character guide

The characters and the relationships they share are undoubtedly some of Tales of Symphonia's strongest suits. Optional Z-skits and field conversations give additional insight on the party members and their personalities, strengths and weaknesses. Unlike many RPGs, ToS allows us to see the dynamics that exist between a group of people traveling together.

Anyhow, you have found Project Martel's extensive Character Guide. Though -- once again -- I don't cover things like weapons/armor and battle statistics, I hope that the information contained within will allow you to gain a better understanding of each character.

However, because Project Martel is not -- and was not intended to be -- a messy conglomeration of character shrines in disguise, I'm not going to go super-in-depth with each character's relationships and position in the plot; just what I feel is most needed to fully understand his or her role. The characters in ToS are interesting in that they don't all follow the same 'formula' -- some have development based on their pasts, whereas others have growth stemming from their changing personas.

The guide also includes a few fun things that I wanted to have, like alternate costumes, quotes and other such mundane information. Just because!