Tales of Legendia/Characters


 * Senel Coolidge



A former Alliance Marine and adopted brother to Shirley. He is hell-bent on protecting her from anything and everything. At first he is only concerned with matters that directly affect either himself or Shirley, but slowly begins to open up as he becomes friends with the inhabitants of the Legacy. He uses his fists in battle, the first Tales (series) main character to not use swords, and uses some traditional Tales (series) hero artes mixed with his own.


 * Badass
 * Becoming the Mask:
 * Going Native
 * Berserk Button: Anything having to do with Stella.
 * Chaste Hero: Shirley and Chloe both have crushes on him, though  Stealthily subverted at the beginning of Will's quest, which contains an oblique reference that maybe he's not so chaste after all.
 * Chewing the Scenery: "STELLA, NOOOOOOOOOO!"
 * Determinator:
 * Facial Markings: In Radiant Mythology, Annie starts talking about his "scar" and how it must've hurt. Senel admits that it's a tattoo and he just got it because he thought it'd look cool. It's the symbol of the marine troopers.
 * Good Old Fisticuffs
 * Heavy Sleeper: A running gag in the Character Quests features each character trying to wake him up. Will, at one point, resorts to kicking him in the head (he was asleep on the floor) and that still didn't wake him up.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: As noted above, the first main character to avert this in the Tales (series)
 * Is That Cute Kid Yours: At the start of Will's quest, when he, Shirley, and Harriet are trying to get everyone together to find the abandoned baby's parents. When he first sees Shirley with the baby, though, his reaction is more along the lines of Is That Cute Kid Ours.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He starts out a Jerkass, but he genuinely does care about Shirley's well-being. Eventually, he loses the "Jerk" part.
 * Mistaken for Cheating: Very briefly in the Character Quests, during the scene where Grune tries to wake him up, fails, and decides to take a nap in his bed instead (Senel is on the floor). Shirley is not pleased for all of half a minute until the situation clarifies itself.
 * Not Blood Siblings: He and Shirley claim to be brother and sister, but they're not actually related.
 * Oblivious to Love: Except STELLLLLA'S!
 * Pandaing to the Audience: If you buy the mascot costume set for a New Game+, Senel will fight in a panda suit.
 * Power Fist:
 * Somebody Else's Problem: Early-on, if it doesn't involve himself or Shirley, he doesn't care. He gets heavily called out on this, and eventually gets better.
 * Unreliable Narrator: He basically views Stella as a Purity Sue, overlooking a good deal of her negative traits. To be fair,
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Chloe essentially yells this at him, coupled slightly with Get a Hold of Yourself, Man! after he  He got better.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

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 * Shirley Fennes



An innocent young girl who travels alongside Senel, her adopted brother. She suffers from a rare condition that leaves her severely weakened if she becomes submerged in sea water. Though she harbors romantic feelings for Senel, she does not say anything because he is in love with her sister, Stella Telmes.

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 * Apocalypse Maiden:
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Her reaction to Norma trying to sleep over at Senel's place is to smile sweetly and start charging her Eres.
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: By the
 * Break the Cutie: Stupid Vaclav...
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: When she finally joins and becomes playable, her spells that are shared with everyone else have a pink variant to their animations.
 * Crucified Hero Shot: Briefly, when Maurits attacks the party after.
 * Crystal Dragon Jesus
 * Damsel in Distress: Until she unlocks her Merines powers, at least. Before that, she spends the vast majority of the time being kidnapped.
 * Badass Damsel: In Jay's Quest.
 * Despair Event Horizon: When
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: To in the character quests.
 * Honorifics: Once the Character Quests roll around, Shirley is the only member of the main party who still uses them. At the end of Chloe's quest, it's Chloe herself who convinces Shirley not to be so formal with everyone else (though she's still embarrassed when Shirley drops the suffixes completely). Norma has a similar scene with her near the end of Moses' quest.
 * Improbable Weapon User: Though she specializes in magic, her weapon itself is a pen.
 * Is That Cute Kid Yours: In Will's quest; see Senel's profile for details.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Shirley loves Senel, but Senel loves her older sister Stella... Shirley puts up with it for a long time because she wants Senel to be happy, but eventually she loses it... Later in the character quests,
 * The Load: During the first act of the game, she alternates between being a Damsel in Distress and The Load. This is actually a source of angst for her. She is supposed to be the savior of her entire race, but instead she is only a burden for everyone, can't even save, and , which Shirley could have prevented if she still had her powers. She gets better in the character quests.
 * Locked Out of the Loop: Senel and Stella tried to keep from her. When she learns the truth, she's much more upset about not being trusted and included than she is about what she's being told.
 * Love Martyr
 * The Messiah: And The Antichrist. And The Anti-Anti-Christ.
 * More Hero Than Thou: During the whole Waterways incident. Shirley was rescuing herself quite capably in all the confusion up until Fenimore and Walter caught the Distress Ball; Shirley, not seeing herself as more important than them, lets herself get captured again in order to distract Vaclav from the two of them.
 * Not Blood Siblings: Senel isn't really her brother.
 * Person of Mass Destruction:
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Pollyanna
 * Romantic Runner-Up: Lost to initially
 * Taking the Bullet:.
 * Winged Humanoid: Ferines can produce a "teriques", that typically manifests as a pair of wings, either back-mounted or free and butterfly sized. After Shirley unlocks her Merines powers, her teriques becomes permanently active, as back-mounted wings.
 * Yandere: Played with.
 * Younger Than They Look: Her in-game mugshot does not look fifteen. Her battle model, now that's a different story.
 * Yandere: Played with.
 * Younger Than They Look: Her in-game mugshot does not look fifteen. Her battle model, now that's a different story.


 * Will Raynard



The sheriff of Werites Beacon, although he would rather be a natural historian. He is very knowledgeable about the monsters inhabiting the Legacy, and has a tendency to give lectures on monsters whether people want to hear it or not. Although he is huge and wields a gigantic hammer, he is a Crystal Eren. He has a daughter named Harriet.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist
 * The Atoner
 * Cool Old Guy: Well, Norma thinks he's old.
 * Drop the Hammer
 * Dull Surprise: He can be guilty of this sometimes.
 * Kuudere
 * Muscles Are Meaningless: He's a mage type character and very weak physically, despite what his apprentice would imply.
 * Names to Know in Anime: Susumu Chiba
 * Older Than They Look: He's actually 28.
 * Team Dad
 * Wise Beyond Their Years

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 * Chloe Valens



A knight from Gadoria who joins the party. She came to the Legacy to find a swordsman with with a snake tattoo on his arm. She fights using a sword, and plays a little more like the classic Tales (series) Hero, even using many of their artes combined with some of her own.


 * Action Girl: One of the most Badass girls in the whole Tales (series).
 * It's interesting to note that she's the only female swordsman who's built like a traditional Tales hero.
 * All Love Is Unrequited: She has a crush on Senel, which isn't returned.
 * Badass
 * Badass Cape
 * Cannot Spit It Out: Her romantic feelings for Senel.
 * Dull Surprise: Just listen to half of the English VA's lines and try to deny she's guilty of this. She also varies between this and Large Ham in combat.
 * Easily Forgiven:
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * Important Haircut: Before she started her quest for revenge.
 * Improbable Weapon User: Well, a sword isn't all that improbable, but a few of her artes involve her using her sword as a pole-vault.
 * Lady of War
 * Lawful Stupid: She acts this way at first, but quickly learns better.
 * Names to Know in Anime: Masumi Asano
 * Nice Hat
 * Revenge Before Reason & Roaring Rampage of Revenge: At first.
 * Sensual Spandex
 * : After her character quest, though she still has feelings for him.
 * Super Drowning Skills: She doesn't die instantly when touching water, but her swimming skills are practically nonexistent.
 * This would be why she's scared of water.
 * Tsundere
 * What the Hell, Hero?: She does this to Senel. And the other characters reacts this way to her
 * What the Hell, Hero?: She does this to Senel. And the other characters reacts this way to her

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 * Norma Beatty



An eccentric archeologist/treasure hunter who came to the Legacy to find the a mythical stone called Everlight that can supposedly grant any wish. She uses Crystal Eres, and knows more than anybody else about various locations around the Legacy. She wields a straw, and attacks by blowing bubbles out of it.


 * Adventurer Archaeologist
 * Butt Monkey: Early on, less so once Moses shows up to take the role.
 * The Chick: Most of her titles have the word "Chick" in them.
 * Cleavage Window
 * Genius Ditz: She's actually a very skilled archeologist, and managed to
 * Genki Girl
 * Hair Decorations
 * Improbable Weapon User
 * Jive Turkey: Lampshaded. "Yo yo yo, moms, pops, what's shakin? ...No, they'd cry if they read that."
 * The Matchmaker: Norma gives Chloe advice on how to act on her crush on Senel, whether Chloe likes it or not.
 * Names to Know in Anime: Kaori Mizuhashi, Tara Strong
 * The Nicknamer
 * Pettanko: Norma actually has a bit of a chest, but when you've got Grune for comparison, everybody looks flat...
 * The Pollyanna
 * Shipper on Deck: Norma happily ships Senel with both Chloe and Shirley, and actively gives Chloe relationship advice.

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 * Moses Sandor



A bandit who kidnaps Shirley early in the game only to join the party later on. He has a large Galf, a wolf-like monster, named Giet that he keeps as a pet. He's very outgoing and friendly, and treats the other party members like siblings. He fights by throwing javelins at his opponents.


 * Accent Adaptation: In Japanese, Moses speaks with a Kyuushu regional dialect. In the English localization, he was given a southern accent. It worked.
 * The Bandits Who Don't Do Anything: His bandits don't really do much thieving.
 * Blade on a Stick
 * Bottomless Magazines: Never seems to run out of spears no matter how many times he throws this. Norma lampshades this in a skit where she mentions she'll catch the spear next time he throws it.
 * A Boy and His X: His character quest.
 * Butt Monkey: Lampshaded with one of his titles, "Insult to Injury".
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead
 * Eye Scream: As a child,.
 * Fluffy Tamer: Giet, a Grand Galf (an extremely powerful monster), is his pet.
 * Idiot Hero
 * Leitmotif: "A Cheerful Bandit"
 * Likes Older Women: He admits he likes Grune, specifically because she is mature and therefore, er, more developed.
 * Manly Tears: At the end of his character quest.
 * Names to Know in Anime: Kazuya Nakai
 * Rummage Sale Reject: Just what are those pant-like things with the zebra pattern? They look like they're about to fall off all the time!
 * Victory Pose: "MOSES HAPPY DANCE! YEE-HAW!"
 * Walking Shirtless Scene

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 * Jay



A reclusive information broker. He is a young ninja who lives with the Oresoren, a tribe of anthropomorphic otters. He's a snide and snarky Iron Eren who fights using knives, combined with kicks and headbutts.

"Jay: He's so easy to read. He can't conceal his irritation at all. Senel: And that's why you can't help worrying about him, right? Jay: I'm not... worried..."
 * Cannot Spit It Out: Chloe notes that Jay has trouble expressing his feelings. Additionally, even though he is told several times during his Character Quest to let the others know if something is bothering him, he keeps shrugging it off by saying "There really isn't anything", a variation of the typical Tales (series) quote of "It's nothing". Not very believable after what the gamers just saw last dungeon. He is also often seen denying his worry or positive emotions for others, most notably Moses.
 * Cannot Spit It Out: Chloe notes that Jay has trouble expressing his feelings. Additionally, even though he is told several times during his Character Quest to let the others know if something is bothering him, he keeps shrugging it off by saying "There really isn't anything", a variation of the typical Tales (series) quote of "It's nothing". Not very believable after what the gamers just saw last dungeon. He is also often seen denying his worry or positive emotions for others, most notably Moses.


 * Deadpan Snarker: Is he ever...
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady
 * Easily Forgiven: In his character quest, though understandably so.
 * Hates Being Touched: All too obviously. Shown in both game scenes and victory poses, especially with Moses.
 * Highly-Visible Ninja: Come on, he wears purple.
 * The Messiah: After his Character Quest.
 * Names to Know in Anime: Ryoko Shiraishi, Steve Staley
 * The Napoleon: Occasionally, mostly in his post-battle skits with Moses.
 * Red Baron: "The Unseen"
 * Sitcom Arch Nemesis: With Moses.
 * Tsundere
 * Younger Than They Look: Also younger than they sound, too - in the English version? He does not sound sixteen.
 * Tsundere
 * Younger Than They Look: Also younger than they sound, too - in the English version? He does not sound sixteen.

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 * Grune



A ditzy woman with amnesia. She's a Crystal Eren who fights using urns. She enjoys... pretty much everything, and is always calm and relaxed, even in the middle of a battle.


 * Action Girl: You'd never expect it at first glance, but once she joins the party, she blissfully slaughters all in her way. She even Takes a Level In Badass toward the end of the game.
 * Anything That Moves: Gag Boobs moments whenever she hugs another character, and she doesn't discriminate between genders.
 * Black Magician Girl: The only playable Crystal Eren who learns no healing or support spells.
 * Chekhov's Gunman: If you look, you first see her in a crowd in Werites Beacon within the first couple hours of gameplay.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Pretty much anything that comes out of her mouth perfectly exemplifies this trope.
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: The biggest Cloudcuckoolander in the series by far, would you expect her to be such a badass fighter with Game Breaking spells? And then, once she remembers who she is,.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: If you look closely during the first and second Bantam Bouncers scenes, she's in the crowd that gathers.
 * Gag Boobs
 * Girl in a Box: When you first meet her, she's taking a nap in an  .
 * Unless that is you remember her being in Werites Beacon.
 * Improbable Weapon User
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia
 * Love You and Everybody
 * Marshmallow Hell: Both Senel and Moses have had Grune lovingly smother them in her bosom. Lucky bastards.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Names to Know in Anime: Ayako Kawasumi, Lara Jill Miller. Both her voice actors do a VERY good job with her.
 * Onee-Sama
 * One Head Taller
 * Statuesque Stunner: Dear GOD, is she ever!
 * Stripperiffic: The description of her default armor, "Cocktail Dress," reads as follows: "A revealing dress that leaves little to the imagination."
 * Took a Level In Badass:
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Yin-Yang Bomb: Somewhat, as most of her spells are curse and sea elemental.
 * Statuesque Stunner: Dear GOD, is she ever!
 * Stripperiffic: The description of her default armor, "Cocktail Dress," reads as follows: "A revealing dress that leaves little to the imagination."
 * Took a Level In Badass:
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Yin-Yang Bomb: Somewhat, as most of her spells are curse and sea elemental.
 * Yin-Yang Bomb: Somewhat, as most of her spells are curse and sea elemental.

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 * Curtis and Isabella



The law-enforcement duo of Werites Beacon, Curtis and Isabella call themselves the Bantam Bouncers. They almost always appear together, and do far more singing and showing off than actual fighting, even though they're actually both highly competent soldiers.


 * Bare Your Midriff: Isabella.
 * Brick Joke: Early in the game, they sing twice about how fighting is not allowed in Werites Beacon. Much much later in the game...they show up and arrest someone else for attempting to arrest Chloe and Senel in Werites Beacon.
 * Hilariously, Curtis does so by appearing and doing his usual singing gig without Isabella.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: The two look like something that came out of The Seventies. Senel beats the living crap out of them (off-screen) and doesn't take them seriously. Then they lead an army against Vaclav's. Nobody was laughing at them then.
 * Goldfish Poop Gang: Though you never actually fight them...at least you aren't required to.
 * Leitmotif: "Iron Hammer Time." The musical accompaniment seems to actually be in the scene.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: They're wacky pacifists who sing about how violence isn't allowed in the city. Then, when the war starts, they take up the reins and lead the citizens of the Legacy into battle against Vaclav's forces.
 * Nice Hat: Isabella is never seen without her stylized cowgirl hat.
 * ...which she can weaponize in battle with her "Boomerang Hat" arte.
 * The Quiet One: Isabella doesn't speak much aside from the occasional "Yes, Curtis." She does get a solo number introducing the arena, though.
 * Stripperific: Isabella.
 * Thigh-High Boots: Isabella.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Curtis's shirt shows off his chest.
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair

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 * Vaclav Bolud



The third prince of the Crusand Empire. He came to the Legacy seeking an ancient superweapon to use to wage war against the other nations and rule the world with an iron fist.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * : To
 * The Evil Prince: Well, duh.
 * Large and In Charge
 * Leitmotif: "March"
 * A Nazi by Any Other Name
 * Obviously Evil
 * Power Fist
 * Power Fist

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 * Melanie



One of Vaclav's Terrors. She specializes in fire eres.


 * The Baroness
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Obviously Evil: "She's red! She has horns!"
 * Playing with Fire
 * Red Baron: "The Crimson"
 * Spikes of Villainy: Her horned helmet, a source of one of Moses's golden lines. "Hey there, horny baby!"
 * Whip It Good

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 * Stingle



One of Vaclav's Terrors. A masked swordsman. Chloe came to the Legacy to find and kill him.


 * Cool Mask
 * Cut Lex Luthor a Check:
 * Enigmatic Minion
 * Evil Sounds Deep: ESPECIALLY in the Japanese version!
 * Red Baron: "The Vicious"
 * That One Boss: Considered to be harder than the other terrors and Vaclav since he has an instant death attack.
 * Enigmatic Minion
 * Evil Sounds Deep: ESPECIALLY in the Japanese version!
 * Red Baron: "The Vicious"
 * That One Boss: Considered to be harder than the other terrors and Vaclav since he has an instant death attack.
 * Red Baron: "The Vicious"
 * That One Boss: Considered to be harder than the other terrors and Vaclav since he has an instant death attack.
 * Red Baron: "The Vicious"
 * That One Boss: Considered to be harder than the other terrors and Vaclav since he has an instant death attack.
 * Red Baron: "The Vicious"
 * That One Boss: Considered to be harder than the other terrors and Vaclav since he has an instant death attack.
 * That One Boss: Considered to be harder than the other terrors and Vaclav since he has an instant death attack.

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 * Cashel



One of Vaclav's Terrors. He is a Master of Illusion.


 * Blood Knight
 * Master of Illusion
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Red Baron: "The Phantom"
 * Red Baron: "The Phantom"

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 * Walter Delques



A young man who kidnaps Shirley.


 * Fantastic Racism: The worst amongst all Merines. He is so adamant to see the Orerines destroyed that when Maurits at least stayed civil with the team, Walter is still a huge Jerkass to them. His reasoning isn't exactly revealed, but implied toward the end that he willfully ignores the blatant goodness of Senel and company (despite them saving his life) due to his jealousy of Senel.
 * Hopeless Boss Fight: of them.
 * Jerkass: He trumps Senel on this department.
 * Leitmotif: Appropriately titled "Delques Black Wings."
 * Meaningful Name: His last name means black wings in Relares
 * Never My Fault: His
 * The Rival
 * Jerkass: He trumps Senel on this department.
 * Leitmotif: Appropriately titled "Delques Black Wings."
 * Meaningful Name: His last name means black wings in Relares
 * Never My Fault: His
 * The Rival

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 * Maurits Welnes

The leader of the Ferines.

"Maurits:"
 * Chewing the Scenery: At the end of the main story mode.
 * Chewing the Scenery: At the end of the main story mode.


 * Cool Old Guy:
 * Meaningful Name: As a Ferines, his last name is by definition meaningful. It translates to "nature person."
 * Reasonable Authority Figure:
 * Meaningful Name: As a Ferines, his last name is by definition meaningful. It translates to "nature person."
 * Reasonable Authority Figure:
 * Meaningful Name: As a Ferines, his last name is by definition meaningful. It translates to "nature person."
 * Reasonable Authority Figure:
 * Meaningful Name: As a Ferines, his last name is by definition meaningful. It translates to "nature person."
 * Reasonable Authority Figure:
 * Reasonable Authority Figure:
 * Reasonable Authority Figure:

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 * Fenimore Xelnes

A Ferines who befriends Shirley.


 * Fantastic Racism: She hates the Orerienes because she was tortured by Vaclav, though she seems to get over a lot of it after Senel and the rest of the party rescue her and help defeat Vaclav.
 * Les Yay: With Shirley
 * Meaningful Name: Her last name means blessing in Relares.
 * Tsundere: Toward Senel and the group for a while, claiming she's only helping them for Shirley's sake while blushing and generally showing signs of liking them more than she'd like to admit.
 * Meaningful Name: Her last name means blessing in Relares.
 * Tsundere: Toward Senel and the group for a while, claiming she's only helping them for Shirley's sake while blushing and generally showing signs of liking them more than she'd like to admit.
 * Tsundere: Toward Senel and the group for a while, claiming she's only helping them for Shirley's sake while blushing and generally showing signs of liking them more than she'd like to admit.

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 * Thyra Welzes

Fenimore's twin sister.


 * Chekhov's Gunman: Fenimore mentions her early in the game.
 * Fantastic Racism: Against the Orerines. Unlike her sister, she doesn't really get over it.
 * Meaningful Name: Her last name means hope in Relares.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: When she meets Shirley, she demands to know why the latter seeks peace after everything the Orienes did to their people, ignoring of course what the Ferines did.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: When she meets Shirley, she demands to know why the latter seeks peace after everything the Orienes did to their people, ignoring of course what the Ferines did.

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 * Stella Telmes

Shirley's older sister, and Senel's former girlfriend. Presumed dead after the attack that cost them their home, though she is eventually revealed to be alive (though comatose) on the Legacy, as one of Vaclav's captives.


 * Always Save the Girl: Not exactly how you'd think.
 * Damsel in Distress
 * : She takes the form of towards the end of the main quest. This is not symbolic at all, we assure you.
 * The Gwen Stacy
 * : And in a further subversion of the Purity Sue trope, it actually makes things worse''.
 * Meaningful Name: Like all the Ferines. "Telmes" means "guiding star", which is appropriate if rather redundant.
 * Stellar Name
 * Stellar Name

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 * Nerifes

The incarnation of the ocean who is worshiped by the Ferines.


 * Angry Counterpart: To the
 * Blue and Orange Morality
 * : To
 * Meaningful Name: Loosely, "the mind of the sea."
 * : To
 * Meaningful Name: Loosely, "the mind of the sea."
 * Meaningful Name: Loosely, "the mind of the sea."

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 * Solon

A sadistic ninja master. He comes to the Legacy in the Character Quests with an evil purpose. Solon is also


 * Abusive Foster Parent
 * Ax Crazy:
 * Kick the Dog: He crossed the Moral Event Horizon long ago and this is how he keeps going.
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Villainous Breakdown:

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 * Schwartz

A mysterious woman who is related to the black mist that appears during the Character Quests.


 * Blade on a Stick
 * Cool Mask
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Dramatic Unmask:
 * Evil Is Sexy
 * : Some of her lines while you fight her 'definitely'' indicate this!
 * : To.
 * Leitmotif: Has one. You can listen to it in the bar in the inn's basement, but it's not on the OST, sadly.
 * : To.
 * Leitmotif: Has one. You can listen to it in the bar in the inn's basement, but it's not on the OST, sadly.
 * Leitmotif: Has one. You can listen to it in the bar in the inn's basement, but it's not on the OST, sadly.