History Characters / StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime

* DemotedToExtra: Nel becomes an optional party member despite having a major role in the Elicoor II story arc. Justified, as the rest of the game takes place outside her home planet and she don't know anything about the space or the 4D world.
* DistressBall: In the manga adaptation, she's nearly raped twice while attempting to rescue her two subordinates, Tynave and Farleen, from the Kirlsa Training Facility. Nel escapes the first one on her own by slitting her would-be assailant's throat, but got cornered again only moments later and would've been gangraped, had Fayt and Cliff not been there. This differs from the game, where there's no rape attempt. Instead, by the time Fayt and Cliff catch up to her, they find she had successfully infiltrated the facility and had already found the secret elevator to the roof. She only needed help with the Black Brigade soldiers, who were guarding it.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Her ultimate skill: [[spoiler:Divine Wrath]], locks onto the nearest target, regardless of distance, and turns her into a whirlwind of spinning blades. Which is why you don't gain acces to it until post-game.

* {{Tsurime Eyes}}: Her eyes are distinctly sharp and upturned. When Nel escapes Airyglyph with Fayt and Cliff in tow, Kirlsa residents refer to her as a "sloe-eyed" hag.

* GameplayStorySegregation: The official guide states that he has the highest default affection score towards Nel, at 20. To put that in perspective, Fayt's starting affection for Maria is 21. Moreover, Albel's AP for Nel is the only AP that has the potential to reach "pairing" levels among NPCs. Albel has a funny way of showing it, though.

* GameplayStorySegregation: The official guide states that he has the highest default affection score towards Nel. Albel has a funny way of showing it.

* ConsummateProfessional: Nel is all business and is allergic to the idea of "relaxing." She can't seem to appreciate even minor indulgences (for example, she is baffled at the idea of "cosplay" and believes there must be some functional reason why Gemity residents dress up in elaborate outfits) and declines to take a much-needed vacation during her solo ending. Her overly professional manner sometimes makes her come off as stiff and belies a soft, compassionate center, as Clair notes early in the game.

* CrutchCharacter: She'll act as the party's indispensable Symbologist and healer for a majority of Disc 1 on top of having good battle skills and decent speed. Her usefulness wanes towards the endgame as her flaws (such as her fragility, long stun time, and bad AI) become more apparent and detrimental, although she's still be able to hold her own fairly well.

* MsFanservice: Her long, beautiful legs are always on displays under her tiny miniskirt.

* {{Ninja}}: She's part of the Secret Legion, which reports directly to and act covertly on behalf of the Queen of Aquaria. Making them the Elicoorian equivalent of ninja and Shogun.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: It could be that she and Clair are just really close (platonically).

* ButThouMust: You ''cannot'' get rid of him or avoid him. He will join your party no matter what you do.

* BadassBeard: He has a gray goatee.

* Tsurime Eyes: Her eyes are distinctly sharp and upturned. When Nel escapes Airyglyph with Fayt and Cliff in tow, Kirlsa residents refer to her as a "sloe-eyed" hag.

* SupremeChef: While cooking stuff in Item Creation, she cuts lettuce nimbly. Noticably, her cooking skill is quite high, although not on the level of Sophia.

* WouldHitAGirl: The party runs into Albel for the second time, only moments after he's ambushed Tynave and Farleen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmuhZB1DvCA Then he kicks her]] just to taunt the party, but ends up regretting it minutes later.

Leader of the Black Brigade, one of the three brigades of the Kingdom of Airyglyph. Albel is known as "Albel the Wicked" due to his ruthless "Take No Prisoners" attitude. He acts as an antagonist for the first part of the game until he is deemed a traitor due to his constant failures and is imprisoned in the Airyglyph castle dungeon. He is later forced to join the party to assist in hunting the legendary dragon known as the Marquis to make up for his failures on the battlefield. He heavily dislikes working alongside Nel due to her being an Aquarian. He is one of the three residents of Elicoor II that can join Fayt's journey permanently.

* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:His solo ending. Albel's trek to a ruins led him to encounter a vampire lord of sorts that has corrupted some of his dead Black Brigade men into zombies. A battle ensued, but the result whether Albel was victorious or not were not shown and the fact that his game was chronologically the last would mean that his eventual fate remain ambiguous.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Once he becomes an optional party member. As with Hel, this is justified due to the rest of the plot happening outside Elicoor II.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Most of the party barely tolerate his presence, with Nel completely hating his guts. Only [[FriendToAllLivingThings Sophia]] and Adray, who knew his father and thus sympathizes with him, seem to like having him around. [[IneffectualLoner Too bad it's not mutual on Albel's part]]. [[ShipTease Maria also acts nicely towards him, and Albel is in turn not quite as much of a jerk to her.]]
* GameplayStorySegregation: The official guide states that he has the highest default affection score towards Nel. Albel has a funny way of showing it. At one point, going so far as to kick Nel's subordinate, Farleen, just to antagonize her.

* HumiliationConga: Goes from one of the most feared generals on the planet to getting stripped of his title and thrown into a dungeon after Fayt beats him in a fight. If he doesn't join the party, they'll learn he's been reduced to begging for money on the street, and spends his time hanging around in the lava caves simply because he doesn't have anything better to do.
* IllKillYou: PlayedForLaughs, during a flashback where he threatened to kill Kurin for playing with the ends of his hair.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Clearly does not think highly of himself [[spoiler: due to blaming himself for his father's death]], and thus trains constantly and acts incredibly arrogant to cover it up. When Fayt beats him the first time, he's so shaken that he cries.

* MrFanservice: Wears tight, midriff exposing leather to show off his toned body and is by far the biggest pretty boy in the game.

* OptionalPartyMember: He's one of the three Elicoorian characters the player can choose from. The simplest way to recruit him is to stay at the inn in Peterny, when he first joins you, and have Fayt say he doesn't hate him. This will cause Albel to appear at the Kirlsa Facility later, where he'll save the party from Biwig. Alternatively, if you choose Nel, or Roger first, tell Peppita that it's too dangerous for her to come with you. Then when you return to Elicoor II, from 4D Space, ask King Arzei about Albel and he'll tell you he's been training in the Urssa Cave. Meet him there, and he'll challenge Fayt to a 1-on-1 duel. If you win, you can recruit him.[[note]]You can fight him as many times as you want, before allowing him to join you.[[/note]]
* PitifulWorms: "Worms" or "Maggots" or "Insects" or sometimes "Cockroaches" tend to be Albel's go-to phrase to refer to anyone else not him.

** Albel initially looks down on Fayt and the others, but after being humbled by him, he develops a begrudging amount of respect for Fayt's strength. Much later, he can be found training in the Urssa Cave, in preparation for a rematch.
** In the manga, Albel forms a rivalry with Cliff instead. When they first meet, Albel dismisses him claiming Cliff wasn't worth bothering with. They eventually come to blows in chapter 20, with Cliff emerging the victor after a hard fought battle. When they next meet, Albel declares himself to be [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou the only one]] allowed to defeat him.

* SkywardScream: After his first defeat, both Fayt and Cliff threw back his insults towards them ("Easy wins have never been my style", "I have no interest in trouncing weaklings.") ''right onto him''. A humiliated Albel proceeds to smash his fist to the ground and then screams in anguish while glaring to the sky.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Nel hate each other, due their opposing allegiances to Ariglyph and Aquaria, respectively. Moreso in Nel's case, as she's devout follower of Apris. So she's justifiably bitter towards Ariglyph for slaughtering the followers of their faith. Albel couldn't care less.

** He considers Fayt to be his, though how far this goes depends on how you play. If Fayt acts coldly to Albel throughout the game, he will still join the team.
** His high starting affection for Nel could be interpreted as him holding a begrudging respect for her as his nemesis. While Nel hates Albel due to him going against everything she stands for, Albel is only interested in people with strength, which Nel has plenty of.
* WouldHitAGirl: The party runs into Albel for the second time, only moments after he's ambushed Tynave and Farleen. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmuhZB1DvCA Then he kicks her]] just to taunt Nel, but ends up regretting it minutes later.

%%* ThoseTwoBadGuys

* {{Expy}}: Of Millie from the first Star Ocean game as both are magic wielding, ChildhoodFriends of the blue haired protagonist who join halfway through the main adventure. They're both also sweet tempered for the most part.

* CruelMercy: After being beaten by Fayt and the others in a fight, Fayt decides not to finish Albel off and even echoes what Albel told him before ("Easy wins have never been my style"}. The result is Albel's pride as a warrior being wounded, being stripped of his general title, and being thrown into the Airyglyph dungeons to rot.

** This is mitigated by the fact that she's the default pick as your first optional character. The other two Elicoor II characters, Roger and Albel, require you to go out of your way and do their side events if you want either of them as your first optional character instead.

* ObliviousToLove: In the manga, he's unaware of Kurin's feelings for him. {{Justified}} since [[JailBait she's only 14]], not that he'd care even if she were closer to his own age.

* JailBait: Kurin has a well developed figure with looks to match, but she's only 14 years old. Even Cliff, who's canonically said to be in his 30s , was eager for the chance to sneak a peek at her while she was in the bath.

* DoesNotLikeMen: Downplayed, as she don't haves them. In each ending (excluding Fayt/Nel's), Adray asserts that Clair doesn't associate with any gentlemen, so he takes matters into his own hands to find one ''for her''.

** This is mitigated by the fact that she's the default pick for your first optional character. The other two Elicoor II characters, Roger and Albel, require you to go out of your way and do their side events if you want either of them as your first optional character instead.

* {{Adorkable}}: He tends to find himself in uncomfortable situations regularly.

* {{Adorkable}}: Tries his best to maintain an air of professionalism and he's a stickler for following proper procedure, which Elena [[CharmPoint finds cute]], but mildly annoying.

* ZettaiRyouiki: She wears a black pair of thigh-high stockings with her default costume, along with a miniskirt, making her a '''Grade A''' example.

%%* ZettaiRyouiki

* ZettaiRyouiki: A rare ''male'' version. Albel wears thigh-high leggings, along with a kilt-like garment; making him a '''Grade A'''.

* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:Her "Alteration" power allows her to transmute any form of matter or energy, and could potentially be used to rewrite the laws of the 3D universe. Without Maria's power, any Eternal Sphere residents attempting to enter 4D space would disappear the moment they crossed the dimensional divide. It's also speculated that Maria used her "Alteration" power to ensure that the Eternal Sphere became a real universe, not an artificial one about to be deleted by Luther]].