History Characters / TalesOfGraces

* CatSmile: Is prone on doing this from time to time.

* DropTheHammer: She carries a big hammer around for her work with machines. On top of that, one of her weapons is called "Giant Hammer".

* DropTheHammer: She manages to pull one out that's at least twice as big as she is.

* GuestStarPartyMember: But you never actually get to play her in battle; she just accompanies the party and stays in skits.

* GenderBlenderName: 'Pascal' is a French unisex name male-gendered name. The feminine form of the name would be spelled 'Pascale'.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:She's the eighth member of the Terma Ten.]]

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Only in ''Graces f''.]]

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:As part of the Terma Ten.]]

* BonusBoss: He's the tenth member of the Terma Ten.

* HalfHumanHybrid: It is shown in some side events that the shell is not a part of their costume, but a part of their biology, making them humanoid but not human.

* NiceGuy[=/=]NiceGirl: They're generally pretty affable and easy-going characters.

* BoobsOfSteel: Emeraude has a very impressive chest and is very tough when the party finally faces her in battle.

%%* MostCommonSuperpower: See BoobsOfSteel.

** Many of her moves come straight out off ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''.

* PeekABangs: The humanoid body he was using had them as seen in the picture above.

* RatedMForManly: Especially when compared to his more beautiful teammates.
--> '''Malik:''' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext A man speaks with his back!]]

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: In Lineage and Legacies, he's so beloved that Windor is raising money to pay off its war debts by selling merchandise like dolls and even ''snacks'' with his image on them, and Richard is horrified by how well it's working. Malik and Hubert also mention that he's more popular in Fendel and Strahta than their their own chancellor and president, who are implied to be ''elected''.

* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: He fears that [[spoiler:his time as a villain]] could be this during ''Lineage and Legacies''. [[WrongGenreSavvy He is completely wrong]] (see HundredPercentAdorationRating above).

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Well not 100% but the majority of people that Asbel can speak to sing his praises and trust him to do the right thing for Strahta.

* GeniusSlob: Pascal tends to bury herself in her research and admits to forgetting about personal hygiene more often than not. According to a skit, another reason is that apparently Fourier always used up so much of the hot water when she bathed that there was none left for Pascal to use.

* HatesBaths: Not like she hates to bathe, it's more that she's often so busy with research she keeps forgetting to take one.
** According to a skit, another reason is that apparently Fourier always used up so much of the hot water when she bathed that there was none left for Pascal to use.
** [[spoiler:But apparently this is all lies-- there's a segment in which Cheria actually goes into battle against her to force her to take a bath. If she didn't really hate them, then this shouldn't be necessary. Also, hilariously, one of the pictures shown during the closing credits of ''Lineage and Legacies'' depicts Pascal being held tight and scrubbed in a bubbly washtub by Fourier, with Poisson standing by quietly.]]

* AChildShallLeadThem: Asbel takes on the responsibilities of being the Lord of Lhant at 18 years old.

* CharacterDevelopment: Asbel starts out the adult arc of the game as a very serious individual who wants to protect everyone he cares for but lacks the knowledge of how to do that and is afraid of failing. Throughout the game, he learns how to be someone who can be depended on and protect others and how to accomplish his goals.

** Confirmed in the Tales of Graces f sub manga, where he admits that Valentine's Day was hard for him since he had to buy so many return gifts for White Day.

* GenreBlind: He never pieces together that glowing eyes, out-of-character violence, or clutching one's head yelling 'No, this isn't me, don't come out!' might mean that [[spoiler: Richard is possessed.]] It has to be spelled out by [[spoiler: Emeraude.]] Though to be fair, most of the party are pretty slow to cotton onto this one.

-->'''Sophie''': "Asbel, why do you wear such white clothes?"\\
'''Asbel''': "These? Um, let me think..."\\
(A few seconds later...)\\
'''Asbel''': "Oh! I know--"\\
'''Cheria''': "You are late!"

* ObliviousToLove: Like most VideoGame/TalesSeries protagonists, Asbel is rather dense when it comes to matters of romance, though his relationship with Cheria gets a DeconReconSwitch. The deconstruction comes from Cheria being bitter and angry at Asbel for not noticing her even after the TimeSkip, which she spent alone. However, it's reconstructed by Asbel having a lot on his plate when he finally does return home. Once Asbel has time to not stress about saving the world, he does develop feelings for her.

* TeamDad: Gets labeled the "Dad" of the team by Pascal. Begins to fit into the role due to CharacterDevelopment. Also, as an adult, [[spoiler:acts as a father figure to Sophie]].
** Acknowledged by him during one skit:
--> '''[[GenkiGirl Pascal:]]''' "Aw, the kid's (Sophie) learning! Better give her an answer, Dad!"
--> '''Asbel:''' "Who, me? Well...uh... how about we let Mom field this one?"
--> '''Cheria:''' "M-MOM!?"

* TheStoic: As an adult, he's one of the calmer members of the party. Malik even remarks on this during an optional skit.
* TheWisePrince: Well, he's a Lord not a Prince. And at first it's subverted, but with CharacterDevelopment Asbel becomes a man worthy of the title Lord of Lhant. Especially seen in [[AndThenWhat the final confrontation with Lambda]].

* EmotionlessGirl: [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. She is certainly capable of feeling emotions, just very bad at identifying and expressing them. This is eventually [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Cheria]].

* GirlishPigtails: They're also extremely long.

* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:''Twice'' Both times, it's a result of being resurrected.]]

* PowerGivesYouWings: In one of her A-Artes.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: [[spoiler:Sophie is a highly advanced humanoid designed to kill Lambda, it only makes sense that she'd look human incase she needed to interact with humans.]]

* ShoutOut[=/=]MythologyGag:
** Many of her moves come straight out off ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''. Alternatively, some of her skill poses took pages from [[VideoGame/TalesOfEternia Farah Oerstead]], as well as [[VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence Hermana]] when she uses ''Beast''. It seems most if not all Tales brawlers will use that pose.

--->'''Kid!Hubert''': They say people with amnesia have trouble remembering things!

* GunsAkimbo: Hubert's second fighting style.

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Nevertheless, he cares a lot about Lhant and even [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight disobeys orders in order to protect it]]. He also held on to that Good-Luck Charm Asbel made him when they were kids.
* HeelRealization: He admits to this in a late game side-quest.

* MoneyFetish: He even gets several titles for it.

* ShipTease: With Pascal in the main story and even more in the future arc.

* StraightMan: He usually plays this role in his comedic scenes.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: But growing up in a military household hardened him considerably.

* BerserkButton: Don't suggest escaping through the Rockgagong's butt. Just don't.

* DamselInDistress: Downplayed, because she's rescued seconds after the fact.

--> (PPHHOOFFF!!)
-->'''Cheria''': GGGGGYYYYAAAAHHHH!!! (runs off)

-->'''Cheria''': (muffled) Pascal! Don't tell him that!

-->'''Cheria''': (Still muffled) NO!! Stay back! [[DontLookAtMe Don't Look At Me!]]

* PluckyGirl: She's easily the most optimistic in the party and doesn't let things get her down after she starts getting along with Asbel again.

* TraumaCongaLine: Consider what she goes through as a little girl. Asbel constantly leaves her behind because she's sickly. Even with good intentions, it still huts to keep getting left out. After finally getting to be friends with four other kids, [[spoiler:a monster attacks all five of them and Sophie has to sacrifice herself to save them all]]. She can't see Richard again because he's a prince, Hubert is sent away to the Oswells, leaving her with only Asbel... who leaves her for ''seven years'' after he runs away from home. This leaves her the ''only'' member of their five-man band left home.

** ArtificialBrilliance: That said, her AI ''does'' seem to understand the GangUpOnTheHuman tendency, and will flank enemies while they are attempting to gang up on the player.

-->'''Fourier:''' "How can someone be so brilliant in the lab but so clueless everywhere else?"

* DropTheHammer: She carries a big hammer around for her work with machines. On top of that, one of her weapons is called "Giant Hammer".

%%** IronyAsSheIsCast: In case of the English dub.

-->'''Pascal:''' "I was just winging it, but it looks like it mighta worked."

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She got uncomfortably close to Sophie in her introductory cutscene.

* StalkerWithACrush: To Sophie, of all people.

-->'''Pascal:''' Its a cinch! You just tappy tappy on this thingamabob here, and then ka-chunk on the little dongle.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Cheria's girly girl.
* TomboyishName: You'd usually think that the name 'Pascal' is for boys.
* TokenIndex: She's the only party member who isn't present at all in the prologue, and the only character without any previously established ties with the party before joining .

* WalkingTheEarth: What she's been doing before joining the party.

* DuelBoss: Optional, if you view a certain skit, between him and Asbel. Malik does it to see if Asbel is truly prepared to back up his talk about "protecting everyone." And indeed, if you lose, he gives Asbel a rather harsh TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
** Though ironically (and fittingly), despite being the toughest of the DuelBoss encounters, [[spoiler: his is the only one between a character and Asbel where the other character wasn't holding back.]] Asbel ''earned'' that victory.

* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: [[spoiler:He never got over Lorelia. As [[{{Troll}} trollishly]] as he goes about it, he's trying to protect Asbel and Hubert from going through the same thing.]]

* HypocriticalHumor: [[BrickJoke When Sophie called him out for his last usage of Eternal Serenade]], he's quick to retort that the one he won't use again is "Eternal Seren'''y'''ade"
** In the English version, he replies with saying it was "Eternally Sauteed" that he sealed away forever.

* LaResistance: He was a key part of the resistance movement against Fendel's autocratic government.

---> '''Malik:''' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext A man speaks with his back!]]
* RealMenWearPink: Literally.
** He has also gotten a very... [[http://www.4gamer.net/games/088/G008879/20100326013/ special DLC costume.]]

* TheGadfly: Among many things, he has a habit of telling BlatantLies to Sophie with a straight face. He also keeps taunting the other characters about their love lives.

* TheReliableOne: He always has sound advice to give when it's needed most and he always has Asbel's back.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Richard ascends to the throne of Windor 1/3 of the way through the story [[spoiler: after killing his traitorous uncle]], barely making the cutoff at 19 years old. By ''Lineage and Legacies'' he's approaching 21 and identifies as an adult, but he's still a very young King.

* BlowYouAway: Until ''Graces f'', which has him just as often PlayingWithFire, most of his physical artes had a wind theme. This is rather fitting since his kingdom is literally named ''Windor''.

** TheGadfly: The thing about Richard is that he's shown to a DeadpanSnarker Par-excellence. After [[spoiler: he joins in the ''future'' storyline]] we start seeing his "Wacky eccentric" side, and it becomes hard to tell when he's being serious or is just messing with everyone's heads. He even manages to best Malik on occasion.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Lambda.]]

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Asbel.

* RightfulKingReturns: [[spoiler: And then brutally kills his murderous uncle.]]

* SixthRanger: Come ''Graces f'', he'll become a permanent ally [[spoiler:once Lambda is released from him.]]

* SomethingAboutARose: His Blast Calibers.

* TookALevelInBadass: Between his childhood and adulthood, like everybody else. Lampshaded by Cedric just before the fight with him. [[spoiler:Turns out that's because Lambda's in control.]]
** Gets a proper level in badassness in Graces F where he becomes more playable and stronger.

* {{BFS}}: That he can set on fire!

* ObviouslyEvil; It really couldn't be any more obvious if he huffed kittens before fighting you.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:In Malik's.]]

* LaResistance: Started in this, but then became an InternalReformist.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Only in Graces f.]]

* BreakTheCutie: Her reaction to [[spoiler:Asbel and Hubert's in-fighting]].

* TheOjou: In her younger days.

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Turns down one with Cedric]].

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kerri later reveals that he was frustrated of his emotional constipation when it came to Hubert and Asbel.
* PetTheDog

* HeelFaceTurn: After Cheria heals him, he becomes much less of an asshole.

** HumanoidAbomination: Possibly. They have a lot of strange things going on...

* HeelFaceTurn: In the Lineage and Legacies arc in ''Graces f''.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Was given a humanoid body to explore the world after he was summoned from Fodra's core. Even after Emeraude destroyed it, he still uses it as his passive, humanoid form.
* OneWingedAngel: That weird angelic monster that attacked Sophie? That's him in his battle form. Develops BishonenLine elements after he merges with Richard, as he grows elements of his battle form out of Richard as opposed to looking completely inhuman.

A young researcher who the party find sleeping in a pod on the planet of Fodra. Emeraude is highly knowledgeable about Lambda, Sophie and [[{{MrExposition}} most of the backstory]]. She is largely responsible for Lambda's StartOfDarkness, having carried out a series of cruel experiments upon him with the goal of restoring the war-torn Fodra to its former glory.

* AGodAmI: Goes drunk on her newfound power after absorbing Lambda.

* BulletHell: One of her attacks simulates this.

* HijackingCthulhu: Tries this on Lambda. It actually works at first, but she eventually loses control of him. It doesn't end well for her to say the least.

* EvilGenius [[EvilCripple Cripple]]: Used to sit in a wheelchair until [[GrandTheftMe she got herself a new body.]]

* MostCommonSuperpower: See BoobsOfSteel.

* NoblewomansLaugh: Mostly after she betrays the party.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Due to the above.

* ThisCannotBe: After Lambda rejects her.

* BigBad: Of the Future Arc.

* HumansAreBastards: Her primary motivation.

* TrueFinalBoss: Becomes this in Graces f.

* ThePigpen: [[UnkemptBeauty Never LOOKS it]], but is repeatedly stated that, due to her frequently missed bath appointments, she tends to have a rather unpleasant aroma.

* GuileHero: Eventually [[DefrostingIceQueen turns as one]] with each moment he's in Asbel's group.

* TheChick: The most feminine of the characters, and also one of the main healers.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Asbel may of been a bit of a jerk as a kid, but Cheria still liked him for the kindness he displayed. [[DeconstructedTrope Unfortunately for her, the seeks part ends up being a problem for her]].

* {{Gainaxing}}: There's a slight but noticeable ''bounce'' in her step...

* WhiteMagicianGirl: A slight variation. Her [[WeaponOfChoice weapons of choice]] are knives, but her physical attacks are rather weak. She can use light-elemental magic and has plenty of area-of-effect healing spells.

* BoomStick: Her WeaponOfChoice, which also doubles as a staff.

-->'''Voiced by:''' D.C Douglas

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, because in the end [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Asbel finally reciprocates]].]]
* AllLovingHeroine: Raymond has her abducted and tries to have her killed, then tries to kill himself when he's found out. What does Cheria do the next time she sees him? Heal his injuries and gently chide him for trying to kill himself.

* DistressedDamsel: Downplayed, because she's rescued seconds after the fact.

** It's also {{Reconstruction}} when Asbel reveals why he was so busy, apologizes for all the hurt he gave her and does his best to make up for it.

* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:After the Future Arc, she marries Asbel and has children with him.]]

** [[ShoutOut His Accel Mode is a series of kicks that seem]] [[StreetFighter vaguely familiar...]]

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Several of his artes have plenty of him spinning his double lance.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: His weaponized boomerang. He even surfs on it for some moves!

* IllGirl: Has a congenital heart disease that leaves her with a weak constitution. She recovers due to the incident that also granted her healing powers.

* TookALevelInBadass: Being TouchedByVorlons turned this once IllGirl into an fighter in her own right. After the time skip, she learns to wield throwing knives like a pro and also has some powerful magic at her disposal.

* {{Tsundere}}: Initially starts out as a type A towards Asbel and Pascal, but later on mellows down to a type B. This gets lampshaded by Cheria on more than one occassion.

* {{Tsundere}}: Starts out as a Type A, but she eventually becomes a Type B, although she's a little heavier on the ''tsun'' than most of them in the beginning.

* PlayingWithFire[=/=]ShockAndAwe: Par for the course in this game.

* AntiVillain: Type IV. He's not evil in the slightest, just ''extremely'' GenreBlind.

* {{Tsundere}}: Type A. [[spoiler:She's really mad at how easy things are for Pascal.]]

* BoomStick: Her WeaponOfChoice, which also doubles as a not-so-SimpleStaff.