Vyse

Vyse is the main protagonist of the Skies of Arcadia games.

Vyse is a young, idealistic air pirate who dreams of sailing beyond the sunset. He fights with a pair of cutlasses.

In the XP4 fics, Vyse is a member of the ALL-STARS JUSTICE as a First Line Defender.

Appearance
Vyse is somewhat short for his age, standing at a height of 5'7''. He has medium-length brown hair, 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 lens over his right eye which he can use to magnify distant objects.

Personality
Vyse has a driven and positive personality and displays strong compassion for those he cares about and empathy for those who. 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 departure from many role-playing game heroes, Vyse is not a silent protagonist, and the player is often given a choice of what Vyse is to say at key moments in the game. At least one of these answers will usually enhance Vyse's Swashbuckler Rating.

Abilities
Vyse wields twin pirate cutlasses, with his combat stance utilizing one for defense and the other for offense. He excels at physical attacks. His attack stat is not extremely high, but his weapons are often extremely powerful. He is a competent magic user, but the power of his magic attacks is limited. Vyse also has the highest spirit profile in the game, which allows him to channel a significant amount of spirit points using Focus. However, due to his physical strength it's better to utilize him for attacking rather than raising the spirit of the party.

Trivia

 * Vyse makes a cameo appearance in the PlayStation 3 game Valkyria Chronicles as an optional playable character.


 * Vyse appears as a playable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. He has a similar design of that in Skies of Arcadia. He is seen driving a vehicle in the trailers that resembles and has the same colors as the Delphinus. If the vehicle's a boat, it'll sprout two canoe-like hulls that extend a little bit away from it. If it's a plane, it's back will reveal two exhausts and two little winglets that despite the placement and the appearance, they give his jet the same area of agility as the other planes.


 * During battle, it is possible to remove Vyse's goggle. When choosing a battle command, press Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up, Down, Right, Left on the control stick (if done correctly, Vyse will sigh). The effect is purely visual and only lasts for the duration of the battle.
 * Vyse's character traits are similar to Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic Adventure games, in that he's willing to go on adventures and protect his friends.
 * Coincidentally, in Valkyria Chronicles, he is voiced by Roger Craig Smith, the current voice of Sonic.
 * The Dreamcast version of Skies of Arcadia has a hidden audio file that's only accessible when placed in a CD player, where Aika, Fina, and Vyse take turns telling the player to put the disc back in the Dreamcast.


 * While it was not fully confirmed within the story, it is repeatedly hinted that Vyse is in love with Fina, who explicitly displays similar feelings towards him.