Player.

Name: Froot.
Contact: frooting, frugivorous#0874.
Current Characters: N/A.

Character.

Name: Zelos Wilder.
Canon: Tales of Symphonia.
Canon Point: After his scene in Flanoir with Lloyd, before his sudden but inevitable "betrayal" of their team.
CRAU Timeline/Game(s): N/A.

World Description: N/A.
Character History: History and story.
CRAU History: N/A.

Personality:

Zelos is his world's cavalier Chosen, rumoured to be descendant from angels and expected to save an already prosperous people. As this peace has been widespread for hundreds of years, his title has become superficial; he's seen the Church's religious idol who holds no real purpose, yet retains the great power someone in his position is bestowed. Raised with this feeling of irrelevancy by a family of neglectful aristocrats and exploited by nobles to improve their social standing, it's no wonder he became so spoiled and hellbent on living an easy life.

To some degree, Zelos is what everyone assumes he is: an immature philanderer who abuses wealth and status. He fills the hours of his days pursuing pleasure by flirting, fucking, and blowing his riches on material goods. He's convinced that no one loves fun more than he does, often teasing other members of his team for their inability to relax or let loose, but is happy to help when they show interest. This easygoing disposition frequently gets him mocked, as his antics draw the most attention, but it's mostly for show and used as a tool to encourage optimism in the group. If he can distract from upsetting events, he will – when Sheena, a summoner from a neighbouring continent, was upset over her close friend Corrine's death, Zelos kept lighthearted conversation despite the scorn he received from the team. Later, he remarked to himself that it was to prevent her from feeling worse than she already did.

Zelos isn't the committed type. He learned at a young age that you can't trust others to bring you satisfaction and resigned himself to living without love, reflecting on this in a scene with Lloyd, their team leader, before the final battle. He confesses that all his life he's been rejected by his parents, shunned by the Church, and viewed as a threat by the royal family; his father died some time after taking a mistress and abandoning him, while his mother – murdered by his father's mistress – maintained that this misfortune was Zelos' fault and told him with her dying breath that she wished he'd never been born.

His perceptive nature makes him prone to keeping a close eye on others out of distrust and discrimination (most notably against half-elves, who are seen as "disgusting, filthy creatures" in his world). He's capable of strong empathy and compassion, as he does have a heart despite how desperately he tries to convince himself otherwise; slowly but surely, the time they spent travelling together affects him enough that he does learn to care deeply for them, though he's closer with Sheena, Lloyd, and Colette because they're less skeptical of him and easier to get along with by nature. While he's sensitive to people's frames of mind and can immediately read the mood, he deflects on their behalf because it's what he'd do for himself and he does so without expecting anyone to notice.

Though his actions purposely paint a picture of a colourful, carefree simpleton, Zelos has led a lonely life of keeping people at arm's length. His past has jaded him and made him hate the Chosen system so much that, when the villainous Cruxis organization offered him work as a spy, he agreed to help if it meant he could rid himself of his status. There is a point when he experiences a belated change of heart, but not before opening up and telling Lloyd, "Even now, to tell the truth, I get tired of all the problems. Sometimes I think it'd be easier if everyone and everything were just destroyed."

CRAU Development: N/A.

Powers/Abilities:

Techs (PlayStation 3 version) and fighting style. At Zelos' canon point, he has retrieved his Cruxis Crystal and gained his angelic abilities (sorry for the link spam, I swear they're all necessary). This means he's stopped aging and has grown energy-like wings that make him capable of flight – they disappear and reappear on command. Furthermore, his strength, speed, and senses have been enhanced beyond the limits of human and elf capability.

Inventory: His Cruxis Crystal, his outfit, a shortsword, and a small shield.

Anything Else? N/A.