Lunar: The Silver Star/Characters

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Characters from the first games of Game Arts' flagship RPG series, Lunar, including Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Lunar Legend and Lunar: Silver Star Harmony.

Alex Noah

The main protagonist of Lunar: The Silver Star. An ambitious young boy from the village of Burg on Caldor Island, who dreams of becoming a hero just like his idol Dragonmaster Dyne.

Luna Noah

Alex's childhood friend, who has lived in Burg with him for as long as she can remember. She is well known for her extraordinary singing voice.

  • Ascended Extra: In the Sega CD game, Luna leaves the party before the trip to Meribia, returns home, and doesn't have a role until she gets kidnapped and turned into evil Althena. In Silver Star Story and the other remakes, she stays in the party for longer but the outcome is much the same.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Happens to her in the middle of the game by the Magic Emperor.
  • Brown Note: Two of her songs in the Sega CD version, Supersonic and Destruction, are attack spells. Outside of gameplay, the remakes have her sing songs that brainwash the Four Dragons when she becomes Althena.
  • Evil Costume Switch/Go-Go Enslavement/Evil Is Sexy/Stripperiffic: Her costume switch after being kidnapped and brainwashed by the Magic Emperor falls under all of these. Eternal Blue references it in haiku: "Heavenly bodies/Eyes gaze upwards in rev'rence/Goddess in a thong".
  • Hair Decorations: Her scarf.
  • I Am Who?
  • Leitmotif: Luna's LaLa Song. Normally sung by herself, though it's also played by Alex on the ocarina both in-game and in the BGM. It's the song you're going to hear peppered throughout the game the most, besides the theme for the game itself.
    • It's such an iconic song that it even returns in several songs in the sequel, even though Luna is only present in the game in the form of a message she left behind.
  • Magic Music: Her songs have magical effects.
  • Mysterious Waif
  • Nice Hat: She gets some awesome headgear when she awakens as the Goddess.
  • Pretty in Mink: The white fur trim on the hem of her skirt isn't quite this, given she grew up in a village where it's the norm instead of a luxury. What does fit this is the fancy silver fur cape she drapes over her shoulders on the back of the original Sega CD game case.
  • Shy Blue-Haired Girl: Averted. Luna can be coy with her feelings, but she's generally more grumpy and willful than shy.
  • Stripperiffic: When in Goddess form. A stark contrast to her human form, which is never seen in anything but modest clothing, even in bromides.
  • Team Mom: In the remakes, constantly reminding the team to mind their manners and be on their best behavior.
  • Victorious Childhood Friend
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair: She is one of the only characters in the first game who doesn't have a "normal" hair color.

Nall

A feathered marshmallow baby white dragon that hangs around Alex.

Ramus

Another of Alex's childhood friends, though he's not quite as big on adventure as he is with dreams of making money. This doesn't sit well with his father, who is the village elder and hates the fact that Ramus always has his head in the clouds and never goes out and actually does anything.

  • Adam Smith Hates Your Guts: Played straight until the very end right before the final battle, when Ramus finally lets you take what you want from his store for free.
  • Big Fun: A portly lad who knows a thing or two about how to enjoy himself.
  • Call to Adventure: He's the caller for Alex.
  • Identical Grandson: His descendant, who appears one thousand years later in Eternal Blue. He's completely identical to Ramus the First, down to the name and clothes.
  • Miser Advisor
  • Muggles: Ramus is the only playable character in the game who can't use magic, and he gives this as the reason why he stays behind in Meribia when Alex and friends travel to the magic city of Vane.
  • Wealthy Ever After: Becomes one of the richest merchants in Meribia after gaining his store.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair: He canonically has brown hair, but for some reason (likely color limitations on the Sega CD and nostalgia on the PSX), he has blue hair in his overworld sprites.

Nash Rumack

A student at the Vane magic academy. He believes himself to be one of the best, but his cocky attitude turns off his peers quite often. He is attracted to Mia, daughter of the guildmaster.

  • Anime Hair: That silly oversized cowlick he sports.
  • Bratty Half-Pint: Subverted by the fact that, according to Japanese materials, he's 17 and by extension the second-oldest in the party (Kyle has him beat at 18; Alex, Luna and Nall are 15, and Mia and Jessica are 16)!
  • Face Heel Turn: He does one just before the group leaves for the Frontier. The rest of the group is less than pleased.
  • Heel Face Turn: Does this after getting slapped by Mia and pounded into the ground by everyone else.
  • Image Song: Magical Weapon Nash.
  • The Lancer
  • Leitmotif: Modern Boy.
  • Love Makes You Evil: He says that he did aforementioned Face Heel Turn in order to protect Mia.
  • Reverse Mole: Late in the game, Xenobia turns Nash against the party. He claims to have done so out of his love for Mia.
  • Shock and Awe: Nash's talent lies in his command of thunder-based magic.
  • Small Name, Big Ego: He thinks highly of himself, and to a degree looks down on people that can't use magic. The fact he's not as good as he thinks he is even reflected in gameplay where, in both versions, he's widely regarded as the least useful of your major party members due his useless status effect spells and being the least reliable source of damage since he only uses thunder magic, so he's pretty useless against anything resistant to it.
  • Squishy Wizard: He is not useful in melee combat, and is best situated near the back of party formations.
  • Standard Status Effects: Some of his spells inflict paralysis.
  • Useless Useful Spell: Has a bunch of status effect spells. Too bad they're useless as you can kill the enemies faster with attacks.
  • Welcome Back, Traitor: After Nash defects to the Vile Tribe, the pay is willing let him back in, no questions asked, when he sees the error of his ways.

Mia Ausa

The shy daughter of Lemia Ausa. Nash has his eyes on her, but she doesn't tend to think of him as a love interest.

Jessica de Alkirk

A priestess-in-training at the Shrine of Althena, but a bit more hot-headed than most. She and Kyle are in a Slap Slap Kiss relationship of sorts.

Kyle

The leader of a gang of bandits that "protect" the Katarina-Marius border. Like his girlfriend Jessica, he's a bit of a hot-head.

The Goddess Althena

The primary deity of Lunar. After the Blue Star was laid to waste by a battle between Althena and Zophar, the goddess gathered what was left of humanity and moved them to the Silver Star, a dead world until it was brought to life by Althena's power. Since then, she has been watching over this new world, which was named Lunar, with the help of her four dragons and her champion, the Dragonmaster.

Quark

The White Dragon of Althena, and the last surviving (and sane) member of the Dragon Tribe (until Ghaleon kills him).

The Four Heroes

A four-person team of warriors who stood against the minions of the Vile Tribe to protect the goddess Althena long ago.

Dyne

One of the original Dragonmasters. Little else is known about him, and Alex wants to be just like him. Believed to have been killed.

  • Not Quite Dead: Alex later finds out that Dyne is still alive, laying low under the assumed name "Laike".

Master Mel de Alkirk (Hell Mel)

The mayor of the great city of Meribia, and probably one of the physically strongest people in the land. Father of Jessica de Alkirk.

Lemia Ausa

The chief maiden of the Vane magic guild and mother of Mia Ausa.

Ghaleon

A powerful magician who once fought alongside Dyne, but now works in the Vane magic guild with Lemia.

  • All-Encompassing Mantle: Both on his final boss armor for Silver Star Story, and the armor he wears when he returns in Eternal Blue.
  • Crutch Character: All versions, when you get him briefly. He's maxed out, so he has a ton of HP and deal more damage with cane than Alex with his current weapons can at the point in the game you have him, and his magic will pretty much end a fight instantly.
  • Guest Star Party Member
  • Nice Hat: In his premier regalia. Though, uh, Your Mileage May Vary on whether it's nice or just plain silly.
  • Obviously Evil: Toned up in the remakes with a Scare Chord following his introduction.
  • One-Winged Angel: In the original, after you defeat the first time and leave him for dead in a pool of his own blood (seriously), he comes back five minutes later and turns into a demon.
  • Pet the Dog: He has a garden of pixies, who think he is a genuinely good human. Doesn't it just warm the heart?
  • Rokuro Naya: In The Silver Star and both versions of Lunar 2.
  • Shoulders of Doom: His final boss outfit.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: In the remake. He believes humanity can't survive without a deity watching over them, and he sees Althena's choosing to give up her powers and become mortal as abandoning the people of Lunar to inevitable ruin. His plan is to either become a god himself, or failing that at least force Althena to resume her role.
  • White-Haired Pretty Boy: Probably the earliest example when it comes to the West's exposure to this trope.

Laike

A traveler whom Alex and company frequently meet on their journey. He is an extremely skilled swordsman, and saves Alex's bunch once or twice from a couple of sticky situations.

  • Badass Beard: The beard emphasizes both his skill and his worldliness. It also provides a good disguise.
  • Crutch Character: A rare case of a late game example. He's maxed out, is really powerful and tough despite his equipment being garbage for that point in the game, and can make four moves/attacks in one turn. In the remakes he's just maxed out with no special tricks.
  • Eccentric Mentor: He seems mercurial and almost incapable of taking anything seriously, but he does have good advice to offer.
  • Guest Star Party Member
  • Nice Hat
  • Recurring Traveler: As Laike
  • Retired Badass: Surprise! He's Dyne. That speaks for itself.

Tempest

The chief of the Prarie Tribe. At first, he doesn't get along very well with Alex for having mercy on a liar. After Alex proves his skill as a warrior, however, he becomes an ally who is willing to offer his assistance whenever the party needs it.

Fresca

Tempest's lover, rarely seen apart from him. The two are already planning on starting a family: Tempest wants a dozen kids, but Fresca would prefer a modest eight or nine...

Myght

A genius inventor who lives as a recluse atop a tower. Laike is one of his closest, or perhaps only, friends.

Xenobia

A powerful sorceress who leads the Vile Tribe and assists the Magic Emperor. She and her followers were banished to the Frontier for standing against Althena.

Royce

A remake-only character. A fortune-teller who works out of the Bazaar of the Bizarre in Meribia. She and her "sister" Phacia are actually refugees of the Vile Tribe, working directly under Xenobia.

Phacia

Another remake character. She is a priestess at the Shrine of Althena on the Katarina region of the mainland. She, along with her "sister" Royce hold their jobs to disguise their true nature as members of the Vile Tribe.

Taben

An inventor working for the Magic Emperor. He is working the Vile Tribe to death to finish his masterwork, the Grindery.

Magic Emperor (Ghaleon)

A man clad entirely in black armor who plans to rule Lunar.

  • Big Bad: The main antagonist of Lunar.
  • Card-Carrying Villain: As the Magic Emperor (at least, in the Sega CD version).
  • Evil Laugh: When acting as the "Magic Emperor".
  • Genre Savvy
  • A God Am I: He did try to become an omnipotent being by hijacking the power of Althena.
  • Large Ham
  • Leitmotif: Magic Emperor Ghaleon. Careful, you'll see the spoileriffic name if you click the link.
  • Tin Tyrant: Despite the fact that he specializes in magic.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: In the remake. He believes humanity can't survive without a deity watching over them, and he sees Althena's choosing to give up her powers and become mortal as abandoning the people of Lunar to inevitable ruin. His plan is to either become a god himself, or failing that at least force Althena to resume her role.
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