Beau Chartreuse

They've never worked a day in their life.

> ***Born to old money in the eastern reaches of North America, Beau's past is an enigma. All that can be said is that they now seek the legendary floating city of El Dorado to the west. Maybe they're driven by greed. Maybe it's something deeper...***
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> Beau's description in the game's GameJolt page.
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**Beau Chartreuse** is the main protagonist of Play Rough.

## Appearance

Beau is a young human of presumably Caucasian decent. They have black hair, dark green eyes and wear a blue-ish green jacket with red cuffs and a bandana around their neck.

## Personality

For the most part Beau is a nice person, but their actions can depend on player input.

## In Battle & Moveset

Beau is unique in that they are the only party member to utilize a Combo Dial to execute the majority of their skills. They are the main source of damage the player will use, due to the damage of Dr. Woland's Poke skill being negligible, his Execution skill being reliant on Beau's ability to inflict Fallen, and the fact that Valentine only joins the party in the final battle. Should Beau be KO'd, the rest of your party is likely to follow.

As such, it should be paramount for the player to use their skills in a way that will ensure the enemy is downed quickly and efficiently. It is also important to maintain a working synergy with Dr. Woland, such as taking advantage of the enemy's lowered defense and/or evasion after Dr. Woland uses Threaten or Target, or staying back to regain your SP with Boxing Stance after Dr. Woland uses Reflection. Beau can also switch their stance with the Fluid Stance, allowing them to have higher evasion and agility in exchange for the defense boost that Boxing Stance gave. Beau can use effective combos like Shove and Teep to guarantee a Fallen enemy, which can be followed up with an Execution from Dr. Woland.

Beau's go-to damage dealing move is Twelve-Twelve, which hits the enemy four times and removes their Defending status effect. Later on, Beau will learn Star Shot, a magical attack that deals higher damage against stronger enemies due to their lower magic defense stat. Beau is also unique in that they learn Psybubble, a move that prevents enemy attacks from hitting Beau and Dr. Woland, but the player is limited to only using Guard and items. This is especially useful against enemies that have Empowered moves.

Beau's drawback is that their only HP recovering move is Bite, which not only costs a bit of SP, but will also remove their stance. As such, Beau is reliant on HP recovering items should the player wish to maintain their SP and stance. As a bonus, this move can also inflict Bleeding or Leaking, depending on the enemy.

Stances
- Beau takes a boxing stance and recovers 35 SP. It also buffs their defense by 15% and allows them to use Fluid Stance.
- Beau loosens for a fluid stance and recovers 50% of their SP. It trades the Boxing Stance status with Limber, which increases their agility and evasion by 15%.

## Battle Quotes

* We're number one! We're number one!
* ...My knuckles hurt.

## Default Equipment

* Weapon : N/A
* Trinket : Nostalgic Bandana
* Headgear : Broken Comb
* Clothing : Old Jacket
* Accessory : Lucky Quarter

## Trivia

* Beau is always referred in gender-neutral terms in the game's descriptions and in-game skill flavor texts.
* Beau's working name in early development was Red.
* The game's trailer states that the game takes place in the year 2121. In the game's GameJolt page, it's shown that Beau was born in the year 2099. This would mean that Beau is 21-22 years old, since it's unknown whether or not Beau's birthday had happened.
* In the Astyages boss fight, it's shown that Beau's Tarot Arcana is **0 - The Fool**.
* Beau's canonical blood type is B.

1. ↑ https://prnt.sc/M4RexALjkdO7
2. ↑ https://prnt.sc/RH5dlVsC\_UGA