History Characters / EternalSonata

%%* RummageSaleReject: Even the royals.

* SuperSpeed: Surprised? Thanks to her high stat growths, she eventually shares the highest speed in XBox360 with Falsetto and is second only to Serenade in [=PS3=]. However, her combat speed is low, as she runs slow and doesn't hit fast.

!!!Voice Actors: Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese) JohnnyYongBosch (English)

!!!Voice Actors: Creator/LiamOBrien (English)

!!!Voice Actors: JohnnyYongBosch (English)

!!!Voice Actors: Nicole Karrer (English)

* AllLovingHero: All Polka wants to do help other people, even if the same people that she heals treat her like a leper because they think her illness is contagious.

* GirlishPigtails: Two long strands of hair trail behind her.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: She has to do it again and again and ''[[RuleOfThree again]]'' until Chopin comes along.]]

* PluckyGirl: Usually, though the game makes it apparent that she isn't always plucky.
* ThePollyanna: {{invoked}} in that she keeps up the act for the sake of the rest of the party. The weight of her condition does bring her down, but she only really angsts about it when she's alone with her mother.

* {{Bishonen}} As in real life as in this game.

* TookALevelInBadass: When he moved into the dream world. The real Chopin regretted not being able to fight alongside his countrymen in the revolution in Poland. He's clearly enjoying his power in the dream world - "Strength that all can see!"

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: If he beats you in the final battle, the dream ends and he wakes up and then goes back to sleep. In an interesting subversion, paying attention to his eyes shows that they white out before his eyes close, meaning it's likely he died anyway. This is why it's the DownerEnding.]]

* BashBrothers: With Allegretto. See his entry.

* TheLancer: He's Retto's sidekick and strikes a contrast with him; childish, naive, long distance attacker, etc

* [[InstrumentOfMurder Musical Weapon]]: Her bow has a Violin theme (fitting considering her name)

* PlayingWithFire, BlowYouAway, ShockAndAwe, CastingAShadow, DishingOutDirt... Screw it, let's just say that Jazz won the jackpot at the SuperpowerLottery and be done with it.

His weapon of choice is a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]] [[SubvertedTrope which doesn't really do much aside from raising defense]], and a [[CarryABigStick mace]], though they look pretty small in comparison.

%%* BrownEyes

* GameBreaker: Once playable, she her fighting ability makes Falsetto look like a joke.

* EvilPlan: Use mineral powder to create a SuperSoldier army and invade Baroque so he can 'carve his existence' into the world.

* BattleButler: [[spoiler: This is taken to extremes when you fight Count Waltz and him after he transforms.]]

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: He literally becomes one after he transforms right before you fight him and Count Waltz.]]

* MightyGlacier

* {{Badass}}: The man is terminally ill, yet he can kick ass using a conductor's wand!

* {{Badass}}: Her long-range attacks can ''obliterate'' enemies.

* {{Badass}}: A tall RebelLeader that wields a {{BFS}}.

* AnIcePerson: Hell Eruption is an ice move. It's a reference to ''TheDivineComedy'' as the bottom of Hell is freezing cold.

* SupportingProtagonist: To Polka; he is the viewpoint character but the plot is more concerned with her.

* DreamSue: Considering the story takes place inside his dream, and he is aware of this, he expects himself to be all-powerful. It baffles him that he isn't and the others mock him because he's not.

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: If he beats you in the final battle, the dream ends and he wakes up. This is the BAD ending mind you.]]

* MasterOfNone: She starts out weak, frail and pretty slow. As she start hitting the higher levels, she can usually compete for top stats in any category(in the 360 version, she was second only to Jazz in HP and ATK, and either tied or was just outright best in the others), meaning she will end up as a MasterOfAll.

* BlondGuysAreEvil: In contrast to Polka and Viola, he's a nasty blonde dude.

* FriendToAllChildren: In the PS3 version with his RobinHood act.

* {{Jerkass}}: Allegretto's interactions with Beat can sometimes come off as less 'playful' and more 'just plain nasty', as well as the time he [[spoiler: ditched atoning for his crimes so he could spend time with his crush, leaving the rest of the party to do all the dirty work]]. Not to mention that time in Double Reed Tower when Beat [[spoiler:explains the emotional significance of his camera, it being a cherished possession left to him by his father...and Allegretto immediately teases him about it, makes him cry and run away, and acts like it was no big deal that he just dismissed an important part of Beat's life. When Polka explains what Beat was feeling, Allegretto dismisses her too, though marginally less blatantly, since he likes her.]] Interestingly, this scene does not occur in the PS3 version.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: In the PS3 version, one of his secret outfits is...[[SailorFuku a schoolgirl uniform?]]

* CrutchCharacter: She's a GameBreaker when she first joins because [[MightyGlacier her arrows- although slow- can do absurd amounts of damage]] from a distance, and she has the first all-party healing tech you can get. She is also a decent Echo-builder if the player finds the need to use her in close combat. However, in the later stages of the game it becomes more important to hit faster than harder (to rack up Echoes) and other characters gain better healing abilities. This is exasperated in the PS3 version, where her firing and movement rate was lowered even further. If you can manage to get them to hit, though, her arrow attacks are more damaging in the PS3 release. Unlike in the Xbox 360 version, she is also granted a weapon that places her in permanent Burst, making her even more of a powerhouse.

* SuperSpeed: Surprised? Thanks to her high stat growths, she eventually shares the highest speed in XBox360 with Falsetto and is second only to Serenade in PS3. However, her combat speed is low, as she runs slow and doesn't hit fast.

%%* FragileSpeedster: She can't take hits as well in the PS3 version.

* LightningBruiser: In the 360 version. She's the fastest character along with Claves(and is faster for all levels before the final one), has higher damage output than anyone else per turn due to superior attack power, superior special attacks, echo building and gauge boosting. Her defenses are just slightly worse than Allegretto's . Add an automatic level up and you have a GameBreaker. Despite massively lowered stats in the PS3 version, she's arguably still one. Her only real problem is a lack of availability, and she still has more of that than more or less every character that can compare.

The [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Prince of Baroque]] and involved in its war with Forte. He often has trouble making the best decisions for his country despite trying his hardest. In the {{PS3}} version, he and Serenade are both playable and they join the party [[spoiler:after the battle with Count Waltz]].

* GuestStarPartyMember: In the PS3 BonusDungeon, and later near the end of the game.

* ActionGirl: In the PS3 version, where she joins your party and becomes a ''beast'' in battle.

* GuestStarPartyMember: In the PS3 version. She comes back near the end of the game.

* StrawNihilist: Outlined in his speech in the Double Reed Tower in the PS3 version. "...all human beings are fragile. Especially those who lack power. They die quite easily. And when you die, it's over. There's just no meaning to it. .... That's why I must have power. Enough absolute power to carve my existence into the very fabric of this world."

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He's eaten by a giant puffball in the PS3 version and [[KarmicDeath it ate him because he kicked it.]]]]

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Accentuated in the PlayStation3 UpdatedRerelease where she talks about studying the forest as though she were an middle-age researcher.

* HighClassGlass: In the PlayStation3 UpdatedRerelease of the game, it earns him the mean nickname "three-eyed freak" from Salsa. Even March uses it, which is unusual, given her [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]] status to Salsa's Red Oni. Naturally, it really tees Fugue off. "Little girl, I hope you aren't referring to me."

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/ErinFitzgerald. [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss This isn't the]] [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} first time]] she's played the AllLovingHero.

* BaldOfEvil: Except for that kickin' mohawk he's a bald bad guy.

* HeroesWantRedheads: [[spoiler: for Salsa, eventually.]]

* BadassAdorable / CuteBruiser: A short girl in a pirate hat with deadly chakram.
* BelligerentSexualTension: [[{{DownplayedTrope}} A mild case with Beat.]]

* [[{{CreditsGag}} Credits Gag]]/ActorAllusion: Her voice actress is listed as [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose]] in the credits. Her voice actress, Creator/LisaOrtiz, provided Amy's voice for five years before being [[TheOtherDarrin replaced.]]

* SmashSisters: She and March and dual forest guardians.

* [[TalkingToHimself Talking To Herself:]] Shares her English VA with her sister March.

March uses [[RingsOfDeath Moon Chakrams]], with nearly the same attack pattern as Salsa's. Her Skills differ greatly, however.

* BadassAdorable / CuteBruiser: Like Salsa.

* [[{{CreditsGag}} Credits Gag]]/ActorAllusion: Same deal as Salsa.

* RingsOfDeath: Like Salsa.

* SmashSisters: With Salsa.

* [[TalkingToHimself Talking To Herself]]: Shares her English VA with her sister Salsa.

* PlayingAgainstType:
** Jazz's VA is also [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker.]] Let that one sink in for a while.
** For those people who have also played ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', he's also Alexei Dinoia. Let that one sink in for a while too.

* [[spoiler:FinalSpeech: A long speech in this case about her regrets and love.]]

* ActionGirl: A rebel that fights bare handed.

%%* FragileSpeedster /GlassCannon: She can't take hits as well in the PS3 version.

* {{Tomboy}}: Her crude demeanor and fighting mark her as one, especially in comparison to her more feminine rapier wielding teammate.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Works with [[RebelLeader Jazz]] and is willing to work with the party to stop [[BigBad Waltz]].

* StupidGood: See just above. When he decides that he can no longer support the Andantino resistance against the empire of Forte, [[spoiler:he decides to simply travel to Forte to throw himself upon the mercy of the nation's leader, Count Waltz in the hope of negotiating. Anyone in the player party could have told him this was a ''horrible'' idea, as Waltz is a petty teenage tyrant who's been poisoning the people of realm with mineral powder that makes them into magic soldiers in an attempt to gain supreme power. The party immediately chases after him and upon finding him chews him out for his reckless action, but unfortunately, the next thing that happens is that said tyrant appears before the group with his right-hand man and a thunder of magical dragons.]]

* BadassPrincess: Again, in the PS3 version.

* GameBreaker: Once playable, she makes Falsetto look like a joke.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In the BonusDungeon and then in the last few dungeons of the game.

* WinterRoyalLady: While she's in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Baroque]].

* [[EvilGenius Evil]] TeenGenius: The mastermind of the whole mineral powder operation is only 16 years old.

* TokenGoodTeammate: To an extent. He's loyal to Waltz, but he doesn't seem quite as utterly evil as the rest of the bad guys.

* CurbStompBattle: The first time you meet him, things go poorly.
* TheEvilGenius [[GeniusBruiser Bruiser]]: He's in charge of field research for the Glowing Agogos project.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: In the BonusDungeon.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler: Her reason for killing Claves.]]

* ThemeNaming: ''Everyone'' but Chopin's name is named after an instrument.

* AmericanAccents: Has a southern accent in the dub for some reason.

!!!Voice Actors: MieSonozaki (Japanese), TaraPlatt (English)

* FlowerMotifs: Four-leaf clovers.

* CostumePorn / ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Chopin must have minored in fashion to think all of these costumes up.

* [[CoolBigSis Cool Big Bro]]: To Beat, March, and Salsa at certain times. [[{{Big Brother Bully}} Other times....]]

* [[InstrumentOfMurder Musical Weapon]]: The hilt of his sword is shaped like the neck of a Cello.

* ApologisesALot: Both in battle and out.

* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: She has to do it again and again and ''[[RuleOfThree again]]'' until Chopin comes along.]]

* [[spoiler:MessianicArchetype: Dies to save others and is reborn afterword.]]

* [[spoiler:FinalBoss: After dealing with Legato (as well as Count Waltz in the [=PS3=] version), he challenges the party to a final battle, convinced that he must confront the others so that his soul might finally find rest and to stop the destruction of the dream world.]]
* [[spoiler: DarkReprise: His battle quotes don't change at all, but they seem a lot more sinister when they're directed at ''YOU'' (particularly his "soulless creatures" taunt.)]]

* [[IllGirl Ill Man]]: The others assume he has the same disease as Polka because of his magic power.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Of ''piano'' into combat...
* [[spoiler: TheLastDance: He pulls out all the stops for the battle too. He whips out a couple of spells and specials that he can't even ''use'' in normal gameplay, plus a more powerful version of his "Orzel Bialy" attack.]]

* [[spoiler:YourMindMakesItReal: His state relative to the state of the world is ambiguous. Check the WMG page for details.]]
* [[spoiler: UnexplainedRecovery: If he beats you in the final battle, the dream ends and he wakes up. This is the BAD ending mind you.]]

* BareYourMidriff: See page image.

* [[BashBrothers Bash Sisters]]: With March.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to March's GirlyGirl.

* [[BashBrothers Bash Sisters]]: With Salsa.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: GirlyGirl to Salsa's {{Tomboy}}.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Accentuated in the PlayStation3 UpdatedRerelease

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: She revives if the player completes the Mysterious Union bonus dungeon.]]
* [[spoiler:BecomingTheMask: She was a spy for Forte, but fell in love with Jazz.]]

* [[spoiler: TheMole: She works for Count Waltz and provides him information about Andantino's movements. She's the reason Tuba thought the main party was from Andantino when they arrived at the castle.]]

* [[spoiler: RomanticRunnerUp: Constantly bemoans how she is second-place in Jazz's heart.]]

* [[spoiler:BecomingTheMask: She's a spy for Forte and it's heavily implied that she has feelings for Crescendo.]]

* [[spoiler:TheMole : She is also a spy for Count Waltz. Her purpose was to convince Cresendo against starting a war so Waltz had time to prepare. She justifies her actions by saying that she would have done such a thing anyway.]]

* BlondGuysAreEvil: In contrast to Polka and Viola.

* [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe: When beaten for the final time, he decides to take the whole world with him.]]

* [[spoiler: BattleButler: This is taken to extremes when you fight Count Waltz and him after he transforms.]]

* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath]]: [[spoiler:He's eaten by a giant puffball in the PS3 version and [[KarmicDeath it ate him because he kicked it.]]]]

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: In the BonusDungeon.]]
* [[spoiler: BonusBoss: The player can fight her a second time in the bonus dungeon.]]

* [[spoiler: PlayingWithFire in the BonusDungeon.]]

!!!Voice Actors: MikaKanai (Japanese), Creator/LisaOrtiz (English)

!!!Voice Actors: LiamOBrien (English)

!!!Voice Actors: JamiesonPrice (English)

!!!Voice Actors: HoukoKuwashima (Japanese), Creator/MeganHollingshead (English)

* StrawNihilist: Outlined in his speech in the Double Reed Tower in the PS3 version. "...all human begins are fragile. Especially those who lack power. They die quite easily. And when you die, it's over. There's just no meaning to it. .... That's why I must have power. Enough absolute power to carve my existence into the very fabric of this world."

* BashBrothers: With Beat; they work together and fight together.