Albert

Albert is one of the main characters of Romancing SaGa and it's PS2 remake.

Appearances

 * Albert's Scenario: Main Character
 * Other Scenarios: Playable Character, can be found with Sif in pubs around Crystal City or Altours. Early in the game he can be found in Isthmus Keep as well, but in both cases, he cannot be recruited if Diana is in your party.

Story
Albert is the youngest child of Lord Rudolph and Lady Mariah of Isthmus Keep in the Kingdom of Rosalia. After a routine clearing of a nearby cave with his older sister Diana  Saruin's minions attack his home in a surprise night raid. Separated from his family and home, he is forced to travel the world of Mardias, to be able to reach Crystal City and report everything to Prince Neidhart.

Once Albert reaches Crystal Palace, his main plot ends and he's left open to the world.

Differences between the versions

 * Albert's design has changed.
 * In the remake, when attacked by the dragons, Albert is given no choice whenever to try and save Diana or run away or [third option forgotten].
 * In the SNES version, he was able to encounter Diana during one quest.

Trivia

 * Unlike other protagonists, Albert has a large ammount of his own storyline. This does make some consider him the main character of the game (also considering the location of the final dungeon), however others think it's just making him best suited as the first character to play as, nothing else.
 * His storyline is same in other scenarios if one recruits him early, then one can visit Prince Neidhart and conclude Albert's part of the scenario.
 * Albert is the only character with access to Neidhart's castle. He has to be in the team ALWAYS if one wishes to enter Crystal Palace. Even with Diana, entry is impossible.
 * Albert and Diana cannot be in the same team excluding the beggining of the game. They cannot even encounter each other. This was however possible in the original SNES version, where he could meet Diana in Crystal Palace for a limited time. This quest however was not finished and translated in the remake, but hints that it was planned, still remain: Diana is in Bruelle, the tower in there has an arrow indicating that it is a location one should be able to enter and last, Albert still can be caught by the guards in Loban, and land in the jail where he'll hear about events related to the "Ailing Emperor" quest.
 * Albert and Gray are also the only characters able to change their outfits permanantly. When playing as Albert, he'll obtain his new armor at the end of the Dragon Knight quest, this however requires one to have Neidhart in your team when accomplishing the quest in order for the Dragon not to die.
 * Sif and Albert seem to be very connected as they both meet in their respective scenarios early on and they can nearly always be found together in pubs. However, when playing as Albert, one cannot obtain the Dragon Orb, that is only left for Sif. This is quite ironic, considering that both the conclusion of the Dragon Orb quest AND Mirsa's Armor are located in the Dragon Court!