Tales of Rebirth/Characters

Main Characters

 * Veigue Lungberg



The slightly antisocial Huma hero of Tales of Rebirth. Veigue is a distant person of few words, but he softens up when around his childhood sweetheart Claire. Having grown up in Sulz, a village that treated Huma and Gajuma as equals, he is unaware of the racism that runs outside of his home. He possesses the Force of Ice.


 * Awesome Yet Practical: A clear believer in this trope, due to the way he combines his Badass Longcoat with a breastplate.
 * Badass:
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Badass Long Hair: Tied up in one heck of an impressive braid.
 * Blue Oni
 * BFS His sword is exceptionally large for Tales protagonist standards
 * Bonus Boss: He makes an appearence in Tales of Graces.
 * Cruel Mercy: Does this to.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Especially towards Tytree.
 * Demoted to Extra: He's the frigging hero of Rebirth, yet he's mostly not included in spinoff games while his friends gets in first. Case in points: Radiant Mythology 1 and Versus.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * An Ice Person: His main one.
 * Blow You Away & Light'Em Up: He can use these through Altered Artes.
 * Flanderization: His original characterisation was The Stoic, but fandom tends to remember him as "that guy who yells "CLAIREEEEEEEEEEE!!!". This quickly reached Ascended Meme status, and in every Viva! Tales Of Omake video, his original character is completely replaced by "yelling Claire's name a lot". See here.
 * Idiot Hero: Subversion: Veigue acts impulsive at times, but not as much as the resident Idiot Hero Tytree...
 * It Has Been an Honour: He tells Tytree as much during the final dungeon.
 * Like Brother and Sister: Subverted. While he was taken in by Claire's family, there are plenty of hints that they have ever seen each other as siblings.
 * Loners Are Freaks
 * Love Makes You Crazy: Deconstructed..
 * Memetic Mutation: His Say My Name tendencies almost rivals Suiseiseki. Well, almost... Also? If the PSP port's bonus DVD is anything to by, his friends treat it as an in-universe example.
 * Mighty Glacier: Although he borders on Lightning Bruiser.
 * Nobuyuki Hiyama
 * Punny Name: His name is a play of the word 'Vague'
 * Say My Name: KUREAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
 * Shout-Out: His Hi-Ougi with Hilda, Celsius Calibur, makes his sword looks like BFS version of Soul Calibur. Add to the fact that Veigue is voiced by the guy who voiced Siegfried...
 * The Stoic: Unless Claire is involved.
 * The Stoic: Unless Claire is involved.

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 * Claire Bennett



Veigue's childhood sweetheart, whose family adopted the boy as a young orphan. Claire is a beautiful, kind-hearted and optimistic Huma. She possesses no Force and does not participate in battle.


 * Blue / Green Eyes
 * The Chick
 * Disposable Woman: Zigzagged. In the beginning, her role is basically as a Plot Device to motivate Veigue into action, but she eventually comes to be the person who puts Agarte on the path to Character Development.
 * Distressed Damsel
 * Hair of Gold
 * Human Popsicle
 * Like Brother and Sister: Subverted. It's her parents who see Veigue as their family. She, however, has more than a few Ship Tease moments with him.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: A bittersweet version. The first hints of Agarte's character development can more or less be traced back to her....
 * Non Action Girl: Justified. She has no Force and no military training. It's kind of impossible for her to fight anyone. That's not to say she doesn't stand up to anyone at all, though.
 * Noodle People: But only in her official art. Outside of it, she's reasonably proportioned.
 * Plucky Girl - During her kidnapping, she managed to keep her composure against Saleh; a guy the entire cast considers to be a Complete Monster. Oh, and then? She delivered a speech about the The Power of Love and The Power of Friendship to a crowd of angry villagers ... and then she decides to accompany the party into an Eldritch Location to take on the Final Boss despite the fact that she can't fight in order to support her friends. Non Action Chick she may be, but she's got ovaries of adamantium!
 * Punny Name: Her name is a play of the word 'Clear'.
 * Purity Personified
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist

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 * Mao



A young Huma boy with the Force of Fire. Mao has no memories of his past, and after being found wandering in Callegia Castle by Eugene, was taken into his care. Mao usually serves as the mood-maker of the group, and loves to sing. He is primarily a mage, specialising in Fire, Wind and Dark magic.

Tropes associated with Mao: -
 * Akeno Watanabe: As of this role, she's officially become a Promoted Fangirl.
 * Amnesiac Dissonance
 * Badass Adorable
 * The Chick: He tends to be the mood maker and emotional centre of the team.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Blow You Away
 * Casting a Shadow
 * Playing with Fire: His main one.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Fun Personified
 * Grand Theft Me: Mao is often subjected to this with the Sacred Beasts. Especially Shaorune.
 * Keet
 * Little Mister Snarker: He gets some surprisingly smarmy lines in here and there.
 * Shipper on Deck: Implies more than once that he's one for Tytree x Hilda.
 * Tagalong Kid
 * Zettai Ryouki
 * Zettai Ryouki


 * Eugene Gallardo



A Panther Gajuma, Eugene is a powerful melee warrior with the Force of Steel. He was once a high-ranking general in the Callegia Kingdom Army, until the day that he was accused of the murder of a respected Kingdom doctor. Eugene admitted responsibility and the exile that followed, later working outside the system to discover the truth behind the suspicious actions of Agarte.

Tropes associated with Eugene:
 * The Atoner: His whole motivation.
 * Badass Adorable: While his actual "adorability" is doubtable, in Radiant Mythology, Tear describes him as "big, fluffy and cute" and desperately wants to hug him
 * The Big Guy and The Smart Guy
 * Blade on a Stick
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Death Seeker: He offers to let Annie kill him to avenge Doctor Barrs once his investigation is complete.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Blow You Away: His first one.
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Extra Ore Dinary: His Force is the "Force of Steel", although few of his attacks have much of a "metal" theme to them.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Fantastic Racism: He's a victim of it from Annie.
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Lightning Bruiser: He's the token big guy but he attacks faster than Veigue.
 * The Messiah
 * Panthera Awesome
 * Promotion to Parent: He's pretty much Mao's father figure.
 * Scary Black Man: Subverted. He has black furs, his voice is rather gruff that makes him gives out this vibe (doesn't help that he is voiced by Unsho Ishizuka, voice behind another Scary Black Man: Jet Black. However, not only he is calm, he's one of the most sensible, amiable and forgiving party member).
 * Team Dad: Lampshaded by Mao.
 * Tragic Hero
 * Unsho Ishizuka
 * Walking the Earth: What he does after exile.
 * Walking the Earth: What he does after exile.
 * Walking the Earth: What he does after exile.

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 * Annie Barrs



A Huma teenager with the Force of Rain. She is the daughter of Doctor Barrs, a respected Kingdom doctor who was supposedly murdered by Eugene. Because of this, Annie despises all Gajuma and is on a mission to avenge her father's death.

Tropes associated with Annie:
 * Akiko Yajima
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: Annie starts out very much hating Gajumas and especially Eugene, who often receives many harsh comments from her.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Making a Splash: Her power is the Force of Rain.
 * Fantastic Racism: Her desire to avenge her father by killing Eugene quickly turns into a hatred of all Gajumas.
 * Generation Xerox: She's a healer, like her father... although she uses what is basically magic rather than science to do the job.
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: One of the uses of Force of Rain is to calm an angered person.
 * Knife Nut: In the beginning, although she quickly ditched them for a Simple Staff.
 * Ill Girl: Her immune system is noticeably weak. At one point she is infected with an illness so bad that the party have to stop what they're doing and search for a cure.
 * Irony: The Ill Girl is the best medic. Huh.
 * The Medic
 * Simple Staff
 * White Magician Girl: In the same way as Mint. She... rather lacks the typical personality, however.
 * You Killed My Father
 * Simple Staff
 * White Magician Girl: In the same way as Mint. She... rather lacks the typical personality, however.
 * You Killed My Father

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 * Tytree Crowe



"Someone like you who takes pleasure in trampling on the hearts of others will never ever understand! The human heart... the feelings that people have are stronger than anything else!! Remember that!!"

A Hot-Blooded Huma labourer with the Force of Plant. When Tytree's beloved sister is kidnapped by the Four Stars, his Force goes berserk until brought under control by Veigue's party. Tytree joins up to help rescue his sister, and immediately becomes one of the most positive members of the party, believing in the power of justice and equality between races.

Tropes associated with Tytree:
 * The Archer & Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Crazy Awesome: Deliberately invoked. From a combat standpoint, this guy is just amazing. He's expert in hand-to-hand combat, can create geysers by uppercutting or small tremors by hitting the ground, and even has a bow-gauntlet that can shoot lasers. Not to mention he's one of the more lighthearted members of the party... Oh, yeah, and did we also mention that he's one of the single most awesomely cool, friendly and affable dudes around? Sadly, however, Rebirth is one of the Darker and Edgier Tales games and so, for all his awesomeness, Tytree can't solve quite as many problems as he wishes he could.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Green Thumb: Same deal as Eugene.
 * Making a Splash
 * Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: His legendary "socking" scene with Veigue.
 * Good Old Fisticuffs
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Idiot Hero
 * Justice Will Prevail: Doesn't spout about justice much, but his actions and attitude clearly screams this.
 * Lampshade Hanging: Several of his artes use the Kanji for "stupid". Huh...
 * Large Ham: Gives Stahn a run for his money.
 * Likes Older Women: Possibly... Mao likes to tease him about having a thing for Hilda, but he denies it.
 * Little Brother Instinct: "Siscon/Sister Complex" is one of his traits.
 * Love Freak
 * The Power of Friendship: One of his main weapons.
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Actually delivers a heroic version to Saleh. Except that it doesn't really work...
 * Red Oni
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer: Name a single problem he doesn't try to solve through some form of shouting heroic things. We'll wait.
 * Wild Hair
 * Red Oni
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer: Name a single problem he doesn't try to solve through some form of shouting heroic things. We'll wait.
 * Wild Hair

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 * Hilda Rhambling



A mysterious wandering fortune teller. She first meets the party as an adversary working for the Four Stars under Tohma, only to be betrayed. Though mature and intelligent, Hilda holds a particularly bitter viewpoint of the world and a tormented past. She possesses the Force of Lightning.

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Tropes associated with Hilda:
 * All of the Other Reindeer: Suffered this during childhood, and remains one of her main problems throughout the game.
 * Black Magician Girl
 * Break the Cutie: Her entire backstory is just one long series of cutie-breaking moments.
 * Broken Bird: And that's before Tohma got his hands on her.
 * Cool Big Sis: Subverted. Her emotional issues mean that she's not quite as "cool" as Annie seems to think she is.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * An Ice Person: By fusing Water and Earth.
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Light'Em Up: By fusing Water and Light(ning).
 * Making a Splash
 * Shock and Awe: Her main element, though being a Black Magician Girl, she has more than just lightning.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: If her voice reminds you of Selvaria Bles, then you're not mistaken.
 * Interspecies Romance: Revealed in her backstory. She had a crush on a, who refused to be with her because of the racial difference.
 * May-December Romance: Mao teases her about a lesser version of this trope with Tytree. However, she defies the trope when she says she's not interested in younger men.
 * Nice Hat:
 * Onee-Sama: She's the second oldest character in the team, after Eugene, and Annie particularly adores her.
 * Parental Abandonment:
 * The Stoic
 * The Woobie:
 * World of Cardboard Speech: Gives a truly heartwarming one at the end of the game when she decides
 * Parental Abandonment:
 * The Stoic
 * The Woobie:
 * World of Cardboard Speech: Gives a truly heartwarming one at the end of the game when she decides
 * World of Cardboard Speech: Gives a truly heartwarming one at the end of the game when she decides

Kingdom of Callegea

 * Agarte Lindblum



A cat Gajuma, and the current ruler of the Kingdom of Callegea. She inherited the throne after the death of her father, King Ladras Lindblum. On her orders, the Four Stars kidnap the most beautiful Huma girls across the kingdom and imprison them in her castle.


 * Catgirl
 * Costume Porn: Just look at it! She has bunches of grapes hanging from her earlobes, for God's sake!
 * God Save Us From the Queen
 * Pimped-Out Dress
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Pimped-Out Dress
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Pimped-Out Dress
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair


 * Milhaust Selkirk



The general of the Callegea Kingdom Army. Milhaust is possibly the most powerful Huma soldier in the world; possessing unmatched prowess in battle despite having no Force. He is a good and honourable man who serves his kingdom faithfully and although his duty sometimes brings him into conflict with Veigue and his party, their encounters are rarely antagonistic.


 * The Ace:
 * Badass:
 * Badass Normal: And how. He's a Huma with no Force, he can easily own Veigue and has his own solo Hi-Ougi in a game where Hi-Ougis are done between two people.
 * Badass Long Hair: Except, unlike Veigue, he doesn't tie his up. Rather, it's concealed by his helmet.
 * Duel Boss: Given away by the Spoiler Opening.
 * Foil: To Veigue. Both are dedicated to a woman in their lives, first out of a sense of duty and . Also, on a more superficial level, they both wield greatswords.
 * Knight in Shining Armor
 * My Country, Right or Wrong
 * The Rival: To Veigue.
 * Shadow Archetype: Zigzagged.
 * The Rival: To Veigue.
 * Shadow Archetype: Zigzagged.


 * Zilva Madigan



The senior advisor and confidant to Agarte Lindblum. Prior to this, she served the previous king- Agarte's father- in the same role up until his death.

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 * The Consigliere: Her role to Agarte..
 * Freudian Excuse:
 * Horned Humanoid
 * Freudian Excuse:
 * Horned Humanoid
 * Horned Humanoid

The Four Stars
The Four Stars are an elite division of the Callegea Kingdom Army who serve directly under Agarte Lindblum. Their actions frequently place them in an antagonistic role against Veigue and his party. .


 * Co-Dragons: Collectively serve as this to Agarte..
 * Dual Boss: They love pulling Veigue's party into these..
 * Leitmotif: "Scutum", which comes in multiple flavours depending on the mood of the scene, including two battle mixes.


 * Saleh



A cruel Huma who delights in causing suffering to others. He possesses the Force of Storm and is partnered with Tohma.


 * Bishounen
 * The Brute
 * Complete Monster: The series' biggest, most obvious one. Oh, but it gets worse. He knows he's one and he loves to take every opportunity to be an in-universe one he comes across.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Blow You Away: His Force.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Saleh suffers a lot from this. It's why Tytree's Reason You Suck Speech has no effect on him, and why.
 * Evil Gloating
 * For the Evulz
 * Masami Kikuchi: So, yeah... it's like having Akihiro Kurata enter the Tales world.
 * Smug Snake
 * Troll: His favoured method.
 * Villain Ball: . Then again, this is Saleh we're talking about.


 * Tohma



A brutish bull Gajuma who hides an evil, manipulative intellect. He possesses the Force of Magnet and is partnered with Saleh.


 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Break the Cutie: To Militsa and Hilda.
 * Complete Monster: Of high Manipulative Bastard variety. However, unlike Saleh, who just gets his kicks from it, Tohma's reasons for being an one overlap with Pragmatic Villainy.
 * Daisuke Gouri: His voice.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Casting a Shadow: His "Magnetic Geyser" Mystic Arte counts as the "Shade" element in this game.
 * Extra Ore Dinary: Implied, as part of his Magnetism powers... although we never actually see it.
 * The Evil Genius
 * Evil Laugh
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Horned Humanoid
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Moral Event Horizon: In-universe, the party considers his treatment of Hilda to be this.
 * More Than Mind Control: His favourite method of manipulation.
 * Obviously Evil
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: He really lost the Superpower Lottery with his Force of Magnetism, but more than makes up for it with his brute strength and intellect.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: He pulls this on Hilda....


 * Militsa



A Half who serves in the Four Stars. Though a kind friend to Hilda, she is slavishly dedicated to the Four Stars as she believes (due to the brainwashing of Tohma) that it is the only place a Half can be accepted. She possesses the Force of Rainbow and is partnered with Waltu.


 * Broken Bird
 * Cute Monster Girl
 * The Dark Chick
 * Doppelganger Attack: The main power of her Force.
 * Dull Eyes of Unhappiness
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Light'Em Up
 * Making a Splash
 * Evil Counterpart: To Hilda, though played with in that they start on the same side.
 * Fighting Your Friend: To Hilda.
 * Knife Nut
 * Half-Human Hybrid
 * Horned Humanoid
 * Phantom Zone: Another power of her Force is the ability to teleport herself and others to an Amazing Technicolor Battlefield.
 * Power Floats
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Four Stars, as a result of Tohma's brainwashing.


 * Waltu



A bat Gajuma who is good friends with Eugene. He is an honourable man who fights in the name of the Kingdom of Callegea. He possesses the Force of Sound and is partnered with Militsa.


 * Anti-Villain: By far the most sensible and reasoned member of the Four Stars..
 * Token Good Teammate: Probably because he answers more towards Milhaust, and is last seen
 * Bad Powers, Good People: He's got friggin' Mind Control as a power, yet he's still an unambiguously good person.
 * The Dragon: Due to being the most senior soldier. Noble Top Enforcer is in full effect.
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Hochu Otsuka
 * Mind Control: His Force can be used to control Huma, but he prefers not to use it if he doesn't have to.
 * My Country, Right or Wrong
 * Noble Demon
 * Noble Top Enforcer
 * Obviously Evil: Subverted. He's probably the single nicest and most affable baddie in the game. If Lawful Good has a face in Rebirth, it's Waltu.

Other Antagonists

 * Geyorkias

The King of the Sacred Beasts. He believes that the Huma race is the source of all evil in the world, and wishes to wipe them out completely.




 * Yuris


 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Hate Plague
 * The Heartless
 * Hate Plague
 * The Heartless
 * The Heartless