Game Informer wrote:

The Tragedian

The tragedian (which means, loosely, "an actor who specializes in tragic stories") is a very new archetype for the fantasy genre, and offers some interesting twists in gameplay and plot.

Those going through story mode will be introduced to this fighter a few levels into the journey when a group of "working girls" explain the tragedian's tale to the other adventurers. An actor who turned into a grassroots activist when the government outlawed theater, she was roped into an incident of civil disobedience that went too far. Labeled a terrorist (political commentary! -me) and taken to the capital, she was tortured, mutilated, and violated within an inch of her life (they violated her after they mutilated her?). Players will never see the tragedian's face, but one of her special attacks is to remove her ever-present mask, stunning anyone who sees her mangled (and only vaguely human) form.

Game Informer wrote:

Each of the characters has a similarly involved backstory.