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** [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real Men Wear Lipstick]]
* [[Black Knight]]: His initial class.
** [[Like Father, Like Son|Like Father, Like Adopted Son]]: ... Which makes a lot of sense, given that the king was also stated to be a Dark Knight.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: By the Mysterious Girl in ''The After Years''.}}
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* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
* [[Hot Dad]]: To Ceodore.
* {{spoiler|[[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Pun|Kain]] [[Cain and Abel|and Abel]]: With both Kain and Golbez.}}
** {{spoiler|To be technical, only the latter is his blood sibling, but Kain [[Heterosexual Life Partners|has been his friend since childhood]]. They were both adopted and raised by the same man.}}
* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: After the Paladin transformation, he's reset to level ''one,'' with the damage capability he had at the beginning of the game. (Fortunately, he gains levels extremely quickly.)
** This is also alleviated quickly by the fact that Cecil's Mythgraven Blade/Sword of Legend works wonders against all of the unholy enemies on Mt. Ordeals.
* [[Ideal Hero]]: Well, he ''is'' a Paladin (eventually).
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*** [[Love Redeems]]: Just as his love for Rosa turns him to [[The Dark Side]], it is his love for Rosa that manages to redeem him in the end.
** [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: He tries it while serving Golbez. His "Lunar Trial" in GBA's bonus dungeon focuses entirely around this concept and Kain overcoming the temptation (or not, which causes a [[Nonstandard Game Over]]). In ''[[The After Years]]'', {{spoiler|his [[Enemy Without]] plans to do it, but the real Kain is able to stop him.}}
** [[Romantic Runner
** {{spoiler|[[Unrequited Love Lasts Forever]]}}
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]
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* [[Breakout Character]]: One of the most famous [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Ensemble Darkhorses]] of the series. He got to be a central character in ''The After Years'' {{spoiler|due to his dark side being a major antagonist}}, and is one of the more plot-important characters in ''Dissidia 012''. Even [[Tetsuya Nomura]] is a Kain fanboy and tried really hard to get him in the first ''Dissidia'', looking at him for ''IV's'' representative villain at one point instead of Golbez.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: Is the name not a clue? He even gets an [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One Lance]] called "Abel's Lance".
* [[Dragon Rider]]: He ''is'' a Dragoon, although the only mention of his [[Cool Pet|pet]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|wyvern]] is in [[All There in the Manual|supplemental materials]].
* {{spoiler|[[Enemy Without]]: Kain?/Dark Kain in both ''IV Advance'' and ''The After Years''.}}
* [[Hair of Gold]]: It takes a while for him to get there, but yeah. [[Badass Long Hair|Shoulder]] [[Long
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: The most common perception of him, though in truth he only is brainwashed twice, and he notably fights off another attempt at brainwashing without even letting the struggle show on his face.
** And actually, some versions of the game reduce the number from two to one, with Golbez intentionally allowing him to briefly rejoin Cecil to steal the last Dark Crystal.
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* [[White Mage]]
** [[White Magician Girl]]: In terms of personality and story role, Rosa is one of two candidates for the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[
=== Rydia ===
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* [[Child Mage]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Debatable: In Nomura's artwork she has [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/0/09/IV-rydiaA_sd.png green] [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/9/98/IV-rydiaC_sd.png eyes], but in the [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/f/fd/Ffcc-mlaad_costume_mystic.jpg other] [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/8/80/After_Rydia.png appearances] she has [[Blue Eyes]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: She shows signs of this as an adult in the original SNES translation, although that could be chalked up to the localization team's efforts to voice her [[Little Miss Snarker|"inner child"]] due to the [[Plot
* [[Depending On the Artist]]: See [[Curtains Match the Window]]
* [[Detached Sleeves]]
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Forgiveness ''from'' Rydia was surprisingly fast.
** [[Justified Trope]]: Rydia ''didn't'' forgive Cecil too quickly, but she was rational enough to realise that he felt remorseful for what he'd done after he saved her life after she attacked him and even continued to protect her from his own allies from Baron. The [[Plot
* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]: Just ''look'' at her picture and count the fetishes based on appearance alone. Then factor in her her abilities and personality.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Her summons will blast your enemies into oblivion, but Rydia by far has the lowest health of any of the group. If not sufficiently leveled by the time you've reached Zeromus it's likely he'll have her face down on the floor half the time.
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: One of the earliest examples in the series. Given the only female characters to predate her were [[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Princess Sarah]], [[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Maria, Leila, Princess Hilda]], [[Final Fantasy III (Video Game)|Princess Sara, and Aria]], Rydia could almost be the [[Ur Example]] if not for Maria.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Plot
* [[She Is All Grown Up]]
* [[Stripperiffic]]: As an adult. It's [[Fridge Brilliance|probably because]] she was raised by summons, who aren't known for their [[Monster Modesty|modesty]] (when they're humanoid at all).
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* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Rydia is unable to cast Fire, and is afraid to cast it at first because Cecil and Kain unknowingly destroyed her hometown with Bombs (the monster, not the explosive device).
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]
* [[You Kill It, You Bought It]]: All of her optional summons are acquired by defeating the monster in battle first, as their code of honor states not to answer the summons of a Summoner who hasn't proven him/herself worthy of controlling them.
** [[Fridge Logic|Considering she joins the party with Ifrit, Titan, Shiva, Ramuh and Mist Dragon, does that mean Rydia]] [[Badass|beat them all on her own?]] Titan may have already been hers when she was recruited by the party and the Mist Dragon was her mother's and is implied to embody her spirit, but the other three, perhaps.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
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* [[Dual-Wielding]] [[Katanas Are Just Better]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: He will spend a ''lot'' of time facedown in the dirt, even when buffed up.
* [[Hot
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: A brash, egotistical womanizer with a kind heart and a ''fiery'' sense of justice.
* [[Ninja]]
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* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]
* {{spoiler|[[Self
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Of the [[Tricksters]] variety.
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* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Black Mage]]: Palom.
* [[Bratty Half
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Four Words: [[Grievous Harm With a Body|Palom in the Sky.]]
* [[Child Mage|Child Mages]]
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** Subverted in ''The After Years'', as their appearances differ with age. Porom, in particular, looks very different than she did in the original.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Their intention was clear, although [[Unexplained Recovery|it turns out that their master was able to restore them to life.]]}}
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Palom in ''The After Years'' has let his [[Bratty Half
** [[The Mentor]]: Palom in ''The After Years''. And a surprisingly good one. How many other Final Fantasy characters have explained so clearly to anyone how mages work?
* [[Kidanova]]: Palom.
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: In the SNES/GBA version, his advice when facing the CPU proves very useful when put into effect. In the DS version, if you value your sanity, do '''NOT''' listen to him this time around unless you want to be brutally creamed by the Attack Node's new attack which can turn into a [[Total Party Kill]] if not leveled enough.
* [[Crutch Character]]: He'll fall down with two strong hits. His faint animation in the DS version literally vaporizes him into his clothes.
* [[Eleventh
* [[Expy]]: Fits the same character mold as Tellah, joining the party with all the spells in the game but with mediocre HP and too low MP to get a lot of usage out of his abilities.
* [[The Red Mage]]
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* [[Squishy Wizard]]: A most notable ''inversion'' on the "[[Glass Cannon|squishy]]" part, which probably comes from his armour. It says a lot about how durable he is gameplay-wise that the team needed ''[[Death From Above|Meteor]]'' to beat him. {{spoiler|''And even then, it doesn't work!''}} He could qualify as a magical [[Lightning Bruiser]] if he was a bit quicker.
* [[The Stoic]]: {{spoiler|In ''The After Years'', unless the topic of discussion is Cecil, the Crystals or the Mysterious Girl, don't expect much more than the very occasional off-hand comment. He doesn't even soften up when dealing with the Elemental Archfiends (his loyal [former] subordinates), deaths included!}}
* [[Summon Magic]]: His [[Casting a Shadow|Shadow]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|Dragon]].
* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet]]: In the battle with Cecil's Dark Knight side in ''TAY'', Golbez takes a fatal blow aimed for his brother, finally rousing Cecil out of his [[Heroic BSOD]]. [[Guide Dang It|If Rosa and Ceodore aren't also in the party]], [[Killed Off for Real|he won't survive the battle]].}}
* [[Tin Tyrant]]
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* [[Elemental Embodiment]] of [[Blow You Away|Wind]]
* [[Foe Yay]]: Shares a subtle rivalry with Kain due to both being aerial fighters.
** It seems to approach [[Ship Tease]] levels in ''The After Years'', to the point that Kain/Barbariccia is ''not'' a [[Crack Pairing]] (actually, [[Fan
** Funnily enough, in DS version, Rosa and Barbariccia [[Acting for Two|share]] [[Talking to Himself|voice actresses]] in both [[Yuko Kaida|Japanese]] and [[Karen Strassman|English]]. [[Freud Was Right|Were they trying to imply something?]]
* [[Hair Colors]]: [[Hair Color Dissonance|Ranging from]] [[Blondes Are Evil]] to [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|lime/chartreuse.]]
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* [[Rapunzel Hair]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]: As an extention of her control over air, the DS remake gives Barbariccia access to the powerful Lightning spell.
* [[Shout
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The sole female of the Four Elemental Archfiends.
* [[Spin to Deflect Stuff]]: Her primary defense is wrapping herself in a tornado that [[No Sell|renders all direct attacks null.]] Unfortunately, it doesn't protect her from attacks coming straight down, and you just joined up with a Dragoon who knows [[Death From Above|Jump]].
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* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[As Long As There Is Evil]]: In [[New Game
* [[Badass Cape]]
{{quote| [[Badass Boast|"The frozen winds of hell's ninth circle could not penetrate this cloak of flame I wear."]]}}
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* [[All Your Colors Combined]]: Two of their Band abilities, "Wheel of Elements" where the four combine together, "Ultimate Art: Advent of Phoenix" where they all combine with Edge. The latter even comes with a [[Calling Your Attacks|chant]]. However, "Wheel of Elements" is thematically closer, since it actually consists of the four using their elemental powers in sequence, while "Advent of Phoenix" just uses fire.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Zangetsu.
* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: Gekkou wears red, Izayoi wears blue, Tsukinowa wears [[Wind Is Green|green]], and Zangetsu wears [[Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning]] and orange.
* [[Elemental Powers]]
** [[Blow You Away]]: Tsukinowa of Wind.
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** [[Whip It Good]]: Izayoi.
** [[Blade On a Stick]]: Zangetsu.
** [[Precision
=== Ursula Leiden ===
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* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110201201215/finalfantasy/images/c/c9/FF4PSPDarkKainFMV.jpg A picture is worth a thousand words.]
* [[In a Single Bound]]: Retains Kain's Jump skill.
* {{spoiler|[[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]}}: In ''IV Advance'', {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel|his true form]] is that of Lunar Bahamut.}}
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: As evidenced by his reluctance to hurt Rosa, deep down he's still motivated by Kain's love for her.
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: His goal.
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* {{spoiler|[[Omnicidal Maniac]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: As the battle against him progresses he turns into increasingly bizarre forms, with the last vaguely resembling Neo Exdeath from ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]''.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Shout
* {{spoiler|[[The Social Darwinist]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]}}
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