Tales of Symphonia -Ratatosk no Kishi- Original Soundtrack テイルズ オブ シンフォニア -ラタトスクの騎士- オリジナル・サウンドトラック ToS -Dawn of the New World- Catalog Number AVCD-23646~9. Major Characters. Undying Loyalty: Towards Ratatosk the entire game and towards Emil, once The Reveal occurs. A mysterious traveller, Richter is a member of the Vanguard whose goal is to kill Marta and claim the Core of Ratatosk on her forehead. His partner on this quest is the Centurion of Water, Aqua.
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The protagonists in Tales of Symphonia and its sequel, Dawn of the New World
Tales of Symphonia is a Japanese role-playing game released for the Nintendo GameCube on August 29, 2003 in Japan and was localized to North America in 2004.[1] Its sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, was released on the Wii in 2008.[2]
The story takes place in a world known as Sylvarant. Lloyd Irving accompanies his childhood friend, Colette Brunel, who is chosen by the angels to travel and unseal Sylvarant's temples to restore mana, a necessary energy to sustain life, to the world.[NGC 1] They are accompanied by Genis Sage and Raine Sage, half-elves from their village, and a mercenary named Kratos Aurion. During their journey, they learn from Sheena Fujibayashi about the existence of a parallel world called Tethe'alla and how their quest redirects Tethe'alla's flow of mana towards Sylvarant.[NGC 2] The party then discover that their religion and mana system are a facade created by an organization called Cruxis led by Mithos Yggdrasill. The party then travel to Tethe'alla where Zelos Wilder, Presea Combatir, and Regal Bryant join them in their cause to save the two worlds.
The sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World takes place two years after Sylvarant and Tethe'alla's reunification, which caused extreme climate change. It follows Emil Castagnier and Marta Lualdi as they journey to awaken the deity known as Ratatosk to solve the world's climate problem.
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Protagonists[edit]
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Lloyd Irving[edit]
Lloyd Irving (ロイド・アーヴィングRoido Āvingu) is a strong-hearted young man who wishes for peace in the world without the sacrifice of others.[NGC 3] Orphaned as a child, he was adopted and raised by a dwarf, Dirk.[NGC 4] When Lloyd learns his mother, Anna, was killed by the Desians, he decides to join Colette's journey.[NGC 5] During the journey, Lloyd kills Kvar, one of the Desian Grand Cardinals, after learning that Kvar's Angelus Project caused the death of Lloyd's mother.[NGC 6] As Lloyd continues his journey with the party, he is chosen to wield the Eternal Sword to help them achieve their goals.[NGC 7] To accommodate for his dual-sword fighting style, the Eternal Sword's powers enter Lloyd's Material Blades.[NGC 8] After merging the two worlds and germinating the Great Seed into a Giant Kharlan Tree, Martel pronounces Lloyd as the tree's guardian and asks him to name it.[NGC 9] In the sequel, Dawn of the New World, Lloyd is pronounced the culprit of the Blood Purge, a massacre in the village in which Emil Castagnier resides.[Wii 1] Lloyd cuts all ties with his friends after the incident and begins his search for the Centurion's cores. The protagonists later learn Lloyd has been framed by Decus for the Blood Purge and that Lloyd had been gathering the Centurion's cores to stop Ratatosk from destroying humanity; the reason for his silence was to prevent Ratatosk, who is able to gather information from monsters, to learn about his plans.[Wii 2] Lloyd's voice actor is Katsuyuki Konishi. His English dubbed voice are provided by Scott Menville in Tales of Symphonia, and Brian Beacock in all other appearances.[3][4]
Lloyd has received positive reception in Japan. In the second Tales series character popularity polls, Lloyd ranked as who people want as an older brother, younger brother, and friend categories.[5] Since then, Lloyd has ranked on the Tales series popular characters polls.[6][7][8][9] He appears as a playable character in Tales of the World, Tales of VS., and Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave and as a skill in the Nintendo DS version of Tales of Hearts. Outside of the Tales franchise, Lloyd is a playable character in Soulcalibur Legends. A Mii Fighter costume based on Lloyd's design appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as downloadable content.
Colette Brunel[edit]
Colette Brunel, known as Collet Brunel (コレット・ブルーネルKoretto Burūneru) in the original Japanese version, is the Chosen of Mana of Sylvarant; also known as the Chosen of Regeneration, the one who will bring peace and prosperity to the world. She was brought up with the knowledge that she would need to die to save the world, and, from that, has gained a truly selfless nature.[NGC 10] As the party travels to the seals, Colette gains more angelic powers, but loses her humanity.[NGC 11] The final seal removes her personality and leaves her as a lifeless shell.[NGC 12] After learning that their journey is all a ruse by Cruxis to revive Martel, the party flee to Tethe'alla to find a cure for Colette. They learn that Colette's condition and angelic powers are caused by her Cruxis Crystal, an advanced evolution of the Exsphere, and cure her by attaching a Key Crest to control the Cruxis Crystal.[NGC 13] As the party continues on their journey, Colette becomes inflicted with Chronic Angelus Crystallus Inofficium, a disease that turns the body into a Cruxis Crystal.[NGC 14] The party then searches for the materials needed to adjust Colette's Key Crest in order to cure her.[NGC 15] In the sequel, Dawn of the New World, Colette begins searching for Lloyd after the Blood Purge.[Wii 3] Her Japanese voice actress is Nana Mizuki and her English voice actress is Heather Hogan.[3]
Colette was ranked on the first Tales series character popularity polls.[10] In the second Tales series popularity polls, Colette ranked as the character people want as a younger sister, and has made appearances on the next four polls as well.[5][6][7][8][9] Since her debut, she has made regular appearances as a playable character in the Tales of the World series.
Genis Sage[edit]
Genis Sage, known as Genius Sage (ジーニアス・セイジJīniasu Seiji) in the original Japanese version, is the younger brother of Raine Sage. He is a child prodigy and a great cook. The Sages are both half-elves, but they pass themselves off as full-blooded elves to avoid discrimination. During the beginning of the game, Genis incites Lloyd to help Marble, an inmate belonging to the Desian's human ranches. Their actions provoke the Desians to attack their village resulting in Lloyd's exile. Genis decides to follow Lloyd as the two meet with Colette's group on their journey. To assist them, Genis uses Marble's Exsphere to increase his powers.[NGC 16] In Tethe'alla, the Sage's race were revealed and accepted by the party. During the course of the journey, Genis becomes close friends with Mithos. After learning Mithos' true identity and apparently defeating him, Genis holds onto Mithos' Cruxis Crystal.[NGC 17] The Cruxis Crystal is later destroyed when Mithos is revealed to still be alive in it. In Dawn of the New World, Genis is on a search for Lloyd after the Blood Purge.[Wii 4] His Japanese voice actress is Ai Orikasa. His English voice actresses are Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Tales of Symphonia and Tara Sands in all other appearances.[3][4]
Genis appeared on the first character popularity polls;[10] He ranked on the second and sixth popularity polls in the character people want as a younger brother category.[5][11] Since his debut, he has made regular appearances as a playable character in the Tales of the World series.
Kratos Aurion[edit]
Kratos Aurion (クラトス・アウリオンKuratosu Aurion) is a mysterious mercenary who is hired to accompany Colette on her journey. He is later revealed as a high-ranking member of Cruxis and one of Mithos Yggdrasill's companions who was ordered to ensure Colette would finish her journey.[NGC 18][NGC 19] After betraying the party to Mithos, Kratos secretly searches for materials to enable Lloyd to use the Eternal Sword.[NGC 20] He is revealed to be Lloyd's father after Yuan fails to blackmail him into releasing the summon spirit Origin.[NGC 21] After gathering the materials to make the Eternal Ring, Kratos has the party form a contract with Origin to enable Lloyd to wield the Eternal Sword. After reuniting the two worlds, Kratos leaves for Derris-Kharlan with the remaining members of Cruxis.[NGC 22] In Dawn of the New World, he makes a final transmission to Yuan before Derris-Kharlan is out of range.[Wii 5]
His past is explored through side stories. Over 4000 years prior to the game, Kratos was the lead knight of Tethe'alla's capital.[12] He meets Mithos and Martel who asks him to arrange a meeting with Tethe'alla's king to warn him about an upcoming invasion by Sylvarant. The king ignores Mithos' pleas due to his race and Tethe'alla's capital is destroyed in the attack. Mithos, Martel, and Kratos are exiled from the capital after being deemed responsible for the attack and Kratos joins the two as they journey the world to find a new home.[12] After Mithos saves the world, Kratos leaves for Sylvarant after disagreeing with Mithos' Age of Lifeless Beings plan and meets Anna who encourages him to stop Mithos.[NGC 23] The two then flee from Cruxis where Lloyd was born during their flight. Kvar corners them and turns Anna into a monster, forcing Kratos to kill her.[NGC 24] Kratos battle with Kvar causes Lloyd and Noishe to fall off a cliff where Kratos assumed they both died.[NGC 25] His Japanese voice actor is Fumihiko Tachiki and his English voice actor is Cam Clarke.[3]
Kratos' reception has been positive in Japan. He appeared on the first Tales character popularity polls and in the second one the character people want as an older brother and a teacher categories.[5][10] Since then, he has appeared in all current polls.[6][7][8][9] He is a playable character in the Tales of the World series, Tales of VS., and makes a cameo appearance as an enemy in Tales of Vesperia.
Raine Sage[edit]
Raine Sage, known as Refill Sage (リフィル・セイジRifiru Seiji) in the original Japanese version, is Genis' older sister and Iselia's schoolteacher. Raine is a calm, pragmatic thinker who is mistrustful of others and is a terrible cook. In the past, Raine and Genis were Tethe'allans who were sent to Sylvarant by the use of the Otherworldly Gate, a portal that intertwines the world.[NGC 26] Because of this, she is fascinated with ruins of any kind because of memories of being abandoned at the Otherworldly Gate.[NGC 27] They were sent to Sylvarant by their mother Virginia to escape Tethe'alla's discriminatory laws.[NGC 28] While on the run, Raine fell off of a boat and nearly drowned, leading to a severe case of aquaphobia. After the re-unification of the world, Raine and Genis set out to educate the world to eliminate the prejudice against half elves.[NGC 29] Her Japanese voice actress is Yumi Tōma. Her voice actress is Kari Wahlgren in Tales of Symphonia and Tara Platt in all other appearances.[3][4]
Raine appeared on the second character popularity polls as the character people want as an older sister category and has made no appearances on future rankings since then.[5] Since her debut, she has made regular appearances as a playable character in the Tales of the World series.
Sheena Fujibayashi[edit]
Sheena Fujibayashi (藤林しいなFujibayashi Shiina) is a strong-willed and kindhearted ninja from Mizuho, a village in Tethe'alla; Sheena is always accompanied by Corrine (コリンKorin), a man-made Summon Spirit.[NGC 30] She is the summoner of the party allowing her to form a pact with Summon Spirits to call them for help.[NGC 31] She has a fear of the Summon Spirit Volt, who attacked her village about failing to make a pact with him.[NGC 32] She is sent to Sylvarant to assassinate Collete but joins them as they seek to save the two worlds. The party accompanies her on her second attempt to form a pact with Volt, which succeeds after Corrine sacrifices her life. During the party's journey, she forms a pact with all Summon Spirits including Origin who allows Lloyd to wield the Eternal Sword. She later reunites with Corrine who is newly reborn as the Summon Spirit of Heart, Verius (ヴェリウスVeriusu). Later, her grandfather wakes up from his coma and makes Sheena the chief of Mizuho.[NGC 33] After the worlds are reunited, Sheena is chosen to be an emissary of peace between Sylvarant and Tethe'alla.[NGC 34] In Dawn of the New World she joins Emil and Marta's to search for Lloyd. Her Japanese voice actress is Akemi Okamura. Her English voice actress was Jennifer Hale in Tales of Symphonia, and Megan Hollingshead in all other appearances.[3][4]
Sheena appeared on the second character popularity polls as the character people want as an older sister category and has made no appearances on future rankings since then.[5] Corrine ranked in the sixth Tales character popularity polls in the mascot category.[11] Since her debut, she has made regular appearances in the Tales of the World series as a playable character.
Zelos Wilder[edit]
Zelos Wilder (ゼロス・ワイルダーZerosu Wairudā) is the Tethe'alla's Chosen. He is the comic relief of the group, dropping tactless comments at the most inopportune moment and hitting on women and the female party members. His personality is later revealed to be a facade to deal with the difficulties in his life. Zelos came from an upper-class society and is highly popular due to his status and looks. He joins the party when they arrive in Tethe'alla to watch and prevent them from completing Sylvarant's regeneration ritual.[NGC 35] During the party's journey, Zelos befriends Lloyd and shares his past with him. His parents were forced to marry by orders of Cruxis to continue the bloodline of the Chosen. Zelos expresses disdain for life as he was shunned by those around him.[NGC 36] His mother, Mylene Wilder, was killed by his father's former lover. Mylene's final words to Zelos was cursing his birth.[NGC 37] After the murder, Zelos' half sister, Seles Wilder (セレス・ワイルダーSeresu Wairudā), is placed under house arrest.[NGC 38] Despite what happened, Zelos cares for Seles, though she has a tsundere complex with him. Zelos is revealed to be leaking information to the Renegades and Cruxis since the beginning and had planned to betray the party.[NGC 39] Depending on the player's choice in Flanoir, Zelos will either remain loyal to the party or betray them and die. He survives in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World establishing his survival as canonical. In Dawn of the New World, he publicly expresses his belief that Lloyd is not involved in the Blood Purge. When Decus, disguised as Lloyd, kidnaps Seles, he joins the Emil and Marta to save her and to prove Lloyd's innocence. His Japanese voice actor is Masaya Onosaka. His English voice actor was Shiloh Strong in Tales of Symphonia, and Christopher Corey Smith in all other appearances.[3][4]
Zelos' reception has been positive in Japan. He ranked on the first Tales character popularity poll and in the second, ranked in the character people want as an older brother category.[5][10] Since then, he has appeared on all current polls.[6][7][8][9]Game Informer listed Zelos as one of the best characters in the Tales series.[13] He is a playable character in the Tales of the World series and Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave.
Presea Combatir[edit]
Presea Combatir (プレセア・コンバティールPuresea Konbatīru) is a chronologically twenty-eight years old, but is physically twelve years old, lumberjack from Ozette, a village in Tethe'alla. When her father fell ill, her younger sister Alicia Combatir (アリシア・コンバティールArishia Konbatīru), went to work for the Bryant family.[NGC 40] Presea volunteered to Vhaley's experiment so she could wield an axe and continue her father's work in his place.[NGC 41] She was given an Exsphere without a Keycrest, which suppressed her consciousness causing her to behave robotically and stopped her body from aging. Sixteen years later, the party meets and builds a Keycrest for her and restores her personality.[NGC 42] She joins the party permanently to repent her betrayal while under the influence of the Exsphere. After learning how Regal killed Alicia, Presea holds a strong resentment towards him but slowly forgives him as the plot progresses. Her Japanese voice actress is Hōko Kuwashima. Her English voice actress is Tara Strong in Symphonia and Janice Kawaye in Dawn of the New World.[3]
Presea's reception has been positive in Japan. She ranked as the character people want as a younger sister category in the second Tales character popularity polls and has appeared in all current polls.[5][6][7][8][9] She is a playable character in the Tales of the World series and Tales of VS. and as a skill in the Nintendo DS version of Tales of Hearts.
Regal Bryant[edit]
Regal Bryant (リーガル・ブライアンRīgaru Buraian) is the president of the Lezareno Company, a major corporation in Tethe'alla.[NGC 43] He and Alicia Combatir, Presea's younger sister, were lovers who were forcefully separated when Regal's butler sold Alicia to Vharley.[NGC 44] Vharley's experiment turned Alicia into a monster and forced Regal to kill her.[NGC 45] Tortured by guilt, Regal turns himself into prison for murder and forces himself to wear shackles on the premise of never using his hands for fighting again. During his time in prison, Regal is taught by a prisoner to fight with kicks. When the party travels to Tethe'alla, Regal confronts them after making a deal with the Pope to arrest Vharley.[NGC 46] He joins the party when he realizes Presea is with them and settles his past after talking to Alicia's spirit.[NGC 47] He and Presea later confront and kill Vharley. At the end of the game, Regal removes his shackles and devotes his company to improving the world. His Japanese voice actor is Akio Ōtsuka. His English voice actor is Crispin Freeman in Symphonia and Dave Wittenberg in Dawn of the New World.[3] He was a playable character in Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3.
Emil Castagnier[edit]
Emil Castagnier (エミル・キャスタニエEmiru Kyasutanie) is a timid person who is constantly apologizing. He lost his parents during the Blood Purge to which Lloyd is held responsible for.[Wii 6] He lives with his uncle and aunt who despises him. When Richter attempts to kill Marta, Emil forms a pact with Tenebrae to become a Knight of Ratatosk (ラタトスクの騎士Ratatosuku no Kishi), which grants him Ratatosk's powers; Ratatosk is the Summon Spirit of the previous World Tree and lord of all monsters.[Wii 7] During battle, Ratatosk's personality takes over giving Emil red eyes and an aggressive personality. As he journeys with Marta to gather the Centurion's cores to awaken Ratatosk, Emil discovers he is Ratatosk and that the timid Emil's personality and memories are a fabrication.[Wii 8] He learns that the real Emil Castagnier died in the blood purge and that his physical appearance is an imitation of Aster (アステルAsteru), Richter's close friend.[Wii 9] When Aster and Richter pleaded with Ratatosk to restore the worlds climate, Ratatosk killed Aster.[Wii 10] Realizing Ratatosk bears a hatred towards humanity for the death of the past World Tree, Emil is unable to trust him and seals away his personality by using Verius, the Summon Spirit of Heart.[Wii 11] When the party confronts Richter to prevent him from opening the door to Niflheim, the world of demons, two outcomes are decided by the player. After Richter's defeat, Emil will either kill himself and have Ratatosk's core act as a seal to Niflheim, or persuade Ratatosk to resume guarding the door. In the latter choice, Ratatosk divides himself into two allowing Emil to live his life.[Wii 12] His Japanese voice actor is Hiro Shimono and his English voice actor is Johnny Yong Bosch.[4] Since his debut, Emil has appeared on all current Tales character popularity polls.[7][8][9] Emil has made an appearance in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 and Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave.
Marta Lualdi[edit]
Marta Lualdi (マルタ・ルアルディMaruta Ruarudi) is the daughter of Brute the leader of the organization known as Vanguard. She lost her mother during the Great Kharlan Tree's rampage in Palmacosta and blames Colette for her death.[Wii 13] During the Blood Purge, she was saved by Ratatosk and is the reason of her initial affection towards Emil. Ratatosk attached a fake Ratatosk core on her forehead to draw his enemies attention away from him and she is accompanied by Tenebrae since then.[Wii 14] Soon after, Marta defects from the Vanguard upon learning of their plans on using Ratatosk's core to destroy Tethe'alla. She is pursued by the Vanguard and is reunited with Ratatosk, now under the Emil personality, during her flight. Together, the three travel around the world to gather Centurions' cores to revive Ratatosk.[Wii 15] Her Japanese voice actress is Rie Kugimiya and her English voice actress is Laura Bailey.[4] She ranked on the fourth Tales character popularity polls.[7] Marta is playable in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 and Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave.
Antagonists[edit]
Mithos Yggdrasill[edit]
Mithos Yggdrasill (ミトス・ユグドラシルMitosu Yugudorashiru) is the main antagonist of Tales of Symphonia. He is introduced under his surname as an adult but is able to interchange into his child body since his appearance and growth is controlled by his Exsphere. He was originally a kind hearted person despite the discrimination he faced for being a half elf. Four thousand years prior to the game, he and his companions, Martel, Kratos, and Yuan, ended the war between the countries Sylvarant and Tethe'alla by using the Eternal Sword and splitting the two into different worlds.[14] His plan was to reunite the worlds when the comet known as Derris Kharlan approaches Earth so he can use its mana to germinate the Great Seed into a Giant Kharlan Tree. The humans attempted to monopolize the Great Seed and killed Martel in the process. Daunted by her death, Mithos delays the germination and instead places Martel's soul inside the Great Seed until he can find a new body for her. Her death caused him to gain a strong hatred towards the world and becomes cruel and merciless.[14] Years later, Mithos forms the organization known as Cruxis in order to find a compatible body for Martel and to fulfill his Age of Lifeless Beings plan, a plan where everyone's consciousness will live inside their Exspheres free from their body;[NGC 48] the latter being a twisted interpretation of Martel's last wish.[NGC 49] Mithos' ideas resulted in the deaths and suffering of many people and the party is forced to kill him. His Japanese voice actress as Mithos is Minami Takayama and voice actor Hideyuki Tanaka as Yggdrasill. His English voice actress for Mithos is Brianne Siddall and voice actor James Arnold Taylor as Yggdrasill.[3] In the second Tales character popularity poll, Mithos ranked in the memorable villain category.[5] He made an appearance in Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3.
Cruxis and Desians[edit]
Cruxis (クルシスKurushisu) is the organization led by Mithos who aims to revive Martel and to complete his Age of Lifeless Beings plan. The organization known as Desians (ディザイアンDizaian) work for Cruxis and imprison humans to use to create Exspheres. The members of both groups are half-elves who want revenge against humans for the discrimination they suffered; Cruxis members are given Cruxis Crystals, which gives them angel-like wings.[NGC 50] The party is initially led by Remiel[kanji 1] on Collete's World Regeneration. After learning the journey would not save the worlds, Remiel is defeated.
Lloyd's party later encounters and defeats the five Desian Grand Cardinals, which are Cruxis members who manage the Human Ranches. The five Desian Grand Cardinals consist of: Forcystus[kanji 2], Magnius[kanji 3], Kvar[kanji 4], Rodyle[kanji 5], and Pronyma[kanji 6]. Forcystus, a man who was hailed a hero for killing a group of humans that were leading a massacre on half-elves, is the Grand Cardinal in charge of the Iselia Ranch. Magnius, a corrupt and cruel man, is the Grand Cardinal in charge of the Palmacosta Human Ranch. Kvar, an arrogant and calculating man, is the Grand Cardinal in charge of the Asgard Human Ranch. He pioneered the Angelus Project, which Anna, Lloyd's mother, was a victim of. Rodyle, an ambitious and manipulative scientist, is the Grand Cardinal in charge of the Remote Island Human ranch. He had planned to overthrow Yggdrasill with the use of his creation, the mana cannon.[NGC 51] The final Cardinal, Pronyma, a woman who worships and loves Yggdrasill, is the leader of the five Desian Grand Cardinals. She was killed by Yggdrasill after addressing him as Mithos.
Richter Abend[edit]
Richter Abend (リヒター・アーベントRihitā Ābento) the main antagonist of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. He is a half elf and a scientist. When he and Aster tried to persuade Ratatosk to restore the world's climate, Aster was killed and Richter retaliated against Ratatosk.[Wii 16] Tenebrae saves Ratatosk's core before it was destroyed and flees from Richter. Since then, Richter has been researching on how to kill Ratatosk. Since Ratatosk's death would open the door to Niflheim, allowing demons to enter their world, Richter intends to use his life to seal the door after killing Ratatosk.[Wii 17] When the party confronts Richter at the Ginnungagap, the realm between their world and Niflheim, Richter uses the demon's powers to confront them but is defeated. Having forced open the seal on the door, Richter remains with Ratatosk at the Ginnungagap to prevent the demons from crossing over.[Wii 18] His Japanese voice actor is Kenji Hamada and his English voice actor is Kyle Hebert.[4] He was a playable character in Tales of VS.
Vanguard[edit]
The Vanguard (ヴァンガードVangādo) is an organization manipulated by Richter to serve his goals. They are a Sylvarant organization determined to destroy Tethe'alla. To complete their plans, they sent assassins after Marta Lualdi in order to retrieve the Ratatosk core from her. The Vanguard are led by Brute[kanji 7] whose mind has been warped by the Centurion's core, Solum.[Wii 19] Four notable members of the Vanguard are Alice[kanji 8], Decus[kanji 9], Hawk[kanji 10], and Magnar[kanji 11]. Alice is a sadistic young female half-elf and leader of the Vanguard's army's Battle Combat system. She has brainwashed monsters under her control and abuses Decus' feelings towards her in order to have him do her bidding. Eight years prior to the game, Alice's parents were forced on a pilgrimage by the Church of Martel that caused their deaths.[Wii 20] She was then sent to an orphanage where she makes a pact with a demon to save Decus' life after he was framed for a mugging by the orphanage's director; Alice is then freed from the pact by Lloyd's party years later.[Wii 21] Since then, Decus has dedicated his whole life for her.[Wii 22] When Decus is killed by Emil, Alice acknowledges her love for him before she also dies.[Wii 23] The last two members are Hawk, a cowardly and weak man and subordinate of Alice and Decus. He was killed by Brute in a cross fire; and Magnar, a knight who infiltrated the Church of Martel.[Wii 24] After Brute regains his sanity, he disbands the Vanguard.
Other characters[edit]
Martel Yggdrasill[edit]
Martel Yggdrasill (マーテル・ユグドラシルMāteru Yugudorashiru) is Mithos's older sister and a half-elf. After she died Mithos placed her soul in the Great Seed by using a Cruxis Crystal with the intent of reviving her.[NGC 52] In the present time, Martel is passed down in stories as a goddess by Cruxis, which also created a religion to worship her. When Mithos revives Martel through Colette, Martel reprimands him for the cruelty and murder his actions have caused.[NGC 53] The majority of her soul returns to the Great Seed while a part of her inhabits the android Tabatha (タバサTabasa) granting her perfect speech.[14] When the Great Seed is germinated, Martel's souls and Tabatha are taken in and used to create the Summon Spirit for the Giant Kharlan Tree.[NGC 54] Lloyd forms a pact with Martel, promising to protect it, and names the tree Yggdrasill.[NGC 55][15] Both Martel and Tabatha's Japanese voice actress is Misa Watanabe and their English voice actress is Kim Mai Guest.[3]
Yuan Ka-Fai[edit]
Yuan Ka-Fai (ユアン・カーフェイYuan Kaafei) is a half-elf, former high-ranking soldier of Sylvarant, and a companion of Mithos during the Kharlan war.[14] He was engaged to Martel before her death.[NGC 56] He secretly defies Mithos after learning of Mithos' plans, which is a twisted perception of Martel's last wish and creates the organization called Renegades (レネゲードRenegēdo) to oppose Cruxis. The Renegades are led by Botta (ボータBōta) in his absence. After learning about Lloyd's existence, Yuan's plan was to blackmail Kratos into releasing Origin. His plan fails and he instead assists the party into forming a pact with Origin that eventually allows Lloyd to wield the Eternal Sword. In Dawn of the New World, he is revealed as the Guardian of the World Tree.[Wii 25] His Japanese voice actor is Toshiyuki Morikawa and his English voice actor is Chris Edgerly.[3]
Noishe[edit]
Noishe (ノイシュNoishu) is a Protozoan (プロトゾーン」Purotozōn), one of the first organisms born when the elves brought a Giant Kharlan Tree to the planet.[NGC 57] Protozoans go through five evolutions in their lifetime: The first stage is Aquan, a fish-like organism; the second is Aeros, a bird-like creature, and the third stage Arshis, dog-like create, the fourth stage is Fenrilra whose evolution has not been reached yet; and the final stage is a human who fights evil.[NGC 58] They were considered extinct after their usage in the war four thousand years prior.[NGC 59] Noishe is currently an Arshis and has known Kratos for over four thousand years. When Lloyd and Kratos were separated during Kvar's attack, Noishe remains by Lloyd's side and journeys with the party. His Japanese voice actress is Yumi Tōma and English voice actress is Debi Derryberry.[3]
Tenebrae[edit]
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Tenebrae (テネブラエTeneburae) is the Centurion of Darkness, an elemental spirit that loyally serves Ratatosk. When Ratatosk was attacked by Richter, Tenebrae saves his core, which is eventually transferred to Marta. Since then, he has been journeying with her to gather the Centurion's cores while avoiding the Vanguard. When Ratatosk is awakened from his core during the Blood Purge, Tenebrae is aware Emil is the identity Ratatosk assumed. Months later, Tenebrae calls Emil and forms a pact with him, reawakening a part of his powers.[Wii 26] Before the final confrontation with Richter, Tenebrae deduces Emil's plan to suicide and have Ratatosk's core seal the door to niflheim and keeps it a secret from the party.[Wii 27] His Japanese voice actor is Hōchū Ōtsuka and his English voice actor is Christopher Corey Smith.[4] In the fifth and sixth Tales series character popularity polls, Tenebrae ranked in the mascot category.[11][16]
Aqua[edit]
Aqua (アクアAkua) is the Centurion of Water. She was the one who lead Aster and Richter to Ratatosk's location. After witnessing Ratatosk kill Aster and swear revenge against humanity, she journeys with Richter who plans on saving the world by killing Ratatosk and sacrificing himself to seal niflheim.[Wii 28] Her Japanese voice actress is Yōko Honda and her English voice actress is Wendee Lee.[4]
Notes and references[edit]
Notes
- ^レミエルRemieru
- ^フォシテスFoshitesu
- ^マグニスMagunisu
- ^クヴァルKuvaru
- ^ロディルRodiru
- ^プロネーマPuronēma
- ^ブルートBurūto
- ^アリスArisu
- ^デクスDekusu
- ^ホークHōku
- ^マーグナーMāgunā
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- ^'Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Release Dates'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ abcdefghijklmEnd game credits from Namco Tales Studio (July 13, 2004). Tales of Symphonia. Nintendo Gamecube. Namco.
- ^ abcdefghij'Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World voice cast'. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
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- ^Raine: Today is the Day of Prophecy. It is a very important day, which the Chosen of Mana will receive an oracle from the Goddess Martel. Now, Chosen One…Colette. Tell us about the journey of world regeneration. /Colette: It is a journey to seal the Desians. Upon passing the trials of the Goddess Martel, the Summon Spirits that protect the world awaken, and mana is restored.
- ^Raine: Then the Chosen’s world regeneration is actually the process of reversing the mana flow? /Sheena: Exactly. When the Chosen breaks the seal, the mana flow reverses, and the Summon Spirit that governs the seal awakens.
- ^Lloyd: I've been thinking about that for a long time. Someone asked me why I came all the way to Tethe'alla… what it is that I want to do. I want a world where everyone can have a normal life. I'm tired of people having to become sacrifices. I'm tired of discrimination. I'm tired of people becoming victims. I'm tired of it all.
- ^Dirk: That Exsphere is your mother’s keepsake. The Desians killed your mother in order to take it from her. /Lloyd: They did? /Dirk: I told you about how I found you at the cliff near the ranch, right? Your mother was still conscious at that time, so she explained everything. There’s no doubt about it.
- ^Lloyd: So about tomorrow…I can’t come along with you, can I? /Colette: Well, it’s just that the Desians will be after us and it’s going to be a dangerous journey. /Lloyd: Desians…up till now. I always thought my mom died in an accident. …But she was murdered by Desians! Now that I know the truth, there’s no way that I could keep living in a village that has a treaty with them.
- ^Kvar: That Exsphere is without a doubt the product of my Angelus Project! [..] Kvar: Hmm, you don't know anything, do you? That Exsphere was cultured on host body A012, human name, Anna—your mother. She took it and escaped from the facility. Of course, she paid for her crime with her life.
- ^Dirk: So you want me to forge the Ring of the Pact? [..] /Lloyd: With this, I’ll be able to use the Eternal Sword, right?
- ^[Lloyd pulls the Eternal Sword out of its pedestal. The Eternal Sword becomes a ball of light, splits into two, and fuses with his Material Blade]
- ^Martel: Then Lloyd, on behalf of all living things, I want you to give this tree a new name, as a proof of the pact./Lloyd: What?/Martel: The Giant Kharlan Tree was planted here by the elves when they first came, as a guardian to watch over and protect them. This newly reborn tree protects elves, humans and the lives of all who have caught in between. Therefore, this tree requires a new name.
- ^Raine: I promised Colette I wouldn’t say anything. Colette will give up her life in order to regenerate the world. Becoming an angel means dying.
- ^Lloyd: Colette is growing closer to becoming an angel. Now, she can’t sleep or feel hot or cold or pain or anything. She can’t even cry! Becoming an angel means losing her humanity!
- ^Kratos: Not only did she lose her memory, but she has lost the soul to listen to your words. Now Colette is merely a puppet standing before death’s door.
- ^Researcher: Cruxis Crystals are thought to be evolved forms of Exspheres. [..] / Raine: In which case, the ritual of releasing the seals may be promoting the fusion with the Cruxis Crystal. [..] / Zelos: Then, if she had a Key Crest, she’d return to normal, right? Researcher: Yes, she should be able to freely control the Cruxis Crystal if she had a Key Crest.
- ^Raine: It says it's called, 'Chronic Angelus Crystallus Inofficium.' Just like the Altessa's diagnosis. It's an illness that causes the entire body to become a Cruxis Crystal.
- ^Genis: So in other words, we need a Mana Fragment, Zircon, and a Unicorn Horn, right? /Raine: And a Mana Leaf Herb. Then, we make something called a Rune Crest, and attaching that to the Key Crest will suppress the crystal’s activity.
- ^Lloyd: I will atone for what I've done. I swear to protect Colette for the sake of those who have died because of me. /Genis: I'll follow you, Lloyd. It's my fault that you were banished. So I promise to stick by you, always. /Lloyd: Say, Genis. Why don’t you use that Exsphere? That’s Marble’s memento.
- ^Lloyd: Is this Mithos’ Cruxis Crystal?/ Genis: I’m sorry. I picked it up in the Tower of Salvation, but I just couldn’t bring myself to destroy it. I took it with me. I thought, I’d at least show him the regenerated world.
- ^Kratos: I am of Cruxis, the organization that guides this world. I am one of the Four Seraphim, sent forth to keep close watch over the Chosen.
- ^Elder Elf: The ones who betrayed Origin and used the power of the magic sword given by Origin to split the world in two, were none other than Mithos and his companions. Mithos Yggdrasill, his older sister Martel, and their companions, Yuan and Kratos. The four angels changed the nature of the world, and that is why their names are taboo in Heimdall.
- ^Lloyd: Zelos, you heard about the ring from Kratos, didn't you? /Zelos: He…he knew everything. That humans can't use the Eternal Sword, the details of Colette's sickness, the way to make the Eternal Ring, everything.
- ^Lloyd: Where's my dad? If you've done anything to my dad, I'll tear every last one of you to pieces!/Yuan: Now, now, is that the way to act when you're about to meet your father for the first time?/Kratos: So it was you. You were the assassin who tried to kill me at Hima./Yuan: Kratos. If you value your son's life at all, do as we say.
- ^Lloyd: Are you really going to Derris-Kharlan?/Kratos: If a half-elf of Cruxis remains here, the other half-elves will have no place to live. As a surviving member of Cruxis, I must bear the responsibility for what has happened.
- ^Kratos: Like Presea, Anna was a research subject of the Angelus Project. They were trying to create a Cruxis Crystal inside her body. When I learned of Mithos' plan to create an Age of Lifeless Beings, I turned against him and descended upon this land, where I met Anna. [..] After meeting Anna, I realized my mistake in believing that accepting Mithos' vision would be the fastest route to reunite the worlds. I began to search for a way for a human to wield the Eternal Sword.
- ^Kratos: Yes. However, Anna and I were pursued by Cruxis. We traveled from place to place, and when you were born, with you as well, but we were finally caught by Kvar. [..] Her Exsphere was removed. Lacking a Key Crest, the mana in her body went out of control, and she turned into a monster.
- ^Kratos:After that, Kvar attacked, then you and Noishe fell down the cliff along with the Exsphere. I fought off Kvar and his men, and descended the cliff, but all that was left were the Desian corpses, half-eaten by monsters. I thought there was no way you could still be alive.
- ^Tethe'allan Man: There are huge rocks all over it. You can't miss it. But tonight's a full moon. If the legend is true, then the gate will open and you'll be sucked into the world of Sylvarant!
- ^Lloyd: So the reason you were interested in old ruins was…/Raine: I was searching for the images from my childhood. Heimdall, the Otherworldly Gate…everything was over here, in Tethe'alla.
- ^Virginia's Diary The Otherworldly gate has opened. Raine, Genis, please forgive your powerless mother. Surely even the Imperial Research Academy will not follow you to Sylvarant. This must be a better choice than to spend your life in that damp, filthy dungeon like a slave. Please, make your way to freedom.
- ^Altessa: What are you going to do? Go back to Iselia? /Raine:No, we're going out to visit new lands. /Genis: We're going around the world to try to make it easier for half-elves to be accepted.
- ^Corrine in Danger skit
- ^Genis: Now that you mention it, you did say you could use summoning techniques. Are you a summoner?/Sheena: I'm a guardian user! …But I can summon, too./Raine: I'd heard that art of summoning was lost a very long time ago./Sheena: Well, it still exists. Anyway, if you're not interested, I'm not going to force you.
- ^Tiga: Sheena failed to form a pact with Volt once before. That is the reason why the Chief is in a coma. [..] /Zelos: It’s a pretty famous incident. A quarter of Mizuho’s population died. She puts on a strong face, but she’s really alone in this village. Go cheer her up, man.
- ^Next Chief skit
- ^Zelos: We'll send an emissary of peace to Iselia. [..] How about Sheena from Mizuho? She's already involved.
- ^Zelos: If these guys don’t go back to Sylvarant, then it doesn’t matter if they’re alive or dead. They can’t complete the regeneration ritual. So I’ll go along and keep tabs on them.
- ^Zelos: My mother probably loved somebody else. But because of the oracle from Cruxis, she had to marry the Chosen at the time—my father. And the old man had another woman as well. I'm not saying I still think that way now, but all my life, I've been rejected by my parents, shunned by the Church, and viewed as a threat by the royal family I just wanted to run away. [..] Even now, to tell the truth, I get tired of all the problems. Sometimes I think it’d be easier if everyone and everything were just destroyed.
- ^Zelos: The magic that killed my mother was meant for me. [..] They targeted me because I was the next Chosen. My mother was caught in the crossfire. As she fell, she grabbed my shoulder and told me, 'You should never have been born.'
- ^Zelos: The one who tried to kill me was Seles' mother. They executed her and Seles was placed under house arrest in the abbey.
- ^Zelos: I side with the strongest. It was a simple matter of weighing the Renegades, Cruxis, and all of you. /Sheena: You were leaking information to the Renegades, too?! I can't believe you! You were always a pervert, but I never doubted that you were a good person when it came down to it.
- ^Presea: I have a younger sister. She left to go into service for a noble and that was the last I saw of her. And my mommy died when I was a child.
- ^Presea: I wanted to save my sick daddy. I wanted to learn how to wield an ax, so I could work in my daddy's place. So Vharley introduced me to Rodyle, and I was taken to the Research Academy in Sybak.
- ^Alicia: I’m finally myself again. Time is finally starting to flow again from that night sixteen years ago. You know what? I’m twenty-eight years old now.
- ^Regal:My name is Regal Bryant. I was granted the title of Duke by His Highness, and also the president of Lezareno Company.
- ^Regal: Alicia and I were in love. /George: Then I, his servant, interfered and forced them apart. /Regal: Alicia was handed over to Vharley. He wanted to use her in an Exsphere experiment.
- ^Alicia: Master Regal…please…kill me!/Regal: I…I can't. I could never kill you with my own hands!/Alicia: It's because I love you that I want you to do it!
- ^George: Master Regal confessed to killing Alicia and went to prison on his own will. /Regal: While I was in prison, the Pope promised to arrest Vharley in exchange for kidnapping Colette. I believed him and agreed to do it.
- ^Lloyd: Genis and I once experienced the same thing you did. And I also imagined what it must have been like…for my dad. When my mom turned into a monster, and he struck her down, he must have suffered as well./Regal: Your father did the same thing? /Lloyd: That’s what I heard. I don’t know if the decisions you or my dad made were correct, but I don’t think my mom would have wanted my dad to punish himself and live the way you have. /Regal: Is that true? /Alicia: Yes. It’s just as he says. At least, I don’t want you to live like that. /Regal: All right. But I will never use these hands as tools of death. I swear that to you. To you and to Lloyd. And once we have defeated those who use Exspheres to toy with people’s lives, I shall remove these bonds.
- ^Yggdrasill: People fear and hate what is not normal. They are scared of those that are different. Then the solution is for everyone to become the same. By using the Exspheres to eliminate the different bloods that flow through elves and humans, everyone on this earth will become the same lifeless beings. Discrimination will vanish. That is the grand age I strive for.
- ^Lloyd: You…didn’t approve of Mithos’ Age of Half-elves? /Yuan: That plan was the result of a twisted perception of Martel’s last wish. It’s not what she truly desired. /Colette: What was Martel’s last wish? /Yuan: She said she wanted to see a world free from discrimination.
- ^Yuan: The Church of Martel is nothing more than an instrument created by Cruxis to rule the world. Those who call themselves angels are half-elves, who've evolved by using a special type of Exsphere called Cruxis Crystals. They aren't gods or anything of the sort. Of course, the Church of Martel and the Chosen know nothing about that.
- ^Rodyle: Who cares about the lives of pathetic inferior beings?! The Mana Cannon will be completed once I get the Cruxis Crystal. With Thor's Hammer in my possession, Yggdrasill and Cruxis will beg for my mercy!
- ^Yuan: By using the power of a Cruxis Crystal, Martel's soul lives on, existing as a part of the Great Seed.
- ^Martel: I’ve been watching all this time. Unable to move, unable to do anything, I watched all those foolish things you’ve done. Have you forgotten everything? We stopped the Ancient War because we dreamt of a world where humans, elves, and those in between could live in harmony.
- ^Martel: I am Martel, and also the incarnation of the Great Seed itself. Lloyd, your hope as well as those of many others, resurrected me./Lloyd: So you're Mithos' sister?!/Martel: No. Mithos' sister Martel, is one of the many source within me. I am Mana, and I am the Giant Tree. I am a symbol of the many lives sacrificed to the Great Seed. I am the new spirit born to accompany the Giant Tree. And now the Seed has awakened anew along with me.
- ^Martel: This is the future form of the Giant Tree. Right now, it is only a small seedling. In its current rate, the tree will wither and die. /Lloyd: Well then, how do we protect it?! /Martel: You must provide the tree with love and adoration. As long as those conditions are met, I shall always protect the seedling. /Lloyd: I promise! If the tree starts to wither, I’ll make sure, we won’t let it die! /Martel: Then Lloyd, on behalf of all living things, I want you to give this tree a new name, as a proof of the pact.
- ^Yuan: I'm just looking for a ring! [..] /Lloyd: I found a ring in Hima. It had some complicated looking letters on it. /Raine: Let me see it. These are ancient Elven letters.. Let's see.. swear.. true love..Mar. The rest is worn out and I can't read it. But it's an engagement ring. [..] Yuan: The ring is very important to me. Please give it back. I beg of you. /Sheena: Are you and Martel..? Yuan: Thank you for returning my ring. Farewell. /Lloyd: What about Yuan and Martel? [..] /Sheena: They were in love, maybe even married.
- ^Noishe in Danger Skit
- ^Elf Elder: Protozoans are born as single-cell life forms. In the first stage they evolve into a creature known as an Aquan. [..] A life form that looks much like a fish. After that, it evolves into a bird-like life form called Aeros, and then into a life form that runs on land called Arshis. Then next, into a Fenrilra, and finally into a human who hunts evil.
- ^Elf Elder: However, because of their abilities, they were used in battles during the Ancient War and became extinct.
- Namco Tales Studio (November 11, 2008). Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. Wii. Namco Bandai Games.
- ^Library Synopsis Entry 23 Emil: That was when I first learned the truth about the Blood Purge where Palmacosta was attacked by the Church of Martel, and my parents and many others were brutally murdered. I had believed the attack occurred because the Vanguard was holding a meeting in Palmacosta, and that was indeed correct. However, the purpose of that meeting was so they could launch a rebellion against the Church of Martel by using Ratatosk's core. Lloyd then led the Martel Knights into the city under the pretext of quelling the rebellion (though his real reason was that he planned to steal Ratatosk's core), and they killed many innocent people. My parents never did anything to deserve what happened to them.
- ^Library Synopsis Entry 163 Marta: He says that Emil is indeed the Summon Spirit Ratatosk, and that Lloyd had been working to stop Ratatosk from eradicating humanity. But he had not been trying to kill Ratatosk. On the contrary, if Ratatosk were to die, the door in Ginnungagap would open, and this would become the demonic realm, Niflheim. So Lloyd and Yuan had planned to seal Ratatosk alive in the Ginnungagap instead. To do that, they needed the Centurions' and Ratatosk's cores. Lloyd didn't tell this plan to anyone, because he did not want Ratatosk to find out about it. Ratatosk has a wide ranging network of monsters, and he didn't know where they might be listening. They could only discuss the plan here at the World Tree, were Ratatosk has no influence.
- ^Colette:So Lloyd hasn't stopped by here either.
- ^Brother and Sister skit
- ^Kratos: It seems we've finally reached the limit of the communication range. From this point onward, we'll be swallowed up in the vast darkness of space. /Yuan: Then this is our final farewell. Are you sure you don't want Lloyd to know? /Kratos: There's no need. Lloyd and I said our goodbyes before I left there. My place is in the past. I'm counting on you to look after the World Tree.
- ^Emil:You think Lloyd is a hero but that's not true. He attacked Palmacosta. He killed both of my parents.
- ^Tenebrae: Lord Ratatosk is not a demon lord. He was a summon spirit of the Great Tree of old, and is the lord of all monsters.
- ^Emil: Am I really Ratatosk? I still can't believe it. /Tenebrae: It's only natural that it wouldn't seem real to you. Your current personality is a fabrication put together by Lord Ratatosk. Lord Ratatosk's own memories are kept by the side all of you know as his 'Ratatosk Mode.'
- ^Library Synopsis Entry 169 Emil: I don't know why I chose Aster as my human form. Perhaps when Marta summoned me, and I had to be reborn as a human, I simply went with the form of the last human I had seen before entering my core state.
- ^Library Synopsis Entry 158 Emil: Aster was calling out to me, calling me Ratatosk. Beside him stood Richter. The two of them had come to ask me—to ask Ratatosk—to restore the balance of mana in order to end the strange weather fluctuations. I had only just awakened, and despised the humans and the half-elves who had destroyed the Giant Kharlan Tree that had been my host. So I wanted to have then destroyed. Aster tried to stop me. As if swatting a bug, I killed him.
- ^Sheena: Emil, what happened? I felt Corrine's — Verius' presence. /Lloyd: So that would mean that you've made up your mind? Emil: Yes. I had Verius seal away Ratatosk's personality.
- ^Ricther: Since you're capable of diving into both a core and a physical body…Perhaps you could separate into two forms, Emil and Ratatosk, and live that way. If necessary, you could live off my body [..] Tenebrae: We centurions and monsters would be happy to carry out that task, under your orders of course. As long as you stay in contact, there's no issue with dividing yourself in two forms. [..] Verius: Ratatosk, your heart has spoken. It wishes you to live the life that Aster, who died at your hands, could not. I am prepared to carry out that wish for you.
- ^Marta:My mother was in Palmacosta when the giant tree attacked! You call yourself the 'Chosen'?! You're nothing more than a coward! How dare you! If you hadn't run away, my mother would still be alive.
- ^Library Synopsis Entry 159 Emil: But Tenebrae told me that the core on Marta's forehead is a fake designed to draw the attention of Ratatosk's enemies to Marta. If that's true, then that's totally despicable! I was using Marta as a decoy to protect myself.
- ^Library Synopsis Entry 20 Emil: Ratatosk's core is the jewel on Marta's forehead, and Marta also wants Ratatosk to awaken so she can remove the core from her forehead. However, Ratatosk can't wake up until we first wake all of the Centurions who serve him. This is the reason that Marta and Tenebrae are on a journey to find all of the Centurions' cores.
- ^Ratatosk: Even if my powers are still weak from just waking, a mere mortal wounding me? Richter: Die!
- ^Tenebrae: The demons are using all the power they have to open the door! /Richter: Here use this. /Lloyd: What the—That's the Sacred Stone! Richter: Yes, that's right. The stone that turns the mana in your body into flames. Mana is a toxic poison to demons. It will help keep the door closed for a while. /Lloyd: But why do you have it? /Richter: I sent someone out to the hidden village of the elves to get it for me. If you use it along with the Cruxis Crystal held by the Chosen, then it's possible to seal this door without Ratatosk being present. /Lloyd: The Chosen's Cruxis Crystal has the ability to stop its host's internal clock, and grant them eternal life. You were willing to burn your own body's mana for all eternity and become a human sacrifice in order to guard this oor. /Richter: Yes, because that way Aster could come back to life, Ratatosk would die, and the door would be protected. The world would be saved.
- ^Emil: The ancient seal on the door is no longer working since another being forced it open. /Richter: That would be my fault. It looks like I'll need to go ahead with my original plan to seal the door with my own mana.
- ^Brute: Richter was the one who told me. He said that we could free the Sylvaranti people with the mana cannon. He told me to become their king. It sounds so ridiculous now. Why did I agree? Ever since he handed me Solum's core, my memory, it's all so hazy.
- ^Alice: What'll the Church of Martel do for me? Will it bring my parents back to life? Will it bring back my mother and father killed by monsters while on a pilgrimage forced by the church?
- ^Decus: There was this group of adventurers. One of them was killed, and his valuables were stolen. They blamed me. The real culprits were the orphanage director and his sons, but no one would listen to me. [..] The others lynched me and were about to kill me. No one in the orphanage so much as lifted a finger, but then monsters attacked. [..] Decus: Alice made a pact with one such demon. She agreed to find the Forbidden Tome of the Demon Lords, in exchange for the demon's power. /Lloyd: You mean the book demon lords were sealed inside? /Decus: Or so they say. The demon who helped Alice was the servant of a demon lord sealed into the book by the Hero Mithos. However, the demon passed away leaving its bones behind, and Alice was freed. But at the same time, she lost the ability to control monsters, which is why she has to rely on machines to do it for her. /Raine: The weaker demons must've been destroyed by mana when we burned the forbidden book, severing the connection to the demon lords.
- ^Decus: If not for Alice, I'd be dead right now. The rest of my life belongs to her.
- ^Decus: Alice.. you always said that that I disgust you, but I.. I love you. /Alice: Decus! Oh Decus, I love you too. I do. I really do love you! [..] Decus, don't worry. I'll be with you again soon. Soon, we'll be together.
- ^Emil: Magnar? Why's he here? Isn't he with the Church of Martel? /Tenebrae: It seems he was only pretending to be a Martel Knight. The incidents in Luin and Palmacosta were most likely part of an elaborate scheme to cast blame on the Church of Martel.
- ^Raine: Yuan! So you're the guardian of the World Tree.
- ^Emil: That howl. Were you the one calling me? /Tenebrae: Lady Marta was looking for you. You saved her life and she has chosen you to be a knight. Emil: Me? /Tenebrae: Now forge the pact!
- ^Tenebrae: If I'm wrong please forgive me, but you didn't actually make up your mind to protect the gate as Ratatosk, did you? You regret having killed Aster, so you intend to somehow turn yourself back into a core, and become a lock on the door.
- ^Tenebrae: Why did you decide to side with Richter and betray us?Aqua: Because I want to help Master Richter avenge his friend. Master Richter and Aster first learned about Lord Ratatosk through their research of Summon Spirits. They found me, and told me that they had wanted to advise Lord Ratatosk about the Centurions losing control. I brought them to the Ginnungagap, to the door to the demonic realm, just beyond here. But Lord Ratatosk simply refused to listen to what Master Richter and Aster had to say. I couldn't believe it.. Instead he lashed out at them because of his hatred of mankind! He killed Aster, and Master Richter was gravely wounded. [..] Lord Ratatosk ordered us to annihilate mankind. How can you possibly help him?
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Emil Castagnier
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (JP), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN)
An introverted, timid young boy from Palmacosta. During the Blood Purge, he came across the bodies of his parents and was severely traumatized. Afterwards, he was forced to move in with his abusive uncle in Luin, where he is universally despised for his weak personality and for accusing town hero Lloyd of being the instigator of the Blood Purge and the murderer of his parents. He wants to avenge his parents, but due to his timid personality finds himself paralyzed with doubt and fear.
At the beginning of the game, Emil signs a magical contract with Tenebrae to become a Knight of Ratatosk and protect Marta. From that moment on, whenever he enters battle he taps into a second, badass, superpoweredAnti-Heropersonality. With this newfound power, he joins Marta on her quest to retrieve the Centurion Cores and awaken Ratatosk so that he can finally track down Lloyd.
Emil provides examples of the following tropes:
- Abusive Parents: Well, aunt and uncle, both of whom verbally abused him on a daily basis. Early in the game, Emil even mentions that he hopes his uncle won't hit him again.
- Adorkable: To Marta and Collette, at least. Richter and Tenebrae find his awkwardness irritating.
- All of the Other Reindeer: Was ostracized by the villagers of Luin for disliking Lloyd.
- Amnesiac Hero: Played with in that neither he nor the player knows he has amnesia until The Reveal.
- Amnesiac God: He is an amnesiac fake personality of the Lord of Monsters Ratatosk.
- Animal Motifs: Is usually compared to a dog early in the game.
- Apologises a Lot: He might even be worse then Colette.
- Apologetic Attacker: After he seals his Superpowered Evil Side.
- The Atoner: When he finds out that he killed Aster. He doesn't let anything on to the party, though.
- Badass Adorable: Regular Emil is this after he slowly begins to gain a few levels in badass after Chapter 3.
- Badass Boast: 'I will teach you the true meaning of divine punishment!'
- Battle in the Center of the Mind: The Post-Final Boss, and one of the game's narrative climaxes, is a duel between Emil and Ratatosk within their shared mindscape.
- Berserk Button: Lloyd Irving for both Emils until later in the story. Regular Emil is one for Ratatosk Mode Emil, who thinks very poorly of him.
- Bishōnen: Sometimes he's even prettier than Marta.
- Blood Knight: While in his 'Ratatosk Mode'.
- Cloning Blues: Created from Aster's body.
- Character Development Both Emil and Ratatosk Mode Emil get heaps of it.
- Emil becomes braver and more confident over the course of the journey. He also becomes the dominant personality out of him and Ratatosk and takes his place and stops Richter's plan.
- Ratatosk Mode Emil starts out as a huge Jerkass that loathes regular Emil and ends up pissing off everyone in his determination to protect Marta, but softens up a little bit in regards to Marta. After The Reveal that he's really Ratatosk and was close to committing genocide, Ratatosk comes to respect Emil and through the journey, realizes how wrong he was and finds another way to fix the problem of no mana = world dying.
- The Conscience: Emil is this to Ratatosk.
- Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Lloyd Irving is a classic Idiot Hero - headstrong, quick to action, confident in himself, and optimistic about bringing change to the worlds. In contrast Emil, is a male Shrinking Violet, lacking confidence in himself, and very quick to apologize until his Character Development and Superpowered Evil Side kicks in.
- Cover Identity Anomaly: Being the summon spirit Ratatosk in human form, Emil lacks a lot of information that would be expected from a resident of Palmacosta - fishing, the Desian Human Ranch nearby, etc, leading to a lot of exposition for veteran players of the original.
- Cowardly Lion: Regular Emil is like this for most of the game, he becomes more confident and brave.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: His Ratatosk persona is like this toward Marta. Especially evident after random battles.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Emil is the Darkness element in the Grid but he is the nicest guy in the game. Ratatosk on the other hand doesn't become this until the end of the game after the final boss.
- Deadpan Snarker: Both Emil and Ratatosk Mode Emil have their moments, usually in victory quotes or skits.
- Dead Person Impersonation: In very bizarre (and creepy) ways. He impersonates two entirely different dead people at the same time, but the second case is unintentional. His current appearance is that of a boy Ratatosk killed named Aster. Ratatosk then created a fake personality that was designed to quickly fill in the gaps of its memory; during the mass murder in Palmacosta six months prior, a woman named Lana, blinded by her injuries, mistook Ratatosk for her son, Emil, and so the false persona came to believe it was Emil.
- The Ditz: Has shades of this.Sheena: She earned the nickname 'HE Bomb'.
Emil: 'HE Bomb'? Shouldn't it be 'SHE Bomb?'
Sheena: Emil could give Collete a run for her money. - Doomed Hometown: Palmacosta.
- Evil All Along: 'Ratatosk Mode' is not a Super-Powered Evil Side, Ratatosk is Emil's true self. Emil is just a fake personality.
- Evil Laugh: In 'Ratatosk Mode', during his Mystic Arte's extension, Ain Soph Aur.
- Expy:
- He definitely has traits that are similar to Almaz: they're both scarf-wearing,AdorkableCowardly Lions that sport an Ahoge. They even have the same VA, in BOTH languages!
- Within the Tales universe, he's very similar to Ruca Milda, both being sword-wielding Shrinking Violet heroes who are both secretly supernatural deities.
- Eye Color Change: Emil's normally green eyes turn red whenever his 'Ratatosk-mode' personality is in control (usually during battle only).
- Face–Heel Turn: Ratatosk was actually a pretty nice guy until Mithos betrayed him and wrecked his World Tree, causing his Start of Darkness.
- Fake Memories: Played with in that no-one has given him Fake Memories, but rather he has no memories to begin with and is filling in the blanks as he goes along.
- Grand Theft Me: The Ratatosk personality eventually forcibly takes over to get the final core. This gives Emil the impetus to seal that personality away.
- God in Human Form: He really is Ratatosk, who assumed the form of a boy named Aster, possibly because he was the last human he saw before Richter reduced him to core form.
- Good Is Not Nice: His Ratatosk form.
- Heel–Face Turn: His Ratatosk persona never liked humans, elves or half-elves to begin with, but compare his personality from chapter 1 to chapter 8 (and especially to his flashback) and you'll see that he has changed.
- Helpless Good Side: Later, it is revealed that his Superpowered Evil Sideis the dormant Ratatosk, and that 'Emil' is a Blank Slate personality created when Ratatosk was forced to awaken before he could fully recover from fatal injuries suffered at the hands of Richter. After Emil discovers that he- as Ratatosk- killed Richter's best friend in cold blood (thus triggering the events of the plot and all the disasters that followed), he becomes The Atoner while struggling to reconcile his new and old selves.
- Humanity on Trial: A completely accidental case. Ratatosk's experiences as Emil convince him to give humanity another chance.
- Hyde Plays Jekyll: Inverted. After the final battle, Emil pretends that his Ratatosk personality has taken over in an attempt to get his friends to kill him. It doesn't work.
- I Want to Be a Real Man: 'Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality.'
- Jerkass: Ratatosk Mode Emil. He even rudely tells party members to be grateful when he revives them in combat. He becomes more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold towards Marta over time.
- Knight in Shining Armor: At least according to Marta. He's not even close to the ideal when the two first meet, but he gradually grows into it.
- Lady and Knight: With Marta. Technically, he's Ratatosk's knight, but since Ratatosk's core is attached to Marta, he's her's as well.
- Large Ham: His Super-Powered Evil Side
- Lethal Chef: Subverted. Both normal and Ratatosk Emil have great cooking skills, but while the former takes great care on presentation - doing things like cutting food into the shape of flowers - the latter's meals look rough, or at worst not remotely edible. Both taste just as good.
- Light Is Not Good: Ain Soph Aur, Ratatosk's signature move.
- Magic Feather: After he seals away Ratatosk's personality, he can still perform every arte Ratatosk ever learned minus Ain Soph Aur, showing that he can fight just as well as long as he has enough confidence.
- Memory Gambit: Falls under this category, albeit in an 'unintentional-but-we'll-roll-with-it' sort of way. Really, Ratatosk created a fake version of his dormant state, merged it to the first person he came across, the proceeded to take on the identity of another random person who had just been killed, and the appearance of the best friend of the reason he was in this mess, who he killed himself, all for his own protection until his powers could recover.
- Nephewism: He went to live with his Aunt Flora and Uncle Alba after his parents were killed.
- Nice Guy: Emil. He's kind to pretty much everyone, even his enemies to a degree.
- Non-Action Guy: Lets Ratatosk Mode do all the fighting for him until the second half of Chapter 8.
- Not So Different:
- Emil is surprised to learn that Lloyd shares his dislike for sacrificing innocents for the greater good.
- On the other hand, Ratatosk Mode Emil agrees with the mayor's reasoning that a few have to be sacrificed for the many.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: Ratatosk Emil has red eyes to go with the black parts of his outfit. He's also the currently-Face Ratatosk, who wishes to destroy all of humanity. Marta's influence causes a Heel–Face Turn though.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: His eyes turn red when he is in Ratatosk Mode. It's a dead giveaway that he's faking it at the game's end.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: He has this dynamic with himself. Emil's the Sensitive Guy to Ratatosk Mode's Manly Man.
- Shrinking Violet: A male example. He's not even capable of forming complete sentences around strangers at first. He gets better, but is always very shy and timid.
- Slasher Smile: His Ratatosk Mode cut-in portrait for his Mystic Arte sports one. He also sports one just before delivering a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown to Magnar.
- Split Personality: Normally, he's very timid, sweet, and cowardly. But when he goes into his humorously named, 'Ratatosk Mode', he turns much more vicious and merciless. Though, he is actually Ratatosk, and 'Emil' is actually a fabricated personality.
- Split-Personality Merge: At the end of the game. Later subverted as Ratatosk basically makes him and Emil two separate people in the good ending.
- Super-Powered Evil Side: Without it, he couldn't even fight at all. His Ratatosk-mode isn't evil per se, but is extremely vicious with a grayer moral compass.
- Supreme Chef: While not quite on the level of Genis or Regal, Emil's cooking impresses any who've tried it. Worth noting: Emil tends to make artwork out of his food, while Ratatosk's can only be described as 'rough' in appearance..though it's still just as good.
- Tomato in the Mirror: Eventually it comes to light that Emil has not been channeling Ratatosk's power; he himself is Ratatosk, and the moments when he gains power to fight are him using his true abilities. Contrary to everyone's belief, Ratatosk had been awake for months, but was incredibly weak. In order to hide his true identity as he recovered, he created a fake persona using the appearance of a boy he'd killed named Aster. The fake was designed to quickly fill in the gaps of its memory; during the mass murder in Palmacosta six months prior, a woman named Lana, blinded by her injuries, mistook Ratatosk for her son, Emil, and so the false persona came to believe it was Emil. No one in Palmacosta recognizes him because while there was once an Emil Castagnier there, this one looks completely different. The real Emil is implied to be dead, murdered at the same time as his parents. Furthermore, the core Marta has is a fake, designed to make her a target for those who seek to kill Ratatosk before he regains his full power.
- Took a Level in Badass: Emil does this throughout the game, to the point that during Chapter 8, he seals away Ratatosk's personality and takes on the role of Ratatosk himself and even fights instead of letting Ratatosk Mode do all the work.
- Tranquil Fury: After he decides to start fighting as Emil, instead of as Ratatosk, his Mystic Arte cut-in portrait has shades of this (and happens during the charge-up phase).
- Tsundere: His Ratatosk form shows some shades of type A, especially toward Marta.
- Unskilled, but Strong: He's had no combat training before the events of the game, and his artes tend to be some variant of 'wild, long swing' for the most part. That said, he's the split personality of Ratatosk, and is, thus, a Physical God.
- Villain Protagonist: He's actually Ratatosk, the Lord of Monsters who wanted to Kill All Humans. Ratatosk does become a good-aligned Antihero eventually however.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Healing the Tree is one thing. Eradicating humanity so that they can't hurt it again.. is another.
- You Killed My Parents: Thinks that Lloyd did it. Turns out Decus took Lloyd's form with a Centurion's core and framed him.
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Marta Lualdi
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Laura Bailey (EN)
A former member of the Vanguard. She believes that Emil saved her life during the Blood Purge, and from that point idolised him as a Knight in Shining Armor. When she meets up with her hero six months later- and he becomes a Knight of Ratatosk- she drags him into a quest to retrieve the Centurion Cores before Lloyd does. She absolutely idolises Emil and can't seem to get it through her head that he's not the person she believes him to be.
Marta lived in Palmacosta during the events of the first game until it was destroyed during the disastrous revival of the World Tree at the end of disc one. She blames the Chosen One, Colette for the destruction of her home and the resulting death of her mother.
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Marta provides examples of the following tropes.
- Action Girl: She's way more competent than Emil in a fight when they first met. Even after he gets stronger, she's still got him beat in terms of raw power.
- Badass Adorable: A cute, unassuming girl that kicks a lot of ass. And without the aid of an Exsphere, no less.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Ratatosk Mode Emil is exactly the kind of man that Marta imagined Emil to be. Later she finds out the hard way just what an absolute Jerkass he is.
- Berserk Button: Do not threaten Emil when she is around. Notably played for dramatic effect near the end of the game when she kills Alice, briefly dropping her Action Girl and Badass Adorable persona in favour of a quiet, Dead Serious monologue.
- Bodyguard Crush: Of the 'guarded has a crush on the bodyguard' variety. Emil became her guardian knight, a Knight of Ratatosk, in order to protect her and Ratatosk's core.
- Character Development: Marta starts out as a Clingy Jealous Girl who ignores Emil's real personality for the one of the manly badass Knight in Shining Armor she pictured him to be until he calls her out on it. She matures and comes to see Emil for the person he really is and falls in love with him for who he really is. Marta also matures in the way she handles the situation with the Vanguard and the fact her father is the leader. At first she just kept running away and trying to avoid confronting him, but she comes to accept that she has to stop him to save him from himself. This pays off big time.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Her defining personality trait. Deconstructed to a degree, since it doesn't win Emil over; it just annoys him throughout the journey until he calls her out on it because he's sick of it. She tones down on this via Character Development.
- Clingy MacGuffin: Ratatosk's Core is attached to Marta's forehead. The only way to remove it is for her to die. Except it's a fake, planted there by Ratatosk to throw off his enemies.
- Combat Medic: Marta is one of the main attackers and gets all of the single target heals as well as some buffs.
- Covert Pervert: She says Regal looks kinda sexy in his prison uniform in one of her journal entries. She then embarrassingly retorts this statement.
- Cute Little Fangs One fang, actually.
- Defector from Decadence: Marta was a member of the Vanguard, whose top leader was her own father Commander Brute. She left the organization after learning her father was planning to use the Centurions' Cores to gain power by obliterating Tethe'alla.
- Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?: When Emil turns out to be Ratatosk.
- Divine Date: She's crazy for Emil, and he eventually returns her feelings. That said, Emil is Ratatosk, the Lord of Monsters, and a Physical God.
- Doomed Hometown: Palmacosta. Twice, in fact.
- Flower in Her Hair: Two on both sides actually. They're actually fake, but her mother wore them on her first date with her father. Marta then says that they brought them together and now they'll bring her and Emil together (who can only laugh awkwardly).
- Girlish Pigtails: She has very long pigtails that go past her knees.
- Glass Cannon: Marta deals great damage and can heal really well but against heavy hitting enemies she can't take many hits.
- Improbable Weapon User: Attacks by spinning in circles, with disks attached to her right wrist.
- Lethal Chef: Mainly because she never bothered to taste her cooking, and her father said that it was delicious. In a subversion from the norm, once she realizes how bad she is she vows to get better and eventually becomes a decent cook.
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: Marta's father is revealed to be Brute Lualdi, the leader of the Vanguard.
- Light 'em Up: Her primary offensive magic.
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Deconstructed in that the object of her affection finds her constant attention and praise annoying. Not only does the journey she takes Emil on not improve his life, it actively makes it worse. Emil and Ratatosk both call her out on this behavior late in the game, with Emil telling her he's not a badass knight in shining armor like she wants him to be, and Ratatosk telling her that she's nothing more than an annoying brat. However, it later gets reconstructed as Marta goes from a petty schoolgirl crush on Emil's dark side to legitimately falling in love with the real Emil.
- The Medic: She is the primary healer of the party and gets all of the single target healing spells.
- Rapunzel Hair: Goes at least to her knees. Certainly proves Dawn Of The New World is past the first game's No Flow in CGI.
- Rebellious Princess: Her father is the Vanguard's leader who is trying to become King and Marta is rebelling against his plans and antics.
- Red Herring: The core on Marta's forehead isn't real. It's a fake put there by the real Ratatosk to draw attention away from him.
- The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: Her father is Brute, who, while not necessarily ugly, is no model.
- You Killed My Mother: Toward Colette. She acknowledges that she was just blaming Colette for what happened and apologises later in the game though.
Tenebrae
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Voiced by: Hochu Otsuka (JP), Christopher Corey Smith (EN)
The Centurion of Darkness, and Emil and Marta's guide. As a Centurion, he is the servant of Ratatosk and helps both Emil and Marta so that his master can be reawakened. He can control Darkness-elemental monsters, and sends them to fight in his place.Tenebrae is extremely snarky and has a dark (no pun intended) sense of humour. He takes delight in teasing fellow Centurion Aqua and injecting conversations with mischievous comments that serve only to make bad situations worse. Despite this, he is often forced to act as the Straight Man to the insanity of the other party members, and has a minor complex over being regarded as 'too old'.
Tenebrae provides examples of the following tropes:
- Accidental Misnaming: His name is not Doggie, Tenebie, Mr. Doggy, Tenby, Tenny, Brae-Brae, Trae, Mr. Fairy or Paw Pad, though he eventually gives up and allows Tenebie.
- Anti-Villain: He's fully aware that Ratatosk intends to exterminate humanity, but wants to resurrect him anyway. He deceives Marta and Emil the whole time to do so as well. However, its implied that he's hoping that Ratatosk will simply change his mind.
- Berserk Button: Don't call him a dog, he hates it. Also don't betray Ratatosk or be his enemy, the scene where Aqua tells Richter to destroy Ratatosk's core is one of the few scenes where Tenebrae is completely angry and yelling.
- Butt-Monkey: Especially if Colette is around, which prompts him to say that his reputation is done for.
- Casting a Shadow: Darkness is his very source and substance. According to Raine, the way his fur feels even reminds her of darkness.
- Catchphrase: He tends to say 'How rude' a fair amount.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Although he does take delight in playing harmless pranks, snarking and making terrible puns.
- Deadpan Snarker: There's a reason he's called 'Spiteful Tenebrae'.
- Embarrassing Nickname: Colette starts by calling him 'Doggie.' When he objects, she goes for the slightly more respectful 'Mr. Doggie', before eventually settling on 'Tennebie', which sticks. Presea also adds 'Paw Pad' and 'Fairy' later in the game.
- The Gadfly: Dips into this on occasion. Probably the funniest example being him deliberately misinterpreting Sheena and Regal's comments on how close Zelos is to his half-sister Seles as them saying that Zelos has a crush on her. Right in front of him. Zelos is not amused.
- Grumpy Old Man: Centurion, actually. And only sometimes.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Saves the party from a bomb in Meltokio. It doesn't actually kill him, though; it just returns him to a dormant state, and the party has to make a detour to the Temple of Darkness to revive him.
- Invisible to Normals: Actually invisible to everyone, if he so chooses- comes with the territory of being in charge of Dark mana. Lampshaded in an early skit.
- Meaningful Name: Tenebrae is Latin for 'darkness', and he's the Centurion of Darkness, in charge of the resource distribution system for Dark mana.
- Moment Killer: And darn proud of it, too.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: Unlike Aqua, who turned on her master when she learned of his genocidal plans, Tenebrae remained loyal to the very end.
- Odd Friendship: With Raine. She finds him fascinating, and he adores the attention.
- Old Retainer: His design and personality are meant to evoke this. And he's Ratatosk's only remaining servant that isn't sleeping or turned traitor.
- Pungeon Master: Sheena even lampshades this in one skit. And then there was one that was so bad, Genis and Raine punish him with Prism Stars. And this is not Disproportionate Retribution either, it really was that bad of a pun.
- Shipper on Deck: Played with. He give Emil pointers about winning Marta over, but he's only half-serious about it. In his asides, he's pretty confident that their relationship is going nowhere. Given who Emil really is, that's no surprise.
- Ship Tease: Subverted. He implies to Emil that he and Aqua have Belligerent Sexual Tension going on, but it's pretty obvious that he's just being a jerk.
- Trickster Mentor: It's often very unclear whether he's giving Emil legitimate advice or just screwing with him. Tenebrae thinks it's hilarious.
- Undying Loyalty: Towards Ratatosk the entire game and towards Emil, once The Reveal occurs.
Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (JP), Kyle Hebert (EN)
A mysterious traveller, Richter is a member of the Vanguard whose goal is to kill Marta and claim the Core of Ratatosk on her forehead. His partner on this quest is the Centurion of Water, Aqua. He first meets Emil in Luin and inspires the young boy to be more courageous; eventually, he becomes a mentor and friend to Emil despite technically being his enemy.Richter is an incredibly strong-willed individual, to the extent that he is unaffected by the power of the un-hatched Centurion Cores and can even unconsciously influence the Centurions themselves (as shown by Aqua falling in love with him). He is quiet and keeps to himself, believing that one should say no more than is necessary and that once an emotion is explicitly expressed it loses its meaning. He loathes Ratatosk, calling him a 'Demon King'.
Richter provides examples of the following tropes:
- An Axe to GrindandCool Sword: His Sol & Mani, respectively. Absorb HP and TP from enemies with every blow, speed up his casting time, and they're fire-elemental.
- Anti-Villain: If he had a different opinion of what Ratatosk is, he'd be a party member.
- Badass Bookworm: He's an extremely talented researcher, as well as a skilled Magic Knight who can fight on even footing with Lloyd.
- Badass Longcoat: His Sea Fire cloak. As a garment, it's made with leather and synthetic fibers. As an equipment item, it resists all elements.
- Big Bad A very unwilling one.
- Big Bad Friend: To Emil. Eventually drops the Big Bad part.
- Bishōnen: Aqua even calls him 'beautiful' at one point.
- Broken Pedestal: For Emil as soon as he discovers that he's after Marta. It gets repaired after they go on a few sidequests together. Only to be broken again when Emil discovers that he is the Big Bad.
- The Comically Serious: He laughs at one of Emil's jokes. And then wonders why everyone is so shocked. And every time he tries to make a joke it falls flat, because no-one can work out if he's actually joking.
- Crutch Character: Richter is always at least 10 levels above the average level the player would have without intense grinding whenever Emil joins him in his sidequest. Richter also has First Aid, good stats and powerful artes. The player can't make use of his Mystic Arte, but Richter doesn't need one.
- Determinator: The man is essentially willpower on two legs. In fact, Tenebrae speculates that his willpower is so strong that it actually changed Aqua's very nature and caused her to fall in love with him.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Strays into this category with his skit portraits, although his model has a masculine enough figure
- Evil Genius: Of the Vanguard.
- Evil Mentor: Unless they're directly fighting, he and Emil have a mentor-protégé sort of relationship. Richter can never bring himself to do anything more than give Emil gruff advice, and Emil can't see Richter as anyone other than the person who gave him the courage to stand up to his uncle. Come the endgame, the 'Evil' part is turns out to be false.
- Gambit Roulette: It turns out that Richter is gambling everything on a crazy plan to resurrect his deceased best friend, Aster. To this end, he manipulates the Vanguard using the Centurion Cores and makes a Deal with the Devil to unleash the demons of Niflheim on the world in exchange for Aster's life.. a deal that he also plans on double-crossing.
- Genius Bruiser: As his spectacles suggest, he's actually a scientist.
- Good All Along: Yes, he was going to kill Ratatosk. No, he wasn't going to sell the world out to demons to do so. He had a backup plan involving sacrificing his body for the rest of eternity to take Ratatosk's place.
- Guest-Star Party Member: He joins the party at the start of the game for a few battles, helps Emil fight a dragon at the end of Chapter 3 and then joins for three parts of a sidequest revolving around him and Emil travelling together briefly.
- Half-Human Hybrid He's actually a half-elf.
- Heroic Sacrifice: His Gambit Roulette was supposed to end this way so that Aster could be revived without letting the demons of Niflheim into the world.
- Infernal Retaliation / Playing with Fire: His final boss/Lord of Flames form. It's also a Shout-Out to Abyssion, Symphonia's Bonus Boss and the last person who tried to tap into the power of Niflheim.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Aster.
- Hot Scientist: He's a former researcher with the Imperial Research Academy. Well, prisoner is more like it, since he's a half-elf.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's blunt, brutally honest, and doesn't bother with niceties, but that's only because he believes in being straight with people. He's actually pretty nice underneath it all.
- Lethal Chef: Mainly because he's never cooked before.
- Making a Splash: He's given a water element in the menus, likely due to his association with Aqua.
- The Man Behind the Man He's the true leader of the Vanguard, and is the one responsible for their more radical turn.
- Megane: A pretty classic example. Likely he's going for the studious, aloof, Stoic Spectacles variety.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!: If it wasn't for him killing Ratatosk, Ratatosk would have committed genocide. Downplayed, since this was his intention all along.
- Noble Demon: Much of his criticism of the people around him is followed by an apology for his rudeness. Also, despite helping to set up The Vanguard's combat unit, he's not as bad a guy as its current members.
- Pet the Dog: He makes it blatantly clear that he is going to kill Marta to get Ratatosk's core. That doesn't stop him from giving Emil some jewellery to serve as a present for Marta, so as to stop her from flipping out about the fact that he was off in the Balacruf Mausoleum.
- Tricked-Out Gloves: His Flambeau provide an offensive boostnote . It probably helps that they're made from wyvern skin.
- Specs of Awesome: His Dual Blaze. Yes, the glasses are head armour; they boost his Arte attack.
- Übermensch: His personality and the way he interacts with others just ooze this. He even references Nietzsche in the name of his trademark Mystic Arte Eternal Recurrence. Turns out he wasn't like this at all..Richter (to Emil) : As long as you waste your time worrying about making others angry, your life will always be this way. If you don't speak up, nothing will change. Then again, if you don't mind being treated like a 'monster,' feel free to ignore me.Frank: Richter, not everyone can live the way that you do. Many people in this world must make compromises to get by.Richter: Compromises? He's not making compromises with the world. He's rejecting it. Retreating into his shell and playing the victim is what makes him feel safe. But that's not living. It's just wasting away until you die.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist Considering that Ratatosk was about to destroy all of humanity, killing him wasn't really an unreasonable response. And he's fully aware of the consequences of doing so; he had a plan for that as well.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are: His life philosophy, which he tries impart to Emil.
Voiced by: Youko Honda (JP), Wendee Lee (EN)
The Centurion of Water, she is Richter's constant partner and ally. She is utterly infatuated with Richter and has actually renounced her loyalty to Ratatosk in favour of following Richter everywhere he goes. As the Centurion of Water, she can make pacts with Water-elemental monsters, using them to fight in her place. She tends to be highly emotional, and shares a love-hate relationship with Tenebrae.- Anti-Villain: She's actually quite nice and sociable to Emil. She's just devoted to Richter. And she has good reason for abandoning Ratatosk.
- Bodyguard Crush: She's very much in love with Richter. Normally this is impossible for Centurions, but Tenebrae suspects that Richter's strong will had an unprecedented effect on her.
- The Dragon: To Richter.
- Friendly Enemy: She's actually nicer to Emil than Richter is, most likely because she can sense that Richter is fonder of him than he lets on. This is inverted with Tenebrae; while she's friendly to Emil and Richter is at least grudgingly polite to Tenebrae, she and Tenebrae can barely tolerate each other's presence.
- Love Makes You Evil: She's the only Centurion to have sided against Ratatosk, solely because she loves Richter. Turns out, this is inverted, since she also found Ratatosk's plan to wipe out humanity reprehensible.
- Making a Splash: Naturally, considering she's the Centurion of Water.
- Meaningful Name: Like Tenebrae, her name is in Latin. Hers means 'water'.
- Summon Magic: Her only method of fighting is summoning Water-element monsters.
- With Friends Like These..: Her relationship with Tenebrae. He loves winding her up, and she lets her buttons get pushed far too easily.
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Lord Brute
Voiced by: Rintauro Nishi (JP), JB Blanc (EN)
The leader of the Vanguard.Tropes associated with Brute:
- The Atoner: Once he's freed from the influence of the Centurion's core.
- Bald of Evil: Fitting for a megamanaical would-be dictator. Though that's really just Solum's core talking. He's not actually evil at all.
- Big Bad: Except not really. He's just Richter's front man.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Thanks to Solum's core
- Catchphrase: 'Means and methods are insignificant in the eyes of justice!'
- Dishing Out Dirt: He mainly uses Earth-element Artes in combat.
- Large Ham: Very much so. Most of it seems to be induced by insanity.
- Luke, I Am Your FatherMarta's father.
- Pet the Dog: A bizarre case of this happens while he's Brainwashed and Crazy. He thinks Marta is disagreeing with his plans because she's driven mad by Ratatosk's core, so he promises to use the other cores to remove it safely. He's operating on Insane Troll Logic, but it shows that he still cares about his daughter more than other Vanguard members like Richter do.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: He's willing to do anything to stop Tethe'alla's oppression of Sylvarant. And we do mean anything.
Voiced by: Mami Kingetsu (JP), Janice Kawaye (EN)
A commander in the Vanguard, one of the primary antagonists of the game. Despite looking like a little girl, she is sadistic and obsessed with gaining power.Tropes associated with Alice:
- Alice Allusion: One of the many literary allusions she's got going.
- An Ice Person: Her mystic arte, Fimbulvetr. It's a gigantic explosion of ice.
- Bad Boss: She uses her soldiers as seats when she's tired and beats up her subordinates and carved 'Alice's Pet' into Hawk once she bested him for the combat commander position.
- Cute and Psycho: And that's putting it very, very mildly. She's a sadist through and through, but her cruelty is accompanied by this.. cutesy demeanor that wouldn't be out of place in the moe fandom.
- Dark Action Girl: Don't let her appearance fool you, she's the commander of the Vanguard's combat division for a reason.
- Dark and Troubled Past: She was the only half-elven girl in an orphanage, where everyone treated her like crap. She only had one friend, Decus, and when it looked like he was about to be lynched for a crime he didn't commit, she used a demonic pact to summon demons to get everyone killed.
- Deconstruction: In most any other Tales game or even in another Japanese RPG? She would easily be a party member, but because she never truly learns that Love is not a weakness or that you really should get over your petty hatreds, the closest she gets to a Heel–Face Turn is a Dying Moment of Awesome where Decus never gets to hear her say she actually did love him.
- Despair Event Horizon: When Decus takes Emil's sword for her, she finally can't take it anymore and admits she loves him back, and then goes into a rage to avenge him.
- The Dreaded: Everyone in the Vanguard who isn't Richter, Brute, or Decus is downright terrified of her, and for good reason. Most people in Sylvarant also know well to steer clear of her, too, if they know what's good for them.
- Dying Declaration of LoveShe realizes she has feelings for Decus right after he's killed. She, herself is killed shortly after.
- Establishing Character Moment: Directly after she says that she's 'tired', a Vanguard member immediately prepares himself as a makeshift bench for her, with Alice sitting down like she belongs there. Then when Hawk tries to explain himself, she promptly - read: viciously - whips him for talking back.. with a near-constant smile and cutesy voice all-throughout.
- The Fake Cutie: She's adorable. She's also physically abusive toward her subordinates, doesn't hesitate to try to kill Marta, and just about everyone in the Vanguard who isn't Brute, Decus, or Richter is terrified of her.
- Foil: To Mithos from the previous game. Both are half-elven orphans who both experienced discrimination from humans, and who had serious issues dealing with loss: Alice took the loss of her parents and the near-loss of Decus to become a commander in the Vanguard and as motivation to become powerful. Mithos, on the other hand, went completely batshit insane after Martel's death, after he became powerful, and arguably because of it. Both hate humans (and have every reason to do so), except that Alice is basically the Token Minority of the Vanguard, where as Mithos only has (well, had) only one human with him in Cruxis, and was ultimately betrayed by just about everyone he's ever trusted except for the Desians, whereas Alice had the Undying Loyalty of Decus right up until his death, which was the only time when Alice realized her feelings for him. Mithos had the power Alice wanted, whereas Alice had the trusted companion Mithos wanted, and when it was all said and done, it only brought anguish to both of them.
- Freudian Excuse: All of her desire for power and her refusal to rely on others stems from the fact that she lost her parents, grew up in an orphanage where she was routinely bullied for being a half-elf, and almost lost her only friend, Decus. From that point on, she swore she'd never depend on anybody, and wanted to acquire power for herself at any cost. The fact that she had such a crappy childhood probably has a lot to do with where her sadistic personality came from, too.
- Half-Human Hybrid: She's a half-elf.
- Hypocrite: She says 'No one likes a strong-willed little girl. Come on, Decus' during one encounter with Marta, but doesn't realize/care that this applies to herself/Decus. And then later when she calls Marta a hypocrite, it kinda undermines her whole Jerkass Has a Point statements a little, since Alice is one herself.
- Jerkass: And that's putting it very, very mildly.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Alice is a horrible sadistic person, but she does have a point that Marta relied too much on Emil and Ratatosk early on, instead of using her own strength.
- Love Is a Weakness: She refuses to fall in love because she feels that caring about another will make her weaker. She gets proven right when her love for Decus gets her killed.
- Mood Whiplash: Alice invokes this trope so much. Most people, upon seeing a character who looks like this and speaks with a very high-pitched and 'cutsey' sounding voice would think 'She's going to be a Party Member!' or 'Well she may be beating her subordinates, but she will perform a Heel–Face Turn and see the error of her ways.' Turns out? She is The Dreaded, a Dark Action Girl (despite wearing white), and use an absolutely 'cute' voice even when telling the characters she's about to kill them, treating Decus or her subordinates like crap, or beating monsters into obeying her. While she does get a redemption, it's right when she dies at the end.
- More Than Mind Control: From her “The Reason You Suck” Speech, Marta says she's willing to forgive Alice since she thinks she was Brainwashed and Crazy. Alice hammers in just how much of a Jerkass she really is when she says she wasn't, since she desired everything.
- The Nicknamer: An odd case. If you're a male and she gives you a nickname, congratulations! That means she likes you, for better or worse. If you're a female and she gives you a nickname, watch out. It's one of the only hints we get that she likes Decus more than she lets on.
- No Cure for Evil: Averted; she'll regularly spam First Aid when you fight her, meaning you should Shoot the Medic First.
- Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Downplayed; she's obviously not a fan of Tethe'alla's oppression of the Sylvaranti people, but she's generally only in the Vanguard as an excuse to hurt people and to become more powerful.
- Older Than They Look: She's at least 18. Justified because she's a half-elf.
- Pet the Dog: In her sidequest. She also saves an old woman that's trying to get a doctor to help her grandson that's being attacked and abused by a Jerkass clergyman during the events of the game and gives the old women a recommendation to get her grandson treated for free.
- Punctuated Pounding: Well, more like Punctuated Sadism when she whips Hawk in Asgard.(cut to Marta as she winces)(cut to Emil as he winces)(cut to Tenebrae as he winces)(cut to the assembled Vanguard soldiers as they wince, and Hawk is knocked on-screen)
- “The Reason You Suck” Speech: She gives one to Marta before she and Decus fight Emil and Marta in the Ginnugagap. Alice's speech basically consists of ripping Marta a new one for being powerless and relying so much on Emil and Ratatosk to save and protect her.
- Sadist: It's the first word that comes to Marta's mind when describing her, along with the Shout-Out 'super sadist'. And then we see her Establishing Character Moment..
- Say It with Hearts: All of her non-magical artes end with a ♡.
- Shadow Archetype: To Emil. Both of them control monsters, but while Emil befriends them, Alice enslaves them. They also both grew up as outcasts, but while Emil became withdrawn and submissive, Alice became sadistic and bloodthirsty.
- Shout-Out: Her three 'pets,' Aramis, Athos, and Porthos, are named after the three main characters from The Three Musketeers. Her unique Artes are all also named after famous artistic works, such as 'The Red and the Black' by Stendhal, and 'Winter Daydreams' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
- Unstoppable Rage: She goes apeshit after Decus died in her arms confessing his love to her and realized she loved him too, and picks Decus' BFS to trying exacting revenge. It doesn't last long as she's quickly killed off.
- Villainous Breakdown: When Decus dies.
- Whip It Good: Her weapon is some sort of hybrid between a rapier and a riding crop.
Decus
Voiced by: Akio Suyama (JP), Doug Erholtz (EN)
A commander in the Vanguard. He's obsessed with Alice.Tropes associated with Decus:
- BFS: He wields what resembles a claymore and does so with ease. Alice tries to use it to avenge him and she can barely hold it.
- Bishōnen: As is standard for the series.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Definitely has a few screws loose. Aside from the obsession with Alice (enough that his Mystic Arte has him stopping in the middle of a fight to stare at a picture of her,) he's also regularly making weird flamboyant motions with his hands and proudly wears cologne that can only be described as chemical warfare which becomes a key factor in finding out that he's posing as Lloyd.
- The Dragon: To Alice.
- Dying Declaration of Love He chooses his last moments to come out and say that he loves Alice. Not that he hadn't made it painfully obvious beforehand.
- Even the Guys Want Him: He thinks that his cologne has this effect.
- Friendly Enemy: On the few occasions in which the party speaks to him when he isn't around Alice or under the effects of Solum's core. He even says at one point that he'd rather not fight Emil but knows that he'll have to.
- Gratuitous German: 'Ausbruch!' 'Strahl!' 'Stein Hagel!' 'Trombe!' 'Lawine!' 'Sturmwind!'note And his Mystic Arte is the ever popular Strum und Drang.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He loves Alice so much, he jumps in the way and takes Emil's sword for her, which causes her to go through the Despair Event Horizon.
- Large Ham: While under the influence of Solum's core. Even without that he still is kind of hammy.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: It's hard to tell unless you see him from behind but Decus has a ponytail all the way down his back.
- Love Makes You Evil: Decus himself is a pretty decent guy who's a little..out there. However's he's hopelessly in love with a sadist who regularly asks him to commit horrific acts on her behalf, which he does without any hesitation.
- Not in This for Your Revolution: He doesn't give a damn about the Vanguard, the world, or anything else. Everything he does is done out of his devotion to Alice.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: He used Solum's core to transform into Lloyd and committed all of the crimes that Lloyd supposedly committed.
- Playing with Fire: He uses it in his Mystic Arte.
- The Power of Love: Used in his Mystic Arte.
- Rescue Romance: He fell in love with Alice after she saved him from a lynch mob.
- Sanity Slippage: Thanks to prolonged exposure to Solum's core.
- Say My Name: ALICE!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Shadow Archetype: To Marta. His slavish devotion to Alice is a rather disturbing mirror to Marta's fangirl obsession with Emil. But she eventually grows to love Emil as a person; Decus allows his love of Alice to turn him into a psychopath.
- Stalker with a Crush: His obsession with Alice, although they're both villains.
- Taking the Bullet For Alice in their final confrontation with Emil and Marta.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: Until Brute takes Solum's core away from him.
- What Does He See in Her?: Alice doesn't return his affections and outright trashes him in front of his face. What does he see in her? Actually..she truly does love him..
Aster Laker
Voced by: Hiro Shimono (JP), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN)
A scholar who conducted research on the Great Kharlan Tree and Richter's deceased best friend.
Tales Of Symphonia Characters
- Ahoge Just like Emil.
- Berserk Button: Insulting his friends, or any half-elves, for that matter.
- Beware the Nice Ones: In the Successors of Hope novel, he loses it when he hears another researcher refer to Richter as a 'stupid half-elf'.
- Bishōnen Where do you think Emil gets it from?
- Cloudcuckoolander: Implied by Richter, who mentions that he had 'a few screws loose in his head'.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Richter
- Identical Stranger: With Emil. Subverted in that it's actually EMIL that looks like him.
- Nice Guy: How else could he have befriended someone like Richter?
- Only Friend: To Richter
- Orphan's Plot Trinket: In the Sucessors of Hope novel, he has a pendant with his infamous catchphrase etched onto it. After he loses it in the Balacruf ruins, it finds itself passing through the hands of every party member of the original game (sans Lloyd) as they try to return it, until it finally makes its way back to Richter, by then becoming a Tragic Keepsake.
- Plot-Triggering Death The whole Ratatosk fiasco was set off because he killed Aster.
- Posthumous CharacterIn more ways than one, since Emil has taken on his appearance.
- Teen Genius: He was in his mid to late teens.
- The Lost Lenore: Non-romantic example to Richter. In fact, everything Richter does in the game all leads up to his plan to revive Aster.
- Walking Spoiler: His very existence is a huge spoiler.
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Hawk
Voiced by: Yuji Kishi (JP), Patrick Seitz (EN)
A soldier in the Vanguard. He works for Alice, and is often treated as her personal whipping boy. He has a particularly unfriendly rivalry with Magnar.Tropes associated with Hawk:
- A Father to His Men: The few times he's shown in command of his troops, as opposed to being commanded by Alice, he's shown to care for them a lot.
- Butt-Monkey: His first scene with Alice has her beat him brutally for asking her to be patient. It's also revealed that she apparently carved 'Alice's Pet' into him once she kicked his ass for the commander of combat position in the Vanguard.
- Lean and Mean: He's definitely one of the crueler of the Vanguard, even if Alice has him beat by a pretty substantial margin.
- Looks Like Cesare: It's a lot clearer in the Anime opening and offical artworks.
- Not So Harmless: Just because he's treated as a complete Butt-Monkey doesn't mean you should take him lightly when you have to fight him.
A soldier in the Vanguard. The first time you meet him, he will claim to be following orders from the Church of Martel.
Tropes associated with Magnar:
- False Flag Operation: He shows up pretending to be Commandant of the Martel Knights but he's really just a member of the Vanguard in disguise.
- Funny Afro: Use enough lightning artes on him during the second fight, and he'll sprout one of these.
- I Lied: After Marta gives herself up in order to save the village of Luin, he orders it to be burned down anyway.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Ratatosk Emil beats seven shades of piss out of him after their fight.