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| - The Main Protagonist of the game, Reid Hershel is a simple hunter, living in the town of Rasheans, before Meredy quite literally drops into his life. Initially apathetic and irresponsible, Reid develops over time and becomes a proper hero in his own right. He wields the Divine Aurora, the power to counter Shizel's Dark Aurora. Though he starts with An Axe to Grind, he can also wield swords or spears, and is the primary Melee fighter of the group. Tropes associated with Reid:
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| - The Main Protagonist of the game, Reid Hershel is a simple hunter, living in the town of Rasheans, before Meredy quite literally drops into his life. Initially apathetic and irresponsible, Reid develops over time and becomes a proper hero in his own right. He wields the Divine Aurora, the power to counter Shizel's Dark Aurora. Though he starts with An Axe to Grind, he can also wield swords or spears, and is the primary Melee fighter of the group. Tropes associated with Reid:
* An Axe to Grind: Reid can use an axe, which typically has good slashing abilities but isn't as good for thrusting.
* BFS: Some of Reid's swords are specifically referred to as large swords due to their size. They tend to be about as big as Reid himself.
* Big Eater (This is one of his most famous traits. He also gets Extreme Omnivore points for being willing to eat Arche and Raine's cooking in the first Radiant Mythology game...)
* Blade on a Stick: Reid can equip a spear, which sacrifices slashing abilities for better thrusting power.
* The Chosen One
* Clingy MacGuffin
* Cutscene Power to the Max: His Seyfert trials only give him some nifty moves gameplay-wise. Story-wise, Reid's power is that of a living god by the end of the game.
* Dark-Skinned Redhead (Reid is noticeably tanned due to the fairly large amount of time he spends outdoors. ...And he, uh, has red hair.)
* Deadpan Snarker (Occasionally.)
* Disappeared Dad (His father died fighting Farah's father, who was possessed by Nereid.
* Farm Boy
* Heroes Prefer Swords: Reid can actually equip various types of weapons, but his best in the game are, you guessed it, swords. That and Inomata drew his artwork (pictured to the right) with him holding a sword.
* Hollywood Tone Deaf (Just listen to his "singing" in the Japanese version, during a certain skit on Mt. Mintche. Yikes.)
* Idiot Hero (To be fair, Reid is by no means a complete moron; he's just... a little slow.)
* Impossibly Cool Clothes (How does he manage to go out hunting wild animals in an outfit that is essentially a sports bra and pyjama pants?)
* Meaningful Name (The name "Reid" denotes a person with red hair, and can also refer to someone who lives in or near woods -- both of which fit him very well. His surname, "Hershel", is after astronomer William Herschel.)
* My Name Is Not Durwood ("My name isn't Feebureel.")
* Power Glows (Does it ever...)
* Refusal of the Call
* The Call Knows Where You Live (Subverted: while Hyades does attack Reid's hometown, he does so to find Meredy rather than him, and it doesn't provide much motivation to Reid either way.)
* Redheaded Hero
* Red Oni, Blue Oni (Right down to their respective hair colours, Reid is the friendly, occasionally slightly crude, thoroughly unintellectual and naive Red Oni to Keele's Blue Oni.)
* Relationship Voice Actor (In Japanese, Reid is voiced by Akira Ishida, whereas Keele is voiced by Soichiro Hoshi.)
* Somebody Else's Problem (This is more-or-less Reid's attitude toward life prior to his Character Development.)
* Spell My Name with an "S" ("Reid/Rid/Ridd", "Hershel"/"Herschel")
* Team Mom (He's pretty much the closest to one in the group. The man bra (fandom joke) he wears doesn't help much.)
* The Lancer (Arguably, Reid fills this role for a respectable portion of the game, being something of a calm voice of reason for the more energetic Farah.)
* Took a Level In Badass (After he leaves his apathy and laziness behind him and undergoes the Trials of Seyfert...)
* Trademark Favorite Food (Omelettes!)
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