User:Krystal Tomlin/Tropes

In General

 * Big Eater: Around the majority of her characters are this - notably Taarin, Kayle, Liam, Neydro, Sam, the Saku Twins (to some extent) and Chiharu.
 * Even the anti-heroic characters like Bris, Iga, Meagan and Oliver are not afraid of indulging, though they are more conservative about it.
 * Does Not Like Spam: Again, the majority of her characters. Most don't like nuts and/or raisins, either. Or vegetables for that matter.
 * Gender-Bender Names: Bris and Kayle - both were names for female characters.
 * Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Deryk, Taarin and Zak count despite being male characters, though each can be a jerk at times. Played straight with Jannie.
 * Real Men Cook: About half of her male characters are good cooks.
 * Precision-Guided Boomerang: Tends to give the majority of her characters this weapon.
 * Pretty Boys: About the majority of her male characters.
 * Tomboy: Almost a majority of her female characters are this.

Ava Leighson

 * Action Girl
 * Adorkable: She is good at fighting and...not much else.
 * Bare Your Midriff: In Crono's artwork.
 * Cannot Tell a Lie: At least not around her mother, who can sense the Aura of pretty much everyone.
 * Daddy's Girl: Downplayed. She was at least a straight up version when she was younger.
 * Freudian Trio: With Solon and Spike; is the Id.
 * Genki Girl
 * Hot Blooded: Another trait inherited from her father.
 * I Am Not My Father: Or my mother!
 * Lady of War: Her fighting moves are quite graceful even by Drakenaer standards, something she probably inherited from her mother.
 * Like Father, Like Daughter: She has her father's stubbornness and good nature but also her mom's artistic skills.
 * Long Range Gal, Short Range Gal: The Short Range to Altina's Long Range.
 * Platonic Life Partners: With Spike.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: She's the Red Oni to pretty much everyone in her party (with a few exceptions).
 * She-Fu: Her fighting style incorporates plenty of acrobatic flips and graceful twirls.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Has shades of this.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: With Rosabel; is the Tomboy of the pair.
 * Tomboyish Ponytail
 * 'Well Done, Daughter' Gal
 * Why Did It Have To Be Bugs?
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade B in Crono's artwork.

Bris Afrost

 * Ace Pilot: Despite his rather cultured attitude, Bris can tear it up in his mech like nobody's business.
 * All of the Other Reindeer: It is implied he was shunned by society.
 * Anti-Villain: Type I.
 * Ax Crazy: He can get this way sometimes.
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * The Berserker
 * Char Clone: Other than his hair being silver, he seems to fit this.
 * Cool Mask
 * Dance Battler
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
 * Determinator: No matter how many times he gets beaten, no matter how many of his superiors are killed, he just won't give up.
 * The Dragon: Initially to the Big Bad, until he realizes just how unethical his boss' methods are.
 * Dragon Rider: Well, his mech is a dragon so that counts.
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Evil Counterpart: To Valerie. Subverted in that Bris is not very evil to begin with - just a soldier who's doing his job.
 * Expy: He's a nicer version of with the personality (and some looks) of, but seems to get his antagonizing ways from  - as he views Valerie as his most worthy opponent the same way Viral views Kamina as his.
 * The Fighting Narcissist: Averted - Bris does like to dress nice but appearances are ignored when it comes to doing his job, or facing off against Valerie.
 * Half-Human Hybrid: It is implied that Bris is not entirely human...
 * Hates Being Touched
 * Heel Face Turn
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right: His main reason for the above trope.
 * Hot Blooded: Not so much as his rival, but it's definitely there while in his mech.
 * The Lancer: Eventually becomes this for Valerie.
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Multi-Melee Master: Out of the mech, Bris can use a good variety of melee weapons. But especially knives and swords.
 * Red Baron / Names to Run Away From Really Fast: He is called the Black Dragon.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Valerie's Red.
 * The Rival: To Valerie.
 * Scarf of Asskicking: He sometimes wears one.
 * Shirtless Scene: Even he is not immune to this.
 * The Stoic: Takes on this personality after being beaten down so much by Valerie, though it starts to wear off after joining her.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist / Knight Templar: He believes what he is doing is right.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White Hair, Black Heart: Subverted - he's not really evil, but he is antagonistic towards Valerie.
 * Worthy Opponent: To Valerie. However...

Charleigh Stone

 * Action Girl
 * Lady of War
 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: Ritic is violent and he betrays his own hometown, so it does fit.
 * All Love Is Unrequited
 * Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Initially, anyway.
 * Badass Normal: She can even hold her own against both Goddesses.
 * Battle Couple: She wants to be this with Ritic.
 * Blue Oni to Selena's Red Oni
 * Break the Cutie: Having to fight the Ultimata must've really taken its toll on her.
 * Broken Bird: She's spends much of her time dealing with her older brother's death. Fortunately, it takes Selena's returning old self to help her get over her grief.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: It takes her awhile to warm up, especially towards Selena.
 * Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
 * Determinator
 * Distaff Counterpart: To Liam.
 * Expy: Of, at least when it comes to love. Generally, though, she's the gun-slinging version of , and  combined!
 * Fragile Speedster
 * The Gunslinger
 * Guns Akimbo
 * Gun-Fu
 * Heartbroken Badass: She'll continue fighting the Ultimata through her brother's death and Ritic's betrayal.
 * Morality Pet: She hopes to be this for Ritic.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
 * Revenge Before Reason: She wants to kill Coatl for her brother's murder.
 * Shipper On Deck: For Deryk and Selena; subverted in that she is unaware that the two were already together.
 * Shrinking Violet: Can be very shy in regards for her feelings.
 * Tomboy to Selena's Girly Girl
 * Veronica to Selena's Betty for Ritic; it's one-sided on her part, though.

Chiharu Fukui

 * Action Girl
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Aerys, though neither are initially aware of this.
 * Big Eater
 * The Big Girl
 * Boobs of Steel: She's the most combat-oriented of the three girls as well as having the biggest bust of the three.
 * Brawn to Kasumi's Beauty and Sokutei's Brains
 * Catch Phrase: Heya! - her usual form of greeting.
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
 * Determinator
 * Expy: Of.
 * Fragile Speedster -> Lightning Bruiser
 * Genki Girl
 * Hot Blooded
 * Kick Chick
 * Lethal Chef
 * Masculine Girl to Aerys' Feminine Boy
 * Multicolored Hair: Sometimes, anyway.
 * Red Oni to Sokutei's Blue Oni
 * Romantic Two-Girl Friendship: With Kasumi.
 * Tomboy to Kasumi's Girly Girl
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Meat in general, but especially burgers.
 * Tsundere: Especially when around Aerys.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Aerys. Also with Uiharu, though in a lesser extent.
 * Waif-Fu
 * Why Did It Have To Be Hornets?
 * Wild Hair: Her multi-colored spiky ponytail.
 * Wrench Wench: She's basically a go-to gal when it comes to fixing electronics.

Cyrus Leighson

 * A Blade on a Stick: He takes after Seto. Except his weapon is a more traditional spear.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Yes, he has younger siblings to protect.
 * Blow You Away: Wind is involved in his Limit Break.
 * The Hunter: He aspires to be this.
 * Like Father, Like Son: Like his father before him, he aspires to be seen as a hero but he also inherits his stubborness and inability to not think before acting.
 * Pink Girl, Blue Boy: With his twin sister Rosabel. When it comes to their scales and wings, anyway.

Deryk Coeldan

 * Aloof Big Brother: To Ritic.
 * Badass
 * Badass Cape
 * Badass Longcoat: One of his alts.
 * Heartbroken Badass: He can definitely hold his own despite the heartaches he's gone through. Of course, he's determined to find out why Selena has changed and why his brother's so jealous of him.
 * Best Served Cold: Against the Ultimata.
 * BFS
 * Blood Knight: A mild version.
 * Broken Hero: At least he comes close to being this.
 * Butt Monkey: Poor Deryk...
 * Catch Phrase: "It's not over yet."
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Determinator
 * Elemental Powers
 * Light Em Up
 * Playing With Fire
 * Shock and Awe
 * Expy: He does have some aspects of.
 * A Father To His Men: He grows to look after the rest of his teammates.
 * Good Is Not Soft
 * Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
 * The Hero
 * Hot Blooded: He tends to loosen up a bit in the fights.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Knight to Selena's Lady
 * Love Triangle
 * Betty to Ritic's Veronica towards Selena; a gender-flipped example.
 * Sibling Triangle: He and Ritic both have eyes for Selena.
 * Magic Knight
 * Master Swordsman
 * Nice Guy: Compared to his more violent brother, at least.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: But Odin help you if you harm Selena.
 * Not So Different: To Rain.
 * Perpetual Frowner: He tends to come off that way to some.
 * Pretty Boy
 * Real Men Wear Pink: He's extremely good at cooking. Apparently, his specialty is meat dishes.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Ritic's Red.
 * Single-Target Sexuality: He appears to have eyes only for Selena.
 * Spear Counterpart: To Rain, minus her backstory.
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic: When he has to deal with Coatl.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * Straight Man
 * Supreme Chef
 * Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts?
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Unless forced.

Jarek Caim

 * BFS
 * The Big Guy: Of the three Lords of CloudyWolf!
 * Blood Knight: He's a Gladiator, after all. At least he knows how to pick his battles, unlike Kayle...
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Expy: Of Snow Villiers. Tall, blue and chronically heroic idiocy? Check. Ice and water abilities? Check. Known to show off his strength and skills in front of people? Check.
 * Hunk
 * Idiot Hero
 * Keet
 * Perma Stubble
 * Stout Strength
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Kayle Chamlett

 * Anti-Hero
 * Badass
 * Badass Baritone
 * Badass Beard: Goatee, to be exact.
 * Badass Longhair
 * The Berserker
 * A Blade on a Stick
 * Blood Knight: He may be composed in his original fic, but here he takes joy in battles a lot more. This may be perhaps because he doesn't have younger Drakenaer to watch over.
 * Dark and Troubled Past'
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Expy: He's basically the dragon version of, but has some aspects of as well.
 * Fantastic Racism: Towards the humans - for a while.
 * Freudian Trio: With Draken and Ruriko; is the Superego.
 * Good Is Not Nice: Type II.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Morality Pet: Has one in Draken.
 * Pride: His main Fatal Flaw.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Hale's Blue.
 * The Stoic
 * Wild Hair
 * You Can't Go Home Again: Because it's been destroyed by humans for resisting.

Meagan Porter

 * Absolute Cleavage: Her 'Red Brigandine' outfit.
 * Action Girl
 * Anti-Heroine: Type II.
 * Bi the Way
 * Broken Bird
 * Classy Cat Burglar: She can act this way sometimes.
 * Dual-Wielding Knife Nut
 * Ethical Slut: Boy, is she ever!
 * Femme Fatale: Initially this in a heroic variety.
 * Good Bad Girl
 * Lady in Red: Her 'Red Brigandine' outfit.
 * Parental Abandonment: Her mother died from an illness while her father was killed in action.
 * Playing With Fire: Her main element.
 * Revenge: Her main motivation.
 * Tomboy to Kali's Girly Girl
 * Throwing Your Daggers Always Works
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With Zak.

Oliver Black

 * Ancestral Weapon: A he has in his possession also belonged to his father during the 10-Year War.
 * Anti-Hero: A Type II, at best.
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Big Brother Mentor: To Shira.
 * Brainy Brunette
 * Dark and Troubled Past: His mother has this, when she killed her tormentors in an act of vengeance by burning them all alive. He has not been told this, though.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Freudian Trio: With Adrian and Shira; the Superego of the group.
 * Glass Cannon
 * The Gunslinger: He's basically the marksman of the party.
 * Black Mage: And also one of the offensive bookmages, with some of his spells being a bit darker by nature.
 * He's Got Legs: Just look at those tight pants.
 * Honor Before Reason
 * I Just Want To Be Normal
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Long Range Fighter
 * Love Interest: He secretly has one in Shira.
 * Parental Abandonment: His father died during the war while he was 12, while his mom went missing just four years prior to the start of the fic.
 * Platonic Life Partners: With Shira. At first...
 * Purple Is Powerful: His main attire mainly consists of purple. Also, look at his eyes.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: He is skilled at tailoring, stemming from his yearning to care for his grieving mother.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Adrian's Red.
 * She-Fu: In complement to his gunplay.
 * The Stoic
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: He can be quite crass and rude at times but Shira is the first person he eventually warms up to.
 * Team Mom: Believe it or not.

Raevyn Noire

 * Animal Motif: Ravens.
 * Anti-Hero
 * The Black Mage
 * Bow and Sword in Accord: Occasionally, if magic becomes useless.
 * The Casanova: He takes Dante's place in the skirt-chasing department. He even flirts with Viola, one of the Crows.
 * Chivalrous Pervert: While he likes to hit on women, he's not actually out to hurt them and swears that no Crow shall hurt no more of those he considers family as long as he is around.
 * Pretty Boy
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin
 * You Killed My Family: Towards the Crows. It's taken into account that he considers the entire mage village his family and that the majority of them - including Felix - had resisted when the Crows ambushed them. Only a few mages are left alive.

Kaji Saku

 * Ax Crazy: Sometimes borders on this.
 * The Baroness: Of the sexpot variety.
 * Blood Knight
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Dark Chick
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Hoo boy...
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette
 * Evil Twin: Of Nami.
 * Expy: She has personalities of both and.
 * Genki Girl
 * Lean and Mean
 * Perky Female Minion: Mostly towards Nex.

Nami Saku

 * Action Girl
 * Genki Girl: Constantly cheerful and energetic.
 * Plucky Girl: Especially when she happens to have a sister who has turned, well, evil.

Both

 * Expies: Nami and Kaji are both the more hyperactive versions of respectively.
 * Girlish Pigtails: Both of them have these, only of different varieties.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Kaji's the Red and Nami's the Blue.

Spike Blackhart

 * Bare-Fisted Monk: With real claws to boot.
 * Dark is Not Evil: He's generally a good guy who tends to wear dark clothing, not to mention scales and wings.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Usually at Solon's expense.
 * Does Not Like Spam: He will not eat wild game meat.
 * Freudian Trio: With Ava and Solon; he's the Ego.
 * Platonic Life Partners: With Ava.
 * Pretty Boy: Even by Drakenaer standards.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: When Ava's not involved, he's the Red to Solon's Blue.
 * Scarf of Asskicking: He sports a long scarf around his neck, colored mostly in dark blue-purple with both its ends becoming a bright orange.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Wolves?: More specifically, Skyhounds. Thanks to Gluttony, that is.

Liam Draconys

 * Adorkable: Usually when it comes to women.
 * An Axe To Grind
 * Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: A gender-flipped version; he's the gentle one to Rain's brooding.
 * Catch Phrase: Really?
 * Cloud Cuckoolander: Sometimes, it's hard to tell if Liam is serious.
 * Chick Magnet: It doesn't initially affect Rain, though.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: He mostly uses his newly-developed powers to help people.
 * Expy:, and  are the primary basis for Liam, and the chief traits shared by them is their over-protectiveness of their best friends and their wavy dark hair.
 * Good Is Not Soft: He's generally a kind-hearted guy but if you hurt Zak, all bets are off.
 * Heartbroken Badass: He wants to get back at the Angels for murdering his wife.
 * Hot-Blooded: When someone close to him is hurt or killed, his blood can raise pretty close to Zak and Ike's level. It sometimes causes him to be a bit suicidal.
 * Hurting Hero: The loss of his wife has taken a bit of a toll on him; he tries to hide it, though.
 * The Kirk: Is mostly this to everyone.
 * Nice Guy: And one of the few ones in the group at that.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: But for Odin's sake, don't even threaten his fellow party members. Especially Zak.
 * Only Sane Man: He feels like he's this to the rest of the party.
 * Pretty Boy
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: A male example.
 * Straight Man: To Zak, who he often has to keep on the reigns.
 * Take the Third Option: He usually acts in the best interests for everyone, despite his sometimes rash decisions.
 * Tall, Dark & Snarky
 * Unskilled, but Strong: More apparent in the original fic, though. It disappears gradually during the World of Ruin.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?
 * Would Hit A Girl: Though he'll apologize beforehand.

Zak Sterling

 * Anti-Hero: A Type II, at best. Many things he does early on are pretty unheroic.
 * Ax Crazy: Sometimes. Especially when around Ike. Good thing Liam's there to keep him from taking it too far...
 * Chivalrous Pervert: While he uses his charms to get what he wants, he's not actually out to hurt anybody and is especially protective towards Jen - both of them are fellow orphans, per see.
 * Con Man: Not in the way the Black Spirit is, though.
 * The Cynic: He can be very cynical at times.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Mostly at Ike's expense.
 * Dragon Rider: He got to ride Levi at one point.
 * Even the Guys Want Him
 * Expy: Chiefly, he's both and  in terms of being a rank lower than their best friends and shameless womanizers but are loyal nonetheless. Having been said, he's almost on the verge of being  in that regard.
 * But he's also somewhere in-between both and  due to his rivalry with Ike.
 * Fragile Speedster: Zak is no stranger to conflicts as he's become street-smart, but he gets bruised pretty easily.
 * Guile Hero: He prefers using his wits more than his blade, though he is no slouch at that.
 * Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: A male example, despite his Jerkass tendencies.
 * Handsome Lech: He's had a rough childhood so it's no surprise he's constantly flirting with women - with varying degrees of success.
 * Headbutting Heroes: With James and Ike, especially early on.
 * Hot-Blooded: Oh, so very much!
 * Man Child: According to Liam, Zak gets distracted sometimes even in very serious situations.
 * Psychopathic Manchild: Whenever he's around Ike.
 * Mr. Fix-It: Seriously, has anyone seen a guy who can fix an entire airship?
 * Parental Abandonment: He lost his parents are a very young age.
 * Precision-Guided Battle Boomerang
 * The Rival: To Ike. And how!
 * Sad Clown: Outside, he is a rule-breaking skirt-chasing gambler with a devil-may-care jovial. Inside....
 * Tsundere: A Type B. He's generally okay with people in general. With Ike, however...
 * Undying Loyalty: To Liam, despite his somewhat lazy attitude.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Eventually develops this with Halcon.

Both

 * Ace Pilots
 * Freudian Trio: With Halcon; Zak is the Id of the group and Liam alternates between Ego and Superego with Halcon.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners
 * Morality Pets: They are this for each other.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Zak and Liam, respectively. Compared to the irresponsible Zak, Liam is the more mature half of this daring duo.
 * Screw Destiny: Both are determined to pull this.

Taarin Leighson

 * Attack! Attack! Attack!: His most basic battle plan.
 * Badass Longcoat: He sports one in TC2. Along with a hood.
 * Bad Powers, Good People: It kinda pays off with experimentation.
 * Battle Couple: With Cynthia.
 * Berserk Button: Do not attempt to harm Cynthia. Ever.
 * Big Brother Instinct: He can be very protective of some of the fellow party members who are a bit younger than him - especially Ivy and Felix.
 * Big Eater
 * Blood Knight
 * Bully Hunter: Back in his hometown.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome
 * Deadpan Snarker: When not in serious situations, usually at some of the characters' odd traits. Then again, he's the one to talk...
 * Determinator: And how!
 * Doomed Hometown: His beach village was destroyed by Zenith.
 * Dual Wielding
 * Emotional Bruiser
 * Expy: Of both and, with bits of  thrown in.
 * Fiery Redhead: He sports red streaks in his now long blond hair in TC2.
 * Fire, Ice, Lightning: His three primary Eons.
 * Friend To All Children
 * Glory Seeker: This threatens to be his fatal flaw in the first fic.
 * Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: A male example, despite his Drakenaerish traits.
 * Half-Human Hybrid
 * Hates Being Alone: Perhaps one of his most human traits.
 * Hot Blooded: It comes with being a young Drakenaer. Most of this hasn't even disappeared when he got older.
 * Hot Dad: He and Cynthia have 4-5 children by the time TC2 starts.
 * The Hunter: His job is to hunt food for his people in their town. Before Zenith destroyed it, anyway. Though he seems to go back to being this by the time the first fic ends.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Lightning Bruiser
 * Like Father, Like Offspring: Ava, his eldest daughter, inherits his stubbornness and good nature. So does Cyrus, in a lesser extent.
 * Magically Inept Fighter: All of the Drakeaner are this, but Taarin himself is a little bit more rounded (being a half-hume probably helps). That being said, Felix is a better fit for this trope - which is odd even for the Seer himself.
 * Papa Wolf: Those who attempt to hurt his kids - especially Ava - will do so at their own peril.
 * Playing With Fire: His primary element in InCa.
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy
 * Real Drakenaer Don't Cry: The hell they don't!
 * The Rival: To Hale in the DCI.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: He's the Red to pretty much the entire party's Blue (with the exception of Felix and probably Dante).
 * Rescue Romance: How he meets Cynthia.
 * Screw Destiny: He believes so strongly in this.
 * Shut Up, Hannibal!: Tends to give these to the villains.
 * Slasher Smile: He has a tendency to sport this when in battle.
 * Sticks to the Back: Both of his weapons.
 * Sword and Chakram
 * Tragic Keepsake: He has kept both Seto's double polearm and Seraph's scythe mainly as these since the end of the war.
 * Trash Talk: Perhaps the King of it.
 * Unskilled, but Strong: More apparent in the original fic, though.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With both Avec and Max.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: Sometimes.
 * Winged Humanoid: He is a Drakenaer, after all.

Wrath

 * A Blade on a Stick: His chosen weapon is a double lance.
 * Came Back Wrong: Well, he is a CoS so it's a given.
 * Even Evil Has Standards: He may be a cold-blooded murderer who sometimes sheds innocent blood, but he is rather disgusted of Gluttony who takes a strange delight in eating children.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Remember the New Guy: Only Seto (who was a child at the time) has seen him before, and thinks of him as intimidating.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: The true reason he become a CoS.
 * Taarin, I Am Your Great Uncle
 * Winged Humanoid: As are all other Drakenaer.