Suikoden V/Characters/The Royal Family

The Prince

 * The Hero
 * Magnetic Hero: By necessity, with 107 potential recruits available.
 * Almighty Janitor: In a sense. Because he's not in line for the throne he has very little official duties, so he's free to explore and leave the palace or to visit other towns in the Queendom. The Royal family uses this to their advantage at the beginning of the game.
 * Badass: Let us the count the ways, shall we:
 * Badass Family
 * Badass Long Hair: Albeit braided
 * Back-to-Back Badasses: He has several powerful unite attacks with his comrades, including Lyon, Miakis, his aunt Sialeeds and his double, Roy.
 * Four-Star Badass: Becomes one.
 * Badass Crew: Falena's Finest indeed.
 * Battle Couple: The Prince and Lyon are inseparable
 * Bishounen
 * Blue Eyes
 * Canon Name: Three, depending on the source. The novelization call him "Freyjadour" ("Frey" for short). The manga refers to him as "Ardil". The pre-made save-games released as part of the game's promotion refers to him as "Faroush". Fans have tended to go with Freyjadour since the novelization was released, despite the whole "shortened nickname" thing being impossible to implement in-game.
 * Chick Magnet: Lampshaded so often to the point of becoming a Running Gag.
 * Chivalrous Pervert: Some of the dialog choices let the player portray him as one, though this usually results in Lyon getting annoyed with him
 * Combat Medic: With his Dawn Rune, pretty much similar to The Hero of Suikoden II.
 * Continuity Nod: His first alternate costume when he's on disguise is also McDohl's clothes.
 * Despair Event Horizon: He hits this at the end of the game if you have recruited less than 60 Stars of Destiny. Unable to cope he wanders off into the frozen Ashtwal Mountains alone, utterly broken by his experiences.
 * Heroic BSOD: He goes through a large amount of trauma throught the story, but he finaly cracks  In a scene after the above spoiler, Luserina tries to reach out to him. After a moment, He simply turns around and walks off; the player is not even given the option to respond (which would normaly happen). Pretty powerful response for a silent protagonist.
 * Impossibly Cool Clothes: Which Lucretia even advises him on, so he can look more badass.
 * Before this, he was Modest Royalty (at least, compared to his parents, and the rest of the nobility).
 * Improbable Weapon User: How exactly does he wield that three-section staff?
 * A three-section staff is exotic and extremely difficult to use, but not improbable. It's one of the weapons you can learn in many schools of kung fu, after all (A lot of its moves are used for trapping the opponent's weapon). What pushes his weapon into this territory is that the three sections can link together to form a bo staff, making it even more complex to wield. The fact that the Prince can wield this weapon with ease shows just how skilled he is.
 * Infinity Plus One Skill: Royal Paradise is pretty expensive. He's the only one who can equip it and getting it requires you to have at least an A rank on all of his basic skills.
 * The Chosen One
 * Lady Land: As his gender rendered him ineligible to take the throne, he was dismissed as unimportant by certain nobles...
 * Spoiled Sweet: ... but not by his family, who lavished him with just as much attention as his younger sister.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Scarf of Asskicking: He gains one in his third outfit, the outfit you see in the cover and for the most of the game.
 * Silent Bob: The only thing saving him from being the Heroic Mime is his expressive face.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: He really, really takes after his mother, appearance-wise.
 * Warrior Prince: He's pretty badass with his 3 section staff.
 * The Wise Prince
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Who arguably has some White-Haired Pretty Girl connotations.

Crown Princess Lymsleia Falenas

 * Badass Family
 * Big Brother Worship: She's very clingy towards her older brother, the Prince. The manga adaptation turns that around and makes her more of a Jerkass Tsundere.
 * Brown Eyes: Paired with Curtains Match the Window.
 * Cheerful Child
 * Everything's Better with Princesses
 * Moe
 * Plucky Girl
 * Iron Woobie: At the start of the game, she's ten. The stuff she goes through would usually Break the Cutie.
 * Save the Princess: She becomes a key figure in the plots of those who want to turn the country towards their own ends and one of the prince's primary motivations for fighting.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: Just as her brother resembles her mother, Lymsleia has inherited her hair and eye colors from her father.
 * Tsundere: In the manga.
 * Video Game Caring Potential: If you're nice enough to her, she'll ask to sleep in the Hero's bed for one final sleep-over after the purification rite.
 * Video Game Caring Potential: If you're nice enough to her, she'll ask to sleep in the Hero's bed for one final sleep-over after the purification rite.

Queen Arshtat Falenas

 * A God Am I: Due to the Sun Rune's influence.
 * Almighty Mom
 * Artifact of Doom: As Queen, she is bearer of one of Falena's greatest treasures: the Sun Rune. However, its power seems to be affecting her judgment as the game begins...
 * Badass Family
 * Big Screwed-Up Family: A major driving factor for her: most of her family was killed during the Falenan Succession Conflict, and she vowed to ensure such a situation would never occur again.
 * Big Fancy Castle: She commands from the sprawling Sun Palace.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Deadly Decadent Court: She has worked tirelessly along with her husband, Ferid, to reform palace life and the darker underbelly of Falena, regardless of what sort of enemies they may have made in the process.
 * Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The Falenan Royals and their guard's designs borrow from a variety of different cultural styles - Egyptian, Greek and Japanese (especially the knights, who have a definite Samurai vibe) seem to be the main influence, and the concept of a powerful female ruler mirrors British monarchs Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria. Arshtat's design is the pinnacle of this (brilliant) cultural melange.
 * God Save Us From the Queen: As seen when she is under the Sun Rune's corrupting influence.
 * Happily Married
 * The High Queen: She's regal, calm yet commanding...and beautiful to boot.
 * Hot Mom: YES!
 * Mama Bear: Insult her family. Or, better, threaten them. Go on, we dare you.
 * Matriarchy: Falena is (so far) unique in the Suikoden universe, as the only Queendom.
 * Meaningful Name: In Zoroastrian angelology, Arshtat is the name of a yazad that governs justice and righteousness.
 * My God, What Have I Done?:
 * The Power of the Sun: She is this incarnate.
 * Rapunzel Hair: Hers is almost floor-length.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: When she's not under the Sun Rune's sway.
 * Requisite Royal Regalia
 * Costume Porn: Her outfit is particularly elaborate.
 * Nice Crown
 * Trailers Always Lie: Trailers for the game made it appear that a Brainwashed and Crazy Arshtat would be your main opponent.
 * Weaponized Headgear
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Trailers Always Lie: Trailers for the game made it appear that a Brainwashed and Crazy Arshtat would be your main opponent.
 * Weaponized Headgear
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Ferid

 * Asskicking Equals Authority: To get engaged to Arshat (and thus, to become the Commander of the Queen's Knights) he had to win the Sacred Games.
 * Badass Family
 * Four-Star Badass: He's captain of the Queen's Knights.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dark Horse Victory: His victory in the Sacred Games came as a severe shock to the local aristocracy, who expected one of the gladiators hired to represent one of their own to win; needless to say, while he has become popular with the public since then, many of the nobility still resent him.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Happily Married
 * Hot Dad: YES.
 * Mysterious Past: A citizen of the Island Nations Federation, he keeps his family background a secret to avoid political complications, going simply by "Ferid".
 * One-Man Army: In his youth, during the invasion of Falena by bordering Armes, he practically saved the nation single-handedly by fighting on the front lines of the war as Commander of the Queen's Knights.
 * The Promise:
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Actually accepts the criticisms levied at him and his wife and encourages his knights to speak honestly.
 * One-Man Army: In his youth, during the invasion of Falena by bordering Armes, he practically saved the nation single-handedly by fighting on the front lines of the war as Commander of the Queen's Knights.
 * The Promise:
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Actually accepts the criticisms levied at him and his wife and encourages his knights to speak honestly.

Lady Sialeeds Falenas

 * Auntie Bear: This is definitely in evidence during the early part of the game, and a significant reason for her is because of her desire to protect her young niece and nephew.
 * Badass Family: She's Queen Arshtat's younger sister and the Prince & Lymsleia's aunt.
 * Blow You Away: She specialises in Wind Rune magic.
 * Christmas Cake: Mentioned by a few characters, who refer to her as the Prince's "old auntie", much to her annoyance.
 * Crutch Character: Starts out as a fairly powerful long-range fighter, as well as a decent spellcaster, but is saddled with an irremovable Wind Rune.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Expository Hairstyle Change
 * The Fashionista: Even Josephine is mightily impressed that she designs and creates her own gowns.
 * Fashionable Asymmetry: Her kimono-esque outfit.
 * Hello, Nurse!
 * It's Personal: She utterly despises Lucretia Merces, mostly because
 * Maiden Aunt: Following the violent Falenan War of Succession, she vowed to never marry or have children.
 * Ms Exposition: Her main role outside of court is to accompany her young nephew and act as his advisor, usually indicating how the team should progress.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Not a Morning Person: Generally, she's very upbeat but has a habit of punching those who wake her early. People thank you for not making them wake her up.
 * Oba-san: ....although she probably wouldn't appreciate the implications of this title.
 * Peek-a-Bangs: She wears her tousled, honey blonde hair in a high pony-tail that falls (sexily) over one side of her face.
 * Rings of Death: She wields a pair of chakram in combat.
 * Peek-a-Bangs: She wears her tousled, honey blonde hair in a high pony-tail that falls (sexily) over one side of her face.
 * Rings of Death: She wields a pair of chakram in combat.
 * Rings of Death: She wields a pair of chakram in combat.

Lady Haswar Falenas, the Oracle

 * Badass Family
 * Badass Pacifist: She is NOT a fighter, but does everything in her power to peacefully resist the Godwins.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Cuteness Proximity: Really into the beavers.
 * Good Shepherdess: She's shown to be extremely kind and compassionate to those under her care.
 * Maiden Aunt: Like her cousin Sialeeds, she has pledged to never marry or have children for the sake of stability in the Queendom. Despite this, Haswar holds no grudges against her surviving family.
 * Miko: Of a sort, due to the religeous role she plays in her society.
 * Saintly Church: Her enclave at Lunas.
 * Spoiled Sweet: She has a lovely, friendly nature.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: To her cousin, Queen Arshtat.
 * Succession Crisis: As the daughter of Crown Princess Shahrewar, Haswar should have eventually become Queen. Thanks to the machinations of Shahrewar's younger sister Falzrahm and the violent succession struggle that erupted after her grandmother's passing, this never came to be.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Lyon

 * Action Girl
 * Badass Adorable
 * Determinator: She protects the Prince with her life and takes her duties very seriously.
 * Bob Haircut
 * Body Guard Babe: She's the Prince's personal bodygyard.
 * Bodyguard Crush: Heavily implied to have one on the Prince
 * Dark and Troubled Past:
 * Expy: Though not in appearance, her role in the plot is pretty much identical to Gremio from the first game.
 * Impossibly Cool Weapon: Seriously. A switchblade katana. It's a real weapon too, known as a nagamaki.
 * Katanas Are Just Better: She wields a large, switchblade-like nagamaki.
 * Moe
 * Not Blood Siblings: Ferid outright state she's like his third child, in front of the Prince too, but neither is bothered.
 * Plucky Girl: One of the best examples in the Suikoden series.
 * Iron Woobie
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Prince.
 * Iron Woobie
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Prince.
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Prince.

Georg Prime

 * A Taste of Power: When he's available.....
 * Badass
 * Badass Cape
 * Bodyguard Betrayal: Gets accused of this;.
 * Breakout Character: He went from being a minor character in Suikoden II to being one of the main characters of this game.
 * Crutch Character: He starts at level 20 and is one of the best physical attackers in the game. Naturally, he is rarely available after the prologue.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Glass Cannon / Fantastic Fragility: He's really weak against magic, but his strong physical stats make up for it.
 * Hero with Bad Publicity: Suikoden 5 fleshes out fully the snippets of his back-story revealed in 2.
 * Iaijutsu Practitioner
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Lightning Bruiser: His strength, skill, and speed are among the highest in the game.
 * The Promise:
 * Put on a Bus: Quite often.
 * Recurring Character: Suikoden 5 marks his second appearance in the series, but is chronologically his first.
 * The Red Baron: His skill with the blade has earned him such names as "Deathblow Georg" and "Georg Who Needs No Second Strike".
 * Sweet Tooth: His Trademark Favorite Food? Cheesecake.
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Time to Unlock More True Potential: While this is Zegai's role in the castle, Georg can also teach Physical skills while you're traveling on the map.
 * Wandering the Earth
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Time to Unlock More True Potential: While this is Zegai's role in the castle, Georg can also teach Physical skills while you're traveling on the map.
 * Wandering the Earth

Miakis

 * Action Girl
 * Badass
 * Little Miss Badass: She's Older Than She Looks, but the trope still applies compared to the other Queen's Knights.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Despite being the most cheerful out of the Queen's Knights, she got that job (as well as being the personal bodyguard to the heiress to the Queendom) for a very good reason. Best seen when she cheerfully threatens (with one of her knives) to toss Euram into a river after he gets a little too close when trying to court the ten year old Lymsleia. She would have been chosen as a Dragon Knight too if she wasn't female.
 * Bodyguard Babe: She is Princess Lymsleia's personal bodyguard.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: She's far more carefree and lackdaisical than Lyon.
 * The Gadfly
 * Hot Amazon: Rog is attracted to her because she beat up most of the boys in their hometown when they were kids.
 * Knife Nut: She wields two Ghurka-type, curved daggers.
 * Magic Knight: The one of the best magic users out of the Knights, and has a decent attack.
 * Little Miss Snarker: Albeit mostly playfully.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Silk Hiding Steel: Ever cheerful and outgoing, she always does her job with polite words and a nice, big smile -- even when she's got a dagger to your throat.
 * : It's heavily implied that.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Silk Hiding Steel: Ever cheerful and outgoing, she always does her job with polite words and a nice, big smile -- even when she's got a dagger to your throat.
 * : It's heavily implied that.

Kyle

 * Blue Eyes
 * Big Damn Heroes: Helps bail out the prince, Lyon and Sialeeds during.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Like Miakis above, there's a very good reason why he's one of the Queen's Knights (despite his laid back attitude)
 * The Casanova: Suikoden 5's very own Don Juan.
 * Chivalrous Pervert
 * Continuity Nod: In the same vein that the Prince's disguise clothes are a nod to Mc Dohl's outfit in Suikoden I, Kyle's disguise seems to be a nod to Viktor's.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: His happy-go-lucky attitude hides his brilliance in combat, and in fact, in battle he holds his sword with a loose, wavering grip to make opponents underestimate him.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Hair of Gold
 * Handsome Lech: Women seem to be on his mind all of the time when the Prince interacts with him.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: He wields a katana named Tianjin Wind.
 * Magic Knight: He is equally skilled in both magic and combat.
 * Making a Splash: He specialises in Water Rune magic.
 * Secret Relationship:
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Alenia.

Galleon

 * Amicably Divorced:
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Blade on a Stick: He wields the huge Thundering Halberd.
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Grumpy Bear
 * My Master, Right or Wrong: Arshtat turned his hometown of Lordlake into a barren wasteland, but he still follows her because she is his queen.
 * Old Master
 * Stern Teacher
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Falenan throne.

Alenia

 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
 * Determinator: Her father used to be a knight prior to his death, and she is determined to honor his memory and ensure the Queendom thrives... though she adopts a more combative stance than most of the other knights.
 * Dual Boss: With Zahhak.
 * Face Heel Turn:
 * Fiery Redhead: Even uses a Fire Rune.
 * Jerkass
 * Obstructive Zealot
 * Red Oni: To Zahhak's Blue.
 * Recurring Boss
 * "Stop Having Fun!" Guys: She strongly disapproves of Kyle's flighty, flirty attitude.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: With Zahhak
 * Triang Relations:
 * Those Two Bad Guys: With Zahhak
 * Triang Relations:

Zahhak

 * Blue Oni: To Alenia's Red.
 * Dual Boss: With Alenia
 * Face Heel Turn
 * Obstructive Zealot
 * Recurring Boss
 * The Stoic
 * Those Two Bad Guys: With Alenia.
 * Uh-Oh Eyes: He sports unsettling, ice-blue eyes.
 * Uh-Oh Eyes: He sports unsettling, ice-blue eyes.