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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Lloyd received the title "[[The Peeping Tom|Peeping Tom]]" when he caught Zelos (Who ran when the girls heard noises) spying on the girls in the the hot spring scene. Evolves to a sort-of [[Running Gag]] in spin-off games: He gets pulled into these situations in ''Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology'' as well as in ''Dawn of the New World''.
* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Lloyd received the title "[[The Peeping Tom|Peeping Tom]]" when he caught Zelos (Who ran when the girls heard noises) spying on the girls in the the hot spring scene. Evolves to a sort-of [[Running Gag]] in spin-off games: He gets pulled into these situations in ''Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology'' as well as in ''Dawn of the New World''.
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Asleep in Class]] / [[Good Morning Crono]]: Lloyd does this once, notable in that he falls asleep, standing up, while also holding a bucket full of water in each hand. He's woken up when Raine (his teacher) throws an eraser into his face.
* [[Asleep in Class]] / [[Good Morning, Crono]]: Lloyd does this once, notable in that he falls asleep, standing up, while also holding a bucket full of water in each hand. He's woken up when Raine (his teacher) throws an eraser into his face.
* [[Badass]]: Becomes one as the story progresses.
* [[Badass]]: Becomes one as the story progresses.
* [[Book Dumb]]: Lloyd is not as stupid as [[Flanderization|he's generally made out to be]].
* [[Book Dumb]]: Lloyd is not as stupid as [[Flanderization|he's generally made out to be]].
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** [[Idiot Savant]]: Although it's clear he isn't able to grasp other studies, he is still quite a skilled artisan, crafting jewelry and, more importantly, key crests for Exspheres, often in less than a day, sometimes against adverse situations, {{spoiler|like crafting one already embedded in Presea's body}}.
** [[Idiot Savant]]: Although it's clear he isn't able to grasp other studies, he is still quite a skilled artisan, crafting jewelry and, more importantly, key crests for Exspheres, often in less than a day, sometimes against adverse situations, {{spoiler|like crafting one already embedded in Presea's body}}.
* [[Does Not Like Spam|Does Not Like Tomatoes]]
* [[Does Not Like Spam|Does Not Like Tomatoes]]
* [[Dual Wielding]]: Done out of a belief that having two swords makes him twice as powerful as if he has one. The fact that dual-wielding is an unusual combat style is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Kratos at one point; Lloyd's (rather poorly thought-out) response is the trope's page quote.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Done out of a belief that having two swords makes him twice as powerful as if he has one. The fact that dual-wielding is an unusual combat style is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Kratos at one point; Lloyd's (rather poorly thought-out) response is the trope's page quote.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: Mostly through altered artes.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: Mostly through altered artes.
** [[Blow You Away]]: The only element he can learn naturally in the original game.
** [[Blow You Away]]: The only element he can learn naturally in the original game.
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* [[Idiot Hero]]: At first. This changes once [[Character Development]] settles in and he becomes more of [[The Messiah]] and a great leader instead.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: At first. This changes once [[Character Development]] settles in and he becomes more of [[The Messiah]] and a great leader instead.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Very quick and has good attack power.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Very quick and has good attack power.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke I Am Your Father]]: Has this pulled on him, though his father himself wasn't responsible for [[The Reveal]]. Lloyd even does the "NO!!!" shout.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Has this pulled on him, though his father himself wasn't responsible for [[The Reveal]]. Lloyd even does the "NO!!!" shout.}}
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Becomes this in ''Dawn of the New World'', unless you pair him up with Colette. He'll still comment on the attractiveness of older women even if you do, however.
* [[Likes Older Women]]: Becomes this in ''Dawn of the New World'', unless you pair him up with Colette. He'll still comment on the attractiveness of older women even if you do, however.
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[The Messiah]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]
* [[No Infantile Amnesia]]: He reveals in one skit {{spoiler|to [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Kratos]]}} that he remembers being held by his father and watching stars together. Since then he always made sure to count stars on the night sky.He was about 3 years old when he lost his parents.
* [[No Infantile Amnesia]]: He reveals in one skit {{spoiler|to [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Kratos]]}} that he remembers being held by his father and watching stars together. Since then he always made sure to count stars on the night sky.He was about 3 years old when he lost his parents.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: ''Especially'' where Sheena is concerned. Ultimately, subverting this trope is [[Relationship Values|completely up to the player.]]
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: ''Especially'' where Sheena is concerned. Ultimately, subverting this trope is [[Relationship Values|completely up to the player.]]
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* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Can wield [[Improbable Weapon User|twin fans]] as his [[Joke Item|Joke Weapon]].
* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Can wield [[Improbable Weapon User|twin fans]] as his [[Joke Item|Joke Weapon]].
* {{spoiler|[[Power Gives You Wings]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Power Gives You Wings]]}}
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Red to Genis, Kratos and Regal. Empathised with Kratos by obtaining ([[PS 2]] ver only) [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/pyroclasmicinferno/ToS/Lloyd1.png extra] [http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/Tails-X/Forum%20Requests/samurai_front.jpg costumes] of legendary rivals [[Miyamoto Musashi|Musashi]] and [[The Rival|Kojiro]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red to Genis, Kratos and Regal. Empathised with Kratos by obtaining ([[PS 2]] ver only) [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/pyroclasmicinferno/ToS/Lloyd1.png extra] [http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/Tails-X/Forum%20Requests/samurai_front.jpg costumes] of legendary rivals [[Miyamoto Musashi|Musashi]] and [[The Rival|Kojiro]]
* [[Rogue Protagonist]]: One of the main plots in Dawn of the New World.
* [[Rogue Protagonist]]: One of the main plots in Dawn of the New World.
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Spam Attack]]: Lloyd has by far the most of these, though they're something of a mixed bag; spam attacks are one of the best ways to get an enemy spellcaster to "flinch" out of their incantation, but enemies that can go into [[Turns Red|Overlimit]] do so based on the number of hits they've taken.
* [[Spam Attack]]: Lloyd has by far the most of these, though they're something of a mixed bag; spam attacks are one of the best ways to get an enemy spellcaster to "flinch" out of their incantation, but enemies that can go into [[Turns Red|Overlimit]] do so based on the number of hits they've taken.
* [[Standing in The Hall]]: While not in the hall, he is shown holding buckets of water at the beginning of the game. In fact, the game starts with Lloyd getting an eraser thrown at his head because [[Good Morning Crono|he fell asleep while doing this]]. Hilariously enough, he hadn't put the buckets down while he was asleep, either. They were still a good three inches off the ground while he was snoozing.
* [[Standing in The Hall]]: While not in the hall, he is shown holding buckets of water at the beginning of the game. In fact, the game starts with Lloyd getting an eraser thrown at his head because [[Good Morning, Crono|he fell asleep while doing this]]. Hilariously enough, he hadn't put the buckets down while he was asleep, either. They were still a good three inches off the ground while he was snoozing.
* [[Sword Beam]]: Demon Fang, his first technique and the one he tends to use in scenes.
* [[Sword Beam]]: Demon Fang, his first technique and the one he tends to use in scenes.
* [[Tell Me About My Father|Tell Me About My Mother]]
* [[Tell Me About My Father|Tell Me About My Mother]]
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* [[The Unchosen One]]
* [[The Unchosen One]]
* [[Too Many Belts|Two Belts]], although it's justified in that he carries two swords.
* [[Too Many Belts|Two Belts]], although it's justified in that he carries two swords.
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: He doesn't realize that he actually does this by {{spoiler|trying to get recognized by Kratos, as Kratos is his father.}}
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: He doesn't realize that he actually does this by {{spoiler|trying to get recognized by Kratos, as Kratos is his father.}}
{{quote| 'I'm sorry, Dad...'}}
{{quote| 'I'm sorry, Dad...'}}
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]
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** It's called a "divine clumsiness" at one point, given that she occasionally has a tendency to trip over the ''exact thing'' the party were searching for. She even trips after she gets wings! She also has a tendency to leave [[Efficient Displacement|Colette-shaped holes]] in whatever she crashes into/through.
** It's called a "divine clumsiness" at one point, given that she occasionally has a tendency to trip over the ''exact thing'' the party were searching for. She even trips after she gets wings! She also has a tendency to leave [[Efficient Displacement|Colette-shaped holes]] in whatever she crashes into/through.
** "Item Thief! Ugh!" to be followed by "Yay, I got something!"
** "Item Thief! Ugh!" to be followed by "Yay, I got something!"
* [[Dual Wielding]]: Wields a pair of chakrams.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Wields a pair of chakrams.
* [[Effortless Amazonian Lift]]: Picks up ''[[The Big Guy|Regal]]'', of all people, and comments that he's lighter than she thought.
* [[Effortless Amazonian Lift]]: Picks up ''[[The Big Guy|Regal]]'', of all people, and comments that he's lighter than she thought.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
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** [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Learns "Angel" class Light spells as she unlocks seals.
** [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Learns "Angel" class Light spells as she unlocks seals.
** [[Shock and Awe]]: Her Para Ball, Torrential Para Ball, and Grand Chariot are all lightning-based, making it her second most-used element.
** [[Shock and Awe]]: Her Para Ball, Torrential Para Ball, and Grand Chariot are all lightning-based, making it her second most-used element.
* [[Everythings Better With Spinning]]
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: especially dogs. In fact, there's a [[Collection Sidequest]] for her meeting every dog in the game.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: especially dogs. In fact, there's a [[Collection Sidequest]] for her meeting every dog in the game.
* [[Glass Cannon]]
* [[Glass Cannon]]
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'''Colette''': "Oh, so it was more of a muck? Or maybe a slime?" }}
'''Colette''': "Oh, so it was more of a muck? Or maybe a slime?" }}
* [[Love Freak]]: Especially showcased in the skit when she states that she'll have to ask ''an assassin trying to kill her'' about why she's doing it 'when they become friends'. {{spoiler|Which they eventually do.}}
* [[Love Freak]]: Especially showcased in the skit when she states that she'll have to ask ''an assassin trying to kill her'' about why she's doing it 'when they become friends'. {{spoiler|Which they eventually do.}}
* [[Luke I Am Your Father]] {{spoiler|Subverted when it turns out Remiel was lying.}}
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] {{spoiler|Subverted when it turns out Remiel was lying.}}
* [[Magikarp Power]]: Starts off as a low-level [[Jack of All Stats]], becomes very powerful once she starts gaining her [[Holy Hand Grenade|Angel powers.]]
* [[Magikarp Power]]: Starts off as a low-level [[Jack of All Stats]], becomes very powerful once she starts gaining her [[Holy Hand Grenade|Angel powers.]]
* [[Meido]]: One of her alternate outfits.
* [[Meido]]: One of her alternate outfits.
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* [[Waif Fu]]: Manages to throw Zelos when meeting him the first time, and can pick up Regal, a tall, muscular convict, ''with one arm''.
* [[Waif Fu]]: Manages to throw Zelos when meeting him the first time, and can pick up Regal, a tall, muscular convict, ''with one arm''.
** [[Super Strength]]
** [[Super Strength]]
* [[Well Done Son Guy|Well Done Daughter Girl]]: To Remiel.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy|Well Done Daughter Girl]]: To Remiel.


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[[File:genis.jpg|frame]]
[[File:genis.jpg|frame]]


Lloyd's other childhood friend, Genis is a young elven boy who was raised by his sister. {{spoiler|The [[Fantastic Racism|ambient racism]] against [[Half Human Hybrid|half-elves]] forced them to hide their half-elf nature and pretend to be pure-blooded elves}}. Genis is the first to break the law in order to help a human from a Desian human ranch, which resulted in Iselia being attacked and Lloyd and he being exiled as a punishment. He's [[Teen Genius|extremely clever]], making him often quite [[Bratty Half Pint|sarcastic and arrogant]] toward Lloyd, and later Zelos, but he also starts out just as idealistic as his best friend.
Lloyd's other childhood friend, Genis is a young elven boy who was raised by his sister. {{spoiler|The [[Fantastic Racism|ambient racism]] against [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-elves]] forced them to hide their half-elf nature and pretend to be pure-blooded elves}}. Genis is the first to break the law in order to help a human from a Desian human ranch, which resulted in Iselia being attacked and Lloyd and he being exiled as a punishment. He's [[Teen Genius|extremely clever]], making him often quite [[Bratty Half Pint|sarcastic and arrogant]] toward Lloyd, and later Zelos, but he also starts out just as idealistic as his best friend.


{{spoiler|Of the party, Genis is the one who struggles the most with racism. Rejected and reviled by both humans and elves, he sympathizes the most with the [[Big Bad]]'s goal. However, he never crosses the line, and chooses to trust Lloyd with building a world where everyone will be treated equally.}}
{{spoiler|Of the party, Genis is the one who struggles the most with racism. Rejected and reviled by both humans and elves, he sympathizes the most with the [[Big Bad]]'s goal. However, he never crosses the line, and chooses to trust Lloyd with building a world where everyone will be treated equally.}}
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** [[Blow You Away]]
** [[Blow You Away]]
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]
** [[Light Em Up]]: Only in his Strike path, however.
** [[Light'Em Up]]: Only in his Strike path, however.
** [[Making a Splash]]
** [[Making a Splash]]
** [[Playing With Fire]]
** [[Playing With Fire]]
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* [[Fauxshadow]]
* [[Fauxshadow]]
* [[Gibberish of Love]]: Genis is not capable of saying a proper line to Presea.
* [[Gibberish of Love]]: Genis is not capable of saying a proper line to Presea.
* {{spoiler|[[Half Human Hybrid]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]}}
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He uses a kendama toy, a Japanese toy that resembles hammer with a ball on a string on it. He can whack people will the little ball, but he mostly uses it to focus when casting magic.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He uses a kendama toy, a Japanese toy that resembles hammer with a ball on a string on it. He can whack people will the little ball, but he mostly uses it to focus when casting magic.
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[The Lancer]]
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* [[Tara Sands]]: Voices him in all subsequent appearances.
* [[Tara Sands]]: Voices him in all subsequent appearances.
* [[Teen Genius]]: [[Meaningful Name|In Japan, he is even named Genius.]]
* [[Teen Genius]]: [[Meaningful Name|In Japan, he is even named Genius.]]
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: As his house burns, he laments that he thought Iselia was a place where he and Raine could settle down. {{spoiler|He's not actually from Sylvarant to begin with, but was forced to flee through the Otherworldly Gate}}.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: As his house burns, he laments that he thought Iselia was a place where he and Raine could settle down. {{spoiler|He's not actually from Sylvarant to begin with, but was forced to flee through the Otherworldly Gate}}.
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** Casually belittling historical events is practically ''begging'' for lecture.
** Casually belittling historical events is practically ''begging'' for lecture.
** During one scene she starts a long-winded lecture about an ancient site. After a few sentences the game lets you wander around while she continues. Her lecture doesn't stop until you stumble upon some guys trying to blow the site up, even if you reach the end of it... because [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|Colette asks her to repeat it]].
** During one scene she starts a long-winded lecture about an ancient site. After a few sentences the game lets you wander around while she continues. Her lecture doesn't stop until you stumble upon some guys trying to blow the site up, even if you reach the end of it... because [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|Colette asks her to repeat it]].
* [[Combat Medic]]: To some extent. She's very poor in physical combat, but her [[Light Em Up|Photon and Ray]] spells (''especially'' Ray) have very good offensive capabilities.
* [[Combat Medic]]: To some extent. She's very poor in physical combat, but her [[Light'Em Up|Photon and Ray]] spells (''especially'' Ray) have very good offensive capabilities.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Not a physical fighter, but Raine certainly has the right mindset. To increase her [[Relationship Values]], you must make pragmatic choices, such as saying that Sheena's an enemy, or the journey of regeneration takes precedence over freeing the prisoners at the Palmacosta ranch
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Not a physical fighter, but Raine certainly has the right mindset. To increase her [[Relationship Values]], you must make pragmatic choices, such as saying that Sheena's an enemy, or the journey of regeneration takes precedence over freeing the prisoners at the Palmacosta ranch
* [[Cool Big Sis]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]]
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* [[Detached Sleeves]]: In her "Maiden" outfit.
* [[Detached Sleeves]]: In her "Maiden" outfit.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
** [[Light Em Up]]: Her three attack spells: Photon, Ray, and Holy Lance.
** [[Light'Em Up]]: Her three attack spells: Photon, Ray, and Holy Lance.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Her fascination on old ruins and civilizations? {{spoiler|One skit after the reunion scene in Exire theorizes that she was trying to find the Otherworldly Gate, and by extension, her parents.}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Her fascination on old ruins and civilizations? {{spoiler|One skit after the reunion scene in Exire theorizes that she was trying to find the Otherworldly Gate, and by extension, her parents.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Half Human Hybrid]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]}}
* [[Hello Nurse]]: Less than Sheena, but Raine gets this attention at times, and had a fanclub in Iselia. Overlaps with [[Sexy Mentor]].
* [[Hello Nurse]]: Less than Sheena, but Raine gets this attention at times, and had a fanclub in Iselia. Overlaps with [[Sexy Mentor]].
** She has a fanclub in Asgard too.
** She has a fanclub in Asgard too.
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* [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]
* [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]
* [[Stern Teacher]]: She is noted for being cool, strict, and practical, and even smacking her students around when they're being particularly stupid. Which makes it a very sweet moment when, late in the game, she admits that she's so hard on the hero in particular because she knows he's strong enough to handle it, and wants to see him grow up strong.
* [[Stern Teacher]]: She is noted for being cool, strict, and practical, and even smacking her students around when they're being particularly stupid. Which makes it a very sweet moment when, late in the game, she admits that she's so hard on the hero in particular because she knows he's strong enough to handle it, and wants to see him grow up strong.
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, White-Haired, and Bishoujo]]: She's easily one of the prettiest characters in the game.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, White-Haired, and Bishoujo]]: She's easily one of the prettiest characters in the game.
* [[Team Mom]]: not a leader in any sense, but she's the most likely to get on people's cases for messing around too much. She and Regal are also the ones who have the private conversation about how Lloyd ''must'' succeed, even if it requires some [[Heroic Sacrifice|Heroic Sacrifices]] along the way...
* [[Team Mom]]: not a leader in any sense, but she's the most likely to get on people's cases for messing around too much. She and Regal are also the ones who have the private conversation about how Lloyd ''must'' succeed, even if it requires some [[Heroic Sacrifice|Heroic Sacrifices]] along the way...
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|Why Did It Have To Be Water?]]: She... really doesn't do very well around water. Ironically, the sequel made this her elemental affinity.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Water?]]: She... really doesn't do very well around water. Ironically, the sequel made this her elemental affinity.
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** [[Badass Baritone]]
** [[Badass Baritone]]
* [[Biseinen]]
* [[Biseinen]]
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: To Lloyd's Red Oni.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: To Lloyd's Red Oni.
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: The ''Tales of Fandom 2'' DVD reveals that he has feelings for {{spoiler|a princess}} whom he protected before he met Lloyd. {{spoiler|Four-thousand years before.}}
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: The ''Tales of Fandom 2'' DVD reveals that he has feelings for {{spoiler|a princess}} whom he protected before he met Lloyd. {{spoiler|Four-thousand years before.}}
* {{spoiler|[[But Now I Must Go]] / [[Put On a Bus]]: Much to Lloyd's chagrin.}}
* {{spoiler|[[But Now I Must Go]] / [[Put On a Bus]]: Much to Lloyd's chagrin.}}
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* [[Guilt Complex]]: {{spoiler|1=Parodied in [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=kratos+fault#/d2aggrj this fan comic.]}}
* [[Guilt Complex]]: {{spoiler|1=Parodied in [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=kratos+fault#/d2aggrj this fan comic.]}}
* [[Hair Color Dissonance]]: His hair is often brown instead of red in fanart.
* [[Hair Color Dissonance]]: His hair is often brown instead of red in fanart.
* {{spoiler|[[Heads I Win Tails You Lose]]: Kratos' second fight.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heads I Win, Tails You Lose]]: Kratos' second fight.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Revolving Door]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Revolving Door]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hopeless Boss Fight]] Your first fight with him is intended as this as he is a huge jump in power above any boss you fought before, but can still be beaten if you're overleveled, though it has no effect on the plot.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hopeless Boss Fight]] Your first fight with him is intended as this as he is a huge jump in power above any boss you fought before, but can still be beaten if you're overleveled, though it has no effect on the plot.}}
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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Kick the Son of A Bitch]]: When he kills Kvar, until it's revealed that he's {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|avenging his wife.]]}}
* [[Kick the Son of A Bitch]]: When he kills Kvar, until it's revealed that he's {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|avenging his wife.]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke I Am Your Father]]: Is actually Yuan that reveals this, Kratos did figure it out in Iselia, but never told Lloyd because he knew wouldn't be too pleased finding his biological father was alive and was never with him most of his life, though in all fairness Kratos didn't know Lloyd was alive till he found him Iselia.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Is actually Yuan that reveals this, Kratos did figure it out in Iselia, but never told Lloyd because he knew wouldn't be too pleased finding his biological father was alive and was never with him most of his life, though in all fairness Kratos didn't know Lloyd was alive till he found him Iselia.}}
* [[Magic Knight]]: He's practically the patron saint of this character class in Radiant Mythology spin-offs.
* [[Magic Knight]]: He's practically the patron saint of this character class in Radiant Mythology spin-offs.
* {{spoiler|[[Mayfly December Romance]]: With his wife, Anna.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Mayfly-December Romance]]: With his wife, Anna.}}
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Has a locket which contains a picture of {{spoiler|him with his wife and child. [[Relationship Values|If the player views a certain scene]], he gives it to Lloyd and the locket just happens to protect him from an arrow.}}
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Has a locket which contains a picture of {{spoiler|him with his wife and child. [[Relationship Values|If the player views a certain scene]], he gives it to Lloyd and the locket just happens to protect him from an arrow.}}
* [[Mercy Kill]] {{spoiler|/ [[Staking the Loved One]]: Was forced to do this to his wife.}}
* [[Mercy Kill]] {{spoiler|/ [[Staking the Loved One]]: Was forced to do this to his wife.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Mysterious Parent]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Mysterious Parent]]}}
* [[Names the Same]]: No, he is not Kratos from ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''. [[Older Than They Think|The fact that he came first should make that more obvious]].
* [[Name's the Same]]: No, he is not Kratos from ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''. [[Older Than They Think|The fact that he came first should make that more obvious]].
* [[Narrator]]
* [[Narrator]]
* {{spoiler|[[Noble Top Enforcer]]: To Mithos.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Noble Top Enforcer]]: To Mithos.}}
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** {{spoiler|He actually may have cared the whole time as, when used by AI and put on free command, he is the one who spams Lloyd with First Aid more than anyone else}}
** {{spoiler|He actually may have cared the whole time as, when used by AI and put on free command, he is the one who spams Lloyd with First Aid more than anyone else}}
** {{spoiler|In a [[OVA]], he delivers quite a smack down to Sheena after she threatened to kill a defeated Lloyd.}}
** {{spoiler|In a [[OVA]], he delivers quite a smack down to Sheena after she threatened to kill a defeated Lloyd.}}
* [[Peek a Bangs]]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]
* [[Punctuated Pounding]]: "Feel the pain... of those inferior beings... as you ''[[Precision F Strike|burn in Hell!]]''"
* [[Punctuated Pounding]]: "Feel the pain... of those inferior beings... as you ''[[Precision F-Strike|burn in Hell!]]''"
* [[The Quiet One]]
* [[The Quiet One]]
* {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really Four Thousand+ Years Old]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really Four Thousand+ Years Old]]}}
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* [[Stealth Mentor]]
* [[Stealth Mentor]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
** [[Not So Stoic]]: Becomes uncharacteristically angry upon meeting Kvar. {{spoiler|And for a very [[Its Personal|good reason.]]}}
** [[Not So Stoic]]: Becomes uncharacteristically angry upon meeting Kvar. {{spoiler|And for a very [[It's Personal|good reason.]]}}
** [[Stoic Spectacles]]: Unusual example in that he does not regularly wear glasses nor is there any hint of him having vision problems, but he fits this trope to a tee the few times he's shown with them.
** [[Stoic Spectacles]]: Unusual example in that he does not regularly wear glasses nor is there any hint of him having vision problems, but he fits this trope to a tee the few times he's shown with them.
* [[This Is Sparta]] / [[Punctuated Pounding|Punctuated Slashing]]: [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"Feel The Pain. Of Those Inferior Beings. As You Burn In Hell]]!"
* [[This Is Sparta]] / [[Punctuated Pounding|Punctuated Slashing]]: [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|"Feel The Pain. Of Those Inferior Beings. As You Burn In Hell]]!"
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* [[Dual Boss]]: Fights alongside a guardian when you face her as a boss.
* [[Dual Boss]]: Fights alongside a guardian when you face her as a boss.
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
* [[Elemental Powers]]:
** [[Light Em Up]]: The only one she learns naturally which ''isn't'' a summon.
** [[Light'Em Up]]: The only one she learns naturally which ''isn't'' a summon.
* [[Feminine Women Can Cook]]: Subverted; despite her tomboyish personality, she likes cooking, although she makes some odd (but not completely wrong) decisions, like adding pineapple to curry.
* [[Feminine Women Can Cook]]: Subverted; despite her tomboyish personality, she likes cooking, although she makes some odd (but not completely wrong) decisions, like adding pineapple to curry.
** She's actually the third-best cook in the group (to Genis and Regal) and the best girl at it.
** She's actually the third-best cook in the group (to Genis and Regal) and the best girl at it.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Hello Nurse]]: [[Lampshaded]] mercilessly by Zelos.
* [[Hello Nurse]]: [[Lampshaded]] mercilessly by Zelos.
* [[Highly Visible Ninja]]
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Hot Amazon]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]
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''"Whatever will be will be"''
''"Whatever will be will be"''


Tethe'alla's 21-year-old [[The Chosen One|Chosen One]], Zelos has all the appearance of [[Handsome Lech]], and provides much of the comic relief in the second part of the game, and is generally the party's [[Butt Monkey]]. Among the aristocracy of Tethe'alla, he's extremely popular and a regular [[Casanova]], and retains the [[Fantastic Racism|common prejudice]] against [[Half Human Hybrid|Half Elves]]. However, he also proves his practical nature by discarding said prejudice, based upon his own experience with the party; in the moments when he is serious, he regularly shows himself to be the most cynical member of the party, and one of the most observant, especially towards Sheena, whom it's implied he may have feelings for.
Tethe'alla's 21-year-old [[The Chosen One|Chosen One]], Zelos has all the appearance of [[Handsome Lech]], and provides much of the comic relief in the second part of the game, and is generally the party's [[Butt Monkey]]. Among the aristocracy of Tethe'alla, he's extremely popular and a regular [[Casanova]], and retains the [[Fantastic Racism|common prejudice]] against [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half Elves]]. However, he also proves his practical nature by discarding said prejudice, based upon his own experience with the party; in the moments when he is serious, he regularly shows himself to be the most cynical member of the party, and one of the most observant, especially towards Sheena, whom it's implied he may have feelings for.


{{spoiler|Later, it's revealed that Zelos' behaviour is mostly [[Stepford Smiler|an act]] to cover an extreme self-loathing that stems from a horrific backstory: He was abandoned by his father at a young age and his mother was killed in front of him while she tried to protect him from a murder attempt, and her last words to him was that he never should have been born. Zelos' hatred for his position as the Chosen leads him to betray the party, hoping to gain a better life for his sister (in fact his half-sister, daughter of the woman who'd killed his mother, strictly guarded by the Church) and being done with his life (either by losing the title of the Chosen or by dying, he's not picky); whether the party fights him and kill him or doesn't depends on story choices.}}
{{spoiler|Later, it's revealed that Zelos' behaviour is mostly [[Stepford Smiler|an act]] to cover an extreme self-loathing that stems from a horrific backstory: He was abandoned by his father at a young age and his mother was killed in front of him while she tried to protect him from a murder attempt, and her last words to him was that he never should have been born. Zelos' hatred for his position as the Chosen leads him to betray the party, hoping to gain a better life for his sister (in fact his half-sister, daughter of the woman who'd killed his mother, strictly guarded by the Church) and being done with his life (either by losing the title of the Chosen or by dying, he's not picky); whether the party fights him and kill him or doesn't depends on story choices.}}
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Tropes associated with Zelos:
Tropes associated with Zelos:
* [[Anti Hero]]: Type IV; shifts up the scale to Type II {{spoiler|in the story paths where he isn't killed.}}
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type IV; shifts up the scale to Type II {{spoiler|in the story paths where he isn't killed.}}
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: He truly does care for Seles, even if he tries hiding it. Just watch the skit where he thinks she's following them and he insists she go home because she could get hurt.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: He truly does care for Seles, even if he tries hiding it. Just watch the skit where he thinks she's following them and he insists she go home because she could get hurt.
* [[Bishonen]]
* [[Bishonen]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Double Agent]]}}: {{spoiler|Goes [[Serial Escalation]] and becomes a ''triple'' agent for Cruxis, the Renegades and Lloyd's party, eventually settling on either the first or last depending on the player's actions.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Double Agent]]}}: {{spoiler|Goes [[Serial Escalation]] and becomes a ''triple'' agent for Cruxis, the Renegades and Lloyd's party, eventually settling on either the first or last depending on the player's actions.}}
* [[Elemental Powers]]: See Kratos' entry.
* [[Elemental Powers]]: See Kratos' entry.
* {{spoiler|[[Et Tu Brute]]: At the final dungeon, complete with the hero's exclamations of disbelief.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Et Tu, Brute?]]: At the final dungeon, complete with the hero's exclamations of disbelief.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Evil All Along]]}} Somewhere during the course of the journey, however, he eventually has a {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]] with his change of heart}}, so when he finally gets to [[spoiler:betraying the group, it's actually an act to ''help'' them, rather than what it would have been if he never decided to take Lloyd's side over Mithos'. It's unknown at what specific time during the journey he made his decision to stay with Lloyd, but a good guess is {{spoiler|after the scene in Flanoir. If you talk to anyone except Kratos (which makes Zelos' [[Face Heel Turn]] a fake one,) Lloyd tells Zelos that he trusts him before they leave. If you talk to Kratos (which makes his [[Face Heel Turn]] real,) Lloyd instead asks Zelos if he can really trust him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Evil All Along]]}} Somewhere during the course of the journey, however, he eventually has a {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]] with his change of heart}}, so when he finally gets to [[spoiler:betraying the group, it's actually an act to ''help'' them, rather than what it would have been if he never decided to take Lloyd's side over Mithos'. It's unknown at what specific time during the journey he made his decision to stay with Lloyd, but a good guess is {{spoiler|after the scene in Flanoir. If you talk to anyone except Kratos (which makes Zelos' [[Face Heel Turn]] a fake one,) Lloyd tells Zelos that he trusts him before they leave. If you talk to Kratos (which makes his [[Face Heel Turn]] real,) Lloyd instead asks Zelos if he can really trust him.}}
* [[Foil]] / [[Shadow Archetype]]. To Lloyd. He's basically what would happen if Lloyd got really cynical.
* [[Foil]] / [[Shadow Archetype]]. To Lloyd. He's basically what would happen if Lloyd got really cynical.
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* [[Not So Different]]: From Colette - {{spoiler|They both hide their insecurities behind their smiles, all the while insisting that nothing is wrong, which tends to result in terrible consequences later. In Zelos' case, this leads him to think that the party doesn't trust him, and depending on who Lloyd chooses, Zelos will either accept the fact that he cant be trusted or allow himself to trust his comrades.}}
* [[Not So Different]]: From Colette - {{spoiler|They both hide their insecurities behind their smiles, all the while insisting that nothing is wrong, which tends to result in terrible consequences later. In Zelos' case, this leads him to think that the party doesn't trust him, and depending on who Lloyd chooses, Zelos will either accept the fact that he cant be trusted or allow himself to trust his comrades.}}
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Zelos is highly intelligent, skilled at manipulation, {{spoiler|and has severe self-loathing stemming from some ''severe'' [[Parental Abandonment]], not to mention being [[Xanatos Speed Chess|a triple agent who's playing the party, Cruxis and the Renegades against each other to ensure he's got a shot of joining whoever's the victors]]}}. He hides all of this under a facade of being a happy-go-lucky [[Handsome Lech]] who seems to have made it his life's mission to hit on every female in existence and antagonize [[Tsundere|Sheena]].
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Zelos is highly intelligent, skilled at manipulation, {{spoiler|and has severe self-loathing stemming from some ''severe'' [[Parental Abandonment]], not to mention being [[Xanatos Speed Chess|a triple agent who's playing the party, Cruxis and the Renegades against each other to ensure he's got a shot of joining whoever's the victors]]}}. He hides all of this under a facade of being a happy-go-lucky [[Handsome Lech]] who seems to have made it his life's mission to hit on every female in existence and antagonize [[Tsundere|Sheena]].
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: Apparently, just wearing a mask prevents the girls from recognizing him.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Apparently, just wearing a mask prevents the girls from recognizing him.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Power of Trust]]: Lloyd telling Zelos he trusts him makes the difference between {{spoiler|Zelos being a [[Fake Defector]] who helps the party escape the Tower of Salvation's death traps and obtains the final item they need for the Eternal Ring, or truly defecting in the hopes of dying and escaping his destiny.}}
* [[Power of Trust]]: Lloyd telling Zelos he trusts him makes the difference between {{spoiler|Zelos being a [[Fake Defector]] who helps the party escape the Tower of Salvation's death traps and obtains the final item they need for the Eternal Ring, or truly defecting in the hopes of dying and escaping his destiny.}}
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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[Glacier Waif]]: Has the highest Strength, Attack, and the second highest amount of hit points in the game, effectively cementing her status as the party's [[Mighty Glacier]].
* [[Glacier Waif]]: Has the highest Strength, Attack, and the second highest amount of hit points in the game, effectively cementing her status as the party's [[Mighty Glacier]].
* [[Huge Guy Tiny Girl]]: The tiny girl of her association with Regal.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: The tiny girl of her association with Regal.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Physically the strongest character in the game, but also the slowest.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Physically the strongest character in the game, but also the slowest.
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* [[Older Than They Look]] ({{spoiler|Actually 28-years old, but looks 12 due to the experiments performed on her. Once she's cured, her mind seems to swap between 12 year old and 28 years old, depending on the scene.}})
* [[Older Than They Look]] ({{spoiler|Actually 28-years old, but looks 12 due to the experiments performed on her. Once she's cured, her mind seems to swap between 12 year old and 28 years old, depending on the scene.}})
** [[Fridge Brilliance|This could be because she wishes to reclaim the time she lost, and strives to act her age, but she's more or less still just a little girl in... well, a little girl's body, just 16 years older than it should be.]]
** [[Fridge Brilliance|This could be because she wishes to reclaim the time she lost, and strives to act her age, but she's more or less still just a little girl in... well, a little girl's body, just 16 years older than it should be.]]
* [[Rose Haired Girl]]
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]
* [[Spock Speak]]
* [[Spock Speak]]
* [[Super Strength]]
* [[Super Strength]]
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* [[Blue Oni]]: To Lloyd's red.
* [[Blue Oni]]: To Lloyd's red.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Lampshaded when Lloyd and Regal state their bond is like that of siblings, with Regal in particular having come to view Lloyd as a younger brother.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Lampshaded when Lloyd and Regal state their bond is like that of siblings, with Regal in particular having come to view Lloyd as a younger brother.
* [[Bare Fisted Monk]]
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]
* [[Chained By Fashion]]
* [[Chained By Fashion]]
* [[Chef of Iron]]
* [[Chef of Iron]]
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]
* [[Heartbroken Badass]]
* [[Huge Guy Tiny Girl]]: The huge guy of his association with Presea.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: The huge guy of his association with Presea.
* [[I Am Not Left Handed]] {{spoiler|Or rather, I do not specialize in foot-based martial arts.}}
* [[I Am Not Left Handed]] {{spoiler|Or rather, I do not specialize in foot-based martial arts.}}
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Used only in a cutscene (rightfully so! It looks like it would be a real [[Game Breaker]]). The in-universe explanation is that he used to specialize in fighting with his hands, to the point where they grew so powerful that, once augmented with an Exsphere, he could unleash their physical hitting-things power as a beam, but after that, his [[Freudian Excuse]] happened and he vowed never to use his hands for violence again. He makes an exception for the one scene where he uses it because he's not hurting anybody, unless it turns out those jail cells were sentient. Gotta hand it to the guy, at least he keeps his word.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Used only in a cutscene (rightfully so! It looks like it would be a real [[Game Breaker]]). The in-universe explanation is that he used to specialize in fighting with his hands, to the point where they grew so powerful that, once augmented with an Exsphere, he could unleash their physical hitting-things power as a beam, but after that, his [[Freudian Excuse]] happened and he vowed never to use his hands for violence again. He makes an exception for the one scene where he uses it because he's not hurting anybody, unless it turns out those jail cells were sentient. Gotta hand it to the guy, at least he keeps his word.
* [[Lolicon]]: Got labelled as this thanks to the game not being clear on how old he and Alicia actually ''were'' when they fell in love... and the fact that certain fans like to ship with with Presea. Not helped by the fact that {{spoiler|she is technically in her twenties}}. One can even label Regal a [[Lolicon]] if you choose the right answer when asked about his tastes in women.
* [[Lolicon]]: Got labelled as this thanks to the game not being clear on how old he and Alicia actually ''were'' when they fell in love... and the fact that certain fans like to ship with with Presea. Not helped by the fact that {{spoiler|she is technically in her twenties}}. One can even label Regal a [[Lolicon]] if you choose the right answer when asked about his tastes in women.
** Zelos points this out in a [[OVA]] bonus, which earns Regal the group's disapproval until Lloyd defuses the situation. This one's [[Played for Laughs]], however, as that very same OVA also cleared up the confusion.
** Zelos points this out in a [[OVA]] bonus, which earns Regal the group's disapproval until Lloyd defuses the situation. This one's [[Played for Laughs]], however, as that very same OVA also cleared up the confusion.
* [[May December Romance]]: The game was very, ''very'' vague on the age difference between himself and Alicia, leading most fans to conclude this. The animated adaptation confirmed it, but to a lesser extent: Regal was nineteen and Alicia somewhere in her mid-teens. Of course, having Alicia characterized with a faux-child voice and Regal played by the deep-voiced, ultra-manly [[Akio Ohtsuka]] doesn't help things.
* [[May-December Romance]]: The game was very, ''very'' vague on the age difference between himself and Alicia, leading most fans to conclude this. The animated adaptation confirmed it, but to a lesser extent: Regal was nineteen and Alicia somewhere in her mid-teens. Of course, having Alicia characterized with a faux-child voice and Regal played by the deep-voiced, ultra-manly [[Akio Ohtsuka]] doesn't help things.
* [[Out of Focus]]: Regal is the only party member (except for Zelos) the player can go the entire game without using and who has no Unison attacks until [[Updated Rerelease|the PS2 version]], makes nothing more then a few token lines after {{spoiler|visiting the rooftop grave}}.
* [[Out of Focus]]: Regal is the only party member (except for Zelos) the player can go the entire game without using and who has no Unison attacks until [[Updated Rerelease|the PS2 version]], makes nothing more then a few token lines after {{spoiler|visiting the rooftop grave}}.
* [[Pink Girl Blue Boy]]: In regards to hair colors, with Presea.
* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: In regards to hair colors, with Presea.
* [[Rated M for Manly]]: Lampshaded and [[Played for Laughs]] with his "[[Testosterone Poisoning|Testosterone]]" title.
* [[Rated M for Manly]]: Lampshaded and [[Played for Laughs]] with his "[[Testosterone Poisoning|Testosterone]]" title.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Can tear enemies apart using nothing but his FEET and is the team's best chef. Oh, and he wears a [[Bare Your Midriff|belly shirt]].
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Can tear enemies apart using nothing but his FEET and is the team's best chef. Oh, and he wears a [[Bare Your Midriff|belly shirt]].
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* [[Stealth Pun]]: Noishe matches the physical description of a Scottish mythological Cu Sith, which is pronounced Cu Shee.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Noishe matches the physical description of a Scottish mythological Cu Sith, which is pronounced Cu Shee.
** For those not familiar with the name, it's feline counterpart is Cait Sith, which was a puppet and party member in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.
** For those not familiar with the name, it's feline counterpart is Cait Sith, which was a puppet and party member in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Noishe is played up as a major character in the beginning, even appearing in several skits and being the one thing Lloyd has that came from this [[Parental Abandonment|dead/estranged parents]], but is dropped roughly the time that the team makes it into Tethe'alla. He still appears occasionally (in stables, when the whole team is split up). His one useful ability, using Long-Range Mode, was also overshadowed greatly by the [[Global Airship|Rheairds]] before the end of the first disk, though the game does actually go into a little more detail about him.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: Noishe is played up as a major character in the beginning, even appearing in several skits and being the one thing Lloyd has that came from this [[Parental Abandonment|dead/estranged parents]], but is dropped roughly the time that the team makes it into Tethe'alla. He still appears occasionally (in stables, when the whole team is split up). His one useful ability, using Long-Range Mode, was also overshadowed greatly by the [[Global Airship|Rheairds]] before the end of the first disk, though the game does actually go into a little more detail about him.
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Tropes associated with him:
Tropes associated with him:
* [[A God Am I]]: Subverted, as he has godlike power but never develops the full-on complex. In the end, he still views himself as {{spoiler|a half-elf}} who's just trying to make the world a better place... [[Well Intentioned Extremist|through some extremely questionable means]].
* [[A God Am I]]: Subverted, as he has godlike power but never develops the full-on complex. In the end, he still views himself as {{spoiler|a half-elf}} who's just trying to make the world a better place... [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|through some extremely questionable means]].
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
** {{spoiler|[[Big Bad Friend]]: Especially from Genis' point of view}}.
** {{spoiler|[[Big Bad Friend]]: Especially from Genis' point of view}}.
* [[Bishonen]]
* [[Bishonen]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
* {{spoiler|[[Clipped Wing Angel]]}}: {{spoiler|His second form is easier than the first}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Clipped-Wing Angel]]}}: {{spoiler|His second form is easier than the first}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Older Sister]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Older Sister]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]: During a skit, he actively questions his goals and says that if he is wrong then he has no reason to continue living.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]: During a skit, he actively questions his goals and says that if he is wrong then he has no reason to continue living.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Get It Over With]]: Asks Lloyd to destroy his Cruxis Crystal so he won't be taken over by it. He admits defeat but refuses to accept Lloyd's ideas to the end.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Get It Over With]]: Asks Lloyd to destroy his Cruxis Crystal so he won't be taken over by it. He admits defeat but refuses to accept Lloyd's ideas to the end.}}
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|Yggdrassil's primary goal is to use a suitable Chosen as a host body for his sister's mind.}}
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|Yggdrassil's primary goal is to use a suitable Chosen as a host body for his sister's mind.}}
* [[Half Human Hybrid]]
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: Oh great, [[Final Fantasy X|Tidus]] [[James Arnold Taylor|is back]] and here to complain about his family iss-- '''''[[Playing Against Type|did he just telekinetically slam]] [[The Hero]] [[Kick the Dog|into a wall and]] [[Kill Em All|attempt to murder everybody so that he could]] {{spoiler|turn a sixteen year old girl into his sister's new body}}?!''''' Talk about [[Playing Against Type]]!
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Oh great, [[Final Fantasy X|Tidus]] [[James Arnold Taylor|is back]] and here to complain about his family iss-- '''''[[Playing Against Type|did he just telekinetically slam]] [[The Hero]] [[Kick the Dog|into a wall and]] [[Kill'Em All|attempt to murder everybody so that he could]] {{spoiler|turn a sixteen year old girl into his sister's new body}}?!''''' Talk about [[Playing Against Type]]!
* [[Hideyuki Tanaka]]: {{spoiler|His voice as Yggdrassil}}
* [[Hideyuki Tanaka]]: {{spoiler|His voice as Yggdrassil}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: The first two times you meet him. The first ends after he virtually one-shots your party, the second ends after a certain amount of time}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: The first two times you meet him. The first ends after he virtually one-shots your party, the second ends after a certain amount of time}}
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* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: He's an angel and uses some light-based techniques like Judgment, Holy Lance and Prism Sword, but he's the main villain.
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: He's an angel and uses some light-based techniques like Judgment, Holy Lance and Prism Sword, but he's the main villain.
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|Sibling love, though, to be exact. Unless you [[Brother Sister Incest|read too much into it]].}}
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|Sibling love, though, to be exact. Unless you [[Brother-Sister Incest|read too much into it]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Man Behind the Man]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Man Behind the Man]]}}
* [[Minami Takayama]]: {{spoiler|His normal voice}}
* [[Minami Takayama]]: {{spoiler|His normal voice}}
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* [[Not So Different]]: From {{spoiler|Lloyd and Genis}}
* [[Not So Different]]: From {{spoiler|Lloyd and Genis}}
* {{spoiler|[[Older Alter Ego]]: He used the Cruxis Crystal to give him an adult form so he would have "an appearance befitting the leader of Cruxis."}}
* {{spoiler|[[Older Alter Ego]]: He used the Cruxis Crystal to give him an adult form so he would have "an appearance befitting the leader of Cruxis."}}
* {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel]]: An amalgamation of three mecha-like mini-bosses from Welgaia, reflecting his inability to accept others, come to terms with the past, or forgive people.}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: An amalgamation of three mecha-like mini-bosses from Welgaia, reflecting his inability to accept others, come to terms with the past, or forgive people.}}
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Shut Up Kirk]]: "Do you think I'm going to beg for forgiveness? Ridiculous!"
* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: "Do you think I'm going to beg for forgiveness? Ridiculous!"
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Lloyd. He even says as much.
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Lloyd. He even says as much.
{{quote| "Farewell, my shadow, you who stand at the end of the path I chose not to follow."}}
{{quote| "Farewell, my shadow, you who stand at the end of the path I chose not to follow."}}
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* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[Walking Spoiler]]
* [[Walking Spoiler]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|Until he undergoes his [[Villainous Breakdown]] and goes '''batshit insane'''.}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|Until he undergoes his [[Villainous Breakdown]] and goes '''batshit insane'''.}}
* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Eventually comes to regard Lloyd as one. {{spoiler|The respect is mutual}}.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Eventually comes to regard Lloyd as one. {{spoiler|The respect is mutual}}.
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* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: See [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: See [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[Five Bad Band]]: Including Yggdrasil among their ranks as the [[Big Bad]] leads to this set-up:
* [[Five-Bad Band]]: Including Yggdrasil among their ranks as the [[Big Bad]] leads to this set-up:
** [[Big Bad]]: Yggdrasil
** [[Big Bad]]: Yggdrasil
** [[The Dragon]]: Pronyma
** [[The Dragon]]: Pronyma
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* [[Elemental Powers]]: Includes [[Casting a Shadow]], [[Making a Splash]] and [[An Ice Person]].
* [[Elemental Powers]]: Includes [[Casting a Shadow]], [[Making a Splash]] and [[An Ice Person]].
* [[Masasa Moyo]]
* [[Masasa Moyo]]
* [[Peek a Bangs]]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[Recurring Boss]]
* [[Recurring Boss]]
* [[The Starscream]]: It's implied that she was one to the previous leader.
* [[The Starscream]]: It's implied that she was one to the previous leader.
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: She's trying to protect her people from discrimination by humans.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: She's trying to protect her people from discrimination by humans.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Turquoise Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Turquoise Hair]]
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Mithos no longer cares about her after she's defeated by the heroes and Martel is about to be revived. In fact, he actually kills her himself when she calls him [[That Man Is Dead|Mithos]] while begging for his help after being defeated by the party.}}.
* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Mithos no longer cares about her after she's defeated by the heroes and Martel is about to be revived. In fact, he actually kills her himself when she calls him [[That Man Is Dead|Mithos]] while begging for his help after being defeated by the party.}}.
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* [[Eyepatch of Power]]
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: He put an end to a human-lead genocide against half-elves in his past. He [[Moral Myopia|doesn't seem to see any irony with his current situation]].
* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: He put an end to a human-lead genocide against half-elves in his past. He [[Moral Myopia|doesn't seem to see any irony with his current situation]].
* [[Killed Mid Sentence]]: Not killed, just incapacitated by a {{spoiler|self destructing Marble}} when Lloyd says he won't give up his exsphere to the Desians that killed his mother, Forcystus actually seems surprised and says "What are you talking about, your mother was killed by..." before he's cut off.
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: Not killed, just incapacitated by a {{spoiler|self destructing Marble}} when Lloyd says he won't give up his exsphere to the Desians that killed his mother, Forcystus actually seems surprised and says "What are you talking about, your mother was killed by..." before he's cut off.
* [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]: By Lloyd.
* [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]: By Lloyd.
* [[Informed Attribute]]: We learn nothing of, nor get a hint to the fact that Forcystus was a hero to half-elves everywhere until ''one'' skit shortly after he dies.
* [[Informed Attribute]]: We learn nothing of, nor get a hint to the fact that Forcystus was a hero to half-elves everywhere until ''one'' skit shortly after he dies.
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* {{spoiler|[[Taking You With Me]]: Attempted, after being revealed to be [[Not Quite Dead]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Taking You With Me]]: Attempted, after being revealed to be [[Not Quite Dead]].}}
* [[Too Many Belts]]: His undershirt is pretty much just a mass of belts (or belt-like straps, anyway).
* [[Too Many Belts]]: His undershirt is pretty much just a mass of belts (or belt-like straps, anyway).
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: He is a hero to his people and comes off as a soldier fighting a racially-motivated war.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: He is a hero to his people and comes off as a soldier fighting a racially-motivated war.
* [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]: Praised by the Desians but reviled by the humans. Lloyd wonders whether he could have gotten along with him in a world where humans and half-elves could coexist.
* [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]: Praised by the Desians but reviled by the humans. Lloyd wonders whether he could have gotten along with him in a world where humans and half-elves could coexist.


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* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Literally and figuratively.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Literally and figuratively.
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]: See [[Stupid Evil]] below.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: See [[Stupid Evil]] below.
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]
* [[Large Ham]]: His voice actor was obviously having a great deal of fun, especially with the word 'vermin'.
* [[Large Ham]]: His voice actor was obviously having a great deal of fun, especially with the word 'vermin'.
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* [[Shinji Kawada]]
* [[Shinji Kawada]]
* [[The Starscream]]: He seeks to replace Pronyma as the leader of the Grand Cardinals.
* [[The Starscream]]: He seeks to replace Pronyma as the leader of the Grand Cardinals.
* [[Stupid Evil]]: "[[Hair Trigger Temper|That's]] [[Disproportionate Retribution|LORD]] [[Neck Lift|Magnius]], [[Neck Snap|vermin]]!" 'nuff said. Ultimately [[Played for Drama]], however. It's ''because'' he's so [[Stupid Evil]] that Rodyle was able to manipulate him.
* [[Stupid Evil]]: "[[Hair-Trigger Temper|That's]] [[Disproportionate Retribution|LORD]] [[Neck Lift|Magnius]], [[Neck Snap|vermin]]!" 'nuff said. Ultimately [[Played for Drama]], however. It's ''because'' he's so [[Stupid Evil]] that Rodyle was able to manipulate him.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Rodyle.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Rodyle.
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: He seeks to protect his people from discrimination by humans by [[Stupid Evil|murderalising the crap out any of them who get in his way]]. Needless to say, he probably wasn't hired for his brains.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: He seeks to protect his people from discrimination by humans by [[Stupid Evil|murderalising the crap out any of them who get in his way]]. Needless to say, he probably wasn't hired for his brains.


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* [[Blonde Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Blonde Guys Are Evil]]
* [[Chris Edgerly]]
* [[Chris Edgerly]]
* [[Complete Monster]]: Regarded as one in-universe. In a game where many antagonists get an [[Alas Poor Villain]] moment, or at least have their motivations explained, it says a lot about Kvar that almost everyone in the game views him as an irredeemable monster.
* [[Complete Monster]]: Regarded as one in-universe. In a game where many antagonists get an [[Alas, Poor Villain]] moment, or at least have their motivations explained, it says a lot about Kvar that almost everyone in the game views him as an irredeemable monster.
** [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: In fact, Kvar is so bad that even ''his own subordinates'' think he's evil. Debateable whether they actually fall under this trope, as they sound like they're ''bragging'' about having such a monster for a boss, although one quickly tells you not to let anyone know about him talking about Kvar's cruelty.
** [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: In fact, Kvar is so bad that even ''his own subordinates'' think he's evil. Debateable whether they actually fall under this trope, as they sound like they're ''bragging'' about having such a monster for a boss, although one quickly tells you not to let anyone know about him talking about Kvar's cruelty.
* [[The Evil Genius]]: One of two.
* [[The Evil Genius]]: One of two.
* [[For the Evulz]] & [[For Science]]: Unlike the other Desians, Kvar doesn't seem to need much motivation to be a complete bastard.
* [[For the Evulz]] & [[For Science!]]: Unlike the other Desians, Kvar doesn't seem to need much motivation to be a complete bastard.
* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: His voice actor [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPrgsqPc_5g somehow managed to have this little gem slipped into the game's files]...
* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: His voice actor [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPrgsqPc_5g somehow managed to have this little gem slipped into the game's files]...
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
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* [[Dragon Rider]]: Not in battle, but uses one as his main mode of transportation.
* [[Dragon Rider]]: Not in battle, but uses one as his main mode of transportation.
* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Its Personal]]: For Presea.
* [[It's Personal]]: For Presea.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* {{spoiler|[[One Winged Angel]]: He mutates himself into an Exbelua when you fight him... [[Unwitting Pawn|albeit not willingly]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[One-Winged Angel]]: He mutates himself into an Exbelua when you fight him... [[Unwitting Pawn|albeit not willingly]].}}
* [[Smug Snake]]: Believes himself to be the cleverest of the Desian Grand Cardinals, but ends up {{spoiler|being manipulated by the Renegades into building the Mana Cannon for them, as well as tricked by Pronyma, who gives him a Cruxis Crystal that [[Body Horror|turns him into an Exbelua when he equips it.]]}}
* [[Smug Snake]]: Believes himself to be the cleverest of the Desian Grand Cardinals, but ends up {{spoiler|being manipulated by the Renegades into building the Mana Cannon for them, as well as tricked by Pronyma, who gives him a Cruxis Crystal that [[Body Horror|turns him into an Exbelua when he equips it.]]}}
* [[The Starscream]]: {{spoiler|He seeks to take over Cruxis.}}
* [[The Starscream]]: {{spoiler|He seeks to take over Cruxis.}}
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* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Implied. He doesn't seem to have any kind of moral compass. So long as he gets what he wants, that's all that matters.
* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Implied. He doesn't seem to have any kind of moral compass. So long as he gets what he wants, that's all that matters.
* [[Anti Hero]]: Type III.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Blade On a Stick]]: His "stick" has blades [[Double Weapon|on both ends]].
* [[Blade On a Stick]]: His "stick" has blades [[Double Weapon|on both ends]].
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* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Fallen Hero]]}}
* [[Figure It Out Yourself]]: Because he's too impatient to explain.
* [[Figure It Out Yourself]]: Because he's too impatient to explain.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: While his goals match those of the party, he still is a jerk to them even when he's not [[Heel Face Revolving Door|fighting them]], and his methods are more [[Well Intentioned Extremist|morally ambiguous]].
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: While his goals match those of the party, he still is a jerk to them even when he's not [[Heel Face Revolving Door|fighting them]], and his methods are more [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|morally ambiguous]].
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]
* [[Jerkass]] / [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Flits between the two, depending on who's in the room with him.
* [[Jerkass]] / [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Flits between the two, depending on who's in the room with him.
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* [[Lost Wedding Ring|Lost Engagement Ring]]
* [[Lost Wedding Ring|Lost Engagement Ring]]
* [[Mr. Exposition]]
* [[Mr. Exposition]]
* [[My God What Have I Done]]: After {{spoiler|his plan to germinate the great seed causes to Kharlan Tree to go out of control.}}
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After {{spoiler|his plan to germinate the great seed causes to Kharlan Tree to go out of control.}}
* [[Pet the Dog]]: A short sidequest reveals {{spoiler|the ring you picked up in Hima is his engagement ring to Martel. You've just followed him as he looked for it all over both worlds. He's been wearing it for 4000 years, and when it turns out you have it, he's willing to swallow his pride and literally beg for its return.}}
* [[Pet the Dog]]: A short sidequest reveals {{spoiler|the ring you picked up in Hima is his engagement ring to Martel. You've just followed him as he looked for it all over both worlds. He's been wearing it for 4000 years, and when it turns out you have it, he's willing to swallow his pride and literally beg for its return.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]}}

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The characters from the game Tales of Symphonia.

Lloyd Irving

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (JP), Scott Menville (EN, Symphonia), Brian Beacock (EN, all other appearances)

"Dwarven Vow #1: Let's all work together for a peaceful world"

A 17-year-old human who was raised by a dwarf, Lloyd leaves his home town of Iselia to follow his childhood friend Colette on her World Regeneration Travel after having been banished from the village, where he's held responsible for the attack they suffered from the Desians. At the beginning of the game, Lloyd is a typical overly idealistic Idiot Hero, but he grows upon discovering the world as it is, making his idealism into a goal to save both worlds and everyone living inside it.

Tropes associated with Lloyd:

  • Accidental Pervert: Lloyd received the title "Peeping Tom" when he caught Zelos (Who ran when the girls heard noises) spying on the girls in the the hot spring scene. Evolves to a sort-of Running Gag in spin-off games: He gets pulled into these situations in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology as well as in Dawn of the New World.
  • Adorkable
  • Asleep in Class / Good Morning, Crono: Lloyd does this once, notable in that he falls asleep, standing up, while also holding a bucket full of water in each hand. He's woken up when Raine (his teacher) throws an eraser into his face.
  • Badass: Becomes one as the story progresses.
  • Book Dumb: Lloyd is not as stupid as he's generally made out to be.
  • Chaste Hero: Until the sequel.
  • Disappeared Dad: Raised by the dwarf Dirk, whom he grew to call father, but his real father, Kratos, thought he died together with his mother, and never sought him after the incident.
  • The Ditz: Most of the time.
    • Genius Ditz: Is quite skilled and knowledgeable when it comes to using Dwarven technology. He can also do a surprisingly good job unlocking doors or stopping strange devices...
    • Idiot Savant: Although it's clear he isn't able to grasp other studies, he is still quite a skilled artisan, crafting jewelry and, more importantly, key crests for Exspheres, often in less than a day, sometimes against adverse situations, like crafting one already embedded in Presea's body.
  • Does Not Like Tomatoes
  • Dual-Wielding: Done out of a belief that having two swords makes him twice as powerful as if he has one. The fact that dual-wielding is an unusual combat style is lampshaded by Kratos at one point; Lloyd's (rather poorly thought-out) response is the trope's page quote.
  • Elemental Powers: Mostly through altered artes.
  • Expy: Somehow, Lloyd resembles Vash the Stampede in terms of character... And he wears red!
  • Hachimaki: Is that what that utterly ridiculous neck-tie-thing he's always sporting is?
  • Has Two Fathers: Lloyd has two fathers, Dirk being his adopted father and Kratos being his biological father.
  • Happily Adopted
  • Heroes Prefer Swords
  • Heroic BSOD:
    • Suffers one after Colette loses her soul.
    • He also has a brief one after discovering that Kratos is his father.
  • Hostage for Macguffin: Lloyd, of all people, is at one point held hostage so Kratos will give Yuan the Eternal Sword.
  • I Gave My Word: Why he's so dead-set on going back to the Iselia ranch is because he promised to save Chocolat, despite there being somewhat more important matters going on at the time.
  • Idiot Ball: Lloyd will occasionally be handed the intelligence ball that will give him spontaneous moments of insight before he turns back into a moron again. These moments become more common later in the game, such as when after releasing all the seals, he gets the idea to blast the tree with Tethe'alla's summon spirits' energy, and when, shortly thereafter, remembers that Chocolat was taken to Iselia.
  • Idiot Hero: At first. This changes once Character Development settles in and he becomes more of The Messiah and a great leader instead.
  • Lightning Bruiser: Very quick and has good attack power.
  • Luke, I Am Your Father: Has this pulled on him, though his father himself wasn't responsible for The Reveal. Lloyd even does the "NO!!!" shout.
  • Likes Older Women: Becomes this in Dawn of the New World, unless you pair him up with Colette. He'll still comment on the attractiveness of older women even if you do, however.
  • The Messiah
  • Nice Guy
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero
  • No Infantile Amnesia: He reveals in one skit to Kratos that he remembers being held by his father and watching stars together. Since then he always made sure to count stars on the night sky.He was about 3 years old when he lost his parents.
  • Oblivious to Love: Especially where Sheena is concerned. Ultimately, subverting this trope is completely up to the player.
  • The Other Darrin: Brian Beacock is the new English voice post-first game, with intense debate resulting. Popular opinion seems to be that, while Beacock did a good job, Scott Menvill's hot-headed approach just suits our Idiot Hero better.
    • Also a rare example of this actually working to the story's advantage. It's a plot point that a Lloyd imposter is walking around in Dawn of the New World. Had Menville returned, it would've been blazingly obvious which of them was fake.
  • Paper Fan of Doom: Can wield twin fans as his Joke Weapon.
  • Power Gives You Wings
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Genis, Kratos and Regal. Empathised with Kratos by obtaining (PS 2 ver only) extra costumes of legendary rivals Musashi and Kojiro
  • Rogue Protagonist: One of the main plots in Dawn of the New World.
  • Scarf of Asskicking
  • Spam Attack: Lloyd has by far the most of these, though they're something of a mixed bag; spam attacks are one of the best ways to get an enemy spellcaster to "flinch" out of their incantation, but enemies that can go into Overlimit do so based on the number of hits they've taken.
  • Standing in The Hall: While not in the hall, he is shown holding buckets of water at the beginning of the game. In fact, the game starts with Lloyd getting an eraser thrown at his head because he fell asleep while doing this. Hilariously enough, he hadn't put the buckets down while he was asleep, either. They were still a good three inches off the ground while he was snoozing.
  • Sword Beam: Demon Fang, his first technique and the one he tends to use in scenes.
  • Tell Me About My Mother
  • This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself: The duel against Kratos.
  • Took a Level In Badass
  • The Unchosen One
  • Two Belts, although it's justified in that he carries two swords.
  • "Well Done, Son" Guy: He doesn't realize that he actually does this by trying to get recognized by Kratos, as Kratos is his father.

  'I'm sorry, Dad...'

Colette Brunel

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (JP), Heather Hogan-Watson (EN)

"Even if I lose my body, my heart will still be free"

Lloyd's childhood friend was raised with the knowledge that she was The Chosen One, and, when the time came, she'd go on "a journey to regenerate the world," where humans are often treated by cattle by the Desians, an organization comprising mostly half-elves. She's a naive, sweet, cheerful girl with an incredibly large martyr complex: regenerating the world implies becoming an angel, and "becoming an angel" means "dying by inches."

She originally tries to dissuade Lloyd from following her, then hides the truth from him as long as she can, but he manages to change her mind when he prevents her from dying, and then reprimands her on her acceptance of her fate. From this moment on, Colette is Lloyd's most constant support.

Tropes associated with Colette:

 Lloyd - Colette, need cure for poison...

Colette - I'm FINE. I'm not poisoned.

Lloyd - No, I mean, ME...

 Tenebrae: "Am I really that much of a stick in the mud?"

Colette: "I honestly don't see any mud on you. But, what's wrong with mud anyway? Everyone gets a little dirty now and again."

Marta: "I don't think he meant that sort of mud."

Colette: "Well then, what sort of mud did he mean?"

Emil: "No, listen. There was never any mud to begin with."

Colette: "Oh, so it was more of a muck? Or maybe a slime?"

Genius/Genis Sage

Voiced by: Ai Orikasa (JP), Colleen O Shaughnessy (EN, Symphonia), Tara Sands (EN, Dawn of the New World)

Lloyd's other childhood friend, Genis is a young elven boy who was raised by his sister. The ambient racism against half-elves forced them to hide their half-elf nature and pretend to be pure-blooded elves. Genis is the first to break the law in order to help a human from a Desian human ranch, which resulted in Iselia being attacked and Lloyd and he being exiled as a punishment. He's extremely clever, making him often quite sarcastic and arrogant toward Lloyd, and later Zelos, but he also starts out just as idealistic as his best friend.

Of the party, Genis is the one who struggles the most with racism. Rejected and reviled by both humans and elves, he sympathizes the most with the Big Bad's goal. However, he never crosses the line, and chooses to trust Lloyd with building a world where everyone will be treated equally.

Tropes associated with Genis:

Refill/Raine Sage

Voiced by: Yumi Touma (JP), Kari Wahlgren (EN, Symphonia), Tara Platt (EN, all other appearances)

Genis' older sister who took care of him after they were abandoned by their mother. Raine is Iselia's schoolteacher, and she leaves to accompany Colette on her journey before Lloyd and Genis do. She starts off as very cynical, but over the course of the game, she trusts Lloyd more and more to achieve his idealistic world.

It's later revealed that Raine and Genis were born in Tethe'alla. Their parents abandoned them at the Otherworldly Gate; one of the two poles between the two worlds, when Genis was an infant. And optional event has them reunite with their mother, who has gone mad with grief. Through her diary, they leave the experience with the knowledge that their parents did love them, and were trying to save them from the persecution faced by half-elves in Tethe'alla.

Tropes associated with Raine:

  • Adventurer Archaeologist: Averted; although she gets incredibly excited about ancient ruins, she usually insists on their preservation.
  • Agent Scully: A minor example, but she is very skeptical when Sheena first explains she is from Tethe'alla, even though Sheena possesses the lost summoning arts.
  • Angst Coma: In the anime. Kind of handwaved as being from illness, but the timing was very conveniently at a properly angsty moment.
  • Badass Bookworm
  • Berserk Button: People trying to do harm to ruins will regret it very soon...
  • Bunny Ears Lawyer: Loves technology and ancient artifacts a little too much at times...
  • Character Filibuster:
    • Casually belittling historical events is practically begging for lecture.
    • During one scene she starts a long-winded lecture about an ancient site. After a few sentences the game lets you wander around while she continues. Her lecture doesn't stop until you stumble upon some guys trying to blow the site up, even if you reach the end of it... because Colette asks her to repeat it.
  • Combat Medic: To some extent. She's very poor in physical combat, but her Photon and Ray spells (especially Ray) have very good offensive capabilities.
  • Combat Pragmatist: Not a physical fighter, but Raine certainly has the right mindset. To increase her Relationship Values, you must make pragmatic choices, such as saying that Sheena's an enemy, or the journey of regeneration takes precedence over freeing the prisoners at the Palmacosta ranch
  • Cool Big Sis
  • Cowboy Bebop At His Computer: Nintendo Power Magazine incorrectly referred to her as Genis' mom.
  • Defrosting Ice Queen
  • Detached Sleeves: In her "Maiden" outfit.
  • Elemental Powers:
    • Light'Em Up: Her three attack spells: Photon, Ray, and Holy Lance.
  • Freudian Excuse: Her fascination on old ruins and civilizations? One skit after the reunion scene in Exire theorizes that she was trying to find the Otherworldly Gate, and by extension, her parents.
  • Half-Human Hybrid
  • Hello Nurse: Less than Sheena, but Raine gets this attention at times, and had a fanclub in Iselia. Overlaps with Sexy Mentor.
    • She has a fanclub in Asgard too.
  • Lethal Chef: Because she always experiments by adding bizarre ingredients; lampshaded in-game when she earns the "Passable Chef?" title for maxing out her cooking skill. Part of her problem is that she tries to invent new ways to cook or different dishes, such as chocolate-covered lemons.
  • The Medic: Kratos, Zelos, and Regal all also have healing abilities, but Raine is The Medic of the lot. Subverts the pacifism aspect of the trope, being one of the more cold and pragmatic members of the party. Notably, the teens have to do some arm-twisting before she is willing to heal an apparent enemy ( Sheena).
  • Missing Mom
  • Nature Adores a Virgin: Averted. In the quest where the heroes must choose a pure maiden to make contact with a submerged unicorn, she says she can't do it herself and either Sheena or Colette must do so. When pressed on the issue, she merely replies "I'm an adult," leading Lloyd and Genis to stare at each other in utter confusion with comically blank looks on their faces. Though it could just be because of her dislike of water, rather than the obvious implication.
  • Odd Friendship: With Sheena. At first the two come off as Headbutting Heroes, but they eventually become a lot closer and supportive, such as Sheena rushing to help save Raine and Genis in Tethe'alla, and when Raine attempts to calm Sheena down in the temple of lightning.
  • Parental Abandonment: Her father is dead and her mother lives, but has since forgotten that she's older than an infant after abandoning her to protect her from the Imperial Research Academy.
  • Promotion to Parent
  • The Smart Girl
  • Stern Teacher: She is noted for being cool, strict, and practical, and even smacking her students around when they're being particularly stupid. Which makes it a very sweet moment when, late in the game, she admits that she's so hard on the hero in particular because she knows he's strong enough to handle it, and wants to see him grow up strong.
  • Tall, White-Haired, and Bishoujo: She's easily one of the prettiest characters in the game.
  • Team Mom: not a leader in any sense, but she's the most likely to get on people's cases for messing around too much. She and Regal are also the ones who have the private conversation about how Lloyd must succeed, even if it requires some Heroic Sacrifices along the way...
  • White-Haired Pretty Girl
  • Why Did It Have To Be Water?: She... really doesn't do very well around water. Ironically, the sequel made this her elemental affinity.

Kratos Aurion

Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (JP), Cam Clarke (EN)

A stoic mercenary who just happens to be passing through the vicinity to save the Chosen's life and be offered the job of protecting her during her journey. Kratos speaks little, smiles less, and gets angry once every blue moon; this, combined with his superb swordsmanship, makes him the epitome of Badass according to Genis, but a perpetual thorn in Lloyd's side, who tries his best to earn the older man's respect.

When it looks like he finally has it, of course, Kratos betrays you and hands over Colette to the Big Bad. Turns out he was working for him all along and is really an angel, none of which explains why he spends the second part of the game cryptically helping the party out.

He's finally revealed to be Lloyd's father, who Lloyd has to duel in order to release Origin's Seal, after he admits to having been helping the heroes so he could atone for his sins; more precisely, going back to the Big Bad after being forced to kill his wife who had been turned into a monster.

Tropes associated with Kratos:

Sheena Fujibayashi

Voiced by: Akemi Okamura (JP), Jennifer Hale (EN, Symphonia), Megan Hollingshead (EN, Dawn of the New World)

Sheena starts as a sympathetic antagonist; her first attempt to kill Colette fails due to her own clumsiness, and subsequent meetings highlight her niceness and sincerity as a person. It comes as no surprise when she joins the party after discovering what's going on in Sylvarant human farms. Later, she reveals she comes from the ninja village of Mizuho, from the parallel world of Tethe'alla; in spite of her attachment to her world and her village, she consistently picks the 'right' choice over blindly following her orders, even when she knows she will be punished for it. Her powers as a Summoner are essential to the second half of the game.

She's easily one of the most idealistic characters of the game, and one of Lloyd's staunchest supporters. However, it's revealed that she has a particularly angsty backstory - feeling responsible for the death of about a quarter of her village when she couldn't make a pact with the Spirit of Lightning, at age nine. Most people in the village blame her for this, including one of her childhood friends who then tries to kill her. This resulted in almost crippling lack of confidence and guilt, but she eventually manages to overcome them, helped mostly by Lloyd, Colette, Zelos and the choice her village made to trust her.

She has feelings for Lloyd, but he doesn't get it. Her interactions with Zelos imply that there's also something going on between them and they've clearly known each other for quite some time, though whether they used to just be good friends when they were younger or even dated at one point is never actually stated in the game.

Tropes associated with Sheena:

 "A title given by a friend during the journey. It's not a name given out of spite."

Zelos Wilder

Voiced by: Masaya Onosaka (JP), Shiloh Strong (EN, Symphonia), Christopher Corey Smith (EN, Dawn of the New World)

"Whatever will be will be"

Tethe'alla's 21-year-old Chosen One, Zelos has all the appearance of Handsome Lech, and provides much of the comic relief in the second part of the game, and is generally the party's Butt Monkey. Among the aristocracy of Tethe'alla, he's extremely popular and a regular Casanova, and retains the common prejudice against Half Elves. However, he also proves his practical nature by discarding said prejudice, based upon his own experience with the party; in the moments when he is serious, he regularly shows himself to be the most cynical member of the party, and one of the most observant, especially towards Sheena, whom it's implied he may have feelings for.

Later, it's revealed that Zelos' behaviour is mostly an act to cover an extreme self-loathing that stems from a horrific backstory: He was abandoned by his father at a young age and his mother was killed in front of him while she tried to protect him from a murder attempt, and her last words to him was that he never should have been born. Zelos' hatred for his position as the Chosen leads him to betray the party, hoping to gain a better life for his sister (in fact his half-sister, daughter of the woman who'd killed his mother, strictly guarded by the Church) and being done with his life (either by losing the title of the Chosen or by dying, he's not picky); whether the party fights him and kill him or doesn't depends on story choices.

If you choose to fight him, he is slain in the battle and Kratos rejoins your party in his stead. If he doesn't die, he rejoins the party after saving each member from their Heroic Sacrifice and reveals his betrayal was part of his plan to obtain the aionis Lloyd needed to wield the Eternal Sword. From that moment on, he enjoys the party's full trust. He is alive and present for the sequel, revealing that this choice was canonical.

Tropes associated with Zelos:

  Regal: "When I was in prison, I would hear about the Chosen's debauchery. Apparently your exploits made you quite the man about town."

Presea Combatir

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (JP), Tara Strong (EN, Symphonia), Janice Kawaye (EN, DotNW)

A 12-year-old Tethe'allan lumberjack, Presea seems entirely devoid of emotions when the party meets her. It's quickly discovered that her emotionlessness results from the Cruxis Crystal experiments that where conducted on her; the party makes it their goal to cure her, since anyway the process can't be much different from the one employed to cure Colette.

Once she regains her personality, she tells her story to the party: her mother had died when she was little, and her father, a lumberjack, had taken ill, so Presea had agreed to become an exsphere carrier in order to earn money for herself and her younger sister. Shortly after that, her sister Alicia had found employment as a maid and had left, but when the party tries to find Alicia, they discover she was killed by her master. Presea then swears to avenge her sister. Her plan is derailed when the party learns that Regal was Alicia's master - and lover - who had had no other choice but to kill her when she'd been turned into a monster as a result of the exsphere experiments.

This revelation seals Presea's decision to keep on helping the party getting the world rid of the Desians and the Cruxis, once she accepts Regal is not responsible for what happened to her sister.

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Regal Bryant

Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (JP), Crispin Freeman (EN, Symphonia)

A mysterious convict who is first sent after the party but defects to join them once he catches sight of Presea, Regal is extremely discreet about his past and refuses to take off his shackles - they are the symbol of the sin he committed and which he has to atone for. He killed his lover, Presea's sister, when she was turned into a monster by the Exphere experiments that Cruxis performed on her, and cannot forgive himself.

Regal is able to focus his efforts towards the fight against the Desians and the Cruxis after his centric sidequest, in which Alicia, whose soul was retained in the exsphere Regal had been unable to discard, is finally able to tell him she doesn't hold him responsible for what happened to her. However, he retains his peculiar fighting style, refusing to kill anyone with the hands that have already done so much harm.

Tropes associated with Regal:

  • Actor Allusion: (Japanese version) In the sequel, Collete thinks that Regal trains spies to "hide in cardboard boxes and steal top-secret info from rival companies".
  • Armed Legs
  • The Atoner: Almost an Exaggerated Trope. Once you get to the flashbacks, you find out that Alicia, in her few lucid moments post-transformation, begged him to kill her. While the obvious emotional trauma of having to kill your girlfriend should not be discounted, boyfriend-assisted suicide is a slightly different case than murder. Possibly deconstructed, in that his personal flaw that he must come to terms with in Welgaia is being weighed down by his feelings of guilt.
  • Blue Oni: To Lloyd's red.
  • Big Brother Mentor: Lampshaded when Lloyd and Regal state their bond is like that of siblings, with Regal in particular having come to view Lloyd as a younger brother.
  • Bare-Fisted Monk
  • Chained By Fashion
  • Chef of Iron
  • The Comically Serious
  • Cooking Duel: In a side quest, to unlock a secret outfit.
  • Combat Medic: Is an inversion, being a primarily melee fighter with some healing capabilities.
  • Cool Old Guy
  • Elemental Powers: All of them learned through altered artes.
  • Extremity Extremist
  • Genius Bruiser
  • Heartbroken Badass
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The huge guy of his association with Presea.
  • I Am Not Left Handed Or rather, I do not specialize in foot-based martial arts.
  • Kamehame Hadoken: Used only in a cutscene (rightfully so! It looks like it would be a real Game Breaker). The in-universe explanation is that he used to specialize in fighting with his hands, to the point where they grew so powerful that, once augmented with an Exsphere, he could unleash their physical hitting-things power as a beam, but after that, his Freudian Excuse happened and he vowed never to use his hands for violence again. He makes an exception for the one scene where he uses it because he's not hurting anybody, unless it turns out those jail cells were sentient. Gotta hand it to the guy, at least he keeps his word.
  • Lolicon: Got labelled as this thanks to the game not being clear on how old he and Alicia actually were when they fell in love... and the fact that certain fans like to ship with with Presea. Not helped by the fact that she is technically in her twenties. One can even label Regal a Lolicon if you choose the right answer when asked about his tastes in women.
    • Zelos points this out in a OVA bonus, which earns Regal the group's disapproval until Lloyd defuses the situation. This one's Played for Laughs, however, as that very same OVA also cleared up the confusion.
  • May-December Romance: The game was very, very vague on the age difference between himself and Alicia, leading most fans to conclude this. The animated adaptation confirmed it, but to a lesser extent: Regal was nineteen and Alicia somewhere in her mid-teens. Of course, having Alicia characterized with a faux-child voice and Regal played by the deep-voiced, ultra-manly Akio Ohtsuka doesn't help things.
  • Out of Focus: Regal is the only party member (except for Zelos) the player can go the entire game without using and who has no Unison attacks until the PS2 version, makes nothing more then a few token lines after visiting the rooftop grave.
  • Pink Girl, Blue Boy: In regards to hair colors, with Presea.
  • Rated M for Manly: Lampshaded and Played for Laughs with his "Testosterone" title.
  • Real Men Wear Pink: Can tear enemies apart using nothing but his FEET and is the team's best chef. Oh, and he wears a belly shirt.
  • Supreme Chef / Team Chef: Along with Genis.
  • Team Dad: After Kratos leaves the group.
  • Technical Pacifist
  • Unequal Pairing: With Alicia, his servant, which may be why George had them separated.
  • Use Your Head: In the 5th OVA bonus, Regal decides not to fight with his legs anymore, instead using his head, because he blames himself for the death of Corrine. He promptly and randomly skull bashes Zelos.
  • Willfully Weak
  • With My Hands Tied: Regal's fighting style is based around using his feet only, since he killed his lover with his hands and therefore vowed never to kill with his hands again.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair
  • You Shall Not Pass: Said word for word.

Noishe

A dog-like companion of Lloyd.

Tropes associated with Noishe:

  • All Animals Are Dogs: Noishe acts like a ordinary dog, but he's not. Through a number of skits and one side-quest, you find out that Noishe is actually a creature known as a Protozoan, supposedly the first creature to have been born on the planet. It evolves during the course of its own life, starting off as a single-celled organism, then a fish, then a bird, then the dog-like form, then 'another' form, then finally a human that fights evil. It is also said that Noishe himself (possibly in his previous form) accompanied Mithos and Co. on their journey 4000 years ago.
  • Expy: A monster wolf called Orion in Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World greatly resembles Noishe.
  • Heroic Dog: Subverted in that he's not really a dog despite acting like one, but Noishe fit this trope when he protected Lloyd when his mother-turned monster attacked him.
  • Stealth Pun: Noishe matches the physical description of a Scottish mythological Cu Sith, which is pronounced Cu Shee.
    • For those not familiar with the name, it's feline counterpart is Cait Sith, which was a puppet and party member in Final Fantasy VII.
  • What Happened to The Mouse?: Noishe is played up as a major character in the beginning, even appearing in several skits and being the one thing Lloyd has that came from this dead/estranged parents, but is dropped roughly the time that the team makes it into Tethe'alla. He still appears occasionally (in stables, when the whole team is split up). His one useful ability, using Long-Range Mode, was also overshadowed greatly by the Rheairds before the end of the first disk, though the game does actually go into a little more detail about him.

Mithos Yggdrasill

Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka (JP), James Arnold Taylor (EN)

Yggdrasill is the leader of Cruxis and the Desians, a self-righteous antagonist who has the world under his spell. But he's also Mithos, the young half-elf the heroes "rescued" from a burning village - who becomes Genis' first half-elf friend, who worries for Raine when she looks tired, who makes jokes at Zelos' expense like everybody else... until he reveals himself to the party when one of his most trusted lieutenants, one of his companions from 4000 years sooner, proves himself to be a traitor.

4000 years before Lloyd swore he would save both worlds, a young half-elf named Mithos stopped the war and watched his sister Martel be killed by a human. He managed to keep her soul from disappearing, keeping it in the Seed of the Giant Tree, source of all mana, and swore to fulfill her dream: a world without discrimination. An admirable goal, but his plan to do such a thing involved forcing millions of people to suffer and die to create Exspheres, which he would then use to turn everybody into a lifeless being, with the justification that if everyone were the same, discrimination would stop. While he was doing this, he also tried to breed a vessel with the same Mana signature as Martel to resurrect her by creating the Chosen Ones and arranging marriages to selectively for the best possible match to Martel's mana signature. Until the age free of discrimination could come, he separated the world in two, allowing them to both survive without the Giant Kharlan Tree providing mana, and preventing Magitek technology from coming into being to preserve mana.

By the end of the game, he's been betrayed by all and rebuked by the soul of Martel herself. His final decision is to be destroyed rather than suffer the same fate as other exsphere victims; his final words are that, if given the choice, he would follow the same path as he did.

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  "Farewell, my shadow, you who stand at the end of the path I chose not to follow."

The Five Grand Cardinals

The five leaders of the Desians.

Tropes associated with the Grand Cardinals:

Pronyma

The leader of the Five Grand Cardinals and Yggdrassil's right hand.

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Forcystus

The Grand Cardinal in charge of the Iselia Ranch

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Magnius

The leader of the Palmacosta Ranch.

Tropes associated with Magnius:

  VEEEEERRRMIIIIIIIIIN

Kvar

The leader of the Asgard Ranch

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Rodyle

The leader of the Remote Island Ranch and one of the main Desian researchers.

Yuan Ka-Fei

The leader of the Renegades, a group of half-elves who oppose the Desians. Both cynical and ruthless, he was one of Mithos' companions and is currently one of the Seraphim of Cruxis, although he is no longer loyal to Mithos.

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Tabatha

A strange girl who lives with Altessa and assists him. She speaks in a robotic voice. She's a robot girl who was built to be Martel's new body rather than trying to breed a compatible Chosen One, but Martel's soul seemed to be incompatible with her. In the end, it turns out that the 'incompatibility' was just Martel's refusal to return to life, and Tabatha becomes the vessel for the spirit Martel who guards the revived Mana Tree.

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