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== Playable Characters (in order of appearance) ==
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▲======= Voiced by Ai Maeda in Japanese and Lia Sargent (Episode I & III), Olivia Hack (Episode II), and Stephanie Wittels (anime) in English. =======
Shion is the iron-willed but [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|fairly ditzy]] head of Vector Industries First R&D Division's KOS-MOS project. She is the character around whom most of the events of the games revolve. She is (arguably) the central protagonist of the series.
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* [[Meganekko]]: For the first game only. Sadly, she explains that she has perfect eyesight, and only uses the [[Chekhov's Gun|glasses to collect and analyze visual data]] in Episode III.
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]: Her Vector uniform in Episode I. It returns as an alternate outfit in III.
* {{spoiler|[[Pals
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Allen tries to ask Shion out and/or just get across that he loves her several times in the series and she just doesn't get it. {{spoiler|He finally gets the girl, only because he decided to stand up to Kevin to win her back from him.}} To think what would have happened if that never occured.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Her jacket in ''III'' has a fur collar.
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* [[Stripperific]]: Her outfit in Episode III (above), although her outfits in I and II weren't exactly conservative either.
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Shion's M.W.S. It's nerfed into a standoff weapon in ''Episode II'', but is rebuffed in ''Episode III'''
* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Curry. It's her specialty dish to make.
* [[Tsundere]]: Particularly to her brother Jin, but also to just about everyone in her life other than KOS-MOS.
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Episode III only.
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▲======= Voiced by Mariko Suzuki in Japanese and [[Bridget Hoffman]] (Episode I & III), [[Colleen O Shaughnessey]] (Episode II), and [[Luci Christian]] (anime) in English. =======
KOS-MOS is an android built by Shion and Kevin Winicott in order to battle and destroy the Gnosis threat. She can use UMN transport to manifest absurdly powerful weapons. She is capable of generating the Hilbert effect (which draws Gnosis into Real space so they can be fought) at a range wider than even 100-series Realians can do with an amplifier. Her inner workings are described as a black box, and she sometimes acts in ways that go outside her programming.
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* [[Chest Blaster]]: Her X-BUSTER located at the belly-region and (Form 4) D-TENERITAS is fired from just above her chest.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]
* [[Fun
* [[Gatling Good]] / [[Guns Akimbo]]: Subverted, it is one of her weakest special weapons. However, they're her most [[Iconic Item|iconic weapons]].
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Repeatedly, thanks to her [[Made of Iron]] mechanical construction and the skill of Shion, the Professor, and other engineers.}}
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* [[Sinister Scythe]]: Her ultimate weapon in Episode I.
* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Inside a Person
* {{spoiler|[[Soul Jar]]}}: To T-Elos, to a degree. {{spoiler|KOS-MOS' body was supposed to only be a temporary container of the Soul of Mary Magdalene, which was meant to be eventually absorbed by T-Elos}}.
* [[Stripperific]] A constant across all her various bodies and outfits... and apparently in direct proportion to Shion's role in designing them.
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* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: All of her costumes except her optional swimsuit.
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▲======= Voiced by [[Soichiro Hoshi]] in Japanese and [[Derek Stephen Prince]] (Episode I), Joshua Seth (Episode II & III), and Clint Bickham (anime) in English. =======
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: ''The'' nice guy of the series. Also the one with the power to destroy Gnosis with a touch. {{spoiler|And is an immortal, and implied to be the one behind Jesus' miracles. Oh, and he's the harbringer of the Apocalypse, if it ever comes to that.}}
* [[Bishonen]]
* [[Blessed
* {{spoiler|[[Deuteragonist]]: Debatably}}
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]: A protagonistic example. Just look at all the spoilers here...
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** [[Darkskinned Blonde]]: Well, white hair, but the principle is the same.
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▲======= Voiced by [[Masashi Ebara]] in Japanese and [[Richard Epcar]] (games) and Jason Douglas (anime) in English. =======
Ziggurat 8, dubbed "Ziggy" by MOMO, was a police man named Jan Sauer in life. He committed suicide after losing his wife and child and was resurrected as a cyborg. He was hired to rescue MOMO from the U-TIC organization. He seeks to have all the organic parts of his brain replaced with machines so he can finally die. Eventually becomes a father figure to MOMO.
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* [[BFG]]: All of his special weapons.
* [[Cyborg]]: He is one, but is considered obsolete by the time the series starts. Doesn't stop him from kicking ass all over the place.
* [[Expy]]: Ziggy has a great deal in common with [[
* [[Hammerspace]]: Presumably he uses UMN transport for his [[BFG
* [[Not So Stoic]]: After he sees {{spoiler|Voyager}} in Episode II, we get to see him get ''pissed''. Which leads to...
** [[Hypocritical Humor]]: Invoked by Jr. Ziggy spends a lot of time lecturing Jr to never let his emotions get the better of him during a high stress situation.
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* [[We Can Rebuild Him]]: Not that he ''wanted'' to be rebuilt...
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▲======= Voiced by [[Rumi Shishido]] in Japanese and [[Sherry Lynn]] (Episode I), Christina Puccelli (Episode II & III), and [[Brittney Karbowski]] (anime) in English. =======
MOMO is the prototype 100-series Realian (a type of organic android) who is widely sought after for the data her "father," Joachim Mizrahi, left inside her. She regards council member Juli Mizrahi as her mother and is visibly distressed when her mother doesn't want anything to do with her. She has the appearance of a 12-year-old girl.
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* [[Daddy's Girl]]: MOMO is really fond of her father, from what she can remember of him. She doesn't believe the rumors of his insanity when they pop up, even when they're seen as the common opinion. It is believed (even by her sisters) that she was Joachim's favorite.
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: During ''Episode II'''s [[Chase Scene]]. [[Justified]] in that she was driving away from people who were trying to capture her.
* [[Fun
* [[Magical Girl]]: In ''Episode I'', MOMO has in-battle [[Transformation Sequence
* [[Magic Knight]]: Due to gameplay mechanics in Episode III, she can be the best at dealing the most single target physical damage of all playable characters, even if her actual strength is actually dishing magical attacks and heals. Of course, she's not able to take damage as well as other characters, and takes certain gearing to bring her to average defensive wise.
** [[Cute Bruiser]]
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* [[To Become Human]]: Dr. Mizrahi told her that if she did many good deeds, she'd become a real person.
** Indeed, she gets closer than most after the end of Episode III - the Encyclopedia mentions that she {{spoiler|gained an upgrade that would allow her to carry a child}}.
*[[Token Loli]]: Yes, she is.
* [[White Magician Girl]]: Fits to a T in the first game, being primarily a support character, very feminine, a [[Mysterious Waif]], and wielding a [[Magic Wand|rod]]. Her skillset is player defined in the second, and in the third, you can choose to make her a [[Black Mage]] or a [[Break Meter|break attacker]].
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Episode I and II. We can only conclude that the character designer likes this trope.
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A gung-ho young man who commands the starship Durandal. He is second in command of the powerful Kukai Foundation, although his exact relationship to the owner, Gaignun, is the matter of some speculation. His weapon of choice is antique [[Guns Akimbo|dual pistols]].
▲======= Voiced by [[Brianne Siddall]] (games) and [[Greg Ayres]] (anime) in English. =======
▲A gung-ho young man who commands the starship Durandal. He is second in command of the powerful Kukai Foundation, although his exact relationship to the owner, Gaignun, is the matter of some speculation. His weapon of choice is antique [[Guns Akimbo|dual pistols]].
* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]: He looks like he's in his preteens, but acts much more mature. His design is obviously intended to play up the cute aspect of this. However, it's later revealed that he's actually ''immature'' for his chronological age, which somewhere around 30.
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* [[Twin Telepathy]]: Between all the remaining URTVs, but especially strong with his formerly conjoined twin, Albedo.
* [[Warrior Poet]]: Jr. likes to quote from ''books'', which are considered antiques by Xenosaga's time. One 4Koma pokes fun at this by having Allen being bewildered at how to even start reading one.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Jr. wields dual pistols because he's so fond of [[The Gunslinger|Gunslinger heroics]].
* [[You Are Number Six]]: He is URTV [[Number of the Beast|#666]], also codenamed Rubedo.
* [[Young Gun]]: In addition to being [[The Gunslinger]], Jr. completely fits this role as well. {{spoiler|He's both, because he is actually over twenty years old and is definitely experienced enough to be an actual [[The Gunslinger|gunslinger]]. However, since he looks and acts like a typical [[Young Gun]], he fits this too.}} The only difference is that he's not attached to any sort of older mentor.
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▲======= Voiced by [[Crispin Freeman]] (Episode I), Michael Gough (Episode II & III), and [[Chris Ayres]] (anime) in English. =======
Shion's brother, a slacker who abandoned medical practice shortly after completing his training and bounces from obsession to obsession. He currently runs a book shop full of actual paper books, which baffles and infuriates Shion. He has a history with chaos, and was deeply involved with the incident on Old Miltia that led to it being sealed away.
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* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Jin can slice through giant mecha with a sword, while ostensibly being a normal human.
* [[Counter Attack]]: One of Jin's skill trees.
* [[Expy]]: Of Citan Uzuki from ''[[
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]]}}
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== Non-playable Characters ==
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A mysterious girl who appears before Shion many times, starting when she first encounters the Zohar. She seems to have a connection to chaos.
* [[Cryptic Conversation]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|She gets called out on it at one point.
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* [[Expy]]: She looks remarkably like Elly from ''[[
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Nephilim means "watchers" or "those who have come down."
* [[Oracular Urchin]]
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* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Her necklace is in the shape of a cross, her name is a direct reference to the giants from the Bible who created the Great Flood...let's not get started on the symbolism behind the white and her possible relation to Elly.
* [[Woman in White]]
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=== '''Allen''' ===▼
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======= Voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]] (games) and Blake Shepard (anime) in English. =======▼
Shion's subordinate, who has a hopeless crush on her. He has a tendency to whine and get weepy and emotional when faced with adversity.
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: The only vanilla human who tags along with the party.
* [[Secretly Wealthy]]: Evidently, Allen comes from a wealthy family but he never flaunts it and prefers not to rely on their help.
* {{spoiler|[[Spanner in
* [[The So-Called Coward]]
* [[Took a Level
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Miyuki is a systems programmer for Vector and an amateur inventor. She is very fond of Shion and goes out of her way to help her out with her inventions when she can.
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* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: She designed the MWS, Shion's weapon in the game. When she joins you she fights with the older version Shion used in Episode I.
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▲======= Voiced by [[Hiroshi Kamiya]] in Japanese and Beng Spies (Episode II) and [[Steven Blum]] (Episode III) in English. =======
A specialized Realian built with enhanced memory, reflexes, and suppressed emotion. He pilots the ES Asher.
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* [[The Stoic]]
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The former head of the Third Division, KOS-MOS's original designer, and Shion's fiance. Deceased at the time the game opens.
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{{spoiler|Or so you are meant to think. He orchestrated his own demise at the hands of the KOS-MOS archetype in order to become a Testament and help Wilhelm. His reasons for doing so is so that his time with Shion can last forever.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: {{spoiler|He betrays Wilhelm only when said [[Big Bad]] ''starts'' to tell him how much he failed at his role in his [[Xanatos Gambit]] and tortures Shion by ''karate chopping his arm off''. When that doesn't work, he literally stabs Wilhelm [[In the Back]], killing the both of them, so the party can save the universe.}}
* [[Jerkass]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Secret Identity]]: Two of them.}}
* [[Shirtless Scene]]
* {{spoiler|[[Stalker
* [[Used to Be
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▲======= Voiced by [[Tomokazu Seki]] in Japanese and [[Lex Lang]] in English. =======
Rank Lieutenant. He is a A.G.W.S. pilot stationed on the Woglinde and a veteran of the Miltian Conflict. A [[Jerkass]] who actively insults Shion's optimism and belief that Realians count as people. {{spoiler|Is eventually killed by KOS-MOS because he kept getting in line of her fire.}}
{{spoiler|[[Back
* {{spoiler|[[Ascend to
* {{spoiler|[[Back
* [[Boss Banter]]
* [[Capulet Counterpart]]: With {{spoiler|Febronia}}
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* [[Likable Villain]]: It takes a long while for you to see what his deal is, but once you do, it's [[Tear Jerker|time to cry...]]
* {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: When the out-of-control combat Realians kill Febronia, goes along with his [[Tear Jerker]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[
* {{spoiler|[[Survivor Guilt]]: A major part of his character.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Together in Death]]: With Feb.}}
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Virgil was the name of Dante's guide from ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' and the writer of ''[[
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▲======= Voiced by [[Koichi Yamadera]] (adult) and [[Mikako Takahashi]] (child) in Japanese and [[Crispin Freeman]] (adult, games), [[Jennifer Hale]] (child, Episode II), [[Wendee Lee]] (child, Episode III), and John Gremillion (anime) in English. =======
The head of the Kukai foundation and {{spoiler|actually Jr.'s "brother" of sorts.}}
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* [[You Are Number Six]]: He is URTV #669, also codenamed Nigredo.
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▲======= Voiced by [[Takehito Koyasu]] in Japanese and Henry Dittman (games) and [[Chris Patton]] (anime) in English. =======
The pilot aboard the Elsa who has "immaculate piloting skills." At least, according to him.
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* [[Improbable Piloting Skills]]
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▲======= Voiced by [[Taiki Matsuno]] in Japanese and [[Michael Lindsay]] (Episode I), Jason Spisak (Episode II & III), and [[Josh Grelle]] (anime) in English. =======
Tony's childhood friend and the navigator of the Elsa. His hacking skills are reportedly top-notch, and Vector has tried repeatedly to hire him.
* [[Expy]]: Of Hammer from ''[[
* [[Playful Hacker]]: So good that Vector scouted him but he always declined.
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A pair of sisters rescued from cruel experimentation by a pharmaceutical company by the Kukai foundation. They serve as Gaignun and Jr.'s secretaries and seconds-in-command.
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Shelley.
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Pronounced "oo-doo". It's an [[Fun
▲======= Voiced by [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] in Japanese, and [[Doug Erholtz]] in English. =======
▲Pronounced "oo-doo". It's an [[Fun With Acronyms|acronym]] for '''U'''nus-Mundus '''D'''rive '''O'''peration. Despite the deception, it is not a computer program.
An [[Eldritch Abomination|indescribably powerful and alien entity]], U-DO is an [[Energy Being]] that lives in UMN space, discovered by Dimitri Yuriev. [[Mind Rape|Able to drive people insane]] [[Brown Note|through mental contact alone]], it is a malevolent creature with no regard for humans...
{{spoiler|Except for the part where all that turns out to be [[Blatant Lies|boldface fabrications]] by Yuriev. While it does drive people insane-see Albedo-this is mostly accidental on it's part. In reality, it is the sentient avatar of the mind of the universe, a Gnostic [[God]] who possesses a benign, scientific interest in humans. Unfortunately, it's mind is so powerful it literally destroys the minds of most people it attempts to contact. As shown throughout it's interviews with Shion in game #3, it seeks to understand the goals and psychology of humans and the nature of the universe. To do that, it created two [[God in Human Form|observational units]]-Abel, a [[Xenogears
* [[Brown Note]] / [[Mind Rape]]: Coming into contact with U-DO has this effect. {{spoiler|The exact effects is the individual learning what U-DO has seen. Namely, isolation enough to drive a person mad and the end of the universe.}}
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* [[Cosmic Horror]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. It's simply a completely alien existence from a higher dimension. And it's curious about humans in a scientific way.}}
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: {{spoiler|Benign or not}}, it's still [[
* [[Fun
* [[God in Human Form]]: Well {{spoiler|God In Human And [[Cool Ship]] Form, anyhow}}.
== Antagonists ==
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▲======= Voiced by [[Koichi Yamadera]] in Japanese and [[Crispin Freeman]] in English. =======
The extremely creepy and [[Axe Crazy]] recurring villain who delights in tormenting Jr. He has an obsession with MOMO that goes above and beyond seeking the data locked inside her.
* [[A God Am I]]: In heaping plates of ham.
* {{spoiler|[[Ascend to
* [[Ax Crazy]]: And then some. Also one of the most pure examples of "crazy" in media. Most of the time, [[Ax Crazy]] is simply extremely vicious sociopaths with little regard to human life. Albedo personifies the truly insane elements by making semi-coherent references to various works, often randomly and with the loose relevance to the current issue and has a warped pattern of speech ("I am the ultimate telomerase!" when he's referencing his immortality). {{spoiler|To be fair, though, this is due to being corrupted by U-DO.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back
* [[Big Brother Attraction]]: To Jr.
* [[Bishonen]]: He's pretty attractive despite all the crazy, and has a whole lot of fangirls.
* [[Black Cloak]]: Although it is technically white, the usage and effect is the same.
* [[Chewing the Scenery]]: Albedo's made a feast of it.
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* [[Creepy Child]]: Boy, was he ever.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}: All he ''thinks'' he wants is {{spoiler|for Jr. to kill him at last.}}
* [[Drunk
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* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: While he's featured in several scene's beforehand, Albedo's infamous [[Mind Rape]] scene is this ''in spades''.
* [[Evil Albino]]: Boy, howdy!
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* [[Foil]]: To both Gaignun and Jr.
* [[From a Single Cell]]: Technically, from a single particle.
* [[Go Mad
* [[Healing Factor]]: Arguably his defining characteristic.
* [[The Hedonist]]: His quest {{spoiler|to tap into U-DO again and to be killed by Jr. and, arguably, to then be reunited with Jr.}}
* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: No, seriously. He can (and does) blow off his own head (repeatedly) and survive without a scratch.
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* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Albedo tries to blow up a planet. When that gets foiled, he just tries to [[Colony Drop|drop the giant space station on it]]. {{spoiler|However, this all may have been an act to get Jr hate him enough to kill him, as Jr is the only one who actually can neutralize U-DO's waves. Albedo would prefer getting killed than watch his brothers, mainly Jr, die.}}
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Though this trope alone wouldn't encompass his craziness.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Type C
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: He does this '''three times''' and every time it looks like he's gone for good, however, he just won't stay dead-- He's molecularly reassembled by the Testaments, killed again by Jr., brought back as a Testament himself and dies again when his mind is absorbed by Jr. and his body is obliterated}}.
* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: His [[Healing Factor]].
* {{spoiler|[[Suicide
* [[Terms of Endangerment]]: His frequent referral to MOMO as ''Ma belle péche'' or a variant of said phrase.
* [[Twin Telepathy]]: Although all the URTVs can communicate telepathically, the link between Jr. and Albedo is especially strong, with Jr. even able to sense {{spoiler|when Albedo is reduced to particles.}}
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]:
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* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: For a given amount of "pretty."
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: {{spoiler|Albedo has infinite regeneration, meaning he absolutely cannot die. ''Even if he is reduced to mere particles''. Needless to say, upon learning that his brothers lack this regeneration, he takes it very badly. [[It Got Worse]] after contact with U-DO.}}
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* [[Your Head Asplode]]: Repeatedly but to little effect.
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▲======= Voiced by [[Joji Nakata]] in Japanese and [[Michael McConnohie]] (games) and Andy McAvin (anime) in English. =======
The Grand Inquisitor of the Ormus religion, Margulis is ultimately only answerable to the Ormus Pope. He seeks the Zohar as a source of power and a relic of his religion. He is driven by a fiery faith, which ultimately burns himself as often as it smites his enemies.
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* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: He destroyed ({{spoiler|well, actually gnostified}}) an entire planet of several billion people in order to conduct Zohar link experiments. He doesn't seem to care, either, stating that the inhabitants were of no use to anyone.
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Say My Name]]: To Jin.
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* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}}: {{spoiler|To Wilhelm}}.
* [[Villainous BSOD]]: Upon learning {{spoiler|that everything he believed about Ormus was a giant pretty lie}} Margulis has one hell of a Villainous BSOD.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]
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In public, Patriarch Sergius is the head of the galaxy's largest quasi-legal religion, the [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Immigrant Fleet]], in private he's also the head of Ormus, the galaxy's largest religious terrorist cult. He is the immediate superior to much of the series's antagonists, namely Margulis, Pellegri, Sellers, and Heinlien.
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* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: In ''Episode II'', anyway. Margulis mentions him by name only in passing in ''Episode III''.
* [[Evil Old Folks]]: He is the oldest-''[[Older Than They Look|looking]]'' character in the series. The chronologically-oldest characters have him beat by ''gigayears''. One of them is in your party, {{spoiler|and has been alive since at least Jesus' time.}}
* [[First Church of Mecha]]: Ormus worships the Zohar as a holy relic and uses numerous religious-themed [[Humongous Mecha
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Dresses all in white? Check. Head of a major religion? Check. Light-based attacks? Check. Army of angelic super robots? Check. Base of operations looks like a space cathedral? Check. Genocidal tendencies? '''Double check'''.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Although he's the primary antagonist of ''Episode II'', he's a blip on the radar in the series as a whole.
* [[Out-Gambitted]]: By Wilhelm, spectacularly.
* [[Sinister Minister]]
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[[File:
The head of Vector Industries, the largest corporation in existence. It is also revealed that he heads up {{spoiler|the second largest company, Hyams and the religious organization Ormus.}} He has some sort of connection to chaos (the guy) and commands the Testaments.
*
* [[Bishonen]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]: So much so that other chessmasters could learn from him.
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Margulus' subordinate within Ormus. Unlike her superior, she seems to have flashes of conscience about the paths they walk, but not enough to make her reconsider her choices. She has a past with Jin.
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
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* [[The Fundamentalist]]
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Post-Ariadne Incident, her attitude had changed.
* [[Jerk
* [[Knight Templar]]: Not as much as Margulis, but enough to cause friction with {{spoiler|Jin}}.
* [[Likable Villain]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
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The "father" and creator of the URTVs. He is obsessed with destroying U-DO for an unknown reason.
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* [[Creepy Monotone]]: He speaks almost entirely in an "''I'm a complete doucebag''" tone.
* [[For Science!]]
* [[Go Mad
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: One of the ways he's lived for so long and an acquired skill from contact with U-DO.
* [[Jerkass]]: He's the only villain (aside from Voyager) with '''zero''' redeeming qualities.
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* [[Truly Single Parent]]: The URTV line are all enhanced clones of himself.
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URTV #668, the missing unit between 667 (Albedo) and 669 (Nigredo). One of very few female URTVs produced by the Yuriev Institute, she was groomed from childhood to be Yuriev's personal aide and pointwoman for the Salvator Faction.
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* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: To the male URTVs. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in-universe.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: She's a mass murderer.
* [[Never a Self-Made Woman]]: Her dad ''is'' Dimitri Yuriev, after all.
* [[Ninja Maid]]: To Yuriev.
* [[Opposite
* [[She
* [[Undying Loyalty]]: To Yuriev, again.
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One of the brightest scientific minds in the post-Miltian Conflict galaxy. Dr. Sellers is known as much for his intellect as he is for his shifting loyalties.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: It's probably easier to list the people he ''hasn't'' screwed over.
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* [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul]]
* [[Genius Cripple]]: A self-made example. He ruined Joachim Mizrahi's life, so Mizrahi shot his kneecaps off.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Other than the aforementioned knee-capping, he largely gets away scot-free in all three games.
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]
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* [[Sinister Shades]]: See: [[Cool Shades]].
* [[The Unfought]]: In a rare twist, the party battles its way into the heart of the Merkabah to confront Sellers only for him [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|lecture them]] about what [[Good Is Dumb|what idiots they've been]] and then just float away in his hoverchair.
* [[What Happened to
* [[You Are Too Late]]: He whips this out only after the fact, telling the party that while they've wasted their time battling their way through Merkabah, Yuriev has invaded ''The Durandal'', and they're probably too late to do anything about it.
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The black testament, who has some sort of connection with Ziggy.
* [[Bald of Evil]]
* [[Black Cloak]]
* [[The Cracker]]: Before he became a supernatural monster he was a ''[[Ghost in
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]
* [[Evil Albino]]: Maybe. That or he's just frighteningly pale.
* [[Serial Killer]]
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A humanoid weapon system built on the same principles as KOS-MOS, and vastly more powerful. She states that she must destroy KOS-MOS in order to be complete.
* [[
** This could be more of the below [[Evil Counterpart]]. It's not just their personalities that's flipped, but pretty much ''everything'' along with a play on words. KOS-MOS is right-handed (dextrous, implying skill and effectiveness) while T-elos is left (sinister, implying cruelty. [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: T-ELOS fits this to a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|T]].
* [[Darkskinned Blonde]]: Technically white hair.
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