Mabinogi (video game)/Characters: Difference between revisions

Tropes associated with the Milletian:

* [[Heroic Mime]]: For Chapter 1: ''Advent of the Goddess''. In lieu of actually having to speak, the characters will often parrot what The Milletian is feeling or "saying."

* [[Resurrective Immortality]]: Even when they do not have plans to be reborn into a new body, Milletians will not suffer a permanent death when they are killed like the Tuatha de Danann. They can simply revive either at the spot or elsewhere with little or no lasting injury.

* [[Tomboy]]: Used to be one. Occasionally, remnants of this come out, usually prompting a hasty apology from Nao.

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Morrighan implies Nao was guiding souls to Erinn in the hopes that one of them would manage to free her (Morrighan).}}

=== Morrighan ===

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: She ''is'' the Goddess of War and Revenge, and will prove it if you anger her. {{spoiler|She's also highly paranoid by nature and eliminates anything she perceives as a threat to the Gods. Whether or not she's decided to overlook you is still up in the air.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: She's made to see this way through G1, but it's actually Cichol posing as her. She actually ''is'' the [[Big Bad]] of Chapter 4, though.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Chapter 3 begins to show the dark side to her character. It's a prelude to her being the [[Big Bad]] of Chapter 4.}}

* [[But Now I Must Go]]: {{spoiler|After her plan succeeds in G16, she opts to leave Erinn unless something particularly dangerous for it comes up.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Manipulative Bastard]]: Uses various factions to eliminate her enemies without her having to put any effort into it of her own.}}

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Not as much as Nao, but she ''does'' have the [[Sexy Backless Outfit]], and her outfit allows for some ''serious'' [[Side Boob]]. Fanart takes this [[Up to Eleven]], and even recent official art seems to have increased her bust size to rival Nao's. Finally, her [[Eyes Always Shut]] also lends a certain Moe charm to her.

* [[Put On a Bus]]: Vanished just before the Generation 3 final boss and fails to show up again until just before the {{spoiler|G10 final boss.}}

* [[Ravens and Crows]]: Her animal motif.

* [[Sealed Good in A Can]]: {{spoiler|Almost happens to her twice, but Tarlach saves her before the second time fully set in.}}

* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]].

* [[Taken for Granite]]: Happens in the backstory. {{spoiler|She seems to have gotten over it.}}

* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: {{spoiler|G15 reveals she and Cichol were once very close.}}

* [[Winged Humanoid]].

* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: Happens two known times, and neither [[Sealed Good in A Can|ends very well for her]].

* [[Papa Wolf]]: To his Fomor followers. {{spoiler|He aids the player in Generation 11 in order to protect them from being destroyed by the Caliburn.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Strange Bedfellows]]: Neamhain's actions in Generation 11 force him to side with the player for once.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]: Shows up again without explanation after Generation 12 ends.}}

* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: {{spoiler|G15 reveals he and Morrighan were once very close.}}

* [[A Wizard Did It|A Druid Did It]]: How {{spoiler|he got his powers back}} in G3 goes totally unexplained, which is even more mind boggling since he goes right back to living up north afterward. [[A Wizard Did It|Nao Did It? Morrighan Did It?]]

** Then again, {{spoiler|it he HAD been "resting" for quite a while. It's possible he COULD use magic, but doing so would destabilize his body. Again.}}

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: "Wields" a Mandolin, except it works just about as well as one could except a Guitar to work when you're fighting evil monsters: not at all. The fact that its on his sub-weapon slot should be a hint.

* [[Its Not You Its Me]]: {{spoiler|He left Kristell}} because he doesn't find himself to be worthy of her love.

* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: Tarlach swears revenge against {{spoiler|Morrighan after Cichol tricks him into believing She had betrayed humanity and caused the death of his friends.}} After learning the truth he gets over it.

* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: He has the robe, but not the hat.

* [[Squishy Wizard|Squishy Druid]]: Unfortunately, you have to solo an RP dungeon as him. It's a test of patience.

** You will die at least ''fifteen times'' in said solo, considering that most of those monsters can kill you in two hits. (When you get to fighting {{spoiler|Kristell}}, though, it's surprisingly easy, as it only takes two hits.)

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{{spoiler|Ruairi finally resurfaces during the G2 storyline, where he has lost a lot of his happy demeanor as a result of the events at Tir Na Nog. [[The Dragon]] Morgant, and his daughter Triona, took care of Ruairi, who was comatose since the incident. During his time with Morgant, Ruairi came to trust in the Dark Lord, and when it seemed that Rian, the last living person Ruairi cared for any more (as he believed Tarlach and Mari to be dead) had also died, he pulled a [[Face Heel Turn]] and became a Dark Knight like Morgant.}}

* [[Power Trio]]: The Id of the group, to Tarlach's Super-ego and Mari's Ego. The carefree swordsman who was enamored by the beautiful Goddess.

* [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone]]: Its how he got his [[Missed the Call|mistaken]] call for adventure.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]].

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]].

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{{spoiler|She is the daughter of Mores and Sheila. Her mother sent her away as an infant and sealed her memory in order to protect her, just before she lost her own life. The village elder of Tir Chonaill, Duncan, took her in and raised her as his granddaughter.}}

* [[Fan Girl]]: Over both Tarlach and Ranald.

* {{spoiler|[[Happily Adopted]]: Although it's not made clear whether or not she knows Duncan isn't her real grandfather.}}

* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Her bow was given to her by Duncan.

* {{spoiler|[[My Death Is Only the Beginning]]: She didn't actually ''plan'' for it, but having her killed was likely Cichol's most disastrous mistake He could have ever made.}}

* [[Love Redeems]]: {{spoiler|Her feelings for Tarlach prompted her [[Heel Face Turn]].}}

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: Subverted - Kristell's not dangerous at all. {{spoiler|Instead, her red eyes serve as foreshadowing that she's an Ex-Fomor.}}

* [[Yandere]]: {{spoiler|A gentler former example, mostly caused by her confusion on what love really meant. She attempted to defeat Tarlach during his fifth journey in Rabbie Dungeon in an attempt to cause [[Defeat Means Friendship|Defeat Means Love]]}}.

* [[The Dragon]]

* {{spoiler|[[Dragon With an Agenda]]: In G3, he claims to Ruairi that he is using Cichol for some currently unclear purpose.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]]: ''How'' he fell is still a mystery.}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Generally if you try to ask about normal town infrastructure that the alternate Tir Chonaill blatantly lacks.

* [[Disabled Badass]]: At first, it seems he's crippled because of his bad leg. {{spoiler|In truth it's because he's been foced out of his proper body.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abomination]]: The soul of one, technically.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me]]: In a bit of a switch, ''nothing'' takes his place inside his proper body; the Glas Ghaibhleann is simply left a soulless, mindless monster.}}

* [[Last of His Kind]]: The last human alive in the alternate Tir Chonaill. {{spoiler|Or not.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Puny Earthlings]]: Dougal is said to come from another world, and finds his current human body too weak for his tastes. Otherwise he doesn't seem to dislike humans any more than the next person.}}

Esras is the Prime Minister and Druid of Emain Macha, and is currently the caretaker of the current lord, Rian, Ruairi's younger brother. Due to his dwindling heath however, much of the administration of the city is left in Esras' hands. The player meets her early in G2, where she provides the player the means to begin their training as a Paladin. {{spoiler|In truth, Esras is a Necromancer, and was most likely the one responsible behind the death of Rian and Ruairi's father. She resurrected Rian as a sad half-dead shell of his former self to continue her hold on the city. She began to use the Paladins to steal resources from other lands, most notably Bangor, by making them hunt down Kobold Miners, so that she could use the Gold to create Tabhartus, the guardian of Lia Fail, so that she could use Lia Fail to become a God.}}

Tropes associated with Esras:

** {{spoiler|[[Bus Crash]]: Triona died at some between G3 and G16, and Bella began to pose as her to her father through brainwashing.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: It's not really clear though whether she's the evil itself, the can, or some combination of both.}}

== Chapter Two Characters ==

* [[Mama Bear]]: Claims to love all Elves deeply.

* {{spoiler|Unperson: What she is likely forced to do every time an Elf becomes a Desert Wraith.}}

=== Atrata ===

* [[Cruel Mercy]]: Takes Ruairi away to sacrifice him as the conduit in the summoning of the Golden Dragon, under the pretense that Ruairi is the most miserable human in the world and that it would be a [[Mercy Kill]]. {{spoiler|Averted, however; the ritual to summon the Golden Dragon does ''not'' require the conduit to die.}}

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Possibly; it's unclear if the Cromm Cruaich that served Cichol and Macha in the first war was the real one or the stone fake fought in G3.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: Thanks to Crumena.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Manipulative Bastard]]: Tricks the player into helping him kill Cromm Cruaich.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: He and the Red Dragons are sealed in Zardine by the Irinid. His goal is to undo that and claim all of Iria for himself.}}

=== Belita ===

* [[Chickification]]: Played with; She begins to chikify during the end of G11, but proves she can still kick ass anyways in G12.

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: {{spoiler|The Aliech Royal Alchemists took advantage of the chaos during the Tragedy of Emain Macha to kill Jenna's druid parents.}}

* [[Distressed Damsel]]: A couple times during G9, she later improves.

* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]

* [[Knight Templar]]: Used to be a ''literal'' one.

* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]

* [[The Lancer]]: She's Fallon's Lancer, but Fallon himself vanishes quickly in G9, leaving her in charge.

* [[Little Miss Badass]]: At age 10, she holds herself just fine in Rabbie dungeon, using only magic, until she encounters a Lycanthrope; [[Justified Trope|an enemy immune to magic and archery]]. {{spoiler|Elves}} aren't known for their skill in melee combat.

* [[Mission Control]]: For the Tailltean alliance force.

* [[Badass]]

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Take Karpfen's version of this trope, switch the gender pronouns, then switch the placement of the two races, and you've got Granat's version.

* [[The Stoic]]

* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: Andras was the only one who accepted him after he killed another Incubus.

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: He ''is'' an Incubus.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Makes one to save Andras.}}

* [[Horny Devils]]

* [[Magic Versus Science]]: {{spoiler|He was the individual in charge of the Royal Alchemists who killed Jenna's parents. While he didn't directly order them to do it, he didn't stop them either.}}

** [[My Greatest Failure]]

=== Nuadha ===

({{spoiler|The Milletian}} to Nuadha) }}

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* [[A Friend in Need]]: Antonio doesn't balk for even a second at the notion of spotting Bassanio ''three million gold'' so he can propose to his beloved.

* [[Blue Blood]].

* [[Drop the Hammer]].

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: He has few qualms with following through on the contract he made with Shylock - that would result in his death.

* [[Nice Guy]].

=== Bassanio ===

* [[Altar the Speed]]: Rushes his engagement with Portia so he could use her inheritance to square Antonio's deal with Shylock when it begins to look like Antonio might not be able to on his own.

* [[Blue Blood]]: A ''fallen'' example. It doesn't stop him from having a sense of entitlement because of it.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: He was fishing merrily among a shipwreck when Antonio first met him.

* [[I Owe You My Life]]: To Antonio. Ironically, Antonio almost loses his while helping Bassanio win the woman he loves.

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: If he's your friend, he's this, otherwise he can be a full on [[Jerkass]].

=== Portia ===

* [[Action Girl]]: Doesn't hesitate to break into the Belvast prison to help spring Antonio.

* [[The Archer]]: Though she lacks the tomboy personality.

* [[Engagement Challenge]]: It's a big part of G15.

* [[Gilded Cage]]: She lives in a opulent mansion in Filia set for life due to the fortune her father left her, but Portia wants to see the lands beyond Connous.

* [[Hair of Gold]]: Remembering the color and style is actually a minor plot point about halfway through G15.

* [[Mood Swinger]]: Portia is ''very'' emotional. She can go from overjoyed, to nervous, to lovelorn, to sobbing, all in a single scene.

** [[Hysterical Woman]]: Fortunately, she's the only example in the game, so it's more a unique quirk of her's.

* [[Trying Not to Cry]]: She tries to hold back at the prospect of never seeing the player again, but being a [[Mood Swinger]]...

** [[Tender Tears]].

=== Shylock ===

* [[Good Looking Privates]].

* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Owen finds no joy in his military exploits, seeing them only as something that had to be done.

* [[Royal Rapier]].

* [[To Be Lawful or Good]]: Owen prefers that the law be followed, but he's not above bending it to do what's right.

* [[Purple Eyes]].

* [[Security Cling]]: To you, provided you opt to give her a hug after {{spoiler|the assassination attempt on her.}}

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]].

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: It's hard to blame her for being so harsh, considering all that happens to her in such a short space of time.

** [[Cry Into Chest]]: Provided you give her a hug.

* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]: Well, little girl wearing the queenly mask. Despite her youth she has a ''very'' forceful personality.

=== Lugh Lavada ===

* [[It May Help You On Your Quest]]: Subverted in that you're told straight off just ''how'' she'll be helpful.

* [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]: Eiry provides most of the Tutorial for the early game.

=== Ferghus ===

* [[Cleavage Window]].

** [[Shoryuken]].

* [[Happily Married]]: If she marries Keane.

* [[Meganekko]]

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: [[Boobs of Steel|Big boobs]] and [[Meganekko|hot glasses]]!

* [[Power Fist]].

* [[Sinister Scythe]]: She wielded one during her bandit days.

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