Baten Kaitos/Characters: Difference between revisions

== The Six Man Band ==

=== '''Kalas''' ===

 

[[The Hero]] of our story. Kalas is a youth who wakes up in the clinic of Cebalrai, the Farming Hamlet, under the care of a kindly old doctor named Larikush, having been found by a [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Greythorne]] named Meemai in Moonguile Forest, unconscious. A Spiriter, Kalas hails from Mira and [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|is hell-bent on getting even with Giacomo]] [[You Killed My Father|for killing]] [[Dead Little Sister|his grandfather and little brother.]] Quite the [[Jerkass]] and [[Deadpan Snarker]] at first, as well as highly cynical, [[Character Development|but eventually softens later on.]] [[Dual-Wielding|Dual wields]] a large sword and a reverse-gripped dagger.

 

=== '''Xelha''' ===

 

A [[Mysterious Waif]] that we first meet in Cebalrai, quite distinct from the townspeople. Xelha and Kalas chat briefly before she departs with two men for Moonguile Forest, whereupon Kalas finds her at the mercy of a Sabre Dragon. Cue [[Big Damn Heroes]]. Afterwards, though initially appalled by Kalas' rough and uncaring behaviour, she nonetheless requests to accompany him towards a common goal for a while, which eventually ends up becoming a mission to save the world. Caring and very gentle, very empathic, possesses strong morals and a powerful sense of duty. Quite a contrast for Kalas. Obviously develops a thing for him due to his [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment. Fights using magic spells channeled through a wand.

 

=== '''Gibari''' ===

 

 

A Skyfarer, that is, Baten Kaitos's [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] name for a fisheman. Gibari is large, burly man, and though he has his moments of headstrongness, he's actually fairly calm and very amiable. [[Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions|Believes his hometown's local myths to all be fiction,]] which causes him to butt heads at times with Reblys, and his father as revealed in Origins. Kalas and Xelha meet him in Nashira when they go there after escaping from Imperial soldier pursuit back in Sadal Suud, in need of a boat in order to get to Sheliak and speak with King Ladekhan. Gibari pops in after they get dissed by Reblys and offers his boat in exchange for a favor; that they accompany him to the Lesser Celestial River so that he may discern the cause for its flooding. Fights with [[Improbable Weapon User|boat oars.]]

 

=== '''Lyude''' ===

 

Imperial Ambassador of the Empire of Alfard to the Kingdom of Diadem. As his title implies, his job is to act as the go-between both nations and see it to it that peace is kept between them.

 

=== '''Savyna''' ===

 

 

A woman introduced as a lone, silent huntress who lives in the mountains of Anuenue and who hunts monsters for a living. She generally gives off a cold aura, and her statements are often as cynical or blunt as one would expect, bound by ice-cold logic. [[You Didn't Ask|She also has a tendency for not telling things outside the realm of what is asked of her.]] However, despite how hard to approach she is, she is indeed often shown to not be as cold as she appears to be, despite her manners. A prime example of this is how she sternly dissents Mayfee from taking her as a model example of what "a brave and strong" woman should be. She fights with no weapons, [[Bare-Fisted Monk|using her own fists and feet to fight.]]

 

=== '''Mizuti''' ===

 

A mysterious masked being that our heroes have the luck of encountering when they become lost in an Outer Dimension from the Trail of Souls. It speaks in a very strange, rather childish manner; never conjugating the verb ''to be'' (ex, ''"The Great Mizuti be invincible!"'') and [[Insistent Terminology|always calling itself and asking others to adress it by]] ''[[Insistent Terminology|Great]]'' [[Insistent Terminology|Mizuti]], and similar things. When it declares it can guide the party, they take it up on the offer, and eventually make it. They later meet Mizuti again in Duke Calbren's manor in Balancoire, who reveals it went there in order to protect "Bo" (which is revealed to be the End Magnus of Mira). After {{spoiler|Giacomo}} comes in and declares his intetnion to steal the Magnus after eavesdropping on the conversation detailing its location, Mizuti joins the team. Without a doubt the [[Cloudcuckoolander|most eccentric]] member of the party. Fights like Xelha, channelling it's magic through a chakram instead.

 

=== '''Meemai''' ===

 

The group's [[Team Pet]]. Meemai is a light-blue-green Greythorne that lived in Cebalrai. He found Kalas unconscious in Moonguile Forest and brought him to Cebalrai {{spoiler|at Xelha's request.}} Later he finds Kalas uconscious again at the spring in the forest and tags along with him to Pherkad. Once they rescue Xelha, Meemai travels with her. From then on, Meemai only really appears when talking to other Greythornes (in which case they'll have a brief "conversation" consisting of squeaks), in Xelha's "coy" face portrait and {{spoiler|[[Fusion Dance|when all the Greythorne's fuse to become the Whale.]]}}

=== '''Giacomo''' ===

 

 

 

A high-ranking soldier in the Imperial Army, commander of the Emperor's dark forces. Giacomo is a tall and imposing man clad in armor who seems to get [[For the Evulz|a kick out of antagonizing Kalas.]] Giacomo is resposible for the deaths of Georg and Fee, Kalas's grandfather and little brother, in an attack that took place two years before the start of the game, subsequently destroying Kalas's life and thus being the reason Kalas is always so bitter and eager to kill him. Giacomo has command of an Imperial battleship named the Goldoba, and has two loyal minions in Ayme and Folon. Giacomo fights using a [[Sinister Scythe]] and gets around with a jet pack on his belt.

 

=== '''Ayme''' ===

 

A [[Dark-Skinned Redhead|dark-skinned pinkhead]] who works under Giacomo with Folon. Ayme was there when Giacomo killed Georg, so Kalas recognizes her on sight once they cross paths with her in Diadem, where she is assisting in the seige of Elnath Castle. After she shoots King Ladekahn twice, Lyude defects and Kalas and Gibari jump in to fight her. She promptly brings in an Iron Beetle V mech and pilots it to try and kill Kalas and his group. After being defeated, she leaves. Ayme would later appear to snatch the Le End Magnus with the help of a mind-controlled Lyude. After that, all of her apperances are in the company of Giacomo and/or Folon. She fights with special gauntlets that also serve as guns, and gets around with jet boots.

 

=== '''Folon''' ===

 

A crazed, joker-like man serving under Giacomo with Ayme. Folon is first introduced to us as a retainer to Geldoblame accompanying him on his trip to Anuenue, and we can tell right from that first glance that something's not right about him because he dresses like an armored version of a court jester. Folon set up a trap for Kalas and company and lured them to the Ancient Library of Magic, where he ambushed them. Only Savyna's timely intervention saved them. Afterwards, Folon would appear always with Giacomo or Ayme. Fights using whips that extend from his armor's gauntlets, and gets around with a jet pack on his back.

 

=== '''Geldoblame''' ===

 

 

The ruler of Alfard, Empire of the Flame. Geldoblame is the [[Big Bad]] of the game, the one who has given the order to obtain the End Magnus of each continent, with the apparent purpose to revive Malpercio. A plump man with a rather unpleasant demeanor, Geldoblame is a megalomaniacal villain who will not tolerate anything getting in his way. He is responsible for many things, including the execution of Operation Sweep, the order for the death of Kalas' family, the surprise attack on Diadem, the recovery and/or stealing of the End Magnus, {{spoiler|the order for Georg's project which would yield the birth of Kalas and Fee with the intention of studying the Magnus of Life to become "perfect"}} and several others

 

=== '''Melodia''' ===

 

Lady Melodia as she is called, is the granddaughter of Duke Calbren, ruler of Mira; thus she is the heir to the duchy. Melodia's parents died when she was young because of a plague that struck Mira, and that same plague almost took her own life as well. Because of this, it is somewhat implied that she is [[Ill Girl|rather frail, physically.]] However, Melodia is seen to be constantly smiling a gentle smile, calmly placating arguing people and inspiring admiration in all of Mira. She is also stated to be a close friend of [[Big Bad|Geldoblame's]], which warrants such things as an escort headed by the general of Alfard and such. Melodia's shown to be empathic towards spirits, able to sense their feelings even before they manifest them on the physical plane, and just as well as being able to placate them. She helps the group sneak into Alfard for the final End Magnus.

=== '''Sagi''' ===

 

 

[[The Hero]] of ''Origins''. Sagi is a fifteen-year-old assassin enlisted in the Empire's Dark Service. Another spiriter, Sagi grew up in the town of Sheratan on Hassaleh. After Emperor Olgan had most of Sheratan enslaved, Sagi joined the Imperial Army to provide for his mother's orphanage. Wields a very long katana and wears a distinctive red robe.

=== '''Guillo''' ===

 

 

An arcane puppet animated by mysterious forces, Guillo was found buried in the Nusakan Thornwood by Sagi, who dug it up and brought it back to Sheratan. Guillo has no memories before being dug up by Sagi, aside from its name. It enlisted in the Imperial Army alongside Sagi, posing as a [[Robot Buddy|paramachina]]. Attacks with powerful magic channeled through its arms and legs.

=== '''Milly (Milliarde)''' ===

 

 

A young girl who first appears as Sagi and Guillo are fleeing Mintaka, helping them escape and latching onto them immediately afterward. Milliarde is the sheltered daughter of an Alfard nobleman, who decided to run away and see the outside world. Despite annoying Guillo to no end, she gets along well with Sagi and quickly befriends him. In battle, she dual wields large spiked clubs.

=== '''Baelheit''' ===

 

 

The leader of the [[Five-Bad Band|Machina Vanguard]], Lord Baelheit is a powerful Imperial politician and one of the two candidates for Emperor. He strongly advocates promachination, extolling it as the way of the future and desiring to remove magic, which he detests, from people's lives. He is rarely seen in-game, preferring to act through the Dark Service or his underlings.

=== '''Verus''' ===

 

 

The other candidate for Emperor, Quaestor Verus is a former hero of the Empire and a spiriter. When Sagi is being hunted by the Empire, Verus offers him a chance to work to stop Baelheit's effort at promachination. Sagi takes him up on the offer. Throughout the game, Verus serves as the [[Big Good]] for Sagi, providing him with a craft, blank magnus, and intelligence reports. He opposes promachination, believing strongly in tradition and the old ways.

=== '''Shanath''' ===

 

 

[[The Dragon]] to Baelheit, Shanath is a nasty piece of work. At the beginning of the game, he slays the Emperor and leaves Sagi to take the blame. Throughout the game, he's seen at the various promachination sites, commanding the men and hiding behind machina arma when Sagi comes calling.

=== '''Valara''' ===

 

 

* [[Foe Yay]]: Some of her conversations with Sagi.

=== '''Heughes''' ===

 

 

* [[Crispin Freeman]]

=== '''Nasca''' ===

 

 

* [[Child Prodigy]]

=== '''Wiseman''' ===

 

 

A mysterious figure in the past, Wiseman is the ruler of most of the world. He taught humanity the power of their hearts, giving them powerful magic, their wings, and the technology to create Magnus. For this, they worshipped him as a god. He advocates 'promagnation', which involves turning people into magnus, so they can live in a truly happy world, according to him.