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The army itself is formed at the same time the mantle of main charactership shifts from Milanor to Yggdra, and starts off as more of a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] than anything else, picking up new commanders here and there along their journey through the continental world. However, over the course of the story, they become much more cohesive, and are eventually depicted as on their way towards becoming a true [[Badass Army]].

[[The Hero|Yggdra]] is the commander-in-chief; [[Sidekick|Milanor]] is her deputy, and [[Mr. Exposition|Durant]] is her advisoradviser. There are a few instances in which Milanor is forced to take the reins on a temporary basis when Yggdra is unavailable to lead.

In the image to the right, [[Badass Princess|Yggdra]] is front and center with [[Lovable Rogue|Milanor]] behind her; from the top down, the left side depicts [[Guest Star Party Member|Gordon]], [[Capulet Counterpart|Elena]], [[Tall, Dark and Snarky|Roswell]], [[Adult Child|Cruz]], and [[Cheerful Child|Nietzsche]]. The right side displays [[Patient Childhood Love Interest|Kylier]] and [[Team Pet|Al]], [[Cute Witch|Rosary]], [[Mauve Shirt|Milanor's Flunky]], and [[Knight in Shining Armor|Durant]]. [[Badass Long Hair|Russell]], [[Housewife|Mistel]], and [[Cloudcuckoolander|Pamela]] are not pictured.

{{quote| ''...A world controlled by power is cruel and empty. Power is defined by those who wield it. My parents' deaths still seethe within me, but... I mustn't let those feelings control my power. I have sworn to use my power to protect the people.''}}

The seventeen-year-old princess of Fantasinia, whose life is turned upside down when her country is invaded by Bronquia and her parents killed in battle against its Emperor, Gulcasa. She escapes the castle with her family's ancient sword, the Gran Centurio, and slowly gathers allies from her own country and others to take her kingdom back (and [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|bloodily slaughter Gulcasa and his allies for killing her parents]]). She is beloved by her people, and generally comes off to others as a kindhearted girl who can be both naive about the way the world works and a voice of authority. However, she is also revealed to be highly immature and holds a vendetta against Gulcasa for her parents' deaths. Over the course of the war, Yggdra slowly loses her childish idealism and becomes a wise and loving ruler, seeking peace because she understands the true cost of battle and that conflicts are never black and white.

Yggdra loves strawberries and hates mushrooms, and her birthday is June 2. Her [[Personality Blood Types|blood type]] is AB, and she's 157  cm tall and weighs 45  kg. She's voiced by [[Mai Nakahara|Nakahara Mai]] in the PSP version.

* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: In Battlefields 46 and 47, and then in endings C and D.

* [[Asleep for Days]]: Precisely a week between chaptersChapters four4 and five5.

* [[The Chains of Commanding]]: End of chapterChapter 7 onwards.

* [[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Princesses]]

* [[Light 'Em Up]]

* [[The Messiah]] / [[Messiah Creep]]

* [[Pimped -Out Dress]]: Noted by Mistel when the two meet, and later by Kylier (while she's going through Yggdra's closet).

* [[Pint -Sized Powerhouse]]: Let us repeat--157 repeat—157 cm tall. Justified because the Gran Centurio's magic makes it feel as though it's the same weight as a badminton birdie to the Artwaltz family, but the enemy still has to deal with getting hit with its full weight and mass.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Of a sort--: her hose are actually garters, so she gets this whenever she gets an upskirt. Mysteriously, this happens quite a bit in the spinoff manga.

{{quote| ''Ah, give her a break. We're fighting a bunch of commoners. It was easy to fight when she was a rebel against an army. Here, the ones she's killing are parents... lovers... people. I think she's realized that things aren't like they were.''}}

* [[Dressing Asas the Enemy]]: He used to be pictured in the trope example, and the incident is a rather infamous part of the [[Save the Princess]] chapter...

* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]:

** [[Kleptomaniac Hero, Found Underwear]]: In his defense, he didn't know that the treasure map was leading to buried underwear, but...

* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: [[Hypocritical Humor|Milanor is rather brutal to fellow bandits.]].

{{quote| ''Yours isn't the only justice in the entire world! You think your Kingdom has been here forever? If your precious justice is an absolute, what's to stop the people here from carrying out their own?''}}

Seventeen years of age and a griffon breeder, Kylier is Milanor's longtime friend and supporter, and an honorary member of his band of thieves. While she's ordinarily a kind and cheerful girl, noticing that Milanor has taken up with Yggdra causes her to be rude, crude, and suspicious at levels that approach the most hardcore [[Tsundere]]'s ''tsuntsun''. Although Milanor doesn't understand why, it's revealed to the player that Kylier acts like this because she's in love with him, has jumped to conclusions that he loves Yggdra, and is ''incredibly jealous.''.

Kylier's reasons for hating Yggdra go deeper than that, though--: it turns out that Yggdra's family were responsible for destroying the civilization of the Vanir, Kylier's race, and exiled them to the barren wastes of Lost Aries. While over the course of the game, Kylier grows to like Yggdra as a person, their conflicting ideas on war and Kylier's bitterness towards Yggdra prevents her from permanently joining up with the Royal Army. In the end, Kylier sacrifices herself to allow the Royal Army to move forward in their conquest of Bronquia, which impacts Milanor deeply (and causes him to realize his own feelings for her).

Kylier loves griffons and is a vegetarian. She's voiced by [[Yui Sakakibara|Sakakibara Yui]] in the PSP version.

* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: The priest who runs the orphanage where she grew up probably counts, since he's happy to recount her having been a "holy terror" (and apparently a bed-wetter) when she was a toddler, even though she's already an adult making her way in the world.

* [[Childhood Friend Romance]]: withWith Milanor.

* [[Dying Asas Yourself]]

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Kylier is controllable for short periods of time in chaptersChapters 3, 4, 5, and 7.

* [[Kleptomaniac Hero, Found Underwear]]: And for all that Kylier laughs at herself for trying to make off with pieces of Yggdra's wardrobe during a battle, the dress in question is still added to your inventory.

* [[Sympathy for Thethe Devil]]

* [[What the Hell Hero|What The Hell, Hero?]]: Kylier gives Yggdra a big one in the middle of Chapter 7. Her point is hammered home with Canaan and Monica.

{{quote| ''I am a humble Royal Knight at your service, my Queen!''}}

The twenty-four-year-old captain of the former Royal Army's third cavalry unit, Durant becomes the first tactician of Yggdra's liberation army. He's a traditional knight in many ways, believing in honor and chivalry deeply to the point where he can be seen as stiff or old-fashioned. He is incredibly devoted to Yggdra, however, and teaches her and Milanor the intricacies of mass combat. Durant is implied to have feelings for Yggdra and is always worrying about her well-being. He's voiced by Kisaichi Atsushi in the PSP version.

* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Durant is a traditionally honorable and chivalrous knight.

* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Explains new gameplay mechanics to the player in several of the tutorials.

{{quote| ''She said she went all the way to Embellia, didn't she? It must've been so hard by herself, with no friends... I feel sorry for her. Nietzsche'll look after her, so let's take her with us.''}}

The youngest member of the Royal Army, Nietzsche is a twelve-year-old Undine who has been exiled from her home country, Embellia. Her older sister was manipulated by Nessiah into stealing the Undines' Transmigragem, the artifact which allows them to survive as a race; although Nietzsche's sister [[Driven to Suicide|killed herself]] out of remorse, her crimes were apparently enough to condemn Nietzsche, as well. Nietzsche joins up with the Royal Army as they pass through Embellia, explaining to them why the country is in an uproar. Despite being part of the deconstruction of her own country's government, Nietzsche remains hopeful and happy. She loves fish and strange small objects, and always refers to herself in the third person. She's voiced by [[Ai Maeda|Maeda Ai]] in the PSP version.

* [[One -Gender Race]]: Part of the Undines', and thus Nietzsche's, woes stem from this.

* [[Token Mini MoeLoli]]

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Implied in a conversation with Ortega. Roswell's reaction is [[Squick]] and then [[Unstoppable Rage]]. (Likelylikely because he's [[Dude, Not Funny|highly unamused]] by the [[Black Comedy Rape|implications of what Ortega says]])...)

* [[Insufferable Genius]] / [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: A mild case; he presses it home rarely enough (or against enemies) that it doesn't come off as abrasive, but is played for childish charm. Except that one time with Durant.

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Mistel, Pamela, Eudy, and ''[[Even the Guys Want Him|Ortega]]'' are confirmed members; [[Fanon]] adds [[CannotCan't StandLive with Them, CannotCan't Live Without Them|Rosary]], [[Meet Cute|Yggdra]], and [[Love Redeems|Nessiah]] to their number.

* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]

{{quote| ''My! You're such a cute girl! I just love that dress you're wearing. Is it tailor-made?''}}

The granddaughter of Bly, a famous tactician who once served Yggdra's father and grandfather, Mistel is cheery, hardheaded, and "sheltered" according to Bly himself. She joins the Royal Army in her grandfather's place after they seek him out for help, and is revealed to actually possess a fair bit of Bly's tactical skills. She has a bit of a unique way of looking at things; despite the fact that she grew up in her family's hermitage in the Lenessey Mountains, she's surprisingly powerful (because she does all the farming and housework!!) and wields a scythe.

Mistel refers to herself as a housewife, although according to the side materials, her fiancé ran off before they could get married, and shamelessly flirts with Durant and Roswell. At twenty-eight, she's the oldest member of the Royal Army. She is voiced by Kamada Kozue, and is a PSP-exclusive character.

* [[Expy]]: Mistel appears to be based on a minor character from art director Kiyudzuki's manga ''[[Shoulder a Coffin Kuro]]''--: they look almost exactly alike and have similar temperaments.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: Mistel ends most of her sentences with ''"~desu wa".''.

{{quote| ''I owe you for saving my fiancéefiancee. I won't ask you to forgive me... What's done is done. But, if you can trust me, I'd like to fight beside you.''}}

Initially introduced as one of Gulcasa's top five generals, twenty-five-year-old "Astral Fencer" Russell is a swordsman who shows honor and chivalry towards both his allies and his enemies. He is revealed in the fourth chapter to have been enlisted in the Imperial Army by force--: he was once part of the original Royal Army, but when Gulcasa captured Russell's home (Castle Karona, sitting right on the border of Bronquia), he was impressed by the swordsman's abilities and spirit and asked Russell to join the Imperial Army so that Gulcasa wouldn't have to kill him. Russell refused, but rather than lose such a strong fighter, Gulcasa imprisoned Russell's fiancée,fiancee Flone, with a promise to let her go once the war ended. If the player rescues Flone, Russell can be recruited, but otherwise, he dies in the Royal Army's attack on Karona.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: A spectacular one, too.

* [[Stay in Thethe Kitchen]]: He repeats over and over that he dislikes fighting women, and encourages Emilia to stay out of harm's way. No one is amused.

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|Wouldn't Hit A Girl]]: He will, but he'll complain about it a lot first.

{{quote| ''Works for me. Hey, can I join? The Empire's killed off my men. With you guys, I can teach those Imperials a lesson!''}}

Despite being twenty-two years old, Cruz is one of the sillier characters of the cast. He appears and can be recruited in an optional battlefield in Marduk Forest (though in the PSP version, he's briefly seen asking Bly for advice in the optional Lenessey battlefields); he's noted by Durant to be the leader of a guerilla-style resistance against the Empire, and a former Karonan soldier. He's displayed as a form of mild comic relief, and is not above trading insults with Emilia (he usually loses in those exchanges, and seems hurt when she accuses him of being an "immature nincompoop"). He's voiced by Suganuma Hisayoshi in the PSP version.

{{quote| ''Hee hee. Your name is Nietzsche, right? I need to log your looks and traits... memo memo... Tail length... breast size... shape of the face. Fascinating!''}}

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Lucky~", "Memo memo", "Undine itadakiiiii~]]!!"

{{quote| ''I understand. I know what it means to betray someone...''}}

Sixteen years of age and originally a member of the Imperial Special Forces (assassins), Elena is introduced as a minor character--: Zilva's protégéeprotegee, who seems new to combat and is occasionally reluctant to do battle. She is eventually revealed to be "Black Knight" Leon's younger sister, who realized [[Ax Crazy|what a horrible person war had made him]] and joined the Imperial Army herself to first observe him--, then kill him herself when she realized he couldn't change back. She eventually betrays the Imperial Army, and tries to fight Leon and Emilia on her own; she joins up with the Royal Army first temporarily (to defeat Leon), then permanently (after she has had time to bury her brother and resolve herself to her new path in life). Durant is initially very suspicious of her, and Elena despises herself for being a traitor, no matter what the circumstances are.

Elena is shown to have a strong attachment to and empathy for her former comrades, and likes items once owned by Imperial commanders; like Kylier, she's a vegetarian. Despite her roots, she feels a great loyalty for the Royal Army, who accept her as she is. Elena is [[Bi the Way|implied to be bisexual]], as she appears to have feelings for Zilva and possibly a mild crush on Milanor. She's voiced by Makishima Yuki in the PSP version.

* [[Highly -Visible Ninja]]: Bright blue hair and a hot pink scarf.

* [[Shy Blue -Haired Girl]]

{{quote| ''His Eminence and the Princess are in grave danger! Lady Kylier, please, go warn them of this threat!''}}

Only appearing in chapterVhapter 5, the twenty-eight-year-old Gordon is a loyal Temple Knight serving under Pope Joachim's sect of the Meria religion. He joins up with the Royal Army temporarily to assist in clearing out the corrupt members of the church and get Yggdra crowned so that she may combat the Imperial Army's next move. It is possible to have Gordon die permanently in Battlefield 32, while fighting Gulcasa--, though it is just as possible for him to survive. He's voiced by Watanabe Takehiko in the PSP version.

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As a band of [[True Companions]] who happen to be three years past that [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|awkward puppy stage]], Gulcasa and his men are a [[Badass Army]] powerful enough to strike fear into the hearts of the rest of the continental world--, especially after defeating Fantasinia, the country always thought to be the dominant world power. Aside from [[Optional Party Member|new addition Russell]] and [[The Slacker|the mercenary Inzaghi]], they are all patriots united by their belief in Gulcasa and love of their homeland; most of them have some form of [[Badass Nickname]].

From left to right, pictured here are [[Pyromaniac|Eudy]], [[Emotionless Girl|Zilva]], [[Little Miss Badass|Emilia]], [[Ax Crazy|Leon]], [[Messianic Archetype|Gulcasa]], [[Tag -Team Twins|Aegina]], [[Cool Old Guy|Baldus]], Russell, and [[Fallen Angel|Nessiah]].

See also ''[[Blaze Union (Video Game)/Characters|Blaze Union]]''.

{{quote| ''Heh... Foolish to the end... You and I... Our souls may remain distant for eternity... But your heart, that beat so strong as to crush our will... That... we will... never forget...''}}

The young Emperor of Bronquia, Gulcasa wrested leadership of his country from a loathed predecessor in a bloody coup d'état and, at the age of twenty, is a terrifying threat to his enemies and a beloved sovereign to his own people. After stabilizing Bronquia, he launched an invasion and conquest of Fantasinia that went nearly perfectly--... the only snarl in the plan was that Yggdra escaped her parents' fate. The two of them clash multiple times over the course of the story; Yggdra gradually goes from seeing him as an evil dictator and murderer to perceiving him as a ruler [[Not So Different|who is much the same as she is]]. Gulcasa is a shrewd ruler, but can be brash and ignore his own condition once he loses his temper, which gives him some trouble after his [[Deadly Upgrade]].

Gulcasa is eventually revealed to be a distant descendant of the dragon Brongaa. Once he and his army are driven from Fantasinia by the Royal Army, he takes drastic action to provide himself a trump card, should the Royal Army ever invade Bronquia: Hehe captures Yggdra and uses her to facilitate the Rite of Soul Unbinding, where he [[Deadly Upgrade|accepts Brongaa's soul into his own body]]. While this does grant him inhuman strength, the true purpose of the ritual is to give Gulcasa the ability to resurrect Brongaa [[Heroic Sacrifice|at the cost of his own life,]], after which he believes his ancestor will save his people and destroy all others. At the end of the war, when he has lost everyone important to him, Gulcasa tries to do this; if he succeeds, it leads to the game's [[Nonstandard Game Over]].

* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]: How Gulcasa kicks off the game--: all Fantasinia's base ARE belong to him, at least for a little while...

* [[Badass]]:

* [[The Chosen One]]: At least in the eyes of his people, anyway--: Gulcasa was the first person of pure Imperial blood (meaning Brongaa's descendants) to appear in hundreds of years.

* [[Dying Asas Yourself]]

* [[Game -Breaking Injury]]: Battlefield 32.

* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: As Gulcasa... er, ''[[Blaze Union|does not handle losing people well]],'', he's under subtle but considerable stress from the end of Chapter 3 onwards. The full breakdown hits during Chapter 8.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Played with mercilessly. Gulcasa intends good to come of it, but his [[Heroic RROD|preparations to kill himself]] turn him into an [[Omnicidal Maniac]] and Brongaa himself will bring about [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]].

* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]

* [[Manly Tears]]: During his breakdown prior to Battlefield 42. [[Tear Jerker|It's not easy to listen to.]].

* [[The Messiah]] / [[Messianic Archetype]]

* [[Nice to Thethe Waiter]]: There are a lot of scenes where messengers come to deliver him news that ranges from unpleasant to awful, but Gulcasa never once takes it out on them. Even when said bad news is that his beloved sister is dead, Gulcasa dismisses the messenger politely and waits to break down until she's left.

* [[One -Man Army]]

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Long before we find out his [[Nice Guy|actual disposition]], he is extremely reluctant to fight Elena, despite her defection having cost Leon's life and Aegina's eye.

* [[Pre -Ass -Kicking One -Liner]]

* [[Unusual Ears]]: He has ''jigokumimi.''.

* [[Wreathed in Flames]]: While using Genocide, then permanently in the last two battlefields of chapterChapter 8.

{{quote| ''"Just"?! I've spent my life working for this! Hundreds of years! I suppose I shouldn't expect humans to understand that... Anyway, as I said, I am that sword's rightful owner. It's time you gave me back the Gran Centurio!''}}

First appearing at Machina Bridge, Nessiah is one of Gulcasa's Five Dragon Generals as well as Gulcasa's main strategist. The two of them are on [[First -Name Basis]] and appear to be fairly close. The extras list his age as "unknown", but the official site states him to be nineteen years old, at least in appearance. Although he seems to be a loyal member of the Imperial Army, he betrays them after Gulcasa captures Yggdra, killing all his men and informing Milanor of where Gulcasa is taking Yggdra before killing himself. However, he appears again a few battlefields later to scold Milanor and the Royal Army for not moving quickly enough.

Nessiah is actually a fallen angel, and the creator of the Gran Centurio. When he lived in Asgard, he went by the name "Aries", and was a pure-hearted idealist--, so much so that he refused to fight demons, because he was a pacifist. Asgard hated him for his stance, and it eventually led to his downfall, which is implied to have been orchestrated by Hector (the villain of the overarching story of ''[[Dept. Heaven]]''). Blinded, stripped of his wings, and bound by the Chains of Conviction-- (which force him to exist eternally, without being able to age or die--), Nessiah was cast down to Yggdra's world; as soon as he regained himself from the trauma, he gave the Gran Centurio to Yggdra's family, and whenever the human world became too peaceful, he provoked conflicts that turned into wars. The Gran Centurio would gain power from battle-- (enough to break his chains--), and after that, Nessiah planned to take it back and use it to [[Rage Against the Heavens|destroy the corrupt system that had made his life so miserable]]. The wars in Yggdra's generation finally gave the Gran Centurio its necessary power, and after Gulcasa's defeat, Nessiah tried to begin his vengeance. Yggdra and the Royal Army, furious with him for his [[People Puppets|penchant for reviving the dead to mess with them/get them to power up his sword]] and fearing for what might happen to their world, refused to hand over the Gran Centurio--, leading to an epic battle.

* [[Actual Pacifist]]: Backstory only, and it got him into a lot of trouble. When he became disabused of this philosophy, [[Cycle of HatredRevenge|things got really, REALLY ugly]].

* [[All There in the Manual]]: Every one of the Dragon Generals has his or her own title; Nessiah's, while never brought up in-game, is ''yogensha'', or "The Prophet". Not much of his backstory is mentioned in-game, either.

* [[BFS]]: The Gran Centurio. Especially jarring when you realize that, as he's slightly shorter than Yggdra, ''it's bigger than he is.''.

* [[Blind Seer]]: Subverted. He's blind, but despite his title, he's not a seer--heseer—he's just ''too'' damn good at [[Xanatos Speed Chess]].

* [[Chained Byby Fashion]]: Subverted. Nessiah wears the Chains of Conviction because he cannot break them until the Gran Centurio is powerful enough.

* [[Early -Bird Cameo]]: During chapterChapter 2, [[Infallible Babble|villagers in Embellia and Verlaine]] mention a "wandering magician" who seems to have provoked a great deal of chaos by playing off the Undines' [[Fantastic Racism]] and Roswell and Rosary's rivalry.

* [[Jade -Colored Glasses]]: While known as Aries, he used to be a [[Wide -Eyed Idealist]] and [[The Messiah|a messiah figure]]. Then [[Trauma Conga Line|shit happened]].

* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: One of the first tip-offs to his real age is the way he speaks very politely, and yet calls everyone without significant social status (i.e. everyone, but Yggdra and Gulcasa) ''kimi''.

* [[Resurrective Immortality]]: Reincarnating is supposed to be hellishly painful and leaves him weak, but he will inevitably reincarnate no matter what. It overlaps with [[Immortality Inducer]] (and to some extent [[The Ageless]], as he no longer ages), and by the time of ''Yggdra Union'', he's spent over a thousand years trying to destroy what forces him to stay alive.

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Ein, the protagonist of ''[[Riviera: theThe Promised Land|Riviera]].''.

* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Ridiculously powerful magic, [[Waif Fu]], Reincarnation, a thousand years of experience, and an [[Resurrective Immortality|inability to be permanently killed]]--oh—oh, and he also happens to be a Grim Angel.

** [[Drama -Preserving Handicap]]: Thank God for the Chains of Conviction. And the fact that he never got a Diviner.

* [[Combat Pragmatist|The Tactical Pragmatist]]: Sabotaging Verlaine and Embellia was an excellent way to make sure Bronquia wouldn't get wiped out trying to attack Fantasinia, and it also ensured that Yggdra wouldn't have any convenient allies that would take over the fighting for her. Which made it brilliant. It was also ''absolutely ruthless.''.

* [[Too Clever Byby Half]]

* [[Troll]]: And ''how''...''

* [[The Un -Reveal]]: Only a very abbreviated version of his backstory is explained in-game. The dialogue never goes into what he was like before he was made a Grim Angel against his will, nor is it ever mentioned how he was involved with Brongaa's defeat or Lost Aries. ...The fact that ''he's Aries'' was casually stated in the PSP version's game guide, caused a lot of confusion, and was explained in a bit more detail only in the ''Dept. Heaven Episodes World Guidance'' book.

* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]: Yes, the guy who did this to him needs to ''die'', but that doesn't justify the effects of his plans on the rest of the world.

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]:

=== ''Luciana Rune Artwaltz &and Aegina Eine Artwaltz'' ===

{{quote| '''Luciana:''' ''We'll show that damn princess she's come to a dead end. While we're at it, we'll make them pay for your right eye.''<br />

'''Aegina:''' ''Look at her... A loving family, a palace for a home... Never knowing of how close we came to being killed...'' }}

A pair of twin Valkyries that hound the Royal Army for most of the game, both eighteen years of age. They alternate attacks, though the Royal Army can't figure out how she replenishes troops so quickly and even recovers from [[Eye Scream|losing an eye]] until they see both of them together (even the player is held to this--: the game goes as far as labeling both twins as 'Aegina' every time you see them and avoiding names being spoken around Luciana.; Thethe only differences between the two are mannerisms and subtle differences in their dialogue portraits). The twins are heavily implied to be Yggdra's illegitimate older sisters, exiled at a young age. Aegina is generally calmer and more level-headed than her sister, though both have a grudge against Fantasinia.

* [[Eye Scream]]: Nongraphic. When Aegina is sniped, she screams in pain, and it's noted flat-out where she's been hit. She's seen later with bandages over that part of her face and a metaphorical axe to grind.

* [[Hair -Trigger Temper]]: Luciana.

* [[Identical Twin ID Tag]]: Different hairstyles, different clothing colors, different dominant hands, and different behavior. They still look similar enough that it's ''very'' rare for anyone to figure it out before [[The Reveal]] unless they're specifically spoiled for it.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Luciana is Red and Aegina is Blue.

** Lampshaded a bit (and reversed)--: Aegina's favorite color is red, and Luciana's favorite colors are black and blue.

* [[Tag -Team Twins]]

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: Luciana seems to like this line. Both twins continually scream 貴様だけを許さん！ when！when fighting Yggdra, too.

{{quote| ''D-did you call me... a kid...?! ...That's it! I've had it with being treated like a child! And, I'm going to take it all out on YOU!''}}

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: "Emilia to the rescue!" seems to be a common occurrence in Bronquia. She saves Gulcasa at the last minute in Lombardia, and tries to do the same for the civilians at Ishnad, Bardot, and Drominos. She only succeeds in one case, though.

* [[Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are]]: Towards the end of Chapter 5, while searching for Joachim. It doesn't come off as threatening mostly because Emilia still is so young; if you let her go on for long enough, she starts reciting traditional kids' hide-and-seek rhymes ("Olly olly oxenfree!" in the English version).

* [[Token Mini MoeLoli]]

{{quote| ''...I have many fond memories of this land. The way you surely must of Paltina. There is nothing sweeter than to die defending one's home!''}}

* [[The Obi -Wan]]

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To Durant.

{{quote| ''Come one, come all! We've got a special on bloody murder today!''}}

One of Gulcasa's Five Dragon Generals, "Black Knight" Leon is merciless, bloodthirsty, and sadistic. He appears several times in the early part of the story, and attacks the Royal Army ferociously. Everyone seems to dislike him but his own men, but Roswell in particular hates Leon for betraying him and trying to kill him (effectively hitting him in the head with the [[Distress Ball]]) at Verlaine Hills. His sister Elena, six years younger, explains to the Royal Army that he wasn't always so despicable, but that whatever he's been through in the war has turned him into a downright evil man who kills everything in his path and likes to torture civilians. Elena joined the Imperial Army to observe him, and kill him if she had to.

* [[Blade Onon a Stick]]

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Leon is a complete asshole and a psychopathpsychotic, but his backstory makes this rather understandable.

{{quote| ''Elena... Sympathy has no place in war. Our duty is to carry out our missions perfectly.''}}

Master of the Imperial assassins, the twenty-year-old Zilva leads Gulcasa's Special Forces. She is shown to have perfect control over her emotions, and is usually more-or-less expressionless, speaking in flat tones. Zilva is very dutiful and shows absolute loyalty to Gulcasa, and often handles discreet missions or is dispatched to support one of the Five Dragon Generals. She and her women adhere to a very strict code. She isn't completely emotionless, however; she has taken Leon's younger sister Elena as a special protégée and seems close with her. Once Elena defects and joins the Royal Army, for instance, Zilva shows marked hesitance to do battle with her, despite the fact that the Imperial assassins' code states that betrayal can only be punished with death.

* [[Highly -Visible Ninja]]: Doesn't have the most practical palette for espionage.

* [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]]

{{quote| ''Emilia's unit is down! The Royal Army's headed this way! Someone tell me the cannon is ready now!''}}

Both the leader of the Imperial witches and the master of Imperial ballistics, Eudy comes off as calm, collected, and in control--, until she's given a cannon to fire. Then she starts [[Evil Laugh|cackling like a maniac]] and squeeing about bombarding her enemies, and it gets pretty obvious that she's a pyromaniac. There's only one battlefield over the entire game where she fights without having a cannon to fire; her cannons often make battlefields a hassle, and as such, she becomes a character that many players love to hate. Eudy is one of only four Imperial officers who survive until Chapter 8, and is killed when [[Heroic Sacrifice|Kylier destroys the Arc of Triumph]].

Like many other women in the cast, Eudy is often seen flirting shamelessly with Roswell. She and Mistel have many similarities, down to being the same age, which Mistel lampshades by asking brightly if Eudy is a housewife, too. (Eudy does not comment).) She's voiced by [[Ai Maeda|Maeda Ai]] in the PSP version.

* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]

{{quote| ''What? Oh, it's just the thieves we ran into yesterday... We're after a noblewoman and her troops... Not those dirty vagabonds. Forget 'em! You want another ass-whooping like yesterday?''}}

A mercenary hired by Gulcasa to give Bronquia some extra muscle, Inzaghi is an incredibly lazy slacker and tends to take a lot of abuse from his superiors (whoever they may be) for it. He does seem to consider himself to be Milanor's rival, though, and is fond of declaring that "I'll get you this time, you damn thief!"; he also ridicules Yggdra at first for the size of her sword as compared to her physique (and regrets it very quickly afterward). Inzaghi is killed in Russell's [[Heel Face Turn]], less than halfway through the game. He's voiced by Fujiwara Katsuya in the PSP version.

{{quote| ''We're through talking, Royals. We've said all we need to say! We'll never let you take our beloved Bronquia... If you want to pass, you'll do it over our dead bodies!''}}

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: ... like a certain French peasant girl? Or Yggdra herself?

* [[Jeanne D 'Archetype]]

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: She and Canaan are practically Kylier's angry lecture in Battlefield 39 made flesh.

{{quote| ''It's too late to play the innocent, Princess! We were born and raised on this land! Would you just surrender your homeland to outsiders? Would you just sit and watch your countrymen suffer?! You killed them all... Monica... You monsters!''}}

Monica's childhood friend, the seventeen-year-old Canaan is the co-commander of the Bardot militia. Enraged over Monica's death, he stubbornly refuses to surrender to the Royal Army and despite a rescue attempt by Emilia, he is defeated by Yggdra's army much the same way Monica was. His character is comparable to Milanor's after Kylier's death (and can be seen as foreshadowing that event); he seems to have feelings for Monica. He's voiced by Suganuma Hisayoshi in the PSP version.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Remember, kids--warkids—war isn't pretty.

{{quote| ''...That sword you carry ... The Gran Centurio, the "Holy Sword"\x9D that Nessiah created ... That blade has been the cause of all strife on Earth. Have you come to brandish such an evil weapon in Asgard?''}}

Marietta appears to be wise and given to kindness when she's not in [[Knight Templar]] mode, and gives Yggdra a scepter to replace the Gran Centurio in ending A. She is a recurring character in the ''[[Dept. Heaven]]'' series, and her story is continued in ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]''. She's voiced by Suzuki Mariko in the PSP version.

* [[Onee -Sama]]

{{quote| ''My mission is complete. I must return home now. ............ But I won't forget you. Those with strong hearts ... Hearts that stopped beating so ... abruptly.''}}

A meek and submissive test subject whose name is never revealed, this young angel is only referred to as "#367". She only appears in Battlefield 49, and is implied to be an early result of Hector's process to artificially create Grim Angels. Hector's Servants sic her on the Royal Army, and the High Servant [[Deadly Upgrade|enhances her synchronization with her synthetic Diviner]] when it appears that she might lose. After this, #367's personality changes drastically; she becomes about as psychotic and bloodthirsty as Leon. The extras state that she was raised in Hector's laboratories, and that she is about fifteen years old. She's voiced by Suzuki Mariko, and is a PSP-exclusive character.

* [[Expy]]: Her clothing and role are similar to [[Riviera: theThe Promised Land|Malice's]], though their personalities are completely different.

[[Captain Obvious|Everyone else.]].

{{quote| ''Silence! Selfish humans... Do not interfere, or you will be next!''}}

Queen Emelone's right-hand woman, and a warrior of Embellia. Ishiene blames her race's misfortunes on humankind in general, and not simply the man who seduced Nietzsche's sister; she's zealously unforgiving of what she considers "treachery against Undines" and protective of her queen. They appear to be close and, as Ishiene is twenty-five, are only a year apart in age. She dies trying to defend Embellia's capital against the Royal Army. Ishiene is voiced by Kamada Kozue in the PSP version.

* [[One -Gender Race]]

{{quote| ''A leader has a duty, a sacred trust... to protect one's people, no matter the cost.''}}

The queen of Embellia and technically of all Undines, twenty-six years of age. Before the Transmigragem was stolen, she was allied with Yggdra's father, Ordene. In comparison to her troops, who often come across as angry zealots blaming all humans for their misfortunes, Emelone is portrayed as calm, level-headed, and wise. When Yggdra asks her to call off the attacks on humans, Emelone replies that while she also doesn't think it's a solution to the Undines' problems, she is obligated to do whatever she can to protect them as their queen. Taking this refusal to surrender as unforgivable, Yggdra and her army battle and kill Emelone's forces, but are left confused as to whether they did the right thing.

Although her role is brief, Emelone is actually the first to introduce the concept that every nation has its own unique concept of justice, which becomes the [[Arc Words]] of chaptersChapters seven7 and eight8. She's voiced by Makishima Yuki in the PSP version.

* [[One -Gender Race]]

* [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]]

{{quote| ''Hmph... Can't a man loot a village in peace anymore?''}}

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: Roswell and Rosary are ''[[Dude, Not Funny|not amused]]'' when Ortega decides he wants to get into their pants.

* [[Perma -Stubble]]

* [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]]: "Can't a man loot a villiage in peace anymore?"

{{quote| ''You're not getting away, my little meal ticket!''}}

A twenty-one-year-old bounty hunter who harries the Royal Army several times throughout the game in an attempt to capture Yggdra. (Hehe's also shown once pursuing the bounty on Cruz.). His persistence is noted by several characters (Milanor jokes that Mizer probably has a crush on her), but Mizer is known to act cautiously and retreat once he's taken a certain amount of damage. He's also known for spending all the money he wins from bounties on shoes--whichshoes—which is such a [[Camp Gay]] stereotype that it leads many to wonder about his sexuality. And for becoming ''ridiculously difficult to fight'' in the remake, when he was something of a gag character in the original.

* [[Screw This I'm Outta Here|Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]

{{quote| ''Howdy, Princess! I'm Dort, and this here's my turf!''}}

Leader of a group of desert bandits, thirty-eight years of age. Dort and his bandits take advantage of the absence of Meria-sanctioned knights protecting the trade routes to attack travelers in Nyllard--, and thus come across the Royal Army. Like Ortega and Mizer, Dort finds the bounty on Yggdra too good to pass up. He and his men have a hideout deep in the desert, and believe themselves to be invincible due to the protection of their fake [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]], a giant golem. Yggdra and company prove just how wrong they are. Dort is voiced by [[Tetsu Inada|Inada Tetsu]] in the PSP version.

* [[Dark -Skinned Blond]]

* [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]]

{{quote| ''M-Mardym! Are you sure about this?!''}}

Forty-nine years of age; a cardinal of the Meria religion and head of its elitist new sect. He is revealed to be an extreme coward, and tries ineffectually to plead for his life, denying his involvement in the movement to overthrow the Pope. It doesn't work. His soldiers are devoted to him, sometimes mindlessly, as in the case of his chief assassin, Amareus. He's voiced by Haramaki Kouji in the PSP version.

{{quote| ''Never mind God, Cardinal; trust in me.''}}

First appearing to be Juvelon's subordinate, Mardym is an archbishop of Meria, and is twenty-nine years old. It turns out that he's simply manipulating Juvelon and intends to betray him in order to control Lombardia and the Meria religion. Mardym is heavily implied to be an atheist who is involved in religion for its power and luxuries, and is said to be taking payments from Bronquia to keep Juvelon in line and sabotage Joachim. He's voiced by Fujiwara Katsuya in the PSP version.

* [[High -Class Glass]]: It makes him look both stuffy and sinister.

{{quote| ''Hmph... How cute.''}}

TwentysomethingTwenty-something assassin who's one of the head Meriants. On the official website, [[Vague Age|her age is actually written as "2?"]], perhaps because she wears an Islamic-looking ''khimār'' that obscures her face. Amareus is mindlessly devoted to Juvelon, which... has some, uh, ''[[Squick|interesting]]'' implications in her backstory. If Juvelon is defeated in battle before she is, Amareus kills herself on the spot. She's voiced by Sato Akemi in the PSP version.

* [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]]

{{quote| ''With practice, man can utilize the skills he was born with. But eventually, he must accept what talents he lacks! Now, scram!''}}

A crotchety old hermit living in the Lenessey mountains with his granddaughter, Mistel. Bly was once a famous tactician in the employ of Yggdra's grandfather and then her father, but he was exiled after a court scandal. Despite the fact that he and his family were thrown out of Fantasinia and supposed to have been killed simply because he spoke honestly as to his intentions should Ordene become corrupt, Bly still seems to look on Ordene fondly and shows regret that he couldn't support the king. He still considers Baldus his rival, as the two often fought on opposite sides of wars in their youth, and Baldus was the only man who could ever see through Bly's plans.

* [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior|Screw Politeness, I'm A Senior!]]

{{quote| ''I am Russell's fiancée. We're originally from the Kingdom.''}}

Russell's twenty-three-year-old fiancée, imprisoned before the war by Gulcasa in order to get him to fight for Bronquia. If the Royal Army rescues her, and reunites the two of them, Russell joins them. She's voiced by Nakahara Mai in the PSP version.

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]

* [[The Reveal]]: Flone exposits Russell's backstory if you rescue her--: it's the only way to learn the truth about his motives.

{{quote| ''What is the matter? Why do you hesitate? You are of royal blood. You have a duty to the people. Who else can bear the responsibility of the crown?''}}

* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]