Tales of Eternia/Characters: Difference between revisions

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=== Reid Hershel ===

The Main Protagonist of the game, Reid Hershel is a simple hunter, living in the town of Rasheans, before Meredy quite literally drops into his life. Initially apathetic and irresponsible, Reid develops over time and becomes a proper hero in his own right. {{spoiler|He wields the Divine Aurora, the power to counter Shizel's Dark Aurora.}} Though he starts with [[An Axe to Grind]], he can also wield [[Heroes Prefer Swords|swords]] or [[Blade on a Stick|spears]], and is the primary Melee fighter of the group.

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Reid can use an axe, which typically has good slashing abilities but isn't as good for thrusting.

* [[Big Eater]] (This is one of his ''most famous traits''. He also gets [[Extreme Omnivore]] points for being willing to eat [[Lethal Chef|Arche and Raine]]'s cooking in the first Radiant Mythology game...)

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Reid can equip a spear, which sacrifices slashing abilities for better thrusting power.

* [[Idiot Hero]] (To be fair, Reid is by no means a ''complete'' moron; he's just... a little slow.)

* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]] (How does he manage to go out ''hunting wild animals'' in an outfit that is essentially a sports bra and pyjama pants?)

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]] ("My name isn't Feebureel.")

* [[Power Glows]] (Does it ever...)

** [[The Call Knows Where You Live]] (Subverted: while Hyades ''does'' attack Reid's hometown, he does so to find Meredy rather than him, and it doesn't provide much motivation to Reid either way.)

* [[Redheaded Hero]]

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] ("Reid/Rid/Ridd", "Hershel"/"Herschel")

* [[Team Mom]] (He's pretty much the closest to one in the group. The man bra (fandom joke) he wears doesn't help much.)

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] (Omelettes!)

 

=== Farah Oersted ===

Reid's childhood friend and a farmer girl from Rasheans, she is intensely driven almost immediately to help Meredy, and drags Reid along for the ride. The reason for her drive to help others is eventually revealed to be guilt from her childhood. She's a Martial Artist, and also has some ability to heal others, making her something of a secondary Melee fighter.

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Badass]]

* [[Pollyanna]]

* [[Power Fist]]

* [[Shorttank]] (In many ways, although she ''does'' wear a big, fluffy dress.)

* [[Stepford Smiler]] (Her outward cheeriness and impulsive actions hide an intense guilt over {{spoiler|her apparent role in the destruction of Rasheans and death of her father ten years ago}} and overall doubt about who she really is.)

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]

 

=== Meredy ===

A mysterious girl who [[Came From the Sky|drops from the sky]] aboard a Craymel Craft, Meredy warns Reid, Farah and Keele of the impending doom known as the "Grand Fall" and tries to get help in averting the crisis. {{spoiler|Eventually it's revealed that her own mother is the source behind the Grand Fall, and that Meredy has the latent ability to harness the Dark Aurora, the very power causing it.}} Meredy is also a Craymel Mage.

* [[Adult Child]]: For [[Dark and Troubled Past|extremely]] [[Nightmare Fuel|horrifying]] reasons.

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: ... Wow. Meredy knows most of the major plot twists from the very beginning but doesn't tell anyone for a variety of reasons, mostly because she knows because she experienced the associated traumas first hand.

* [[Catch Phrase]] ("Haina!"/"You bet!". "Waiiru!"/"Hweel!" also shows up rather often.)

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]

* [[Fictionary]] (Meredy speaks Melnics, the [[Cipher Language]] spoken in her native Celestia.)

* [[Genius Ditz]] (She piloted a prototype Craymel Craft to Inferia by herself, is apprentice to the greatest Craymel Engineer in ''all of Celestia'', and, judging by the scene in which she and Keele stay up all night together in the library in Imen, she evidently manages to impress even Keele with how knowledgeable she really is.)

* {{spoiler|[[Halfbreed]]}}: {{spoiler|Her father was an Inferian who traveled to Celestia via the Bridge of Light and her mother was a native of Celestia.}}

* [[Mysterious Waif]]

* [[Non-Human Sidekick]] ([[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Quickie]], of course!)

* [[Omi Minami]]

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] ("Meredy"/"Melody")

* [[Summon Magic]]

* [[Verbal Tic]]

 

=== Keele Zeibel ===

Childhood friends with Reid and Farah, Keele moved from Rasheans to Mintche to pursue a life as a scholar, and is thus incredibly knowledgeable on a number of subjects, but somewhat out of touch on the social side of things, rude, and also very out of shape. He eventually softens up, and comes to respect Meredy and Celestia more than even Reid and Farah do. Keele joins Meredy as a Craymel mage, and is somewhat better at the offensive side then she is.

* [[Badass]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcz4TAKOyv4 Just look at the Mystic Arte chain he performs in this video at 1:37, and just try saying he's not a Badass.]

* [[Bishonen]] (He... rather lacks the typical [[Bishonen]] personality, though.)

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

* {{spoiler|[[Fake Betrayal]]}}

* [[Insufferable Genius]]

* [[Jerkass Facade]] (Keele hides his deep insecurity regarding his physical weakness and awkward habits behind one of these.)

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] (Farah notes later in the game that Keele is "a lot kinder than I thought" after he tells Reid and Farah that despite their good intentions, talking to Meredy about what may have happened to her mother, right after {{spoiler|Meredy herself has been possessed briefly by Nereid}}, might only cause her more emotional harm.)

* [[Non-Action Guy]]

* [[Perpetual Frowner]]

* [[Why Couldn't You Be Different?]] (His father, Gizro, apparently wanted a son who was strong and boisterous instead of sickly and shy; in a flashback, we see him explicitly ''telling'' Keele that he should act more like Reid. This is a mild example, however, since both of Keele's parents still obviously spoiled their son and told him that he was "going to be someone special".)

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

=== Chat ===

Descended from the great Pirate Aifread himself, Chat is a pirate girl who puts the party through a long series of tests shortly after they arrive in Celestia, and eventually views them as being worthy of joining her crew, though in reality, this amounts more to her loaning out her [[Cool Ship]], the ''Van Eltia'' to them. For the most part she prefers to remain on board, but she can be called to fight if necessary. Chat is a ranged fighter, throwing all manner of weapons at enemies from her [[Bag of Holding]].

* [[Bag of Holding]] (Literally. She uses the things inside as weapons.)

* [[Bokukko]]

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]

* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: She has a tendency to call other party members' behavior childish. At one point she does this at the hotel in Tinnsia, referring to her roomates', Farah and Meredy, habit of randomly looking at the stuff in the room as childish and stated that she examined the room herself to look for ''a fire exit''.

* [[Junko Noda]]

* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]] (Reid mistakes Chat for a boy upon first meeting her; later on, an employee at the Craymel Hot Springs does the same, to her great annoyance.)

* [[Wrench Wench]] (She built her house, the basement, and all the traps in it, by herself.)

 

=== Fog/Max ===

* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Arguably [[Gameplay and Story Integration]] on this part since he's...not the brightest. He tends to bludgeon with his weapons, which isn't bad considering that this does essentially make him the third melee next to Reid and Farah. But his weapons have a long charge time and are ranged; so naturally unless you program him to keep his distance, he'll run in and get interrupted.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]] (At {{spoiler|Balir Castle}}, Max and the rest of Shileska get such a moment.)

* [[Catch Phrase]] ("OH!"/"'''''YEAH!'''''")

* [[Evil Laugh]]: His "Bwa ha ha ha!" laugh when he's first met at the hideout, which he lets out after stating his goal. He also uses it at other points after that, usually when his goal is brought up again. Of course, considering his personality and lack of evilness, it's pretty much played for laughs.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Large and In Charge]]

* [[La Résistance]] (Max is the leader of Shileska, an organization based in Tinnsia whose goal is to locate and defeat {{spoiler|Balir}}, and then [[Take Over the World]].)

* [[Take Over the World]] (And he's not subtle at all about it either. The party doesn't seem overly concerned.)

 

=== Rassius Luine Fomalhaut ===

A Merchant the party meets a ways into the game, Rassius agrees to help them find the Wind Craymel, Sylph. During the search, Rassius displays a number of talents that seem unusual for what appears to be a normal Merchant to possess. {{spoiler|This is because he's actually the Senior Knight of the Inferian Empire, and was spying on the party. He attempts to stop them crossing over into Celestia, but later learns the truth behind the nature of Celestia, and instead saves them from certain death at Shizel's hands, giving his life to do so. Like Reid, he can command the Divine Aurora, but he never manages to finish his training.}} He also uses a similar fighting style to Reid, though his style involves more Thrusts than Reid's (hence his preference for rapiers over wider swords), and is more refined and trained.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]] ({{spoiler|At Balir's Castle.}})

* [[Bishonen]] (Except that he ''does'' have the typical [[Bishonen]] personality!)

* [[Momma's Boy]] (He idolizes his deceased mother, and wears the flowers on his hat in her memory.)

* [[Nice Hat]]

 

=== Shizel ===

The wife of Balir, {{spoiler|who is [[Dead All Along]], and is thus actually not}} the ruler of Celestia, {{spoiler|and Meredy's mother. Balir's death drives Shizel over the edge, allowing her to become possessed by the evil god Nereid, who uses her to begin the Grand Fall. Like Meredy, she can wield the Dark Aurora.}}

* [[A Taste of Power]] (It's pretty late in, but Shizel's got pretty wicked stats and spells for the brief time you're allowed to control her.)

* [[Abusive Parent]] ({{spoiler|Doesn't get much worse than trying to destroy the world and then sending your poor child's uncle to kill her when she tries to stop it. And that's just the start.}})

* [[Squishy Wizard]] (She's pretty slow on her feet while you're using her.)

 

=== Undine ===

One of the Primary Craymels of Inferia, and the spirit of Water. Opposed to Volt, the spirit of Lightning. Undine is the first spirit encountered by the party, and she fights them to test their strength. After being defeated, she agrees to help the group in their quest. Undine is particularly critical, as all the healing spells Keele or Meredy can learn are learned through her.

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] (In-game at least)

* [[Full-Frontal Assault]] (She wears armor on her legs and arms, but otherwise she's totally nude.)

* [[Prongs of Poseidon]]

* [[That One Boss]]

=== Sylph ===

* [[The Archer]]

* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]

* [[Winged Humanoid]]

* [[Razor Wind]]

=== Efreet ===

One of the Primary Craymels of Inferia, and the spirit of Fire. Opposed to Celsius, the spirit of Ice. Efreet reacts violently upon encountering the party, not even giving them time to plead their case to save the world. After defeating him, Undine more or less forces him to help. Befitting his nature, Efreet teaches a number of powerful offensive skills, and his summon is the first that is all about raw damage, with no tricks added in.

* [[Conflict Ball]] (He more or less attacks you for no reason when you first meet him)

* [[Gentle Giant]] (He calms down a ''lot'' after you beat him and reveals himself to be fairly well-natured despite his appearence)

* [[Power Fist]]

* [[Unskilled but Strong]] (Efreet's melee attacks in his boss fight mostly revolve around him smashing you with his fists.)

=== Rem ===

The Governing Craymel of Inferia, and the spirit of Light. Opposed to Shadow, the spirit of Darkness. After gathering the three Primary Craymels of Inferia, Undine, Sylph and Efreet, they come together to summon Rem, who informs the party of how to reach Celestia. She appears from time to time to offer the party guidance, and ultimately tests their talents at the Regulus Knole, after which, she joins their cause.

* [[The Archer]]

* [[Healing Hands]] (To a lesser extent than Undine, as she teaches no healing spells directly. Her summoning spell's only effect is to heal the party.)

* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]

* [[Winged Humanoid]]