History Characters / FinalFantasyXVITheHolyEmpireOfSanbreque

* FlowerMotif: The white wyvern tail is Sanbreque's national flower. Its admiration by the emperor and Dion is symbolic of their love for the empire and its people.

* FlowerMotif: The white wyvern tail is Sanbreque's national flower. It's admiration by the emperor and Dion is symbolic of their love for the empire and its people.

* TheAce: Dion is the Dominant of Bahamut, making him one of the most powerful individuals in the world. He is also a LovedByAll leader, a skilled warrior, and a handsome prince of the most powerful empire in Valisthea. [[spoiler:When brainwashed into attacking Sanbreque, Dion as Bahamut is so formidable it requires two Eikons, Ifrit and Phoenix, working together to defeat him. And while Benedikta and Hugo both lost their minds in their primal forms after having their eikonic powers drained by Clive, Dion is able to remain 100% in control of Bahamut even though he had been drained by Clive as well.]]

* TheExpy: Being the bastard son of an increasingly ruthless ruler of a theocratic nation who happens to be an honorable man beloved by his countrymen despite his origins, in charge of the realm's elite knights, and [[spoiler:driven to patricide by circumstance]] makes him very reminiscent of Aymeric De Borel from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''.

* SiblingTeam: [[spoiler:He joins his stepbrothers in the final stretch of the game to take on Barnabas and Ultima.]]

* MythologyGag: They are a reference to the Kingdom of San d'Oria from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' and the Holy See of Ishgard from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''. From both they take their vaguely French aesthetics and are the home countries of the Dragoons, while from Ishgard specifically they take their theocratic society.

->''"Without deterrence by Bahamut... the people will suffer great damage."''\\\

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After accidentally sacking Twinside while under Ultima's control on top of his accidental murder of his father, he feels immense guilt and tries to find redemption for it. When he takes the hit for Joshua and dies, the look on his face shows that this noble action for a greater good was his atonement.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: As loyal as he is to his father, he is ultimately more committed to his people's wellbeing and despises Anabella's manipulation and influence over his father. As soon as Anabella pushes him too far by callously removing Dion's claim as heir to the throne and calling him "[[SonOfAWhore a son of a prostitute]]", Dion reveals he could have pretty much started a rebellion against her even without his father backing him up and win. Dion has so much influence and good will among his people and his troops that he could have forcefully taken the throne if he wanted to. The only reason Dion hasn't done so is due to Dion still hoping his father would see reason and stop the war by himself. Not only that, Dion doesn't hesitate in the slightest to threaten murdering his half-brother to put Anabella in her place, which he does as soon as he is given the opportunity to. The fact that Olivier is his brother and Anabella is screaming in despair doesn't even slow Dion down. Finally, Dion condemns his father in front of the whole council in such a way that the Emperor goes from being dismissive and firm to starting to truly doubt his actions]].

* InappropriatelyCloseComrades: Dion's lover is his second-in-command, Terrence, and it is implied they have to keep it secret for this reason rather than because they are gay, as both would rather run away together where their ranks wouldn't matter.

[[folder:Sir Terrence]]

* InappropriatelyCloseComrades: Terrence's lover is his commanding officer, Dion. It is implied that they need to keep it secret for this reason rather than because they are gay, as both would rather run away together where their ranks wouldn't matter.

* UndyingLoyalty: Terrence loves Dion and follows him without question, even if he disagrees with what Dion tells him to do, and supports him in his [[spoiler:coup to wrest control of Sanbreque away from Anabella, his stepmother]].
* UncertainDoom: Dion sends Sir Terrence to Twinside to find Kihel and take care of her, as thanks for how she rescued him. [[spoiler:Shortly afterward, Ultima raises Origin up from beneath Twinside, completely destroying the city and everyone in it. It isn't shown if Kihel or Terrence make it out alive, or if her slum was far enough outside the city to avoid the destruction]].

* AlasPoorVillain: The Knight of the Splendid Heart has been DrivenToMadness and defends the gate to Oriflamme long after the city has been abandoned and everyone around [[spoiler:has turned Akashic]]. Even so, he fights against Clive out of devotion to Sanbreque and Dion especially, and after defeating him Clive can only regret that Dion couldn't have been there to avoid his senseless death.

* OptionalBoss: The Knight of the Splendid Heart is a notorious monster hunt mark, while the others are fought through the story.

* GoodIsNotNice: Despite being one of Cid's allies, he's not very nice about it. He tells Cid and Clive that he doesn't want them around for too long, and he only grudgingly helps them.

* OptionalBoss: The Knight of the Splending Heart is a notorious monster hunt mark, while the others are fought through the story.

* HateSink: They turn out to be one of the most loathsome factions Clive faces off against, with nearly every scene they're in involving them committing horrific atrocities against largely defenseless Bearers. Their cruelty is matched only by their borderline delusional levels of self-righteousness, as they genuinely seem to believe that carrying out these "dark deeds" is essential to bring about a new dawn for Rosaria. Unlike Annabella, who they work for, there is absolutely ''nothing'' humanizing or redeemable shown about these people, and you're encouraged to slaughter them to your heart's content. [[spoiler:In fact, they continue to be an odious presence even after Annabella's death, as a late-game sidequest reveals that their remnants simply went to work for the former Supreme Justice of Sanbreque, who did [[SarcasmMode such wonderful things]] like hunting Bearers for sporting and having a colleague's entire family killed when he dared to take him to task over this.]]

* LovedByAll: His character bio on the game's official website notes that he is, at the very least, adored among the people of the Empire. It is also noted that songs celebrating the heroism and battle might of the warrior prince are commonplace among the lips and lutes of the bards of Sanbreque. It's pretty telling that once he [[spoiler:rebels against his father, most of the troops of Sanbreque immediately follow along without any hesitation and refuse to disobey his commands, especially as Dion makes sure his forces are also committed to protecting the lives of the citizens]].

!!The Bastards
[[folder:Tiamat]]
The Sergeant of an all-Bearer squad in the Sanbrequois army, rumoured to have been born the son of a noble. He recruited Clive from the front lines to act as a special-ops agent. His last mission was to assassinate the Dominant of Shiva, which was already a suicide mission that somehow went even worse.

* AnimalThemeNaming: The codenames he doles out to the Bastards—Aevis, Biast, Wyvern, and his own Tiamat—are all types of dragon.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Most of his banter is him snidely snarking to his subordinates.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He's loyal to the Empire to the death, but is flabbergasted by Clive abandoning their mission to save Jill, as if he's unable to comprehend Clive having the desire to ''not'' be a slave-soldier, or that he might not be unfailingly loyal to the Empire like he is when Clive was only made into a Branded after the Empire ''destroyed his home and killed his family.''
* EvilCounterpart: He serves as a minor one for Clive as "Wyvern", being a MagicKnight in service to Sanbrequois and showcasing some similarities in the way they both combine spell craft and swordplay in a fight, such as Tiamat coating his blade in magical energy like Clive can coat his in flames. The main difference is that Tiamat seems to have actual loyalty to Sanbrequois despite being a Bearer in a kingdom known for its FantasticRacism practices against them, and calls Clive out for "betraying" them for Jill's sake.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: In the end, Clive has to put down his former mentor to save Jill.
* NonElemental: As a Bearer, Tiamat is capable of magic and is shown to use the non-elemental Ruin spells.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: As with Aevis and Biast, his true name is never revealed.
* UngratefulBastard: His opinion of Clive when the latter turns coat right when they're about to kill Jill, having personally trained Clive when he joined his unit and gave him the codename "Wyvern".

[[folder:Aevis]]
A member of the Bastards under Tiamat's leadership, he's assigned to kill Shiva's Dominant.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Only ever referred to by his codename of Aevis.
* TheSmartGuy: He seems to take this role in the Bastards, deducing who Jill is at a distance through his knowledge of the Iron Kingdom and their beliefs and noting the large number of priests in the group below them is a sign that she must be the Dominant they're searching for.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He gets killed by the Ironblood just several minutes after defeating Jill.
* WouldHitAGirl: When Clive's stunned at realising their target is his [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend]] Jill, Aevis has no problems stepping in himself to cut off her head whilst she's unconscious, only being stopped by an axe to the jugular from the attacking Ironblood.

[[folder:Biast]]
The second longest serving member of the Bastards under Tiamat's leadership, he's assigned to kill Shiva's Dominant.

* BaitAndSwitch: He and the rest of the bastards are a 4-man team heading into a combat situation alongside [[TheHero Clive]], a typical party set-up that implies he and the rest of them will be fighting alongside Clive in a similar manner as past games. Then he's swiftly and anti-climatically killed as collateral damage before reaching a single combat encounter, making it clear that there is ''no'' PlotArmour or special importance attached to him or [[AnyoneCanDie any other character]] in the story.
* NotEnoughToBury: He gets crushed under a falling rock, reducing the number of the Bastards down to three.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Only ever referred to by his codename of Biast.
* SacrificialLamb: Of a sort. His violent and pointedly ''gory'' death as collateral damage from Titan and Shiva's fight is a major sign to the player that this game does ''not'' play nice with its characters or the violence depicted.
* TrueCompanions: His Active Time Lore entry mentions that he and Tiamat have fought alongside each other for years, which has led to Biast being able to trust Tiamat with his life.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's the first casualty of the Bastards' operation, with barely anything known about him, and most of what is comes mainly from his [[AllThereInTheManual Active Time Lore]] file. He doesn't even get into any kind of combat situation alongside Clive before getting smashed.

!!Lostwing
[[folder:Quinten]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AngusWright (English), Masaaki Ihara (Japanese)

Leader of the village of Lostwing, which makes its home in a valley with a ruined Fallen airship. A former official of the Sanbrequois government turned trusted ally of Cid.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Quinten has a past as a judiciary official of the empire, and with the support of his commander he was celebrated for catching all sorts of criminals and stopping corruption. However, his superior used Quinten as a front to hide his own dealings, and when Quinten tried to expose him, [[spoiler:Quinten's entire family was murdered in retaliation]], making him leave his post and [[spoiler:swear revenge, establishing Lostwing for this very purpose]].
* GoodIsNotNice: Despite being one of Cid's allies, he's not very nice about it. He tells Cid and Clive that he doesn't want them around for too long, and he only grudgingly helps them.
* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: [[spoiler:Quinten succeeds in killing the man who ruined his life, but all those who came to help him battle the imperial soldiers died as well, which was most of Lostwing's able-bodied adults. Furthermore, Lostwing itself fell to an aetherflood, forcing the survivors to escape. It isn't until a few of the villagers remind him that they are a family and that they can make a new Lostwing that he finds a reason to live again]].

!!Northreach
[[folder:Isabelle]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Katherine Kingsley (English), Kaori Kimura (Japanese)

Known as the Dame, a mysterious and secretive ally of Cid's. She is the proprietress of the Veil, Northreach's "foremost house of ill repute." Highly respected by the populace of Northreach.

* HighClassCallGirl: She is a courtesan, and a highly respected one at that.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Genuinely a good person with the respect of her people, regarded as one of Northreach's leaders. The soldiers of the garrison are some of her most frequent customers to the Veil, so everyone wants to be on her good side. She uses this influence to protect Bearers as best she can, and sends information back and forth with Cid and the hideaway.
* TheLostLenore: She had a lover many years ago who came to Northreach with her, but he died of his wounds shortly after they arrived. She was able to pull through with the support of everyone at the Veil, indebting her to the other courtesans and Northreach as a whole from then on, and she became determined to protect it as one of its leaders.
* MamaBear: Isabelle looks out for her courtesans first and foremost, and all of them respect her in turn.
* MissKitty: She is the one who runs the Veil and looks after all of her courtesans, always making sure they are safe first and foremost and even helping them learn to read. She also has the eyes of the captain of the town guard, Philippe.
* MsFanservice: She wears a low cut dress with much of her cleavage showing, and is known to attract the attention of others for it.
* TheTeamBenefactor: Isabelle is one of the hideaway's three biggest donors, along with Martha and Charon. She doesn't even mind when Gaute forgets to pay back her loan because of how much Clive and the others have done for her already.

[[folder:Philippe]]
!!!'''Voiced by:'''

Captain of the garrison in Northreach, dedicated to the safety of its people and particularly Isabelle, whom he earnestly loves.

* WouldHitAGirl: When Clive's stunned at realising their target is his ChildhoodFriends Jill, Aevis has no problems stepping in himself to cut off her head whilst she's unconscious, only being stopped by an axe to the jugular from the attacking Ironblood.

* SacrificalLamb: Of a sort. His violent and pointedly ''gory'' death as collateral damage from Titan and Shiva's fight is a major sign to the player that this game does ''not'' play nice with its characters or the violence depicted.

* WouldHhitAGirl: When Clive's stunned at realising their target is his ChildhoodFriends Jill, Aevis has no problems stepping in himself to cut off her head whilst she's unconscious, only being stopped by an axe to the jugular from the attacking Ironblood.

* TheAce: Dion is the Dominant of Bahamut, making him one of the most powerful individuals in the world. He is also a LovedByAll leader, a skilled warrior, and a handsome prince of the most powerful empire in Valisthea. [[spoiler:When brainwashed into attacking Sanbreque, Dion as Bahamut is so formidable it requires two Eikons, Ifrit and Phoenix, working together to defeat him.]] And while Benedikta and Hugo both lost their minds in their primal forms after having their eikonic powers drained by Clive, [[spoiler:Dion is able to remain 100% in control of Bahamut even though he had been drained by Clive as well.]]

* TheAce: Dion is the Dominant of Bahamut, making him one of the most powerful individuals in the world. He is also a LovedByAll leader, a skilled warrior, and a handsome prince of the most powerful empire in Valisthea. [[spoiler:When brainwashed into attacking Sanbreque, Dion as Bahamut is so formidable it requires two Eikons, Ifrit and Phoenix, working together to defeat him.]]

* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's the first casualty of the Bastards' operation, with barely anything known about him.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After accidentally sacking Twinside while under Ultima's control on top of his accidental murder of his father, he feels immense guilt and tries to find redemption for it. When he takes the hit for Joshua and dies, the look on his face shows that this noble action for a greater good was his atonement.]]

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: They get hit ''hard'' over the course of the story; [[spoiler:first, their Mothercrystal Drake's Head is the first Mothercrystal to be destroyed by Cid and Clive. Along with the aetherflood springing up from under the city, it compels the emperor to invade the Crystalline Dominion and go as far as to move the capital there, leaving Oriflamme abandoned. Later, Dion instigates a coup in order to oust Anabella and Olivier. Then the Emperor dies shielding his son from Dion's attempted fratricide. Then Dion is driven mad after unintentionally killing his father and turns into Bahamut and rains artillery on his own people. Then it turns out the new capital of Sanbreque was built on top of Ultima's giant mobile base and gets torn apart as Ultima raises the whole thing. And Dion dies, ensuring the imperial bloodline is permanently snuffed]]. By the end of it all, most of Sanbreque ''and'' the Crystalline Dominion are a hollow ruin, but smaller pockets (like Lostwing and Northreach) are focused on rebuilding and reestablishing their government.

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: They get hit ''hard'' over the course of the story; [[spoiler:first, their Mothercrystal Drake's Head is the first Mothercrystal to be destroyed by Cid and Clive. Along with the aetherflood springing up from under the city, it compels the emperor to invade the Crystalline Dominion and go as far as to move the capital there, leaving Oriflamme abandoned. Later, Dion instigates a coup in order to oust Anabella and Olivier. Then the Emperor dies shielding his son from Dion's attempted fratricide. Then Dion is brainwashed by the ''thing'' that masqueraded as his dead brother to turn into Bahamut and rain artillery on his own people. Then it turns out the new capital of Sanbreque was built on top of Ultima's giant mobile base and gets torn apart as Ultima raises the whole thing. And Dion dies, ensuring the imperial bloodline is permanently snuffed]]. By the end of it all, most of Sanbreque ''and'' the Crystalline Dominion are a hollow ruin, but smaller pockets (like Lostwing and Northreach) are focused on rebuilding and reestablishing their government.

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