History Characters / FinalFantasyXVITheGrandDuchyOfRosaria

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After losing Olivier and freaking out at seeing Joshua alive, Anabella deludes herself into thinking she's seeing a ghost. She pulls out a dagger and flails wildly at Joshua in a panic, not even coming close to hitting him. She then screams "You will not take me, shadow! You will not take me!" and [[DrivenToSuicide slits her own throat]]. It's also presented as Anabella undergoing SanitySlippage, since she not only lost Olivier with the reveal that he was never anything but an undead puppet of Ultima, but her betrayal of Rosaria and belief that Joshua was dead had [[AllForNothing all been rendered worthless]].]]

* EntitledBastard: Believes that by dint of her superior bloodline she deserves first class treatment at all times. [[spoiler:This leads to her downfall, as even as she frames Dion for considering rebellion, she never stops to consider he might ''actually'' rebel against her and Olivier and even after he's seized the city and is marching unopposed on her throne she doesn't feel in the least bit threatened until he attempts to kill Olivier and does kill Sylvestre. She doesn't learn from this either, as a short while later Jill threatening her with a sword only prompts her to snap that Jill ought to speak to her with respect.]]

* FantasticRacism: She absolutely hates Bearers. Her only goal as ruler of Rosaria appears to be slaughtering them and anyone who would aid them. This stands out even in Valisthea as, regardless of whether one sees Bearers as human or not, it's undeniable that they are ''economically valuable'' at the very least. Killing them for no reason is a waste of a useful resource if nothing else, making Anabella's purges her cutting off her nose to spite her face.

* {{Jerkass}}: Her interactions throughout the prologue very quickly establish her as a cruel, power-hungry, selfish, vindictive, petty and just plain unpleasant human being. This only escalates to new heights through the game.

* {{Foil}}: To [[spoiler:[[BigBad Ultima]]]], of all characters. [[spoiler:Both of them believe their children are imperfect (in Anabella's case, Clive and Joshua; in Ultima's case, all of humanity). Neither of them can see the true value in their children, and both try to impose their will over those children -- Ultima just on a much grander scale. This {{Pride}} is their undoing, as is their neglect of their duties to guide and support their children. Ultima, at least, becomes aware of how dangerous his foe is, but by then it is too late]].

* PerfectSolutionFallacy: Her rant to Clive [[spoiler:when they meet in Twinside]] shows she had a case of this towards her children. [[spoiler:She rails against Clive that despite him being admirable in many ways he wasn't selected to be the Phoenix's Dominant. She also goes off about how Joshua was selected, yet appeared utterly unfit to be the Dominant. Neither of them fitting into their "roles" infruiated her, as she believes everyone ought to inhabit their "proper" places.]]

* GoodParents: One of the best fathers in ''Final Fantasy''. He loves his sons Joshua and Clive very much, and he would do anything to save their lives.

* FantasyForbiddingMother: Implied to be the "no fun allowed" type, depending on how much she tries to keep Joshua indoors at all times. Granted, Joshua was ill at the time the prologue starts, but her attitude towards everyone else implies such behavior isn't out of the ordinary for her and seems to be a means to hold control over him and keep him emotionally dependant on her.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Initially, it seems as if she doesn't do much outside from providing hospitality to Clive and Jill, and passing onto Clive his father's old possession. [[spoiler:When the Empire of Sanbreque ends up massacring everyone in Eastpool, including her, it ends up being the final step in Clive's radicalization and leads to him rejoining the Hideaway for good.]]

* EntitledBastard: Believes that by dint of her superior bloodline she deserves first class treatment at all times. [[spoiler:This leads to her downfall, as even as she frames Dion of considering rebellion, she never stops to consider he might ''actually'' rebel against her and Olivier and even after he's seized the city and is marching unopposed on her throne she doesn't feel in the least bit threatened until he attempts to kill Olivier and does kill Sylvestre. She doesn't learn from this either, as a short while later Jill threatening her with a sword only prompts her to snap that Jill ought to speak to her with respect.]]

** She tells Clive that Rosarian nobles gossiped that Clive wasn't truly her son after he didn't awaken as the Phoenix and that he has no idea what it was like to be demeaned by her inferiors. She's saying this to the son she sold into slavery, causing him to be treated as a subhuman living weapon despite having been born a prince.

* {{Expy}}: Of Cersei Lannister of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', from which ''Final Fantasy XVI'' takes many cues. She is a constantly ambitious SocialClimber with designs to rule over all she can, while being extremely contemptuous of not only her husband, but any non-noble of person if less than pure blood. She loves her young children, but primarily as extensions of herself and her own power. She [[spoiler:plotted the death of said husband]] to further her rise, only to be loathed by most if not all of the common populace, never really considering their own power. Furthermore, she is very much WrongGenreSavvy, believing she is in a low dark fantasy instead of one with intense magical powers, even fully aware of said powers' existence, [[spoiler:with her overestimation if her own importance leading to her death]].

* NeverMyFault: Anabella declines to own up to anything she does, even using the "you should have died instead of Joshua" rebuttal while confronted by Clive for her wicked actions. [[spoiler:She never regrets it.]]

* UncertainDoom: He's standing next to Joshua when he hits his RageBreakingPoint and transforms fully into Phoenix, resulting in a violent massive explosion as he morphs into the fire beast. However, they're not seen visibly burned to ashes by his fires, and it's left unclear whether they actually died until after the TimeSkip. [[spoiler:Ultimately, Tyler is briefly mentioned by Wade in a manner strongly implying he did indeed lose his life at the Phoenix Gate, and no evidence is ever given to the contrary.]]

* OrcusOnHerThrone / OffstageVillainy: Between the prologue and the next time we see her, most of her actions are performed off screen.

* ArchEnemy: Played with. Functionally, most of the things that go wrong for Clive in the first half of the game can be traced back to Anabella in some way, from the fall of Phoenix Gate and his branding as a Bearer, to the atrocities of the Black Shields, to her [[spoiler:authorizing Hugo Kupka to invade Rosalith]]. However, as much as they hate each other, it's underplayed after the prologue -- Clive doesn't think much about his mother and when he does he's more concerned with what she's doing to Rosaria than to him, and Anabella eventually becomes aware Clive is alive and has escaped the Empire but never recognizes him as a threat and the fact he's her son is a truth few know and no one could prove, so she never directly plots against him and concerns herself with more immediate affairs. Their antagonism towards each other is purely incidental.

* BullyingADragon: Chose to cruelly taunt Dion [[spoiler: as well as manipulate his father into naming her son Emperor in his place. This proved to be an enormous mistake. Dion is the ''Dominant of Bahamut'' one of the most powerful of the Eikons and is also the beloved leader of the Imperial Dragoons as well as being adored by the entire citizenry. Predictably a very angry Dion leads a rebellion against her and Olivier, which she may have anticipated but had not expected to be so successful or escalate so drastically, as she continues to look self-assured up until Sylvestre is accidentally killed and Ultima manipulates Dion through Olivier into going berserk as a result. She remains entirely unaware of the Ultima's involvement or existance vastly overencompassing her own, whose influence was the beginning of the end for her long before she even existed with her bloodline only being considered important because he kept choosing it for dominants in the first place and her entire world crumbles when he discards her once she has played her part in his own plans.]]

** Finally, Anabella pretty much lost a lot of benefits that could been been hers if she had been a kind and patient mother to Clive and Jill, such as having two more Dominants.

* BullyingADragon: Chose to cruelly taunt Dion [[spoiler: as well as manipulate his father into naming her son Emperor in his place. This proved to be an enormous mistake. Dion is the ''Dominant of Bahamut'' one of the most powerful of the Eikons and is also the beloved leader of the Imperial Dragoons as well as being adored by the entire citizenry. Predictably a very angry Dion leads a rebellion against her and Olivier, which she may have counted on due but had not expected to be so successful or escalate so drastically, as she continues to look self-assured up until Sylvestre is accidentally killed and Ultima manipulates Dion through Olivier into going berserk as a result. She remains entirely unaware of the Ultima's involvement or existance vastly overencompassing her own, whose influence was the beginning of the end for her long before she even existed with her bloodline only being considered important because he kept choosing it for dominants in the first place and her entire world crumbles when he discards her once she has played her part in his own plans.]]

* StrongFamilyResemblance: A closer look at her face shows where an adolescent Clive gets his looks from.

** Every child she gives birth to involves this. Clive inherents strength and nobility but not Pheonix like she wanted, but ends up being the dominant of Ifrit. Joshua inherits Phoenix but is physically weak and sickly, when she attempts to use him as a bargaining chip, she also writes him off when he ends up dying only for him to appear alive years later. Her third son secures her bloodline with the most powerful kingdom in the land, with plans to expand it into an empire ruling over all of Valisthea but he ends up being an incarnation of Ultima, which disintegrates into dust once Ultima is done with Sanbreque.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She wishes for nothing but the highest social status, and is infuriated by perceived "slights" against her; Elwin and his kind attitude toward the commonfolk and even Bearers, Clive being an outstanding warrior but not Phoenix's Dominant, and Joshua being sickly and frail despite being Phoenix's Dominant. By her own admission, she thinks she was slandered by her fellow nobles, all of whom she considered "inferior" because of Elwin and his sons. Which is the equivalent of burning down a company building with everyone inside because a few people posted a couple mean comments on its facebook page.

* IRejectYourReality: [[spoiler: After Dion destroys the husk of Olivier and all her ambitions have come crashing down around her she shrieks that this is a bad dream, uncomprehending in the face of a world completely alien to her, and ''slits her own throat'' in an apparent attempt to wake up. She's so pathetic here that even Clive and Jill seem feel some pity for her.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:Taking SocialClimber to phenomenal extremes, her ultimate goal is to be mother of a powerful emperor-- not for any specific son's sake, but because it's the highest possible position for a woman in Valisthea and will secure her sovereign blood as she was raised to do so (albiet not with this intention by her teachers). To this end she sold out Rosaria to the Holy Empire, getting enough into the Emperor's graces to marry him and produce an heir to both kingdoms who could eventually rule the rest of Valisthea. During her MotiveRant she admits she hated that Clive failed to awaken as the Phoenix and that Joshua was sickly because it reflected on ''her'' social standing, that she felt she had "nothing" in Rosaria because both of her sons disappointed her and the nobles mocked her, and that she sold out Elwin because she believed it was his duty to protect his ''sovereignty'' (and in turn, their position of power) rather than his ''people''; in her view, having "sovereign blood" meant the people and kingdom were entirely disposable so they could have just started a new kingdom elsewhere. The Empire gave her an opportunity to start over with a new son who could inherit far more than a duchy, at which point she became a WarHawk in an attempt to make her new son an emperor over ''all'' known lands.]]

* StupidEvil: You know, Anabella, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain sparing your son by selling him into slavery]] doesn't exactly [[VillainBall scream brilliant]].

** Every child she gives birth to involves this. Clive inherents strength and nobility but not Pheonix like she wanted, but ends up being the dominant of Ifrit. Joshua inherits Phoenix but is physically weak and sickly, when she attempts to use him as a bargaining chip, she also rights him off when he ends up dying only for him to appear alive years later. Her third son secures her bloodline with the most powerful kingdom in the land, with plans to expand it into an empire ruling over all of Valisthea but he ends up being an incarnation of Ultima, which disintegrates into dust once Ultima is done with Sanbreque.

* {{Expy}}: Of Cersei Lannister of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', from which ''Final Fantasy XVI'' takes many cues. She is a constantly ambitious SocialClimber with designs to rule over all she can, while being extremely contemptuous of not only her husband, but any non-noble of person if less than pure blood. She loves her young children, but primarily as extensions of herself and her own power. She [[spoiler:plotted the death of said husband]] to further her rise]], only to be loathed by most if not all of the common populace, never really considering their own power. Furthermore, she is very much WrongGenreSavvy, believing she is in a low dark fantasy instead of one with intense magical powers, even fully aware of said powers' existence, [[spoiler:with her overestimation if her own importance leading to her death]].

Tropes for Clive Rosfield can be found at the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXVITheHideaway Hideaway]] page.

Tropes for Jill Warrick can be found at the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXVITheHideaway Hideaway]] page.

Tropes for Torgal can be found at the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXVITheHideaway Hideaway]] page.

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[[folder:Byron Rosfield]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/StephenCritchlow[=/=]Ewan Bailey (English), Mitsutaka Tachikawa (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]]Marc Bretonnière (French), Marco Pagani (Italian), Stefan Müller-Ruppert (German), Roberto Carrillo (LA Spanish)[[/labelnote]]
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Clive and Joshua's uncle, Elwin’s younger brother, and warden of Port Isolde following Rosaria’s annexation by the Empire of Sanbreque. Though he now lives as a recluse inside his manor, and appears to be content with appeasing the duchy’s imperial overlords, the flames of his loyalty to the Grand Duchy of Rosaria may not have truly burned out.

* BackToBackBadasses: He gets a scene with Havel, where they are cornered and fight off their enemies back to back. They are about to be overwhelmed until [[spoiler:Dion and the Dragoons]] appear to rescue them.
* BadassNormal: While a lot of his allies are Bearers and Dominants, he doesn't hide behind their back and engages in action himself, even becoming a NPC party member during the journey into Dhalmekia (where he proves himself to be entirely up to the challenge), and he even holds his own against [[spoiler:the Sleipnir clones and hordes of Akashic]].
* BigFun: Has a bit of a gut, and is nothing but a delightful man and dutiful uncle.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's not afraid to get into the thick of it when the chips are down, and shouts challenges to his enemies while bragging about his own abilities.
* CoolUncle: Clive has nothing but good words about him, clearly indicating that Byron is beloved by his brother's children.
* FakeDefector: He pretends to be TheQuisling for Anabella's atrocities, but it's all a front to keep the people of Port Isolde safe. It helps that the empire is so distant and communication technology is so poor that he doesn't actually have to put up much of a show except to the occasional visiting official - the Rosarian citizenry are fully aware he's on their side.
* FeelingTheirAge: He takes a ''little'' more time when doing physical labor compared to the younger and spryer members of Clive's party, and he doesn't quite stick the landing when he [[OffBridgeOntoVehicle jumps onboard the]] ''[[OffBridgeOntoVehicle Enterprise]]''. His age doesn't stop him from from kicking ass, however.
* Fiction500: He has nearly unlimited amounts of money. At one point, he rolls up to the Hideaway with two crates containing a total of two thousand talents of (read: ''twenty million'') gil [[note]]an optional sidequest mentions five hundred talents as equalling five million gil, ergo one talent = ten thousand[[/note]] that he got from selling a quayside mansion he wanted to get rid of. Shortly after that, he uses a Black Pearl to help Clive track down some Men of the Rock and waves it off as a "second-rate specimen" that was "barely worth half a million."
* GoodParents: He loves Clive, Jill, and Joshua, and is the closest thing to a decent parental figure they have as of the current day.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: In a more medieval sense - he's got more money than he knows what to do with but he's a good man who wants to do right.
* ICallItVera: Played for laughs. He claims in a BadassBoast that his axe is named Earthshaker, and then later calls it Ogrekiller, and finally calls it Executioner.
-->'''Gav:''' ...didn't you call it Ogrekiller just a minute ago?!
* IntrepidMerchant: Famous for carrying over his family's warrior spirit into the field of commerce. He's got a long history of adventure and derring-do across Valisthea, and is still a good enough fighter to pull his weight as an ARPG party companion.
* LargeHam: Byron is loud and boisterous, and always has loud and joyful exclamations.
* NamedWeapons: He boastfully refers to his axe as Earthshaker, but not even minutes later he calls it Ogre Killer.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Nobility, but considering he is the brother of the former Archduke and the uncle of Clive and Joshua, he fits nonetheless. While he initially tried appeasing Anabella upon her ascension to Empress, he ended up funding the Guardians of the Flame the more despotic her rule become, while still playing the part of a spoiled nobleman. Once he reunites with Clive, he pretty much pours all of his life's savings into funding the Hideaway, and eventually takes a spot on the frontlines himself.
* RuggedScar: He's got a thin vertical scar over his right eye, showing that he's a little more than just a blustering merchant.
* SoProudOfYou: He thinks that Clive being the one and only Outlaw Cid is nothing less than a badge of honour.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: When Byron first hears that his long-thought-dead nephew is visiting, he assumes that Clive and Jill are imposters come to rob him and storms into the room with his axe. Clive acts out a scene of a play that the two used to re-enact in happier times, which moves Byron to tears out of happiness that this is proof that his beloved nephew is alive and in front of him.
* TheSoCalledCoward: He calls himself cowardly more than once for not doing more to resist the imperial occupation of Rosaria, but he is the only one who believes it. He is actually a very brave man and only plays the coward role when he has no other choice.
* StillGotIt: He proclaims that despite getting on in years he can still hold his own in a fight. From what we see of him in action during the game, this is entirely correct.
* StoutStrength: A pudgy old man who becomes a living bulldozer in combat.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Mid is particularly informal with him, prompting him to retort that he's ''Lord'' Byron.
* UnclePennybags: Literally - he's a keen businessman and he helps fund Clive and Jill's journey, and has been supporting the Guardians of the Flame for years before that. [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] as at a later point in the story, he complains that the costs of all their adventuring has been rapidly emptying his coffers, [[ReconstructedTrope but he doesn't stop supporting their cause in spite of how unprofitable it is]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Eugen Havel, former chief strategist of the Republic. They'll deny being friends and bicker whenever they share a scene together, but they have a relationship like old war buddies, and come to the support of each other without hesitation. Along with Quinten, they even [[spoiler:forge a "Triunity" in the hopes of bringing peace to the realm between their three countries]].

!!Others
[[folder:Jill Warrick]]

Tropes for Jill Warrick can be found at the [[Characters/FinalFantasyXVITheHideaway Hideaway]] page.
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* EvilWillFail: Her plan turns out this way. She succeeds in becoming Empress of Sanbreque, but the once-bountiful Valisthea quickly goes downhill under her disastrous and self-serving, if not tyrannical leadership. All this without even counting

* BitchAlert: Her introduction has her thank the commoners and soldiers for their work with a barely contained, arrogant contempt in her voice. This is followed by her being nasty to Clive and Joshua. She gets worse from there.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Hanna dies with all the rest of the villagers of Eastpool when Anabella's Black Shields fall on them for supporting Bearers]].

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: When Byron first hears that his long-thought-dead nephew is visiting, he assumes that Clive and Jill are imposters come to rob him and storms into the room guns (well, axe) blazing. Clive acts out a scene of a play that the two used to re-enact in happier times, which moves Byron to tears out of happiness that this is proof that his beloved nephew is alive and in front of him.

* Fiction500: He has nearly unlimited amounts of money. At one point, he rolls up to the Hideaway with two crates containing a total of two thousand talents of (read: ''twenty million'') gil [[note]]an optional sidequest mentions five hundred talents as equalling five million gil, ergo one talent = ten thousand[[/note]] that he got from selling a quayside mansion he wanted to get rid of. Shortly after that, he uses a Black Pearl to help Clive track down some Men of the Stone and waves it off as a "second-rate specimen" that was "barely worth half a million."