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* ArcherArchetype: A classic elven archer who bears bit of a resemblance to Robin Hood.

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* TheAce: Sumner has [[MasterOfAll maxed out stats]], making him the best character the player can access.



* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: In ''Dark Legacy'', Sumner defeats Skorne after he is first summoned, at the cost of using up his strength and leaving him too weak to journey through the realms. Hence why he summons the other heroes.
* LargeHam: Sumner acts as the narrator for ''Legends'' and ''Dark Legacy''. He is a LargeHamAnnouncer whose every word is as dramatic as possible.



* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Sumner is a BenevolentMageRuler and the strongest character in the game. In Dark Legacy's version of events, Sumner defeated Skorne after he was summoned and forced him to flee the Desecrated Temple.
* SquishyWizard: [[AvertedTrope Nope]], Sumner has maxed out stats, so he is more durable than the physical fighters.



* EvilIsNotAToy: As Garm found out the hard way, Skorne, a powerful demon prince, is not a being who can be controlled easily. This gets Garm killed and his soul DraggedOffToHell for his troubles.

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: While he acts as the BigBad in ''Dark Legacy'', after Skorne is defeated, Garm takes what is left of his power to become the villain for the final leg of the game.
* EvilIsNotAToy: As Garm found out the hard way, Skorne, a powerful demon prince, is not a being who can be controlled easily. In ''Legends'', Garm's spell to control him fails because his satisfaction in summoning the demon causes him to let his guard down, and Skorne breaks free from his control. In ''Dark Legacy'', Garm gets impatient and does not gather the thirteenth rune stone before summoning, and cannot control him without it. This gets Garm killed and his soul DraggedOffToHell DraggedOfftoHell for his troubles.troubles.
* LargeHam: Skorne will mock the player if they miss a runestone, and in Legends, after they defeat a boss, he will talk about the gruesome death he has planned for them. Like Sumner, he has NoIndoorVoice, on top of bookending his dialogue with an EvilLaugh.
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* BladeOnAStick: The 2014 game has the Valkyrie use a spear in a lunging maneuver.
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* AnAxeToGrind: His main weapon is a big axe that he is partial to throwing.


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* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: He's a big tough barbarian who carries a giant axe.
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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and lots of health to back him up, his speed, armor, and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.

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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and lots of health to back him up, his up alongside decent speed, armor, his armor and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.
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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and decent armor to back him up, his speed and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.

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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and decent armor lots of health to back him up, his speed speed, armor, and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.



* GlassCannon: High strength and low armor. He does really well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.

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* GlassCannon: High strength and low armor. [[DownplayedTrope He does have a lot of health]] so he still does really well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.



A beautiful woman fighter with heavy armor. Her great tankiness combined with having good numbers in the other stats makes her really good for beginners. She is also a diligent soldier of the Castle Stronghold.

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A beautiful woman fighter with heavy armor. Her great tankiness combined with having good numbers in the other stats makes her really good for beginners.beginners, with her only real weakness being her low speed. She is also a diligent soldier of the Castle Stronghold.



* ChainmailBikini: One of the most iconic gaming, being an almost literal bikini in some games. It must be incredibly well-made given how good Thyra’s armor stat is.

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* ChainmailBikini: One of the most iconic in gaming, being an almost literal bikini in some games. It must be incredibly well-made given how good Thyra’s armor stat is.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress, but she still has it in some of her colors.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress, but she still NavelDeepNeckline: Ner outfit has it in some a plunging neckline that exposes part of her colors.stomach.

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* BarbarianHero: A classic example, a brutish warrior with a love of melee combat.
* {{Expy}}: He's essentially Conan with an axe.

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* BarbarianHero: A classic example, a brutish and compassionate warrior with a love of melee combat.
* {{Expy}}: He's essentially Conan the Barbarian with an axe.



* RedIsViolent: His usual color is a firy red.

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* RedIsViolent: His usual color is a firy flaming red.



* AdaptationalModesty: Her 2014 design. She is fully clothed and looks more like a badass.

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* AdaptationalModesty: Her 2014 design. She is fully clothed and looks more like a badass.traditional nordic warrior.


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* ChainmailBikini: One of the most iconic gaming, being an almost literal bikini in some games. It must be incredibly well-made given how good Thyra’s armor stat is.
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A beautiful woman fighter with heavy armor. Her great tankiness combined with having good numbers in the other stats makes her really good for beginners. She is a also diligent soldier of the Castle Stronghold.

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A beautiful woman fighter with heavy armor. Her great tankiness combined with having good numbers in the other stats makes her really good for beginners. She is a also a diligent soldier of the Castle Stronghold.



* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress due, but she still has it in some of her colors.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress due, Sorceress, but she still has it in some of her colors.



* JackOfAllStats: Other than his low magic, the Dwarf is overall well-balanced.

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* JackOfAllStats: Other than his low magic, MightyGlacier: Can deal a lot of damage and is the Dwarf is overall well-balanced.tankiest character who isn’t an armor specialist like the Valkyrie and Knight.



A powerful demon lord who intends to take over the world.

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A powerful demon lord who intends to take over the world.

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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and decent health to back him up, his speed and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.

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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and decent health armor to back him up, his speed and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.



* GlassCannon: High strength and low armor. He does well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.
* MightyGlacier: Strength is his highest stat.

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* GlassCannon: High strength and low armor. He does really well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.
* MightyGlacier: Strength is his highest stat.
trouble.



* HeroesPreferSwords: Her main weapon.

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* HeroesPreferSwords: Her usual main weapon.weapon is a sword.



An energetic elf who is a master of the bow. He has by far the best speed and is pretty good with magic, his strenth is weak though and his incredibly low armor requires him to constantly run circles around enemies.

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An energetic elf who is a master of the bow. He has by far the best speed and is pretty good with magic, his strenth strength is weak though and so is his incredibly low armor requires him to constantly run circles around enemies.armor.



* FragileSpeedster: Speed is his highest stat whilst his armor is dreadful.

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* FragileSpeedster: Speed is his highest stat whilst his armor is dreadful. Questor’s best form of defense is running circles around his enemies.



An aspiring wizard who hails from the dry Desert Lands. His stats are just like Merlin's.

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An aspiring younger wizard who hails from the dry Desert Lands. His stats are just like Merlin's.



* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress, but she still has it in some of her colors.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress, Sorceress due, but she still has it in some of her colors.


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* ThrowDownTheBomblet: His weapon of choice is an infinite supply of bombs, for his stronger attack he whacks them with his magic staff like a bat causing them to grow in size.

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* AnAxeToGrind: His main weapon.
* BarbarianHero: A classic example.

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A noble axe-wielding fighter who is the big physical powerhouse class. He has the strongest basic attacks and decent health to back him up, his speed and magical abilities leave much to be desired though. It is later revealed his home is the volcanic Mountain Kingdom.
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* AnAxeToGrind: His main weapon.
weapon is a big axe that he is partial to throwing.
* BarbarianHero: A classic example.example, a brutish warrior with a love of melee combat.



* GlassCannon: High strength, low armor. He does well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.

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* GlassCannon: High strength, strength and low armor. He does well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.



* RedIsViolent: His usual color.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He wears no armor on his chest. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration This would help explain his terrible Armor stat.]]

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* RedIsViolent: His usual color.
color is a firy red.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He wears no armor on his chest. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration This would help explain his terrible less good Armor stat.]]



* AdaptationalModesty: Her 2014 design. Fully clothed and looks more like a badass.

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A beautiful woman fighter with heavy armor. Her great tankiness combined with having good numbers in the other stats makes her really good for beginners. She is a also diligent soldier of the Castle Stronghold.
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* AdaptationalModesty: Her 2014 design. Fully She is fully clothed and looks more like a badass.



* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: This was true in the first two arcade games.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her usual color.

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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: This was true in the first two arcade games.
Her most common way of attacking is throwing her sword.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her usual color.color is a deep blue.



* ArcherArchetype: Guess.
* FragileSpeedster: Speed is his highest stat.

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An energetic elf who is a master of the bow. He has by far the best speed and is pretty good with magic, his strenth is weak though and his incredibly low armor requires him to constantly run circles around enemies.
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* ArcherArchetype: Guess.
A classic elven archer who bears bit of a resemblance to Robin Hood.
* FragileSpeedster: Speed is his highest stat.stat whilst his armor is dreadful.



A wise old wizard who is a master with magic. He gets the most out of using potions and his regular attacks do a lot of damage, his armor and speed through are both awful making him the toughest character to play as.
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* DifficultButAwesome: It is incredibly hard to survive as Merlin, especially in single player where he has no allies to help tank for him. Play smart with his super damaging attacks and potions though and he can single handedly take on whole levels.



* MusclesAreMeaningless: Is quite ripped, but his Strength is pretty bad.

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An aspiring wizard who hails from the dry Desert Lands. His stats are just like Merlin's.
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* MusclesAreMeaningless: Is quite ripped, but his Strength is pretty bad.incredibly frail.


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A sneaky female elf from the Forest. Her stats are identical to Questor's.
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A stout dwarf from the Ice Domain. Compared to Thor, the Dwarf is even slower but makes up for this by having better armor.
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* JackOfAllStats: Other than his low magic, the Dwarf is overall well-balanced.


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An honorable paladin who comes from the flying Sky Dominion. His magical abilities aren't as good as Thyra's, though his strength is better.
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* MightyGlacier: Capable of both taking a lot of damage and dealing a lot of damage. Just like Thyra, he is especially good for beginners thanks to his great survivability alongside superior damage.


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An incredibly voluptuous witch who comes from the Forsaken Province. Her strength is even worse than the Wizard's, but her greater speed helps with survival.
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* FragileSpeedster: Is the most frail character in the game, but her better speed allows her to make the most out of her strong shots and potion bombs.


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A crazy but noble entertainer who hails from the Dream Realm. He isn't quite as nimble as the Archer, but his magical power is superior.
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A golden-clad and wise wizard who helps the heroes confront Skorne and acts as the narrator in ''Legends'' and ''Dark Legacy''.
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A powerful demon lord who intends to take over the world.
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Sumner's foolish younger brother who is responsible for the rise of Skorne.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: As Garm found out the hard way, Skorne, a powerful demon prince, is not a being who can be controlled easily. This gets Garm killed and his soul DraggedOfToHell for his troubles.

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* EvilIsNotAToy: As Garm found out the hard way, Skorne, a powerful demon prince, is not a being who can be controlled easily. This gets Garm killed and his soul DraggedOfToHell DraggedOffToHell for his troubles.
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* BraggingRightsReward: Sumner can only be unlocked in the Battlefield stages, which is right near the end of the game. By the time you do unlock him, you've already beaten everything else except the PostFinalBoss and maybe a stage or two.


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* EvilIsNotAToy: As Garm found out the hard way, Skorne, a powerful demon prince, is not a being who can be controlled easily. This gets Garm killed and his soul DraggedOfToHell for his troubles.
* PunnyName: His name is "Skorne", which is pronounced the same way as "scorn". As in, he "scorns" the heroes and everything that opposes him, and vice versa.


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* GreenEyedMonster: Garm's motivation for unleashing Skorne was his intense jealousy of his older brother Sumner's success.
* PostFinalBoss: After the epic clash against Skorne, you would expect the heroes to reach the end of the game. Instead, Garm steals what's left of Skorne's power and becomes a threat to the eight realms in ''Dark Legacy''. You now have to go through another realm and another boss in order to finish the game. He is seen as easier than Skorne since, unlike the latter, you do have an opportunity to prepare, i.e recover health and buy power-ups.

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* GlassCannon: High strength, low armor. He does well in melee combat, but if it takes too long he's in trouble.



* MsFanservice: Every entry, except for 2014.

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* MsFanservice: Every entry, except for 2014. There's official art of her ''Legends''/''Dark Legacy'' incarnation sunbathing topless (with [[HandOrObjectUnderwear her arm over her chest]]).






* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is Merlin but younger and with an Egyptian motif.

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* SquishyWizard: Very weak in melee combat, but has the highest shot strength and magic damage among the starting four/eight.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is Merlin but younger and with an Egyptian motif. His Blue palette ''is'' Merlin.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is essentially a female Questor.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is essentially a female Questor. Supposedly, she was included because Midway was iffy with Questor's AmbiguousGender.



* DarkIsNotEvil: The Jester does have a love of chaos, but he prefers good natured mischief and not the twisted madness that has invaded and tainted the Dream Realm.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: The Jester does have a love of chaos, but he prefers good natured good-natured mischief and not the twisted madness that has invaded and tainted the Dream Realm.


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* PurposelyOverpowered: The hardest character to unlock in ''Legends'' and ''Dark Legacy'', but he has the power to match his station - literally ''all'' of his stats are maxed.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Not as much as the Sorceress, but she still has it in some of her colors.

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* MusclesAreMeaningless: Is quite ripped, but his Strength is pretty bad.



* MusclesAreMeaningless: Is quite ripped, but his Strength is pretty bad.



* DarkIsNotEvil: Comes from the [[BigBoosHaunt Forsaken Province,]] but is firmly on the side of good.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: Comes from the [[BigBoosHaunt Forsaken Province,]] Province]] and practices necromancy, but is firmly on the side of good.



* DarkIsNotEvil: He hates the demonic darkness that has invaded the Realms just as much as everyone else.
* LoonWithAHeartOfGold: The Jester doe have a love of chaos, but he prefers good natured mischief and not the twisted discord that has invaded and tainted the Dream Realm.

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* DarkIsNotEvil: He hates the demonic darkness that has invaded the Realms just as much as everyone else.
* LoonWithAHeartOfGold:
The Jester doe does have a love of chaos, but he prefers good natured mischief and not the twisted discord madness that has invaded and tainted the Dream Realm.Realm.
* LoonWithAHeartOfGold: Is clearly off his rocker, but is no less heroic for it.


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* CainAndAbel: The evil brother of the benign Sumner.

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!The first four classes



!The first four classes



* BarbarianHero

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* BarbarianHeroBarbarianHero: A classic example.



* WalkingShirtlessScene

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* WalkingShirtlessSceneWalkingShirtlessScene: He wears no armor on his chest. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration This would help explain his terrible Armor stat.]]


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!The Classes of Legends and Dark Legacy

[[folder: The Wizard]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is Merlin but younger and with an Egyptian motif.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Is quite ripped, but his Strength is pretty bad.
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[[folder: The Archer]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Is essentially a female Questor.
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[[folder: The Dwarf]]
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: A boisterous little warrior who wields a big battle hammer and comes from a land high in the mountains.
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[[folder: The Knight]]
* EpicFlail: Wields a powerful morningstar, one of his Turbo attacks has him make the bludgeon grow in size and spin off like a huge wheel.
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[[folder: The Sorceress]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Comes from the [[BigBoosHaunt Forsaken Province,]] but is firmly on the side of good.
* MsFanservice: Is enormously endowed and is the most scantily clad character in the game.
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[[folder: The Jester]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: He hates the demonic darkness that has invaded the Realms just as much as everyone else.
* LoonWithAHeartOfGold: The Jester doe have a love of chaos, but he prefers good natured mischief and not the twisted discord that has invaded and tainted the Dream Realm.
* NonIronicClown: He frankly looks terrifying, he is also perfectly nice and fights to save the world.
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!Other Important Characters
[[folder: Sumner]]
* BigGood: A mighty benevolent wizard who guides and advises the heroes.
* WhatTheHellHero: If one of the characters takes a lot of food when someone else could use it, Sumner will comment "You are greedy!".
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[[folder: Skorne]]
* BigBad: Of both ''Legends'' and ''Dark Legacy''.
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[[folder: Garm]]
* BigBadWannabe: He summoned the demon Skorne in hopes of controlling him and using his power to take over the world. [[DraggedOffToHell It didn't work.]] Garm only becomes a threat after absorbing Skorne's lingering power after the heroes deal with the demon.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: In the 2014 game, she can toss her shield, but that leaves her defenseless and can accidentally destroy food.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: In the 2014 game, she can toss her shield, but shield that leaves her defenseless destroys multiple enemies quickly. However, she is left defenseless, the shield throw is hard to control and it can accidentally destroy food.

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* AdaptationalModesty: Her 2014 design. Fully clothed and looks more like a badass.



* AwesomeButImpractical: In the 2014 game, she can toss her shield, but that leaves her defenseless.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: In the 2014 game, she can toss her shield, but that leaves her defenseless.defenseless and can accidentally destroy food.


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* MsFanservice: Every entry, except for 2014.


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* TookALevelInBadass: On the NES game. He starts with with very low HP and mediocre stats outside of speed. However, maxing out his treasures gives him the highest HP in the game and collecting the 5 powerups make up the lack of stats.

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[[folder: The Warrior]]

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[[folder: The Thor the Warrior]]



* Expy: He's essentially Conan with an axe.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: He's essentially Conan with an axe.



* WalkingShirtlessScene



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[[folder: The Thyra the Valkyrie]]



* AwesomeButImpractical: She can toss her shield, but that leaves her defenseless.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: She In the 2014 game, she can toss her shield, but that leaves her defenseless.



* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: This was true in the first two arcade games.



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[[folder: The Questor the Elf]]



[[folder: The Wizard]]

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[[folder: The Merlin the Wizard]]



* SquishyWizard: Magic is his best stat.

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* SquishyWizard: Magic is his best stat.stat, but armor is his worst.
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* BladeOnAStick: The 2014 game has the Valkyrie use a spear in a lunging maneuver

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* TrueBlueFeminity: Her usual color.

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* TrueBlueFeminity: TrueBlueFemininity: Her usual color.
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[[folder: The Warrior]]
* AnAxeToGrind: His main weapon.
* BarbarianHero
* Expy: He's essentially Conan with an axe.
* MightyGlacier: Strength is his highest stat.
* RedIsViolent: His usual color.
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[[folder: The Valkyrie]]
* AttackReflector: Her shield can reflect projectiles in the 2014 game.
* AwesomeButImpractical: She can toss her shield, but that leaves her defenseless.
* BladeOnAStick: The 2014 game has the Valkyrie use a spear in a lunging maneuver
* HeroesPreferSwords: Her main weapon.
* JackOfAllStats: The balanced character of the four, although her armor makes her a StoneWall-leaning one.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: She carries a shield, but actually uses it in the 2014 game.
* TrueBlueFeminity: Her usual color.
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[[folder: The Elf]]
* ArcherArchetype: Guess.
* FragileSpeedster: Speed is his highest stat.
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[[folder: The Wizard]]
* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Befitting his status as the Gimmick character, the Wizard's gameplay in the 2014 game is somewhat similar to Magicka, where you need to get the spell by combining elements.
* SquishyWizard: Magic is his best stat.
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