Characters / Guardian Tales World 7

Guardian Tales Main Character Index
Main Story: Kanterbury | Teatan Kingdom | Magic School | Desert of Madness | Shen City | Inn? | Dungeon Kingdom | Mt. Shivering | Rah Empire | Unrecorded World | Demon World Capital | Demon Shire
Unique Heroes: Fire | Water | Earth | Light | Dark | Basic
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Aspiring Warrior Craig

Thank you for waiting for me. For believing in me.

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A D-List warrior in the Dungeon Kingdom, who works as a bouncer in a local pub. For 20 years, he's been training to win the dungeon race, but he never had any luck.

Rarity: 2-star (can be ascended)

Species: Human

Age: 41

Height and weight: 205cm/142kg

Element: Earth

Role: Warrior

Exclusive Weapon: Silence

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Adam Gold (English)

Illustrator: Wonchun Choi (GL/KR)

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• Brainwashed and Crazy: Seemingly ends up in this situation as seen in the ending cutscene of World 15, at the hands of the Invaders' 1st Corps Commander.
• The Chosen One: He's one of the thirteen Champions.
• Cutscene Power to the Max: During the climax of the world's final boss, he gets hit repeatedly for 9999 damage as the archdemon pounds away in melee, when 15000 HP is a really good number to have at this point. He still manages to get up from this and even hold off the boss for the player to strike the killing blow.
• Determinator: Craig failed to become an adventurer for nearly two decades, but doesn’t allow anything to sway him from his dream.
• Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: Averts this in his initial art and sprites, and would later play this straight with his appearance in the Unrecorded World and his ascended art and sprites much later on.
• Hero with Bad Publicity: He was seen as nothing but a pathetic failure most of his life. After beating the Archdemon in Halbard’s armor, Halbard steals the credit and bad mouths Craig into being a pariah to the entire Dungeon Kingdom.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: His Global art wasn't exactly matching his actual weapon of choice, but he does use one-handed swords as his Japanese art correctly shows. He seemingly abandons this for his ascended art, but he still uses it in gameplay.
• Humble Hero: He doesn't really care for attention, and also doesn't care if he has a bad reputation.
• Interface Spoiler: The fact that Halbard is actually Craig wearing Halbard's armor in the later half of Dungeon World is supposed to be a twist... unless you've gotten him from the gacha already, which reveals his name front and center.
• Knight in Shining Armor: His dream is to finally become this. He eventually does achieve this state by the end of Chapter 7.
• Leitmotif: Craig's Theme. Cue Cutscene Power to the Max when this plays in the World 7 climax.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Sports one both in his normal and ascended art, and utilizes it in gameplay to maximize his defensive stats.
• Made of Iron: Is constantly taking a beating from the various hazards in the dungeon but walks away every time. He doesn't even try to avoid the traps anymore, instead barreling straight through them. Not even taking concentrated blasts from the Archdemon using his elemental weakness is enough to do more than knock Craig out.
• Nice Guy: Craig goes out of his way to help anyone he can. In World 16, he and three other Champions were Beguiled and turned on the Knight. While the others had their worst traits exaggerated, Beguiled Craig was kind and encouraging commander for his Androids.
• Only Friend: Ailie was his only real friend in Dungeon Kingdom before the Knight and crew showed up.
• Retirony: He plans on retiring after this Dungeon Race, setting up this trope halfway through when a lava slime knocks both Craig and Halbard into a pit and only Halbard is found again. Ultimately averted.
• Puzzle Boss: Beguiled Craig in World 16 will take Scratch Damage from anything the Knight and KAI can throw at him, making it practically impossible to defeat him conventionally; fortunately, turrets that fire projectiles capable of ignoring his defense are in the arena. The player can defeat him handily by leading him into the path of the turrets and have him receive the shots for them.
• Stone Wall: Craig's damage output is nothing to write home about, but he's very resilient as Tanker hero. Not only can he taunt enemies nearby, but also his other abilities act as defensive supports:
  • His Chain Skill increases party's defense by 50% for 5 seconds and taunts all enemies.
  • Equipping him with his exclusive weapon, he can reflect melee damage by 20% of the attackers while restoring 1% of his HP (though this has a 2-second skill cooldown). His weapon's skill also scales off of Defense, letting him do respectable damage if you use him as your lead unit.
  • And his 5* Special Ability makes him take damage for all party members with health lower than 50% so long as his is higher than 50% and he's close enough.
• Time-Passage Beard: Sports one in the Unrecorded World.
• Took a Level in Badass: He eventually gained an ascended form that greatly enhances his abilities, giving him arguably the best defensive utility in the game, surpassing even Oghma and Future Princess as pure tanks.
• Veteran Instructor: Is training Guardians in the Unrecorded World after Eva's death.

Relic Collector Ailie

A scavenger in the Dungeon Kingdom. She collects items from fallen warriors and sells them.

Rarity: 1-star

Species: Human

Age: 22

Height and weight: 149cm/39kg

Element: Fire

Role: Support

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• Because You Were Nice to Me: Relic hunters are usually hated as opportunistic scavengers picking the bodies of fallen adventurers. Craig, being a fellow outcast, was the only person to not treat her like a vulture because of her job, so she dedicated herself to helping him however she could and fought to make the rest of the kingdom recognize the hero he is.
• Only Friend: She is the only person in the entire Dungeon Kingdom that supports Craig and he was the only one who would defend her at the time.
• Undying Loyalty: No matter what, she'll always believe in Craig.

Halbard (Spoiler!)

The champion of the previous Dungeon race, and this year's favorite to win.

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• Dirty Coward: When the going gets tough, he's the first to bail out and leave anyone else to their fates.
• Engineered Public Confession: How he's ultimately dealt with in the Nightmare story: Turns out that the cameraman with him to record him "begging Craig to spare him" was actually livestreaming, exposing his deeds.
• Fake Ultimate Hero: He's nothing more than a Jerkass Attention Whore who steals others' thunders
• Hate Sink: He is an irredeemable Miles Gloriosus who steals Craig's thunder not once, but twice. As such, it's cathartic to see others see him as the person he really is.
• It's All About Me: He doesn't care about anyone or anything else, just himself and his fame.
• Karma Houdini: He gets away with stealing Craig's thunder at the end of World 7.
• Karma Houdini Warranty: Subverted initially but played straight later in Nightmare Mode. Before the start, Ailie tried to prove that he's a liar, but she's unsuccessful. At the end of the story, he's not only outed as a fake by a kid whom he abused earlier (after trying to paint Craig in a bad light again), but the public basically starts treating him like trash (much like how he made them treat Craig before), ultimately chasing him out of the Dungeon Kingdom altogether. It doesn't get much better for him in the Unrecorded World, as he winds up getting captured by the Invaders, although by now he's at least had a Heel Realization.
• Miles Gloriosus: Tries to paint himself as the greatest hero in Dungeon Kingdom, but is nothing more than a Jerkass Attention Whore
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When he and Craig are thrown into a pit halfway through the world, he discards his damaged armor, takes Craig's, and goes away for a while to set up the plot twist of the world.
• Walking Spoiler: The fact that not only is he actually just a Miles Gloriosus, but also not the armored hero the party will recruit spoils a large part of Chapter 7.

Swordsman Akayuki

I feel like you'll lead me into lots of good fights!

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A swordsman who has been petrified for 500 years. Even though she has little knowledge of the modern world, her plans remain the same: Find strong opponents to challenge.

Rarity: 2-star

Species: Human

Age: ?

Height and weight: 163cm/48kg

Element: Fire

Role: Warrior

Exclusive Weapon: Murasame

Voiced by: Maki Kawase (Japanese), Kirsten Day (English)

Illustrator: Wonchun Choi (GL/KR), intro_s2 (JP)

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• Angst? What Angst?: The implications of missing out on five centuries of time and losing everyone she ever knew don't seem to phase her much.
• Blood Knight: She's ALWAYS looking for a good fight. The first thing she does after being revived from centuries as a statue is to challenge the Knight to a duel just for fun.
• Critical Hit Class: She has up to 65% to crit when fully awakened and given her weapon but before considering accessories, and she also boosts allied crit rate.
• Defeat Means Friendship: She'll only join the party if the Knight can prove their strength by beating her in three consecutive one-on-one duels.
• Everything's Better with Samurai: She's the only samurai in current plot.
• Fish out of Temporal Water: Out of touch with the modern world due to being a statue for 500 years, and is planning on just figuring it out as she goes.
• Flash Step: Akayuki's combo ends with her dashing through her target with a Single-Stroke Battle-esque attack. This can be abused to dodge attacks or teleport past blockading enemies guarding a Squishy Wizard.
• Glass Cannon: Her damage output is great, but Akayuki's defenses aren't nearly so impressive.
• Heroic Sacrifice: How she ended up as a statue in the first place. She shielded her apprentice Sumire from an attack by a dying Archdemon 500 years before the story.
• Master Swordsman: She's by far the most skilled sword wielder in the cast. Easily capable of feats that the others can't match without magical or technological aid.
• Mentor Occupational Hazard: She let herself be petrified to protect her student, Sumire.
• Parental Substitute: She and her brother Aoyuki found Sumire as a baby and raised her as their disciple.
• Previous Player-Character Cameo: She is one of the starting heroes from the developer's previous game Dungeon Link.
• Public Domain Artifact: Her exclusive weapon is the Murasame.
• Sibling Team: She and her brother Aoyuki used to act as a team in major battles.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: She and her brother were polar opposites in terms of personality: she was an impulsive Blood Knight focused on swordsmanship while Aoyuki was much calmer and focused on mystical arts above his blade.
• Taken for Granite: She spent 500 years as a statue in Dungeon Kingdom, due to her protecting her protege Sumire from the Archdemon's desperation attack before the Knight brought her back to life. She turns back into a statue after using too much energy and has to be revived again in World 10.
• Worthy Opponent: Akayuki is always looking for someone who can give her a real fight. Gameplay-wise, her 5-star ability increases her attack when she fights bosses.

Succubus Town

Succubus Adventurer Yuze

Together, we can achieve anything, partner!

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A newly graduated Succubus hailing from the Dungeon Kingdom's Succubus Town. She finds adventures far more thrilling than working in seduction and Dream Therapy, so she decided to become the first Succubus Adventurer.

Rarity: 2-star

Species: Succubus

Age: 20

Height and weight: 163cm/45kg

Element: Dark

Role: Warrior

Exclusive Weapon: Tartaros

Voiced by: Ellen Taira (Japanese), Alexa Kahn (English)

Illustrator: Hanul Lee (GL/KR), イコモチ (JP)

For tropes pertaining to Lifeguard Yuze, see the Water Unique Heroes page.

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• A Day in the Limelight: "Welcome to the Succubus Cafe!" involves Yuze returning to help the ailing succubi when a streamer starts stealing a lot of their business (and thus their means of sustaining themselves).
• Accidental Innuendo: Around half her lines have her unknowingly dropping these.
• Bash Brothers: She and the Knight bonded over a mutual love of adventures and work well as a pair in combat.
• Beware the Nice Ones: She maybe be kind by nature and determined to be a hero, but anyone foolish enough to really provoke her will be painfully reminded that she's still a devil able to suck the life out of anyone at will.
• Charm Person: Her signature attack can charm enemies and lower their damage.
• Chaste Hero: Love and sexuality aren't remotely on her radar despite being a succubus explicitly trained in such things.
• Chronic Hero Syndrome: Yuze is driven to help whenever she is able. Her compassion and urge to help others takes her to dark extremes in the hopelessness of the Unrecorded World.
• Dark Is Not Evil: Succubi in general are usually decent enough people in the setting, but Yuze takes the cake in her love of heroism.
• Double Entendre: Even though her mind is mostly on adventuring, she's still a trained succubus so most of the things she says come out like this.
• Dream Weaver: She was trained to manipulate dreams in school, but doesn't have much use for it as an adventurer. She finally put her skills to dark use in the Unrecorded World.
• Early Installment Character-Design Difference: Her original outfit is vastly different from her JP counterpart. Original Yuze has a more modest outfit befitting her "adventurer" side, while JP Yuze has a more exposed one that flaunts her "succubus" side.
• Friend to All Children: Kids seem to naturally like Yuze and she is very friendly and protective of them.
• Handshake Substitute: You are given a few opportunities to fistbump Yuze throughout the sidequest as an Action Command.
• Healing Hands: Like all succubi, she can give some of the energy she absorbs to someone else to heal their wounds. She doesn't use it in combat, though.
• Heroic Seductress: Apparently, she got great grades in seduction back in succubus school, but wants to avoid a career of using those skills in favor of adventuring. That said, she isn't above applying her talents to charm enemies into lowering their attack and defenses.
• Innocent Fanservice Girl: She tends to accidentally seduce others without realizing it.
• Life Drain: As a succubus, Yuze can drain life energy from a target for her own use and biologically has to drain others regularly to survive. She prefers to only take small amounts that a target could easily recover from, but she could drain someone to death if she isn't careful. Despite the potential lethality of her powers, it seems she can't drain a target quickly enough enough to make it a viable option in combat.
• My God, What Have I Done?: In the Unrecorded World, after being defeated by the Knight she realizes that they won't stop until they save everyone in the dream, which causes Yuze to realize how badly she lost her way. Whether she commits suicide or puts herself into a permanent dream state afterwards is debated since it happens offscreen, but either way she removes herself from the Unrecorded World plot, and her gravestone appearing in the nightmare story shows that she didn't last long anyway.
• My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Most succubi take careers in dream therapy or show business which causes Yuze's teacher to object when she announces her adventuring plans, kicking off her sidequest.
• Nice Girl: On top of her desire to be a hero, she goes to great lengths to help save Succubus Town from financial ruin in Welcome to the Succubus Cafe.
• Oblivious to Love: She has no idea that her "friendly rival" Bianca is obsessively in love with her, despite how obvious Bianca is about it.
• Platonic Life-Partners: She and the Knight are non-romantic close friends and adventure partners. She prefers to work with them whenever possible.
• Sanity Slippage: It's clear that she took the Knight's disappearance into the future way too hard.
• Web Video Series: The solution for how Yuze is supposed to gather energy while she's off adventuring is recording her adventures and turning them into a full web series so she can feed off the energy her fans send.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: Her M.O. in Unrecorded World. By sending people she and a group of rebels and succubus kidnap to a Lotus-Eater Machine state, she's saving them from living in the Crapsack World they live in now... Even if it ends up killing them eventually due to always being asleep.

Noble Succubus Bianca

See the Water Unique Heroes page.

Succubus Researcher Peggy

A researcher from the Succubus Town. Her research focuses on the ecology of rare monsters, and she is known for descending dangerous dungeons herself to observe them.

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• Escort Mission: Her side-quest has a notably rare instance of requiring you to protect your allied NPC in combat.
• I Didn't Mean to Turn You On: Her looks tend to seduce people without meaning to, so she deliberately goes out of her way to look less attractive so she can work with fellow scientists without incident.
• Purely Aesthetic Glasses: She only wears glasses so that she doesn't accidentally seduce her colleagues.

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