History Characters / ChildOfLight

* MoreDespicableMinion: While Umbra is far from likable, she is shown to [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes love her biological daughters]] and [[AlasPoorVillain somberly admits after her defeat that she wanted a home]]. Her youngest daughter Nox, on the other hand, is not portrayed in an even remotely sympathetic light and is a strong candidate for the most despicable antagonist in the game, with her betrayal as Norah after [[EvilAllAlong pretending to be a good sister]] to Aurora (and [[{{Sadist}} taking pleasure in the pain she inflicts]] on Aurora from said betrayal) standing out as particularly cruel and [[ItsPersonal personal]], compounded further by the implication that she is behind the Ogre that eats the rest of Gen's kind, leaving her the [[LastOfHerKind sole survivor]][[labelnote:How?]]The Ogre explicitly tells Aurora, "I '''guard''' the door", and who's waiting at the end of the Temple of the Sun the Ogre is guarding? Nox[[/labelnote]].

* BreakTheCutie: She's left devastated when [[spoiler:her stepsister, Norah, betrays her with the cruel revelation that [[FalseFriend she had never cared about her and it was all an act]]]], and she resigns herself to [[spoiler:death in the prison tower]]. Fortunately, Óengus is able to remind her of the numerous lives that will suffer if she gives up.

* BreakTheCutie: She's left devastated when [[spoiler:her stepsister, Norah, betrays her with the cruel revelation that [[FalseFriend she had never cared about her and it was all an act]]]], and she resigns herself to death in the prison tower. Fortunately, Óengus is able to remind her of the numerous lives that will suffer if she gives up.

* {{Expy}}: Several parallels can be drawn between her and the Evil One [[spoiler:a.k.a. Airy]] from ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault''; both being [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired]] girls who [[ManipulativeBitch are not nearly as nice as they seem to be]], are {{More Despicable Minion}}s enforcing a greater evil's will, are fought near the end of their respective games, and [[OneWingedAngel transform into monstrous forms]] to fight the heroes.

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* DisappearedDad: While both of Aurora's biological parents are known, Norah's biological father is nowhere to be seen and his identity remains unknown.

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* TheAtoner: After being banished from the Kategida Clan for forming an alliance with Umbra in exchange for his clan's survival, therefore betraying his clan's code of honour, Óengus accepts Aurora's offer to fight alongside her for a chance to regain his lost honour, and becomes dedicated to both protecting his Princess and atoning for his past actions.

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* NiceMice: A nice guy just like his dad.

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* DisappearedDad: Her biological father is never seen or even mentioned.

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* DisappearedDad: Her biological father is never seen or even mentioned.

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%%* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask

* {{Entitled B|astard}}itch: She believes herself to be the "rightful" ruler of Lemuria. In reality, she's a despotic usurper who murdered the previous ruler Aurora's mother to take the throne.

One of two jesters, brother to Rubella, and a member of the ballon-flying Aerostati. Tristis is perpetually sad and depressed, even if he knows [[spoiler:what became of the circus he was traveling with]].

The younger of Aurora's two stepsisters. Norah adores her younger stepsister and tries to protect her from the evils lurking in Lemuria. [[spoiler:However, she is hiding a dark secret...]]

[[folder:Lady of the Forest[[spoiler:, the Queen of Light]]]]

An old woman who helps Aurora traverse Lemuria. [[spoiler:In reality, she is the spirit of Aurora's mother.]]

* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:She's a descendent of Erin, one of the historical founders of [[MagicalLand Lemuria]]. However, it's left ambiguous if she is a normal human who learnt magic while in Lemuria, or was always a magical being.]]
* ButNowIMustGo: Disappears seconds after giving the flute to Aurora. [[spoiler:Once Aurora defeats Umbra and becomes Queen, her spirit can finally rest in peace, now that her daughter, people and land are safe.]]
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Her hair is golden, and she is a kind woman]].
* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:Once her identity as the Queen of Light is revealed]].

* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: Aside from giving Aurora wings, she gives her a flute. It's not even a magic flute, just a simple, mundane flute. This flute, however, helps to encourage depressed people with its melody. [[spoiler:When Aurora dies, the Queen plays the melody to summon the Sun, Moon, and Stars to revive her.]]
* LonelyAtTheTop: [[spoiler:She was all alone in her castle and always had a sad face while walking its empty hallways. She left Lemuria to escape the loneliness.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:She's the Queen of Light and Aurora's mother.]]
* SemiDivine: [[spoiler:As the Queen of Light and Aurora's mother, she's a descendant of Erin, who's pretty much a goddess.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her active role is minimal, appearing once after the first boss and disappears until just before the FinalBoss, but she is the one who tells Aurora about Lemuria's suffering under Queen Umbra and how to help the land's people, bestows Aurora with the power to [[WingedHumanoid fly]] as well as giving her a flute [[HopeBringer to bring hope to the depressed]], and [[spoiler:is [[TheReveal revealed]] at the end to be the spirit of her dead mother, the Queen of Light]]. In other words, she is very important to the story.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Her end-game [[TheReveal reveal]] as the Queen of Light and Aurora's mother changes everything about her.]]
* WalkingTheEarth: [[spoiler:Some confessions narrate her travels around Europe after she left Lemuria.]]
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask

A [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen despotic queen]] and [[CoDragons her two daughters]] who co-rule Lemuria by fear. They have stolen the sun, moon and stars from the Lemurian sky, leaving the land trapped in endless darkness. [[spoiler:Aurora will find out that they are quite familiar with her.]]

[[folder:Queen Umbra]]

[[spoiler:Aurora's WickedStepmother.]] The [[BigBad main antagonist]], she tries to conquer Lemuria all at once and causes many curses to both lands. Mother of two daughters, Nox and Crepusculum.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:She goes out quite resigned and somberly, merely telling Aurora that all she wanted was a home, some place she could call her own.]] Never mind the fact she caused many deaths and chaos in Lemuria.

* {{Entitled B|astard}}itch: She believes herself to be the "rightful" ruler of Lemuria. In reality, she's a despotic usurper who murdered the previous ruler [[spoiler:Aurora's mother]] to take the throne.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite her being a murderous despot, she loved her daughters Crepusculum and Nox. [[spoiler:When Aurora kills Nox, her last surviving daughter, Umbra laments that her bloodline is now broken.]]
-->'''Umbra:''' [[spoiler:No! My youngest dead. The bloodline broke.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Aurora. Umbra herself notes that there are similarities between the two of them prior to their battle, both being distant descendants of two of Lemuria's founders (Umbra from Cynbel the Wise, Aurora from Erin the Conqueror) and were outcasts living outside of Lemuria at one time. That's where the similarities pretty much end, as Umbra is a vengeful tyrant who ruthlessly represses the residents of Lemuria and couldn't care less about them, while Aurora is a kind and compassionate person who [[HopeBringer brings hope to the repressed]] and restores Lemuria to harmony after defeating Umbra [[spoiler:and becoming queen]].

* EvilVirtues: [[spoiler:She's a genuinely doting parent and never treated Aurora poorly enough in Austria for her to notice her true colors until they encountered each other in Lemuria.]]

* HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Her killing Aurora in the game's opening is what sent Aurora's soul to Lemuria in the first place—due to the latter's mother casting a protective spell just before her death—setting a chain of events in motion that eventually led to her own defeat. However, her fatal action also led to the DeathByDespair of Aurora's father, shortly after Nox is killed.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: At the Forgotten Tower, Queen Umbra is mildly taken by surprise when she tells Aurora that she (Aurora) is her enemy's daughter, only for Aurora to respond with "What has my father done?", revealing that Aurora does not know about [[spoiler:her mother being the former Queen of Lemuria who exiled Umbra's mother years before Aurora was born]]. Umbra reveals her FreudianExcuse to Aurora (i.e. {{Revenge}} for her mother's exile), and then tries to use her magic to kill her anyway, ignorance be damned.
* MamaBear: She loves her true-born daughters and loses it when [[spoiler:Aurora kills Nox.]]

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She loses it when [[spoiler:Aurora kills Nox in battle]], leaving her all alone.
* ParentalFavoritism: Surprisingly averted. [[spoiler:Aurora never once mentions Umbra treating her poorly on the other side, and was apparently very close to Umbra's two daughters.]]

* RevengeByProxy: She takes out her desire for vengeance on behalf of her mother's exile on an innocent [[WouldHurtAChild child]] who had [[LockedOutOfTheLoop no knowledge of her mother's past]]. [[spoiler:After she had already murdered said child's mother.]]
* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:While Aurora's father is in his last moments of life, Umbra forces Aurora to choose between returning home to her father at the cost of leaving Lemuria to its fate, or staying to protect Lemuria and watch her father [[DyingAlone die alone]]. Aurora tells her father that she has and will always love him, but chooses the latter. Her father tells her that [[YouDidTheRightThing she did the right thing]], and then he dies.]]
* [[SinsOfOurFathers Sins of Our Mothers]]: [[spoiler:As if murdering Aurora's mother in the name of vengeance for exiling her own mother wasn't enough, Umbra tries to murder Aurora herself just for being the daughter of the one who exiled her mother.]]
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: [[spoiler:She killed Aurora's mother two years before the events of the story, and thus was able to usurp Lemuria and become the Queen of the Night.]]
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:She isn't explicitly seen dying after her defeat by Aurora and co., unlike her daughters. It's unsure if she died or just gave up after the fact, but given what happened to her daughters after their dragon forms were killed, it's probably the former.]]
* WickedStepmother: [[spoiler:To Aurora, though she never treated Aurora badly until she killed her and thus sent her to Lemuria. After that it's played pretty straight.]]

[[folder:Crepusculum[[spoiler:/Cordelia]]]]

[[spoiler:The older of Aurora's two stepsisters]], loyal to her mother Umbra and younger sister Nox. She is responsible for stealing the Lemurian Moon from the sky.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Aurora recalls her as [[spoiler:a good and loving sister]]. Crepusculum tells her that she hated our heroine all along, [[spoiler:unlike Nox, who [[VillainRespect claims to have admired her even while simultaneously rejecting any and all family promises]].]]

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She looks more than a little unsettling.

* KilledOffForReal[=/=]NoBodyLeftBehind: She crumbles into dust shortly after her dragon form is defeated.

* TheResenter: She hates Aurora for all her good luck in life while herself, her sister and her mother were banished from Lemuria. Never mind the fact that [[spoiler:her mother murdered Aurora's mother]] prior to the game's events.

[[folder:Nox[[spoiler:/Norah]]]]

[[spoiler:The younger of Aurora's two stepsisters, who deceived her since the very beginning as Norah.]] The [[TheDragon secondary antagonist]], she is a cunning and manipulative girl. Loyal to her mother Umbra and older sister Crepusculum. She is responsible for stealing the Lemurian Sun from the sky.

-->[[spoiler:'''Aurora:''' Norah, what are you doing!? [[IronicEcho Family first, now and forever!?]]]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Norah:''' I am sorry, Aurora. We are not together.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Aurora:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Sister, Norah...]]]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Nox:''' ''(SlasherSmile)'' [[ILied Nox is my real name. You I admire, but you are not family.]]]]
* BadBoss: She's surrounded by frozen dark creatures when Aurora confronts her in the Cynbel Sea. Furthermore, [[spoiler:she was willing to slay her mother's own army for the sake of maintaining her fake "Norah" persona.]]
* BadPowersBadPeople: Her paralysis and deception abilities become a lot more fitting after [[spoiler:she comes out as EvilAllAlong]].

* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler:She deliberately preys on Aurora's youthful innocence by pretending to be a good and loving sister. Aurora never suspects anything [[LuredIntoATrap until it's too late]].]]
* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Aurora grimly disowns Nox as her sister after the latter betrays her, assists her mother [[BigBad Umbra]] in trying to kill her, and then imprisons her friends in the Forgotten Tower with the intention of leaving them to die, [[LackOfEmpathy all without a trace of remorse for what she's done]]. The next and last time Aurora and Nox encounter each other, the two are purely enemies and fight to the death.]]
* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Not quite]] the BigBad, but otherwise stays true to the spirit of the trope.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She acts nice to Aurora and most of the other party members, but when [[spoiler:she takes her little stepsister on a "[[LuredIntoATrap detour]]" to the Forgotten Tower]], she's revealed to be pure evil.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:To say that Aurora does not take her betrayal as Norah well would be a major understatement; [[BreakTheCutie the poor little girl is completely devastated]], and if not for [[SpannerInTheWorks Óengus]]' GetAHoldOfYourselfMan speech would have given up in despair, and Queen Umbra would have arguably won.]]
* [[ChekhovsGunman Chekhov's Gungirl]]: She's briefly and anonymously mentioned near the end of Chapter 2, but Aurora doesn't meet [[spoiler:the real]] her until the end of Chapter 7. Until then, the source of the Lemurians' plight is focused solely on Umbra.

* ConsummateLiar: [[spoiler:As Norah, she acts sweet to her little stepsister Aurora, makes promises of lifelong love and family, and fights alongside her as an ally. As Nox, she gleefully tells Aurora that [[ILied She Lied]] about everything, has never considered her family in the first place, and had taken her to the Forgotten Tower on purpose so she and her mother can kill her.]]
* CoolBigSis: Subverted. [[spoiler: She pretends to be a good sister to Aurora.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Disturbingly averted. Nox remains loyal to her mother Umbra and older sister Crepusculum to the end, but shows no sign of being upset at Crepusculum's death [[spoiler:in battle against Aurora]] and doesn't even mention her once when confronted in the Cynbel Sea. [[spoiler:This is in stark contrast with [[MamaBear Umbra's reaction]] to Nox's own defeat [[KilledOffForReal and death]].]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:She acts as a sweet, loving sister to Aurora while plotting to murder her from the start.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Óengus. They are both warriors who formed false alliances with the opposite side during the Lemuria conflict. However, Óengus joined Umbra and her daughters [[TakeMeInstead out of desperation to save the lives of his clan]] after [[DespairEventHorizon falling into despair]] from he and his clan being overpowered by Umbra and her daughters in battle and doomed for death, was decidedly unhappy about betraying them, and [[TheAtoner accepted Aurora's offer to fight alongside her for a chance to regain his lost honour]]; Nox [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing pretended to care for Aurora to gain her trust so she could manipulate her]], had coldly planned her [[FalseFriend false bond]] with Aurora and subsequent betrayal [[EvilAllAlong from the start]], and [[LackOfEmpathy feels no remorse]] for what she's done and even takes [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] pleasure in it]]. In the end, Óengus is forgiven by his brother the Kategida Captain; Nox is [[KilledOffForReal killed]] in battle [[spoiler:by Aurora and her friends]].
* {{Expy}}: Several parallels can be drawn between her and [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault the Evil One]][[spoiler:/Airy]]; both being [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired]] girls who [[ManipulativeBitch are not nearly as nice as they seem to be]], are {{More Despicable Minion}}s enforcing a greater evil's will, are fought near the end of their respective games, and [[OneWingedAngel transform into monstrous forms]] to fight the heroes.
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:She forms a close bond with Aurora, but later betrays her and reveals she never genuinely cared about her and it was all for her own benefit, devastating Aurora.]]
* FanDisservice: She's a beautiful young girl whose dress leaves her shoulders exposed, but it's offset by her cruel, manipulative personality that propels her into NightmareFuel territory.
* FauxAffablyEvil: While the game doesn't have any voice-acting other than the narrator, one gets the impression that Nox is this, mixing [[StealthInsult backhanded compliments]] with more obvious mocking towards Aurora [[spoiler:even after TheReveal]].

'''Aurora:''' A [[spoiler:double-crosser]] like you wears mud as her cloak.
* {{Foil}}: To Aurora. Both are young princesses with connections to a MagicalLand. While Aurora is a genuine NiceGirl, Nox ''pretends'' to be one, but [[spoiler:"Norah" is a fake personality, and]] she's actually pure evil.

** A meta example: [[spoiler:The game is a FairyTale and takes inspiration from classic fairy tales. Stepfamilies in fairy tales aren't exactly known for being good people[[note]]Creator/TheBrothersGrimm, who collected a large amount of traditional folk tales, found the idea of [[AbusiveParents cruel biological mothers]] deeply disturbing, so they made edits to change them to stepmothers [[ValuesDissonance which was seen as more acceptable]][[/note]].]]
** [[spoiler:Her name tag and dialogue are [[ColorCodedSpeech color-coded]] [[WhiteHairBlackHeart black]], in a game with heavy LightDarknessJuxtaposition.]]
** [[spoiler:Closer inspection of her dialogue reveals the cold haughtiness peeking through the cracks in her façade. Nearly every "nice" thing said to the other party members is either a [[StealthInsult backhanded compliment]] or subtly patronizing in an [[RichBitch aristocratic]] way, from calling Finn a funny "garden dwarf" to talking about Igniculus like he's a thing for decoration.]]
** [[spoiler:In one of her post-battle dialogues, she also dismisses Lemuria as a dismal CrapsackWorld unbefitting of [[RoyalBrat royalty]] like Aurora and herself.]]
** [[spoiler:Her statement that the pair of magic rings she wears—the source of her powers—were given to her by the Lady of the Forest is suspicious, given that the MagicMirror she guides Aurora to is in the complete opposite direction of the Mahthildis Forest. It is most likely she either was given them by her mother, or created them herself.]]
** [[spoiler:The most unsubtle one is her [[FantasticRacism utter disgust at Robert and his species]], which contrasts sharply with the open and accepting attitudes of the rest of the party. She even goes so far as to once threaten to ''kill'' Robert if he comes anywhere near her, which is as big a giveaway of her true nature as any.]]

* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Girl Behind the Man]]: It is heavily implied that the Ogre that guards the entrance to the Cynbel Sea [[spoiler:and ate the rest of Genovefa's kind, including her parents]] is working for her, since she is found inside the Temple of the Sun within the Cynbel Sea.
* ILied: She gleefully tells Aurora that [[spoiler:"Norah" was a fake personality all along]], [[{{Troll}} taking pleasure in mocking Aurora for her innocence]].

* ItsAllAboutMe: In contrast to her mother, whose antipathy towards Aurora is motivated by resentment for the latter's mother [[TheExile exiling]] her own mother as punishment for her actions in the Lemuria Civil War [[spoiler:(including [[FinalSolution reducing the Mahthildis and Rambert family lines to extinction]])]] and desire to ensure the success of her own family line for future generations, Nox appears to be primarily motivated by her own sense of superiority (her mother also feels superior to others, but it's one of several reasons for her tyranny). She doesn't seem to be bothered by her grandmother's exile except in regard to how the exile affects herself. She doesn't even appear to care about her own blood family on any deeper level than sharing their ideas of power and hierarchical superiority, not once mentioning her sister Crepusculum during her standoff with Aurora in the Cynbel Sea, after [[spoiler:Crepusculum was killed in battle by Aurora]].
* KilledOffForReal[=/=]NoBodyLeftBehind: She crumbles into dust shortly after her dragon form is defeated.

** She feels no remorse for the pain she causes Aurora by [[spoiler:pretending to be a loving sister and eventually [[LuredIntoATrap luring her into a trap]] in an attempt to kill her]]; on the contrary, she [[{{Troll}} takes pleasure in mocking Aurora for believing her lies]].
** She shows a disturbing lack of concern for the fate of Crepusculum, her biological sister after [[spoiler:seeing Aurora empowered by the moon]].

* {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch: [[spoiler:She had been manipulating Aurora and her friends since the beginning, crafting an entire fake personality to avoid suspicion.]]
* TheMole: She was on her mother's side the whole time, tricking Aurora into [[spoiler:getting in the wrong MagicMirror to lead her to the Forgotten Tower.]]
* MoreDespicableMinion: While Umbra is far from likable, she is shown to [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes love her biological daughters]] and [[spoiler:[[AlasPoorVillain somberly admits after her defeat that she wanted a home]]]]. Her youngest daughter Nox, on the other hand, is not portrayed in an even remotely sympathetic light and is a strong candidate for the most despicable antagonist in the game, with her [[spoiler:betrayal as Norah after [[EvilAllAlong pretending to be a good sister]] to Aurora (and [[{{Sadist}} taking pleasure in the pain she inflicts]] on Aurora from said betrayal)]] standing out as particularly cruel and [[ItsPersonal personal]], compounded further by [[spoiler:the implication that she is behind the Ogre that eats the rest of Gen's kind, leaving her the [[LastOfHerKind sole survivor]][[labelnote:How?]]The Ogre explicitly tells Aurora, "I '''guard''' the door", and who's waiting at the end of the Temple of the Sun the Ogre is guarding? Nox[[/labelnote]]]].
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While Aurora is locked up in the Forgotten Tower [[spoiler:as a result of Nox betraying her and leading her to Queen Umbra]], Nox captures and imprisons all of Aurora's friends in cages in a separate cell in the tower to leave for death... whereupon she—for no good reason—neglects to lock the door or place a guard in front of it. After all, Aurora is locked away, Óengus is working for her in a TakeMeInstead deal, a mechanical construction blocks access to the lower floors and exit, and all other Kategida are imprisoned in a magical labyrinth within the tower; so WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong Cue Óengus learning that Aurora is the late Queen of Light's daughter and becoming TheAtoner, leading to the two finding Aurora's imprisoned friends and setting them all free. After successfully pulling off a cunning manipulation plot, Nox grabs the IdiotBall with her security negligence.

* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: The Secret to her mother Umbra's Obvious. Nox avoids suspicion by [[spoiler:using a fake name and personality to manipulate her little stepsister Aurora into loving and trusting her]]. Once she [[spoiler:leads Aurora through the wrong MagicMirror to the Forgotten Tower where Umbra awaits]], Nox gleefully reveals TheSociopath that hides BeneathTheMask.
* ObviouslyEvil: Averted initially, but definitely played straight after she [[spoiler:tricks Aurora into entering the tampered MagicMirror to the Forgotten Tower]]. Her eyes turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]], and her default expression becomes an [[SlasherSmile unhinged smile]] that makes her look downright disturbing and leaves no room for doubt as to what a twisted monster she really is.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:After betraying Aurora]], Nox's [[EyeColorChange eyes change color]] from brown to a dull red.
* {{Sadist}}: She's sickeningly cruel, taking pleasure in the pain she inflicts upon Aurora [[spoiler:after betraying her]]. Her SlasherSmile says it all!

** While she remains loyal to her mother Umbra and sister Crepusculum to the end, she isn't shown to feel any genuine affection for them, her own blood family. When Aurora confronts her in the Cynbel Sea, Nox briefly notes that Aurora has grown from the power of the moon, then proceeds to taunt her for befriending the "insect" lower classes while appearing completely unconcerned by Crepusculum's death, to the extent that she doesn't even mention her once. After her own dragon form is defeated, she dies without a word, even when her mother teleports into the room to [[OutlivingOnesOffspring watch her daughter die before her eyes]] (Crepusculum gave a short FinalSpeech in support of her mother before she died). For all the horrible things that Umbra does during the course of the game, she does have a somewhat understandable (albeit far from justifiable) motivation for her crimes and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes is shown to genuinely love her true-born daughters]], whereas Nox prioritises her and her family's supposed "hierarchical superiority" above all else, even familial love.
* {{Troll}}: [[spoiler:After betraying Aurora]], Nox takes pleasure in mocking Aurora for her innocence and for her choice in friends. In the final stages of the game, Nox sets up a trap in the Temple of the Sun filled with poison gas and states that Aurora will join her deceased family members down under.

* VillainHasAPoint: She's a manipulative liar, but ironically, Nox is right when she tells Aurora there are some people out there in the world who have no obligation for kindness or compassion, and that [[BeyondRedemption trying to get through to them is futile]]. [[spoiler:Mere moments later, she really hammers her point home in the most horrible way possible. Given her own personality, her HardTruthAesop is ironically the most honest thing she says during the entire story.]]
* VillainRespect: Even after TheReveal, Nox claims to admire Aurora as an individual, but makes it clear she has never [[spoiler:considered her family]]. It's most likely any admiration Nox may feel for Aurora comes strictly from a combat context, and said admiration doesn't even come close to mitigating her [[spoiler:heartless deceit and betrayal]].
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Her betrayal as Norah changes everything about her]].
* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:Aurora has this reaction to her betrayal. Nox claims to have admired Aurora even after TheReveal, if only for her fighting spirit.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Aurora:''' [[IronicEcho Family first, now and forever!?]]]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Norah:''' [[BackhandedApology I am sorry, Aurora.]]]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Norah:''' [[BackhandedApology We are not together.]]]]

* YoungestChildWins: '''[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]'''. [[spoiler:She's the younger daughter of Aurora's stepmother and comes across as a caring, protective older sibling to Aurora. [[EvilAllAlong She tricks Aurora into entering the tampered magic mirror to take her to a prison tower, where she's revealed to be as far away from caring or protective as possible.]]]]

* {{Expy}}: Several parallels can be drawn between her and [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault the Evil One]][[spoiler:/Airy]]; both being [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired]] girls who [[ManipulativeBitch are not nearly as nice as they seem to be]], are vile {{Hate Sink}}s upon showing their true colors, are fought near the end of their respective games, and [[OneWingedAngel transform into monstrous forms]] to fight the heroes.

* MoreDespicableMinion: While Umbra is far from likable, she is shown to [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes love her biological daughters]] and [[spoiler:[[AlasPoorVillain somberly admits after her defeat that she wanted a home]]]]. Her youngest daughter Nox, on the other hand, is not portrayed in an even remotely sympathetic light and is a strong candidate for the most despicable antagonist in the game, with her [[spoiler:betrayal as Norah after [[EvilAllAlong pretending to be a good sister]] to Aurora]] standing out as particularly cruel and [[ItsPersonal personal]], compounded further by [[spoiler:the implication that she is behind the Ogre that eats the rest of Gen's kind, leaving her the [[LastOfHerKind sole survivor]][[labelnote:How?]]The Ogre explicitly tells Aurora, "I '''guard''' the door", and who's waiting at the end of the Temple of the Sun the Ogre is guarding? Nox[[/labelnote]]]].

* MoreDespicableMinion: While Umbra is far from likable, she is shown to [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes love her biological daughters]] and [[spoiler:[[AlasPoorVillain somberly admits after her defeat that she wanted a home]]]]. Her youngest daughter Nox, on the other hand, is not portrayed in an even remotely sympathetic light and is a strong candidate for the most despicable antagonist in the game, with her [[spoiler:betrayal as Norah after [[BitchInSheepsClothing pretending to be a good sister to Aurora]]]] standing out as particularly cruel and [[ItsPersonal personal]], compounded further by [[spoiler:the implication that she is behind the Ogre that eats the rest of Gen's kind, leaving her the [[LastOfHerKind sole survivor]][[labelnote:How?]]The Ogre explicitly tells Aurora, "I '''guard''' the door", and who's waiting at the end of the Temple of the Sun the Ogre is guarding? Nox[[/labelnote]]]].

** [[spoiler:Her name tag and dialogue are coloured [[WhiteHairBlackHeart black]], in a game with heavy LightDarknessJuxtaposition.]]

* BadBoss: [[spoiler:She was willing to slay her mother's own army for the sake of maintaining her fake "Norah" persona.]]

* HateSink: Nox is a strong candidate for the most despicable antagonist in the game. Amongst all the suffering that Umbra and her minions inflict on the people of Lemuria, Nox's [[spoiler:betrayal as Norah after [[EvilAllAlong pretending to be a good sister]] to Aurora (and [[{{Sadist}} taking pleasure in the pain she inflicts on Aurora]] from said betrayal)]] stands out as particularly cruel and [[ItsPersonal personal]]. [[spoiler:Her heavily implied involvement in the Ogre's ravenous genocide on the Piscean village that leaves Genovefa as the LastOfHerKind[[labelnote:How?]]The Ogre opens his confrontation with Aurora with the words "I '''guard''' the door", and who's waiting at the end of the Temple of the Sun the Ogre is guarding? Nox[[/labelnote]] does nothing to help her case either.]]

* {{Expy}}: Several parallels can be drawn between her and [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Airy]]; both being [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired]] girls who [[ManipulativeBitch are not nearly as nice as they seem to be]], are vile {{Hate Sink}}s upon showing their true colors, are fought near the end of their respective games, and [[OneWingedAngel transform into monstrous forms]] to fight the heroes.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: She acts nice to Aurora and most of the other party members, but when she [[spoiler:takes her little stepsister on a "[[LuredIntoATrap detour]]" to the Forgotten Tower]], she's revealed to be pure evil.

** Of the KidHero. While Aurora is quite [[BadassAdorable capable]] in dealing with the dangers lurking in Lemuria, she is still very much a child lost and alone in a strange world, and it's pretty clear that the quest given to her is a huge burden on her and that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution, but just wants to go home. She has to accept that she can't remain in her comfort zone forever in order to prevail.

* ObviouslyEvil: Averted initially, but definitely played straight after she [[spoiler:tricks Aurora into entering the tampered MagicMirror to the Forgotten Tower]]. Her default expression becomes an [[SlasherSmile unhinged smile]] that makes her look downright disturbing, leaving no room for doubt as to what a twisted monster she really is.

** Of TheCutie. Aurora is [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]], innocent and very huggable. However, her innocence leaves her vulnerable to [[spoiler:manipulation by the EvilAllAlong Norah]], which nearly gets her and her friends all killed.

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the KidHero. While Aurora is quite [[BadassAdorable capable]] in dealing with the dangers lurking in Lemuria, she is still very much a child lost and alone in a strange world, and it's pretty clear that the quest given to her is a huge burden on her and that she's NotInThisForYourRevolution, but just wants to go home. She has to accept that she can't remain in her comfort zone forever in order to prevail.

** [[spoiler:Her name tag and dialogue are coloured [[DarkIsEvil black]], in a game with heavy LightDarknessJuxtaposition.]]

** Her name tag and dialogue are coloured [[DarkIsEvil black]], in a game with heavy LightDarknessJuxtaposition.

* ObviouslyEvil: Averted initially, but definitely played straight after she [[spoiler:tricks Aurora into entering the tampered MagicMirror to the Forgotten Tower]]. Her default expression becomes an [[SlasherSmile unhinged grin]] that makes her look downright disturbing, leaving no room for doubt as to what a twisted monster she really is.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:After betraying Aurora]], Nox's eyes change color from brown to a dull red.