This is the character list for Ys IV: Mask of the Sun, Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys and the Video Game Remake Ys: Memories of Celceta. For entries about Adol Christin, Dogi and characters from other installments, see the main page.

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Party Members

Duren

Duren in Memories of Celceta

^{Duren in Dawn of Ys}

^{Duren in Mask of the Sun}

Voiced in Dawn by: Hiroya Ishimaru

Voiced in Memories by: Hiroaki Hirata (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)

An information dealer whom Adol encounters at a bar in Casnan, Duren claims to have met Adol before – though with no memory, Adol remains skeptical. An extremely kind-hearted man (though he’d never admit it), Duren can’t bring himself to walk away from someone in need, making him a perfect travel companion.

Adaptational Hairstyle Change: In most versions of the game, including the remake Memories of Celceta, he wore his hair in a ponytail. In Dawn of Ys, he wore his hair short.
Adaptational Heroism: He is not much of a hero and more of a significant background character in both Ys IV: Mask of the Sun and Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys. He is one of the main heroes in Ys: Memories of Celceta.
Call-Forward: He calls Adol a "goody-two-shoes", just like Geis did back in Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, Foreshadowing Duren and Geis come from the same clan.
Chew Toy: Duren's a target of many snarky comments from party members and Non Player Characters alike.
Childhood Friends: With Frieda and, presumably, Gruda since they all grew up in Danan Village.
Dark Is Not Evil: He's a member of the "Clan of Darkness", one of two sets of recurring antagonists in the Ys franchise, specifically a descendant of those who chose to exile themselves in shame of what they did that ultimately caused the "Eldeen" civilization to collapse. These people built the underground village of Danan to hide themselves from the rest of the world as a form of repentance, but also to monitor Eldeel's activities, as his dark persona is a cause of concern due to events surrounding him and the destruction of the ancient "Kingdom of Celceta" centuries ago.
Duel Boss: In Comodo, Lindsay and Marcella will ask Adol and Duren to duel each other, with Adol as the controllable character and Duren as the boss. Winning is optional, but will reward the player with extra gold, an achievement, and Duren's entry in the monster guide.
Expy Coexistence: Memories of Celceta made him very similar to Dogi, being a large male Close-Range Combatant who provides the most exposition for the party.
Hypocritical Humor: He claims he hates "goody-two-shoes"-types like Adol, but as others point out, Duren is often too kind for his own good.
Ki Manipulation: Certain skills he acquires, almost all of them melee-based, involve using this to close the gap between him and enemy targets.
Kung-Fu Wizard: Played with - Duren justifies his aptitude for magic is less than stellar, which is why he doesn't use it and opts for Good Old Fisticuffs.
Knowledge Broker: He helps out Adol with his ability to gather information and point out the places in the Great Forest of Celceta they should visit.
Master of Unlocking: His unique ability is to lockpick certain chests.
Miser Advisor: Lampshaded in his introduction scene, where Duren declares Adol is his favorite "source of money" before correcting it to "friend".
Nice Guy: Played with - Duren helping Adol regain his lost memories turns out to be not so altruistic, yet he's shown to be the type of person who doesn't like leaving people in trouble, as much as he hates to admit it.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Justified; Danan Village's elder tasked Duren with keeping an eye on Adol after the latter met with Eldeel pre-memory loss to determine whether the latter's dark persona would arise again. Duren playing the Knowledge Broker is so he can point Adol back to the direction where he was before the memory loss
Ship Tease: According to Nina's dialogue in a certain flashback sequence, Duren might have a thing for Frieda. Whether or not they actually do have feelings for one another is never elaborated on.
Stone Wall: Out of the two striking characters, he can take a lot of damage but not deal as much of it as Calilica.
Tsundere: A Rare Male Example, though a mild one - any teasing against him with regards to Frieda and he'll clam up and deny it.
White Sheep: In The Dawn of Ys, most of the Clan of Darkness is evil. He is a member of this clan, but is rebelling from it and is a good man.

Karna

Karna in Memories of Celceta

^{Karna in Dawn of Ys}

^{Karna in Mask of the Sun}

^{Karna in Mask of the Sun -A New Theory-}

Voiced in Dawn by: Yumi Touma

Voiced in New Theory by: Mako Namisaki

Voiced in Memories by: Kaori Ishihara (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)

A young Genki Girl who lives in the treetop village of Comodo, Karna is an extremely skilled huntress. One of the best warriors in Comodo, she puts most of the other hunters in the village to shame with her accuracy and cunning talent. Her weapons are throwing knives, though she has an unfortunate habit of throwing first and asking questions later.

Adaptational Hairstyle Change: In previous versions of Ys IV, Karna had Boyish Short Hair worn straight. In Memories of Celceta, she wears it short in a ponytail.
Adaptational Modesty: Zigzagged; on the one hand, her outfits in Dawn and the SNES version Mask exposed her cleavage, unlike her attire in the PS2 version of Mask. On the other hand, Memories gives her an outfit that exposes her midriff in exchange for being less tight around the chest.
All Amazons Want Hercules: She thinks it's a great idea to marry Adol because he will make a good sparring partner.
Big Eater: Implied; upon visiting Casnan, she loves trying new things foods, and she dreams about eating while sleeping in Highland.
Blow You Away: Her primary element seen in her some of her skills, such as "Tornado Blade".
Bottomless Magazines: She never runs out of throwing knives.
Cool Big Sis: She acts as a dependable older sister not only towards her younger twin brother Remnos, but also towards the children in Comodo.
Dance Battler: "Mistral Spin" is a close-ranged launcher skill where she creates a cyclone by break-dancing.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Justified; one leg of her pants is completely cut off to allow a knife belt fitted firmly on her thigh.
Fragile Speedster: Compared to Ozma, she has faster attacks, deals less damage per hit, and cannot take as much damage.
Genki Girl: She's full of energy, which is best shown when she leaps off from the tallest structure in Casnan down to the ground and gives Adol The Glomp upon reuniting with him in Casnan.
Girl of the Week: Karna is another in a long line of girls that fall for Adol, only for him to inevitably leave her behind to head to another adventure.
Heroic BSoD: She undergoes this when she discovers that Remnos has been hiding his talent all along, allegedly driving his Face–Heel Turn. She quickly gets back on her feet, however.
The Glomp: She gives Adol a tackle-hug after finding him in Casnan.
Hartman Hips: While they might not be as pronounced as Frieda's, her wide hips are still noticeable.
Leitmotif: She had one named after herself in Ys IV: Mask of the Sun and Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys. It's not present anymore in Memories of Celceta.
Long-Range Fighter: She cannot take much damage, nor can she do much damage per hit, but her attacks have very long range.
Poisoned Weapons: "Poison Knife" will inflict the poison status ailment against her targets.

Ozma

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese), Sean Chiplock (English)

A resident of the village of Selray, the young Ozma is the Sole Survivor of an unnamed tribe which cares for their "sacred beasts" called Spardas, water-faring creatures the villagers use to hunt fish, their primary source of sustenance in Celceta. He is also Selray’s leader and has managed to uphold its peaceful ways for as long as he’s been in charge. Reliable, level-headed and dedicated, Ozma is loved and respected by all of the village’s residents. While extremely stubborn and inflexible when it comes to the laws of his tribe, he is also extremely loyal to the people in his charge.

Badass Boast: Delivers a Shut Up, Hannibal! at Gadis' Hannibal Lecture when the Spardas aren't actually as "divine" as Selray's residents were led to believe.
"I am in a position to change those laws!"
Butt-Monkey: In Danan, he of all people becomes the butt of some jokes with regards to romance.
Canon Foreigner: He's a completely new character made for Memories of Celceta, not appearing in the earlier versions of Ys IV.
Charged Attack: Played with - the time it takes for some of his offensive skills to execute require a lengthy charge-up. Leveling up these skills generally shortens the time it takes to pull them off.
Close-Range Combatant: Subverted. While his spear is typically a melee weapon in most games, his melee chain and many of his skills have hitboxes that extend surprisingly far past his spear's reach, though he still doesn't have as much range as Karna. Taking advantage of his mid-range hitbox is a key part of his playstyle, since his attacks have a lot of wind-up time.
Dishing Out Dirt: Many of his skills involve the earth element.
Implied Love Interest: A late-game sidequest reveals one Selray resident who takes care of the Spardas in his absence harbors a crush on him, something the rest of the party approves of.
Last of His Kind: The sole remaining member of a tribe designated as Sparda caretakers. It's also what drives him to seek the truth behind the myths about the Spardas.
Magic Knight: Implied when Ozma has skills that summon water and earth to assail his enemies, in particular Water Prison, where he launches a water bubble to encage his target.
Making a Splash: The other half of his skills are related to the water element.
Mighty Glacier: Compared to Karna, he is stronger, slower, and tougher.
Pursuing Parental Perils: His parents died on an incident at the Sparda breeding grounds when he was little. While it makes Ozma uncomfortable about visiting the place, it doesn't deter him from performing the same job as his parents did.

Calilica

Voiced by: Yui Ogura (Japanese), Cassandra Lee Morris (English)

An energetic, curious young girl from the village of Highland. Mature beyond her years, Calilica harbors something of a complex about her age and youthful appearance, and is constantly seeking to be recognized as an adult by those around her. An apprentice apostle to Eldeel, she looks up to fellow apostle Leeza as a surrogate older sister, having grown up with her since they were children. As such, she will hold back at nothing if she can be of assistance to her.

Badass Adorable: She may be tiny, but she packs a lot of punch with that giant hammer.
Bird Run: While other party members run normally, Calilica runs like this.
Bratty Half-Pint: Despite her wise demeanor, she'll often resort to mischief, such as biting Duren when she doesn't agree with him.
Canon Foreigner: She was created for Memories of Celceta and did not appear in earlier versions of Ys IV.
Cuteness Proximity: One of the few times she'll show herself to be Not So Above It All is when she squees at the sight of a village full of Roos.
Glass Cannon: She can deal loads of damage, but cannot take much of it before she is knocked out. In fact, it's what stops her from being a Glacier Waif.
Little Miss Snarker: Tends to get snarky, especially when Duren is involved.
Little Sister Instinct: The whole reason she forces her way into Adol's party is because she is concerned for Leeza.
Shock and Awe: The majority of her skills are lightning-based, though they don't inflict the paralysis status effect by default.
Token Mini-Moe: At 14, she's the only kid in Adol's party.
Wise Beyond Their Years: Justified, since she's training to be one of Eldeel's apostles.

Frieda

Frieda (left) and Nina (right)

Fried voiced by: Yuko Kaida (Japanese), Wendee Lee(English)

Nina voiced by: Yui Kano (Japanese)

A female knight from the village of Danan who also serves as a storyteller, Frieda has a homunculus fairy called Nina as a partner and wields a halberd. Childhood Friends with Duren, she accompanies Adol's party when the nature of Danan Village proves to an important stop for him and its residents' history with not only Eldeel, but the region of Celceta.

Call-Forward: Frieda brings two shocking ones related to Ys VI.
- A massive one you can learn from her mother in a Red Memory flashback is that Ernst, the Big Bad of Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim, was Frieda's fiancée and he left with Gruda when the latter rebelled against the Danan leadership, taking the Black Key Almarion with him. Frieda and Nina also comment on Geis when explaining to Ozma about Nina's existence.
- Nina's existence pretty much explains where Ernst's faeries in Ys VI came from as Ernst was the one who made her.
Canon Foreigner: She was created for Memories of Celceta and did not appear in older versions of Ys IV.
Childhood Friends: She's known Duren since their youth. The two also knew Gruda, but any friendship they might've had before is long gone by the time the game starts.
Cleavage Window: Frieda's outfit has a hole in the chest area, showing off plenty of cleavage from her ample bosom.
Cool Big Sis: She tries to act as a dependable older sister-figure towards the younger party members, hence why she frequently calls herself Oneesan in the Japanese script.
Dark Is Not Evil: She's a descendant of the Clan of Darkness like everyone in Danan Village, but she's still one of the good guys.
Fairy Companion: She's accompanied by Nina, a small homunculus fairy created through alchemy that talks "too much".
Glass Cannon: She can deal more damage than Adol (this game's other slash damage-dealing character), but she cannot take as much damage as him.
Heartbroken Badass: If Frieda's mother and Nina's words are true, her fiancée Ernst leaving the village with Gruda years earlier is still a sore spot for her.
An Ice Person: Many of her skills involve creating icicles, with some able to inflict the freeze status effect.
It's Personal: She's got it in for Gruda, as Ernst joined Gruda's cause and stormed out of Danan with him, also joining the Romun Empire. Danan's Elder is even unsure if Frieda should go with Adol in chase of Gruda due to how personal it is for her.
Magic Knight: Frieda combines offensive attacks with plenty of magic spells via her skills; in fact, she's the only person in the party who is capable of actively casting magic.
Ms. Fanservice: She has the largest chest and widest hips of the female party members, her outfit includes a Cleavage Window, and she can also be The Tease.
Narrator All Along: Implied in Memories of Celceta, given she's a storyteller and is fed information on Adol's whereabouts by Duren via Nina throughout the game before his party reaches Danan. That the ending of the game is but one re-telling of his adventures in Celceta, taken from Frieda's perspective, is a possibility.
Shipper on Deck: It's implied that Nina wants Frieda to become an Official Couple with Duren, given her complaints about how Duren's constant restraint has prevented their relationship from progressing.

Supporting Characters

Governor-General Griselda (UNMARKED SPOILERS)

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^{Griselda duringYs VIII}

Voiced in Memories drama CD by: Mami Kingetsu

Voiced in Ys VIII by: Naomi Ozora (Japanese)

Recently stationed in Celceta at the Frontier City of Casnan by the Romun Empire, Griselda tasks Adol with clearing monsters and creating a map of the Great Forest of Celceta.

The Cameo: Griselda returns in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, provided players find her, as the last of the castaways shipwrecked on the Isle of Seiren aboard the Lombardia passenger vessel.
Canon Foreigner: She's one of the new characters introduced in Memories of Celceta, not appearing in Mask of the Sun or The Dawn of Ys.
Defector from Decadence: Played with - while she and Commander Leo show that not all Romuns are bad, they both acknowledge non-Romuns' mistrust towards Romn is more or less justified due to its corruption and militant expansionist policies.
Expository Hairstyle Change: From a tied-up bun in Memories of Celceta to a side ponytail in Ys VIII; justified in order to keep hiding her identity as Romun royalty.
Internal Reformist: One of the few members of the Romun Empire that fights against the corruption that is typical of this imperialist nation.
Quest Giver: She asks Adol to create the map of Celceta, the Cartography Sidequest that spans throughout the game.
Reasonable Authority Figure: The townspeople of Casnan are surprised to find that unlike previous governor-generals who only cared about lining their pockets, Griselda sincerely tries to improve the living conditions of people in the various villages, such as placing guards as a protection detail after Gruda's forces deliberately attack Highland, confirming his evil intentions. She is also one of the few authority figures from the Romun Empire who isn't hostile to Adol at any point in the series.
Rebellious Princess: In one of the scattered memories that don't belong to Adol in Memories of Celceta, it's implied Griselda left the Romun capital because she's depised for her reformist attitude by the majority of the Empire, something Leo knows too well.
The Reveal: Turns out she's the fourth princess of the Romun Empire, disgraced due to her strong position against its warmongering tendencies. Not that she makes angst out of it or even wants people to know about her past.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: After Gruda's attack on Highland, she personally visits to apologize and has her troops stationed there and at Selray as a defensive measure rather than as an occupational force. In Ys VIII, having her join with Castaway Village and she will provide off-screen assistance during Beast Raids and Beast Hunts with her raid skill.
You Look Familiar: In-Universe example - upon Adol's party meeting her in Ys VIII, Laxia von Roswell states she's certain she met Griselda in the past, but Griselda denies it to hide her identity as the fourth princess of the Romun Empire, even reasoning that were she a princess, she would not address herself as "Governor-General."

Commander Leo

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Leo in Memories of Celceta

^{Leo in Dawn of Ys}

Voiced in Dawn by: Takeshi Aono

Voiced by: Osamu Saka (Japanese), Sean Chiplock (English)

The commanding officer in charge of Romun troops stationed in Celceta, Leo was once held in high esteem as "Roaring Leo", but was demoted and sent to Celceta. Throughout Memories of Celceta, Leo is always seen with two Casnan conscripts under his command, Sancho and Panza.

Adaptational Heroism: His original versions in Mask of the Sun and The Dawn of Ys are downright evil, to the point of Obviously Evil in the latter game. Despite not being named in Mask of the Sun, Leo dies fighting Adol when he attempts to conquer Comodo Village, while his counterpart in The Dawn of Ys is killed via his own greed upon triggering a trap. Commander Leo in Memories of Celceta, despite putting a buffoonish demeanor, is far more heroic and survives the game, even assisting Adol during the climax of the story.
A Father to His Men: Leo took the blame for one of his subordinates' grievous mistakes, forcing his Romun superiors to demote and send him to Celceta, which the Empire considers a "backwater region."
Bald of Evil: In Dawn of Ys, he had no hair on his head and was not a very pleasant fellow.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: On the outside, Leo in Memories of Celceta looks like the typical, high-strung imperialist officer who rags about his nobility and command experience; most Celcetans, including Adol's party, don't take him seriously. However, Leo proves he's far smarter and perceptive than he appears, such as deducing the mushrooms Remnos provides to him, Sancho and Panza are poisonous to consume.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: During the end-game of Memories of Celceta, Leo proves his skill with a sword isn't just for show as he fights off several shadow creatures with ease.
Death by Materialism: In The Dawn of Ys, Leo is motivated purely for treasure. Upon opening a treasure chest only Adol is authorized to do so by the dead, Leo gets electrocuted.
Frontline General: Both versions of Leo in Mask of the Sun and Memories of Celceta fight alongside their men.
The Ghost: He doesn't appear in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, but Griselda does briefly mention him by name during her max approval event.
Plucky Comic Relief: His purpose in Memories of Celceta is appear in front of Adol's party and make a complete fool out of himself and Romun soldiers under his command in various places around Celceta. The townspeople of Casnan think of him as a joke.
Reasonable Authority Figure: Despite his rambunctious personality, Leo genuinely wants to help out the people of Celceta in Memores of Celceta. In fact, alongside Governor-General Griselda, Commander Leo proves not all Romun officials are bad - it's a shame when the majority of them are corrupt and have non-altruistic motivations.
We Have Reserves: Applied in The Dawn of Ys, where Leo sends his troops into a fire trap, incinerating most of them.
Throw the Dog a Bone: By the end of Memories of Celceta, some townspeople and soldiers start showing him the respect he deserves.
Unknown Rival: He tries to one-up Adol by going to the places Adol went and solving inhabitants' problems but only ends up making fool of himself in the process.

Remnos

Remnos in Memories of Celceta

^{Remnos in Dawn of Ys}

^{Remnos in Mask of the Sun}

Voiced in Dawn by: Masashi Hironaka

Voiced in Memories by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)

Karna's younger twin brother, Remnos is a bit of a Black Sheep in Comodo Village, as he has chosen the path of an artistan, craftsman and historian rather than following the way of the warrior. His disappearance from the village is what prompts Karna to join Adol's party.

Big Damn Heroes: He shows up alongside Leo to save help the party during the climax of Memories of Celceta.
Brilliant, but Lazy: Is accused by Comodo villagers of being this. Played with when the "lazy" part is meant to mask Remnos being a prodigy in anything he does, including fighting. He works hard not to reveal how good he really is because he respects his sister's own hard work at being a huntress and doesn't want to discourage her by making it look too easy.
Determinator: Withstands the effects of Bami's death curse on him long enough for Adol's team to kill her and break it.
Face–Monster Turn: He's turned into one in Mask of the Sun and fought as the first boss of the game.
Fake Defector: He joins the Romun army, but only to act as a mole on Adol's behalf to spy on Gruda and his rogue faction.
Poke the Poodle: When Gruda orders him to kill Commander Leo, Remnos gives him poison mushrooms, but Leo notices the mushrooms will only give him food poisoning at worst. This is a hint that he's not really loyal to Gruda nor is he evil.
The Unfought: Justified; despite Memories of Celceta building up the premise he is a Face Heel Turning antagonist brother to a party member, The Reveal he's actually a mole puts a stop to any hostilities against him.

Leeza

in Memories of Celceta

^SPOILER

^{Leeza in Dawn of Ys}

^{Leeza in Mask of the Sun}

^{Leeza in Mask of the Sun -A New Theory-}

Voiced in Dawn by: Yuri Shiratori

Voiced in New Theory by: Rio Ohtake

Voiced in Memories by: Yuri Shiratori (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

An apostle of Eldeel who lives in the plateau town of Highland, the polite and quiet Leeza can act rashly to protect the people she holds dear.

Adaptational Hairstyle Change: In the original Mask of the Sun and The Dawn of Ys, she wore her hair in pigtails, albeit the latter game shown them longer than the former. In A New Theory, she had long and untied hair. In Memories of Celceta, her hair was long and mostly untied save for a small portion of it being tied in a ponytail.
Apologetic Attacker: During the boss fight against her and Sol-Galba in Danan.
Big Damn Heroes: She saves Adol from falling into an erupting volcano in the ending of Memories of Celceta.
Blood-Splattered Innocents: In the non-canon Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, she gets a face full of blood after Gruda fatally stabs Eldeel in the back.
Call-Forward: Sol-Galba is this for the other "Galbalans" Adol fights in Ys: The Oath in Felghana and Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim.
Determinator: Her mettle and dedication to Eldeel makes you wish she was one of the party members in Memories of Celceta: She goes rogue completely on her own to try and solve Eldeel's Split Personality/Superpowered Evil Side problem, tries to acquire the Mask of the Sun from Danan Village by force via Sol-Galba so she can try to defuse Dark Eldeel (not knowing that getting the mask to him is a critical part of Gruda's plans), goes alone with Sol to the Colonia Artifact Laboratory to learn about her ancestors in search of useful information (and can handle her own even if your party can't), and even offers to go with Adol into Iris in order to stop Gruda (the only thing stopping her is Eldeel asking her to be by his side and the fact that Sol is too big for Eldeel to be able to transport with the party into the Akashic Records).
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has long, blond hair and a kind and gentle demeanor.
Heroic Lineage: Leeza is a distant descendant of Lefance, the ruler of the ancient Kingdom of Celceta. This is the reason why Sol-Galba, which was created by King Lefance, follows her commands.
Humongous Mecha: Sol-Galba is essentially a giant, draconic robot.
The Kid with the Remote Control: She controls Sol-Galba, a type of "Galbalan", a giant artificially-created demon, the same as the Final Boss of Ys III.
Onee-sama: She acts as a graceful older sister-figure towards Calilica as Calilica looks up to her. The Japanese script actually has Calilica refer to her as "Leeza-neesan."
The Medic: Heals the party when they travel with her in the Colonia Artifact Laboratory.
Ship Tease: In one of Adol's memories, Eldeel pairs her off with Adol when he thinks they look like husband-and-wife material.
Unwitting Pawn: By breaking the barrier on the Mask of the Sun guarded by Danan Village, she accidentally allows Gruda to steal it.

Eldeel

Eldeel in Memories of Celceta

^{Eldeel in Dawn of Ys}

^{Eldeel in Mask of the Sun}

^{Eldeel in Mask of the Sun -A New Theory-}

Voiced in Dawn by: Shūichi Ikeda

Voiced in New Theory by: Yasuji Ohtani

Voiced in Memories by: Hideyuki Tanaka (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)

A Winged Humanoid who lives a solitary life on top of a tower in the Land of Origins, Eldeel is an Eldeenian, the last of the Precursors in the Ys mythology. Before Adol lost his memory, the two had encountered one another, where Eldeel invites him to share in his plans for the continent of Eresia, hoping to bequeath Adol knowledge that will drive him to continue his journey as an adventurer.

Adaptational Heroism: In Mask of the Sun and The Dawn of Ys, he is only a villain. In Memories of Celceta, he is a hero with an evil second personality.
Big Bad: Zigzagged; while he plays this straight as the main antagonist in Mask of the Sun, he becomes the secondary antagonist in The Dawn of Ys. In Memories of Celceta, his dark personality is the one who came up with the idea of using the Mask of the Sun to test humanity with disasters; however, it's Gruda who commandeers that role once the dark persona is sealed.
Big Good: He, or at least his good personality, uses the Akashic Records to distribute knowledge in a way that maintains the world's balance. He demonstrates it to Adol when he explains about how he gave a warship project to an Altaginian shipbuilder to ensure the Kingdom of Altago got a needed edge on their war with the Romun Empire.
Climax Boss: The boss fight is built up to be this as returning him to normal with the Mask of the Moon constitute a large component of the endgame and appears to be the ultimate goal.
Condescending Compassion: According to Eldeel, his dark personality genuinely cares about humanity. However, Dark Eldeel sees himself as a god, and therefore believes that he's obligated to test humanity, whether they like it or not.
Dies Differently in Adaptation: In the SNES original version of Ys IV, He dies in battle against Adol at the Golden City. In the non-canon PC-Engine version, Gruda impales him with extreme prejudice before he could get there.
Et Tu, Brute?: In the non-canon Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, he screams "Gruda, you bastard!" after the latter betrays and mortally wounds him from behind.
Evil Makeover: As "Dark Eldeel", his hair and wing color turns black, backed by a purple-black Battle Aura and White Eyes Of Doom.
Forgiveness: Despite the Clan of Darkness's role in destroying his civilization, he saved them and gave them a second chance. Danan Village is made of descendants of these who took the offer and became guardians of knowledge in Celceta.
A God I Am Not: The townspeople of Highland worship him as a god; Eldeel denies being one, but his Superpowered Evil Side certainly embraces it.
Good Cannot Comprehend Evil: Downplayed with Dark Eldeel, who is antagonistic but desires to foster creativity in humanity without driving them to extinction. He doesn't realize Gruda wants more than simply to test humanity - he wants to destroy them and see whether they can prove themselves as worthy survivors post-The End of the World as We Know It. At the same time, Gruda initially didn't realize that Dark Eldeel intended to spare humanity.
Battle Theme Music: In ''Ys IV: Mask of the Sun", when Adol fights him, "A Great Ordeal" plays.
I Let You Win: Gruda claims Dark Eldeel is holding back in the fight against Adol's party in Memories of Celceta - that he doesn't use the full power of the Mask of the Sun. Additionally, it's implied dark Eldeel is going to tone down the Apocalypse How, enough for humanity to survive the coming disasters rather than being a Sink or Swim Mentor like Gruda intends.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: In the non-canon Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, Gruda stabs him from behind with a sword.
Last of His Kind: The only Eldeenian left in the world as Feena and Reah have already sealed themselves away with the Black Pearl at the end of Ys II. However, Eldeel acknowledges to Lefance that he will do the same once the Mask of the Sun is destroyed in Memories of Celceta.
Parental Substitute: He acts as this to Leeza and teases her when she is close with Adol.
Physical God: As an Eldeenian, he fits this with the sheer knowledge he has to share for humanity (from gunpowder to flying machines) and power (as dark Eldeel can attest.)
Shipper on Deck: He doesn't hesitate to think of Adol as a good match for Leeza in one of Adol's memories.
Spared by the Adaptation: In Mask of the Sun he gets killed in battle with Adol while he gets stabbed in the back by Gruda in The Dawn of Ys. In the canon game, Memories of Celceta, he instead seals himself away.
Split Personality: He has a heroic personality and an evil personality in Memories of Celceta.
Trash of the Titans: His study in the Tower of Providence has books and tools scattered all over the place. Despite Leeza's attempts to organize the room, Eldeel will just quickly make a mess again.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Dark Eldeel is less evil than he is extreme - he wishes to invoke creativity in humans by creating as many obstacles for them to overcome. Triggering natural disasters throughout Eresia is but one method.
Willfully Weak: Although Dark Eldeel is still a Physical God by default and commands multiple elements with ease, he refuses to use the full power of the Mask of the Sun in his boss battle and only uses his strength as an Eldeenian.

Lefance (UNMARKED SPOILERS)

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Lefance in Memories of Celceta

^{Lefance in Dawn of Ys}

Voiced in Dawn by: Hirotaka Suzuoki

Voiced in Memories by: Takuya Kirimoto (Japanese), Kyle Hebert (English)

The ruler of the lost Kingdom of Celceta from 800 years ago.

Pals with Jesus: Despite Eldeel being worshipped as a god by the people of Celceta, his relationship with Lefance was that of best friends.

Villains

Bami

Bami in Memories of Celceta

^{Bami in Dawn of Ys}

^{Bami in Mask of the Sun}

^{Bami in Mask of the Sun -A New Theory-}

Voiced in Dawn by: Kumiko Takizawa

Voiced in New Theory by: Ryouko Tanaka

Voiced in Memories by: Yurika Hino (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)

A female Evil Sorceress formerly of the Romun Empire, Bami is in leagues with Gadis for some nefarious, rogue purpose in the Great Forest of Celceta.

Dirty Coward: Karna calls her out on this after Bami uses Comodo residents to do her bidding while under the affects of her mind-controlling masks.
Flunky Boss: Bat-like "Mesarabadi" Familiars will often be summoned to assist in her boss fight through attacks using supersonic waves.
Ms. Fanservice: In all versions of Ys IV, she wears an outfit that exposes a lot of cleavage from her well-endowed chest.
Obviously Evil: A lightly-dressed sorceress with evil laugh does not make a trustworthy individual.
One-Winged Angel: Turns into a harpy-like demon using the power of a replica Mask of the Sun.
People Puppets: Bami controls her subjects using mind control magic.
Rings of Death: Bami will hurl five of these in a spread pattern with homing properties.
Shock and Awe: Her strongest attack is charging enough magic to unleash multiple lightning strikes onto the boss arena.
Spared by the Adaptation: In most versions of the story, Bami dies in battle with Adol. In the PS2 remake by Taito, she lives and settles down in a home with Gadis's grave marked with his axe.
Stripperiffic: Lampshaded when a Romun Non-Player Character soldier describes Bami as "lightly-dressed".
Villain Teleportation: Uses this to leave the forest of Celceta with Remnos.

Gadis

Gadis in Memories of Celceta

^{Gadis in Dawn of Ys}

^{Gadis in Mask of the Sun}

^{Gadis in Mask of the Sun -A New Theory-}

Voiced in Dawn by: Tesshō Genda

Voiced in New Theory by: Atsuya Yamakawa

Voiced in Memories by: Tesshō Genda (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)

A large, armored man claiming to be a "beastmaster", Gadis is encountered in the ruins outside of Selray Village, harassing the Spardas and attempting to manipulate these creatures into servitude.

Adaptation Personality Change: His incarnations from non-canon games were standard brutes, but his Memories of Celceta incarnation is a brute who espouses a twisted philosophy on mankind's relationship with beasts.
The Cynic: He believes humans can only co-exist with animals by dominating them.
Flunky Boss: Will occasionally summon ferocious wolf-like "Dagbanther" beasts in the boss fight against him.
Macross Missile Massacre: One of his frequent attacks is firing off missiles from his Arm Cannon that home in onto targets.
Mythology Gag: Tessho Genda reprises this character's role from The Dawn of Ys of Memories of Celceta, even shouting "You're dead!" whenever he attacks, just like he does in his boss battle for the former game.
Obviously Evil: His large and imposing appearance practically screams "villain." Memories further emphasizes this by giving him a giant metal weapon over his arm.
One-Winged Angel: He transforms into a gigantic beast-like version of himself using a replicated Mask of the Sun.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: He calls Ozma out on his tribe's hypocrisy regarding the Spardas; his criticism are valid enough it takes a while for Ozma to come up with a Shut Up, Hannibal!.
Villain Teleportation: Leaves Selray area using this after mocking Ozma's belief in sacred beasts.
Wave-Motion Gun: Another of Gadis' attacks, where he builds up energy in his weapon, then unleashes a devastating energy blast.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the character in this folder, all spoilers will be unmarked.

SPOILER CHARACTER

Gruda

Gruda in Memories of Celceta

^{Gruda in Dawn of Ys}

^{Gruda in Mask of the Sun}

^{Gruda in Mask of the Sun -A New Theory-}

Voiced in Dawn by: Kazuki Yao

Voiced in New Theory by: Takashi Yamane

Voiced in Memories by: Takuma Terashima (Japanese), Sean Chiplock (English)

A sharp-eyed Romun official, Gruda comes from the Romun Empire to serve as an assistant to the Governor-General Griselda. He seems favorable to Adol's task of mapping out the Great Forest of Celceta, but there is more to him than meets the eye. Gruda is a former member of the Clan of Darkness from Danan Village. Unlike most members of the clan such as Duren and Frieda, Gruda was drawn by the power of the Eldeenians from their ancient artifacts and left with some like-minded villagers, including Frieda's fiance Ernst, to Romn many years before Adol's journey to Celceta. He returns to the region in search of the mythical Mask of the Sun.

Adaptation Personality Change: The Memories of Celceta incarnation of Gruda is the only version to try to justify his plans as a "greater good" while the Dawn of Ys and Mask of the Sun versions don't bother to justify themselves, openly admitting to serving a mad warlord and wanting to conquer the world respectively.
Adaptational Sympathy: In the non-canon Taito remake Ys IV: Mask of the Sun -A New Theory- he had a backstory where he lost his father as a result of a mining accident, playing a role in Gruda's turn to villainy. This was in stark contrast to other versions of the story where he was a straight up villain from start to finish.
Big Bad: Goes from The Heavy in previous Ys IV games to a full-fledged example in Memories of Celceta.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: In Memories of Celceta, he makes an effort to appear to be a reasonable Romun officer, to the point of reprimanding a soldier for being rude to Adol. Underneath all that, he has no problem brainwashing his own troops and later admits to despising humanity enough to unleash the apocalypse on them.
Black Sheep: Most members of the Clan of Darkness attempt to atone for their ancestors' sins, but Gruda wants none of it and desires the power of the gods. Lampshaded when he designates himself a "Darkling", the taboo term used by their ancestors who caused much destruction through their misuse of the Eldeen artifacts.
Counter-Attack: Combined with Defend Command. His Phantom form can make use of Flash Guard to block an attack and give him a short period of time where he can land guaranteed critical hits.
Deity of Human Origin: By fusing with the Akashic Records and becoming the "Akasha-Glyph", Gruda gains Reality Warper powers that allow him to reshape and rewrite the world as he sees fit.
Dragon Ascendant: While he ends up being the true Big Bad in Memories of Celceta, dark Eldeel is the one who establishes the Evil Plan long before he was even born. All Gruda does is to merely take over once dark Eldeel is neutralized and then make the plan even more extreme.
Dragon-in-Chief: Gruda in The Dawn of Ys serves Leo, but he's clearly more dangerous than Leo.
Dragon with an Agenda: In The Dawn of Ys; downplayed in Memories of Celceta, where he shares Eldeel's view humanity must overcome trials, but is more willing to wipe them out if they can't pass.
Duel Boss: "Phantom Gruda", whom Adol must fight by himself without help from the party (since they're buying him time to toss the Mask of the Sun into an active volcano), is the Final Boss of Memories of Celceta.
Even Evil Has Standards: Subverted; Gruda disagrees with the previous Darklings' modus operandi of blindly seeking Eldeenian artifacts for the sake of power. Unfortunately, his goals are far more destructive, since the previous group of Darklings during Ys Origin simply planned to Take Over the World, whereas Gruda believes The Apocalypse Brings Out the Best in People.
Evil Former Friend: Of Duren and Frieda
Eviler than Thou: After he sees dark Eldeel hold back against the party and lose, Gruda considers him too weak and merciful to test humanity. Gruda ends up being far more extreme compared to prior Darklings and Ernst, to the point of trying to wipe out his own species if it fails to meet his standards.
Flunky Boss: Summons several pillars to assist him during the Akasha-Glyph boss battle.
Fragile Speedster: While Phantom Gruda is far more agile than the Akasha-Glyph, with its humanoid form's having similar attack patterns and defenses like members of Adol's party, it ultimately weaker than the Akasha-Glyph.
Hypocrite: Before his boss fight as Akasha-Glyph, he demands that the party overcome his "trial" and reveal their true potential. After they do exactly what he demands by defeating him, Gruda refuses to accept the result and futilely tries to stop them from destroying the Mask of the Sun.
Insane Admiral: A officer of the Romun Empire, until he defects with a rogue faction of his own.
Knight Templar: The previous Darklings were Card Carrying Villains, but Gruda is convinced his cause is just, despite how it can result in the annihilation of humanity.
Leitmotif: In Memories of Celceta, "The False God of Causality" plays during the battle with Akasha-Glyph," while "The Final Decisive Battle" plays when fighting Phantom Gruda.
The Man Behind the Man: He is the one behind the disasters that befall Celceta at the beginning of the game.
Misery Builds Character: An extreme version for Eastern RPGs - Gruda intends on using the power of the Akashic Records to create a massive calamity on Eresia for humanity because he believes humanity can unlock their full potential only in the face of extreme danger.
Misanthrope Supreme: His darwinistic beliefs are based not just on raw power, but also contempt towards humanity for being too complacent to change the status quo when necessary.
Not So Similar: Near the end of the game, he tries to claim that he and Adol are similar for risking their lives to "do what is necessary." However, his definition of "necessary" is completely different from Adol's, since Adol genuinely wants to help the people around him while Gruda just wants to impose his views on humanity regardless of their wellbeing.
Psycho Supporter:
- In Dawn of Ys, he fully supports Arem's goal of turning the world into a living hell.
- Deconstructed in Memories of Celceta: he starts off believing that Dark Eldeel shares his vision of ruthlessly "testing" humanity, to the point where he willingly relinquishes the Mask of the Sun in the hopes that the Black-winged One will accomplish his goals for him. Once he realizes that Dark Eldeel has a sense of mercy, Gruda states his disappointment and steals the mask in order to bring about the apocalypse himself. Gruda is an example of what this trope leads to when the supporter learns that his boss isn't as psycho as he is.
Rage Against the Heavens: Unlike most examples of this trope, he turns on Eldeel not for being a Mad God, but for not being mad enough to unleash his full power upon humanity.
Sink or Swim Mentor: Unlike Eldeel, Gruda believes if humans cannot survive his trials, they don't deserve to exist - that only the strong deserve life and the weak must perish.
Spoiler Opening: The introduction to Memories of Celceta shows him smiling deviously while the town of Highland is burning to the ground. Meanwhile, one of the trailers for game has him state "Humans are like insects before the power of the ancient one", clearly showcasing his Obviously Evil traits. Of course, those who have played other versions of Ys IV already know this character is an antagonist through-and-through.
The Starscream:
- In The Dawn of Ys, Gruda serves Eldeel, but kills him when his goal of restoring the Eldeen conflicts with Gruda's goal of resurrecting Arem, the ancient leader of the Clan of Darkness, and having Arem conquer and rule Celceta.
- Double subverted in Memories of Celceta. Unlike his non-canon counterparts, he sees Dark Eldeel as a kindred spirit in forcing humanity to endure disasters to become stronger, and thus has no problem with being The Dragon. Unfortunately, he's loyal to his ideals rather than to Dark Eldeel, and he turns on the latter for throwing the fight against Adol's party. Gruda realizes that Dark Eldeel would never go as far as to risk humanity's extinction in order to test them, which the former intends on doing.
This Cannot Be!: After losing against Adol as the Duel Boss in Memories of Celceta.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: According to the villagers of Danan, he was this before getting seduced by the power of the Eldeen artifacts.
Villainous Breakdown: Once Adol's party defeats his god-like Akasha-Glyph form, Gruda becomes completely unhinged. His spirit returns in the form of Phantom Gruda, while repeatedly muttering "KILL. KILL. KILL."
Weak, but Skilled: Phantom Gruda is statistically weak for his level, which is why he relies on evasion and Flash Guard to throw the player off, unlike most bosses who neglect defensive tactics.
White Hair, Black Heart: Fits the white haired pretty boy look down pat.
Wolverine Claws: Phantom Gruda sports these as the Duel Boss.

Non-Canonical characters

Dark Knight

Adapted Out: Does not seem to appear in Memories of Celceta, the canon version of the game.
No Name Given: This follower of Gruda dispatched to Esteria has no known name.
Sadist: He straight up expresses delight at the thought of flaying the skin off of Adol's flesh.

Spoiler character

Arem

Voiced by: Chikao Ohtsuka

A tyrant who centuries ago manipulated both sides of a conflict that broke out between two halves of Celceta's population to keep them distracted while his armies proceed to butcher many on both sides of the conflict so he can rule the country with an iron fist. This ambition came to an end when Lefance engaged his forces in battle and overthrew him.

Eventually, he is revealed as the true master of the Clan of Darkness. Gruda, who was one of his subordinates, resurrects Arem who is fueled with fury over his defeat from centuries ago and is now determined to get revenge on Lefance by instigating the extermination of all life.

Bad Boss: When he is about to lose to Adol, Arem devours the souls of his followers to try and drag him down to the grave.
Battle Theme Music: The first two rounds of his boss fight have "In the Flames of Ignition" while the last round uses "The Final Decisive Battle".
BFS: He wielded one such sword in a flashback when he fought against Lefance. He also wields it in his second form during his boss fight, albeit with one hand.
Canon Foreigner: Appeared only in Ys IV: Dawn of Ys, an alternative version of Ys IV.
Evil Overlooker: He overlooks the other characters while in full armor and shadowed in the page image for Dawn of Ys.
Greater-Scope Villain: Of Ys IV: Dawn of Ys. He is the true leader of the Clan of Darkness.
Leitmotif: His very own one is "Arem".
Lightning Bruiser: He is very fast for his size especially in his second form, has many hard-hitting attacks, takes a long time to wear down even if your EXP is maxed out, and can regenerate his HP.
Marathon Boss: He has three lifebars (the last form fortunately is a Clipped-Wing Angel), a laundry list of powerful attacks, is hard to hit, your attacks only do minuscule damage even with max EXP, and he can regenerate his HP.
Names to Run Away from Really Fast: His name sounds like Ahriman.
One-Winged Angel: He transforms into a gigantic humanoid blob, after you defeat his normal and Super Mode forms. Actually more of a Clipped-Wing Angel.
Red Baron: Lord of Slaughter.
Sore Loser: He takes any moment he loses poorly. When Lefance defeated him, he was enraged over the centuries he spent in the realm of chaos. When Adol manages to best him in his second form, Arem tries to drag him down to hell with him.
Taking You with Me: Tries this on Adol when he's dying.
Turns Red: After depleting Arem's first health bar (which is tough and long enough), he gains Powered Armor and becomes even faster, tougher and deadlier. Fortunately, for his final form he is reduced to an easy-to-beat Blob Monster.

Brutus

A commander of the Romun Army dispatched to Celceta. Functions as Leo's counterpart in Taito's ps2 remake.

Dark Is Evil: Wears black armor, like with his counterpart in the original Mask of the Sun and Dawn of Ys, he is a very unpleasant person.
Spell My Name With An S: His name is either Brutus or Bratos.

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Alternative Title(s): Ys IV Mask Of The Sun, Ys IV The Dawn Of Ys

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