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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.
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.


Tropes associated with Reid:
Tropes associated with Reid:
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* [[BFS]]: Some of Reid's swords are specifically referred to as large swords due to their size. They tend to be about as big as Reid himself.
* [[BFS]]: Some of Reid's swords are specifically referred to as large swords due to their size. They tend to be about as big as Reid himself.
* [[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...)
* [[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.
* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Reid can equip a spear, which sacrifices slashing abilities for better thrusting power.
* [[The Chosen One]]
* [[The Chosen One]]
* [[Clingy MacGuffin]]
* [[Clingy MacGuffin]]
* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: His {{spoiler|Seyfert trials}} only give him some nifty moves gameplay-wise. Story-wise, Reid's power is that of a living god by the end of the game.
* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: His {{spoiler|Seyfert trials}} only give him some nifty moves gameplay-wise. Story-wise, Reid's power is that of a living god by the end of the game.
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]] (Reid is noticeably tanned due to the fairly large amount of time he spends outdoors. ...And he, uh, [[Captain Obvious|has red hair]].)
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]] (Reid is noticeably tanned due to the fairly large amount of time he spends outdoors. ...And he, uh, [[Captain Obvious|has red hair]].)
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] (Occasionally.)
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] (Occasionally.)
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* [[Relationship Voice Actor]] (In Japanese, Reid is voiced by Akira Ishida, whereas Keele is voiced by [[Soichiro Hoshi]].)
* [[Relationship Voice Actor]] (In Japanese, Reid is voiced by Akira Ishida, whereas Keele is voiced by [[Soichiro Hoshi]].)
* [[Somebody Else's Problem]] (This is more-or-less Reid's attitude toward life prior to his [[Character Development]].)
* [[Somebody Else's Problem]] (This is more-or-less Reid's attitude toward life prior to his [[Character Development]].)
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]] ("Reid/Rid/Ridd", "Hershel"/"Herschel")
* [[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.)
* [[Team Mom]] (He's pretty much the closest to one in the group. The man bra (fandom joke) he wears doesn't help much.)
* [[The Lancer]] (Arguably, Reid fills this role for a respectable portion of the game, being something of a calm voice of reason for the more energetic Farah.)
* [[The Lancer]] (Arguably, Reid fills this role for a respectable portion of the game, being something of a calm voice of reason for the more energetic Farah.)
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* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]] (Very, ''very'' much so.)
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]] (Very, ''very'' much so.)
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Cute Bruiser]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]] (When she, Reid and Keele were children in Rasheans, {{spoiler|Farah stole the key to Regulus Knoll -- a place that the children had been expressly forbidden to enter -- from her father, and dragged Reid and Keele along to look for "star fragments" deep inside the temple. Her father came looking for the children, and was attacked and turned into a monster by Nereid, who had been [[Sealed Evil in A Can|sealed there]] and apparently released by the three children. As a result of Nereid being freed, Rasheans was completely destroyed and many villagers were killed, leaving Farah in a crushing state of grief and regret ever since.}})
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]] (When she, Reid and Keele were children in Rasheans, {{spoiler|Farah stole the key to Regulus Knoll -- a place that the children had been expressly forbidden to enter -- from her father, and dragged Reid and Keele along to look for "star fragments" deep inside the temple. Her father came looking for the children, and was attacked and turned into a monster by Nereid, who had been [[Sealed Evil in a Can|sealed there]] and apparently released by the three children. As a result of Nereid being freed, Rasheans was completely destroyed and many villagers were killed, leaving Farah in a crushing state of grief and regret ever since.}})
* [[Disappeared Dad]] ({{spoiler|Her father was possessed by Nereid when it was freed, and was killed by Reid's father.}}
* [[Disappeared Dad]] ({{spoiler|Her father was possessed by Nereid when it was freed, and was killed by Reid's father.}}
* [[The Hero]] (At first; she is the one who insists upon helping Meredy, and has to convince Reid to come along because Meredy does not want to be separated from him. For a large part of the game, Farah is the character who primarily keeps the party together and enthusiastically "leads the way".)
* [[The Hero]] (At first; she is the one who insists upon helping Meredy, and has to convince Reid to come along because Meredy does not want to be separated from him. For a large part of the game, Farah is the character who primarily keeps the party together and enthusiastically "leads the way".)
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] (Possibly, although technically it is more like Obfuscating Childishness -- fans have theorized that despite her actually being quite intelligent and brave, she {{spoiler|"refused to grow up" after she, at six years old, had to watch her father be brutally assassinated by people her parents had trusted, and her mother essentially go insane with grief and anger as a result.}})
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] (Possibly, although technically it is more like Obfuscating Childishness -- fans have theorized that despite her actually being quite intelligent and brave, she {{spoiler|"refused to grow up" after she, at six years old, had to watch her father be brutally assassinated by people her parents had trusted, and her mother essentially go insane with grief and anger as a result.}})
* [[Omi Minami]]
* [[Omi Minami]]
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]] ("Meredy"/"Melody")
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] ("Meredy"/"Melody")
* [[Stepford Smiler]] (Meredy puts on a cheerful, bubbly and childlike face, but is much, much sadder and lonelier than she lets on.)
* [[Stepford Smiler]] (Meredy puts on a cheerful, bubbly and childlike face, but is much, much sadder and lonelier than she lets on.)
* [[Summon Magic]]
* [[Summon Magic]]
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* [[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.]
* [[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.)
* [[Bishonen]] (He... rather lacks the typical [[Bishonen]] personality, though.)
* [[Born in The Wrong Century]]: More of a case of Born In The Wrong World, actually; his talents would certainly be more appreciated in Celestia than in Inferia, where the march of progress in technology is unhindered by the King or Church. {{spoiler|Possibly part of why he chooses to live there instead in the end.}}
* [[Born in the Wrong Century]]: More of a case of Born In The Wrong World, actually; his talents would certainly be more appreciated in Celestia than in Inferia, where the march of progress in technology is unhindered by the King or Church. {{spoiler|Possibly part of why he chooses to live there instead in the end.}}
* [[Break the Haughty]]
* [[Break the Haughty]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
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* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Jerkass Facade]] (Keele hides his deep insecurity regarding his physical weakness and awkward habits behind one of these.)
* [[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.)
* [[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.)
* [[Meaningful Name]] ("Keel" refers both to the similarly-named part of a boat -- Keele is intensely interested in boats and ships, built models as a child, and even attempted to design and build a boat in the [[So Bad It's Good|anime]] -- and to his tendency, to, well, keel [over], making his first name a [[Punny Name]] in both of these respects as well. His surname, "Zeibel", is apparently after physicist Roy Zaibel.)
* [[Meaningful Name]] ("Keel" refers both to the similarly-named part of a boat -- Keele is intensely interested in boats and ships, built models as a child, and even attempted to design and build a boat in the [[So Bad It's Good|anime]] -- and to his tendency, to, well, keel [over], making his first name a [[Punny Name]] in both of these respects as well. His surname, "Zeibel", is apparently after physicist Roy Zaibel.)
* [[Nerd]] (...Well, yes.)
* [[Nerd]] (...Well, yes.)
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* [[Soichiro Hoshi]]
* [[Soichiro Hoshi]]
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]] (His speech mixes more casual or slang-like phrases and words, in addition to cursing and downright rudeness, with [[Techno Babble|near-incomprehensible scientific jargon]], language he considers "refined", and the aforementioned general [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]].)
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]] (His speech mixes more casual or slang-like phrases and words, in addition to cursing and downright rudeness, with [[Techno Babble|near-incomprehensible scientific jargon]], language he considers "refined", and the aforementioned general [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]].)
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]] ("Keel"/"Keele", "Zeibel"/"Zaibel")
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]] ("Keel"/"Keele", "Zeibel"/"Zaibel")
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* [[Summon Magic]]
* [[Summon Magic]]
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* [[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''.
* [[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]]
* [[Junko Noda]]
* [[Licked By the Dog]] (Chat can yell and scream and cry all she likes about how much she hates animals... but Quickie jumps on her, tries to play with her, and rides on her hat anyway.)
* [[Licked by the Dog]] (Chat can yell and scream and cry all she likes about how much she hates animals... but Quickie jumps on her, tries to play with her, and rides on her hat anyway.)
* [[Mad Scientist]] (It's definitely there... Definitely [[In the Blood]].)
* [[Mad Scientist]] (It's definitely there... Definitely [[In the Blood]].)
* [[Nice Hat]] (Chat's giant pirate hat shows up as an equippable item in later Tales games.)
* [[Nice Hat]] (Chat's giant pirate hat shows up as an equippable item in later Tales games.)
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Tropes associated with Efreet:
Tropes associated with Efreet:


* [[Attack of the Fifty Foot Whatever]] and [[Incredible Shrinking Man]] (Efreet's size tends to change based on his mood; when he's angry he grows and when he's
* [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]] and [[Incredible Shrinking Man]] (Efreet's size tends to change based on his mood; when he's angry he grows and when he's
* [[Conflict Ball]] (He more or less attacks you for no reason when you first meet him)
* [[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)
* [[Gentle Giant]] (He calms down a ''lot'' after you beat him and reveals himself to be fairly well-natured despite his appearence)
* [[Kill It With Fire]]
* [[Kill It with Fire]]
* [[Power Fist]]
* [[Power Fist]]
* [[Unskilled but Strong]] (Efreet's melee attacks in his boss fight mostly revolve around him smashing you with his fists.)
* [[Unskilled but Strong]] (Efreet's melee attacks in his boss fight mostly revolve around him smashing you with his fists.)
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