List of Skies of Arcadia characters
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This article covers the fictional characters from the Sega Dreamcast video game Skies of Arcadia. Characters from the Nintendo GameCube remake, Skies of Arcadia Legends, are also included.
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[edit] Player characters
The game's three main player characters are Vyse, Aika, and Fina. The secondary three player characters are Drachma, Gilder and Enrique.
[edit] Vyse
Vyse is the viewpoint character of the game. Vyse (pronounced "vice" in English or "bai-zu" in Japanese) is somewhat short for his 17 years of age. He has brown hair and brown eyes, and a scar on his left cheek. He wears a blue jacket over a black sleeveless t-shirt, black leggings, brown knee-length leather boots and a sky-blue "eyepatch"-shaped lens over his right eye which he can use to magnify distant objects. Once enhanced, this lens can also identify invisible objects; more specifically, Moonfish. Not very much is known about Vyse's youth, except that as soon as he was able to, he became a regular sailor on his father's pirate airship, the Albatross. Vyse had to overcome airsickness when he was a child, but it no longer bothers him. He obtained the distinctive crescent-shaped scar under his left eye during a failed rescue attempt when he was ten years old when he was protecting Aika.
Vyse is extremely driven to do well and be a role model to those around him. His strong compassion and empathy are known to inspire others to great feats that they did not realize they were capable of. With nothing more than his goodwill and personality, Vyse unites a disparate crew from all over the world into a single fighting force to do battle with the Valuan Armada, and he can call on his crew members when the need is great to fight the enemy by shouting, "Blue Rogues, attack!" Vyse is a notable character in modern RPGs because his personality and character design visibly eschew the brooding, monochromatic and depressive characterization embraced by Squaresoft (now Square Enix) in the PlayStation iterations of the Final Fantasy series. Also in a radical departure from role-playing game heroes, Vyse is not content to be a silent protagonist, being instead vividly created by his words and actions, and is one of the most memorable main RPG characters of modern gaming history. Such is the importance of Vyse's dialogue, that at select moments in the game, the player is given a choice of what Vyse is to say. At least one of these answers will usually enhance Vyse's Swashbuckler Rating.
Vyse is an expert swordsman who fights with twin cutlasses, and his ultimate weapon is called the Vorlik Blade, while in the Gamecube version, Skies of Arcadia Legends, there is an even more powerful weapon called Sky Fang. He can focus his spiritual energy through his weapons to perform high-powered attacks beyond the ability of normal fighters. Vyse and Aika are sufficiently confident in their fighting abilities when fighting together that they consider five against two to be unfair odds to their opponents. Because of his strong, optimistic personality and open, friendly demeanor, Vyse is a natural magnet for women and even some men. He attracts attention, welcome or otherwise, from many of the female characters of the game, though his true affections lie with his closest friend, Aika, and Fina, their mysterious associate.
Vyse sees the older Captain Drachma as a mentor figure during the early part of his voyage, and in its middle, he meets the freewheeling Captain Gilder, who shows the younger pirate the lighter side of life in the skies of Arcadia. Vyse and Gilder break out of a Valuan prison together and rescue Aika and Fina, then enlist the aid of Prince Enrique to escape from the country. Enrique then accepts Vyse as the captain of his ship, the Delphinus, to continue their mission to recover and secure the six Moon Crystals. In the Japanese language sound bites, Vyse is voiced by Tomokazu Seki. In the English version Vyse is voiced by Christopher Sullivan.
[edit] Aika
Aika is one of the three protagonists of the game. Aika (pronounced "ai-ka" in Japanese and virtually the same in English) is a brown-eyed redhead who wears her hair in two long, stiff braids. During the brief periods when she takes her hair down, it is soft and straight. Aika's clothes are a pair of goggles which she wears perched on top of her head, a brief yellow dress, dark shorts (which bear a passing resemblance to Japanese school bloomers) and a pair of leather boots similar to Vyse's. Unfortunately, her physical beauty has attracted unwanted advances from Admiral Vigoro of the Valuan Armada. Aika is 17 years old, the same age as Vyse and Fina.
Aika's childhood alternated between happiness and tragedy. Her parents were killed when she was a small girl, and for a time she was kept by the Dyne family as a foster daughter until she was old enough to take care of herself, when she moved back into her family's old home. When she was a very young girl, Aika fell into the well on Pirate Island and was rescued by Vyse; as a result of the trauma of this fall she has never learned to swim. When she was ten years old, she got into serious danger while helping out with a rescue mission, and this situation resulted in the crescent-shaped scar under Vyse's left eye. Aika feels guilty about Vyse's injury, but Vyse doesn't blame her for it.
Aika's fighting style is aggressive, using her boomerangs in long arcing curves against single opponents. Her magic is very strong, though not quite as strong as Fina's, and she has an especial affinity for spells of the Red Moon, which she learns more quickly than others. She is also the quickest character with the most agility, letting her unleash her attacks and magic before opponents have much of a chance to retaliate. Noticeably, all of Aika's S-moves are named after letters of the Greek alphabet. Her S-Moves involve wide attacks against groups of foes, especially powerful against weaker enemies, and are powered by the Red Moon, making them fire based.
Aika has been friends with Vyse for her entire life and the two fight well together. She also becomes fast friends with Fina. Aika has problems with authority figures, including Captain Dyne, but comes into her own when she, Vyse and Fina strike out on their mission. Although Aika shows signs she may have more than friendship with Vyse, such as showing extreme worry when they got separated when the Little Jack was damaged and kissing him on the cheek during a night time conversation on Crescent Isle, she never makes it more explicit. In the Japanese language sound bites, Aika is played by Tomoko Kawakami. In the English version, Aika is played by Victoria McCreary.
[edit] Fina
Fina (pronounced "fai-na") is one of the three protaginists of the game. She is a beautiful 17-year-old girl with a curvy figure, pale skin, green eyes and blonde hair. She wears an ankle-length sleeveless white dress slit up each side to nearly halfway up the thigh for mobility, white tights and boots with gold cuffs, sleeves which stay at mid-arm despite no visible means of support, and a gold headband from which depends a gauzy cream veil that covers her collar-length hair. There is a triangular cutout in her dress at the top of her breasts. Fina has arcane markings on her forehead and shoulders, of unknown origin and purpose. There were similar markings on Ramirez's face and body in a flashback.
Fina had a profoundly lonely childhood. The only humans in the Great Silver Shrine other than her were Ramirez and the Elders, the latter of whom were all well over a thousand years old and preserved in crystals. For all of her adolescence and half of her pre-adolescent years, Ramirez was gone on a secret mission for the Elders, so Fina was virtually alone and isolated from human contact in a very sterile environment. Given the circumstances of her youth, Fina is a surprisingly well-adjusted young woman. The polar opposite of Aika, Fina is demure and introverted, allowing the more extroverted Vyse and Aika to deal with strangers. Once Fina's friendship was won, she will go literally to the ends of the earth and beyond for said friends, even when they would be deemed beyond reasonable hope by most. She is very naive about Arcadian customs, given her cloistered upbringing, but she is a very quick study, and generally only needs a given concept to be explained to her once before she understands it. However, her education includes some very curious gaps, like pets, such as the dog, like Arcadian huskra, Pow, and the use and acquisition of money. Fina quickly picks up Aika's habit of gently teasing her close friends, aided by her quick wits.
Fina appears to be a weak physical fighter, and her floating pet, Cupil, does her physical attacks for her, both close-range and distance. Her magic strength, however, is the highest of the other fighters, giving her punishing firepower in her attack spells. Her S-moves can heal and add beneficial effects and remove the enemy's beneficial effects.
In the game, Vyse and Aika quickly take Fina into their close-knit partnership, hardly skipping a beat. Fina is the quietest member of the trio, and she prefers to be the voice of support rather than a leader. However, she earns the respect and love of everybody around her with her beauty and quiet empathy. Fina's relationship with Vyse and Aika grows very close by the end of the game, which allows the three to act as one. In the very last scene of the game's ending cinema before the credits roll, Fina appears with Vyse and Aika wearing a much skimpier, pirate-themed version of her costume. Cupil is also featured with a mustache and eyepatch. In the Japanese language sound bites, Fina is played by Yui Horie. In the English version Fina is played by Julissa Aguirre.
[edit] Drachma
Captain Drachma is a major player character in the game. Captain Drachma is a grizzled old man with a full beard and mustache, a patch over his right eye and a fisherman's paunch. His right arm was torn off by the arcwhale Rhaknam, later revealed to be the purple gigas, Plergoth. He wears black pants and a green shirt, over which goes the strap that holds his mechanical arm onto his body. Drachma has had his mechanical arm for quite some time, and he can use it with a great deal of fluidity, as if it were his natural arm and not a prosthetic. Drachma's name derives from a Greek drachma.
Drachma's personality late in life is shaped by the tragic loss of his wife and his son, the latter of whom his boat, the Little Jack, is named after. He is a tired, bitter old man, hanging desperately on to his desire to avenge himself on the mighty whale (a parallel to the classic tale Moby Dick). When Rhaknam wrecks their ship, Vyse and Aika are deposited on Drachma's vessel The Little Jack, and the captain wastes no time trying to be rid of them. Vyse eventually convinces that helpng them get to Valua is Drachma's best chance at finding Rhaknam, after which he begrudgingly agrees.
Drachma takes the young heroes under his wing during the early part of the game, unwillingly at first, but over time he joins in their fight against the Valua empire. After aiding Vyse, Aika, and Fina in collection two of the moon crystals, Drachma is suddenly sidetracked when he senses the presence of his old foe. Realizing he cannot talk the Captain out of pursuing Rhaknam, Vyse promises to help him. While camped out in wait for the arcwhale that night, Drachma confesses about his past; how Rhaknam took the life of his only son and crew, and and how Vyse reminds him of his son. Rhaknam appears, and Drachma manages to latch onto it with the Little Jack's harpoon, but is prevented from fulfilling his goal when the ruthless Ramierez opens fire on them. The ship is damaged beyond repair and the crew is forced to evacuate, frustrating Drachma once more. When Vyse and the others rush into the lifeboats, Drachma does not join them. He gives Vyse a quick smile and shoves his boat overboard; Vyse can only watch the flaming Little Jack still tied to Rhaknam and flying into the night. Drachma had become a part of their small family, and his loss is keenly felt by Vyse and crew.
Although he is presumed dead, Drachma was actually dragged along with the wounded Rhaknam to its "home": the ice city Glacia. Ironically, Drachma owes Rhaknam his life. He feeds it for an extended period and attempts to nurse it to health, but Rhaknam's wounds are mortal. When Vyse's group re-encounter their old captain in the ice city, Rhaknam is close to death. With the loss of his enemy, Drachma has no vendetta left and has to start over. Being close to Vyse, Fina and Aika reminded him that there were things to live for other than vengeance.
Drachma is the strongest physical fighter of all in Skies of Arcadia, able to dish out terrifying damage and absorb punishment. However, his magic strength is very weak, and he is quite slow. His weapons are a series of hand attachments to his metal arm.
Drachma dies six months after the end of the game. His battles with Rhaknam become the legends of tavern stories across Arcadia. In the Japanese language sound bites, Drachma is played by Mugihito. In the English version Drachma is played by Joseph Hughes.
[edit] Gilder
Captain Gilder is a darkly handsome man of 32 years, who wears a red duster, like other gunslinger anime heroes like Vash the Stampede and Final Fantasy VII's Vincent Valentine. He wears a pair of slim-framed pince-nez which he doesn't actually appear to need for anything but looks. Gilder is a freewheeling, free-love type of pirate with a woman in every port. He lives to have fun, and flying about the skies, shooting up Valuans and liberating their treasure is a lot of fun. In the Japanese version, he also enjoys the occasional cigarette or two, usually lighting up after a battle.
Gilder has had many flings, but no true love. He treats Vyse as a younger brother, and vocally envies the younger pirate's ability to travel Arcadia with two of its most beautiful women. Clara is crazy in love with him, but he avoids her, saying that "in some ways, she's scarier than the Armada." Gilder's philosophy on love is described by his motto, "Women are like sunsets; they are beautiful, but there will be a different one tomorrow." After the Battle of Soltis, Gilder goes back to his sky-sailing, hedonistic ways. His true love is the Claudia, his agile airship.
Gilder appears first on Empress Teodora's "Most Wanted" list, for the early stages of the game, but is eventually overtaken by Vyse, King of Rogues, Mighty Cannon Vigoro or Lord Zivilian Bane. Gilder fights both at close and long range with his pistols. His S-moves also involve his guns. In the Japanese language sound bites, Gilder is played by Norio Wakamoto. In the English version Gilder is played by Jay Styne. Gilder is actually a mistransliteration of Guilder.
[edit] Enrique
Enrique could be considered feminine in appearance, short in height and slightly-built. His blonde hair is neatly fringed in front and sleekly well-groomed in back. He has wide, bright green eyes, and wears dark violet clothing, and a breastplate. Enrique wields a rapier in combat, which he uses in his attacks and S-moves. Enrique hits precisely through weak points rather than with Vyse's powerful cutlass techniques. Despite his youthful appearance, he is the third oldest of the party characters throughout the game, at an age of 25.
In his childhood, Enrique was taken care of by servants and saw Second Admiral Gregorio, who was like an uncle to him, far more often than his mother, the Empress. As a young adult, he and Admiral Galcian conflict in their interests, to the point that Enrique eventually takes up arms against his homeland to fight against him.
Enrique has a strongly and deeply entrenched moral sense, something that puts him at odds with the indolent Valuan nobility. He is a charismatic speaker, the force of his heart filling his words with sincerity that might not otherwise be believed coming from a Valuan noble. He chose willingly the path of an outcast and Air Pirate because he believed that his path was the only way to shock Valua out of her complacency. However, the American booklet says he is "rather fainthearted" (though this may be an impression of his character "from the street" before the game begins).
Enrique is romantically involved with the Yafutoman Princess Moegi, the younger sister of the unmarried Crown Prince Daigo, who is king shortly after the end of the game. Enrique and Moegi also marry at the end of the game, making Enrique's potential first child both heir apparent to the Valuan Throne and heir presumptive to the Yafutoman Throne. Enrique's closest friends are his fellow crew members of the Delphinus crew; Vyse, Aika and Fina. In the Japanese language sound bites, Enrique is played by Soichiro Hoshi. In the English version Enrique is voiced by Robb McCulloch.
[edit] Valuan Empire
The game's main antagonists are affiliated with the Valuan Empire. Valua's foreign policy is hostile, expansionist and imperialist, and its domestic policy is best summed up by what a character in the game has said, "Valua isn't known for their hospitality. They prefer to shoot first and ask questions later." The Valuan Armada is the strongest military in the world of Skies of Arcadia, followed by the Nasrean Navy. A few years ago, a war between Valua and Nasr ended; the apparent conclusion was status quo ante bellum.
[edit] Empress Theodora I
The Empress of Valua and mother to Enrique, Theodora was said once to be a kind and beautiful woman, but is now a corrupt ruler bent on acquiring the Moon Crystals and unleashing the Gigas onto the world once again. She requests her armada to bring Fina to her so she could reveal the secret of the ancient, thus bringing to Gigas to conquer the world.
Although Theodora I used to be kind, she is now very manipulative, calculating and cruel. She is very self-righteous and can't stand anyone going against her wishes. Despite this, she cares very much for her son, Prince Enrique, and wants him to stop "worrying about the petty worries of the people" if he is to take over the throne in the future. She is later crushed in the palace by the Rains of Destruction later in the game.
[edit] Galcian
Galcian is the primary antagonist of the game, who repeatedly uses his subordinates to amass his own personal power and battle the heroes. Galcian's original flagship is the Serpent, later in the game, after betraying Valua, he uses a new flagship, called the Hydra, also known as the "Flying Fortress".
Galcian is a strong and fit man in his late 40s. His hair is iron-grey while his beard is black and his eyes are dark and hooded. He wears a black cloak over his fighting clothes, which consist of a black shirt, some light armor over his chest, a broad leather belt and close-fitting pants. His sword is a gigantic weapon, nearly five feet long from hilt to tip, with a triangular blade nearly a foot wide at its base.
Galcian's loyalty is only to himself. He will do anything, and betray anyone, to increase his own power. He believes that only power rules, and that the weak, which is to say everybody but him, are fit only to serve the powerful. His motivations and desires revolve primarily around power, and because of this he is slightly a shallow character. However, in his own way, he is fighting to save the world from those who would destroy it. He is an intelligent, manipulative, aggressive and dangerous villain. In Skies of Arcadia Legends, the Game Cube version, there is backstory on Galcian's ideals and why Ramirez becomes loyal to him.
Galcian commands the absolute loyalty of the troops and sailors under his command, though not necessarily so of his fellow admirals. In particular, Gregorio neither likes nor trusts the younger Lord Admiral. Galcian is aware of and manipulates Belleza's attraction to him but does not return her feelings. He has a strong relationship with his former Vice-Captain, Ramirez. Galcian has a strongly adversarial relationship with Vyse and his crew, although they seldom cross swords during the game's events.
During the Valua-Nasr War, Galcian was an ambitious officer who rose to the rank of First Admiral by his late 30s. He advanced to Lord Admiral after the death of former Lord Admiral Mendosa, about ten years prior to the start of the game. Lord Galcian plans to rule all of Arcadia himself, rather than by manipulating the over-aggressive and unstable Empress Teodora I. To this end, he raises the lost continent of Soltis and uses the legendary Rains of Destruction to destroy Valua. During the Battle of Soltis, Galcian is confronted and defeated by Vyse and his friends, who runs in an escape pod. However, Belleza appears in her ship and says she feels that the deaths that the Rain of Destruction brought is their fault, and rams it into his, killing both of them. In the Japanese language sound bites, Galcian is played by Kinryuu Akimoto. In the English version Galcian is played by Dennis Lancaster.
[edit] Alfonso
Alfonso is the First Admiral of the Valuan Armada. Something of a minor character, Alfonso is never actually fought within the game, meaning that his battle techniques are unknown. However, he is known to have a sword with a skinny blade, which he uses to kill his vice-captain during the beginning of the game. Besides this, however, he rather delegates to his subordinates the job of exterminating Vyse and crew. He also has two creatures he calls Antonio and Antonio 2. His high position in the Armada is entirely due to his family's connections to the Valuan royalty and not to any form of battlefield prowess.
He is first encountered in the game's first dungeon, and announces himself with "Normally, lowlifes such as yourselves would not have the opportunity to bask in such greatness. Consider yourselves fortunate." As can be inferred from this, he is an extremely arrogant and self-centred young man, wearing elegant clothes and with his hair in a high-class style. Vyse's crew manages to rob his ship during their first encounter, but Alfonso escapes blame for his negligence by murdering his Vice-Captain and claiming he was a traitor, until Galcian found out the truth.
Alfonso later shows up again aboard his flagship the Cygnus and plays a major role in the running of the Moonstone Mine near Ixa'taka. After telling the Empress of Lord Galcian's betrayal, he is promoted to Lord Admiral of the Armada, right before being caught in the Rains of Destruction and crushed to death, along with the Empress.
[edit] Gregorio
Gregorio is the Second Admiral of the Valuan Armada, second nominally to both Alfonso and Galcian, but in reality only obeying Galcian. Although of no relation to Enrique, the prince thinks of and refers to him as an uncle. His flagship is the Auriga. He is honorable to the extreme and dislikes Galcian or the current expansionist orders, although he feels it on his honor to obey them. He is at least in his early to late sixties. He is known as 'Ironwall' among his peers for his superb defensive tactics and capabilities.
Gregorio first appears in a cut scene of the Admirals in a meeting. Later, his fleet of ships is fought after leaving Esperanza for the first time. This series of fights ends with the defeat of the Auriga. However, after deciding that his honor would be better served helping his 'nephew', Enrique, and his friends, Vyse, Aika and Fina, he sacrifices his life to save them, delaying Galcian as they escape from Dangral Island. His death devastates Enrique.
[edit] Vigoro
Vigoro is the Third Admiral of the Valuan Armada, his flagship being the Draco. He is liked by some girls and has a machismo attitude, which he is not afraid to show. For instance, when Vyse has to battle his ship, the Draco, he taunts him by yelling "Hey, Vyse! My cannon's bigger than yours!" He also believes that a man "is measured by his popularity with the women."
Aika has a few unwelcome run-ins with him, and he tries as hard as he can to win the love of "Red", his nickname for her, but always fails. It is implied he tried to rape her, but in the Japanese version they make it more blatant. The U.S. version alters it a little to just him making dirty passes on Aika. He later gives up on her, however, after being beaten by Vyse a second time, believing that "the strongest man should have the finest woman."
Vigoro later quits being a part of the Valuan Armada, and becomes an Air Pirate, under the alias "Mighty Cannon Vigoro." He is also the only Admiral that doesn't die at any point throughout the game. In Skies of Arcadia: Legends, the Gamecube version, he can be fought as an air pirate by fulfilling demanding requirements.
[edit] Belleza
The Fourth Admiral of the Valuan Armada, Belleza is an attractive woman in her early 30s, astonishingly young for her position as the fourth highest ranked officer in the Imperial Valuan Armada. She is the commander of the Imperial Intelligence and Special Operations Command. She has dark red hair that falls between her shoulder blades, narrow green eyes and wide lips. She wears a uniform consisting of a fitted, ribbed top of dark pink, red leather sleeves with wide shoulders, a wide belt (or a narrow corset), black pants with an exaggerated flare at the hips, and red boots. Her name translates to "beauty" or "beautiful" in Spanish. In disguise as "Bellena," a Nasrean dancing girl, Belleza wears gauzy, billowy violet pants and a top that's not so much a top as an opaque violet sash looped around her neck, over her chest and tied behind her back. In the Japanese version, her disguise is a slight bit more see-through.
Belleza hates warfare and unnecessary bloodshed, but believes that the best way to end such evils is for the entire world to be united under one rule. Unfortunately, the government she serves is the oppressive Valuan Empire, and this leads to a conflict between her sense of duty and her sense of justice. She finally, however, kills Galacian, along with herself, feeling that it is her fault for the innocent lives murdered.
Belleza has an unrequieted love for Galcian, and says that he would "never give her a second look." She finds Vyse physically attractive, addressing him as 'handsome' throughout the game, but regards him more or less as a handsome younger man than a love interest; by the end of the game she gives Vyse advice to help him better understand Aika and Fina. Belleza directly opposes Vyse and his crew, decieving them in order to get her hands on the Red Moon Crystal, but after she and the Lynx are defeated in battle, she resurfaces later in the game be scheming against them. Belleza convinces the Yafutoman King's advisor to allow her forces to occupy his country, but Vyse joins forces with other air pirates and drives back her fleet. During the Battle of Soltis, Belleza rams the Lynx into the escape module of Galcian's flagship, the Sky Fortress Hydra, killing both her and Galcian.
[edit] De Loco
De Loco, the Admiral of the Fifth Fleet, is insane, or at least almost insane, which can be inferred from his name, which translates from Spanish to "crazy". After encountering and losing to Vyse in his ship, the Chameleon, he obsesses over the incident and tries to hunt down and kill Vyse for the damage to his ship. Judging from his appearance, it's clear that he has problems with his body, for he wears apparatuses on his front and back that seem to help him breathe. His head is also encased in a glass bubble, and he is always wearing a pair of wrap-around goggles, concealing his eyes. Whenever he gets angry, his suit beeps warningly before he collapses. Despite this, however, he is a technological genius, creating such weapons as the prototype for the Moonstone Cannon, which is later implemented on the Delphinus.
De Loco is first seen, like the other Admirals, in a cutscene near the beginning of the game. Later, he is defeated by Vyse and his friends, when he tries to burn the forests of Ixa'taka to the ground to find the lost city of Rixis. He is defeated a total of five times throughout the game. He meets his death when the Chameleon, sinking into deep sky, crushes under the pressure and subsequently explodes. His enraged fits, which are comical and cartoon-like, faintly resemble the enraged fits of Donald Duck.
[edit] Ramirez
Ramirez is the youngest admiral, being 24, and the most recent addition to the Valuan Armada. He has a strongly bishounen appearance with pale skin, green eyes and medium-long silver hair. Ramirez's flagship is Her Imperial Valuan Majesty's Ship Monoceros.
Ramirez is one of only two children of the Silvites, the other being Fina, 7 years younger. A decade ago he was sent to Arcadia to scout the world for the Moon Crystals, in preparation for the Elders to send the Rains of Destruction to wipe out Arcadian civilization once more, fearing as they did the Valuan Empire. During the interim, Ramirez lost contact with his superiors and became part of the Valuan military, becoming the aide of first Lord Admiral Mendosa and then his successor, Galcian. Shortly after the beginning of the game, Ramirez is promoted to Sixth Admiral of the Valuan Armada by request of Galcian.
Ramirez is an extreme follower, whose morality revolves solely around the dictates of others. While this may have been desirable to the Elders while he was on the Great Silver Shrine, it resulted in his loss on Arcadia, and the stronger-willed Fina was sent to complete his mission, though she was not briefed on the true goals of the mission. In particular, Ramirez develops a near-religious obsession with the desires and goals of Lord Admiral Galcian, and follows the older man to his death at the Battle of Soltis.
Defeating Ramirez concludes the game. Also during the game, it is shown that Fina once looked to Ramirez like a big brother, and that he was not always cold and cruel like he is during the game, showing that he may have been twisted while in Valua, as he was either persuaded by Galcian, seeing the people of Arcadia "petty" and "concerned with wealth."
Due to the fact that Ramirez is a common Spanish name, like most Valuan characters', and given his Silvite orgin, Ramirez may not be his given name; however, Fina recognizes the name when hearing Galcian mention him earlier in the game. It's speculated that Ramirez' original name may be Rami (as that's what Fina first identifies him in a flashback, although that may just be because her words were cut short).
[edit] Crewmembers
Once Enrique gives the Delphinus to the Blue Rogues and it becomes the party's main means of transportation, the player begins to acquire crew members. There are 11 crew jobs, and two crew members for each job, for a total of 22 crew members. Only one member of each job can be on duty at any time. Crew members fulfill three main purposes. Firstly, they inhabit the Crescent Island base and provide the player with item and weapon shops, amongst other things. Secondly, they provide abilities usable during ship battles. Lastly, two special abilities become available during normal battles which can be used when the spirit gauge is full: "Prophecy", a devastating move that attacks all enemies for massive damage, and "Blue Rogues", a move dependent on the active crew members. For the "Blue Rogues" special, a certain amount of damage is dealt to all enemies and a healing is given to Vyse and company.
[edit] "Lone Wolf" Lawrence
Position: Helmsman
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Lawrence attacks with a red cutlass.
Lawrence is a dark mercenary who Vyse meets at Sailor's Island. He charges Vyse 10,000 Arcadian Gold for purchase of his skills as a Helmsman aboard the Delphinus. Throughout the game, Lawrence does not say much, but is known to complain of how little gold he is receiving in return for the danger he faces. Lawrence is often completely inanimate, aside from when he is operating the Delphinus. Lawrence is likely from the land of the Red Moon, since he utilizes a red cutlass in combat. In the earlier stages of the adventure, Lawrence's name appears ninth on Empress Teodora's "Most Wanted" list, under the supposed alias "Lone Wolf" Lawrence. Ultimately, it is unknown if this is the same Lawrence, but is quite likely. Therefore, Lawrence is in fact a pirate himself and possibly operates as a freelance. After the Battle of Soltis, Lawrence is reported to have disbanded from Vyse's crew and is once again a mercenary in Valua.
[edit] Don
Position: Helmsman
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Don laughs maniacally as sparks of light spray from his bottle of Loqua.
A former sailor and alcoholic who Vyse encounters in the slum city of Esperanza. In his sailing years, Don was aboard a ship that attempted to cross the Dark Rift, but after failing, Don gave up sailing indefinitely. Don ridicules Vyse's optimism after Vyse mentions he will attempting to sail the Dark Rift, but shares the secret of the Dark Rift with him anyway. Astounded after witnessing the Delphinus take down Gregorio's fleet, Don calls for Vyse to permit him to travel aboard the Delphinus, if he survives the Rift. Later, returning victorious from their adventure, Don eagerly joins the crew of the Delphinus and once again takes up the helm. He is excellent at dodging due to the unpredictable, almost drunken way he weaves around the sky. Don is usually seen with a bottle of Loqua in hand. At the end of the game, Don makes a safe pathway through the Dark Rift.
[edit] Hans
Position: Engineer
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Hans starts a machine while saying "The Regenerator is ready!"
The energetic son of the renowned Centime, Hans first befriends Vyse at their first meeting in Horteka, and shares a supply of Moonstone Fuel with him. After the Valuans desert Ixa'Taka, Hans continues working with his father aboard their grounded ship, until gaining experience enough to join Vyse's crew aboard the Delphinus, wherein Brabham adopts him as an apprentice. Hans is the same age as Vyse and sports a typical bishonen appearance. After the Battle of Soltis, Hans marries Urala.
[edit] Brabham
Position: Engineer
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Brabham sleeps for a few seconds before being startled and falling over.
The first Engineer aboard the Delphinus, Brabham is highly skilled at his work and a master at updating and improving ships, and is solely responsible for all the updates to the Delphinus. He is regularly at work on the Delphinus and, in his time working upon it, he allows it to be able to explore areas of the world previously thought to be unreachable. Brabham first meets Vyse after being directed to Crescent Isle by Gilder. After an initial fee of 25,000 Arcadian Gold, Brabham begins working on the Delphinus, but does not join the crew until after Vyse returns from Yafutoma. He mentions once that he is over 100 years old.
[edit] Khazim
Position: Gunner
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Khazim fires off two cannons, one under each of his arms.
The finest gunner in Nasrad, Khazim was caught off guard by Ramirez's onslaught. Furious, he becomes bent on getting revenge on Valua on behalf of the city, but Vyse tells him to calm down and that marching in recklessly will only get himself killed. Aika then retorts, "So says the one reckless enough to break out of the Grand Fortress twice." Hearing this, Khazim asks to join Vyse's crew and, refusing to take no for an answer, becomes his Gunner. Having him on the active crew increases the power of the Main cannons. Khazim is rarely seen without his two accomplices, who are ordered to keep Khazim's cannons and ammunition clean. When at Crescent Isle, Khazim regularly tends to the cannons located in the dock.
[edit] Belle
Position: Gunner
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Belle lights a large cannon and plugs her ears as it fires.
First seen on board the Primrose, Clara's ship, Belle is ordered to leave the Primrose in order to aid, and learn from, Captain Vyse. She thus joins the Delphinus as a gunner, along with her two friends, Lily and Nara. Belle is a clumsy young girl who is regularly dropping cannonballs, forgetting to mention certain things in conversation and generally annoying other crewmates. Despite this, she is a hard worker and a valuable member of the crew, who also tends to the Nautica Shop inside Crescent Isle's dock. At the end, she returns to the Primrose and is looking for her true love. She also believes that "cannonballs came out of cannons real fast."
[edit] Tikatika
Position: Lookout
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. TikaTika, proclaiming "I never miss!", fires off a volley of arrows from his bow.
Found in Horteka, Tikatika tells Vyse that he is in search of a nearby village of women. Upon confirming that this village is the Ixa'Ness Village, TikaTika joins Vyse's crew. Incidentally, Vyse needs him in his crew and the Ixa'Ness Village in order to fight the Ixa'Ness demons. At Crescent Isle, TikaTika is usually found outside the meeting room, staring down at the entire island. He regularly reports to Vyse about occurrences on the base. His balence is excellent: he rgularly stands on rails hundreds of feet above the ground. He often flaps his arms like a bird.
[edit] Domingo
Position: Lookout
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Domingo looks through his binoculars to find gold in a treasure chest.
Domingo is a world-famous explorer whose primary quest is hunting down rare discoveries. Until joining the crew of the Delphinus, he is Vyse's rival in scouting these discoveries. He joins Vyse's crew on the condition that he can acknowledge Vyse as a better treasure hunter than himself, and challenges him to have amassed a total of 30 discoveries, as he will otherwise not join a crew that isn't composed entirely of "beautiful women." When active, he will increase the opportunity to deliver Critical Hits during a ship battle. Domingo is usually seen socialising in restaurants, as he is ordinarily found in Gordo's Bistro, and later inhabitates the tavern on Crescent Isle. Domingo is the Spanish word for Sunday.
[edit] Polly
Position: Cook
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Polly smooches the screen.
First introduced during the first visit to Sailor's Island, Polly runs the local tavern. After getting the Delphinus and visiting the tavern, Polly reveals that her husband was shipwrecked and she hasn't seen him since. She wants to go looking for him, but is worried about Anne, her daughter, who later convinces her to go. Polly agrees and becomes the ship's cook. Only by having Polly aboard the Delphinus at the time of meeting Robinson, will he agree to join the crew. When the two meet, Robinson describes Polly as "a lot more woman than I remember you". It would thus seem that Polly was not always the busty barmaid she is today. After the Battle of Soltis, Polly and Robinson return together to the tavern on Sailor's Island, where they have more children.
[edit] Urala
Position: Cook
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Urala cooks a meal.
Urala is quite shy and meek and works in the teahouse as a waitress. She is also revered as one of the two beauties of that land. She is sisters with Kirala, who is basically her polar opposite. However, Urala only joins Vyse's crew if her sister is part of it as well. She joins as a cook. Having Urala on the team allows Vyse and his friends to completely fill their Spirit Gauge. After the Battle of Soltis, Urala marries Hans, the engineer.
[edit] Izmael
Position: Builder
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Izmael throws a large wooden beam at the enemies.
A builder of much talent and accomplice to Brabham, Izmael was sent to Vyse by Guilder, in order to begin work on transforming Crescent Isle into a suitable base. After returning from Yafutoma, Izmael has single-handedly converted Crescent Isle into an adequate living space, with a tavern, meeting room and crew's quaters. When provided with more funds, Izmael is able to continue developing Crescent Isle redesigning the buildings and adding more features; he even goes so far as to carve a relief into the rock face above the lake. Vyse and his crew are often amazed at Izmael's speed of working and superb designs. Physically, Izmael is a dwarf who sports a long and bushy beard, and is always striking random poses during dialogue, which he accompanies with varied outbursts of "Ba ba BAM."
[edit] Kirala
Position: Builder
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Kirala attacks in the fashion of a ninja, throwing short knives while strafing.
Kirala is a Yafutoman builder and sister of Urala; respectively, the two were revered as the beauties of the land. Kirala immediately joins Vyse's crew, desperate for adventure, and advises Vyse to allow her sister to come along also. Such is her haste, that she completely disregards the construction of her own house in Yafutoma, in favour of adding a Yafutoman flavour to Vyse's base. When given sufficient funds, she is capable of revamping Crescent Isle's buildings, adding a flavour of Yafutoma as she does so.
[edit] Kalifa
Position: Merchant
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Kalifa looks into her crystal.
A fortune teller originating from Maramba, Kalifa's fortunes are world famous as absolutely accurate precognitions. Throughout the game, she offers advice on rare discoveries, hidden treasure chests and even details new abilities that become apparent, though she often passes out mere common sense. ("Eat your vegetables, and chew them thouroghly!") She also serves as a guide, informing Vyse on where to go next in the game. After Vyse gains the Delphinus, she informs him of a vision she was shown; although vague, she is sure that Vyse was the man in the vision, although the figure had in his possession a Suiran Blade. After purchasing this sword in Yafutoma and returning, Kalifa believes that she must follow Vyse, and thus joins his crew. On Crescent Isle, she is given her own tent for fortune telling, and can provide more accurate fortunes once the tent is renovated.
[edit] Osman
Position: Merchant
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Osman throws gold coins into the air.
A greedy loanshark from Nasrad, Osman is first encountered by Aika and Fina, when they become stranded in Nasrad. Osman informs the two that she will not lend them any money, since they can provide nothing of equal value in collateral, claiming that her business does not offer charity. After Ramirez's assault on Nasrad, however, Osman's office is levelled, and her trusted clerk loots every piece of gold in Osman's possession. Desperate to regain her fortune, she begs to join Vyse's crew, noticing the size and apparent value of the Delphinus. Vyse agrees, much to Aika's disapproval, and Osman joins as a merchant. On Crescent Isle, she sets up a small shop in the cave adjacent to the dock; this shop can be renovated for a small cost, which also allows Osman to acquire more items.
[edit] Ilchymis
Position: Artisan
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Ilchymis opens a book and uses medicine to heal Vyse and his friends.
Ilchymis is the crew member whose initial location is the most remote; he is alone in a lab on a small, high altitude island north of Valua, where he lives as a hermit. He joins the crew once Vyse meets him and says that he knows the silver spell Riselem. Ilchymis was once a Valuan noble who fled his country to avoid being forced into weapons research. His most remarkable service once in the crew is that he can set up a shop that can sell Vyse and his friends an unlimited number of seeds, which are used to permanently increase the character's attributes.
[edit] Ryu-Kan
Position: Artisan
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Ryu-Kan can be seen crafting "a fine blade."
An expert swordsmith and weapons craftsman who lives alone on an island north of Yafutoma, in a remote region of the frontier lands. Ryu-Kan is a valuable asset to the crew, as he provides the team with remarkable expert weapons, the strongest sort available within the game. In order to acquire Ryu-Kan as a crewmate, Vyse must have a swashbuckler rating of at least Vyse the Daring.
[edit] Marco
Position: Sailor
Blue Rogues Special: Damage Marco takes a booger out of his nose and flings it at the enemy.
Marco is an orphan that Vyse and co. meet in Valua's Lower City. He eavesdrops on the party's secret plans, and Drachma threatens to kill him for it. Marco reveals that he gave up hope on life after his parents were killed for trying to escape from the poverty of Lower City. He later helps the Blue Rogues escape through the sewers, which is where he lives, but remains convinced that it is impossible to escape from Valua. Vyse, however, changes his mind by telling him to "never give up." Marco later stows away on the Delphinus, and becomes the first crew member and a sailor. After the end of the game he becomes first Admiral of the New Armada.
[edit] Robinson
Position: Sailor
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Robinson drinks a bottle of loqua and blows flame at the enemy.
As a young sailor, Robinson's crew attempted to tackle the Dark Rift, unsuccessfully. The only survivor of his destroyed ship, Robinson found himself stranded for many years inside the dark rift, barely staying alive in the wreckage of his former ship. When found by Vyse, Robinson suffers terrible amnesia, to the point that he has forgotten his own name. His only memories of his former life, and indeed his reason for living, are of his daughter and wife; Polly, who manages to restore Robinson's memory. Robinson joins Vyse's crew as a sailor, and vows to one day return with Polly to Sailor's Island. Robinson has a large, scruffy beard and wild black hair, a result of his time spent in the Dark Rift. Even after escaping, Robinson does not shave his beard, nor cut his hair. Robinson's name is taken from Robinson Crusoe.
[edit] Pow
Position: Jester
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Pow barks fiercely at the enemy.
The purple Huskra, Pow, is seen on Pirate Isle. The children around ask Vyse to take Pow with him on his journey, since they are too young to help themselves and desperately vow to help Vyse. Vyse agrees to take Pow with him, and the Huskra becomes a "Jester... of sorts", as well as the ship's dog. Pow has the ability to increase the chances of landing a hit first in ship battles. Pow is usually seen with a faceful of food when at Crescent Isle, or pacing the bridge during voyages.
[edit] Merida
Position: Jester
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Merida dances, raising the morale of the group.
A young and enthusiastic dancer from Horteka, Merida is responsible for the "Note in a Bottle" found atop the Sailor's Island lighthouse. Although at first refusing to talk to Vyse, hating easterners for Valua's cruelty, she later comes to respect him after he rids Ixa'Taka of the Valuan forces. After Vyse displays the Note, and when he is captain of the Delphinus, Merida jumps to the conclusion that he was sent by Quetya, the Ixa'Takan god, and joins the Delphinus' crew. She announces that her "dancing can lift everyone's spirit." Indeed, she has a special podium inside the Delphinus' mess hall, which she uses for her dancing, and a stage inside Crescent Isle's tavern. She is able to wear a Yafutoman kimono, and learns, from Urala, to dance in a Yafoutoman style.
[edit] Moegi
Position: Delegate
Blue Rogues Special: Healing. Moegi prays, healing the group.
Moegi is the princess of Yafutoma and is expected to marry Muraji, the son of soon-to-be-traitor Kangan. Enrique falls in love with her and she falls for him in turn. After Vyse and his friends helps drive the Valuans out of Yufutoma and discover Kangan and Muraji's treachery, the emperor of Yafutoma agrees to let Moegi go with Vyse's crew, and she joins the crew as a delegate. Her crew ability prevents damage from enemy magic. In the game's end sequence, she marries Enrique and becomes the Empress of Valua. Moegi is actually the only royal female in the world besides Empress Theodora I.
[edit] Pinta
Position: Delegate
Blue Rogues Special: Damage. Pinta smacks the enemy with a giant wrench.
Pinta is a young boy who looks to be around the age of 7, with quite a large belly for someone his size. First encountered in the weapons shop at Sailor's Island, Pinta sparks a discussion with Vyse regarding their dreams. When Vyse returns a captain, Pinta decides to accompany him, and joins the crew. His knowledge of the world is both vast and broad, encompasing everything from modern economics, to ancient history. When at Crescent Isle, Pinta can be called upon to find and house rare animals on the island, adding a touch of decoration. In the Dreamcast version, there is a special VMU mini-game called Pinta's Quest, where Pinta travels the skies in search of treasures, which can be brought back into the main game. This is where certain rare items are found. However, in Skies of Arcadia Legends, the GameCube version, these items are instead hidden in the main game itself, since the GameCube has no VMU system, and the Game Boy Advance is not supported for mini-games.
[edit] Blue Rogues
Blue Rogues are pirates that rob from armed vessels, especially from the Imperial Armada. They give part of the money they steal to the needy and poor. The Blue Rogues help anyone in danger or distress. The booklet also menteions they follow the "Rules of the Blue Rogues", which is to be audacious, make decisions swiftly, always challenge he who is stronger than you, take treasures and be thankful, do not tolerate cowardness, and never give up.
[edit] Dyne of the Blue Storm
Vyse's father and 17-year mentor, Dyne is the rowdy captain of the Albatross, and later the Albatross II. Dyne appears a strict gentleman, but also extremely wise, and a good talker. He is equally as bold and as daring as his son, and is renowned as an expert gunslinger and tactician. Dyne is the proud father of the Dyne family, as well as all of Pirate Isle; he set up his base at the age of 19. Dyne wields a pistol, similar to Gilder's, which uses armor piercing bullets. He kills a Valuan soldier by shooting through his metal armor. Dyne appears second on Empress Teodora's "Most Wanted" list, only behind Gilder, but is replaced further on in the game. Dyne plays a very small role in the game, following the first escape from Valua, until his skills are once again called for in the Battle of Soltis, where he joins the Armada under his own son's command.
[edit] Centime
A friendly old man who Vyse and company first encounter whilst in Ixa'Taka. Centime's ship, the Iron Clad, was grounded in Horteka after roughing the perils of South Ocean, and Centime found himself stranded with his wife and children, most, if not all of whom, are believed to be adopted. After breaking Centime from his cell in the mines, he returns the favour by disconnecting De Loco's traps within the mine, allowing Vyse and his friends to escape the mines unharmed. It is later learned that "Loose Cannon" Lapen, the air pirate vandal, is the adopted son of Centime. Indeed, it would seem that Centime had, in his time, adopted and raised a fair few orphans. Centime appears on Empress Teodora's "Most Wanted" list, early in the game, under the name of "Centime the Tinker", but is replaced further in the game.
[edit] Calamity Clara
Clara is called "Krone" in the Japanese version of the game, a reference to the Swedish "krone" coin and continuing the "money" theme of secondary character names shared by Gilder (guilder), Drachma, Rupee, Piastol (piastre), and Daccat (ducat), among others. She is a slightly mad Blue Rogue who is obsessed with Gilder. Believing him to be her true love, Clara chases Gilder across Arcadia in her modified pirate ship, the Primrose. Gilder believes that "In some ways, she's even scarier than the Armada."
In the middle of the game, when Vyse and Gilder are imprisoned in Valua, Gilder hesitates to break out once he learns that Clara will be part of the rescue force. Clara also saved Aika and Fina's lives when they abandoned the Little Jack, and helped them get to Nasrad in order to search for Vyse. She was even kind enough to give them money in case they needed it, showing that Clara had a huge heart and would help anyone in need. Aika believes that "she was the nicest stalker" she "ever met."
Clara's ship is painted in vivid shades of pink, red and yellow, and it reminds Aika of a "honeymoon suite." Her crew consists entirely of adolescent girls and young women, some of whom also hope to seek their true love across the skies. Her crew includes Belle, a gunner who she leaves for Vyse and his crew to teach. Belle later joins Clara's crew again. After the end of Skies of Arcadia, Clara continues to sail the skies in pursuit of Gilder.
[edit] Black Pirates
Black Pirates are pirates that attack any ship, especially merchant vessals and unarmed ships. They take the money only for themselves, and are often cruel and evil. They set fire to ships and don't trouble themselves with the troubles of others.
[edit] Captain Baltor
Baltor is a rowdy Black Pirate first encountered by Vyse on an escort mission between Sailor's Island and Nasrad. Baltor jumps at the opportunity to raid the merchant vessel under escort from the Little Jack. Not backing down from a fight, the Little Jack and the Blackbeard, Baltor's pirate ship), engage in a ship battle. After winning this battle, Baltor swears revenge on Vyse as his ship plummets somewhere over the Nasr desert. In the Gamecube version of the game, Baltor is the first Bounty fight, albeit a mandatory one.
Following up on his threat, the Blackbeard once again comes to challenge Vyse much later in the game. However, he is defeated again, despite all his efforts. Finally admitting Vyse is superior to him, Baltor returns later to fight at Vyse's side in the Battle of Soltis, though it would appear even then that he is still as rowdy and untamed as ever.
[edit] Gordo the Round
An obese Black Pirate, Gordo uses his ship to steal food from sailors. He only attacks from ships that seem to carry lots of food. However, not wanting to damage the food onboard, he never fires cannons, preferring to board the ships. Gordo fought Vyse and company in North Ocean shortly after leaving Ixa'taka, but was soundly defeated. After his loss, he decides to give up on pirate life and opens up his own restaurant, Gordo's Bistro, in virtually the same area in which he fought Vyse. Like Baltor, Gordo is a mandatory Bounty fight in the Gambecube version. His Bistro is an important part of a sidequest later on, and he aids Vyse in the Battle of Soltis late in the game. After the battle, he remains proprietor of his Bistro and never fires a cannon again.
[edit] Gigas
Gigas were created in the Old World and can only be controlled through a moon crystal. If the person who summoned them is unconscious, it goes on a rampage and destroys everything in its path. Most of their powers derive from one of the Moons, except for Zelos, whose power comes from all of the moons. The Gigas are creatures that the Valuans want to control to take over the world.
[edit] Recumen
Recumen is the Red Gigas. It has tremendous power, firing a red laser from one of its many mouthes. At first, Recumen is dormant in the Temple of Pyrynn, looking like statues in front of the temple. However, after being awakened by Belleza, the "statues" are revealed as its heads. After Belleza calls it off, it lies back into the sands. It is the only Gigas to remain undefeated throughout the game, and one of only to survive it.
[edit] Grendel
Grendel is the Green Gigas. It has a powerful fist and can pick up boulders. It is summoned by King Ixa Taka to drive away the Valuans, but after he is knocked unconscious, Grendel goes on a rampage. He is later knocked into a valley by the Little Jack. A boomerang called, Grendel's Wing, can be acquired after the fight. It is made from his bone and matches the power of its fist.
[edit] Bluheim
Bluheim is the Blue Gigas. It resembles a giant blue bird with wings. It has wind-based powers. This is the first flying Gigas that Vyse and his friends face. It is at first dormant at Mount Kazai, but Muraji summons it with the blue moon crystal. It is later defeated by the Delphinus.
[edit] Plergoth
Plergoth, also known as Rhaknam, is the Purple Gigas. It is surrounded by a perpetual fog and can blow out icy steam. It lived in the Ice Lands in the ice palace. At first, Plergoth was a normal arcwhale, a creature in the Arcadian world, but once it was imbued with a purple moon crystal, it became the only living Gigas. It met Drachma before the game's outset, killing his son and crew and tearing off Drachma's right arm. Drachma swore revenge against Rhaknam, but after the arcwhale saved him, Drachma felt more at peace and actually took care of his foe before he died as a result of encountering Ramirez's ships.
[edit] Yeligar
Yeligar is the Yellow Gigas. It is able to fly and has electrical abilities. It was so powerful that Silvite mages had put it to sleep and placed it in a cave, under a metal sheet called the Great Seal. After being awakened by Vyse and his friends, the Gigas breaks out through the seal. This shows that Yeligar is quite strong, as the entire Valuan army couldn't open the seal. The Yellow Gigas is later defeated by the Delphinus.
[edit] Zelos
Zelos is the Silver Gigas. Out of all the Gigas, this is the most powerful one as it is able to draw its power from all of the moons and summon the Rains of Destruction. At first, the Silvite Elders created it to destroy the Old World, but then sealed it in Soltis, so its power could never be used again. They then made Soltis sink below the clouds. However, Galcian and Ramirez rose the lost continent up again and opened the seal with the six moon crystals. They then used it to summon the Rains of Destructions on Valua. Ramirez was originally going to make Zelos summon the rains again to destroy Valua as told by the Elders before he became loyal to Galcian. Later, Ramirez uses the crystal embeded in his arm to sacrifice his life in order to control and merge with it, causing the thing to grow to monstrous size. It is, however, still in the process of metamorphasis, so Vyse and his friends take this chance to attack before it becomes "invincible." After defeating it with the Delphinus, part of the Gigas falls onto the ship. Inside it is Ramirez, who has merged with the Gigas. However, Vyse and his friends defeat it as well, destroying the both of them.
[edit] Miscellaneous Characters
[edit] Tribe Elder
The Tribe Elder is the voice of reasoning in the Ixa taka village. He has the most power next to the king and his priests. At first, he believes that Vyse and his friends are like the Valuans, but he convinces the elder that he isn't like them and beseeches for the moon crystal. The elder, believing his "eyes are pure", tells him to see the king, who knows where it is.
[edit] King Ixa Taka
King Ixa Taka is the king of the land that bears his name. He stays in a floating hut north of Ixa Taka. After Vyse and his friends rescue Isapa, his high priest, for him, they go off to find Rixis, where the moon crystal is. However, the king already had the crystal and used it, while they were gone, to summon the green Gigas, Grendel. While in his wooden ship, De Loco fires it, causing the king to go unconscious. After Vyse and his friends knock the rampaging Grendel into a valley, the king hands Vyse and his friends the crystal, saying it was wrong of them to use it.
[edit] Isapa
Isapa is the high priest of king Ixa Taka. He is captured by the Valuans, but is later rescued by Vyse and his friends. In return for his rescue, he tells them the riddle to where the green moon crystal is located. Isapa is actually "very observant...especially around women" as he was able to tell that Fina was a Silvite. Aika believes him to be a "dirty, old man." He is able to sense trouble in the winds.
[edit] Daigo
Daigo is the prince of Yafotuma and brother to Moegi. He was exiled to Tenkou Island, but later resumes his royal duties after saving his land from the Valuans. Throughout the game, he helps Vyse and his friends with their problems, aiding them with his Yafotuman army. At the end of the game, he becomes the king of his land. Daigo acts casual but also determined and loyal to his country.
[edit] Mikado
Lord Mikado is the king of Yafotuma. His advisors, Kangan and Muragi, had convinced him to exile his son, Daigo, because of his rebellious ways. Later, he asks Vyse and his friends to retrieve the Maga Sphere, which is the blue moon crystal, for him. When they do so, he tells them he wants to keep it as a sign of royal succession. Later, after refusing to give his land to the Valuan Armada, he is taken hostage by Belleza and Vigoro but is later rescued by Vyse's crew and Daigo's Tenkou. He lets Daigo resume his duties as prince of the land and exiles Kangan and Muragi to Tenchou Island.
[edit] Kangan and Muragi
Kangan and Muragi are the advisors of Lord Mikado's court. They convince him to exile his rebelling son but fail in trying to remove Vyse and his crew from Yafotuma. Later, they assist Belleza in taking Mikado hostage. Muragi then takes over the Delphanus momentarily, until Vyse and his crew reclaims it. Kangan summons Bluheim, the blue gigas, but after it is defeated, he surrenders. The two are exiled to Tenchou Island. Muragi actually has a crush on Moegi, but she does not return his feelings. Kangan is a clever and calculating man, but his son, Muragi, is more cowardly.
[edit] Silvite Elders
The Silvite Elders live in the Great Silver Shrine, and are hundreds of years old. After creating the Silver Gigas, Zelos, they brought down the Rains of Destruction upon Arcadia, which wiped out the advanced warring civilizations thriving in the world. Zelos was then placed in suspended animation so its power would never be used again. Before the start of the game, they sent out Ramirez to gather the moon crystals to release Zelos and call down the Rains of Destruction once again. Later, they also send out Fina to help with this task without her knowing the real reason why she was looking for them because they lost contact with Ramirez, believing that the worst could have happened to him, when in truth, Galcian had recruited Ramirez to the Valuan Empire. Eventually, after travelling the world with Vyse, Fina convinces the Elders not to call down the rains and to let Arcadia develop on its own. Near the end of the game, the Elders finally "believed in the future of the world", but had to sacrifice themselves to shatter the barrier around Soltis, thus saving the world instead of destroying it. The Elders mentioned by name in the game are Prime, Helios, and Cross.
[edit] Vize, Anita, and Faina
New to Skies of Arcadia Legends, this group of former actors resemble Vyse, Aika, and Fina, albeit wearing different clothes. Vize and his company ruin the reputation of Vyse and crew since it makes them rich. They have made the Wanted List in Skies of Arcadia Legends. Vyse's ranking will go down while this trio is on the loose, as they continue their evil doings. Vize resembles Vyse, except he wears a blood red tunic and has an arrogant, smug expression on his face. Likewise, Anita resembles Aika, but with pink hair, a black dress, and cold eyes. She is also flirtatious towards Vyse, calling him "big boy." Lastly, Faina wears a black version of Fina's dress and has silver hair and has dislikes the real Vyse and company. Vize and crew decide to fight with the real Vyse if approached, reasoning that if they kill the true Vyse and crew, they'll be able to take their places, as no one would be able to tell the difference. They use similar S-Moves to Vyse and his friends. Faina, however, is unable to attack, as she does not have a Cupil like Fina, but is capable of using powerful magic. After they are defeated, Vyse's name will be cleared and his ranking will be reinstated. Defeating them also wins the Tuna Cutlass and Swirlmerang, which were only available on the Dreamcast version by downloading them online. After their defeat, they open a new troupe.
[edit] Piastol, the Angel of Death
Appearing exclusively in Skies of Arcadia Legends, Piastol is a quiet, icy cold, and very deadly bounty hunter whose sole purpose in life is to hunt down and kill pirates. She makes no distinction between Blue Rogue or Black Pirate, believing that "they're all the same." Piastol starts to appear soon after collecting the Red Moon Crystal and challenges Vyse several times. She has ties to his past, but she doesn't reveal them until Vyse and his friends fight her at least three times.
When Piastol was a little girl, her father, Mendosa, was an Admiral for the Valuan Empire. One night, Vyse and Aika, both 10 years old at the time, encountered his ship, the Aquila, burning in the sky. Thinking it was merely a rescue mission, they boarded the ship. Piastol caught them and, thinking that it was they who set fire to the ship, tried to kill Aika with a thrown knife. Vyse jumped in front of Aika, resulting in the scar on his cheek. After this event, Mendosa's body was found, and his cause of death was listed as a sword wound. But regardless, these events caused Piastol to have a deep hatred for all pirates, and now she hunts them down.
Piastol is a semi-tall, slender woman. She has icy cold blue eyes and silver hair, with three ponytails dyed as icy blue as her eyes. She wears what almost appears to be dominatrix leather with huge blades attached to her boots, and carries a scythe that's as big as she is. She attacks with a Deathhound at her side, and knows every offensive Silver spell in the game. She also has her own S-Moves; Tempest Dance, where she viciously kicks and slashes at her opponent with her boot spikes and scythe, and Deluge, where she leaps into the air and hurls throwing knives all over the battlefield. Her S-Move becomes more powerful each time Vyse and his crew fight her.
[edit] Doc and Maria
New in Skies of Arcadia Legends, Doc and Maria fly around Sailor's Island in their ship, and welcome Vyse and crew around any time to pay a visit. Early in the game, Doc gives Vyse a special item called the "Moonfish Lens", which will allow Vyse to detect and catch a special kind of fish called Moonfish. These Moonfish are food for the little chick that Maria has with her when you first meet them.There are about 24 of them scattered throughout Arcadia.
Doc is a middle-aged man with a close-cut haircut, a white coat, and a friendly disposition. Despite this, he first greets Vyse and his friends with a "curt" voice. Maria is a little girl with a black and white dress and platinum-blonde hair tied into huge swirly ponytails. Their story is revealed as Vyse and his friends raise Maria's bird.
Doc was once employed by Mendosa, Maria's father. He was her caretaker, and was close to her family. When Mendosa was killed 7 years ago, Doc took Maria and fled Valua to escape oppression. Unfortunately, they never knew what became of Maria's older sister, and haven't heard from her in a long time. Maria became emotionally distant after her family's death, and hasn't spoken a word since. When Vyse help her raise her bird, she'll slowly come out of her shell and open up again. Eventually, she'll reveal the name of her sister, Piastol. Doc also reveals that it was he who found Ramirez ten years ago and took him to Admiral Mendosa of Valua. Back then, as Doc says, Ramirez was kind, honest, and gentle, much like Fina is. However, he is later shocked when Vyse reveals that Ramirez became evil. Raising the bird is optional in the game. Every time the bird eats, it gives Vyse and his friends a new item in return. Some extremely unique items are given to Vyse and his friends only by the bird.
[edit] Mendosa
Admiral Mendosa was an admiral of Valua. He had trained Ramirez to be a solider and was good friends with the Doc. He has two daughters, Maria and Piastol, and treated Ramirez like a son. Although he seemed to be kind and compassinate, he had a cruel and manipulative side. Ramirez had told him he disliked how some of the Valuans overworked the Ixa' Takans, so he said he would tell the Empress of his complaints. However, Ramirez later learns that Mendosa was actually making the Ixa' Takans work extra time and keeping the profits for himself. Mendosa doesn't want to tell the Empress because he wants to continue doing it. Since Ramirez found out, Mendosa ordered his soldiers to seize him. However, Ramirez kills him and his soldiers with his sword and somehow knocked over a candle, setting the ship on fire. Ramirez then leaves, telling the Doc that "the Ramirez you knew before is no more." Although Mendosa dies, his daughters and Doc survive. Mendosa died years before the events of the game, and is only seen through flashbacks. He is actually the reason for why Ramirez changed.
