History Characters / ArcRiseFantasia

* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: How the game portrays him.]]

* CompleteMonster: Let's see here... Invading a nation to kill their religious leader through ''[[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty a sneak attack with no formal declaration of war]]'' no less, manipulating [[spoiler:his half-brother]] to help carry out said plan, fully intending to kill his [[spoiler:other]], younger half-brother after he (quite rightly) [[WhatTheHellHero tried to stop him]], taking pleasure in slaughter and conflict in general, being an unrepentant militaristic bastard... are we missing anything here?

* [[spoiler:DeathEqualsRedemption]]: [[BaseBreaker Whether we like it or not]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: A number of problems could have been avoided if he had just taken the time to explain things to people. Then again, that would involve him ''not'' [[{{Jerkass}} being a complete douchebag]], which is kinda hard for him...

* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist: How the game portrays him. YourMileageMayVary on whether he is or not.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:''He agrees to a peace treaty'']]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer We're dead serious]].

* LawfulGood -> ChaoticGood: Starts off as a mercenary in the employ of the empire, before finally striking out on his own.

* LawfulGood -> NeutralGood

* NeutralGood

* LawfulGood

* TheLancer
* LawfulGood -> LawfulNeutral -> ChaoticGood

* LawfulGood -> NeutralGood

* LawfulGood [=/=] LawfulNeutral -> NeutralGood

* LawfulGood [[spoiler:-> ChaoticGood -> ChaoticNeutral -> LawfulEvil -> SelfishEvil -> ChaoticNeutral again -> ChaoticEvil -> NeutralGood]]
** Much like {{Batman}}, Alf can be portrayed in every single alignment and they'll all have some degree of truth to them.

* NeutralGood [[spoiler:-> '''''ChaoticEvil''''']]

* LawfulNeutral: Personality-wise, he's actually a really [[LawfulGood good guy]] but he makes it very clear that he will do ''anything'' for his master.

* MagicKnight: Again, a mage who can defend himself rather than a magic-using fighter.
* NeutralEvil: LawfulEvil when under Alf's party since [[EnemyMine they end up aiming for the same goal]].

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Given the personalities, you'd think Weiss would be the one that offs Alf, he even attempts so back at Antrax. However, in the end, he dies by Alf's hand. By that point, their roles in this have been switched; Weiss the [[BrokenBase fallen]] [[DeathEqualsRedemption Abel]], and Alf the [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor traitorous]] [[LawfulEvil Cain]]. ]]

* LawfulSelfish [[LawfulEvil Evil]]

* '''[[LawfulGood Law]]'''[[LawfulGood ful Good]]: [[IncrediblyLamePun Sorry about that]]... It's true, though, as she does good things for others while following the teachings of her religion.

* [[spoiler: TheMole: His special pardon from the stockade involved him following L'Arc and telling Weiss and Freya what is going on. Overcome with guilt (which the team just assumed was him being a coward all the time), he left the team and joined the resistance.]]

** TheHero

* TheChick [[spoiler:[=/=] TheDarkChick of Alf's FiveManBand.]]
* DistressedDamsel: Although, ironically, she [[TookALevelInBadass takes her level in badass]] after it happens.
** [[spoiler: Emphasis on ''[[FaceHeelTurn Bad]]'']]

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: [[spoiler: Sure, it was for revenge on Weiss for what happened at Antrax, but if she never had Dynos stir up confusion by having Undead Meridian Soldiers attacking Batrachites, the treaty would have gotten off without a hitch and the Meridian citizens wouldn't have the need to raise [[LaResistance a rebellion]].]]

* PimpedOutDress: After her kidnapping.

* {{Tsundere}}: Type B [[spoiler:eventually becomes a full-fledged {{Yandere}}.]]

* EmoTeen: A rare version where his angst is actually ''justified'' and played for drama rather than the subject of ridicule [[spoiler:see "OffingTheOffspring"]].

* YinYangBomb: His "Doubly Dark" Excel Act has him merge a mass of Dark magic with a mass of Light magic into a [[KamahameHadoken beam of mixed power]]. Wait, this sounds familiar...

* [[spoiler:EasilyForgiven: Does the party forget that he tried to ''genocide the crap out of a religious order'', in which there were bound to be lots of totally innocent people who didn't have ulterior motives?]] Apparently so.

* {{Hypocrite}}: He claims to want to "free" people from the rule of gods, but since his modus operandi comes across as nothing short of "TakeOverTheWorld" he'd really just be replacing the rule of Eesa with his own.

* PoorCommunicationKills: A number of problems could have been avoided if he had just taken the time to explain things to people.

* DevilInPlainSight: To be fair, it's not like he tries to hide it.

* ObviouslyEvil

* ButtMonkey: The last time you see her. It's ''[[TearJerker not]]'' played for comedy.

* TheWoobie: You'll ''really'' want to give Luze a cuddle once you find out her backstory. [[spoiler:She was made into a god by her people and led them as one, only to eventually be accused as a false deity and have people become divided over her which resulted in her becoming so distraught about her ability to lead the world that she put herself into a state of hibernation...]]
** [[spoiler:WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: ... And when she finally wakes up, people are planning to kill her to "free humanity". This causes her to reject L'Arc's Law that will save both the Common Race and the Divine Race by neutralising the Hozone, as such a world would have no need of her. Even if she had lived, she'd [[TearJerker have lived forever alone and unneeded by the people to perform the duty that they themselves gave her]].]] Somebody give this girl a hug already!

* PerverseAsexualCuddleLust: She's just that darn cute.

** [[spoiler:WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: ... And when she finally wakes up, people are planning to kill her to "free humanity". This causes her to reject L'Arc's Law that will save both the Common Race and the Divine Race by neutralising the Hozone, as such a world would have no need of her. Even if she had lived, she'd [[TearJerker have lived forever alone and unneeded by the people to perform the duty that they themselves gave her]].]] Somebody give this girl a hug already!

* [[spoiler:TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: To some, the fact that he isn't the BigBad is a serious WallBanger. He would have been ''awesome'' at it.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince in charge of an empire? Check. Long golden fencing blade? Check. [[spoiler:[[BlessedWithSuck Giant bulging wing that grants him some strength at the cost of his life?]] Check.

* [[spoiler:JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: She goes ''batshit insane'' when L'Arc summons Simmah to protect [[slash:Ryfia]] Weiss from Girtab, assuming that it means he doesn't care about her. In her viewpoint, L'Arc would save Ryfia from an army of undead, but could care less if she got hit by a Rogress attack.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince in charge of an empire? Check. Long golden fencing blade? Check. [[spoiler: [[BlessedWithSuck Giant bulging wing that grants him some strength at the cost of his life?]] Check.

* [[spoiler: BlessedWithSuck: Sure, Eesa's Curse gave him a pretty cool wing that gives him a buffing Excel Act, but it was that same curse that was used on him when he tried saving his own mother. Not to mention it made his father, the other victim of the curse, deadly sick to the point of committing suicide. Yep, Eesa sure is an affectionate god...]]
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Given the personalities, you'd think Weiss would be the one that offs Alf, he even attempts so back at Antrax. However, in the end, he dies by Alf's hand. By that point, their roles in this have been switched; Weiss the [[BrokenBase fallen]] [[DeathEqualsRedemption Abel]], and Alf the [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor traitorous]] [[LawfulEvil Cain]]. ]]

* ToBeLawfulOrGood[[spoiler:: She eventually chooses "Lawful" because the "Good" guys are trying to kill her.]]

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Given the personalities, you'd think Weiss would be the one that offs Alf, he even attempts so back at Antrax. However, in the end, he

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince in charge of an empire? Check. Long golden fencing blade? Check. [[spoiler: [[BlessedWithSuck Giant bulging win that grants him some strength at the cost of his life?]] Check.

* [[spoiler: BlessedWithSuck: Sure, Eesa's Curse gave him a pretty cool win that gives him a buffing Excel Act, but it was that same curse that was used on him when he tried saving his own mother. Not to mention it made his father, the other victim of the curse, deadly sick to the point of committing suicide. Yep, Eesa sure is an affectionate god...]]

* MyGreatestFailure: In his own words, betraying the trust of a friend. [[spoilers: In other words, leading Rex to his death, all to save his family... who end up dead anyway.]]

* [[spoilers: YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Alf takes over as King after offing Weiss. Mostly for [[ManipulativeBastard Adele's]] wishes.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Prince in charge of an empire? Check. Long golden fencing blade? Check. [[spoilers: [[BlessedWithSuck Giant bulging win that grants him some strength at the cost of his life?]] Check.

* [[spoilers: BlessedWithSuck: Sure, Eesa's Curse gave him a pretty cool win that gives him a buffing Excel Act, but it was that same curse that was used on him when he tried saving his own mother. Not to mention it made his father, the other victim of the curse, deadly sick to the point of committing suicide. Yep, Eesa sure is an affectionate god...]]

::'''Niko'''

* TheGunslinger

::'''Cecille'''

::'''Rastan'''

* [[spoiler:WhyDontYaJustShootHim: A rare, heroic version of this trope. He [[ShutUpHannibal stabs Ignacy]] while he's giving his HannibalLecture. To be fair, Alf [[ItsPersonal had some]] ''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge very]]'' [[ItsPersonal personal reasons]] for wanting to [[KickTheSonOfABitch kill the bastard]].]]

* [[spoiler:JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: She goes ''batshit insane'' when L'Arc summons Simmah to protect Ryfia, assuming that it means he doesn't care about her]]

* ElementalPowers: PlayingWithFire, MakingASplash, DishingOutDirt and BlowYouAway.

* LawfulGood -> Neutral Good

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: Subverted. Alf kills him before he can do anything of the kind.]]

* CompleteMonster: Let's see here... Invading a nation to kill their religious leader through ''[[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty a sneak attack with no formal declaration of war]]'' no less, manipulating [[spoiler:his half-brother]] to help carry out said plan, fully intending to kill his [spoiler:other]], younger half-brother after he (quite rightly) [[WhatTheHellHero tried to stop him]], taking pleasure in slaughter and conflict in general, being an unrepentant militaristic bastard... are we missing anything here?

* YinYangBomb: His "Doubly Dark" Excel Act has him merge a mass of Dark magic with a mass of Light magic into a [[KamahameHadoken beam of mixed power]].

* WellDoneSonGuy: Let's just say that Dynos [[{{Understatement}} did not have the best of relationships with his father]].

** TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Hosea, although it turns out [[TheStarscream he was going to backstab him and the rest of the Divine Race]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness once he no longer needed them]].

* LawfulGood [[spoiler:-> ChaoticGood -> ChaoticNeutral -> LawfulEvil -> SelfishEvil -> Momentarily ChaoticNeutral -> ChaoticEvil -> NeutralGood]]

* LawfulGood [[spoiler:-> ChaoticGood -> ChaoticNeutral -> LawfulEvil -> SelfishEvil -> NeutralGood]]

* ToBeLawfulOrToBeGood: Forms the basis of her CharacterDevelopment.

* CassandraTruth[[spoiler:: Nobody believes him when he says he ''isn't'' the legendary Leon. He really, really ''isn't''.]]

* PaperThinDisguise: Averted. [[spoiler:None of the party, except Rastan, who knows that he's the legendary "Lightning Leon" of the Lord Knights.]]

* TheBigGuy

* NeutralEvil: LawfulEvil when under Alf's party.

* TheSmartGuy

* BastardBastard: Ayup. There's quite a few people who believe that he shouldn't be on the throne because he's a concubine's son, but his response to them is pretty much [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem Up yours."]]

* CompleteMonster: Let's see here... Invading a nation to kill their religious leader through ''[[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty a sneak attack with no formal declaration of war]]'' no less, manipulating his [[spoiler:half-brother]] to help carry out said plan, fully intending to kill his younger brother after he (quite rightly) [[WhatTheHellHero tried to stop him]], taking pleasure in slaughter and conflict in general, being an unrepentant militaristic bastard... are we missing anything here?

* LargeHam: It's not sure whether it's intention or not, but his English VA clearly had a lot of fun playing this guy.

* {{Troperiffic}}: Oh hell yes!

* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Hosea]]

* FlashStep: In-battle only. Outside of it he has a rather goofy-looking running animation.

* XanatosGambit: How he killed [[spoiler:L'Arc's father, Rex.]]

Tropes that apply to L'Arc:

* PaperThinDisguise: Averted. [[spoiler:None of the party, except Rastan, realise that he's the legendary "Lightning Leon" of the Lord Knights.]]

** BabyGotBack: And you can ''see it'' given how low down her hotpants are. Sadly, this being Wii graphics...

::'''Alfonse "Alf" Meridia'''

* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini: He's let off scot-free at the end of the game despite everything he's done.]]

* EmoTeen: A rare version where his angst is actually ''jusified'' and played for drama rather than the subject of ridicule [[spoiler:see "OffingTheOffspring"]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: He's something of a fan favourite. [[EvilIsCool It's not hard to see why]].

* JerkAssWoobie: His backstory ''is'' pretty sympathetic... [[DoubleSubversion but it doesn't make him seem like any less of a]] [[JerkAss dick]].

* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Saura]] reveals [[spoiler:herself]] to be "Allul of the Twelve" long before you realise that [[spoiler:she's]] actually a Rogress.

* ButtMonkey
* ChivalrousPervert: In his own words, "No man can resist a... ''beautiful woman''". When she's MsFanservice, we don't blame you.

* ToBeLawfulOrGood[[spoiler:: She eventually chooses "Lawful" because the good guys are trying to kill her.]]