Thread:MMYP999/@comment-27109830-20170211234526/@comment-27416494-20170212042016

I'll go ahead and continue this list tomorrow. (I can't really seem to remember the Star Ocean fights for the life of me though.)

Seymour vs Mithos: Half human hybrids hailing from a race of highly discriminated people. Long before the events of their respective games, they journeyed the land alongside their closest allies, which ended in disaster after the deaths of Mithos's sister Martel and Seymour's own mother. This lead both of them to become influential members of their world's respective religions, even going as far as to cheat death in order to further their goals. In the present day, they introduced themselves to the protagonists as invaluable allies who sought to aid them in their own journeys. As one might expect, this alliance would result in a bitter betrayal when their true desires were finally unveiled: In order to end all suffering and discrimination, Seymour sought to have Sin kill off the entire population of Spira and Mithos wanted to turn all sentient beings into emotionless angels with no sense of free will.

Dhaos vs Golbez: Overbearing and influential villains hailing from the SNES era of JRPGs. They play similar roles of all powerful dark sorcerers who plague the lands and terrorize the heroes with their armies and actions. Their ruthless demeanors and infamous reputations have earned the ire of the entire planet, yet in the end it turns out that they weren't quite as evil as everyone had believed. (Golbez has merely been acting under the manipulations of Zemus and all Dhaos wanted to do was find a way to save his own world.)

Asbel vs Chrom: Young, though inexperienced lords who are set to one day rule over their respective lands in the place of their predecessors. Though headstrong and hot headed to a fault, both of them possess a noble desire to aid all those in need. They value the bonds of friendship above all else and have been known to make new allies with the utmost ease. Though they initially have their own difficulties accepting the responsibilities that come with their future positions, they eventually find the strength to mature into upstanding leaders after being forced to endure the depths of some of their most loved relatives.

Richard vs Xander: The crown princes of two prestigious yet secretly corrupt kingdoms with great prowess in the art of swordfighting. They also served as close childhood friends of the main protagonist, and they even managed to remain close despite their differing positions forcing them to endure long periods of separation from each other. On the other hand, both of them share a distinct intolerance for any sort of percieved treachery, even going as far as to try to kill their old friends and inadvertently harm the ones they love in the process. (For varying reasons, though the underlying cause mostly has to do with the manipulations of the main villain.) Luckily, by the end of the story (not counting FE Birthright, for obvious reasons), both of them would eventually go on to overthrow their kingdom's corrupt rulers and act as just as righteous successors in their stead.

Hubert vs Leo: Mature, intelligent, and easily embarrassed younger brothers of their game's main protagonists. Because both of them were phsyically inept in their childhoods, they spent much of their time focusing on both their studies and many different war tactics, which eventually landed them in high ranking military positions within their respective kingdoms. By the time they reached adulthood, they have since evolved into ruthless tacticians with coldhearted fronts. Though they appear to show disdain towards their various older siblings due to various misunderstandings and feelings of inferiority, they still care for their brethren deep down. (To put it briefly, they're basically male tsunderes)

Yukiko vs Lailah: Beautiful long haired women who are heavily associated with the element of fire. They wield a seemingly endless supply of paper pages/fans in battle, which they can then set ablaze to strike enemies from any percievable distance. Although they are generally portrayed as two of the most intelligent, level headed, and mature member of their parties, they can be surprisignly ditzy when their friends least expect it. They have a particular love for bad puns and jokes.