Suikoden V/Sindar Treasure Hunters

Lorelai

 * Action Girl
 * Adventurer Archaeologist: A native of Falena, she is obsessed with searching for Sindar Ruins and jumps at the chance to study the Ceras Lake ruins, when discovered.
 * Badass Bookworm
 * My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours: She prefers her companions be stronger than her, and this time it's no different, challenging the Prince to a duel to test whether he is a worthy leader for her to follow.
 * Duel Boss
 * Defeat Means Friendship
 * Not So Different: A particularly humorous example. When she and Viki got mad at Zweig for intruding on their conversation in the bath, she agrees when Zweig points out that she would have done the same thing had she heard him talking about Sindar stuff. Poor Viki...
 * Recurring Character: Suikoden 5 marks her 3rd appearance in the series so far, but it's chronologically her first.
 * Superior Species: She claims to be a descendant of the lost Sindar race.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * The Rival: With Killey & Zweig when it comes to Sindar ruin hunting.
 * Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Moreso with Zweig in this game, as he keeps her on a very short leash when it comes to imparting information. She tolerates this behavior as she is desperate to gain access to his secret research laboratory.
 * So Long, Suckers!:
 * Whip It Good: Another change of weapon for her - this time she wields a bullwhip.

Killey

 * Adventurer Archaeologist: He came to Falena in search of Sindar Ruins.
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Badass Cape
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: He has a scar across the bridge of his nose.
 * Impossibly Cool Clothes: They are part of his native heritage, representing his tribe's legendary "Red Bird".
 * All-Encompassing Mantle: In black and deep crimson.
 * Nice Hat: An awesome, sweeping, finned trilby.
 * Loners Are Freaks
 * Might as Well Not Be in Prison At All: The Godwins had locked him up in Agate prison when the Prince first meets him, but he casually picks the lock and strolls off after a brief chat.
 * Not entirely, since while he could have picked the lock at any time, the prison was in the middle of a river, so he was still stuck there until you reveal the hidden underground passage.
 * Mysterious Past
 * Recurring Character: This is his 2nd appearance in the series, but chronologically, his first.
 * The Rival: With Lorelai, when it comes to Sindar ruin hunting.
 * Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Lorelai really isn't happy to have him on board, after the Prince recruits him.
 * The Snark Knight
 * The Stoic: His bath scene with other silent-type characters consists mostly of '.........'
 * The Unfettered: Questing for the Sindar treasure is his whole life.

Zweig

 * Adjusting Your Glasses
 * Adventurer Archaeologist: Like Lorelai and Killey, he represents yet another party fascinated by Sindar Ruins....
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Mad Scientist Laboratory: He had a secret laboratory somewhere in Falena where he kept all of his research materials on the Sindar, but denied its existence to Lorelai constantly.
 * Nerds Are Sexy
 * Older Than They Look: He looks around his late twenties, but he's almost forty.
 * The Professor: He is arguably the most knowledgable of the trio, with both the Godwins and Lucretia vying for his expert advice on the mysteries of the Ceras Lake ruins.
 * The Rival: With Lorelai when it comes to Sindar ruin hunting.
 * Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: He appears to just about tolerate Lorelai accompanying him on his quests, but is very flippant with her and only imparts the briefest snippets of knowledge.
 * Scarf of Asskicking
 * Simple Staff: He wields a bo-staff named Philosofs in combat.

Craig Laden

 * Badass
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Four-Star Badass: Of the Dragon Calvary in general.
 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider: His speciality, as the head of the Dragon Cavalry.
 * Cavalry Officer
 * Honorary Uncle: To Miakis - he was good friends with her father.
 * Team Switzerland: As head of the Dragon Cavalry, he only swears allegiance to the rivers of Falena, and such, does not involve himself in any of the internal conflicts, only going into battle against foreign invasions. This causes friction initially between Rahal, Roog and he when Armes invades and they try to rally him to the Prince's cause.
 * Hostage Situation: However, it's soon discovered that his inaction is because the Godwins are holding the dragon eggs and foals hostage.
 * Fire-Forged Friends: However, following a Rescue Arc courtesy of his Dragon Knights and the Prince, he rallies to the Prince's cause.
 * Stern Teacher: He is the last of the traditional commanders, strictly keeping with the traditions of barring female riders, though by the end of the game he starts to seriously question that stricture.
 * The Stoic
 * Team Dad

Rahal

 * Ambiguously Gay: He protests that his lack of success with women is due to having to deal with Roog all the time, although Roog claims he hears it's because Rahal has "issues"...also, he apparently keeps a set of his sister's clothes handy at all times...
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Bash Brothers: With Roog.
 * Bishounen: One of the best examples in the whole series.
 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider: His speciality, as a commander of the Dragon Cavalry. His dragon is named Flail.
 * Cavalry Officer
 * Disguised in Drag: He makes such a convincing woman that he is able to distract and knock-out the guards in male-only Gordius village during the rescue of the dragon foals.
 * Attractive Bent Gender
 * Dropped a Bridget On Him
 * Even the Guys Want Him
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: He wields a katana called Rhamphinion, which is (suitably) named after a kind of prehistoric pterosaur.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the blue to Roog's red and even Color Coded for Your Convenience.
 * Rescue Arc: He helped uncover Godwin's plot to hold the dragon horse eggs hostage, which were later secured by the Dragon Knights and the Prince's party.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: He looks uncannily similar to his sister, Rania, to the point where they sometimes switch clothes to play tricks on others.

Roog

 * Always Someone Better: Whilst not bad looking at all, he often feels in Rahal's shadow, as a the second best-looking Dragon Knight.
 * Badass
 * Bash Brothers: With Rahal.
 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider: His speciality, as a commander of the Dragon Cavalry. His dragon is named Lance.
 * Cavalry Officer
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: He wields a katana called Angaturama, which is (suitably) named after a kind of carnivorous dinosaur, similar to a Spinosaurus.
 * Hot-Blooded: Especially compared to Rahal.
 * No Guy Wants an Amazon: Averted. He is attracted to Miakis because she beat up all the boys in the castle growing up, even him a few times.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the red to Rahal's blue and even Color Coded for Your Convenience.
 * Rescue Arc: He helped uncover Godwin's plot to hold the dragon horse eggs hostage, which were later secured by the Dragon Knights and the Prince's party.

Nick

 * The Beast Master
 * Dragon Rider: His speciality, as a trainee of the Dragon Cavalry. His dragon is named Ax.
 * Brilliant but Lazy: He's top of his class when it comes to fighting, but slacks off with his flute practise and is a pretty terrible player.
 * Cute but Cacophonic: When he plays his flute.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy: He's plucky, brave and resourceful.
 * Dreadful Musician: His flute playing is awful.
 * Contrived Coincidence: His heroism in the dragon egg Rescue Arc stemmed from his horrible flute playing -
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: He wields a katana called Komodo's Claw, keeping with the reptilian theme.
 * Kid Hero
 * To Be a Master: Wants to be the best dragon rider.

Flail

 * Bond Creatures: She is Rahal's mount.
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Unlike traditional rampaging dragons, the Dragon Cavalry's mounts are friendly, loyal and bond closely with their human riders.
 * Horse of a Different Color
 * Official Couple: With Lance.
 * Singing Voice Dissonance: Despite her fearsome appearance, she has a sweet melodious call.
 * You Sexy Beast: She is a female dragon horse who is apparently very pretty and desired by all of the male horses.

Lance

 * Berserk Button: He tends to go wild when Roog isn't about, only calming when he re-appears.
 * Bond Creatures: He is Roog's mount.
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Unlike traditional rampaging dragons, the Dragon Cavalry's mounts are friendly, loyal and bond closely with their human riders.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: Roog tussled with him for a full day to prove himself a worthy rider.
 * Horse of a Different Color
 * Hot-Blooded: Like his mount, he's known for his temper, as a certain merchant finds out firsthand...
 * Official Couple: With Flail.
 * Picky Eater: He will only eat fresh, fat fish.

Ax

 * Bond Creatures: He is Nick's mount.
 * Our Dragons Are Different: Unlike traditional rampaging dragons, the Dragon Cavalry's mounts are friendly, loyal and bond closely with their human riders.
 * Curious as a Monkey: A sign of intelligence amongst dragon horses.
 * Eat the Dog: In a manga omake.
 * Horse of a Different Color
 * Ridiculously Cute Critter: He's a baby dragon horse.

Yoran

 * Anime Hair: His hair is parted into two bunches like a hopi indian, with an actual star of hair at his forehead.
 * Bond Creatures: Whilst not a dragon knight himself, he is the dragon's caretaker and stable-hand.
 * Betting Minigame: His speciality, once recruited. He runs the Dragon Horse Race game, which can be played to earn potch.
 * Closer to Earth: He's far calmer than his boisterous best-friend, Nick.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy
 * Stable Boy: His job with the dragon knights.
 * Nice Guy
 * No Woman's Land: He was raised his whole life in male-only Gordius village, and finds it hard, once recruited, to interact with females at the Prince's HQ.
 * Rescue Arc: He helps Nick out with the rescue of the dragon eggs from the Godwins.

Rania

 * Antiquated Linguistics
 * Battle Theme Music: Having her in the active party alters the battle music to a more wood-wind themed variation.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: She's fairly eccentric, often talking about the beautiful and strange sounds she hears around her. Apparently, she's got perfect pitch.
 * Magical Flutist: She creates the magic flutes that the dragon knights use to control their mounts, which are inaudible to humans - except herself.
 * Meganekko: The key difference between Rania and Rahal-dressed-as-Rania.
 * Music and Sound Effects: Her speciality, once recruited she can change the in-game sound effects.
 * Strong Family Resemblance: She bears an uncanny resemblance to her brother, Rahal, and the pair often swap clothes to play tricks on people.
 * Super Senses: She is exceptional in that she can actually hear the calls of the dragon horses, and the commands from the flutes she makes.