History Characters / BrigandineManaSaleesia

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* TheBadGuyWins: If Mana Saleesia wins the endgame [[spoiler: He is the undisputed ruler of Runersia who intends to keep the continent pure and beautiful, although his personality and actions essentially means that the continent is at the mercy of a lunatic KnightTemplar. May be downplayed because he made sure that the continent is unified, tore down the two bickering sects making sure there's only one 'sect', the people agreed with him and welcomed him in open arms.]]

* TheCorruptor: He slowly converts the nation of Mana Saleesia and the Zai Sect from well-intentioned TheTheocracy into a [[spoiler: literal cult that worships him out of pure fanaticism, all while killing or imprisoning those who show even the slightly disagree with his actions.]] This is best shown with his manipulation of Emma, who goes from being a slightly-flawed but well-meaning friend to Selena to a [[spoiler:villain who immediately joins with Rudo in slaughtering defenseless Mohanna Rune Knights on the day of his coronation.]]

* CultOfPersonality: He cultivates the image of a GloriousLeader that will unify Runersia into one strong nation and does every evil acts needed to achieve it pragmatically without getting caught red-handed. Because of this, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity he's actually okay with giving niceties like food and supplies to the common people that believe in him, to further cultivate the image he projected to his people.]] Naturally, if he succeeds, [[spoiler:this results him disbanding ''both'' the Mohana and Zai sect, and replacing it with the one and only 'Teaching of Rudo'.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite his NayTheist beliefs towards the Rune God, [[spoiler:He develops a God Complex and he enjoys having the people of Runersia considering him a perfect god.]]

* KnightTemplar: He considers himself holy and his atrocious actions as just and anyone who disagrees with him should just die. [[spoiler: He even orders the imprisonment of Selena, for the "crime" of fainting from the shock of seeing defenseless Mohana Sect Rune Knights being executed right infront of her.]]

* PetTheDog: Subverted. After [[spoiler:sending Selena to be imprisoned]], Rudo ended up [[spoiler:freeing her again]], but not because he took pity [[spoiler:her]], but because [[spoiler:she]] could be of use when dealing with [[spoiler:Aurora.]]

* PragmaticVillainy: While Rudo is a bonafide EvilOverlord, what makes him a very dangerous man is that he doesn't just spring into action ForTheEvulz. He's also a very careful planner, taking horribly evil actions only when he knows he can get away with it. This also extends in his gameplay: Rudo's skills might make him a BadBoss, but they can be used pragmatically instead of making him look ObviouslyEvil (eg: only drain the MP of units with low enough MP that they couldn't cast anything else, or buff only units that are immune to Poison in the first place (like Golems)), which will net better results.

* WorthyOpponent: While Rudo regards the other faction leaders and their nations with utter contempt, even he acknowledges and even praises the Holy Gustava Empire 's HadToBeSharp history and their strength. Of course, he still views them as inferiors meant to bow down and serve their superiors.(Rudo himself)

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A priestess working for the Rune Police Division's Publicity Unit, she is quiet, courteous, and dislikes conflict.

However, having been gifted with special mana energy since birth, she is a force to be reckoned with if encountered on the battlefield.

Still, her mana abilities deeply trouble her, and as someone understands her feelings of doubt, Holy See Romanov is the only one she can seek for emotional support.

* BlindObedience: [[spoiler:She eventually decides to delude herself (with Kyle's "help) in believing that since Rudo is the son of her beloved Holy See Romanov, she must transfer her genuine feeling of appreciation of him to Rudo, inspite of seeing the later's blatant evil acts.]]

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Rudo's talented aide, he is level-headed and extremely intelligent. He often flatters High Priest Gilliam in order to avoid the spotlight himself.

However, his keen grasp of battle strategy and the dealings of the other retainers allows him to provide Rudo with invaluable counsel. Because of this, Rudo trusts him even more than Gilliam.

Rudo's tactics and Kyle's strategies can be said to be the driving force behind the Mana Saleesia Theocracy's military success.

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The High Priest of Mana Saleesia Theocracy. Though an excellent mage in his own right, he treats talented younger mages harshly in order to keep his position secure, sometimes even stealing credit for their achievements. Needless to say, he is not well-liked.

This devout man has a large family, and he intends to stay in his position as High Priest for another 10 years to support them.

He sometimes proclaims himself as the top mage of the continent despite once being soundly trounced by both Jiu of the Norzaleo Kingdom and Mu'ah of the Republic of Guimoule.

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A priestess working for the Rune Police Division's Publicity Unit. Since a young age, she has constantly been compared to her childhood best friend Selena.

She is constantly working harder than Selena and takes pride in being discreet, but she cannot escape the reality that no matter how hard she tries, she is unable to surpass Selena's natural gifts. This has caused her to develop a deep jealousy of Selena. Rudo detects her true feelings and persuades her to join his cause.

She is wholly loyal to Rudo and will sacrifice her life for him if need be.

* CorruptTheCutie: While Emma has her own flaws and resents Selena due to being DrivenByEnvy, she still cares for her friend at the beginning. [[spoiler:Rudo's influence transforms her into a crazied minion of Rudo who doesn't hesitate to throw her former friend to prison and even joins in on killing defenseledd Mohanna Sect Rune Knights on the day of Rudo's coronation.]]

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Despite the fact that she decides to fully throw her lot with Rudo, believing that this will finally make her superior to Selena. It is ultimately Selena who catches Rudo's eye snd considering her useful for his plans.]]

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A blind child prodigy who was born into a military family, but sent to a convent focused on education in order to be trained as a civil officer instead.

His insightful words cut straight to the heart of matters and are highly valued by those around him, even though gaining prominence is not his intention.

Despite his young age, many view him as promising due to his amazing skills as a Rune Knight.

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This Mana Saleesian priestess is responsible for the almanac. She had two brothers who were Rune Knights, but both were killed in action. She works hard to raise her younger brothers by herself and applies to be an officer in the war to earn the wages necessary.

Boyish at heart, she can be rough in word and deed, but her cheerfulness also lights up the people around her. She can also use healing magic, a highly valued skill. Especially on the battlefield.

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A tomboy who was born into Mana Saleesian nobility. She first charged onto the battlefield in pursuit of a knight she had fallen in love with.

In the past, she was censured for healing both enemies and allies on the battlefield, but Holy Sovereign Romanov found her actions noble and pardoned her, even appointing her as his aide.

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A Mana Saleesian inquisitor and Zai sect devotee. She works under Kyle to grill suspected heretics with unrelenting interrogation tactics and is known for her iron-handedness, forcing confessions from suspects even if she has no evidence of their wrongdoing.

She used to train fiercely so as not to be underestimated by suspects during interrogation and acquired quite a good figure as a result.

Apparently, she has a special way to get criminals who are captivated by her appearance to confess.

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A jovial musician who attracts people of all sorts. Her true identity is that of a member of the Secret Watchmen of Mana Saleesia who is constantly observing those around her.

Formerly a spy sent by Mirelva, a betrayal by her companion forced her to run to the Mana Spring, where she collapsed and was later saved by Holy Sovereign Romanov.

Although bright and cheerful, she performs her duty with the Secret Watchmen with cold ruthlessness in order to express her loyalty towards the now deceased Holy Sovereign Romanov.

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One of the military strategists of Mana Saleesia's Holy Watchmen.

Originally a believer of Mohana, he quickly converted to Zai when Rudo started marching. Always the opportunist, he licks the boots of those above him. What he has is not religious faith, but an obsession with protecting himself. He plays the part of a loyal subject so perfectly that very few people understand his true nature.

* AllForNothing: He's recruited by comforting Frederico and telling him to stay true to the Zai sympathizer front when the latter was doubting himself. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:when Rudo coronated himself and steered his rule for bigger brutality, Frederico couldn't take it anymore and left anyway, while Jaden still stayed, apparently still able to keep up with the charade.]]

* HiddenDepths: His bio pegs him as a YesMan to Rudo, however [[spoiler: this only just a front to protect his family from him and he is still secretly a Mohana Sect Sympathizer. However, for some reason, he refused to join Guimoule if it defeated Mana Saleesia.]]

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This man of few words wields a sword and is a Holy Watchman. A Zai priest found him on the verge of death near the Mirelvan border and managed to save his life. By all appearances, he seemed like a man responsible for many atrocities.

Upon waking, however, the only things he remembered were his name and his skills with a sword. He uses his amnesia to make a clean break with his past and now fights for the Mana Saleesia Theocracy to repay the priest who saved his life.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Another Mana Saleesian who isn't a KnightTemplar, only fighting for the sake of his beloved orphaned children back home. [[spoiler: He [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere leaves]] Mana Saleesia the nation after Rudo's coronation, disgusted at Rudo's actions and believing that he wouldn't face his beloved children back home if he continues serving him any further.]]

* SecretCharacter: You won't encounter or recruit him by playing a standard story mode. You need to play the Challenge Mode and reach certain score to unlock him... for the next Challenge playthrough.

* TheCorruptor: He slowly converts the nation of Mana Saleesia and the Zai Sect from well-intentioned TheTheocracy into a [[spoiler: literal cult that worships him out of pure fanaticism, all while killing or imprisoning those who show even the slightly disagree with his actions.]] This is best shown with his manipulation of Emma, who goes from being a slightly-flawed but well-meaning friend to Selena to a [[spoiler:DarkChick who immediately joins with Rudo in slaughtering defenseless Mohanna Rune Knights on the day of his coronation.]]

* AntiVillain: Gilliam is a pompous jerkass but when compared to the likes of [[EvilOverlord Rudo]], [[TheDragon Kyle]] and [[DarkChick Emma]], he's basically a decent human being in comparison. It helps that he actually has an EvenEvilHasLovedOnes motive unlike the above.

* NotSoDifferent: Tries this with Cain of Guimoule, believing that they both share the selfish desire to surpass their respective rivals (Selena for Emma, Eliza for Cain) in order to escape their shadow. She only gets a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from him instead, proclaiming his PatrioticFervor and saying that he'll never be defeated by a selfish person such as herself..

* SmugSuper: He will gladly boast of his own superiority and how much the others are puny fools waiting to die compared to him. Approach to prove him wrong and he'll gladly show that he's not all talk and hit as hard as he boast.

* TheUnfettered: Rudo is unbound to any common sense of morality. He will do anything to make sure his vision of a united Runersia and an end to the bickering of the Mohana and Zai sects. He also doesn't see himself as either good or evil. [[spoiler: if he sides with Aurora, when he's warned that if he becomes an evil deity Aurora will hunt him down Rudo just shrugs it off with "Who knows.", meaning that he doesn't really concern himself with whether he will be seen as a benevolent or evil deity, so long as Runersia is united under his rule.]]

* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: All his talk about avenging the sins of the Mohanna Sect against the Zai Sect are all just a front in order to attain power for himself at all costs.

* CultOfPersonality: He cultivates the image of a GloriousLeader that will unify Runersia into one strong united nation and does every evil acts needed to achieve it pragmatically without getting caught red-handed. Because of this, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity he's actually okay with giving niceties like food and supplies to the common people that believe in him, to further cultivate the image he projected to his people.]] Naturally, if he succeeds, [[spoiler:this results him disbanding ''both'' the Mohana and Zai sect, and replacing it with the one and only 'Teaching of Rudo'.]]

* {{Foil}}: Aside of the {{Expy}} entry before, Rudo makes a great foil for Forsena's Lyonesse as the leader of the region's theocracy nation (Mana Saleesia and Leonia) and both are associated with white element. But while Lyonesse was attuned with magic, governed the weakest country in Forsena at start and [[LightIsGood is a bonafide good]] [[TheHighQueen queen]], Rudo is attuned with physical strength, his nation is the strongest in Runersia at the start... and he's [[LightIsNotGood evil]].

* AmbitionIsEvil: Of the three "evil" rulers in Runersia, he is shown to have the most selfish and evil motives for conquering Runersia.

* BadBoss: Actually zig-zagged. First, if his subordinates do not align with his goal, then it will most likely spell doom to them, since Rudo will absolutely have no qualms to 'send them to re-educational center'. His gameplay skills include a PowerAtAPrice skill which boosts a unit's power, but inflicting poison, or post-promotion, another skill that drains a unit's MP while buffing him. Additionally, Rudo is [[PragmaticVillainy very pragmatic]], while he might be a BadBoss to subordinates that don't fall in line, [[InvertedTrope he will present himself as a]] BenevolentBoss for the masses or those who are in line with his ambition, as seen with a cutscene where he ordered Selena and Emma to give free foods and resources for his common people, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity just so no one could see his sadistic megalomaniacal side.]]

* CultOfPersonality: He cultivates the image of a GloriousLeader that will unify Runersia into one strong united nation and does every evil acts needed to achieve it pragmatically without getting caught red-handed. Because of this, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity he's actually okay with giving niceties like foods and supplies to the common people that believe in him, to further cultivate the image he projected to his people.]] Naturally, if he succeeds, [[spoiler:this results him disbanding ''both'' the Mohana and Zai sect, and replacing it with the one and only 'Teaching of Rudo'.]]

* BadBoss: Actually zig-zagged. First, if his subordinates did not align with his goal, then it will most likely spell doom to them, since Rudo will absolutely have no qualms to 'send them to re-educational center'. His gameplay skills include a PowerOfAPrice skill which boosts a unit's power, but inflicting poison, or post-promotion, another skill that drains a unit's MP to him while buffing him. However, trying to utilize his skills as a method to play the trope straight will end up hindering Mana Saleesia's progress (especially since Rudo himself is already a borderline OneManArmy, buffing him further would be overkill). Additionally, Rudo is [[PragmaticVillainy very pragmatic]], while he might be a BadBoss to subordinates that don't fall in line, [[InvertedTrope he will project himself as a]] BenevolentBoss for the mass or those who are in line with his ambition, as seen with a cutscene where he ordered Selena and Emma to give free foods and resources for his common people, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity just so no one could see his sadistic megalomaniacal side.]]

* BringIt: When [[spoiler:Endorian]] appeared for the first time and displaying its strength, most rulers would usually get shaken, even at the height of their fervor. Rudo doesn't flinch. Instead, he's more interested in testing its powers and crush it himself. [[CurbStompBattle It didn't end well for Rudo, though.]]

* CultOfPersonality: He cultivates an image of a GloriousLeader that will unify Runersia into one strong united group and doing every evil acts to achieve it pragmatically without getting caught red-handed. Because of this, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity he's actually okay with giving niceties like foods and supplies to the common people that believed in him, to further cultivate the image he projected to his people.]] Naturally, if he succeeds, [[spoiler:this results him disbanding ''both'' the Mohana and Zai sect, and replacing it with the one and only 'Teaching of Rudo'.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: If Mana Saleesia is defeated, after staying away from the limelight and seeing his Zai Sect converting to Mohanna Sect, Rudo was found dead near a temple and apparently, still held grip at the knife he used to do the deed strong enough that no one was able to remove his hand from it.

* {{Foil}}: Aside of the {{Expy}} entry before, Rudo makes a great foil for Forsena's Lyonesse as the leader of the region's theocracy nation (Mana Saleesia and Leonia) and both are associated with light element. But while Lyonesse is attuned with magic, governed the weakest country in Forsena at start and [[LightIsGood is a bonafide good]] [[TheHighQueen queen]], Rudo is attuned with physical strength, his nation was the strongest in Runersia at the start... and he's [[LightIsNotGood evil]].

* FrontlineGeneral: Rudo personally leads the charge of his men, staying in front instead of hiding, because all he's got is close range attacks. Thankfully, he has enough strength and defense to actually tank on the enemy's initial attacks and then strike back hard, so staying on the front line instead of hiding behind monsters is actually an encouraged play style for Rudo.

* LargeAndInCharge: Compared to the other 5 rulers, Rudo towers over them all and he is the highest leveled ruler at the very start of the game.

* LightningBruiser: In battle, Rudo hits like a truck, has enormous health pool, and can cover enough range that although he lacks magic, he doesn't really need those to get in the heat of battle quick, one-shot weak units to death then take a few punishment. When given just a few supports from his allies, Rudo can turn into an utter nightmare to face in the battlefield.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Rudo is the only ruler that has absolutely no magic whatsoever. Not like he needs some puny white magic that heals others. In exchange though, he's a terrifying physical fighter and can one-shot a majority of units in one use of his physical skills.

* NotMeThisTime: While Rudo would happily kill his father, the Holy See for not aligning with his ideals, he denies Rubino's accusation that he's the one who killed the previous King of Norzaleo, since he never really saw Norzaleo as a threat and thus its King is NotWorthKilling.

* OneManArmy: He can definitely back up all those boasts and claims of KneelBeforeZod with his sheer strength and stats. With the right set up, even Rudo can go alone in the bonus quests end game, without other knights and even monsters in his own storage, and ''win'' against those high leveled monsters. In the general scale of army management game, though, this is downplayed. With the right setup, Rudo can even smack smaller armies all by himself, but he can't be everywhere at once.

* {{Patricide}}: Kills his own father for forging an era of peace with the Republic of Guimoule, who he considers as sinful heretics and the fact that it prevents his plans for conquering Runersia.

* {{Pride}}: If Rudo isn't throwing out KneelBeforeZod speeches at his enemies, he'll be proclaiming his utter superiority towards everyone as if it was a fact. His pride grows as his storyline progresses, by the end of the game [[spoiler: He unashamedly develops a AGodAmI complex and confronts the Rune God by basically saying the latter just outlived his usefulness for Runersia, it's time for him to step down and make way for the new God.]]

* PureIsNotGood: The Brigandine of Sanctity symbolizes pureness. Rudo is pure... but he's more pure prideful on himself, [[KnightTemplar his beliefs and his dedications to it to the extreme]] rather than pure good.

* SlasherSmile: He flashes these whenever expressing the desire to kill whoever he considers as heretics and scum or when being quite gleeful that his EvilPlan is succeeding . This is best shown in his battle conversation with Eliza, in which he gleefully states that he will kill every single member of the Mohanna Sect for the sins that their founder has done.

* SmugSuper: He will gladly boast his own superiority and how much the others are puny fools waiting to die compared to him. Approach to prove him wrong and he'll gladly show that he's not all talk, he'll kill as hard as he boasted.

* TheUnfettered: Rudo is unbound to any common sense of morality. He will do anything to make sure his vision of united Runersia and an end to the bickering of Mohana and Zai sect and he also doesn't see himself as either good or evil. [[spoiler:If he sided with Aurora, when he's warned that if he became an evil deity, then Aurora will hunt him down... Rudo just shrugs it off with "Who knows.", meaning that he doesn't really concern himself on whether he will be seen as a benevolent or evil deity, just as long as Runersia is united under solely his hand.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: As megalomaniacal, evil and holier-than-thou he is, Rudo is also aiming for peace in Runersia. This is well shown at the beginning of Mana Saleesia story: The sects of Mohana and Zai sect continued to hate each other and prolonging conflict and war, and his father's more peaceful methods did not produce any results at all, so he decided to usher his more radical views in the ways of TheUnfettered and bringing everyone down to his knees just so there's a unified Runersia. [[spoiler:While he did get some sort of God complex after unifications, one of the first things he did was to dismantle even his own Zai sect, not just the Mohana sect, so there's only one faction/teaching, Rudo's, thus no more bickering and conflict between the people.]]

* VillainProtagonist: In between dog-kicking (even to some of your own allies!) and doing atrocious things in the name of fanatic [[PureIsNotGood pure utopia]], playing as Rudo and Mana Saleesia means that you're playing as the evil villain of Runersia. [[spoiler:The conflict between Aurora and the Rune God notwithstanding, in fact, it's not quite clear which one is EvilerThanThou between them and Rudo.]]

* WorthyOpponent: While Rudo regards the rest of the other faction leaders and their nations with utter contempt, even he acknowledges and even praises the Holy Gustava Empire 's HadToBeSharp history and their strength. Of course, he still regards them as inferiors meant to bow down and serve their superiors.(Rudo himself)

* VisionaryVillain: One thing Rudo held steadfastly is that he has a vision of a better Runersia that he'll fight tooth and nail to achieve it. It's just that it doesn't fit with a majority of the people there as it ''is'' very megalomaniacal on paper and practice, and Rudo will happily stomp on them to achieve his vision.

* VirtueIsWeakness: Clearly, Rudo saw morally good actions as something that held people back from their potential, that's why anyone who had good common virtues will ''not'' have a good time, betray their ideals or end up dead in Rudo's rule once he put his crosshairs on them. His father being too virtuous and peaceful? [[{{Patricide}} He killed him 'for the greater good'.]] Emma having doubts on betraying her friend in order to surpass her? [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulate her to be more in touch with her dark side]] and thus a more fitting warrior in his eyes. Selena daring to [[spoiler:faint in his sadistic, bloody coronation? Translates to her being too WeakWilled in his eyes to see through what must be done, therefore, she was be sent to re-educational camp and only released once she's 'hardened/fully indoctrinated', thus better fit his anti-virtue view.]]

* LightningBruiser: In battle, Rudo hits like a truck, has enormous health pool, and can cover enough range that although he lacked magic, he doesn't really need those to get in the heat of battle quick, one-shot weak units to death then take a few punishment. When given just a few supports from his allies, Rudo can turn into an utter nightmare to face in the battlefield.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Subverted. His class is that of Paladin and he seemed like a squeaky clean knight. But his personality is that of a dangerous fanatic, though still loyal servant.

* VirtueIsWeakness: Clearly, Rudo saw morally good actions as something that held people back from their potential, that's why anyone who had good common virtues will ''not'' have a good time, betray their ideals or end up dead in Rudo's rule once he put his crosshairs on them. His father being too virtuous and peaceful? [[{{Patricide}} He killed him 'for the greater good'.]] Emma having doubts on betraying her friend in order to surpass her? [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulate her to be more in touch with her dark side]] and thus a more fitting warrior in his eyes. Selena daring to [[spoiler:faint in his sadistic, bloody coronation? Translates to her being too weak in his eyes to see through what must be done, therefore, she was be sent to re-educational camp and only released once she's 'hardened/fully indoctrinated', thus better fit his anti-virtue view.]]

The ruler of the Mana Saleesia Theocracy. The legitimate son of Holy See Romanov, he killed his own father and took leadership ovee the nation, intending to conquer the continent under the order of the Zai Sect.

* TheUnfettered: Rudo is unbound to any common sense of morality. He will do anything to make sure his vision of united Runersia and an end to the bickering of Mohana and Zai sect.

* BadBoss: He's not a man who gives a crap towards his subordinates, especially if they aren't in-line with his goals. It even reflects in gameplay as his own only supportive skill ''Credulous Reward" strengthens a unit at the cost of being in a poisoned state. He later gains the skill "Drafted Devotion" has him draining the MP of an allied unit in order to restore his own MP and strengthen his attacks. In practice, this is more or less discouraged: Rudo is already powerful as he is (nearing OneManArmy levels) and actually aren't that dependent on MP (despite his powerful attacks costing MP), so most of the time, he'd just use these skills on units that have already depleted their MP since the attack buff are always the same. So playing him as a BadBoss completely straight would actually put Rudo in a disadvantage gameplay-wise.

* WorthyOpponent: While Rudo regards the rest of the other faction leaders and their nations with utter contempt, even he acknowledges and even praises the Holy Gustav Empire 's HadToBeSharp history and their strength.
Of course, he still regards them as inferiors meant to bow down and serve their superiors.(Rudo himself)

* BadBoss: He's not a man who gives a crap towards his subordinates, especially if they aren't in-line with his goals. It even reflects in gameplay as his own only supportive skill ''Credulous Reward" strengthens a unit at the cost of being in a poisoned state. He later gains the skill "Drafted Devotion" has him draining the MP of an allied unit in order to restore his own MP and strengthen his attacks.

* PragmaticVillainy: While Rudo is a bonafide EvilOverlord, what makes him a very dangerous man is that he doesn't just spring into action ForTheEvulz. He's also a very careful planner, taking horribly evil actions only when he knows he can get away with it.

* {{Pride}}: If Rudo isn't throwing out KneelBeforeZod speeches at his enemies, he'll be proclaiming his utter superiority towards everyone as if it was a fact. His pride grows as his storyline progresses, by the end of the game [[spoiler: He unashamedly develops a AGodAmI complex.]]

* ControlFreak: In spades. Tim Gustav especially calls him out on his desire to control others.

* {{Pride}}: If Rudo isn't throwing out KneelBeforeZod speeches at his enemies, he'll be proclaiming his utter superiority towards everyone as if it was a fact. His pride so large, by the end of the game [[spoiler: He unashamedly develops a AGodAmI complex.]]

* SlasherSmile: He flashes these whenever expressing the desire to kill whoever he considers as heretics and scum. This is best shown in his battle conversation with Eliza, in which he gleefully states that he will kill every single member of the Mohanna Sect for the sins that their founder has done.

* AntiVillain: Gilliam is a pompous jerkass but when compared to the likes of Rudo, Kyle and Emma.

* BeYourself: A darker variant. Rudo made her admit that deep down, she wanted Selena to disappear because she's sick of being AlwaysSecondBest on her.

* NotSoDifferent: Tries this with Cain of Guimoule, believing that they both share the desire to surpass their rival (Selena for Emma in order to escape their shadow. She only gets a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from him instead, proclaiming his PatrioticFervor and saying that he'll never be defeated by a selfish person such as herself..

* DefeatMeansFriendship: He can join any countries that defeated Mana Saleesia. [[spoiler:But not Guimoule, for some reason.]]

* JokeCharacter: Widely decried as such. Gilliam is high-leveled, but his stats are kind of lackluster for someone of his level. Lowest Rune Power for his country, and his MP wasn't even enough to double-cast Holy Word in one battle (or even Holy Word followed with other big spells like Divine Ray or Area Heal). He'd be utterly struggling to even play the CrutchCharacter that protects smaller Mana Saleesia knights. He's there to offset the great gameplay advantage Mana Saleesia had (especially with how much of a monster of the battlefield Rudo is)

* HiddenDepths: His bio pegs him as a YesMan to Rudo, however [[spoiler: this only just a front to protect his family from him and he is still secretly a Mohana Sect Sympathizer.]]

* SacrificialLion: Selena is very decent growth-wise and from the look of it, she would look like one of the Rune Knights you would like to carry to the endgame with Mana Saleesia, investing experience points on her. [[spoiler:Then mid-way of the game, Rudo imprisons her for daring to faint in front of the slaughter of the Mohanna sect, rendering her unplayable for the remainder of the playthrough. There goes one of your project knights! Though in the end, subverted: Rudo let her rejoin his ranks the moment he thought that perhaps Selena might have uses to deal with Aurora.]]