History Characters / DragonQuestVIII

* HeroicBSOD: Has a minor one in the new Golden Ending after King Clavius [[JustForPun royally]] chews him out. Angelo even says he "looked ready to throw in the towel."

* JustForPun: What seems like his motivation when he transformed the King '''Troll''' and '''Mare'''dea.
-->"The mare I can see, but you look more like a ''toad'' than a ''troll'' to me!

* KingMook: He appears to an enormous variety of king squid monster (who don't actually appear in ''VIII''), and is probably in charge of all the Khalamari Kid monsters (who do).

The ghost of a former abbot, restlessly lurking in the dungeons beneath Maella Abbey in endless torment. He died during the plague and his inability to move on has been driving him mad.

A ''massive'' mole who leads a cohort of diggers into the basement of Ascantha Castle to make off with the Moonshadow Harp just as the heroes realize they need it. Unfortunately, his musical ambitions far outsize his actual talent, much like he outsizes his diggers.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Not only did he survive the curse on Castle Trodain unscathed, but he has a natural immunity to curses in battle. He can also remove cursed equipment with no penalty.

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* TheDogBitesBack: After becoming Rhapthorne's vessel, he kills Rylus for scolding him about having a dog as an apprentice and burns his house down, [[spoiler:just after he completed an elixir that would've boosted Dhoulmagus' magic potential]].

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Once a disgruntled apprentice of Rylus who wanted to learn powerful magic, but after a nasty scolding over reading a grimoire [[spoiler: detailing the sceptre Rhapthorne was sealed in]], he poses as a jester, steals said sceptre, and becomes one of [[spoiler:Rhapthorne's most nefarious henchmen, killing the descendants of the Seven Sages, with Rylus's blood being the first to spill.]] To quote his bestiary description...

* AnIcePerson: He can attack with Disruptive Wave, described in some guides as a wave of ice. He and his clones are also resistant to ice magic, while his monster form can cast Kacrack and Kacrackle. [[note]] The latter of which makes its debut from Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker onwards. [[/note]]

* MakeMeWannaShout: His monster form has War Cry to stun enemies, as well as Raging Roar in the next game.
* MesACrowd: The first thing he does during his boss fight is to create two clones of him with Divide, both of which still need to be defeated first, either one of them will heal up their colleagues with Multiheal when damaged.

* PlayingWithFire: In addition to Inferno, his final form can cast Kasizz.

* BlueOrangeContrast: Normal sea-dwelling merman monsters are blue, but the freshwater-native Geyzer is reddish-orange.
* {{Curse}}: Geyzer can spread a cursed mist that will cripple Yangus--TheHero is [[{{Foreshadowing}} curiously immune]].
* DegradedBoss: He's overall the same as the mermen enemies met later at sea, though they are stronger and do not have the scar.

* FishPeople: Geyzer is apparently part of the merman monster species; indeed the only Merman to live in a fresh water environment.

A giant black dog with a temper equal to its master, Dominico, who uses him to torment David. [[spoiler: After Jessica is freed, he's later used by Rhapthorne to continue murdering the sages' heirs.]]

* FlunkyBoss: Is accompanyed by a Skeleton and a Walking Corpse and can call for more if they fall.

* GracefulLoser: After being bested in combat he gladfully leaves his treasure to the party.

* FlunkyBoss: Constantly summons Dark Turkies and Dark Condors to help him.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Jamirus, another Gryphon-based KingMook from ''DQVI''. They appear side-by-side in ''DQM Joker 2''.

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* AndIMustScream: The fate of anyone he possesses. Usually.

%%* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Four weapons in this case:

* AntiHero: Type II -- a brash bandit whose doing good out of a sense of respect for someone truly heroic.

%%* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Five weapons in this case.

* UndyingLoyalty: Yangus has been absolutely devoted to the Guv [[IOweYouMyLife since his life was saved]], like some butler with a battle-axe. He gets down on hands and knees to beg Red to return a certain horse and cart for the Guv's sake, and it's a BerserkButton of his that someone would dare put the Guv in prison.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Downplayed. In one of the consultations you can have partway through the Arcadia chapter, Yangus confesses sorrow that he misjudged Dominico -- he'd been hoping the magician would have a change of heart and be a better person if the party gathered the Kran Spinels for him, like Yangus had a HeelFaceTurn after the Hero saved his life. Angelo interrupts and suggests perhaps Yangus always had his heart of gold; Dominico is an entirely different type of person. [[spoiler:As a matter of fact, Dominico ''does'' reform, but at a much higher cost than Yangus anticipated]].

%%* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Four weapons in her case.

* TheCynic: If you talk to him enough in party chats, you'll notice he tends to be the most negative about the locations the group visits or what the next goal is, especially in places of religious significance. Towards the end he can even become outright hostile if he feels that the player is wasting time before fighting the final boss.

* {{Foil}}: Angelo's entire initial sketch as a character is a study in contrasts with the Templars as a whole and Marcello in particular. The Templars are rude but obstinate in their duty whereas Angelo is smooth but whiles away his time in sin; the Templars bar the party's path further inside of the abbey while Angelo gives them the means to get in; the Templars wear blue whereas Angelo wears red. (Marcello has relatively short dark hair whereas Angelo's is long and white); the Templars are ostensibly good people but have stark BloodKnight tendencies while Angelo is outwardly a lech but is more a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who legitimately cares for those he likes in his own way.

* HandsomeLech: Fairly attractive young man, but also completely shameless in his flirting.

* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: The 3DS remake gives Red four (technically three) weapon branches to use.

* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:In the 3DS remake's new bonus dungeon. He fights alongside the party as an uncontrollable ally as a fifth party member against the BonusBoss]].

* BonusBoss: Fighting him is completely optional.

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* BrownNote: Even in battle, his Avant-Garde Special can confuse his allies as well as the heroes!
* DreadfulMusician: Even with the Moonshadow Harp his skills are dreadful.

* HypnoticEyes: Uses Lullab-Eye in both forms, with his first form achieving this via some creepy eyes that show up on his body/

** He has the horde of Hellhounds spare Martuk since he's not the Heir of the Sage.
* PlayingWithFire: In addition to his Inferno breath attack, he can cast Kafrizz in both of his forms, as well as Kafrizzle.

* StoutStrengh: Morbidly obese he might be, but he is so huge that merely smacking down his arm during his Slap on the Chops attack is equal to a rock fall.

* BadassNormal: He doesn't have the versatility [[spoiler: and dragonic legacy]] of the hero and possesses the least magical ability of the core four party members. He just hits really, really hard to make up for it.

* RunningGag: His reaction to Trode's skill at the StealthHiBye maneuver is "COR BLIMEY!". This is {{lampshaded}} when he starts to react once, then stops and states [[OverusedRunningGag he's gotten sick of that old gag]].

* HolyHandGrenade: An ability that lets him call forth bolts from the blue at the end of his Sword tree. His "Pearly Gates" spell also blasts enemies with holy light and deals extra damage to zombies.
* IaijutsuPractitioner: For whatever reason, despite using {{Royal Rapier}}s and other European swords, Angelo's standard sword attack animation uses iaijutsu despite not being suited for such things. It's only when his new InfinityPlusOneSword, the Demonsbane, which actually is a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]] does this make a lick of sense.

* PromotedToPlayable: In the 3DS remake, she joins the player party.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Often claims in the tips he gives that his experience is direct. [[spoiler: In the finale, he disarms and knock out several polearm-wielding guards while armed with a stick.]]

* ForcedTransformation: Dhoulmagus turned him into a troll as a pun on his name. [[spoiler: Though when he's back to human he still looks like a troll.]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: In the 3DS version, should the hero complete the requirements for Jessica, Medea will turn down the Hero's marriage proposal despite being in love with him and tell him to follow his heart.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As a BalefulPolymorph under a {{Curse}} who is really a princess from a kingdom that has been overrun by monsters, Medea is much the same as the Princess of Moonbrooke from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII''. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: her curse is not lifted until Rhapthorne is defeated.]]

* HateSink: There is not a single redeeming feature about the boy. He's self-centered, greedy, argumentive, and a DirtyCoward. Charmles always takes the easy way out, leaves everyone else to do his dirty work, then takes all the credit after it's over. He even whips Princess Medea in her horse form because she wouldn't listen to him. Even when presented with ample opportunities to do the right thing, Charmles always fails the test. He even buys a larger Argon heart after the party gets him one because he decided it wasn't big enough. All this was done with the intention of making Charmles into a character that the player would hate.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: By buying a heart instead of using one of those the Hero and the others obtained for him during the hunt, he unintentionally proves to his father that he isn't even remotely ready to take the throne. Not only does he get very publicly called out on this in the end, but he ends up losing the right to rule ''and'' the right to marry Medea [[spoiler:to his long-lost cousin, who ''already'' went through the trial and harvested a beautiful heart. In fact, his cousin only even has the heart because he was trying to help Charmles get one, so he was hoist by his own petard on multiple levels!]]

* AuraVision: He claims he can see the aura of people an thus is able to see Medea as a princess.
* TheCameo: Has a voice-only cameo in the 3DS and Definitive versions of ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuestXI Dragon Quest XI]]''. He asks the Luminary to find and kill a monster who is using the Tick-Tock spell to keep Castle Trodain trapped in daytime, as it is preventing his friends from leaving the Moonshadow Land and completing their quest.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: At first, he seems to be a garish blowhard sorcerer wannabe... then he really use a spell powerful enough to force Rhapthorne to leave [[spoiler: Jessica's]] body.

A reknowned sorcerer and former master of Dhoulmagus. He was killed before the events of the story by his apprentice.

* DefiantToTheEnd: In her confrontation with Rapthorne, she's not afraid of insulting him and even manages to blind him with Nook Grass Powder
* MamaBear: Takes on an evil Dark Lord in the body of a monstrous hound and a whole pack of wolves when her only, estranged son is in danger.

* FlatCharacter: Since he's only approachable when Rapthorne attacks him, you don't get to know him much.

* SinisterScimitar: Wields a cutlass with deadly precision, even more so when he buffs himsef.

* AntiMagic: Masters Disruptive Wave to erase status buffs.
* BarrierWarrior: Spends the first half of the FinalBattle surrounded by an impenetrable, spherical energy barrier. [[spoiler: The party must spend a looooong time praying to summon the departed descendants of the Seven Sages who can break it, while surviving his attacks.]]

* BreathWeapon: He masters both [[KillItWithIce Freezing Blizzard]] and [[KillItWithFire Inferno]], two of the mightiest elemental breath attacks.

* DarkIsEvil: Not only is it evil, but it makes anyone who so much as glances at it evil.
* DemonicPossession: What he does in order to give himself a body while trapped inside the scepter. Anyone who touches the scepter with their bare skin instantly becomes possessed by Rhapthorne. As noted by Sir Leopold, this vessel does not have to be human.

* EvilMakesYouMonstrous: His magical "enhancements" gradually turn his host into a blue-skinned red-winged demon as necessary. Dhoulmagus is given a PowerUpFullColorChange after he removes the scepter from its enchanted seal, and then his body undergoes a FusionDance with the scepter to produce a OneWingedAngel. Jessica has substantially more power than Dhoulmagus and so [[TheCorruption only got as far as blue skin]][[note]]She will gain Kafrizzle if she didn't have it before.[[/note]]. Sir Leopold also gets the OneWingedAngel treatment, but the seal was almost completely undone by that point, so Rhapthorne could impose it on him without combining him with the staff.

* MagicStaff: In addition to his prison he uses to possess people, he wields one, whose orb can detach to fly and smack the whole party.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He taunts the heroes on Neos Isle because their defeat of Marcello weakened the Templar long enough to let Rhapthorne properly take control.

* PowerLimiter: Two -- the strength of the scepter's seal limits how much of his own power he has access to, while his host body determines how much of that available power can be called upon at once -- Dhoulmagus' magic potential was limited and so he had to be modified; Jessica had much more natural power to work with (he could rip open inter-dimensional holes in her body); but the most he could really do in Sir Leopold's original body was become the alpha of a wolf-pack (telepathy notwithstanding) and stab people. When he wants more power, he either magically modifies his host or murders people accordingly.

* StoutStrengh: Morbidly obese he might be, but he is so huge that merely smacking down his arm is equal to a rock fall.
* VillainRespect: Though he is the Lord of Darkness and is murdering the heirs of the Sages, he seems to at least respect their blood lines and compliments David and Martha's noble origins.

* ShoutOut: A mustachioed Italian adventurer who dresses in red and green? ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Why is that so familiar?]]'' (Bonus Points for his Bunny Girls, the "Super Morrie-o Sisters").

* SharpDressedMan: The Butler's Best outfit for him in the 3DS version is a black suit with white gloves, bringing the trope to mind and accentuating Angelo's role as MrFanservice. It's also very powerful and grants him immunity to a variety of status effects.

* BreathWeapon: He masters both [[KillItWithIce Cold Breath]] and [[KillItWithFire Fire Breath.]]

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: There's a statue of a be-winged demon in the Dark Ruins that in the 3DS version is implied to be a former incarnation of his. [[spoiler: Dhoulmagus and Leopold both have OneWingedAngel forms very similar to that statue]].

* MultiversalConqueror: He ruled the World of Darkness with an iron fist and tried to expand his tyranny into the World of Light until Empyrea and the seven sages stopped him.

%%* BladeOnAStick: Appropriate considering that in Castle Trodain he was just a mere SpearCarrier.

** He looks like he should be a MightyGlacier, with a build that suggests StoutStrength and proficiency with axes. He's certainly slow enough, but his damage output is average at best and pales next to [[GlassCannon Jessica's]] [[SquishyWizard spells]] and whips, Angelo's [[ArcherArchetype bows and arrows]], and the Hero's [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]] or [[BladeOnAStick spears]].

* AchillesHeel: In true series tradition, Estark is weak to sleep spells and you'll need to them to survive his attacks.

* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: Dominico unlocks her potential to use Kafrizzle and Kacrackle.

* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Four weapons in this case:
** BladeOnAStick: Appropriate considering that in Castle Trodain he was just a mere SpearCarrier.
** BattleBoomerang: Which can be used to hit all the enemies at once, though the damage is gradually decreased with each enemy struck.
** HeroesPreferSwords: As one might expect, his default weapon is a sword. His best weapons are also swords.
** GoodOldFisticuffs: Like everyone else, he can fight with his bare hands if the player so chooses.

* FightingClown: Munchie [[DownplayedTrope isn't very clownish in his own right]], but many of the cheeses he can be fed are silly {{Joke Item}}s--the icy cheeses are frozen solid, for example--and his {{Breath Weapon}}s can be explained as him being a FireBreathingDiner.

* AntiHero: Type II - a brash bandit whose doing good out of a sense of respect for someone truly heroic.

* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Five weapons in this case.
** CarryABigStick: His second choice, which includes DropTheHammer.
** SinisterScythe: Some of the most powerful ones though looks more like polearms or even billhooks. Boost his scythe skills to allow Yangus to do some VideoGameStealing.
** GoodOldFisticuffs: As strong as he is, his fists are good weapons.
** EpicFlail: Two skippable weapons (one is obtained by visiting Red late in the game and the other one is the prize for gathering enough mini medals): they're both quite damaging and can hit multiple enemies, but they don't have a skill set.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: In the original release, Yangus is a MasterOfNone and doesn't stand out as well as the others, but he has two niches he can occupy--if the player develops his scythe skillset, he can help harvest any RandomDrops or RareRandomDrop monsters have by stealing from them, or if the player develops his axes, he can gain CriticalHit skills that help get around monsters with high defense--and where {{Metal Slime}}s are concerned, a CriticalHit is a OneHitKill.

** He looks like he should be a MightyGlacier, with a build that suggests StoutStrength and proficiency with axes. He's certainly slow enough, but his damage output is average at best and pales next to [[GlassCannon Jessica's]] [[SquishyWizard spells]] and [[WhipItGood whips]], Angelo's [[ArcherArchetype bows and arrows]], and the Hero's [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]] or [[BladeOnAStick spears]].

* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Four weapons in her case.
** BladeEnthusiast: Which can be upgraded to HeroesPreferSwords with enough training. [[PoisonedWeapons Some of her knife-skills automatically poisons when attacking.]]
** MagicStaff: She's a mage by default, after all, so she is good with magic staves
** WhipItGood: Her starting weapon type is a whip, which strikes a whole group of enemies.
** GoodOldFisticuffs: Like everyone else, she can punch enemies even if she has a daintier frame than them.

** CombatHandFan: Her [[SignatureMove primary weapon]] in the 3DS version.
** GoodOldFisticuffs
** BladeEnthusiast: Her only visible weapon is a small dagger. It's one of her weapons of choice in the remake. [[FlechetteStorm Her Blade Cascade ability has her juggling and throwing knives at enemies.]] Like Jessica, enough skill points allocated into Knives allows her to wield Swords as well.
** WhipItGood: Again, she can use whips like Jessica, to smack multiple enemies in one go.

* DubNameChange: Geruda -> Red

* DefiantToTheEnd: In her confrontation with Rapthorne, she's not afraid of insulting him and even manages to blind him with Nuke Grass Powder

* DecompositeCharacter: During the party's trip to [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], his first and second forms are considered seperate monsters instead of being a SequentialBoss like his.

* LivingMemory: Dhoulmagus in Memoriam's first and second forms appear in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]] as the 13th and 14th bosses, and are far tougher than the original.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: His Memoriam counterpart is the 13th boss the player fights in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]] and his bestiary entry even invokes this.

* LivingMemory: Geyzer in Memoriam is the first boss to appear in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], with his Cursed Mist being more effective due to it having more targets to aim at.

* BreathWeapon: During his boss fight, he'll attack the party with ice breath. His Memoriam counterpart can also use scorching breath in addition to his icy breath.

* LivingMemory: Sir Leopold in Memoriam is the 8th boss fought in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], though he's now weak to poison and can use both fire and ice breath attacks.

* LivingMemory: Marcello in Memoriam is the 12th boss fought in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], being far tougher than his still-living counterpart.

* LivingMemory: Tortured Soul in Memoriam is the second boss fought in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]] with it's bestiary entry mentioning that it's largely a healer for it's cronies.

* TheMedic: Tortured Soul can use Zing to resurrect fallen comrades, with it's Memoriam counterpart using Kazing instead.

* LivingMemory: Trap Box in Memoriam is the third boss the party fights in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], though it's magical attacks now aim for all party members.

* FlunkyBoss: Don Mole can call for back up, allowing him to overwhelm the party through sheer numbers. His Memoriam counterpart can do the same thing.

* LivingMemory: During the party's trip into [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], Son Mole in Memoriam is the forth boss the player fights there along with his Soul Moles in Memoriam.

* LivingMemory: Great Argon Lizard in Memoriam is the 5th boss fought in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], and has one of the longest boss names in that dungeon.

* OverlyLongName: It's Memoriam counterpart has one of the longest monster names in the game, which is incredible when Evil Sir Leopold and Servant of Darkness's Memoriam counterparts had to have their names shortened.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Is actually a good idea to have Jessica perform her ''Puff-Puff'' on him to make him waste a turn and nullify his built-up tension. His Memoriam counterpart's bestiary even mentions that he enjoys recieving a puff-puff as much as he enjoys giving a daring display tension building.

* LivingMemory: Captain Crow in Memoriam is the 6th boss fought in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]] and is as every bit as dangerous in his usage of tension building as his original self.

* BreathWeapon: Uses [[PlayingWithFire Inferno]] during his boss fight and his Memoriam counterpart uses Venom Mist instead.
* DirtyCoward: Takes the egg of Empyrea hostage rather than fighting her himself. His Memoriam counterpart's bestiary entry even implies that he constantly fights alongside his henchmen for this reason.
* FlunkyBoss: Constantly summons Dark Turkies and Dark Condors to help him. His Memoriam counterpart uses this as a strategy, with the Darkbird in Memoriams being far more dangerous than Gemon in Memoriam himself.

* LivingMemory: Gemon in Memoriam is the 7th boss fought in [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], and relies on his henchmen to bring the pain to your party.

[[folder:Estark (Yet more spoilers!)]]
Hidden deep in Memories Lane, Estark remembers nothing about his past and challenges The Hero and his party to a fight. He remembers nothing of himself or if he's good or evil, and believes that the party have come to kill him or harness his power to destroy the world. If you deny both reasons, he'll claim you woke him for nothing and will consider it a crime before challenging you to battle.

* BareYourMidriff: Achievable with a few of her alternate costumes, including the Dancer's Costume, Bunny Suit in the 3DS version, and the Magic Bikini.

* BareYourMidriff: Her default outfit bares it, as well as her pirate costume in the 3DS version.

* DecompositeCharacter: During the party's trip to [[BonusDungeon Memories Lane]], his first and second forms are considered seperate monsters instead of being a SequencialBoss like his.

* {{Ronin}}: After his brother Marcello all but evicts him from the Templars by giving him a "final" assignment to join the party, Angelo is left with no order or master (Trode's egotism notwithstanding). The 3DS remake [[LampshadeHanging leans into this]] by giving him the Oriental Warrior Wear and a new ultimate sword, Demonsbane, which together provide Angelo with a custom PaletteSwap.

* BelligerentSexualTension: Red keeps badgering and poking at Yangus--who she has a huge bee in her bonnet over--but by the time they come into each other's lives again [[SubvertedTrope Yangus has become too goodhearted to return fire]], which aggravates Red even more, [[UnresolvedSexualTension since she has no idea how to deal with it]].

* {{Ronin}}: Dress him in the Oriental Warrior Wear, and arm him with his new ultimate sword, Demonsbane, and Angelo will fit the bill quite nicely. He doesn't have a master after all (despite Trode insisting that he's part of the royal retinue).

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was a palace guard before the game began, and his efforts during the game earned him promotion to Captain of that same guard.

* WeaponOfChoice:

* CombatTentacles: It goes without saying, these are his WeaponOfChoice. They also have separate names, and even separate accents for Khalamari's BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a big one when he realizes that David died because of him, when he was supposed to protect him.

* TomatoInTheMirror: Dominico is very loud about his prestigious ancestry and power, but the BigBad all but ignores him in favor of hunting down the little nobody David. [[spoiler:Dominico turns out ''not'' the heir of a sage, or even his descendant--his family were originally servants of the sage's, and were given the magic power of the sage's family in order to shield and protect them. By Dominico's lifetime, however, this duty has been long forgotten, and David--the true sage's heir--is a homeless beggar until destiny guides him back to town]].

* TheUnchosenOne: After all the implication of him being the heir of the Sages, we find out that he isn't, as David is the real heir and his family was supposed to keep the heir's family safe.