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* {{Bishonen}}: He's a handsome, androgynous young man with long hair.
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Dewicked trope


* CoolPet: She keeps a colossal python as a companion animal.
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* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

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* {{Lady of war}}: A powerful warrior that can keep up with the male characters and has an air of poise and dignity.
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* KarmaHoudini: Out of all her Obviously Evil shenanigans: she never faces any real consequences for being directly responsible for the death of an innocent child and their mother, even if they were in the way of her son succeeding the throne.

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* WomanScorned: When Phillip [[YourCheatingHeart ejects her from his palace and takes an attractive young woman as her replacement]], she uses magic to drive her rival insane and plays a role in Phillip's assassination.

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* WomanScorned: When Phillip [[YourCheatingHeart ejects her from his palace and takes an attractive young woman as her replacement]], replacement, she uses magic to drive her rival insane and plays a role in Phillip's assassination.



* YourCheatingHeart: A member of his court persuades Phillip to divorce Olympias and take his young daughter as a new bride. Phillip is more than happy to do so.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The historical Phillip of Macedon practiced polygyny and had several wives in addition to Olympias. In the anime, Olympias is his sole wife, whom he divorces in favor of Euridice.
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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: The real life Darius was actually considered handsome in his culture although his fashion is quite alien to modern audience. Senki portrays him as the depicted as young and TallDarkAndHandsome with modern recognizable hairstyles and such.

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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: HistoricalBeautyUpdate: The real life Darius was actually considered handsome in his culture although his fashion is quite alien to modern audience. Senki portrays him as the depicted as young and TallDarkAndHandsome with modern recognizable hairstyles and such.
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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: The real life Darius was actually considered handsome in his culture although his fashion style (specifically his hair and facial hair was quite alien to modern audiences and he was already reaching his old age by the time of Alexander. Senki portrays him as the depicted as young and the architypical TallDarkandHandsome with modern recognizable fashion styles.

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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: The real life Darius was actually considered handsome in his culture although his fashion style (specifically his hair and facial hair was is quite alien to modern audiences and he was already reaching his old age by the time of Alexander. audience. Senki portrays him as the depicted as young and the architypical TallDarkandHandsome TallDarkAndHandsome with modern recognizable fashion styles.hairstyles and such.

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* {{Bishonen}}: He's depicted as young and handsome.

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* {{Bishonen}}: He's HistoricalBadassUpgrade: The real Darius often fled battles he fought against Alexander even if the outcome was not yet decided (and he often wasn't the one doing the generalship but subordinates) and his death was via assassination ordered by a subordinate satrap who was fed up with his constant failures. In Senki he not only has magical powers and actually commands his forces head-on against Alexander, he dies in his final battle attempting to kill Alexander with spells (as opposed to his real life counterpart).
* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: The real life Darius was actually considered handsome in his culture although his fashion style (specifically his hair and facial hair was quite alien to modern audiences and he was already reaching his old age by the time of Alexander. Senki portrays him as the
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* DrowningMySorrows: Alexander ''pretends'' to do this after he and Olympias have a falling out with Phillip. Alexander makes a show of drinking and womanizing so that Phillip will assume he's grown soft and therefore let his guard down.

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* AgeLift: The real Darius III was in his mid-forties when Alexander invaded his territory. This Darius appears to be in his twenties.




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* YouDontLookLikeYou: Artists have traditionally depicted Darius as a bearded older man. In this series, he's young, handsome, and clean-shaven.


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* AdaptationalWimp: In real life, Roxane ruthlessly sought power for her son after Alexander's death, allegedly arranging the assassinations of his other wives. In this series, she lacks any ruthlessness ... or backbone, for that matter.
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* {{Foil}}: To his father Phillip. Phillip is stocky and musclebound, while Alexander is lean. Phillip looks ruggedly masculine, while Alexander looks androgynous. Phillip is prone to outbursts of anger, while Alexander is usually calm and collected.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Alexander seems to be the only person she cares about. She manipulates, brainwashes, and assassinates others for the sake of her son's mission.

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* MamasBoy: Before he sets off for conquest, he spends every evening in the company of his mother. When he learns that Phillip is divorcing Olympias in favor of a new wife, he angrily confronts his father.
* SuddenlyShouting: "LOOK ME IN THE EYE!"



* AwfulWeddedLife: His marriage to Olympias is hostile and loveless.




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* SuddenlyShouting: He suddenly flies into a rage when Euridice discusses her pregnancy. He loudly insists that her child ''will'' be a boy.
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* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]
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* Gonk: He's short, with bad teeth and an {{ugly cute}} face.

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* Gonk: {{Gonk}}: He's short, with bad teeth and an {{ugly cute}} face.





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\n* WisdomFromTheGutter: He's an eccentric man who lives on the streets and sleeps in an urn. However, he's much wiser than he appears and demonstrates great wisdom about the nature of the anime's cosmos.

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* FluffyTamer: He tames Bucephalus, a vicious man-eating horse, and makes him his steed.


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!! Cassandra

Aristotle's daughter and Alexander's childhood friend.

!! Attalus

An advisor of Phillip who encourages him to divorce Olympias and marry his daughter Euridice.

* AbusiveParents: He uses his daughter as a political pawn. He screams at Euridice when she suggests that her unborn child by Phillip might be a daughter instead of a son.
* ManipulativeBastard: He manipulates Phillip into marrying Euridice so that he will enjoy greater power in Phillip's court.

!! Euridice

Phillip's much younger second wife and Attalus's daughter.

* ArrangedMarriage: To Phillip.
* ButtMonkey: An extremely dark example of this trope. She's pressured by her father into an arranged marriage to a much older man, who treats her like an object. Then, Olympias uses magic to drive her insane. Because of her insanity, she cannot care for her baby son, who dies.
* ExtremeDoormat: She's a passive pawn of her father. Phillip also treats her more like a sex object than a wife, coldly shooing her away when he wishes to speak with one of his advisors.
* SatelliteCharacter: To Attalus and Phillip.

!! Philotas

!! Hephaestion

!! Cleitus

!! Ptolemy

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[[folder: Macedonian Court]]

!! Aristotle

A philosopher who mentors the young Alexander.

* TheMentor: To Alexander, before the young conqueror sets off for conquest.

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[[folder: Animals]]

!! Bucephalus

Alexander's steed.

* CoolHorse: After Alexander tames him.
* HellishHorse: Bucephalus is a monstrous, man-eating horse who haunts the wilderness. Alexander tames him and makes him his steed.

!! Olympias' Python

Olympias companion animal.

* {{Jerkass}}: When Olympias and Roxane first meet, the python hisses and lunges at Roxane.
* NonhumanSidekick: To Olympias. The python seems to be much more intelligent than normal serpents, accompanies Olympias almost everywhere, and defends her newborn son from Phillip.
* PapaWolf: When Phillip was about to kill the newborn Alexander, the python defended the baby, biting Phillip's eye out.
* SnakesAreSinister: The python is the sinister pet of an equally sinister woman.

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!! Aristotle

A philosopher who mentors the young Alexander.

* TheMentor: To Alexander, before the young conqueror sets off for conquest.



!! Olympias' Python

Olympias companion animal.

* {{Jerkass}}: When Olympias and Roxane first meet, the python hisses and lunges at Roxane.
* NonhumanSidekick: To Olympias. The python seems to be much more intelligent than normal serpents, accompanies Olympias almost everywhere, and defends her newborn son from Phillip.
* PapaWolf: When Phillip was about to kill the newborn Alexander, the python defended the baby, biting Phillip's eye out.
* SnakesAreSinister: The python is the sinister pet of an equally sinister woman.

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!! Olympias' Python

Olympias companion animal.

* {{Jerkass}}: When Olympias and Roxane first meet, the python hisses and lunges at Roxane.
* NonhumanSidekick: To Olympias. The python seems to be much more intelligent than normal serpents, accompanies Olympias almost everywhere, and defends her newborn son from Phillip.
* PapaWolf: When Phillip was about to kill the newborn Alexander, the python defended the baby, biting Phillip's eye out.
* SnakesAreSinister: The python is the sinister pet of an equally sinister woman.
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!! Aristotle

A philosopher who mentors the young Alexander.

* TheMentor: To Alexander, before the young conqueror sets off for conquest.


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* AcidTripDimension: Diogenes conducts a philosophical discussion with Alexander in one of these, where he takes the form of a dog with a human face.
* DeadpanSnarker: In keeping with a historical legend, when Diogenes first meets Alexander, he orders Alexander to move because he's blocking the sun.


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* Gonk: He's short, with bad teeth and an {{ugly cute}} face.


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!! Olympias' Python

Olympias companion animal.

* {{Jerkass}}: When Olympias and Roxane first meet, the python hisses and lunges at Roxane.
* NonhumanSidekick: To Olympias. The python seems to be much more intelligent than normal serpents, accompanies Olympias almost everywhere, and defends her newborn son from Phillip.
* PapaWolf: When Phillip was about to kill the newborn Alexander, the python defended the baby, biting Phillip's eye out.
* SnakesAreSinister: The python is the sinister pet of an equally sinister woman.

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!! Diogenes

An eccentric Cynic philosopher in Athens.

* EccentricMentor: To Alexander.
* {{Expy}}: Of Yoda from ''Star Wars''. He's a short, {{ugly cute}} {{eccentric mentor}} to the story's protagonist. His speech patterns are also reminiscent of Yoda's.
* TheGadfly: When an Athenian compares Diogenes to a dog, Diogenes shocks onlookers by urinating in public like a dog.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: He cultivates the image of an eccentric homeless man who rejects social conventions. Underneath this facade, he's knowledgeable about cosmic matters.
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: He lives in a giant broken urn.

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* Bishonen: He's depicted as young and handsome.

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* Bishonen: {{Bishonen}}: He's depicted as young and handsome.



* ExtremeDoormat: Other characters such as Alexander and Olympias frighten her or make decisions for her with ease.

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* ExtremeDoormat: Other characters such as Alexander and Olympias frighten push her or make decisions for her around with ease.



* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel

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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovelThinksLikeARomanceNovel: She has a rather ... ''idealistic'' view of Alexander, despite evidence to the contrary.
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! Darius III

A Persian king who seeks to stop Alexander's advance.

* BackFromTheDead: When Alexander travels to India, he sees a vision of a dead Darius riding into battle.
* Bishonen: He's depicted as young and handsome.
* SmugSnake: With a smug smirk to match.
* {{Stripperific}}: His outfit reveals his legs.

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* AwfulWeddedLife: Her marriage to King Phillip is loveless.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the flashback in which she gives birth to Alexander, her body rhythmically pulses, and her facial expression is orgasmic. Viewers first assume that ''something else'' is going on.


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* MyBelovedSmother: She has shades of this with her son Alexander.


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! Phillip

King of Macedon and Alexander's father.

* CharacterDeath: Alexander and Olympias arrange his assassination.
* EyepatchOfPower: He's missing an eye, thanks to Olympias' pet python.
* EyeScream: Olympias' python bit his eye out to protect the baby Alexander.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Alexander was born, Phillip sensed that the boy was supernatural and dangerous. He would have killed the baby had not Olympias' python defended the boy.
* YourCheatingHeart: A member of his court persuades Phillip to divorce Olympias and take his young daughter as a new bride. Phillip is more than happy to do so.

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* AwfulWeddedLife: Her marriage to King Phillip is loveless.



* DisproportionateRetribution: Driving her romantic rival insane and indirectly leading to the death of her rival's son was excessive, given that the young woman had little say in the matter.



* EvilLaugh / NobbelwomansLaugh: She's an evil woman with a haughty laugh to match.

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* EvilLaugh / NobbelwomansLaugh: NoblewomansLaugh: She's an evil woman with a haughty laugh to match.




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* WomanScorned: When Phillip [[YourCheatingHeart ejects her from his palace and takes an attractive young woman as her replacement]], she uses magic to drive her rival insane and plays a role in Phillip's assassination.
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Prince of Macedon.

* {{Bishonen}}: He's a handsome, androgynous young man with long hair.
* DissonantSerenity: He's unusually calm in situations that would unnerve normal people.


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! Olympias

A priestess and mother of Alexander.

* CoolPet: She keeps a colossal python as a companion animal.
* DissonantSerenity: She is shown calmly looking on or laughing during alarming events, such as when King Phillip tried to kill the baby Alexander and when earthquakes shook her palace.
* EvilLaugh / NobbelwomansLaugh: She's an evil woman with a haughty laugh to match.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She ''fawns'' on her son and also stands uncomfortably close to Roxane when they first meet.

! Roxane

A Persian woman who marries Alexander.

* ExtremeDoormat: Other characters such as Alexander and Olympias frighten her or make decisions for her with ease.
* SatelliteCharacter: To Alexander.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel
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Character sheet for ''Anime/ReignTheConqueror''.

! Alexander

* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Just being a fictional retelling of Alexander is enough to make Reign's version of the man BADASS. But HOLY FUCKING SHIT Alexander in this work of fiction can JUMP over 20 feet up in the air to counterattack assassins, kill off an entire squadron of elite knights, and had such a charismatic presence that Darius was just terrified meeting him the first time (even though he didn't even know it was Alexander in disguise).
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