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The various [[Dysfunction Junction|very screwed up]] characters of ''[[Drakengard]]'' we all know and love.
The various [[Dysfunction Junction|very screwed up]] characters of ''[[Drakengard]]'' we all know and love.


== Drakengard ==
== ''Drakengard'' ==


=== Caim ===
=== Caim ===
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The protagonist of the first game, Caim is a soldier of the Union {{spoiler|and was originally the next in line for becoming King before his parents were murdered by a dragon}}, now motivated primarily by his love for his sister Furiae and a need for revenge. After suffering a grievous wound in battle, he stumbled across a similarly wounded Angelus, and forged a pact in order to preserve both their lives. The superhuman abilities and new flying mount were a pleasant bonus. Together with Angelus and his other <s> friends</s> travelling companions, they set out to the defeat [[The Empire]].
The protagonist of the first game, Caim is a soldier of the Union {{spoiler|and was originally the next in line for becoming King before his parents were murdered by a dragon}}, now motivated primarily by his love for his sister Furiae and a need for revenge. After suffering a grievous wound in battle, he stumbled across a similarly wounded Angelus, and forged a pact in order to preserve both their lives. The superhuman abilities and new flying mount were a pleasant bonus. Together with Angelus and his other <s> friends</s> travelling companions, they set out to the defeat [[The Empire]].


* [[Anti-Hero]]: A strong [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]]. His only redeeming qualities are his love for his sister, friendship with Angelus, and that [[The Empire]] he fights is even worse. He's still a total bloodthirsty psychopath.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: A strong [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]]. His only redeeming qualities are his love for his sister, friendship with Angelus, and that [[The Empire]] he fights is even worse. He's still a total bloodthirsty psychopath.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: The King of the Union, and commander of the Union Army.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: The King of the Union, and commander of the Union Army.
* [[Back From the Brink]]: Justified by the fact that he forged a pact with the red dragon Angelus.
* [[Back From the Brink]]: Justified by the fact that he forged a pact with the red dragon Angelus.
* [[Badass]]: More or less single-handedly felled [[The Empire]], destroyed entire armies, and depending on the ending killed at least two different [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch Abominations]], the king of all dragons, and {{spoiler|his own dragon}}.
* [[Badass]]: More or less single-handedly felled [[The Empire]], destroyed entire armies, and depending on the ending killed at least two different [[Eldritch Abomination]]s, the king of all dragons, and {{spoiler|his own dragon}}.
** The sequel makes him out as basically the most feared man on the planet, and for good reason. He outclasses the new protagonist, and manages to {{spoiler|''kill the [[The Grim Reaper]].''}}
** The sequel makes him out as basically the most feared man on the planet, and for good reason. He outclasses the new protagonist, and manages to {{spoiler|''kill the [[The Grim Reaper]]''}}.
* [[BFS]]: He can acquire several, but Hymir's Finger in particular stands out.
* [[Big Freaking Sword]]: He can acquire several, but Hymir's Finger in particular stands out.
* [[Blood Knight]]: He basically only smiles when he's about to, is in the process of, and the aftermath of killing.
* [[Blood Knight]]: He basically only smiles when he's about to, is in the process of, and the aftermath of killing.
* {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Incest]]: A big part of the planned prequel manga would have been that Caim did indeed want to tap that, and was likely a reason for its cancellation. You can still see hints of it in artwork where he's blushing over Furiae}}
* {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Incest]]: A big part of the planned prequel manga would have been that Caim did indeed want to tap that, and was likely a reason for its cancellation. You can still see hints of it in artwork where he's blushing over Furiae}}.
* [[Character Development]]: Basically goes from "I care only about my sister" to "I care only about my sister and the dragon", but still...
* [[Character Development]]: Basically goes from "I care only about my sister" to "I care only about my sister and the dragon", but still...
* [[Cry Cute]]: Yes, a male example of the trope. Watch Ending 1 if you don't believe me. {{spoiler|The man who didn't cry even for his sister sheds tears for Angelus as she becomes the new Seal}}.
* [[Cry Cute]]: Yes, a male example of the trope. Watch Ending 1 if you don't believe me. {{spoiler|The man who didn't cry even for his sister sheds tears for Angelus as she becomes the new Seal}}.
* [[Determinator]] Come on. Just try stopping him.
* [[Determinator]] Come on. Just try stopping him.
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Dropped a Bridge on Them]]: In the fifth ending to the game, a heavily weakened Caim and Angelus are taken out by a couple of missiles.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Dropped a Bridge on Them]]: In the fifth ending to the game, a heavily weakened Caim and Angelus are taken out by a couple of missiles}}.
* [[Harmful to Minors]]: Not even child conscripts are safe from his wrath.
* [[Harmful to Minors]]: Not even child conscripts are safe from his wrath.
** (This trope actually happens to Caim himself. As a child, he witnessed {{spoiler|an Imperial black dragon, AKA Legna, killing his parents}}. This may go some way towards explaining [[Axe Crazy|his]] [[Blood Knight|behavior]].)
** This trope actually happens to Caim himself. As a child, he witnessed {{spoiler|an Imperial black dragon a.k.a. Legna killing his parents}}. This may go some way towards explaining [[Axe Crazy|his]] [[Blood Knight|behavior]].
* [[Hates Everyone Equally]]: Caim doesn't really discriminate. If you stand in his way, he will gleefully kill you.
* [[Hates Everyone Equally]]: Caim doesn't really discriminate. If you stand in his way, he will gleefully kill you.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: He gave up his voice as part of the pact with Angelus. Though calling him "heroic" is kinda stretching it...
* [[Heroic Mime]]: He gave up his voice as part of the pact with Angelus. Though calling him "heroic" is kinda stretching it...
* [[Hidden Depths]]: {{spoiler|[[Alternative Character Interpretation|It's possible]] that him not crying for his sister is justified, as her being the Goddess Seal is a huge source of the problems that have plagued them both. His tears for Angelus could be because he realizes she's taking up that same burden, even though Angelus says that she's "stronger than a human."}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]: {{spoiler|[[Alternative Character Interpretation|It's possible]] that him not crying for his sister is justified, as her being the Goddess Seal is a huge source of the problems that have plagued them both. His tears for Angelus could be because he realizes she's taking up that same burden, even though Angelus says that she's "stronger than a human"}}.
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Caim slaughters his way through entire armies, and that's ''without'' Angelus. The only things that can stop him are the [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch Abominations]] in the different endings.
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Caim slaughters his way through entire armies, and that's ''without'' Angelus. The only things that can stop him are the [[Eldritch Abomination]]s in the different endings.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He kicks Verdelet in the face once for practically no reason. Oh, and that dying elf who tried to appeal to him for help. He kicked her in the face too. And then there were those child soldiers he mercilessly crushed... And all those other people he mercilessly crushed...
* [[Kick the Dog]]: He kicks Verdelet in the face once for practically no reason. Oh, and that dying elf who tried to appeal to him for help. He kicked her in the face too. And then there were those child soldiers he mercilessly crushed... And all those other people he mercilessly crushed...
** To be fair, it ''is'' [[The Scrappy|Verdelet]].
** To be fair, it ''is'' [[The Scrappy|Verdelet]].
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: At the end of the third map, Caim catches up to an imperial trooper trying to kill his sister Furiae. After killing the man, he spends the remaining cutscene (while Furiae and Inuart are angsting. Er, talking.) stabbing the man's dead body over and over and over. To be fair, it was his sister, and bad things happen {{spoiler|once she dies}}
* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: At the end of the third map, Caim catches up to an imperial trooper trying to kill his sister Furiae. After killing the man, he spends the remaining cutscene (while Furiae and Inuart are angsting. Er, talking.) stabbing the man's dead body over and over and over. To be fair, it was his sister, and bad things happen {{spoiler|once she dies}}.
* [[Magnetic Hero]]: For whatever reason, Caim seems to attract some "interesting" companions despite the fact that he honestly could not care less about them.
* [[Magnetic Hero]]: For whatever reason, Caim seems to attract some "interesting" companions despite the fact that he honestly could not care less about them.
* [[One-Man Army]]: The first game has him cutting through dozens of soldiers, and that's ''before'' he gets the pact; afterwards, he pretty much slaughters entire armies.
* [[One-Man Army]]: The first game has him cutting through dozens of soldiers, and that's ''before'' he gets the pact; afterwards, he pretty much slaughters entire armies.
** The second game pushes this [[Up to Eleven]], he by himself made the entire world his enemy and doing it very smoothly! Not even the next protagonist Nowe can stop him. How bad is it? Killing his fire-breathing, flying ''dragon'' partner was seen as the easier alternative than engaging Caim himself.
** The second game pushes this [[Up to Eleven]]: he by himself made the entire world his enemy and doing it very smoothly! Not even the next protagonist Nowe can stop him. How bad is it? Killing his fire-breathing, flying ''dragon'' partner was seen as the easier alternative than engaging Caim himself.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: When he's not adorned with a [[Slasher Smile]], Caim's base state is 'scowling'.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: When he's not adorned with a [[Slasher Smile]], Caim's base state is 'scowling'.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Has some very poignant moments with his sister Furiae and with Angelus.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Has some very poignant moments with his sister Furiae and with Angelus.
* [[The Power of Hate]] [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Is An Awesome Power]]
* [[The Power of Hate]] [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Is An Awesome Power]]: He's basically fueled by his sheer, undying hatred of the Empire/the Union.
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* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: This is the key aspect of his character. His parents {{spoiler|including his mom, who was most likely the previous goddess seal}}, were killed {{spoiler|by Legna}} when he was just a kid. Both he and his sister were denied their lives, and so he has a burning hatred of anybody who sides with the empire.
* [[Rogue Protagonist]]: He doesn't even bother to hide it. His first deed in the second game is {{spoiler|[[Slasher Smile|annihilating a whole army with a large smile]]!}} Interestingly, there isn't actually much change in his personality. The only real difference is that now your on the ''receiving end'' of his violence.
* [[Rogue Protagonist]]: He doesn't even bother to hide it. His first deed in the second game is {{spoiler|[[Slasher Smile|annihilating a whole army with a large smile]]}}! Interestingly, there isn't actually much change in his personality. The only real difference is that now your on the ''receiving end'' of his violence.
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* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: This is the key aspect of his character. His parents {{spoiler|including his mom, who was most likely the previous goddess seal}} were killed {{spoiler|by Legna}} when he was just a kid. Both he and his sister were denied their lives, and so he has a burning hatred of anybody who sides with the empire.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: As revealed {{spoiler|during the backstory of ''[[Nie R]]''}}, Caim's father was a king and he's technically a landless prince. This is the big part of why he hates the Empire so much, and it makes his sister a princess on top of everything else.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: As revealed {{spoiler|during the backstory of ''[[NieR]]''}}, Caim's father was a king, and he's technically a landless prince. This is the big part of why he hates the Empire so much, and it makes his sister a princess on top of everything else.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: He's forced to do this in Ending 2 {{spoiler|as Furiae becomes an horrible world-ending monster}} and Ending 3 {{spoiler|when his pact is broken and he has to fight Angelus}}.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]: He's forced to do this in Ending 2 {{spoiler|as Furiae becomes an horrible world-ending monster}} and Ending 3 {{spoiler|when his pact is broken and he has to fight Angelus}}.
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]: In the sequel, Manah has a nervous breakdown from it.
* [[The Speechless]]: The price of his pact. Angelus tends to speak for him when he's not using violence to get his point across.
* [[The Speechless]]: The price of his pact. Angelus tends to speak for him when he's not using violence to get his point across.
* [[The Unfettered]]: He'll protect his loved ones regardless of who, what or how many multitudes he has to slaughter.
* [[The Unfettered]]
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Goes from making him interesting to making him a [[Flat Character]], right back to interesting when things start getting [[Mind Screw|really screwy]]. It's like his rage is all he's got.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Goes from making him interesting to making him a [[Flat Character]], right back to interesting when things start getting [[Mind Screw|really screwy]]. It's like his rage is all he's got.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: A lot of characters do this to him. Does he care? Hell no, this is Caim after all, he is ''the'' hero you wouldn't want to mess with.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: A lot of characters do this to him. Does he care? Hell no, this is Caim after all, he is ''the'' hero you wouldn't want to mess with.
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=== Angelus ===
=== Angelus ===


A red dragon who holds a rather [[Humans Are Bastards|disdainful]] opinion of humanity. Seeing the situation she was in at the beginning of the game {{spoiler|and not to mention the sequel...}} perhaps she can be forgiven her views. After agreeing to a pact with Caim, she becomes his mount, his (rather ineffectual) voice of reason, and over time, the closest of his companions, to the extent where Caim sheds tears when they part in the first game's canonical ending.
A red dragon who holds a rather [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|disdainful]] opinion of humanity. Seeing the situation she was in at the beginning of the game {{spoiler|and not to mention the sequel}}... perhaps she can be forgiven her views. After agreeing to a pact with Caim, she becomes his mount, his (rather ineffectual) voice of reason, and over time, the closest of his companions, to the extent where Caim sheds tears when they part in the first game's canonical ending.


* [[Back From the Brink]]: She was dying, just like Caim, when they met. Only a pact with him saved her life.
* [[Back From the Brink]]: She was dying, just like Caim, when they met. Only a pact with him saved her life.
* {{spoiler|[[Barrier Maiden]]}}: In the first ending, wherein she {{spoiler|takes Furiae's place as the Goddess of the Seal.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Barrier Maiden]]}}: In the first ending, wherein she {{spoiler|takes Furiae's place as the Goddess of the Seal}}.
* [[Character Development]]
* [[Character Development]]: Starts out as cold and aloof towards Caim, but by the end, she has mellowed out considerably.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Usually at the expense of humans.
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Dropped a Bridge on Them]]: In the fifth ending to the game, a heavily weakened Caim and Angelus are taken out by a couple of missiles.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Dropped a Bridge on Them]]: In the fifth ending to the game, a heavily weakened Caim and Angelus are taken out by a couple of missiles}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: She becomes the new seal in the first ending of the first game. In Drakengard 2, we see that being the seal entails ''horrific, constant agony'' for her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: She becomes the new seal in the first ending of the first game. In ''Drakengard 2'', we see that being the seal entails ''horrific, constant agony'' for her}}.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: And how!
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: And how!
* [[Morality Pet]]: Becomes one for Caim as their relationship deepens, especially in the sequel.
* [[Morality Pet]]: Becomes one for Caim as their relationship deepens, especially in the sequel.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: In that they can create pacts with others.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Towards Caim, despite starting out as allies of convenience
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Towards Caim despite starting out as allies of convenience
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Despite disliking humans, Angelus asks Caim if he ''really'' has to kill that many.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Despite disliking humans, Angelus asks Caim if he ''really'' has to kill that many.


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=== Inuart ===
=== Inuart ===


A bard who was initially Furiae's betrothed until her ascension to becoming the Goddess robbed them of their chances at wedding each other. Nevertheless, he remained close to Furiae and Caim... although a strong undercurrent of jealousy remained towards Caim's exploits, as well as Furiae's deep (perhaps [[Brother-Sister Incest|too deep]]) affection for her brother - one that the villains wasted no time in exploiting.
A bard who was initially Furiae's betrothed until her ascension to becoming the Goddess robbed them of their chances at wedding each other. Nevertheless, he remained close to Furiae and Caim... although a strong undercurrent of jealousy remained towards Caim's exploits, as well as Furiae's deep (perhaps [[Brother-Sister Incest|too deep]]) affection for her brother... one that the villains wasted no time in exploiting.


* [[Anti-Villain]]: A borderline example.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: A borderline example.
* [[Blessed With Suck]]: His pact took away his ability to sing, which was one of the most important things to him.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: His pact took away his ability to sing, which was one of the most important things to him.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Caim.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: To Caim.
** Note that the 'evil' part is pretty much just because he joins the villains. Given he does not regularly engage in child murder, genocide or gleefully slaughter people for the heck of it and has a noble (if misguided) goal, 'evil' is sort of a relative term here...
** Note that the 'evil' part is pretty much just because he joins the villains. Given he does not regularly engage in child murder, genocide or gleefully slaughter people for the heck of it and has a noble (if misguided) goal, 'evil' is sort of a relative term here...
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Because Manah has tricked him into believing she will undo Furiae's status as a Goddess without killing her, Inuart joins the Empire.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: A lot of his actions are fueled by his envy towards Caim.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: A lot of his actions are fueled by his envy towards Caim.
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: See below
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: See below.
* {{spoiler|[[Necromantic]]}}: {{spoiler|He tries desperately to bring Furiae back to life when she is killed. No matter [[The End of the World As We Know It|what the consequences]]}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Necromantic]]}}: {{spoiler|He tries desperately to bring Furiae back to life when she is killed. No matter [[The End of the World as We Know It|what the consequences]]}}.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Really, the poor guy got manipulated left and right...
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Really, the poor guy got manipulated left and right...
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: See above.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: See above.
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=== Furiae ===
=== Furiae ===


A young maiden chosen to be the 'Goddess', a title for a person bearing a Seal that supposedly prevents [[The End of the World As We Know It]] from occurring. A rather colourless individual, the strongest facet of her personality is also a rather unpleasant one... {{spoiler|She's in love with her brother.}}
A young maiden chosen to be the 'Goddess', a title for a person bearing a Seal that supposedly prevents [[The End of the World as We Know It]] from occurring. A rather colourless individual, the strongest facet of her personality is also a rather unpleasant one... {{spoiler|She's in love with her brother}}.


* [[Barrier Maiden]]: She's the Goddess - if she dies, disaster ensues! Artwork of {{spoiler|Barrier Maiden Eris from the second game}} features an unknown woman, who some suspect is Furiae and Caim's mother.
* [[Barrier Maiden]]: She's the Goddess: if she dies, disaster ensues! Artwork of {{spoiler|Barrier Maiden Eris from the second game}} features an unknown woman, who some suspect is Furiae and Caim's mother.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Can you say [[Squick]]?
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Can you say [[Squick]]?
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}: And... nope, sorry, there's nothing the player can do to prevent this.
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}: And... nope, sorry, there's nothing the player can do to prevent this.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}: In Ending 2
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}: In Ending 2.
** {{spoiler|[[Uncanny Valley]]: Words cannot describe how completely fucked up she looks (and [[Hell Is That Noise|sounds]]) when she shrieks right after being "reborn." [[Take Our Word for It]].}}
** {{spoiler|[[Uncanny Valley]]: Words cannot describe how completely fucked up she looks (and [[Hell Is That Noise|sounds]]) when she shrieks right after being "reborn". [[Take Our Word for It]]}}.
* [[Prophetic Name]]
* [[Prophetic Name]]: In regards to Ending 2.




=== Arioch ===
=== Arioch ===
{{quote| Voiced by [[Megumi Hayashibara]] (JP), [[Michelle Ruff]] (EN)}}
{{quote|Voiced by [[Megumi Hayashibara]] (JP), [[Michelle Ruff]] (EN)}}


One of the few survivors of the Empire's attack on the Forest seal and elven purge. After enduring such horrific circumstances, her mind... ''broke''. In exchange for her womb, she entered into a pact with the spirits of ice and fire, Undine and Salamander.
One of the few survivors of the Empire's attack on the Forest seal and elven purge. After enduring such horrific circumstances, her mind... ''broke''. In exchange for her womb, she entered into a pact with the spirits of ice and fire, Undine and Salamander.


* [[Action Girl]] / [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]/[[Dark Action Girl]]
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* [[An Ice Person]]: The power of her pact partner Undine.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: And holy freaking HOW!
* [[Ax Crazy]]: And holy freaking HOW!
* [[Break the Cutie]]: She was once a kind and loving mother, until Empire soldiers slaughtered her family...
* [[Break the Cutie]]: She was once a kind and loving mother, until Empire soldiers slaughtered her family...
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: She disappears from the face of the planet in the sequel, with the only mention of her being in the form of her weapon, which your protagonist can find.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: She disappears from the face of the planet in the sequel, with the only mention of her being in the form of her weapon, which your protagonist can find.
* [[Eats Babies]]: Prefers them over adults. Her logic is that devouring them will ensure they're never taken from her again, and she can care for them forever.
* [[Eats Babies]]
* [[I Am a Humanitarian]]: Mostly children, but doesn't mind adults when there aren't any children around. In Arioch's novella, she bites off the fingers of one of her guards, and she doesn't spit them out.
* [[I Am a Humanitarian]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]}}: So you like eating babies, huh? {{spoiler|Well, perhaps it's only fitting that you got eaten by mind-numbing horrors in the shape of human babies}}...
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* [[An Ice Person]]: The power of her pact partner, Undine.
* [[Laughing Mad]]: When she eats the [[Child Soldier]].
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* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]}}: So you like eating babies, huh? {{spoiler|Well, perhaps it's only fitting that you got eaten by mind-numbing horrors in the shape of human babies...}}
* [[Laughing Mad]]
* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: Averted. She's really not better than anyone in the [[Crapsack World]] of ''Drakengard'', except at being crazy.
* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: Averted. She's really not better than anyone in the [[Crapsack World]] of ''Drakengard'', except at being crazy.
* [[Playing With Fire]]: The power of her pact partner, Salamander.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: The power of her pact partner Salamander.
* [[The Quiet One]]: Doesn't talk very often, but when she does...
* [[The Quiet One]]: Doesn't talk very often, but when she does...
{{quote| So sweet...}}
{{quote|So sweet...}}




=== Verdelet ===
=== Verdelet ===


As the Union [[High Priest|Hierarch]], Verdelet is responsible for maintaining the goddess seal, down to replacing her if necessary.
As the Union [[High Priest|Hierarch]], Verdelet is responsible for maintaining the goddess seal, down to replacing her if necessary.


* [[Cursed With Awesome]]/[[Blessed With Suck]]: The only thing Verdelet sacrificed is his hair, which is rather light compared to others. However his dragon pact partner has since become petrified, leaving him with just his not-quite-telepathy.
* [[Cursed with Awesome]]/[[Blessed with Suck]]: The only thing Verdelet sacrificed is his hair, which is rather light compared to others. However, his dragon pact partner has since become petrified, leaving him with just his not-quite-telepathy.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|Was killed by Caim sometime before ''Drakengard 2'' for strengthening the seal on Angelus and thus intensifying her suffering.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|Was killed by Caim sometime before ''Drakengard 2'' for strengthening the seal on Angelus and thus intensifying her suffering}}.
* [[The Load]]: Not much use.
* [[The Load]]: Not much use.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: His only purpose in the game is to remind Caim how doomed the world is.
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: His only purpose in the game is to remind Caim how doomed the world is.
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=== Leonard ===
=== Leonard ===
{{quote| Voiced by [[Koichi Yamadera]] (JP)}}
{{quote|Voiced by [[Koichi Yamadera]] (JP)}}


* [[The Atoner]]: Somewhat...
* [[The Atoner]]: Somewhat...
* [[Bowdlerise]] In the original Japanese version, Leonard is {{spoiler|explicitly a pedophile.}} An offical bio even states that the reason he was not in the fire that destroyed his home was because he was {{spoiler|molesting a young boy in the forest}} at the time.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: In the original Japanese version, Leonard is {{spoiler|explicitly a pedophile}}. An offical bio even states that the reason he was not in the fire that destroyed his home was because he was {{spoiler|molesting a young boy in the forest}} at the time.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: As with Arioch, he does not appear in the sequel. He does, however, get a minor mention by an NPC, and you can find his weapon.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: As with Arioch, he does not appear in the sequel. He does, however, get a minor mention by an NPC, and you can find his weapon.
* [[Disability Superpower]]: In exchange for his pact powers, he gave up his sight. Not that it hinders him at all in [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|gameplay.]]
* [[Disability Superpower]]: In exchange for his pact powers, he gave up his sight. Not that it hinders him at all in [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|gameplay]].
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Almost.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Almost.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|Blows up himself (and the Faerie) to take out some of the Grotesqueries.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|Blows up himself (and the Faerie) to take out some of the Grotesqueries}}.
* [[It's All My Fault]]
* [[It's All My Fault]]: Blames himself for the death of his brothers.
* [[Survivor Guilt]]: And how!
* [[Survivor Guilt]]: And how!
* {{spoiler|[[You Shall Not Pass]]}}: against {{spoiler|the Grotesqueries}}.
* {{spoiler|[[You Shall Not Pass]]}}: Against {{spoiler|the Grotesqueries}}.




=== Faerie ===
=== Faerie ===
{{quote| Voiced by [[Yuko Miyamura]] (JP), [[Wendee Lee]] (EN)}}
{{quote|Voiced by [[Yuko Miyamura]] (JP), [[Wendee Lee]] (EN)}}


Leonard's pact partner, introduced after his failed suicide attempt. She tried to have him take another go at it, before deciding that forging a pact with him would be more amusing. This sets the tone for their relationship.
Leonard's pact partner, introduced after his failed suicide attempt. She tried to have him take another go at it, before deciding that forging a pact with him would be more amusing. This sets the tone for their relationship.


* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[The Fair Folk]]: She ''looks'' cute, but is easily one of the nastiest characters in the game.
* [[The Fair Folk]]
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Yeah, right... because you're so good and noble, huh?
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Yeah, right... because you're so good and noble, huh?
* [[Jerkass]]: The little rat!
* [[Jerkass]]: The little rat!
* [[Moral Myopia]]: Accuses Leonard of being a coward who can't even kill himself right. Then, {{spoiler|when Leonard does his [[Heroic Sacrifice]] against the Grotesqueries, the faerie turns out to be an even greater coward who would be cool with the world ending if only she was allowed to survive}}.
* [[Moral Myopia]]: Accuses Leonard of being a coward who can't even kill himself right. Then, {{spoiler|when Leonard does his [[Heroic Sacrifice]] against the Grotesqueries, the faerie turns out to be an even greater coward who would be cool with the world ending if only she was allowed to survive}}.
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=== Seere ===
=== Seere ===


* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]]}}: In ''Drakengard 2,'' wherein he {{spoiler|calls in an army of Golems to take on the dragons.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes]]}}: In ''Drakengard 2,'' wherein he {{spoiler|calls in an army of Golems to take on the dragons}}.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]:: Since his pact with Golem took his "time", Seere will never physically age. He's six.
* [[Blessed With Suck]]
** [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Well, he certainly doesn't.
** [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Well, he certainly doesn't.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: He remains convinced that his sister is not too far gone and that he can still redeem her... up until she slaps him in the face. Once. At which point he orders Golem to squash her like a grape.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: He remains convinced that his sister is not too far gone and that he can still redeem her... up until she slaps him in the face. Once. At which point he orders Golem to squash her like a grape.
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]:He turns out {{spoiler|to be able to freeze the Queen Beast in Ending 4}}. Yeah, it's a bit of an [[Ass Pull]].
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: He turns out {{spoiler|to be able to freeze the Queen Beast in Ending 4}}. Yeah, it's a bit of an [[Ass Pull]].
* [[Gentle Giant]]: His pact partner Golem, who is also a [[Mighty Glacier]].
* [[Gentle Giant]]: His pact partner Golem, who is also a [[Mighty Glacier]].
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: He has a somewhat distorted view of his relationship to Manah. Oh, and his best friends in the first game are a pedophile, a [[One-Man Army|mass murderer]] and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|an elf]] (the elf [[Eats Babies]]).
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: He has a somewhat distorted view of his relationship to Manah. Oh, and his best friends in the first game are a pedophile, a [[One-Man Army|mass murderer]] and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|an elf]] (the elf [[Eats Babies]]).
* [[It's All My Fault]]: He blames himself for Manah's [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[It's All My Fault]]: He blames himself for Manah's [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[The Kid With the Remote Control]]
* [[The Kid with the Remote Control]]: He controls a giant Golem.
* [[The Load]]: Without his magic attack, he's about as useful in combat as you'd expect from a six-year old with a knife.
* [[The Load]]: Without his magic attack, he's about as useful in combat as you'd expect from a six-year old with a knife.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: The time theme for the final non-Goddess seal and the concept art showing Seere in a very dark light suggests he was the original final guardian.


=== Manah ===
=== Manah ===
{{quote| Voiced by [[Sherry Lynn]] (creepy little girl voice), [[Daran Norris]] (creepy Watchers voice)}}
{{quote|Voiced by [[Sherry Lynn]] (creepy little girl voice), [[Daran Norris]] (creepy Watchers voice)}}


High Priestess of the Cult of Watchers and apparent leader of the Empire via mind control, Manah started her life as a simple, unassuming child. Unfortunately, her mother hated her for some reason, to the extent that Manah viewed death as a preferable alternative, and when the Watchers approached the unhappy and insecure six-year old with promises of eternal love and happiness if they accepted her, they found a willing vessel.
High Priestess of the Cult of Watchers and apparent leader of the Empire via mind control, Manah started her life as a simple, unassuming child. Unfortunately, her mother hated her for some reason, to the extent that Manah viewed death as a preferable alternative, and when the Watchers approached the unhappy and insecure six-year old with promises of eternal love and happiness if they accepted her, they found a willing vessel.


{{spoiler|In the first ending she asks to be killed, but is refused - her punishment as decreed by Angelus and enforced by Caim is to wander the world and to witness the consequences of her rash decision with her own eyes. Likely a very large reason that she becomes [[The Atoner]] in Drakengard 2.}}
{{spoiler|In the first ending, she asks to be killed, but is refused... her punishment as decreed by Angelus and enforced by Caim is to wander the world and to witness the consequences of her rash decision with her own eyes. Likely a very large reason that she becomes [[The Atoner]] in ''Drakengard 2''}}.


* {{spoiler|[[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]]}}: Her [[One-Winged Angel]] form in the first ending.
* {{spoiler|[[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]}}: Her [[One-Winged Angel]] form in the first ending.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]: In the first game.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: A very, ''very'' creepy one at that!
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: A very, ''very'' creepy one at that!
* [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Creepy Child]]: Hoo boy, is she ever, especially when she's possessed.
* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|She's actually possessed by the Gods... and they won't take kindly to her death, as Ending 4 demonstrates}}!
* [[Demonic Possession]]: {{spoiler|She's actually possessed by the Gods... and they won't take kindly to her death, as Ending 4 demonstrates}}!
* [[Enfante Terrible]]
* [[Enfante Terrible]]: She's the Grotesqueries' tool in their plans and is basically the head of the Empire.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: In her mind, at the very least. {{spoiler|The first ending has Caim kidnap her and drag her around the world to witness what she has done}}.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: In her mind, at the very least. {{spoiler|The first ending has Caim kidnap her and drag her around the world to witness what she has done}}.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Her mother abused her horribly, both physically and mentally.
** [[The Unfavourite]]: For reasons never fully explained, Manah's mother hated her. There are some hints in the weapon history of the short sword 'Hero's Knife' in ''Drakengard 2'', though.
** [[The Unfavourite]]: For reasons never fully explained, Manah's mother hated her. There are some hints in the weapon history of the short sword 'Hero's Knife' in ''Drakengard 2'' though.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: As she's possessed.
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: ''"La la la la la!"''
* [[Voice of the Legion]]: ''"La la la la la!"''


== Drakengard 2 ==
== ''Drakengard 2'' ==


=== Nowe ===
=== Nowe ===


* [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]]
* [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]]
* [[Broken Bird]]: Not really, {{spoiler|but he becomes one in Ending 2, where Manah dies.}}
* [[Broken Bird]]: Not really, {{spoiler|but he becomes one in Ending 2, where Manah dies}}.
* [[The Chosen One]]
* [[The Chosen One]]
* [[Cry for The Devil]]
* [[Cry for the Devil]]:
{{quote| '''Nowe''': Gismor... you are a sad man.}}
{{quote|'''Nowe''': Gismor... you are a sad man.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Nowe is the child of Inuart and Furiae's corpse, facilitated by the Seeds of Resurrection... somehow, and infused with the power of the dragons, making him a 'new breed'.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Nowe is the child of Inuart and Furiae's corpse, facilitated by the Seeds of Resurrection... somehow, and infused with the power of the dragons, making him a 'new breed'}}.
* [[The Hero]]: A more traditional one, when compared to Caim.
* [[The Hero]]: A more traditional one, when compared to Caim.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: And how!
* [[Idiot Hero]]: And how!
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: His name is pronounced "No-Way".
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: His name is pronounced "No-Way".
* [[Journey to The Center of The Mind]]: {{spoiler|Inside Manah's mind. This is never really explained, like most other plot developments in the final act of Drakengard 2.}}
* [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]]: {{spoiler|Inside Manah's mind. This is never really explained, like most other plot developments in the final act of ''Drakengard 2''}}.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: His actions in helping Manah release Angelus, who quickly goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. They then kill her, with less than satisfactory results.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: His actions in helping Manah release Angelus, who quickly goes on a [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. They then kill her, with less than satisfactory results.
* {{spoiler|[[Official Couple]]}}: {{spoiler|With Manah}}
* {{spoiler|[[Official Couple]]}}: {{spoiler|With Manah}}.
** {{spoiler|[[Likes Older Women]]}}: {{spoiler|Manah is 26 while Nowe is in his late teens.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Likes Older Women]]}}: {{spoiler|Manah is 26 while Nowe is in his late teens}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Power Gives You Wings]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Power Gives You Wings]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rage Against the Mentor]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rage Against the Mentor]]}}
* [[Screw Destiny]]
* [[Screw Destiny]]
* [[Wide Eyed Idealist]]: {{spoiler|Apart from Ending 2}} he never completely loses his idealism.
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]: {{spoiler|Apart from Ending 2}}, he never completely loses his idealism.


=== Legna ===
=== Legna ===
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* {{spoiler|[[Evil Mentor]]}}: Well, not per se given [[World Half Empty|the setting]] of ''Drakengard'', but definitely {{spoiler|not one of the good guys}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Mentor]]}}: Well, not per se given [[World Half Empty|the setting]] of ''Drakengard'', but definitely {{spoiler|not one of the good guys}}.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Probably helped along by his voice actor.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Probably helped along by his voice actor.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Legna's attitude to all humans except Nowe.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Legna's attitude to all humans except Nowe.
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* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]: In Ending B, and some would argue in Ending A and C since Caim wasn't the one who got to kill him}}.
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* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: To Angel. This bit is lost in translation when they decided to call her Angelus.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}
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* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: To Angel. This bit is lost in translation when they decided to call her Angelus.
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* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]] in Ending B, and some would argue in Ending A and C since Caim wasn't the one who got to kill him.}}


=== Manah ===
=== Manah ===


* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]
* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: In the second game.
* [[The Atoner]]: Deconstructed.
* [[The Atoner]]: Deconstructed.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: In ''Drakengard 2''.
* [[Black Magician Girl]]
* [[Black Magician Girl]]: A little girl who is used by the Grotesqueries for their dark designs and has access to magic.
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}: Very briefly.
* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}: Very briefly.
* [[Freak-Out]]: {{spoiler|Manah sees Caim once, ''once'', and she flips the fuck out leading to...}}
* [[Freak-Out]]: {{spoiler|Manah sees Caim once, ''once'', and she flips the fuck out leading to}}...
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Regaining her memories of what she did in the first game, which leaves her vulnerable to the aforementioned Demonic Possession.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Regaining her memories of what she did in the first game, which leaves her vulnerable to the aforementioned [[Demonic Possession]]}}.
* [[La Résistance]]: Leader of it.
* [[La Résistance]]: Leader of it.
* [[Mysterious Waif]]
* [[Mysterious Waif]]: A more unstable version of this trope.
* {{spoiler|[[Official Couple]]}}: {{spoiler|With Nowe}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Official Couple]]}}: {{spoiler|With Nowe}}.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: As she's possessed.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}: In Ending 2.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}: In Ending 2.
** {{spoiler|[[Redemption Earns Life]]}}: In all the other endings.
** {{spoiler|[[Redemption Earns Life]]}}: In all the other endings.
* [[She Is All Grown Up]]
* [[She's All Grown Up]]: Again, in the second game.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In the second game.


=== Eris ===
=== Eris ===


* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Blade On a Stick]]: Her trademark weapon is a spear.
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Her trademark weapon is a spear.
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Becomes the new seal in the first ending, albeit without the agony that Angelus went through.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Becomes the new seal in the first ending, albeit without the agony that Angelus went through}}.
* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Her magic and weapon are aligned with the Holy element, and as such she is the only character who can effectively kill undead enemies.
* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Her magic and weapon are aligned with the Holy element, and as such, she is the only character who can effectively kill undead enemies.
* [[Knight Templar]]: [[Character Development]] takes her out of it, though.
* [[Knight Templar]]: [[Character Development]] takes her out of it though.
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Lady of War]]
* {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]}}: {{spoiler|How ''did'' she get better from getting a big ol' sword through the guts?}}
* {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]}}: {{spoiler|How ''did'' she get better from getting a big ol' sword through the guts}}?
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Sorry, Eris. You're in Nowe's "friend" or "sister" zone. {{spoiler|At least in the first ending...}}
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Sorry, Eris. You're in Nowe's "friend" or "sister" zone. {{spoiler|At least in the first ending}}...


=== Urick ===
=== Urick ===
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* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Completing Nowe's mentor trifecta along with Legna and Oror.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Completing Nowe's mentor trifecta along with Legna and Oror.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: {{spoiler|It is stated that Urick cannot die due to his reaper pact partner automatically reviving him. The player still gets a Game Over if he dies while being used.}}
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: {{spoiler|It is stated that Urick cannot die due to his reaper pact partner automatically reviving him. The player still gets a [[Game Over]] if he dies while being used}}.
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* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: Heavily implied to be the former lover of Yaha.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]
* [[My Greatest Failure]]
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* [[Straight Gay]]: Heavily implied to be the former lover of Yaha.


=== Gismor ===
=== Gismor ===


* [[Casting a Shadow]]
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: His pact is evidently with a shadow creature.
* [[It's All About Me]]: He only cares about himself. The plight of people who are in the same position he was when younger does not bother him.
* [[It's All About Me]]: He only cares about himself. The plight of people who are in the same position he was when younger does not bother him.
* [[Jerkass]]: He simply ''cannot stand'' idealism, which is why he poisoned Oror and Nowe.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: His shadow form, which he takes for his final stand.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: His shadow form, which he takes for his final stand.
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Social Darwinist]]
* [[Social Darwinist]]


=== Caim ===
=== Caim ===


Now the antagonist, Caim is devoted to {{spoiler|freeing Angelus from being the seal she became in the first game.}} Despite the eighteen year difference between games, he's still as strong, if not ''stronger'', and just as murderous.
Now the antagonist, Caim is devoted to {{spoiler|freeing Angelus from being the seal she became in the first game}}. Despite the eighteen year difference between games, he's still as strong, if not ''stronger'', and just as murderous.


* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]: If you think he was bad in the first game, just wait until you see him in the second.
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Badass]]: Look at it this way: Caim's pact with Angelus is still active, meaning if one dies, the other will too. '' {{spoiler|It was easier to kill the dragon than it would be to kill Caim.}}''
* [[Badass]]: Look at it this way: Caim's pact with Angelus is still active, meaning if one dies, the other will too. ''{{spoiler|It was easier to kill the dragon than it would be to kill Caim}}''.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: {{spoiler|Was able to kill Urick simply by slashing him until ''he killed the Reaper''.}}
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: {{spoiler|Was able to kill Urick simply by slashing him until ''he killed the Reaper''}}.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Just ''one'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIAbF-Gr0o slice.]
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Just ''one'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIAbF-Gr0o slice].
* [[Eye Scream]]: Manah stabbed an eye out while escaping from Caim. Thus, he's known as The One-Eyed Man for most of the game.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Manah stabbed an eye out while escaping from Caim. Thus, he's known as The One-Eyed Man for most of the game.
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Two instances: a) It is mentioned early that Caim killed general Oror, Nowe's surrogate human father and Gismor's balance on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]; b) Later on, {{spoiler|Caim kills Ensemble Darkhorse Urick in order to break the seal}}.
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** [[Big Damn Villains]]: The latter case also means that Nowe doesn't have to do it, since both of them technically wanted the latter to happen but Nowe can't make himself do it.
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* [[Legendary in The Sequel]]: Specifically by becoming [[The Dreaded]].
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Only this time, you're on the ''receiving'' end of his sword. Let's just say that getting in his way isn't a very good idea...
* [[The Juggernaut]]: Only this time, you're on the ''receiving'' end of his sword. Let's just say that getting in his way isn't a very good idea...
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: Two instances: a) It is mentioned early that Caim killed general Oror, Nowe's surrogate human father and Gismor's balance on the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]; b) Later on, {{spoiler|Caim kills Ensemble Darkhorse Urick in order to break the seal}}.
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* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: "The one-eyed man," for roughly the first half of the game.
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** [[Big Damn Villains]]: The latter case also means that Nowe doesn't have to do it, since both of them technically wanted the latter to happen, but Nowe can't make himself do it.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
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* [[Legendary in the Sequel]]: Specifically by becoming [[The Dreaded]].
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* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: "The one-eyed man", for roughly the first half of the game.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: His hair tends to cover his eyes.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Even more pronounced now.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Even more pronounced now.


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* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]
* [[Mentor Archetype]]
* [[Mentor Archetype]]: Is the one who trained Nowe, Eris and Urick.
* [[The Messiah]]: This guy was as good as [[Jerkass|Gismor]] is evil.
* [[The Messiah]]: This guy was as good as [[Jerkass|Gismor]] is evil.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: A limited instance: the weapon history for "Nowe's Sword" refers to Oror as "Iron Dragon."
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: A limited instance: the weapon history for "Nowe's Sword" refers to Oror as "Iron Dragon".
* [[Parental Substitute]]
* [[Parental Substitute]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Developed via weapon histories and what characters mention about him rather than flashbacks.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Developed via weapon histories and what characters mention about him rather than flashbacks.
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* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Playing With Fire]]: Implied; he ''is'' partnered to an Ifrit.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Implied; he ''is'' partnered to an Ifrit.
* [[Plotline Death]]: Is killed by Manah early on.
* [[Plotline Death]]: Is killed by Manah early on.
* [[The Unfought]]
* [[The Unfought]]
* [[Villainous Glutton]]: Averted somewhat; he cared mostly about filling his own stomach to grow strong, but his pact price was the sensation of enjoying food.
* [[Villainous Glutton]]: Averted somewhat; he cared mostly about filling his own stomach to grow strong, but his pact price was the sensation of enjoying food.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[An Axe to Grind]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[An Axe to Grind]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Zhangpo's pact beast was an Ifrit... and we never get to see said Ifrit.


=== Hanch ===
=== Hanch ===


* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Averted; her pact price was her beauty.
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Averted; her pact price was her beauty.
* [[Hellish Horse|Hellish]] [[Kraken and Leviathan|Leviathan]]: Her pact beast, Kelpie.
* [[Hellish Horse|Hellish]] [[Kraken and Leviathan|Leviathan]]: Her pact beast Kelpie.
* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Master Poisoner]]: She was the one who poisoned the drink Oror took before he lost his life, under Gismor's command. She tried the same with Nowe. [[Foregone Conclusion|It didn't work.]]
* [[Master Poisoner]]: She was the one who poisoned the drink Oror took before he lost his life, under Gismor's command. She tried the same with Nowe. [[Foregone Conclusion|It didn't work]].
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Due to her pact price.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Due to her pact price.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Blade On a Stick]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Blade on a Stick]].
* [[When She Smiles]]: In her backstory, her smile was charming enough for her to be called "Sunsmile".
* [[When She Smiles]]: In her backstory, her smile was charming enough for her to be called "Sunsmile".


=== Yaha ===
=== Yaha ===

* [[Bishounen]]
* [[Bishounen]]
* [[Camp Gay]]: And he's an [[Elfeminate|Elf]] to boot!
* [[Camp Gay]]: And he's an [[Elfeminate|Elf]] to boot!
* [[The Charmer]]: His pact gave him the ability to charm whomever he wants, with his price being his inability to feel pleasure himself.
* [[The Charmer]]: His pact gave him the ability to charm whomever he wants, with his price being his inability to feel pleasure himself.
* [[Depraved Homosexual]]
* [[Depraved Homosexual]]: Part of the reason he made a pact was so that he could seduce Urick.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
* [[The Minion Master]]: Rather than controlling a single creature, he made a pact with a pack of gnomes.
* [[The Minion Master]]: Rather than controlling a single creature, he made a pact with a pack of gnomes.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Simple Staff]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: A [[Simple Staff]].


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The various very screwed up characters of Drakengard we all know and love.

Drakengard

Caim

The protagonist of the first game, Caim is a soldier of the Union and was originally the next in line for becoming King before his parents were murdered by a dragon, now motivated primarily by his love for his sister Furiae and a need for revenge. After suffering a grievous wound in battle, he stumbled across a similarly wounded Angelus, and forged a pact in order to preserve both their lives. The superhuman abilities and new flying mount were a pleasant bonus. Together with Angelus and his other friends travelling companions, they set out to the defeat The Empire.

  • Anti-Hero: A strong Type V. His only redeeming qualities are his love for his sister, friendship with Angelus, and that The Empire he fights is even worse. He's still a total bloodthirsty psychopath.
  • Authority Equals Asskicking: The King of the Union, and commander of the Union Army.
  • Back From the Brink: Justified by the fact that he forged a pact with the red dragon Angelus.
  • Badass: More or less single-handedly felled The Empire, destroyed entire armies, and depending on the ending killed at least two different Eldritch Abominations, the king of all dragons, and his own dragon.
    • The sequel makes him out as basically the most feared man on the planet, and for good reason. He outclasses the new protagonist, and manages to kill the The Grim Reaper.
  • Big Freaking Sword: He can acquire several, but Hymir's Finger in particular stands out.
  • Blood Knight: He basically only smiles when he's about to, is in the process of, and the aftermath of killing.
  • Brother-Sister Incest: A big part of the planned prequel manga would have been that Caim did indeed want to tap that, and was likely a reason for its cancellation. You can still see hints of it in artwork where he's blushing over Furiae.
  • Character Development: Basically goes from "I care only about my sister" to "I care only about my sister and the dragon", but still...
  • Cry Cute: Yes, a male example of the trope. Watch Ending 1 if you don't believe me. The man who didn't cry even for his sister sheds tears for Angelus as she becomes the new Seal.
  • Determinator Come on. Just try stopping him.
  • Dropped a Bridge on Them: In the fifth ending to the game, a heavily weakened Caim and Angelus are taken out by a couple of missiles.
  • Harmful to Minors: Not even child conscripts are safe from his wrath.
    • This trope actually happens to Caim himself. As a child, he witnessed an Imperial black dragon a.k.a. Legna killing his parents. This may go some way towards explaining his behavior.
  • Hates Everyone Equally: Caim doesn't really discriminate. If you stand in his way, he will gleefully kill you.
  • Heroic Mime: He gave up his voice as part of the pact with Angelus. Though calling him "heroic" is kinda stretching it...
  • Hidden Depths: It's possible that him not crying for his sister is justified, as her being the Goddess Seal is a huge source of the problems that have plagued them both. His tears for Angelus could be because he realizes she's taking up that same burden, even though Angelus says that she's "stronger than a human".
  • The Juggernaut: Caim slaughters his way through entire armies, and that's without Angelus. The only things that can stop him are the Eldritch Abominations in the different endings.
  • Kick the Dog: He kicks Verdelet in the face once for practically no reason. Oh, and that dying elf who tried to appeal to him for help. He kicked her in the face too. And then there were those child soldiers he mercilessly crushed... And all those other people he mercilessly crushed...
  • Kick Them While They Are Down: At the end of the third map, Caim catches up to an imperial trooper trying to kill his sister Furiae. After killing the man, he spends the remaining cutscene (while Furiae and Inuart are angsting. Er, talking.) stabbing the man's dead body over and over and over. To be fair, it was his sister, and bad things happen once she dies.
  • Magnetic Hero: For whatever reason, Caim seems to attract some "interesting" companions despite the fact that he honestly could not care less about them.
  • One-Man Army: The first game has him cutting through dozens of soldiers, and that's before he gets the pact; afterwards, he pretty much slaughters entire armies.
    • The second game pushes this Up to Eleven: he by himself made the entire world his enemy and doing it very smoothly! Not even the next protagonist Nowe can stop him. How bad is it? Killing his fire-breathing, flying dragon partner was seen as the easier alternative than engaging Caim himself.
  • Perpetual Frowner: When he's not adorned with a Slasher Smile, Caim's base state is 'scowling'.
  • Pet the Dog: Has some very poignant moments with his sister Furiae and with Angelus.
  • The Power of Hate Is An Awesome Power: He's basically fueled by his sheer, undying hatred of the Empire/the Union.
  • Roaring Rampage of Revenge: This is the key aspect of his character. His parents including his mom, who was most likely the previous goddess seal, were killed by Legna when he was just a kid. Both he and his sister were denied their lives, and so he has a burning hatred of anybody who sides with the empire.
  • Rogue Protagonist: He doesn't even bother to hide it. His first deed in the second game is annihilating a whole army with a large smile! Interestingly, there isn't actually much change in his personality. The only real difference is that now your on the receiving end of his violence.
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: As revealed during the backstory of NieR, Caim's father was a king, and he's technically a landless prince. This is the big part of why he hates the Empire so much, and it makes his sister a princess on top of everything else.
  • Shoot the Dog: He's forced to do this in Ending 2 as Furiae becomes an horrible world-ending monster and Ending 3 when his pact is broken and he has to fight Angelus.
  • Slasher Smile: In the sequel, Manah has a nervous breakdown from it.
  • The Speechless: The price of his pact. Angelus tends to speak for him when he's not using violence to get his point across.
  • The Unfettered: He'll protect his loved ones regardless of who, what or how many multitudes he has to slaughter.
  • Unstoppable Rage: Goes from making him interesting to making him a Flat Character, right back to interesting when things start getting really screwy. It's like his rage is all he's got.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: A lot of characters do this to him. Does he care? Hell no, this is Caim after all, he is the hero you wouldn't want to mess with.
  • Would Hurt a Child: With gusto. Especially Nowe.

Angelus

A red dragon who holds a rather disdainful opinion of humanity. Seeing the situation she was in at the beginning of the game and not to mention the sequel... perhaps she can be forgiven her views. After agreeing to a pact with Caim, she becomes his mount, his (rather ineffectual) voice of reason, and over time, the closest of his companions, to the extent where Caim sheds tears when they part in the first game's canonical ending.

  • Back From the Brink: She was dying, just like Caim, when they met. Only a pact with him saved her life.
  • Barrier Maiden: In the first ending, wherein she takes Furiae's place as the Goddess of the Seal.
  • Character Development: Starts out as cold and aloof towards Caim, but by the end, she has mellowed out considerably.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Usually at the expense of humans.
  • Dropped a Bridge on Them: In the fifth ending to the game, a heavily weakened Caim and Angelus are taken out by a couple of missiles.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: She becomes the new seal in the first ending of the first game. In Drakengard 2, we see that being the seal entails horrific, constant agony for her.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: And how!
  • Morality Pet: Becomes one for Caim as their relationship deepens, especially in the sequel.
  • Our Dragons Are Different: In that they can create pacts with others.
  • Pet the Dog: Towards Caim despite starting out as allies of convenience
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Despite disliking humans, Angelus asks Caim if he really has to kill that many.


Inuart

A bard who was initially Furiae's betrothed until her ascension to becoming the Goddess robbed them of their chances at wedding each other. Nevertheless, he remained close to Furiae and Caim... although a strong undercurrent of jealousy remained towards Caim's exploits, as well as Furiae's deep (perhaps too deep) affection for her brother... one that the villains wasted no time in exploiting.


Furiae

A young maiden chosen to be the 'Goddess', a title for a person bearing a Seal that supposedly prevents The End of the World as We Know It from occurring. A rather colourless individual, the strongest facet of her personality is also a rather unpleasant one... She's in love with her brother.


Arioch

Voiced by Megumi Hayashibara (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN)

One of the few survivors of the Empire's attack on the Forest seal and elven purge. After enduring such horrific circumstances, her mind... broke. In exchange for her womb, she entered into a pact with the spirits of ice and fire, Undine and Salamander.

  • Action Girl/Dark Action Girl
  • An Ice Person: The power of her pact partner Undine.
  • Ax Crazy: And holy freaking HOW!
  • Break the Cutie: She was once a kind and loving mother, until Empire soldiers slaughtered her family...
  • Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She disappears from the face of the planet in the sequel, with the only mention of her being in the form of her weapon, which your protagonist can find.
  • Eats Babies: Prefers them over adults. Her logic is that devouring them will ensure they're never taken from her again, and she can care for them forever.
  • I Am a Humanitarian: Mostly children, but doesn't mind adults when there aren't any children around. In Arioch's novella, she bites off the fingers of one of her guards, and she doesn't spit them out.
  • Karmic Death: So you like eating babies, huh? Well, perhaps it's only fitting that you got eaten by mind-numbing horrors in the shape of human babies...
  • Laughing Mad: When she eats the Child Soldier.
  • Our Elves Are Better: Averted. She's really not better than anyone in the Crapsack World of Drakengard, except at being crazy.
  • Playing with Fire: The power of her pact partner Salamander.
  • The Quiet One: Doesn't talk very often, but when she does...

So sweet...


Verdelet

As the Union Hierarch, Verdelet is responsible for maintaining the goddess seal, down to replacing her if necessary.

  • Cursed with Awesome/Blessed with Suck: The only thing Verdelet sacrificed is his hair, which is rather light compared to others. However, his dragon pact partner has since become petrified, leaving him with just his not-quite-telepathy.
  • Killed Off for Real: Was killed by Caim sometime before Drakengard 2 for strengthening the seal on Angelus and thus intensifying her suffering.
  • The Load: Not much use.
  • Mr. Exposition: His only purpose in the game is to remind Caim how doomed the world is.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In Ending A, his attempt at purifying Manah just makes her go One-Winged Angel.
  • Non-Action Guy: The only member of Caim's group that cannot fight.


Leonard

Voiced by Koichi Yamadera (JP)

  • The Atoner: Somewhat...
  • Bowdlerise: In the original Japanese version, Leonard is explicitly a pedophile. An offical bio even states that the reason he was not in the fire that destroyed his home was because he was molesting a young boy in the forest at the time.
  • Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: As with Arioch, he does not appear in the sequel. He does, however, get a minor mention by an NPC, and you can find his weapon.
  • Disability Superpower: In exchange for his pact powers, he gave up his sight. Not that it hinders him at all in gameplay.
  • Driven to Suicide: Almost.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Blows up himself (and the Faerie) to take out some of the Grotesqueries.
  • It's All My Fault: Blames himself for the death of his brothers.
  • Survivor Guilt: And how!
  • You Shall Not Pass: Against the Grotesqueries.


Faerie

Voiced by Yuko Miyamura (JP), Wendee Lee (EN)

Leonard's pact partner, introduced after his failed suicide attempt. She tried to have him take another go at it, before deciding that forging a pact with him would be more amusing. This sets the tone for their relationship.

  • Dirty Coward
  • The Fair Folk: She looks cute, but is easily one of the nastiest characters in the game.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: Yeah, right... because you're so good and noble, huh?
  • Jerkass: The little rat!
  • Moral Myopia: Accuses Leonard of being a coward who can't even kill himself right. Then, when Leonard does his Heroic Sacrifice against the Grotesqueries, the faerie turns out to be an even greater coward who would be cool with the world ending if only she was allowed to survive.
  • Small Annoying Creature: She pretty much only exists to tell Leonard how much he sucks.


Seere


Manah

Voiced by Sherry Lynn (creepy little girl voice), Daran Norris (creepy Watchers voice)

High Priestess of the Cult of Watchers and apparent leader of the Empire via mind control, Manah started her life as a simple, unassuming child. Unfortunately, her mother hated her for some reason, to the extent that Manah viewed death as a preferable alternative, and when the Watchers approached the unhappy and insecure six-year old with promises of eternal love and happiness if they accepted her, they found a willing vessel.

In the first ending, she asks to be killed, but is refused... her punishment as decreed by Angelus and enforced by Caim is to wander the world and to witness the consequences of her rash decision with her own eyes. Likely a very large reason that she becomes The Atoner in Drakengard 2.

Drakengard 2

Nowe

Nowe: Gismor... you are a sad man.

Legna

  • All There in the Manual: It's directly stated in the Memory of Blood supplement that Legna is both the dragon that killed Caim and Furiae's parents, and the dragon Inuart rode in the first game.
  • Evil Mentor: Well, not per se given the setting of Drakengard, but definitely not one of the good guys.
  • Grumpy Old Man: Probably helped along by his voice actor.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: Legna's attitude to all humans except Nowe.
  • Karma Houdini: In Ending B, and some would argue in Ending A and C since Caim wasn't the one who got to kill him.
  • One-Winged Angel
  • Sdrawkcab Name: To Angel. This bit is lost in translation when they decided to call her Angelus.

Manah

Eris

Urick

Gismor

Caim

Now the antagonist, Caim is devoted to freeing Angelus from being the seal she became in the first game. Despite the eighteen year difference between games, he's still as strong, if not stronger, and just as murderous.

  • Anti-Villain
  • Ax Crazy: If you think he was bad in the first game, just wait until you see him in the second.
  • Badass: Look at it this way: Caim's pact with Angelus is still active, meaning if one dies, the other will too. It was easier to kill the dragon than it would be to kill Caim.
  • Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Was able to kill Urick simply by slashing him until he killed the Reaper.
  • Dynamic Entry: Just one slice.
  • Eye Scream: Manah stabbed an eye out while escaping from Caim. Thus, he's known as The One-Eyed Man for most of the game.
  • The Juggernaut: Only this time, you're on the receiving end of his sword. Let's just say that getting in his way isn't a very good idea...
  • Kick the Dog: Two instances: a) It is mentioned early that Caim killed general Oror, Nowe's surrogate human father and Gismor's balance on the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism; b) Later on, Caim kills Ensemble Darkhorse Urick in order to break the seal.
    • Big Damn Villains: The latter case also means that Nowe doesn't have to do it, since both of them technically wanted the latter to happen, but Nowe can't make himself do it.
  • Legendary in the Sequel: Specifically by becoming The Dreaded.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: "The one-eyed man", for roughly the first half of the game.
  • Peek-a-Bangs: His hair tends to cover his eyes.
  • Slasher Smile: Even more pronounced now.

Oror

Zhangpo

Hanch

Yaha

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