Baten Kaitos/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[Bond Creatures]]

* [[Finishing Move]]: In the first game, carrying out your combo with Kalas {{spoiler|and later on with your brief stint with Xelha}} to just before its current maximum would yield a chance for any of the Magnus in your hand to change to one of six Spirit Spells, very powerful elemental spells that scaled in strength with your class level. At class 6, they are stronger than your character's strongest finishers. {{spoiler|The absence of this ability in ''Origins'' is a plot point.}}

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: The guardian spirit in ''Eternal Wings'' can't remember things before the beginning of the game.

* [[Level Up At Intimacy 5]]: You’ll often get two or three options of what to say during cutscenes. What you say doesn’t affect the plot (except for one particular instance in Origins, where choosing the wrong answer gives you a [[Nonstandard Game Over]]), but giving the right answers will help you fight better, powering up your Spirit Attacks in ''Eternal Wings'' and improving the chances of you getting useful cards in ''Origins''.

* [[Tomato Surprise]]: In ''Origins''.

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: In ''EWLO'', {{spoiler|Kalas does this to you after [[The Reveal]] of his role as [[The Mole]].}} In ''Origins'', {{spoiler|the non-standard game over (you to Sagi)}}

 

== The cast of Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean ==

* [[Sidequest]]: Almost ''plays out'' like one, and has a certain feel to it, but it is actually mandatory, to go to the Celestial Alps later in the game to obtain "something Georg left behind for Kalas." Surprise surprise, {{spoiler|turns out the [[Terrible Trio]] [[No One Could Survive That|was alive]] [[Never Found the Body|after all.]]}}

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Very cynical at the beginning, more idealistic towards the end.

* {{spoiler|[[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: After [[The Reveal]].}}

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

* [[Cool Boat]]: Like all ships not belonging to the Empire Or Mira, ''it's alive.''

* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He fights with ''oars.''

* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Balgora's Paddle, and "Ultimate Geyser" as his ultimate Finisher, and either Skull Creel or Creel of the Whale as his equipment magnus.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Slowest character, but has the highest raw base power and very high defense and HP. In fact, there so happens to be one piece of equipment designed to subvert his low speed, turning him into a [[Lightning Bruiser]], if only until you get better equipment.

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Not seen clearly in ''Eternal Wings'' due to [[Retcon]], but in ''Origins'', {{spoiler|he blames himself deeply for his father's death.}}

* [[Retired Badass]]: Sort of.

* [[Sidequest]]: His involves going to the Greater Celestial River to go look for Reblys and Anna, who went looking for a remedy for a kid's fever. Gibari and Reblys end up having a fish-out... {{spoiler|and end up fishing The Lord Of The Celestial River.}}

* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: With Anna to some extent, particularly in ''Origins''.

* [[Team Dad]]: Far and away the oldest member of the six, and serves as something of an authority, although most leadership defaults to [[The Hero|Kalas]].

 

=== Lyude ===

{{quote|*Points his gun* '' {{spoiler|Savyna}}, I have reason to believe that you [[The Mole|are an Imperial Soldier.]]''}}

 

 

...Or so he'd like people to believe. As he himself points out, his title is actually little more than a simple name, and indeed his position is actually more of a means to get him out of the way. This is not because he was seen as a threat to the throne, but rather because he was exiled, as we learn not too long after meeting him. Indeed, Lyude is a one-in-a-million citizen of the Empire, one who does not think of himself as being above the rest of the entire world. This is later explained by the fact that, unlike the rest of the Alfard children, he was homeschooled by his surrogate mother {{spoiler|[[Heroic Bastard|and actual real mother]]}} and nanny, Almarde, who taught him to be kind and mindful of others. Thus his defection from the Empire comes when they prove that they have no intention of being pacific, honorable or even fair. A pacifist at heart, Lyude is very nice and also very considerate, finding himself enjoying his stay in Diadem rather than seeing it as an exile as he enjoys the simple pleasures of life that come naturally with the world. Fights with a gun, his magnus taking the form of [[Musical Assassin|brass instruments.]]

* [[Instrument of Murder]]

* [[Military Brat]]: His siblings are soldiers for [[The Empire]]. He was, too, until he joined you.

* [[Momma's Boy]]: Or, failing that, nanny's boy.

** A side quest in Origins reveals that {{spoiler|Lyude is [[Your Cheating Heart|the nanny's son.]] When Camella finds out, she leaves.}} Hence why Skeed and Vallye consider him [[The Unfavorite]].

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: though it edges into Kuudere at times, she's mostly this.

* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: NEVER stops smiling in Origins, even when {{spoiler|Shannath lays dying before her, or when a paramachina is about to kill her.}}

* [[Emotionless Girl]]: To a point

* [[Hair Decorations]] - Honestly, she could have done with a simple ponytail. And her defense equipment are barrettes.

* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]

* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]

* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Phoenix Crest, and her ultimate Finisher is "Deadly Heat Scythe", and either Skull Barrete or Fairy Barrete for her equipment magnus.

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: ''The Great'' Mizuti.

* [[Kid Hero]]: 14 years old.

* [[Power Floats]]: Floats practically ''everywhere'', and even though Mizuti does walking motions, Mizuti is still levitating even then.

* [[Rings of Death]]: Used as such in only one finisher.

{{spoiler|As she and Folon reveal, they used to be orphans from Azha whom the Empire bought for use in experiments. Giacomo took them under his wing and kept them close, which earnt him their loyalty. After Giacomo dies at Kalas' hands, she and Folon disappear from the story until they appear at the last minute to help the other rulers breach the shield around Cor Hydrae. After that, at the end of the game, they appear one last time to the scene to bid their farewells to the Guardian Spirit, alongside the rest of the named cast.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]]: Appears at the last minute to help the other rulers of the sky breach Cor Hydrae's magical shield.}}

* [[Blow You Away]]: Her main elemental focus, with her single [[Making a Splash|water]] attack being [[An Ice Person|Chaotic Ice,]] one of two Finishers.

 

* [[Adipose Rex]]

* {{spoiler|[[Disc One Final Boss]]: Appears barely a few hours into the second disc. [[Spoiled by the Format|Whoops.]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Doomed by Canon]]}}: In ''Origins''.

* {{spoiler|[[Fake Boss]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]}}

* [[Jiggle Physics]]: {{spoiler|His [[One-Winged Angel]] form.}} [[Squick|Oh god.]]

* [[Marathon Boss]]: Can feel like this {{spoiler|in the first battle}} because he will keep healing himself practically every turn.

{{spoiler|After ''Origins'', it is now very heavily implied that she is Sagi and Milly's daughter, the two having gone to Mira at the end of the game seeking asylum under Duke Calbren. Her hair color, which is the same color as Sagi's after she is redeemed, and her incredible ressemblance to Milly further support this possibility.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Came Back Wrong]]: She's fully human, and is in one piece, but there's ''something else'' with her.}}

Ruler of Sadal Suud, the Ancient Frontier. He is a man of pourtly build, often acting in a rather selfish way, and is also criticized to be a coward who kisses up to the Empire. Rodolfo is first seen complying with the Empire's intentions in Sadal Suud in hopes that they will go away quicker. After that, he is said to have confined himself in his mansion after {{spoiler|Malpercio revives.}} Some time later, before the end of the game, he returns to help the other Rulers {{spoiler|destroy Cor Hydrae's shield.}}

 

 

* [[Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?]]: What he [[Subverted Trope|''tries'']] to do to Hughes in ''Origins''. Unfortunately, Hughes didn't actually buy it for a minute, and was in fact already prepared for the event.

 

* {{spoiler|[[And Then John Was a Zombie]]}}

* [[Badass Normal]]: Nothing more than a sword and some magic. {{spoiler|Upgrades to [[Badass Abnormal]] after the Heart-to-Heart.}}

* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|Hurt Sagi's mother}} and Sagi will kick your ass.

* {{spoiler|[[Gone Horribly Right]]: He is the successful tailor-made spiriter/malideiter.}}

* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: A [[Running Gag]].

* [[Improbable Age]]: He's in the Dark Service, and he's only fifteen. Becomes justified later on when you realise {{spoiler|that certain people in the empire knew ''damn well'' who he was.}}

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]

* [[Magnetic Hero]]: Inspires die-hard loyalty from Milly and Guillo, as well as winning over the leaders of the island nations very easily.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: 'Sagi' is the Japanese word for heron, but it can also mean 'fraud.' {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|It fits the Guardian Spirit more than it does Sagi.]]}}

* [[Momma's Boy]]: A lot of his decisions are based on how they will affect his mother, and she often expresses that she wants him to start doing things to make himself happy. {{spoiler|[[Unstoppable Rage|And God help you if you hurt her...]]}}

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Occasionally.

* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror]]: Sagi and his spirit aren't quite what he thinks they are.}}

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Just ask {{spoiler|Shanath}} what happens when you make Sagi angry.

* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]: Verus certainly had him under his thumb.}}

* [[Child-Hater]]: Children are fascinated by Guillo and play rough with it as a result, which annoys it greatly. Additionally, Guillo mentions [[Kids Are Cruel]] plays a part.

* [[Combat Stilettos]]: Doesn't help the gender issue at all, either.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Might not be ''the'' snarkiest character ever created, but it's certainly up there.

* {{spoiler|[[Famous Last Words]]: ''So long, Milliarde. Take care of Sagi!''}}

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}

* [[Hold Your Hippogriffs]]: Frequently.

* [[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Smart Guy]]

* {{spoiler|[[Lost Superweapon]]: Guillo was abandoned by the Children of the Earth, who felt that the world didn't need weapons that could kill a god anymore.}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Anyone who says Milly isn't cute is a filthy liar.

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: When [[Genki Girl|Lolo]] shows up, anyway. [[Played for Laughs]].

* [[Cute Bruiser]]

* {{spoiler|[[Doomed by Canon]]: Again, if you buy into the idea that she's the mother of Melodia.}}

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: [[Drop the Hammer|Maces]].

* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Her crush on Sagi is very obvious. [[Deadpan Snarker|Guillo]] takes a few shots at her for it.

* [[Face Palm]]: When Sagi {{spoiler|reveals that he told Lolo about their wedding}}.

* [[Large Ham]] / [[Not So Above It All]]: Outside of battle, she seems like a fairly cheerful girl with a rather [[Everyone Can See It|obvious]] crush on Sagi. Inside of a battle, she takes considerable bites out of the scenery with her [[Calling Your Attacks|attack cries]]. {{spoiler|It clearly runs in the family.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]: She was reporting on the party's actions to her father, Baelhiet.}}

** {{spoiler|She never actually betrays you, however - she admits to this instead.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]}}

* [[Duel Boss]]: Briefly

* {{spoiler|[[Fake Boss]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Famous Last Words]]: ''Goodbye, Daimon. I'm sorry we never got to see the end of your story''.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Heel Realization]]: It takes a beatdown from Sagi and his Guardian Spirit refusing him power to realize it.}}

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Looks like [[Mass Effect 1|Saren's]] connection with machines is older than we thought.

* {{spoiler|[[Mad Scientist]]: He outright states that even if he had reservations, he conducted the malideiter experiment partly because he wanted to know if it is possible to create an artificial spiriter.}}

* [[Nice Hat]]

* {{spoiler|[[Laughing Mad]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: It's heavily implied that Verus is Sagi's father.}}

* [[Mysterious Backer]]

* [[Nice Hat]]: You were expecting otherwise?

Has a daughter, named {{spoiler|Savyna}}.

 

* [[The Dragon]]: {{spoiler|To both Baelheit AND Verus.}}

* [[Jerkass]]

* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]: A villain-to-villain example. He is secretly working with Verus.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]: It's heavily implied that Shanath's father is Emperor Olgan, whom Shanath murders at the beginning of the game.}}

* [[Smug Snake]]: As smug as they get.

* [[Recurring Boss]]

* [[Shock and Awe]]: Her main weapon is some sort of taser.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Views Sagi as one after he defeats her under the Celestial Tree.

* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: If you choose to spare him, he comes to Milly and Sagi's [[Big Damn Heroes|rescue]] as they flee Tarazed.}}

* [[Pet the Dog]]: He really cares about his brother, Nasca.

* [[Power Fist]]: His machina arma is a giant gauntlet.

* [[Recurring Boss]]

* [[Genki Girl]]: Very energetic, although also quite intelligent.

* [[The Glomp]]: Gives one to Sagi after he agrees to get her celestial fell-branches, much to Milly's horror.

* [[Motor Mouth]]

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Gets three scenes in the whole game.

{{spoiler|...or so you thought. Wiseman wasn't quite dead, and spent the next thousand years wandering the earth as a spirit, too weak to regain his power or be sensed by mortals. Upon meeting Verus and sensing his heart, Wiseman bonded himself to Verus, waiting for an opportunity. When Sagi killed Verus, Wiseman was able to devour his heart and steal the power from Tarazed's core, returning to the corporeal world in a more terrifying form than ever before. After a [[Rousing Speech]] from Malpercio, Sagi and co. are able to slay Verus-Wiseman. In his death throes, he vanishes, leaving behind only Verus' cane.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: Arguably. Should you complete the sidequest that involves him, he shows up after Verus is defeated and absorbs him for the final battle. Whether or not he was actually controlling him isn't confirmed.}}

** {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]: It is his promagnation campaign that started all the problems throughout the series.}}

* [[Evil Laugh]]

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: Inhumanly deep and very slow.

* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]: In the original past, he escaped the battle of the gods in the confusion of the fight and vanished into history. Sagi, however, can set that right.}}

* [[Kick the Dog]] / [[Moral Event Horizon]]: YMMV but {{spoiler|while his promagnation campaign can be considered incomprehensible to normal people, killing everyone off in Naos who refuses to go along with his ideals is the point where Seph and his family become resolved to stop Wiseman at all costs.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Load-Bearing Boss]]: After taking over Verus, he sucks the afterlings out of Tarazed's core and uses them to give himself more power. Defeating him causes Tarazed to self-destruct.}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]] Behind The Man}}

* [[Obviously Evil]]

* [[Royal We]]: Always speaks like this.