Charlotte

Charlotte is one of the six protagonists in Trials of Mana.

Background
Charlotte is the granddaughter of the Priest of Light of Holy City Wendel. She was conceived in a forbidden union between an elf mother and a Wendellan cleric, souring the tensions between Humans and Elves of Dior. Both the Priest of Light and the Elfin Elder wouldn't consent to their union, fearing that this would shorten their lifespan. As her parents died shortly after having her, the Priest of Light took it upon himself to raise the half-elf inside the Temple of Light.

Trials of Mana


A strange light is seen hovering above the Astoria lake, prompting the Priest of Light to send Heath, a young cleric, to scout the area for answers. Charlotte, overhearing the conversation, fears the worst for her beloved friend and tries to catch up to him. Unfortunately, the cleric is long gone from the Temple of Light and the young half-elf is forbidden to leave the palace unattended. Together with another friend, she hops on a Springstepper to escape her gilded prison, only to find Heath attacked by invading Beastmen in the Rabite Forest. While it seems the opponents are no match for the cleric's light magic, Heath is quickly defeated and captured by a mysterious jester, leaving a stunned and distraught Charlotte no choice but to return to Wendel all alone.

Charlotte shares many story elements with Kevin, a half-beastman of Ferolia, the nation trying to invade Wendel. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Masked Mage and the last dungeon will be the Mirage Palace. After completing her quest, Charlotte returns to His Eminence in the Temple of Light, learning that Heath has sacrificed himself to cure the Priest of Light's illness while still possessed by evil. While still grieving her departed friend, she is astonished to see him walking toward her. It turns out the Mana Goddess use her last power to revive him, freeing the cleric from a dark demise.

Circle of Mana
Charlotte makes a cameo appearance alongside many other characters from the Mana series.

Echoes of Mana


Charlotte was a character and drawable unit. She had two variants.

Physical appearance
Being half-elf, Charlotte is of a height much shorter than most humans, and ages much more slowly than humans do. She therefore carries the appearance of a six-year-old girl, though she is aged 15. She has long, wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. In her starting Cleric class, Charlotte wears a blue jumper adorned with several patterns in gold leaf, complemented by a red cap with two tails as well as matching boots. She wields various flails and nunchaku as weapons.

Personality
At surface level, Charlotte projects confidence in herself as well as in her relationships with Heath and her grandfather. Her effervescent personality and seemingly youthful appearance have earned her admiration from many within the temple she calls home. Though she is not fond of being treated as a child. she exhibits a childlike curiosity for the world beyond the temple.

Beneath this façade, however, is a girl with many insecurities. She looks to Heath as a brother of sorts, having lost her parents at a very young age. She cares deeply for Heath as well as for her grandfather, and so will go to any lengths necessary to see them safe from harm. She is also inclined toward intense emotions, particularly sadness, upon seeing or hearing any news of those close to her, as evidenced by that she cries a lot. Even tears of joy are prolonged episodes.

In the official English translation, Charlotte is characterized with both rhotacism and lambdacism, therefore both L's and R's are mostly replaced by W's in her text. The fan translation, while much easier to read through, also gave her two different quirks: first, that she had an s-to-sh shift, and second, a habit of referring to herself in the third person.

Profile and statistics
In the 2D version, Charlotte boasts high Spirit, Intellect, and Luck, but low Strength, Dexterity, and Stamina. Being naturally oriented toward support and healing, she is one of the only two characters beside Angela to learn moves in her default class. Her light class further solidifies her support role by giving her Elemental sabers, with only one or two offensive light magic. Taking her dark path makes her more of an offensive spellcaster, as she can now summon monsters to help her defeat enemies.

In the HD version, the young half-elf has been rebalanced and now has average to mediocre stats in Strength, Stamina, Intellect, and Luck, with only her Spirit being way above average. In her dafault class, she can inherit multiple abilites centered about healing, often enhancing her CS gauge or other stats. Her light classes focuses on giving out abilities that boosts her healing power and MP cost, while her dark classes target her ability to imperil enemies' stats and cause status effects.

Character Class
Below is a list of Charlotte's classes. The first class change takes place at Level 18, while the second one takes place at Level 38, with the latter requiring specific items acquired from ??? Seeds.

Note: Class 4 path is dependent upon the path of the Class 2 switch. All Class 3 abilities learnt are retained.

Class Strikes
Below is a list of skill attacks Charlotte learns across his different classes:

Locked Abilities
Below is a list of locked abilities Charlotte inherits upon class change:

Moves
Charlotte is capable of learning several moves, which are mainly of a healing variety. She will also learn summoning moves when she chooses the Dark path at Level 18+.

Below is a table of moves Charlotte learns across her different classes:


 * Note 1: Regardless of which class Charlotte changes to at Level 18+, her Heal Light spell will always be upgraded to be able to target all allies.
 * Note 2: Twinkle Rain will be upgraded to be able to target all allies when Charlotte class changes to a High Cleric, Sage, or a Necromancer.
 * Note 3: Charlotte's 'Light' Saber moves will gain the ability to multi-target when she changes class into a Sage.

Abilities
Below is a list of abilites Charlotte can learn depending on her current class: Note: Abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Equipment
Charlotte comes to wield flail weapons, be it from maces and ball and chains, to simple linked rods and staves. As Charlotte progresses in her classes, Priestess classes come bear flails to be rooted in holy and anointed origin, symbolic of their use in both observance and armament, while Enchantress classes come to bear flails with more occultish and sinister features, almost as charms and fetishes to attract and draw upon netherworldly power with. {|width=100%
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Weapons

 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png & Chain
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Hammer
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Orb
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Flail (Light)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Flail (Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngng Star
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Light)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngt Flail (Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngrusher
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngil Flail (Light)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngion Mace
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Light)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngty Flail
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pnga Flail (Light)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Flail
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngir (Light)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngina Flail (Light/Dark)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngent (High Cleric)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.png Flail (Sage)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Mace (Necromancer)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngrnaut (Warlock)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngnd (High Priestess)
 * Charlotte weapon icon TOM sprite.pngim (Chaosbringer)
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Body Armor

 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Robes
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Pajamas
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngc Robe
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png's Gown
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngrm Dress
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Pajamas
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngt Cape
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pnge Smock
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngit
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Robe
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pnger Robe
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngn Robe (Light)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngr Robe (Dark)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngent (Light)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngtess Robe (Dark)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngn Robe (Light/Dark)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Vestment (High Cleric)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Robe (Sage)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngd Suit (Necromancer)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.pngm Dress (Warlock)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Frock (High Priestess)
 * Charlotte armor icon TOM sprite.png Frock (Chaosbringer)
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Headgear

 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pngn Hood
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pnge Cap
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pnge Mask
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.png Ribbon
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pngn Cowl
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pnge Hood
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.png Cap
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pngrfly Bow (Light/Dark)
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.png Ribbon (High Cleric)
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.png Ribbon (Sage)
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pngd Bow (Necromancer)
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.pngm Bow (Warlock)
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.png Ribbon (High Priestess)
 * Charlotte headgear icon TOM sprite.png Bow (Chaosbringer)
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Accessories

 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Ring
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Egg
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Ring
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Ring
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngght Ring (Light)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngw Ring (Dark)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Beads (Light/Dark)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Flower (High Priestess/Sage)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Onyx (Necromancer/Warlock)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngn Apple (High Priestess)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Umber (Chaosbringer)
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Trivia

 * Charlotte is unique in that she can join the party as the third character before the first boss, the Fullmetal Hugger, making the battle considerably easier.
 * Her use of chained flails and maces, and having story and class themes revolving around the clerical and faith may be a nod to Castlevania, where their stories often revolve around the Belmont Clan of vampire hunters and their eternal feud between the dark forces of Dracula.
 * In the 3D remake, the tassels on Charlotte's cap change with her class:
 * Priestess: Full moons
 * High Cleric: Golden diamonds with iconography
 * Sage: Teal tassels
 * Enchantress: Crescent moons
 * Necromancer: White diamonds
 * Warlock: Horseshoe charms