Dance of Destiny/Characters

Axel King
The protagonist, Axel is described as looking like his father's human form: Golden hair, green eyes, a stubborn set to his jaw. He is half human, half Pokemon. His father is Rayquaza.

Tropes that apply to Axel

 * Green Eyes: The same color that is primarily Rayquaza's.
 * Hair of Gold

Darkrai
The Nightmare Pokemon, Darkrai rebels against the Origins (the name for the Earth's group of Legnedary Pokemon) along with Celebi because he refuses to believe that the right thing to do is to kill Axel. His human form is that of an older man with snow-white hair, wearing an entirely black suit, save the dress shirt, which is red. His eyes are sky blue.

Tropes that apply to Darkrai

 * Iron Woobie: "I'm the living personification of nightmares. If you fall asleep near me, you'll either wake up screaming, or you won't wake up until I get far enough away. But I got over it. Now hurry up and stop asking so many questions so I can teach you to save the world."
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * The Obi-Wan: To Axel.

Celebi
The time traveling Grass/Psychic type, cherubic Pokemon, Celebi is the Guardian of Time. She tends to report to Dialga, but she refuses contact with the other Legendaries and sides with Darkrai, Axel, and Tianna. Her human form is that of a little girl with pale green hair wearing a green sundress.

Tropes that apply to Celebi

 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Let's Get Dangerous: Usually she's giggly and acts like the child she pretends to be in her human form, but she displays her combat prowess by backing Kyogre into a metaphorical wall. That, and she knows Frenzy Plant. Your best option is to back away from her really fast.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Super Strong Child

Tianna
Anoither hybrid, Tianna is the daughter of an unknown legendary Pokemon, trained by Celebi in controling her powers, and she is tasked by Darkrai to help Axel reign in his father's abilities.

Tropes that apply to Tianna

 * Action Girl
 * Black Eyes: A rare case in which she has black eyes, but is a protagonist. It's been confirmed that this hints to her parentage.

Rayquaza
The Legendary Pokemon that rules over the sky, Rayquaza is the father of Axel and is imprisoned by the as of yet unknown antagonist. He had not made an appearance since the prologue.

Tropes that apply to Giratina

 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons

Giratina
The Anitmatter Pokemon, Giratina is sent by the Big Bad to hunt down and kill Axel...and anyone who gets in his way.


 * Badass Longcoat
 * Just Following Orders: Technically he's rather a nice person, according to Darkrai, but Giratina is secretly terrified of being forcefully imprisoned in the Torn World for all time.
 * The Dragon

Arceus
The God of the Pokemon Universe, Arceus is the Pokemon that literally created everything. She's more of a behind the scenes character, as she's only ever appeared in a flashback to when she broke up a squabble between the legendaries. However, a desciption of her human form was released.

Tropes that apply to Arceus

 * Hair of Gold

Josh
A Pokemon Trainer who appears very breifly in one chapter.

Tropes that apply to Josh

 * Hair of Gold
 * The Cameo: His only credited appearance in is Blood in The Water, where he is the main antagonist.
 * Cheerful Child: He's about 10 years old in this fic.