| 1 | These are the characters who appear in the Platform/PlayStation [[EasternRPG RPG]] ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon The Legend of Dragoon]]''. |
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| 8 | !! Dart Feld |
| 9 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSeki (JP) and John Butterfield (EN) |
| 10 | [[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lod_dart_4641.jpg]] |
| 11 | ->''"'Revenge does not generate anything.' That's what I learned from Lavitz. To tell the truth, I don't know what I am going to do or even what I want to do when I face the Black Monster. I just want to know what he is."'' |
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| 13 | Survivor of the Black Monster's destruction of Neet, Dart returns from a trip WalkingTheEarth to find his adopted home of Seles razed and his childhood friend Shana kidnapped. The quest to rescue Shana and make the responsible parties pay will extend his journey to take vengeance against the Black Monster further than he could possibly comprehend. |
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| 15 | Wielder of the Red Eyed Dragoon Spirit, which awakens from within his father's prized jewel during the climax of the party's first clash with Kongol. |
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| 17 | * EleventhHourSuperpower: Dart's use of the [[spoiler:Divine Dragoon Spirit]] happens just in time for the FinalBoss. |
| 18 | * BattleCouple: With Shana starting Disc 3 until she was PutOnABus. |
| 19 | * CantDropTheHero: The only times Dart isn't around is when Meru and Rose go off in Disc 3, and during the trials on the Moon that Never Sets in Disc 4. This can often be a hindrance due to Dart's element being fire, and a major arc in the game often putting you up against water based enemies. On the plus side, this also means that Dart will be the highest level of the party to compensate for it. |
| 20 | * CelibateHero: For the first two discs, he isn't interested in romance and doesn't respond to Shana's crush. This ends at the end of Disc 2, when he finally reciprocates. |
| 21 | * DeadpanSnarker: Mostly towards [[LikeBrotherAndSister Shana]] at first, but as the game goes on he gradually starts to get more snarkier towards everyone; Rose and Albert are pretty much the only ones he doesn't (regularly) make jokes at. |
| 22 | * DeadlyUpgrade: If you complete an optional mission, Dart can acquire the Soul Eater, statistically his strongest sword in the entire game. However, it [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin drains part of his HP in every turn]] which can only be negated if you equip him with a healing ring, but doing so will make Dart more of a GlassCannon. |
| 23 | * DiscardAndDraw: Dart loses the Red Eyed Spirit in the endgame, only to gain an EleventhHourSuperpower (see below). |
| 24 | * DoomedHometown: Twice for Dart. Not only is Seles burned at the beginning of the game by Sandoran troops, but his birthplace of Neet was torched by the Black Monster 18 years prior. He's one of only three known survivors. |
| 25 | * ElementalPersonalities: Dart is associated with fire, and is brave, passionate, determined, and heroic. |
| 26 | * EyePatchOfPower: [[spoiler: As the Divine Dragoon, he sports a round, "[[Anime/DragonBallZ scouter-like]]" eye-patch on his left eye.]] |
| 27 | * FashionableAsymmetry: His left arm has armour, his right arm doesn't. Justified since warriors [[ShownTheirWork used to have their sword arm uncovered so it was easier to swing their swords]]. |
| 28 | * FireIsRed: As the Dragoon of Fire, Dart dresses almost entirely in red. |
| 29 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: He fights using a sword while Shana fights using TheStraightAndArrowPath. |
| 30 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is blonde and is TheHero of the story, protecting the innocent, looking out for his fiends and is generally a nice guy. |
| 31 | * HeroesPreferSwords: He is one of two people int he party to use a sword. |
| 32 | * JackOfAllStats: All his stats are perfectly average, with the exception of his above-average HP. |
| 33 | * MartialArtsHeadband: He has a bandana, which likely keeps his hair out of his face. |
| 34 | * MementoMacGuffin: His father's memento is actually the Red Eyed Dragoon crystal. |
| 35 | * NoGearLevel: Shortly into chapter 2, Dart has his Dragoon Spirit stolen and has to go after the thief to get it back. Needless to say, this means he can't access his Dragoon form for a period of time. Functionally, this is to keep him from maxing out his Dragoon level early on, as he gets his at the same time Rose joins the party, but since he [[CantDropTheHero can't be removed from active combat]], he'll end up getting enough SP to quickly out level everyone else without the brief bottleneck. |
| 36 | * ParentalAbandonment: Both of Dart's parents were killed trying to save their home village of Neet from the Black Monster. [[spoiler: His dad is actually NotQuiteDead, but ends up doing this again at the very end.]] |
| 37 | * PinballProtagonist: He never really figures things out until the end. He's just in "protect Shana" mode and this informs all his decisions. Dart's character development centers around this. Much like a wildfire, Dart's passionate and damn hard to stop once he gets moving, but he's also a bit aimless and prone to rash actions. |
| 38 | * TheProtagonist: Dart is the central character. His journey is closely tied to the main plot, and his return to his hometown is what gets everything started. |
| 39 | * PlayingWithFire: Fire is his main element. |
| 40 | * RedIsHeroic: As a [[ColorCodedCharacters color coded character]], red is his assigned color. |
| 41 | * SayMyName: "Laaaaaviiiiiiiitz!!" |
| 42 | * ShonenHair: It's spiky and sticks up on its own. |
| 43 | * SwordAndGun: As [[spoiler: the Divine Dragoon, and they're both [[{{BFS}} huge]] [[{{BFG}} ones]].]] |
| 44 | * WalkingTheEarth: What he's been doing prior to the beginning of the game is wander about. He returns home when he hears talk of a war looming. |
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| 46 | !! Lavitz Slambert |
| 47 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kazuhiro Oguro (JP) and Mike Marx (EN) |
| 48 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lavitz_5671.jpg]] |
| 49 | ->''"It'll be a long friendship that we have."'' |
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| 51 | Knight of Basil and another prisoner in Sandora's Hellena compound -- at least until he joins Dart's jailbreak. Together, they escape to the Kingdom of Basil and assist in its defense throughout the first disc. Initial wielder of the Jade Dragoon Spirit, having won it in combat with Greham, the murderer of Lavitz's father. Killed by Lloyd while saving King Albert from execution at Hellena; his Dragoon spirit passed to Albert. |
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| 53 | * BackForTheFinale: After [[spoiler: dying in the penultimate arc in Disc 1]], he returns in the penultimate arc of Disc 4 as [[spoiler: an [[DemonicPossession unwilling]] boss. After you defeat him, he'll sacrifice his soul to send the player to the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.]] |
| 54 | * BarredFromTheAfterlife [[spoiler:Thanks to Death City Mayfill's corruption, Lavitz's spirit is forced to remain in the land of the living following his death, ultimately becoming a vessel for one of the demons who have seized control of the city; as a result, Dart and the others have to free his soul from possession so he can pass on to the afterlife.]] |
| 55 | * BlowYouAway: Wind is his primary element. |
| 56 | * ClothingDamage: Somehow, [[spoiler: Zachwell's DemonicPossession]] of his spirit causes him to lose his armor, {{shirt|lessScene}}, boots, and get his pants ripped up. |
| 57 | * DeadStarWalking: [[spoiler: Despite appearing so extensively throughout the promotional material, Lavitz ends up getting killed about three quarters of the way through the very first disc, only briefly reappearing in Disc 4.]] |
| 58 | * DemonicPossession: In the penultimate arc of Disc 4, which requires [[spoiler: the player [[FightingYourFriend to fight him]].]] |
| 59 | * DisappearedDad: His father is long dead at the start of the story, having been murdered by Greham. |
| 60 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: When Lavitz casts the Blossom/Rose Storm spell, the petals he uses are CherryBlossoms, a flower long symbolic of the tragically short lives of samurai. |
| 61 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Is blond and is one of the most decent people in the game. |
| 62 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Having already impaled himself through the chest in an attempt to stop Zackwell from killing Dart, Lavitz follows this up by sacrificing his remaining energies to open the way to Disc 4's final dungeon.]] |
| 63 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Albert. Aside from being his king and lord, the two have been best friends since they were young children. It's the main reason why Albert takes up the mantle of Jade Dragoon after [[spoiler: Lavitz's death]]. |
| 64 | * {{Hunk}}: To Albert's PrettyBoy,he has this chiseled knight look to him. |
| 65 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: |
| 66 | ** [[spoiler: How he died, courtesy of Lloyd with the Dragon Buster. ]] |
| 67 | ** Happens again in Disc 4, [[spoiler: when he impales himself with his own spear in order to kill the demonic parasite clinging to his body.]] |
| 68 | * IWantGrandkids: His mother's a bit insistent on him getting married. |
| 69 | * KnightInShiningArmor: He's a kind man dedicated to protecting everyone without hesitation and is steadfastly loyal to his king, Albert. |
| 70 | * TheLancer: Uses a spear to Dart's sword. More confident and lawful than the emotional Dart. |
| 71 | * MightyGlacier: He starts off being tough and slow, though he quickly becomes a GlassCannon in magic-heavy boss fights. |
| 72 | * MilitaryBrat: His father was a military man as well. |
| 73 | * MommasBoy: He's very close to his mom; in fact, more than half of Lavitz's visit to Bale is spent at his mother's house. |
| 74 | * PatrioticFervor: Lavitz worshiped his father and aspired to become a knight Like he. The reality turned out to be less glamorous than he imagined. Nevertheless, he redoubled his effort when his father died. |
| 75 | -->"I feel all the more strongly how great my father was. To protect this country I would tear the flesh from my body. It's the same passion you have towards Shana." |
| 76 | * PetalPower: A couple of his dragoon spells, especially the aptly-named Blossom Storm. |
| 77 | * RazorWind: Kind of a given considering his magic involves shooting wind at people. |
| 78 | * SacrificialLion: Despite having distinguished himself as a first-tier character, Lavitz [[spoiler: is ultimately killed by Lloyd, establishing the Wingly as a villain and expanding the scope of the plot beyond the borders of Serdio]]. |
| 79 | * ShipperOnDeck: He advises Dart to stop thinking of Shana as a "baby sister" and instead open his mind to the fact that [[SheIsAllGrownUpNow grew up while he was away]]. |
| 80 | * TrueCompanions: With both Dart and Albert he has a tight friendship. |
| 81 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Albert, his king, who could not ask for a more loyal knight. |
| 82 | * WindIsGreen: As a [[ColorCodedCharacters color coded character]], green is his assigned color and his element is wind. |
| 83 | * YouKilledMyFather: His showdown with the traitorous Greham involves the murder of his knigthly father. . |
| 84 | |
| 85 | !! Shana |
| 86 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkemiOkamura (JP) and Donna Mae Wong (EN) |
| 87 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shana_5998.jpg]] |
| 88 | ->''"I can walk next to Dart. I have been working towards that. There is nothing we can do about the time we were apart, but I want to be with you forever!"'' |
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| 90 | Dart's childhood friend and [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend honestly not-girlfriend]]. Isn't particularly sure why Sandoran forces kidnapped her during the invasion of Seles. After being poisoned by the Green-Tusked Dragon Feyrbrand, she is healed with the White Silver Dragoon Spirit and subsequently inherits its power; later loses control of the spirit during Discs 3, forcing Miranda to inherit it. |
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| 92 | * ActionSurvivor: Comparatively speaking: unlike the rest of the party, who are uniformly all trained warriors (with the possible exception of [[DanceBattler Meru]]), Shana has some training with a bow, but is not as experienced or athletic as the others and keeps up with them largely through her [[SilkHidingSteel determination]]. This is reflected in her end-of-battle animation: unlike the others, who all have dynamic poses, Shana's pose has her doubling over in exhaustion before pulling herself together. |
| 93 | * AntiAntiChrist: [[spoiler:By all rights, Shana ''doesn't'' want to cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. However, being the Moon Child, she is naturally drawn to reunite with the Virage Embryo against her will. It's why when Frahma manages to remove the soul of the Virage from her and take it for himself, she's not particularly complaining about it.]] |
| 94 | * ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Shana is actually the Moon Child, having been born with the soul of the God of Destruction, and is therefore destined to reclaim her godly body and cleanse the world of life.]] |
| 95 | * BarefootCaptives: The next time Shana is seen after her abduction, she is barefoot. |
| 96 | * BattleCouple: Continues adventuring with Dart after becoming his girlfriend. |
| 97 | * CharmPerson: The cast's affection for Shana [[FridgeHorror becomes rather dark]] once you realize that [[spoiler: the Moon Child has the ability to overpower and influence the minds of others, turning them into fanatics for the God of Destruction.]] |
| 98 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: Grew up with Dart, and is now in love with him. |
| 99 | * CombatMedic: Her primary role is as a healer, and her dragoon magic tends to focus on that. |
| 100 | * DamselInDistress: Basically her life. Kidnapped at the very beginning of the game, pursued by various factions, poisoned, kidnapped again in Disc 3, and held in Damsel Perpetuity until the ending. |
| 101 | * DefenseMechanismSuperpower: On occasion, when her life is endangered, she instinctively manifests a glowing halo of power that can destroy her enemies or protect her allies. [[spoiler: It turns out that this is actually one of the powers of the Moon Child.]] |
| 102 | * ElementalPersonalities: Shana's element is Light, and she's innocent, kind-hearted, gentle, and pure. |
| 103 | * GlassCannon: [[MagikarpPower When properly leveled up and with the right equipment]], she [[spoiler:and Miranda]] can easily tear through bosses and enemies with her late game Dragoon spells. However, her HP and defense growth is absolutely pathetic, meaning she'll likely only be able to take three hits from most bosses at ''most'' before being KO'd. |
| 104 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: She fights using TheStraightAndArrowPath while Dart uses a sword. |
| 105 | * TheHeart: She is the compassionate one of the Dragoon party. |
| 106 | * HijackedDestiny: [[spoiler:[[AntiAntiChrist Not that she was complaining about having the soul of the Virage Embryo removed from her.]] The fact Frahma merges the soul with himself [[NiceJobFixingItVillain actually helps the heroes]], since they don't have to agonize over having to kill her now.]] |
| 107 | * HolyHandGrenade: The Star Children and White Silver Dragoon spells embody this, as do the glowing halos of energy she occasionally manifests. [[spoiler: The halos are a particularly blatant case of this, given that they're actually manifestations of her true nature as the Moon Child.]] |
| 108 | * LightEmUp: As a light-elemental character, her few offensive spells make use of this. |
| 109 | * LightIsGood: Her outfit is predominantly white, and she wields light magic. Played with, though as while Shana herself is perfectly innocent, but [[spoiler: as the Moon Child, she's destined to destroy the entire world.]] |
| 110 | * LivingMacGuffin: The entire plot is kicked off by her capture at the hands of Sandoran troops, and though she's rescued about a quarter of the way through the first disc, she's still sought after by Lloyd throughout the game -- [[spoiler: ultimately leading to her capture by Diaz in Disc 3.]] It's later revealed that this is because she's none other than [[spoiler: the Moon Child, the living vessel of the God of Destruction, and Diaz wants to help her fulfil her apocalyptic destiny -- albeit for his own purposes.]] |
| 111 | * LovedByAll: Gentle, kind, and pretty, there isn't one person in-universe who seems to genuinely dislike her. Horrifyingly justified, since it's hinted that [[spoiler: this is the result of her power as the Moon Child, unconsciously influencing people around her to worship her.]] |
| 112 | * LukeIAmYourFather: It's revealed at the end of Disk 3 that [[spoiler: Shana is the twin sister of Princess Louvia, and therefore, Queen Theresa is her mother.]] |
| 113 | * MagikarpPower: Starts off [[TheLoad thoroughly useless]] but becomes better when she hits Dragoon Level 3, and almost indispensable once she hits Dragoon Level 5. |
| 114 | * MechanicallyUnusualClass: Shana's weapon is a bow, which means she [[spoiler:and later Miranda]] can't preform additions like the rest of the playable characters can. However, although this means her default attack is weak, it also generates consistent, high SP compared to the others who are dependent on the players skill. The SP she generates increases as her dragoon level does and by around the third level, she generates enough to fill almost half the gauged, and maxed out she'll have zero trouble getting and maintaining her Dragoon form. This all allows her to take the most advantage of Dragoon magic of any of the playable cast. |
| 115 | * Mystical108: [[spoiler: Shana is the one-hundred eighth Moon Child. Melbu Frahma's actions in the Moon That Never Sets ensured that Shana would be the last.]] |
| 116 | %%* OutOfClothesExperience: Her Dragoon transformation. |
| 117 | * ProperLady: Polite, kind, and wholesome, and looks damn good in a dress. |
| 118 | * PutOnABus: In Disc 3, she inexplicably falls ill following a visit to the Crystal Palace's signet. [[spoiler: Her dragon spirit abandons her in favor of Miranda, although Shana suspected she'd lose it when she fainted earlier in the game.]] as a result, she's left behind in Deningrad... [[spoiler: Up until Emperor Diaz kidnaps her.]] |
| 119 | * SacredBowAndArrows: She represents the light/holy Dragoon spirit until Disc 3 and fight with bows and arrows. She's also quite useful at healing. |
| 120 | * SeparatedAtBirth: Disc 3 reveals that [[spoiler: Shana is actually the Princess of Mille Seseau, initially believed to have been a victim of the Black Monster's attack on the SS Louvia; in reality, [[SwitchedAtBirth the child killed that day was Shana's identical twin]], which is how the Moon Child managed to survive to adulthood.]] |
| 121 | * SiblingYinYang: Neither know it, [[spoiler:but Shana's biological mother later adopted Miranda, making Shana and Miranda adopted sisters. Their personalities are polar opposites.]] |
| 122 | * SheCleansUpNicely: Shana wears a [[PimpedOutDress white ballgown]] to a party at the end of Disc 2. Dart is floored. |
| 123 | * SheIsAllGrownUp: Played with in that Shana wants Dart to think of her differently because of this, but Dart still thinks of them LikeBrotherAndSister. It's resolved about halfway through the game. |
| 124 | * SilkHidingSteel: Despite her gentle and innocent personality, Shana is fiercely determined and keeps up with the party despite being much less experienced than them. Lampshaded by Lavitz when he and Dart rescue her from Hellena. |
| 125 | --> '''Lavitz''': She was alone in such a hellish place. If she was a regular woman, she wouldn't have been able to survive. |
| 126 | * SingleTargetSexuality: Apparently, she's been in love with Dart all her life. |
| 127 | * SquishyWizard: Strongest magic in the game bar none, but also among the weakest physical stats. It doesn't help that, due to her weapon choice, she doesn't have additions. |
| 128 | * TheStraightAndArrowPath: Her weapon is a traditional bow and arrow. |
| 129 | * TrickArrow: Many later weapon upgrades add effects. |
| 130 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: Her healing abilities, plus her super kind and friendly personality, qualify her for this trope. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | !! Rose |
| 133 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumiTouma (JP) and Awele Makeba (EN) |
| 134 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lod_rose_2708.jpg]] |
| 135 | ->''"War is not in human nature. Humans fight by making themselves enter insanity. It is...the same for revenge. This is a tool to amplify the insanity."'' |
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| 137 | A wandering warrior who saves Dart from Feyrbrand during his journey home to Seles, and later shows up to help awaken and train his Dragoon Spirit, wielding the Darkness Spirit herself. Her knowledge of the Dragon Campaign of 11,000 years ago becomes dangerously relevant to the civil war in Serdio and the machinations of its puppet masters. |
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| 139 | * EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:She acquires the Dragon Buster]] before the final battle. |
| 140 | * ActionGirl: An accomplished swordswoman with lots of combat experience, and her attacks do massive damage. She chooses not to enter the tournament in Lohan because it wouldn't be fair to the other contestants. |
| 141 | * TheAgeless: [[spoiler: Thanks to the Wingly-made enchanted choker she wears, Rose has stopped aging, allowing her to be alive and kicking ''eleven thousand years'' after the Dragon Campaign.]] |
| 142 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: She tends not to get too emotional (this is actually because [[spoiler: she repressed all of her emotions long ago]]). |
| 143 | * TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Has spent the past 11,000 trying to atone for the mistake she and the other Dragoons made of allowing the soul of the Virage Embryo to escape during the Dragoon campaign.]] |
| 144 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: She has moves called Death Dimension and Demon's Gate, but she's a pretty good person [[spoiler: who occasionally goes on a massive killing spree to keep the world safe]]. |
| 145 | * BattleCouple: She and her fiancé Zieg were initially this... up until Zieg died [[spoiler: during the Dragon Campaign]]. |
| 146 | * BrokenBird: [[spoiler: She was conscripted into [[WarIsHell a terrible and bloody war]], her lover was petrified, her friends died one after another, and she had to [[ShootTheDog kill innocent people for thousands of years to keep the world safe]].]] Rose is ''very'' broken. |
| 147 | * CastingAShadow: Her element is darkness. |
| 148 | * CoolSword: Just before the FinalBattle she gets [[spoiler: the Dragon Buster sword]]. |
| 149 | * CrutchCharacter: Rose is the epitome of a [[Franchise/FireEmblem Jagan archetype]]: when introduced, her stats are absolutely killer, and she'll pretty much carry the party through Disc 1, but once the others catch up to her around Disc 2, her stats will middle out in comparison to the likes of Albert, Haschel, and Meru (though she never becomes ''useless'', just no longer indispensible). |
| 150 | * DanceBattler: Her style of fencing is elegant and fluid, almost as much as Meru, who's an actual dancer. Some of her combos even sound like dance names. |
| 151 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Though her element is darkness and though [[spoiler: she's actually the Black Monster]], she's not evil. |
| 152 | * DeadpanSnarker: She gives out many scathing responses to the party, especially Miranda. |
| 153 | -->'''Lavitz:''' You seem to know things nobody should know. |
| 154 | -->'''Rose:''' Which is better than being ignorant. |
| 155 | * DefrostingIceQueen: She's all but shut off her emotions in order to deal with [[spoiler: having to be a legendary mass murderer for the sake of the world]], but traveling with Dart gradually allows her to recover her emotions. |
| 156 | * EasilyForgiven: Rose has killed [[spoiler:countless untold millions of people in order to prevent the Moon Child from bringing about the apocalypse, and Zieg makes sure everyone in the party knows about it at the end of Disc 3.]] Apart from a swordfight with [[spoiler: Dart]] to resolve the pent-up anger, the party very readily forgave Rose for this. [[spoiler: Haschel]] never even brings up the fact that she killed [[spoiler: his daughter Claire]]. Rose herself was surprised at this treatment, but everyone accepted that [[ShootTheDog she did what]] [[IDidWhatIHadToDo had to be done]]. And they flat out let her go for it when they realize [[spoiler:killing Shana]] might be for the best. |
| 157 | * ElementalPersonalities: Rose is a Dragoon of darkness; accordingly, she's grim, isolated, humorless, secretive, mysterious, and ruthless. |
| 158 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Wears (Grade A) ZettaiRyouiki on her left leg while exposing the right. |
| 159 | * FloralThemeNaming: She fits the beautiful-but-dangerous symbolism of roses. |
| 160 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: There's a lot that hints to her [[spoiler:being the Black Monster]] before it's revealed, but there is some incredibly subtle foreshadowing [[spoiler:simply in her element related to the element of another party member. She is of the darkness element, and has dedicated her existence to killing the Moon Child each time they reincarnate. Darkness deals more damage against light element creatures. Now, ''which of the initial starting party members is light element?'']] |
| 161 | * GlassCannon: Her defenses are meh, and her HP is awful for a physically oriented character. Nevertheless, her attacks hit ''hard''. |
| 162 | * GoOutWithASmile: Occurs in Disc 4, [[spoiler: when she gets to die with the man she loves, finally ending the fight they started 11,000 years ago.]] |
| 163 | * HeroicSacrifice: Basically her entire life is one long series of these. She says as much when Shirley asks her what life means to her: Nothing but sacrifice. |
| 164 | * HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:As the Black Monster, Rose is hated by nearly everyone in the world for averting what they considered as 'blessing'. Only Rose knows that the 'blessing' means total extinction.]] |
| 165 | * ImmortalGenius: [[spoiler: Rose was made immortal through the power of a magical choker she wears, and not only fought in the near-mythical Dragon Campaign eleven thousand years ago, but has spent every century since then since then postponing the apocalypse as the Black Monster, hence why she knows so much about the ancient world.]] |
| 166 | * ImmortalityInducer: Late in Disc 2, and made more explicit in Disc 4, it's revealed that [[spoiler: the choker she wears is actually a Wingly talisman gifted to her by Charle Frahma, and has kept her alive for the past 11,000 years.]] |
| 167 | * JerkassHasAPoint: Rose can be pretty harsh and blunt, and isn't exactly the comforting type, but more often than not, her advice, hard as it is to hear, is usually pretty correct. |
| 168 | * KnightInSourArmor: Sarcastic, bitter and cynical, but still single-mindedly devoted to saving the world. [[spoiler: This also applies to her role as the Black Monster; she's clearly sick of her immortality and emotionally deadened by over 11,000 years of saving the world by murdering children, but she nonetheless refuses to give up protecting Endiness.]] |
| 169 | * LadyLegionnaireWear: She sports this as part of her armour, and she's quite graceful too. |
| 170 | * LadyOfWar: She's noted in-universe to be quite beautiful and elegant while still being an incredibly skilled swordfighter, and her fencing style is more graceful than Dart's rougher and more aggressive style. |
| 171 | * TheLancer: Much calmer and more rational than Dart while generally acting as his NumberTwo, particularly in Disc 4. |
| 172 | * LovingAShadow: Rose is drawn to Dart, as she confirms in her inner monologue when they fall off the Ghost Ship, but acknowledges that this is just because he reminds her of Zieg, and she does not pursue it. |
| 173 | * MovingBeyondBereavement: Has been mourning the deaths of her old friends for many years prior to the start of the game and likely hasn't had a chance to move on [[spoiler: due to spending the 11,000 years since then as the Black Monster, killing people in order to prevent the end of the world.]] As a result, she has been left cold, withdrawn, and prone to flashbacks; being in the company of Dart and company gradually makes her become more sociable, but it's not until Disc 4 that she finally makes peace with herself and moves on from her losses - most prominently by freeing the souls of her old comrades from Vellweb, allow her to say goodbye to her friends before they vanish into the afterlife. |
| 174 | * MsExposition: Gives Dart (and us) an outline of the Dragoon/Wingly war. |
| 175 | * MysteriousWaif: A mysterious woman that comes out of nowhere and knows more than anyone else about what's going on. |
| 176 | * NecessarilyEvil: As the [[spoiler: Black Monster.]] |
| 177 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: One of the few times she doesn't almost blow her cover, it's because [[spoiler:she immediately knows Meru is a Wingly, and it's not at a good time to mention that.]] |
| 178 | * OverratedAndUnderleveled: Rose has a ''lot'' of pre-existing combat experience, given that [[spoiler: she's been alive and fighting for ''eleven thousand years'', to say nothing of the bloody war she fought in prior to that]], and when she joins the party, all of that combat experience adds up to...Level 8. She's also only Dragoon level 1, despite being the character to ''introduce'' that gameplay mechanic. |
| 179 | * PerpetualFrowner: She outright says in Disk 2 that she doesn't remember how to smile, and when she actually laughs near the end of the disk, she's shocked, commenting that she hasn't laughed in years. |
| 180 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Dark purple, and she's a pretty strong fighter. |
| 181 | * PurposeDrivenImmortality: [[spoiler: Uses Wingly magic to extend her life so that she can continue to fight the Moon Child whenever it appears.]] |
| 182 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: Has a really pale complexion and has jet black hair. Her beauty is also noted quite a few times. |
| 183 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She's a lot older than she looks -- [[spoiler: 11,000 years, in fact, thanks to a Wingly talisman of immortality.]] |
| 184 | * RebelRelaxation: Has a tendency to lean against a nearby surface during discussions. |
| 185 | * ShellShockedVeteran: [[spoiler: She fought in the Wingly Campaign, watched her friends and fiancé die in combat, and has had to spend 11,000 years wiping out entire villages and murdering children as the Black Monster for the sake of saving the world, and is so broken by her experiences that she can't really express much in the way of anything.]] |
| 186 | * ShootTheDog: Took on the burden of ''murdering children'' in order to keep the world safe, resulting in the [[spoiler: Black Monster]] title. |
| 187 | * SixthRanger: In Disc 1. |
| 188 | * TheSmartGuy: She serves as this through most of Disc 1, being the one most knowledgable about history and the various mystical aspects of the world left over from the Dragon Campaign. Following [[spoiler:Lavitz's death]] she steps out of the role and takes over as TheLancer, with Albert coming in to take her place (though she remains the most knowledgable about the Dragon Campaign specifically, though that's only because [[spoiler:she served in it.]]) |
| 189 | * SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Of the Dragoons during the Dragon Campaign. Not because she outlived them due to the choker, but because the rest of them fell during the final battle with Melbu Frahma. Subverted at the end of Disc 3 after Zieg resurfaces.]] |
| 190 | * StockingFiller: In Dragoon form. |
| 191 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Rose can be extremely cold and downright merciless at times, but with a lot of patience and effort, she can show a certain degree of affection, usually towards Dart. |
| 192 | * TimeAbyss: It's revealed in Disc 2 -- and expanded on in Disc 3 -- that Rose has been alive for [[spoiler: over ''eleven thousand years''. She's seen the rise and fall of countless empires, associated with creatures now considered to be myths, and she's made it her mission in life to assassinate the supposed Messiah every century.]] |
| 193 | * TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: After being separated from her fiancé for over 11,000 years, Rose ultimately opts to die with Zieg in the collapsing ruins of the Moon Than Never Sets]]. |
| 194 | * TheTragicRose: Once you've finished the game, step back and take a good hard look at everything that Rose has been through in her life. |
| 195 | * UndyingWarrior: [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed that [[BrokenBird Rose]] is immortal thanks to a magical choker given to her by [[ImmortalGenius Charle Frahma]], and has spent most of her life as a warrior - from participating in the Dragon Campaign over eleven thousand years ago, to helping Dart and the rest of the party win the Serdian War in Disc 1. More unpleasantly, Rose has been using her power in order to periodically hunt down TheAntiChrist and kill it - along with everyone that said Antichrist might have enthralled into its service.]] |
| 196 | * UselessUsefulSpell: Astral Drain would be awesome if it dealt (and therefore healed) more damage. Demon's Gate is only useful in random battles, which no sane person will use Dragoons in anyway. |
| 197 | * WalkingSpoiler: Her backstory is very integral to the plot. |
| 198 | * WhoWantsToLiveForever: From the moment it's established in Disc 2, it's made abundantly clear that [[spoiler: Rose doesn't enjoy her magically long life, she tolerates it because of her duty to save the world]]. |
| 199 | * WouldHurtAChild: She never enjoyed it, but she took on the duty to prevent the world's destruction. |
| 200 | * ZenSurvivor: Having seen the very worst Endiness has to offer over the course of her life, Rose is more than happy to share her knowledge of the world with Dart, along with most of her trademarked cynicism. |
| 201 | |
| 202 | !!Haschel |
| 203 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Minoru Inaba (JP) and Brian Vouglas (EN) |
| 204 | [[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/haschel_7952.jpg]] |
| 205 | ->''"It's been 20 years since I left the village pursuing Claire, but what I have found was only my immaturity."'' |
| 206 | |
| 207 | Martial Arts master from the [[{{Wutai}} isolated island village of Rouge]], who joins Dart and pals to take a bit of a break from his own search for his missing daughter Claire. This winds up being a shock to Dart, as Claire was also his mother's name, and the lullaby Dart taught Shana originated from Rouge. Of course, ThereAreNoCoincidences. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | Wields the Thunder Dragoon Spirit after inheriting it from Doel. |
| 210 | ---- |
| 211 | * ActionDad: He hasn't seen his daughter in over 20 years, but he is a father and a really powerful martial artist. |
| 212 | * BadassTeacher: A retired one, but he was a martial arts master back home in Rouge. |
| 213 | * BareFistedMonk: In terms of appearance, anyway. |
| 214 | * TheBigGuy: Physically average in stature but he gets a few moments to remind everyone that he is a powerful martial arts master, including one where he cracks a massive stone circle to dust with one punch -- and this is without having to use Dragoon powers. |
| 215 | * CoolOldGuy: The only party member older then him is [[spoiler: Rose]]. That being said, he gives out excellent advice to party members and remains calm and genial at all times. |
| 216 | * DirtyOldMan: Downplayed. He says he likes the attention of young women and sometimes try to flirt, but he's joking and isn't serious most of the times. |
| 217 | * ElementalPersonalities: Haschel is a lightning elementalist, and is accordingly vivacious, mischievous and active [[CoolOldGuy despite his advanced age]]. |
| 218 | * ItsPersonal: He knocks out Meru so he can confront his old student Gehrich by himself. |
| 219 | * KameHameHadouken: His second Addition, the Fury of Styxx, as well as the end of his Dragoon Addition combo |
| 220 | * LightningBruiser: Both stat-wise and literally, of a fast hard hitter variants, but he has a decent defense as well. [[spoiler:It's not a coincidence that he and Dart are well balanced.]] |
| 221 | * LongLostRelative: Quite apart from being well into his sixties, he is actually a grandfather. [[spoiler: Dart's, in fact. Though after figuring it out, he keeps it a secret from Dart until the very end of the game.]] |
| 222 | * MyGreatestFailure: His daughter accidentally killed a fellow student during a sparring session, under ''his'' watch, having been spurred on by ''his'' SternTeacher tactics -- resulting in Claire running away from home. |
| 223 | * NonElemental: A weird example in that he ''does'' have an element (Thunder), but for whatever reason, that element is completely exempt from the game's ElementalRockPaperScissors system, even going neutral against itself. This gives him a great advantage compared to the other party members, as he'll never need to worry about taking extra damage from any of the elements. |
| 224 | * OffhandBackhand: Performs one in the midst of his Omni-Sweep. |
| 225 | * OldMaster: An old and skilled martial arts master, whose students figure in the plot. One of them went bad and Haschel had to discipline him in a boss battle. |
| 226 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Haschel is clearly not young, but with a full head of completely dark hair, he does look about a decade younger than 60. |
| 227 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: He is aware of the possibility that his daughter may be dead. [[spoiler: Sadly, she is. But at least she gave him a grandson whom he eventually meets.]] |
| 228 | * PowerFist: Many of his Additions involve him punching the enemies extra hard. |
| 229 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Purple is his color scheme, and (in cutscenes anyway) he's a very powerful fighter. In combat, he's got average stats. |
| 230 | * ShockAndAwe: After gaining the Thunder Dragoon Spirit. Probably one of the main reasons he doesn't fall behind stat-wise, as Thunder has no [[ElementalRockPaperScissors counter-element]]. |
| 231 | * SleevesAreForWimps: His martial arts gi doesn't have sleeves. |
| 232 | * {{Shoryuken}}: The finisher to his Omni-Sweep. |
| 233 | * SternTeacher: He regrets being one, given that his harsh tutelage of his daughter resulted in her accidentally killing another student and running away. |
| 234 | * StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Despite his age, him and Meru can weirdly be on the same page at times. |
| 235 | * TeamDad: Rose is too jaded to keep this bunch in line, so it falls to Haschel to play the role. |
| 236 | * ThemeNaming : His addition refers to numbers, and add the exact same number of hits -1 to fit the number of hits with the number it represents. The weird exception is Flurry of Styx (which might or might not be referring to three) and Hex Hammer (which adds six hits, totaling into seven attack). In the Japanese version, Flurry/Ferry of Styx (the English version is inconsistent on what it's called) is referred to as 三途の渡し (Sanzu no Watashi), with "Sanzu" being the Japanese name for Styx. "San" (三) is also Japanese for "three" which fits his number theme. Ferry of Styx makes sense, even though it loses the number theme. Don't even ask where "flurry" came from... |
| 237 | * TookALevelInKindness: Revealed in his backstory. His past as a SternTeacher is what drove his daughter away and he regrets it to this day. |
| 238 | * WalkingTheEarth: In search of his runaway daughter. |
| 239 | * WellDoneSonGuy: Claire was the sole heir to the Rouge School of Martial Arts. As such, Haschel pushed her harder than any of his other students -- an approach that tragically backfired. |
| 240 | * YouCantFightFate: He's ready to walk away from the party after defeating Emperor Doel but the Thunder Dragoon spirit had other plans. When he figures out that [[spoiler:he is actually Dart's grandfather, he attributes his presence on the quest to destiny.]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | !! Albert |
| 243 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki (JP) and David Babich (EN) |
| 244 | [[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/albert_6676.jpg]] |
| 245 | ->''"I don't have a means to speak with vulgar men."'' |
| 246 | |
| 247 | King of Basil and regular sparring partner to Lavitz, he joins Dart's merry band following Sandoran forces' extraction of the Moon Gem from his body and also that whole "Lavitz dying" thing. Smitten with Princess Emille of Tiberoa, and spends a good chunk of Disc 2 shocked at her newfound rashness of attitude. He's only slightly less shocked that Emille was impersonated the whole time by Lenus, pulling the long con for Lloyd. |
| 248 | |
| 249 | Wields the Jade Dragoon Spirit. |
| 250 | ---- |
| 251 | * AntiFrustrationFeature: [[spoiler:For all intents and purposes, him replacing Lavitz after the latter dies is basically a model and animation swap. Everything you did with Lavitz transfers over to Albert after his death.]] |
| 252 | * BadassBookworm: Definitely the best-educated member of the team, not to mention the most formal; he also has a spectacular passion for reading, resulting in a borderline-{{Nerdgasm}} when the team visits Mille Seseau's National Library. |
| 253 | * BadassCape: He wears a cape with both his royal and regular outfits |
| 254 | * BlowYouAway: Wind is his primary element. |
| 255 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Albert is an outright nerd, and tends to ramble on a lot, but he sure knows how to fight. |
| 256 | * AChildShallLeadThem: Albert inherited the throne when he was only six. It's the reason Doel split the country in two. |
| 257 | * DamnYouMuscleMemory: [[spoiler:Though he shares Lavitz' additions, his are preformed with slight timing differences due to having different animations for preforming them. This can be rather disorienting just after he replaces Lavitz.]] |
| 258 | * DifficultButAwesome: His Additions deal A LOT of damage, especially Blossom Storm. However, the speed of entering a combo is ridiculous. Though the training with them helps with faster and trickier additions. (Meru's and Haschel's) |
| 259 | * ElementalPersonalities: He's an air elementalist, an exuberant intellectual with a passion for reading, a tendency to get distracted by matters of the mind, and the fastest fighting style in the entire game. |
| 260 | * TheGoodKing: Albert loves and respects Basil, and is loved and respected in return by his people. |
| 261 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Is blonde and is a good person as well as a good ruler. |
| 262 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lavitz. Aside from being his king and lord, the two have been best friends since they were young children. It's the main reason why Albert [[spoiler: takes up the mantle of Jade Dragoon after Lavitz's death]]. |
| 263 | * HonorBeforeReason: The party has to find someone to vouch for them to enter Castle Fletz because he refuses to reveal himself as a king. |
| 264 | * KingIncognito: Albert adopts this persona when he joins the group. |
| 265 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's depicted as a typical {{Bishounen}}. |
| 266 | * MightyGlacier: Like [[spoiler: Lavitz]], hits hard and has respectable defences. Not the fastest party member by a long shot. With that said, he does have access to the best spell in the game - [[StatusBuff Rose Storm]], which creates a shield for three turns. The shield halves all the damage. |
| 267 | * OddNameOut: The only wielder of the Jade Dragon Spirit whose name starts with a vowel, as he's respectively preceded by Syuveil, Greham and Lavitz. |
| 268 | * PrettyBoy: To Lavitz's {{Hunk}}. |
| 269 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: He was a child when he inherited the throne, but he bulked himself up to earn this. |
| 270 | * RazorWind: Like with Lavitz, his magic involve shooting wind at people. How else is he gonna do damage? |
| 271 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The brains behind Basil's war effort and later joins the party. |
| 272 | * ShipTease: Very, ''very'' heavily with Princess Emille: he's apparently admired her for some time, is horrified to see her new rowdy attitude (and is deeply relieved to learn that it's because [[spoiler:she's being impersonated by Lenus]]), and has some extremely flirtatious dialogue with her. [[spoiler: The ending reveals that they eventually got married.]] |
| 273 | * SomethingAboutARose: Albert uses roses in the Flower Storm spell. The noble, rebellious rose is meant to contrast against Lavitz's CherryBlossoms. |
| 274 | * SpamAttack: Although Albert is just as much of a MightyGlacier as [[spoiler:Lavitz]], who he replaces in the lineup, his Additions are much more rapid-fire, requiring quicker reactions when inputting them. |
| 275 | * TheSmartGuy: While he does help out Dart given that he has more of a connection to Emperor Doel, and later in Tiberoa with Princess Emile, he tends to not be as assertive. However, we learn very quickly that Albert is quite intelligent and solves many of the group's cerebral problems. Rose is more of the expert on the Dragon War, [[spoiler: but that's just because she served in it.]] |
| 276 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Lavitz after [[spoiler: the latter dies. They have the same Additions, stats, and equipment. Of course, this could also be explained by them being best friends and having trained together for most of their lives.]] |
| 277 | * WindIsGreen: As a [[ColorCodedCharacters color coded character]], green is his assigned color and his element is wind. |
| 278 | |
| 279 | !! Meru |
| 280 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokoKawakami (JP) and Lucy Kee (EN) |
| 281 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meru_7820.jpg]] |
| 282 | ->''"Hey you, alky! How dare you touch my butt!"'' |
| 283 | |
| 284 | The best dancer in the Tiberoan village of Donau, she joins Dart and the gang to help free the kingdom from the clutches of the Gehrich Gang. Her perky exterior hides the fact that the Winglies of Mille Seseau are royally cheesed off at her leaving their HiddenElfVillage to prove the two races can heal their wounds from the Dragon Campaign. |
| 285 | |
| 286 | Wields the Blue Sea Dragoon Spirit after putting an end to Lenus. |
| 287 | ---- |
| 288 | * ActionGirl: She's a swift and agile fighter, and we first meet her as she's fighting off some bandits long before she becomes the Blue Sea Dragoon. |
| 289 | * AnIcePerson: Her primary element is [[MakingASplash water]][=/=]ice |
| 290 | * AgeInappropriateDress: Although Meru is older than she looks. You'll find this when you meet her fiancé. |
| 291 | * AwesomeButImpractical: If you use the special command to initiate either her Plane Shift or Dart's, it weakens the other's attacks and magic because you cannot remove Dart from the party. |
| 292 | * BadassAdorable: She's an adorable GenkiGirl with a bit of a childish attitude, but she's a powerful fighter. |
| 293 | * BattleBaton: She tends to spin her hammer like one during her Additions (with the result that she sometimes overbalances and falls over). |
| 294 | * ChainmailBikini: In Dragoon form, overlapping with LeotardOfPower. |
| 295 | * CombatMedic: Meru is adept at both combat and healing, reflecting the versatility of her element. The only thing she can't do is revive the dead without items. |
| 296 | * CuteBruiser: She's both TheCutie and the BadassAdorable. |
| 297 | * DanceBattler: She's a dancer by trade, and her additions reflect this, from spinning her hammer like a BattleBaton to lots of flips and somersaults. One of her additions is even called "Cool Boogie". |
| 298 | * DifficultButAwesome: For the 'difficult' part, Meru's additions are notoriously fiddly; whilst other characters have some that outdo hers on this, hers are arguably the most difficult in the game when taken as a whole. However, they can be powerful if mastered. |
| 299 | * ElementalPersonalities: Meru, a water elementalist, is feisty, exuberant and very free with her emotions, although she takes great care to hide her moments of sadness. She also adapts quite readily to working alongside Dragoons, then becoming one of them; [[spoiler: as it turns out, she's a Wingly, and has adapted well to posing as a human]]. |
| 300 | * TheExile: [[spoiler: She was banished from her village. They reconcile in Disc 3.]] |
| 301 | * FragileSpeedster: She has the lowest hit points of anyone in the game, and her magic defense isn't much better, but she's also the fastest character in the game. |
| 302 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Just before Lenus [[spoiler: reveals herself as a Wingly and escapes by flying out the window behind her]], she jokingly asks Meru -- quite directly -- if ''she'' thinks there's no escape. [[spoiler: Hinting that, like her, Meru is a Wingly.]] Additionally, [[spoiler: she seems to get a ''lot'' of focus on Lenus's death cutscene -- sure, she's chosen by Lenus' Dragoon spirit, but she is sad because she is ''seeing another Wingly die''.]] |
| 303 | * GenkiGirl: The world will ''end'' before Meru runs out of energy. |
| 304 | * GlassCannon: Crossing over with FragileSpeedster, Meru has abysmal health and defense, but has an Ultimate Addition that gives her incredible damage output when combined with her speed. That, in addition to her having the second-strongest magic in the game, makes her a force to be reckoned with...as long as she doesn't get hit. |
| 305 | * HairColorSpoiler [[spoiler: Do you see any humans with platinum hair?]] The party points this out upon seeing her, although the significance is not revealed until later. |
| 306 | * HealItWithWater: Meru's second Dragoon spell summons a rainstorm to heal the party. |
| 307 | * HumongousHeadedHammer: Her weapon of choice is a large two-handed hammer that she twirls like a baton. The hammer gets even bigger when she is a Dragoon. |
| 308 | * ImmortalImmaturity: [[spoiler: While not ''immortal'', Winglies live to be over a thousand years old. While Meru's exact age is unknown, it's heavily implied she's older than most of the cast (barring Rose) despite acting like an immature teenager.]] |
| 309 | * JustAKid: How everyone treats her. Not that she helps matters by acting like a tween with a schoolgirl crush. |
| 310 | * {{Kawaiiko}}: Older than she looks but acts younger than she is. |
| 311 | * LeotardOfPower: Her Dragoon outfit. |
| 312 | * MagikarpPower: She starts with a weak addition, low defense and HP, and (potentially) is the last to get a Dragoon spirit. But her ultimate Addition, when fully leveled up, delivers a whopping ''600%'' damage, by far the most of any of the ultimate Additions. Combined with her high magic stat as a Dragoon and her speed, Meru is lethal when leveled up. |
| 313 | * MsFanservice: She's by ''far'' the most skimpily-dressed of the women in the party. |
| 314 | * OlderThanTheyLook: She's actually an adult, though she doesn't look it. |
| 315 | * PluckyComicRelief: Mostly serves as the source of laughter. Her HiddenDepths starts showing late in Disc 2, but more so in Disc 3. |
| 316 | * ThePollyanna: She always remain upbeat and optimistic despite a lot of crap that has happened or is happening to her. The one time she's depressed, it's [[spoiler: when she's kicked out of her home, and even then, her fiancee cheers her up.]] |
| 317 | * PowerGivesYouWings: In addition to her Dragoon wings, she [[spoiler: manifests her energy-wings usually when she tries to use Wingly magic.]] |
| 318 | * TheRedMage: Learns healing magic and has some decent ice attack spells. |
| 319 | * {{Stripperific}}: To the point that her MsFanservice Dragoon outfit actually covers ''more'' of her body than her normal outfit (though only marginally)! |
| 320 | * TagAlongKid: At first, she just tags along out of general anger against Tiberoa's bandit infestation, but after she gets a Dragoon Spirit, she becomes a permanent member of the group. |
| 321 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Mostly in her dragoon form, though her regular outfit is Navy blue. |
| 322 | * TheUnfavorite: It's clear her entire village thinks she's a disappointment, to say nothing of her parents. [[spoiler: They grow out of it after the group returns from Kadessa.]] |
| 323 | * WaterIsBlue: As the Dragoon of Water, Meru dresses almost entirely in blue. |
| 324 | * WaterIsWomanly: The Blue Dragoon with water powers and a kind, optimistic dancer who's adept at healing. |
| 325 | * WingedHumanoid: As a Dragoon and as [[spoiler: a Wingly.]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | !! Kongol |
| 328 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Masashi Sugawara (JP) and Ernie Fosselius (EN) |
| 329 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kongol_9362.jpg]] |
| 330 | ->''Emperor Doel say he make world where every species equal. World needs strong leader. Whether you can be leader, Kongol will watch to the end. Giganto's sadness should not be repeated....'' |
| 331 | |
| 332 | Last of the Giganto species and one of Emperor Doel's trump cards in the civil war in Serdio. After being bested by Dart and his entourage twice, however, his honor as a ProudWarriorRaceGuy leads him to join the team as they liberate the Gigantos' ancestral home from the Gehrich Gang. |
| 333 | |
| 334 | Canonically the last to gain a Dragoon Spirit, inheriting the Golden spirit from the memory of his brother within the Moon That Never Sets; although the player can acquire it earlier with a little backtracking to the merchant city Lohan (as hinted by an easily missed NPC in Donau). |
| 335 | ---- |
| 336 | * AwesomeButImpractical: He may be a walking wall of muscles, but unfortunately despite his high strength, his rather pathetic additions and speed don't really allow him to take advantage of it. His magic stat is also minuscule, meaning his dragoon spells aren't that great, either. And that's only ''if'' the player [[GuideDangIt knows where to look]] to get his Dragoon Spirit relatively early on, as otherwise they'll need to wait until the ''end game dungeon'' for him to have access to it. His only real benefit is his naturally high HP, which can be used with the DrawAggro items to take some of the heat off the other members in combat. |
| 337 | * BadassNative: Since Gigantos are patterned over Native Americans and Kongol is a certified badass. |
| 338 | * BadassNormal: If the player opted to not to get his Dragoon spirit in Lohan, he'll be the only non-Dragoon member of the group until [[EleventhHourSuperpower late in Disc 4]]. |
| 339 | * TheBrute: He's a powerful and deadly fighter for the bad guys before jumping ship and becoming TheBigGuy for the heroes. |
| 340 | * CharlesAtlasSuperPower: He ''is'' a Giganato but he does a lot more damage with his bare hands than a blade. |
| 341 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: After defeating him twice, Kongol is left to wonder what kind of strength the heroes possess, so follows them to Tiberoa to find out. |
| 342 | * DelinquentHair: He sports a mohawk. |
| 343 | * DishingOutDirt: Earth is his element. |
| 344 | * ElementalPersonalities: Kongol is associated with the element of earth, and is loyal, hard-working, stubborn, and resilient to the point that he won't join the party until being defeated in combat twice. |
| 345 | * FacialMarkings: He has them, though it's not specified if they're Giganto tattoos or scars from his many years spent as a warrior. |
| 346 | %%* GentleGiant: After his HeelFaceTurn. |
| 347 | * TheGiant: Clocking in at 8'3". |
| 348 | * GroundPunch: As a part of his Dragoon transformation. |
| 349 | * HeelFaceTurn: After Doel's death. |
| 350 | * IOweYouMyLife: The reason for his [[HeelFaceTurn then]]-UndyingLoyalty to Emperor Doel. |
| 351 | * LastOfHisKind: Somehow the entire race was wiped out by racist bandits. |
| 352 | * MightyGlacier: Highest health and physical defense, close to the highest attack strength, but slowest speed, almost no magic, and has few Additions to his attacks. So slow in fact that the speedier members of the party (Meru, Miranda, Rose, or Haschel) can usually go twice or three times before he gets an attack. |
| 353 | * NoIndoorVoice: He yells in battle with every grunt and Addition name, he also speaks in loud third person. |
| 354 | * OurGiantsAreBigger: He's much taller then Dart, who is the tallest non-Giganto party member. |
| 355 | * OutOfFocus: While his motivations for joining and his loyalty to Doel are both explained, relative to the rest of the party, he's pretty much along for the ride. He admits as much when he joins up. |
| 356 | * ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Gigantos certainly qualify. |
| 357 | * ScreamingWarrior: He yells in battle with every grunt and Addition name. |
| 358 | * SuperStrength: He catches part of a statue that must weigh a few dozen tons, keeping it from crushing the party. |
| 359 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: He only wears a holder for his axe on his chest. |
| 360 | * YouNoTakeCandle: His speech is somewhat broken. |
| 361 | * YourSizeMayVary: His height seems to vary between about 8 and 10 feet tall. Sometimes he only ducks slightly to get through doors and other times the rest of the party comes up to his waist. |
| 362 | |
| 363 | !! Miranda |
| 364 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YokoSoumi (JP) and Mo Mellady (EN) |
| 365 | [[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/207px-MirandaX_8273.jpg]] |
| 366 | ->''"Don't misread me. Roses make me puke. They are just flashy. They don't have any kindness in them. Do you know why roses have thorns? It is to bring out their own red using the blood of the people they hurt. They'll do anything for their own happiness."'' |
| 367 | |
| 368 | First Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau and a particularly headstrong retainer of that nation's queen. Following the Divine Dragon wrecking Deningrad and much of the army being wiped out in the process, she is assigned to Dart's group to assist in their counterattack. Wields the White Silver Dragoon Spirit, having inherited it from Shana following her debilitating run-in with the Crystal Palace's signet. |
| 369 | ---- |
| 370 | * ActionGirl: She's a general, and wields her bow and arrow like a pro. |
| 371 | * AntiFrustrationFeature: [[spoiler:Despite the animations for Shana's Dragoon spells implying she's taking advantage of her Moon Child powers ''on top'' of her Dragoon Powers]], Miranda's version of Shana's spells are virtually identical to Shana's in terms of power and healing, so her taking over her role isn't a big issue to the player. Also anything the player had done with Shana prior transfers over to Miranda upon her taking over her role in the party. |
| 372 | * TheAloner: Tells Meru she used to be one, wandering the Kashua Glacier to ease her loneliness before Queen Theresa adopted her. |
| 373 | * AntiHeroSubstitute: [[spoiler: Replaces Shana and is her opposite in personality.]] |
| 374 | * AloofArcher: Much straighter example than Shana or Shirley, the other two archers. She's cold, driven to independence, and doesn't like taking orders from people she doesn't respect. |
| 375 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: After the queen, she's the highest ranking person in the country. |
| 376 | * CombatMedic: Like Shana, her magic is primarily focused on healing. |
| 377 | * CoolBigSis: She's the oldest Sacred Sister and is very protective of the other three. She also tends to take this role for Meru. |
| 378 | * ElementalPersonalities: As a light elementalist, she's a highly moral character, but is also known for being arrogant, aggressive, and judgmental -- most of it a cover for her anxieties and trauma. |
| 379 | * FourStarBadass: In charge of the military of Deningrad. |
| 380 | * FreudianExcuse: She was [[spoiler:abandoned by her mother as a baby, and left with her father, who, by Miranda's admission, was an alcoholic and a bum. When he died, she was orphaned, and took to fighting to ease her pain.]] |
| 381 | * GoodIsNotNice: Despite belonging to the holy order of Denigrad, she is a definite hardass. |
| 382 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Same as Lavitz and Albert before her. |
| 383 | * HappilyAdopted: Admits as such to Meru, that the day Queen Theresa adopted her was the happiest day of her life. |
| 384 | * HerdHittingAttack: Her strongest weapon, the Detonate Arrow, deals damage to all enemies, somewhat compensating for her lack of combinations, though other weapons may be more useful against single targets. |
| 385 | * HiddenDepths: If the Kamuy quest is not completed until after Miranda joins, which many players won't think to do, Miranda reveals that she feels some insecurity about taking Shana's place on the team, and some of her actions are [[WhatWouldXDo based on what she thinks Shana would do]]. |
| 386 | * HijackedDestiny: Miranda is the only Dragoon [[spoiler:who didn't own the Spirit prior]] that manages to take a Dragoon Spirit away from someone who was already chosen by it. Two possible explanations are implied. |
| 387 | ** One is that [[spoiler: Shana was able to force it to work for her due to being the Moon Child, and upon encountering it's true chosen one immediately jumped ship to them.]] |
| 388 | ** The other is that [[spoiler:after the Divine Dragon destroyed the third Signet Sphere, the seal on the Virage Embryo weakened enough that it became incompatible with Dragoon Spirits, so the White-Silver Spirit rejected Shana and chose the next nearest person to meet its requirements.]] |
| 389 | * IGaveMyWord: Makes a promise to Shana that she will see things through to the end [[spoiler: when the Dragoon spirit chooses Miranda instead.]] |
| 390 | * LadyOfWar: Like Rose, she's a calm and analytical fighter. |
| 391 | * LightEmUp: Her element is light. |
| 392 | * MinidressOfPower: Both her default and Dragoon outfits sports a mini-skirt, the former more so but the latter ([[MagicKnight somewhat]]) literally. |
| 393 | * OddNameOut: The only wielder of the White Silver Dragon Spirit whose name starts with an "M", as she's respectively preceded by '''Sh'''irley and '''Sh'''ana. |
| 394 | * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Technically adopted, but officially she's the Queen's daughter and one of the kingdom's highest ranking generals. |
| 395 | * SacredBowAndArrows: She represents the light/holy Dragoon spirit starting Disc 3 and fight with bows and arrows. She's also quite useful at healing. |
| 396 | * SiblingYinYang: Neither know it, [[spoiler:but Miranda's adopted mother is Shana's biological mother, making the two adopted siblings. Miranda and Shana are polar opposites in personality]]. |
| 397 | * SomethingAboutARose: Reversed. Miranda despises roses because they remind her [[spoiler:of her negligent mother.]] |
| 398 | * StockingFiller: Wears black stockings in Dragoon outfit. |
| 399 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Gameplaywise, she is the exact same as Shana. |
| 400 | * SixthRanger: The last of the party to join up. |
| 401 | * TakeUpMySword: Shana tells Miranda this [[spoiler: after the White Silver Dragoon spirit rejects Shana. Later, when Rose tells Miranda she doesn't think anything of her as a dragoon, Shana tells off Rose, and says Miranda will do a better job than she could.]] |
| 402 | * TrickArrow: Some of her later weapons have a chance to give status afflictions to enemies. |
| 403 | * {{Tsundere}}: Odd in that it's not for a love interest but her country. She loves her countrymen but is often hostile to them. |
| 404 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: Subverted. She has healing powers as a white dragoon but her personality is the opposite, so she doesn't count as this trope. |
| 405 | [[/folder]] |
| 406 | |
| 407 | [[folder: Villains]] |
| 408 | * StandardEvilEmpireHierarchy: First disc only. [[TheEmperor Doel]] at the top, followed by [[TheDragon Kongol]], The nameless Sandora Commander, Fruegal as The Guard, the head of the country's brutal prison, [[EvilCounterpart Greham]] and then [[TheManBehindTheMan Lloyd]]. |
| 409 | * TokenGoodTeammate: The afore-mentioned Sandora Commander; whereas the others mentioned here are, for the most part, various shades of AxCrazy and megalomaniacal, he's only it because of MyMasterRightOrWrong. Sure, he leads the attack against [[DoomedHometown Seles]] in the opening movie, but it soon becomes apparent that the wanton destruction that occurred there was entirely down to [[AxCrazy Freugal]]; he just captured Shana, as ordered, and got out. Later, when the player actually meets him, [[spoiler: he makes no attempt to fight the heroes, and instead implores them to remind Doel of the reasonable man he once was, even going so far as to give them one of the key items needed to access Doel's throne room.]] |
| 410 | |
| 411 | !! Fruegel |
| 412 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragofru.jpg]] |
| 413 | ->''"The red one!? I'll get you!! I might as well dye everything else red with your blood!!"'' |
| 414 | |
| 415 | The demented warden of Hellena Prison, feared for his immense size and the superhuman strength he displays in battle. Fruegel was given the order from Emperor Doel to obtain Shana from the small outlying village known as Seles. Emperor Doel himself does not know the importance of the girl, he was following an outside influence. Fruegel, sadist that he was, was not content in only taking the girl and ordered that the village to be destroyed, as well. |
| 416 | ---- |
| 417 | * AxCrazy: He even plans on [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon painting the walls of Hellena with Dart's blood]]. |
| 418 | * BadBoss: Anyone unlucky enough to be in range of one of his tantrums (friend or foe) is thrown from a steep height to their death. |
| 419 | * TheBrute: Very big, very strong... not very smart and lacking in imagination. |
| 420 | * CarryABigStick: His weapon is a giant club. |
| 421 | * DishingOutDirt: Aligned to the element of earth, he likes to show off his affinity by hurling large boulders at you. |
| 422 | * FatBastard: Has a huge belly which not even his uniform can disguise. |
| 423 | * FlunkyBoss: The first time you battle him, he's escorted by two guards and when they're killed he summons two more guardians. The second time he's followed by his pets [[FeatheredFiend Rodriguez]] and [[{{HellHound}} Guftas]]. |
| 424 | * LargeAndInCharge: He's a veritable behemoth and in charge of Hellena. |
| 425 | * MadeOfIron: Survives a severe beating from Dart, Lavitz and Shana the first time, apparently taking enough blows to make Dart wonder if he was immortal. He dies for real later on. |
| 426 | * ObviouslyEvil: As if his horned helmet and towering frame wasn't indication enough, one of his first scenes involves him casually knocking some of his guards to their death because ''he was in a bad mood''. |
| 427 | * OurOgresAreHungrier: He looks more like a ogre than a human. |
| 428 | * RightHandAttackDog: His demonic dog Guftas, who assists in battle. |
| 429 | * StarterVillain: He's the first real boss you fight and he doesn't last past the first half of Disc 1. |
| 430 | |
| 431 | !! Greham |
| 432 | [[quoteright:153:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dragogra.jpg]] |
| 433 | ->''"Nobody could be stronger than your father. That was the only thing I could never conquer."'' |
| 434 | |
| 435 | Once the commander of the Second Knighthood of Basil, Greham was the right-hand man and closest friend to Lavitz's father Servi. Over the years, Greham became jealous of Servi's ability, his desire to better himself turning into a desperate attempt to best Servi as a warrior. Greham defected to Sandora, where he received the power of the Jade Dragoon Spirit and used it to murder Servi. He commands the Green-Tusked Dragon Feyrbrand in service of Sandora, the two being finally defeated by the heroes deep inside Feyrbrand's nest. Mortally wounded and consumed with reget, he passes the Jade Dragoon Spirit to Lavitz before finally dying. |
| 436 | ---- |
| 437 | * BlowYouAway: However his most powerful magic summons a large stone totem to which he impales the target. |
| 438 | * DeathEqualsRedemption: He comes to his senses after being defeated and gains Lavitz's forgiveness just before his death. |
| 439 | * EvilFormerFriend: To Lavitz's father, and probably to him as well since he mentioned Greham was an HonoraryUncle to him. |
| 440 | * GreenEyedMonster: His jealousy of Lavitz's father was what prompted his... |
| 441 | * FaceHeelTurn: Part of his backstory, in which he betrayed Lavitz's father and joined the Sandoran army. |
| 442 | * MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Unlike Syuveil and Lavitz, his use of the Dragoon spirits gives him a different and unusual array of powers, which is notable since, unlike Lenus and [[spoiler: Doel]], he uses the same weapon as the Dragoon Spirit user. His giant totem summon comes to mind. |
| 443 | * RightHandAttackDog: Feyrbrand. |
| 444 | * RivalTurnedEvil: He was Servi's right hand man but killed him and turned to evil because of his resentment of never being able to surpass him. |
| 445 | * {{Turncoat}}: Betrayed Basil and joined Sandora. |
| 446 | * WindIsGreen: Green is his assigned color and his element is wind. |
| 447 | |
| 448 | !!Drake the Bandit |
| 449 | |
| 450 | A bandit famous in Serdio. He was known as a great thief who could open any lock with a wire. He caused quite a bit of trouble in Lohan a few years prior and vanished shortly after that, having left to protect the Shrine of Shirley from other bandits. |
| 451 | ---- |
| 452 | * AntiVillain: He only ends up fighting the party due to a misunderstanding, as he believes that they are bandits trying to plunder Shirley's Shrine. |
| 453 | * BadassNormal: By the time they meet him, Dart, Lavitz and Rose are all dragoons while he's a mere human. He still manages to put up a good fight while only using his traps and throwing knives. |
| 454 | * LoneWolfBoss: He's fought by the heroes, but doesn't have any ties with the main antagonists. |
| 455 | * TrapMaster: He filled the Shrine of Shirley with traps to protect it and uses several more during his fight with Dart's party. |
| 456 | |
| 457 | !! Emperor Doel |
| 458 | [[quoteright:297:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emperor_doel_8138.jpg]] |
| 459 | ->''"I'm a mere shadow of Carlo! I have no way left but to go forward!!"'' |
| 460 | |
| 461 | Ruler of the southern part of Serdio, which broke from Basil to become Imperial Sandora following the coup which killed King Carlo (Albert's father). In the beginning, Doel was more diplomatic, operating under the radar so as not to disturb the truce with Basil... up until he discovered the power of dragons with Lloyd's help, of course. Doel is the primary antagonist of Chapter One, and is revealed to have the Purple Dragoon Spirit. Late in the game, an apparition known as "Dark Doel" appears to test Albert's virtue. |
| 462 | ---- |
| 463 | * BadassCape: It clearly runs in the family. |
| 464 | * BeardOfEvil: Sports a very neatly-trimmed beard and moustache. |
| 465 | * {{BFS}} / DualWielding: His weapon is a pair of giant swords,[[spoiler: which are even bigger in his Dragoon form.]] |
| 466 | * CainAndAbel: Killed his brother because Doel doubted his competence. |
| 467 | * DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler: In his final moments, he congratulates Albert for being able to defeat him and provides Lloyd's location, before dying from his wounds.]] |
| 468 | * DarkMessiah: Doel claims to be fighting to create a world where all creatures may live in peace -- by any means necessary. |
| 469 | * DiedStandingUp: Had to use his sword as a crutch, but still managed to die on his feet. |
| 470 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: He's the last boss of the first chapter. |
| 471 | * TheEmperor: Of Sandora. |
| 472 | * EmperorScientist: A patron of the sciences, he's had a good portion of his castle converted into a testing facility for magic. [[spoiler: After his death, the scientists are allowed to continue their work with the ''entire castle'' as a laboratory]]. |
| 473 | * EvilIsNotWellLit: The aptly-named Black Castle. His throne room puts Palpatine to shame. |
| 474 | * EvilUncle: After King Carlo's death, Doel apparently wanted to be set up as RegentForLife since Albert was so young. When he didn't get his way, he started a civil war. Friendly guy! |
| 475 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Doel keeps a gigantic statue of his late wife in his castle. |
| 476 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: After being fatally wounded, he forces himself to his feet, squares his shoulders, and ultimately [[DiedStandingUp dies standing upright.]] For good measure, Albert salutes him.]] |
| 477 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler:The only foreshadowing whatsoever that he is a Dragoon is the dragon's corpse in his basement; this is very easily overlooked, and thus his sudden OneWingedAngel transformation is almost completely out of left field, not to mention nasty surprise to the player.]] |
| 478 | * GeniusBruiser: As well as being an impressive swordsman [[spoiler: and a powerful Dragoon]], he's a shrewd tactician even without Lloyd's help, and very happy to incorporate highly-advanced MagiTek into his palace and personal defences. |
| 479 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: In his final moments, Doel concedes that Albert has grown stronger in the years since they last met, and provides him with Lloyd's destination before finally dying.]] |
| 480 | * HighCollarOfDoom: His armour sports a very high collar that rises over his chin. |
| 481 | * NoSell: [[spoiler:One of his Dragoon attacks is to summon a ForceField that blocks '''everything''' until it fades away.]] |
| 482 | * OneWingedAngel: After being half-beaten, [[spoiler: Doel reveals himself as a Dragoon.]] |
| 483 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Remains carefully sequestered in the depths of his palace until the heroes arrive to challenge him; [[spoiler: for good measure, he's actually a powerful Dragoon.]] |
| 484 | * PetTheDog: Taking in the young Kongol after his people were massacred. |
| 485 | * PoweredByAForsakenChild: The Black Castle is powered by purple flame, explicitly stated to originate from a Dragon... and there's a Dragon corpse in the basement of the castle being experimented on, [[spoiler: which would explain why Doel has no dragon of his own, despite being a Dragoon.]] |
| 486 | * PurpleIsPowerful: As a human, most of his colour scheme involves dark blues and purple; [[spoiler: as a Dragoon, well...]] |
| 487 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: The toughest boss in Disc 1 and even later bosses aren't as powerful. |
| 488 | * ShockAndAwe: Even before [[spoiler: unleashing his Dragoon Spirit]], he can cast waves of purple lightning, presumably as a result of his scientists' research into magic. |
| 489 | * SlouchOfVillainy: First encountered in this position, being slouched lazily on his throne. |
| 490 | * SwordBeam: He can briefly charge up and send a volley of energy through his blades. [[spoiler: He has a similar, but more powerful thunder-enchanted attack as a Dragoon.]] |
| 491 | * TechnicolorBlade: His Shadow Sword. |
| 492 | * TinTyrant: Immediately distinguished by his massive suit of plate armour. |
| 493 | * TurnsRed: Happening all in the same battle, it counts as he becomes a ''lot'' tougher. |
| 494 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: The Serdian government under Carlo was characterized by overtaxation, systemic racism, corrupt government ministers, and Carlo's questionable competence. Then Carlo dies and the ministers decide to have a six-year-old crowned, presumably to keep all the power to themselves. If he wasn't a megalomaniacal tyrant, he'd be a hero. |
| 495 | |
| 496 | !!Mappi |
| 497 | [[quoteright:151:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/th_mappi.jpg]] |
| 498 | ->"I'll shut you up!" |
| 499 | |
| 500 | Gehrich's right-hand man in the Gehrich Gang. |
| 501 | ---- |
| 502 | * ISurrenderSuckers: Pulls this one up when beaten the first time. |
| 503 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: When meeting him, the party dismisses him as a mere thug and the first battle with him is pathetically easy. Then he steals Dart's Dragoon Spirit. During the second battle, he knows a move that instantly kills a party member. And, after he's been defeated for good, he activates a trap that would have killed all the heroes if Kongol didn't show up in the nick of time. |
| 504 | * OneHitKill: One of his moves is to appear behind a party member and slit their throat, instantly killing them. |
| 505 | * TakingYouWithMe: After being mortally wounded during his second fight with the heroes, he activates a trap to try to kill them with him. |
| 506 | * WolverineClaws: Wears a set over his hand. During his second boss battle he wears two of them. |
| 507 | |
| 508 | !!Gehrich |
| 509 | [[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gehrich.jpg]] |
| 510 | ->"My fist doesn't desire that kind of things. I just want to live free. If she wants the power, I'll give it to her." |
| 511 | |
| 512 | The leader of the Gehrich Gang, a gang of bandits that roam across Tiberoa. He's part of a conspiration to replace Princess Emily with Lenus. Gehrich was once Haschel's student, but was kicked out of Rouge twenty years ago for being too lazy. |
| 513 | ---- |
| 514 | * BadassNormal: He's a mere human and is fought at a time where almost every party member is an accomplished Dragoon. He still manages to put up a fight using only his fists and a knife. |
| 515 | * DueToTheDead: After he dies from his injuries, Haschel grieves the loss of his former student and has to carry his body off to lay him in a tomb. |
| 516 | * ExtremityExtremist: His main martial arts attack consist in kicking the victim twice before stomping on them with a axe kick from above. |
| 517 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: In spite of being the leader of a gang of bandits, he seems more content with staying in the Home of Gigantos while his men pillage Tiberoa at their leisure. He's even sitting on a throne the first time he appears. |
| 518 | * APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: He used to be Haschel's student, before being kicked out of Rouge for being too lazy. He's currently the leader of a group of bandits. |
| 519 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: His strongest attack has him tagm-teaming with Mappi to uppercut a player before unleashing a deadly storm of fists from below while Mappi attacks from above with kicks. |
| 520 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: Or maybe DeathEqualsRedemption, as we don't know if he would have survived if he didn't talk. He's badly wounded after the fight with the heroes and after Mappi activates his trap, but he insists on telling his master all he knows about Lenus' conspiration. However, because of his injuries, the effort ends up killing him. |
| 521 | |
| 522 | !! Lenus |
| 523 | [[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lenus_4610.jpg]] |
| 524 | ->''"A girl in love doesn't know the meaning of the words 'give up'! I have managed to get this for my love. I won't give this up so easily."'' |
| 525 | |
| 526 | A Wingly bandit lovesick for Lloyd, she spends much of her screen time disguised as Princess Emille of Tiberoa, whom she and the Gehrich Gang had sealed inside a magical pocket dimension following a "convenient" horse accident. When directly challenged by the Dragoons, however, her rowdy side manifests in a frenzy of cesta attacks and ancient magic. After escaping the palace, she flees to Prison Island, where she's confronted a second time, this time using the Blue Sea Dragoon Spirit and calling on the dragon Regole to help her. Upon her death, the Blue Sea Spirit is given to Meru. |
| 527 | ---- |
| 528 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's hopelessly in love with Lloyd despite the fact that he clearly views her only as a tool. |
| 529 | * AnIcePerson: She primarily attacks with ice magic. |
| 530 | * BadassesWearBandanas: In her default form. |
| 531 | * DarkActionGirl: She's a bandit, and a very challenging opponent in battle. |
| 532 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: Or rather, Disc Two Final Boss. The second time you face her. |
| 533 | * DrowningPit: Her unique Dragoon Magic has her summoning a giant square pool around the party which is then filled with water and drowns them for a while. |
| 534 | * FakeKing: She kidnaps the princess and replaces her. |
| 535 | * JabbaTableManners: When impersonating Emille, she is shown absolutely ''tearing'' into her food, and is a BigEater to boot. While this is another aspect of her BadBadActing, King Zior simply attributes it to her growing and gaining a bigger appetite. |
| 536 | * TheLadette: Her rough and very un-feminine behavior is what causes Emille's sister to suspect that she's not the real princess. |
| 537 | * LoveMartyr: She loves Lloyd and is willing to die to protect his goals - even though the man himself clearly couldn't give a damn about her. |
| 538 | * MasterOfDisguise: Thanks to her magic, she has the ability to disguise herself as just about anyone, and the illusion is seemingly impenetrable... or it would be if Lenus wasn't such a godawful actress. |
| 539 | * MsFanservice: See {{Stripperific}} for further details. |
| 540 | * PerfectDisguiseTerribleActing: Lenus can magically disguise herself as Princess Emille and looks exactly like her, but she isn't willing to put the slightest effort into actually acting the part. Consequently, the gentle and loving "Emille" is now crass, rude, uncaring, openly callous, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has terrible table manners]], and only King Zior's complacency keeps her from being unmasked until it's too late. |
| 541 | * PirateGirl: She looks the part of a pirate with the bandana. |
| 542 | * RightHandAttackDog: Regole, the Dragon of Water. |
| 543 | * RingsOfDeath: Her weapon is a pair of chakram-esque weapons that she can combine to create a FuumaShuriken. |
| 544 | * {{Stripperific}}: Her outfit has the middle of her torso showing and the insides of her thighs. |
| 545 | * SquishyWizard: Though she's a very powerful Wingly magician, she's nothing special in the way of physical resilience. [[spoiler: This is carried over to her Dragoon powers.]] |
| 546 | ** [[spoiler: She actually gets squishier as a Dragoon. As a Wingly, she's actually far more powerful offensively, which made her a GlassCannon. As a Dragoon, she does get some defensive power (not much though), but her massive attack power takes a large hit, making her effectively weaker.]] |
| 547 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Wears dark blue, has water element, and the wielder of the Blue Sea spirit. |
| 548 | * WingedHumanoid: Both as a [[spoiler: Wingly and a Dragoon.]] |
| 549 | |
| 550 | !! Lloyd |
| 551 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowHayami (JP) and Jon Russell (EN) |
| 552 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lloyd6_1948.jpg]] |
| 553 | |
| 554 | ->''"The blood-smeared road might be the only way to lead us to the world we desire. Death gives birth to tears. And tears give birth to anger. When anger turns itself into rancor, it opens to war."'' |
| 555 | |
| 556 | An impossibly fast swordsman who bests Dart and Haschel in a tournament at the desert city of Lohan and then proceeds to take direct and indirect responsibility for the misfortunes that befall our heroes. The laundry list: killing Lavitz, orchestrating Emperor Doel's strikes against Basil and Shana's initial capture, stealing the Moon Gem from Albert, hiring Lenus (and by proxy the Gehrich Gang) to steal the Moon Dagger, kidnapping the queen of Mille Seseau to steal the Moon Mirror, and nabbing the Divine Dragoon Spirit for good measure. Despite being a Wingly, he claims to do all of this on the orders of Emperor Diaz, the human leader who emerged victorious from the Dragon Campaign 11,000 years ago. |
| 557 | ---- |
| 558 | * AllThereInTheManual: Anyone who has read the manual that comes with the game knows [[spoiler: Lloyd is a Wingly]], Foreshadowing aside, the party doesn't realize it until the middle of disc 3. |
| 559 | * ChickMagnet: Lenus was head-over-heels for him, while the Third Sacred Sister of Mille Sesseau, Wink, is also fond of him. |
| 560 | * CoverBlowingSuperpower: He holds back his [[spoiler:magic, teleportation, and flight]] for most of the game. |
| 561 | * DarkMessiah: As you can see, it's a recurring motif. |
| 562 | * DracoInLeatherPants: Lloyd is this in-universe. No less than two completely different women fall for him despite all the horrible things he's done. One's more justifiable, since she falls for him after he [[RescueRomance saves her life]] on [[PetTheDog two separate occasions]]. |
| 563 | * TheDragon: To Emperor Diaz. |
| 564 | * FlamingSword: The Dragon Buster first manifests as this. |
| 565 | * HairColorSpoiler: His silver hair is the first hint that he is [[spoiler: a Wingly]]. |
| 566 | * TheHeavy: He's responsible for much of the problems the world is facing during the events of the game. |
| 567 | * HeelFaceTurn: Switches teams after [[spoiler: Emperor Diaz reveals his true goals.]] |
| 568 | * HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Killed Lavitz.]] |
| 569 | * HopelessBossFight: Dart's first duel with him; physical attacks are easily dodged, while magical attacks are harmlessly absorbed -- and even if you survive Lloyd's onslaught long enough to apply a few health potions, then his final attack will KO Dart instantly. |
| 570 | * InTheHood: During his time in Serdio, he's commonly disguised with a black cloak and hood. |
| 571 | * MagicKnight: One of the most powerful Wingly magicians encountered in the game, as well as an apparently unbeatable swordsman. |
| 572 | * NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler: Following his apparent DisneyVillainDeath, he returns just long enough to punch a few holes in Melbu Frahma's defences, hand over the Dragon Buster and the Divine Dragoon Spirit, and then die.]] |
| 573 | * OneHitKill: During his boss fight, turning into a Dragoon will make him use the Dragon Buster to istantly-kill the unfortunate character. However, since it can be prevented with the right accessory, it can be exploited by the player so that Lloyd wastes up to five turns on the same character. |
| 574 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: At times, Lloyd's cryptic words can come off as a KickTheDog, such as how many times he unprovokedly had to mention that [[spoiler:he killed Lavitz]] in front of Dart and Albert. But when he saved Wink as a PetTheDog moment, he contended with an extremely racist {{Jerkass}} Wingly, the younger Bardel, who killed his own brother for doubting their Wingly supremacist attitude and still insisting on vengeance on humanity. Lloyd, actually a fellow Wingly, had none of that shit and killed him in a short span of time, and fans would rather cheer on [[spoiler:Lavitz' killer]] for killing this jackass Wingly. |
| 575 | * PetTheDog: Saving Wink's life and his reaction to her returning the favor. |
| 576 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: He gives Dart [[spoiler: the Divine Dragoon Spirit after trying and failing to kill Melbu Frahma.]] |
| 577 | * SleevesAreForWimps: He commonly wears a black sleeveless "shirt". |
| 578 | * TheManBehindTheMan: The game manual does a very horrible job of trying to disguise the fact he's one for [[spoiler: Emperor Doel.]] |
| 579 | * SuperSpeed: Supernaturally quick and agile, Lloyd spends most of his first boss battle dodging every single attack aimed in his direction, and Dart can't land a single hit. Even after donning a suit of heavy Wingly armour for the Disc 3 final battle -- and slowing down dramatically as a result -- he's still sometimes able to completely NoSell physical attacks by casually dodging them. |
| 580 | * TreacherousAdvisor: To both [[spoiler: Doel AND Albert]]. |
| 581 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He's willing to do anything to bring about the renewal of Endiness, including the subversion of governments across the world and the murder of anyone who gets in his way. [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted, however: despite being willing to do a great many things for the sake of his utopia, he draws the line at destroying the world.]] |
| 582 | * VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Implicitly addressed and defied; during their first battle, Lloyd moves too quickly for Dart to even touch, is immune to magic items, and ultimately beats him with a simple longsword without resorting to his own magical powers. Soon after, he points out that the heroes will eventually meet him again when they're more of a match for him. As such, during the second clash with our heroes in Disc 3, he gears up with a suit of heavy Wingly armour and arms himself not only the Dragon Buster Sword, but also the MagiTek from the surrounding tower so he can tilt the odds in his favor. |
| 583 | * VillainousFashionSense: He looks the part of a villain and the frontman of a metal band in his regular attire. |
| 584 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: While manipulating multiple countries, reigniting a civil war, backing a country-wide crime wave, and very nearly triggering the destruction of an entire city, his overall plan was to renew the world that he (correctly) believes has grown stagnant. |
| 585 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Sports platinum colored hair and spend 3/4 of the game as a bad guy. |
| 586 | * WingedHumanoid: As a Wingly, this is a given, but he doesn't use his wings much before the third disc. |
| 587 | * TheWorfEffect: His shaming of both Haschel and Dart in their element shows he's not to be taken lightly. [[spoiler:When he kills Lavitz as a Dragoon makes him a serious threat. When he learns of Zieg/Melbu Frahma's real goal, he is easily put through the floor. Later at The Moon That Never Sets he is mortally wounded by the Virage Embryo-empowered Melbu Frahma. Granted, he may never have fully recovered from the beating he took at the group's hands.]] |
| 588 | |
| 589 | !! Emperor Diaz |
| 590 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOtsuka (JP) and Doug Boyd (EN) |
| 591 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ziegfeld_7391.jpg]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | ->''"The overture to the destruction has already begun."'' |
| 594 | |
| 595 | The man Lloyd claims to be working on the behalf of, Emperor Diaz was a human rebel who was canonized after the successful human rebellion against the Wingly Dictatorship. |
| 596 | ---- |
| 597 | * ActionDad: [[spoiler: He's really Dart's father.]] |
| 598 | * CoolSword: Wields a more ornate version of Dart's sword. [[spoiler:In his dragoon form, it becomes more ornate still and gains a pair of spikes on the back of it]]. |
| 599 | * DeadAllAlong: He's truly dead. "Diaz" is actually [[spoiler: Dart's father]]. |
| 600 | * DeadPersonImpersonation: He's really [[spoiler: Zieg]] pretending to be Emperor Diaz. |
| 601 | * DemonicPossession: Merely a puppet controlled by [[spoiler: his age-old nemesis, Melbu Frahma.]] |
| 602 | * FallenHero: ''Triple'' Subverted. Diaz led the rebellion against the Wingly Dictatorship, but everyone knows he's DeadAllAlong. Then he turns out to be [[spoiler: Zieg Feld, the original Dragoon of the Red-Eyed Dragon, Rose's former fiancee ''and'' dart's father]]. ''And then'' it's revealed that [[spoiler: Zieg is just the SoulJar for Melbu Frahma, the BigBad and FinalBoss of the game]]. |
| 603 | * FlamingSword: [[spoiler: Unlike Dart, his sword in Dragoon form has a flame aura on the tip.]] |
| 604 | * {{Flight}}: One of the non-Dragoon magicks he's managed to master. Also, it's probably his most annoying characteristic, as it's ''very'' difficult to catch up with him. |
| 605 | * HeroicSacrifice: Once he [[spoiler: escapes from Melbu's possession.]] |
| 606 | * MalevolentMaskedMan: Spends most of his time as this before TheReveal. |
| 607 | * MaskPower: While still posing as Diaz, he wears an impressive mask and robes. |
| 608 | * MutualKill: During their final battle, [[spoiler: Zieg ran Melbu Frahma through with his sword, only to be petrified by Melbu's counterattack.]] |
| 609 | * MirrorMatch: When faced in battle, [[spoiler: Zieg]] is an incomplete (but stronger) replica of Dart. |
| 610 | * NotQuiteDead: He was thought dead after Melbu Frahma turned him to stone. |
| 611 | * PlayingWithFire: His primary element is fire. |
| 612 | * TheReveal: "Diaz" is actually an alias used by [[spoiler: Dart's father Zieg, a fellow survivor of the Dragon Campaign, who was petrified after striking down the Wingly dictator Melbu Frahma. After over 10,000 years, the spell that bound Zieg Feld in stone finally failed, and Zieg was free to wander Endiness. He met Haschel's daughter, Claire, and married her, eventually producing a child named Dart. During the Black Monster's burning of Neet, Zieg activated his Dragon Spirit in order to defend the town, unaware that Melbu Frahma had sealed his own consciousness within it...]] |
| 613 | * TakenForGranite: In Rose's {{Flashback}}, [[spoiler: Zieg]] was turned to stone by Melbu Frahma, forcing her to leave him for dead as the castle collapsed around them. |
| 614 | * TragicHero: [[spoiler: One of the original Dragoons and he was turned to stone for 10,000 years by stabbing Melbu Frahma and although he had a few years of peace after unpetrifying, he was possessed by Melbu Frahma when trying to protect his wife and son from the Black Monster for over 18 years and his last moments when he's freed are spent killing Melbu Frahma for good this time.]] |
| 615 | * WalkingSpoiler: Revealing his identity is integral to the overall plot of the game. |
| 616 | |
| 617 | !! Melbu Frahma |
| 618 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOtsuka (JP) and David Babich (EN) |
| 619 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/melbufrahma_2345.jpg]] |
| 620 | |
| 621 | ->''"Death to those who rebel against fate. Death to all life...! And may your death bless the new world to which I shall descend!!"'' |
| 622 | |
| 623 | Over 11,000 years ago, Melbu Frahma was the ruler of the Winglies and all of Endiness, renowned for both his power and his depravity. Frahma, according to the lore of present-day Winglies, was directly responsible for imposing on his people the genocidal directive of Wingly superiority over all other living creatures. These lesser beings had no right to live, he preached, and it was the mercy of the Winglies that suffered them as slaves. |
| 624 | |
| 625 | To cement his role as all-powerful dictator, he kept the soul of the Virage Embryo -- the God of Destruction --- in a Crystal Sphere, giving him immense magical power. His older sister, Charle, realizing the the threat Melbu posed, created five Signet Spheres to limit the power he could draw from it and keep the body of the Virage Embryo -- known in layman's terms as "The Moon That Never Sets" -- floating in the sky. In retaliation, Melbu Frahma created Divine Moon Objects to destroy the spheres if need be. |
| 626 | |
| 627 | However, he never had a chance to do so: the human slaves of his empire finally rebelled, leading to a war known afterwards as the Dragon Campaign. Led by Emperor Diaz and assisted by [[DefectorFromDecadence sympathetic Winglies]], the humans proved themselves too formidable for Frahma to easily defeat, especially when they began harnessing Dragons for war -- creating the legendary Dragoons in the process. During the Dragoons' final attack on the Wingly Capital of Kadessa, Zieg, the bearer of the Red-Eyed Dragoon Spirit, defeated and killed Melbu -- apparently at the cost of his own life. |
| 628 | ---- |
| 629 | * TheArchmage: Thanks to the power of the Crystal Sphere, Frahma was arguably one of the most powerful magicians in all Endiness -- especially once Faust died. |
| 630 | * BaldOfEvil: Disc 2's flashback sequence reveals that he was completely hairless in life. [[spoiler: He continues this trend as a ghost, remaining bald even after conjuring a new body for himself with the power of the Virage Embryo.]] |
| 631 | * BigBad: Of the Dragon Campaign [[spoiler: and of the entire game.]] |
| 632 | * TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Manipulated three countries and two different species to acquire the means to execute his EvilPlan, and without ever having to show his face. All the work Rose did over the last eleven thousand years merely kept him in check for a little while.]] |
| 633 | * ConflictKiller: Once he's revealed himself, all other fights are kinda meaningless. |
| 634 | * TheEmperor: Self-styled emperor of the world during his time. |
| 635 | * AGodAmI: Believed himself to be a god [[spoiler: especially after taking the body of the Virage Embryo, which is essentially an unborn god.]] |
| 636 | * TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Lloyd did all the ground work,]] but only on Frahma's orders. |
| 637 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: Unfortunately, [[spoiler: in achieving his goals, he takes away the one reason for the heroes holding back. This backfires on him, ''hard''.]] |
| 638 | ** Also, stealing the soul of the Virage Embryo meant that [[spoiler: the God of Destruction was never able to begin its existence naturally, giving Endiness a temporary reprieve from the apocalypse and forcing Melbu to spend years tracking down the Moon Child for the sake of his later ambitions.]] |
| 639 | * NotQuiteDead: Thought to have been killed by Zieg at the end of the Dragon Campaign... |
| 640 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: According to the legend of the Dragon Campaign, he only showed his face at the final battle. [[spoiler: And at the end of the game.]] |
| 641 | * PointyEars: Unlike other Winglies, his ears are elven in appearance. |
| 642 | * RankScalesWithAsskicking: Managed to put up quite a fight against Zieg before dying. [[spoiler: To say nothing of what happened once he took control of the Virage Embryo.]] |
| 643 | * SappingTheShapeshifter: [[spoiler: In the finale, he uses the divine power he's obtained to go OneWingedAngel. Every time you manage to chip off roughly a quarter of his HP, he shifts to a different form to put you off-balance, forcing you to wear through that form as well. For good measure, when you finally manage to strike down his penultimate form, the ending cutscene reveals that his true final form looks skeletal and decayed as if he's having trouble holding himself together - [[ClippedWingAngel right before a single blast from the Divine Dragoon annihilates it]] ''and'' the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.]] |
| 644 | * SoulJar: Having already become legendary for imprisoning the soul of the Virage Embyro in a crystal sphere, he secretly took his mastery of souljars a step further by [[spoiler: sealing his soul inside Zieg's dragoon spirit.]] |
| 645 | [[/folder]] |
| 646 | |
| 647 | !!Others |
| 648 | |
| 649 | [[folder: Former Dragoons]] |
| 650 | |
| 651 | !!Shirley |
| 652 | The former owner of the White Silver Dragoon Spirit, died fighting a Super Virage during the battle of Kadessa. Her spirit is still bound to Earth and resides in a ruined shrine in the middle of Serdian mountains. She's trying to save the other Dragoons and will test Dart in order to see if he's worthy of the Dragoon spirit for Shana. |
| 653 | ---- |
| 654 | * CombatMedic: Her magic is the template that Shana and Miranda draw from. |
| 655 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: After guarding her Dragoon spirit as a ghost for 11,000 years she gladly parts with it and departs after giving it to Dart and co. |
| 656 | * {{Foil}}: She's one to both Shana and Miranda. With Shana, both are kind, gentle, and nurturing women who are TheHeart of their respective groups who's LovedByAll, but while with Shirley this was purely the result of her personality, [[spoiler: Shana unknowingly used her power as the Moon Child to influence others.]] With Miranda, both were people who motivated those around them to work hard and protect others, but while Shirley did it with gentleness and kindness, Miranda uses ToughLove with an emphasis on the "tough". |
| 657 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: She fights using TheStraightAndArrowPath while Belzac uses an axe |
| 658 | * TheHeart: All of the Dragoons were drawn to her, even after death. Their trust in her was what allowed her to keep their souls in check at Vellweb for 11,000 years. |
| 659 | * HopelessBossFight |
| 660 | ** If you [[SheatheYourSword don't take her test.]] |
| 661 | ** This is also why Shirley is the only original dragoon not fought in her Dragoon form. Enemies have unlimited MP, so Shirley's ability to heal herself back to full health at will would make her impossible to defeat. |
| 662 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: With Belzac. |
| 663 | * LastStand: How she died. |
| 664 | * LightEmUp: Light was her element. |
| 665 | * MoralityChain: To Kanzas in the past and to [[LovableRogue Drake]] in the present. |
| 666 | * PassingTheTorch: Shirley was one of the original seven Dragoons that fought in the Dragon Campaign, and formally acknowledges Dart's party as the new Dragoons. |
| 667 | * PosthumousCharacter: She technically died 11,000 years ago during the Dragon Campaign. |
| 668 | * RedheadInGreen: As a ghost. |
| 669 | * RetiredBadass: On account of being dead, but still. |
| 670 | * SacredBowAndArrows: Like her successors, Shana and Miranda. |
| 671 | * TakingYouWithMe: To the Virage who'd [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled]] Belzac and was charging up its WaveMotionGun. |
| 672 | * UnfinishedBusiness: Her spirit will stay on earth as long as the other four Dragoons are trapped. |
| 673 | * WhiteMagicianGirl: Among the original Dragoons, Shirley was a kind and gentle woman who was TheHeart of the Dragoons and supported them with healing magic. |
| 674 | |
| 675 | !!Kanzas |
| 676 | The former owner of the Purple Dragoon Spirit, is a fierce and brutal martial artist who used to carve a doll for each dead opponent. His soul is bound to Vellweb by his own bloodlust. |
| 677 | ---- |
| 678 | * AnimeHair: Looks like [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]]! |
| 679 | * AxCrazy: As mentioned above, his room is full of dolls, representing his victims. |
| 680 | * BareFistedMonk: He doesn't use weapons, being a martial artist. |
| 681 | * BloodKnight: He only joined the Human rebellion for a chance to kill. |
| 682 | %%* BoisterousBruiser |
| 683 | * {{Foil}}: To Haschel. His bloodlust and love of killing are contrasted with Haschel's reticence to kill, making one wonder if one could have been like the other ForWantOfANail. |
| 684 | * LightningBruiser: Fast and strong. |
| 685 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died during the Dragon Campaign. |
| 686 | * PurpleIsPowerful: Purple color scheme, powerful warrior. |
| 687 | * ShockAndAwe: Electricity is his element. |
| 688 | * TheSociopath: He has a very strong urge to kill. Not only that, but he makes a doll representing his victims. |
| 689 | * TakingYouWithMe: How he died in the past. Namely, he [[ActionBomb self-destructed along with the head of a Super Virage]]. Bonus points for using the trope name as his last words. |
| 690 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Only Shirley's presence could calm him. |
| 691 | |
| 692 | !!Syuveil |
| 693 | The former Jade Dragoon, Syuveig is a wise scholar and researcher who's nonetheless afraid of the void of death, hence why he's ended up stuck in Vellweb. |
| 694 | ---- |
| 695 | * BadassBookworm: With glasses to boot. |
| 696 | * BlowYouAway: His magic is passed on to Albert and Lavitz. |
| 697 | * {{Foil}}: Syuveil's bookishness highlights Albert's as well and shows the consequences of going overboard: he's become afraid of what he doesn't or can't know. |
| 698 | * MadScientist: It's implied from the contents of his room that he's been dissecting dragons in his studies. |
| 699 | * NothingIsScarier: He's seriously afraid of death and the afterlife, and with good reason; the Wingly city Mayfil automatically channels non-Wingly souls into hell. |
| 700 | * PosthumousCharacter: He died during the Dragon Campaign. |
| 701 | * TheSmartGuy: He was a scholar. |
| 702 | * WindIsGreen: Much like Greham, Lavitz and Albert before him, green is his assigned color and his element is wind. |
| 703 | |
| 704 | !!Belzac |
| 705 | The Former Golden Dragoon, a huge warrior who was romantically linked to Shirley in life. His inability to accept her demise is what anchors him to Vellweb. |
| 706 | ---- |
| 707 | * BadassesWearBandanas: Sports a yellow/golden one. |
| 708 | * TheBigGuy: Of the original Dragoons. |
| 709 | * BigNo: Sort of. After Rose tells him the truth about Shirley he screams "I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!!" right before attacking you. |
| 710 | %%* BoisterousBruiser |
| 711 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: He ''slowly'' dies via ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice... |
| 712 | * DishingOutDirt: Earth is his element. |
| 713 | * {{Foil}}: To Kongol: both were wholeheartedly devoted to someone, enough that they would die to protect them (Doel for Kongol, Shirley for Belzac). But while Kongol was able to move on from Doel's death and find new meaning in travelling with Dart and the rest of the party, Belzac's inability to accept Shirley's death led him to anchor himself to the mortal world and refuse to move on, forcing the party to fight him to set him free. |
| 714 | * FriendToAllChildren: He agreed to join the Dragon Campaign so that all the orphans he looked after could grow up in a world free of slavery. |
| 715 | * GentleGiant: He's a good 7 or 8 feet tall but looks after orphans. |
| 716 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: Finding out Shirley is dead makes him attack the party. |
| 717 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: He uses an axe while Shirley fights using TheStraightAndArrowPath. |
| 718 | * HeroicSacrifice: His last act was to try and save Shirley from the dual threat of an attacking Virage and a collapsing ceiling; though he managed to grab the ceiling in time, the only way he could stop the Virage was by [[TakingTheBullet getting impaled on its fingers]]. Sadly, Shirley refused to abandon Belzac, resulting in the Virage's next attack killing both of them. |
| 719 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: With Shirley. |
| 720 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: His last act was to suffer one of these from a Virage. Horrifically, it doesn't kill him immediately. |
| 721 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: It's why he can't pass on to the afterlife, since he can't accept his lover's death. |
| 722 | * PosthumousCharacter: He died during the Dragon Campaign. |
| 723 | * SenselessSacrifice: How his HeroicSacrifice above ultimately ended. He snaps when he discovers it. |
| 724 | * SuperStrength: Much like Kongol, Belzac was immensely strong in life -- a trait enhanced by his Dragoon powers -- enough to lift the collapsing roof of a Wingly building, which looked like it weighed a few tons at the very least. |
| 725 | * TomatoInTheMirror: When you find him, he's under the impression that Shirley's still alive and the final battle is due to occur the next day. He even mistakes Dart for Zieg at first. Rose has to deliver the TomatoInTheMirror revelation to him, ultimately forcing him into a boss battle. |
| 726 | * YellowEarthGreenEarth: While the Earth element is colored brown, and yellow is used for Light, the Dragon and Dragoon associated with said element are golden colored, while the Light Dragoon is pearly white/silver. |
| 727 | |
| 728 | !!Damia |
| 729 | The former Blue Dragoon, Damia is a human-mermaid hybrid, and thus she was highly ostracized during her youth. Her only friends were her fellow Dragoons, and now she can't move on to the afterlife because she's afraid of being left alone. |
| 730 | ---- |
| 731 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Subject to FantasticRacism because of her mermaid blood. |
| 732 | * AnIcePerson: Her element is [[MakingASplash water]][=/=]ice. |
| 733 | * EmoTeen: She's needy and emotionally distraught. |
| 734 | * {{Foil}}: To Meru. Both sat on the lines between societies and faced ostracism for it. Meru compensated with her gregariousness, while Damia coped by shying away from contact. |
| 735 | * HalfHumanHybrid: Half Mermaid. Her skin is pale and scaly, her ears look like fins, her face is covered with [[FacialMarkings blue marks]], her hair is blue, and her eyes are [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]]. |
| 736 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: The reason why she's stuck. |
| 737 | * PosthumousCharacter: She died during the Dragon Campaign. |
| 738 | * ShyBlueHairedGirl: She was ostracized for her heritage and her only friends were her fellow Dragoons. |
| 739 | * TagalongKid: The youngest of the original Dragoons at 15. |
| 740 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Much like Lenus and Meru before her. |
| 741 | |
| 742 | [[/folder]] |
| 743 | |
| 744 | [[folder: Winglies]] |
| 745 | !!Charle Frahma |
| 746 | Sister to the infamous Wingly Emperor, Charle was one of the few Winglies of her generation that sympathized with the humans her little brother oppressed. Throughout the Dragon Campaign, she and her partners-in-crime provided aid to the resistance, becoming friends to the Dragoons in the process. She even went so far as to personally sabotage Melbu's powers by creating the Divine Moon Objects. Even once her human allies had won the war, she continued assisting them -- more specifically, the only surviving Dragoon... |
| 747 | ---- |
| 748 | * BigGood: She's the only reason why Melbu Frahma wasn't able to take over the world by way of rebooting the Dragon Campaign - namely, she created the Divine Moon Objects to massively screw up his plans and helped Rose become the Black Monster to keep the Moon Child from even possibly becoming a threat. By the time Frahma comes close, a new generation of Dragoons is around to stop him, and she aids them as much as she's able. |
| 749 | * CoolOldLady: She's 11,000+ years old and tried to restrain her brother, Melbu Frahma, from JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope as well as helping out the new Dragoons in the present day. |
| 750 | * DefectorFromDecadence: She was originally part of her brother Melbu's posse, but she jumped ship when he went all EvilEmpire on her. |
| 751 | * GenkiGirl: She gives cutesy names to characters such as Rosie and generally acts like a young girl rather than the TimeAbyss she is. |
| 752 | * HiddenElfVillage: Ulara, Charle's home, is one of the nicer examples of these. |
| 753 | * TheHighQueen: While never addressed as such, Charle has all the hallmarks, being a benevolent Wingly monarch in contrast to her evil brother. |
| 754 | * ImmortalGenius: One of the most accomplished Wingly magicians in Endiness and a fountain of information regarding the ancient world, and while it's not made clear if Winglies are truly immortal or just ''incredibly'' long-lived, Charle has been alive for more than eleven thousand years. She not only [[DefectorFromDecadence aided humans during the Dragon Campaign]], but actually sabotaged her brother [[TheEmperor Melbu Frahma]]'s efforts to seize ultimate power long before then. [[spoiler: She's also Rose's mentor, having given her the magical choker in the first place.]] |
| 755 | * ImmortalImmaturity: To put it lightly, Charle tends to approach things with childish excitement, giving both Rose and [[spoiler: Zieg]] pet names, to the point that Rose actually has to step in and ask her to calm down. |
| 756 | * TimeAbyss: Charle is ''well'' over eleven thousand years old, having been alive long before the Dragon Campaign, and probably even before the Winglies first started oppressing humans. |
| 757 | |
| 758 | !!Savan |
| 759 | A magician and researcher dwelling within the city of Aglis. During the Dragon Campaign, Aglis was shot down by human forces, sending it plummeting into the ocean; however, Savan was able to prevent the city's outright destruction by creating a barrier around it, holding in the oxygen and protecting it from flooding. As the only surviving Wingly in the area, Savan set himself the task of preserving as much magical knowledge as possible and defending Aglis' signet sphere from harm. However, over the millennia he spent researching the outside world through his scrying mirror, he came to sympathize with humans, specifically, Rose. As such, when Dart and the others arrive in Aglis during the fourth disc, Savan is more than willing to help them. |
| 760 | ---- |
| 761 | * TheAloner: He's been alone for several thousands of years with only his creations for company. |
| 762 | * BaldMystic: A completely bald magician who's vast knowledage of magic he seeks to perserve. |
| 763 | * CoolOldGuy: He welcomes the Dragoons to his city and helps them out to the best of his ability, [[spoiler: even giving his life for them.]] |
| 764 | * {{Familiar}}: Most of his pets function as this. There's also the Last Kraken, the guardian of the Signet Sphere, and Coolon, the GiantFlyer Savan gives to the heroes as an easier means of getting around the world map. |
| 765 | * CreatingLifeIsAwesome: Over the course of his exile, Savan created numerous life-forms to assist him in his research -- and to prevent him from [[GoMadFromTheIsolation going mad from isolation.]] Both Savan and the creatures are depicted as entirely benevolent. |
| 766 | * DefectorFromDecadence: Like Charle, he wouldn't have anything to do with Melbu's GodEmperor delusions. |
| 767 | * HeroicSacrifice: Teleports Dart and the others to safety while he tries to [[spoiler: hold back the exploding Signet Sphere.]] |
| 768 | * ImmortalGenius: A survivor of the Dragon Campaign, having been trapped in the city of Aglis when it sank beneath the ocean, and he's spent the millennia since then doing little else but experimenting with magic. When you finally meet him, he uses this mastery to provide you with a with a one-of-a-kind magical weapon and a flying steed that can carry you anywhere on the world map. |
| 769 | * MadScientist: A magical variant of this. |
| 770 | * MagicMirror: Savan uses a {{Magitek}} variant of this to study the world outside Aglis. |
| 771 | * MayorOfAGhostTown: He's the only living thing in his city outside of his creations. |
| 772 | * NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: When Savan is killed, most of the [[{{Familiar}} beings]] he created also die; the one exception to this is Coolon.]] |
| 773 | * ThePowerOfCreation: He created all of the residents of his city and he created the ultimate attack magic item for the Dragoons. |
| 774 | * TheSmartGuy: See ThePowerOfCreation. |
| 775 | * TimeAbyss: As with Charle, he was alive during the Dragon Campaign. |
| 776 | |
| 777 | !!Magician Faust |
| 778 | A powerful Wingly magician whom had been in service to Melbu Frahma during the Dragon Campaign. When Melbu was defeated at the hands of the Dragoons, Faust went into hiding, continuing to develop his magic in the meantime. |
| 779 | |
| 780 | He can be challenged at the bottom of the Tower of Flanvel in the Kashua Glacier, where Lloyd was battled in Disc 3's climax, but approaching him isn't a wise idea unless you managed to finish the Stardust sidequest… |
| 781 | ---- |
| 782 | * TheArchmage: Has access to every offensive spell in the game, and even a few unique to himself. Justified in that he had been studying for over 11,000 years. |
| 783 | * DragonAscendant: He implies that he plans to achieve what Melbu Frahma couldn't. |
| 784 | ** DragonTheirFeet: He waited over 11,000 years to put his plans into motion. |
| 785 | * FightingAShadow: [[spoiler:Not only has his magic progressed to the point he can create an illusory doppelganger, he can even cast magic through his illusion, and it proves to be completely immune to damage, forcing the party to flee if they try to fight it. However, finishing the Stardust sidequest lets you acquire the Vanishing Stone [[ShatteringTheIllusion that breaks said shadow,]] and continue on downward to confront the real Faust.]] |
| 786 | * FlunkyBoss: Subverted, he can be seen alongside four faceless, robed figures who can channel his strongest spells, but they're just part of the scenery. |
| 787 | * LightningBruiser: You can expect him to get anywhere from two to four actions before you get to retaliate. And that's before his health dwindles. |
| 788 | * MagicStaff: Armed with one in the battle. Not that he needs it. |
| 789 | * NotBad: Shows genuine surprise when you confront him. [[spoiler: He recognizes the Vanishing Stone / Anti-Apparition Agate that breaks his illusion, and proves impressed that Rose knows of him, being an ageless being like himself.]] |
| 790 | * ProperlyParanoid: Not him, but Faust's magic made Melbu Frahma very wary. [[spoiler: It was enough to give Melbu reason to create the Vanishing Stone as a countermeasure, should Faust decide to go rogue.]] |
| 791 | * SquishyWizard: Even with having powerful offensive magic, his physical defense is lackluster, and he has zero physical attacks to his name. His damage output can be neutered by armor with high magical defense and the Legend Casque. |
| 792 | * {{Superboss}}: Fairly well tied with [[spoiler: the Divine Dragon's spirit in Mayfil]] for toughest bonus battle. If he hits someone for their elemental weakness, they ''will'' feel it. |
| 793 | * TakeOverTheWorld: His stated goal before the battle begins. |
| 794 | * TimeAbyss: Like the other winglies, he's well over 11,000 years old, having been around since the Dragon Campaign. |
| 795 | * ViolationOfCommonSense: He's very prone to tossing out a single-target elemental attack onto someone whom is aligned to it (e.g. Burn Out on Dart, doing half damage). This can be upgraded to NoSell if you have that character equipped with their respective Dragoon Armor, which nullifies the attack outright, assuming they don't have the Legend Casque and its 50% chance to evade magic. |
| 796 | * WingedHumanoid: He is a Wingly, after all. Noticably, his wings are golden in color, in contrast to the usual light blue. It could be due to his age, being a Wingly before their magic began dying out. |
| 797 | * WizardBeard: Nearly goes to his waist. |
| 798 | |
| 799 | [[/folder]] |
| 800 | |
| 801 | [[folder: Dragons]] |
| 802 | !! In general |
| 803 | * DumpStat: An InUniverse example. According the game's CreationMyth, Soa, the CreatorDeity of the world, gave them much less intelligence than other other races to balance out their overwhelming power. |
| 804 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: ''Very'' different, to the point some resemble more Sci-Fi aliens than a traditional mythical dragon. |
| 805 | |
| 806 | !!Feyrbrand |
| 807 | |
| 808 | The Green-Tusked Dragon of Air, living inside a toxic swamp in the middle of Serdio. The Sandoran Empire managed to tame it with Greham's Dragoon Spirit, and now it's their secret weapon. |
| 809 | ---- |
| 810 | * ClimaxBoss: Feynbrand is defeated right when Lavitz avenges his father and gets his Dragoon form. |
| 811 | * DeadlyGas: His breath. |
| 812 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: He looks more like some sort of giant praying mantis, and isn't sentient. |
| 813 | * PoisonousPerson: Can produce several kinds of poisons from his abdomen. |
| 814 | * TechnicolorToxin: Green poison (poison), blue poison (fear) and grey poison (stun). |
| 815 | * WalkingWasteland: Feyrbrand's toxins can pollute and corrupt almost any landscape he settles in; the swamp he resides in has become so distorted and twisted by the influence of his poison that water can actually wilt the plantlife. |
| 816 | * WindIsGreen: The '''Green'''-Tusked Dragon of '''air'''. |
| 817 | |
| 818 | !!Regole |
| 819 | |
| 820 | The sea dragon of Illisa Bay residing on the Prison Island. It's known for assaulting ships and thus making the Tiberoan Sea too dangerous to traverse. It takes orders from Lenus. |
| 821 | |
| 822 | * CombatTentacles: Its basic attack is to hit a party member with a pair of tentacles. |
| 823 | * DualBoss: With [[spoiler: Dragoon Lenus.]] |
| 824 | * EyeBeam: One of its attacks hit the entire party with lasers from its eyes. |
| 825 | * MakingASplash: It's a water dragon, so duh. |
| 826 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: Looks like a sea serpent with a giant, pyramid-shaped head. |
| 827 | |
| 828 | !!Michael |
| 829 | |
| 830 | The Dark Burst Dragon and Rose's former dragon companion. When he eventually went crazy, Rose was forced to kill him. Appears as a special boss for Rose and Dart on the Moon. |
| 831 | ---- |
| 832 | * AchillesHeel: [[spoiler: Whenever he attacks with his laser, he opens a weak spot on his chest for a short time.]] |
| 833 | * CastingAShadow: Most of his magical attacks, ranging from pitch-black explosive gas to a laser beam of void and destruction. |
| 834 | * DeathFromAbove: His Dark Laser attack. |
| 835 | * EarlyBirdCameo: First seen in the flashback to the Dragon Campaign, where he tears a Virage apart by chewing through it's torso and vaporizes another one with his laser attack. |
| 836 | * EnergyWeapon: One of his most powerful attacks is a laser attack that exposes his weakness. |
| 837 | * EyelessFace: His head seems to consist of only a mouth and lacks any eyes at all. |
| 838 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: It's hard to describe him, but he looks slightly more like a traditional Dragon, if not a wyvern. |
| 839 | * PuzzleBoss: Michael is invincible unless the player can convince Rose to divulge his weakness. |
| 840 | |
| 841 | !!The Divine Dragon |
| 842 | |
| 843 | The seven-winged God of the Dragons, the Divine Dragon is the strongest living Dragon in Endiness. It was imprisoned by the ancient Winglies inside a giant volcano in Mille Sesau. However, during the third disc, he awakens from his slumber and escapes his prison to wreak havoc on the world. |
| 844 | ---- |
| 845 | * AIRoulette: Divine Cannon normally either hits the leftmost two or rightmost two party members, but if you're unlucky, he'll aim it dead center and hit everyone. |
| 846 | * BodyHorror: A subtle case, but you can clearly see that this seven-winged dragon has a little stub where an ''eighth'' wing would be on the other side. Either it was cut off in the battle to seal it and people forgot it had an eighth wing, or it didn't grow out correctly. |
| 847 | * ChainedByFashion: The broken chains of its prison still dangle off of it. |
| 848 | * ClimaxBoss: One of Disk 3's. |
| 849 | * CognizantLimbs: The "Divine Ball" and the "Divine Cannon", each hosting its own absurdly powerful attack. Since the Divine Dragon itself has its own powerful attacks that it can use before or after the Ball's or Cannon's turns, leaving them alive is a definite shortcut to the GameOver screen. |
| 850 | ** [[spoiler:Averted in the optional Mayfil boss fight, where the only target is its spirit. This is ''not'' as good as it sounds, as Divine Dragon Ball and Divine Dragon Cannon are still in its movelist, only now with no way to stop it from using them - and it will use them ''a lot''.]] |
| 851 | * DeathFromAbove: The Divine Ball Attack, which consist of a shower of energy blasts projected from his chest. |
| 852 | * DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:He ''almost'' turns Deningrad into this, laying waste to the entire town in all of ''one minute''. Only Shana's Moon Child powers prevent a complete disaster.]] |
| 853 | * TheDreaded: The most feared of all the dragons. |
| 854 | * GiantFlyer: Easily the largest dragon and is capable of flight. |
| 855 | * EldritchAbomination: Second only to [[spoiler:the Virage Embryo]]. |
| 856 | * ExtraEyes: [[RuleOfSymbolism Seven in total.]] |
| 857 | * EyeScream: [[spoiler:After the Divine Dragon is finally defeated, Lloyd adds insult to injury by slicing into the largest of his eyes to remove the Dragoon Spirit.]] |
| 858 | * EyesDoNotBelongThere: He gets one big eye on his "chin" and the other six jumbled up above his upper gums. |
| 859 | * KryptoniteFactor: The Dragon Buster sword and the Dragon Block Staff are the only reasons this thing is remotely beatable. The staff in particular was the reason the Divine Dragon was chained up for so long; [[spoiler:the optional fight in Mayfil]] demonstrates what it's capable of without it. |
| 860 | * MagicKnight: In conjunction with its projectiles and bulk, it has a handful of actual magic attacks -- that is, the ones you use from items. If they're of the ButtonMashing variety, it'll always get them up to max charge. |
| 861 | * MakeMeWannaShout: One of his attacks involves roaring (screeching?) so loudly that it gives the whole party Fear status. |
| 862 | * MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: ''Moving'' teeth! |
| 863 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Divine Dragon looks ''somewhat'' similar to the traditional dragon design, but the similarites clearly end there: its chest can open up and fire energy blasts, its typical BreathWeapon is replaced by a torso-mounted WaveMotionGun, its head is nearly all mouth, and its eyes are just... well, read the EyesDoNotBelongThere entry if you haven't already. |
| 864 | * PhysicalGod: Explicitly stated as such. [[spoiler:Considering that you only ''just'' manage to kill him because you have the Dragon Block Staff (to reduce its power) and because he was still recovering from a fight with Lloyd (who was wielding the Dragon Buster), that's not an exaggeration.]] |
| 865 | * RoarBeforeBeating: He tends to roar just before using his Ball or Cannon attacks. |
| 866 | * SealedEvilInACan: He was sealed in a volcano on account of being uncontrollable. |
| 867 | * SNKBoss: His [[spoiler:Dragon Spirit in Mayfil]] is widely considered to be one of the hardest -- if not ''the'' hardest -- boss in the game.[[note]]The only exception is the FinalBoss, though that's by virtue of being a MarathonBoss.[[/note]] Unlike the first boss fight you can destroy neither the Ball nor the Cannon, which are now even ''more'' powerful than before (2,000+ damage from the cannon is being ''generous''), and he will spam them with wild abandon. He's also faster to the point where he can attack you two or three turns in a row; [[spoiler:Magician Faust]] also did this, but he was rendered almost completely helpless if you had a Legend Casque to neuter his magic, whereas the Divine Dragon can deal out as much physical punishment[[note]]Did we mention that Divine Ball and Divine Cannon count as physical?[[/note]] as it can magical. Good luck if you choose to fight this thing, because you're going to need it. Rose makes it clear just what you're in for when you fight this thing[[spoiler: the first time]]. |
| 868 | -->''The Divine Dragon is not like other dragons. Even with the Dragon Block Staff and us Dragoons, we will have reason for thanks if we manage to defeat it.'' |
| 869 | * SpannerInTheWorks: The only reason the {{big bad}}'s plan worked was because the dragon attacked Deningrad of its own accord and happens to [[spoiler:Divine Cannon the Signet Sphere]] by ''complete coincidence''; if not for that spot of luck, the BigBad's plan would have been completely and utterly derailed. And this is to say nothing about [[spoiler:Lloyd]] and the heroes meeting up in time to [[EnemyMine stop the rampaging dragon]] -- again, by coincidence -- which nearly gets them all killed. TooPowerfulToLive may apply here. |
| 870 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Unlike the Grand Jewel before it (which itself is also a WakeUpCallBoss) and a few bosses after it, you ''cannot'' abuse the Dragoon mechanics in the fight with the Divine Dragon. You can transform into a Dragoon, sure, but due to [[spoiler:the Dragon Block Staff]] always being in effect, everything you do as a Dragoon is nerfed to the point of futility. If you haven't invested some time and effort into Additions and attack items, expect to be stonewalled by the Divine Dragon for a long time. |
| 871 | * WaveMotionGun: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Divine Cannon.]] To put it into perspective: the [[spoiler:Signet Spheres]] are only supposed to be destroyable with the [[spoiler:Divine Moon Objects]]. A single shot from the cannon destroys not only Deningrad's [[spoiler:Signet Sphere]], but the ''entire top half of the Crystal Palace''. |
| 872 | ** And if you need further proof if its power: if you can't destroy the cannon in time during the actual fight with the Divine Dragon, he'll blast the whole party for upwards of a thousand damage, which is more than almost any other boss in the game can do. Allowing the cannon to fire is very likely a [[TotalPartyKill death sentence]], as it's a [[CognizantLimbs Cognizant Limb]] and can easily hit you before or after another powerful attack without warning. |
| 873 | * WorfHadTheFlu: The Divine Dragon is made vulnerable through a combination of the Dragon Block Staff and Lloyd fighting it with the Dragon Buster to near-death prior to the party's arrival. And even with those factors in play, it's ''still'' a WakeUpCallBoss. |
| 874 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: Since all of his prior appearances are in pre-rendered cutscenes, it's more than a little jarring to see the Divine Dragon polygonized and reduced to half its size in its boss battle, most likely due to engine limitations. |
| 875 | |
| 876 | [[/folder]] |
| 877 | |
| 878 | [[folder: Other Creatures of "Myth"]] |
| 879 | !! The Black Monster |
| 880 | |
| 881 | A mysterious demon who exists seemingly only to kill, the Black Monster has been slaughtering innocents for over eleven thousand years, his massacres coinciding with the birth of the Moon Child every one hundred and eight years -- his victims often including the Moonchild as well. It's commonly believed that his mission in life is to prevent the Moon Child from cleansing the world, which would destroy him as well; of course, Dart has set out to kill the Monster long before this can happen, motivated by revenge for the destruction of Neet. |
| 882 | ---- |
| 883 | * TheAntiChrist: Commonly believed to be such. |
| 884 | * AntiAntiChrist: In reality, [[spoiler: the Black Monster's real goal is to destroy the ''real'' antichrist.]] |
| 885 | * AntiVillain: Despite the immense body count attributed to him, [[spoiler: the Black Monster is actually trying to save the world, and remains a sympathetic figure because of this.]] |
| 886 | * BlackKnight: A mysterious figure shrouded in shadows and darkness -- even the Monster's armour seems to be composed of shadows. |
| 887 | * CastingAShadow: Its element is darkness. |
| 888 | * DarkIsEvil: Or so everyone believes. |
| 889 | * DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Actually this.]] |
| 890 | * EternalRecurrence: Every hundred and eight years, he returns to wreak havoc. |
| 891 | * GoodWingsEvilWings: Sports batlike wings, apparently wreathed in black smoke and flames. Notably, [[spoiler: they bear a striking resemblance to Dragoon wings...]] |
| 892 | * HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler: Well, anyone thinks so -- quite incorrectly.]] |
| 893 | * NecessarilyEvil: Its motives. |
| 894 | * OneManArmy: Whole armies have stood in his way... and all have died. |
| 895 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: Just about every single appearance of the Black Monster tends to end with a city being razed to the ground. Case in point, Neet. |
| 896 | * PlayingWithFire: Already inclined to burn entire settlements to the ground, the Black Monster also has a habit of incinerating anyone stupid enough to attack him at close range. |
| 897 | * SamusIsAGirl: Late in Disc 3, it's revealed that the "Demon" that everybody's been referring to as "he" for the past few hours of gameplay is actually [[spoiler: Rose.]] |
| 898 | * ShootTheDog: Well, it's either kill a baby and everyone who's laid eyes on it, or let the world be destroyed. No easy decision. |
| 899 | * TimeAbyss: 11,000-ish years old. |
| 900 | * TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Mainly because ''she'' is already a party member long before the characters figure it out.]] |
| 901 | * WalkingSpoiler: Its true identity. |
| 902 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Its goal turns out to be a noble one: [[spoiler: kill the Moon Child so it can't cause the apocalypse, and everyone converted by the Child's powers so they can't spread their fanaticism to the rest of Endiness.]] |
| 903 | * WouldHurtAChild: The Black Monster is more than prepared to kill children over the course of his rampages, and because the intended target is the Moon Child -- who will likely be only a baby at the time of the massacre -- child murder is ''guaranteed.'' |
| 904 | * WreathedInFlames: As a flashback reveals, the Black Monster's body is wreathed in black flames and smog. |
| 905 | |
| 906 | !! The Moon Child |
| 907 | |
| 908 | The prophesized saviour of Endiness, the Moon Child is born once in every one hundred and eight years; the Child's mission in life is to purify and restore the world with holy power, but in the past eleven thousand years, none of the Children have ever managed to complete this sacred quest, as every last one of them was murdered by the Black Monster before they had a chance to begin. |
| 909 | ---- |
| 910 | * ApocalypseMaiden: The Moon Children themselves might not be malevolent per se, but they're [[spoiler: driven by instinct and destiny to reconnect with the Virage Embryo and end the world.]] |
| 911 | %%* BarrierMaiden |
| 912 | * BornAgainImmortality: Unlike the Black Monster, the Moon Child is not physically immortal, and its spirit has to be reincarnated in a human form to go about its sacred duties; for good measure, it still takes a hundred and eight years to find a new human host whenever the Black Monster kills it. [[spoiler: Of course, the real goal of the Child is to reunite with its original body, the Virage Embryo.]] |
| 913 | * CharmPerson: It's revealed that the Moon Child has the ability to psychically influence those around it, subtly persuading them to worship it - hence the reason why the Black Monster goes out of his way to kill everyone within a mile radius of the Child as well as the Child itself. |
| 914 | * TheChosenOne: Deconstructed, [[spoiler: due to the nature of their existence, they're actually destined to bring about the end of the world.]] |
| 915 | * DefenseMechanismSuperpower: [[spoiler: If Shana is any evidence,]] this is how the Moon Child's powers initially manifest. |
| 916 | * EternalRecurrence: Much like the Black Monster, the Child only appears once every hundred and eight years. |
| 917 | * GodInHumanForm: Sort of. Though not conscious of it, they are a person with the soul of a god. |
| 918 | * GodOfEvil: They're destined to bring about the Apocalypse. |
| 919 | * LightIsNotGood: They're destined to bring about the end of the world and their powers manifest with light. |
| 920 | * Mystical108: The Moon Child is born every one hundred-eight years, their birth signified by the Moon That Never Sets glowing red. [[spoiler: There have been one hundred-eight individual Moon Children since the cycle began, the destruction of the Virage Embryo and the Moon That Never Sets ensuring that there would never be another.]] |
| 921 | * PropheticFallacy: People assume the "cleanse" part of the prophecy means to purge the world of evil. This is...technically true. |
| 922 | * WeirdMoon: The Moon Child's birth is heralded by the Moon That Never Sets glowing blood-red. |
| 923 | |
| 924 | !!The Virage Embryo |
| 925 | |
| 926 | Purported to be the one hundred and eighth fruit of the Divine Tree, an unborn god of unthinkable power, created specifically to destroy the world and remake it. It was first discovered by the ancient Winglies; under the command of Emperor Melbu Frahma, they removed the Virage Embryo's soul and imprisoned it within a Crystal Sphere; the body was kept well out of reach of both the imprisoned soul and any prospective saboteurs -- in the sky, where it became known as The Moon That Never Sets. Melbu kept the sphere with him at all times, using its immense magical power to terrorize the races under his control, in spite of his sister's efforts to lessen his power; however, in the final battle of the Dragon Campaign, the sphere was broken, releasing the soul trapped within. However, thanks to the Moon signets that Charle Frahma created, the soul couldn't return to its original body, so it began a cycle of incarnating itself in the bodies of newborn humans, hoping to find a way of destroying the signets through the worshippers it inspired over the course of each lifetime -- and earning the title of The Moon Child in the process. For eleven thousand years, Rose managed to stop it from making any progress -- up until Shana escaped her assassination attempt. |
| 927 | ---- |
| 928 | * BadMoonRising: [[spoiler: Its original body, which has been mistaken for a moon by countless astronomers.]] |
| 929 | * BeastOfTheApocalypse: It's very existence is to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. It is less of a character and more like a force of nature. |
| 930 | * CloneArmy: [[spoiler:Most of the Virage fought in this game are either this, or children of the Virage Embryo. It's not entirely clear which is the real explanation for their existence, as the several characters refer to the Winglings having created them, but we see natural Virage be 'born' near the end of the game, so it's possible that the Winglings simply used the Soul of the Virage Embryo to control and modify them as opposed to creating them from scratch like the humans believed.]] |
| 931 | * CombatTentacles: It's first form has four tentacles to fight with. |
| 932 | * EldritchAbomination: Being a massive, unborn, godlike, inhuman entity capable of destroying the world it DEFINITELY qualifies. |
| 933 | * EldritchLocation: Most of its body functions as this; [[spoiler: on the outside, it's a small planet, and on the inside, it's a jumbled mixture of landscapes that the Virage Embryo has sculpted to confuse invaders. For good measure, Rose confirms that none of it is an illusion -- it's all real, courtesy of the Virage Embryo's powers.]] |
| 934 | * FetalPositionRebirth: When the Moon Child [[spoiler: (AKA: Shana) is being reunited with the Embryo, she's in the fetal position, contained within a bubble for good measure. Averted when Melbu Frahma takes her place a couple of minutes later.]] |
| 935 | * FetusTerrible: It's called an Embryo for a very good reason, and the entire moon is just a giant womb in which it will incubate until the Virage Embryo's long-lost soul can rejoin it. |
| 936 | * GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:It's very existence drives almost every characters actions throughout the entire game, on both the villains ''and'' hero's sides. Although not the ultimate BigBad, it is very much treated as a cosmic entity and it's influence can be felt throughout the entire game's world.]] |
| 937 | * Mystical108: It is the one hundred-eighth and final fruit of the Divine Tree. [[spoiler: Every one hundred-eight years its soul latches on to a human vessel to attempt to reunite with its body. It has done this exactly one hundred-eight times before being destroyed.]] |
| 938 | * PhysicalGod: Powerful enough to destroy the entire world. |
| 939 | * RealityWarper: The interior of it's body is a bizarre jumble of landscapes from vastly different places and times. |
| 940 | * TimeAbyss: Undoubtedly the oldest living being in the game, having existed since the creation of the world. |
| 941 | * TrueFinalBoss: When combined with [[spoiler: Melbu Frahma.]] |
| 942 | * TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: It's entire body serves as one. |
| 943 | |
| 944 | [[/folder]] |
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