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* [[The Archer]]: Wander is a hell of a shot with a bow {{spoiler|and in the [[New Game+]], a spear}}, but can't use a sword to save his life. See also [[Possession Implies Mastery]] below.
** [[Horse Archer]]
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]: That, or reincarnated. Either way, the baby at the end is him}}.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Wander stumbles often, has poor balance, is untrained with his newly-acquired magic sword, and can only hold onto ledges for no more than a few minutes, yet still manages to murder his way through a veritable menagerie of mythic monsters. On the other hand, he can shoot arrows accurately while riding at full gallop, which takes ''years'' of training in real life. He's also able to take a multi-story fall and essentially ''walk it off''.
** [[Badass Abnormal]]: Wander actually gets stronger with each Colossus he kills, plus heals automatically from his wound. This strength is due to the fact that after every kill, {{spoiler|he gets possessed by more of Dormin's essence}}.
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* [[Cursed with Awesome]]: {{spoiler|At the end of the game, Dormin possesses Wander's body completely and turns him into what is presumably Dormin's true form, which the player has full control over. The only problem is he's so big compared to the hall he's in that he can't stand up to his full height and has to crawl (slowly) and can't turn around properly}}.
* [[Determinator]]: Is he ever; since he's not the best fighter, this is his biggest strength in fighting the Colossi.
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]
* [[Evil Makeover]]: If you pay careful attention, you can actually see Wander start changing from a clean, flushed appearance to a dark, dirty, and pale one as early as Gaius. It only becomes apparent near the end that something is really wrong...
▲** [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: How he appears as the game goes on.
* [[Girly Run]]: Though in his defense, he is holding stuff.
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: ...
* [[Holler Button]]: There's a button used to make him call Agro's name. The voice clip varies depending on how far Agro is - up to a whistle instead if Agro's far enough - and he sounds kind of panicked during battle. The whistle has a second function, if Agro's not around for a fight: it can enrage the Colossi into making an attack, the sonic equivalent of pointlessly bouncing arrows off of them.
* {{spoiler|[[Horned Humanoid]]: Starts growing a stubby pair at the end, and in baby form has some fairly long ones}}.
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* [[Marked Change]]: The more Colossi he kills, the more dark marks start appearing on his body. Not good for the health.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: If you ask Emon.
* [[Necromantic]]: If one thinks of Mono as his [[Love Interest]], then he fits, considering that she is dead, and he is trying to revive her.
* [[No Stat Atrophy]]: The upper limit of Wander's increasing health meter and strength meter will never decrease.
** Actually subverted: eating the poisonous fruits in the Secret Garden does decrease his health and strength meter!
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* [[Automaton Horse]]: Agro's a slightly less extreme example of this. While she can run pretty much as long as you want her to, she does spook, limp (for a short while) if she takes damage, and if left alone will go off to find grass to eat or water to drink. All in all though, Agro plays the trope straight.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Talk about an [[Made of Iron|iron]] [[Just for Pun|horse]]...
* [[Cool Horse]]: One of gaming's most beloved steeds. Her AI is very well programmed: on narrow ledges, Agro will find her own path with no input from Wander/the player, for example. She also has a lot of endearing idle behaviours, and it's clear she's extremely loyal to Wander.
* [[Determinator]]: Gets blown up, knocked over by creatures the size of buildings, and {{spoiler|''falls down a massive ravine.'' This gives her a ''limp''}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]: Near the end, when she falls into the ravine. She's later shown limping back into the Shrine of Worship}}.
* [[Friendly Fireproof]]: Played straight with the sword, but averted with the arrows. Get the sword out and no matter how many times you strike Agro it doesn't hurt the horse. But get out your bow and arrows and aim them at Agro, and Agro will whinny and gallop away.
* [[Gameplay Ally Immortality]]: The worst that your faithful steed ever suffers is a temporary limp that she instantly recovers from [[That Came Out Wrong|the moment you mount her]].
* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]: Wander's loyal horse.
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Nonhumans Lack Attributes]]: Especially if you think Agro's either a stallion or mare.
* [[Old Save Bonus]]: If you have save data for ''[[Ico]]'' on your memory card, Agro will have a white patch of fur resembling ''Ico'''s "I" on her forehead instead of the normal blaze.
* {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]: At the end. Possibly a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]}}.
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]]: Press the O button while standing next to Agro and Wander will pat his steed affectionately. It doesn't even have a significant gameplay purpose
=== Mono ===
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* [[The Lost Lenore]]: Wander thinks of her almost all the time and sets off the events of the game out of love for her. Also she's young, beautiful, tragic, etc.
* {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]}}: Courtesy of Dormin.
* [[Woman in White]]: She's dressed in white and seems vaguely associated with the colour in general, with the white doves that flock around her.
=== Dormin ===
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* [[Hint System]]: Dormin appears before each Colossus fight to give hints about 'thy next foe'. Dawdle for too long during a Colossus battle, and Dormin's voice will give you cryptic hints telling you how to defeat it.
* [[Horned Humanoid]]
▲** [[Voice of the Legion]]: Speaks with a male and female voice. {{spoiler|For reasons the fans have many guesses about, the female half of Their voices fades away by the end of the game}}.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: Either a very powerful, ancient demon, able to manipulate and possess people and raise the dead, or a [[Physical God]].
* [[Physical God]]: Has enough sheer power for one, in any case, and when using personal pronouns referring to the entity, They're capitalized. May instead be a Physical Demon.
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