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Another major quirk of Yuri's that's only known via skits -- he has no sense of direction. Even in places he's been to before, Yuri will still manage to lose his way somehow. An example for that -- In the beginning of the game, before you even leave the castle with Estelle, a skit comes up where Estelle confirms with Yuri that he really was a knight in the past. After Yuri confirms it, she says "... Well, it's just ... you don't seem to know your way around the castle well ..." (and then asks if he's an impostor, but fff). In the Quoi Woods, a skit is shown where they're apparently so lost, Estelle starts to think that that's the so called "curse" of the forest. So, basically, without a map? Yuri is not someone you send out alone to navigate confusing terrain. With a map? Yuri is still not someone you send out alone to navigate confusing terrain.
On top of that, he loves sweets. All that sugar in his system is probably why he has so much energy, but at least he works it off with no problem. He also seems to have a little fetish for cat-ears, but don't expect him to say a word about it unless it's brought up, and even then, he'll skim right over it. Also, this might be a baseless observation, but he seems to treat animals with more respect than he does the average person. At least he does that with Repede. Hell, he just might like dogs, who knows? There's also that story about how Repede became the big boss of all the animals in Zaphias, but we'll never know that full story because Karol and Estelle said "Yuri, shut up, you're starting to sound like a lunatic" as nicely as humanly possible, so he summed it up instead. That alone might make it pretty clear that Yuri likes dealing with animals more than people, or at least is good with them. Although, whether that's true or not, the guy still hangs around a lot of people and is one hell of a chatterbox. Most of what he says is snark-fest material, but the guy just loves to run his mouth. He doesn't go on and on if he can avoid it, but if he has to talk a lot, he'll do it.
... So, to sum everything I said in the shortest way possible, Yuri is pretty much a dorky sort-of-kind-of "male tsundere" big brother-type with a massive hero complex and a penchant for being extremely reckless. What a guy, eh?
Strengths:
Physical; With all the sword training, exercising, and ridiculous stunts he pulls in the game, Yuri is very physically fit, even if he still has a bit of a lanky appearance. He's the sort of guy who exercises less because he needs it, and more because he genuinely enjoys it. He's fully capable of defending himself against nearly anyone (provided they are not physically powerful beyond measure, not that that'll stop him from trying anyway), even while unarmed -- some of his artes, and even normal attacks, have punches mixed in -- leaving him as a sort of swordsman who will attempt to knock your teeth out if he finds that it'll be faster than using a weapon. He also uses a bodhi blastia when he fights, which improves his ability to fight, allows him to use artes (special skills/techniques for battle), and strengthens him considerably -- which is probably why he can (and does) pull off the stunts he can, even though he doesn't seem like he could.
In short, the guy's a fightin' machine who'd keep on keeping on, even after he's gotten the nuts and bolts kicked out of him. After all, "battle scars are the mark of a true man", according to him. He'd probably be happy to get knocked around a little with that kind of attitude.
Mental; Yuri is very street-smart, and a bit of a genius in terms of battle techniques. He's capable of picking up on things that are -- or at least, should be -- very difficult to figure out when it comes to someone outside of his group (Khroma's true identity), and can put together basic plans and ideas on the spot (such as when he came up with the "laws" Brave Vesperia should go by right after the guild was officially made). He also knows how to lie his way in and out of whatever he needs to, providing he doesn't get caught beforehand (and even then, he'd still try to if he needs to), and is very quick to notice things about people that aren't too noticeable to others ... or perhaps he's just a bit judgmental.
As far as his "battle genius" goes, he's shown time and time again that he can learn a powerful, difficult, and unique technique by simply watching it once, or even reading a little bit about it -- he learned how to use a Fatal Strike by just watching Clint do it once, and learned how to use Tiger Blade after simply skimming a book on it and guessing (and, according to the person who let him see the book, did it perfectly on his first try). As much as he tries to say it isn't something he has a particular interest in, it seems like one of the few things Yuri can manage to retain knowledge on is fighting and arte techniques.
Emotional; Throughout the entirety of Tales of Vesperia, Yuri is never shown breaking down, emotionally cracking, or being openly depressed -- or really that depressed at all, for that matter. Whatever the situation, he doesn't let anything stop him or slow him down for any reason whatsoever. What happens happens, and what needs to be done needs to be done. He's not some stone-cold emotionless thing -- he gets pretty angry, sometimes rather quick on top of that -- but he also refuses to let anything get him down to the point of inactivity. Sometimes, during some of the darker points in the story, he'll even appear to be in a rather bright mood (as shown when you come across Duke while Estelle is kidnapped and waiting in Zaphias).
In general, he seems to be hard to really shove in any direction, in terms of emotional output.
Weaknesses:
Physical; Though stronger than the average guy, especially with his bodhi blastia, Yuri is still human and still prone to physical injury, as Sodia so helpfully demonstrated at the top of Zaude when she stabbed him. He seems to do well enough with holding in whatever pain he may be in (as shown when he quite literally cuts his arm with his sword to get Estelle's attention after Belius dies, and when Estelle tackles him on the stairs after aforementioned stabbing), but he certainly isn't immune to it. It's also fully possible for anyone stronger than him to do some serious damage, regardless of how determined he can be to win when it comes to fighting.
Mental; As both an orphan and a resident of the poorest section of Zaphias (and possibly Terca Lumereis as a whole), Yuri had next to no education whatsoever. This is something he openly admits during the Giganto sidequest, when he's asked about one of the previous kings of Zaphias -- something that is apparently common knowledge even amongst school children -- and responds that he doesn't know much, if anything, about him. He also knows little about the world outside of Zaphias, having to learn from the rest of the group in order to understand certain things that were happening around him.
He also doesn't seem to really like things that require extensive thinking, or any kind of intellectual thinking at all -- books, studying, maps, detailed solutions to difficult problems -- which is part of why he doesn't have any magic artes, even though anyone with a bodhi blastia can learn them. He is also cited as seeming too impatient to "sit still and look at something for too long", which probably doesn't help matters.
Emotional; Even though he seems emotionally sound, Yuri's attitude toward emotions is actually incredibly reserved and almost entirely blocked off. When he seems to be in a good mood after something horrible has happened, it's because he's trying to make sure no one worries about him, and bring up everyone else's mood. He's gotten a little better about it, as he eventually allows himself to look openly upset in front of the group at one point, but generally if something's bothering Yuri, only someone who knows him and his tendencies well will ever pick up on it, as he usually chooses to simply lock the problem up inside of himself and either "solve" it or ignore it until it's brought to light (which is what he did after the two murders he committed, until Flynn confronted him about it).
He isn't secretly some sort of delicate butterfly, but he is very, very closed off. As a few examples from skits: "It's like you have genuine emotions, but your pride won't let you show them." and "You're concerned for them, aren't you? That's nothing to be ashamed of." In general, Yuri is simply too prideful to make himself look like anything but some wall that can never show anything that make may him look "weak" to anyone.