Mystic Ark/Characters

Heroes
The main characters of the game, they are the only characters able to navigate the Shrine and the only characters able to turn monsters into figurines.They wear heavy armor and are proficient in the use of swords.

You can choose the gender of the hero, which affects his/her abilities, status, and default name. They most likely came from the Green World.

The male protagonist is more oriented towards physical attributes. The attack spells he can learn are fire-elemental. (He is similar to Olvan the Dwarf from the 7th Saga.)
 * 1) Lemele/Remeer the Hero

The female protagonist is more oriented towards magical attributes. The attack spells she can learn are ice-elemental. She can learn more magic than Lemele/Remeer, especially healing and support spells. (She is similar to Kamil the Human warrior from the 7th Saga.)
 * 2) Ferris/Fellis the Heroine

Apart from their attribute growth, the most apparent difference between the two heroes consists of the spells they can learn. Seven spells can be learned by both, the following ones are different: In the table above, the brackets specify whether a spell targets one or all the enemies.
 * Direct comparison

Spellcasting character classes

 * 3) Meisia the Priestess

A priestess (or White Mage), she is the main healer of the game. She can wear the same light armor as Miriene, the witch. The weapons she can use best are staves, but she should rather focus on magic. (She is similar to Valsu the Human healer from the 7th Saga.)

Meisia's unique spells&skills:
 * Prayer: regenerates Meisia's lost health.
 * Heal-more, Heal-high, Full-heal: the three strongest healing spells.
 * Compassion: regenerates Meisia's lost MP.
 * Aura: increases magic powers.
 * Holy Emblem, Freezing Hell: strong attack spells.


 * 4) Miriene the Witch

She is a fairly balanced spellcaster, not specializing in anything in particular. She learns a wide array of spells with different effects, and she's especially useful with her support and debuff skills. She can wear the same light armor as Meisia, the priestess. The weapons she can use best are knives, but she should rather focus on magic. (She is similar to Esuna the Elf girl from the 7th Saga.)

Miriene's unique spells&skills:
 * Mirror: protects from enemy magic.
 * Alluring eyes: reduces enemy magic.
 * Kiss of death: steals MP from enemy
 * Slow: makes enemy less dangerous and more vulnerable.
 * Fireball: a strong magic attack.
 * Hurricane, Prominence: strong magic attacks.


 * 5) Kamiwoo the Ogre

This character (a Black Mage) is best used for his offensive spells. His choice of armor is limited. The weapons he can use best are axes. (He is similar to Lejes the Demon from the 7th Saga.)

Kamiwoo's unique spells&skills:
 * Threathen: makes enemy less dangerous.
 * Sick: makes enemy more vulnerable.
 * Blood Suck: steals HP from enemy.
 * Ice split, Blizzard hole: strong magic attacks.
 * Earthquake: strong magic attack.

Physical character classes

 * 6) Reeshine the Grappler

She specializes in strong melee attacks. The weapons she can use best are nunchunks and boomerangs. She can wear her own martial arts suits for protection. (She is similar to Wilme the Alien from the 7th Saga.)

Reeshine's unique skills:
 * Kick: a strong attack on one enemy.
 * Smash: a strong attack on all enemies.


 * 7) Lux the Tetsujin

"Tetsu-jin" is Japanese for "man of iron". A mysterious robot, Lux specializes in heavy attacks. While he shares many of his characteristics with Lux from The 7th Saga, there is no known relationship between the two. He can equip iron fists and iron armor exclusive to him.

Lux's unique spells&skills:
 * Atomic, Blast bomb: spells and skills that damage one enemy.
 * Laser, Wide ray, Full atomic, Spark: spells and skills that damage all enemies.


 * 8) Tokio the Ninja

A speedy ninja, he gains several useful abilities, like a double hit and a power-boosting yell. He can equip the same heavy armor as the Heroes and he is proficient in the use of most weapons; in particular, he's the only character proficient in the use of sabers and bows. (He is different from any of the seven characters in the 7th Saga.)

Tokio's unique spells&skills:
 * Red burn: a weak spell that targets all enemies.
 * Illusion strike: a strong skill that allows two normal attacks per turn.

Character class triangle

 * Legend
 * TOP: characters with no magic abilities
 * BOTTOM: characters with great magic skills
 * LEFT: characters with healing magic ("white")
 * RIGHT: characters with attack magic ("black")

Comparison with the 7th Saga
Comparing the character class triangle above with the one for The 7th Saga, the parallel is apparent. The following table shows the correspondances between the characters in The 7th Saga and Mystic Ark, sorted by decreasing Magic power.