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== Main characters ==

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Lord}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Badass Princess]]: She's only been learning swordplay for three years and has never been on a battlefield before, but given her regular disposition and nature, she bears with it surprisingly well.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Lord}}

* [[The Ace]]: Deconstructed. Ephraim starts off so damn amazing he's a borderline [[God Mode Sue]]. However, when he gets back to Renais, Seth tells him that the citizens are ''not'' cheering for his return. They're only happy because {{spoiler|Orson's reign of terror is over}}. Ephraim takes this as the sign that his [[Leeroy Jenkins]] tendencies haven't been great for his people and begins to mature from then on.

* [[Action Hero]]: He's every bit as capable, perhaps more so, than any of his knights.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' General}}

* [[Badass Beard]]: A pretty sweet blue goatee.

* [[Hot Dad]]

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Paladin}}

* [[Blade on a Stick]]/[[Heroes Prefer Swords]]

* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: On Eirika, if they support to A level.

=== Franz ===

[[File:240px-Franz 6514.png|frame|"I may be young, but I'm every bit a Knight of Renais."]]

 

A fresh knight in the Renais military, Franz joins Seth in escorting Eirika across the border. Franz is sent ahead initially and returns [[The Cavalry|later with Gilliam]]. His older brother Forde is also a Cavalier, but he's under the direct service of Ephraim alongside Kyle and Orson.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Cavalier}}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: If he promotes into a Great Knight.

* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Amelia.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Fighter}}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: At first, though if he promotes into a Warrior, he'll also become [[The Archer]], or he can prove that [[Heroes Prefer Swords]].

* [[Badass]]: Especially for one of the poorly balanced Fighter class. Granted, he's a bit rusty at first (due to his retirement, no doubt), but trained up back into form and... oh ''yeah''.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Journeyman}}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Like his father, and he can pick up the same sub-weapons as his father too.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: [[Like Father, Like Son]]!

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Archer}}

* [[The Archer]]: She can also become a [[Hot Chick with a Sword]] ''and'' a [[Horse Archer]] if you promote her into a ranger.

* [[Expy]]: Similarly to Eirika, Neimi's stats are almost identical to those of [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Rebecca]]. Unless you make her a Ranger, becoming more similar to Rath or a promoted!Sue.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Thief}}

* [[Badass]]: Well, he IS a thief.

* [[Badass Cape]]: The cloak to go with his dagger.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Monk}}

* [[Bishonen]]: Lampshaded by Tethys.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: He has quite high speed for a monk.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Mage}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Badass Bookworm]]: She spent most of her childhood in her grandmother's library, but is an incredibly good mage who eagerly goes into battle against ancient monsters.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Cavalier}}

* [[Blade on a Stick]]/[[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Though like Franz and Forde, can also gain [[An Axe to Grind]].

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of [[Cowboy Bebop|Spike Spiegel]], minus the tragic aspects of Spike's backstory.

=== Forde ===

[[File:Forde 9864.png|frame|"A knight's greatest pride are the scars his armor bears for him."]]

 

The other of Ephraim's loyal men, and Franz's older brother. Easygoing and carefree.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Cavalier}}

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To his little brother Franz.

* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: On Eirika.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Paladin}}

* [[Badass Beard]]: A rugged scruff underneath his chin.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: As a paladin, he can use lances, but he seems to prefer swords.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Ranger}}

* [[The Archer]]: Of the [[Horse Archer]] variety, at least in the Creature Campaign.

* [[Hot Dad]]: Of Innes and Tana.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Knight}}

* [[Badass Beard]]: Has a really nice goatee.

* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: They're massive, almost as big as his beard.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Priest}}

* [[Badass Moustache]]: So awesome that it leads to people claiming him to be a [[Memetic Badass]].

* [[Badass Preacher]]: In Colm's supports, he helps him become a better person.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Pegasus Knight}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Big Eater]]: In their supports, Syrene states that one of Vanessa's most charming qualities is that she can out-eat anyone.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Pegasus Knight}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: The same as with Vanessa.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Sniper}}

* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: To Tana.

* [[The Archer]]

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Falcoknight}}

* [[Always Someone Better]]: To Vanessa. Which becomes a case of [[Story and Gameplay Segregation]] given that it is very possible for Vanessa to surpass her in stats by the time they reunite.

{{quote|'''Vanessa''': I've always wanted to be like you. You've always been my role model. But, I feel like whenever I finally catch up to you, you're already gone. You've already moved on. I'll never catch up with you, no matter how hard I try.}}

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Swordmaster}}

* [[Determined Widow]]: She took over as ruler when her husband died. As the ruler of Jehanna is also the high guildmaster of all of the mercenary guilds in the country, this was no small feat.

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: One of the most tragic cases ever.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Myrmidon}}

* [[Badass]]

* [[The Bet]]: With Natasha, so much. {{spoiler|In their A support, he even ''proposes'' to her in the form of a coin flip}}. Being a [[The Gambling Addict]], everything he does is decided on a coin flip.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Mercenary}}

* [[Badass Teacher]]: In his ending with Tethys, he leaves the mercenary life behind to become a fencing instructor.

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Ross, in his supports.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Dancer}}

* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: According to her supports with Gerik, she taught herself how to dance by memorizing and mimicking the moves of a famous dancer she once saw in action. When supporting with Marisa, Tethys also manages to deduce that [[I Am Not Left-Handed|she poses as a righty despite being a southpaw]] on mere sight.

* [[Badass Pacifist]]: Has no direct offensive capability, but she can literally give those who do the ability to literally kick ass more than once. Also, Innes tells her and Gerik to flee at one point when certain death looks likely, and like Gerik, she stands her ground.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Myrmidon}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Badass]]

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Pupil}}

* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]

* [[Child Mage]]: Notable, as he is the ''only'' playable Jehannan who has magical rather than physical powers.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Pontifex}}

* [[Church Militant]]: Less than his niece, but it's still there. Rausten ''does'' have its own troops after all.

* [[Dude in Distress]]: Chapter 19 is failed if the enemies reach his throne and kill him.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Troubadour}}

* [[Adult Child]]: She's not exactly an adult, ''per se'', but she's around Ephraim's age... and the significantly younger Ross, Amelia and Ewan are all ''way'' more mature than her.

* [[Born Lucky]]: What happens when you pair her with Joshua? Why, she can beat a ''rigged'' coin toss, of course! This is reflected in her growth rates, as she'll almost always max out the [[Luck Stat]] on her own.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Berserker}}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: He gets the exclusive Battle Axe, one of the strongest weapons in the game, but very unwieldy. Fortunately, he's big enough to get some use out of it.

* [[Badass Beard]]: A massive Santa Claus beard. Apparently, L'Arachel loved to tug on it when she was younger.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Cleric}}

* [[The Cassandra]]: Nobody believes her when she tries to explain that she's not a traitor. Even Seth and Eirika were a little distrustful when she told them, but ultimately took her in.

* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]/[[Workaholic]]: She often works herself to the point of collapsing since she can't turn a blind eye to the necessities of others. Pointed out by the concerned Joshua and Seth in their supports.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Recruit}}

* [[Action Girl]]: Of the [[Badass Adorable]] and [[Magikarp Power]] type: she starts out very weak, but with some training, she becomes an awesome fighter. Made easier due to the existence of the lifesaving Tower of Valni.

* [[Birds of a Feather]]: With Franz.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Wyvern Rider}}

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Toyed with. He comes off as a sweet and thoughtful [[Nice Guy]] in his supports; however, before getting them, we get to see him ''utterly pissed'' at the heroes {{spoiler|because he has been tricked into thinking that they killed Glen}}.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Though he can use swords if you promote him to a Wyvern Lord.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Great Knight}}

* [[Badass Grandpa]]

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: First appears at end of Chapter 3 (The Bandits Of Borgo).

 

=== Knoll ===

[[File:Knoll 3066.jpg|frame|"In this darkness, I will find peace."]]

 

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Shaman}}

* [[The Atoner]]: Feels a great deal of guilt for his part in Lyon's experiments, and is implied to blame himself for Lyon being exposed to the evil of the Dark Stone.

* [[Black Mage]]: Able to use Dark Magic and, if promoted into Druid, Anima magic as well.

== Carcino ==

=== Klimt ===

* [[Dude in Distress]]: He's being held hostage by his corrupt colleague Pablo when Eirika gets to him.

* [[Good Is Not Dumb]]: Immediately opposed to an alliance with Grado, so Pablo and his group started hounding him.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Rogue}}

* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Due to his raising he's an excellent [[Con Man]] and dancer, but horribly apathetic.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Due to the Berserk spells in this chapter, he can often run right into your brainwashed partner.

=== Saleh ===

[[File:200px-Saleh 1310.jpg|frame|"I came from Caer Pelyn. I have been entrusted with the honor of being your escort. Protecting you, Great Dragon, gives my life meaning."]]

 

A powerful sage, the grandson of the Elder of Caer Pelyn, and Ewan's teacher.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Sage}}

* [[Badass Bookworm]]/[[Healing Hands]]: Since he's a Sage, he can both attack the monsters and heal your wounds with the right equipment.

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Ewan.

 

=== Dara ===

* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't call Myrrh a Manakete, okay?

* [[Cool Old Lady]]: She's revered as very wise, and someone to go to for information. Her [[Dummied Out]] profile reveals she's over 100 years of age!

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Manakete}}

* [[Badass Beard]]: It looks vaguely villainous, but he's far from it.

* [[Eyes of Gold]]

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Manakete}}

* [[Action Girl]]: In a [[Badass Adorable]], [[Black Magician Girl]] kind of way.

* [[The Big Guy]]: Yes, she ''does'' qualify for this: see [[Five-Man Band]] on the main page.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Necromancer}}

* [[Anti-Villain]]

* [[Badass Bookworm]]: An ''extremely'' skilled dark magic user, pretty much genius level. The dude is the most powerful magician in the whole Magvel, ''period''.

* [[Beneath the Mask]]: Whether you're on Eirika's route, and he pretends to have more control than he really does, or you're on Ephraim's route, and he pretends to have less control than he really does. {{spoiler|Either way, he left Grado's Sacred Twin weapons for Ephraim to find, and Knoll implied that Lyon wanted Ephraim to find them. He also scheduled Knoll to be executed the day after Ephraim laid siege to Grado Keep, implying that he may have wanted Ephraim to find Knoll too}}.

* [[Black Magician Girl|Black Magician Boy]]

* [[Climax Boss]]: {{spoiler|The boss fight of the first battle in the Final Chapter}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Demonic Possession]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Despair Event Horizon]]: The death of his father. He tried to revive him via forbidden magics... and [[It Got Worse]]}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Declaration of Love]]: If you played Eirika's path, his [[Famous Last Words]] are this}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Green-Eyed Monster]]: In Ephraim's route, Lyon admits that he was always envious of Ephraim; strong while Lyon was weak, confident while Lyon was unsure of himself, and adored by Eirika, who Lyon was in love with. This isn't the reason that Lyon turned to evil, but it does influence Lyon's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] to want to fight Ephraim as a [[Worthy Opponent]]}}.

* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]

* [[Ill Boy]]: He's had a sickly disposition from a young age.

* {{spoiler|[[Recurring Boss]]: You must defeat him two separate times in-game}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Seers]]: Developed this power during his research, according to Knoll's supports with Natasha}}.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Demon King}}

* [[Dark Is Evil]]: And boy is it ''[[Complete Monster|ever]]''.

* {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abomination]]: His original body, to the right}}.

* {{spoiler|[[More Than Mind Control]]: On Lyon, arguably}}.

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' General}}

* {{spoiler|[[Came Back Wrong]]}}: And holy shit HOW.

* [[Climax Boss]]: The last boss of Ephraim's route before he reunites with Eirika.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Wyvern Knight}}

* [[Axe Crazy]]: Just check out his quote. That's his personality in a nutshell.

* [[Bad Boss]]: Played interestingly; he seems to work just fine with Tirado up until the latter's unexpected death, but his next "confidant" Hadon knows it's time to get the hell out of dodge when he's failed, causing him to cut and run in hopes of escaping Valter's punishment.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Mage Knight}}

* [[Affably Evil]]: She's kind and polite, taking special care of the villagers in the countries Grado invades. She's still firmly committed to Grado's wanton destruction, however.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: She absolutely refuses to betray her knight's oath.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Wyvern Lord}}

* [[Anti-Villain]]

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Towards Cormag, whom he mentors in the way of knighthood.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Hero}}

* [[Affably Evil]]: He is about as wicked as they come, but he's extremely polite and has something that resembles a code of honor.

* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Valter is a [[Blood Knight]] and Riev a Demon worshipper; Caellach just wants to be a King.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Bishop}}

* [[The Caretaker]]: Seems to act as one for Lyon later in the game.

* [[Co-Dragons]]: To Valter.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Swordmaster}}

* [[Anti-Villain]]: He betrays his country to Grado, but only because he's been driven mad from love of Ismaire.

* [[Badass Beard]]: It's one of many signifiers that he's not to be trifled with.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Mercenary}}

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Or at least [[Jerkass]]es.

* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Is a Mercenary.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Shaman}}

* [[Dark Is Evil]]: A shaman and a damn dirty bastard, to boot.

* [[Dirty Coward]]: He's an utterly gutless bully for all his big talk.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' General}}

* [[Bad Boss]]: To Zonta.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: His Silver Lance.

* {{spoiler|[[Unintentional Backup Plan]]}}: {{spoiler|When capturing Ephraim fails, he cleverly spreads a rumour that Ephraim ''was'' captured and is to be executed in order to lure Eirika in. It works until Ephraim hurries back in time, meets up with Eirika, and they team up to defeat him}}.

* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: If you don't have good axe units and/or Armorslayers, it'll be hard to kill him.

 

=== Pablo ===

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Sage}}

* [[Bastard Understudy]]: He's one of the senior members of the Council under Klimt, but couldn't be more different than the kind, sagely Klimt if he tried.

* [[Healing Hands]]: One of the few magical-type bosses who carries a staff ''and uses it''.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Great Knight}}

* [[Evil Genius]]: Of Caellach's troops.

* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]: If he survives the Hamill Canyon stage. He knows that Caellach will tell him "[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]", but still faces him [[Defiant to the End|and tells him "screw you"]] before dying at his hands}}.

 

{{quote|'''Class:''' Warrior}}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: He can technically use bows as well, but he only has two axes.

* [[The Archer]]: As a Warrior, he should be able to use bows, but he has none equipped.

* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]]: He's very dangerous at this point minus his lack of range.

 

* [[Action Girl]]: Marisa, Eirika, Tana, Amelia, Vanessa, Lute, Myrrh and Neimi. L'Arachel acts like one as well despite being a [[White Mage]] who can only fight after being promoted.

* [[The Archer]]: Neimi, Innes, Ross (Warrior), Gerik (Ranger). King Hayden of Frelia, if you unlock him in the Creature Campaign.

=== Some specific tropes that can be found here ===

 

* [[Capulet Counterpart]]: Franz convinces Amelia to lay down her arms and join his side when they first met. And yes, they can get together via supports.

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Tethys, Syrene.

** Syrene is a borderline example, as she joins you REALLY late and has only average growths. A Monster Campaign fills it more or less nicely, although being a squad captain, you'd think she'd be a bit more competent from the get-go.

* [[Half-Identical Twins]]: Averted with Eirika and Ephraim, who look clearly related but not identical.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Averted with Ephraim, as he wields a spear. Eirika, on the other hand, plays it straight, using a [[Royal Rapier|rapier]].

* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: One of Eirika's easier-to-get A supports is with the redheaded Seth. Likewise, the redhead Joshua has three possible girlfriends and one of them is [[Emotionless Girl|Marisa the Crimson Flash]].

* [[Hitman with a Heart]]: Most of the Jehannans killed for a living even before the war, but that simply couldn't be helped as Jehanna is mostly desert with very few other opportunities. They tend to be very friendly off the job with a high number of supports, and Marisa is seen as odd for being as unapproachable as she is.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Colm and Innes are this in ''spades''.

* [[Orphan's Plot Trinket]]: The Lunar and Solar Braces. Neimi's handmirror and archery gauntlets. Franz's comb.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Aside from the twins and Lyon?

** Tethys and Ewan were abandoned by their parents as children, so Tethys became a dancer to support both of them.

** Lute was raised by her grandmother since her parents are always travelling.

** Neimi's mother died of illness early, and pretty much everyone but her and Colm died when their village was attacked.

* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]: Played to a more realistic degree than usual. The outer countries have a higher percentage of people who have the same general traits (Jehannans tend to have red hair, Frelians blue, Grads are blonde). Renais has no particular stereotype of its own, which is justified as it shares a border with nearly all of the other countries.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: All of the ladies, but specially the three princesses: Eirika, Tana and L'Arachel.

* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Tethys, after she and Ewan fall victims to [[Parental Abandonment]]. And {{spoiler|Forde}} after he and {{spoiler|Franz}} fall victims to parental death.

* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Amelia and Neimi, if they support.

** Also Tana and Eirika, with Eirika and L'Arachel as well.

* [[Stay in the Kitchen]]: How Innes viewed Eirika and Tana (and L'Arachel, to a degree) at first. Curiously, he doesn't view Vanessa like this. This is most likely because Eirika, Tana and L'Arachel are all princesses whereas Vanessa is just a vassal, meaning it's her job to fight.

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Marisa, so much. Colm is somewhat of a male example, hiding behind a [[Jerkass Facade]].

** And Lute, if you get her to support with Artur. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|What can be cuter]] than a [[Black Magician Girl]] going all blushy, flustered and "[[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]" when her childhood friend confesses to her?

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: All of the above if they reach A support. Except for Lyon. ''Poor Lyon''.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Lyon. Also Cormag, towards his older brother Glen. Ross is this to his father, though for positive reasons (Garcia raised Ross on his own, so he wants to be just as strong), as is Ewan for his sister Tethys.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Eirika, L'Arachel, Amelia, Tana, Syrene and Vanessa get the long boots plus skirt variant.