- 「父さんみたいに頼りにならないかもしれないけど......それでも僕は、家族として君の支えになりたいと思っている。」
I might not be reliable just like Dad...even so I still want to be your support as family. - —Joshua's intro quote, Sora no Kiseki Evolution
Joshua Bright (ヨシュア・ブライト Yoshua Buraito), formerly known as Joshua Astray (ヨシュア・アストレイ Yoshua Asutorei), is one of the two main protagonists in the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky duology, and is featured as one of Falcom's iconic characters in multiple Falcom subsequent games.
Appearance
A young teenager with bluish-black hair and amber eyes.
Personality
As a person, Joshua is a quiet, calm youth whose character is the opposite of his hot-headed stepsister, Estelle. He addresses situations in a collected matter, all the while keeping Estelle from getting into trouble. Joshua is a popular figure among all those who he meets due to his calming personality as well as his careful approach to others, leading him to have many suitors, as well as a personality which draws allies to him.
His kind persona was always with him even since childhood, until the incident in Hamel. From there on, Joshua became a ruthless and merciless killer, feeling no emotion or remorse when he went out on missions for Ouroboros. A part of this was due to the trauma of losing his loved ones in Hamel, but mainly this change occurred due to interference from Weissmann.
Character Profile
5 years prior to Trails in the Sky, the young Joshua was adopted into the Bright Family. He is the brains, while his stepsister Estelle is the brawn, as they every day together training and studying to become Bracers like their father, Cassius Bright. However, his past remains a mystery and intends to keep it that way.
Following Trails in the Sky, Joshua and Estelle cleared their Junior Bracer exams and started traveling around Liberl Kingdom ranking up to Senior Bracers, while solving the mystery of their father's sudden disappearance. After reaching the capital of Grancel, the Bright siblings participated in the fighting tournament, and won all the way up to the championship gaining entrance to the Royal Palace.
After managing to sneak in and meeting with Queen Alicia II, the Bright siblings learned about their Cassius's past as an excellent military soldier before stepping down as a Bracer. Understanding that their father's disappearance was an act of motion to unravel an coup d'etat upstaged by his former colleague, Alan Richard and his Intelligence Division. Joshua and Estelle banded together with the allies gained from their journey and brought Colonel Richard's plan down the tube. With the matter finally over, everybody resumed enjoying the Quetst.
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