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== Tales of Destiny ==

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The classic [[Idiot Hero]]. He's a country boy from the boondocks town of Linea, heading off to seek fame and adventure as a soldier of Seinegald. He stows away on a ship bound for the capital, which is promptly attacked by monsters, so he grabs the first weapon he can find... Which turns out to be a Swordian, an ancient and extremely powerful sentient sword, named Dymlos, who promptly accepts Stahn as his master. And so the [[Hot-Blooded]] hick goes on to discover a huge history of cover-ups and corruption in his quest to save the world...

 

 

** [[Eighties Hair]]

* [[Big Eater]]

* [[Idiot Hero]]

* [[Hachimaki]]

** [[Screaming Warrior|Oyeyeyeyeye]][[Memetic Mutation|yeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeh!]]

** '''[[Large Ham]]''': Mostly in battle. Outside of it, he's more of a [[Keet]].

* [[Keet]]

** Also, his English VA in ''[[Tales of the World|Radiant Mythology]]'', [[Liam O'Brien]]. Sadly, we didn't get to hear any hot blood from him since Stahn never really gets all excited in that game. However, it is one of the rare games where O'Brien plays a character that is neither evil or depressed.

* [[Screaming Warrior]]: He begins all his Blast Caliburs with a sky-piercing battle cry.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Stahn/Stan

 

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* [[Action Girl]]

* [[City Mouse]]

* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]

* [[Combat Medic]]

* [[Gold Digger]]

** Despite this, ''Tales of Destiny 2'' implies that she at least believes in an afterlife of some kind {{spoiler|as she's seen "talking" to Stahn the night before Kyle sets out for his journey.}}

* [[Jerkass Facade]] / [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[The Medic]]

* [[Stripperiffic]]

 

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Captain of the Seinegald Knights and the youngest master swordsman the country has ever seen, Leon was originally sent to arrest Rutee, Mary, and Stahn, and ends up accompanying (read: babysitting) them to investigate problems at Straylize Temple. He's a grouchy teen with a big attitude. In the original PSX version, he stays grouchy and hates the party. In the remake, however, he starts to loosen up, and thinks of the party as close friends (though he'd never admit to it). {{spoiler|He is Hugo's son and Rutee's younger brother- Hugo was able to send Rutee to safety before succumbing to insanity, but it was too late for Leon. He keeps his son on a leash with Marian, Leon's [[Meido|personal maid]], whom he thinks of as a surrogate mother. Unfortunately, Leon doesn't get to see the end of the story...}} He also has a Swordian, Chaltier, who has been his best friend since he was little.

 

 

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]].

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: "Leon Magnus" is not the name his parents gave him; it's way too badass for that. But on the other hand, his real name, ''Emilio Gilchrist{{spoiler|/Katrea}}'', is very cool too.

* [[Bishonen]]: Of the old-school willowy, fair-faced teen variety.

** Another piece of proof that he's [[The Chick]] is that he uses Pow Hammer. How? This is a spell that is only used by women in the whole [[Tales (series)]].

* [[Loners Are Freaks]]: Leon does not suffer fools gladly.

** [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: ... He was [[Megaton Punch|less than thrilled at the thought]], however.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: He's certainly been successful in drawing in female fans...

** His English voice in ''Radiant Mythology'' is [[Michael Lindsay]] (which means, [[Bleach|Leon secretly has an Amazing Headband Of Justice]].

** [[Real Men Wear Pink|Real Men Use Pow Hammer]]

* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|Rutee, I Am Your Brother]]}}

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: "Leon" or "Lion"? Canonically, "Lion" is used in the Japanese versions, while ''Radiant Mythology'' cements the western one as "Leon".

* [[Sweet Tooth]]: He tries for [[Real Men Hate Sugar]], but he's not very good at concealing his love of deserts.

 

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She appears occasionally in ''Tales of Destiny 2'' as her temple's high priestess and gives the party advice here and there.

 

* [[Hot Scientist]]

* [[Meganekko]]

** In ''Destiny 2'', she's the only one of the other 4 Swordian masters to mention Leon by name.

{{quote|'''Philia''': Leon Magnus, he was as cold as ice, and kept himself away from the others, but the truth is, he was kind, and had a heart that was warmer than everyone else's.}}

** In response to this, {{spoiler|Leon, as Judas, tries to help her by saying that ''Leon'' never regretted his decision, and he doesn't want her to be saddened by it. It's also worth noting that this is the only time he ever speaks to one of his former comrades in the entire game.}}

** And if it wasn't enough, it's hinted that Philia can see through Judas's [[Paper-Thin Disguise]], something even {{spoiler|Rutee, his own sister,}} couldn't do.

** [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: ''Tales Of Destiny 2'' and later the first game's remake establish Lightning and Light as the same element.

* [[Taken for Granite]]: Stahn mistakes Philia for piece of statuary the first time he sees her.

 

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* [[The Archer]]

* [[Modest Royalty]]

* [[Warrior Prince]]

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]

* [[The Wise Prince]]

 

 

An amnesiac woman traveling with Rutee. She carries around a sword that she knows is deeply connected to her past, she just can't remember how. In Phandalia, the party gets imprisoned by a man named Dahlis, who awakens Mary's memories, and she remembers that {{spoiler|Dahlis is her husband}}. Her weapon of choice is an axe, though in the original she could wield swords as well.

 

* [[An Axe to Grind]]

* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]

* [[Hot Amazon]]

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]

* [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]]

 

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A traveling bard who ran away from his wealthy family. He's lazy, and often over-the-top.

 

* [[Instrument of Murder]]

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Musical Assassin]]

* [[Spoony Bard]]

 

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A young archer, the granddaughter of the greatest archer in Phandalia, and Woodrow's number-one fangirl.

 

* [[The Archer]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverts]] the traditional personality to Hell and back.

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]

* [[Fan Girl]]

* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Inverted. Her arrow-based attacks can harm the Impulse enemies that appear later in the game, with said enemies being immune to most attacks of the Swordian-users.

 

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The reigning champion of the Neuestadt Arena, he often acts like a jerk and a showoff. However, he's a good person deep down, and has a crush on Philia. He suffers the same fate as Leon- in the original game, he was an irritating and unsympathetic bonus character, but in the remake he was rewritten into a very entertaining (mandatory) addition to the party.

 

* [[Bald of Awesome]]

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Mighty Glacier]]

* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Inverted. At least in the original [[PS 1]] version, his 1-2 Combo (Rhomb Shoulder) attack is one of the best attacks to use against the Impulse enemies that appear later in the game, which are immune to most attacks the Swordian users have access to. ([[Lampshade Hanging|Are you beginning to see a pattern among the player characters who can't use Swordians?]])

 

 

Stahn's little sister. She isn't playable in the original game (except by hacking), and is an optional character in the remake. She's an assertive girl who will kick your ass with cooking utensils.

 

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Hammerspace]]

* [[Kamehame Hadoken|Kamehamehadoken]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhFWqcDsCR4 THUNDER SWORD!!!!]

 

Leon's father {{spoiler|,and also Rutee's,}} and the president of the Oberon Corporation. {{spoiler|Once, he was a kind man, but after the discovery of Swordian Berselius, he was driven mad. He used the last of his sanity to drive Rutee away from home and his madness, but in process killed her mother. He then took Leon and trained him rigorously and strictly, forming him as his own puppet, using the maid Marian, whom Leon treated as a surrogate mother, as his hostage to cow Leon to his biddings. He brought back the Dycroft to the surface and planned to use it against the Earth, but Stahn and co. defeats him, bringing him back to his senses before he dies.}}

 

Tropes associated with Hugo:

* {{spoiler|[[Brainwashed and Crazy]]}}

 

The leader of the Heavens/Ae'therians during the War of Heaven and Earth/Ae'ther Wars and would stop at nothing at fulfilling his goal to enslave the Earth/Er'ther Lands. He is defeated by the Swordian Masters in the past, especially by Karel Berselius. {{spoiler|However, in his last breath, he possessed Karel's Swordian (Berselius) and was put in slumber for thousands of years, until it's discovered by Hugo Gilchrist. Right after that, he drove Hugo mad and manipulated him to further his goal, including the resurrection of Dycroft. However, Stahn eventually puts an end to his ambition.}}

 

Tropes associated with Miktran:

* [[Evil Overlord]]: A very [[Bishounen]] version.

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]

 

== Tales of Destiny 2 ==

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* [[Anime Hair]]

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* [[Idiot Hero]]

* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]: Where to begin?

 

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The mysterious girl that appears out of the giant lens in the Laguna Ruins. She can cause miracles using the lens pendant she wears, and is known as a "Holy Woman," same as Elraine. Reala is searching for a hero and this drives the plot for much game, but eventually she decides that her hero is Kyle.

 

* [[Bonus Boss]]: Makes an appearance in ''[[Tales of Graces]]''.

* [[Cain and Abel]]: Her rivalry with Elraine.

* [[Out of Focus]]: The story focuses heavily on her and her relationship with Kyle.

* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Her pink dress and ribbons.

* [[Summon Magic]]: In her [[Limit Break|hi-ougis]] she summons [[Playing with Fire|Efreet]], [[Making a Splash|Undine]], [[Dishing Out Dirt|Gnome]], and [[Blow You Away|Sylph]].

* [[Too Good for This Sinful Earth]]: {{spoiler|On account of how she can't exist unless Fortuna exists. Eventually subverted when she comes back and reunites with Kyle. No telling whether on not Kyle remembers anything besides her name, so things might end up a little tragic.}}

 

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* [[Bare Your Midriff]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]]

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]

* [[Combat Medic]]: He's the designated healer when Reala and Harold aren't available.

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]

** As if to make up for this, Loni has three cameo attacks in ''[[Tales of Hearts]]'', more than any of the others. He's also been announced for ''Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3''.

* [[Hero Worshipper]]

 

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* [[The Atoner]]

{{quote|'''Judas/ {{spoiler|Lion}}''':''Instant miracles are not brought to mix with life now. Time passes... Unite here and rise to the future! Righteous Holy Sword! I cut off the past... Scatter! Majin Rengokusatsu!''}}

** It also has its own subtitles, yeah the move was too awesome so they decided to give it ''TWO'' [[Badass Creed]] to match its awesomeness!

{{quote|''Blood rejects blood, Heart breaks heart, Miracles aren't coming, Dreams and so forth... Therefore they don't exist there. You resist?!''}}

*** The second creed got subverted, because while it ends after Judas succeeds executing Majin Rengokusatsu; should he ''fail'', it continues with "[["The Reason You Suck" Speech|It's useless...]] [[You Can't Fight Fate|You can't fight fate that has been decided...]]"

* [[Bishounen]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Dual-Wielding]]

** Played straight, however, with the ''Destiny'' characters who make an appearance, although it's implied that Philia might have recognized him (see [[Ship Tease]] under her entry for details.)

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'' by Presea in a skit. "The Judas Mask, it only covers a quarter of your face, and yet can completely mask your identity..."

 

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A [[Hot Amazon|hot archer]] from the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hot continent]] of Calvalese, running an orphanage in Hope Town [[Bad Future|10 years in the future]]. She has a lot of resentment for the [[Corrupt Church]] because they refused to help her [[Dead Little Sister|sick little brother]] unless he entered a life of servitude under them in return, and decides to join Kyle's group in the hope that if Elraine is destroyed, maybe the thousands of people who blindly follow her will have a better life. Nanaly functions as the team babysitter. Oh, and you ''really'' don't want to make her mad.

 

* [[The Archer]]

* [[Berserk Button]]: '''NEVER''' call her a tomboy.

* [[Breast Plate]]

* [[Cool Big Sis]]

* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Little Brother]]

* [[Hot Amazon]]

** Works pretty well in Tales of VS. as well.

* [[Summon Magic]]: A glitch in the [[PlayStation 2]] version allows her to summon [[Playing with Fire|Efreet]].

 

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* [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]]: Divine Saber. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|As if the name didn't make it painfully obvious]].

* [[For Science!]]

* [[Genius Ditz]]

* [[Hot Scientist]]

* [[The Medic]]: Has the Revitalize spell and trades the Resurrection spell for a Cure spell.

* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]

* [[Summon Magic]]: Her [[Limit Break|hi-ougis]]. She shares [[Playing with Fire|Efreet]] and [[Making a Splash|Undine]] with Reala, but replaces [[Dishing Out Dirt|Gnome]] and [[Blow You Away|Sylph]] with [[Holy Hand Grenade|Rem]] and [[Casting a Shadow|Shadow]].

* [[Yin-Yang Bomb]]: Along with [[Playing with Fire|Fire]] and [[Making a Splash|Water]], she focuses on [[Holy Hand Grenade|Light]] and [[Casting a Shadow|Darkness]] and has the ability to summon the appropriate elemental spirits.

 

 

 

* [[An Axe to Grind]]

* [[Anti-Magic]]: He swiftly and brutally retaliates against the use of spells and items.

* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: Rather than accept that he was defeated by Kyle and his party, he throws himself into the Eye of God, claiming that he lost only to his own strength.

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]

* [[Dirty Coward]]: He betrayed Earth for the Aetherians in the past, and took a kid hostage to disarm Stahn before butchering him in the present.

* [[The Dragon]]

* [[Evil Laugh]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: He was summoned to do Elraine's bidding, and his name references the [[Ars Goetia]].

 

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The second [[Big Bad]] of the game. She is a holy priestess known to create various miracles and accept Lens donations, rising to prominence later after the events of [[Tales of Destiny]]. Unfortunately, she an ulterior motive: to summon Fortuna as it was ordealed by her, and eventually replace her. For that, she'll need the previous heroes to be killed off. She hired Barbatos to do the job, {{spoiler|and attempts to do the same on Leon Magnus, but failed and he ended up becoming Judas,}} but did not expect Stahn's son Kyle, and Fortuna's other creation Reala to bar her path so adamantly. She is eventually defeated.

 

Tropes associated with Elraine:

* [[Big Bad]]

* [[Cain and Abel]]: with Reala.

* [[Dark Action Girl]]

* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Her hair is longer than her body. While Braided.

* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]

 

The final boss of the game. After Elraine's defeat final she appears and talks with Reala, who declares that gods like them are not needed to help humans anymore. This causes Fortuna to snap and declare that if the humans don't need her, she would eradicate them and their history and build a new world. On Fortuna's defeat, time was fixed and events of her interference (Elraine and Barbatos' appearances, {{spoiler|Leon's revival as Judas}}) never happened, and thus history is restored.

 

Tropes associated with Fortuna:

* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: Whether it was intentional, or a result of her having close to zero screen-time, we'll never know.

* [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]]: Like Elraine she replaces the classic Indignation with Indignation Judgement.

* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Well, kind of (she's got a lot of HP). She's the only ''Tales'' [[Final Boss]] so far to rely entirely on casting spells to damage you.