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== Protagonists ==
==== The Apprentice ====
[[The Hero]] ([[Purely Aesthetic Gender|or Heroine]]) of ''[[Dragon Quest IX|IX]]'', a [[Our Angels Are Different|Celestrian]] who has recently begun their training to become a guardian, protecting the mortal realm and tending to the Great World Tree, Yggdrasil. But when something goes horribly awry, the trainee winds up stranded in the mortal realm, and at the start of a perilous journey to learn the root of the world's problems...
 
* [[Can't Drop the Hero]]
* [[Character Customization]]: Mix and match your favorite [[Eye Tropes|Eye]], [[Hair Tropes|Hair]] and [[Costume Tropes]]!
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: [[Justified|That's their job, after all]].
* [[The Hero]]: Duh.
* [[I See Dead People]]: Part of your job as an Celestrian is to help restless souls to the afterlife.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]
* [[The Hero]]: Duh.
* [[Heroic Mime]]
* [[Humanity Ensues]]
* [[I See Dead People]]: Part of your job as an Celestrian is to help restless souls to the afterlife.
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]
* [[Rookie Red Ranger]]
* [[Spoony Bard]]: Always starts as a Minstrel. Amusingly, this is due to the people of Angel Falls taking one look at your character's Celestrian uniform and thinking, "Well, they're dressed like an idiot, what else ''could'' they be?".
* [[Third -Person Seductress]]: A shockingly well supported option for customization.
* [[Vague Age]]: Age is never brought up (beyond being one of the younger Celestians at [[We Are as Mayflies|"less than 300 years old"]]).
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]
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* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: She tries to tell you her dream, but keeps tripping up on the words. You eventually find out after she's done it and become a {{spoiler|nail artist. Interestingly, while that might be doing nails in a salon (which fits her personality), the game also gives you that title for getting Rank 4 in Claws. So maybe she was doing weapons training}}.?
** {{spoiler|Interestingly, while that might be doing nails in a salon (which fits her personality), the game also gives you that title for getting Rank 4 in Claws. So maybe she was doing weapons training?}}
* [[Darkskinned Blonde]]
* [[Dub Name Change]]: From Sandy to Stella.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Wears a big pink flower that's nearly the same size as her face on the side of her head.
* [[Everything's Better with Sparkles]]
* [[Fairy Companion]]
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Wears a big pink flower that's nearly the same size as her face on the side of her head.
* [[Invisible to Normals]]
* [[Malaproper]]
* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: In the same game, numerous bonus quests hint at different origins for her. She's either {{spoiler|the reincarnation of a young girl, the reincarnation of a very nasty Gittish Queen named Stellestria, or Celestria's little sister. Stella believes the "little sister" one, but Celestria says she feels all of Zenus' creations are her siblings.}}.
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Chances are that if she's not speaking in [[Unusual Euphemism|Unusual Euphemisms]]s, she'll be punting frequently. She manages to give [[Persona 4|Teddie]] a run for his money.
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "Flap,", or "Flapping.". Used every other flapping sentence. Just how flapping foul-mouthed is she, really?
* [[Valley Girl]]: [[wikipedia:Kogal|Kogal]], actually, a specific Japanese variant.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: See [[Unusual Euphemism]] above. She says it ''that'' much.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
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* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: You can only take up to three others with you at a time, for the usual total of four adventurers per party.
* [[Character Customization]]: Just like [[The Hero]], you can pick and choose their [[Personal Appearance Tropes]] at will.
* [[Player MooksMook]]s
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]
* [[You All Meet in An Inn]]
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* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Chainmail Bikini]]: The Femiscyran Mail, a [[Shout-Out]] to the town of the same name in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''.
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Critical Claim'', an automatic [[Critical Hit]].
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
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** [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]
 
'''Martial Artists''' [[All Monks Know Kung Fu|naturally]] can train in the art of [[Bare-Fisted Monk|fighting with their bare hands]], though that may not be what attracts everyone to this class. Trainees may instead choose to learn how to handle [[Wolverine Claws|claws]] -- they—they're one of only two classes who specialize in handling these dangerous weapons -- orweapons—or to wield [[Simple Staff|staves]] or [[Paper Fan of Doom|even fans]]. Their '''Focus''' grants them great agility, as well as give them the fortitude necessary to withstand even the most powerful enemy assault, whether physical or due to [[Breath Weapon|horrendous breath]]. Martial Artists who have almost completely mastered their Focus can also learn to heal themselves through Meditation.
 
* [[Badass Normal]]
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* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: The outfits resemble Japanese Buddhist monks.
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Choir of Angels'', which restores some HP to the whole party while curing any [[Standard Status Effects|negative status effects]] at the same time.
* [[The Medic]]: Even moreso than previous incarnations; unlike most ''DQDragon Quest'' Priests, they ''do not'' learn [[Blow You Away|Woosh]] or any other combat spells besides [[One-Hit Kill|Thwack.]]. All of their magic is meant for support, though they can still be a [[Combat Medic]] if they use a spear or staff.
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Their only offense is the the Thwack line of instant death spells.
* [[Useless Useful Spell]]: Averted and played straight. The instant death line is actually fairly accurate, making it useful enough for clearing crowds, but given that the endgame is all about boss fights, and bosses tend to not be affected by such, it's not as good as a damaging spell would be.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]:
** [[Blade on a Stick]]
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* [[Limit Break]]: ''0 Zone'', which completely eliminates the cost of ''all'' spells and skills for a brief time.
* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: The [[Nice Hat]] isn't pointy.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To Jessica from ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'';: they equip all the same weapons that she does and have a knack for [[Fan Service]].
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]:
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** [[Whip It Good]]
 
'''Thieves''' steal ([[Don't Explain the Joke|Hahahaha, see what we did there?]]) their [[Weapon of Choice|weapons of choice]] from Soldiers and Martial Artists: they can carry swords, knives or even claws, or go bare-handed so their nimble fingers aren't preoccupied. Of course, they have a knack for using their '''Acquistiveness''' for shadier purposes, and can steal from their enemies or set traps for them. They can also learn how to hone in on hidden treasures and lead their party to them.
 
* [[Enemy Scan]]: The Eye For Trouble skill provides an extra snippet of information for a monster's Bestiary entry.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: It's not Thievery, it's Acquistiveness.
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** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
** [[Knife Nut]]
** [[Wolverine Claws]]: The only other class aside from Martial Artists who can train with Claws.
 
'''Minstrels''' are [[Jack of All Trades|jacks of all trades]], dabbling in various arts without really mastering any particular one. Their specialty is '''Litheness''' --: they're nimble and quick-thinking, willing and able to improvise with skills that might surprise their opponents with their deadliness... or laughing at the absurdity of it all. Don't underestimate these resourceful entertainers.
 
* [[Combat Medic]]
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* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Rough 'N' Tumble'', helping the user evade and counterattack with greater ease.
* [[Spoony Bard]] : Semi-Averted. The skills they learn are varied and unique, with some of them being just a ''tad'' useless; however, their 82 point ability, Have aA Ball, is the best skill in the game for killing Metal Slimes.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]:
** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
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* [[The Berserker]]
* [[Cast Fromfrom Hit Points]]: Their Signature Attack, Double-Edged Slash, does incredible damage... and 25% of it right back to the Gladiator. It's entirely possible [[Health Damage Asymmetry|(and likely)]] to kill yourself outright when using this, especially if combined with Tension and Double Up.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: A rare melee variant. While able to equip heavy armor, their Double Up ability lowers defense and maxes offence, and by default, they cannot use shields.
* [[Limit Break]]:
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Tension Boost'' -- their Tension level jumps sharply, with a good chance of automatically maxing itself out!
** ''Tension Boost'': their Tension level jumps sharply, with a good chance of automatically maxing itself out!
** Working together with a Martial Artist allows for ''Omnipotense'', giving everyone's Tension a serious spike.
* [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]]: Averted HARD. Gladiators are far-and-away the best attackers in the game, able to deal damage in the thousands with the proper buffs and Falcon Slash (which costs 2 MP) while wielding an Uber Falcon Blade, thanks to their stupendous Strength. Having a pair of these in your party is essential to victory in the toughest battles.
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** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
 
'''Paladins''' balance the art of fighting with healing and defending their dear companions, routinely putting themselves on the line to keep their allies safe. Their '''Virtue''' is unparalleled --: a well-trained Paladin can even siphon off their own HP or MP and give it to their companions. And if the worst should happen, and an enemy tries to finish off a nearly fallen friend, the master Paladin may step in and [[Taking the Bullet|bear the blow themselves]].
* [[Chainmail Bikini]]: The Holy Femail armour is considerably more revealing than its male only "Holy Mail" counterpart.
* [[Combat Medic]]: Mixed with [[Mighty Glacier]]. However, due to the [[Nintendo Hard|soul-crushingly hard]] [[Bonus Boss]] and [[Bonus Dungeon]] content in the post-game, this class is almost a requirement.
* [[Combat Medic]]/[[Mighty Glacier]]
** However, due to the [[Nintendo Hard|soul-crushingly hard]] [[Bonus Boss]] and [[Bonus Dungeon]] content in the post-game, this class is almost a requirement.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]
* [[Limit Break]]:
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Knight Watch'', which makes the Paladin completely immune to enemies' attacks while also drawing attention toward them.
** ''Knight Watch'', which makes the Paladin completely immune to enemies' attacks while also drawing attention toward them.
** If a Paladin is in the group when all four members have a Coup De Grace ready, they can unleash Soul Asylum, which renders EVERYTHING useless, even the battle-plan shattering Disruptive Wave.
* [[Prestige Class]]
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** [[Magic Wand]]
 
'''Armamentalists''' combine magical might with superb swordsmanship --... though they may prefer a sturdy bow or wand to a blade. Whatever their [[Weapon of Choice]], an experienced Armamentalist can imbibe themselves with elemental '''Fource''', be it [[Playing with Fire|fire]], [[An Ice Person|ice]], [[Blow You Away|wind]], or even the very force of [[Dark Is Edgy|darkness]] or [[Light'Em Up|light]] itself...!
 
* [[Elemental Powers]]
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Evocative of 17th century French fencers.
* [[Limit Break]]:
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Voice of Experience'', summoning a wheel of fortune that boosts how much experience the party earns from that battle.
** ''Voice of Experience'', summoning a wheel of fortune that boosts how much experience the party earns from that battle.
** Thieves and Armamentalists can pull off an improved version offering the chance to gain more experience, treasure and gold -- ''Haulellujah''!
** Thieves and Armamentalists can pull off an improved version offering the chance to gain more experience, treasure and gold... ''Haulellujah''!
* [[Magic Knight]]: The class was even originally called "[[Magic Knight]]" before the [[Dub Name Change]] to the more distinct Armamentalist.
* [[Magikarp Power]]: While at first they are fairly sub-par, in the deep post-game, they do come into their own as being the [[Jack of All Trades]]. It helps that Fource spells are almost required to effectively handle the stronger post-game bosses, having a ''very'' noticeable effect... [[Guide Dang It|provided you look up what elemental effect to use.]].
* [[Master of None]]: Lets just say that compared to some of the other classes, Armamentalists are a bit... sub-par. Fource has tiny upgrades to a handful of different stats, as well as the Fource spells themselves --... which rely on the [[Guide Dang It|hidden]] Elemental Damage system and as class skills. (Howeverhowever, these Fource skills are ''percentage'' boosts, so if you do master the Elemental Damage system, they are very, very powerful at high levels.).
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Power-Up Letdown]]: Maxing their skill tree gives you the [[Sarcasm Mode|awe inspiring and unique]] HP +30 (a boost to your max HP by 30, where even an easy [[Bonus Boss]] will deal damage in the high 100s with good defenses). The progression from the previous part of the tree costs a heavy 18 points to make it worse. This reward is not unique in anyway (Halfhalf the classes give HP bonuses at some point, all doing it earlier, for fewer points and or higher bonuses), or substantial (like the other bonuses for finishing a tree).
* [[Prestige Class]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: To Angelo from ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'': they equip all his same weapons and the males have a surprisingly similar outfit plus a [[Nice Hat]] (though as an inn guest, he recognizes priests as being his class).
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** [[Magic Wand]]
 
'''Rangers''' have attuned themselves to nature. When it comes to evading monsters on their home turf, and even turning that terrain against its own denizens, no class can match their '''Ruggedness''' and survival skills. Want to calm a rampaging enemy with a little smooth talk, evade their attacks or even avoid combat entirely? The Ranger is easily your best bet. Of course, they're certainly no slouch when it comes to fighting, either...
 
* [[The Beast Master]]: Their ultimate skill, Wolf Whistle, summons two wolves that immediately launch a random double-attack.
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: The Rangers and the people of Batsureg are reminiscent of Mongolians.
* [[Limit Break]]:
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Brownie Boost'', summoning three faeries to raise the Ranger's attack, defense, and resistance to breath attacks.
** ''Brownie Boost'', summoning three faeries to raise the Ranger's attack, defense, and resistance to breath attacks.
** Warriors and Rangers can rally their comrades to perform ''Quadraslash'', a devastating all-out assault.
* [[Prestige Class]]
* [[Ranger]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Their Coup De Grace is this for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.
* [[Talking the Monster to Death|Talking The Monster]] <s> to death</s> [[Talking the Monster to Death|into not killing you]]: Soothe Sayer, one of their first abilities.
* [[Talking the Monster to Death|Talking The Monster]] <s>to death</s> [[Talking the Monster to Death|into not killing you]]: Soothe Sayer, one of their first abilities.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]:
** [[The Archer]]
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** [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]
** [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Their Coup De Grace is this for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.
 
'''Sages''' have a long and illustrious history, the [[Dragon Quest III|most ancient of all]] [[Prestige Class|Prestige Classes]]es. A Sage's '''Enlightenment''' is dazzling, much like their incredible magical skills. With their vast knowledge, they can change their classes at any time, continuously heal their allies, remove their opponent's hard-won enhancements, boost their own skills, and conserve their magic so that they can spend it even more effectively. However, such power can be quite difficult to earn...
 
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Their main attack magic is the ''Zam'' line of Darkness elemental spells.
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Spelly Breath'', which restores spent MP.
** ''Spelly Breath'', which restores spent MP.
** Sages and Mages can combine their magical might for ''Cast Away'', spreading the Mage's 0 Zone to the whole team so that ''nobody'' has to spend any MP for a while.
*** Combine with Magic Burst, a VERY powerful spell that costs ALL your mana for [[Game Breaker|extra-easy boss battles]].
* [[Prestige Class]]
* [[The Red Mage]]: Learns (most of) the Mage's attack spells and (most of) the Priest's healing spells.
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** [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]
 
'''Luminaries''' are perhaps the rarest and most elusive of all the advanced classes. Their focus? Why, a certain ''STYLE'', of course! Every good Luminary has a winning '''Je Ne Sais Quoi''', and know all the tricks of the trade, from passing out autographs to stealing the spotlight, instant makeovers and even inspiring scandals --... and watch out for those backstage dances;: they're simply ''killer''.
 
* [[Everythings Funkier With Disco|Everything's Funkier With Disco]]
* [[Limit Break]]:
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Disco Tech'', turning up the user's Tension while getting the enemy grooving.
** ''Disco Tech'', turning up the user's Tension while getting the enemy grooving.
** Minstrels working with Luminaries can trigger the surreal ''Electro Light'' effect, which turns all their enemies into [[Metal Slime|metal monsters]]!
* [[Master of None]]: They're essentially Minstrels with lower stats but better abilities.
* [[Meaningful Rename]]: Luminaries in astrology are the brightest and most important celestial bodies, the Sun and the Moon. In other words, the Superstars of space!
* [[Nice Hat]]: Male Luminaries can wear a gigantic top hat.
* [[Prestige Class]]: Of the more typical variety, as it's essentially a Minstrel who trades Swords for Boomerangs, higher charm, lower stat gains, and better skills.
* [[Spoony Bard]]: Boasts an array of unique and unusual abilities.
* [[Summon Backup Dancers]]: Their ultimate ability, [[Shout-Out|Disco]] [[The Simpsons (animation)|Stew]], which is a ten-second, five-man dance routine that somehow creates a damaging whirlwind
* [[Unnecessary Makeover]]: Played with in-universe via their Extreme Makeover skill;: they ''already'' boast the highest natural Charm of all the classes, yet learn how to take it even further.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]:
** [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]
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* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Crutch Character]]
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]: Joins during a post-game DLC quest.}}.
* [[Expy]]: His character design is Tenshinhan from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' with wings instead of a third eye. It could be Piccolo as well, seeing as he's the hero's teacher. {{spoiler|Also, the way he [[Taking the Bullet|saved the life of said hero]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Failure Knight]]}}
** It could be Piccolo as well, seeing as he's the hero's teacher. {{spoiler|Also, the way he [[Taking the Bullet|saved the life of said hero.]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Fake Defector]]: Pretends to side with the Gittish Empire in order to infiltrate it and free Corvus. Arguably doubles as [[Honor Before Reason]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Failure Knight]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Fake Defector]]: Pretends to side with the Gittish Empire in order to infiltrate it and free Corvus. Arguably doubles as [[Honor Before Reason]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]
* [[The Mentor]]
* {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}
* [[Mentor Ship]]: Was quickly [[Shipping|shipped]] with the hero. [[Ho Yay|Of both genders]].
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]
* {{spoiler|[[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]}}
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]
* [[Stern Teacher]]
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* [[Meganekko]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Her dynamic with Aquila.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have]]: Purple Hair]].
 
==== Apus Major ====
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* {{spoiler|[[Chekhov MIA]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Expy]]: The details of his backstory are surprisingly similar to that of Psaro from ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''.}}.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: In flashbacks featuring him and {{spoiler|during the ending.}}.
 
 
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* [[Blue Eyes]]
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]: Joins during a post-game DLC quest.}}.
* [[Expy]]: Her character design is similar to [[Dragon Ball|Pan's]], instead with purple hair and an apron.
* {{spoiler|[[Ill Girl]]: A key part of her and Edwinn's backstory.}}.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Erin + Inn = Er'''inn'''.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have]]: Purple Hair]].
 
==== Edwinn ====
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Nobody in town likes him. Even his pal Hugo is quick to insult him.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Even though it's completely obvious he's got a crush on Erinn. Who does that moron think he's fooling?
* [[Crutch Character]]: Prevents the random monsters from killing or massively injuring the Level 1 equipment-less main character and struggling to fight back, but by the time he leaves he isn't needed.
* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Doesn't believe in the Celestrians, and mocks Erinn for her faith.
* [[Crutch Character]]: Prevents the random monsters from killing or massively injuring the level 1 equipment-less main character and struggling to fight back, but by the time he leaves he isn't needed.
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Could double as a [[Crutch Character]], but can almost immediately be hit by [[Can't Catch Up]] since he doesn't gain any experience and is stuck at Level 3.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[No Sell]]: Interesting that the biggest atheist in Angel Falls is the only one who seems to remember that the guardian statue was labeled "Aquila" a short while ago...
* [[Punny Name]]: Ivor Litlun? Oh, come on...
* [[Tsundere]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Interesting that the biggest atheist in Angel Falls is the only one who seems to remember that the guardian statue was labeled "Aquila" a short while ago...
 
=== Quester's Rest ===
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Head of the fantastic Quester's Rest establishment, Patty has a reputation for being quite the organizer. She's even earned the playful nickname 'Patty the Party Planner'. Anyone who needs help setting up a solid group just needs to consult her, and she'll set them straight in no time!
 
* [[Added Alliterative AppealAlliteration]]: Her nickname.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: To Erinn.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: {{spoiler|She used to be an adventurer like the hero, but after her [[Les Yay|beloved]] partner was butchered by monsters [[My Greatest Failure|with Patty utterly powerless to save her]], she retired in despair. She tries her damndest [[Stepford Smiler|not to let it show]], but the hero's exploits end up making her nostalgic, leading to her DLC recruitment quest.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]: Joins during a post-game DLC quest.}}.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Catches her hair back in a dark ribbon.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: She's a reference to Ruida, who ran the tavern back in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'';: originally, they shared the same name, but now she shares her name with Patty the Party Planner of ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' (who was ''also'' named Ruida in the Japanese version of that game).
* [[Shout-Out]]: Probaly unintentional, but there's another person working in the inn named [[The Simpsons (animation)|Sellma]].
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
 
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* [[Bare Your Midriff]]
* [[Invisible to Normals]]: She hangs out in an inn full of people, but only the Hero can see her. {{spoiler|There's a portion of the game where your character loses the ability to see spirits and Celestrians, but for some reason, you can still see Pavo.}}.
* [[Our Angels Are Different]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
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==== Al Capinne ====
The nefarious leader of the Inntouchables, the infamous innkeeping mafia (no, seriously, there's an inkeeping mafia). {{spoiler|It turns out that Sellma's been trying to arrest him for years, and with the hero's help, she finally has her chance...that is, if the hero can best Al's <s>bigass Drackal</s> guard dog first.}}.
 
* [[The Mafia]]: An ''innkeeping'' mafia!
* [[Mythology Gag]]: {{spoiler|After Sellma defeats him the hero is attacked by his pet dragon}}. This mirrors [[Dragon Quest I|Dragonlord]]'s {{spoiler|pet dragon}} attacking after his master's defeat.<ref>If this doesn't sound familiar, it was changed to his "[[One-Winged Angel|true form]]" in the English release to prevent it from being a [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]] and it has stuck.</ref>
* [[Punny Name]]: Al Capone, anyone?
* [[Mythology Gag]]: {{spoiler|After Sellma defeats him the hero is attacked by his pet dragon}}. This mirrors [[Dragon Quest I|Dragonlord]]'s {{spoiler|pet dragon}} attacking after his master's defeat <ref> If this doesn't sound familiar, it was changed to his "[[One-Winged Angel|true form]]" in the English release to prevent it from being a [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]] and it has stuck.</ref>.
* [[Serious Business]]: Again, he runs an ''innkeeping''. '''MAFIA'''.
 
==== Sellma ====
An intrepid merchant who runs the exclusive service known as the DQVC, which offers exclusive items for tantalizingly brief periods of time. {{spoiler|Postgame DLC reveals that she's also a secret agent working to capture the notoriusnotorious Al Capinne.}}.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]: Joins during a post-game DLC quest.}}.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Wears her hair up in a green bow.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Men in Black]]}}
* [[Punny Name]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: While possibly unintentional, she works in the inn with [[The Simpsons (animation)|a girl named Patty]].
 
=== Stornway ===
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The well-loved princess of Stornway, and target of the Wight Knight. Unlike her father, Princess Simona thinks that he could actually be ''reasoned'' with, if she just had the chance... But her father certainly won't permit that!
 
* {{spoiler|[[Go Mad from the Revelation]]: She does ''not'' take learning the truth of Brigadoom's destruction well. Thankfully, she gets better after Yore's defeat}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Identical Grandson|Identical Granddaughter]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Go Mad From the Revelation]]: She does ''not'' take learning the truth of Brigadoom's destruction well. Thankfully, she gets better after Yore's defeat.}}
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]
* [[Princess Curls]]
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: A well-mannered and polite one, at that.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Tries to atone for {{spoiler|her ancestor's part in the destruction of Brigadoom}} by {{spoiler|freeing Yore and asking him to restore it to its former glory... and [[Equivalent Exchange|in exchange]], destroy Stornway instead. Citizens and all.}}.
 
==== Wight Knight ====
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* [[Black Knight]]
* [[The Undead|Death Knight]]
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* {{spoiler|[[Reluctant Monster]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Resurrected Romance]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Time Abyss]]: While he's aware he is undead, he initially doesn't realize its been centuries since his time. When he does realize this, he [[Heroic BSOD|doesn't take it well]].}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Tragic Monster]]}}
* [[The Undead]]
 
==== Morag ====
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* [[Evil Gloating]]
* [[Expy]]: [[Absolute Cleavage|Bears a]] [[Lady in Red|strong]] [[Winged Humanoid|resemblance to]] Ultimecia, the main villain of [[Final Fantasy VIII|another of Square-Enix's games.]].
* [[Femme Fatale]]
* [[Knife Nut]]: Wields one during her battle.
* [[Lady in Red]]
* [[Mythology Gag]]: She does the once-a-game "puff-puff" gag (in this case, seducing your party members and making them lose a turn). A young girl in the Iluugazar Plains does it also. {{spoiler|...But with sheep.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Stalker with a Crush]]: Towards the Wight Knight.}}.
* [[Yandere]]
 
==== Yore ====
The first postgame story-[[Bonus Boss]]. {{spoiler|300 years ago, King Schott's predecessor, King Nonus, in an act of desperation, summoned a powerful demon named Yore and begged him to defend Stornway from the advancing Gittish Empire. Yore agreed to do this, but in return demanded a terrible price: that he be allowed to wipe out the kingdom of Brigadoom. Desperate to save his kingdom, the king was forced to agree to his terms, and Yore wiped out Brigadoom in a single night. He kept his word and repelled the Empire, but the king grew fearful of Yore's power and sealed him inside a coffin in the depths of the palace cellar. Were he ever freed, he would surely take his vengeance on not just Stornway, but all of humanity. Lately, the magics that keeps Yore imprisoned have seemed to weaken}}...}}
 
* [[Big No]]
* [[Bonus Boss]]
* {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]}}
* [[Expy]]: {{spoiler|Arguably of [[Dragon Quest VI|Nokturnus]]. Both are frighteningly powerful demons that were summoned by a desperate king in order to save the king's nation from a great evil, both end up completely destroying at least one nation before being resealed, and both are fought as powerful [[Bonus Boss|Bonus Bosses]]es in their respective games' postgame.}}.
* [[Palette Swap]]: Looks just like the Master of Nu'un, only gold.
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in a Can]]}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]: Petra. To be fair, she waited 10 years before getting fed up and marrying someone else}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Petra.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[I Will Wait for You]]: At first, but no one can be expected to wait as long as she did}}.
 
=== Coffinwell ===
==== Doctor Phlegming ====
The resident doctor, Phlegming is great at all forms of research and studying... it's people he really struggles with. The only one he really cares for is his wife, Catarrhina; everyone else gets shut out while he focuses on whatever topic has currently arrested his attention. Doesn't help that the mayor seriously hates him for taking his precious daughter away...
 
* [[Adorkable]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic BSOD]]}}
* [[Hikikomori]]
* [[Loners Are Freaks]]
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* [[Expy]]: Looks surprisingly like [[Touhou|Hina Kagiyama]], right down to the same hair color and a similar style of dress.
* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: {{spoiler|Sadly, she does not get better.}}
* [[Morality Pet]]: {{spoiler|[[Inverted]], as it is actually her death that helps to open Phlegming's eyes.}}
* [[Punny Name]]: "[[wikipedia:Catarrh|Catarrh]]" is mucus membrane swelling caused by a cold or other infections.
* [[Housewife]]
* [[Incurable Cough of Death]]: {{spoiler|Sadly, she does not get better}}.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: {{spoiler|[[Inverted]], as it is actually her death that helps to open Phlegming's eyes}}.
* [[Punny Name]]: "[[wikipedia:Catarrh|Catarrh]]" is mucus membrane swelling caused by a cold or other infections.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: It's a light shade of green.
 
==== Mayor Laria ====
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The heart and soul of Alltrades Abbey. This elderly priest has the power to help others change their profession, becoming whatever they wish to be with the blessings of the Almighty.
 
* {{spoiler|[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: When you fight him, his Woosh spell ''always'' [[Critical Hit|goes haywire]], while the chance of ''your'' spells going haywire is much lower. On top of that, it [[That One Attack|hits all your party members for 40 damage, while your party probably has about 70-95 HP.]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}
* [[Punny Name]]: "Jack of Alltrades". And {{spoiler|his [[One-Winged Angel]] form? "Master of Nu'Un"}}.
** And {{spoiler|his [[One-WingedTragic AngelMonster]]: form?Thankfully, "Masterhe ofgets Nu'Un".better}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Tragic Monster]]: Thankfully, he gets better.}}
 
==== Tom Foolery ====
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* [[Punny Name]]: On "brusque" (abrupt, blunt manner) and [[Bruce Lee]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: toTo [[Bruce Lee]], natch.
 
==== Grandmaster Wun Tun Punch ====
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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[The Bible|Jona and the whale]].
* [[Moral Dissonance]]: She insists that it's "not right" to be able to eat without working, even though she's a little girl who's probably never worked a day in her life. Note that deep-sea fishing is consistently rated [https://web.archive.org/web/20130530163030/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/als-morning-meeting/104712/commercial-fishing-one-of-the-most-dangerous-jobs-in-the-u-s/ one of the most dangerous] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2195847.stm jobs in the world], so you can hardly blame the villagers for wanting to give it up. To be fair, she does get a job on one of the boats sometime after the heroes leave (wait a minute... child labor?).
** Note that deep-sea fishing is consistently rated [http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/als-morning-meeting/104712/commercial-fishing-one-of-the-most-dangerous-jobs-in-the-u-s/ one of the most dangerous] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2195847.stm jobs in the world], so you can hardly blame the villagers for wanting to give it up.
** To be fair, she does get a job on one of the boats sometime after the heroes leave. (Wait a minute... child labor?)
 
==== Mayor Bryce ====
The [[Jerkass]] head of Port Llaffan, who is more focused on personal gain than what's best for the town. Very interested in exploiting Jona's ability to its fullest.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Angst Coma]]: After learning the [[Awful Truth]] behind Lleviathan.}}.
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|Bastard In Sheep's Clothing]] -: Acts sweet towards Jona, but deflects her concerns about overrelianceover-reliance on her powers with cold, cutting comments about her being useless otherwise.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: In the [[Playable Epilogue]]. His wife walked out on him and their child because she couldn't stand being poor, leading to an obsession with acquiring wealth.
* [[Greed]]
* [[It's All About Me]]: Very self-absorbed. Has a private fishing spot that he refuses to let anyone enter, even when the fishing was poor and threatened the whole village. Talk to him after {{spoiler|Lleviathan swallows Jona and threatens him}}. His first thought? Outrage that you dared enter his private beach.
* [[Jerkass]]
** Talk to him after {{spoiler|Lleviathan swallows Jona and threatens him}}. His first thought? Outrage that you dared enter his private beach.
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]: What causes his [[Angst Coma]]}}.
* [[Jerkass]]
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]: What causes his [[Angst Coma]].}}
 
==== Bryson ====
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==== Dylan Jones ====
Jona's father, who was lost at sea during the earthquake. Still, Jona clings to the hope that [[He's Just Hiding|he survived somehow]] and will return eventually. {{spoiler|He actually drowned, but with his dying breath wished to continue looking after her, and was transformed into Lleviathan.}}.
 
* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: {{spoiler|He found a way to care for Jona after his death... but did so well that the rest of Llaffan started sponging off of the whale's bounty instead of working.}} .
 
=== Dourbridge ===
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* [[Instant Plunder, Just Add Pirates]]
* [[Pirate]]
* [[Master of Unlocking]]: His first gift is always the Thief's Key.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The allusions to his being descended from royalty is a reference to how most Mini Medal collectors tend to be [[Dragon Quest V|kings]] and [[Dragon Quest VIII|princesses]].
* [[Pirate]]
 
==== Buster ====
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* [[Just Like Robin Hood]]
* {{spoiler|[[Stepford Smiler]]: His cheery demeanor hides his sorrow over how his lover was ''brutally'' murdered by his rival.}}.
 
=== The Heights of Loneliness ===
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* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]}}
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Paired with [[Blue Eyes]].
* {{spoiler|[[Ill Girl]]: And no, she did not get better.}}.
* [[The Ingenue]]
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]: Alluded to in the credits with Marionette. The mansion's nanny finds her next to the real Marion's grave, despite the fact that Marionette had reverted to an ordinary doll, ''and'' she had been placed in Marion's room.}}
** {{spoiler|Marion's soul had already moved on by then, so the implication is that Marionette isn't so ordinary after all.}}
* [[Punny Name]]: Marion has a life-sized doll of herself named - wait for it - Marionette.
* [[Mood Swinger]]
* {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]: Alluded to in the credits with Marionette. The mansion's nanny finds her next to the real Marion's grave despite the fact that Marionette had reverted to an ordinary doll, ''and'' she had been placed in Marion's room. Marion's soul had already moved on by then, so the implication is that Marionette isn't so ordinary after all}}.
* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Marion is already dead by the time you reach Bloomingdale. The Marion we see is Marionette, her favorite doll that was given sentience by the power of a Fygg.}}
* [[Punny Name]]: Marion has a life-sized doll of herself named - wait for it - Marionette.
* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Marion is already dead by the time you reach Bloomingdale. The Marion we see is Marionette, her favorite doll that was given sentience by the power of a Fygg}}.
* [[Tsundere]]: Usually very ''dere-dere'', but when those mood swings kick in...
 
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The beautiful and haughty queen of Gleeba. Because her legendary father was never able to spend time with her when he was alive, she grew up believing the only one she could rely on was herself, and thus became selfish and hedonistic.
 
* [[Character Development]]: {{spoiler|Once she realizes that there actually are people who care about her, she cleans up her act and becomes a fairminded ruler.}}.
* [[Double Standard]]: {{spoiler|After she cleans up her act, she opens her private baths... but only to women.}}.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]
* [[The High Queen]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: When somebody with a name like VOLUPTUA shows up in a [[Hurricane of Puns|game like this]], you'd probaly expect her to have one<ref> orOr more accurately, two.</ref> of these. Sadly there's nothing there...
* {{spoiler|[[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: After her [[Character Development]].}}.
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: {{spoiler|At first.}}.
 
==== His Dryness, Lord Drak ====
Queen Voluptua's beloved pet lizard.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Freudian Excuse]]: He believed that no one other than him cared for Voluptua, and so sought to use a Fygg to become mortal and spirit her away in order to be with her.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Interspecies Romance]]: He's ''in love'' with Voluptua}}.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: The Grand Lizzier.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Tragic Monster]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Believes that the Fygg turned him into a regular mortal, but see above.}}.
 
==== Brunhild ====
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: One of the Norse valkyries.
* [[Our Souls Are Different]]: Willow.
 
=== Batsureg ===
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==== Sarantsatsral/{{spoiler|Larstastnaras}} ====
A mysterious shaman that appeared to advise the chief of Batsureg. {{spoiler|she is actually a Slugger that was given a beautiful (and powerful) form by a Fygg.}}.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]: Her punishment for trying to kill Batorzig and take over the Plains is... to be friends with Batorzig's pet baboon?}}?
** {{spoiler|Though to be fair, the whole sequence was more about showing the depth of Batzorig's character than anything. She did get the ever-lovin' crap pummeled out her though, so it isn't like she got off schotscot-free.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Sdrawkcab Name]]}}
 
=== Swinedimples Academy ===
==== Fred ====
A troublemaking student who has recently seen his gang start to get whittled down by mysterious disappearances. Despite this, though, he claims that he isn't the least bit frightened, and doesn't believe any of the rumors about ''why'' they've gone missing.
 
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Harry Potter|His name]], combined with the name of the school.
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* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Except not really.}}.
* [[Climax Boss]]
* {{spoiler|[[Disc One Final Boss]]: Though this is debatable, as you only find out about, meet and kill him in the second-to-last dungeon.}}.
* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: He and his entire Empire essentially serve as a reminder of the depths humanity is capable of sinking to.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]: He had his own father murdered so that he could ascend to the throne.}}
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Thought admittedly, it may just be because you've slaughtered his defenses.
* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]: He had his own father murdered so that he could ascend to the throne}}.
* [[The Undead]]: The vast majority of his soldiers and subjects seem to be rotting zombies and possessed suits of armor.
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]: He never realizes that he was never in control like he thought, and that he was just one of Corvus' pawns.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]: A very, ''very'' vile one, but still.}}.
 
==== Goresby Purrvis ====
A Feline monster that serves as Godwyn's second. He is a master swordsman, and is fiercely loyal to his patron. {{spoiler|In the postgame, he reappears as a ghost and requests that the hero calm the fury of King Godfrey's vengeful spirit.}}.
 
* [[Anti-Villain]]
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* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Oh yes.
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: {{spoiler|He disapproved of Godwyn murdering his father.}}.
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Especially when {{spoiler|he returns in the postgame as a ghost and requests that you calm Godfrey, treating you amiably the whole while.}}.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: {{spoiler|When Corvus resurrects him in the Realm of the Mighty, he refuses to fight for him, as his loyalty is to the Empire alone. He still fights you because [[Blood Knight|he considers you the only opponent worth his time]].}}.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: He tends to add a "purr" to certain words.
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]}}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: He comes to consider the protagonist as this.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: He tends to add a "purr" to certain words.
 
==== Hootingham Gore ====
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* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Owl Be Damned]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|When fought in the Realm of the Mighty, he states that he intends to overthrow Corvus once he's through with you.}}.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]}}
* [[Verbal Tic]]: He is a devious owl hoo is determined to hoomuliate you! [[Evil Laugh|Hoo hoo hoo!]]
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]}}
 
==== Goreham Hogg ====
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* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Epic Flail]]
* [[Full Boar Action]] / [[Pig Man]]
* [[Large and In Charge]]
* [[Pig Man]]: His resurrected form is that of an anthropomorphic pig with some [[Full Boar Action]] going on.
* [[Pungeon Master]]: He makes several pig-related puns during his pre-fight dialogue.
* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]}}
 
==== King Godfrey ====
The original ruler of the House of Gitt, and King Godwyn's father. {{spoiler|Shockingly, he is revealed to have been a kind, just and fairmindedfair-minded ruler, a stark contrast to the Empire today. However, Godwyn, [[Complete Monster]] that he is, had him assassinated so that he could take the throne and turn the Empire into the world domination-bent regime it is today. Godfrey's spirit was stripped of his memories and sealed inside the Quarantomb outside Conffinwell. However, upon regaining his memories, he goes half mad with rage, and begins rampaging through the ruins of Gittingham Palace. At the behest of Gorresby Purrvis' ghost, the hero must put Godfrey's spirit to rest.}}.
 
* [[Bonus Boss]]
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]
 
 
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=== Other ===
==== {{spoiler|Fallen Corvus}} ====
The embodiment of rage;: a powerful demonic force of pure hatred. Seeks to destroy those he finds unworthy --... and he finds ''everyone'' unworthy. Hates humanity, the Almighty, the Celestrians... but possibly hates himself most of all.
 
* [[Amazing Technicolor Battlefield]]
* [[The Battle Didn't Count]]: The second and third fights end this way. {{spoiler|The second time, he realizes [[Humanity Ensues|you have shed your Celestrian roots]] so he [[One-Winged Angel|follows suit]] and retreats. The third time you defeat him, he utters a [[This Cannot Be!|"It...can't be!"]]... then decides to blow up the world anyway. In effect, you were just stalling for time while Serena caught up to you}}.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Dark Reprise]]: {{spoiler|hisHis}} final battle theme plays a minor version of the series main theme.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Equals Redemption]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Did You Just Kill the Almighty?]]}}
* [[Evil Laugh]]: "{{spoiler|Corvus}} laughs confidently!" Also doubles as a warning, since when he does laugh, it means his next move will be one of his two ultimate attacks.
* {{spoiler|[[Expy]]: Of [[Dragon Quest IV|Psaro]]}}.
** Also doubles as a warning, since when he does laugh, it means his next move will be one of his two ultimate attacks.
* {{spoiler|[[Expy]]: Of [[Dragon Quest IV|Psaro]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Angel]]}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|He was betrayed by his true love Serena after trying to save her (although that isn't what really happened, he doesn't know that until she returns as a ghost to tell him the full story- just in time for her to keep him from destroying everything), and subsequently was tortured and experimented on by [[The Empire]]. Even after the Empire fell, he was still left chained and suffering in the oubliette for next ''300 years''. That would make anyone a tad loopy.}}.
* [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]]: His core belief, {{spoiler|along with "Celestrians are bastards for helping the humans", "Celestria is a bastard for convincing the Almighty to spare the humans" and "The Almighty is a bastard for not destroying the humans when he had the chance"."}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]}}
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Wants to destroy ''everything''. [[Oh Crap|Has the means to do it.]].
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Changes from a {{spoiler|tortured, half demonic Celestrian... zombie... ''thing''}} into a Nightmarish demon, gaining...
** [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] / [[Marked Change]]: ... Red Eyes and glowing tattoos in the process.
* [[The Power of Hate]]: Its made pretty clear that his hatred for all that exists is literally ''all'' he has left.
* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: And the Earth, and the sky, and...
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]/[[Marked Change]]: ...Red Eyes and glowing tattoos in the process.
* [[The Battle Didn't Count]]: The second and third fights end this way. {{spoiler|The second time, he realizes [[Humanity Ensues|you have shed your Celestrian roots]] so he [[One-Winged Angel|follows suit]] and retreats. The third time you defeat him, he utters a [[This Cannot Be!|"It...can't be!"]]...then decides to blow up the world anyway. In effect, you were just stalling for time while Serena caught up to you.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]}}
 
==== Serena ====
A mysterious ghost that the hero encounters throughout their adventures. She is always searching for someone. {{spoiler|It turns out her death is what caused Corvus to descend to [[The Dark Side]].}}.
* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: She unknowingly betrayed Corvus by dosing him with a sleeping potion in an attempt to keep him from harm; it was actually a trap by her father to exchange him for the village's safety. This resulted directly in Corvus' capture by [[The Empire]] and his subsequent madness. Her ghost now seeks to find Corvus and tell him what really happened, so she can calm his fury. She finds him just in time to keep him from destroying the world.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Hero]]: The entire final battle is the heros stalling for time until she can arrive.}} .
* {{spoiler|[[Expy]]: Her role in Corvus' backstory makes her very similar to Rose from ''[[Dragon Quest IV]].''}}.
* [[Invisible to Normals]]: She's a ghost.
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
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The legendary white dragon that fought and defeated the Gittish Empire 300 years ago. Now old, but still mighty, he lives atop the Magmaroo, and is tended to by the people of Upover.
 
* {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]]}}
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]]}}
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Inferred Survival]]: His shadow can be seen in the ending montage. And then there's his [[Bonus Boss]] fight in the grottoes.}}.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food|Trademark Favorite Drink]]: Drunk Dragon ale.
 
==== Barbarus ====
An infamously powerful black dragon that sided with the Gittish Empire and fought with them against Greygnarl 300 years ago. Although defeated, he, like the Empire, has somehow returned even more powerful, and serves as the Empire's most powerful weapon. {{spoiler|In actuality, he is the only one aware of how Corvus resurrected the Empire, and is loyal only to him.}}.
 
* [[Badass Boast]]: He gives one to Greygnarl during their battle, claiming he's far superior to the white dragon now. {{spoiler|He quickly proves that he's right.}}.
* [[Casting a Shadow]]
* [[Combined Energy Attack]]
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler|His rematch with Greygnarl does ''not'' go well for the good guys}}...
* [[The Dragon]]: To {{spoiler|Corvus}}.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Greygnarl.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler|His rematch with Greygnarl does ''not'' go well for the good guys...}}
 
==== Grand Architect Zenus ====
The God of the world, commonly referred to as the Almighty. He mysteriously vanished centuries ago, but not before charging the Celestrians to gather enough Benevolessence so that Yggdrasil can bloom, promising to reward them with ascension to his Almighty Realm. {{spoiler|It turns out that he grew fed up with humanity's inherent evil and desired to eradicate them and start over, but was stopped when his daughter Celestria transformed herself into the tree Yggdrasil. It turns out that the 10 grotto bosses are "fragments" of him, created when his body was destroyed by Corvus.}}.
 
* [[Expy]]: Of the Greek god Zeus.
* {{spoiler|[[Jerkass God]]}}
* [[Have You Seen My God?]]
* {{spoiler|[[Jerkass God]]}}
 
==== Celestria {{spoiler|(Yggdrasil)}} ====
Daughter of Zenus, and a powerful goddess in her own right. {{spoiler|300 years ago, in order to dissuade her father from hitting the [[Reset Button]], she willingly transformed herself into the tree of life, Yggdrasil, claiming that she would remain this way until her Fyggs bloomed, at which point humanity would prove their worth. Eventually, the Hero's actions cause her to awaken as promised, and after Corvus' defeat, she serves as the new goddess of the world in her father's absence.}}.
 
* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]]: A rare voluntary, non-screaming variant}}.
* [[Mr. Exposition|Miss Exposition]]
* [[Mr. Exposition]]
* {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream]]: A rare voluntary, non-screaming variant.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Good in a Can]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[World Tree]]}}
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The heroes and villains of previous ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' games. Party members occasionally check in at the Quester's Rest, while villains can be found in special grottos.
 
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Inn guests give you extras of their own outfits, and the bosses can drop pieces of the outfits worn by their games' heroes. (Youyou're also able to find outfits of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' classes elsewhere.). However, it just so happens that these pieces of armor are actually pretty good in terms of defense.
* [[Bonus Boss]]: The villains.
* [[Canon Name]]: Given to the cousins of the Hero in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', whose names were randomized originally and [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|are commonly known by their titles/kingdoms]]. The Prince of Cannock has become "Prince Princeton" and the Princess of Moonbrook is now "Princess Princessa".
* [[Previous Player Character Cameo]]: And Previous Villain Cameo too.
* [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros]]: The ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'' crew, whose own game was still being prepped for its first North American release.
* [[Previous Player Character Cameo]]: And Previous Villain Cameo, too.
 
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