History Characters / OctopathTravelerChampionsOfTheContinent

* BlackSheep: Given that he killed their Mother and attempted to kill all of them as well later on, it's no surprise that Galdera is this among his siblings. If the visions the Ringbearer Chosen sees [[spoiler:when Aelfric has them take their trials in his Sanctuary]] during the Bestower of All story is an accurate reenactment of the gods' myth, it seems that Aeber hated and distrusted him the most even before Galdera's eventual betrayal of them.

* CallForward: [[spoiler:His human form as depicted in Aelfric's Sanctuary curiously resembles Kit Crossford, the boy who was tricked into becoming his vessel because of his Crossford lineage in the first game.]]

* GlassCannon: [[spoiler:As a boss, Aelfric doesn't have as much HP and defenses like some of the bosses before and after him. In exchange for that, he does a good amount of damage, and offsets it by increasing his max HP after each revival]].

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: [[spoiler:His godly visage sports long locks of hair that reach his legs. Surprisingly, this is averted when we see his representation in human form, "Ric", who sports shorter hair.]]
* OneWayVisor: [[spoiler:Just like his four older siblings from the first game in their respective boss fights, it's revealed that Aelfric himself wears a mask of his own as well during your boss fight against him near the end of the Bestower of All storyline.]]

* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:He tells Rondo to defeat and kill his bearer, the Ringbearer Chosen, if he wants to wield the power of his Sacred Flame as part of his trial as the Flameguard. As it turns out, it's Rondo refusing to kill his own friend as well as resisting the temptation of the power he could hold from going through with the deed is what ultimately earns him Aelfric's approval to carry his flame as the Flameguard.]] Later on, [[spoiler:he personally challenges the Ringbearer Chosen to see their resolve firsthand before they eventually face Sazantos in the final fight, wanting to confirm they have the heart to defeat Sazantos even if the world has been changed to forget they existed.]]
* StatusBuffDispel: [[spoiler: His boss fight focuses heavily around a summoned crystal that purges all buffs on your party. The only way to get around this is to reduce his HP to zero twice, forcing the crystal to revive him at the cost of dying]]/
* TheVoice: His voice is only heard as he puts Rondo through a trial on whether or not he's worthy to wield the Sacred Flame. [[spoiler:Subverted later on when you fight him as a boss near the end of the Bestower of All storyline, where he finally shows you his true form.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Maidens stressed all the way back in the Master of All arc that the rings had to be purged of the evil they contained. Sazantos finds out why.

->'''Rarity:''' 5*\\
'''Influence:''' Power\\

* Mighty Glacier: Relative for a Thief, Bargello has lower speed than most Thief's of his rarity, only barely making it past 400 without external factors. The trade off is that he has higher strength and defense compared to most Thief's, making him closer to a Warrior in his stats.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: [[spoiler:During the events of the ''Seed Story'' sidequest, the Chosen One is granted the ability to speak to cats.]]

* DisabledLoveInterest: She is Velnorte's lover and completely blind. In fact, the main reason why Velnorte created the Scarlet Elixir in the first place was to cure Rinyuu's blindness.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:He tells Rondo to defeat and kill his bearer, the Ringbearer Chosen, if he wants to wield the power of his Sacred Flame as part of his trial as the Flameguard. As it turns out, it's Rondo refusing to kill his own friend as well as resisting the temptation of the power he could hold from going through with the deed is what ultimately earns him Aelfric's approval to carry his flame as the Flameguard.]] Later on, [[spoiler:he personally challenges the Ringbearer Chosen to see their resolve firsthand before they eventually face Sazantos in the final fight.]]

An architect who constructs the buildings in the Nameless Town.

* HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:As a revenant, she manages to retain enough of her sanity to warn Alaune to run away before Signa ups the control over her in retaliation.]]

* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of Bestower of All, it's revealed he had a child with Alaune. [[RaiseHimRightThisTime The end screen implies that Richard's child is a reincarnated Sazantos]].]]

* MagicallyIneptFighter: Fittingly for a Warrior, Charles' magic stat isn't very note worthy, and he only has two elemental attack skills. Even at max level, he'll be just short of 300 without specific equipment, and his high SP cost makes using him for his lighting skills not that impressive.

* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: At the end of the Bestower of All storyline, it's revealed she had a child with Richard. [[RaiseHimRightThisTime The end screen implies that Alaune's child is a reincarnated Sazantos]].]]

* TheUnfavorite: {{Implied}}. While Pardis has no love for either of his daughters (or for anyone else for that matter) and treats both equally terribly, he favors Elrica for being his oldest child and heir while he's content to [[ParentalNeglect ignore Alaune]] for the most part primarily because she's merely a spare to the throne. Her meeker and gentler personality compared to Elrica doesn't win her any favors in her father's eyes either.

* GatheringSteam: Nephti's entire gimmick revolves around increasing her Cheer Points via her LimitBreak and one of her passive abilities. As she does this, her abilities gain increased potency and provide additional effects once she reaches a sufficient number of Cheer Points, making her an extremely powerful party member for long, drawn-out fights, though she's less useful for short battles.

* RegeneratingMana: A variation. Nephti restores 50% of her Ultimate gauge at the end of every turn, allowing her to spam it very frequently to help her generate Cheer Points and provide her team with a boost to their P.Atk and E.Atk.

* WeakButSkilled: With enough Cheer Points, Nephti can land a lot of hits with her attacks. Unfortunately, many of her skills have low damage multipliers, and her P.Atk stat isn't the highest, so she's better suited for breaking enemy shields and her SupportPartyMember capabilities than for dealing raw damage.

* GatheringSteam: Nephti's entire gimmick revolves around repeatedly using her LimitBreak to increase her Support Points. As she does this, her abilities gain increased potency and provide additional effects once she reaches a sufficient number of Support Points, making her an extremely powerful party member for long, drawn-out fights, though she's less useful for short battles.

* MagicallyIneptFighter: As a playable character, Nephti has no access to any elemental attacks. She makes up for this by being able to hit Axe, Tome, and Staff weaknesses with her abilities.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:PlayedWith. She is the only ring bearer to survive her final battle, as Alaune chooses to spare her rather than execute a defeated foe. Even when the public demands Tatloch's execution, Alaune doesn't go through with it. That saying, Tatloch considers this act of sparing her as CruelMercy as she hated the idea of being seemingly pitied by her foes.]]

* TheTeamNormal: Among the Guardians of Light. Everyone else is rulers of powerful nations, warriors of great renown, or special in some way. Bargello is a normal man who became the leader of a gang to make his town safer, lacking the same power or influence the others do. Notably, this fact is discussed, as Bargello tries to leave once it becomes clear he's involved in something far bigger than he could deal with, but comes back when things get personal for him.

* [[LukeIMayBeYourFather Luke, You May Be My Father]]: [[spoiler: Since Sazantos is a ChildByRape, his father [[DisappearedDad vanished from his life after he was conceived]]. This trope comes into play and relates to Tytos when Sazantos comments that he knows nothing about the men who raped his mother, Pharamea, other than the fact they're associated with the church, so for all he knows his father could be Tytos.]]

* ChildByRape: Chapter 6, Part 2 of the Bestower Of All arc reveals that Sazantos was the child of a cleric named Farame, who had the ability to wield the sacred flame and was supposed to become the Flameguard. However, she refused since she wanted to raise a family and live peacefully. The Church decided to force her to conceive a child that could wield the sacred flame, with Sazantos being born as a result of this. The story that Sazantos found makes it quite clear that Farame was raped in order to conceive him. Additionally, Sazantos was the fourth out of four children that Farame gave birth to, with the other three being disposed of since they did not bear the sacred flame. He doesn't know who his father is also, even commenting that for all he knows it could have been Tytos.