Suikoden/Characters

Cast of Characters

Tir McDohl (The Hero)

 * The Hero: Of Suikoden.
 * Magnetic Hero: By necessity, with 108 potential recruits on offer.
 * Artifact of Doom: The Soul Eater rune.
 * Badass
 * Four-Star Badass: Becomes one.
 * Big Good
 * The Chosen One
 * Cool Hat: His bandana.
 * Hello, Insert Name Here: You can call the hero any name you wish, although his last name is always McDohl.
 * Heroic Mime: As is typical of RPG heroes. He's Suddenly Voiced later with...
 * Kenichi Suzumura: In the Drama CD, where he actually talks.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Meaningful Name: His canon name "Tir", which is (appropriately) after the Norse God of War.
 * Old Save Bonus:
 * Simple Staff
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: He's around 15 - 16 years old.
 * Wise Beyond Their Years: He's around 15 - 16 years old.

Gremio

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Battle Butler: Always refers to the hero as "young master".
 * The Champion: To the hero.
 * Old Retainer: Although he is still young.
 * Parental Substitute: To the hero, especially as he lost mother at an early age.
 * Reluctant Warrior: He is this, but it's mostly because he is worried about the hero's safety.
 * Required Party Member: For the early part of the game. He's pretty insistant about accompanying the hero.
 * So Proud of You
 * X Marks the Hero
 * Required Party Member: For the early part of the game. He's pretty insistant about accompanying the hero.
 * So Proud of You
 * X Marks the Hero

Cleo

 * Action Girl
 * Blade on a Stick: Her weapon is a throwing spear
 * The Chick: Most overtly in the game's initial Five-Man Band character set-up, including the hero, Gremio, Pahn, Ted and herself.
 * Cool Big Sis: To the Hero.
 * Nerves of Steel: She really keeps it together in times of crisis.
 * Not a Morning Person: She's not a fan of early rising and Pahn mentions the fact during the stay over to Sarady early on in the game.
 * Playing with Fire: Her magical element, a gift from Leknaat the Seer.
 * Team Mom: Is often the voice of reason and calm amongst the party members.

Pahn

 * Badass
 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Big Eater: He often complains he's hungry in the early part of the game.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: He was defeated by Teo McDohl in hand-to-hand combat and since then has served under him, almost as a live-in servant/bodyguard.
 * Gotta Catch Em All: He's pretty tough to recruit
 * Grumpy Bear
 * Spirited Competitor: He lives for fighting.
 * Grumpy Bear
 * Spirited Competitor: He lives for fighting.

Mathiu Silverberg

 * And Now for Someone Completely Different: He is used to swap party members in and out of the hero's team.
 * Awesome By Analysis
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Badass Pacifist
 * Badass Teacher
 * Et Tu, Brute?:
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Nerves of Steel
 * The Obi-Wan: To the hero.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: He is a strategist who was formerly a pacifistic teacher, who was formerly a master strategist in the Imperial Army; whereas his sister Odessa is a rebellious girl and early on in the game, leads the Liberation Army.
 * The Stoic
 * The Strategist: He orchestrates all of the Liberation Army battle plans.
 * The Strategist: He orchestrates all of the Liberation Army battle plans.

Odessa Silverberg

 * The Archer
 * Beauty Equals Goodness
 * Blow You Away: She has a permanent Wind Rune.
 * Brainy Brunette
 * La Résistance: She bravely leads the fledgling Liberation Army.
 * Lady of War
 * The Paragon: She uses her folk-hero status to inspire the people around her to rally to the Liberation Army's cause.
 * Plucky Girl
 * Quickly-Demoted Woman: She joins the party early in the game, and has great stats - unfortunately,
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: Mathiu is a strategist who was formerly a pacifistic teacher, whereas Odessa is a rebellious girl and early on in the game, leads the Liberation Army.
 * Spirited Young Lady
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: Mathiu is a strategist who was formerly a pacifistic teacher, whereas Odessa is a rebellious girl and early on in the game, leads the Liberation Army.
 * Spirited Young Lady

Sanchez

 * And Now for Someone Completely Different: Shares this role with Mathiu, mainly when you want to switch party members without advancing the plot (which is almost always triggered by talking to Mathiu).
 * The Atoner:
 * Beware the Nice Ones:
 * Bob From Accounting: He acts as the Liberation Army's financial advisor.

Viktor

 * A Father to His Men
 * Badass
 * Big Guy: His nickname is "Bear".
 * Blood Brothers: With Flik.
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Carpet of Virility
 * Cool Sword: He can wield the Star Dragon Sword, the only sword that can slay a vampire.
 * Dead Little Sister: His adopted sister Daisy was killed by the vampire, Neclord.
 * Heroic Spirit
 * It's Personal: Towards Neclord, unsurprisingly.
 * La Résistance
 * Rated "M" for Manly
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the Red to Flik's Blue.
 * Supporting Leader
 * Took a Level In Badass: He's amongst the best fighters in the game.

Flik

 * Anime Hair: He sports a very impressive quiff.
 * Badass
 * Badass Cape: It makes the blue work very well for him
 * Bishonen: It doesn't get any more blatant...Fancy Lad Attack anyone?
 * Blood Brothers: With Viktor.
 * Chick Magnet: Especially where Kimberley is concerned....
 * Chaste Hero
 * Celibate Hero:
 * Cool Sword / I Call It Vera: He named it after Odessa. This and later, as noted in Hix's entry, is a hint at the origins of a number of very dedicated men. Any man in the main series whose weapon is named in pattern of Loved One's Name and a '+' was a man who was raised in the Warrior's Village.
 * Mr. Fanservice: The series' poster boy.
 * For Great Justice
 * Heartbroken Badass:
 * Heroic Spirit
 * La Résistance
 * The Lancer: To the Hero.
 * Lightning Bruiser: Both literally and figuratively.
 * Magic Knight: He is equally skilled in combat and magic.
 * Nerves of Steel
 * Red Baron: Blue Lightning.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue oni to Viktor's red.
 * Shock and Awe: He specialises in lightning magic.
 * Sour Supporter: Initially despises the Hero . Once he calms down, he agrees to help him out, but still refuses to acknowledge him as the leader.

Lepant

 * Badass
 * Badass Mustache
 * Badass Family: Patriarch of one.
 * Cool Sword: His family heirloom blade, Kirinji.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Happily Married: To Eileen.
 * I Have a Family
 * I Will Protect Her
 * Unstoppable Rage: When Eileen is kidnapped.

Luc

 * Blow You Away: His speciality - he wields the most powerful wind rune, the Cyclone Rune.
 * Bratty Half-Pint: He's pretty rude to the party when you first encounter him...
 * Child Mage
 * Future Badass: As seen in Suikoden 3.....
 * Jerkass
 * Magic Wand: He wields the Gust Rod.

Pesmerga

 * Badass
 * BFS
 * Black Knight
 * Blinding Visor: His face is mostly obscured
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Duel to the Death: Is looking to meet Yuber for one final battle.
 * Leave Him to Me: He specifically demands that the hero leaves Yuber for him to deal with as part of his condition for joining
 * Meaningful Name: His name means "he who chases after death" in Kurdish
 * Mysterious Past: His age, history and origin is all a mystery.
 * The Rival
 * The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: To Yuber.

Humphrey Mintz

 * Badass
 * Big Guy
 * Master Swordsman: Amongst the best in the game.
 * Mighty Glacier
 * The Quiet One: He doesn't say very much at all and most of his speech is written as "......".
 * The Stoic

Valeria

 * Action Girl
 * Eighties Hair: She sports awesome big-hair.
 * Heel Face Turn: She was Kwanda's right hand woman, but defected to the Liberation Army following
 * Hot Amazon: Suikoden's poster-girl for this trope.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Hot Chick with a Sword: She's a fencer.
 * Lady in Red
 * Shout-Out: Possibly - to the feisty love interest of the same name in the movie Conan the Barbarian.

Kage

 * Blue and Orange Morality: Rumors say that he will kill his own family if the right price was given.
 * Face Framed in Shadow
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja
 * Ninja
 * Punch Clock Hero: He has no loyalty to anyone, but if he is paid to do a job, he definitely gets it done.
 * Private Military Contractor
 * Stealth Hi Bye

Clive

 * Badass
 * Badass Cape
 * Career Killer: He's an assassin.
 * The Gunslinger
 * In the Hood
 * The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: His rival, Elza.
 * Murder, Inc.: He was born in the Howling Voice Assassins Guild and trained there from birth.
 * Mysterious Past
 * Rule of Cool: The outfit, the gun, the mysteriousness, the brooding etc.
 * Sniper Rifle: His weapon - incidentally, one of the few gun-users in the Suikoden universe.

Stallion

 * The Archer
 * Attention Whore: He's very boastful about his impressive speed.
 * Expy - Of Sonic the Hedgehog, bordering on Captain Ersatz levels.
 * Gag Nose
 * Our Elves Are Better
 * Pointy Ears
 * Super Speed: His speciality. Once he's in the party, walking speed doubles - making it far easier to traverse the world map.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Tai Ho

 * The Captain: His skill in naval warfare aided the Liberation Army greatly.
 * Fishing Minigame: His speciality.
 * The Gambler
 * Heroes Gone Fishing
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Yam Koo.
 * Jumped At the Call: He helps the hero very early in the conflict-even before he is the leader of the Liberation Army.
 * Nice Guy
 * Prongs of Poseidon: He wields a trident.

Yam Koo

 * Blinding Bangs
 * Fishing Minigame: His speciality
 * Heroes Gone Fishing
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Tai Ho.
 * Only Sane Man: To contrast Tai Ho's exuberance - - he's very much the voice of reason in their friendship.
 * Prongs of Poseidon: He wields a trident.
 * Surfer Dude: His look and chilled out personality.

Tengaar

 * Braids, Beads, and Buckskins: Her look.
 * Bratty Teenage Daughter: She has been completely spoiled by her father Chief Zorak, and to others it would seem that she treats her boyfriend, Hix, like a slave.
 * The Chief's Daughter
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Plucky Girl
 * Proud Warrior Race Girl
 * Tsundere: To Hix, the poor chap.
 * Tsundere: To Hix, the poor chap.

Hix

 * Berserk Button: When the evil vampire Neclord captures Tengaar, it finally spurs him into bravery.
 * Bishounen
 * I Call It Vera: He (wisely) names his weapon "Tengaar".
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Reluctant Warrior: Oh so very much.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * To Be a Master: He's on a "Trial of Manhood" to prove himself to Tengaar.
 * To Be a Master: He's on a "Trial of Manhood" to prove himself to Tengaar.

Leon Silverberg

 * Badass Mustache
 * It Runs in The Family: He's Mathiu's uncle and a similarly brilliant strategist
 * The Strategist
 * Wasteland Elder: He lives in isolation in the ruined town of Kalekka.

Jeane

 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Crystal Ball
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
 * Hello, Nurse!
 * Hot Witch: Magic is her speciality - she is always encountered as a rune mistresss.
 * Inexplicably Identical Individuals: Turns up in every single Suikoden title, regardless of space or time differences.
 * Ms. Fanservice: For the whole Suikoden series.
 * Magical Lady Warrior
 * Mysterious Past: No one knows where or when she came from
 * Opera Gloves
 * Peek-a-Bangs: She's often drawn with her hair (sexily) over one eye.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Secret Identity: Apparently, she has a 'true form' which is not visible to humans, and she wishes to keep it that way.
 * She's Got Legs
 * Stripperiffic: Her outfits have become more and more outrageously flimsy.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Witch Species: Possibly.

Maximilian

 * Badass
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Captain Ersatz: He and Sancho are pretty much Suikoden's Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
 * Cool Old Guy
 * For Great Justice
 * Knight in Shining Armor: Values chivalry above all else.
 * Laughing Mad
 * Ten-Minute Retirement: He can't let his knightly duties go.

Kasumi

 * Badass Adorable
 * Flash Step
 * Hachimaki
 * Hidden Ninja Village: The village of Rokkaku.
 * Ninja
 * Highly-Visible Ninja: She wears a bright crimson gi.
 * Panty Shot
 * Scarf of Asskicking: Her ninja muffler.
 * Smitten Teenage Girl: She develops a crush on the hero, but is too shy to do anything about it.
 * Spinning Piledriver: Her Shrike Rune allows her to perform the standard ninja izuna drop attack.
 * Stripperiffic
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Lorelai

 * Action Girl
 * Adventurer Archaeologist: She came to the Scarlet Moon Empire in search of Sindar Ruins.
 * The Archer
 * Badass Bookworm
 * My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours: She prefers her companions be stronger than her, so the hero must be at level 25 before she will join you.
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette
 * Smug Snake: She's very dismissive of the hero when he asks her to join the Liberation Army if his level is not over 25.
 * Superior Species: She claims to be a descendant of the lost Sindar race.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Futch

 * A Boy and His X: Rides a dragon called Black.
 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider
 * Bond Creatures: Black is his best friend.
 * Bratty Half-Pint: When first encountered.
 * Competence Zone: He's eleven.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy
 * It's Personal:

Sheena

 * Badass Family: The son of Lepant And Eileen.
 * The Charmer: And sometimes a Handsome Lech
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * The Hedonist
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Magic Knight: He is skilled in both swordsmanship and magic, abilities which he inherited from his parents, Eileen and Lepant.
 * Rich Idiot With No Day Job: Which is why Lepant comands him to join the Liberation Army.

Viki

 * The Ditz
 * Dojikko: Poor clumsy Viki!
 * Inexplicably Identical Individuals: Like Jeane, she turns up in every single Suikoden game, regardless of space/time differences. Unlike Jeane, however, this is explained by her powers of teleportation.
 * Mysterious Past: No one really knows where she came from.
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette
 * Purity Personified
 * Warp Whistle: Her speciality - as bearer of the Blinking Rune, she can (most of the time, see below) transport the hero and his party to any destination previously visited.
 * Teleporter Accident: Her abilities can be hit and miss, occasionally landing the characters in completely random locations.
 * Malfunction Malady: The above teleport mistakes are accompanied with a little sneeze!
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Despite her clutziness, she's very keen to help out.
 * Woman in White

Kirkis

 * The Archer
 * Bishounen
 * Elfeminate
 * Heroic Spirit
 * Hidden Elf Village: His home.
 * High School Sweethearts: He is engaged to Sylvina.
 * Moses in the Bulrushes: When first encountered, he is found washed up on shore at the castle HQ.
 * Our Elves Are Better - Subverted. He actually feels such an attitude is egotistical.
 * Overly Long Name: Word of God says that his full name is Kirkis Shana Ques Laviankaana.
 * Pointy Ears
 * This Is Unforgivable!: Following  he joins the Liberation Army to bring the Imperials to justice.

Meg

 * Cheerful Child
 * Christmas Elves: Her look. Similar to her uncle Juppo.
 * Curious as a Monkey
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Genki Girl: Suikoden's poster-girl for this trope.
 * Kawaiiko
 * Mad Inventor's Beautiful Niece: Juppo is her uncle.
 * Mini-Dress of Power
 * To Be a Master: She strives to be a master trickster like her uncle.
 * Tricksters: She can wield the Trick Rune.

Apple

 * Brainy Brunette
 * Smart People Wear Glasses
 * Meganekko
 * Nerds Are Sexy: Especially if you're Sheena.
 * Not Good with People: She's pretty grumpy when she finds out the hero has recruited Mathiu..
 * Precocious Crush: On her teacher Mathiu, it would seem.
 * The Strategist: She's Mathiu's pupil and assistant.
 * Teen Genius

Vincent De Boule

 * Ambiguously Gay
 * Blue Blood
 * Cloudcuckoolander: He has the tendency of thinking that he is instantly great friends with someone and he has these friends everywhere.
 * Collared by Fashion
 * The Fighting Narcissist: Along with fellow Narcissists Milich and Esmeralda.
 * Flower Motifs: Specifically roses
 * I Owe You My Life: He was freed during the Liberation Army's rescue attempt on Moravia Castle, and proclaims eternal gratitude, vowing to aid the hero by joining the Liberation Army.
 * Impoverished Patrician: When first encountered, he's involved in a dispute with a local proprietor, trying to dodge paying a bill, stating that "it was the man's honor to have Vincent De Boule dine at your establishment".
 * Impractically Fancy Outfit: His dress sense is certainly eccentric.
 * Leitmotif: The narcissist's theme "Scarleticia Castle" plays whenever the hero interacts with him.
 * Upperclass Twit

Templeton

 * Curious as a Monkey: He dreams of visiting and mapping the whole world.
 * Danshigakusei: His look.
 * Fantasy World Map: His speciality - once recruited, it is possible to view the entire world map.
 * Free Range Child: He's an extreme example - his parents are conspicuously absent.
 * Innocent Prodigy: He is a genius surveyor and map-maker and set out mapping the world from the age of just eleven, but can still get a little crabby if he needs to update his maps following wars.

Kwanda Rosman

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Armor Is Useless: He's pretty easy to defeat, despite being encased in armor.
 * Badass
 * The Big Guy: Of the 6 great generals.
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: When first encountered, he is being controlled with a black rune by the Emperor's evil magician, Windy.
 * Defeat Means Friendship
 * Heel Face Turn: He soon joins the up with the hero to make amends for his actions whilst brainwashed,
 * Stone Wall: He has the highest defense in the game.
 * Top-Heavy Guy

Kun To

 * Arms Dealer: Not directly, but he does assist with the transportation of the Fire Spears.
 * Intrepid Merchant: He owns a large fleet of ships.
 * Unfortunate Names....dear lord.

Kasim Hazil

 * Badass
 * Big Fancy House: He commands from the sprawling Moravia Castle.
 * Heel Face Turn: As with all the great generals.
 * Master Swordsman: He wields a vicious looking scimitar.
 * The Middle East: His look.
 * Shoulders of Doom

Warren

 * Blade on a Stick: He wields a mean looking zanbatou.
 * Blue Blood: He is extremely rich but also very generous. His manor has become a free lodging facility for travelers.
 * For Great Justice
 * Nice Guy: He is much admired for his good nature.

Kreutz

 * Big Guy
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Heroes Prefer Swords
 * It's Personal: He joins the Liberation Army with a view to avenging his master, Geil Rugner, who was killed after Barbarossa took the throne.
 * The Rival: With Humphrey.

Griffith

 * Defeat Means Friendship: "Friendship" in the loosest sense...
 * Heel Face Turn
 * Papa Wolf: Joins the Liberation Army after his men are threatened with death.

Anji

 * Three Man Band: He's the leader of the pirate trio.
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Pirate: Of the dashing romantic type

Kanak

 * Dumb Muscle
 * Three Man Band: The Big Guy of the pirate trio.
 * Hooks and Crooks: He wields a chain sickle
 * Pirate
 * Nice Guy

Camille

 * Blade on a Stick: Her weapon is a polearm.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Hot Amazon
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Leotard of Power
 * Never Lend to a Friend: Gremio owed her money, so she joins the Liberation Army because she wanted to make sure he didn't die before paying up.
 * Stripperiffic

Fu Su Lu

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Badass
 * Barbarian Hero
 * Dual-Wielding: Uses two hand-axes
 * Heroic Build
 * In the Hood: He wears a tiger's head mask.
 * Sublime Rhyme: His name.
 * World's Strongest Man: He's one of the most (if not the most) powerful hitters in the game.

Milich Oppenheimer

 * Ambiguously Gay
 * Big Fancy House: His palace, Scarleticia Castle.
 * Blue Blood
 * Cultured Badass
 * Defeat Means Friendship
 * The Fashionista: So he thinks.
 * The Fighting Narcissist: He's one of the 6 great generals, known as The Flower General.
 * Flower Motifs: Specifically roses
 * Heel Face Turn
 * Impractically Fancy Outfit: His eccentric sense of fashion tends to overshadow his skills at combat.
 * Leitmotif: The narcissist's theme "Scarleticia Castle" plays whenever the hero interacts with him.
 * Man-Eating Plant: Named Antoinette, it guards Scarleticia with its toxic pollen.
 * Sissy Villain: Before his Heel Face Turn.
 * Suck My Rose
 * Vain Sorceror
 * Warrior Poet: Enjoys writing in his spare time.

Sonya Schulen

 * An Ice Person: Uses the only offensive Water magic in the game, which takes the form of a blast of ice, and only during her boss fight.
 * The Beast Master: She summoned the Zombie Dragon to protect Toran Lake castle, which must be defeated to house the Liberation Army HQ.
 * Blade on a Stick: She wields a halberd.
 * The Chick: Of the 6 great generals
 * Defeat Means Friendship: "Friendship" is perhaps too strong a word.....
 * Determinator
 * Driven to Suicide: She attempts to take her own life for failing to defeat the Liberation Army, before agreeing to join them.
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * Lady of War
 * Magical Girl Warrior: Her other speciality.
 * Revenge: Wanted to avenge.
 * Sour Supporter: She agrees to join the Liberation Army so she can see the hero die in combat.
 * Wicked Stepmother: To the hero - she and Teo were lovers before the war and she is extremely hostile toward the hero  She eventually forgives him, however, upon realizing how futile her efforts for revenge are and noticing how much Tir has grown to resemble Teo

Leonardo

 * Badass Mustache
 * Three Man Band: He is The Lancer of the trio
 * Pirate
 * Wild Hair: An impressive mane of kabuki-style, bright red hair.

Sydonia

 * Anime Hair
 * Circus Brat: Formerly.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Only Varkas knows about this.
 * Flash Step: His special skill, he can teleport in combat.
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Rescue Arc: Early on, the hero must rescue him and Varkas from Rockland's military commander, Grady.
 * The Runaway: Taken in by Varkas after he ran away from his cruel tormentors at the circus when still a child.

Ivanov

 * Hostage Situation: He was abducted by Milich Oppenheimer to draw his portraits for him.
 * Magnum Opus: He serves as the Liberation Army's artist and paints a mural of the main characters.
 * And Your Reward Is Paint: The random pots of paint discovered throughout the world map are all required for him to complete his mural.

Eikie

 * Bald of Awesome
 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * The Beast Master: He is the bearer of the "Lion's Trial Rune," which could summon monsters that could be fought against for training purposes.
 * My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours: He will not join the Liberation Army unless the hero is Level 40 or higher and Castle Level 2 or higher.
 * Old Master
 * Spirited Competitor

Sancho

 * Battle Butler: He is Maximillian's squire.
 * Captain Ersatz: He and Maximillian are pretty much Suikoden's Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
 * Nice Hat: He wears a gaucho hat.

Alen

 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Good Looking Privates
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With fellow knight, Grenseal.
 * Heroic Spirit
 * Hot-Blooded: He's known for his ferocious skills in combat.
 * Knight in Shining Armor: He believes in the ideals of chivalry.
 * Magic Knight: He's equally highly skilled in combat and magic.
 * Playing with Fire: His rage rune provides the ultimate fire based magic.

Varkas

 * Loveable Rogue
 * Miscarriage of Justice: He was wrongfully blamed for stealing tax funds from the town of Rockland and strung up in the townsquare.
 * Parental Substitute: To Sydonia, who he took in after he ran away from the circus.
 * Rescue Arc: Early on, the hero must rescue him and Sydonia from Rockland's military commander, Grady.

Eileen

 * Badass Family: Matriarch of one.
 * Barrier Warrior
 * Dishing Out Dirt: She comes equipped with an Earth Rune, which specializes mostly in shielding magic, but also has a fairly powerful attack spell as well (Earthquake).
 * Hair of Gold
 * Happily Married: To Lepant.
 * Hot Mom
 * I Have a Family: Wife of Lepant and mother to Sheena.
 * Lady of War
 * Magical Lady Warrior: She has particularly good magic stats.
 * Proper Lady
 * Squishy Wizard: It's frustratingly easy for her to die if her family's charge attack fails during a war-battle.

Georges

 * Betting Minigame: He hosts a lotto card game, where you can play to try and increase your fortunes.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: You must best the score on his mini game to have him join the hero.
 * The Gambler

Grenseal

 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Good Looking Privates
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With fellow knight, Alen.
 * Heroic Spirit
 * Knight in Shining Armor: He believes in the ideals of chivalry.
 * Magic Knight: He's equally highly skilled in combat and magic.
 * Shock and Awe: Uses the most powerful lighting magic, the thunder rune.

Tesla

 * The Drag Along: He (grumpily) accepts to commission forged documents for the Liberation Army.
 * Not Good with People: He's hardly the most sociable guy around.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Paper-Thin Disguise: Nobody is fooled when he denies his forging abilities and claims to be "Albert Onyx".
 * Surrounded by Idiots: So he thinks.

Jabba

 * High-Class Glass: Wears a monocle for appraising treasures.
 * Fetch Quest
 * Memento MacGuffin: He endlessly seeks the "Nameless Urn" and will only join the Liberation Army if you bring him the artefact.
 * Grail in the Garbage: The Urn in question is often found out in the wilderness after it's dropped by random monsters.
 * The Professor: When it comes to treasures.

Blackman

 * Badass Normal: He's a farmer, not a soldier, but he has a VERY high attack stat.
 * Green Thumb: His ability to grow crops helped the Liberation army's to be self-sufficient.
 * In Harmony with Nature: Don't step on his plants!
 * The Quiet One

Morgan

 * Badass
 * Handicapped Badass
 * Badass Pacifist
 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Blind Weaponmaster
 * Disability Superpower: Even after he became blind, he was equally powerful due to his focus into his inner being.
 * Eye Scream: As a slave swordsman, he was so powerful that he always won. Thus, his eyes were removed to equal the odds in the gladiatorial arena.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: Across his eyes.
 * Nice Guy

Esmeralda

 * The Beautiful Elite
 * Blue Blood
 * Fetch Quest: Before she will join the Liberation Army, she sends the hero on a journey to recover "The Opal" for her.
 * The Fighting Narcissist: She serves on Milich's Narcissist magic team.
 * Flower Motifs: Specifically roses.
 * Giant Waist Ribbon
 * Gorgeous Period Dress
 * Hair of Gold
 * It's All About Me: She's completely self-obsessed.
 * Opera Gloves
 * Princess Curls
 * Royal Brat: She's not keen on her quarters at the castle HQ, and tells the hero "I'm sick of this rundown dump!"
 * So Beautiful It's a Curse: So she thinks. When first encountered, she presumptuously assumes the hero wants to kidnap her and hold her to ransom because of her beauty.

Chapman

 * Elemental Crafting: He's an armorer and once recruited, opens a store at castle HQ.
 * Oral Fixation Fixation: The piece of straw in his mouth.
 * No Hero Discount
 * We Buy Anything
 * We Sell Everything: He sells armor that is available from any other armor store already visited.

Fukien

 * Animate Dead: His speciality is resurrection magic.
 * Badass Pacifist
 * Badass Long Robe
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Big Ol' Eyebrows
 * Old Master
 * Shrines and Temples: He is the Head Monk of Qlon Temple.
 * Zen Survivor

Crowley

 * The Archmage: He is said to have more than 100 runes on his body. His magical abilities far surpass anyone else known in the world. He's the best magic user in the game.
 * Badass
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Long Robe
 * Gotta Catch Em All: He's one of the hardest characters to recruit due to being completely hidden
 * Hermit Guru
 * Magic Wand: The Comet Rod
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Shout-Out: He's likely name after Aleister Crowley, an influential English occultist.
 * Up to Eleven: His magical abilities.
 * Witch Species: Possibly.

Joshua Levenheit

 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider: His speciality as commander of the Dragon Knights. He wields the Dragon Rune which allows dragons to exist.
 * Bond Creatures
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Unlike traditional rampaging dragons, the Dragon Knight's mounts are friendly, loyal and bond closely with their human riders.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: As a True Rune bearer, he's ageless.
 * The Stoic
 * Team Dad: To the Dragon Knights.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Mose

 * Big Beautiful Woman: His preference - Ronnie Bell is his girlfriend.
 * Official Couple: With Ronnie Bell.
 * The Blacksmith: As the plant manager of the secret rebel factory, he was given the task to make Fire Spears.
 * Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness: He can level up character's weapon abilities.

Melodye

 * Music and Sound Effects: Her speciality - she can change the menu sound effect options once recruited.
 * Nice Hat: In the shape of a music note.
 * Quizzical Tilt: She looks pretty bemused in her profile art and head shot.
 * Shrinking Violet

Liukan

 * Hermit Guru: He grew tired of the world and its wars and settled in a hard to reach hermitage beyond the Dunan Rapids.
 * Hostage Situation: He was abducted by Milich and taken away to Soniere Prison.
 * Insufferable Genius: He's very crotchety, especially when first ecountered.
 * Magic Antidote: Liukan creates a medicine that renders the Milich's killer roses' pollen attack useless.
 * The Professor
 * Squishy Wizard: He has very low physical stats.

Maas

 * The Blacksmith: He's the first one ecountered and youngest of the 5.
 * Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness: He can level up character's weapon abilities.
 * To Be a Master

Fuma

 * Behind the Black: Where he is encountered.....
 * Cloak and Dagger: His main contribution to the Liberation Army is espionage.
 * Face Framed in Shadow
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja
 * Ninja
 * Highly-Visible Ninja: He wears a bright red gi.

Moose

 * The Blacksmith: 2nd in levelling up ability only to Mace.
 * Team Dad: To fellow blacksmiths Maas, Meese and Mose.
 * Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness

Sergei

 * Anachronism Stew: His contribution to the Liberation army is inventing an elevator.
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Wrench Whack: He uses a wrench in combat.

Marco

 * Ambiguous Gender: It's not clear from his portrait that he's a "he".
 * Betting Minigame: He hosts a "where's the coin" game, which you can play to try and increase your fortunes.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: You must beat his mini game to have him join the hero.
 * The Gambler

Hugo

 * Encyclopedia Exposita: He manages Suikoden's version of this - The Old Books volume 1-8.
 * The Short Guy with Glasses
 * Smart People Wear Glasses: He's the castle librarian.

Mina

 * Anime Hair: She sports the classic anime bouffant she-mullet.
 * Bikini Bar: She was working at the Inn in Antei for an audience of adoring men.
 * Dance Battler
 * Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
 * Flower in Her Hair: A white lily.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Second only to Jeane.
 * Rhythm Game: The hero has to match her dance steps in order for her to join.
 * Scarf of Asskicking: Her weapon, the Pretty Shawl.
 * Sexy Backless Outfit: Her dress is backless.
 * Showgirl Skirt

Kamandol

 * Alchemy: His speciality - he had used his alchemical powers to develop an engine to burn oil to produce motion, when the hero recruits him to help build a ship that can traverse the Dunan Rapids to reach Liukan's hermitage.
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * High-Class Glass: He wears a monocle.
 * Not Good with People
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Gen.
 * Volleying Insults: He does this alot with his friend and neighbor, Gen.

Kasios

 * Ambiguous Gender: He looks very feminine.
 * Music and Sound Effects: His speciality - he plays the various tunes used throughout the game upon request.
 * Nice Hat: Tall, conical and similar to a night-cap.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: It's unclear, but he appears to be imprisioned at Scarleticia (in a similar manner to Ivanov) purely to play music for Milich, however he appears to care for him very much and be perfectly happy.
 * Undying Loyalty: To his master, Milich.
 * Wandering Minstrel: His look.

Meese

 * The Blacksmith
 * Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness: He can level up character's weapon abilities.

Kimberley

 * Book Dumb: Literally can't read.
 * But Liquor Is Quicker: Her plan of action on her date with Flik.
 * Christmas Cake
 * Knife Nut: Her weapon of choice is a kitchen knife.
 * Lady Drunk: Drinks Flik under the table.
 * Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places: Will only help the hero if Flik agrees to a private drink with her - he's reluctant to say the least.
 * Loveable Sex Maniac
 * Plot Coupon: Her speciality is forging imperial seals, which the hero needs to rescue Liukan from Soniere.

Kessler

 * An Axe to Grind
 * Gentleman Thief: He is the (honorable) head of the Tigerwolf Bandits.
 * Nice Guy

Gen

 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Jumped At the Call: When the hero comes to town seeking out a way to pass the Dunan Rapids, Gen takes up the challenge with gusto.
 * Loveable Rogue
 * Plot Coupon: His speciality is carpentry and boat building - see above.
 * Sir Swearsalot
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Kamandol.
 * Volleying Insults: He does a lot of bantering with his friend and neighbor, Kamandol.

Hellion

 * Badass Long Robe
 * Barrier Warrior: Her speciality is shielding magic.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: She comes equipped with most powerful earth based rune - the Mother Earth rune.
 * Hachimaki
 * Magic Wand: She wields the Gaia Rod.
 * Never Mess with Granny
 * Teleporters and Transporters: Her speciality - She bequested the hero with the Blinking Mirror, allowing an instant return to HQ from anywhere on the world map.

Milia

 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider: She's one of the Dragon Knights, along with Futch and Joshua.
 * Bond Creatures: Her dragon's name is Thrash.
 * Blade on a Stick: She wields a poleaxe.
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * The Lancer: To Joshua - she's his second in command.
 * Shonen Hair: She sports wild, spiky hair.

Juppo

 * Cheshire Cat Grin
 * Christmas Elves: His look - complete with red and green colour scheme and giant peter pan collar.
 * Clock Punk: He creates and builds clockwork guards to protect Lepant's mansion, as well as a giant wheel of fortune room.
 * Clockwork Creature: His creations.
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Nephewism: His Niece, Meg, seems far more interested in spending time with him, rather than her own parents.
 * Trickster Archetype: He bears the Trick Rune.
 * Trickster Mentor: To Meg.

Rubi

 * Anime Hair: A classic example - he sports a huge, green and pink bouffant hair-metal mullet.
 * The Archer
 * Black Sheep: He is a renegade elf who left the Elven Village due to his disgust with the elven ways.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: Appears to have a huge scar over one eye - it doesn't spoil his looks, however.
 * Hachimaki
 * Our Elves Are Better
 * My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours: He won't join the hero unless Kirkis is over level 40.
 * Pointy Ears
 * Rule of Cool: His look - an elf crossed with a rock-guitarist.
 * The Snark Knight: He scoffs at joining the Liberation Army at first.

Giovanni

 * Battle Butler
 * Old Retainer: He is Lepant's butler.
 * Video Game Stealing: He is able to spy on the enemy in army battles and occasionally steal money from enemy troops.

Lotte

 * Badass Adorable
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Cute Witch: She's part of the most powerful magic-based team in the game, The Children of the Runes.
 * Genki Girl
 * Kindhearted Cat Lover: She owns a cat called Mina, who has the habit of wandering off to extreme distances.
 * Magical Girl

Onil

 * Gossipy Hen
 * Knowledge Broker: Her speciality, she provides hints for recruiting characters and story advancement.
 * Maiden Aunt: Her look - the classic spinster auntie.
 * Nosy Neighbor

Gon

 * Big Brother Mentor: He strives to be as good a fighter as his older brother, fellow Kobold, Kuromimi.
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: Along with all the other Kobolds (except Kuromimi) after Kwanda Rosman used his Black Rune to control the them. He was saved by the hero and his team.
 * Funny Animal
 * Our Monsters Are Different: He's a Kobold, but Suikoden Kobolds are more like cute dogs than the more usual lizardine versions.
 * Petting Zoo People

Lester

 * Chef of Iron: Is the Liberation Army chef and can be selected as a fighter.
 * Frying Pan of Doom: His weapon.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Team Chef

Taggart

 * The Jeeves: He's Warren's servant.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Warren

Quincy

 * Cute Bruiser
 * Forest Ranger: His home is the Great Forest.
 * Gotta Catch Em All: He'll only join the hero if he already has 80 or more recruits.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * The Hunter: He's said to be the best there is.
 * In Harmony with Nature: He only hunts what he needs to survive on.
 * It's Personal: Joins the Liberation Army to exact revenge on the Empire for the destruction of his woodland home.
 * Kid Hero
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy

Kai

 * Badass
 * Badass Teacher: He was the hero's Bo stick instructor.
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Disappeared Dad: Or rather, disappeared master. When he was still living with the Mc Dohl's, he one day said, "I'll go out for a walk," and never came back.
 * Old Master: To the hero.
 * Training From Hell: As an instructor, he was ruthless, and the hero still calls him "master".

Mace

 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Beard
 * The Blacksmith
 * Ultimate Blacksmith: His skills in making sharp weapons is unsurpassed by anyone in the game.
 * Hermit Guru: He was living in solitude in Seek Valley.
 * Old Master
 * Team Granddad: To Maas, Meese, Moose and Mose.

Kuromimi

 * Funny Animal
 * Heroic Dog
 * It's Personal: He joins the hero to help save his people - see below.
 * Kick the Dog: Literally - his fellow Kobolds were corrupted and brainwashed by Kwanda's black rune. He's the only one not affected and was looking for a cure.
 * Our Monsters Are Different: He's a Kobold, but Suikoden Kobolds are more like cute dogs than the more usual lizardine versions.
 * Petting Zoo People
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy

Antonio

 * Frying Pan of Doom: His weapon.
 * Chef of Iron: Along with fellow chef Lester.
 * Yellow Peril: His Fu Manchu mustache.

Kirke

 * Loners Are Freaks
 * Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold: Looks evil, but is a not such a bad guy.
 * Not Good with People
 * Off with His Head: He's an executioner by trade.
 * Sinister Scythe: His weapon of choice.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: He's surprised when offered a position in the Liberation Army, commenting on how the hero is a "weird guy to recruit someone who only knows how to cut off heads".

Rock

 * Bag of Sharing: His speciality - he looks after the HQ warehouse, where all items and equipment can be dropped off, stored and retrieved when necessary.
 * Big Guy: And Nice Guy
 * Gentle Giant: He's very friendly and kind, despite his intimidating size.
 * Heroic Build
 * Man Child
 * Real Men Wear Pink: He likes nothing better than sorting out inventory in the warehouse.
 * Speech Impediment: He speaks with a slight nervous stutter.

Sylvina

 * The Archer
 * Beauty Equals Goodness
 * The Chief's Daughter: She is the daughter of the Elder of the Village of Elves.
 * Hidden Elf Village: Her home.
 * High School Sweethearts: She is engaged to Kirkis.
 * The Ingenue: She's very innocent and naive of the world outside her village.
 * Our Elves Are Better
 * Pointy Ears
 * Purity Personified
 * Purity Personified

Gaspar

 * Betting Minigame: He hosts a Chinchirorin game, where you can play to try and increase your fortunes.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: You must best the score on his mini game to have him join the hero.
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * The Gambler

Marie

 * Apron Matron: She's very protective of the hero and his friends, risking her life to hide them in her Gregminster inn when the Imperials are searching for them.
 * Honorary Auntie: She's a close family friend of the Mc Dohl's.
 * Supreme Chef: She's well known for her great cooking and Lester is desperate to match her skill at making delicious stew.
 * Team Mom: To pretty much the whole Liberation Army.
 * Trauma Inn: Her speciality - she opens an inn at the hero's HQ.

Sarah

 * Cluster F-Bomb: She looks like a gentle girl, but she speaks brashly, which often surprises people who do not know her.
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: "Fetch me some soap"???
 * Fetch Quest: She tells the hero she's out of soap, so recruiting her demands a (fairly lengthy) chain of trades with the denizens of Kirov to obtain some.
 * Chain of Deals
 * Meido: She works at the Kirov inn doing laundry and cleaning.
 * More Than Meets the Eye: She looks harmless, however....
 * Ninja Maid: She's skilled in combat and uses throwing knives.
 * Ninja Maid: She's skilled in combat and uses throwing knives.

Qlon

 * Cheerful Child
 * Cute Shotaro Boy: And how!
 * Hello: His job at HQ purely involves greeting people as they arrive.
 * Improbable Age: He was the gate guard for the town of Antei before joining the Liberation Army....at eight years old.
 * Location Theme Naming: He shares his name with in-game location, Qlon Temple.

Krin

 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Defeat Means Friendship: In the loosest sense - he's press-ganged into joining the hero after his scheme is uncovered (see below)
 * Evil Plan
 * Villain Ball:
 * Giggling Villain: Punctuates most of his speech with "hee hee!"
 * Gonk
 * Smug Snake

Ledon

 * Cheshire Cat Grin
 * Dangerous Inn: He runs a half-way house on Mt Tigerwolf. He offers guests drugged Robber's Tea which puts them to sleep so he can rob them.
 * Hand Rubbing
 * Heel Face Turn: He apologetically joins the hero after Kessler stops him in his tracks when he spots Odessa amongst the drugged travellers.
 * Slipping a Mickey: His method of robbery.
 * The Oldest Tricks in The Book

Ronnie Bell

 * Big Beautiful Woman
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Gentle Giant: Despite her intimdating size, she's very good natured.
 * Heroic Build
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Hot Amazon: She's an incredibly powerful warrior.
 * Kamehame Hadoken: She wields the Hate Rune, allowing her to perform a long-range fireball attack.
 * Official Couple: With Mose
 * One Head Taller: She is often referred to as the "giant woman", due to her height.
 * Berserk Button: But heaven help anyone who calls her this....
 * Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: She works closely with Mose at the Secret Factory and they are also romantically involved.

Window

 * Black Sheep: Although he was raised in the Warrior's Village, he hates fighting and in that sense he is stubborn.
 * Bow Ties Are Cool
 * Meaningful Name
 * Nice Hat: He wears a top-hat.
 * Prophetic Names: He was named Window and his job is changing the window settings......
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: Although he is not a bad guy.
 * Video Game Interface Elements: His speciality - he can change the color (and design) of the in-game menu windows.

Zen

 * Flower Motifs: He is highly skilled in growing flowers, and wishes to fill the world with more flowers.
 * Green Thumb: Whereas Blackman's speciality is vegetable crops, Zen's speciality is the aesthetics of floral gardening.
 * In Harmony with Nature
 * Meaningful Name: His name implies enlightenment and inner peace.

Sansuke

 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Furo Scene: His speciality - he has a passion for making baths, and once recruited, he builds a large onsen at castle HQ where party characters can be seen enjoying a nice soak. The onsen also serves as an area to display any antique treasures discovered.
 * Bathtub Bonding: Certain combinations of characters and antiques placed within the baths will activate a variety of mini scenes.
 * Hachimaki
 * Nice Guy: He's very jolly and friendly.
 * Shounen Hair

Chandler

 * I Always Wanted to Say That: "Welcome To The Hardware Store"
 * Intrepid Merchant: He was a traveling merchant, but was recruited by the hero to run the HQ item shop.
 * Meaningful Name: A "chandler" is someone who sells candles (specifically) and other mercantile items.
 * No Hero Discount
 * We Buy Anything
 * We Sell Everything: His store carries any item that has been found available in any other item store already visited by the hero.

Ted

 * The Archer
 * The Lancer: He is the hero's best friend.
 * Nice Guy
 * The Lancer: He is the hero's best friend.
 * Nice Guy
 * Nice Guy
 * Nice Guy

Leknaat the Seer

 * Aerith and Bob: She and her sister have entirely disparate names, despite being sisters - Leknaat and Windy......
 * Amulet of Concentrated Awesome: She is the keeper of the Gate Rune, a True Rune that has the power to open portals to other worlds and dimensions. It was split in two following an attack on her village of the Gate Rune Clan by Harmonia. She kept the back half, her sister Windy kept the front half.
 * Blind Seer: Her role is to provide astrological projections.
 * Cain and Abel: Her power-hungry sister Windy is desperate to reunite the 2 halfs of the rune, something Leknaat will not allow to happen. This has turned the sisters into mortal enemies.
 * Cool Teacher: To her young apprentice, Luc.
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Hermit Guru: She lives in splendid isolation on the Magician's Isle, away from the prying eyes of her sister.
 * Inexplicably Identical Individuals: Like Jeane and Viki, she is a constant presence is the Suikoden world and turns up in every single game.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Shiny Midnight Black
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: The power of the Gate Rune has granted her unnatural long-life.
 * Spirit Advisor
 * The Watcher: She acts as an inspirational guide to all the heroes.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Woman in White
 * Woman in White

Windy

 * Amulet of Concentrated Awesome: She is the keeper of the Gate Rune, a True Rune that has the power to open portals to other worlds and dimensions. It was split in two following an attack on her village of the Gate Rune Clan by Harmonia. She kept the front half, her sister Leknaat kept the back half.
 * Big Bad: Of Suikoden 1.
 * Cain and Abel: She is desperate to reunite the 2 halfs of the rune, something Leknaat will not allow to happen. This has turned the clan sisters into mortal enemies.
 * Determinator: She is relentless is her pursuit of the Hero to recover the Soul Eater.
 * God Save Us From the Queen
 * Hot Witch - Of The Evil Is Sexy variety.
 * Manipulative Bitch: She used her magic to charm the Emperor and keep him compliant -
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Due to the Gate rune's power.
 * The Unfought: Despite her being the Big Bad, you never directly battle her.
 * Up to Eleven: Her ability to wield multiple True Runes. This ability increased her already considerable magical powers and is unique to her.
 * Vain Sorceress: She is the Court Magician for Emperor Barbarossa.
 * You Remind Me of X: She resembles Emperor Barbarossa's late wife, Claudia.
 * Vain Sorceress: She is the Court Magician for Emperor Barbarossa.
 * You Remind Me of X: She resembles Emperor Barbarossa's late wife, Claudia.

Emperor Barbarossa Rugner

 * Anti-Magic: His Sovereign Rune acts as a barrier to all forms of magic deployed against him, including Windy's charm spells.
 * Anti-Villain: He's actually a pretty decent guy, even, and he basically comes across as a guy who let everything in his life go to pot because he couldn't handle the death of his wife.
 * Badass
 * Badass Cape
 * Badass Mustache
 * The Emperor: Ironically, he winds up both literally and figuratively The Dragon for
 * Love Makes You Crazy: Subverted, in that he knew what he was doing, but still played straight in that he failed logic and pissed off his own people anyway.
 * Love Makes You Dumb: He admits he let his control over his kingdom go down the toilet as a result of this.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Hence why he became a villain in the first place.
 * One-Winged Angel:
 * What Does He See In Her:
 * What Does He See In Her:
 * What Does He See In Her: