A bathhouse NPC who carries a scythe to ward off any peeping toms.

One of those super strong NPC bosses.

A misunderstood cyberthief who loves hoarding treasures.

A avenger. A man who is trying to right many wrongs.

A possessed mage who tries to help the party despite her inner demon.

A fairy who helps out the main hero.

("HEY. LISTEN!")

The primary, and flamboyant, antagnoist with a huge ego and serious daddy issues. (I couldn't help thinking of Kuja xD)

Oh gawd. Oh gawd oh gawd. I an in no way whatsoever a blue annoying twerp-ass.

The...sorry, Ju, you avi screams Desert Merchant to me. A caravan driver who offers to sell his wares cheaply to the struggling party.

The hot evil character who may have a relatively small role but fangirls want his smex.

The epic character that you can only get with epic cheat codes.

What...what even XD

The thief/assassin who you can never be sure is on which side.

the final boss they put on the box-art who you don't actually fight

A naked lost thirsty nomad in the desert which had a hidden temple that you alone knows how to get to.

The keeper of the lake whom holds the key to the next level. In order to obtain the key, you must pass her trials, which test your resolve and morality. If you fail, you will become one of the fish of the lake.

The angelic yet deceiving 'guide' along the road.

The rebellious teenage mage who sometimes can't handle her own slightly necromantic spells.

The new guy who joins your party, you know... the guy who everyone is a tad... (putting it slightly) afraid of...

The guy with the massive anger issues..

I am the manry-est of men!

One of the rarely-spawned area bosses. Defeating him gives you a special weapon, but you have to find him first.

The henchmen for the final boss

The protagonist of the tale, who is fighting the bigbad in the past. Little does she know that she is from an ultimate timeline, and that the endboss is her past self. With the boss's defeat, she herself fades from existance.

The ending movie shows her being reborn into a new, more peaceful life as reward for her heroic deeds.

A spy for the good side masquerading as evil.

The first boss you encounter, who is astoundingly easy to defeat. But, by the end of the game, you come to find out that 1) They are not evil. 2) They've been orchestrating every major event in the game, and 3) They do not expect you to succeed, you silly little protagonist. But, you gain their respect as you prove them wrong, defeating them in battle for the final time.

The protagonists quirky best friend .

A maiden/summoner who becomes corrupted by dark magic and eventually becomes a boss.

The unlikely protagonist who originally wanted to destroy the world. But, then a jerk came along and stripped them of their powers. So, for now, they'll fight to save the world, if only to regain their power so they can destroy it themself. (( At least, that's how they feel at the beginning. ))

I am the manry-est of men!

One of the big-bads that seduces one of your party members, twisting their minds and turning them into a level field-boss. You don't get to exact revenge until the end of the game, and even then there runs a chance she'll turn your comrade against you, still having him in her thrall.

Town drunk that you buy strange spells and items from.

I am the manry-est of men!

The second phase of the big boss at the end of the game.

The huntress type character that a secondary main character has the hots for. Like Fran from FFXII o3o

The rival that only fights beside the protagonist at the very end.

The eternal goddess that grants the hero his powers

The druid of the woods who teaches your main character their ranged attacks and healing spells.

The reaper who shows up as the main character is about to die and offers them a chance to return to fix things...

Magic user

The ghostly guide that teaches the protagonist through the tutorial

The white mage that nothing really bad ever happens to but gets kidnapped all the time because she's like everyones little sister.