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Slick's pokemon
Sparktail
Species: Raichu
Tropes:
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Thalia.
- Cool Sword: The sword he receives at the end of of Volume 2. It is said to have been wielded by the hero Aluxiver himself. After this sword breaks, he receives another sword from a blacksmith, but at the price of his Memento Macguffin.
- Fish out of Temporal Water: He and Thalia, along with many others, were sent from 3,000 years ago to the present day because of a temporal displacement.
- Hero Protagonist: He's the main character.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: Taught by Slick to use his tail like a blade. At the end of Volume 2, Slick's Pokemon receive ancient weapons from a Physical God; Sparktail's weapon is a sword.
- Memento Macguffin: His light ball. It's a symbol of his childhood and he keeps it with him even though it's been worthless to him ever since he evolved.
- Shrinking Violet: A male example.
- This is even more prominent in other stories in the series.
- Socially Awkward Hero: Sparktail has difficulty talking to others, often stuttering and/or making awkward pauses. In the early parts of the story, he is sometimes overlooked.
Thalia
Species: Leafeon
Tropes:
- Action Girl
- Childhood Friend Romance: With Sparktail.
- Fish out of Temporal Water: She and Sparktail, along with many others, were sent from 3,000 years ago to the present day because of a temporal displacement.
- Fragile Speedster: Compared to other Leafeons, she's not as sturdy so she moves fast to avoid hits.
- Hit-and-Run Tactics: Noted as her typical fighting style during a sparring session with a Sneasel.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: At the end of Volume 2, Slick's Pokemon receive ancient weapons from a Physical God. Thalia receives a pair of twin blades, one red and one blue.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: Thalia has lost all memories of the era that she grew up in, but the nature of her amnesia is never addressed in-story.
- Swiss-Army Weapon: Her twin blades can be put together to form a bow after Torrid reforges them at Mount Chimney.
Insyte
Species: Umbreon later Flareon
Tropes:
- Duel to the Death: He becomes king of the Vulcanites by defeating Heatran in one of these.
- Good Is Not Nice: He begins as a bit of a Jerkass, even though he is definitely a good guy. Character Development sees his attitude grow more positive.
- Heel–Face Turn:
- The Chosen One: He eventually learns that he is the prophecized heir of the Vulcanites. It doesn't make much difference to anyone else.
- Note that he is still the only one of Slick's Pokemon whose actions are guided by prophecy.
- Commander Contrarian: Starts a few conflicts within the group early on in the story, mostly because he doesn't get along with Lyther. This changes as he gets Character Development.
- Jerkass: Starts out as this. But he outgrows it.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something:
- Warrior Prince:
- Wolverine Claws: The weapons he is given at the end of Volume 2 are a set of golden claws.
Rushing "Rush" River
Species: Swampert
Tropes:
- The Leader: As Slick's first Pokemon, Rush serves as the leader of Slick's team. Later, he becomes the commander of the Pokemon forces against Giratina.
- Genius Bruiser: Though the strongest of Slick's Pokemon, he is also fairly tactical-minded, as he demonstrates during the battle at Indigo Plateau.
- Power Fist: Receives a pair of strength-enhancing bracers at the end of Volume 2.
Ferricia
Species: Skarmory
Tropes:
- Killed Off for Real: During the battle of the Silver Conclave.
Lyther Del Rio
Species: Lucario
Tropes:
- Supernatural Martial Arts: When used offensively, his aura manipulation counts.
Shanala
Species: Ninetales
Tropes:
- Personality Powers: Averted. Despite being a fire-type, she rarely loses her temper or displays panic, and is fairly cold when angry.
Exile's Army
The Exile
species Giratina
Tropes:
- Big Bad
- He Who Fights Monsters: Side stories reveal that Giratina originally wanted only to fulfill his role as a god, alongside the other Columns, but became disillusioned over time.
- In The Reveal at the end of Volume 3, the Exile turns out to be Slick's malevolent ghost, who usurped Giratina's throne when he was killed. Surprisingly few readers have questioned the numerous plotholes this created.
- Madden Into Misanthropy
Scarlet Streak
species Garchomp
Tropes:
- The Dreaded: Even though all of the Exile's lieutenants share this trait to some extent, Scarlet Streak appears to be the most prominent.
Horizon
species Tyranitar
Tropes:
- Red Baron: The White Tyrant.
Darkrai
species Darkrai
Tropes:
Mewtwo
species Mewtwo
Tropes:
Swordwrit
Roathus
species Dragonite
Tropes:
Lute
species Absol
Tropes:
- Natural Weapon: Uses his long horn as a sword.
Klesr
species Scyther
Tropes:
Mythic
Species: Eevee/Tanuki
Tropes:
- Development Gag: He was originally the protagonist in very old drafts, but did not appear in the story at all until volume 4.
- Last of His Kind: He can pass for an Eevee, but he's actually a Tanuki, a race of prehistoric Eevees and forerunners of all Pokemon.
- Time Abyss: Though he claims to have no extraordinary powers, he was present when Arceus was born.
