History Characters / TheLastGuardian

* BrokenAngel: Happens to Trico [[IronWoobie several times in several different ways]], [[spoiler:first its wings are crippled and horns broken, though the latter ends up being beneficial as it cuts the master's control over Trico and they both regrow over time (It seems the master can't regain command over Trico even after its horns grow back), later Trico is badly mauled and the end of its tail is yanked off. (Given Trico's horns grew eventually grew back to their full size, it may have some kind of HealingFactor and could potentially regenerate the missing tail part)]]

** He's a cute kid that pulls off some impressive feats for someone his age, such as taming a [[ToServeMan giant man-eating flying creature]].

* NoNameGiven: We never learn what his name is (the credits list him simply as "Boy"). An [[http://www.glixel.com/interviews/last-guardian-director-on-trico-classic-anime-and-vr-w457582 interview with Ueda]] reveals that [[spoiler: one of the villagers actually ''does'' shout his name upon his dramatic return to the village... but it isn't subtitled. Listening carefully, it's likely something like Yoshitsu or Yoshichu.]]

* BrokenAngel: Happens to Trico [[IronWoobie several times in several different ways]], [[spoiler:first its wings are crippled and horns broken, though the latter ends up being beneficial as it cuts the master's control over Trico and they both regrow over time[[note]] It seems the master can't regain command over Trico even after its horns grow back[[/note]], later Trico is badly mauled and the end of its tail is yanked off.[[note]]Given Trico's horns grew eventually grew back to their full size, it may have some kind of HealingFactor and could potentially regenerate the missing tail part[[/note]]]]

* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight. Complicating matters is Trico appearing to have genitals, however, [[spoiler:the dark Trico the companions occasionally encounter have the same features, and since Ueda has confirmed that the main Trico and dark Trico are opposite genders,]] it really is hard to tell.

* AnimalsLackAttributes: Surprisingly averted -- many players have gotten a bit of a surprise when Trico's anus and apparent genitals suddenly fill the screen due to an unfortunate camera angle.

* PoweredByAForsakenChild: A possible interpretation, as the brainwashed Tricos bring to it the kidnapped children. Although, WordOfGod says that the Tricos also kidnap adults, making this more of a subversion.

* ShieldBearingMook: Some of them carry shields (but they are made of glass and offer protection only thanks to the eye-symbol on them scaring Trico). Nevertheless, without them, the soilders would be completly helpless against Trico, despite their weaponry.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Tatsuki Ishikawa (child), Hiroshi Shimokuma (adult)

%%* SinisterGeometry

* PoweredByAForsakenChild: A possible interpretation, as the brainwashed Tricos bring to it the kidnapped children.

* ShieldBearingMook: Some of them carry shields (but they are made of glass and offer protection only thanks to the eye-symbol on them scaring Trico). Nevertheless, without them, the soilders would be completly helpless, despite their weaponry.

* ArtificialBrilliance:
** Trico's AI is absolutely astonishing, in that he behaves like many real animals do: he can be slow to respond to your call, often narrowly misses hurting the boy in his jumps, is easily distracted by food and smells, has difficulty moving past things that frighten him, and remains agitated after fights are over and needs to be calmed down. This may be a little frustrating to players wanting to move things along, but for those familiar with animal behavior and/or who don't mind a slower pace, watching Trico in action is nothing short of breathtaking.
** It's also notable that, when compared to many real-life animals, Trico shows a fairly high degree of intelligence. He might take a little while to figure out what you want, but he certainly does it faster than most dogs would, and learning to follow commands by example is a skill many species simply cannot master, let alone with the same speed Trico does. He also demonstrates some problem-solving skills, follows you quite faithfully, and from a technical standpoint his pathfinding skills are quite good.
** There's also how quickly Trico realizes that the boy means him no harm and warms up to him, as a real-life wild and wounded animal probably would have needed a lot more than a few hours to trust a human, regardless how well it was treated.

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* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight. Complicating matters is Trico appearing to have genitals, however, [[spoiler:the dark Trico the companions occasionally encounter have the same features, and since Ueda has confirmed that the main and dark Trico are opposite genders,]] it really is hard to tell.

* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight. Complicating matters are Trico appearing to have genitals, however, the dark Trico the companions occasionally encounter have the same features, and since Ueda has confirmed that the main and dark Trico are opposite genders, it really is hard to tell.

* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight. Complicating matters are Trico's lovingly rendered anus and what appears to be genitals, which the player ''will'' get at least one face full of before all's said and done.

* NoNameGiven: We never learn what his name is (the credits list him simply as "Boy"). An [[http://www.glixel.com/interviews/last-guardian-director-on-trico-classic-anime-and-vr-w457582 interview with Ueda]] reveals that [[spoiler: one of the villagers actually ''does'' shout his name upon his dramatic return to the village...but it isn't subtitled. Listening carefully, it's likely something like Yoshitsu.]]

** There's also how quickly Trico realizes that the boy means him no harm and warms up to him, as a real-life wild and wounded animal would take days, weeks, or even months before it would trust a human, regardless how well it was treated.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Certain mystical devices in the ruins will resonate with Trico's horns, driving it into an uncontrollable frenzy. The big creature's [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes will glow]]. That's your cue ''run''.

* IdiotBall: At one point he calls for Trico to shimmy through an extremely narrow tunnel that the poor creature can barely fit through. It ends about as well as one would expect with Trico getting stuck and the tunnel collapsing on them.

* MadeofIron: Possibly justified, in that the incantations on his skin may prevent him from being permanently harmed [[spoiler: at least until he was supposed to be delivered to the Master of the Valley]]. Nonetheless, he can not only survive falls that should kill him with little more than a limp to show for it (that lasts a few minutes at most), he is eaten on multiple occasions, and is even unintentionally punted into a rock wall by Trico early on in the game. Both of which only knock him out for a few hours, at most.

* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight. Complicating matters are Trico's lovingly rendered genitals, which the player ''will'' get at least one face full of before all's said and done; there's a distinct anus, and right beneath it, a much wider opening.

* AnimalsLackAttributes: Surprisingly averted -- many players have gotten a bit of a shock when Trico's anus and genitals suddenly fill the screen due to an unfortunate camera angle.

* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight.

* AnimalsLackAttributes: Surprisingly averted -- many players have gotten a bit of a shock when Trico's anus suddenly fill the screen due to an unfortunate camera angle.

* AmbiguousGender: Trico's gender hasn't been clarified, so fans are stuck on whether to refer to the character as him/her. The English narration does say "his" on at least one occasion, but this may be an oversight. Complicating matters are Trico's lovingly rendered genitals, which the player ''will'' get at least one face full of before all's said and done; there's a distinct anus, and right beneath it, what appears to be a vulva.

* AnimalsLackAttributes: Surprisingly averted -- many players have gotten a bit of a shock when Trico's anus and genitals suddenly fill the screen due to an unfortunate camera angle.

* BadassAdorable: He's a cute kid that pulls off some impressive feats for someone his age, such as taming a [[ToServeMan giant man-eating flying creature]].

** There's also how quickly Trico realizes that the boy means him no harm and warms up to him, as a real-life wild and wounded animal would take days, weeks, or even months before it would trust a human, regardless how well it was treated, due to instinct.

* AnnoyingArrows: Although Trico has bunch of them (actually spears) sticking out of his back, he doesn't seem to be hindered by them at all.

* ArtificialBrilliance: Trico's AI is absolutely astonishing, in that he behaves like many real animals do: he can be slow to respond to your call, often narrowly misses hurting the boy in his jumps, is easily distracted by food and smells, has difficulty moving past things that frighten him, and remains agitated after fights are over and needs to be calmed down. This may be a little frustrating to players wanting to move things along, but for those familiar with animal behavior and/or who don't mind a slower pace, watching Trico in action is nothing short of breathtaking.
** It's also notable that, when compared to many real-life animals, Trico shows a fairly high degree of intelligence. He might take a little while to figure out what you want, but he certainly does it faster than most dogs would, and learning to follow commands by example is a skill many species simply cannot master, let alone with the same speed Trico does. He also demonstrates some problem-solving skills, follows you quite faithfully, and from a technical standpoint his pathfinding skills are quite good.