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Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
17th Jan, 2017 01:14:13 PM

Also this entry was deleted without explanation.

  • Hypocrite: Peri knows her actions are wrong, and says death isn't fun when its happening to me.

Peri does indeed say "Killing isn't fun when it's happening to me!" in a support with Jakob.

Innocent was also deleted from

  • "passion for violence and killing against innocent people"
but the game does show her victims are her loyal servants, and she kills them over stuff like spilling tea. I would argue that makes them innocent as they are civilians, and her own allies.

Any discussion on whether or not these fit?

Edited by Monsund
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
17th Jan, 2017 01:16:07 PM

Sounds like Faux Affably Evil, if she's killing her own people For the Evulz. Definitely not Nice Guy.

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Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
17th Jan, 2017 01:17:08 PM

Mind if I add it back.

She has a Freudian Excuse, and can be nice in some supports, but in general, she's a Token Evil Teammate.

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
17th Jan, 2017 01:21:21 PM

Okay, so I'm looking at the page. It says she has a violent alter-ego. If it's not her, but her alter-ego who is doing the killing or if she's in a fugue state then it could theoretically apply, especially if the only targets of her Unstoppable Rage are those that remind her of her mother's killer. I would need to know more about the source material.

For comparison, Gohan from Dragon Ball Z lapses into an Unstoppable Rage from time to time and on occasion has been a huge threat to his friends and family, but he's still definitely a Nice Guy in general.

Either way, take it to the discussion page.

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Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
17th Jan, 2017 01:22:36 PM

Even in her calm state, Peri claims there's no problem with her killing others.

The servant who killed her mother was also executed, so she can't say she thought they were her mom's killers.

For comparison Gohan gets mad when he's in an Unstoppable Rage caused by seeing baddies do terrible things, and kills villains. He doesn't kill his family friends regularly, and then say it was ok when he's out of the Unstoppable Rage.

I think Affably Evil is a better fit, she's polite, but kills For the Evulz, and does so without remorse.

Laconic for Nice Guy says

  • An overall pleasant character with no glaringly dark traits.

Killing your frightened servants over things like spilling tea would count as a dark trait.

Edited by Monsund
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
17th Jan, 2017 01:51:16 PM

Without question. Nice Guy cannot apply to someone who enjoys violence. If the character has an evil alter ego, it depends on whether they are treated as distinct characters, Jekyll/Hyde style, or if it's still the same "person" with a Berserk Button or Drunk on the Dark Side situation.

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Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
17th Jan, 2017 01:52:55 PM

Same person, and continually makes it clear she enjoys killing.

Karxrida Since: May, 2012
17th Jan, 2017 02:07:56 PM

There's no alter ego, Peri's just cuckoo for coco puffs and has a temper. She has the capacity to be nice but is definitely not a Nice Guy.

On the other hand she seems to be somewhat aware about how messed up she is based on a couple conversations and has a Freudian Excuse (she found her mother dead after a servant killed her when she was super young, and it kind of broke her psyche) so I hesitate to use any of the Evil Tropes to describe her.

Edited by Karxrida If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
NubianSatyress Since: Mar, 2016
17th Jan, 2017 02:44:47 PM

That sounds like Cute and Psycho, if it's not on the page already.

dragonfire5000 Since: Jan, 2001
17th Jan, 2017 03:17:41 PM

Yeah, I'm with Karxrida on not putting any "evil" tropes on her, especially since she's more "psychotic" than "evil."

mizorefan Since: Dec, 2015
17th Jan, 2017 03:54:24 PM

I played FE Fates and Peri isn't a nice girl.

Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
17th Jan, 2017 05:11:15 PM

How about Hidden Depths to replace the Nice Guy entry?

Like Peri can be genuinely personable when not being Ax-Crazy.

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