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1!All spoilers regarding Part 1 are unmarked. Examples regarding Part 2 can be spoiler-tagged if deemed necessary.
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3The characters of ''Fantasian''.
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5[[foldercontrol]]
6!!Playable Characters
7
8[[folder:In general]]
9
10* AntiDebuff: Kina and Prickle learn skills that remove stat debuffs from allies.
11* AreaOfEffect: Many battle skills, like Ez's grenades and Cheryl's Knight Impact, will damage all enemies in an wide area.
12* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: The second party trio of Leo, Ez, and Zinikr. Downplayed in that Leo actually has a slightly higher speed stat than Ez, but Ez learns battle skills that allow him to temporarily increase his speed.
13* ClingyMacGuffin: All of them receive Divine Artifacts that boost their powers and cannot be removed.
14* FamedInStory:
15** When Leo asks Tan if he wants to join their cause, he replies that "word gets around" and he knows what they're trying to do.
16** An treasure-hunting NPC in the Vibra Royal Capital also searches for armor to give you after he finds out that you intend to stop the Mechteria.
17* EnemyScan: Leo, Kina, and Prickle have skills that do this.
18* HealingHands: Leo, Kina, Prickle, and Valrika can do this with magic, Ez can craft healing items in battle.
19* HealerSignsOnEarly: Leo and Kina, your first two party members, know healing skills.
20* ElementalPowers: Except for Ez, who attacks with crafted grenades, and Tan, who specializes in physical attacks, each party member learns skills from different elements.
21** Leo learns [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] skills, specializing in fire.
22** Kina learns [[LightEmUp holy]] and [[DishingOutDirt earth]] skills.
23** Cheryl learns [[AnIcePerson ice]] and [[CastingAShadow dark]] skills, specializing in ice.
24** Zinikr learns [[DishingOutDirt earth]] and [[LightEmUp holy]] skills, specializing in earth.
25** Prickle learns (and specializes in) [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] skills.
26** Valrika learns [[AnIcePerson ice]] and [[CastingAShadow dark]] skills, specializing in dark.
27* PracticalTaunt: Zinikr learns this skill naturally, and Leo can learn it through his growth map.
28* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The party consists of the amnesiac son of two researchers, a mysterious healer, a crown princess, a ship's captain, an orphaned kid inventor, two robots, the last survivor of a destroyed realm, and a former spy.
29* SecretArt: Each party member can unlock a unique skill through their growth map that uses their Divine Artifacts, all of which are extremely powerful. These skills can then be upgraded further with the map.
30** Leo learns Solar Flare, which deals fire damage to all enemies.
31** Kina learns Miracle, which revives all fallen allies and fully restores their HP.
32** Cheryl learns Absolute Zero, which deals ice damage to all enemies.
33** Zinikr learns Meteor, which deals earth damage to all enemies.
34** Ez learns Infinite Loop, which allows him to take multiple turns consecutively.
35** Prickle learns Tempest, which deals lightning damage to all enemies.
36** Valrika learns Dark Matter, which deals dark damage to all enemies.
37** Tan learns Jetstream, which deals non-elemental damage to all enemies.
38* StatusBuff:
39** Leo learns Helm Bash[[note]]Damages and decreases defense[[/note]] and Blade Break[[note]]Damages and decreases attack[[/note]].
40** Cheryl learns Slow[[note]]Decreases speed[[/note]] and Knight Break[[note]]chance to decrease defense when using Knight Impact[[/note]].
41** Zinikr learns Helm Bash, Blade Break, and Iron Wall[[note]]Increases defense[[/note]].
42** Ez learns Quick (All)[[note]]Increases speed[[/note]], Attack Up All, and Guard Up All.
43** Prickle learns Hack (EX)[[note]]Action delay[[/note]].
44** Valrika learns Crush[[note]]Decreases attack[[/note]], Break[[note]]Decreases defense[[/note]], Slow, and Dispel[[note]]Voids one enemy's buffs[[/note]].
45** Tan learns Sweep (EX)[[note]]Damages and causes action delay[[/note]]
46* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: The initial trio of Kina, Cheryl, and Leo.
47
48[[/folder]]
49
50[[folder:Leo]]
51[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leo_09.png]]
52 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
53
54->''"I'll get them all back. Whatever it takes."''
55
56The main protagonist of ''Fantasian'', Leo is an amnesiac whose search for his memories drives a large portion of Part 1.
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58* AmnesiacHero: Loses his memories at the start of the game due to a magical explosion.
59* AmnesiacResonance: Leo plays the piano on the Uzra perfectly, despite not remembering how he learned it.
60* AudienceSurrogate: Due to his amnesia, he needs to have a lot of game mechanics explained to him.
61* ChickMagnet: Kina, Cheryl, and Morrigan have all shown attraction to him.
62* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Jumps in to help Tan when he is ganged up on, not even bothering to figure out the situation first.
63* GadgeteerGenius: At least, before he lost his memories, given that he implemented a lot of the security measures in the Toy Boxes, gave Prickle and Clicker "hearts," and was tech-savvy enough to realize he needed Cheryl's necklace to power the Warp Device.
64* HairstyleInertia: Flashbacks from his childhood show him with the same hairstyle he has now.
65* HandBehindHead: Does this when embarrassed, like when Prickle and Clicker tell the crew of the Uzra that their primary job is doing damage control for Leo's mistakes.
66* HeroesPreferSwords: Uses the sword weapon class.
67* KleptomaniacHero:
68** Has a unique combat ability that allows him to steal the items that enemies are carrying.
69** He goes to the masquerade ball to steal Cheryl's necklace.
70* NiceGuy: The nicest guy in the party.
71** He helps Tan in multiple fights, despite Tan telling him not to.
72** His first thought after creating a plan to get the rest of his friends back is to ask Valrika if she's hungry and offer to take her to get omelets in En.
73* PlayingWithFire: Learns fire magic.
74* PrettyBoy:
75** Leo has delicate, almost feminine features, which the rest of the characters are well aware of.
76** Discussed by an NPC outside of the Coliseum, who describes him as a "flashy pretty boy."
77* YouAreInCommandNow: Finds out that Zinikr told his crew to grant him temporary command of the Uzra if he were to go missing.
78
79[[/folder]]
80
81[[folder:Kina]]
82[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kina_7.png]]
83 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
84A mysterious girl living in En who saved Leo's life after he accidentally touched poisonous flowers in the forest. She is later revealed to be the lost princess of Vibra, who was kidnapped as an infant.
85----
86* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Her hair and eyes are the same shade of brown.
87* {{Expy}}: Kina is one of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aerith Gainsborough]], both being brunette staff-wielding healers that wear pink, are associated with Holy, and meet their games' protagonist after he ends up in a bed of flowers.
88* HappilyAdopted: By Owen.
89* LightEmUp: Specializes in holy magic.
90* [[LostOrphanedRoyalty Lost Orphaned Royalty]]/[[ReallyRoyaltyReveal Really Royalty Reveal]]: Owen found her in an alley and raised her as his own, but she turns out to be the lost princess of Vibra who was kidnapped years ago, and therefore Cheryl's older sister.
91* MagicStaff: Her weapon of choice.
92* [[MeaningfulName Meaningful Name]]/[[PropheticNames Prophetic Names]]: Kina means ''destiny'' in Ancient Vibran.
93* NeverGivenAName: Subverted. Due to being kidnapped before the naming ceremony, Queen Cynthana and Prince Garland didn't name her, and she was even known as the "nameless princess" to the people of Vibra. Fortunately, Owen found her and named her Kina.
94* NiceGirl: The nicest girl in the party.
95* TheNoseKnows:
96** She has an extremely sensitive nose, to the point of being able to ''smell'' that Tan and Galf are searching for Galf's father Adolfo.
97** On multiple occasions, she has stated that "something doesn't smell right" right before the party is attacked by a monster.
98* OlderThanTheyLook: Kina is actually several years older than Cheryl.
99* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Cheryl's red.
100* SpeaksFluentAnimal: She learned to do this when living in the Southern Forest.
101* WhiteMagicianGirl: Learns healing and holy magic, wields a staff, and is a sweet nature lover and one of Leo's primary love interests.
102
103[[/folder]]
104
105[[folder:Cheryl]]
106[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheryl_1.png]]
107 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
108
109->''"It's my duty as princess to act decisively in times of distress."''
110
111The princess of the Queendom of Vibra, who met Leo at a masquerade ball before the start of the game and holds a bit of a grudge due to him standing her up.
112----
113* AnIcePerson: Learns ice magic skills.
114* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She has been trained in combat due to being the heir to the Queendom.
115* CrownOfPower: Her tiara is her Divine Artifact.
116* FeetFirstIntroduction: How she is introduced on the Uzra.
117* GlassCannon: Has the highest attack stat in the party, but also the lowest defense and smallest HP pool.
118* KingIncognito: Dresses as a commoner for her lunch date with Leo.
119* LoveAtFirstSight: How she describes her feelings towards Leo after seeing him at the masquerade ball.
120* OjouRinglets: Has small curls in front of her ears, larger ringlets behind them, and is the princess of Vibra.
121* PimpedOutDress: She wears a beautiful one during her coronation.
122* PurpleIsPowerful: She has purple hair and wears a purple dress, and is one of the party's main damage dealers.
123* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Kina's blue.
124* RingOfPower: Fights with one.
125* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: A princess who joins the party during a sandstorm aboard the Uzra, to help Leo regain his memories and to find out why mechteria has been taking over Vibra.
126-->'''Cheryl:''' I shan't sit idly on a throne while our world teeters on the brink of ruin.
127
128[[/folder]]
129
130[[folder:Zinikr]]
131[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zinikr.png]]
132 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
133A stalwart ship's captain who knew Leo's father Bernard and pilots the Uzra.
134----
135* AmnesiacGod: Not a god anymore, but Taros suppressed his memories to live a normal life as Zinikr and only starts remembering them after TheReveal.
136* TheCaptain: Of the Uzra.
137* PowerFist: His weapon of choice.
138* {{Reincarnation}}: Is one of a god named Taros, who knew Vam and Jas and was Yim's brother. He renounced his godhood to live as a human after Yim's death.
139
140[[/folder]]
141
142[[folder:Ez]]
143[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ez.png]]
144 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
145
146->''"Ha! You should see me in my workshop! No better item maker out there!"''
147
148An orphan and inventor who lives in the outskirts of the Vibran Royal Capital and is often in trouble with the Merchant's Guild.
149----
150* TheArtfulDodger: An orphan who can pick locks, cheats during battles, and knows how to avoid the guards in the Royal Capital.
151* DefeatMeansPlayable: Played with. The battle with him is a [[HopelessBossFight forced loss]] because he cheats with an illegal weapon, but he joins your party soon after.
152* FixedDamageAttack: His grenades will always do a set amount of damage, downplayed in that they are still subject to elemental resistances and weaknesses.
153* GadgeteerGenius: Even more so than Leo.
154** All of his battle skills involve combining items in your inventory to attack and buff.
155** He gets incredibly excited in the Machine Realm's junkyard, calling it a treasure trove.
156* KidHero: The youngest member of the party by far.
157
158[[/folder]]
159
160[[folder:Prickle and Clicker]]
161[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prickle_clicker.png]]
162 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
163Two robots that Leo met in the Machine Realm and reprogrammed.
164----
165* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Leo gave them free will and the ability to feel emotions by reprogramming them with "hearts," and then they joined (and eventually led) a resistance effort in the Machine Realm against Jas.
166* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Due to the hearts Leo gave them being pure enough to resist Order, they were selected to be the Great Kings of the resistance.
167* IronicName: Kina says that the yellow robot smells gentle... right before naming him "Prickle."
168* PrefersProperNames: Prickle always calls Leo "Master Leo" and Valrika "Mistress Valrika." Oddly, this does not extend to Vam, who Prickle refers both as Vam and Lord Vam.
169* RobotBuddy: To Leo and the rest of the party.
170* TokenRobot: Of the team.
171* UndyingLoyalty: To Leo, after he reprogrammed them.
172
173[[/folder]]
174
175[[folder:Valrika]]
176[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valrika.png]]
177 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
178
179->''"As the last survivor of this realm, I had only one mission. I remained in my lab at all times, trying to stop the spread of Chaos."''
180
181A researcher with a laboratory and the sole resident of the Chaos Realm, which Vam destroyed in an attempt to hinder Jas.
182----
183* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Has dark purple skin.
184* BadassBookworm: Is a researcher and a formidable fighter.
185* DarkIsNotEvil: She specializes in curse magic and is from the Chaos Realm, but is heroic and fights with your party to stop Jas.
186* HasAType: When the party first meets her, she mentions Bernard's beard ''a lot'', to the point that the party notices. [[spoiler:It's not that much of a surprise that she gets together with Zinikr in Part 2]].
187* PointyEars: Has these, emphasizing her otherworldliness.
188* RedBaron: Introduces herself as the "Warden of Chaos."
189* SoleSurvivor: Of the Chaos Realm, after Vam destroyed the rest of it.
190* SpockSpeak: Slips into this sometimes. Justified, as she isn't from the Human Realm like the majority of your party members and the only person she interacted with before Leo was his father Bernard.
191--> '''Valrika:''' ''(describing a rice omelet)'' A protein-rich jelly over some sort of grain with a lightly sweetened red gel... Fascinating. One wonders what effect it has on the human cellular structure.
192* SympathyForTheDevil: Even though Vam destroyed everything in the Chaos Realm except for her, she still follows the message he left for her and understands his desire to stop Jas from remaking the universe.
193* {{Telepathy}}: Her people had a form of this, which allowed them to share thoughts and "feel" each other. [[spoiler:When she finds out that Vam preserved their life forces in the depths of the Chaos Cavern, she is overjoyed at being able to sense them again]].
194
195[[/folder]]
196
197[[folder:Tan]]
198[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tan_7.png]]
199 [[caption-width-right:350:]]
200
201->''"Stay away from me or you'll end up dead."''
202
203A solitary fighter who always seems to be on the losing end of a fight, Tan is looking for Adolfo, the father of his spirit beast Galf.
204----
205* AloofAlly: Is this in Part 1, before officially joining the party in Part 2.
206* CastFromHitPoints: His skills using Galf[[spoiler:, Adolfo, and Rudy]] cost HP instead of MP.
207* CrusadingWidower: He tells the party that he is searching for Adolfo, which is true. [[spoiler:He doesn't tell the party that by proxy, he is also searching for Blue, the spymaster who killed Carmina and currently controls Adolfo through a magic stone]].
208* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He used to be a spy for the Falcion Empire, helping to depose the rulers of many smaller nations before setting his sights on Vibra]].
209* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Carmina doesn't resent him at all, even though he was one of the Falcion spies that caused the fall of Dora]].
210* GuestStarPartyMember: He only joins the party for a few, discrete battles in Part 1.
211* HeroesLoveDogs: He adores dogs, as shown by the sidequest "Calling All Sea Dogs!" which is a follow-up to the "Calling All Cat Fish!" sidequest detailed below.
212* IWorkAlone: Has this attitude all throughout Part 1, telling Leo and Kina to stay away from him if they didn't want to be killed.
213* IneffectualLoner: Tan is a capable fighter, especially with Galf at his side, but Leo has to help bail him out of a few situations in Part 1.
214* KindheartedCatLover: The Part 2 sidequest "Calling All Cat Fish!" involves you gathering stray cats to bring onto the Uzra for him to take care of. After Leo leaves him alone with the cats, [[CutenessProximity he starts calling them kitties and baby-talking them]].
215* LoyalAnimalCompanion: Galf is this to him.
216* MaskOfPower: His Divine Artifact, which appears in reaction to Tan's emotional connection with [[spoiler:Carmina]].
217
218[[/folder]]
219
220!!Allies
221[[folder:Owen]]
222Kina's guardian, a fortune teller who lives in En.
223----
224* DealWithTheDevil: Made a deal with Vam to gain magic powers.
225* FortuneTeller: Makes a living as one due to the powers Vam gave him.
226* ParentalSubstitute: For Kina after taking her in.
227* SoapOperaDisease: Has this, which is why he urges Kina to join Leo on his journey.
228
229[[/folder]]
230
231[[folder:Cynthana]]
232The late Queen of Vibra.
233----
234* EtherealWhiteDress: A long, flowy one.
235* EyesAlwaysShut: In all of her appearances.
236* FlowerMotifs: The forcefield she conjures to block the Uzra from hitting the harbor is shaped like a flower bud, and she disappears into a cloud of pink petals after the the ship stops.
237* GuardianEntity: Is this for Kina and later Cheryl, as she protects her and Leo from Vam and prevents the Uzra from hitting the harbor (and Kina).
238* LightIsGood: She and her magic glow a pale pinkish-white, she wears a white dress and wields a white staff, and is a benevolent character.
239* MamaBear: She is Cheryl and Kina's mother, going to great lengths to protect them after her death.
240
241[[/folder]]
242
243[[folder:Disena]]
244Leo's late mother, who died in a lab accident with a Divine Artifact.
245----
246* MissingMom: Died in an accident when Leo was a child.
247* MotherlySidePlait: A photo of her in the Midi Toy Box shows her with this hairstyle.
248
249[[/folder]]
250
251[[folder:Carmina]]
252->''"I won't live on if it means to bear even one more loss!"''
253----
254* TheChiefsDaughter: Was this in Dora.
255* FallenPrincess: Lives alone with her beasts on the Nameless Island between Falcion and Vibra after Dora was taken over.
256* HeroicSacrifice: Converts her life force into magic to drive out the Falcion invaders and save Tan and Galf.
257* TheLostLenore: Is this to Tan after her death. His entire arc before joining the party in Part 2 was to get Adolfo back and avenge her.
258* SurvivorsGuilt: Suffers from this, as she feels like she abandoned her own people by running away.
259[[/folder]]
260!!The Cinderella Tri-Stars
261[[folder:In general]]
262
263* {{Catchphrase}}: Their [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket-esque]] {{cutscene}} introduction, which they give ''every time'' you battle. Lampshaded when Leo tells them to "get some new material" right before your sixth battle.
264* GateGuardian: [[spoiler:The last battle with them is at the Shangri-La Altar, and defeating them gives you access to the mirror gateway that leads to the Void Realm]].
265* Really700YearsOld: [[spoiler:They have been guarding the treasure at Shangri-La for ''twelve thousand years'', give or take]].
266* QuirkyMinibossSquad: They pop up at certain times in the game to give you a challenge, and they're quite interesting with a unique musical theme and style.
267* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The evil part is downplayed, but they do wear complementary red and black outfits and battle you at multiple points in the game.
268* TerribleTrio: A trio of antagonistic characters with Morrigan as the leader and Dotty and Folt as her "henchmen."
269* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Dotty, Folt, and Morrigan.
270* WorthyOpponent: They see Leo as this, with Dotty admitting that they are strong and calling the party "the worthy ones" after your final battle.
271
272[[/folder]]
273
274[[folder:Morrigan the Butterfly]]
275
276* TheLeader: Introduces herself as this of the Cinderella Tri-Stars.
277* VillainousCrush: Is implied to have one on Leo.
278* WolverineClaws: Has long purple ones that she uses to scratch enemies.
279
280[[/folder]]
281
282[[folder:Dotty the Beast]]
283
284* DumbMuscle: Discussed and played straight. If you knock out Morrigan and Folt, Dotty will say that he's "no dummy" and understands what's going to happen. He also starts off a lot of his sentences with "Oh, I get it," followed by repeating something Morrigan or Folt just said.
285* StoneWall: When he guards, he is unable to attack but takes very little damage and blocks skills from reaching anyone standing behind him.
286
287[[/folder]]
288
289[[folder:Folt the Bravo]]
290
291* MagicMusic: Heals by playing his violin.
292* MusicalAssassin: Fights with his violin.
293
294[[/folder]]
295
296!!The Gods
297[[folder:In general]]
298Four beings hailing from another realm, two pairs of siblings (Jas and Vam, Taros and Yim) who settled in the realm where the Light of God shone and used it to create a GoldenAge for themselves.
299----
300* TheAgeless: They do not seem to age as they get older and do not seem to have a defined lifespan, but they can be killed and ''do not'' have ResurrectiveImmortality.
301* [[DimensionalTraveller Dimensional Travellers]]: They were originally from another realm that was destroyed by war and settled in the God Realm. Later, they would frequently intervene in the other worlds.
302* EndOfAnAge: Twice. War destroyed their home world, which was a blissful place. Then in the God Realm, Jas' attempt to absorb the Light of God resulted in Yim's death and destroyed much of their new world.
303* [[GenocideSurvivor Genocide Survivors]]: They were one of the last remaining survivors of their race of beings who destroyed themselves in war, and the only four to discover and settle in the God Realm.
304* [[AGodAmI Gods Are We]]: In universe, they are often considered to be gods, but they are contrasted in the story from the "true gods" and Jas' obsession with becoming a "true god" implies he knows he is a false god. One of the memories makes clear that Jas and Vam did not begin to consider themselves gods until after Taros' and Yim's departure from this life and they began intervening in other realms.
305* GoldenAge: Twice. Before their home realm was destroyed by war, it was a wondrous place free from want. They recreated much of their former home in the God Realm and lived comfortable and peaceful lives for a long time.
306* HumanoidAliens: They are of a race of beings who lived in another realm but destroyed themselves, and they are humanoid in form.
307* [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]: Zig-Zagged. They are so advanced in their abilities and knowledge of the world that they are often considered to be gods. But a lot of the power they exercised in the God Realm depended on their access to the Light of God, and Yim makes it clear that they are weak and from a race of beings who largely destroyed themselves. After the Light of God destroyed their world, they were unable to completely rebuild and they do not have the power to resurrect people except as [[SoullessShell Soulless Shells]], as demonstrated with Yim's [[CameBackWrong botched resurrection]].
308* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: In the case of 2 of them, the brothers Jas and Vam, they have extra hands and arms. Jas has 6 hands and arms in total, in addition to his legs and feet; Vam has 4 hands and arms in total, in addition to his legs and feet. Averted in the case of Taros and Yim.
309[[/folder]]
310
311[[folder:Vam the Malevolent]]
312
313[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vam_6.png]]
314 [[caption-width-right:350:Vam the Malevolent]]
315
316->''"This realm is still alive. I could not bear to completely abandon your realm to the ravages of pure Chaos."''
317
318The god of chaos who seeks to stop the world from being consumed entirely by order.
319----
320* AntiVillain: He is releasing Mechteria into the world which absorbs people's emotions and makes them sick, but he is using the absorbed emotions to give hearts and minds to the robots in Machine City, to prevent it from achieving 100% order, which would cause everything to return to the Zero World. He also exhibits remorse about some of his activities, like flooding the Chaos Realm with Chaos, killing nearly every inhabitant of that realm.
321* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Jas's Cain. He is the younger brother of Jas, but unbeknownst to him, Jas was the one behind the plot of Machine City trying to organize the whole universe into nothingness. Vam was trying to prevent this process by giving robots hearts and minds in Machine City, which Jas countered by helping the heroes reach Vam and get the Divine Artifacts to respond to them, taking away his power. After the heroes defeat Vam, Jas appears and murders him. But this was not the end, as Jas still needed Vam...
322* CameBackWrong: Invoked by Jas. Resurrection interferes with the natural order of things, as at death most of the person's spirit moves onto the Void and becomes inaccessible. A resurrected person is a shell of who they were before. From Yim's resurrection, Jas knew this. But he needed Vam to maintain and expand the Mechteria infestation, and could not have Vam SavingTheWorld that Jas intended to destroy. So Jas murders Vam and then resurrects him.
323* DiscOneFinalBoss: Downplayed. He is the most prevalent antagonist of Part 1, as he tries to attack the party, kidnaps Kina and Cheryl, and is causing the Mechteria to spread in the human realm, but Jas banishes him into the wormhole after the party defeats him, cementing his place as the true BigBad of the game. But there's one more boss in Part 1 after him.
324* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Vam was greatly saddened by Yim's death, but was willing to accept that she was gone forever and could not completely come back.
325* FromNobodyToNightmare: Vam was one of 4 refugees who fled from another universe which was destroyed by war, along with his brother Jas. After arriving in the God Realm, he became more powerful and is now notorious in the Human Realm as Vam the Malevolent, where he masterminded the Mechteria infection that drains the life force and emotional energy of humans.
326* GodIsEvil: He's not called "Vam the Malevolent" for nothing, but this is downplayed because he actually has a good motive for doing what he does and the godhood of the members of his race are questioned both by the other characters and the narrative.
327* KnightOfCerebus: Early on, there is a very clear change in the game's atmosphere whenever he makes an appearance. Downplayed later on, as we find out he's actually trying to do good, and a bigger threat is revealed.
328* [[WhatHaveIDone My God, What Have I Done?]]: The Chaos Realm got its name because Vam filled it with Chaos, and in the process killed nearly every inhabitant. However, when he realized what he had done, he spared the SoleSurvivor Valrika and [[spoiler:put the life force of the late inhabitants in jewels who Valrika can communicate with telepathically]].
329* SavingTheWorld: What he intends to do by giving robots hearts and minds using the absorbed emotions of humans.
330* SmugSuper: He is pretty confident in his abilities, and it's clear he doesn't think very much of the humans who face him.
331* SoullessShell: When he CameBackWrong, he had this, no longer being emotionally responsive, but there is still some of him in there as he cries at the concern displayed for him by Valrika.
332* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's trying to stop 100% Order from being reached in the Machine Realm, which would spark the Zero World and result in a new Big Bang. He does this by imbuing robots with human emotions, which are a form of Chaos, and thus counteracts Order. Unfortunately, the human emotions are sent to the Machine Realm via an infectious machine called Mechteria, which sucks the life force and emotional energy out of humans. Certain towns, like East Vence, have become ghost towns because of the spread of Mechteria there.
333[[/folder]]
334
335[[folder:Jas]]
336
337[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jas_4.png]]
338
339->''"My sweet, little brother..."''
340
341The god of crushing order who seeks to end the world and create it anew with him as its true god.
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343* AGodAmI: Ever since he discovered the Light of God in the game's universe, he has been obsessed with using its power to become a true god himself. He at first attempted to absorb it into his body, but that ended in utter failure, resulting in Yim's death and the destruction of much of the God Realm. He then became obsessed with the power of resurrection, trying to bring Yim back, though much of his motivation was due to him wanting to transcend death; he brought her body back, but much of her spirit had been lost and she didn't even recognize herself. Now, he seeks to bring absolute order to the universe; with 100% order, the Zero world will approach, and he is aiming to become the true god of the new universe.
344* BigBad: As of the end of Part 1, he has banished Vam into the wormhole, unleashed a massive wave of mechteria upon the world (much more than his brother did), and is heralding the imminent return of the entire world to the Zero World.
345* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Vam's Abel. He wants to use Machine City to organize everything in the universe, but his little brother Vam is interfering with his plans by giving robots in the city hearts and minds. In response, Jas manipulates the party into defeating Vam. With Vam weakened, he is free to finish his brother off and cast him into the wormhole.
346* TheDeterminator: Did your first attempt at becoming a true god result in a friend's death? Attempt to resurrect them to demonstrate you can overcome death, as a true god could. Did that [[CameBackWrong fail]]? Blame the universe for your friend's death while overlooking your own role, and try to destroy it and create a new one with yourself as its true god. Little brother getting in the way of your plans? Murder your little brother, and then [[InvokedTrope resurrect him as a]] [[SoullessShell puppet]] to further your plans. Did the heroes kill your puppet brother to put a dent in your plans? Resurrect him again as your puppet. [[spoiler:Did you lose to the heroes from the lower realms thus proving you weren't really a god in the first place? Start your plan prematurely and become an EldritchAbomination powerful enough to destroy the world. Ultimately, the only thing that could put an end to his ambitions was being forced to face his own guilt over Yim's death.]]
347* EldritchAbomination: What he becomes when he merges with the incomplete Zero after you defeat him in the first two rounds. He is just this giant mass of blobby flesh that also looks kinda buff. When he began the process of merging, the Void appeared in his torso, and his final form accordingly has a giant cosmic hole in the middle of it.
348* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Zig-zgged. As depicted in Zinikr's crystal ball, Jas was very determined to resurrect Yim, as he refused to accept her death. He was very confident that the process using a one-of-a-kind resurrection machine would work. However, while it seemed to resurrect her, she did not respond to the brothers as expected. Even so, Jas was confident the process would still work. Yim was resurrected, but much of her spirit did not return and she did not recognize herself. Jas was devastated by this failure, and in response hid his heart away. But it seems to be averted he gleefully murders his brother Vam, and deliberately resurrected him as a SoullessShell to maintain and expand the Mechteria infection affecting the Human Realm. [[spoiler:However, we find out after defeating him that he could not bear having a world without Yim, which is why he sought to destroy it.]]
349* FatalFlaw: Pride, as discussed by Yim. Despite being from a race of beings who destroyed themselves, and his being so weak as to need the sustenance and comforts provided by the Light of God, he believed that he alone should be able to determine the fate of all beings and the universe by becoming a true god. His obsession with this has led to increasing disaster for himself and those around him.
350* FinalBoss: As [[spoiler:Jas the Absolute]], he is the last enemy to defeat to beat the game.
351* FromNobodyToNightmare: He was one of 4 refugees who arrived in this universe, their own universe having been destroyed by war, and one of the last surviving members of his race. With his access to the power in the God Realm and his newfound hatred of this universe, he is now a threat to all of existence.
352* GodIsEvil: Downplayed as even he doesn't consider himself to be a "true god" yet, and his godhood is sometimes disputed by other characters, but he's trying to kill everyone and create the world anew with him as its true god.
353* LaughingMad: Once in the past, when he was attempting to absorb the Light of God into his body to become a true god. Then again in the present, after he murders his brother Vam, who was the main obstacle to his ultimate goal.
354* ManipulativeBastard: He utilizes manipulation to get the party in position to defeat Vam, as well as his control over the robots of the Machine Realm.
355* NeverMyFault: He blames the Light of God, the power that allowed him and the other 3 gods to order the God Realm according to their wishes, for destroying Yim and causing most of her spirit to be lost, but he ignores his own role in tampering with and attempting to absorb the Light of God into himself to become a true god, which he lost control of; this forced Yim to make a HeroicSacrifice to save him. [[spoiler:Forcing him to confront the role he played in Yim's death is what finally gets him to give up on his destructive ambitions.]]
356* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: When the heroes confront him before the final battle, he tries to justify what he's doing by talking about cycles and the need to progress to a universe, but Leo calls him out on his self-righteousness. In reality, he just wants to become a true god. [[spoiler:It's given more of a tragic tinge near the end unlike some other examples, however, as his selfish motivations are driven by his desire to escape the guilt he feels over accidentally killing Yim, which includes destroying the universe that reminds him of her.]]
357* OmnicidalManiac: He's trying to use Machine City to organize everything. Once 100% order has been achieved, the world will return to nothing, and he will get the opportunity to remake the world according to his whims.
358* OneWingedAngel: He merges with the incomplete Zero to become a gigantic monstrous buff blob-looking thing called Jas the Absolute.
359* PsychopathicManchild: He's incredibly emotionally immature, unable to handle loss or the consequences of his own actions. His tampering with the Light of God nearly killed him, and resulted in the destruction of the God Realm and Yim's death. Despite this largely being his own fault, he blames the universe and the Light of God that created it for his troubles, and in a final act of vengeance seeks to end the universe and make himself the true god of the new one to replace it.
360* RestartTheWorld: What Jas wants to accomplish after destroying it. And he is positioning himself to become the "true god" of that new world.
361* SmugSuper: He is quite confident in his powers, and considers the heroes to be beneath them. He spends the first round of your fight against him lounging in his chair, lazily flicking elemental balls into the battlefield. Only after you beat him does he get up off his chair and stand up, and with his powerful elemental spells and big attacks, he shows you why he is considered a god.
362* TheUnfettered: In the pursuit of his ultimate goal, becoming a "true god", nothing is sacred. He will go so far as to murder his little brother Vam to advance his goals, and then resurrect him as a [[SoullessShell puppet]]. He believes the lives and feelings of this universe's inhabitants (himself excluded) to be "meaningless", just stepping stones on the way to becoming a true god. [[spoiler:After his defeat, however, he finally gives up.]]
363* [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: [[spoiler:His failure to resurrect Yim leads to him taking his anger out on the multiverse by trying to destroy it and create a new universe. After his defeat, he mourns Yim and the heroes [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath finally convince him to give up]].]]
364[[/folder]]
365
366[[folder:Yim]]
367An acquaintance of Vam and Jas who gave her life to save her friends.
368[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yim2.png]]
369 [[caption-width-right:350:Yim after her botched resurrection]]
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371* BarrierWarrior: In her home universe, she specialized in barrier magic and shielding others from attacks. She would use this power in her HeroicSacrifice.
372* CameBackWrong: Justified, as resurrection goes against the natural order of things. When she died, most of her spirit was lost to the Void, so when Jas attempted to resurrect her, she was a shell of who she was before and didn't even recognize herself. This fact would later be invoked by Jas in his murder and resurrection of Vam.
373* HeroicSacrifice: When Jas attempted to absorb the Light of God into himself, he lost control of it and those present nearly died. But Yim created a barrier that she was able to contain the Light of God. Only problem was that she was there in that barrier as well and her body was dissolved.
374* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Person]]: She was the only person who spoke up when Jas attempted to absorb the Light of God into his body, recognizing that they were weak, had no right to try to control the other realms, and could not control the Light of God. Vam and Taros just went along with it because Jas was the leader of the 4.
375* PosthumousCharacter: She died some time in the past, and is recounted only in flashbacks.
376* SceneCover: The memory of her looking into the rain after her botched resurrection is featured on the cover of the soundtrack album.
377* SoullessShell: Her body was recreated, but her soul was largely absent. She didn't even recognize herself, and fled "to the End".
378[[/folder]]
379
380[[folder:Taros]]
381See Zinikr's entry under ''Playable Characters''.
382[[/folder]]
383
384!!Other Antagonists
385[[folder:Blue]]
386->''"They're probably already dead. If they're not, maybe I'll hunt them down and do it myself."''
387
388An intelligence officer of the Falcion Empire for whom Tan holds a grudge.
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390* AxCrazy: Even after Dora surrendered peacefully, Blue gathered his men to burn it to the ground. When he tried to take out Tan on the Nameless Island who was shrouded in fog, he attacked wildly and showed no compunction about killing his own men in the process.
391* BadBoss: Has no qualms about killing his own men when the mist on the Nameless Island made it impossible for him to aim his magic.
392* ManipulativeBastard: Is described as this, which is what makes him such an effective spy.
393* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Did you complete your mission objectives and get the sovereign of a foreign city to surrender his city to your country without a fight? If you didn't also murder him and his family it's not good enough for Blue.
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