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7	This is a character page regarding the main characters of ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes''. For other characters, see the index [[Characters/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes here]].
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11	[[folder:Ryner Lute]]
12	!!Ryner Lute/[[spoiler:Felna Lieutolu]]
13	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ryner_5647.png]]
14	-> Voiced by: Creator/JunFukuyama (JP), Creator/IanSinclair (EN)
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16	The main character of the story. He looks like a lazy guy, but is actually the strongest magician in his country. He is going on a journey to search for [[ArtifactOfDoom Heroes' Relic]] by Sion's order.
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18	* AccidentalPervert: Unintentionally ends up in a bed with Ferris. You can imagine how well she took it.
19	* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the anime, he's a bit more openly angsty and suicidal, compared to the light novels where he was more desensitized to all the crap that he/other Cursed Eye bearers go through or, on occasion, simply didn't even brood on his situation versus in the anime.
20	%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
21	* AmnesiacHero: See LaserGuidedAmnesia.
22	* AntiHero: He can be rather cynical and apathetic, having already mostly given up on the world by the start of the series.
23	* AppendageAssimilation: [[spoiler:Using a spell, Lieral gives Ryner his own arm to replace the arm Ryner lost thanks to Lir.]]
24	* AnArmAndALeg: Loses his arms thanks to Lir, but he gets better relatively soon after with [[spoiler:Lieral]]'s help.
25	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Entirely by accident. After beating Quont, Quont's subordinates immediately starting deferring to him.
26	* AuthorityInNameOnly: [[spoiler:Despite being one of the kings of Sphelliyet, he's more of a figurehead than anything]].
27	%%* AwesomenessByAnalysis
28	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Has these moments with [[VitriolicBestBuds Ferris and Sion]].
29	* BackToBackBadasses: With Ferris in Episode 11.
30	* BadassBoast: His SuperpoweredEvilSide has a sinister one.
31	--> ''"First comes destruction. I bring forth nothing. I bless nothing. I save nothing. I just erase. Completely."''
32	%%* BadassBookworm
33	%%* BadassCape
34	* BadassFamily: [[spoiler:Just look at his parents!]]
35	* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:When captured by the Remrus Empire]].
36	* BadassOnPaper: See ShroudedInMyth below.
37	* BashBrothers: With Ferris.
38	* BeingGoodSucks: As Ryner notes, life was so much easier when he was HeroicNeutral. He didn't have to be responsible for the lives of countless people, attempt to outmaneuver others, be willing to [[spoiler:kill people]], etc.
39	* BerserkButton: Every time he's gone berserk (or nearly has) has been because he witnessed the slaughter of his friends.
40	* BigBrotherMentor: A mild version to Arua, who looks up to him as a teacher.
41	* BlessedWithSuck: His abilities as [[spoiler:The Solver of All Equations]], as he can [[spoiler:become an even bigger PersonOfMassDestruction, at the cost of the life of someone important to him]]. Understandably, Ryner vows never to use that power again.
42	%%* {{Bookworm}}
43	* BornWinner: Though it's noted that he's still a magic genius even putting his Alpha Stigma aside, and he did go through TrainingFromHell.
44	* BoxedCrook: A light-hearted version, given that Sion wouldn't actually execute him and had been hoping to get him out of prison all this time, but see AnOfferYouCantRefuse.
45	* BrainsAndBrawn: Brains to Ferris's brawn. Not that Ferris is unintelligent, but on their journey for Heroes' Relics, it's Ryner who's the information expert, while Ferris is just there to keep him in line/provide muscle support.
46	* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Ditches Sion and Ferris while operating on this logic, knowing that being by the side of an Alpha Stigma bearer like him is dangerous (and, to Sion, a burden as a ruler). They chew him out for it afterwards and convince him that this was a stupid move on his part.
47	* BreakTheBadass: Lucile did a mild form of this during their first meeting, and Ryner briefly flips out in his fight with Lir, after witnessing [[spoiler:the slaughter of the Cursed Eye bearers]].
48	%%zce* BreakTheCutie: His childhood.
49	* BrilliantButLazy: Manages to create a flawless magic barrier to prevent sleep disturbance.
50	* BrokenBird: He eventually gets better, but until then, he's a cynical JerkWithAHeartOfGold who has severe attachment issues.
51	** Unfortunately the path there comes with Ryner having to let down his walls, and he ends up [[BreakTheBadass suffering even more pain and grief than he was in before ]]. [[spoiler: Especially when he's appointed the role of war tactician for what remains of the Nelphan army and plays an active hand in the losses of their soldiers and civilians]].
52	** He is often described as being "close to tears" or "wanting to cry" in the novels.
53	* BullyingADragon: Fortunately for the people of Ryner's past, he was too much of a pacifist to really fight back.
54	%%* ButtMonkey
55	* BystanderSyndrome: He's let two dangerous beings rampage around without concern, was content to watch Toale get beaten up by thugs until it concerned him, etc.
56	* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:After Lir gouges out his eyes, his powers as the Solver of All Equations awaken]].
57	* CatchPhrase: "This sucks" or some variation thereof, particularly in the episode previews.
58	--> '''Ryner:''' "This su--"
59	--> '''Kiefer:''' "If you say this sucks, I'm beating you up."
60	* CelibateHero: Very much uninterested in relationships, given his past and circumstances. He struggles enough with non-romantic ones as it is.
61	%%* ChickMagnet
62	* AChildShallLeadThem: [[spoiler:As the Demon King of Sphelliyet]].
63	%%* ChildSoldier: Was one.
64	* ChildhoodFriends: With Pia, Peria, and Milk.
65	* ColdBloodedTorture: He's been through this in the past.
66	* CombatPragmatist: Doesn't hesitate to go for a GroinAttack in one fight. He didn't actually hit it, but it's the thought that counts.
67	%%* CosmicPlaything
68	%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
69	* CursedWithAwesome: It's undeniable that being an Alpha Stigma bearer comes with [[FantasticRacism several]] negative [[SuperpoweredEvilSide effects]], but it also makes Ryner one of the best mages around and so has come in handy more than once. Probably why, for all that Ryner (initially) angsts over it, he's typically not shy about using his power either.
70	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Officially, his hair and eyes are black, as with all Cursed Eye bearers.
71	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
72	* DarkIsNotEvil: The outfit he wears while in the Remrus Empire, [[spoiler:contrasting with Sion's LightIsNotGood]].
73	%%* DeadpanSnarker
74	* DeathSeeker: Generally, he doesn't actively try to get himself killed, but he has his moments.
75	* DefusingTheTykebomb: While one himself, he did this for [[HitmanWithAHeart Biore Mente]] in the past, albeit with tragic results.
76	* DespairEventHorizon: Ryner finds it interesting that he just can't seem to cross this, no matter how much crap happens.
77	** Almost happens twice in one book. First when [[spoiler: he is forced to face how low Sion has fallen and the fact that he now has to fight him and his own nation in battle; having been appointed the war tactician for the country Roland is trying to raise to the ground]]. The second comes [[spoiler: after the actual battle; when he wakes up from having been unconscious for days, to find that most of the people he was charged with protecting have been eradicated by the same artifacts ''he himself'' gathered for Sion. To top it off no one knows where his friends are and the last thing he remembers is them being in the line of fire for the Rhule Fragments]].
78	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Did you just kill Alpha, Ryner?]]
79	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:After Lieral stabs him]].
80	* DoomMagnet: Believes himself to be this, which is why he generally tries to keep his distance from people. He's not entirely wrong either.
81	* DrivenToMadness: He's had this attempted on him, though without success.
82	* EasilyForgiven: After running off with [[AxCrazy Tiir]], though Sion does chew him out for it in the novels.
83	* EnemyWithin: Both subverted and played straight. [[spoiler: The three inhabitants of his mind are 1. an EldritchAbomination bent on destruction, 2. the Solver of All Equations, who may be even more of an EldritchAbomination but is a [[NonIronicClown nice guy]].....and 3. his mother. They all get [[EnemyWithout taken]] [[SplitPersonalityMerge care]] [[SelfSacrificeScheme of]].]]
84	%%* EnemyWithout
85	* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:One of his first friends turned on him after he was revealed to be an Alpha Stigma bearer, despite the fact that he just saved her life. With Sion, on the other hand--rather than react negatively, Ryner simply decides to chase after him and figure out whatever he's hiding]].
86	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Even a male ''child'', at that.
87	* TheExile: [[spoiler:After Sion tries to kill him, he's labeled a criminal--for real--and forced to flee Roland with Ferris. Over ten volumes later, though, he ''finally'' returns.]]
88	* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: After becoming the Greatest Magician in Roland--the one who beat the previous holder and won that title is only thirteen? Seriously?
89	* ExperiencedProtagonist: By the start of the series, he's already an infamous badass ShellShockedVeteran, having been a soldier for most of his life, and has grown weary enough of conflict that he wants nothing to do with it.
90	* EyeScream: [[spoiler:See below]].
91	* EyesAreUnbreakable: As he found out the hard way when he tried to gouge out his own eyes with a knife. [[spoiler:In the end, though, Lir gouges them out]].
92	* FailureToSaveMurder: All the time.
93	* FashionableAsymmetry: The Hidden Elites' uniform.
94	* AFateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:If Sion, as the Hero, devours him, he'll suffer for all of eternity without being able to die.]]
95	%%* GainingTheWillToKill
96	* GladHesOnOurSide: The Nelphan soldiers express this upon learning that he's an Alpha Stigma bearer.
97	%%* GlowingEyesOfDoom
98	* GoodIsNotNice: He can veer into this territory at his worst.
99	* GuiltComplex: Between his [[HeroicSelfDeprecation lack of self-esteem]] and being a DoomMagnet, he tends to blame himself when people die/are hurt around him.
100	* HatesBeingAlone: As noted by Lafra. Half of Ryner wants to not hurt anyone and therefore pushes people away, while the other half is desperate for companionship.
101	* HeCleansUpNicely: When he wears formal clothing and has his hair tied, he looks ''great''. Subverted however in that rather than be in awe, Ferris just pokes fun at how out of character it is for Ryner to not look like he just rolled out of bed for once.
102	* HappilyMarried: One of the light novels end with him proposing to Ferris with this in mind.
103	%%* HeartbrokenBadass
104	%%* HeavySleeper
105	* HeroicNeutral: While he's on Sion's side, he doesn't care much about the conflict going on at first.
106	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Let's face it: his self-esteem is horrible.
107	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sion.
108	%%* IAmAMonster
109	* IAmWhatIAm: Eventually, he decides to accept that he's a 'monster' and that if he is one, he at least wants to be a useful one.
110	* IAmWho: [[spoiler:The Solver of All Equations, aka half of the Lonesome Demon]].
111	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Until--with a ''lot'' of effort--he decides that he might as well be abnormal, if it lets him accomplish his goals.
112	* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:Biore, his academy friends, Lafra, etc.]]
113	* IdentityAmnesia: Has no memories of his origins.
114	%%* IdiotHair
115	* IllKillYou: Says this to Lir. Considering Ryner's ThouShaltNotKill policy, you know he's ''really'' pissed off.
116	* InstantExpert: Justified. Can learn any magic instantly using his [[MagicalEye Alpha Stigma]].
117	* InternalizedCategorism: He's come to see himself as the monster everyone says he is by the start of the series, and it takes him a ''long'' time before he finally accepts that he isn't.
118	* IronButtMonkey: He suffers a lot of abuse at the hands of the female cast. Mainly Ferris's.
119	* IronicEcho: At the beginning of the series, Sion holds his hand out and asks Ryner, who's given up on the world, to join him. [[spoiler:Much later, showing just how far he's come, Ryner returns the favour in Remrus's tower, and then does the same thing again for Tiir, who's given up on humans]].
120	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
121	%%* KnightInSourArmor
122	%%* KungFuWizard
123	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Can't remember the first five years of his life. [[spoiler:This is due to Lieral erasing his memories before abandoning him]].
124	* LaughingMad: When he's gone berserk.
125	%%* LazyBum
126	* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: Fights with Ferris so much that Sion notes that they have a good relationship, which they'll deny when they aren't referring to each other as their partner.
127	* LittleMissBadass: Gender-swapped. You know how he's the Greatest Magician in Roland? He won that title when he was thirteen. And that's only one of numerous moments throughout his childhood.
128	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Somewhat of one for Kiefer, who can function just fine without him around but also makes it clear that she can't live in a world without him. He--or rather, the memory of him--also used to be one for Milk.
129	* LonelyTogether: While he and Ferris have other companions (and in fact met each other through a mutual friend aka Sion), their relationship has undertones of this.
130	%%* MagicalEye
131	* ManlyTears: Given how desensitized he is to most of the crap that the world throws at him, when he cries, it's probably for a very good reason.
132	* MessianicArchetype: [[spoiler:Being one half of the Lonesome Demon, he's expected to be devoured by the Hero in order to save the world from the Goddesses and meet a FateWorseThanDeath.]]
133	* MessyHair: Constant bedhead.
134	* NeutralNoLonger: Eventually, he decides to stand up and fight, especially after [[spoiler:Lafra's death]].
135	* NeverBeHurtAgain: A large part of why he's so unmotivated and tends to push people away.
136	* NoSocialSkills: Can't be polite and tactful to save his life most of the time, even when he tries. Considering his past, that's not much of a surprise.
137	* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:When Lir gouges out his eyes, thanks to not being your run-of-the-mill Alpha Stigma bearer]].
138	* NotSoAboveItAll: As much as he may snark at [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ferris]], he can be just as odd as her at times, especially if it has to do with making Sion miserable.
139	* NotSoWeak: Won't fight back at the academy and has a reputation for both laziness and incompetence, but when Sion and Kiefer are about to be killed by the magic knights... well, you can't say they learned not to taunt and abuse captives like that.
140	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Being an [[MagicalEye Alpha Stigma]] bearer, he can analyze all magic with just one look. But because of not wanting anyone to know that he's one, he just prefers to get hit directly with Kiefer's magic.
141	* ObliviousToLove: Subverted. He's aware of Kiefer's feelings for him, but pretends to be oblivious to avoid breaking her heart.
142	* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Find the heroes' relics or get executed.
143	* OmnicidalManiac: Whenever the Alpha Stigma goes active, it attempts to destroy everything. It's pretty good at it, too.
144	%%* OneManArmy
145	%%* OnlySaneMan
146	* OrphansOrdeal: He may not remember them for a large portion of the series, but [[spoiler:when he finally remembers them and ends up losing them almost immediately after, it's hard to blame the guy for being upset]].
147	* OurHeroIsDead: [[spoiler:After Lieral stabs him]].
148	* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:His father--that is, Lieral--had to abandon him for his own sake. As for his mother, the short version is that she's somewhat dead and eventually becomes flat out dead later on]].
149	* PerpetualPoverty: He's dead broke, thanks to Ferris.
150	%%* PersonOfMassDestruction
151	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Blue Boy to Ferris's Pink Girl, with their first outfits.
152	* PitifulWorms: His SuperPoweredEvilSide will refer to humans as such.
153	* PowerAtAPrice: [[spoiler:He can unleash massive destruction, but only at the cost of someone he loves.]]
154	%%* PowerCopying
155	* PowerIncontinence: Suffers from this both as an Alpha Stigma bearer and with his [[spoiler:Solver of All Equations]] power.
156	* PowerStrainBlackout: Subverted, in that Ryner falls unconscious for several days after [[spoiler:his true power awakens--but it was actually Lieral forcing him to sleep, knowing that Ryner's GuiltComplex would be kicking in after the battle]].
157	* PreMortemOneLiner: If Ryner in any form says something along the lines of ''"Analyze/terminate existence"'', you know you're screwed.
158	* ThePromise: Makes two within the span of one day--the first with Lafra to save the God's Eyes bearers and the other with Ferris. See under her section for the second one.
159	%%* RageAgainstTheHeavens
160	* RageBreakingPoint: He does his best not to lose control, [[SuperpoweredEvilSide knowing]] that [[UnstoppableRage bad]] things [[OmnicidalManiac happen]], but unfortunately for him, people tend to actively push his buttons.
161	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Deals one to Tiir (and the God's Eyes bearers as a whole) in hopes of finally getting him to accept humans. It actually works.
162	* RedBaron: Earned the title of Greatest Magician in Roland. Was later known as [[spoiler:the Demon King]]. Eventually, the Cursed Eye bearers proclaim him their king as well, at which point Ryner even comments on how he's getting an awful lot of prestigious titles.
163	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
164	* RefusalOfTheCall: He'd rather stay in prison than help Sion out, thank you.
165	* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler:Of half of the Lonesome Demon. Sort of. It's complicated]].
166	%%* ReluctantWarrior
167	* RememberThatYouTrustMe: As part of his CharacterDevelopment. It's not always intentional on his part, though; he doesn't necessarily realize when he's being distant.
168	* SaveTheVillain: He saves [[spoiler:Sui and Kuu]] from Froaude, since enemy or not, he just doesn't like killing.
169	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Ferris.
170	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Had a reputation among the Hidden Elites for insubordination for this reason.
171	* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: See EnemyWithin above.
172	* SelectiveObliviousness: Zohra outright tells him that [[spoiler:Sion resumed the human experimentation]] after Germer already warned Ryner that [[spoiler:Roland wasn't as peaceful as it seemed]], but he refuses to believe it and instead finds alternative explanations. [[spoiler:Granted, it helps that Sion's a good liar]].
173	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Awakening his true power involved having to sacrifice his mother's life--a fact that Ryner doesn't learn until later, much to his horror.]]
174	* SharedFamilyQuirks: [[spoiler:A magic genius like his father, as well as his BystanderSyndrome]].
175	* ShellShockedVeteran: It takes a long time for him to get better.
176	* ShroudedInMyth: After [[spoiler:his true powers awaken]] during the battle between Gastark and Geihlficlant, [[ManipulativeBastard Vois]] inflates Ryner's reputation as much as he can by spreading a multitude of rumours. Some of them are close enough to the truth, while some of them Vois was probably having fun with.
177	%%* TheSlacker
178	%%* {{Sleepyhead}}
179	* SmallStepsHero: Compared to the likes of Sion and Riphal, Ryner generally isn't very good at thinking of the bigger picture, instead focusing on the smaller groups here and now.
180	* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Along with Sion and Kiefer, after the Estabul Magic Knights slaughtered the rest of their class]].
181	%%* SplitPersonalityMerge
182	* StraightMan: To a number of people, but most predominantly Ferris.
183	* StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:While he inherited his mother's hair and eye colours, his face is practically the spitting image of Lieral's]].
184	* SuicideByCop: In the anime, he chooses to die by Luke's hands, before Ferris stops him.
185	%%* SuperpoweredEvilSide
186	%%* SurvivorGuilt
187	* SwordAndSorcerer: Sorcerer to Ferris's sword.
188	* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: He did this for Milk in the past.
189	%%* TechnicalPacifist
190	* ThinkNothingOfIt: No point in giving his name when he's a Hidden Elite, having Toale repay him would be too troublesome, etc.
191	* ThouShaltNotKill: [[spoiler:He's ultimately forced to break this policy when up against Alpha, knowing that to destroy it, others will be caught in the crossfire]].
192	* TokenGoodTeammate: Back when with the Hidden Elites.
193	* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:After he awakens as the Solver of All Equations.]]
194	* TraumaCongaLine: His entire life, really.
195	* {{Tsundere}}: He... isn't too good at handling affection from others.
196	%%* TykeBomb
197	* UnbrokenVigil: After the battle between Gastark and Geihlficlant and he falls unconscious, Kiefer and Ferris both watch over him until they end up collapsing from exhaustion (at which point Toale takes over).
198	* UnstoppableRage: Whenever his Alpha Stigma goes out of control.
199	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ferris and Sion.
200	* WackyParentSeriousChild: [[spoiler:[[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Lieral]] tends to be about as light-hearted as they come. And then we have [[OnlySaneMan Ryner]]...]]
201	* WarIsHell: Makes it very clear that he believes this.
202	* WhatTheHellHero: Milk's reaction to Ryner (and Ferris) choosing to leave behind the rampaging dragon they just summoned, because hey, as far as they're concerned, it's not their problem!
203	* WillTheyOrWontThey: He and Ferris have had a ''ridiculous'' amount of ShipTease, but what with Ryner pretty much being [[CelibateHero asexual]] and Ferris [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove not quite understanding love]], it's not clear whether there's actually a romantic edge to their relationship or if they're PlatonicLifePartners. After 25 volumes, with buildup reminiscent of a love confession, they've so far professed that they love each other... like [[TrueCompanions family]].
204	%%* WillfullyWeak
205	* WithFriendsLikeThese: He, Ferris, and Sion routinely blackmail/threaten to kill/attack one another. Doesn't stop them from being best friends, though.
206	%%* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity
207	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: By virtue of being an Alpha Stigma bearer, whenever he goes berserk. When sane, though, [[ThouShaltNotKill not so much]].
208	%%* WouldHitAGirl
209	* WouldHurtAChild: Has no problems with knocking Iris out to get her to be quiet.
210	* YouAreNotAlone: Eventually comes to realize this.
211	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:After becoming a Roland fugitive. It's not until several volumes later that, after repairing his relationship with Sion, he and Ferris can finally return to Roland.]]
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214	[[folder:Ferris Eris]]
215	!!Ferris Eris
216	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ferris_9423.png]]
217	-> Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagaki (JP), Creator/LuciChristian (EN)
218
219	A swordswoman with superhuman speed. Because Sion threatened to destroy the dango shop near her place, she's now traveling with Ryner.
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221	%%* AbsurdlySharpBlade
222	%%* AbusiveParents
223	%%* ActionGirl
224	%%* AntiHero
225	* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:In the ''Salty Dango'' short story, where her dad orchestrates the death of her first friend.]]
226	* AttemptedRape: She was almost raped by [[spoiler:her [[ParentalIncest parents]] until Lucile kills them]].
227	* AttractiveBentGender: When she dresses up as a male, cue adoration from the ladies (compared to a crossdressing Ryner, who just gets weird looks from everyone).
228	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ryner and Sion aside, she has a somewhat different version of this with Lucile, whom she often appears wary of but ultimately does love as her brother.
229	* BackToBackBadasses: With Ryner in Episode 11.
230	* BadassAdorable: The badass part is obvious. As for the adorable part, she has her moments, particularly when she's being OneOfTheKids.
231	* BadassFamily: Hails from one.
232	* BadassNormal: In a world where people either spam [[FantasticNuke Rule Fragment]] in sword fights or have hit the SuperpowerLottery HARD, she can still hold her own pretty well with most of them.
233	* BashBrothers: With Ryner.
234	* TheBeautifulElite: Her family, being nobles, highly competent fighters, and constantly described as beautiful. [[spoiler:The whole incest thing might have to do with that last one]].
235	* BeingWatched: While trying to detect other presences is something common to all the combat-oriented characters, Ferris is particularly good at sensing when Lucile is around.
236	* BerserkButton: If she's eating dango and you do anything to ruin said dango, your life is ''over''. In the crossover short with Literature/ItsukaTenmaNoKuroUsagi, she goes as far as to chase the culprits across dimensions!
237	%%* {{BFS}}
238	* {{Bifauxnen}}: See AttractiveBentGender.
239	* BigDamnHeroes: Does this for both Ryner and Sion at some point or another.
240	%%* BigEater
241	%%* BigScrewedUpFamily
242	* BigSisterBully: On occasion. [[BigSisterWorship Not that Iris minds]].
243	* BigSisterInstinct: She might not be the nicest sister, but when push comes to shove, she's very protective of Iris.
244	* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The blonde to Milk's brunette and Kiefer's redhead.
245	%%* BlueBlood
246	* BrainsAndBrawn: The Brawn to Ryner's Brain during their journey for Heroes' Relics.
247	* BreakTheCutie: Her entire childhood.
248	%%* BrokenBird
249	%%* BrutalHonesty
250	* BystanderSyndrome: Same attitude as Ryner.
251	%%* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]
252	%%* CharlesAtlasSuperpower
253	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She's...unique at times.
254	* CovertPervert: For all that she accuses Ryner of being a pervert, the fact that ''she'' so quickly jumps to those conclusions and at one point writes illicit entries in Ryner's 'diary' for fun is rather suspicious.
255	* CryIntoChest: First into Ryner's, when she [[spoiler:finds him again after being told by Sion that he killed him]] and again in Lucile's after they finally reconcile.
256	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
257	%%* DeadpanSnarker
258	%%* DefrostingIceQueen
259	* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Had they succeeded, her parents raping her]] would have been this, hence why Lucile was so determined to stop it.
260	* {{Determinator}}: Should Ryner go missing? Ferris will never give up on searching for him, even if [[spoiler:she's been told that he's dead]]. And Ryner goes missing a ''lot''.
261	* DoomMagnet: [[spoiler:As far as the Eris clan is considered, anything like 'friends' is a hindrance. Ferris learned that lesson well after they killed off her first friend and likely stopped trying afterwards, hence why she's not quite as bad as Ryner or Sion in this regard.]]
262	* DudeMagnet: Many guys fall for her, but don't let her looks fool you!
263	%%* EmotionlessGirl
264	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Namely, the princess of Runa.
265	* TheExile: [[spoiler:Along with Ryner, after Sion cuts off ties with them.]]
266	* ExtremeDoormat: When she was younger, what with the lack of emotions. [[spoiler:Her parents' deaths was presumably the end of that]].
267	* TheFakeCutie: Not her usual personality, but suffice to say that Ryner gets suspicious whenever Ferris is acting cutesy.
268	* AFriendInNeed: Though it takes a while, it does get through to Ryner that no, Ferris will ''never'' turn her back on him, no matter what happens.
269	%%* FriendlessBackground
270	* GaussianGirl: When Ryner first meets her in the anime.
271	%%* GenderBlenderName
272	* HappilyMarried: One of the light novels ends with Ryner proposing to her.
273	* HatesBeingAlone: Once she's properly introduced to this whole friendship idea, she begins to hate being by herself. It doesn't help that all of the people closest to her, sans Iris, have this bad habit of shutting others out.
274	* HeartbrokenBadass: Very slightly compared to other examples, being an EmotionlessGirl, but it's hinted that she does mourn the death of [[spoiler:her first friend]] somewhat.
275	* HeyYou: Refuses to refer to Kiefer by name for a long while.
276	* IWillFindYou: Should Ryner go missing, then (barring his BadassInDistress moment), Ferris ''will'' chase him down and find him.
277	%%* ImplausibleFencingPowers
278	* IneffectualLoner: She actually ''refuses'' to be this, what with all the males in her life--Ryner, Sion, and Lucile--having elements of this. She knows just how much it hurts to not be depended on.
279	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As a few characters note, she may be a beauty, but her personality (towards anyone, though Ryner gets the lion's share of her {{Tsundere}} tendencies) isn't quite as attractive.
280	* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler:Ryner makes her promise that if he ever goes berserk again, she'll be the one to kill him]].
281	%%* LadyOfWar
282	* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Ryner.
283	* LittleMissBadass: Like many characters, she's been a competent fighter since she was young. [[spoiler:Given what her family was like, though, it still wasn't enough.]]
284	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Lucile. To a lesser extent, she's also one for Ryner, who admits that he wouldn't want to live in a world without her.
285	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Lucile, just ''tell'' her about what you did to protect her.
286	* LonelyTogether: See Ryner's section.
287	* LoveMakesYouDumb: In a cruel subversion of UnstoppableRage, she tries to kill [[SuperpowerLottery Lieral]] [[spoiler:in revenge for the [[DisneyDeath currently dead]] Ryner]] despite knowing that she doesn't stand a chance. He easily knocks her out.
288	%%* LovingBully: Towards Ryner.
289	%%* MadeOfIron
290	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: A slight case in the first part for Ryner, who admits that as troublesome as it was, going on a journey with her and dealing with her [[CloudCuckoolander antics]] was actually kind of fun.
291	* MusclesAreMeaningless: While she's known for her speed in particular, she's one of the hardest hitters around, swinging a {{BFS}} with no problems in spite of being so slender.
292	* NoSocialSkills: [[spoiler:The inevitable result when you can literally count on little more than one hand the number of people she'd spoken to before her parents' deaths]].
293	* NotSoStoic: Primarily where her loved ones are concerned.
294	%%* OneHandedZweihander: At times.
295	* OneOfTheKids: She's odd enough on her own as it is, but Iris seems to have been her primary companion while growing up, and if Ferris isn't bothering Sion or Ryner, she's probably hanging out with her (and Arua and Kuku).
296	* OneWomanArmy: Downplayed, however, in that when she fends off an army to give Ryner time to cast his spell, she ends up badly wounded in the process.
297	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When ''Ferris'' leaves behind and/or steps on dango, you know she's upset.
298	* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:They're dead, courtesy of Lucile]].
299	** Note that [[RapeAsDrama this is a good thing.]] Yeah, it's that kind of series.
300	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Pink Girl to Ryner's Blue Boy, with their first outfits.
301	* PinkMeansFeminine: Her initial outfits, though she eventually shifts to [[TrueBlueFemininity blue outfits]] instead.
302	* {{Protectorate}}: For a certain KnightTemplarBigBrother.
303	* ThePromise: See [[spoiler:KillTheOnesYouLove]], made for the sake of giving him the courage to exist alongside others. She also makes one with Lieral to [[spoiler:kill the demon in Ryner, at the cost of her life]], if he ever loses the will to move forward.
304	%%* ProudBeauty
305	* RapeAsBackstory: [[spoiler:AttemptedRape, at least]].
306	%%* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining
307	%%* SarcasticDevotee
308	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Ryner, despite being an EmotionlessGirl.
309	* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Though she herself gets embarrassed whenever she tries pulling this.
310	* SeriousBusiness: All hail the Dango God.
311	* ShutUpHannibal: Her response to Lir pointing out that no matter what Ferris thinks, the rest of the world hates Ryner.
312	* TheSpock: More so when she was ten, what with having NoSocialSkills, but she still has shades of it as an adult.
313	%%* TheStoic
314	%%* SugarAndIcePersonality
315	* StepfordSmiler: In his academy days.
316	* SwordAndSorcerer: Sword to Ryner's sorcerer.
317	* ThickerThanWater: See AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther.
318	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Kiefer's Tomboy. Or rather, that's how Kiefer sees it, though their dynamic's a bit more complicated than that: while Ferris is more feminine in appearance and cares more about fashion than practicality compared to Kiefer, Kiefer tends to be more demure and gentle (i.e. more stereotypically feminine) in personality.
319	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: A borderline GirlyBruiser (though somewhat more tomboyish than Pia), she's a tough, combat-happy ActionGirl who's more likely to punch something than brood, but is quite feminine otherwise.
320	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves dango.
321	%%* {{Tritagonist}}
322	* TrueBlueFemininity: Her later outfit.
323	%%* {{Tsundere}}
324	* TykeBomb: [[spoiler:A non-military example, unlike most of the other characters. Rather, you can thank her family for this]].
325	* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Ryner, which [[spoiler:Lieral]] most definitely notices.
326	* TheUnfavourite: [[spoiler:Though it had less to do with her parents favouring Lucile and more to do with her (and Iris) not living up to the family standards]].
327	* UsedToBeASweetKid: Was once a cute child who smiled a lot around Lucile. Now, she is a cynical EmotionlessGirl.
328	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ryner and Sion.
329	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: When she was younger, though she seems to know now.
330	* WhatTheHellHero: See Ryner's section.
331	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Fears ghosts because she can't cut them with her sword. Can't take a boat ride, either, because she'll attempt to down the boat when she's seasick.
332	* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Ryner. There's more of a romantic vibe on her part, though it's still pretty ambiguous.
333	* WithFriendsLikeThese: With Ryner and Sion.
334	* WouldHurtAChild: Occasionally abusive towards Iris, and let's just say that her combat training with Arua involved the anguished screaming of a young child...
335	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:As with Ryner, she can't return home due to her being a Roland fugitive. It's not until several volumes later that, after repairing his relationship with Sion, she and Ryner can finally return to Roland.]]
336	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:This was her family's policy, and avoiding this fate befalling Ferris--whether it be their parents disposing of her because she was weak or raping her so that she could carry on the family line--was what Lucile dedicated his life to.]]
337	[[/folder]]
338
339	[[folder:Sion Astal]]
340	!!Sion Astal
341	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sion_4945.png]]
342	-> Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeOno (JP), Creator/EricVale (EN)
343
344	The King of Roland. He was once in the same school as Ryner and Kiefer. He is now working hard to rebuild his country that has been corrupted by the nobles. He has Lucile as his bodyguard. [[spoiler:He's actually the vessel of The Mad Hero, Roland's first King and constantly in danger of being berserk.]]
345	----
346	* AllLovingHero: Or at least he tries. [[spoiler:See DarkMessiah below, however]].
347	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He was tormented horribly by his half-siblings while growing up.
348	* AntiHero: He very much ''means'' well, but also understands that he lives in a world where idealism doesn't get you very far.
349	* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:After he and Ryner end up on different sides]].
350	* ArchnemesisDad: His father, during the revolution.
351	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Need it be said with whom?
352	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
353	* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:After a long journey, this gets subverted, with Sion rejoining Ryner and the two allying in order to defeat the PowersThatBe.]]
354	* BitchInSheepsClothing: When around his friends, PlayedForLaughs. There's a reason Ferris and Ryner constantly threaten to kill him.
355	* BreakTheCutie: Yep, his childhood too.
356	%%* BrokenAce
357	%%* ByronicHero
358	* CelibateHero: Like Ryner, he'd rather avoid romance.
359	* TheChainsOfCommanding: A ''major'' source of angst on his part.
360	%%* TheChessmaster
361	%%* AChildShallLeadThem
362	* TheChosenOne: Though not by any god or prophecy, but by [[TheChooserOfTheOne Lucile]], eligible by virtue of being a descendant of the royal family.
363	* CombatPragmatist: More of the leader variety than a personal fighter.
364	%%* CosmicPlaything
365	* CynicismCatalyst: See ILetGwenStacyDie below. While they don't define his motivations, they make him that much more determined to change things.
366	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
367	* DarkMessiah: [[spoiler:What with this being a CrapsackWorld, he's forced to become this]].
368	%%* DeadpanSnarker
369	* DealWithTheDevil: In order to become king, he had to agree to Lucile's demands. There's a reason Ferris warned Sion--both at the beginning and again at the end of his revolution--that that was a ''bad'' idea.
370	%%* {{Deuteragonist}}
371	* DoomMagnet: Simply put, his half-brothers were out to make sure his life was utterly miserable.
372	* EasilyForgiven: Most of the characters realize they live in a CrapsackWorld and so are willing to accept Sion's WellIntentionedExtremist tendencies. In particular, Sion's surprised at how easily [[spoiler:Toale forgives him for the slaughter of Nelpha]].
373	%%* EnemyWithin
374	* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Or rather, [[EvilAllAlong Even More of A Well-Intentioned Extremist Than Believed All Along]]. Ryner acknowledges that Sion was likely looking in a different direction than him from the very beginning]].
375	* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:Eventually subverted. Sion's not ''evil'', just taking a different path to save the world--and one that ultimately leads him back to Ryner and Ferris either way.]]
376	* TheExtremistWasRight: As questionable as some of his methods were, he really did make Roland a better place, even if not as much as Ryner and Ferris thought.
377	* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: PlayedForLaughs. Ryner grumbles about how everyone's so quick to like Sion because he seems like such a cheerful, upstanding young man.
378	* FailureToSaveMurder: Not being able to help [[spoiler:his academy friends, who looked up to him as their leader]].
379	* FakeUltimateHero: While he's done many things to deserve being called a hero, he has occasionally received credit for things he didn't do, such as defeating the Estabul Magic Knights.
380	* TheGadfly: Just ask Ryner or Ferris.
381	* TheGoodKing: And his top subordinates are determined to ensure it stays this way. [[spoiler:'Good' is used loosely, though, as far as they're concerned, and certain characters (such as Zohra) would deny that Sion is this.]]
382	%%* GuileHero
383	* GuiltComplex: Being a king, he feels responsible for quite a bit.
384	* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler:After cutting off ties with Ryner and Ferris and starting his attempt to conquer the continent, he goes from being a PragmaticHero to either ''more'' of a PragmaticHero or a VillainProtagonist, but his goals haven't changed--just his methods. Several volumes later, he then repairs his friendship with Ryner and Ferris, pulling one of these again]].
385	* HeWhoFightsMonsters: A purge is the kind of thing a [[AristocratsAreEvil noble]] would do--but if it's necessary, Sion will do it.
386	%%* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
387	%%* HeroicBastard
388	* HeroOfAnotherStory: During those two years that we follow Ryner in prison, Sion was revolutionizing the country! Eventually subverted, though, as ''The Legend of the Fallen Dark Hero'' is dedicated to explaining what was happening during those two years.
389	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ryner.
390	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:His justification for resuming the human experimentation]].
391	* ILetGwenStacyDie: First [[spoiler:his friends at the academy, who were relying on him]], and then [[spoiler:Fiole, who is killed specifically because of him]].
392	%%* ImHavingSoulPains
393	* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Being the vessel of the Mad Hero and thus the one responsible for saving the world? Not fun at all]].
394	* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: He's been confessed to a few times in the past, but rejected them all for this reason.
395	* KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler:What he must do in order to defeat the Goddesses--and, indeed, what all of his past lives had to do, though like Sion presently, not all of them could bring themselves to do it]].
396	* KingIncognito: While visiting Toale.
397	* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:His later outfit]].
398	%%* LongHairedPrettyBoy
399	%%* ManipulativeBastard
400	%%* MarriedToTheJob
401	* NecessarilyEvil: [[spoiler:Eventually becomes this]].
402	* TheNeedsOfTheMany: How he justifies his later actions--particularly the [[spoiler:slaughter of the Nelphan people, who are used to set an example]].
403	* NoHeroToHisValet: Ryner and Ferris don't quite see Sion as their king. To a lesser extent, his direct subordinates can be rather casual towards him as well, probably since they're the reason he even managed to become king.
404	* OrphansOrdeal: His mother's suicide forms a large part of his resentment towards the nobility and his desire to change the country.
405	* ParentalAbandonment: His father abandoned him and his mother died.
406	%%* PastLifeMemories
407	%%* PragmaticHero
408	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
409	* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler:Of the Mad Hero, though like with Ryner, it's more complicated than straight up reincarnation]].
410	* ReluctantWarrior: Being an AllLovingHero, he dislikes war. Being a WellIntentionedExtremist, starting them is somewhat of an inevitability.
411	* RememberThatYouTrustMe: Like Ryner, he's got a bad case of pushing others away. Unlike Ryner, though, Sion is better at keeping this trope in mind [[spoiler:after making amends with his friends]], contrary to Ferris and Ryner's occasional worry about him doing otherwise.
412	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: In a short story, he comes close to this when he finally has the power to [[spoiler:avenge Fiole's death. What stops him is him knowing that Fiole wasn't the sort to wish for revenge, let alone for Sion to stain his hands in the process]].
413	%%* RoyalBlood
414	%%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
415	* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:Devour Ryner to save the world, at the cost of Ryner suffering AFateWorseThanDeath, or kill him so that a new Solver of All Equations can be born, whom Sion can devour instead]]. In the end, [[TakeAThirdOption Sion can't bring himself to do either]].
416	* SelfMadeOrphan: His father was the previous king. Sion usurped him. Do the math.
417	* ShootTheDog: As is standard for a WellIntentionedExtremist.
418	* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Along with Ryner and Kiefer from their academy days]].
419	%%* StepfordSmiler
420	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: [[spoiler:He gets them from the Mad Hero, who was most definitely not human]].
421	* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:After the incident where almost all of the classmates following him were slaughtered]].
422	%%* TakeOverTheWorld
423	* UsedToBeASweetKid: He even laments over how his mother was wrong in calling him sweet, considering what he's ultimately wlling to do for his goals.
424	%%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans
425	* VillainProtagonist: [[spoiler:Goes between being this and an AntiHero after becoming Ryner's enemy]].
426	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ryner and Ferris.
427	%%* WellIntentionedExtremist
428	* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Ryner's reaction to discovering that Sion's resumed the human experimentation, and later, what Sion's really using the Rule Fragments for.]]
429	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[VitriolicBestBuds Ryner and Ferris]] would assure you that this most certainly applies to him, and though he has a good heart at the core of it all, he ''is'' capable of being quite the AntiHero and WellIntentionedExtremist if need be.
430	* TheWisePrince: Not being a noble born, Sion knows the hard life of the commoners.
431	* WithFriendsLikeThese: With Ryner and Ferris.
432	%%* {{Workaholic}}
433	%%* YoungConqueror
434	[[/folder]]

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