Wild Arms 4/Characters

Jude Maverick
A naive and somewhat immature boy who is a natural Gene Driver: one who can control an ARM. He has a reckless determination to overcome all obstacles and do what is right. As a fighter, he's the Jack of All Stats and the only one required to reload his weapons. Voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi in Japanese and Julie Anne Taylor in English.


 * Angst? What Angst?:
 * Eleventh-Hour Superpower: Arc Impulse.
 * Heroic BSOD: Jude, after
 * He literally goes silent - even if you had his voice settings at such a point that he'd ordinarily burst out with some catchphrase or sound effect every three steps. It's...unnerving.
 * Jack of All Stats
 * Kid Hero
 * Morph Weapon/Swiss Army Weapon: There's a reason Jude's ARM is called Shapeshifter.
 * Redheaded Hero
 * Super Speed
 * Bullet Time: The gameplay convention for his Accelerator ability.

Yulie Ahtreide
A shy girl who is extremely wary of adults. She is also a Gene Driver, but her abilities were given to her through extensive and inhumane treatments and experimentation. She cannot activate ARMs like Jude can, but can control already active ARMs, which allows her to use the Guardian Programs. Aside from that, she's primarily a healer/support character. Voiced by Ayako Kawasumi in Japanese and Kate Higgins in English.


 * Apologises a Lot
 * Break the Cutie
 * Feminine Women Can Cook
 * Rings of Death
 * Summon Magic
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: with Raquel
 * White Magician Girl: Can heal and buff the party, along with using spells that purify undead enemies.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

Arnaud G. Vasquez
A handsome young Drifter who is physically weak, so honed his mind into a weapon. He claims to be a selfish coward at heart, but he remains with Yulie and Jude throughout their journey. He is primarily an offensive magic user. Voiced by Hiroki Takahashi in Japanese and Yuri Lowenthal in English.


 * Bishonen
 * Black Magician Girl: A rare male example.
 * Black Mage: Skilled in offensive magic and ailment/debuff spells.
 * Break the Cutie
 * Cowardly Lion
 * Green Eyes
 * Improbable Weapon User: Arnaud uses feathers as his melee attack. Strangely enough, they can do quite a bit of damage for a mage's attack.
 * Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: With Raquel
 * Non-Elemental: His two "blast" spells, unless he's standing on a Ley Point.
 * Sword and Sorcerer: With Raquel.
 * Squishy Wizard
 * Teleporters and Transporters: His jump ability.
 * The Smart Guy
 * The Smart Guy

Raquel Applegate
A swordswoman seemingly without peer. She is by far the most mature member of the party. Raquel is dying of an incurable condition that is the result of an ARM going out of control when she was a child. Because of this, she walks the Earth to find and paint the remaining beauty in the world. She also happens to be the most broken (no pun intended) character in your party, with an attack strength high enough to finish most (non-boss) enemies in one hit. She later gains abilities that give her superior mobility on the battlefield and the ability to act twice in a row. Voiced by Hitomi Nabatame in Japanese and Wendee Lee in English.


 * BFS: which can have extending handles, turning it into a Blade on a Stick.
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Game Breaker
 * Hot Chick with a Sword
 * Ill Girl: Subverted.
 * Lady of War
 * Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Soap Opera Disease/Incurable Cough of Death:
 * Sword and Sorcerer: with Arnaud
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: with Yulie
 * Walking the Earth: Looking for things of beauty.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Lambda Zellweger
The leader of Brionac, Lambda has the ability to see the future. His weapons are the sword and whip. Voiced by Jutaro Kosugi in Japanese.


 * Combat Clairvoyance: Lambda has the Blue Destiny ability, which lets him calculate the future and allows him to completely avoid the attacks of anyone in his sight most of the time, even if the attack is normally unavoidable.
 * Even Evil Has Standards:
 * Knight Templar
 * Large Ham: During his rants about Filgaia's future.
 * Manly Tears
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: He genuinely thinks that is the only way to preserve Filgaia.
 * Manly Tears
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: He genuinely thinks that is the only way to preserve Filgaia.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: He genuinely thinks that is the only way to preserve Filgaia.

Farmel Arianrhod
The Shield of Brionac. She supports and loves Lambda unconditionally, although her outward demeanor is lighthearted. Her weapon is a shield. Voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi in Japanese.


 * Barrier Warrior: There's a very good reason she's called the Shield of Brionac.

Kresnik Ahtreide
Yulie's brother and, as a result of the same experimentation done on Yulie, also a Gene Driver. He cares deeply for his sister but is jealous of Jude for having the natural ability to use ARMs. Voiced by Susumu Chiba in Japanese and Johnny Yong Bosch in English.


 * Aloof Big Brother
 * Anti-Villain
 * Cool Bike: Javelin, Kresnik's motorcycle.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Kresnik envies Jude for being a natural born AR Ms wielder much younger than him. Kresnik had to undergo severe mutations and can still only wield prototype AR Ms with the aid of drugs.

Jeremy
By far the most violent and insane member of Brionac, Jeremy weilds a rapid fire missile launcher barehanded thanks to his special ability, "Inertia Cancel."


 * Ax Crazy

Augst
A former colleague of Jude's parents, Augst now works as a scientist for Brionac. He lacks any combat prowess or special abilities, unlike most of the rest of Brionac. Voiced by Akio Nojima in Japanese and Paul St. Peter in English.


 * Badass Normal
 * Evil Genius: To some degree.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist

Balgaine Ales
A powerful warrior seeking an honorable death on the battlefield. His weapon is a anti-tank chainsaw. Voiced by Daisuke Gouri in Japanese.


 * Blood Knight
 * Chainsaw Good
 * Cyborg
 * Death Seeker
 * Eyepatch of Power

Scythe Riebauer
A man who claims to be one of the half-mythical Crimson Nobles. He has the special ability to manipulate time and space. He is voiced by Daisuke Kishio in Japanese and Cam Clarke in English.


 * Our Vampires Are Different:

Hugo Hewitt
A member of Brionac whose special ability is "System Chronos", which stops time for everyone but himself. He wields a pair of swords, named Gan and Diva, which can be combined to form a bow. Voiced by Taiten Kusunoki in Japanese.


 * Bifurcated Weapon
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Time Stands Still

Enil Aidem
A physically weak woman who has the devastating special ability of "Dark Whisper," which can manifest illusions, particularly fears. She also has the ability to shapeshift. Voiced by Nao Takamori in Japansese.


 * Shapeshifter Baggage

The Cabal
A council of masked men who command Brionac.


 * Immortality Immorality
 * Knight Templar
 * The Unfought:.
 * The Unfought:.

Belial
Although not officially a member of Brionac, she is never far from Scythe.


 * Ax Crazy
 * Eyes Wide Shut: Justified, since
 * Unstoppable Rage

Fiore and Asia
A pair of living dolls designs by a Mad Scientist named Heath. Although not officially members of Brionac, they are associated with the group and seem to take orders from Lambda. Their special ability relates to dreaming. Both are voiced by Ryo Hirohashi in Japanese.


 * Combination Attack
 * Creepy Doll
 * Self-Destruct Mechanism
 * Talking To Herself
 * Taking You with Me

Gawn Brawdia
A cheerful, almost buffoon-like, adult who helps the party numerous times along their way.


 * Badass Normal:
 * Instant Dogend: He appears to have one. When Jude points this out, he claims that it's a freeze-dried noodle.
 * Norio Wakamoto: His Japanese voice actor.
 * Instant Dogend: He appears to have one. When Jude points this out, he claims that it's a freeze-dried noodle.
 * Norio Wakamoto: His Japanese voice actor.
 * Instant Dogend: He appears to have one. When Jude points this out, he claims that it's a freeze-dried noodle.
 * Norio Wakamoto: His Japanese voice actor.

Hauser Blackwell
An infamous Drifter and war criminal who wields an ARM and appears to have the same Accelerator ability as Jude.


 * : Hints throughout the game are made that he is Subverted in that
 * Morality Pet: The little puppy he saves.
 * Super Speed
 * Morality Pet: The little puppy he saves.
 * Super Speed
 * Super Speed