Here's the main character page for the Langrisser series.
- Langrisser I
- Der Langrisser
- Langrisser III
- Langrisser IV And V
- Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei
- Langrisser Mobile
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Recurring Characters
Jessica
Jessica's depiction in Langrisser Mobile
Voiced by: Ao Takahashi (Japanese, Mobile), Eri Kitamura (Remake)
Jessica is known to the world as a well-respected and powerful mage, although her true identity is that of the human avatar of the Goddess Lushiris. Although she serves Lushiris, Jessica is charged with using her own judgment to support the human worldview and decide what is best to do at any given time.By using a spell of rebirth, Jessica artificially extends her lifespan to more than a thousand years to watch over the soul word Langrisser. However, her body still has limits, requiring her to occasionally reincarnate while retaining her memories.
- Divine Date: She actually has a romance storyline with Ledin on the Demon route of the first game's remake. Upon seeing for herself that the Langrisser still shines with holy light, despite everything, she decides his cause must still be just and sides with him of her own free will, without having to be subject to Mind Control like many of his other former allies.
- Lady of Black Magic: Despite being Lushiris' prophet, she tends to start each game as a Mage instead of a Cleric.
- Reincarnation: An effect of the Spell of Rebirth.
Böser
Different incarnations of Böser make appearances throughout the Langrisser series, sometimes using pseudonyms such as “The Dark Mage Faelart” and “The Sorceror Gambino”. The most well-known design of Böser belongs to a character known as "Paul", who officially debuted it's original human-self in Langrisser III.
- Born-Again Immortality: Unlike Jessica, who is one individual with a supernaturally extended lifespan, Chaos chooses a new vessel for Böser when the previous one dies. In times following a Böser's death but before Chaos has selected a new soul, any human who grabs Alhazard can be transformed into a new Böser. With that said, some vessels last centuries longer than others.
- Composite Character: In Mobile, the summonable Bozel is a collective memory of his past incarnations, unlike "The Sorcerer Gambino" that is currently in the Hebril Empire.
- Dark Is Not Evil: In the Demon route of the first game's remake, he turns out to be a basically decent person willing to break a few eggs to make an omelet, hoping to forge a world where demons and humans can live together in peace through diplomacy rather than conquest. Ledin, and even optionally his arch-rival Jessica, can ultimately side with his vision especially when Van Helsing Hate Crimes cost him his life and he has to pass on the duty of making it a reality to them.
- Demonic Possession: Böser has been described
as doing this to whoever grabs Alhazard before Chaos chose a new vessel. Though it is possible to revert this by Böser choosing to reject it like Altemullerto did, or through Heroic Willpower like Emperor Bernhardt. This doesn't affect for Humans whom are already empowered by Chaos or Half-Human Hybrid such as Sonya and Geier. - The Dragon: Frequently serves as one to each game's Imperial faction, as it frequently involves the chaos of war and the power of the Alhazard. Often turns into Dragon with an Agenda when a protagonist either sides with or slays the Imperial leader.
- Our Spirits Are Different: Böser's true nature who possesses a human body to serve Chaos, the god of the monsters.
- Spell My Name With An S: Some games spell his name as Bozel.
- Willing Channeler: Paul was offered the opportunity to resurrect as Böser, allowing Chaos' spirit to make havoc in the world. Paul accepted.
Gods and Goddesses
Lushiris
- Big Good: For the Descendants of Light.
- God of Good: Lushiris represents all sorts of positive features, included being a being of light, a goddess of peace and order, the Big Good of humanity, and even can have a soft spot for half-demons if they show they deserve her help.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: In the L route of Der Langrisser where Elwin goes down the Independent path but despite the blood on his hands he manages to avert He Who Fight Monsters, she accepts Elwin's challenge to end the Descendants of Light, telling him to prove to her that humanity no longer needs the Descendants of Light and that she can entrust the world to Elwin, all without a word of disapproval. When defeated she accepts her loss and gives some cautious advice before departing.
- Large and in Charge: In Der Langrisser, it's shown that she's much larger than human.
- Light Is Good / Light Is Not Good: While she is the Big Good of the franchise, Der Langrisser and onwards seems to show her as racist towards the Demon Clan while enabling the war against Chaos.
Chaos
- As Long as There Is Evil: While the heroes can kill Chaos, it would be a matter of time before he returns because of humanity's conflict with each other.
- Casting a Shadow: He's the god of darkness and chaos after all
- Dark Is Not Evil: Although his influence usually leads to war against the Light, he is not truly malevolent.
- God of Evil: He represent opposite qualities to that of Lushiris, an outright benevolent figure, however ironically, Chaos himself isn't a truly evil being, with his morality being more accurately described as ... beyond chaotic
- Skull for a Head: Also includes bone hands.
