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| Kratos Aurion | |
|---|---|
 Kratos, the Mercenary | |
| Japanese Name | Kuratosu Aurion |
| Age | 4,000+ (Biologically) Late 20s (Physically) |
| First Appearance | Tales of Symphonia |
| Other Appearance(s) | Tales of Symphonia Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Tales of Vesperia Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Tales of Versus Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 |
| Weapon | Sword/Dagger and Shield |
| Voice Actor | Cam Clarke |
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[edit] Description
Kratos Aurion (クラトス アウリオン Kuratosu Aurion) is a main character in Tales of Symphonia. He is a mercenary, who has an aura of both secrecy and arrogance around him. He is a mighty swordsman who first appears at the Martel Temple, stopping the Renegades during the first attack. He eliminates them easily, and everyone is infatuated with his strength. It is later revealed that he is one of Cruxis' Four Seraphim, sent to make sure that the Chosen does not stray from her path of World Regeneration. He is also one of Mithos Yggdrasill's former companions, along with Yuan and Martel.
[edit] History
As mentioned before, Kratos was one of Mithos Yggdrasill's ancient companions. He followed Mithos throughout the Kharlan War and after Martel was killed. This is when Mithos came up with his plan to bring Martel back to life. He sealed her life force inside the Great Seed and started trying to get a new body for her. This is when Kratos left Mithos' side. He wandered Sylvarant until he met a woman that he fell in love with named Anna. Anna had an exsphere on her that was crucial to the Angelus Project. Kvar, one of the five Desian Grand Cardinals, followed Kratos and Anna around Sylvarant. Throughout it all, Anna got pregnant and gave birth to Kratos' son Lloyd Irving. Somewhere near the Iselia area, Kvar caught up with them. Anna tore off her exsphere to throw at Kvar. When she did, she turned into a monster. An Exbelua. She turned on Kratos and her newborn son. Kratos defended himself and Lloyd. During the battle, Anna got back her humanity for a few seconds and begged Kratos to kill her before she did something she regretted. With tears in his eyes, Kratos mortally wounded her. Anna and Lloyd fell off of the cliff behing Kratos along with Anna's exsphere and Noishe, the family pet. When Kratos got down to the bottom of the gourge he found Anna's body, but there was no sign of anything else that had fallen. Without a reason to live, Kratos returned to Mithos and served by his side until the events of Symphonia.
[edit] Fighting Style
Kratos fights with a sword or a dagger. As a whole, Kratos depends on swords more while his counterpart, Zelos Wilder tends to lean towards daggers. Kratos knows many of the basic sword skills and can also cast attack magic and healing magic.
[edit] Appearances
Current Appearances
| Game | Role |
|---|---|
| Tales of Symphonia | A mercenary hired to guard the Chosen and her entourage. He leaves the party for the first time during Disc I, and will join and leave a few times thereafter. Correctly choosing certain options during the story will allow the player to keep him in the party for the end of the game. |
| Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | He is the game's narrator (as in the first game), and has a small cameo on a hologram projector, talking to Yuan. His role has no significance on the main plot. |
| Tales of Vesperia | He is a secret boss, and the most powerful one in the game. |
| Tales of Symphonia: Japanese Anime | His role in the anime is the same as in the first game. |
| Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology | A [party] character in the game. He is playable, and will instigate battles with you at certain points. |
