THE CHARACTERS OF GOLDEN SUN

THE ADEPTS (GOOD GUYS)

Isaac- Hometown: Vale- Age: 17 years old-Venus

Isaac is the main character of the story and is the person you will control throughout the game. When the elemental stones are stolen from Sol Sanctum, the duty to save the entire world from destruction is thrust into the hands of 17 year old Isaac, and Garet, his best friend growing up. He has the powerful Psynergy of Venus(Earth) and is, in my opinion, the most well rounded character in the game. He has a large variety of available psynergy attacks in the game and has ample psynergy amounts and has healing moves as well, plus at higher levels he can use Revive to "revive" members of your party who have been "downed".

Garet- Hometown: Vale- Age: 17 years old-Mars

I think Garet is in here for a lot of comic relief, i mean the guy is SO dense, its hilarious! Not to mention he could learn some manners. But being serious, he is Isaac's best friend and joins your party from the start of the game. He is physically hardier than Isaac, but his IQ scores are something that's too small to even measure, ha ha, sorry, I couldn't resist. But he has the butt-kicking power of Mars(Fire), and his only short-comings are his slow speed and lower than average PP. Other than that, he's a very handy guy to use in battle, and he would fight anyone or anything if his friends were in danger.

Ivan- Hometown: Kalay- Age: 15 years old-Jupiter

Ivan is the opposite of Garet-- Garet is loud, brash, and foolish, where Ivan is quiet and thoughtful. Ivan joins your party a little bit after you help capture thieves in Vault. He is a powerful Jupiter(Wind) Adept, but since is is the "opposite" to Garet, and since he is younger than either Isaac, Garet or Mia, he isnt as tough HP-wise, so watch is HP VERY carefully during important battles. Lastly, Ivan is my favorite character because you can use his Mind Read on people when you are bored.

Mia- Hometown: Imil- Age: 17 years old-Mercury

Mia is, especially by the end of the game, probably the MOST important character (except for maybe Isaac because of his Revive ability) for keeping your party alive. She is a Mercury(Water) Adept who joins Isaac after the Mercury Lighthouse is lit(which was what she was SUPPOSED to be protecting) and is extremely useful throughout the game. That's because its impossible to count how many times my butt was saved by either Mia's Wish/Wish Well. She goes with Isaac to both prevent the other light houses from being lit, and to turn back Alex, her former apprentice that betrayed her, back to the "good side". where she doesnt have a wide selection of attacks, her healing moves usually more than make up for that.

Jenna- Hometown: Vale- Age: 17 years old-Mars

Jenna's entire family was killed in a storm, but later her long lost brother Felix, who was missing for almost exactly 3 years now, has suddenly shown up in the party of none other than the evil Sataros and Menardi!! He doesn't seem brainwashed, but he definitly seems different now. Jenna doesn't know what to think, and she is also taken captive early in the game by Sataros, Menardi, Felix and Alex.

Dora- Hometown: Vale- Age: ??- Venus?

Even though Dora is not exactly a main character, she is Isaac's motivation-of-sorts to save the world. Dora is Isaac's kind hearted mother who lost her husband when the boulder fell and crushed him along with Jenna's mother and father. Also Felix had initially survived the boulder, but "drowned" when no help (Isaac and Garet went out, but were stopped by Sataros and Menardi) arrived. I believe she has the psynergy powers of Earth like Isaac, but I'm not positive, but she does indeed possess some powers of psynergy, such as Catch. Sorry that i don't have a good picture if Dora, but I'll try to find one. But thankfully I DO have a nice little sprite of her. ;)

THE ANTAGONISTS (BAD GUYS)

Sataros- Hometown: Fire Clan of the North- Age: ??- Mars

Sataros is the leader of the band of evil-doers that comprises of himself, Menardi, Alex and Felix, but also shares leadership duties with Menardi. Not much is known about him except he is from the Fire Clan of the North and has come to light the Four Lighthouses. He has Amazing attack strength, an amazingly high max HP, and possesses the lethal psynergy of Fire like Menardi. His Inferno causes massive damage if you are caught unawares, and he uses a Flash move that make your character deluded. Like Menardi's Death Size, his Flash move isn't usually lethal, but it is powerful and annoying.

Menardi- Hometown: Fire Clan of the North- Age: ??- Mars

Menardi is even more cruel and cunning than Sataros, although i think they are about the same, its just that Sataros thinks a bit faster. She is always having to go along with Sataros's ideas when she doesn't exactly know what he has in mind. She is a Fire Adept Master like Sataros and has water abilities too (she possess Wish, weird huh?). Her Death Size attack can act as a one-hit Killer sometimes which can be annoying AND lethal to your party if your struggling in the final battle against them.

Alex- Hometown: Imil- Age: ??- Mercury

Alex is a very mysterious Water Adept that wants to light the lighthouses for reasons unknown (I think he wants to take over the world). He is very much of what I would call weird, but whatever. He possesses a strange power to teleport short distances, and does it in the game a few times while also hovering!! A thouroughly mysterious person, all we really know for cercain is that he was once Mia's apprentice but betrayed her by letting Sataros and Menardi into the Mercury Lighthouse.

Felix- Hometown: Vale- Age: 18 yrs old- Venus

Felix is almost as mysterious now. He is an Earth adept like Isaac, and also wants to light the Lighthouses for reasons even Jenna can't guess at. He was thought to have drowned 3 years ago, but I guess he didn't, because Sataros and Menardi found him and probably convinced him that lighting the lighthouses was good or something like that. Despite all this, I don't think Felix is truly "evil", he just thinks the lighthouses have to be lit, for some reason. You will discover the real meaning of his wanting to light the lighthouses in The Lost Age.

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IDEAL EQUIPMENT

(Note: When multiple items are listed for one catagory, they are listed in order of preference. Ex: Ivan: Weapon- Kikuichimonji/Swift Sword) Also, thanks again to Venus Lighthouse for all of the great icons.

Isaac: Weapon- Gaia Blade

           Body- Asura's Armor/Dragon Scales

           Shield- Aura Gloves

           Head- Warrior's Helmet/Jeweled Crown

           Undershirt- Mythril shirt

           Boots- Hyper/Fur boots

           Ring- Adept/Sleep ring

Garet: Weapon- Muramasa/Demon Axe

           Body- Dragon Scales/Spiked Armor

           Shield- Mirrored Shield/Spirit Gloves

           Head- Thunder Crown

           Undershirt- Running shirt

           Boots- Quick boots

           Ring- Cleric's ring

Ivan: Weapon- Kikuichimonji/Swift Sword

         Body- Feathered Robe

         Shield- Spirit Armlet/Battle Gloves

         Head- Lucky Cap/Prophet's Hat

         Undershirt- Mythril shirt

         Boots- Hyper Boots

         Ring- War/Unicorn ring

Mia: Weapon- Blessed Mace/Righteous Mace

        Body- Oracle's Robe/Feathered Robe

        Shield- War Gloves

        Head- Mythril Circlet/Glittering Tiara

        Undershirt- Silk/Mythril shirt

        Boots- Quick/Hyper/Turtle boots(see below)

        Ring- Fairy/War ring

 

• While the Quick Boots or Hyper boots are probably your best bet with Mia, if you want to play the game with Mia as a healer with more risk, have her speed cut back with the Turtle Boots to have Mia heal AFTER your enemies attack so her PP is not wasted as often if you're the kind of player that likes to use her to heal every single turn. Also, I have so many "ors" because i like to have choices, mostly to prepare for a certain kind of battle; correct speed order for getting drop items, PP and defense for lengthly battles, and on and on. It's really a matter of preference, so you can do it your self, or just go with every first item on my list, i don't really care. Whatever works best for your style of battling.