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The Kingdom of Galgastan (Gargastan Kingdom)
A kingdom established by Hierophant Balbatos to promote Galgastani supremacy, much of its domain encompasses the southern portion of Valeria. They initiated a blood war against the Walister in hopes of eradicating them and taking control of the isles, though their efforts are stymied by detractors who detest Balbatos's cruelty and the growing Walister Resistance.
In General
- Blind Obedience: Many of the Kingdom's knights are loyal to a fault, though it doesn't necessarily mean all of them approve of Balbatos and his loyalists.
- Blue Blood: A number of high-ranking Galgastani officers hail from noble families. However, even those within the nobility detest Balbatos to the point of collaborating with the Walister to oust him in the Chaos route.
- Broken Pedestal: Many Galgastani like Jeunan consider the Kingdom to be this, though it only makes them a target for ostracism and execution by Balbatos.
- A Child Shall Lead Them: Subverted in that the young lord of Coritanae is merely a Puppet King to legitimize Balbatos's rule. Without him, the Galgastani remnants are unable to turn things around to their advantage in the third chapter of each route.
- Decapitated Army: Partially subverted by Xaebos who leads the Galgastani remnants to continue their war against the Walister once Balbatos dies from suicide or execution.
- Equal-Opportunity Evil: Zigzagged. While the Kingdom harbors no love for the Walister and Bakram, they are open to hiring demi-humans as mercenaries and making use of Necromancers to bolster their already-large numbers.
- Everyone Has Standards: In the Law route, many of them are outright disgusted by the truth behind the False Flag Operation in Balmamusa to the point of condemning its participants as butchers.
- Faction Calculus: Subversive. Owing to their status as the racial majority of Valeria, the Kingdom of Galgastan has the advantage of being able to overwhelm other factions through sheer numbers. However, they're not able to make efficient use of this due to Balbatos being so divisive among his people.
- Fatal Flaw: Their inability to compromise for the greater good. Despite being the largest ethnicity in the game's setting, many of them simply cannot agree on how to deal with the other clans with one side wanting to eradicate them and the other merely wishing for coexistence. This growing divide is taken advantage of by the Walister Resistance who eventually recruit the less radical Galgastani to their side.
- Arrogance is also another flaw that leads to the Kingdom's demise as people like Xaebos would rather neglect the Galgastani commons if it means securing power for themselves.
- Fighter, Mage, Thief: Fighter. The Galgastani forces tend to rely on brute force and numbers to win battles, although they do have their fair share of mages and agents.
- Home Base: Coritanae Keep and Brigantys Castle serve as their headquarters, though the latter is used more as a back-up base on account of the cold climate being unbearable for many.
- A House Divided: The Kingdom suffers from an internal clash between Balbatos's loyalists and those who oppose him. In the third chapter, the Anti-Balbatos faction officially joins forces with the Resistance.
- The Purge: The game starts off with them in the middle of purging the Walisters. Chapter 3 has them attempt to do this to their own people to keep them from defecting.
- Rags to Riches: Having suffered discrimination and poverty during Dorgalua's rule, many Galgastani officers fight hard to fulfill this trope.
- The Remnant: The Pro-Balbatos faction is reduced to this near the end of the game. With most of their leaders killed, only a scant few remain.
- The Resenter: When King Dorgalua ruled the isles, the majority of Galgastani were heavily discriminated by the other clans due to their racial ties with Dorgalua's political enemy Rodrick. As a result, their hatred towards them grew immensely which Balbatos took advantage of in order to establish his Kingdom once Dorgalua went missing.
- Yellow/Purple Contrast: Played with. This faction uses olive yellow as its main color with navy blue used to contrast it.
Hierophant Balbatos
Hierophant Leundar Balbatos (Cardinal Rayunder Barbatos)
- Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (JP), Alastair Duncan (EN)
Leader of the Kingdom of Galgastan. After war broke out, he established a realm ruled by the descendant of Count Orlandeau, a former lord of Coritanae. He installed himself as regent under the pretense of guiding the young lord. He started the blood war to suppress the Walister and take the southern half of Valeria for his own.
In the first version of the game, he was explicitly stated to be carrying out ethnic cleansing, massacring any village that dared oppose him and turning others into concentration camps. Yes, that's right, the exact words "ethnic cleansing" and "concentration camp" were used just in case that wasn't clear. In the second version of the game, this is toned down and he instead engages in a "blood war" involving forced labor camps and much bloodshed.
- Arc Villain: He is the faction leader who presents the great threat in the beginning-to-halfway of the game. His death does not mean the end of bloodshed, as the Galgastani remnant continue to put up a fight, the Bakram are making their own play to control Valeria, and there is internal strife within the Walister (particularly on the Law route).
- At Least I Admit It: He calls out Ronwey that for all they're not so different, this is their ultimate difference: While Ronwey parades around with a mask of benevolence to manipulate people, Balbatos happily admits that he is an evil bastard to the end and the backlash he's given to is well-deserved, but he embraces it. For him, it's better to be a honest bastard than a liar.
- Better to Die than Be Killed: In the Law route. After Denam takes Coritanae and corners Balbatos, he stabs himself in the stomach, preferring suicide rather than being killed or taken prisoner.
- The Chessmaster: He's technically just a Steward, but managed to use his political prowess to establish Galgastan and become its regent, and started a bloody war to take the rest of southern Valeria.
- Diabolical Mastermind: He's a ruthless and calculating man who established the Kingdom of Galgastan and the blood war against the Walister all to establish control in southern Valeria.
- Evil Overlord: An evil tyrant who rules the people of Galgastan with an iron fist, while using his army to conquer and enslave the Walister.
- The Ghost: If the Chaos route was chosen he doesn’t appear in the main plot, getting executed offscreen. His execution can be viewed in the Warren Report however.
- Hated by All: He is hated by many Galgastani in all routes, save a few who have Undying Loyalty to him. Most of his followers only show loyalty to the nation and the people, but even a lot of them think he's nuts. And generally, Balbatos just doesn't give a damn that everyone hates him, and rules with an iron fist.
- His Own Worst Enemy: He's such an Obviously Evil tyrant that he has more enemies in his own nation than with the Walister or Bakram, a fact that Duke Ronwey often tries to take advantage of.
- Killed Offscreen: In the Chaotic route, his execution has already happened when the plot reveals it; the scene proper can be viewed in the Warren Report.
- A Nazi by Any Other Name: In the first version of the game, he instituted Baramusa as a concentration camp. In the PSP version, he is instead a Soviet by any other name, as he institutes Balmamusa as a forced labor camp. These are merely the biggest examples, as ten other concentration camps/forced labor camps similar to Baramus/Balmamusa are noted to have been established by him.
- Non-Action Guy: While he's the leader of the Kingdom of Galgastan, he's no general or warrior, and orders his officers from the safety of his keep.
- "Not So Different" Remark: While in the guillotine, he rants about how the same thing will probably happen to Ronwey. He's absolutely right.
- Off with His Head!: In the Chaotic route, he's captured and executed by guillotine.
- Out of Focus: Despite being The Leader of the Galgastani and built up as a major character, he has very few scenes and little characterization other than being an Obviously Evil tyrant. This is purposely done to highlight that despite being a particularly vile individual, the Heirophant’s influence and the pain he inflicted (both directly and by proxy) wasn’t created in a vacuum: the people of Galgastan had been chafing under Dorgalua’s rule for years, building a resentful air of nationalism that Balbatos seized upon to establish his power base of likeminded individuals; even the internal divisions couldn’t create enough dissent, as the Galgastani outnumbering the other clans over 2:1 (and the Walister specifically roughly 7:1) meant that executing the most vocal protesters was barely a blip on his military’s front. In the Chaotic route, Balbatos outright recognises that his power was granted by the people to begin with, and the unfavourable turn against him was the real reason the Walister Resistance (especially led by a man like Ronway) could even succeed as well as it did.
- Regent for Life: It's pretty clear to everyone that Balbatos has no intention to ever let the young lord of Coritanae ascend to the throne, and only took advantage of the situation to establish himself as regent.
- Starter Villain: He is the main bad guy at the start, but Brantyn plays the role of Disc-One Final Boss.
- The Unfought: Either is executed by guillotine in the Chaos route or commits suicide in the Law route.
High Commander Xaebos
Xaebos Ronsenbach (Zaebos Rozenbach)
- Voiced by: Naoya Uchida (JP), Darin De Paul (EN)
A Galgastani high commander who serves directly under Balbatos, hunting down the Hierophant's enemies at home and suppressing the Walister. He is one of the main antagonists on all routes of Chapter 3.
- Arc Villain: He's an antagonist in all routes of Chapter 3, always taking over the Galgastani army after Balbatos falls and facing Denam in a final showdown.
- Co-Dragons: He's one of Balbatos high commanders, alongside Gatialo. He gets far more screentime, as he takes over the remnants of the Galgastani army after Balbatos's downfall.
- Dragon His Feet: He never quits, even after Balbatos is defeated. In fact, his goal is to estabilish a new Galgastan Kingdom.
- Face of a Thug: He has a ugly flabby face and a rough demeanor, but is actually a skilled and steadfast commander, known for treating his men well.
- A Father to His Men: He's said to be a caring commander to the men serving under him.
- Gonk: His unflattering expression and flabby face would have you believe he was entirely vile, but he's nowhere near as bad as some of the men Denam comes up against.
- Hannibal Lecture: Gives this to Denam on pretty much every route, generally attempting to deconstruct the path he chose to take like a Commander Contrarian.
- Pet the Dog: If you take the Chaos route in the PSP route, Xaebos has extra scenes involving Cressida and he generally treats her nicely as a fellow Galgastani and doesn't really mind her morbid job description as a Necromancer. He even wishes her luck and survival as he prepares for his last stand against Denam in Brigantys.
- Recurring Boss: Fought twice in Chapter 3’s Chaotic route, first at Coritanae Ward and second at Brigantys Castle. [[spoiler:His forced revival by Nybeth at the Palace of the Dead brings this up to three (on Chaotic) and two (on Lawful) total fights in the respective routes.
High Commander Gatialo
Dukas Windelband Gatialo (Guacharo)
- Voiced by: Yasuhiro Mamiya (JP), Benjamin Diskin (EN)
A Galgastani high commander who is a close and devoted servant of Balbatos.
- Ascended Extra: He went from a single appearance villain from a single route (SNES/PSX) to… still just featuring in one route, but with his role in the setting and narrative expanded on in later versions: Xapan, if deployed during Gatialo’s retreat at Tynemouth, even identifies him as the one who slaughtered many of his comrades and warns of his prowess even when gravely injured.
- Co-Dragons: He's one of Balbatos high commanders, alongside Xaebos. Unlike Xaebos, he has very little presence in the game save for the Law route, where he's notably the boss guarding Coritanae Keep and the one faced before Balbatos.
- Cultural Posturing: He's a proud Galgastani who fully believes his culture is superior to all the others in Valeria. He's said to have been one of the most influential figures in pushing Galgastan into the blood war against the Walister.
- The Dreaded: He has a dreaded reputation both as a commander and a fighter, and by both his enemies and allies alike, having butchered many Walister and Galgastani who opposed the current regime. Appropriately, his class is a Terror Knight, who specialized in inflicting fear on units.
- Early-Bird Boss: He can be encountered in chapter 2 of the Law route when Denam just happens to find him on Tynemouth Hill while he's trying to return to Galgastan after getting injured in the Psonji Weald battle. The clerics accompanying him will do a suicide charge while he tries to escape, but he can still be caught and killed, meaning he gets replaced by a much weaker boss in the Coritanae Ward battle in chapter 3. Though despite being injured, he's still a formidable Terror Knight and killing him can be quite difficult.
- General Ripper: He's one of the most openly prejudiced of the Galgastani commander, having a special enmity against Walister and even referring to them as "swine".
- Recurring Boss: In the PSP/Reborn, he’s fought twice unless he’s killed in his first battle at Tynemouth Hill. In the SNES/PSX he didn’t appear until the battle inside Coritanae Keep, which was reimagined as his second fight.
- Red Baron: He's nicknamed The Bloodletter for his merciless attitude to anyone who opposes the Galgastani regime.
- Reused Character Design: He used the portrait art of a generic terror knight in the original. The PSP remake gave his portrait a Palette Swap where his armor was golden. Reborn gave him a unique portrait and his in-game sprite is Palette Swap of Leonar.
- The Rival: Has a rivalry with Jeunan, due to both being Galgastan high commanders who carried out the blood war against the Walister. But while Gatialo relished in it, Jeunan deeply regrets his involvement and became The Atoner.
- Route Boss: Only fought (and seen) on the Lawful route; on the Chaotic route, given his virulently supremacist beliefs and loyalty to Balbatos, he’s implicitly Killed Offscreen fighting the Resistance (possibly even at Pjonji Weald, where he sustained survivable injuries on Lawful).
- Pet the Dog: He might be a racist and genocidal commander, but he's still furious at Denam for slaughtering his defenseless clerics in Tynemouth Hill, to the point that if Wynoa is killed he will give up on running away and will charge against the Resistance.
- Social Darwinist: He believes it is the right of the strong to trample the weak.
- Tin Tyrant: As a terror knight, he's always clad in full armor, to the point he was The Faceless in the original and PSP remake. Downplayed in Reborn where his portrait and new sprite have him without a helmet.
- War Hawk: He's said to be one of the most influential figures who pushed Balbatos for war against the Walister. Jeunan in particular considers killing Gatialo as essential if Galgastan is ever to know peace.
- Worf Had the Flu: While he's still a formidable Early-Bird Boss, the reason he's weaker when encountered Tynemouth Hill is due to his fresh wounds from the battle against the Walister forces in Psonji Weald.
Commander Apollinaire
Daesi Apollinaire
- Voiced by: Aki Nagao (JP)
A Galgastani knight commander. She's put in charge of Coritanae Keep if Gatialo is slain at Tynemouth Hill.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of her characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Anti-Villain: She fights so the Galgastani can have a better lot in life, due to them being treated as second-class citizens during the years of Dorgalua's rule.
- Blue Blood: She's from House Apollinaire, a noble house from back when Coritanae used to be independent.
- Canon Foreigner: First introduced in the PSP version.
- Convenient Replacement Character: She's the replacement boss of Coritanae Keep in the Law route in case Gatialo was killed at Tynemouth Hill.
- Foil To Gatialo, who she's supposed to replace.
- While they're both are devoted to Balbatos and the Galgastan nation, Daesi fights so the Galgastani will not suffer as they did under Dorgalua's rule while Gatialo is a bigoted Social Darwinist who just wants to see Walister suffer for the sake of it.
- While they both are angry at Jeunan for being a traitor, they hold opposite opinions about Jeunan's past in slaughtering innocents: Daesi acts genuinely disgusted at him while Gatialo has a mocking tone and thinks Jeunan is weak for regretting it at all.
- Lady of War: A noble female knight commander, which is rare in Galgastan. Her lines notably have her act more dignified and composed in contrast to other Galgastan officers like Gatialo or Xaebos.
- Optional Boss: Only fought if Gatialo was killed back in Chapter 2.
- Reused Character Design: Her portrait is a recolor of the generic female knight portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- Spare to the Throne: She's the youngest daughter of her noble family, which allowed her to focus on a military career, rather than politics or marriage.
- Token Good Teammate: Along with Hektor, she’s the only major leader in the Galgastani army who’s neither a racist asshole or fanatical nationalist (she’s a nationalist, albeit one who prioritises the safety of her countrymen without being purely hateful towards the other clans).
- Undying Loyalty: While she's not as vile as Gatialo, she's still fiercely loyal to Barbatos, and protects him with her life.
- We Used to Be Friends: Her interaction with Jeunan implies they used to be on good terms in the past, but now they both see each other as traitors to Galgastan.
Sir Hektor
Hektor Didarro (Didario)
- Voiced by: Tokuyoshi Kawashima (JP), Jason Spisak (EN)
A Galgastani knight commander, in charge of Brigantys Castle. He's fiercely loyal to the Kingdom of Galgastan, but has little love for Balbatos. He's also betrothed to Moldova, thus has a personal connection to Nybeth's family.
- Anti-Villain: Despite being a Galgastani commander, he's always portrayed as a sympathetic character who disapproves of the war with the Walister and the current Galgastani regime, but is far too honorable to defect, so he still ends up opposing Denam.
- Arranged Marriage: He was betrothed to Moldova, Nybeth's daughter that is killed by Denam in the battle of Krysaro in chapter 1. This doesn't come up in the Law or Neutral routes, but becomes relevant in the Chaos route where he aids Cressida in Bahanna Highlands and fights Denam so he can avenge his fianceé.
- Ascended Extra: In the original, Hektor was a mere fight you had to go through. The remake gives Hektor a bigger role as Moldova's betrothed and a dedicated and sympathetic Galgastani soldier. The Reborn remaster also gives him a unique portrait and a semi-unique sprite.
- Badass Boast: The remake allows him to do the mother of them all in Chapter 3C:Hektor: Now my love turns to vengeance, Denam of Golyat! I am Hektor Didarro, son of Briam, Knight of Galgastan. I thank the Father for bringing you before me this day, Denam of Golyat! On the souls of my destined wife and her mother, I swear you will not live to see another dawn!
- Batman Gambit: In the Law Route, Hektor and his father find the exit to their My Country, Right or Wrong dilemma by secretly siding with Denam when he comes into Brigantys; they set the scene up so Hektor fights to the death with Denam, while Briam ensures Balbatos' dissidents are safe when Denam takes the castle over. The extra? According to Jeunan, Briam planned to join his son as soon as their safety was guaranteed, by committing suicide.
- Came Back Wrong: One of four named zombies Nybeth resurrects to fight Denam during the Cressida recruitment sidequest.
- Face Death with Dignity: No matter the route, he always meets his end fearlessly, with honor and dignity. His second death as a zombie is surprisingly dignified as well, spending his last moments encouraging Cressida above anything else.
- Graceful Loser: In the Chaos Route, he recognizes Denam is far above his league, but despite Denam's plead to avoid fighting and survive, Hektor rather prefers to die for the Galgastani cause he swore for.
- Honor Before Reason: It does not matter what Hektor does believe in; he made an oath and he's willing to meet his own end for it. He disapproves of the current regime in Galgastan, but is too loyal and honorable to directly oppose.
- Knight in Shining Armor: He's a knight who values honor and chivalry above all else.
- My Country, Right or Wrong: He has no taste for Balbatos' blood war against the Walister, but the Didarro family's Undying Loyalty keeps him from opposing him directly. In the Lawful route, he and his father find a way to assist Denam via a Batman Gambit.
- Reassigned to Antarctica: His family used to be the lords of Coritinnae, the most important keep in Galgastan, but they were relocated to the remote and freezing wastelands in Brigantys due to their disagreements with Balbatos.
- Recurring Boss: He's fought twice in the Lawful route, in the Madura Drift and at Brigantys Great Hall. In the Chaotic route (PSP/Reborn), he's killed in Bahanna Highlands but can be fought again as an undead in the Cressida recruitment sidequest.
- Reused Character Design: He used the portrait art of a generic knight in the original and PSP remake. Reborn gave him a unique portrait and he now uses a Palette Swap of Leonar's sprite in-game.
- Secret Test of Character: In the Law Route, this was the only way Hektor would be sure Denam was not another Ronwey or Balbatos: by clashing with him in a duel to the death.
- Suicide by Cop: Part of his Batman Gambit in the Law Route to ensure Balbatos' dissidents would live and he could keep his honor intact.
- Undying Loyalty: Hektor may have no love for Balbatos and his ideas, but he sure has for his oath, one he intends to respect to his bitter end. In the Law route he does makes use of convenient loopholes to assist Denam while still preserving his honor, such as keeping all of Balbatos dissidents safe and not sending out warnings when
- Worthy Opponent: Sees Denam as such in the Law and Chaos Route.
Briam The Elder
Briam Didarro (Didario)
- Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (JP)
A Galgastani noble and current head of the Didarro family. Like his son, he's fiercely loyal to the Kingdom of Galgastan, but has little love for Balbatos' regime.
- Batman Gambit: In the Law Route, Hektor and his father find the exit to their My Country, Right or Wrong dilemma by secretly siding with Denam when he comes into Brigantys; they set the scene up so Hektor fights to the death with Denam, while Briam ensures Balbatos' dissidents are safe when Denam takes the castle over. The extra? According to Jeunan, Briam planned to join his son as soon as their safety was guaranteed, by committing suicide.
- Driven to Suicide: In the Lawful route, he committed suicide in order to make up for plotting against his liege.
- Honor Before Reason: The Didarro family is too honorable to openly betray their liege, so in the Lawful route he assists Hektor with his Batman Gambit to ensure Denam's victory, even at the cost of his son's life.
- My Country, Right or Wrong: He has no taste for Balbatos' blood war against the Walister, but the Didarro family's Undying Loyalty keeps him from opposing him directly. In the Lawful route, he and his son find a way to assist Denam via a Batman Gambit.
- Reassigned to Antarctica: His family used to be the lords of Coritinnae, the most important keep in Galgastan, but they were relocated to the remote and freezing wastelands in Brigantys due to their disagreements with Balbastos.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic portrait for male senior civilians.
- Undying Loyalty: Briam may have no love for Balbatos and his ideals, but is bound by his family honor to not openly oppose him.
Wyrmknight Jeunan
Jeunan Avertif (Jenounes Apatizer)
- Voiced by: Show Hayami (JP;Sega Saturn), Yu Taniguchi (JP;Reborn), Christian Rummel (EN;Reborn)
A former Galgastani riot squad leader. After being led to conduct a falsely-informed massacre, he could no longer abide to Balbatos' orders and rebelled against him, but was imprisoned as a result. He will only join Denam during the third chapter of Lawful route after getting rescued, if he sympathizes with Denam's words.
- The Atoner: Jeunan was responsible for the massacre of Basque Village in Exeter Island, among some other events. He's horrified of the results, which motivated him to turn against the Hierophant.
- Birds of a Feather: In the Law route, since Denam was also being The Atoner for the Balmamusa massacre, Jeunan decided to join with him so he could also atone for his own sins together. This is probably why Jeunan didn't join Denam in the Chaos route despite being technically present: Denam has nothing to atone for there.
- Dragon Knight: He's part of the Wyrmslayer squad, whose job is to hunt down dragons. And his default class is Dragoon.
- Mutually Exclusive Party Members: He’s only recruitable on the Lawful route; thus, he can’t fight alongside Cistina, Folcurt, Bayin, Cerya, Oelias, Dievold or Cressida. In the original and PSX releases, he also couldn’t fight alongside Aloser (Arycelle).
- Primary Colour Champion: His sprite shows him clad in blood red, scarlet armour.
- We Used to Be Friends: His interaction with Daesi implies they used to be on good terms in the past, but now they both see each other as traitors to Galgastan.
Beastmaster Ganpp
Ganpp Vochstein (Ganb Backstein)
- Voiced by: Keisuke Ishida (JP), Ben Diskin (US)
A Galgastani beastmaster who served as a officer in the Galgastani army and later as a headhunter and bandit leader. He's a recurring boss during most of the game, and can be recruitable in chapter 4.—-
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Though not good with other humans generally, Ganpp responds positively to anyone who treats him decently: he’s loyal enough to Balbatos for giving him responsibilities that he’s partially motivated by avenging him when facing Denam in Chapter 3. In Chapter 4, if he’s defeated without his gryphons dying he begs for them to be spared in exchange for being punished for his own crimes; when Denam offers him mercy, Ganpp is both astonished and touched at the kindness shown him, regretting his prior harsh opinion of him and willingly joining his forces.
- Fluffy Tamer: He's never seen without his two pet gryphons, Obda and Berda. In the first rematch he adds two cockatrices named Banga and Zanga to fight alongside him. In the final fight with him, due to the possibility of killing any of the four, he’s instead accompanied by the offspring of his original gryphons with the affixed “Younger” added to their names.
- Gonk: Ganpp is said to be a complete barbarian, to the point his smell drives people away from him.
- In Spite of a Nail: Because he’s gunning for Denam, they clash in Chapter 3 despite the differing narrative circumstances… or different battlefields that result from them.
- Plot Armour: He’ll retreat from his he first two battles, only being killed in the third one if his health is depleted (which can be avoided if his gryphons are both spared). The original Berda and Obda also have this in the first fight, and retreat alongside Ganpp the moment anyone of them are reduced below 10% HP; in the second fight they can now be slain, although considering how Ganpp will respond to this it’s probably best to avoid this if possible.
- Recurring Boss: Starting at the back half of Chapter 1, then a fight at Chapter 3, and finally a sidequest in Chapter 4 where you must keep him alive in order to get him to your party.
- Status Infliction Attack: While as a beast master he normally is not able to inflict status ailments, this can happen in the second fight should you make the mistake of killing his pets: kill Obda or Berda, and he’ll inflict your whole party with weakened and breached, respectively; with Banga and Zanga the cockatrices, he will inflict false strike and stagger on the whole party while healing himself in the case of Banga and granting himself sidestep if Zanga is killed.
- Whip of Dominance: In the original he had a liking for whips, fitting of a Beast Tamer, though he wasn't portrayed as being cruel to his beasts.
Pavan The Mercenary
Pavan Bapal (Bapalu)
A Galgastani mercenary leader. Denam faces him in Almorica Castle to save Duke Ronwey.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Dumb Muscle: Was mocked by his fellow soldiers for his lack of understanding of strategy. He attempted to prove himself by leading an attack against Denam's army, but ended up slain instead.
- Reformed Criminal: He used to be a bandit who operated in the Phorampa Wildwood, but enlisted in the army out of a desire to defend his homeland.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Berserker portrait.
- Starter Villain: He's the very first enemy leader Denam faces.
Sir Agares
Agares Bazin (Agres)
- Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 1. He defends Almorica Castle while Consul Nybeth is away.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Blue Blood: He's from a noble house in Coritanae.
- Bribing Your Way to Victory: Subverted. He's disgusted by the Xenobian mercenaries and the very thought of paying for them to work for Galgastan.
- A Father to His Men: Despite his status as a noble, he's said to be an approachable commander and is well-respected by his men.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male knight portrait.
Magus Orba
Orba Brondel (Oruba)
- Voiced by: Michitake Kikuchi (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 1.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Cultured Badass: Before he became an officer, he used to be a famous painter that worked at King Dorgalua's court.
- Patriotic Fervor: He abandoned his life as a painter due to the nationalistic fervor he felt when the Kingdom of Galgastan was formed, to the point he joined their army as an officer.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Wizard portrait.
- Theme Twin Naming: He and his twin brother have their first name ends with "rba".
Swordfighter Brezen
Tomasius Brezen (Brenzen)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 1. He's a former gladiator under the employ of Galgastan and faces Denam's forces in Golborza Plain.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Bad Boss: He kills a subordinate for giving him advice he doesn't like.
- Condemned Contestant: His backstory claims he was condemned to be a gladiator for unknown reasons, and eventually won his freedom by surviving numerous bouts.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Brezen is unpopular among his fellow soldiers due to his mannerisms and attitude, and the game explicitly states that his performance suffered as a result.
- Kick the Dog: While Brezen is a former convict whose personality puts others off, the Warren Reports indicates that he was ostracized and bullied unfairly as a result.
- Leeroy Jenkins: He ignores the advice of his men to fall back to Rhime and opts for a mindless frontal attack against Denam's forces. This leads to his death.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Berserker portrait.
- Vulgar Humor: He's disliked by his colleagues for his vulgar manners, though it doesn't come up in the little dialogue he has.
Sir Bolis
Bolis Rhumoth (Ryumos)
- Voiced by: Daichi Endo (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 1. He's pursuing Cistina at Rhime, but ends up finding Denam's forces instead.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Rags to Royalty: He was a commoner when the war began, but got knighted when he managed to kill a Walister commander.
- Retirony: Was going to marry his childhood sweetheart when his tour at Rhime was over, but is killed in battle right before it could happen.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male knight portrait.
Sir Grion
Grion Lexentale (Lexent)
- Voiced by: Hayato Fujii (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 1, defending the front at Lake Bordu.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Bad Boss: He threatens to kill his own troops to keep them in line when he sees them trying to desert (which is still more merciful than Brexen, earlier in the game).
- Cassandra Truth: He realised that his line needed more men to prevent the Walister breaking through and requested reinforcements, only to be ignored.
- Noodle Incident: He and Ravness have faced each other in the past, but we don't learn anything more other than both being surprised the other is still alive and that she considers him to be a "butcher".
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male knight portrait.
Magus Garba
Garba Brondel (Galva)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss at Xeod Moors, in the Lawful route of Chapter 2. He’s the twin brother of Orba from Chapter 1.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Angsty Surviving Twin: Decidedly unhappy about his brother Orba’s death and wants Denam dead for it.
- Cultured Badass: Before he became an officer, he was a philosopher that was famous for his writing, oratory skills and progressive politics.
- Patriotic Fervor: While he initially was an advocate of progressive politics, he became far more nationalistic once the Kingdom of Galgastan was formed, to the point he joined their army as an officer.
- Red Baron: His argumentative skills earned him the name "Garba the Silver-Tongued".
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Wizard portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- Theme Twin Naming: He and his twin brother have their first name ends with "rba".
- You Killed My Father: Downplayed. While he has a grudge against Denam for killing his brother, he didn't seek him out for revenge, they just happened to meet in battle. He's also very aware that he'd just be perpetuating the Cycle of Vengeance by fighting Denam with just revenge in his heart.
Sybil Josephine
Josephine Ysarc
- Voiced by: Natsue Sasamoto (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route and in Chapter 4. In the Lawful route she defends Rhea Boum Aqueduct from an attack by Denam's forces.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of her characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Recurring Boss: She's an Optional Boss in Chapter 4 on every route but is also fought as a boss in Chapter 2 of the Lawful route in the PSP/Reborn.
- The Remnant: By chapter 4, she leads a small band of remnants at Lhazan Fortress.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female cleric portrait, albeit in green rather than the standard yellow worn by the other Galgastani sibyls.
Sybil Nadia
Nadia Eginhard
- Voiced by: Serina Machiyama (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route. She defends Port Asyton from an attack by Denam's forces.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of her characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Anti-Villain: She's a kind-hearted Sybil who joined the war effort to help the weak and the wounded but ends up in charge of the defense of Port Asyton when Denam attacks it in the Lawful Route.
- Beautiful Singing Voice: She's lauded as a skilled singer with an enchanting voice, and often sings to the wounded in order to comfort them.
- Red Baron: She's called "Nadia of the Requiem" for her habit of singing for the death after battle.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female cleric portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- What the Hell, Hero?: She condemns Denam as an ogre for his part in the Balmamusa massacre.
Sir Alfred
Alfred Boulvart
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route. He's escorting Ravness to her execution in The Reisan Way.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Canon Foreigner: Created for the PSP release of the game.
- Optional Boss: He's only fought in the optional sidequest to recruit Ravness.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male knight portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: He's annoyed at not being able to just execute Ravness on the spot, as he was specifically ordered by his liege to escort her to Coritinae. His last words are regretting he just didn't follow his gut.
Arkhiatros Wynoa
Wynoa Canaletto
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route. She's the head of a relief unit escorting Gatialo after he was wounded at the Psonji Weald.
- Adaptational Job Change: In the original SNES/PSX version, she is a normal Archer while in the PSP/Reborn version she's a Cleric.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of her characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Patriotic Fervor: She's from a tribe of peaceful healers but got more involved in the war due to the patriotic fervor she felt for the Kingdom of Galgastan. She's even willing to lead a Suicide Mission just to save High Commander Gatialo.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female Archer / Cleric portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- Throw Down the Bomblet: In the PSP remake, Wynoa is equipped with a lobber that allows her to toss elemental shots at the player, making her more dangerous than the average Cleric.
- Undying Loyalty: In the PSP/Reborn version she leads a non-combat unit made of healers, but still leads a suicidal charge against Denam, just so they can buy time for Gatialo to escape the field. Even if you kill him first it won’t cause her to surrender; lamenting the loss of a “hero of Galgastan”, she’d rather throw herself futilely upon the enemy’s blade than surrender to the resistance.
Decurion Vance
Christos Vance
- Voiced by: Katsuhiro Tokuishi (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Lawful and Chaotic routes, originating in the PSP version. In Chapter 2 of the Chaotic route, he's pursuing Arycelle at Xeod Moors and in Chapter 3 of the Lawful route he's found guarding The Reisan Way.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Canon Foreigner: Created for the PSP release of the game. Notably, his Chaotic route fight involves replacing Xapan’s first fight (which was shuffled to the newly introduced Rhea Boum Aqueduct), and his hunting Arycelle was an Adaptation Expansion of her narrative role in the game as well.
- A Father to His Men: He's said to be just and fair with his men and seems to treat them more like friends than subordinates, likely because of their gang origins. His final words as he dies are lamenting that he couldn’t avenge his fallen clansmen.
- Reformed Criminal: He used to lead a criminal group called "Scoundrels" in Port Asyton, but the war gave him and his gang the opportunity to become real soldiers and they took the chance.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Rune Fencer portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought in Lawful and Chaotic, he’s never seen in Neutral.
- Unique Enemy: In the fact that the male rune fencer didn’t exist before the PSP release, which added it as a Distaff Counterpart class of the female Valkyrie; as such, Vance is the only enemy boss to use said generic portrait (albeit not quite the only male unit in the whole game to do so).
Genzo, Swordsman
Genzo Ageja
- Voiced by: Kanehira Yamamoto (JP)
A Galgastani with a deep loathing of Walister who faces Denam’s forces at Lake Bordu in Chapter 2.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Ninja portrait.
- Route Boss: He’s fought in the Lawful and Chaotic routes.
The Mage Gildora
Gildora Bastian (Zildor)
- Voiced by: Toa Yukinari (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in all the routes. In the Lawful Route, she's fought at the Gates of Almorica after Xaebos took the castle. In the Neutral and Chaotic routes, she guards the Gates of Coritanae.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of her characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Cultural Posturing: She's a devout believer in Galgastani supremacy and in their right to control all of Valeria by wiping out all the other clans, especially the Walister.
- The Dragon: No matter the route, she's always fought just before Xaebos implying she's his second-in-command.
- Hate Sink: Denam attempts to reason with her in every route, but she shows herself to only be a hateful person that wants nothing less than the full genocide of the Walister.
- Implied Love Interest: In the Chaotic route, Orgeau will swear vengeance on Denam for having killed Gildora, and his last words mention that he'll at least be reuniting with her soon, implying they have a romantic relationship, although Gildora herself never mentions him in her dialogue.
- Insufferable Genius: She's a talented mage and scholar, but her intelligence made her grow arrogant to the point she sees herself as superior to all others.
- Motive Decay: She began her career as a historian who wrote publications about the persecution of the Galgastani people at the hand of the Walister during Dorgalua's rule. But soon she became so radicalized she became no better than the Walister she once criticized.
- A Nazi by Any Other Name: She's one of the Galgastani who is a full-fledged believer in the idea that they're the supreme race and is dedicated to eradicating the Walister from the continent due to them being an inferior race.Gildora: Walister are less than filth - night soil to be cast in the gutter. We must rid the isles of your kind if there is ever to be peace!
- The Remnant: She's one of the few Galgastani officers still left after Balbatos' demise, always serving under High Commander Xaebos.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female Witch portrait.
- Revenge Before Reason: She's always fought after Balbatos is already dead and the Kingdom of Galgastan is nothing but The Remnant, but she hates the Walister enough that she doesn't consider surrender an option and wants to lash out and kill as many as possible to avenge Balbatos' death.Denam: You are defeated, routed by the duke's armies! And yet you persist. Do you not see that this struggle leads nowhere? Or would you carry on the good Hierophant's work and rid the isles of the Walister?
Gildora: You have us exact! We will fight until the seas run red with Walister blood! - Undying Loyalty: She's one of the few Galgastani that is personally loyal to Balbatos and his ideals and is willing to fight to the death for the chance to avenge him.
Orgeau the Mercenary
Orgeau Mannheim (Orgeu)
- Voiced by: Shuhei Matsuda (JP)
A Winged Folk encountered as an enemy boss in every route. He's a mercenary under the employ of Galgastan and shares much of their beliefs. In the Lawful route he is guarding the Gates of Coritanae, in the Chaotic route he's guarding Brigantys West Curtain Wall and in the Neutral Route he's attacking Golyat.
- Adaptational Job Change: He's a Beast Tamer in Neutral and Chaotic but a Rune Fencer in the Lawful route (PSP/Reborn).
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Blood Knight: He became a mercenary due to his love of combat.
- Boomerang Bigot: He's not a Galgastani or even from Valeria but is still an officer in an army filled with people who believe Galgastan is the Master Race. Apparently, his service to Galgastan has made him seen as an honorary Galgastan.
- Implied Love Interest: In the Chaotic route, Orgeau will swear vengeance on Denam for having killed Gildora, and his last words mention that he'll at least be reuniting with her soon, implying they have a romantic relationship, although Gildora herself never mentions him in her dialogue.
- Optional Boss: He’s a mandatory fight only on Lawful; in the Chaotic route he’s guarding one of two paths into Brigantys and in the Neutral he’s a Skippable Boss. In the latter route’s case, if one completes the side mission in Quadriga they can obtain Hobyrim (and up to three pre-named generic units); Orgeau's battle (which unlocks after Ndamsa and must be completed before retaking Coritanae) is only accessible if Bolis wasn’t fought earlier.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Winged-Folk portrait.
- Psycho for Hire: He's a Blood Knight mercenary who is prejudiced against the Walister.
- You Are a Credit to Your Race: He's a Winged-Folk but is connected to some of the most prejudiced members of the Kingdom of Galgastan such as Xaebos and Gildora, implying he's seen as an honorary Galgastan. His Warren Reports entry says he's treated as an officer despite being a mercenary.
- Winged Humanoid: He's a Winged Folk mercenary.
Bingham the Mercenary
Carossa Bingham (Bingam)
A Winged Folk mercenary under the employ of Galgastan, encountered in Chapter 3 leading the defense of Brigantys West Curtain Wall in Lawful.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Glory Hound: He purposedly lies about his deeds in order to make himself look more fearsome. If Xapan is with you, he'll point out Bingham is actually stealing credit from Gatialo's deeds.
- Only in It for the Money: Unlike Orgeau he doesn't seem to hold any loyalty for Galgastan, and only fights because he's paid to.
- Red Baron: Invoked. He refers to himself as the "Lord of Slaughter" in order to give himself some rep. Fellow mercenary Xapan has never heard of him, and deduces Bingham is just stealing credit from Gatialo.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Winged-Folk portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only in the Lawful route.
- Small Name, Big Ego: He brags about being a fearsome mercenary, but Xapan mocks about having never heard of him and both him and Canopus mock him for his Glory Hound attitude.
- Winged Humanoid: He's a Winged Folk mercenary, which comes in handy at the water-filled map he fights in.
Magus Kakrinoros
Bruno Kakrinoros (Kurkly)
- Voiced by: Yu Seki (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 3 in both Lawful and Chaotic. He guards the Brigantys South Curtain Wall.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Commonality Connection: Unique to many Galgastani officers, his loyalty to Balbatos comes from a shared interest in magic. Kakrinoros is happy to work for him as long as he can remain in Brigantys and continue his research.
- Cultured Badass: Before he became an officer, he was scholar who studied the climate at Brigantys.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male wizard portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought in Lawful and Chaotic, he’s never seen in Neutral. In the SNES/PSX, he’s only fought in Lawful as Hektor is the one guarding the Brigantys South Curtain Wall in those versions.
Quartermaster Roberval
Kamlott Roberval (Kamlot)
- Voiced by: Yuki Hayashi (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: He's introduced lamenting at being in charge of a boring supply run instead of being able to fight at Psonji... only to be attacked and killed by Denam's forces.
- Canon Foreigner: Created for the PSP release of the game.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: He has six sisters. Being the only male in the family, his parents disapproved when he enlisted in the army.
- Patriotic Fervor: He joined the military against his family's wishes due to his strong feelings of nationalism towards Galgastan.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Ninja portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
Necropentice Muntzer
Anelio Muntzer (Mutsua)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route. She is deployed to Lake Bordu by Xaebos to slow down Denam's advance.
- Adaptational Job Change: She was a Summoner in the SNES/PSX version but a Necromancer in the PSP / Reborn version.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of her characterization comes from her Warren Reports entry.
- Optional Boss: To progress towards Almorica Castle, the player can choose to either fight her at Lake Bordu or Brutakos at the Psonji Weald.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female Summoner / Necromancer portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: After being defeated at Lake Bordu she flees from battle, but unlike most bosses, she's never encountered again, with the Warren Reports entry mentioning she decided to desert from Galgastan after her defeat.
- Solitary Sorceress: She made a living in a secluded and poor village but was eventually betrayed by nearby villagers and sentenced to death for her necromancy. Nybeth interfered and rescued her and convinced her to be part of the army.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: When she flees from the battle upon being defeated, she warns Denam that they'll meet again, but she's never encountered after that.
Spellbinder Brutakos
Brutakos Kapote (Brutakox)
- Voiced by: Seiro Ogino (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Lawful route. He is deployed to Psonji Weald by Xaebos to slow down Denam's advance.
- All There in the Manual: Subverted. He's one of the few bosses who doesn't get a Warren Reports entry.
- Optional Boss: To progress towards Almorica Castle, the player can choose to either fight Muntzer at Lake Bordu or him at the Psonji Weald.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic Sorcerer portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Lawful route.
- Revenge: He's eager to face Denam in battle due to his desire to avenge Balbatos' death.
Magus Botis
Botis Lochner (Botes)
- Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 3 in the Neutral route. He led an insurrection at Qadriga Fortress after Balbatos' death.
- All There in the Manual: Subverted. He's one of the few bosses who doesn't get a Warren Reports entry.
- Optional Boss: His battle is a side mission, albeit one that nets the player up to three above-average generic units with Warren Report entries. Even so, it can be completely bypassed by heading straight to Port Asyton to progress the main story.
- The Remnant: He leads a small band of remnants from the defeated Kingdom of Galgastan.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male wizard portrait.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Neutral route.
Magus Uram
Uram Fenelon
- Voiced by: Soichi Abe (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 4. He ambushes Denam at the Bahanna Highlands when Denam is marching to Coritanae to speak to the Order of Philaha.
- All There in the Manual: Like most minor bosses, a lot of his characterization comes from his Warren Reports entry.
- Cultural Posturing: He fully believes Galgastani culture is better than all other and is against harmonizing with other clans so as to not "dilute" the "superior" Galgastani culture.
- A Nazi by Any Other Name: He's a supporter of the Galgastan supremecy beliefs that many of Balbatos hardline supporters have. He's actually a member of a secret society that is said to be even more hardline than normal called the "White Alliance", an obvious nod at white supremacy groups.
- Reused Character Design: He uses the generic male Wizard portrait.
- The Remnant: He leads a small band of remnants from the defeated Kingdom of Galgastan.
- Revenge: Tries to kill Denam to avenge his defeated kingdom.
Aeshan the Defeated
Aeshan Mirabeau (Anchen)
The Obdilord Family
Necromancer Nybeth
Nybeth Obdilord (Nybbas Obderhode)
- Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto (JP), Keith Silverstein (EN)
A Galgastani necromancer who serves the Kingdom of Galgastan. He was consul to Almorica while it was under Galgastani control. When Galgastan fell, he turned his attention to the Palace of the Dead to continue his experiments.
- Ambiguous Situation: Are his two different families a SchrödingersCat situation, or are we given incomplete information between routes? Given all his apprentices call him "Master" it’s plausible he keeps them at a distance with the informal title; the Warren Report may thus address them by their assumed/maternal surnames except where they confirm their blood ties to him.
- Archnemesis Dad: He’s the sworn enemy of his daughter Oelias and son Dievold in the Neutral route. In the Chaotic route, he can subsequently take this role for Cressida when he reveals to her the man he truly is. Only Moldova of all his children never opposes him, partly because she dies so soon.
- Arc Villain: For the Cressida recruitment sidequest and for the Palace of the Dead. He also has a mini-arc midway through Chapter 3’s Neutral route.
- Broken Pedestal: For Cressida on the Chaotic route, once she witnessed what his philosophy leads to and his callous disregard for natural life.
- Face Death with Dignity: Even if you kill him for good at the bottom of the Palace of the Dead he thinks becoming one with The Dark will be fascinating.
- Faux Affably Evil: Which borders on genuinely Affably Evil, or as much as someone like him can be affable. Never gets upset, never talks in a non-genteel tone; even when he's committing Body Horror on people, and even when his enemies are cursing him out. It’s telling that in all but one possible encounter he’s a Skippable Boss, and he’s always the one being challenged even if he’s more interested in just performing his “research”.
- Mad Scientist: He seeks to find a way to "perfect" resurrection - the undying body of the undead with the spark of life of the human soul.
- Moral Sociopathy: The nicest thing you can say about him is that he’s sincerely committed to the validity of his beliefs, which are unfortunately twisted by his being emotionally dead inside. In the Neutral route, the end of the battlefield dialogue has Denam admitting that Nybeth truly does believe in what he’s selling, whilst still condemning him as a wretch who has sacrificed everything that truly gives life meaning for his twisted goals.
- Necromantic: He raises his wife from the dead. Both of his wives.
- Never Found the Body: He did say he was going to become one with the Dark, implying that you didn't actually land the killing blow making it difficult to bring proof that he indeed did die. This is a convenient explanation to allow him to appear in Final Fantasy XIV.
- Optional Boss: With the exception of Neutral in Chapter 3, no fight with him is mandatory unless the player seeks them out. The only way to kill him for good is at the bottom of the Bonus Dungeon. By this time, he has become a Lich.
- Out of Focus: In the Law route, Nybeth completely takes the backseat from the story. None of his family members are mentioned at all. He only reappears in the optional Palace of the Dead as a single necromancer with no links with any of Denam's batallion members.
- Recurring Boss: His full subplot consists of several fights that must all be completed in order if you want to finish the side story:
- Three of them — Quadriga in Chapter 1, and the Palace of the Dead’s 4th (SNES/PSX version)/5th (PSP/Reborn) and 100th floors — appear on all routes
- Both the Chaotic (in the PSP/Reborn) and Neutral routes add a fourth battle pre-POTD: Golyat in Chapter 4 and Ndamsa Fortress in Chapter 3, respectively.
- Schrödinger's Gun: In the PSP remake, his family changes depending on which route is taken. In the Neutral route, Oelias and Dievold are his family; while in the Chaos route, Cassandra, Moldova, and Cressida are his family. Even their surnames and Warren Report profiles are changed depending on the route to reflect this. And there are three different surnames: Melandyl (Oelias), Rane (Dievold) and Lauya Zurbaran (Cassandra, Moldova and Cressida), so his family changes depending on the choice Denam made in Chapter 2 Chaos. In the Law route, they remain unnamed as Nybeth goes Out of Focus so it's like he never had a family.
Necroprentice Cassandra
Cassandra Lauya Zurbaran/Obdilord
- Voiced by: Ayumi Nagao (JP), Stephanie Sheh (EN)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in the Chaotic and Neutral route. She's the mother of Moldova and Cressida and wife of Nybeth in the Chaotic route.
- Alas, Poor Villain: In Neutral, she has enough time to realize that she was set up as a disposable obstacle by Nybeth right as she dies.
- Came Back Wrong: In the Chaotic route, she's resurrected as a soulless monster by her own husband.
- Canon Foreigner: Created for the PSP release of the game.
- Dying as Yourself: Like most raised zombies, there's a brief glimpse of her true self as she dies.Cassandra: Cressida.... Beloved daughter... You...must live.
- Recurring Boss: In the Chaotic route, she's fought a second time during Cressida's recruitment sidequest, as an undeath.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female Necromancer portrait. Notably, her undead form actually has a unique variant of it, where her face has a Slasher Smile.
- Route Boss: Fought in Chapter 3 of Chaotic and Neutral, she’s never seen on Lawful.
- Schrödinger's Gun: She's part of the Obdilord family in the Chaotic route and the Zurbaran family in the Neutral route.
- Tragic Monster: In the Chaos route, Nybeth resurrects her as a zombie and forces her to kill Cressida. Killing her again is treated as a Mercy Kill.
- Unwitting Pawn: Whatever the particulars of her relation to him, Nybeth treats her as nothing more than an asset to be used as benefits him. In the Chaotic route, despite claiming he loves her and their older daughter he disregards the sorry state of their reanimated corpses and will even leave them to be put down if defeated first. In Neutral, he gives her a Ring of the Dead and sets up her thinking she can ascend as a lich, only for the ring to fail; this prompts her epiphany as she expires.
- You Killed My Father: She's eager to face Denam in order to avenge Moldova's death.
Necroprentice Moldova
Moldova Lauya Zurbaran/Obdilord (Mordoba)
- Voiced by: Haruka Shimizu (JP)
A Galgastani encountered as an enemy boss in Chapter 1. She's the daughter of Cassandra and sister of Cressida and is part of the Obdilord in the Chaotic route.
- Arranged Marriage: She was betrothed to Hektor of house Didarro, giving him a connection to her family.
- Ascended Extra: In the original game, she was just Nybeth's apprentice that you killed in Krisaro to rescue Presance and Leonar. In the PSP remake, she actually becomes his daughter in the Chaos route; in the Neutral route, she's still just Nybeth's apprentice, but she still has her mother and sister.
- Came Back Wrong: In the Chaotic route, she's resurrected as a soulless monster by her own father.
- Dying as Yourself: Like most raised zombies, there's a brief glimpse of her true self as she dies.Moldova: What... place is this? Hektor? Where are you?
- Perfectly Arranged Marriage: From the little we see of their interactions, Hektor and Moldova were perfectly happy with their betrothal.
- Recurring Boss: In the Chaotic route, she's fought a second time during Cressida's recruitment sidequest, as an undead.
- Retirony: The task at Krysaro where she was killed was the last thing she would do before she was set to wed Hektor.
- Reused Character Design: She uses the generic female Necromancer portrait. Notably, her undead form actually has a unique variant of it, where her face is contorted in pain.
- Schrödinger's Gun: She had a case of Only One Name in Warren's Report until you reach Chapter 3 (only Neutral or Chaos), where she's revealed to be either an Obdilord (Chaos) or a different family, Lauya Zurbaran (Neutral).
- Tragic Monster: In the Chaos route, Nybeth resurrects her as a zombie and forces her to kill Cressida. Killing her again is treated as a Mercy Kill.
- Unwitting Pawn: Whatever the particulars of her relation to him, Nybeth treats her as nothing more than an asset to be used as benefits him. When she dies he briefly laments her passing before casually moving on; in the Chaotic route, despite claiming he loves her and her mother, he disregards the sorry state of their reanimated corpses and will even leave them to be put down if defeated first.
Necroprentice Cressida
Cressida Lauya Zurbaran/Obdilord
- Voiced by: Yuka Adachi (JP), Nicole Tompkins (EN)
A new Galgastani character added to the PSP version, encountered in the Chaotic and Neutral routes. She's the daughter of Cassandra and sister of Cressida and is part of the Obdilord family in the Chaotic route. She can be recruited in chapter 4 in an optional sidequest.
- Anti-Villain: She’s not a bad person at heart, only following Nybeth because besides her whole family being his apprentices, she believes her abilities can do good; she also only opposes Denam out of familial loyalty and wishing to avenge her mother and sister. In the Chaotic route she can both be shown what kind of man Nybeth is and convinced to help Denam, turning into a proper hero.
- Bad Powers, Good People: She became a necromancer for the sole purpose of helping the dead achieve peace by fulfilling their dying wishes. However, you only see this side of hers in Chaos route. In Neutral route, she remains a staunch supporter of Nybbeth and Denam called her foul, although her biodata in Warren's Report still adheres to the trope.
- Calling Parents by Their Name: After becoming disillusioned by her father's experiments with the dead (and being nearly killed by him via the corpse of her mother), she ceases to call Nybeth father anymore and refers to him by his name while swearing to stop him and his experiments.
- Canon Foreigner: Created for the PSP release of the game.
- Decomposite Character: Originally, her plotline was going to be an alternate path for Oelias but it was decided to make her an independent character.
- Expy: Serves as one for Meliadoul Tengille from Final Fantasy Tactics. Both share the same character design, initially hate the protagonist for hurting their loved ones, and eventually turn on their fathers.
- Guide Dang It!: Without guides, you'll be lost on why Cressida won't join you even after all the dangerous trek you went through to save her, the last one being extremely hard as well. This is because it's related to the hidden Chaos Frame meter: You need to be on a good standing with the Galgastan clan before finishing the last battle so Cressida's Undying Loyalty can be appeased. Nowhere did it say about Chaos Frame and how to raise it, so you will need to consult a guide on how to raise your Chaos Frame quickly after spending three quarters of the game slaughtering Galgastani people and making them hate you.
- Heel Realisation: She genuinely began practicing Necromancy out of belief that it would allow the dead to find peace, and on the Neutral path she remains committed to her philosophy until her own demise. On the Chaotic path however, seeing her father's experiments — that led to legions of dead who had all died traumatically attacking the living — led her to become disillusioned. Furthermore, seeing how callous Nybeth was in his experiments (going so far as to resurrect her mother, sister, and brother-in-law as rotting corpses that would attempt to kill her at his command) leads her to abandon the cause completely.
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: The lovely and (initially) dedicated youngest daughter of the necromantic Mad Scientist Nybeth.
- Mutually Exclusive Party Members: She can only be recruited on the Chaos route of the PSP and Reborn versions of the game. Thus she cannot fight alongside Vyce, Ozma, Jeunan, Xapan, Ocionne, Ravness, Oelias or Dievold.
- Mythology Gag: Her first name is the same as that of a minor boss in Knight of Lodis, whose motivation for fighting you was revenge for the death of her parents.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: Her outfit has a neckline that goes down to her stomach.
- Route Boss: Fought only on the Neutral route.
- Schrödinger's Gun: Depending on the route taken, she and her fellow female Necromancer family has different status:
- In the Neutral route, her surname is recorded as Lauya Zurbaran and her status is more or less a separate family from Nybeth, but serves him as lackeys that he eventually disposed. That said, she alluded to possibly being half-siblings with Oelias and Dievold as she notes their activities being betrayed with "cursed sister".
- In the Chaos route, she's explicitly part of the Obdilord family and gets his surname. She's also depicted more openly sympathetic, able to show her Bad Powers, Good People credentials and becoming the Obdilord family representative in your party like Oelias & Dievold in Neutral.
- Undying Loyalty: Is so loyal to the Galgastan Kingdom that you need to be in good standing with them to recruit her.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: She believes in Nybeth’s research as a means of using necromancy to bring peace to the departed dead and helping their souls resolve their Unfinished Business, so to speak. This isn’t fully clarified to the player, let alone Denam, on the Neutral route so he views her as just a terrible person for her actions; on the Chaotic route, he’s able to withhold judgment after seeing her Heel Realisation.
Sibyl Oelias
Oelias Melandyl/Obdilord (Orias Obderhode)
- Voiced by: Maya Okamoto (JP;Sega Saturn), Mai Yamane (JP;Reborn), Megan Hensley (EN;Reborn)
A Galgastani from Brigantys. She is the daughter of the Necromancer Nybeth. She resented her father's debasement of human life and sought solace in the Order. When her brother Dievold fell victim to Nybeth's necromancy, she resolved to confront him. Together with Dievold she set off to locate their father. She is fiercely protective of her brother, who is now cut off from the world of the living.
- Big Sister Instinct: Although she’s technically the younger sibling, she watches over Dievold like a hawk and is vehemently enraged at what Nybeth did to his body and soul. Then comes the fact that unknown to her, her soul is that of his mother, mixing in a subconscious element of Mama Bear to her protectiveness of him.
- Calling the Old Man Out: If you bring her along during the Palace of the Dead storyline in the Neutral Route, she will have quite a few choosen words for her father once she meets him at the 4th/5th floor. Nybeth doesn't really care, and calls her out of her hypocrisy, as she is more than willing to shed blood for the revolution.
- I Hate You, Vampire Dad: She has an extremely good reason to despise her dad, starting from toying with the souls of the dead, and then doing his work on Dievold...
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: As well as The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter. Oelias is an attractive lady, compared to her cragged old man Nybbeth.
- Mutually Exclusive Party Members: She can only be recruited on the Neutral route. Thus, she cannot fight alongside Vyce, Gildas, Ozma, Jeunan, Xapan, Ocionne, Ravness or Cressida. In the original and PSX releases, she also couldn't fight alongside Arycelle.
- Schrödinger's Gun: In the PSP and Reborn versions, she is only related to Nybeth in the Neutral route. In the Chaos route, she isn't and has the surname "Melandyl" and she is just a random pious priestess there.
- Tomato in the Mirror: The body she is inhabiting actually belonged to Nybeth's deceased daughter, Amala. Oelias was Amala's mother who died along with her. In other words, she's Nybeth's wife inhabiting the body of their late daughter (due to her own body being too damaged and his decision to bring her back over Amala); understandably, she is existentially shaken and horrified at the revelation.
Sir Dievold
Dievold Rane/Obdilord (Debordes Obderhode)
- Voiced by: Keisuke Fujii (JP), Daman Mills (EN)
A Galgastani from Brigantys. He is the son of the Necromancer Nybeth, and brother to Oelias. When war broke out, he was slain for opposing Hierophant Balbatos, but his father later resurrected him through necromancy. However, his new body consists of a patchwork of corpses, and he has changed irrevocably.
- Adaptational Intelligence: Dievold is far more intelligent (even capable of holding a normal conversation) in the remake than he was in the original, where he was just a slightly more intelligent zombie.
- Big Brother Instinct: He’s technically the older brother, and is as protective of Oelias as she is of him. Takes on a tragic air given that she’s actually got his mother’s soul and he’s shielding her from this Awful Truth.
- Frankenstein's Monster: In the first version of the game, he fulfills the stereotypical part. In the second version of the game, he is more like the true original, being eloquent in speech and reasoning.
- Hulk Speak: In the first version of the game. The remake allows him to speak like a normal person.
- Mutually Exclusive Party Members: He can only be recruited on the Neutral route. Thus, he cannot fight alongside Vyce, Gildas, Ozma, Jeunan, Xapan, Ocionne, Ravness or Cressida. In the original and PSX releases, he also couldn't fight alongside Arycelle.
- Permanently Missable Content: In the first version, if you failed to keep Oelias alive in her debut chapter, Dievold is gone for good due to his inability to speak. This is averted in the PSP remake, since he's capable of speech, he could tell his story and got Denam to ask him to join, in which he obliged.
- Schrödinger's Gun: In the PSP and Reborn versions, he is only related to Nybeth in the Neutral route. In the Chaos route, he isn't and has the surname "Rane" and he's just a random zombie knight in Cressida's recruitment quest.
- Secret-Keeper: He was aware that Oelias is also a victim of his father’s experimentation, being the body of his late sister Amala with their mother’s soul tethered to her body, as revealed to her by Nybeth. When it became apparent that somehow Oelias had essentially become Amala in all but name, taking on the memory and self of the body she now inhabited, he chose not to tell her this so as to spare her further suffering.
