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* HeroesWantRedheads: GenderInverted. Just ask [[DefrostingIceQueen Tear]] or [[PrecociousCrush Anise]] (though she was more interested in Luke's fortune) or [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Natalia]].
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Develops into this; he's the tertiary heir to the throne and the heir to the most powerful non-royal aristocrat in the kingdom while being TheHero. [[spoiler:Though Luke himself doesn't feel he fits this trope properly due to being [[CloningBlues a replica]].]]
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Develops into this; he's the tertiary heir to the throne and the heir to the most powerful non-royal aristocrat in the kingdom while being TheHero. [[spoiler:Though Luke himself doesn't feel he fits this trope properly due to being [[CloningBlues a replica]].replica.]]
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* BareYourMidriff: His typical outfit leaves his abs exposed. A nobleman who never leaves his mansion isn't going to have combat-sensible clothing after all.
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: In an early cutscene he knocks out an Oracle Knight by hitting him with Mieu.
* NextTierPowerUp: In the final dungeon, [[spoiler:after Asch dies in battle and passes his powers to Luke]], he acquires the ability to use second-order hyperresonance, which can neutralise any fonon. [[GameplayAndStrySegregation It has no effect on gameplay]], given that he barely uses even "normal" hyperresonance to begin with.
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** Deconstructed. After his kidnapping and loss of memory Luke was forced to stay inside his manor. To alleviate boredom, he started taking fencing lessons from Van, and, as a result, now he is a very good fighter. However, he never had time for proper education, and knows next to nothing about the world or society in general. Meaning, that he doesn't even know that he's supposed to ''buy food''.
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** Deconstructed. After his kidnapping and loss of memory Luke was forced to stay inside his manor. To alleviate boredom, he started taking fencing lessons from Van, and, as a result, now he is a very good fighter. However, he never had time for proper education, and knows next to nothing about the world or society in general. Meaning, that he doesn't even know that he's supposed to ''buy food''.things'', as opposed to just taking them.
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* AccidentalKidnapping: On the receiving end and the reason the plot happens; by getting in the way of Tear trying to kill Van, a hyperresonance was set off, landing them halfway across the world. [[spoiler:It turns out Luke technically kidnapped ''himself'' when it's revealed it was just ''his'' power of hyperresonance responsible.]]
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As the main character, Luke is a pure swordsman. He is balanced in both attack and defense, and his combat style specializes in chaining artes to keep the enemy off-balance. He is a bit [[MightyGlacier slower]] than most ''Tales'' heroes, but makes up for it with more powerful attacks.
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As the main character, Luke is a pure swordsman. He is balanced in both attack and defense, and his combat style specializes in chaining artes to keep the enemy off-balance. He His fighting style is a bit [[MightyGlacier slower]] than most ''Tales'' heroes, heroes', but makes up for it with more powerful attacks.
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off-balance. He is a bit [[MightyGlacier slower]] than most ''Tales'' heroes, but makes up for it with more powerful attacks.
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* ApologisesALot: Post-ImportantHaircut he apologies for everything. It's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because of his GuiltComplex.
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* ApologisesALot: Post-ImportantHaircut he apologies for everything. It's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because of his GuiltComplex. He, however, [[DefiedTrope defies]] it in regards to [[spoiler:events of Akzeriuth]], essentially saying that apologies won't change anything about these events, and instead tries to atone for it in other ways.
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* BookDumb: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. [[spoiler:He's a seven year old that's trying to learn at the seventeen year old level.]]
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* BookDumb: He doesn't know even the most basic things about the world, such as what the Order of Lorelei is. You know, one of the three major powers in the world. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. [[spoiler:He's Justified]], however, because [[spoiler:he's a seven year old that's trying to learn at the seventeen year old level.]]level]].
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* {{Expy}}: He looks a heck of a lot like [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Zelos Wilder]] who is also a member of the nobility who acts like a jerk. He uses a number of the same artes, with the exception of not having magic. [[spoiler:His self-loathing and DeathSeeker traits after his ImportantHaircut also invoke Zelos's personality.]] He's also a hint of Genis with his gravity defying hair, discrimination issues, and on top of that [[spoiler: he really is a kid, at seven years old.]]
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* {{Expy}}: He looks a heck of a lot like [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Zelos Wilder]] who is also a member of the nobility who acts like a jerk. He uses a number of the same artes, with the exception of not having magic. [[spoiler:His self-loathing and DeathSeeker traits after his ImportantHaircut also invoke Zelos's personality.]] He's also a hint of Genis with his gravity defying hair, discrimination issues, and on top of that [[spoiler: he really is a kid, at seven years old.]]old]].
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* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:The entire town of Akzeriuth serves as this for Luke.]]
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* LimitBreak: [[SphereOfDestruction Two of them, like everyone else in the party, with the second being available only on the second playthrough [[spoiler:and with equipped Key of Lorelei]].
** RadiantHowl]] Howl has him create a vortex of energy, before combining it into a sphere and [[SwordBeam shoving it onto the enemy.
** Lost FonDrive]]Drive has Luke lift the enemy with a vortex of energy, slash them several times, and then firing a massive SwordBeam from the tip of his sword.
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* MeaningfulName: 'Luke' In-universe, "Luke" means 'light "light of the sacred flame' flame" which refers to a Score that drives the game.plot.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:He feels incredibly guilty about destruction of Akzeriuth, technically by his hands, and makes everything in his power to atone for it.]]
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* PetTheDog: Even before he loses his {{Jerkass}} attitude, he has a soft spot for Ion. An early skit even shows him trying (awkwardly) to make Tear better when she keeps apologizing and obviously feels guilty for accidentally dragging him across the world via hyperresonance. And he admits to being worried about Anise when they meet up with her in Kaitzur...he does this ''a lot'' actually.
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* PetTheDog: Even before he loses his {{Jerkass}} attitude, he has a soft spot for Ion. An early skit even shows him trying (awkwardly) to make Tear better when she keeps apologizing and obviously feels guilty for accidentally dragging him across the world via hyperresonance. And he admits to being worried about Anise when they meet up with her in Kaitzur... he does this ''a lot'' actually.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His existence 'as a replica' threw Yulia's Score off track. Not to mention he goes out to wreck [[BigBad Van]]'s plans as well.]]
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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His existence 'as ''as a replica' replica'' threw Yulia's Score off track. Not to mention he goes out to wreck [[BigBad Van]]'s plans as well.]]
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* IncompletelyTrained: In contrast with [[spoiler:Asch, his original]], Luke doesn't know how to use magic, as well as several swordsmanship artes. It's used to subtly show that for all of [[SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining his training]] Luke ''still'' can't measure up to someone who had a full life. A series of sidequests has Luke recover several swordsmanship manuals and learn these missing artes.
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* NonStandardSkillLearning: He has several artes that can be learned only by recovering swordsmanship manuals in a series of sidequests. There's also "Sonic Thrust" that Guy teaches him in a technically-optional[[note]]You need to sleep in certain inns before Luke's ImportantHaircut, which is hard to ''not'' do[[/note]] scene.
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* ArmorPiercingResponse: Manages to deliver a good one early on. It's not only a good response, but also a WhamLine that serves as a major {{Foreshadowing}} and a turning point in his and Tear's relationships.
-->'''Tear:''' How do you not know about the Order of Lorelei?\\
'''Luke:''' I was busy learning other things... '''like my parents' faces.'''
* ArtificialHuman:[[spoiler:He's [[spoiler:As it's revealed after Akzeriuth, he's actually a replica of the original Luke fon Fabre.Fabre. Replica is an exact copy of an object, created by a process known as "fomicry". Luke is unique in that he's comprised (almost) entirely of Seventh Fonons, which has far-reaching consequences.]]
-->'''Tear:''' How do you not know about the Order of Lorelei?\\
'''Luke:''' I was busy learning other things... '''like my parents' faces.'''
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* AudienceSurrogate:
** He subtly represents a stereotypical RPG gamer, who's dropped into the world with little to no knowledge about it, wants to be hailed as the ChosenOne, and to become a hero. Then it's deconstructed, as his ignorance about the finer workings of the world brings forth a tragedy.
** In a more conditional sense, he works as the one person in the party who doesn't know as the world works, which is used to explain it to both him and the player, while avoiding AsYouKnow.
** He subtly represents a stereotypical RPG gamer, who's dropped into the world with little to no knowledge about it, wants to be hailed as the ChosenOne, and to become a hero. Then it's deconstructed, as his ignorance about the finer workings of the world brings forth a tragedy.
** In a more conditional sense, he works as the one person in the party who doesn't know as the world works, which is used to explain it to both him and the player, while avoiding AsYouKnow.
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* ImmuneToFate: While it's technically true for all [[spoiler:replicas like him, Luke's absence in the Score is the one most commonly mentioned and the one which has the most consequences. Luke's mere existence derailed the Score, as Asch, who was supposed to destroy Akzeriuth, no more was in no position to do it. The destruction of Akzeriuth by Luke's hands sealed the derailment, as he managed to survive the catastrophe and started actively fighting against the Score.]]
* ImportantHaircut: After his HeroicBSODpost [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]] post-[[spoiler:Akzeriuth]] he cuts his hair to mark his commitment to changing himself.
* ImportantHaircut: After his HeroicBSOD
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The closest Luke has to a "real" parent is [[BigBad Van]] who is not only responsible for his creation but was the only one providing him with any kind of "stable" influence i.e. he was emotionally manipulated and abused by Van to be dependent on him. Van used that to turn him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb and discarded him once he served his purpose. His "blood" parents aren't too much better: Susanne tries but her IllGirl status makes her [[ParentalNeglect neglect]] his needs and Duke Fabre deliberately distanced himself since he was [[BecauseDestinySaysSo doomed by the Score]]. Duke Fabre even admits later on that Luke has no parents due to how he was raised.]]
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The closest Luke has to a "real" parent is [[BigBad Van]] who is not only responsible for his creation but was the only one providing him with any kind of "stable" influence i.e. he was emotionally manipulated and abused by Van to be dependent on him. Van used that to turn him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb and discarded him once he served his purpose. His "blood" parents aren't too much better: Susanne tries but her IllGirl DelicateAndSickly status makes her [[ParentalNeglect neglect]] his needs and Duke Fabre deliberately distanced himself since he was [[BecauseDestinySaysSo doomed by the Score]]. Duke Fabre even admits later on that Luke has no parents due to how he was raised.]]
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Played with. Luke fights with swords only because he idolises Van, and the latter just happened to use swords. However, a major PlotCoupon from the second half of the game, [[spoiler:the Key of Loreley]], also happens to double as his InfinityMinusOneSword, even though it has little reason to be sword-shaped.
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* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining:
** Deconstructed. After his kidnapping and loss of memory Luke was forced to stay inside his manor. To alleviate boredom, he started taking fencing lessons from Van, and, as a result, now he is a very good fighter. However, he never had time for proper education, and knows next to nothing about the world or society in general. Meaning, that he doesn't even know that he's supposed to ''buy food''.
** Later it's revealed that [[spoiler:it's inverted in regards to his creation. Replicas can have some knowledge put into them during their creation, but the more such knowledge they gain, the less ability to develop they will have. Luke, who was born as a blank state, was able to develop into his own person, while replicas of Oracle Knights, that were made as loyal soldiers for Van, are nothing more than disposable {{Mook}}s]].
** Deconstructed. After his kidnapping and loss of memory Luke was forced to stay inside his manor. To alleviate boredom, he started taking fencing lessons from Van, and, as a result, now he is a very good fighter. However, he never had time for proper education, and knows next to nothing about the world or society in general. Meaning, that he doesn't even know that he's supposed to ''buy food''.
** Later it's revealed that [[spoiler:it's inverted in regards to his creation. Replicas can have some knowledge put into them during their creation, but the more such knowledge they gain, the less ability to develop they will have. Luke, who was born as a blank state, was able to develop into his own person, while replicas of Oracle Knights, that were made as loyal soldiers for Van, are nothing more than disposable {{Mook}}s]].
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[ExaggeratedTrope Yes, really]]. In the game, upon TheReveal that [[spoiler:he is a replica of the real Luke fon Fabre, now known as "Asch",]] Luke merely replies with something along the lines of "ThisCannotBe". In the anime, meanwhile, he screams like a madman ''for a minute straight'' instead.
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* WalkingSpoiler: It's ''very'' hard to talk about him [[spoiler:without bring up the fact he's actually the replica of the original Luke fon Fabre.]]Fabre]].
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: In an early cutscene he knocks out an Oracle Knight by hitting him with Mieu.
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* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:His Lost Fon Drive]].
* KickTheDog: Tends to do this to Mieu, at least until his ImportantHaircut.
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* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:His His second LimitBreak, Lost Fon Drive]].
Drive, fires a massive beam of energy from the tip of his sword [[spoiler:or, rather, the [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Key of Lorelei]], as it can be used only with this weapon]]. Unfortunately, it can't be used on the first playthrough, making it a BraggingRightsReward.
* KickTheDog:Tends to do this to Mieu, at least until He's greatly annoyed by Mieu in general, frequently calls him a "Thing", and [[GrievousHarmWithABody even uses him as a weapon]]. Post-ImportantHaircut, though, he changes his ImportantHaircut.disposition and apologises to Mieu.
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* UnskilledButStrong: A magic-based version. The most basic application of the Seventh Fonon is healing, but due to the lack of training Luke doesn't know how to properly use it, and lacks any healing spells in gameplay. He can, however, use Seventh Fonon to trigger hyperresonance, which can be used to destroy basically anything.
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[[center: [- [[Characters/TalesOfTheAbyss Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/TalesOfTheAbyssTheJadeGang The Jade Gang]] ('''Luke fon Fabre''') | [[Characters/TalesOfTheAbyssTheOrderOfLorelei The Order of Lorelei]] | [[Characters/TalesOfTheAbyssOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]
!!Luke fon Fabre
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->''"I may not do a good job right away. I may make mistakes. But I'm going to change."''
->Voiced by: Creator/ChihiroSuzuki (JP), Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN)
Luke is the son of a duke in Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, and has been kept locked up in his family's manor since the age of ten after an incident in which he was kidnapped by an opposing nation and developed complete retrograde amnesia. In that time, he's grown up into a spoiled and selfish person with little regard for anyone outside of his immediate circle of friends. After he is inadvertently teleported halfway across the world with Tear, his journey to return home leads to some startling discoveries about himself: not only is he a prophesied [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]], but he possesses the power of hyperresonance, a force that can [[RealityWarper reshape reality itself]].\\
After [[WhamEpisode a certain incident]], he vows to change himself for the better and gives himself an ImportantHaircut.\\
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The closest Luke has to a "real" parent is [[BigBad Van]] who is not only responsible for his creation but was the only one providing him with any kind of "stable" influence i.e. he was emotionally manipulated and abused by Van to be dependent on him. Van used that to turn him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb and discarded him once he served his purpose. His "blood" parents aren't too much better: Susanne tries but her IllGirl status makes her [[ParentalNeglect neglect]] his needs and Duke Fabre deliberately distanced himself since he was [[BecauseDestinySaysSo doomed by the Score]]. Duke Fabre even admits later on that Luke has no parents due to how he was raised.]]
* AccidentalKidnapping: On the receiving end and the reason the plot happens; by getting in the way of Tear trying to kill Van, a hyperresonance was set off, landing them halfway across the world. [[spoiler:It turns out Luke technically kidnapped ''himself'' when it's revealed it was just ''his'' power of hyperresonance responsible.]]
* AllLovingHero: Post-{{Important Haircut}}, he makes a point of helping everyone, including the [[spoiler:other]] replicas that no one else likes. In fact, he reaches near [[MessianicArchetype messianic]] levels by the very end.
* AmnesiacHero: {{Deconstructed}} twice over. Luke doesn't remember the first ten years of his life due to being kidnapped as a child. Unlike most usages of this trope, Luke lost memories of '''everything''', from the faces of his parents, to how to eat and talk. The past roughly eight years have been him trying to relearn how to live as a human, and as a result, his knowledge is very minimal. This means that he is basically a child in an adult's body because he only knows roughly eight years of his life. [[spoiler: The twist later that he is a replica drives this further; he doesn't have memories because they never existed.]]
* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Van created him to act as this, destroying Akzeriuth and the Albertesque Seal it guards so that he can kick off the end of Auldrant. This is [[DramaticIrony exactly]] what the Score said the real Luke fon Fabre would do. Interestingly enough, it's only ''after'' Luke has been tricked into setting in motion the end of the world that he starts being able to fight against Van's plan.]]
* ApologisesALot: Post-ImportantHaircut he apologies for everything. It's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because of his GuiltComplex.
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:He's a replica of the original Luke fon Fabre.]]
* AssInAmbassador: His power as ambassador goes to his head, and he uses it to order the party around. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] [[spoiler:as that's to be expected when a spoiled seven year old is put in a position of power.]]
* TheAtoner: After [[spoiler:the debacle at Akzeriuth]] Luke spends the rest of the game making up for it. He actually [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] it as it becomes increasingly clear Luke is ''very'' messed up in the head thanks to that entire incident.
* BackupTwin: [[spoiler:Was created to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this by Van, to destroy and die in Akzeriuth in Asch's place. He goes on to [[DefiedTrope defy]] it repeatedly, to the point of claiming he is himself and was never Asch by the end.]]
* BadassAdorable: Post-ImportantHaircut his sweet attitude and NiceGuy status makes him quite cute. He also starts seriously fighting more and ends up a strong enough fighter to [[spoiler:defeat Asch and ultimately [[BigBad Van]] in battle]]. And that's without taking into account his hyperresonance [[spoiler:which, according to skit in the late game, could be used to ''destroy the atmosphere''.]]
* BareYourMidriff: His typical outfit leaves his abs exposed. A nobleman who never leaves his mansion isn't going to have combat-sensible clothing after all.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Some dialogue and thoughts from Luke reveals that his UndyingLoyalty towards Van comes from this; Van was the only one to really actually care for Luke (specifically as a ParentalSubstitute) and Luke is almost fanatically loyal for that one reason. [[spoiler:This makes it more tragic as Van never actually even saw Luke ''as a person''.]] Luke's attachment to Guy is similar and, ultimately, he attaches himself to anyone who he sees as being nice to him pretty quickly.
* BettyAndVeronica: Natalia [[InvokedTrope sees]] him as the Betty[[spoiler:, once TheReveal of him being the replica of the original comes out, between him and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Asch]].]] It's also [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] that he could have been the Archie between [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Tear]] and [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Natalia]].
* BlankSlate: He thinks it's amnesia, but it's really this because [[spoiler:he was born as a replica]].
* BlessedWithSuck: In regards to the fact that he has the power to cause hyperresonances on his own [[spoiler:but it is abused by the BigBad, and it's also supposedly too unstable to use in battle.]].
* BloodKnight: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Luke is normally a ReluctantWarrior, but going to the coliseum reveals that he enjoys that kind of fighting[[note]] It's all harmless fun; mostly made up of very realistic illusions that make you think you are injured enough that you basically knock yourself out.[[/note]] very much (he gets very excited and giddy about it) to the point that when he was younger, there was a general agreement to not introduce him to the coliseum so he wouldn't whine his way into fighting in it.
* BookDumb: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. [[spoiler:He's a seven year old that's trying to learn at the seventeen year old level.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: At the start of the game Luke is an entitled, arrogant, spoiled brat. [[spoiler:Then Akzeriuth happens, he learns he's a replica and TheTeam abandons him...]] All of this is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] when one takes into account [[spoiler:Luke is truly seven and what that means for his maturity level in the face of these events]].
* BrutalHonesty: Can be '''amazingly''' blunt to the point the rest of the group tends to immediately berate him in response. He keeps this up even after his ImportantHaircut though he ''does'' try his hand at this mysterious thing called "tact" at the same time. [[spoiler:Since he's actually seven, it's no wonder he's like this. Children can be (in)famous for bluntly stating opinions due to the lack of experience in that regard.]]
* ButtMonkey: It's PlayedForDrama as the world of Auldrant seems to exist solely to break Luke's mind into tiny little pieces as often and as brutally as possible, and almost all of his otherwise noble friends and family seem only too glad to help it out.
* CharacterDevelopment: There aren't bigger developments than going from {{Jerkass}} to AllLovingHero. After his ImportantHaircut, he is humble, unsure of himself, and trying to be a NiceGuy. He's without a doubt the most developed protagonist in the series.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Made one with Natalia when he was younger, but thanks to IdentityAmnesia he doesn't remember. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope Averted]] when it turns out he's the replica and thus not the one who made the promise with Natalia. However, before the DiscOneFinalBoss Luke can talk to Natalia and recites the promise on her request; between his [[YoungerThanHeLooks actual age]] and the GainaxEnding obscuring whether or not Natalia chooses him, it could ultimately count as one.]]
* TheChosenOne: Played with. A passage in Yulia's Seven-Part Score says that a savior shall be born in the country of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear; a noble with hair of red, who shall be called "the light of the sacred flame". "Luke" means just that in Ancient Ispanian, and he is the son of a duke with red hair, so it's clear that he's the prophesied youth. Indeed, [[spoiler:Luke Fon Fabre ''is'' the chosen one. However, it's not ''this'' Luke, but rather Asch. Luke is a replica created solely for the purpose of overturning the prophecy by allowing Asch to survive an event that is fated to kill him]]. Then a later event seems to play it straight again [[spoiler:by having Luke "destroy himself" (by performing an action that causes terminal fonon separation) "and his people" (Replicas) in the "miner's city" (the Tower of Rem used to be just that). However, so much of the Score has gone off track by that point that it's difficult to say.]]
** It gets even more complicated considering certain revelations. [[spoiler:The voice that had been giving Luke chronic headaches pre game and a little into it? That's [[PureMagicBeing Lorelei]] trying to contact his other self so he will destroy the Score. In other words, Lorelei ''chooses'' him over the original for the task of saving Auldrant.]]
* ClassicalAntiHero: Starts off as a good hearted but extremely unpleasant ShelteredAristocrat, and though he goes on fill the role of a hero, he's still plagued with crippling self-esteem issues even on his best of days.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Realizing that he's a replica causes him no end of angst.]]
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%%%%* DeadpanSnarker: At times, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOpGVMULZ0 here]].
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Luke spends a good chunk of the game post Akzeriuth looking to pull a HeroicSacrifice. It's only once he ''does'' have to do one that he turns away from this trope... except he's [[YourDaysAreNumbered dying]] by that point.]]
* {{Deconstruction}}: On a whole Luke is a intentional deconstruction of many standard tropes associated with JRPG protagonists, as almost all of the fairly well known tropes used to characterize him are shown in a realistic manner.
** Part and parcel of being a {{Deconstruction}} (as noted above) is that Luke's actions and reactions come from exactly what would happen if you put someone like him in such positions as the game puts him in. [[spoiler:What ''would'' happen if a seven year old was handed so ''much'' responsibility and power? And then [[NiceJobBreakingItHero screwed up]]? And then was taught he had to take responsibility for everything?]] Everything Luke does is '''very''' realistically handled as the norm.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Luke is the one ending the Score, surprising even ''Lorelei'' in managing to pull off freeing Auldrant from it.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Someone resembling him comes back two years later after the final battle. [[GainaxEnding It was made ambiguous if it was really him, Asch, or a combination of the two that came back.]]]]
* DotingParent: His mother loves him [[spoiler:despite knowing he's a replica.]] She thanks Tear for watching over him in her place.
* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged about [[spoiler:Akzeriuth.]] While he 'pulled the trigger' so to speak, he was being manipulated by the BigBad into [[spoiler:destroying the place; he thought he was ''saving'' it.]] The others give him crap and abandon him because of it but ultimately they forgive him for it, as they all realize they were just as responsible for the situation as he was. However, he doesn't forgive ''himself'' until much later.
* EmotionalMaturityIsPhysicalMaturity: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] [[spoiler:Luke is chronologically seven and ''[[AvertedTrope definitely]]'' acts like it, particularly in the first arc where he's acting exactly what one might expect from a spoiled seven year old ShelteredAristocrat. That reduces come his ImportantHaircut but he still has the childlike emotional maturity to match the actual age. All the other characters seem to expect this trope to be played straight however, and react as if Luke is evil or an idiot for not fitting their expectations grounded in this trope.]]
* EvilKnockoff: A inversion of the trope in every aspect. [[spoiler:He's Asch's knock off but he's also TheHero of the story.]]
* {{Expy}}: He looks a heck of a lot like [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Zelos Wilder]] who is also a member of the nobility who acts like a jerk. He uses a number of the same artes, with the exception of not having magic. [[spoiler:His self-loathing and DeathSeeker traits after his ImportantHaircut also invoke Zelos's personality.]] He's also a hint of Genis with his gravity defying hair, discrimination issues, and on top of that [[spoiler: he really is a kid, at seven years old.]]
* FieryRedhead: Long red hair and an antagonistic jerkass. [[spoiler:He cuts it off at the same time as toning down his behavior.]]
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Goes through this after [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]]. Though he manages to be both in Denial and Anger at first, he slips into a variation of Bargaining by becoming TheAtoner post ImportantHaircut. Depression comes [[spoiler:after the month long time skip]] and he only gets to Acceptance [[spoiler:in time to be forced to accept his ''own'' death.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: On the way to Akzeriuth, Luke falls into this; his {{Jerkass}} antics get cranked up and they only tolerate him because he's the Ambassador and thus has to be on the team. [[spoiler:This is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] as this ultimately contributes to the mess that is Akzeriuth; being treated like that means he has '''no''' reason to trust the team.]] He's somewhat treated like this post ImportantHaircut until they realize his change of heart is really genuine.
* GodInHumanForm: [[spoiler:Certain lines from Lorelei reveals that he's actually ''another'' Lorelei due to being a replica: a replica is a collection of seventh fonons given form and sentience, exactly the definition of an Aggregate Sentience like Lorelei.[[note]] To be precise, an Aggregate Sentience is a collection of pure fonons that has an intelligence of their own; Efreet for example is made up of just Fifth/Fire fonons.[[/note]] By being that and having the same fonic signature as Lorelei, Luke is thus also Lorelei. However, he is not the Lorelei who created the Score.]]
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: His eyes are drawn wider after his haircut than before, most likely due to less apathy from him post-HeroicBSOD. They also give him a younger look [[spoiler:which may be in keeping with the reveal that chronologically and mentally, he's really seven years old]].
* GuiltComplex: After the events of TheReveal tore Luke's sense of self-worth into little-itty-bitty pieces, he becomes susceptible to this kind of thinking, and the rest of the party have to keep a close eye on him to keep him from going over the edge. [[spoiler:It begins spiraling out of control in the last third of the game.]]
* HeroesWantRedheads: GenderInverted. Just ask [[DefrostingIceQueen Tear]] or [[PrecociousCrush Anise]] (though she was more interested in Luke's fortune) or [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Natalia]].
* HeroicBSOD:
** Goes into one the first time he kills a person in self defence. It takes Tear getting hurt due to his hesitation for him to start moving out of it.
** [[spoiler:Unwittingly nuking Akzeriuth, being abandoned by TheTeam, and then revealed as a replica puts him into a deep funk.]]
** [[spoiler:Later he has another one when the miasma comes back and he's put into a SadisticChoice about sacrificing himself to destroy it or have Asch do it.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Wants to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this [[spoiler:after he destroyed Akzeriuth]] and develops a massive GuiltComplex about it.
** [[spoiler:He ultimately does in the last third of the game. It begins as a slow death from fonon seperation and culminates in a quicker death in the crashing Elderant. Whether he comes back at the end, or is truly dead, or is merged with Asch to be a new person, is up to personal interpretation.]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Is nigh ''crippled'' by this post ImportantHaircut. [[spoiler:He only manages to move past it near the end...just in time to find out [[YourDaysAreNumbered his days are numbered]].]]
* HeroicWannabe: Leading up to Akzeriuth he wants to be like his role model, Van, and be a hero. It's really a means to [[IJustWantToBeFree an end]] for him.
* HypnoFool: A dark version [[spoiler:as Van uses Luke's UndyingLoyalty to him and a specific trigger to "remind" him of a situation where he had no control over his hyperessonance to cause him to destroy Akzeriuth's Sephiroth Tree and thus the entire city.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: What his HeroicWannabe phase was ''really'' about: getting out of the manor.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:The entire town of Akzeriuth serves as this for Luke.]]
* IdiotHero: He admits it himself. Justified in that, even before the dramatic reveal, he only remembers the last seven years of his life and was basically under house arrest and deliberately LockedOutOfTheLoop that entire time. [[spoiler:''With'' the dramatic reveal, he ultimately averts it as, taking account his true age and all he does post ImportantHaircut, Luke is actually pretty smart.]]
* ImportantHaircut: After his HeroicBSOD post [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]] he cuts his hair to mark his commitment to changing himself.
* ImprobableAge: With all Luke does (stopping a war, saving the world, and becoming a MasterSwordsman) and his appearance it's easy to forget [[spoiler:he does all this at [[YoungerThanTheyLook age seven]], since he's a replica. He's ''technically'' a ChildProdigy up to eleven!]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Luke does his best to seem confident during the first part before the WhamEpisode, but considering how sheltered he is it's very clear he's at a massive disadvantage for dealing with anything in the real world (he doesn't know anything about ''shopping''!). Post ImportantHaircut, he trades this trope for straight up HeroicSelfDeprecation.
* InternalizedCategorism: After he finds out that he's [[spoiler:Asch's replica]], he develops an inferiority complex about whether or not he should exist. [[spoiler:It gets especially bad in the lead up to the Tower of Rem, when he goes from HeroicSelfDeprecation into full-blown FantasticRacism (towards his own kind).]]
* {{Irony}}: The SpoiledBrat {{Jerkass}} turns out to be the [[AllLovingHero nicest]] of [[NiceGuy nice guys]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Luke's mindset through about the middle of the game till just before the end.
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: Though Luke does manage to fight and kill humans, he remains haunted by it to the very end, something which Jade notes during an optional conversation in Keterberg.
* {{Jerkass}}: Before [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]], he's abrasive, arrogant, and typically has selfish motives for his good deeds (he wants to save Akzeriuth so that he'll be a hero and be freed more than out of concern for the people). However...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his mouth, he automatically helps people when he sees them in trouble and is one of the few RPG protagonists who are utterly [[ItNeverGetsAnyEasier averse to killing.]] [[spoiler:This means that the plot forces him to destroy an entire city against his will, and then later consciously choose to disintegrate what are basically thousands of newborn clones in order to save the world from being covered in poison.]] Ion put it best when he said that Luke was always kind, he just wasn't very good at showing it. After his ImportantHaircut, he loses the "jerk" part.
* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:His Lost Fon Drive]].
* KickTheDog: Tends to do this to Mieu, at least until his ImportantHaircut.
* KidHero: [[spoiler:Luke's really only seven years old. His true age and the ramifications of being thrust into so many difficult decisions and dangerous situations is pointed out several times]].
* LaserGuidedTykebomb: [[spoiler:Van created him to destroy Akzeriuth in the original Luke's place. In other words, he's a Tykebomb created to ''replace another one''.]]
* TheLeader: Becomes a charismatic version post ImportantHaircut. Though Jade is the one behind the planning and coming up with what they need to do, it's usually Luke making the ''decisions'' as what to do and the team does, in fact, look to him for guidance in regards to "what is next".
** A good example is in regards to [[spoiler:the lowering of the Outer Lands]] as Luke is the one to bring up that they should bring the various government figures into it and also arrange a peace conference while at it.
* LethalChef: In a skit the party categorizes him with Natalia. Though in another scene his food is shown to be at least edible, unlike Natalia's. Being not only a ShelteredAristocrat but [[spoiler:actually seven]] it's not entirely surprising he has terrible cooking skills.
* LightEmUp: [[SphereOfDestruction Radiant Howl]] involves Luke damaging nearby opponents with swirls of light beams.
* LikesOlderWomen: [[spoiler:Taking into account both his actual age and his feelings towards Tear, yes, yes he does.]]
* LimitBreak: [[SphereOfDestruction Radiant Howl]] and [[SwordBeam Lost Fon Drive]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Was deliberately kept ignorant after his kidnapping and throughout the game the rest of the party tends to hide things from him despite how it always tends to result in horrible situations. In particular, the sheer amount of secrets and deception around Luke [[spoiler:led to [[WhamEpisode Akzeriuth's destruction]] at his (unintended) hands.]] Worse, Luke knew at the least everyone was keeping things from him, which further [[TookALevelInJerkass aggravated him]].
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Pre-{{Important Haircut}}, he had long hair down to his rear.
* ManChild: During the first part of the game he acts very immature. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when his true age is revealed. As he's actually seven, and a sheltered and spoiled seven year old at that, his attitude is "normal" so to speak.]] He starts acting more mature post ImportantHaircut.
* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Since he's actually seven, this is where his relationship with Tear falls.]]
* MeaningfulName: 'Luke' means 'light of the sacred flame' which refers to a Score that drives the game.
* MightyGlacier: His attack stat is the best of the party and he has very high defense, but [[FragileSpeedster Guy]] is faster than him and Anise is slightly more durable then he is. At end game however he'll become a LightningBruiser since his speed stat will become high enough to be right behind Guy.
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Averted. While he never knew any of the people there, it's clear that Luke feels ''incredible'' guilt over his role in [[spoiler:the destruction of Akzeriuth, to the extent that atoning for it becomes ''the'' defining point to his character]].
* MirrorCharacter: To Asch. Though there are more differences, they share enough traits to [[spoiler:throw into sharp relief the fact Luke is his replica.]]
* MoralityPet: You got to do ''a lot'' of exploration in the game to find the proof, but by the third arc Luke is this [[spoiler:to Jade. The ''Reminiscences of Jade'' manga out right confirms it at the end.]]
** It's also suggested he was this [[spoiler:to Guy; raising and caring for him forced Guy to rethink his blind hatred of the Fabres and his RevengeByProxy plan. If it wasn't for him, it's implied Guy would have gone through with it or at least remained on Van's side.]]
* MorallySuperiorCopy: [[spoiler: Following a truly vicious BreakTheHaughty sequence, Luke becomes far more kind and heroic than his AntiVillain original]].
* MrFanservice: Taking into account all of the alternative costumes, he easily shows the most skin out of the entire male cast.
* NeverMyFault: After [[spoiler:the destruction of Akzeriuth]], he refuses to take responsibility for what happened and at one point repeatedly shouts "It's not my fault!" This is [[spoiler:what finally drives the rest of the party to leave him. [[TookALevelInKindness He gets a lot better after his]] ImportantHaircut. Though "better" might not be quite true since he does a 180 into a full on GuiltComplex.]]
* NiceGuy: Post-ImportantHaircut he deliberately treats others better. But as the [[PetTheDog trope]] below shows, he always was one.
* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. He doesn't appreciate [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Natalia]] and [[GoldDigger Anise]]'s attempts to woo him but he's got some good reasons for it; Natalia is LovingAShadow and insists on him remembering their ChildhoodMarriagePromise while being a [[RoyalBrat royal pain]] to him. Meanwhile Anise is rather ''creepy'' in how a 13 year old is wrapping around him, pulling a [[TheFakeCutie Fake Cutie]] and flirty act to get at him for the sake of money, which results in an in-universe {{Squick}} reaction. [[spoiler:When he develops a crush on Tear, he [[AvertedTrope averts]] this as his actions and comments make it clear, in part due to low self esteem, he wants her to chase him.]]
* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed but pre ImportantHaircut a lot of his jerk actions come from him not having been taught how to ''properly'' express himself and he gets very awkward when he tries to show he cares for others. Even after CharacterDevelopment kicks in, Luke tends to stumble a bit when it comes to interacting with the rest and can still stick his foot in it. [[spoiler:Being actually seven, and previously very sheltered, it's no wonder Luke struggles in this regard.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Not him himself, but it deserves mention here since Luke has no less than '''five''' different ones. Van is the obvious one, but Guy also raised him after he got amnesia [[spoiler:or rather due to being a BlankSlate replica]]. Then it gets complicated [[spoiler:as though Jade denies it, he ultimately fills this position for Luke after Van [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness abandons him]]. And, since he's a clone, Duke Fabre and, especially, Lady Susanne accepting him as their son puts them as two more.]]
* PetTheDog: Even before he loses his {{Jerkass}} attitude, he has a soft spot for Ion. An early skit even shows him trying (awkwardly) to make Tear better when she keeps apologizing and obviously feels guilty for accidentally dragging him across the world via hyperresonance. And he admits to being worried about Anise when they meet up with her in Kaitzur...he does this ''a lot'' actually.
* PickyEater: Canonically he does not like (deep breath) all kinds of sketchy meat, carrots, mushrooms, milk, rappig meat, and all kinds of fish. [[spoiler:The FridgeBrilliance of his actual age, being seven years old, on top of being spoiled by the Manor, explains why he's so picky. All of the above foods are the kind children would be likely to despise.]]
* RealityWarper: His power of hyperresonance, which he uses during his ''Radiant Howl'' Mystic Arte. Lacking any kind of finesse over it, he just forces his power into a ball and shoves it into his target.
* RecklessPacifist: His aversion to killing puts himself and his allies in danger and injuries Tear. Moving past this is one of the earliest stages of his extensive CharacterDevelopment.
* ReluctantWarrior: He's quickly forced to accept that killing enemies is necessary, but that doesn't mean he has to like it. It's more pronounced when he has to kill humans though, as he is haunted by doing so.
* ReformedButRejected: Jade and Anise are initially not too pleased to see him when he reunites with them.
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:He was created because Van didn't want to part with the original Luke. Guy comes to believe that Replica!Luke is the "real Luke", and his relationship with him is different than the one with Asch, the original Luke.]]
* RoyalBrat: Initially; his mother is the king's sister and he was a {{Jerkass}}.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Develops into this; he's the tertiary heir to the throne and the heir to the most powerful non-royal aristocrat in the kingdom while being TheHero. [[spoiler:Though Luke himself doesn't feel he fits this trope properly due to being [[CloningBlues a replica]].]]
* SayMyName: In the voice dramas, [[spoiler:when Asch takes a blow from Van meant for Luke and bids Luke farewell as he dies, Luke screams his name in anguish: ASSSSSHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUU!]] Outside of that, he's one of the few Tales Protagonists to avert screaming people's names.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:He's entirely composed of seventh fonons because he's a replica. This makes him vulnerable to fonon seperation from the Tower of Rem. It turns out by the end that everyone knew. Merging with Asch at the end of the game re-stabilized him. [[GainaxEnding Maybe.]]]]
* ShelteredAristocrat: What he starts as. Character development moves him from a cloistered nobleman's brat to [[TheWisePrince a heroic royal that is honored by his king for bravery.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His existence 'as a replica' threw Yulia's Score off track. Not to mention he goes out to wreck [[BigBad Van]]'s plans as well.]]
* SphereOfDestruction: His "Radiant Howl" Mystic Arte is a sphere of reality destroying energy that he forces on an enemy. [[spoiler:Not to mention what happened at Akzeriuth.]]
* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Does his best to seem happy despite his various [[HeroicSelfDeprecation issues]] past a certain point. Gets worse once he starts dying as he plays up the positive things more and more in an attempt to hide it.]]
* ThouShallNotKill: He doesn't like killing. Ultimately defied in that he realises that it is unfortunately necessary.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:The game leads the player and TheTeam to believe that Asch is an evil clone but the truth is that Luke is the clone.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[AssInAmbassador Ambassador Asshat.]] He wasn't a role model from the start, but after being appointed as an ambassador, he becomes much more irritable and quick-tempered; impatient to meet Van at Akzeriuth. The fact that he is LockedOutOfTheLoop by the rest of the party only provokes him more.
* TookALevelInKindness: After his ImportantHaircut. Even his quotes during and after battle become more polite.
* TraumaCongaLine: Oh, just about the '''whole damn game'''. Even before [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]], Luke is forced to [[WhatMeasureIsAMook kill people]] for survival, thrown head long out of his depths into situations beyond his limited experience, and ends up face to face (literally) with things that horrify him. [[spoiler:Then he's used to destroy Akzeriuth, the party gives him crap because of it and ultimately abandon him, he gets a massive GuiltComplex about his part in Akzeriuth's destruction...and that's just the ''start''.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Like with [[spoiler:Asch]], when he's in {{jerkass}} mode, he gets like this to Ion and whenever he's complimented. Once he takes a level in kindness, he downplays it with the tsun mode mostly coming up by the end [[spoiler:when he's flustered about his feelings for Tear]].
* UndyingLoyalty: No matter what anyone says (though they certainly weren't giving him any actual ''reasons'' to think otherwise) Luke whole-heartedly trusts Van and will follow what he wants him to do without any question. [[spoiler:Van specifically [[InvokedTrope invoked]] this in him and once Luke did what Van made him for, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he was discarded and left to die]].]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Is this to Van in the lead up to Akzeriuth, having been groomed since birth to only trust him and thus destroy Akzeriuth on his command.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's ''very'' hard to talk about him [[spoiler:without bring up the fact he's actually the replica of the original Luke fon Fabre.]]
* TheWatson: Being an amnesiac ShelteredAristocrat who hasn't left the family manor in seven years, Luke is perfect for the role of asking "what's going on?"
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Uniquely among the party, Luke recognizes enemy soldiers as human beings and values their lives even pre-CharacterDevelopment, with him experiencing a HeroicBSOD the first time he kills an enemy {{Mook}}. He'll defend himself against enemy attacks and kill if he has to, but its mentioned that killing all these {{Mooks}} haunts him, and he has unique end-of-battle dialogue against human enemies where he expresses regret.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[spoiler:As he is actually seven, a lot of what Luke does and thinks and comes to a realization about puts him firmly in this trope.]]
* TheWisePrince: CharacterDevelopment has him transform into this.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Or rather, why can't you remember who you ''really'' are in Luke's case; most people around him (especially Natalia) want him to remember his past so he can go back to being the Luke of the past. [[spoiler:Turns out to be technically this trope in full as he's the seven year old ''replica'' of the original and is himself, no memories to unlock.]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:He's only seven years old]], the kicker being that nobody trustworthy is aware of it until it is [[WhamEpisode too late]]. [[spoiler: Interesting side note: Luke's one of the oldest replicas encountered in game. The only one that's older than him is the Nebilim replica, who's more than twice his age. However, he is the oldest Seventh-Fonon-based replica.]]
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:The events of the Tower of Rem results in Luke's fonons seperating, leaving him with a limited amount of time left to live; especially as he has no choice but to use the very power that will speed up his death to save the world.]]
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!!Luke fon Fabre
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->''"I may not do a good job right away. I may make mistakes. But I'm going to change."''
->Voiced by: Creator/ChihiroSuzuki (JP), Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN)
Luke is the son of a duke in Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, and has been kept locked up in his family's manor since the age of ten after an incident in which he was kidnapped by an opposing nation and developed complete retrograde amnesia. In that time, he's grown up into a spoiled and selfish person with little regard for anyone outside of his immediate circle of friends. After he is inadvertently teleported halfway across the world with Tear, his journey to return home leads to some startling discoveries about himself: not only is he a prophesied [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]], but he possesses the power of hyperresonance, a force that can [[RealityWarper reshape reality itself]].\\
After [[WhamEpisode a certain incident]], he vows to change himself for the better and gives himself an ImportantHaircut.\\
As the main character, Luke is a pure swordsman. He is balanced in both attack and defense, and his combat style specializes in chaining artes to keep the enemy off-balance.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:The closest Luke has to a "real" parent is [[BigBad Van]] who is not only responsible for his creation but was the only one providing him with any kind of "stable" influence i.e. he was emotionally manipulated and abused by Van to be dependent on him. Van used that to turn him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb and discarded him once he served his purpose. His "blood" parents aren't too much better: Susanne tries but her IllGirl status makes her [[ParentalNeglect neglect]] his needs and Duke Fabre deliberately distanced himself since he was [[BecauseDestinySaysSo doomed by the Score]]. Duke Fabre even admits later on that Luke has no parents due to how he was raised.]]
* AccidentalKidnapping: On the receiving end and the reason the plot happens; by getting in the way of Tear trying to kill Van, a hyperresonance was set off, landing them halfway across the world. [[spoiler:It turns out Luke technically kidnapped ''himself'' when it's revealed it was just ''his'' power of hyperresonance responsible.]]
* AllLovingHero: Post-{{Important Haircut}}, he makes a point of helping everyone, including the [[spoiler:other]] replicas that no one else likes. In fact, he reaches near [[MessianicArchetype messianic]] levels by the very end.
* AmnesiacHero: {{Deconstructed}} twice over. Luke doesn't remember the first ten years of his life due to being kidnapped as a child. Unlike most usages of this trope, Luke lost memories of '''everything''', from the faces of his parents, to how to eat and talk. The past roughly eight years have been him trying to relearn how to live as a human, and as a result, his knowledge is very minimal. This means that he is basically a child in an adult's body because he only knows roughly eight years of his life. [[spoiler: The twist later that he is a replica drives this further; he doesn't have memories because they never existed.]]
* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Van created him to act as this, destroying Akzeriuth and the Albertesque Seal it guards so that he can kick off the end of Auldrant. This is [[DramaticIrony exactly]] what the Score said the real Luke fon Fabre would do. Interestingly enough, it's only ''after'' Luke has been tricked into setting in motion the end of the world that he starts being able to fight against Van's plan.]]
* ApologisesALot: Post-ImportantHaircut he apologies for everything. It's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because of his GuiltComplex.
* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:He's a replica of the original Luke fon Fabre.]]
* AssInAmbassador: His power as ambassador goes to his head, and he uses it to order the party around. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] [[spoiler:as that's to be expected when a spoiled seven year old is put in a position of power.]]
* TheAtoner: After [[spoiler:the debacle at Akzeriuth]] Luke spends the rest of the game making up for it. He actually [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] it as it becomes increasingly clear Luke is ''very'' messed up in the head thanks to that entire incident.
* BackupTwin: [[spoiler:Was created to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this by Van, to destroy and die in Akzeriuth in Asch's place. He goes on to [[DefiedTrope defy]] it repeatedly, to the point of claiming he is himself and was never Asch by the end.]]
* BadassAdorable: Post-ImportantHaircut his sweet attitude and NiceGuy status makes him quite cute. He also starts seriously fighting more and ends up a strong enough fighter to [[spoiler:defeat Asch and ultimately [[BigBad Van]] in battle]]. And that's without taking into account his hyperresonance [[spoiler:which, according to skit in the late game, could be used to ''destroy the atmosphere''.]]
* BareYourMidriff: His typical outfit leaves his abs exposed. A nobleman who never leaves his mansion isn't going to have combat-sensible clothing after all.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Some dialogue and thoughts from Luke reveals that his UndyingLoyalty towards Van comes from this; Van was the only one to really actually care for Luke (specifically as a ParentalSubstitute) and Luke is almost fanatically loyal for that one reason. [[spoiler:This makes it more tragic as Van never actually even saw Luke ''as a person''.]] Luke's attachment to Guy is similar and, ultimately, he attaches himself to anyone who he sees as being nice to him pretty quickly.
* BettyAndVeronica: Natalia [[InvokedTrope sees]] him as the Betty[[spoiler:, once TheReveal of him being the replica of the original comes out, between him and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Asch]].]] It's also [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] that he could have been the Archie between [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Tear]] and [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Natalia]].
* BlankSlate: He thinks it's amnesia, but it's really this because [[spoiler:he was born as a replica]].
* BlessedWithSuck: In regards to the fact that he has the power to cause hyperresonances on his own [[spoiler:but it is abused by the BigBad, and it's also supposedly too unstable to use in battle.]].
* BloodKnight: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Luke is normally a ReluctantWarrior, but going to the coliseum reveals that he enjoys that kind of fighting[[note]] It's all harmless fun; mostly made up of very realistic illusions that make you think you are injured enough that you basically knock yourself out.[[/note]] very much (he gets very excited and giddy about it) to the point that when he was younger, there was a general agreement to not introduce him to the coliseum so he wouldn't whine his way into fighting in it.
* BookDumb: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]. [[spoiler:He's a seven year old that's trying to learn at the seventeen year old level.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: At the start of the game Luke is an entitled, arrogant, spoiled brat. [[spoiler:Then Akzeriuth happens, he learns he's a replica and TheTeam abandons him...]] All of this is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] when one takes into account [[spoiler:Luke is truly seven and what that means for his maturity level in the face of these events]].
* BrutalHonesty: Can be '''amazingly''' blunt to the point the rest of the group tends to immediately berate him in response. He keeps this up even after his ImportantHaircut though he ''does'' try his hand at this mysterious thing called "tact" at the same time. [[spoiler:Since he's actually seven, it's no wonder he's like this. Children can be (in)famous for bluntly stating opinions due to the lack of experience in that regard.]]
* ButtMonkey: It's PlayedForDrama as the world of Auldrant seems to exist solely to break Luke's mind into tiny little pieces as often and as brutally as possible, and almost all of his otherwise noble friends and family seem only too glad to help it out.
* CharacterDevelopment: There aren't bigger developments than going from {{Jerkass}} to AllLovingHero. After his ImportantHaircut, he is humble, unsure of himself, and trying to be a NiceGuy. He's without a doubt the most developed protagonist in the series.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Made one with Natalia when he was younger, but thanks to IdentityAmnesia he doesn't remember. [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope Averted]] when it turns out he's the replica and thus not the one who made the promise with Natalia. However, before the DiscOneFinalBoss Luke can talk to Natalia and recites the promise on her request; between his [[YoungerThanHeLooks actual age]] and the GainaxEnding obscuring whether or not Natalia chooses him, it could ultimately count as one.]]
* TheChosenOne: Played with. A passage in Yulia's Seven-Part Score says that a savior shall be born in the country of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear; a noble with hair of red, who shall be called "the light of the sacred flame". "Luke" means just that in Ancient Ispanian, and he is the son of a duke with red hair, so it's clear that he's the prophesied youth. Indeed, [[spoiler:Luke Fon Fabre ''is'' the chosen one. However, it's not ''this'' Luke, but rather Asch. Luke is a replica created solely for the purpose of overturning the prophecy by allowing Asch to survive an event that is fated to kill him]]. Then a later event seems to play it straight again [[spoiler:by having Luke "destroy himself" (by performing an action that causes terminal fonon separation) "and his people" (Replicas) in the "miner's city" (the Tower of Rem used to be just that). However, so much of the Score has gone off track by that point that it's difficult to say.]]
** It gets even more complicated considering certain revelations. [[spoiler:The voice that had been giving Luke chronic headaches pre game and a little into it? That's [[PureMagicBeing Lorelei]] trying to contact his other self so he will destroy the Score. In other words, Lorelei ''chooses'' him over the original for the task of saving Auldrant.]]
* ClassicalAntiHero: Starts off as a good hearted but extremely unpleasant ShelteredAristocrat, and though he goes on fill the role of a hero, he's still plagued with crippling self-esteem issues even on his best of days.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Realizing that he's a replica causes him no end of angst.]]
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%%%%* DeadpanSnarker: At times, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOpGVMULZ0 here]].
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Luke spends a good chunk of the game post Akzeriuth looking to pull a HeroicSacrifice. It's only once he ''does'' have to do one that he turns away from this trope... except he's [[YourDaysAreNumbered dying]] by that point.]]
* {{Deconstruction}}: On a whole Luke is a intentional deconstruction of many standard tropes associated with JRPG protagonists, as almost all of the fairly well known tropes used to characterize him are shown in a realistic manner.
** Part and parcel of being a {{Deconstruction}} (as noted above) is that Luke's actions and reactions come from exactly what would happen if you put someone like him in such positions as the game puts him in. [[spoiler:What ''would'' happen if a seven year old was handed so ''much'' responsibility and power? And then [[NiceJobBreakingItHero screwed up]]? And then was taught he had to take responsibility for everything?]] Everything Luke does is '''very''' realistically handled as the norm.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Luke is the one ending the Score, surprising even ''Lorelei'' in managing to pull off freeing Auldrant from it.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Someone resembling him comes back two years later after the final battle. [[GainaxEnding It was made ambiguous if it was really him, Asch, or a combination of the two that came back.]]]]
* DotingParent: His mother loves him [[spoiler:despite knowing he's a replica.]] She thanks Tear for watching over him in her place.
* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged about [[spoiler:Akzeriuth.]] While he 'pulled the trigger' so to speak, he was being manipulated by the BigBad into [[spoiler:destroying the place; he thought he was ''saving'' it.]] The others give him crap and abandon him because of it but ultimately they forgive him for it, as they all realize they were just as responsible for the situation as he was. However, he doesn't forgive ''himself'' until much later.
* EmotionalMaturityIsPhysicalMaturity: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] [[spoiler:Luke is chronologically seven and ''[[AvertedTrope definitely]]'' acts like it, particularly in the first arc where he's acting exactly what one might expect from a spoiled seven year old ShelteredAristocrat. That reduces come his ImportantHaircut but he still has the childlike emotional maturity to match the actual age. All the other characters seem to expect this trope to be played straight however, and react as if Luke is evil or an idiot for not fitting their expectations grounded in this trope.]]
* EvilKnockoff: A inversion of the trope in every aspect. [[spoiler:He's Asch's knock off but he's also TheHero of the story.]]
* {{Expy}}: He looks a heck of a lot like [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Zelos Wilder]] who is also a member of the nobility who acts like a jerk. He uses a number of the same artes, with the exception of not having magic. [[spoiler:His self-loathing and DeathSeeker traits after his ImportantHaircut also invoke Zelos's personality.]] He's also a hint of Genis with his gravity defying hair, discrimination issues, and on top of that [[spoiler: he really is a kid, at seven years old.]]
* FieryRedhead: Long red hair and an antagonistic jerkass. [[spoiler:He cuts it off at the same time as toning down his behavior.]]
* FiveStagesOfGrief: Goes through this after [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]]. Though he manages to be both in Denial and Anger at first, he slips into a variation of Bargaining by becoming TheAtoner post ImportantHaircut. Depression comes [[spoiler:after the month long time skip]] and he only gets to Acceptance [[spoiler:in time to be forced to accept his ''own'' death.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: On the way to Akzeriuth, Luke falls into this; his {{Jerkass}} antics get cranked up and they only tolerate him because he's the Ambassador and thus has to be on the team. [[spoiler:This is [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] as this ultimately contributes to the mess that is Akzeriuth; being treated like that means he has '''no''' reason to trust the team.]] He's somewhat treated like this post ImportantHaircut until they realize his change of heart is really genuine.
* GodInHumanForm: [[spoiler:Certain lines from Lorelei reveals that he's actually ''another'' Lorelei due to being a replica: a replica is a collection of seventh fonons given form and sentience, exactly the definition of an Aggregate Sentience like Lorelei.[[note]] To be precise, an Aggregate Sentience is a collection of pure fonons that has an intelligence of their own; Efreet for example is made up of just Fifth/Fire fonons.[[/note]] By being that and having the same fonic signature as Lorelei, Luke is thus also Lorelei. However, he is not the Lorelei who created the Score.]]
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: His eyes are drawn wider after his haircut than before, most likely due to less apathy from him post-HeroicBSOD. They also give him a younger look [[spoiler:which may be in keeping with the reveal that chronologically and mentally, he's really seven years old]].
* GuiltComplex: After the events of TheReveal tore Luke's sense of self-worth into little-itty-bitty pieces, he becomes susceptible to this kind of thinking, and the rest of the party have to keep a close eye on him to keep him from going over the edge. [[spoiler:It begins spiraling out of control in the last third of the game.]]
* HeroesWantRedheads: GenderInverted. Just ask [[DefrostingIceQueen Tear]] or [[PrecociousCrush Anise]] (though she was more interested in Luke's fortune) or [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise Natalia]].
* HeroicBSOD:
** Goes into one the first time he kills a person in self defence. It takes Tear getting hurt due to his hesitation for him to start moving out of it.
** [[spoiler:Unwittingly nuking Akzeriuth, being abandoned by TheTeam, and then revealed as a replica puts him into a deep funk.]]
** [[spoiler:Later he has another one when the miasma comes back and he's put into a SadisticChoice about sacrificing himself to destroy it or have Asch do it.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Wants to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this [[spoiler:after he destroyed Akzeriuth]] and develops a massive GuiltComplex about it.
** [[spoiler:He ultimately does in the last third of the game. It begins as a slow death from fonon seperation and culminates in a quicker death in the crashing Elderant. Whether he comes back at the end, or is truly dead, or is merged with Asch to be a new person, is up to personal interpretation.]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Is nigh ''crippled'' by this post ImportantHaircut. [[spoiler:He only manages to move past it near the end...just in time to find out [[YourDaysAreNumbered his days are numbered]].]]
* HeroicWannabe: Leading up to Akzeriuth he wants to be like his role model, Van, and be a hero. It's really a means to [[IJustWantToBeFree an end]] for him.
* HypnoFool: A dark version [[spoiler:as Van uses Luke's UndyingLoyalty to him and a specific trigger to "remind" him of a situation where he had no control over his hyperessonance to cause him to destroy Akzeriuth's Sephiroth Tree and thus the entire city.]]
* IJustWantToBeFree: What his HeroicWannabe phase was ''really'' about: getting out of the manor.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:The entire town of Akzeriuth serves as this for Luke.]]
* IdiotHero: He admits it himself. Justified in that, even before the dramatic reveal, he only remembers the last seven years of his life and was basically under house arrest and deliberately LockedOutOfTheLoop that entire time. [[spoiler:''With'' the dramatic reveal, he ultimately averts it as, taking account his true age and all he does post ImportantHaircut, Luke is actually pretty smart.]]
* ImportantHaircut: After his HeroicBSOD post [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]] he cuts his hair to mark his commitment to changing himself.
* ImprobableAge: With all Luke does (stopping a war, saving the world, and becoming a MasterSwordsman) and his appearance it's easy to forget [[spoiler:he does all this at [[YoungerThanTheyLook age seven]], since he's a replica. He's ''technically'' a ChildProdigy up to eleven!]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Luke does his best to seem confident during the first part before the WhamEpisode, but considering how sheltered he is it's very clear he's at a massive disadvantage for dealing with anything in the real world (he doesn't know anything about ''shopping''!). Post ImportantHaircut, he trades this trope for straight up HeroicSelfDeprecation.
* InternalizedCategorism: After he finds out that he's [[spoiler:Asch's replica]], he develops an inferiority complex about whether or not he should exist. [[spoiler:It gets especially bad in the lead up to the Tower of Rem, when he goes from HeroicSelfDeprecation into full-blown FantasticRacism (towards his own kind).]]
* {{Irony}}: The SpoiledBrat {{Jerkass}} turns out to be the [[AllLovingHero nicest]] of [[NiceGuy nice guys]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Luke's mindset through about the middle of the game till just before the end.
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: Though Luke does manage to fight and kill humans, he remains haunted by it to the very end, something which Jade notes during an optional conversation in Keterberg.
* {{Jerkass}}: Before [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]], he's abrasive, arrogant, and typically has selfish motives for his good deeds (he wants to save Akzeriuth so that he'll be a hero and be freed more than out of concern for the people). However...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his mouth, he automatically helps people when he sees them in trouble and is one of the few RPG protagonists who are utterly [[ItNeverGetsAnyEasier averse to killing.]] [[spoiler:This means that the plot forces him to destroy an entire city against his will, and then later consciously choose to disintegrate what are basically thousands of newborn clones in order to save the world from being covered in poison.]] Ion put it best when he said that Luke was always kind, he just wasn't very good at showing it. After his ImportantHaircut, he loses the "jerk" part.
* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:His Lost Fon Drive]].
* KickTheDog: Tends to do this to Mieu, at least until his ImportantHaircut.
* KidHero: [[spoiler:Luke's really only seven years old. His true age and the ramifications of being thrust into so many difficult decisions and dangerous situations is pointed out several times]].
* LaserGuidedTykebomb: [[spoiler:Van created him to destroy Akzeriuth in the original Luke's place. In other words, he's a Tykebomb created to ''replace another one''.]]
* TheLeader: Becomes a charismatic version post ImportantHaircut. Though Jade is the one behind the planning and coming up with what they need to do, it's usually Luke making the ''decisions'' as what to do and the team does, in fact, look to him for guidance in regards to "what is next".
** A good example is in regards to [[spoiler:the lowering of the Outer Lands]] as Luke is the one to bring up that they should bring the various government figures into it and also arrange a peace conference while at it.
* LethalChef: In a skit the party categorizes him with Natalia. Though in another scene his food is shown to be at least edible, unlike Natalia's. Being not only a ShelteredAristocrat but [[spoiler:actually seven]] it's not entirely surprising he has terrible cooking skills.
* LightEmUp: [[SphereOfDestruction Radiant Howl]] involves Luke damaging nearby opponents with swirls of light beams.
* LikesOlderWomen: [[spoiler:Taking into account both his actual age and his feelings towards Tear, yes, yes he does.]]
* LimitBreak: [[SphereOfDestruction Radiant Howl]] and [[SwordBeam Lost Fon Drive]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Was deliberately kept ignorant after his kidnapping and throughout the game the rest of the party tends to hide things from him despite how it always tends to result in horrible situations. In particular, the sheer amount of secrets and deception around Luke [[spoiler:led to [[WhamEpisode Akzeriuth's destruction]] at his (unintended) hands.]] Worse, Luke knew at the least everyone was keeping things from him, which further [[TookALevelInJerkass aggravated him]].
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Pre-{{Important Haircut}}, he had long hair down to his rear.
* ManChild: During the first part of the game he acts very immature. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when his true age is revealed. As he's actually seven, and a sheltered and spoiled seven year old at that, his attitude is "normal" so to speak.]] He starts acting more mature post ImportantHaircut.
* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Since he's actually seven, this is where his relationship with Tear falls.]]
* MeaningfulName: 'Luke' means 'light of the sacred flame' which refers to a Score that drives the game.
* MightyGlacier: His attack stat is the best of the party and he has very high defense, but [[FragileSpeedster Guy]] is faster than him and Anise is slightly more durable then he is. At end game however he'll become a LightningBruiser since his speed stat will become high enough to be right behind Guy.
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Averted. While he never knew any of the people there, it's clear that Luke feels ''incredible'' guilt over his role in [[spoiler:the destruction of Akzeriuth, to the extent that atoning for it becomes ''the'' defining point to his character]].
* MirrorCharacter: To Asch. Though there are more differences, they share enough traits to [[spoiler:throw into sharp relief the fact Luke is his replica.]]
* MoralityPet: You got to do ''a lot'' of exploration in the game to find the proof, but by the third arc Luke is this [[spoiler:to Jade. The ''Reminiscences of Jade'' manga out right confirms it at the end.]]
** It's also suggested he was this [[spoiler:to Guy; raising and caring for him forced Guy to rethink his blind hatred of the Fabres and his RevengeByProxy plan. If it wasn't for him, it's implied Guy would have gone through with it or at least remained on Van's side.]]
* MorallySuperiorCopy: [[spoiler: Following a truly vicious BreakTheHaughty sequence, Luke becomes far more kind and heroic than his AntiVillain original]].
* MrFanservice: Taking into account all of the alternative costumes, he easily shows the most skin out of the entire male cast.
* NeverMyFault: After [[spoiler:the destruction of Akzeriuth]], he refuses to take responsibility for what happened and at one point repeatedly shouts "It's not my fault!" This is [[spoiler:what finally drives the rest of the party to leave him. [[TookALevelInKindness He gets a lot better after his]] ImportantHaircut. Though "better" might not be quite true since he does a 180 into a full on GuiltComplex.]]
* NiceGuy: Post-ImportantHaircut he deliberately treats others better. But as the [[PetTheDog trope]] below shows, he always was one.
* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]]. He doesn't appreciate [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Natalia]] and [[GoldDigger Anise]]'s attempts to woo him but he's got some good reasons for it; Natalia is LovingAShadow and insists on him remembering their ChildhoodMarriagePromise while being a [[RoyalBrat royal pain]] to him. Meanwhile Anise is rather ''creepy'' in how a 13 year old is wrapping around him, pulling a [[TheFakeCutie Fake Cutie]] and flirty act to get at him for the sake of money, which results in an in-universe {{Squick}} reaction. [[spoiler:When he develops a crush on Tear, he [[AvertedTrope averts]] this as his actions and comments make it clear, in part due to low self esteem, he wants her to chase him.]]
* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed but pre ImportantHaircut a lot of his jerk actions come from him not having been taught how to ''properly'' express himself and he gets very awkward when he tries to show he cares for others. Even after CharacterDevelopment kicks in, Luke tends to stumble a bit when it comes to interacting with the rest and can still stick his foot in it. [[spoiler:Being actually seven, and previously very sheltered, it's no wonder Luke struggles in this regard.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: Not him himself, but it deserves mention here since Luke has no less than '''five''' different ones. Van is the obvious one, but Guy also raised him after he got amnesia [[spoiler:or rather due to being a BlankSlate replica]]. Then it gets complicated [[spoiler:as though Jade denies it, he ultimately fills this position for Luke after Van [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness abandons him]]. And, since he's a clone, Duke Fabre and, especially, Lady Susanne accepting him as their son puts them as two more.]]
* PetTheDog: Even before he loses his {{Jerkass}} attitude, he has a soft spot for Ion. An early skit even shows him trying (awkwardly) to make Tear better when she keeps apologizing and obviously feels guilty for accidentally dragging him across the world via hyperresonance. And he admits to being worried about Anise when they meet up with her in Kaitzur...he does this ''a lot'' actually.
* PickyEater: Canonically he does not like (deep breath) all kinds of sketchy meat, carrots, mushrooms, milk, rappig meat, and all kinds of fish. [[spoiler:The FridgeBrilliance of his actual age, being seven years old, on top of being spoiled by the Manor, explains why he's so picky. All of the above foods are the kind children would be likely to despise.]]
* RealityWarper: His power of hyperresonance, which he uses during his ''Radiant Howl'' Mystic Arte. Lacking any kind of finesse over it, he just forces his power into a ball and shoves it into his target.
* RecklessPacifist: His aversion to killing puts himself and his allies in danger and injuries Tear. Moving past this is one of the earliest stages of his extensive CharacterDevelopment.
* ReluctantWarrior: He's quickly forced to accept that killing enemies is necessary, but that doesn't mean he has to like it. It's more pronounced when he has to kill humans though, as he is haunted by doing so.
* ReformedButRejected: Jade and Anise are initially not too pleased to see him when he reunites with them.
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:He was created because Van didn't want to part with the original Luke. Guy comes to believe that Replica!Luke is the "real Luke", and his relationship with him is different than the one with Asch, the original Luke.]]
* RoyalBrat: Initially; his mother is the king's sister and he was a {{Jerkass}}.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Develops into this; he's the tertiary heir to the throne and the heir to the most powerful non-royal aristocrat in the kingdom while being TheHero. [[spoiler:Though Luke himself doesn't feel he fits this trope properly due to being [[CloningBlues a replica]].]]
* SayMyName: In the voice dramas, [[spoiler:when Asch takes a blow from Van meant for Luke and bids Luke farewell as he dies, Luke screams his name in anguish: ASSSSSHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUU!]] Outside of that, he's one of the few Tales Protagonists to avert screaming people's names.
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:He's entirely composed of seventh fonons because he's a replica. This makes him vulnerable to fonon seperation from the Tower of Rem. It turns out by the end that everyone knew. Merging with Asch at the end of the game re-stabilized him. [[GainaxEnding Maybe.]]]]
* ShelteredAristocrat: What he starts as. Character development moves him from a cloistered nobleman's brat to [[TheWisePrince a heroic royal that is honored by his king for bravery.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His existence 'as a replica' threw Yulia's Score off track. Not to mention he goes out to wreck [[BigBad Van]]'s plans as well.]]
* SphereOfDestruction: His "Radiant Howl" Mystic Arte is a sphere of reality destroying energy that he forces on an enemy. [[spoiler:Not to mention what happened at Akzeriuth.]]
* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Does his best to seem happy despite his various [[HeroicSelfDeprecation issues]] past a certain point. Gets worse once he starts dying as he plays up the positive things more and more in an attempt to hide it.]]
* ThouShallNotKill: He doesn't like killing. Ultimately defied in that he realises that it is unfortunately necessary.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:The game leads the player and TheTeam to believe that Asch is an evil clone but the truth is that Luke is the clone.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[AssInAmbassador Ambassador Asshat.]] He wasn't a role model from the start, but after being appointed as an ambassador, he becomes much more irritable and quick-tempered; impatient to meet Van at Akzeriuth. The fact that he is LockedOutOfTheLoop by the rest of the party only provokes him more.
* TookALevelInKindness: After his ImportantHaircut. Even his quotes during and after battle become more polite.
* TraumaCongaLine: Oh, just about the '''whole damn game'''. Even before [[spoiler:Akzeriuth]], Luke is forced to [[WhatMeasureIsAMook kill people]] for survival, thrown head long out of his depths into situations beyond his limited experience, and ends up face to face (literally) with things that horrify him. [[spoiler:Then he's used to destroy Akzeriuth, the party gives him crap because of it and ultimately abandon him, he gets a massive GuiltComplex about his part in Akzeriuth's destruction...and that's just the ''start''.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Like with [[spoiler:Asch]], when he's in {{jerkass}} mode, he gets like this to Ion and whenever he's complimented. Once he takes a level in kindness, he downplays it with the tsun mode mostly coming up by the end [[spoiler:when he's flustered about his feelings for Tear]].
* UndyingLoyalty: No matter what anyone says (though they certainly weren't giving him any actual ''reasons'' to think otherwise) Luke whole-heartedly trusts Van and will follow what he wants him to do without any question. [[spoiler:Van specifically [[InvokedTrope invoked]] this in him and once Luke did what Van made him for, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he was discarded and left to die]].]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Is this to Van in the lead up to Akzeriuth, having been groomed since birth to only trust him and thus destroy Akzeriuth on his command.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's ''very'' hard to talk about him [[spoiler:without bring up the fact he's actually the replica of the original Luke fon Fabre.]]
* TheWatson: Being an amnesiac ShelteredAristocrat who hasn't left the family manor in seven years, Luke is perfect for the role of asking "what's going on?"
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Uniquely among the party, Luke recognizes enemy soldiers as human beings and values their lives even pre-CharacterDevelopment, with him experiencing a HeroicBSOD the first time he kills an enemy {{Mook}}. He'll defend himself against enemy attacks and kill if he has to, but its mentioned that killing all these {{Mooks}} haunts him, and he has unique end-of-battle dialogue against human enemies where he expresses regret.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: [[spoiler:As he is actually seven, a lot of what Luke does and thinks and comes to a realization about puts him firmly in this trope.]]
* TheWisePrince: CharacterDevelopment has him transform into this.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Or rather, why can't you remember who you ''really'' are in Luke's case; most people around him (especially Natalia) want him to remember his past so he can go back to being the Luke of the past. [[spoiler:Turns out to be technically this trope in full as he's the seven year old ''replica'' of the original and is himself, no memories to unlock.]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:He's only seven years old]], the kicker being that nobody trustworthy is aware of it until it is [[WhamEpisode too late]]. [[spoiler: Interesting side note: Luke's one of the oldest replicas encountered in game. The only one that's older than him is the Nebilim replica, who's more than twice his age. However, he is the oldest Seventh-Fonon-based replica.]]
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:The events of the Tower of Rem results in Luke's fonons seperating, leaving him with a limited amount of time left to live; especially as he has no choice but to use the very power that will speed up his death to save the world.]]
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