The Zexen Confederacy
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The Zexen Knights
In General
- Combination Attack: They have two Knight attacks:
- "Knight A" is performed by Borus and Percival;
- "Knight B" is performed by Chris and more two knights mounted on horses.
- Gratuitous German: Chris, Borus, Percival and Leo's weapons have German names.
- Knight in Shining Armor: How they are seen in Zexen. Chris isn't as optimistic as most but she tries.
- Power Up Mount: They mount horses during certain events. Gameplay-wise it don't affect the battles but it allows Chris to cross plains and forests faster.
- Downplayed with Salome, who mount a horse during cut-scenes but is always on foot during battles.
Chris Lightfellow
Tenbi Star
- Battle Ballgown: Her suit of armor.
- Big Fancy House: Lightfellow is a well to do family after all.
- Brought Down to Normal: Sarah, disguised as Yumi, uses a Wounded Gazelle Gambit to lure her away from Brass Castle and steal her True Rune. Chris recovers it in the final dungeon.
- The Captain: Of the Zexen Knights, with the power and respect to back it up.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Staring off she's as rigid and cold as her armor, but mellows a bit by the end game.
- Dude Magnet: Several of her unit subordinates are obviously crushing on her, and her beauty is commented on by men several times.
- Even the Girls Want Her: Cecile, Ayame and Yun are all quite fond of her, too.
- Heroes Prefer Swords: Chris is one of the three protagonists and wields a sword.
- Iron Lady: When in command of the Zexen Knights she is confident and assertive, and her all male unit are quick to fall in line and follow orders. Before the Zexen Council however, she is more Silk Hiding Steel in that she has to bow and obey and subvert them subtly, like pretending not to notice Budehuc Castle going into bussiness for itself.
- Jeanne d'Archétype: Chris inherits her position from her dead superior and feels uncomfortable in it but carries it out for the good of Zexen's people.
- Lady of War: Watch how easily she handles Hugo in chapter 1 and say she isn't.
- The Leader: Leads the Zexen Knights.
- Letting Her Hair Down: While under cover in the Grasslands, she removes her armor and takes the braids out of her hair, looking markedly more casual up until she puts the armor back on for the rest of the game afterward.
- Legacy Character: Canonically, she will inherit the True Water Rune from her father Jimba. But if the player makes her the True Fire Rune successor, Hugo will inherit the TWR. But Chris can never inherit the True Lightning Rune.
- Lightning Bruiser: Subverted. Chris is strong and has great offensive skills, like "Accuracy", "Damage", "Heavy Damage" and "Parry" (the latter two can be upgraded to Rank A), and she is very durable and can equip heavy armor and learn "Repel" and "Armor Protect", but her speed is average.
- Lonely Rich Kid: No siblings and no friends, only co-workers.
- Magic Knight: Of The Paladin variety if she inherits the True Water Rune. She's a bad mage otherwise. Unless you grind, there's a good chance she'll never even get a 4th-level spell slot.
- Military Brat: Her dad was a knight before her.
- Murder by Mistake: Chris' killing of Lulu was for the most part, purely by reflex in response to a threat.
- The Ojou: Lightfellow is a high up family, but her unit treats her like royalty.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: She decides to go undercover in Grasslands territory to learn about her missing father, and all she does is remove her armor and change her hair style. Given the medieval setting and the fact that very few Grasslanders have actually ever seen her face, knowing her mostly by reputation, it's a little more plausible than average.
- Parental Abandonment: Her dad disappeared and her mom isn't around (implied to have died early in Chris's childhood). By the end of the game, she finds her father only to lose him again shortly thereafter.)
- Red Baron: The Silver Maiden, The White Hero of Zexen.
- The Smurfette Principle: In the Zexen knights there are no females but her.
- Statuesque Stunner; Chris is 172cm tall.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Presumably to her late mother, given that her father is both tan enough to pass easily as Karayan and looks so different to her that The Reveal late-game is surprising the first time.
- Super Gullible: Sometimes, she took things so seriously she didn't realize she was being played like a fool, like believing Estella's bizarre tales (when young Viki can read in instant what a sham it is in the first glance).Chris: I'm such an idiot...
- White Stallion: She is the leader of the Zexen Knights and the only one who rides a white horse.
- Technicolor Eyes: Her eyes are purple.
- Tomboyish Name: "Chris" is more commonly (though not exclusively) a boy's name.
- You Are in Command Now: Happens to her very early in the game as two knights above her in the chain of command are Killed Offscreen, leaving her as the leader of the Knights of Zeken.
Borus Redrum
Chimou Star
- Brainwashed and Crazy: During the Karayan village assault, as Luc epilogue reveals.
- Foil: To Percival. Borus is always serious, Hot-Blooded and duty-driven, while Percival is more friendly, laid back and a womanizer. They are also associated with opposing elements: Borus has a fire-based Sword of Rage Rune, and Percival a Water Rune.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Regrets his actions in Karaya immensely.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Possibly unintentional, but try to spell his last name, "Redrum", backwards.
- Playing with Fire: Has a Sword of Rage Rune attached.
Percival Fraulein
Chiki Star
- Anime Hair: Has a spiky hair.
- Chick Magnet: Attracts attention from a lot of nameless women in the game of all ages, and is also the only one to boldly flirt with Chris.
- Embarrassing Nickname: His mother calls him "Percy" in front of Chris, much to his chagrin. His surname is perhaps even more embarrassing as it literally means "young woman" or "Miss" in German.
- Foil: To the serious and more aggressive Borus.
- Making a Splash: Joins with the Water Rune equiped.
- Nice Guy: He is one of the nicest knights.
Salome Harras
Tenki Star
- Guile Hero: Just look at how he takes down the entire Zexen Council in the manga. With little more than some rumors and some falsified evidence that's good enough to get the traitorous members to accidentally incriminate themselves...and does so in a way that he can truthfully claim to have been following the Council's own orders to the letter.
- Magic Knight: Is a knight and a specialist in spells.
- Magic Staff: Wields the Holy Mace.
- Making a Splash: Salome comes with a Water Rune attached.
- Purple Is Powerful: His blazer.
- The Smart Guy: Salome is The Strategist of the team and command the knights. He is also one of the first to discover the conspiracy behind the war and of Harmonia plans of invasion.
- Supporting Leader: Commands the Zexen Knights.
Roland Lesaurus
Chiin Star
- Aloof Archer: Roland is skilled in archery, is The Stoic and very analytical.
- Curtains Match the Window: Has purple eyes and a matching purple hair.
- Implied Love Interest: To Nei.
- Purple Is Powerful: His hair color.
- Rain of Arrows: Has a Great Hawk Rune, which damages every enemy unit.
- Token Non-Human: He is an elf working for the Zexen Knights. His suggestion letter to Hugo and Geddoe reveals that he even forgets about this.
Leo Galan
Chisyu Star
- The Big Guy: The physically imposing member of the team.
- Combination Attack: In addiction to the knights attack listed above, Leo can perform the "Han" attack with either Mua or Wan Fu.
- Failure Knight: Not being able to protect the previous Captain is his greatest failure.
- Hot-Blooded: Not as much as Borus, but he is eager to join a fight.
- Mighty Glacier: One of the slowest party members, but makes up for it with his high attack power, defense, and HP growth.
- Red Baron: The "Iron Knight".
Louis Keeferson
Chisyu Star
- Action Survivor: He isn't allowed to participate in actual combat.
- Non-Action Guy: Justified, as Louis is too young to go to battles.
- Tag Along Kid: Though as Chris' squire, he does have an actual job to do.
Wyatt Lightfellow
See Suikoden III Clans.
Other knights
Galahad, Pelize, Lanchet and Myriam
- Ascended Extra: Downplayed with Galahad. He was never seen during the game, being only mentioned during Chris Prologue, but the manga gives him a few scenes during Chris flashbacks.
- The Captain: Galahad was the former captain of the Zexen Knights, being succeeded by Chris after his death.
- Number Two: Vice-Captain Pelize, to Galahad.
- Parental Substitute: In the manga, Galahad acts as a father-like figure to Chris.
- Posthumous Character:
- Captain Galahad and Vice-Captain Pelize were killed by the Grassland clans sometime before the events of the game.
- Lanchet and Myriam died when the Lizard Clan broke the peace treaty, thinking that their leader had been assassinated by the knights, and ambushed them.
- The Unseen: They are never seen during the game, being only mentioned by other characters. Galahad subverts this in the manga, as he appears during flashbacks.
Zexen citizens
For Augustine and Mio see Suikoden III Foreigners.Brass Castle
Belle and Gadget Z
- Action Girl: Belle. Also a Cute Bruiser.
- All Love Is Unrequited: Belle has a crush on Hugo, who is Oblivious to Love.
- Badass Adorable: Belle.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Belle, being the inventor of Gadget Z counts. Her recruitment quest is all about getting items for her to fix Gadget Z.
- Robot Buddy: Gadget is this to Belle.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Of Meg and Gadget. Interesting, Meg is also implied to be Belle's Missing Mom.
- Transforming Mecha: Gadget Z can transform during his Unite attack.
Scott
- Fetch Quest: Recruiting with involves profit from seeling a Deer Antler.
- Parrot Pet Position: His parrot, Waurenhyte.
Arthur
- Going for the Big Scoop: Scott writes a newspaper for your castle after being recruited.
Ernie
- Pop Quiz: Her recruitment involves one.
- Regal Ringlets: Her haristyle.
Iksay Village
Mel
- Cute Bruiser: Is very strong despite being a little girl. Especially if you recruit her in Thomas chapter 1; she joins at level 32 which, unless you'll been grinding, is about ten levels above Thomas and his party.
- Demonic Dummy: "Branky". She also has a "Devil's Doll Rune", which causes her puppet to breth fire at her enemies.
- Ventriloquism: Her speciality.
Gordon
- Identical Stranger: He isn't Suikoden II's Gordon, despite being very alike and having the a similar job.
Watari
- Only in It for the Money: Will only join if you fork over a whopping 100,000 potch.
- Spear Counterpart: To Ayame.
Barts
Vinay del Zexay
Saint Loa Knights
Melville
- Ancestral Weapon: Wields his father's sword.
- Freudian Trio: With Elliot and Alanis. He is the Id.
- Kid Hero: Melville is 12-years old and can be used in battles.
- Precocious Crush: Revealed in a bath scene, he has one on Chris.
- Purple Is Powerful: His vest.
- Teeny Weenie: Claimed by his father during their bath scene, though he attributes it to him being young and says he'll grow bigger someday.
- Two Guys and a Girl: The Saint Loa Knights. He and Elliot are boys, while Alanis is a girl.
Alanis
- Fangirl: Of Chris Lightfellow, since she's the "Silver Maiden" of the group.
- Freudian Trio: With Elliot and Melville. She is the Ego.
- Kid Hero: Like Melville, she is only 12-years old and can fight against monsters and adult soldiers.
- Two Guys and a Girl: The only girl of the The Saint Loa Knights.
Elliot
- Freudian Trio: With Alanis and Melville. He is the Superego.
- Non-Action Guy: The only member of his team who isn't a main fighter.
- Support Party Member: Have the Potch Finder and Treasure Hunt abilities.
- Two Guys and a Girl: With Melville and Alanis.
Travelling Musicians
Nei
- Implied Love Interest: To Roland.
- Mama Bear: To Shabon. Should Shabon fall in battle, Nei will go berserk.
Toppo
- Papa Wolf: To Shabon. Should Shabon fall in battle, he'll go berserk.
- The One Guy: To Nei and Shabon.
Shabon
- Damsel Indistress: Has to be rescued from Guillaume, who attempts to kidnap (or rape) her.
Other residents
Dominic
- No Hero Discount: He opens a armor shop in your castle and offers the same price as other shops do.
Billy
- Betting Mini-Game: His recruitment involves defeating him in a match of Goppu.
- Missing Dad: Of Melville.
Yaza Plain
Kenji
- Anachronism Stew: In a world of mages and knights, he looks like a gym teacher transplanted from a middle school. Nobody really knows why.
Zexen Forest
Goro
- Furo Scene: Once recruited, he builds a bath in the ship at Budehuc Castle.
- Spin-Offspring: The son of Tetsu from II.
