Spoilers are unmarked, so beware.
The characters that aren't especially relevant to the overarching plot. It's not a mark of shame; many of these characters have had considerable focus and even arcs within their sections. But they do tend to be closed off to their particular sections, with their relevance beginning and ending with whatever insular subplot they take part in.
Characters are organized based on when they first appeared.
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The Distant Planet
Alph
He's just the worst.
The S.S. Drake's engineer. Dies after making one appearance in The Distant Planet, having been consumed by the plasm.
- Cowardly Sidekick: In his one and only combat appearance in the entire CYOA, he's utterly useless. He actually lies down on the ground and gets in the fetal position in response to the Emperor Bulblax.
- Killed Offscreen: He's long been plasm-fied by the time you encounter him in Mother.
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The Scrappy: Word of God says that he was only ever meant to be this.
The Fates Are Terrible
Zola
A shrimpy mage that first appears in The Fates Are Terrible before eventually joining the party after fleeing Nohr in Super Olimar RPG: Legend of the Seven Star Spirits.
You mean this guy betrays the party? NO WAY.
- Alas, Poor Villain: At the end of the day, Zola was simply trying to survive. The thought of death petrifies him. He defects to Ganondorf's side out of fear for his life, and is immediately put down by his former allies before he can even do any harm to them. The party ultimately pulls through and survives, which makes his defection all the more pointless and tragic.
- Friendly Ghost: In The Sage of Shadow.
- Obvious Judas: Was anyone really surprised when he tried to switch allegiances to Ganondorf?
- The Woobie: Somewhat. He ends up getting continually tortured in the afterlife by Leo as punishment for his betrayal.
Alimony Crossing: New Leaf(of cash)
Peanut
Colors weave into a spire of flame...
A Smashville villager who manages to escape the plasm and find refuge in Hyrule, where she's become something of an aspiring diva. Dies in the Ridgeland section of Lost in Hyrule.
- Crutch Character: Subverted. A voice recording of her singing Lifelight is incredibly powerful, until the recording device is destroyed, and when she returns her singing voice is no longer absolutely awful.
- Friendly Ghost: Her ghost is present in The Sage of Shadow, spending her afterlife performing on the stage.
Super Olimar RPG: Legend of the Seven Star Spirits
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Kamek
Casting a spell or leading the Pikmin into battle? You decide.
Bowser's right-hand man and a skilled wizard. He accompanies the Koopa King to The Distant Planet in order to acquire an army of Pikmin.
- Affably Evil: Has shades of this in that he's polite enough around most people, though he's not especially evil given his role in the CYOA.
- Beleaguered Assistant: He isn't treated especially well by Bowser or the Koopalings.
- Court Mage: He's Bowser's right-hand man and a powerful wizard.
- Deadpan Snarker: Pulls this from time to time.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Subverted in that while he expresses disgust at Olimar for having gotten all of his Pikmin killed on his journey to Eggmanland, he claims it's the policy of the Koopa Troop to consider minions disposable and allows Olimar to continue taking as many Pikmin as he pleases.
- Evil Counterpart: To Toadsworth.
- Parental Substitute: To Bowser, and receives absolutely no thanks for it.
- Those Two Guys:
- As Bowser's right-hand man, the two exhibit this to some degree. Most notably, Bowser chose Kamek to accompany him to the Pikmin planet. Not only that, but Bowser is none too pleased when Kamek signs up to be a separate racer from him, assuming the Magikoopa would be his racing partner.
- With racing partner Robin in The Sage of Fire.
Kammy
She ain't all there anymore.
Bowser's left-hand woman and a once-skilled witch. Bowser takes Kamek with him to The Distant Planet, leaving her behind with the group. Joins the party in Legend of the Seven Star Spirits.
- A Day in the Limelight: Largely averted, with her having received by far the least attention of any party member in The Sage of Fire. It's possible that she never truly received any such limelight-soaked days, though her possession of Majora's Mask in earlier chapters at least gave her the illusion of plot relevancy.
- Cool Old Lady: Partakes in a high-speed F-Zero race and does a decent job providing Bowser firepower.
- Demonic Possession: Downplayed. She ends up wearing Majora's Mask for some time, though she doesn't appear to be controlled by it so much as just being incapable of controlling its powers.
- Out of Focus: Went from being the wearer of Majora's Mask to a complete footnote in the chapter that was supposed to give her some much-needed attention.
- Powers via Possession: Is granted some sporadically by Majora's Mask.
- Witch Classic: She rides on a broom, has a pointed hat, is an old hag, waves a wand around...
Toadsworth
Lotta oil in that mustache.
Peach's worrywart of a steward. He joins with the group in Legend of the Seven Star Spirits.
- A Day in the Limelight: Completely averted. Even in The Sage of Light, probably his most significant outing, he's still far and away the least noteworthy party member.
- Classy Cane: A really nice mushroom-capped one which he uses to whack enemies and ? Blocks alike.
- Good Counterpart: To Kamek.
- Old Retainer: Emphasis on old.
- Out of Focus: Gets less attention than even most other tertiary characters. His screentime definitely peaked with his debut in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Snake
He's twice as badass as he looks. That's a whole lotta badass.
- The Ace: His proficiency in performing stealth missions is unparalleled.
- Being Good Sucks: Devoted his life to dutifully serving his country, and was ultimately used as a pawn to kill his beloved mentor in a bid to make a fortune. He becomes disillusioned and ceases serving his nation afterwards.
- Break the Cutie: The Snake of the CYOA is from sometime between Snake Eater and Peace Walker. He's undergone terrible hardships and become disillusioned, but has yet to fall as far as he someday will.
- Fire-Forged Friend: Though initially prone to bickering and trying to outmatch each other, Snake and the Toad Guard eventually bond after fighting together and realizing how similar they are.
- Foil:
- To Leaf, who is bubbly and insane in contrast to Snake's cynical and grounded personality. Further contrasting them is Leaf's status as a young girl with godlike powers, whereas Snake is a grizzled middle-aged man who looks down on magic and the supernatural.
- Possibly with the Toad Guard, though the two are so similar that it may not qualify. Their main differences are their radically different appearances, and that the Toad Guard is somewhat more reckless and somewhat less competent. Perhaps the most compelling argument for their being foils for each other is the Toad Guard's preference for traditional, simple weapons like spears and bows, whereas Snake prefers much more modern weaponry.
- Eyepatch of Power: Lost an eye, yet it doesn't prevent him from being a great shot.
- The Rival: Very briefly with Phosphora at the beginning of The Sage of Forest, with the two arguing over their opposing philosophies on how to approach dangerous situations, and even fighting over Leaf a little, with both trying to serve as a mentor figure to her. This changes very quickly once the party defeats Viridi's forces and Leaf acquires godlike powers, at which point Snake wants nothing to do with Leaf and Phosphora is too humbled to start anything with Snake.
- Those Two Guys: With the Toad Guard, to an extent.
Daisy
She's not nearly as happy on the inside.
The(former) Princess of Sarasaland who joins the party in Super Olimar RPG: Legend of the Seven Star Spirits. She's known for her blunt and tomboyish demeanor, which is... putting it lightly.
- A Day in the Limelight:
- Averted in Super Olimar RPG: Legend of the Seven Star Spirits, where her section is cut completely short thanks to Kamek.
- Averted again in the Ridgeland section of Lost in Hyrule where it seems like a nefarious plan she hatches might affect the plot... until it fails and goes completely unnoticed.
- Averted yet again in The Sage of Spirit, where the most focus she gets is being treated with open contempt by the rest of the group to the point of wanting to leave.
- Driven to Suicide: At least claims to have been, given that she's seemingly willing to wander out into the desert and towards certain doom just to avoid the party.
- No-Respect Guy: Possibly even moreso than Waluigi. While the latter is largely ignored, Daisy is treated with open contempt if she doesn't remain in the background where she belongs.
- Suddenly Shouting: She'll invoke this trope fairly often. She has no indoor voice.
- Tomboy: Apparently. She doesn't necessarily exhibit these traits in the CYOA, but that's what everyone says.
- Unknown Rival: Daisy is this to Peach. Daisy attempts to sabotage Peach's play performance in the Ridgeland section of Lost In Hyrule by coating her dress with pain-inducing pepper sauce; it doesn't work out. In fact, nobody ever pieces Daisy's plan together. What's more, Daisy's chapter of focus, The Sage of Spirit, doesn't even include Peach for her to play off of; Peach is barely aware of her existence, and Daisy is left to wander about purposelessly, following the group around.
Goombella
Pictured above mid-tattle.
A snarky Goomba who's information proves useful in battle, with her head having some insight outside of it... and also in battle.
- Adventurer Archaeologist: That headlamp isn't just for show!
- Cute Little Fangs: Or rather, just the one fang.
- Deadpan Snarker: Possibly the biggest snark shark in the entirety of the CYOA.
- Enemy Scan: Has the invaluable ability to look enemies up in her tattle log and find information pertaining to their background and weakness. Unfortunately it's rarely made use of.
- Extra Turn: Pretty much what she does every turn of every battle.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Despite all of the sass, she is probably one of the genuinely nicer party members, and helps both Luigi and Olimar grow as people.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed in that she isn't really much of a jerk, she's just direct and sassy.
- The Smart Girl: Comes with being an archaeologist.
- The Strategist: To some extent, thanks to her tattle ability.
- Those Two Guys: With Luigi and even Olimar to some extent. Waluigi wishes they shared this trope, but no such luck.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: Pictured above.
- Valley Girl: Subverted in that she talks like one, but is anything but on the inside.
Captain Strong
We're not in his jurisdiction. He doesn't care.
Former police captain of the Onett force, Captain Strong joins the party after the events aboard the Excess Express. He goes on to fight in the Dueling Peaks tournament in Lost in Hyrule. Dies in The Sage of Shadow.
- A Day in the Limelight:
- Takes center-stage as an up-and-coming tournament champion for the Dueling Peaks segment of Lost in Hyrule.
- Given considerable focus in The Sage of Ancients, where he laments the collapse of the world he used to know and bemoans having been robbed of his chance at death.
- A Good Way to Die:
- Averted completely in The Sage of Ancients. He suffers a fatal injury at the hands of Cyborg Donkey Kong, but manages to pull off his Super Ultra Mambo-Tango-Foxtrot Martial Arts as a dying Desperation Attack. This allows him to achieve peace in his final moments, and he is perfectly content to die doing what he loves... until Olimar uses the hourglass to keep him from dying. This pisses him off.
- Blood Knight: A pretty clear-cut case of this. He loves to fight, so much so that he refuses to give into his suicidal urges because he wants to go out fighting.
- Boxing Battler: Is this when fighting in the Dueling Peaks region.
- Death Seeker: He grows increasingly frustrated as his attempts at dying in battle fail again and again.
- Desperation Attack: The Super Ultra Mambo-Tango-Foxtrot Martial Arts. An attempt to employ this attack will be met with failure unless it is used at the right moment, which seems to just mean when Strong is on the verge of defeat.
- Friendly Ghost: Subverted in that while he isn't an outright villain, he does not take kindly to the presence of Olimar and the rest of the party once they interrupt his afterlife.
- The Gambling Addict: Is mentioned to be one several times, comes into play at Eggman's Casino in The Sage of Ancients
- Jerkass: Oh, yes. While he always came across as an asshole, he achieves true jerkassery when he bets Pikachu away in a poker game and shows absolutely no remorse for having done so.
- Profane Last Words: His ghost tells Olimar off before getting sucked into the Poltergust(in addition to punching Luigi in the nose) and then later flips Olimar off before ascending to the next plane of existence.
- Tear Off Your Face: Strong's fate at the hands of Blue Fangs.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Unloads a particularly nasty one on Olimar for daring to use the Phantom Hourglass on him.
- Captain Strong: "What a goddamned motherfucking waste of that hourglass! Forget the fucking fact that I wanted to die! Let's say I didn't! You still shouldn't have used the damn thing on me! I'm not nearly powerful or important enough, either to you or to the cause! What if, I dunno, the magic girl with all the fancy powers died? Where would we be then?! Or if Impa had kicked the bucket? Who would lead us? Or that guy in the ridiculous costume who always buddies around with you! Or Impa, the leader of the resistance; where would we be without her? Or one of your own kids! Or, worst of all, what if Boney died? What if any one of those people died, and you didn't have any uses left because you wasted them on some washed-up old man who was ready to get swallowed up by the earth?!"
- Ungrateful Bastard: Gives Olimar a massive dressing-down for daring to save his life at his fight-to-the-death with Cyborg Donkey Kong.
Birdo
That bow is massive.
A famous diva who adores the spotlight. First joins with the group in Legend of the Seven Star Spirits.
- Put on a Bus: The CYOA participants did this by refraining from recruiting her.
Riki
The legendary Heropon, in the flesh!
A Nopon hero who joined with the party at some point for some reason.
- A Day in the Limelight: The Sage of Forest was supposed to be this for him, though it's possibly averted in that he receives noticeably less attention than other party members.
- Beware the Silly Ones: Despite his goofiness, he's a powerful force in battle. Not only does he have good offensive options with a variety of crippling status effects at his disposal, but he's also one of the most prodigious healers in the CYOA.
- Big Eater: Typical for Nopons.
- Fake Ultimate Hero: Claims to be the Legendary Heropon, but nobody pays those claims much mind.
- Heroic BSoD: Suffers this in response to the revelation that the entire world outside Hyrule has been consumed by plasm, including his wife and children. Or at least, he began to, but was immediately forced into slumber.
- Those Two Guys: With Adeleine and Ribbon in The Sage of Forest. Which really only counts as two guys rather than three because Adeleine and Ribbon are treated as a collective.
Elma
The biggest stoic in the CYOA.
A mysterious woman from an alien planet who joins with the party in Head in the Clouds. She dies fighting Plasm Ridley in The Sage of Ice.
- The Ace: She's highly skilled and competent, having handled countless threats in her time.
- Ace Pilot: Back when she had a Skell to pilot.
- Disney Death: She falls into a dark abyss.
- Forced Friendly Fire: She's knocked off a platform and sent hurtling into the darkness after Samus takes control of Plasm Ridley and accidentally sends the creature flying into Elma.
- Humble Hero: Part of her mysteriousness comes from the fact that she just plain doesn't talk about her exploits.
- Mysterious Past: She never expounds on it, dying before she could reveal much about herself.
- Signature Move: Ghost Factory, which the CYO Aers make constant use of.
- The Stoic: She never displays emotion.
Wario
In the gay community, Wario would be what is known as a 'Muscle Bear'.
Fat, strong, greedy. He joins up with the group in Nimbus Land after trying to pilfer a gold statue.
- Acrofatic: Able to pull off some surprisingly acrobatic maneuvers, particularly as Wario Man.
- TheAlcoholic: Becomes this in response to Waluigi's decision to become a sage.
- Evil Counterpart: To Mario, naturally. Though this never comes into play in the CYOA, as Mario is killed offscreen.
- Garlic Is Abhorrent: Not to Wario, it's not. He consumes a clove to become Wario Man.
- Gasshole: Anna calls Wario out for trying to escape his feelings regarding Waluigi by turning to the bottle. Wario belches in her face in response.
- Greed: He was always greedy, but it's this character flaw that Anna uses to draw him out of his drunken depression, trading one vice for a... better one?
- Money Fetish: It's apparently the reason behind his will to live.
- Only Friend: Nobody cares for Wario, and it's doubtful anyone would notice if he disappeared... except for Waluigi.
- Only in It for the Money: Pretty much this. He just wants to get paid, and isn't especially bothered with any sort of geopolitical issues going on in the plot at any given time.
- The Prankster: At least insofar as messing with Luigi.
- Those Two Guys:
- With Waluigi, at least until he became the Sage of Shadow.
- With Anna in The Sage of Ice.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The loud and impulsive red to Waluigi's calm and methodical blue.
- Those Two Guys: With Waluigi.
Peach
She's here to bake cakes and kick ass. And she's all outta cake mix.
The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. She falls to the plasm prior to the events of Legend of the Seven Star Spirits before being revived with the Star Spirits' power.
- Badass in Distress: She's the poster child for damsels in distress, but fights alongside everyone else in the struggle against the plasm.
- A Day in the Limelight: To an extent in The Sage of Light, though she and the other potential sage candidates each take a major backseat to Elise.
- Girly Girl: Pretty plainly this.
- Good Is Not Soft: She fights alongside everyone else, and as Dimentio proves, she knows when it's necessary for a life to be taken.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Blonde and one of the kinder characters in the series.
- Nice Girl: Most of the time, though the alternate dimension Bowser murdering Yoshi and Baby Mario pulls her out of this. She's unkind toward Dimentio as well, for obvious reasons.
- Princess Classic: Very much so.
- Survivor Guilt: She's not happy with the fact that Olimar chose to revive her of all people, especially when Mario was an option.
- This Is Unforgivable!: When Peach witnesses Baby Bowser murder Yoshi and Baby Mario in an alternate dimension, she loses all patience with Bowser.
- White Magician Girl: The most proficient healer in the entire CYOA.
Lost in Hyrule
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Beedle
You'd think he'd be in better shape with all the exercise he gets.
An eccentric merchant who travels across Hyrule in search of customers to buy his wares. Spends most of his time stationed in the resistance camp due to current events.
- Beetle Maniac: He loves beetles. LOVES 'em.
- Honest John's Dealership: Has shades of this. Seems to value rupees above anything else, even if he puts on a less overtly greedy front than a certain other merchant.
Vinebeck
Alas, poor Vinebeck.
A Piranha Plant that joins the party in the Faron region. Becomes a permanent fixture of Lost in Hyrule for a time before tragically perishing in the Akkala region.
- Betrayal by Offspring: Though initially hesitant to join the party in fighting off Petey Piranha, the plant eventually comes around and stands up to its parent.
- Foil:
- To Boney. Sort of a wilder, less personable variant of the Team Pet.
- To Skree. Though the two are extremely similar, with Vinebeck just being a touch wilder.
- Canon Foreigner: Technically an original character.
- Interspecies Friendship: With his namesake, Linebeck.
- Friendly Ghost: His return in The Sage of Shadow.
- Shockwave Stomp: Is done in by one of these, courtesy of Dracula. The pot holding Vinebeck's dirt and roots in place breaks apart, causing the plant to wither and die.
- Team Pet: Was this throughout his short tenure.
- Those Two Guys: To an extent with Linebeck; mainly because of the name.
Doc Louis
His favorite flower? You guessed it: chocolate.
An accomplished trainer and former boxing champion. He trains Captain Strong to help him defeat Mike Tyson. After Tyson's defeat, Doc Louis starts running things in the Dueling Peaks region. Joins with the party in The Sage of Ancients and sticks around at the resistance camp afterward.
- Acrofatic: He's pretty quick and agile despite the fluff.
- Berserk Button: Don't deprive him of his chocolate. Just don't.
- Big Fun: He's a big guy who loves to joke around. Treats his mentees like personal friends.
- Boxing Battler: A natural result of being a former heavyweight champion.
- Formerly Fit: He used to have the physique of a boxing champion, but has since succumbed to the allure of chocolate.
- Retired Badass: Former champion of the WVBA. He may be older, less fit, and slower than he used to be, but let his Star Punch connect 1 time and you will learn why he was the champ.
- Stout Strength: Doc may have put on a few pounds since his own days in the ring, but he can still hit like a ton of bricks.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Harbors an affinity to all things chocolate, especially chocolate bars.
- The Woobie: Is this to an extent, given that he had to watch Little Mac fall to his death as a result of losing to Mike Tyson.
Hitmonchan
...Who?
A fighting Pokemon who joins the party in the Dueling Peaks section of Lost in Hyrule.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Dies unceremoniously in The Battle for Hyrule, after having gotten approximately no screentime outside of the battle.
Mike Tyson
Yes, it's that Mike Tyson.
Ganondorf's former general. After disappearing after the events of the Dueling Peaks region in Lost in Hyrule, he reappears in the Gerudo region of the same act, having become the Captain of the Gerudo Guard before abandoning the position to join the resistance. He eventually resumes his role as guard captain in The Sage of Spirit.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Based off the Mike Tyson Mysteries incarnation more than anything else, this trope definitely applies.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He's definitely more brawn than brains, but holy frijoles is it a lotta brawn. His uppercut is lethal.
- Good Is Dumb: Even serving as Ganondorf's general, he was never particularly evil. He was roped into the position and manipulated into helping Ganondorf keep a fearful populace in check on threat of Tyson's own life. He quickly pursues more noble goals after being freed from his servitude under Ganon. Still, he was easily one of the least villainous generals, perhaps second only to Sylvando.
- Megaton Punch: His legendary uppercut.
- Nice Guy: Despite his role as former general under Ganondorf, he is very much this. He even sympathizes with Olimar's marriage troubles and tries to give him advice on how to improve his lot, even if it isn't particularly helpful.
- Papa Wolf: Shows shades of this to Riju, whom he fiercely protects.
- When All You Have Is a Hammer…: He solves his problems through violence and violence alone. Doesn't mean he's not a nice guy, though.
Arthur
The least Fire Emblem of all the Fire Emblem characters!
One of Elise's two loyal retainers, sworn to protect her with their lives. He first meets up with the group in Hero's Perdition and eventually meets his end during The Sage of Shadow.
- Friendly Ghost: One of the more agreeable ghost encounters in The Sage of Shadow.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: As befitting a Hero of Justice!
- Heroic Sacrifice: Takes an attack that was meant for Elise, resulting in him getting skewered through the heart by Peri.
- The Klutz: He happens to be cursed with an unbelievable amount of misfortune.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: As befitting of his superhero shtick.
- Undying Loyalty: To Elise.
Effie
That slim figure belies a monstrous appetite.
One of Elise's two retainers who join the party in the Hateno section of Lost in Hyrule.
- Big Eater: She enjoys food far more than one would expect.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Possibly. It's unclear whether she was caught off-guard by Specter Knight or whether she had gone down fighting him.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: While not quite the worst example of this in the CYOA, she dies during the same chapter in which she's introduced.
- Your Soul Is Mine!: She ends up on the receiving end of this, courtesy of Specter Knight wielding the Soulstealer.
Meta Knight
You probably don't recognize him on account of his lack of screentime.
A legendary swordsman and rightful owner of the Halberd who joins the party after escaping Hero's Perdition in the Hateno section of Lost in Hyrule.
- A Day in the Limelight: Tragically averted on multiple occasions: once in the Gerudo section of Lost in Hyrule and again in The Sage of Shadow.
- CheerUpCrewcut: If we aren't ever seeing Meta Knight again I almost want to vote for him simply because I want him to get to do something after his one day in the limelight was overshadowed by racism towards robots. I knew we shouldn't've sent him to the Halberd.
- Badass Adorable: His reason for wearing a mask. He's ashamed of his cuteness.
- Cool Sword: Wields Galaxia.
- Dark Is Not Evil: He might look evil, but he's an anti-hero at worst.
- The Rival: Slight shades of this with Olimar. Meta Knight and Olimar have bickered with each other, even in the midst of combat, on multiple ocassions.
Phosphora
Lucas
He may look timid, but... well, yeah, he's timid.
A young boy with PSI powers and Boney's (former?)owner. He joins with the group in the Hateno region during Lost in Hyrule and journeys to Eggmanland in The Sage of Ancients.
- Canine Companion: Subverted. Boney was this to Lucas, but has since began following Olimar around. This was the source of some conflict, but Boney proved his love and loyalty to Lucas by tanking a hit from the Guardian Egg for him.
- Combat Medic: He's one of the few party members with a built-in healing ability, so he naturally falls into this role.
- Cowardly Lion: He may be perpetually nervous about whatever lies around the corner, but he'll stick around for the fight.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Possibly averted in that he DID abandon Boney to the plasm through sheer cowardice... though it's unlikely he would make that mistake again.
- Psychic Powers: As a result of being a lead character from the Mother franchise.
- The Woobie: Naturally, as anyone who's familiar with his source material would expect.
Henry
And what do you call a group of crows?
An ever-grinning dark mage with a fetish for bloodshed. He joined up with the party after being taken captive by Dimentio in Hero's Perdition. Dies in The Sage of Shadow.
- Affably Evil: To what extent he actually qualifies as evil is debatable, but he'll definitely talk about disturbing subject matter with an optimistic outlook.
- Blood Lust: Quite possibly literally.
- Blue-and-Orange Morality: Henry seems to not comprehend how the things he does could be considered bad, so long as he's doing it to help the person he's speaking to. Such as when he offers to kill Strong due to the latter not wanting to continue living.
- Body Horror: He wants this to happen to to him.Henry: Personally, I want to die a horrible, bloody death that's completely painless... I don't like ouchies.
- Casting a Shadow: What with being a dark mage and all.
- Cloudcuckoolander: To disturbing results.
- Comedic Sociopathy: He's a big fan of schadenfreude.
- Cut the Safety Rope: His death has shades of this.
- Disney Villain Death: He forces Olimar to drop him to his death in order to complete the ritual necessary to close the Infinite Corridor. Subverted in that rather than falling into some abyss, his end is visibly messy.
- Friendly Ghost: When he returns as a ghost in King Boo's Mansion.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Chooses to fall to his death in order to cut off the portal to hell and save the rest of the group. Perhaps averted in that he always desired a quick and painless yet messy end.
- No Social Skills: For some reason nobody wants him to come anywhere near them.
- Token Evil Teammate: Even if 'evil' is a little debatable.
Shovel Knight
Pit
Palutena
Ike
He only needs one arm to swing that thing around.
(Former) leader of the Greil Mercenaries, Ike was brainwashed by Dimentio before being freed and recruited into the Resistance.
- An Arm and a Leg: Loses control of his right arm due to it being struck by the Purple Pikmace in combat.
- Apologetic Attacker: Vows to help Dai Goroh win the race by any (non-lethal)means necessary, up to and including beating other party members with the flat end of his sword. He's eventually talked out of it.
- BFS: Ragnell, his blade.
- Big Brother Instinct: Toward Dai Goroh. The two both effectively lost one of their arms, both were trained to be more proficient swordfighters by Dunban, who also lost the use of one of his arms, both shared in grief over their mentor's death. They've spent enough time together for Ike to become protective of Dai.
- Determinator: Doesn't let a broken arm stop him from training so as to continue being just as fearsome a fighter as ever. It's not like he needs both arms to swing Ragnell around anyhow.
- Don't Make Me Destroy You: Downplayed in that he's not willing to 'kill' any of his allies, but he makes it clear that he's determined to make sure Dai wins the race so he can put his revenge obsession behind him.
Sidon
Alucard
Half-human, half-vampire, full-badass.
- A Day in the Limelight:
- The Akkala section of Lost in Hyrule, which lends considerable focus to him and his relationship with Dracula.
- Ganondorf's first invasion of the Resistance camp, where he acts as the initial POV character and even gets a brief duel with Ghirahim.
- The Ageless: Comes with being half-vampire.
- The Anti-Nihilist: Unlike his father, he holds some hope for humanity, which is why he'd rather fight in their defense than fight to wipe them out.
- Antagonistic Offspring: Seeks to destroy his father... and succeeds in The Sage of Shadow.
- Cool Sword: The Crissaegrim is capable of delivering strikes as fast as the wind.
- Half-Breed Angst: Isn't thrilled about being a vampire.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Should be self-evident with the above picture.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: Can assume the form of a wolf, a bat, and even mist.
Sylvando
Jigglypuff
Isaac
He's not as innocent as he appears.
A Venus adept who happens to be particularly skilled at performing construction and maintenance work.
- Beware the Quiet Ones: He doesn't talk a lot, and one would assume that he's a heroic figure, but he does suggest shoving someone in a volcano at one point. Even if they were a villain, that's cold.
- Disney Villain Death: Actually attempts to inflict this on Grima my shoving him into Death Mountain with Move; he doesn't succeed.
- Person of Mass Construction: Shown by his work as a stagehand for Sylvando, his time performing various construction projects at camp, and the creation of his own racing vehicle.
- The Quiet One: Lets Garet do most of the talking for him, though he'll pipe up every now and then.
- Those Two Guys: With Isaac, one they're reunited.
- Token Good Teammate: Him and Garet are the only pair of racers that don't try to screw over Olimar and Falcon, and seem to understand that teamwork is necessary to secure the Sacred Stone.
Fawful
Lucina
She's as serious as she looks.
After first appearing in the Hebra region of Lost in Hyrule, Lucina has taken it upon herself to serve as the protector of Hebra.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: Looks over the Hebra region and is capable of kicking copious amounts of ass.
- The Stoic: Rarely displays emotion.
- Survivor Guilt: Isn't too pleased with the fact that Chrom died.
- Those Two Guys: With Skree in the first visit to the Hebra region.
Ice Climbers
The blue one is Popo, the pink one is Nana.
A pair of mountain climbers who are as close as is conceivable. Are they friends? Family? Lovers? Nobody knows. Popo dies of an illness in The Sage of Ice, prompting Nana to follow him into the great beyond.
- Achilles' Heel: Killing one will result in the other losing their will to live.
- A Day in the Limelight: The Sage of Ice, in which Popo's mounting sickness and Nana's desperation to save him are a focus for much of the chapter.
- Adventure Duo: They climb mountains together.
- Ambiguously Related: None know the exact nature of their relationship, but it's immediately obvious that they never leave each other's side.
- Driven to Suicide: Nana's fate after the death of Popo.
- The Power of Friendship: Their attacks always come in pairs.
- We Cannot Go On Without You: When one dies, the other will soon follow. Sure enough, when the party fails to get Popo to Hebra Peak in time to cool him down, Nana takes his body and walks over the edge of the peak with it.
R.O.B.
From titular antagonist to background character!
Formerly served as the Ancient Minister under the Subspace Army, R.O.B. has since found himself taking refuge from the plasm in Hyrule, dutifully serving as a member of the Resistance.
- A Day in the Limelight: The Sage of Ancients, the only time in which he gets any focus as a character.
- Cute Machines: He looks like an old-school robot with big eyes.
- Energy Weapon: He fires these from his eyes.
- Interspecies Friendship: With Pikachu, enough so that R.O.B. is infuriated when Strong bets Pikachu away in a game of poker.
- King Mook: Acted as the leader of the R.O.B.s in the SSE. These days he's little more than a mook himself.
- Last of His Kind: The last R.O.B. in existence, thanks to the Subspace Bombs in the SSE.
- Those Two Guys: Has this with Pikachu, who appears to be his only friend.
- Spin Attack: Has this as one of his battle options.
Kaysa
Dunban
He's exactly as badass as he looks.
A legendary hero who manages to be an incredibly powerful swordsman even without the use of one arm. Dies in the final battle sequence of Lost in Hyrule.
- Badass Normal: He's just a normal guy. No magic powers, no magic sword. Just an incredibly skilled swordsman wielding a normal katana.
- Badass Teacher: To Dai Goroh and Ike, both of whom have also lost the use of one of their arms.
- Handicapped Badass: Lost the use of his right arm in a battle that occurred well before the events of the CYOA; he still fights better with one arm than most men can with two arms.
- Master Swordsman: Probably a more skilled master of the blade than anyone else in the entire CYOA.
- The Stoic: A kinder version. He's been through trials that would break most people, but he still manages to put on a strong face for the sake of others.
- World's Best Warrior: Had a reputation as this prior to losing the use of his right arm.
King Knight
A knight clad in gold armor who joins the party in the Tabantha section of Lost In Hyrule. He's not actually a king, but rather a king-themed knight.
- All That Glitters: His armor isn't even gold. It's revealed in The Sage of Spirits - much to his annoyance - that his armor is painted gold.
- Animal Lover: Keeps rats as minions and is quite proud of that fact.
- Attention Whore: He just wants attention. Being looked up to and obeyed is effectively his entire goal in life.
- Badass Normal: He's just a knight. He's not magical or anything. But he's a forced to be reckoned with.
- BFS: The scorching saber.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He's tough. Really, really tough. Possibly the tankiest party member. Aside from having incredible defense, he hits like a truck, moves surprisingly fast, and even has a move that both heals allies and hurts the enemy. He has no weaknesses.
- The Rival: With King K. Rool, whom he constantly bickers with over who is the true king and can acquire the most subjects. King Knight wins the contest handily, getting quite a few people to - noncommittally - agree to be his subjects, whereas K. Rool utterly fails in this regard.
- Villainous Valor: Actually acts semi-heroically in his efforts to protect his "subjects" from harm's way. Granted it's largely just to get them to (insincerely) acknowledge him as their superior, though unlike King K. Rool, he does at least seem to understand that he has to provide something to those beneath him in order to enjoy their servitude.
Monita
Seeking employment after the fall of Nintendo Land.
Former host of Nintendo Land. She joins up with the Resistance during the Gerudo region segment of Lost in Hyrule, but quickly defects to Eggman's side. She dies in The Sage of Ancients.
- The Announcer: Comes with her duties as trivia host, park attendant, ride operator, expository dialogue deliverer, boardwalk carnie, and more.
- Driven to Suicide: Her reaction to Eggman's death? Punching through her own monitor and tearing the wires out therein, manually shutting herself down.
- Face–Heel Turn: Abandons the Resistance as quickly as she joins it out of disgust for the lack of respect her teammates displayed toward machines.
- Fantastic Racism: Her reason for defecting to Eggman's side. Not that she harbors racism towards the biological, but because of racism displayed by the biological towards the mechanical. She perceives Eggman as being much more appreciative of machines than the Resistance and runs off to join him.
- Heel–Face Turn: Unintentionally Subverted. After Monita’s death,
Word of God revealed that playing the recording of Eggman’s opinion on Monita would have eventually caused her to defect back to the Resistance’s side. However, the recording was played to her. It had just been completely overlooked. - "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives a prolonged and incredibly biting one to Olimar, chastising him for not knowing what true loss is.
- Monita: "Based on my understanding of events, it seems as though you have everything you ever desired. You've got your entire family with you, alive and well. You've got your friends; what few of them you ever managed to make, anyway. You arguably suffered the loss of the Pikmin you've come to rely on, true, but you've clearly got them back. But then you never really lost them to begin with did you, what with that mace you like to lug around?"Olimar: W-w-well... I lost... Charlie... and Cranky, and Alph, and the President, and Louie!
Monita: The way you spoke of these people, it didn't seem as though you had particularly strong bonds with them. At best some were well-respected acquaintances, and at worst some were antagonistic. How much thought do you spare toward them? Not much. But still probably more than that old ship of yours; I doubt if you've ever spared a thought for it, beyond disparaging it as some worthless hunk of trash. I may just be some machine, but I can detect a lack of sadness when I sense it. And you know what? I suspect that you'd be perfectly content to just go on living in Hyrule with your family, friends, and Pikmin for the rest of your days, if you could, if the plasm were all outside and would remain out there. Just hole up inside the Great Hyrule Barrier and wait out the clock. I can't think of a single other person for whom that's true.
E- 123 Omega
He wasn't programmed with mercy.
A robot who previously served Eggman, now yearning for vengeance against his former master as well as seeking to take over the Eggman Empire in his place. He ends up getting killed in The Sage of Ancients.
- Arch-Enemy: Considers himself Eggman's, but it's pretty one-sided on his part as Eggman barely acknowledges him as a threat.
- Arm Cannon: Two that have many weapons in them.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He considers himself to be the best of Eggman's creations; every other robot created before or after he was? Complete rubbish in his (robotic) eyes. To be fair, he's legitimately powerful and probably is one of Eggman's best.
- Berserk Button: Anything relating to Dr. Eggman.
- Heroic Comedic Sociopath: He's tacitly on the side of good, but mainly because he just wants to mercilessly shred Eggman to pieces.
- Hidden Depths: Eventually displays some amount of empathy for R.O.B. over the loss of Pikachu, despite having treated the two poorly in the past. Of course he did have the ulterior motive of recruiting R.O.B. over to his future army.
- Killer Robot: He's clearly a killing machine what with his built-in weaponry.
- Lightning Bruiser: He's strong, he's fast, and it's gonna take a hell of a lot to take him down. Balanced out in that he can't be healed by conventional means.
- Off with His Head!: Omega slices Eggman's head right off before dying himself.
- Nominal Hero: He's really just here to serve his own ends of getting revenge against Eggman and taking over the Eggman Empire. If he happens to act in a way resembling heroism, it's not coming from a genuinely heroic place.
- Tin Man: As a robot, he's mostly emotionless, but he is capable of understanding the emotions of others and reacting accordingly. See his ability to persuade R.O.B. to join his future army by assuring him they would recover Pikachu.
- Turned Against Their Masters:
- If there was one word to describe him, his relationship with Eggman or even his comrades, it wouldn't be "loyal".
- Schemes to take over the Eggman Empire and work toward world domination once the plasm is dealt with, so he would inevitably end up at odds with the rest of the party.
Jimmy T.
Yes, it's a wig.
A cool cat with a passion for disco and exercise. He joins up with the party in the Gerudo section of Lost in Hyrule.
- Camp Straight: He's a ladies' man, despite all.
- Childhood Friend: Is apparently this with Wario.
- Disco Dan: Just look at him.
- Head Pet: Has kittens taking shelter in his afro.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: Lets kittens take shelter within his blue afro.
- Odd Friendship: The details of his and Wario's friendship are... unknown.
- The Stoic: Typically this, though he loses his cool after witnessing Plasm Ridley's devastating needle attack.
Garet
- Nice Guy: Quite friendly, in contrast to the more demure Isaac.
- Only Sane Man: Tries to dissuade Isaac from shoving what may or may not be the actual Robin into a volcano's crater.
- Person of Mass Construction: Him and Isaac spend most of their time doing some manner of construction or maintenance work. They even opt to stay behind in Eldin and help rebuild Goron City and the racetrack after the destruction caused by Grima.
- Those Two Guys: Once reunited with Isaac, they become this.
- Token Good Teammate: Him and Isaac are the only racing pair that don't go out of their way to attack Olimar and Falcon or the other allied racers.
Adeleine/Ribbon
A young artist and her winged companion. The two joined the Resistance in the Gerudo region of Lost in Hyrule.
- A Day in the Limelight: Averted somewhat in that they were supposed to get focus in The Sage of Forest, but ultimately receive quite little compared to most other party members.
- Art Attacker: Adeleine fights by bringing her paintings to life as summons.
- Deadpan Snarker: Ribbon can be this.
- Knockout Gas: Adeleine uses this on Riki via painted Butterfree once the Nopon starts having a breakdown over the revelation that his loved ones are dead.
- Red Oni Blu Oni: Adeleine being blue, and Ribbon being red.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Ribbon has a robust vocabulary.
- Those Two Guys:
- They naturally exhibit this with each other, seeing as how they're collectively counted as a single unit.
- The fact that they're treated as a single unit means they can be seen as having this with Riki in The Sage of Forest.
- Two Girls to a Team: Obviously.
Man-at-Legs
A strange fusion of flesh and machine, the Man-at-Legs is a biomechanical life form. The creature itself and the machine which provides it protection seem to operate independently of one another.
- Heel–Face Turn: Subverted. He's tamed after having the machine gun removed from his underside, though it's dubious as to whether the Man-at-Legs had any intent to harm the party to begin with.
- Tank Goodness: The party upgrades it to the extent that it's practically a tank; at the very least, it has comparable offensive and defensive capabilities.
- Team Pet: The least prominent example.
Pikachu
Small electric rodent.
A small electric rodent that sort of just hangs around with the Resistance. In The Sage of Ancients, he's captured by Eggman's forces and turned into a brainwashed cyborg. He gets better.
- A Day in the Limelight: Actually got some attention in The Sage of Spirits, in which he was captured by Eggman and turned into an enemy cyborg.
- Interspecies Friendship: With the Robotic Operating Buddy.
- Those Two Guys: R.O.B. and Pikachu enjoy each other's company.
- Unwilling Roboticisation: What happens to Pikachu after Strong bets him away to Eggman's Casino in a game of poker.
Toad Guard
A simple Green Toad who deserted the Mushroom Kingdom and made it to Hyrule armed with only a spear, a shield, and a bow.
- Badass Boast: Claims to have taken out a kraken while out in the ocean on a dinghy, and then washing up onto an island and slaying the dragon which was occupying its volcano. The truth of these claims is unknown.
- Badass Normal: He's just a typical Toad Guard. He says he trained under the Master, but he doesn't exhibit any of the Master's abilities or any other special powers. He's just armed and not afraid to fight, which has gotten him this far.
- Blood Knight: He displays little to no fear at the prospect of battle, which is highly unusual for a Toad. If anything, he seems to enjoy fighting.
- Broken Pedestal: It's implied that Peach and the Mushroom Kingdom are this to him, after they refused to prepare for the plasm, dismissing it as something Mario would take care of if it came to the Mushroom Kingdom.
- Canon Foreigner: One of a very small selection of original characters in the CYOA.
- Deadpan Snarker: He gets some of this in.
- Embarrassing First Name: His full name is Phyce T., with the Toad Guard being embarrassed by his first name as he considers 'Phyce' to be very nerdy-sounding. Snake laughs at the name, but not for that reason.
- Fire-Forged Friends: Though initially unfriendly toward each other, Snake and the Toad Guard form a bond after fighting off a goddess together and sharing their (not dissimilar)backstories.
- Hidden Depths: In his first appearance in The Sage of Shadow, he was just a foul-mouthed, no-nonsense Toad who seemingly managed to survive this long due to his willingness to pick up a spear. He reappears in The Sage of Forest, where it is revealed that he became disillusioned with the lackadaisical way in which Peach and Toadsworth ran the Mushroom Kingdom, choosing to desert the Kingdom before the plasm arrived.
- Meaningful Name: While typically referred to as the Toad Guard, Phyce T. is his actual moniker, an obvious play on 'feisty'. Snake laughs at the fittingness of the name.
- Interspecies Friendship: With Snake, if a friendship between a human and a Toad even counts.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: The Toad Guard's response to the Mushroom Kingdom's refusal to do anything at all to prepare for the looming plasm threat.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Probably the most foul-mouthed character in the entire CYOA, rivaled only by Ribbon.
- Those Two Guys: Spends most of his time with Snake in The Sage of Forest.
