Line #133 Characters/ReignTheConqueror


1	Character sheet for ''Anime/ReignTheConqueror''.
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6	[[folder: Alexander and Relatives]]
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8	!! Alexander
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10	Prince of Macedon.
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12	* DissonantSerenity: He's unusually calm in situations that would unnerve normal people.
13	* DrowningMySorrows: Alexander ''pretends'' to do this after he and Olympias have a falling out with Phillip. Alexander makes a show of drinking and womanizing so that Phillip will assume he's grown soft and therefore let his guard down.
14	* FluffyTamer: He tames Bucephalus, a vicious man-eating horse, and makes him his steed.
15	* {{Foil}}: To his father Phillip. Phillip is stocky and musclebound, while Alexander is lean. Phillip looks ruggedly masculine, while Alexander looks androgynous. Phillip is prone to outbursts of anger, while Alexander is usually calm and collected.
16	* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Just being a fictional retelling of Alexander is enough to make Reign's version of the man BADASS. But HOLY FUCKING SHIT Alexander in this work of fiction can JUMP over 20 feet up in the air to counterattack assassins, kill off an entire squadron of elite knights, and had such a charismatic presence that Darius was just terrified meeting him the first time (even though he didn't even know it was Alexander in disguise).
17	* MamasBoy: Before he sets off for conquest, he spends every evening in the company of his mother. When he learns that Phillip is divorcing Olympias in favor of a new wife, he angrily confronts his father.
18	* SuddenlyShouting: "LOOK ME IN THE EYE!"
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20	!! Olympias
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22	A priestess and mother of Alexander.
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24	* AwfulWeddedLife: Her marriage to Phillip is loveless.
25	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the flashback in which she gives birth to Alexander, her body rhythmically pulses, and her facial expression is orgasmic. Viewers first assume that ''something else'' is going on.
26	* DisproportionateRetribution: Driving her romantic rival insane and indirectly leading to the death of her rival's son was excessive, given that the young woman had little say in the matter.
27	* DissonantSerenity: She is shown calmly looking on or laughing during alarming events, such as when King Phillip tried to kill the baby Alexander and when earthquakes shook her palace.
28	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Alexander seems to be the only person she cares about. She manipulates, brainwashes, and assassinates others for the sake of her son's mission.
29	* EvilLaugh / NoblewomansLaugh: She's an evil woman with a haughty laugh to match.
30	* KarmaHoudini: Out of all her Obviously Evil shenanigans: she never faces any real consequences for being directly responsible for the death of an innocent child and their mother, even if they were in the way of her son succeeding the throne.
31	* MyBelovedSmother: She has shades of this with her son Alexander.
32	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: She ''fawns'' on her son and also stands uncomfortably close to Roxane when they first meet.
33	* WomanScorned: When Phillip ejects her from his palace and takes an attractive young woman as her replacement, she uses magic to drive her rival insane and plays a role in Phillip's assassination.
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35	!! Phillip
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37	King of Macedon and Alexander's father.
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39	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The historical Phillip of Macedon practiced polygyny and had several wives in addition to Olympias. In the anime, Olympias is his sole wife, whom he divorces in favor of Euridice.
40	* AwfulWeddedLife: His marriage to Olympias is hostile and loveless.
41	* CharacterDeath: Alexander and Olympias arrange his assassination.
42	* EyepatchOfPower: He's missing an eye, thanks to Olympias' pet python.
43	* EyeScream: Olympias' python bit his eye out to protect the baby Alexander.
44	* WouldHurtAChild: When Alexander was born, Phillip sensed that the boy was supernatural and dangerous. He would have killed the baby had not Olympias' python defended the boy.
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47	[[folder: Macedonian Court]]
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49	!! Aristotle
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51	A philosopher who mentors the young Alexander.
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53	* TheMentor: To Alexander, before the young conqueror sets off for conquest.
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55	!! Cassandra
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57	Aristotle's daughter and Alexander's childhood friend.
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59	* {{Lady of war}}: A powerful warrior that can keep up with the male characters and has an air of poise and dignity.
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61	!! Attalus
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63	An advisor of Phillip who encourages him to divorce Olympias and marry his daughter Euridice.
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65	* AbusiveParents: He uses his daughter as a political pawn. He screams at Euridice when she suggests that her unborn child by Phillip might be a daughter instead of a son.
66	* ManipulativeBastard: He manipulates Phillip into marrying Euridice so that he will enjoy greater power in Phillip's court.
67	* SuddenlyShouting: He suddenly flies into a rage when Euridice discusses her pregnancy. He loudly insists that her child ''will'' be a boy.
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69	!! Euridice
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71	Phillip's much younger second wife and Attalus's daughter.
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73	* ArrangedMarriage: To Phillip.
74	* ButtMonkey: An extremely dark example of this trope. She's pressured by her father into an arranged marriage to a much older man, who treats her like an object. Then, Olympias uses magic to drive her insane. Because of her insanity, she cannot care for her baby son, who dies.
75	* ExtremeDoormat: She's a passive pawn of her father. Phillip also treats her more like a sex object than a wife, coldly shooing her away when he wishes to speak with one of his advisors.
76	* SatelliteCharacter: To Attalus and Phillip.
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78	!! Philotas
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80	!! Hephaestion
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82	!! Cleitus
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84	!! Ptolemy
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88	[[folder: Persians]]
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90	!! Darius III
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92	A Persian king who seeks to stop Alexander's advance.
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94	* AgeLift: The real Darius III was in his mid-forties when Alexander invaded his territory. This Darius appears to be in his twenties.
95	* BackFromTheDead: When Alexander travels to India, he sees a vision of a dead Darius riding into battle.
96	* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: The real Darius often fled battles he fought against Alexander even if the outcome was not yet decided (and he often wasn't the one doing the generalship but subordinates) and his death was via assassination ordered by a subordinate satrap who was fed up with his constant failures. In Senki he not only has magical powers and actually commands his forces head-on against Alexander, he dies in his final battle attempting to kill Alexander with spells (as opposed to his real life counterpart).
97	* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: The real life Darius was actually considered handsome in his culture although his fashion is quite alien to modern audience. Senki portrays him as the depicted as TallDarkAndHandsome with modern recognizable hairstyles and such.
98	* SmugSnake: With a smug smirk to match.
99	* {{Stripperific}}: His outfit reveals his legs.
100	* YouDontLookLikeYou: Artists have traditionally depicted Darius as a bearded older man. In this series, he's young, handsome, and clean-shaven.
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102	!! Roxane
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104	A Persian woman who marries Alexander.
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106	* AdaptationalWimp: In real life, Roxane ruthlessly sought power for her son after Alexander's death, allegedly arranging the assassinations of his other wives. In this series, she lacks any ruthlessness ... or backbone, for that matter.
107	* ExtremeDoormat: Other characters such as Alexander and Olympias push her around with ease.
108	* SatelliteCharacter: To Alexander.
109	* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: She has a rather ... ''idealistic'' view of Alexander, despite evidence to the contrary.
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113	[[folder: Animals]]
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115	!! Bucephalus
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117	Alexander's steed.
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119	* CoolHorse: After Alexander tames him.
120	* HellishHorse: Bucephalus is a monstrous, man-eating horse who haunts the wilderness. Alexander tames him and makes him his steed.
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122	!! Olympias' Python
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124	Olympias companion animal.
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126	* {{Jerkass}}: When Olympias and Roxane first meet, the python hisses and lunges at Roxane.
127	* NonhumanSidekick: To Olympias. The python seems to be much more intelligent than normal serpents, accompanies Olympias almost everywhere, and defends her newborn son from Phillip.
128	* PapaWolf: When Phillip was about to kill the newborn Alexander, the python defended the baby, biting Phillip's eye out.
129	* SnakesAreSinister: The python is the sinister pet of an equally sinister woman.
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133	[[folder: Other Characters]]
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135	!! Diogenes
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137	An eccentric Cynic philosopher in Athens.
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139	* AcidTripDimension: Diogenes conducts a philosophical discussion with Alexander in one of these, where he takes the form of a dog with a human face.
140	* DeadpanSnarker: In keeping with a historical legend, when Diogenes first meets Alexander, he orders Alexander to move because he's blocking the sun.
141	* EccentricMentor: To Alexander.
142	* {{Expy}}: Of Yoda from ''Star Wars''. He's a short, {{ugly cute}} {{eccentric mentor}} to the story's protagonist. His speech patterns are also reminiscent of Yoda's.
143	* TheGadfly: When an Athenian compares Diogenes to a dog, Diogenes shocks onlookers by urinating in public like a dog.
144	* {{Gonk}}: He's short, with bad teeth and an {{ugly cute}} face.
145	* ObfuscatingInsanity: He cultivates the image of an eccentric homeless man who rejects social conventions. Underneath this facade, he's knowledgeable about cosmic matters.
146	* AnOddPlaceToSleep: He lives in a giant broken urn.
147	* WisdomFromTheGutter: He's an eccentric man who lives on the streets and sleeps in an urn. However, he's much wiser than he appears and demonstrates great wisdom about the nature of the anime's cosmos.
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