History Characters / Maplestory2

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* BareYourMidriff: In the Southeast Asian versions of the game, she wears a cape with no top underneath. The effect is that while her chest is covered, her entire stomach is on display.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: He wasn't born into the tribe and secretly worries that they don't fully accept him, and his emotional issues stem from this. His discovery that he's [[spoiler:descended from the Inakimo]] magnifies these fears.

!Antagonists
[[folder:The Black Mage]]
The main villain of the game, ala the first game.

Tropes applying to his incarnation in the first game are [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/MapleStoryEnemies here.]]

* BigBad: Naturally.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Seems to be more pronounced here, seeing as he explicitly mentions trying to "save" the world in the opening of the Priest's story.
* WingedHumanoid: His design has wings now.

[[folder:Turka]]
One of the Black Mage's commanders, and the one the player runs into the most across the main story.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He's polite and all, and also fully aware of what he's working for.
* TheDragon: Does the most out of any of the other commanders in the main story.
* TheGrimReaper: The scythe gives him this image.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Him giving Katvan a shadow seed directly sets off the chain of events that allows Eve to warn Ereve of the attack on Tria and prevent the city from falling.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He could be one to Arkarium, as TheDragon who seems to be the villain's right hand.

[[folder:Bella]]
A sorceress commonly seen with Madria. [[spoiler:Her full name is Bella Vid Bleim, and is the daughter of a member of Ereve's court.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Her father was never around, and she eventually stumbled down the path of evil.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Her name, appearance, and status as the Black Mage's loyal sorceress makes her one of Hilla.
* ThoseTwoGirls: With Madria.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: [[spoiler:She blames her father for abandoning his family for his job, despite the fact that he still loved them dearly.]]

[[folder:Madria]]
Bella's partner in crime.

* ElegantGothicLolita
* BareYourMidriff: More like her entire stomach, but still.
* {{Stripperific}}: Just look at her!

[[folder:Pathos]]
A dark entity that split off from Einos.

* EnemyWithout: He is the dark half of Einos. [[spoiler:When Einos, as Maple World's Innocent, chose the path of light, Pathos emerged as a separate being. Einos is the "true" Innocent, but Pathos can reverse the roles by taking control of the former's body.]]

A knight in charge of holding the fort at the Shadow Gate, a region of Victoria Island corrupted by the darkness. He assists the player with affairs relating to the monsters and research surrounding the region, and eventually teams up with Dark Wing against the darkness. He also serves as the Priest's superior, whom he views none too respectfully.

!!Kerning City

[[folder:Lennon]]
A brawler under the employment of Dark Wind, and former friend of fellow agent Katvan. Lennon is forced to go on the run when the captain of Dark Wind is murdered in cold blood and he is framed for the crime.

* ClearMyName: It's made evident from the outset that he was framed, and a later arc revolves around proving his innocence.

[[folder:Katvan]]
Dark Wind's new captain after Winn Stilton's murder, which he orchestrated.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:It's revealed later on that he has mostly good intentions in trying to protect Eve, he just turned to the wrong people to try to do it and is terribly misguided.]]

[[folder:Raymon]]
President of Barrota Trading Company, who went missing shortly before the player arrived on the scene.

* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:After going on the run, he was mugged and had all the money on his person taken. He's forced to live as a bum on the streets]]

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Pathos, who is manifested as his dark counterpart when Einos chose light.]]

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Originally captured for an experiment, the Soul Binder escaped the facility and find themselves on an island filled with humanoid animals. They trained under them to use anima, but about a year later, they are under attack by the same group who captured the Soul Binder. The master tells the Soul Binder to seek help in Tria, and thus begins their journey to the outside world.

Heavy Gunner's Adoring Assistant.

[[folder:Tinchai]][[/folder]]

[[folder:Junta]][[/folder]]

[[folder:Master Loraz]][[/folder]]

!!Tria
[[folder:Empress Ereve]]
The physical form of the last of the Goddess of Light's power and the first empress of the Maple World.

* BigGood: Like her descendant, Cygnus.
* HolyIsNotSafe: [[spoiler:Although a benevolent deity reincarnate, she is destined to inevitably unleash the Light of Destruction.]]
* PhysicalGod: Comes with being a walking representation of a God's ability.

[[folder:Captain Allon]]
A knight in charge of holding the fort at the Shadow Gate, a region of Victoria Island corrupted by the darkness. He assists the player with affairs relating to the monsters and research surrounding the region, and eventually teams up with Dark Wing against the darkness. He also serves as the Priest's superior, whom he views none too respectfully.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's your closest ally for most of the story, next to Joddy.

!!Kerning City

[[folder:Lennon]]
A brawler under the employment of the Dark Wings, and former friend of fellow agent Katvan. Lennon is forced to go on the run when the captain of the Dark Wings is murdered in cold blood and he is framed for the crime.
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[[folder:Eve]]
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!!Henesys

[[folder:Oska]]
An elf archer who looks over Henesys.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: You'd be forgiven for thinking she's just Athena Pierce from the first game at first glance.

!!Ellinia

[[folder:Einos]]
A wizard studying TheCorruption from the Shadow Gate. [[spoiler:Is really the Innocent of the Maple World.]]

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Pathos, who is manifested as his dark counterpart when Einos chose light.]]
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Is the Maple World's Innocent, an individual with tremendous power who has to choose between a light or dark path.]]

[[folder:Kaitlynn]]
Class president of Ellinel Magic School. She possesses a haughty demeanor and belittles everyone except herself, but is head over heels for Einos, the class professor. Kaitlynn inadvertently gets herself involved in the conflict when a situation arises involving the professor.

* AnIcePerson: Dominantly uses ice magic during the magic duel.
* TheRival: Albeit one-sided. The Wizard doesn't really care, but the high grades infuriates her.
* TeacherStudentRomance: She ''really'' wants to be the teacher's pet, complete with...ahem, private study lessons. She's even starry-eyed for him in the prologue. It doesn't go anywhere beyond her swooning, however.

!!Perion

[[folder:Rolling Thunder]][[/folder]]

[[folder:Wolf Heart]]
Perion's War Chief.

* BlessedWithSuck: His lifeforce is linked to The Last Of The Vayar. The only effect this visibly has is making The Last Of The Vayar into a giant VoodooDoll for him, resulting in both of them getting cursed and [[spoiler:him dying once The Last Of The Vayar is destroyed]].
* HeroicSacrifice: He dies [[spoiler: fighting off The Last Of The Vayar, who is BrainwashedAndCrazy, even though that would kill him since their lifeforces are linked. Muztafa, his wolf partner, decides to fight and die alongside him.]]

!Antagonists
[[folder:The Black Mage]]
The main villain of the game, ala the first game.

Tropes applying to his incarnation in the first game are [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/MapleStoryEnemies here.]]

* BigBad: Naturally.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Seems to be more pronounced here, seeing as he explicitly mentions trying to "save" the world in the opening of the Priest's story.
* WingedHumanoid: His design has wings now.

[[folder:Turka]]
One of the Black Mage's commanders, and the one the player runs into the most across the main story.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: He's polite and all, and also fully aware of what he's working for.
* TheDragon: Does the most out of any of the other commanders in the main story.
* TheGrimReaper: The scythe gives him this image.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He could be one to Arkarium, as a TheDragon who seems to be the villain's right hand.

[[folder:Bella]]
A sorceress commonly seen with Madria. [[spoiler:Her full name is Bella Vid Bleim, and is the daughter of a member of Ereve's court.]]
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* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Her father was never around, and she eventually stumbled down the path of evil.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Her name, appearance, and status as the Black Mage's loyal sorceress makes her one of Hilla.
* ThoseTwoGirls: With Madria.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: [[spoiler:She blames her father for abandoning his family for his job, despite the fact that he still loved them dearly.]]

[[folder:Madria]]
Bella's partner in crime.

* TheAtoner: The purpose of their quest is to amend their life-style of murdering and find a new purpose in life.

* TokenEvilTeamate: Technically the only class to have ever worked for the antagonists at some point. Even post-HeelFaceTurn, they're an anti-hero at best.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In [=MapleStory=], the Priest acted as a promoted class for the Cleric class, which in turn was one of the possible promoted classes for the Magician class. In [=MapleStory 2=], they are now classified as an independent class with their own set of skills and backstory.

* CompositeCharacter: Mixes characteristics of the "Pirate" classes from ''[=MapleStory=]'', such as the Cannoneer, Gunslinger, and Mechanic.

* CompositeCharacter: Mixes characteristics of the "Pirate" classes from ''MapleStory'', such as the Cannoneer, Gunslinger, and Mechanic.

Originaly captured for an experiment, the Soul Binder escaped the facility and find themselves on an island filled with humanoid animals. They trained under them to use anima, but about a year later, they are under attack by the same group who captured the Soul Binder. The master tells the Soul Binder to seek help in Tria, and thus begins their journey to the outside world.

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Using the surprised emote sometimes causes the male Heavy Gunner to let out a high-pitched shriek.

* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: When things don't go their way (such as not being able to mine or forage something), they declare that they are angry.

[[folder:Soul Binder]][[/folder]]

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Pathos.]]

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The Knight's sergent who serves under Captain Allon.

[[folder:Fredrik]][[/folder]]

* InsufferableGenius: Invoked with several pieces of dialogue, which gives them a rather arrogant tone.
-->"Such a difficult question. Do I even have flaws?"