Biography

The Man Behind The Shackles

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From Official ToS Website

Gender: Male
Age: 33
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 187 lbs.
Class: Fighter
Race: Human
Hair: Blue
Build: Large, fairly muscular
Weapon: Greaves
Occupation: Former aristocrat
Voice: Akio Ôtsuka (Japanese version) & Crispin Freeman (English Version)
He is a prisoner in the prosperous world of Tethe'Alla. He is sent to capture Colette on behalf of the Pope. He is extremely quiet and constantly wears a grim expression; the few words that escape his lips are dignified and carefully thought out. They are perhaps traces of his aristocratic background.

Dispite being a criminal convicted for murder, Regal displays an air of sophistication and maturity that is unusual among the Tethe'alla convicts. He also has great knowledge of the world around him, and seems highly educated. Regal plays the role of the voice of wisdom (along with Raine) when it comes to events in the game. He also has a keen interest and attachment to Presea, the quiet axe-weilding lumberjack. He constantly wears shackles around his wrists, refusing to remove them because they are a symbol of his crime. Obviously he feels great guilt for what he has done (explained later in this section), which only adds to the mystery of Regal's past.

Extended Information (From Wikipedia):

A convict sent by the Pope of Tethe'alla to capture Colette, Regal joins the party after he recognizes Presea. He is a kind and noble soul, and a very talented cook (unusual, given that he doesn't use his bound hands for much else). He is very content with being alone, although he does enjoy company and conversation, especially with Lloyd. Lloyd idolizes Regal: he claims that he hopes to grow up and be a "cool adult" like him. He is a strong fighter, supplementing his melee capabilities with a small amount of healing (chi) magic. He fights exclusively with his feet, and uses greaves to enhance the power of his kicks. Before he donned his trademark shackles, Regal mainly fought using his hands; he claims that his strength and mastery of this previous style far surpassed those of the techniques he uses now.

It is revealed that Regal is actually the president of the Lezareno Company, a major corporation which is quite influential in Tethe'alla. He and Alicia Combatir, Presea's sister, were in love, but like Anna, Alicia became a victim of Exsphere research, culminating in her transformation into a monster. At Alicia's own request, Regal ended her suffering, but could never forgive himself for his crime and he turned himself into the authorities. Regal always wears handcuffs to symbolize his sins and to prevent himself from using his hands to kill again.

When Presea first finds out about Alicia's murder and Regal being the one who took her life, she is horrified and finds it hard to trust any of her partners at that point. Even Regal has difficulty coming to terms with this and constantly berates himself for his atrocity. Though the two of them try to get past their issues, Alicia's death comes back to haunt them during the party's separation at Derris Kharlan. Mithos, hoping to manipulate the hate in Presea, uses an illusion of Alicia to turn her against Regal. Regal, not wanting to relive the trauma he experienced, was almost willing to give up all hope. It was the intervention of Lloyd that convinced Presea to not give into hate and Regal to not use his punishment as an excuse to give up trying to repent. The two of them reconcile their differences and a new bond is established. During the course of the game, Regal tells Alicia's spirit that he will remove his shackles when he has avenged her death; according to a recent trailer for Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, he has followed through on his promise.

Initial Meeting: Meltokio
Gaoracchia Forest
Toize Mine
Altamira
Lezareno Company
The President
Tower of Salvation
Releasing Origin
Derris Kharlan
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