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* [[The Hero]]
* [[Heroic Bastard]]: It's implied if not stated that he and Alma are illegitimate - some European nobility in [[Real Life]] would've opposed remarrying even after death, particularly if it were a commoner, which their mother ''was''.
* [[Hero Withwith Bad Publicity]]/[[Historical Villain Upgrade]]
* [[Idiot Hair]]
* [[Irony]]: Think about it. {{spoiler|Delita tried to save his sister but failed, causing him to [[Start of Darkness|seek power at any cost.]] Ramza, too, wishes to save his sister but actually succeeds. Despite being a [[Kick the Dog|dick,]] Delita becomes a hero in the annals of history while Ramza becomes a heretic. The kicker? [[Lonely At the Top|Delita is aware of this.]]}}
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** and later on...
{{quote| '''Ramza''': "[[Captain Obvious|I can't dismiss myself from my own army!]]"}}
* [[Phil La MarrLaMarr]]
* [[The Power of Love]]: He and Alma invoke this to {{spoiler|break Ajora's control over his sister's body}}.
* [[Red Oni]]: In ''spades''. First off, he's the more emotionally-driven between himself and Delita, being far more prone to outbursts and less prone to strategic reason so much as the concepts of honour and integrity. Second, he's Red to both Alma's [[Blue Oni|Blue]], given how well she's able to manipulate him by playing on his emotions (though Alma herself is also passionate, just not to the point of charging in like an overly-righteous hero), and to Zalbaag's as well. Finally, he is - along with older brother Zalbaag - the more emotional side to Dycedarg's level-headed nature.
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* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: He gets plenty of this after his [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] rants.
* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: In the sidequest cutscene which introduces Luso, Ramza throws his sword to save him in the nick of time - although the monster dodges, it provides a much-needed distraction to lead into the battle ahead.
* [[What You Are in Thethe Dark]]
* [[The White Prince]], at first.
** [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]] after Chapter One.
* [[Wide -Eyed Idealist]]: By the end he's a more mature version than most, but he definitely qualifies.
* [[Youngest Child Wins|Youngest Son Wins]]
 
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** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
** [[Making a Splash]]
** [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
** [[Shock and Awe]]
** [[Standard Status Effects]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Before she can join the party permanently.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Rape Asas Backstory]]: No, [[Sincerity Mode|seriously]].
** It gets even worse when you remember that she's only ''thirteen''.
* {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] -> [[Tranquil Fury]]: When Marach [[Taking the Bullet|takes the bullet]] for her, she's all set to kill [[Complete Monster|Barrington]] for it... only for Elmdore to pop up out of nowhere and throw Barrington off a bridge (or rather, in this case, a roof). She then turns her pent-up anger on ''him'', Celia and Lettie.}}
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** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
** [[Making a Splash]]
** [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
** [[Shock and Awe]]
** [[Standard Status Effects]]
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* [[Red Oni]]: To Rapha's [[Blue Oni|blue]].
* [[The Sixth Ranger]]
* [[Spanner in Thethe Works]]: Under Barrington's orders, he threatened to derail the Church's plans by {{spoiler|taking Isilud and the kidnapped Alma to Riovanes}}. Ironically, this indirectly led to {{spoiler|the decimation of Barrington's forces and eventual death of the man himself, the demon Belias's defeat at Ramza's hands ... and Folmarv discovering that Alma was the reincarnation of Ajora}}. Um, oops?
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet]]}}
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{{quote| ''What is love? Mayhap it is when you care more about someone else than you do about yourself.''}}
 
The daughter of the leader of the [[Knights Templar]], she at first opposes the party because she believes that {{spoiler|Ramza [[You Killed My Father|killed her brother, Isilud]]}}. Fortunately she comes to her senses upon seeing the Lucavi with her own eyes, realising that {{spoiler|her daddy had willingly [[Deal Withwith the Devil|turned himself into a demon]]}}. Last name spelled "Tingel" on the [[PS 1]].
 
* [[Amazon Brigade]]: In the battle against her in Bervenia Free City, you'll notice her entire team is made up of females.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Starts out on Wiegraf's team when you first fight them. Later joins you after you save him (her?) from Goblins.
* [[Optional Party Member]]: You can choose to make saving it a priority, but if you don't you're quite free to [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|kill it for experience]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Naturally, to [[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Bartz']] Chocobo of the same name.
* [[Team Pet]]
 
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* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Optional Party Member]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Byblos was originally a boss in ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]''.
* [[Team Pet]]
 
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'''Mustadio''': ''Best keep your distance. That man is not stable.'' }}
 
A cameo character imported from ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' (which had just come out at the time of the [[PS 1]] release). He is accidentally summoned into Ivalice by Mustadio's father and then disappears until later, where he runs into a flower girl mysteriously named Aerith. If you help protect her from a group of thugs, he'll join your party.
 
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: His equipment is limited, his limit skills are slow and Cloud is a bit fragile. But he has one limit which inflicts either [[Taken for Granite|petrify]], [[Time Stands Still|stop]] or [[One-Hit Kill|instant death]] at a very high effectiveness rate. Give him swiftness from the time mage class and this move is as fast as a level 2 black magic spell. This move also hits multiple targets.
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{{quote| ''My shot is faster, or my name's not Balthier.''}}
 
Real name Ffamran mied Bunansa, Balthier was added to the PSP port as a second cameo, dropping in from ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]''.
 
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Balthier - being the [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] and [[Badass]] he is - actually manages to save ''Ramza'' in his introductory cutscene.
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{{quote| ''If it's dinner you're after...I'll feed you a length of iron!''}}
 
The main character of ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics a 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy Tactics a 2]]'', Luso only appears in the PSP port.
 
* [[Idiot Hero]]: In his introductory cutscene, he breaks his sword against a giant monster. Excused by his inexperience and age (after all, he ''is'' from a non-magical world).
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Holding his dead sister, Delita is too grief stricken to notice or hear the ensuing explosion about to engulf him. When Ramza asks him about it later, Delita replies that his [[Dead Little Sister]] saved him.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Whoops, zat was not medicine]], [[No More Heroes|fuckheads]]. Then again, Robin Atkin Downes can fill up an entire page by himself.
* [[Historical Hero Upgrade]]: To a debatable extent, but definitely there.
* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]
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* [[Pet the Dog]]: While it's ambiguous whether he {{spoiler|loved Ovelia or not}}, he wasn't incapable of compassion even towards the end. Not only did he {{spoiler|fake Cid's death so that Orlandeau could aid Ramza}}, he also {{spoiler|spared Valmafra and allowed her to escape with Orran, despite that she'd been sent in by the Church to end him if he stepped out of line}}.
* [[Self-Made Man]]
* [[Spanner in Thethe Works]]: Many of the noble's plans might have worked if not for him
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: In a weird sort of way...
** Depending on what side of the weird multi-faceted polygonal scale you read his character from, he's either one since he genuinely still cares for Ramza or just can't afford to let one of his most valuable tools die.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
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* [[Broken Bird]]
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Girly Girl to Agrias's Tomboy]]
* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: For several battles during Chapter Two.
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* [[Secret Keeper]]: {{spoiler|If Ramza and Alma really ''were'' alive and appeared to him, this might have been their reason}}.
** He's also one of the only people who knew that {{spoiler|Cid and Valmafra were alive, and the circumstances in which Delita faked their deaths}}.
* [[Spanner in Thethe Works]]: If it weren't for him {{spoiler|the truth about the Church and Ramza would never have been revealed. It does cost him his life but - as with Simon - the effect is implied to change the world for the better once the truth is finally revealed.}}
* [[Star Power]]: Implied, as he's an "astrologist".
* [[Token Good Teammate]]: For the Order of the Southern Sky.
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* [[Jade Coloured Glasses]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armour]]
* [[Only in It For Thethe Money]]
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: And damn proud of it at that.
* {{spoiler|[[Recurring Boss]]: Fought three times during Chapter Two}}.
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* [[Elemental Powers]]: As a Rune Knight, he has four high-level elemental powers:
** [[An Ice Person]]
** [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
** [[Poisonous Person]]
** [[Shock and Awe]]
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* [[Shoot the Hostage]]: Tells Algus to shoot through Teta and get rid of Golagros/Gragoroth. He doesn't catch nearly as much fandom hate as Algus for it, though.
** He also doesn't have a record of [[Kick Them While They Are Down]] or trying to justify his actions with 'I'm a noble so I can do what I wish', either. While he never explicitly shows remorse for the actions, he treats them more as [[I Did What I Had to Do]] than anything else.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: The original translation was "Zalbag", while the PSP rerelease opted for "Zalbaag" with an extra 'a'. YMMV, but considering the minority of the change compared to some, it doesn't catch too much flak.
 
=== Duke Bestrald Larg ===
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* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* {{spoiler|[[Et Tu, Brute?]]/[[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]/[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]] : He's eliminated by his own close friend Dycedarg, once-and-for-all cementing Dyce as [[Complete Monster|a totally irredemable asshole even without the Zodiac Stones]]}}.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: He was shocked and horrified when {{spoiler|Dycedarg revealed his treachery}}, and called him out on {{spoiler|murdering his own father for power's sake}}.
* [[Evil Uncle]]: To Orinus, and to Ovelia (though for the latter, it's only by adoption).
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* [[Evil Uncle]]: To Ovelia and Orinus, though he's ''technically'' their second-cousin-once-removed (and for the former, only through adoption anyway).
* [[General Ripper]]: At least a borderline case, given that he wanted to destroy the Northern Sky at Fort Besselat even if he needed to order his men to {{spoiler|march through the water Ramza had released through the Bethla Sluice and risk heavy casualties}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]/[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Killed by Delita when the Lions War finally came to a fairly definitive end. Delita had always needed him eventually out of the way so that when he married Ovelia, he would become King and obtain ultimate power over Ivalice.}}
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: He knows full well that {{spoiler|Ovelia isn't really royalty, but a commoner used to replace the real Ovelia}}. It doesn't really matter to him, so long as he can {{spoiler|use her to rule over Ivalice}}.
* [[Not So Different]]: Him and Larg, though it's not pointed out in-game, are an obvious example.
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* [[Badass]]: He holds the rank of "Ark Knight", a character class which, in-game, is shared only by [[The Captain|Zalbaag]] [[Badass Family|Beoulve]].
* [[Bishonen]]
* {{spoiler|[[Deal Withwith the Devil]] -> [[Demonic Possession]]}}: {{spoiler|Mortally wounded during the Battle of Lesalia, he was clinging to the Gemini auracite and made a deal with [[Bat Out of Hell|Zalera]] to survive, thus becoming a Lucavi host.}}
* [[Expy]]: Invokes [[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|a certain other]] silver-haired [[Bishonen]] who started with good publicy and praise as a hero of his country. Up to and ''including'' {{spoiler|his near-death experience, gaining supernatural powers and becoming psychotically evil. As well as a certain katana and a certain suit of armor}}.
* [[Flat Character]]: Not much is known about his personality prior to {{spoiler|merging with the Lucavi demon Zalera}}.
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]}}
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The ruler of Riovanes, Barrington is the adoptive father of Rapha and Marach, assassins under his command who he raised after their hometown was destroyed (by him, of course). His forces briefly opposed Ramza during Chapter 3 before Rapha defected, and after {{spoiler|his killing of Marach, he was offed from behind by Zalera (found to be possessing Marquis Elmdore at the time)}}.
 
* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Foster Father]]: To Rapha and Marach, but ''especially'' [[Rape Asas Backstory|Rapha]].
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: For a minor villain, he even puts both Larg and Goltana to shame with his [[Moral Event Horizon|sheer]] [[Complete Monster|depravity]].
* {{spoiler|[[Bait and Switch Boss]]}}
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: For Marach, who was shocked to realise just how evil this guy is.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]]: A ''very'' satisfying one, too - getting thrown off his own castle roof by the Lucavi-possessed Elmdore.}}
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Which only {{spoiler|exposed his crimes to Marach}}.
* [[Evil Mentor]]
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Defector From Decadence]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]}}
* [[Good Shepherd]]: The only unambiguously-good member of the Church shown.
* {{spoiler|[[Innocent Bystander]]}}: There was no reason for {{spoiler|Isilud to kill him besides maybe being in the way}}.
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* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Parental Substitute]]: To Ovelia, given he practically raised her during her time at the convent. He also treats Ramza and Alma like his own, as well.
* [[Spanner in Thethe Works]]: If he hadn't retired to Orbonne due to his greater interest in reading old texts (as opposed to passing the Church's judgement), he would never have {{spoiler|translated the Germonique Scriptures, which revealed the truth about Ajora to Ramza and which was eventually revealed to the world by Arazlam Durai, exposing the Glabados Church's long-lived lies}}.
 
=== High Confessor Marcel Funerbis ===
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* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Or he would be, if he wasn't trying to kill you. Unlike many members of the Church, he doesn't actually come across as evil and is really only doing his job. Ramza even expresses regret and reluctance at having to fight him.
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]}}
* [[Hero Antagonist]]: While not the nicest guy, he doesn't do anything particularly evil in the story. He's only going after Ramza because he is doing his job and genuinely believes that he should be brought to justice.
* [[Inspector Javert]]: Zalmour is completely out of the loop with regards to the Lucavi, but he knows Ramza {{spoiler|killed the Cardinal}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[The Dark Side Will Make You Forget]]}}
* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Miluda's death was his [[Start of Darkness]], though it wasn't until about a year later that he actually fell to the Dark Side.
* {{spoiler|[[Deal Withwith the Devil]] -> [[Demonic Possession]]}}
* [[Duel Boss]]
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: He was never on your side, but he was definitely a "Face" until he joined the Church.
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* [[Final Boss]]
* {{spoiler|[[Gender Bender]]: Due to Ajora, her host, being a male}}. [[Fan Wank|We... think so, anyway.]]
* [[Hot Asas Hell]]: Ultima isn't wearing pants.
* [[Lady in Red]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
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** [[Blow You Away]]
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
** [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
* [[Fan Nickname]]: The "Cowardly Lion", among others (no, we don't mean [[The Wizard of Oz|that one]]), in reference to his underhanded tactics during the game.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|He's basically manipulating almost ''everyone'', including Funerbis, for the Lucavi's ends}}.
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* [[Elemental Powers]]:
** [[Gravity Master]]
** [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
* [[The Evil Genius]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
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** [[Gravity Master]]
** [[Holy Hand Grenade]]/[[Light the Way]]
** [[Playing Withwith Fire]]
** [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
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Associated with the Serpentarius auracite, this Lucavi doesn't care for the acts of his brethren and prefers to mind his own business. He can be fought optionally to optain his Zodiac Stone.
 
Curiously, despite Zodiark being the name of the associated Esper in ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'', here it - for unknown reasons - actually manifests as the Lucavi's ''summon'', while the demon inhabits the body of {{spoiler|Elidibus, a Fifty Years War hero}} and maintains the host's name instead. This might be due to the unique nature of his body even compared to other Lucaviand Lucavi possession, and/or perhaps as a result of the seemingly-symbiotic relationship between host and demon.
 
* [[Bonus Boss]]
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* [[Badass]]: Along with TG Cid, he was one of two veritably recognised legends of the War - so much that even when he was ''dying'', he commanded a strong enough presence that the enemy Ordallian forces were scared of him and the peace treaties signed did not treat Ivalice too harshly.
* [[Face Death Withwith Dignity]]: Loads of so-called "heroes" could learn a lot about how to conduct themselves in the face of death.
* [[Minor Major Character]]: He only appears during one flashback after his death, but he played a very crucial role in the establishment of the plot events as they are.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|Nobles Who Actually Do Something]]
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Ajora also happens to be {{spoiler|the host for the leader of the demonic Lucavi}}, biding his time for {{spoiler|a resurrection and return to Ivalice. This will require many, many sacrifices so the Lucavi manipulate the world leaders into constant strife and war. Ajora also needs the correct body to possess, and Alma Beoluve happens to be the lucky victim.}}
 
* [[Ascend to Aa Higher Plane of Existence]]: Given his [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|status]], this is a belief of many of his followers. {{spoiler|Assuming he ''did'' ascend, it [[Demonic Possession|sure wasn't in the way most thought...]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Ambiguous Gender]]}}: The fanbase is still unsure about Ajora's {{spoiler|preferred gender}}. The Germonic Scriptures state Ajora {{spoiler|was male}}, yet {{spoiler|when he returns he takes the form of the obviously female Ultima}}. A number of theories are bandied about. {{spoiler|Ajora and Ultima may be two distinct entities, with Ajora being male and Ultima being female. It could be that Ajora was [[Sweet Polly Oliver|forced to masquerade as male]] to acquire the following s/he did. Or it may simply be the male-dominated [[Corrupt Church]] recording Ajora as male to better suit their ends}}. The fact that Ajora is {{spoiler|referred to as male}} in ''Tactics'' and {{spoiler|female}} in ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' has not helped matters.
** For even more [[Mind Screw]], the Ajora referred to in ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' isn't even the same one, because ''this'' Ajora was born almost a century after ''that'' game's events. Meaning that {{spoiler|Ajora has possibly been reincarning who knows ''how'' many times}}. [[Your Head Asplode|Your brain has our permission to explode]], now.
* {{spoiler|[[Bigger Bad]]}}
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]
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** [[Thanatos Gambit]]
* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Crossdresser]]}}: {{spoiler|One of multiple interpretations regarding his true gender}}.
* [[Villain Withwith Good Publicity]]
 
=== Germonique ===
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* [[Finding Judas]]
* [[Generation Xerox]]: There is some strong hinting that {{spoiler|Ramza and Alma are in fact descendants of Germonique, presumably on their mother's side}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Hero Withwith Bad Publicity]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Historical Villain Upgrade]]}}
* [[Posthumous Character]]
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