf: His main motivation to start the whole Team Dimension fiasco. He started being haunted by the thoughts of Dragalisk after it killed his father. Fearing what the creature might do to his child may they be The Chosen One fated to face it to save the world, he embarked on his misguided journey to enter Xenoverse to slay the monster.
The Rival: Of Gold, obviously.
Signature Mon: Mega Weavile. This is likely a reference to Pokémon Adventures, in which Silver's first and closest Pokémon is a Sneasel.
Significant Anagram: Of Silver.
Villainous Lineage: Subverted. Even if Versil ends up creating the Villainous Team of the region just like his dear old dad Giovanni, he didn't do that to become rich or gain more power, but in a misguided attempt to protect the world from Dragalisk.
Walking Spoiler: Aside from his disappearance kicking start the plot, it's hard to disclose anything about him without spoiling a significant part of the story.

Clover (Edera)

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The main protagonist's mother. She became somewhat overprotective towards her child after her husband went missing, but eventually understood her child and allowed the latter to embark on his/her journey.

Accidental Truth: In an attempt to hide the fact that the protagonist's Disappeared Dad has been missing for years, she the absurd claim that reason they haven't seen him for so long is because he's just been too busy with work to visit. This ultimately winds up being true: she just didn't know that his "job" was leading Team Dimension.
Action Mom: Downplayed. She wasn't really involved in Kay/Alice's main adventure, but the post-game shows that she's actually quite a capable trainer, with a high-level team (at least on par with a typical gym leader's) that players could fight.
Canon Character All Along: She reveals that she's in truth Green from Pokémon Adventures during the post-game.
Good Parents: Despite being somewhat overprotective at first, she genuinely cared for and was simply trying to protect her child.
Happily Married: To Versil before he went missing. Even after the reveal that Versil had been puppeteering Team Dimension all along, she still happily accepted him and let him return home.
My Beloved Smother: Somewhat. She (understandably) became a bit over-protective of Kay/Alice after her husband went missing. In fact, at the start of the player's journey, she tried to stop him/her from leaving, but she let go of this after seeing how strong her child was.
The Nicknamer: In contrast to all the other trainers in the game, each of her Pokémon had a nickname. This is also a clue about her true identity, as Green had the habit to give a nickname to her Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures.
Our Fairies Are Different: While she wasn't explicitly specialized in Fairy-type, she had quite of few of those on her team, including Wigglypuff and Granbull, just like Green did.

Nana Flora (Nonna Lea) and Grandfather

In contrast with Clover's overprotectiveness, Nana Flora always encouraged the main character to explore the world on their own. She can be found near the grave of the Player Character's late grandfather.

Ambiguously Related: The late-game revelations imply that Nana Flora might not be the Player Character's real grandmother. That would justify why she has a regular old lady's sprite instead of a customized one.
Canon Character All Along: The Player Character finds out that their grandfather is actually Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, towards the end of the main story of the game; as it is not elaborated if Nana Flora was Giovanni's wife and Silver's mother or just a very close family friend, it is unknown if this trope applies to her too.
Cool Old Lady: When she sees the Player Character sneaking around Nova Ranch after they decided to go looking for Versil on their own, she reacts way better than Clover, giving them free Poké Balls and a tutorial to teach them (and the player) how to catch Pokémon.
Flat Character: Nana Flora only contributes to the game's plot is helping the Player Character with a tutorial and a subquest.
Grave-Marking Scene: Versil paid a visit to grandpa's grave with his child during the game's prologue. The Player Character can have a moment too if they interact with the tombstone.
Posthumous Character: The Player Character's grandfather died years before the prologue. And his death caused the most important events in the game.
Quest Giver: Nana Flora is one of the NPCs the Player Character needs to talk to in order to complete the Souvenir Hunting subquest.
Red Herring: Nana Flora can be found next to grandfather's grave, hinting that she is the Player Character's grandmother... But the Player Character's grandfather is Giovanni from Team Rocket, and he has no known relation to a woman named Flora from the canon sources, making her actual relation to the family ambiguous.
Thicker Than Water: Versil and his father never had the chance to fix their relationship when the latter was still alive. Despite it all, Versil was so affected by his death that he elaborated a plan that almost destroyed the new life he created for himself, his family, and the world at large.
Video Game Tutorial: Nana Flora used to be a capable trainer during her youth, and as such, she will invite the Player Character to explore the tall grass in order to catch their first Pokémon.

The Gym Leaders

In general

The Artifact: The gym leaders are this In-Universe. It's eventually revealed that the region's Pokémon League was disbanded years ago, with only seven of the eight gyms still in order; the remnants of the league seem to be mostly for entertainment purposes.
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Most of them are authority figures of some sort, e.g., Vanilla being a princess, Nuphar being a queen to her town, Caspar being his town's sheriff, so on and so forth.
Planet of Hats: Unlike typical Pokémon games, the Eldiw region goes for this. In an official Pokémon game, a region usually centers around a single culture or a few closely related cultures, e.g., Kalos being mainly French, Galar being mainly English with some Scottish culture thrown in. The Eldiw region, on the contrary, utilizes this trope like a Mario game would - e.g., Ishtar City uses Ancient Egypt aesthetics, while Mikiway City looks like something straight out of a European fairytale.

Basil (Alisso)

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The Hippie-like Hadwarf City gym leader. Specializes in Grass-type.

Apathetic Citizens: The other gym leaders often take care of the problems of their fellow citizens. Basil instead prefers to meditate inside his gym and leave Aster to take care of the situation.
Badass in Distress: The second Furious Battle event begins with Basil requiring Aster's help to appease his Venusaur, who suddenly Mega Evolved.
Green Thumb: Specializes in Grass-type.
In Harmony with Nature: Definitely invokes this - when the player arrives to fight Basil, they find the gym leader sitting on a tree stump and striking a meditation pose.
New-Age Retro Hippie: His appearance and themes definitely invoke this trope.
Signature Mon: The Ghost/Grass Spiritomb X.
The Stoic: Rarely if ever changes his expression.
Walking Shirtless Scene: In line with his In Harmony with Nature theme, Basil just sat around not wearing anything over his upper body.
Warm-Up Boss: Up until Basil, all trainers the player faces can most likely be dealt with by simply attacking. Basil, in contrast, requires more strategic planning. Even if the player has a Fire-type (either they caught Elekid X or chose the Fire-type Starter), Basil's Spiritomb can still tank a few super-effective hits before going down.
Wild Hair: His hair is very long. If his scalp hair looks somehow okay, his beard is long and unkempt.

Ginger (Claudio)

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The jock-like Newtron City gym leader. Specializes in Fighting-type.

Academic Athlete: Turns out he has the highest grades at his school, on top of being a star athlete.
Ascended Extra: During the post-game it is revealed that Ginger became one of Professor Aster's assistants after he graduated from college with the highest grades. After the second Battle Furious event he will permanently move to the Pokémon Lab in Hadwarf City.
- After the end of the Furious Battles Ginger won't be found there anymore. That's because Ginger is Eldiw's new Lumen and now you need to defeat the four Cardinals in order to talk to him again.
Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: He's a Fighting-type expert whose team ace is Pyukumuku X, which looks like a football - and Ginger himself looks like a stereotypical high school / university star athlete.
Bare-Fisted Monk: The game's resident Fighting-type expert.
Big Man on Campus: Seems to be pretty popular among the town people of the campus-like Newtron City.
Determinator: Every time the Player Character interacts with him, Ginger is dealing with a Hopeless Boss Fight. But even if he is literally just recovering from a harsh defeat, Ginger wants to keep on fighting until the menace is defeated. Thanks to his determination Ginger becomes Eldiw's new Lumen at the end of the game.
Genius Bruiser: Not only he is a sports star, but his grades are also good enough to be chosen to become Professor Aster's assistant after he graduates, with the implication he could become a Pokémon Professor too one day.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He has a full head of blonde hair and is a tough gym leader who's ready to stand up to Team Dimension to protect his city's people.
Hopeless Boss Fight: Quite unusually, Ginger was at the receiving end of this alongside the player. The first time Kay/Alice met Ginger, the two were teaming up to fight A & B. The fight itself was a Hopeless Boss Fight as it's programmed to not allow either Ginger or the player to deal any damage to A & B's Pokémon. Though they turned the table when Kay/Alice obtained the Terrestrial Ring and caused his/her starter to change form.
- It happens again, off-screen, during the second Furious Battle event. However, Ginger decides to fight against Mega Suicune again in spite of his previous defeat, and the Player Character volunteers to join him.
Lovable Jock: The gym guide explicitly called him "the sporty type each respectable college has". Ginger's intro pose when his gym battle began was him doing an upper arm stretch.
Olympus Mons: He somehow has Mega Mewtwo X as his ace during his Lumen battle.
Overshadowed by Awesome: Ginger legitimately is a strong and competent trainer, but every time the Player Character meets him there is always a stronger opponent who is wiping the floor with him. But Ginger always chooses to keep on fighting in spite of his previous defeat.
Signature Mon: His team ace is the Fighting-type Pyukumuku X, though he's more frequently seen with his Hawlucha.
Walking Shirtless Scene: He wears an open shirt that exposes his physique as Eldiw's new Lumen.

Vanilla (Mimosa)

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The princess-like Milkiway City gym leader. Specializes in Fairy-type.

Chekhov's Gunman: She is the one to inform the player about Aegislash X during the events of pass 4.
Flat Character: The Word of God admits this is one of the reasons why Vanilla is less prominent in the main plot than the other gym leaders. Her main character traits are her being a Spoiled Brat with a Sweet Tooth, meaning she stays in her palace most of the time without caring much about what happens outside.
Foil: To Nuphar. Both Vanilla and Nuphar are female royalties who serve as gym leaders. But while Vanilla is neglectful of her duties and generally very spoiled, Nuphar is The High Queen who diligently tends to the needs of her people. Even their outfits contrast each other - Vanilla wears an extravagant dress overload with pink, while Nuphar wears simple, elegant outfits characterized by blue.
The High Queen: After the Player Character defeated her, Vanilla admits that she's been too neglectful of her duties. So hopefully she will be heading towards this.
Meaningful Name: Just in case you still haven't figured out that she's a princess who loves sweets, her name is "Vanilla".
- This applies to her Italian name as well, as "Mimosa" is both the name of a plant and a cake.
Our Fairies Are Different: Fairy-type specialist.
Pimped-Out Dress: She wears a heavily decorated dress, just to hammer home how much of a fairytale princess she is.
Pink Means Feminine: Her dress consists of a generous amount of pink.
Rich Bitch: She absolutely does not try to hide the fact that she's a princess.
Vanilla (As Kay/Alice challenges her): Before we get started, hand me over the Golden Cup and the Golden Spoon... Yum! I can finally gobble up my ice cream now!
Signature Mon: The Fairy-type Smeargle X, which is very fitting, as Smeargle X is known for producing tasty cream, and Vanilla herself is a big-time Sweet Tooth.
Spoiled Brat: Her youthful appearance, plus the way she bosses around her butler (and others), definitely makes her come across as this.
Sweet Tooth: She really likes her sweets. In fact, right before her gym battle, she told her butler to bring her golden utensils so she could fill her belly with some ice cream before fighting.

Nuphar (Verbena)

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The queen-like Ishtar City gym leader. Specializes in Water-type.

Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: She specializes in Water-type, and her outfits make her look like a human version of Empoleon (with some Milotic thrown in for good measure). On top of that, she dressed like an Egyptian queen, just to drive home the fact that her team ace is a Cofagrigus.
Build Like an Egyptian: Her gym is designed to look like a pyramid, just in case you still haven't got that Ishtar City has an Ancient Egyptian theme.
Foil: To Vanilla. Both Vanilla and Nuphar are female royalties who serve as gym leaders. But while Vanilla is neglectful of her duties and generally very spoiled, Nuphar is The High Queen who diligently tends to the needs of her people. Even their outfits contrast each other - Vanilla wears an extravagant dress overload with pink, while Nuphar wears simple, elegant outfits characterized by blue.
- Nuphar also contrasts against Gengar X. Both of them are monarchs (well, Gengar X is a self-proclaimed one at least). While Nuphar is a wise queen who cares for her people, Gengar X is a full-on Jerkass who Mind Control his "subjects" and treats them as puppets that serve him food. Their color schemes contrast each other as well - with Nuphar being blue and Gengar X being red.
The High Queen: She is the ruler of Ishtar City. In contrast to Vanilla, however, Nuphar diligently tends to her duties and is generally more calm and mature.
Making a Splash: This game's resident Water-type specialist. Her city was renowned for being a beautiful oasis in the middle of a desert and supplying water that would eventually be sold as Fresh Water.
Meaningful Name: The word "Nuphar" is the academic name for water-lily, an aquatic plant common in the northern hemisphere.
Modest Royalty: Her outfits are simplistic, going for the elegant.
Nice Girl: She's unfailingly polite towards everyone around her.
Signature Mon: The Water/Rock Cofagrigus X.
The Smart Girl: Somewhat. She explicitly designed her gym puzzle to (quoting her own words) "put a strain even on the brightest minds".
Stone Wall: With teammates such as Corsola, Milotic and Cofagrigus X, her team could tank quite a bit of damage.
True Blue Femininity: Her outfits primarily consisted of the color blue.

Caspar (Crisante)

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The Westar City gym leader. Specializes in Ghost-type. He's also The Sheriff of his town.

Ascended Extra: Chrysler asks for his help during the third Furious Battle event because he knows Sunflare Canyon like the back of his hand. During that investigation he takes the Player Character aside some times, mostly to warn them not to trust Versil as he might know more than he lets out.
Dark Is Not Evil: He's dressed mostly in dark colors and used Ghost-type Pokémon. He's also his town's sheriff and crucial for keeping the town's criminals at bay.
Irony: He's his town's resident sheriff and apparently the main force of law enforcement. His specialty type? Ghost. You know, the type that is very weak against Dark-types commonly used by criminals?
Lean and Mean: He's pretty tall and lanky build. While he's not a bad person, he does look more menacing than most of the other gym leaders.
Malevolent Masked Man: Caspar wears a bandana that concealed the entirety of his face except for one eye. Again, he's not actually villainous, but he does look more menacing than most of the other gym leaders.
Messy Hair: It's noticeable even if they are covered by a hat.
Once Done, Never Forgotten: Caspar tells the Player Character that he doesn't trust Versil because of his previous role as the leader of Team Dimension. In fact, he asked for Versil's cooperation to investigate the weird energy readings in Sunflare Canyon to keep an eye on him.
The Sheriff: Caspar is both the gym leader and the sheriff of Westar City. Needless to say, his gym is also the local prison.
Signature Mon: The Grass/Ghost Cacturne X, which invokes the Scary Scarecrows trope even more than regular Cacturne now that it's a Ghost-type.
Soul Power: He specializes in Ghost-type.
Stealth Pun: He's apparently a writer. He's also a Ghost-type specialist. So he's a Ghostwriter.
The Stoic: Not helping was that almost his entire face was concealed by his bandana. Most of the time it's nigh impossible to tell what emotions he's feeling.
When He Smiles: He's not very emotionally expressive, though he did seem to have smiled when Kay/Alice defeated him in battle and earned the Despair Badge.

Wallace Daddy

The Hypelion City gym leader. Specializes in Sound-type. He's also a highly popular musician.

Boisterous Bruiser: He's noticeably buff and many of his lines involved him laughing. Right before his concert begins, he even invited the whole Hypelion to a buffet paid for entirely by himself.
Cool Shades: He is rarely seen without a pair of sunglasses.
Dreadlock Warrior: A very powerful gym leader with tied-back dreadlocks.
Former Teen Rebel: He was a member of Team Skull when he lived in Alola. No one in Eldiw cares about his past.
Make Some Noise: As to be expected from a musician, he specializes in Sound-type.
Meaningful Name: His real name is Santana.
Mr. Fanservice: Hands-down the most fan-service-y of the male characters: Not only is he noticeably buff, but he also goes everywhere without wearing any shirt. His Instagram photos serve only to crank this up even further.
Neighbourhood-Friendly Gangsters: It is mentioned in his official backstory that he was a member of Team Skull back in Alola. He has their logo tattooed on his left arm to prove it.
Non-Idle Rich: Being an extremely popular musician, he's naturally very well-off. But he definitely does work for his wealth and, as shown by him buying the whole city a buffet, is happy to share his wealth with the rest of Hypelion.
Odd Name Out: Wallace Daddy is the only Gym Leader from Eldiw whose name is not related to a plant. It seems to be Averted when it turns out that "Wallace Daddy" is just a Stage Name, but then it turns out that his true name doesn't fit the theme either.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Subverted. From time to time someone calls him by his real name.
Poisonous Person: He has a Poison-type Slurpuff X, which he caught during the latter's antics that caused mass poisoning among Hypelion's citizens. It's the only Pokémon on his team to not be a Sound-type.
Precious Photo: His photo with his old friend Guzma from Team Skull is so important to him it is posted on his Instagram account.
Rags to Riches: He used to be a member of Team Skull. Now he is an international celebrity who never forgot where he comes from.
Signature Mon: His team ace is a male Pyroar, which has been retyped to a Fire/Sound. He's the only Eldiwi gym leader whose team ace isn't an X Pokémon.
Stage Name: Everybody knows him as Wallace Daddy, but sometimes his friends call him Santana, which is his true name.
Tall, Dark, and Handsome: Yes. He is also the model of his own clothing line.
Universally Beloved Leader: Everyone in Hypelion City loves him. When Kay/Alice arrived at Hypelion, the gym was closed due to everyone preparing for Wallace Daddy's concert.
Walking Shirtless Scene: He goes everywhere wearing nothing over his upper body.

Henna (Henné)

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The Vega City gym leader and the ringmaster of the Sunshine Circus. Specializes in Fire-type.

Ascended Extra: Henna will help the Player Character fighting Mega Entei in Fortbelt Town's Cardinal's Palace during the second Furious Battle event.
- And then they take Abraham's position as Cardinal as they feel like Gengar X and their friends are perfectly capable of handle the Apollo Tournament on their own.
Badass Cape: They wear a bright red one to go with them being the game's Fire-type specialist.
Circus of Magic: The Sunshine Circus is one. Fittingly, Henna themself is a Fire-type trainer, training a team of circus-theme Pokémon such as Incineroar (strongman), Rapidash, female Pyroar, Goombear (horses, lions, and bears all being common circus animals), and Toxapex X, which looks like a circus tent.
Happy Circus Music: Their gym's theme is the standard gym music mixed with this.
Hot-Blooded: They have a passion that befits a Fire-type specialist.
Large Ham: As to be expected from a circus ringmaster, their lines could get quite hammy. Most notably their lines right before their gym battle began:
Henna (to the audience): As elegant as the phoenix rising from the ashes... fueled by the eternal flames burning in hell... and with the fiery passion within the heart of a warrior... my Fire-type Pokémon will blaze up like gunpowder, in their fiery glory, to light up the Sunshine Circus!
The Leader: To the Sunshine Circus.
Perpetual Frowner: Their default expression had them frowning. They rarely changes their expression.
Playing with Fire: The game's resident Fire-type specialist.
Sarashi: Which they use to cover their chest.
Signature Mon: The Poison/Fire-type Toxapex X. With its exterior now having white and bright red stripes, it fittingly looks like a circus tent.
Whip of Dominance: They're a strict ringmaster who wields a whip like a typical circus beast tamer. They seem to be the kind who uses the whip as a form of signaling instead of as a way of punishing their Pokémon.

The 8th Gym Leader (Spoilers)

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Surge, the Vermillion City gym leader who now specializes in Steel-type. He abandoned his duties years ago, causing his gym to become rundown and the Eldiw Pokémon League to fall apart.

Badass Longcoat: He wears one that exposes he chest and stomach.
Cool Old Guy: He had visibly aged, with a full head of grey hair, by the time Kay/Alice came seeking the final gym badge. He even referred to himself as "an old geezer". That, however, didn't change the fact that he is the strongest gym leader in Eldiw. He's also unreasonably buff for a man his age.
Cyborg: By the time the player met him, he'd already had his right arm replaced with a robotic arm. It was because he had to be amputated after getting badly injured in a past mission that went horribly wrong. In the same mission, his Raichu got so brutally mauled by the enemies that when Team Dimension rebuilt it, the only apparently organic part left was its muzzle.
Darker and Edgier: Before the player encountered him, the plot's tone was pretty light-hearted. Even Team Dimension had an ample amount of comical moments. Once the Player Character beats him, we got to see his flashback, in which War Is Hell is in full effect, and it is explicitly stated that both humans and Pokémon have died or suffered grievous injuries. The plot became quite a bit more serious from that point on.
Extra-ore-dinary: He seemed to have switched from Electric-type to Steel-type over the years.
How the Mighty Have Fallen: He went from a mighty and feared Gym Leader, military veteran, and high ranking Team Rocket executive to a practically homeless broken old man living out of the ruins of his former gym.
Leitmotif: Unlike the rest of the Eldiwi gym leaders, his battle theme was a mix of the standard Eldiwi gym battle theme and the original Kanto gym battle theme.
The Runt at the End: For starter, he's the only gym leader who's a character from prior games. He also had by far the largest plot role among all the gym leaders.
Shell-Shocked Veteran: It's obvious that years of serving in the military and the horrible incident that caused him and his Raichu to turn into Cyborg had taken their toll on Surge's sanity.
Signature Mon: Raichu X. It's now a pure Steel-type that looked like a Cyborg. It was due to Team Dimension rebuilding it after it got brutally injured by enemies in a past operation.
Smoking Is Cool: He was trying to light himself a smoke in his intro pose as his gym battle began.
Undying Loyalty: Towards Giovanni. To some extent, this loyalty seems to have been carried over to Versil and Kay/Alice, Giovanni's son and grandchild respectively.
Surge: I was fighting for a man whom I held in very high esteem, Giovanni...
Walking Shirtless Scene: No, he wasn't wearing a shirt under his longcoat.
We Can Rebuild Him: Team Dimension did this to him and his Raichu at some point between the events of Gold and Silver and this game.

The Four Cardinals and the Lumen

In general

Apathetic Citizens: Averted. Compared to typical Elite Four groups, the Cardinals were much more involved with the main plot. Chua and Abraham both played major plot roles at some points, while Niva and Peyote at least appeared long before the player arrived at Mt. Zodiac. It was also mentioned that when Dragalisk was about to bring havoc to the world, the Cardinals defeated and captured (off-screen) Dragalisk's four beasts (the Tapu X) to prevent the latter from causing mass destruction.
Badass in Distress: It is revealed during the fourth Furious Battle event that the Fury entity hijacked their ritual, trapping the Cardinals and their collaborators inside a severely distorted version of Mt. Zodiac. Moreover, it caused the Tapu X to go crazy and attack them, requiring Kay and Alice to venture inside the Altered Mt. Zodiac to save them.
Dare to Be Badass: After Kay/Alice was done saving the world, the Cardinals sent an invitation to tell him/her that he/she has been appointed as the rightful Chosen One. This means he/she needs to go to Mt. Zodiac to face the Cardinals - as the ultimate trial of Earth to prove that he/she is worthy of the title.
Leitmotif: The Cardinals' battle theme is a mix of Unovan Elite Four and Tapus' battle theme from the Alola games.
Mr. Exposition / Ms. Exposition: The Cardinals were the ones who held the sacred knowledge about the gateways to Xenoverse. Naturally, they were the ones to disclose the info to Kay/Alice during the events of the story.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: It was mentioned that when Dragalisk was about to unleash its force of destruction upon the world, the Cardinals stepped up and subdued Dragalisk's four beasts (the Tapu X). A shame players didn't get to actually see it.
Passing the Torch: Chua and Abraham decided to retire after the end of the Furious Battles events, leaving their position to Ruta and Henna. Aster and The Rival retired as well, leaving Ginger as Eldiw's new Lumen to the Player Character's shock.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: There're four of them? Check. The players fight them in quick succession at the end of the main campaign of the game? Check. Their defeat is immediately followed by the Final Battle? Check. The Cardinals are this region's Elite Four in all but names.

Chua

The first of the four Cardinals. Specializes in Psychic-type. He's also the chief of Shyleon Temple. He's responsible for guarding the Xenoverse gateway at the temple. Victor eventually arrived with Roserade X, who then proceeded to Mind Control Chua into letting them open the gateway. Although Kay/Alice and Ruta arrived to defeat Roserade X, Trey managed to obtain Xenoverse energy.

Brainwashed and Crazy: Courtesy of Victor and Roserade X.
Distressed Dude: After mind-controlling Chua and the Temple Sentinels, Victor had Chua help him open the gateway to Xenoverse. Fortunately, Kay/Alice and Ruta arrived in time to defeat Roserade X, which likely saved Chua's life.
Good Parents: He looked like a neglectful father at first, but turned out he was so busy working because the work in question was to guard a Xenoverse gateway. After the events at Shyleon Temple, it's shown that he genuinely cared for his son.
The Leader: To the sentinels of Shyleon Temple.
Magical Native American: In contrast to Peyote, Chua and his people seem inspired by cultures from around Mesoamerica. Shyleon Temple's design in particular looks quite Mayan.
Nature Lover: He stated that he doesn't like cities and prefers to live in the jungle.
Parental Neglect: According to Ruta, Chua was always busy working at Shyleon Temple, which caused him to not have time to spend with his son, though considering that the work in question was to guard a gateway to Xenoverse, it is somewhat understandable. He got better.
Perpetual Frowner: His default expression.
Power Floats: When Kay/Alice faced Chua on Mt. Zodiac, Chua's arena had various fairly large (i.e., each at least the size of a child) rocks just floating in mid-air.
Psychic Power: Specializes in Psychic-type. It's left ambiguous as to whether Chua himself possesses such powers, which could be the case considering the floating rocks around his arena when Kay/Alice faced him on Mt. Zodiac.
Signature Mon: The Psychic/Dark-type Tapu Fini X.
The Stoic: He's the least emotionally expressive of the four Cardinals. Both Niva and Peyote smile in their default poses, while Abraham is somewhat of a Boisterous Bruiser. Chua, in contrast, rarely if ever changes his facial expression.
Temple of Doom: He spends most of his time in one of these. Fittingly, he's a Psychic-type trainer, with his team consisting of multiple Pokémon that are associated with ancient ruins, such as Sigilyph and Claydol.
Walking Shirtless Scene: He wears a piece of loincloth, but nothing to cover his upper body.

Niva (Castalia)

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The second of the four Cardinals and also the youngest. Specializes in Ice-type. Kay/Alice first met her on the way to Mt. Zodiac, when Niva got lost trying to find the place.

Anime Hair: Her hairdo is kind of ridiculous. Aside from having a bun as large as her entire skull on top, it also extends all the way to reach her legs.
Eyes Always Shut
Genki Girl: Downplayed. She could definitely act like one of these at times, but she's just as serious as the other Cardinals when fulfilling her duties.
An Ice Person: Specializes in Ice-type. When Kay/Alice faced Niva on Mt. Zodiac, Niva's arena was snowing, which meant she had the advantage as the battle started with hail already on.
Little Miss Badass: She's explicitly stated to be the youngest Cardinal. While her exact age wasn't specified, she looked like she's at least a couple of years younger than even Kay/Alice. But you would be very wrong if you think she's less capable of kicking asses than the other Cardinals.
Niva: I may be the youngest Cardinal, but that doesn't mean I won't fulfill my duty as seriously as the other ones!
Mighty Glacier: Pun not intended. Her team consisted mainly of Pokémon that hit hard and can tank hits in return, but those Pokémon aren't very fast. Examples include Avalugg, Beartic and Walrein. Also, she led with Avalugg, which literally is based on an iceberg.
Nice Girl
No Sense of Direction: Kay/Alice first met Niva on the way to Mt. Zodiac, when Niva asked for directions after getting lost when she tried to reach the place.
Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: She has dark hair, while being one of the palest characters in the game. Justified, as she came from the always snowing Borealis Town, which means she likely doesn't get much sunshine.
Signature Mon: The Ice/Dark-type Tapu Lele X.

Peyote

The third of the four Cardinals. He specializes in Flying-type and has just recently taken over the job of a Cardinal from his grandfather. Kay/Alice first met him at Welkin Falls after he/she got teleported back to Earth, where Peyote explained what happened while he/she was in Xenoverse.

Badass Cape: Fittingly, he wears one made out of feathers.
Blow You Away: Specializes in Flying-type.
Large Ham: Somewhat. He has a habit of making poetic statements themed around flight and/or birds. E.g., he stated that he was "ready to soar" when Kay/Alice battled him, and after Kay/Alice defeated him, he urged Kay/Alice to "spread his/her wings and push forwards".
Magical Native American: He definitely dresses like a stereotypical North American one. Fittingly, he has a Xatu on his team.
The Medic: Peyote was not explicitly stated to be one, but he did seem to be more knowledgeable about medicine than most of the cast. When Kay/Alice and co. returned to Earth, Peyote's the first person to note that Versil needed treatment for Blue Energy poisoning.
Nature Lover:
Peyote: Thick woods, raging rivers, vast oceans, snowy peaks... Those were the things nature gifted us. Everyday I'll thank the Light Being for letting me be able to witness the beauty of these marvels!
Nice Guy
Noble Birds of Prey: His team consisted mostly of Pokémon that are based on large predatory birds, namely Skarmory, Braviary, and Harrowk.
Signature Mon: The Flying/Dark-type Tapu Koko X.
Walk the Earth: Or fly all around the Earth. He mentioned that before he took the position of a Cardinal, he did this in order to see all the marvels of the world.

Abraham (Oleandro)

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The final and strongest of the four Cardinals. Specializes in Dragon-type. He's the grandfather of Nuphar, Ishtar City gym leader, and an old friend of Versil. Abraham spends much of his days on Mt. Starburst training and trying to keep watch over the gateway to Xenoverse.

Boisterous Bruiser: Not as much as Wallace Daddy, but Abraham still had quite a few moments of laughing, even during the segments on Mt. Starburst.
Genius Bruiser: He's a very big and burly guy, but he's also said to have a very thorough knowledge of Eldiw. In fact, he's the one who held the knowledge about the story of how Luxflon created the Eldiwi starters and how Dragalisk came to be.

Large Ham: Somewhat.
Abraham (after Kay/Alice defeated him): [Player Name], by challenging you, us Four Cardinals have fulfilled the duty we were destined to. Now go, turn your sight towards the land you're protecting from the peak of the mountain that sees it all... The peak where gods rest is yours!
Lightning Bruiser: Since he specializes in Dragon-type, his team consists of lots of Dragon-types with very high base stats. This includes Dragonite and Haxorus, who could hit hard while also being reasonably fast and capable of tanking hits.
The Mentor: Briefly served as this to Kay/Alice. Throughout the whole sequence on Mt. Starburst in which Kay/Alice unlocked the full potential of the starter, i.e., change the starter into its final and strongest form, Abraham was there giving instructions.
Our Dragons Are Different: Specializes in Dragon-type.
Really 700 Years Old: His official description states there is a rumor about him being actually 400 years old. The description comments it by saying "[the rumors] are not far from the truth".
Signature Mon: He had the Dragon/Dark-type Tapu Bulu X on his team when Kay/Alice fought him on Mt. Zodiac, though he's more frequently seen with his Scaleon, the Dragon-type evolution of Eevee.
Stout Strength: He's the burliest guy in the game. His granddaughter Nuphar even explicitly described him as "outsized" at one point.
Stronger with Age: The oldest of the Cardinals and also the strongest. His intro pose when the player battles him was him carrying a giant log of wood on his shoulder.
Trademark Favorite Drink: The water of Ishtar City, apparently.

The Lumen (Spoilers)

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The strongest trainer of Eldiw region. He is actually Aster, the keeper of Hadwarf City's Pokémon Lab and an old friend of Versil who never stopped looking for him.

The Ace: He is still a young man and he is already one of the most respected trainers of Eldiw and his main is a Legendary Pokémon he can Mega Evolve.
Anime Hair: His hairdo is kinda ridiculous.
Awesome Moment of Crowning: Not a real crowning because he is not royalty, but he graduates at the end of the main story of the game, becoming the Pokémon Professor of the region.
Big Brother Mentor: It seems like he is this for every young trainer he is on a first name basis with. It is shown in game with his interactions with Kay, Alice, and Ginger.
Child Prodigy: Given his age and his friendships it is implied he used to be one.
Establishing Character Moment: How do you introduce the strongest trainer of Eldiw? By making him summon Suicune to extinguish a fire in the second city the Player Character can visit in game.
Expy: Of Kris from Pokémon Crystal. Given the setting and his friendship with Gold it would not be a surprise if he turns out that Aster and Kris are actually related.
Meaningful Name: Aster means "star", fitting the Cosmic Motifs of the game. Other than that, Aster is also the name of a plant genus and Aster graduates to become Pokémon Professor in the post-game.
The Professor: He is the resident Pokémon Professor of the region in all but name. The main story of the game ends and the post-game begins with his actual graduation to Pokémon Professor.
Signature Mon: Suicune.

Team Dimension

Trey

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A mysterious cyborg aligned with Team Dimension. He serves as the player's primary rival.

All of the Other Reindeer: Everyone in Team Dimension treat him like he is just a malfunctioning drone because he constantly defies the instructions he receives. Other than that, he seems to be the only Cyborg in an army of drones.
Always Someone Better: He feels this way towards the Player Character and their supposed role as The Chosen One. This eventually pushes Trey to accept the request of Team Dimension to get in the Xenoverse so that Sabolt could reach its final form.
Aloof Ally: During some parts of the game he ends up helping the Player Character, much to his own dismay.
Anti-Villain: He is a member of Team Dimension, but he disregards their orders to the point of helping the Player Character during their fight with A & B during the Ponyta X accident. The rest of the Team considers Trey a defective asset as a result. This gets Subverted later on in the story, as Trey gets embittered by his defeats to the Player Character and agrees to enter the Xenoverse so that Sabolt could achieve his final form. Just like the Player Character he gets fused with his Alter, but differently from the Player Character he can't take the control back and his Alter's influence makes him fully agree with Team Dimension's plan, requiring another defeat by the Player Character to make him come back to his senses.
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He is strong enough to be chosen by a Starter Pokémon to be its trainer.
Back from the Dead: He dies sacrificing himself in the final battle against Dragalisk, though is revived in the new reality created by Vakuum at the end of Battle Pass 4.
Blood Knight: All he wants is to prove his superiority towards Team Dimension and the Player Character.
Birds of a Feather: With Team Dimension's Leader. Silver too used to be a Hot-Blooded teenager unhappy with his unwilling connection with the Villain Team. This is probably the reason why Trey's actions seem to be Easily Forgiven even if they go against the objectives of the team.
Brainwashed and Crazy: As Alter Trey.
Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: Was able to kill Dragalisk by him and Sabolt blowing themselves up. Though at the cost of their lives.
Cyborg: Trey is explicitly called a cyborg, and his design seems to be made to create confusion about how much of his original body survived the transformation.
Dead Person Conversation: After Vakuum's defeat in the Pass 5, Trey's spirit appears to the Player Character and suggests them to give the energy they acquired by defeating it back to the Xenoverse in order to restore the balance between the worlds. He also assures the Player Character he doesn't need to worry about him, and he finally admits the Player Character is the strongest trainer.
Demonic Possession: By his Alter.
Electronic Eye: His right eye has a black sclera, because it is implied to be an artificial substitute for the original one.
Enigmatic Minion: He is a member of Team Dimension, but at the same time he wants nothing to do with them. It is implied that most of their members believe the leader is keeping him around only because of his connection with Sabolt.
Establishing Character Moment: Trey appears in the game after the first fight with A&B, commenting about the Terrestrial Evolution of Player Character's Starter and how it doesn't matter because he is going to defeat them anyway.
Freudian Excuse: He got turned into a cyborg, and he bonded with the Starter Pokémon who caused the accident that almost killed him, convincing the Team Dimension's leader that Trey was The Chosen One who would have defeated Dragalisk. From that point on he was groomed to be The Chosen One fated to become the best Pokémon Trainer of Eldiw, and he doesn't take well when the Player Character and their Starter show themselves and start to always defeat him and Sabolt, no matter how hard they trained.
Heroic Sacrifice: Trey lets himself explode during the Final Battle so that the others could escape unarmed.
I Am Not a Gun: The core of his conflict with Team Dimension is that Trey refuses to be considered like one of their drones. Because he is better than them.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: Trey believed he was going to become Eldiw's strongest trainer because one of the Starter Pokémons chose him as its trainer instead of getting one as a gift like the Player Character; but that conviction started to fade defeat after defeat, and Trey eventually complied with Team Dimension's plans so he could become strong enough to defeat the Player Character.
I Owe You My Life: He feels this way towards the Team Dimension's leader in spite of all their disagreements.
Like a Son to Me: It is explicitly said that the Team Dimension's leader seems to consider Trey like he was his own son. He decides to adventure in the Xenoverse on his own so that neither Trey and the Player Character would be involved in the Final Battle, and he even offers to adopt Trey to persuade him from sacrifice himself so that the others could escape on Earth without being followed by Dragalisk, but to no avail.
Only Friend: He considers Sabolt his only friend and ally. At the end of the game he considers his friend the Player Character too.
Replacement Goldfish: Versil gave Trey the affection he could not give to his natural child, despite his original plan was to groom the cyborg to be the ultimate weapon against Dragalisk.
The Rival: His official biography explicitly calls him "your Rival".
Sibling Rivalry: The leader of Team Dimension took Trey as his adoptive son after that he was turned into a cyborg; the leader of Team Dimension is actually Versil, the biological father of the Player Character, meaning that the Player Character and Trey are actually adoptive siblings. Uniquely, only Trey is aware of the bond they share until the end of the main story.
Signature Mon: Sabolt, the Electric/Dark Starter.
Someone to Remember Him By: Invoked by Victor. When Victor is infected by the Fury in the post-game, his love for Trey's late mother Nives is reignited and he decides to do whatever it takes to open a door to the Xenoverse to rescue him so that the last remaining part of her survives. When Versil informs him that it is not possible, Victor doesn't take it well.
Spanner in the Works: Vakuum's decision to include Trey in its Lotus-Eater Machine proved to be a big mistake. Trey realized it was impossible he survived the final battle in the Xenoverse and warned the Player Character something was amiss during their final encounter at Apollo Tournament, triggering the events of the Pass 5.
Stock Shōnen Rival: A capable Pokémon Trainer in his own right and very smug about it? Yes. Obsessed with winning against the Player Character after his first defeat? Yes. He is a member of the Villain Team (even if he follows his own agenda most of the time)? Yes. His desire to defeat the Player Character grows so deep he finally complies with Team Dimension's orders and travels in the Xenoverse, ending Brainwashed and Crazy because of his Alter's influence and requiring the Player Character to defeat him again in order to make him come back to his senses? Yes! Does he pull off a Heroic Sacrifice to save the mentor he owes his life to (Versil) and the only person who ever made him feel human again after years (the Player Character)? Yes, Trey is a Vegeta Expy.
Taking You with Me: To make sure Trey could complete his mission at all costs the Team Dimension's leader had Trey's body rigged with explosives he was ordered to make detonate in case he was unable to defeat Dragalisk with his Pokémon team. Trey eventually decides to make himself explode in order to distract Dragalisk for long enough to allow the Player Character and the others' escape from the Xenoverse.
Tyke-Bomb: Trey has been groomed into one by the Team Dimension's leader himself after he was turned into a cyborg. In the most literal sense of the word.

A & B (Spoilers)

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Twin drones who follow Team Dimension's instructions and their own dreams of glory.

Annoying Younger Sibling/Big Brother Bully: A is the older brother who is supposed to reply first to everyone who talks to them; B is the younger brother who always forgets that A is supposed to talk first.
Ascended Fanboy: They say early on they are Wallace Daddy's fans. They join his crew in the post-game as Sergeant S.
Expressive Mask: Their faces are a led screen that changes according to their feelings. They lose it after their fusion in Sergeant S.
Extra-ore-dinary: Their team consists of Steel-type Pokémon.
Finger-Tenting: They do this when they talk... positioning their fingers to spell an "A" and a "b" respectively.
Fusion Dance: In order to become stronger A & B get fused together into a single, more powerful version of themselves called Sergeant S. Their Bisharp are fused together into the new, Fire/Steel type Bisharp X.
Karma Houdini: Sergeant S joins Wallace Daddy's crew in the Post Game, achieving the fame A & B always wanted without consequences as only a bunch of people know about his true origin and they are not interested in revealing it. The third Battle Furious event might subvert it, as it is possible find A & B's original bodies inside a room in the Abandoned Bunker.
Loved by All: They think everyone knows them and loves them, to the point they offer their autograph to the Player Character when they met for the first time; actually no one really cares about them and they want them gone as fast as possible whenever they cause trouble. Subverted with Sergeant S, as he finally achieves the fame A & B always wanted by joining Wallace Daddy's crew.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Their design is heavily inspired by DaftPunk and they get in the music industry in the post-game.
Ridiculously Human Robots: They are high-rank drones, but they are so deep into their shenanigans it is easy to forget about it. It doesn't change even after their fusion.
Shaped Like Itself: They always pose, with their fingers or their entire bodies, to shape an "A" and a "B". When Sergeant S does that he assumes a pose that resembles a mirrored "S".
Signature Mon: Bisharp, a normal colored one for A and a shiny one for B. They get fused together into Bisharp X later on in the story.
Single-Minded Twins: Subverted. They might look similar and they are both quirky, but they disagree more often than not. In particular, A scolds B when he replies before he does, as A is supposed to be the dominant twin who replies first when someone talks with them.
Small Name, Big Ego: Almost literally, considering how short their names are, but they're nowhere near the celebrities they tout themselves to be.

Colonel Dahlia (Tamara)

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Team Dimension's Colonel and Victor's second in command.

Apocalyptic Log: She is the author of the diary the Player Character can find in the Abandoned Bunker. It is subverted, as Versil and the Player Character find both Victor and Dahlia alive at the end of the dungeon. But then Dahlia gets controlled by the Fury and the Player Character can't rescue her like they did with the Fury Pokémon they'd faced before.
Back from the Dead: She dies at the end of Battle Pass 3, though is revived at the end of Battle Pass 4 in the reality the player is shunted into.
Bee Afraid: She has a Vespiquen on her team.
Brainwashed and Crazy: She is placed under the effects of the Fury at the end of Battle Pass 3.
Dark Action Girl: She is the strongest female trainer of Team Dimension.
The Dragon: To Victor.
Final Boss: Of the third Battle Pass.
Full-Frontal Assault: For some reason, she completely loses her clothes when she is controlled by the Fury. There are some signs on the skin that cover anything it would be too bothersome to show.
Hopeless Suitor: Dahlia wants Victor to notice her... but he is still in love with his Lost Lenore Nives.
Love Makes You Evil: By the time the Player Character finds her, Dahlia is completely in love with Victor and she would do anything to please him. The Rival makes a point of convincing her that if Victor doesn't notice her no matter what she does to please him, then Victor doesn't deserve her.
My Master, Right or Wrong: Her diary reveals that Dahlia joined Team Dimension because she really believed in their ideals. But then Dahlia met and fell in love with Victor, to the point that she would do anything to please him.
Poison Is Evil: She has only two Poison Type Pokémon on her team (Gloom/Vileplume and Toxapex), but the other two are still associated with venomous creatures or hurtful substances in the real world (Vespiqueen is based on a queen bee, and Scovile on chili peppers). Her post-game team is more Grass-type oriented.
Signature Mon: Scovile, who is later on modified into a unique Grass/Electric Scovile X.
Spikes of Villainy: Her nose piercing seems to invoke them.
Unrequited Tragic Maiden: Her love for Victor eventually causes her to be affected by the Fury, which causes her to be possessed by something that wanted to send a message to the Player Character. It is heavily implied that she did not survive the experience.
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: During the Third Furious Battle Event, Dahlia stops a Fury-controlled Victor by hitting him so hard he passes out before he could initiate a fight. But she failed to realize that she was being affected as well, and her knocking out Victor just caused the Fury to use her as its vessel in his place.
Would Hurt a Child: Downplayed as the only minors she actively fights against are all teenagers, but she has no qualms about hurting a foal Ponyta X to enrage its mother and force her to attack the Player Character. Her diary reveals that she didn't want to hurt the Pokémon, but she would have done it anyway if the mission required it.

General Victor

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The man behind the creation of Team Dimension, and the Commander's right-hand man.

Anti-Villain: He thinks that until the intentions of one are are good the end justifies the means.
The Dragon: Of Versil, the real Team Dimension's leader.
The Evil Genius: Explicitly stated to be one of the brightest minds in the region.
Fallen Hero: Before the events of the game he was one of Versil's friends. This until Versil decided to study the Xenoverse to find a use for it to improve everyone's lives, while Victor thought that nothing good could come out of it. So they parted their ways until Versil found out something so important that Victor kidnapped him in order to get it. This is ultimately subverted as it turns out that Victor and Versil secretly reconciled after Giovanni's death and created the Team Dimension together.
The Kindnapper: Victor kidnapped Versil so he could access his research. As he created Team Dimension with the best intentions in mind and he used to be Versil's friend, he is seeing it just as one of the many necessary evils the organization needs to do in order to save the world. except that Versil asked Victor to stage his kidnapping so that he could continue with his research and give his child a reason to train the Starter Pokémon until it becomes strong enough to challenge Dragalisk at the same time. It is subverted when he tries to kidnap Gengar X during his introduction.
The Lost Lenore: It is revealed in the post-game that he can't reciprocate Dahlia's love because he is still in love with Nives, Trey's late mother.
Man of Wealth and Taste: His appearance gives these vibes.
Obviously Evil: He contributed to creating an organization that is causing mayhem in all Eldiw's region thanks to their experiments on the Xenoverse. Victor sees all of it as a necessary evil; the other people who know and study the Xenoverse, like Aster and the Cardinals, realize that his actions are just causing more damage than the problems they are meant to fix.
The Resenter: To Versil. In the post-game, the Fury amplifies his bitterness about his personal problems and convinces him that Versil is the only one responsible for his misfortunes because of his role of leader of Team Dimension. Especially since he somehow managed to come clean with the whole Team Dimension's matter and go back to his previous life.
Signature Mon: Tyranitar X. The Player Character recognizes it as the Pokémon of his father's kidnapper.
We Used to Be Friends: With Versil years before the events of the game. They still are and Victor is secretly Versil's second in command.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: His actions are really questionable, but he claims that he just wants to protect humans and Pokémon from the dangers of the Xenoverse.
White Hair, Black Heart: Victor has white hair and he betrayed Versil to create the Team Dimension.
Wouldn't Hurt a Child: Implied to be the reason why the Player Character could witness to his father's kidnapping and come back home unharmed, but severely traumatized by the experience.
Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: He has yellow eyes and he is the General of Team Dimension. His temporary possession by the Fury causes them to become mismatched for a few moments.
You Killed My Father: Or better, "you kidnapped my father". Victor and his Tyranitar X attacked Versil in front of his child. Eventually subverted, as it turns out that Versil and Victor orchestrated the entire plan to justify Versil sudden disappearance and to leave a Starter Pokémon to Versil's child so that they could help it reach its true potential when the time was ripe.

The Leader (spoilers)

The Commander and true leader of Team Dimension. To see the tropes tied to his civilian identity see Versil.

Anti-Hero: He might be the leader of the villainous team but his intentions are good.
Awakening the Sleeping Giant: His final plan involves sending someone to the Xenoverse so that they could destroy Dragalisk before it could destroy the world. As the only candidates who have a real chance of defeating it are his birth child and his adoptive son Trey he eventually decides to go in there alone than putting his children in danger. Needless to say, from that moment on the conflict switches from "Heroes vs Team Dimension" to "Everyone against Dragalisk".
Big Bad: The true mastermind behind Team Dimension.
Hoist by His Own Petard: His final plan involved his attempt to steal the position of Chosen One from the Player Character and Trey so that they wouldn't be endangered by Dragalisk, which causes them to go to the Xenoverse and face Dragalisk anyway to save his life. And for sure he did not expect to be mind controlled by Dragalisk into attacking his own child and almost die because of it.
Like a Son to Me: Versil groomed Trey to be the Chosen One who would destroy Dragalisk and the Xenoverse once and for all... or that was his original intent, as he ended up warming up to the cyborg and considering him like a son to the point he decided to try and Take a Third Option for his sake.
Like Father, Like Son: His father was the leader of a villainous team and he used to oppose him... just like he is now the leader of a villainous but well-intentioned team and his adoptive son Trey is an angsty teenager with a superiority complex who openly oppose his father's agenda. Versil's trueborn child opposes Team Dimension too, but because they think they took him away against his will.
The Man Behind the Man: Victor carries out his commands in Eldiw, leading everyone to assume that he is the leader of Team Dimension while he is just The Dragon.
Olympus Mons: He has access to Mewtwo X thanks to his connection with Giovanni.
Pyrrhic Victory: In the end he got exactly what he wanted, but Trey had to sacrifice himself so that everyone else could escape from the Xenoverse.
Screw Destiny: He created Team Dimension in order to control the result of a prophecy that could put the life of his children in danger. He eventually extended his original purpose by performing Emergency Transformations on humans and Pokémon, turning them either into cyborgs or new Pokémon X to save them from death or to make them more powerful.
Stealth Mentor: Versil created Team Dimension to study the Xenoverse without involving his loved ones and to give his child an enemy to face in order to grow stronger and eventually defeat Dragalisk. But when he finds Trey he thought that he could send the cyborg against Dragalisk without involving his child. But Versil eventually grows to see Trey like he was his son too. When the moment of truth finally comes he decides to drop the Stealth Mentor act and face Dragalisk alone so that his children would be safe.
Take a Third Option: His original plan was to leave a Starter Pokémon to his child so that he could eventually go on a journey and defeat Dragalisk; then a lab accident caused Trey to be turned into a cyborg and bond with the newborn Starter Sabolt, giving him the chance to execute his plan without sacrificing his child's well-being. However he ends up with grow fond of Trey as well, leading him to decide to give them a distraction in the form of Mewtwo X so that he could go to the Xenoverse and defeat Dragalisk without sacrificing anyone but himself. That third choice causes the other two options to go horribly right as both his child and Trey follow him to the Xenoverse, causing his child to defeat Dragalisk as originally intended and Trey to perform a Heroic Sacrifice so that the others could escape unharmed.
Walking Spoiler: You have no idea.
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: His father's death and the fear of his child being The Chosen One fated to defeat the beast that killed him lead him to create Team Dimension. And in the post-game, he has to deal with his guilt feelings for coming up with a plan doomed from the beginning that caused the Heroic Sacrifice of his adoptive son Trey.
Zero-Approval Gambit: He willingly became a villain to protect the world from something that could destroy it.

Important Pokémon

The Starter Pokémon

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Clockwise from top left: Trishout, Shyleon, and Shulong.

After a serendiputous encounter in Nova Ranch, you and your father find a trio of Poké Balls containing three rare Pokémon: The Grass-type Shyleon, the Fire-type Trishout, and the Water-type Shulong. You then pick one of the three starters shortly before your father disappears, and over the years you two grow very close. Though they seem like any old adorable starter Pokémon at first, it's quickly revealed that there's more than meets the eye to these little guys...

11th-Hour Superpower: Shortly before you fight Dragalisk and after making peace with your Alter, your starter gains the ability to transform into its Astral form, which has high stats across the board that give it a BST of 700.
Brainwashed and Crazy: After becoming their Xenoverse form for the first time, thanks to Gengar X.
Breaking Old Trends:
- While dual-typed first stage starters aren't unheard of, all three of them have dual typings, as opposed to just one of them.
- The starters do not evolve via the usual level-up method; rather, they change forms as the plot progresses, and can switch between them via holding different items. In the case of the Astral Forms, they transform upon entering battle without the need to hold an item, a la the Primal Forms.
- Then there's their immense importance to the plot, as they are required to be in your party at all times and turn out to be powerful Olympus Mons.
- Additionally, the starters are completely genderless rather than having a 7:1 male:female ratio like usual. This serves to foreshadow their status as legendary Pokémon.
Cute, but Cacophonic: Trishout may be adorable, but ts Pokédex entry also describes it as being very, very loud. It also happens to be Sound-type.
Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors: Oddly enough, not with the primary Fire-Water-Grass triangle, as all three starters take neutral damage to the type they'd otherwise be weak to (with the exception of Shyleon). Instead, they follow one with their secondary types, with Fairy beating Dragon, Dragon beating Sound, and Sound beating Fairy.
Exact Words: All the promotional material for the game labels these three as "Starter Pokémon", like the Pokémon you obtain at the start of your journey in the official games. Turns out, they're not like the other "Starter" Pokémon- they're legendary Pokémon. They're called "Starter Pokémon" because they were the first Pokémon created by Luxflon.
The Fair Folk: Shyleon has this look throughout its different forms, consistiently having a mysterious masked design. It's also a Fairy-type.
Fiery Salamander: Trishout, though it looks more gecko-like.
Gameplay and Story Segregation: Shulong is described as being rather weak to the cold in its Pokédex entry, but its Water typing makes it neutral to Ice-type attacks.
Make Some Noise: Trishout has the all-new Sound typing, and is likely the first mon of that type you'll encounter.
Mask of Power: Shyleon's forms consistently bear white masks, which are said to be the source of its power.
Non-Standard Character Design: Their Xenoverse forms have drastically different colorations and body shapes from their other forms; Shyleon becomes a black serpent, Trishout becomes a bluish-purple quadraped, and Shyleon a green Stock Ness Monster.
Olympus Mons: They're actually legendary Pokémon, specifically the first Pokémon created by resident God of Good Luxflon.
Our Dragons Are Different: Shulong is part Dragon-type, but doesn't really look the part aside from its horns. It only begins to look truly draconic when it attains its Xenoverse form.
Our Fairies Are Different: Shyleon is part Fairy-type.
Plague Doctor: Shyleon's Terrestial Form's mask resembles that of a plague doctor's.
The Power of Friendship: When your starter goes berserk as a result of entering its Xenoverse Form, you fight it in order to calm it down. Afterwards, it realizes the true value of your friendship and remains a steadfast ally.
Required Party Member: Unlike other Pokémon games, you have to keep them in your party at all times due to their plot relevance.
Ridiculously Cute Critter: All three of the starters' base forms are absurdly cute!
Shrinking Violet: As to be expected of a Pokémon with "Shy" in its name, Shyleon is described as abnormally shy, hence why it always wears a mask.
Snakes Are Sinister: Shyleon's Xenoverse form is a serpent that immediately goes berserk and tries to attack you. Ultimately subverted after you calm it down, as it remains firmly on your side.
Stock Ness Monster: Shulong's Xenoverse form resembles one.
Super-Toughness: Shulong's dark blue skin serves as armor that deflects attacks.
Transformation Trinket: In order to attain their more powerful forms, the starters have to hold a specific item; either the Terrestrial Ring for their Terrestrial Forms or the Xenoversial Ring for their Xenoverse Forms. Averted for their Astral Forms, as they transform into them when they enter battle without the need for an item.
White Mask of Doom: Shyleon always wears one that enhances its abilities, though it's a largely benevolent Pokémon.

Sabolt

A rare Pokémon in Trey's possession. It seems related to your starter.

Badass Cape: Its Terrestrial form has one that merges with its arms.
The Chooser of the One: It specifically chose Trey as its partner.
Dark Is Not Evil: It is part Dark-Type, though it's a relatively-tame Pokémon. The same however cannot be said for its Xenoversal Form.
Non-Standard Character Design: Despite being a reptile Pokémon in its base and Terrestrial Forms, it takes on a wolf-like appearance for its Xenoverse Form.
Olympus Mons: Much like its siblings Shyleon, Trishout and Shulong, it's actually a legendary Pokémon created by Luxflon at the beginning of the world.
Savage Wolves: Its Xenoverse form resembles that of a wolf, and a particularly ferocious one at that.
Shock and Awe: It is part Electric-Type.
Sixth Ranger: It serves as this to Shyleon, Trishout and Shulong, as it came just after them when the world was created.
Transformation Trinket: Much like the starters, Sabolt can hold either the Terrestrial Ring for its Terrestrial Form or the Xenoversial Ring for its Xenoverse Form. However unlike the other three, it lacks an Astral Form for now.

Luxflon

The guardian of light and the Earth that split from Vakuum eons ago. It created life in our world and protects it from Dragalisk and the forces of the Xenoverse.

Big Good: The guardian of Earth and the creator of all life on it.
Can't Live Without You: Because of their being two halves of the same being, Luxflon can't be killed without causing Dragalisk to die as well.
Dishing Out Dirt: It is part Ground-Type.
Extra-ore-dinary: It is part Steel-Type.
Fusion Dance: Unwittingly is dragged into one with Dragalisk to become Vakuum once again.
God of Good: As the Pokémon deity of Light and the Earth, this is to be expected.
Olympus Mons: The Pokémon Guardian of Light and the Earth.
Light Is Good: Hailed as the "Being of Light" and a benevolent force that protects Earthlings from Dragalisk.
Literal Split Personality: When Dragalisk split off from Vakuum, the remaining light in its heart took the shape of Luxflon.
Luke, I Am Your Father: It is the father of the three starter Pokémon, which were its first ever creations.

Dragalisk

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The Guardian and creator of the Xenoverse. It abhorred life and sought to rid it from existence, though was thwarted by Luxflon. It now sends its servants: the X Pokémon to Earth in order to destroy it. It was brought back at the end of Battle Pass 4 as Dragalisk X by Vakuum and granted the power of Fury.

Back from the Dead: Vakuum revives it as Dragalisk X in order for it to get revenge on the player for destroying it the first time, and is captured by the player in the Fury Ball.
Big Bad: The main antagonist of the game, responsible for creating the X Pokémon which terrorise the Eldiw Region.
Bishōnen Line: In its normal form, it's a massive serpentine dragon. As Dragalisk X however, it possesses a far more humanoid shape.
Brought Down to Badass: Trey's Heroic Sacrifice severely damaged him, requiring Vakuum to create a new form for it to keep fighting. This new form is still insanely powerful, especially because it has Vakuum provide it Fury in order to power itself up. The Player Character is forced to use the Fury Ball created by Taraxo in order to catch it and rob Vakuum of its most powerful ally.
Dark Is Evil: Rules over the dark, desolate Xenoverse and is a destructive force that threatens to destroy the universe.
Dishing Out Dirt: It's part Ground-Type.
Can't Live Without You: Because of their being two halves of the same being, Dragalisk can't be killed without causing Luxflon to die as well.
Evil Is Deathly Cold: It's part Ice-type.
Fusion Dance: In one last attempt to defeat The Chosen One, Dragalisk forcibly absorbs a weakened Luxflon, turning themselves back into the Original Being.
Literal Split Personality: Over a billion years before the start of the game, Dragalisk (then simply the darkness residing within Vakuum) split off from it to establish its own identity and killing Vakuum in the process.
Monster Progenitor: It created the X Pokémon as its soldiers to take over Earth and finally defeat Luxflon for good.
Olympus Mons: The Pokémon deity of darkness, destruction and the Xenoverse.
Omnicidal Maniac: It despises life as a whole, and seeks its utter eradication. It even forcibly remerges with Luxflon back into Vakuum in order to destroy all of reality across both worlds.
You Killed My Father: Dragalisk killing Giovanni and his Pokémon team leaving Mewtwo as the Sole Survivor caused Versil to find out about his existence and change his mind about the Xenoverse being something beneficial for Earth.

Gengar X

A talking Gengar X who occasionally wreaks havoc in Eldiw region.

Big Eater: He loves Earth's food to the point he brainwashed an entire city so he could eat all of their berries.
Card-Carrying Villain: Gengar X believes he is superior to human beings and openly roots for the Player Character's destruction every time they met. Except when he actually needs their help.
Distressed Dude: At some point he gets captured by Team Dimension and the Player Character, The Rival and Aster need to save him.
Even Evil Has Standards: He is perfectly fine with Dragalisk plan to destroy Earth and its inhabitants... until he realizes that if Dragalisk does so that would doom the Xenoverse and its inhabitants as well, including himself.
Exposition Fairy: During the Final Boss as Gengar X can translate to the human characters what Dragalisk and Luxflon are saying and warn them about their next moves during their battle.
Expy: Of Team Rocket's Meowth from the animated series.
Harmless Villain: His most heinous acts are brainwashing an entire city for its berries, rooting for the Starter Pokémon when they lost control because of the Xenoversial Energy, not thanking the Player Character for saving him from Team Dimension and taking control of Henna's gym/circus so he could get his revenge on the Player Character in front of an audience. The last stunt was so successful Gengar X joins the circus for real in the post-game.
The Host: After the second Furious Battle event, Gengar X revamps Henna's circus and creates Apollo Tournament in its stand. Gengar X himself is the host, while the former gym trainers appear again as vendors.
Our Dragons Are Different: Dragon-type.
Psychic Power: Psychic-type.
Reformed, but Not Tamed: In the post-game. It is eventually revealed that Henna forgave him and offered him to join their circus again, and Gengar X accepted as he loves Earth's food and entertainment. He eventually pays Henna and their collaborators' kindness back by looking for the Player Character's help when Henna's Charizards go crazy because of their uncontrolled Mega Evolutions and almost destroy the circus with the performers still inside. Later on, when Gengar X recreates the circus to establish Apollo Tournament, he gives to all the former performers new tasks as vendors.
Talking Animal: Talking Pokémon in this case. He mentioned that he remained hidden on Earth for years in order to learn how to do so.

Apollo Tournament VIPs

Erika

The Gym Leader of Celadon City in the Kanto Region and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. She is fought in the Flower Tournament.

Green Thumb: Just like in the main games, she specialises in Grass-Type Pokémon.
Kimono Is Traditional: She still wears a kimono and is the most traditional Japanese character in the game.
Lady of War: Now moreso than in the canon games, possessing as much grace as power in a battle.
Signature Mon: Tangrowth. Also Mega Bellossom.
Took a Level in Badass: Despite now being a middle-aged woman, she's now far more skilled as a Pokémon trainer, now possessing a Mega Bellossom and entering into one of the most packed tournaments in the world.
Yamato Nadeshiko: She's much older now, though she's still just as traditionally Kantonian as she was in her youth.

Lance

The former champion of the Kanto and Johto Regions, one of the greatest Dragon-Type trainers in the world and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. He is fought in the Flame Tournament.

Anime Hair: His hair has grown out to ridiculous extremes since Gold and Silver.
Badass Cape: It wouldn't be Lance without one.
Barbarian Hero: His grown-out hair and new outfit certainly evoke that aesthetic.
Blow You Away: Just like in the main games, he's just as arguably a Flying-Type trainer as he is a Dragon Trainer.
Dragon Tamer: Much like in the canon games, he uses Dragon-Type Pokémon.
Heel–Face Turn: Since Xenoverse takes place in the Pokémon Adventures continuity, this version of Lance was once the Big Bad of the Yellow Arc, and is continuing his turn to good that started in the HGSS arc and now more resembles his game counterpart in terms of personality.
Our Dragons Are Different: He's still a Dragon-Type Pokémon specialist all these years later.
Signature Mon: Dragonite. Also Mega Charizard Y.
Took a Level in Badass: As powerful as Lance was in Gens 1 and 2, he never had access to Mega Evolution. This is apparently the result of him spending decades honing his training in the Dragon's Den in Blackthorn City.

Leo

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The son of Goldenrod City's Gym Leader Whitney from Johto and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. He is fought in the Hearing Tournament.

Batter Up!: Carries around a baseball bat in his art.
Curtains Match the Window: Both his eyes and hair are pink.
Generation Xerox: He uses Normal-Type Pokémon and plays baseball, just like his mother Whitney.
Eager Rookie: He's described as eager to make his dreams a reality and make his own mark on the world.
Non-Elemental: Much like his mother, he specialises in Normal-Types.
Signature Mon: Mega Audino.

Dante

The leader of one of Eldiw's largest gangs and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. He is fought in the Wicked Tournament.

Association Fallacy: Because the player is a friend of Ginger's, he hates them as well by proxy.
Dark Is Evil: He's not quite evil per se, but he's still a violent thug and delinquent. He's a specialist in Dark-Type Pokémon.
Delinquent Hair: He sports a rather long pompadour at the front. He is also a delinquent.
Japanese Delinquents: His design takes cues from both Japanese and Italian teen delinquents. He was also expelled from Newtron City's campus for bad behaviour, and started a gang that dominated the criminal underground of Eldiw.
Meaningful Name: Named after Dante Alighieri, the writer of The Divine Comedy.
Signature Mon: He is almost never seen without his Mega Shiftry.
Unknown Rival: To Ginger, whom he's still bitter about due to his role as the star pupil of Newtron City's campus while he got expelled.

Stella

The daughter of the former Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa, a member of Unova's Elite Four and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. She is fought in the Gleam Eyes Tournament.

Cute Bruiser: Despite her youthful appearance and cute appearance, she's still an Elite Four member.
Elite Four: She rose to the position of such within Unova, surpassing even her mother. She and Lance are the only characters in Xenoverse to have officially earned the title.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Much like her mother, her outfit has both red and blue ribbons on different sides of her body.
Generation Xerox: She not only resembles her mother Elesa, but also uses Electric types like her. She even has both hair colours sported by her mother.
Shock and Awe: She uses only Electric-Type Pokémon.
Signature Mon: Mega Luxray.

Sotis

A wannabe superhero calling himself Clawman and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. He is fought in the Pincer Tournament.

Arch-Enemy: Masquerman, a character whom is never seen in the game except through mention by Sotis.
Big Creepy-Crawlies: He specialises in Bug-Type Pokémon.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Despite his delusions of being a superhero, he is a legitimately skilled Pokémon trainer.
Cloudcuckoolander: Sotis legitimately believes he is a superhero, though everyone believes he is merely a method actor.
Friend to All Children: Is said to be very popular with children, and seeks to protect their smiles.
Heroic Wannabe: He aspires to live up to the status of a hero, and is constantly training to meet those standards.
Signature Mon: Mega Scizor.

Greta

An amnesiac woman who fell from the sky and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. She is fought in the Martial Arts Tournament.

Amnesiac Hero: She has now lost her memory due to falling out of an Ultra Wormhole, thus making her a Faller like Looker, Anabel and Ingo.
Bare-Fisted Monk: She now specialises in Fighting-Type like she does in the anime.
Signature Mon: She no longer has her Umbreon, though it has been replaced with Mega Mienshao.
Took a Level in Kindness: She no longer displays any of the Brutal Honesty that defined her character. Though this was mostly due to her amnesia.

Gladion

The President of the Aether Foundation and a VIP competitor in the Apollo Tournament. He is fought in the Aura Tournament.

Former Teen Rebel: Going from Team Skull's enforcer to the president of one of the world's leading Pokémon conservationist organisations is one hell of a change.
Honest Corporate Executive: Downplayed, as the Aether Foundation is a non-profit Pokémon conservationist organisation. But Gladion still somehow took it to become worldwide economic powerhouse and the backbone of the Alolan economy.
Non-Elemental: Two of his Pokémon: Porygon-Z and Hisuian Zoroark are Normal-Type.
Signature Mon: After giving away Silvally, his new ace Pokémon is Mega Lucario.
Took a Level in Kindness: In Sun and Moon, he was a rude and angsty Defrosting Ice King fleeing an abusive home who fell in with the wrong crowd. As of Xenoverse, he's considerably more polite president of a massive organisation.

Roxie

One of Unova's Gym Leaders, hailing from Virbank City. She is fought in the Shadow Tournament.

Casting a Shadow: She has an Alolan Muk and Mega Gengar.
Cool Shades: Now sports a pair of these to reflect the calmer tone her music now takes.
Poisonous Person: Naturally.
Signature Mon: She still has her Scolipede, but her ace for this fight is Mega Gengar.

Lin and Nea

Twin archaeologists hailing from Oreburgh City in Sinnoh. They are fought in the Skull Tournament.

Adventure Archaeologist: They appear outside of Apollo Tournament, helping Looker solve the mystery of Pink Pathway.
Dishing Out Dirt: Interestingly, they specialize in both Rock and Ground types.
Dual Boss: The Skull Tournament is a Double Battle tournament, so this is only natural.
Signature Mon: Mega Rampardos.

Sun

The child of Red. Yes, that Red. She is fought in the Legend Tournament.

The Ace: Takes after her father this way, beating multiple leagues throughout the world.
Big Creepy-Crawlies: She uses a Hercurcules.
Boss Rush: This is how her tournament functions, being comprised solely of previous VIPs.
Heroic Lineage: Naturally, being Red's child.
Shock and Awe: Fittingly, she owns an Alolan Raichu.
Signature Mon: Mega Arcanine.

Other characters

Taraxo (Tarassaco)

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The Pokémon Storage System Developer of Eldiw's region.

Badass Bookworm: He runs the regional Pokémon Storage System, he invents new machines to simplify the lives of the trainers of Eldiw, and he has a Pokémon team that could give the Cardinals and the Lumen a run for their money.
Big Damn Heroes: His presence prevented the shipwreck of the S.S. Meteor to become a massacre, as his Alakazam could Teleport everyone to safety.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Implied. He doesn't look like a professional computer expert and inventor at first glance.
Curtains Match the Windows: He has brown eyes and hair.
Gadgeteer Genius: He is the inventor and the maintenance man of the WES System. He also created the Pokémon Transfer and the Updates that allow the Player Character to evolve these Pokémon who would normally evolve only via trade.
Lean and Mean: Inverted. Even if he is very skinny and he has a punk aesthetic, Taraxo is one of the good guys.
Signature Mon: His Alakazam follows him wherever he goes.

Armand

Vanilla's loyal butler. He is one of the Gym Trainers of the Milkiway Gym.

Battle Butler: He is the faithful butler of Milkiway City's royal family, and also a skilled trainer in his own right.
Creepy Good: His appearance is downright threatening, but he's a helpful and dutiful butler.
Looks Like Cesare: Despite the visual nods however, he's perfectly well-adjusted.
Our Fairies Are Different: Much like his lady, he is a Fairy-type specialist.

G.E.I.S.T. (S.P.E.T.T.R.I.)

Minta

Salem

Chrysler

Will

A group of ghost hunters and firefighters the Player Character meets in Westar City.

Artificial Limbs: Buster's cannons are actually prostheses Chrysler created to replace his original ones. This modification doesn't stop him to acquire a Mega Evolution during the second event of Furious Battles.
Badass Crew: They are a group of pretty strong trainers who are called whenever there is some kind of emergency in Eldiw's region.
Badass in Distress: All of them at some point will need the Player Character's help because the menace they are dealing with is endangering them.
Cowardly Lion: Will. Which is kinda justified, considering that he is the son of the former leader who joined the team recently.
Identical Stranger: Chrysler is The Smart Guy and he looks so similar to Sophocles from Pokémon Sun and Moon they could be twins separated at birth. However, Sophocles exists in this universe and he and Chrysler are online friends and collaborators.
If I Do Not Return: Inside one of the rooms of their headquarters there is a letter from Will's father addressed to Minta, in which he asks her to take care of his son in case he didn't survive the dangerous last mission he was walking into.
Legacy Character: Will, In-Universe. He is a member of G.E.I.S.T. because his late father was their original leader and founder. However, Will is still learning how to be an effective member of the team, and the role of leader was taken by the former lancer Minta.
Making a Splash: Minta's team consists of Water-type Pokémon.
Mythology Gag: Each one of them has a Kantonian Starter or one of their evolutions on their team: Minta has a Blastoise, Saul has a Charmeleon that evolves into a Charizard in the post-game rematch, Will has a Bulbasaur and Chrysler has a Pikachu.
Playing with Fire: Saul's team consists of Fire-type Pokémon, and he will give the Player Character a Croakling if it wasn't chosen in Aster's Laboratory.
Secret Art: Chrysler can teach the move Thunderstruck to every Raichu the Player Character will bring to him. Teaching the move to a Vintage Raichu will cause its evolution into Gorochu.
Shout-Out: To Ghost Busters.
Shrinking Violet: Will is a rare male example.
Smoking Is Cool: Salem smokes a cigarette in his battle artwork.
The Smurfette Principle: Minta is the only girl in the group.
Signature Mon: Minta is never seen without her partner, Blaster the Blastoise.
Sixth Ranger: Revolver, a former Team Dimension recruit who Chrysler modified to help them with their fire fighting and ghost hunting shenanigans.
Who You Gonna Call?: After their introduction, there is a pretty high chance the Player Character will see a couple of their members or the entire group helping to deal with the Pokémon X. The first time it happens Minta complains that dealing with that kind of Pokémon is not supposed to be their field of expertise.

Ruta

A strange boy Kay/Alice met when he/she arrived at Cluster Jungle. He's the son of the Cardinal Chua. Deep down, he was sad that his father was always working at Shyleon Temple and never had time for him. Not only their relationship got better, but Chua appoints Ruta his successor as Cardinal after the end of Furious Battles..

A Boy and His X: A wild boy and his Decidueye.
Green Thumb: His Decidueye, natch. His post-game team also happens to lean towards a Grass-type specialty, and he's also the one to give you a Chiripe if you don't choose it in Aster's Laboratory.
Hot-Blooded: A fairly emotional guy, which often leads to him rushing into things without thinking.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He makes clear from the start that he's planning some sort of nasty prank at the player's expense, But he also was only doing it to gain his father's attention, is quick to understand when the situation goes south, and comes clean about what he wanted to do and takes full responsibility for it, showing himself as an ultimately good kid.
Parental Neglect: According to Ruta, Chua was always busy working at Shyleon Temple, which caused him to not have a chance to spend time with his son. Their relationship eventually improves and Chua appoints Ruta his successor as Cardinal.
Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: He tried to persuade the Temple Sentinels to let him and Kay/Alice through by stating that he's the son of Chua. It didn't work, as the sentinels were Brainwashed and Crazy at that time. The fact Chua appointed him Cardinal after his retirement at the end of Furious Battles might be a sign he grew out of it.
Signature Mon: His Decidueye follows him wherever he goes. It was Ruta's primary friend as Chua didn't have any time for his son.
"Well Done, Son" Guy: His dialogues suggest that wanting Chua to notice him was a significant part of the reason why he wanted to investigate the strange occurrence at Shyleon Temple, which was in truth a Team Dimension takeover of the temple. He finally got the ultimate proof his father respects him at the end of the game, when Chua decides to retire as a Cardinal leaving him the position.
Wild Child: For starters, he has messy hair filled with leaves, and seems to spend most of his time hanging around a jungle with his Decidueye. Downplayed, however, in that he's not particularly out of touch with human customs, speaks perfectly, and acts mostly like a normal kid, jungle-dwelling aside.
Wild Hair: So wild that on top of being messy and spiky, there's a wooden branch stuck inside. They remain exactly the same even after he becomes one of Eldiw's new Cardinals.

The Fury (Spoilers)

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The mysterious entity behind the phenomenon of the Fury Pokémon. It is actually Vakuum, brought back to life during the final battle in the Xenoverse, who is now plotting to return to its full power with the Player Character's help.

Back from the Dead: Vakuum's death caused the universe as we know it to be born, along with Luxflon, Dragalisk and the Starter Pokémon; Dragalisk trying to combine itself with Luxflon again accidentally caused Vakuum to be back to life, even if it still misses part of its original power.
Blow You Away: As a trainer, it primarily uses the Forces of Nature, which are at least part Flying-Type.
Blue-and-Orange Morality: Vakuum doesn't think in terms of "good" or "evil", but in terms of "order vs chaos" where the "order" is just a futile attempt to contain the "chaos" it rapresents.
Dishing Out Dirt: As a Pokémon, it's pure Ground-Type.
The End of the World as We Know It: Its final objective. Vakuum believes that human beings with their actions are disrupting the balance of the universe, so human beings must be eliminated to solve the problem.
Godhood Seeker: To be fair, it used to be a god before he broke into Luxflon and Dragalisk. When Dragalisk reunited with its missing half during the final battle, it caused Vakuum's mind to be recreated and to persist after the division, prompting it to start a quest to recover its full power once again.
A God Is You: Vakuum knows about the Player controlling the Player Character, which is the reason why they were chosen as Vakuum's new vessel.
Vakuum: Even right now, don't you see that someone is looking at us?
Grand Theft Me: Vakuum has the power to hijack other entities' bodies. If it grants the other creature just a fraction of its power, the creature will enter a state of Fury, becoming much stronger than normal; if Vakuum decides to fully take control, the creature will become insanely powerful, but they won't be able to survive if they are not strong enough to contain all that energy. And it is planning to take over the Player Character's body in order to become a balanced being again and ascend to godhood.
Hate Plague: Manifests as The Fury, allowing people and Pokémon alike to grow stronger with the power of their hate.
Jerkass Gods: Vakuum is the incarnation of chaos, and as such he opposes the order created by humanity. Vakuum doesn't want to destroy mankind out of malice, but because it thinks it is what's better for the universe at large.
Lotus-Eater Machine: Vakuum rewriting reality at the end of Pass 4 was actually a clutch attempt to take control of the Player Character without fighting. And it would have worked if Trey didn't make the Player Character realize that something was amiss, allowing the Alter to show them their memory and the reason they hate the Player Character so much, causing them to wake up and face Vakuum one last time.
Mirror Match: Vakuum is close to transforming into the Player Character at the end of Pass 5, and it challenges the Player Character in a perfect mirror match to prove it.
Olympus Mons: It is a Legendary Pokémon who represents creation and chaos. As a trainer, it possesses Tornadus, Thudurus, Landorus and Enamorus.
Reality Warper: If the distortion it causes on Mt. Zodiac was not a clear sign of it, Vakuum created a new Dragalisk to try and subdue the Player Character, and it summoned the Closing Credits after its defeat. Other than that, the Player Character awakes in an apparently perfect world where Trey never died, Dahlia recovered from her accident in the Pass 3 and the Rival is Eldiw's Lumen now.
What the Hell, Hero?: Vakuum notices that the Player Character attacked it when it manifested for the first time in the Xenoverse, prompting it to look for an alternative way to communicate with them. Vakuum assures there are no hard feelings, as it is human nature to mindlessly attack whatever it is perceived as "different".

SPOILER CHARACTER

Gold from Johto

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One of Aster's mentors. Your father's old rival. The strongest Pokémon trainer from Johto. The Player Character from the previous generation.

Gold needs no introduction for those who played Pokémon Gold and Silver and their remakes. Years after their adventures in Johto, Gold heard that his old friend and rival Silver (now known as Versil) was kidnapped by a villainous team and came to rescue him... arriving three months after he was saved. But as he was there he started to train in solitude on the peak of Aurora Den, just like his old mentor Red did years before on Mount Silver in Johto. He will always offer a fair challenge to the Player Character in case they manage to find him. Or if they just want to pay him a visit.

The Ace: He is the strongest trainer in the game, with a team of six Pokémon all above level 80.
Beware the Silly Ones: He has Donanas and Sosqwatch on his team, he is a gadfly, and he is the strongest trainer in the game.
The Cavalry Arrives Late: He was informed that his old friend Silver was in trouble, but for some reason, he could not reach Eldiw but three months after Team Dimension's defeat.
Continuity Nod: He wears the Rainbow Wing he used to summon Ho-oh as an earring and he still carries with him that Pool Cue.
Distress Ball: When the Player Character reaches Borealis Town for the first time, a Pokémon Ranger in the Pokémon Center tells them that a man got lost in the mountains and she will organize an expedition to go and rescue him. The girl has no idea that the man she is talking about is one of the strongest Pokémon Trainers of the world and he doesn't need to be saved at all as he willingly went in there to train.
Dueling Player Characters: He was the Player Character in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Now he is your strongest opponent.
Everything's Better with Samurai: How do you make the Previous Player-Character Cameo even cooler than it will already be? By turning him into a modern samurai!
Expy: Of Red from Pokémon Gold and Silver and remakes.
The Gadfly: When the Player Character interacts with him for the first time, he replies with dots and the fighting transition starts to play... Only to immediately reveal that he was just teasing them. He is not Red after all.
History Repeats: He is training alone on the peak of a mountain, where a young capable trainer challenges him to a fight. Just like Gold himself did with Red at the end of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
In Harmony with Nature: He had been training on his own on the peak of Aurora Den for so long that the people who saw him last in Borealis Town are getting worried. But when the Player Character finds him not only he turns out to be perfectly fine, but he finds amusing the unneeded worry the other people expressed for him.
Leitmotif: A Japanese-sounding remix of Johto's champion theme.
The Mentor: He was one of Aster's mentors along with Versil. And he mentions that Red became his mentor after the events of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Olympus Mons: He has a Raikou on his team, completing the set of Legendary Beasts started with Aster's Suicune and continued with Versil's Entei.
Previous Player-Character Cameo: He was the Player Character of Pokémon Gold and Silver and their remakes. In this game, he uses the name Gold.
The Rival: He used to be Silver/Versil's rival when they were young.
Suddenly Speaking: In the main series he talked only if the female avatar was selected in Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, while he disappeared from the plot in the original games; here he is implied to be the Previous Player-Character Cameo and he shows to be a cheerful chatter, contrasting with his mentor Red.
Superboss: You can unlock the doors behind which Gold is training only if you already caught Lugia and Ho-oh.
Visible Silence: Parodied. He pretends to do that at first just to mess with the Player Character.
World's Best Warrior: He is the strongest trainer the Player Character can challenge in Eldiw.

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