Ringabel

Ringabel is a playable character in Bravely Default. He is an amnesiac whose only hints on what to do are contained in his Notebook of D.

Appearance and Personality
Ringabel is an amnesiac Casanova, seducing women with his adolescent charm with only a strange journal that tells the future as a clue to who he was before he lost his memory. He only knows that he is searching for 'an angel,' who he assumes he is to fall in love with hence his flirtations with all women that he comes across. Ringabel soon comes to that rash conclusion that this angel is Edea after seeing her in action.

Ringabel's appearance changes according to which gear he is currently equipping in the game.

Story
Ringabel's story is a mystery, as he lost his memory long ago and has traveled around the world since with a book known as the "Notebook of D", which can predict the future. Meeting Tiz Arrior and Agnès Oblige, Ringabel joins their adventure. Throughout his time with the party, he flirts constantly with Agnès and Edea, even though they both continually reject his advances.

Despite his flirtatious demeanor, he seems genuine in his desire to find his 'angel' and from time to time serves as counselor for some of the other characters and gives rare pearls of wisdom that show a cautious and wise side to his otherwise Casanova/pervert like personality. His journal is used as a method of letting the characters where to go next even though some of the entries are brief and sometimes cryptic. However useful in some situations, such as his timely discovery that he can actually pilot an airship and serves as the parties pilot for the rest of the game.

Edea Lee later learns that Ringabel is actually the dark knight Alternis Dim, a member of the Council of Six, from another dimension after defeating him on the deck of Grandship, a revelation that shocks both Edea and Ringabel to the core. After awakening the first worlds crystals and the process of awakening the crystals in other worlds he manages to regain parts of his memory after the awakening of each crystal.

This leads him to question why they need to awaken the crystals and why it appears to fail each time they summon the holy pillar, this questioning leads to a change in personality being slightly more serious and less flirty. After regaining all of his memories, he reveals to Tiz that he is indeed Alternis Dim of the previous world before theirs and stood helplessly in shock as a servant of the great evil killed everyone in front of him, including Edea revealing why he is so particular in his advances towards her.

Etymology
"Ring a bell" is a figure of speech referring to when one begins to remember something, or for it to seem familiar to them. This ties in directly with Ringabel being established as a character with amnesia.

Trivia

 * Ringabel's special costume is Noble Composer.
 * The costume itself could be referred to Revo, the music composer of the game.