Grandia/Characters

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This is list of characters in Grandia a long-running Eastern RPG series. Spoilers ahoy.

Grandia

Recruitable Characters

Justin

"What a cinch."

The main character of Grandia and a third-generation adventurer. Before his death, Justin' father left his son a treasured stone. Justin becomes convinced that the stone is a shard from the legendary Spirit Stone, which the Garyle Forces is seeking. While meddling in a high-security excavation, Justin stumbles onto a hologram of a woman beckoning him to Alent, a mythical city of the long-dead Angelou civilization. He uses swords, maces and axes in battle.

Sue and Puffy

"Pretty easy, right, Puffy?"

Sue is Justin's best friend from Old Parm. Orphaned as a baby, she lives with her aunt and uncle. She is always accompanied by Puffy, a gift from Justin's father who brought it from one of his adventures. Sue views herself as Justin's guardian, and resents being treated as a kid. Her weapons on choice are long-distance weapons (such as bows and boomerangs) and maces.

Feena

"Ha, ha ha, pretty easy!"

An adventurer whom Justin and Sue meet during their trip to New Parm. Unlike Justin, she is very accomplished and something of a local celebrity. She is later revealed to be Lt. Leen's sister and an Icarian. Feena wields knives and whips.

Gadwin

"You're no match for me."

The "Knight of Dight", Gadwin is a master swordsman who runs into our Heroes on the other side of "The End of the World". Gallant and courageous to a fault, he takes it upon himself to educate Justin in the ways of a knight.

Rapp

"Come back with reinforcements!"

A humanoid whom Justin and Feena meet once crossing the ocean. He is at first suspicious of them, but they quickly gain his trust. Rapp is extremely arrogant, but this attitude masks his troubled life as a orphan.

"Take that, I'll kill ya!"

Milda

"No problem. Whoo!"

A Lainian whom the heroes meet while attempting to destroy the Tower of Doom. They start out on bad terms, but that changes quickly.

Guido

"Piece-a-cake!"

Guido is one of the Mogay, a bunny-like merchant race from Zil Padon. He is met few times throughout the game and later he joins the party temporarily.

Liete

"That was an easy victory."

The very person who sent Justin to his quest in the first place. Originally just a spectator with a streak for fatality, our heroes convince her to join them and change her own fate.

Garlyle Forces

General Baal

Leader of the Garlyle Forces. He seeks out the Spirit Stone to revive Gaia and gain more power.

"LOOK! This is the FORM of your NEW GOD!"

Colonel Mullen

Son of Baal as a result of Interspecies Romance. He helps his father to seek out the Spirit Stones but performs a Heel Face Turn with rest of the Garlyle Forces against him.

Lieutenant Leen

Col. Mullen's aide-de-camp. Later revealed to be Feena's sister and an Icarian, too.

Nana, Saki and Mio

Nana: "I'll show no mercy!"
Saki: "Watch this!"
Mio: "Well now, die from this nerve gas!"

Recurring Bosses at Garlyle Forces service. They all have a crush on Col. Mullen.

Other

Gaia

Grandia II

Recruitable Characters

Ryudo

"These guys were no real challenge!"
Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese) and Cam Clarke (English)

The main character and a Geohound, a vagrant willing to do any job for gold, along with his partner Skye. Originally hired to escort Elena to Garmia Tower (a job outside of his normal duties), Ryudo stays on as her bodyguard during her pilgrimage to see the Pope.

  • Adventure Duo: With Skye.
  • All a Part of the Job: Uses this to explain some of his actions a lot in the beginning. It frustrates Elena quite a bit.
  • All of the Other Reindeer:
    • A pariah in his native Garlan, where he was scapegoated for massacred apparently caused by a Horns of Valmar-possessed Melfice and basically ran out of town.
    • The whole world (particularly followers of Granas) is openly prejudiced against Geohounds. It's never really explained why, save for the implication that Geohounds have the reputation of accepting all kinds of dirty work.
  • Being Personal Isn't Professional
  • Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Elena, right off the bat.
  • Berserk Button:
    • Unapologetically acts like a total Jerkass to everyone, especially Elena. However, when the life of a little girl possessed by the Eyes of Valmar is threatened, he gets pissed. Especially when said girl's own mother begs him to "put her out of her misery".
    • To a lesser extent, there's religion and women. At the very least, they annoy the living crap out of him, and he tends to be extremely impatient regarding either one. He gets over this during the course of the game though.
  • Book Dumb:

St. Heim holy Text:"Does not the light of the sun shine even now? Does not the land await the return of its True God, May the light come quickly."
 Ryudo: Does not Ryudo tire of this? Does not he want to put his fist through this book? May his suffering end quickly.

  • Broken Pedestal: Witnessed a double-whammy when Melfice stole a sacred sword from Grail Mountain and used it to murder his girlfriend Reena, thinking lust for power corrupted his soul, unaware of the Horns of Valmar possessing him.
  • Captain Crash: Hardly his own fault though.
  • Chest Insignia: A butterfly. The significance of it isn't explained, it's just there.
  • Child-Hater: A vocal one, though he warms up to Roan. A turning point for him occurs when Selene arrives to burn Aira at the stake; Ryudo sides with the girl against the entire town, including some of his teammates.
  • Clueless Chick Magnet
  • Dark and Troubled Past
  • Dead Little Sister: Reena, Melfice's dead girlfriend and a surrogate older sister figure for him. He was the one to find her body on Grail Mountain, crucified with a sword.
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Determinator: In the hellacious aftermath of Mareg's death.
  • Don't Call Me "Sir"!: Does not respond well to being called "son" or "sir", and insists on being referred to by first name only. Only Roan gets away with calling him "Mister Ryudo", but then the kid attaches a suffix to everybody.
  • Everyone Can See It: Skye immediately picks up on his unspoken feelings for Elena, and Roan soon ribs him about this, particularly when she briefly leaves the party in St. Heim. When she rejoins, Ryudo pretends he doesn't care one way or the other, but his Freudian Slips say otherwise.
  • Evil Hand: The Horns of Valmar.
  • Face Palm: One of his (frequent) expression portraits
  • Good Is Not Nice
  • The Hero: And a rather anti-heroic one.
  • Heroes Prefer Swords
  • I Gave My Word: Always sees his job through, no matter what. This later becomes Ryudo's pretext for behaving like a do-gooder all of a sudden.
  • I Have No Son: Ryudo explicitly says that as far as he's concerned, Melfice is no brother of his.
  • I Work Alone: "I work best alone." So much for that.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Initially starts off as a devil-may-care, foul-mouthed jerk who seems to be Only in It For the Money. It is later revealed, however, that his attitude is but a coping mechanism to deal with low public opinion of his job, as well as his Dark and Troubled Past. By the end of the game, he's mellowed out a bit, and is becoming more friendlier as time passed.
  • Knight in Sour Armor: Seemingly everybody on the planet annoys him for some reason or another.
  • Leaving You to Find Myself
  • Nay Theist
  • Nice Hat
  • No Guy Wants to Be Chased: With regards to Millenia.
  • Not in This For Your Revolution: Until Elena's influence rubs off on him. Though he starts out by divorcing himself from the world, Ryudo gradually develops into a noble character who is sick of seeing people suffer.
  • Odd Couple: With Elena.
  • Oh My Gods: Ryudo actually exclaims "Oh for the love of Granas" at one point, though it's done ironically. He later yells "By the blood!" during his argument with Selene, this time with sincerity.
  • Parental Substitute: Ryudo and Melfice were orphaned as children and raised by the village elder. Subverted when Melfice razed the town, causing the chief and his wife to disown Ryudo.
  • Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner: Ryudo gets one when Cyrum is overrun by demons. Having endured a trip to the moon, the deaths of two of his buddies, and a rough landing, he's not in a great mood at the moment.

Ryudo: (to Roan) You might want to start a bonfire, though. Going to be a lot of bodies when I'm done.

Skye

Voiced by: Yukitoshi Hori (Japanese) and Paul Eiding (English)

A talking falcon who took it upon himself to accompany Ryudo three years ago. At 58 years old, Skye is ironically something of a paternal figure to the hotheaded Geohound. He knows more about Ryudo than anyone else in the group.

Elena

"I pray that we shall be safe ahead."
Voiced by: Hiroko Konishi (Japanese) and Jennifer Hale (English)

A songstress of Granas, Elena is the sole survivor of a ceremony to reinforce the seal on the evil god Valmar in Garmia Tower. When the ceremony fails, Elena is infected by a Fragment of Valmar. Her only hope lies in journeying to St. Heim and meeting with Pope Zera. Her temperament and manners are the polar opposite of Ryudo's, and the duo form a uneasy alliance.

Tio: Songstress? What is a songstress?
Ryudo: Someone who meddles in the affairs of others without considering the consequences.

Millenia

"This is boring."

Voiced by: Mai Hoshikawa (Japanese) and Jodi Benson (English)

A physical manifestation of the Wings of Valmar, which were mistakenly sealed inside Elena. Millenia also functions as the alternate personality of Elena: wild, fun-loving and violent. She takes an instant liking to Ryudo and decides to help him, though her ultimate goal is to reassemble Valmar. In the beginning, Millenia secretly takes control over Elena's body whenever she is asleep or unconscious. Over time, Elena becomes aware of her alter-ego and a psychological tug-of-war ensues.

"He appears to be a bit tongue-tied. Or is that too tongue-in-cheek?"

  • Capulet Counterpart
  • Catch Phrase: "I'll make you mine."
  • Cleavage Window: Her jacket overlaps with her bustier to make one.
  • Combat Stilettos: Literally and figuratively. She has a Limit Break attack called "Heel Crush", wherein she walks up to an enemy, uses a platform of Hard Light to lift herself over their head, then stomps upon him/her/it thrice.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: It is retroactively revealed that Millenia has been absorbing the souls of Valmar's hosts in addition to the pieces of Valmar. This explains the gradual softening of her personality as the story progresses.
  • Dark Magical Girl: A perky example.
  • Disney Death: Subverted late in the game.
  • Double Standard Rape (Female on Male): Millenia magically binds Ryudo to the bed and seems about to all sorts of colorful things before they're interrupted by a knock at the door. This is well before she starts to soften up, and when later presented with a somewhat similar opportunity, she can't do it.
  • Enemy Within
  • Eviler Than Thou: The mere glimpse of Millenia is enough to make Valmar's Tongue run its ass off.
  • Evil Redhead
  • Femme Fatale
  • Fiery Redhead: Make that Hell-fiery.
  • Forceful Kiss: Millenia plants one on Ryudo before abruptly reverting back to Elena—effectively killing the mood between him and her alter-ego.
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: Used as a gameplay mechanic. Hit her enough and she goes berserk.
  • Heroes Want Redheads: Inverted: Millenia certainly cuts to the chase quick, doesn't she?

Ryudo: Huh. She has a fair hand with magic.
Millenia: And other "fair parts" besides.

Millenia: Kids today. So much energy. All of it used for evil.

Roan

"Ah, that was a breeze."
Voiced by: Tomoko Ishimura (Japanese) and B. J. Ward (English)

A bright and well-mannered young boy who is journeying with a circus troupe. He chooses to join Ryudo's party after the latter helps him retrieve a treasured medal.

Mareg

Voiced by: Daisuke Gouri (Japanese) and Peter Lurie (English)

The biggest, fiercest and most respected warrior of his clan. After his home was attacked by Melfice, Mareg set out from his island village to hunt him down. Though merciless toward his opponents, Mareg is soft-hearted and genial toward strangers.

"Hey Granas, are you listening? If you really are a god, this is my first and final prayer. Take them [Ryudo, Roan, Elena and Tio] away. AWAY TO SAFETY!!!"

"The path we followed wrapped upon itself as a many-coiled serpent, its course at once circuitous and labyrinthine." (Translation: He got lost on purpose to let Ryudo and Elena have some time alone.)

Tio

Voiced by: Junko Iwao (Japanese) and Kim Mai Guest (English)

An automaton from the time of the war between Granas and Valmar. Tio is programmed to serve the Army of Darkness, but with her master long dead, she finds that she cannot act without orders. Mareg, who is mistakenly designated as her new "Master", encourages Tio to serve her own ends and discover her feelings.

Other

Melfice

Voiced by: Isshin Chiba (Japanese) and John Cygan (English)

The initial antagonist of the game. Once a promising swordsman, Melfice unexpectedly went mad and became a bloodthirsty killer. His only family is Ryudo, who believes him to be dead.

Selene

Voiced by: Misa Watanabe (Japanese) and Kim Mai Guest (English)

A High Priestess of Granas and the church's lead inquisitor. She is uncompromising in her efforts to stamp out heretics, and is notorious for burning down entire villages suspected of harboring evil. Selene is constantly accompanied by her Cathedral Knights, a ruthless brigade of soldiers who work for the church.

Pope Zera Innocentius

Voiced by: Osamu Saka (Japanese) and Richard Doyle (English)

"Was it Valmar's Moon that led me to this cold, dead place? Or was it always... only... me?"

  • We Can Rule Together: Of all the people opposing Valmar's revival, Zera wasn't expecting any complaints from Millenia, of all people. He reminds Millenia that this is "unbecoming" behavior for a demon, especially since they're about to rule the world together. Her rejoinder is one for the ages.

Millenia: I don't wanna!


Pieces of Valmar and their hosts

Carro

Grandia III

Recruitable Characters

Yuki

"Feel the bite of my blade! WHIRLWIND!"

Miranda

Alfina

Alonso

Ulf

"Get ready to fry, maggots! INFERNO SPIKE!"

Dahna

Hect

Guardians

Gryph

Drak

Yoat

  • The Medic: Yoat's Orb is described as the "ultimate healing power"

Seiba

Unama

Other

Emelious

Raven

Xorn

Sky Captain Schmidt

Rotts

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