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''Tales Of Destiny'' is the second entry in the ''[[Tales
Stahn Aileron is a typical countryside boy who dreams of one day becoming a famous hero. Eager to [[Jumped At the Call|jumpstart]] his heroic career, he stows away on the [[Global Airship|dragon-ship]] Draconis with the aim of travelling to the nation's capital and enlisting as a knight. En-route, the ship is attacked by monsters, and struggling to find a weapon to fight them off with, Stahn stumbles across an old sword in a storeroom. Suddenly the sword [[Talking Weapon|starts to talk to him]], calling itself Dymlos and claiming to be one of the ancient and powerful Swordian weapons created over a thousand years ago during a world-spanning conflict called the War Between Heaven and Earth.
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Having been chosen by Dymlos as its new master, Stahn is thrust into an epic quest revolving around a powerful artifact known as the Eye Of Atamoni, which just happens to have been stolen from a secret temple by its (former) high priest. Along the way, Stahn meets the other Swordian Masters and gathers an eclectic party:
* '''Rutee Katrea''': A "Lens Hunter" (slash thief) who is [[Only in It For
* '''Leon Magnus''': A super-serious, prodigy knight of Seinegald who [[Loners Are Freaks|would rather be alone most of the time.]] The [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] of the series. Wields the Earth Swordian Chaltier.
* '''Garr Kelvin''': A mature archer who Stahn finds [[Walking the Earth]]. He later turns out to be [[The Wise Prince]] of Heidelberg. Called Woodrow in Japan. Wields the Wind Swordian Igtenos.
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''Tales of Destiny 2'' (not to be confused with ''[[
* '''Reala''': The [[Mysterious Waif]] that Kyle finds. She emerges from a giant Lens and is looking for a hero to help her. She's Kyle's love interest, the resident [[White Magician Girl]], and [[Purity Personified]].
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* '''Harold Berselius''': The creator of the Swordians. A freaky but good hearted [[Mad Scientist]] who turns out to be female, having chosen the name "Harold" to play a childish prank on historians (who would assume she was male). A powerful spellcaster.
Oh, and barring their ways is a [[Villain
First released in Japan in 2002, ''Tales of Destiny 2'' was the first Tales game on the [[
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* [[Anti-Grinding]]: In the original, a popular power-leveling technique was to set all your characters to "Auto", tape the control stick down so your characters ran in circles, and let the game play itself. Try this in the remake, and Barbatos [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|shows up out of nowhere]] to yell at you for [[What the Hell, Player?|taking the cheap way out]], and then [[Hopeless Boss Fight|kick your ass]].
* [[Awesome Yet Impractical]]: Attempting to cast any spell with the character you're currently controlling, except for fast-casting ones. Whatever character you're controlling (usually Stahn) makes a great tank for keeping enemies off of your other party members (like Rutee, who is usually the healer). The CPU-controlled party members, not so much. Any hit, no matter how small, interrupts your spellcasting. This leads most of the swordians' spellcasting ability to go to waste, especially a few of Dymlos's spells. You would deal a lot more damage with Stahn's physical special attacks while having Dymlos equipped as his swordian, than you ever would having Stahn equipped with anything else and having someone else using Dymlos to cast spells. Unless, of course, you're in an area with Fire-immune enemies....
* [[Art Evolution]]: Compare Inomata's character artwork between the original PSX game and the [[
* [[Badass Family]]: If Stahn, Lilith {{spoiler|and Rimul}}, {{spoiler|Rutee}}, and Kyle are any indication, the Aileron clan.
* [[Badass Normal]]: The party members who are not Swordian-users are like this. They're ''far'' from slackers. There exist videos of the non-Swordian-users ''soloing'' the final boss.
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** Lilith, at least in the US version of the original game. She could be put in the party though save hacking or cheating devices, but she didn't seem to have any voice data for battles.
* [[The Dragon]]: {{spoiler|Hugo}} to an extent. {{spoiler|Leon}} is essentially {{spoiler|Hugo}}'s Dragon.
* [[Dying
* [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: Barbatos' "Cheap Eliminate" move: a [[One-Hit Kill]] for your whole party that he only uses if you dare to fight him on the easiest difficulty setting.
* [[Elemental Powers]] (The Swordians)
** [[Playing
** [[Making a Splash]] / [[An Ice Person]] (Rutee/Atwight)
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]] / [[Dark Is Edgy]] (Leon/Chaltier)
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* [[Green Rocks]]: Lens.
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Stahn, and the relevant genes are passed down to Kyle.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Stahn, King of [[Tales
** '''''"SATSUGEKI BUKOKEN!! ORYARYARYARYARYARYARYARYA!!!!"'''''
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Leon, and {{spoiler|Hugo}} in Leon's Side.)
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* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Johnny/Karyl uses his lute and songs, Lilith uses a frying pan that sprouts rainbows, a ladle, and a fish she pulls from [[Hammerspace]].
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Leon fits this mold, being both a wunderkind swordsman and quite insufferable.
* [[Jerkass]]: Leon. In the remake, he moves a few notches towards [[Jerk
* [[Jerk
* [[Leitmotif]] - Leon's [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Irony of Fate]].
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] - Stahn in the remake has quite simply ''exceptional'' stats. Leon also qualifies for the "Lightning" part: he moves so quickly that battles can be over before the enemy has a chance to move.
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* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: Beat Leon in the [[Hopeless Boss Fight]] early in the game and you get an alternate ending immediately afterwards.
* [[Official Couple]] - Stahn and Rutee, as seen in Tales of Destiny 2.
* [[Only in It For
* [[Overshadowed
** However; it's still notable that in the remake, the non-swordian users actually ''can'' be pretty good. Especially [[Spoony Bard|Johnny]] and Lilith.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Hugo has his moments. Early on when he has the heroes under his control (not only does he have shock <s>collars</s> tiaras on them, but he has ''legal custody'' because they've been arrested for trespassing) and forces them to search for the Eye Of Atamoni, he still agrees to Rutee's request for a monetary reward. When Leon complains that he doesn't ''need'' to do that, Hugo replies that a reward would motivate the heroes to do a better job. {{spoiler|This scene takes on a whole new meaning when you find out later that Hugo is being [[Brainwashed]] by Miktran, is desperately trying to resist said brainwashing, and recognises Rutee as the daughter he sent to safety before Miktran took control of him}}.
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* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Judas.
* [[The Evils of Free Will]]: Elraine and Fortuna believe that humans are too weak to take care of each other, and thus they need a more powerful guardian to rule their lives.
* [[Getting Smilies Painted
* [[Handsome Lech]]: Loni adheres to this trope slightly, being the only guy who ''dreams'' about flirting.
* [[Hero-Killer]]: Barbatos. And ''how''! His title during his ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'' cameo is even "Killer of Heroes".
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* [[No Export for You]]
* [[No Guy Wants an Amazon]]: Only in Loni's mind, regarding the tomboyish Nanaly. He often receives a [[Armor-Piercing Slap|bone crusher]] in return.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Judas' mask: it's become a [[Running Gag]] in the [[Tales
** Though it actually does work as a disguise, due to his discretion. Everyone in-game that would recognize him is either dead or he intentionally avoids.
* [[The Power of Love]]: This is what brings {{spoiler|Reala}} [[Back From the Dead]] in the epilogue. It's also implied that {{spoiler|Judas}} is saved from being [[Ret-Gone]] through the bonds of friendship made during the game.
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