Tales of the Abyss / Characters open/close all folders Protagonists Luke fon Fabre Luke is the son of a duke in Kimlasca- Lanvaldear, and has been kept locked up in his family's manor since the age of ten after an incident in which he was kidnapped by an opposing nation and developed complete retrograde amnesia. In that time, he's grown up into a spoiled and selfish person with little regard for anyone outside of his immediate circle of friends. After he is inadvertently teleported halfway across the world with Tear, his journey to return home leads to some startling discoveries about himself: not only is he a prophesied Chosen One, but he possesses the power of hyperresonance, a force that can reshape reality itself. After a certain incident, he vows to change himself for the better and gives himself an Important Haircut. As the main character, Luke is a pure swordsman. He is balanced in both attack and defense, and his combat style specializes in chaining artes to keep the enemy off- balance. Adorkable: After his Important Haircut he is humble, unsure of himself, and trying to be a Nice Guy. All- Loving Hero: Post- Important Haircut he makes a point of helping everyone, including the other replicas that no one else likes. Apologises a Lot: Post- Important Haircut.
The interesting, human, and vividly told story of one of the wisest and most useful lives in our own history, and perhaps in any history. In Franklin's Autobiography. JEAN BODIN, like Machiavelli, was one of those writers whose political thinking developed under pressure of personal experience. Justified because of his Guilt Complex. Ass in Ambassador: His power as ambassador goes to his head, and he uses it to order the party around. The Atoner: After the debacle at Akzeriuth Luke spends the rest of the game making up for it. Bare Your Midriff: His typical outfit leaves his chest exposed. Bish. Case in point, almost everyone blames him for Akzeriuth, even though logically trusting the man who helped raise him makes far more sense than trusting the people he just met. Essentially, they're blaming him for being a victim. No wonder he has so many issues. Character Development: There aren't bigger developments than going from Jerkass to All- Loving Hero. He's without a doubt the most developed protagonist in the series. Especially if we consider he goes through different stages: The Chosen One: Played with. A passage in Yulia's Seven- Part Score says that a savior shall be born in the country of Kimlasca- Lanvaldear; a noble with hair of red, who shall be called . Indeed, Luke Fon Fabre is the chosen one. However, it's not this Luke, but rather Asch. Luke is a replica created solely for the purpose of overturning the prophecy by allowing Asch to survive an event that is fated to kill him. Then a later event seems to play it straight again by having Luke . However, so much of the Score has gone off track by that point that it's difficult to say. Classical Anti- Hero: Starts off as a good hearted but extremely unpleasant Sheltered Aristocrat, and though he goes on fill the role of a hero, he's still plagued with crippling self- esteem issues even on his best of days. Cloning Blues: Realizing that he's a replica causes him no end of angst. Disney Death: Someone resembling him comes back two years later after the final battle. It was made ambiguous if it was really him, Asch, or a combination of the two that came back. Doting Parent: His mother loves him despite knowing he's a replica. She thanks Tear for watching over him in her place. Dynamic Character: Jerkass to All- Loving Hero within one adventure, and it wasn't a straight line either. Easily Forgiven: Zigzagged about Akzeriuth. While he 'pulled the trigger' so to speak, he was being manipulated by the Big Bad into destroying the place; he thought he was saving it. The others give him crap and abandon him because of it but ultimately they forgive him for it. However, he doesn't forgive himself until much later. Evil Knockoff: A inversion of the trope in every aspect. He uses a number of the same artes, with the exception of not having magic. Fiery Redhead: Long red hair and an antagonistic jerkass. They also give him a younger look which may be in keeping with the reveal that chronologically and mentally, he's really seven years old. Guilt Complex: After the events of The Reveal tore Luke's sense of self- worth into little- itty- bitty pieces, he becomes susceptible to this kind of thinking, and the rest of the party have to keep a close eye on him to keep him from going over the edge. It begins spiraling out of control in the last third of the game. Heroes Want Redheads: Gender Inverted. Just ask Tear or Anise (though she was more interested in Luke's fortune) or Natalia. Heroic B. S. O. D.: Unwittingly nuking Akzeriuth puts him into a deep funk. Later he has another one when the miasma comes back and he's put into a Sadistic Choice about sacrificing himself to destroy it or have Asch do it. Heroic Sacrifice: It began as a slow death from ion seperation and culminated in a quicker death in the crashing Elderant. Whether he comes back at the end, or is truly dead, or is merged with Asch to be a new person, is up to personal interpretation. Heroic Wannabe: Leading up to Akzeriuth he wants to be like his role model, Van, and be a hero. It's really a means to an end for him. I Just Want to Be Free: What his Heroic Wannabe phase was really about: getting out of the manor. I Let Gwen Stacy Die: The entire town of Akzeriuth serves as this for Luke. Idiot Hero: He admits it himself. Justified in that, even before the dramatic reveal, he only remembers the last seven years of his life and was basically under house arrest and deliberately Locked Out of the Loop that entire time. Important Haircut: After his Heroic B. S. O. D. It gets especially bad in the lead up to the Tower of Rem, when he goes from Heroic Self- Deprecation into full- blown Fantastic Racism (towards his own kind). It's All My Fault: Luke's mindset through about the middle of the game till just before the end. Jerkass: Before Akzeriuth, he's abrasive, arrogant, and typically has selfish motives for his good deeds (he wants to save Akzeriuth so that he'll be a hero and be freed more than out of concern for the people)Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his mouth, he automatically helps people when he sees them in trouble and is one of the few RPG protagonists who are utterly averse to killing. This means that the plot forces him to destroy an entire city against his will, and then later consciously choose to disintegrate what are basically thousands of newborn clones in order to save the world from being covered in poison. Ion put it best when he said that Luke was always kind, he just wasn't very good at showing it. After his Important Haircut, he loses the . His true age and the ramifications of being thrust into so many difficult decisions and dangerous situations is pointed out several times. Lethal Chef: In a skit the party categorizes him with Natalia. Though in another scene his food is shown to be at least edible, unlike Natalia's. Limit Break: Radiant Howl and Lost Fon Drive. Long- Haired Pretty Boy: Pre- Important Haircut, he had long hair down to his rear. Meaningful Name: 'Luke' means 'light of the sacred flame' which refers to a Score that drives the game. Mighty Glacier: His attack stat is the best of the party and he has very high defense, but Guy is faster than him and Anise is slightly more durable then he is. At end game however he'll become a Lightning Bruiser since his speed stat will become high enough to be right behind Guy. A Million Is a Statistic: Averted. While he never knew any of the people there, it's clear that Luke feels incredible guilt over his role in the destruction of Akzeriuth, to the extent that atoning for it becomes the defining point to his character. Mr. Fanservice: Taking into account all of the alternative costumes, he easily shows the most skin out of the entire male cast. Multicolored Hair: He has sort of dip- dye style blond tips, thought these are chopped off later on. Never My Fault: After the destruction of Akzeriuth, he refuses to take responsibility for what happened and at one point repeatedly shouts . He gets a lot better after his. Important Haircut. Nice Guy: Post- Important Haircut he deliberates treats others better. Pet the Dog: Even before he loses his Jerkass attitude, he has a soft spot for Ion. Reality Warper: His power of hyperresonance, which he uses during his Radiant Howl Mystic Arte. Lacking any kind of finesse over it, he just forces his power into a ball and shoves it into his target. Reckless Pacifist: His aversion to killing puts himself and his allies in danger and injuries Tear. Moving past this is one of the earliest stages of his extensive Character Development. Reluctant Warrior: He's quickly forced to accept that killing enemies is necessary, but that doesn't mean he has to like it. It's more pronounced when he has to kill humans though, as he is haunted by doing so. Reformed, but Rejected: Jade and Anise are initially not too pleased to see him when he reunites with them. Replacement Goldfish: He was created because Van didn't want to part with the original Luke. Guy comes to believe that Replica! Luke is the . This makes him vulnerable to fonon seperation from the Tower of Rem. It turns out by the end that everyone knew. Merging with Asch at the end of the game re- stabilized him. Semi- Divine: The same package as Asch as his replica albeit a weaker version. Sheltered Aristocrat: Character development moves him from a cloistered nobleman's brat to a heroic royal that is honored by his king for bravery. The Southpaw: Luke is left- handed. Asch wields his sword with his right hand. Character design materials note that Asch was born left handed but was brought up to learn how to use his right for . Perhaps the fact that this wasn't enforced on Luke is a sign of how spoiled his upbringing was compared to Asch's. Spanner in the Works: His existence 'as a replica' threw Yulia's Score off track. Sphere of Destruction: His . Not to mention what happened at Akzeriuth. Thou Shall Not Kill: He doesn't like killing. Ultimately defied in that he realises that it is unfortunately necessary.
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