( Player Name ) : Pain ( Personal DW ) : n/a ( Age ) : 20, almost 21! ( Timezone ) : EST ( Other Characters ) : N/A at the moment
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( Character's Name ) : Mithos Yggdrasill ( Character's Age ) : At least 4014 ( Series ) :Tales of Symphonia ( Canon Point ) : Altessa's House, after Kratos' big reveal ( Playability ) : HERE
( Personality ) : Mithos has been referred to as everything from the ultimate case of Tragic Villain, to a fallen hero. Both are correct.
While Mithos first appears as cruel, megalomaniacal, and with a massive (and seemingly well-deserved at the time) superiority complex, deep beneath the layers of evil, he is actually just a depressed, grieving, loving little brother. This definitely doesn't become apparent until much later in the game, however. He refers to Lloyd and his party as "inferior beings," right before delivering a beatdown of epic proportions in which the player is to be commended if the Hopeless Boss Fight doesn't end in the first ten seconds. Later, however, much more light is shed on Mithos' horrendous mess of mental health. It is revealed that he loved his sister Martel very dearly, and her death at the hands of humans absolutely devastated him. The anime and the manga actually shows that while Martel was alive, he was actually a really sweet kid, and had a lot in common with Lloyd and Genis, though he was a bit of a brat towards Yuan. He genuinely wanted to save the world, but after Martel was killed, it all went downhill from there.
His love for Martel is the driving force of virtually every major goal of his. In his anger and grief, he misinterpreted her final wish to such a degree that "create a world without discrimination" registered to him as "commit genocide against the offending species and turn everyone else into an inorganic, emotionless master race." Her death consolidated his belief that humans, half-elves, and elves will never get along voluntarily, and for that reason, he feels the need to end discrimination artificially by causing everyone to become the same.
Because of Martel's death, Mithos is, to put it bluntly, racist against humans, and he's not a fan of full-blooded elves, either. He outright refers to Lloyd and his party as 'inferior' for being human, and aside from his stint as an undercover (and tragically, unplayable) guest party member, refuses to trust humans on principle. He believes they are incapable of tolerating half-elves, and it's my personal belief that if he ever found out what happened in Dawn of the New World when it comes to the war between the Vanguard and Tethe'alla, he'd feel vindicated.
At one point, Mithos seems to express some form of remorse; or at the very least, doubts that what he is doing is right. He expresses these to Noishe, in the process revealing that he truly cannot live without Martel, and her death had such a profound effect on him, that it has affected his sanity. This would show that Mithos does have a conscience; but at the same time, he truly believes that what he is doing is for the good of the world, and that the ends really do justify the means. He states that if what he is doing is wrong, he will have no reason to continue living, perhaps even hinting that he has contemplated suicide. This would not be surprising, given his severe depression. To use TV Tropes jargon, Mithos is one of the best examples of 'Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds' found in the entire Tales series, with Arietta the Wild at a close second.
If Mithos ever had any real shot at friendship, it was with Genis Sage, another half-elf and a protagonist. Genis had everything Mithos ever wanted, up to and including his older sister, Raine Sage. Friends, people who cared about him, humans who accepted him, and a sister that loved him and took care of him. When Mithos found out Yuan was the leader of the Renegades, a splinter-faction of the Desians that were sabotaging his operations from the inside, Mithos' continued downward spiral was assured, which was probably what made him openly betray Genis when it became clear who he really was. Up to that point, Mithos honestly seemed to be recovering; he saved Tabatha's life, when he later admitted to hating her for being a 'failed' artificial vessel for Martel's soul, and even did the same to Genis when he was being attacked by Pronyma and Mithos was fighting the party in his Yggdrasill form. He just couldn't take the idea that the people he thought were his closest allies were turning on him, and had been for a while.
Despite the fact that Mithos has committed everything from creating a false religion, to betrayal of multiple people, to the attempted, systematic genocide of an entire species, Mithos does not seem to do this out of some evil malice. While there is no question that he despises humans, his motivations for killing them are not based on prejudice alone. Mithos really does believe that he is morally justified in ending discrimination by creating an 'age of lifeless beings.' While this is by far the most twisted and downright delusional interpretation possible of Martel's final wish, he believes that no race will willingly accept half-elves on their merit; the only solution is for everyone to become the same species while at the same time removing emotions, thus eliminating the basis for discrimination.
Mithos seems to have a habit of making enemies everywhere he goes. While he does enjoy the near-fanatical level of loyalty from the Desians (with the exception of the overly-ambitious Rodyle, but really, who likes him anyway?), Mithos' two most trusted partners, Yuan and Kratos, were both plotting against him. Even Mithos' only true friend, Genis, was pushed away by his selfishness and hateful personality. His selfish mindset and inability to consider anyone's feelings but his own is what contributed the most to his core personality flaw, besides prejudice against humans; loneliness.
It even appears to have gotten to the point that Mithos suffers a bit from disassociative personality disorder. While in his Yggdrasill form, Mithos appears far more brutal and stereotypically villain-like, without the signs of immaturity he shows as his younger form. He claims that he takes this form to take on a more fitting appearance to rule Cruxis (because, let's face it, the regal, angelic form of his adult body is more intimidating and imposing than a kid), but it almost appears as if the two forms have differing personalities; so much so that Mithos, similar to Bruce Wayne, took on an entirely new identity as Lord Yggdrasill, maybe as a coping mechanism (that, for all intents and purposes, wasn't as effective as he might have liked). This makes sense when you consider the Desians are not allowed to call him 'Mithos'; only Kratos and Yuan can, as well as apparently Lloyd and his party.
Unfortunately, when he finally did resurrect Martel in Colette's body, his sister condemned what he was doing, and said the fact that he made so many people suffer for her sake wasn't what she wanted, he passed the point of no return. Mithos snapped, and particularly in the anime adaptation, comes across as borderline yandere. Unfortunately, Martel then made the mistake of saying "Maybe elves should have never left Derris Kharlan," causing Mithos, in his insanity, denial, and grief, to misinterpret her again, deciding that he and Martel were too good for the world, and that if he can't have his 'Age of Lifeless Beings,' he was going to take Martel and the Great Seed, break Derris Kharlan's orbit, and leave Sylvarant and Tethe'alla to rot and eventually die without a mana supply while he builds a whole new world just for him and his sister. Yeah, damn.
The fact is, Mithos had nobody outside of Martel growing up, and when Kratos and Yuan both betrayed him after she died, being with her again was all he had left to live for. It isn't impossible that Mithos might find someone else to transfer his feelings onto, assuming we never get a Martel. In fact, this might actually be good for him, and be the first step towards finally letting go of her. While some fans speculate that the reason he's so desperate to bring her back from the dead is because Kratos and Yuan should have stepped up and took better care of him - after all, having Godlike powers and unquestioned authority with no sense of responsibility and a traumatic incident like this (while being only fourteen years old), causing him to simmer in hatred and despair is a very, very bad combination - it is clear that Mithos has a very dependent personality, and was never able to fill the void left behind by Martel's death.
( Strengths/Weaknesses ) : There is no question whatsoever that Mithos is by far the strongest magic-user in the game, and in many ways, in both the game and its sequel. He is capable of all of the top-tier magic spells found in the game (except the Dark-element spells), as well as the Angel spells; including some that even Collete doesn't have access to. His Cruxis crystal, due to its advanced age (as well as Mithos likely creating it specially, in comparison to those born by other characters in the game), produces angel wings that are far more impressive than those of the other characters in the game, being at least twice the wingspan of Colette, and having a myriad of different colors. His physical strength and endurance render him nigh-impervious to damage, as well as grant him a healing factor. He describes his body as 'inorganic' in the manga, which is how he is able to change his physical age at will. He usually appears as either an innocent-looking fourteen year old boy (considered his 'true form' as this was his actual age when he first gained the Cruxis Crystal), or as a body that appears to be in its early-to-mid twenties, and is far more regal (and in some ways, intimidating) in appearance, with longer hair and a more 'fancy' outfit. Mithos takes this form because he believes it's more 'fitting' for the ruler of Cruxis. Interestingly, his Yggdrasill form has different colored wings than his 'normal' form, and the reason for this is never explained.
For a complete list of his spells, try watching this video, or this video. From what I counted, I saw the following artes being used by both forms:
Judgment
Death Eater (called "Death Knell" in the Japanese version)
Ray
Holy Lance
Absolute
Indignation
Flame Lane
Explosion
Ground Dasher
Thunder Arrow
Thunder Blade
Prism Sword
Gravity Well
Indignant Judgment (Mystic Arte)
Time Stop (Mystic Arte from Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3)
"Yggdrasill Laser" (from the remake and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3)
Retribution (causes a multitude of different status ailments; considered the antithesis to Colette's "Holy Song")
Outburst / Rejection (basically the same spell, anti-melee with knockback/knockdown)
Like other angels, Mithos is immune to light magic, but weak against dark magic. Bringing Colette or Raine to fight him is a bad idea, unless you turn off autocast on their light spells, or they'll only waste their mana. Conversely, Sheena is a good choice to bring, due to her Shadow summon, which hits Mithos pretty hard.
The Cruxis Crystal also removes his need to eat, sleep, or drink, and makes him immortal. While his body can indeed die, his soul will remain inside his Cruxis Crystal until it, too, is destroyed.
Aside from his obvious weakness against Dark-element magic (as well as the Devil Arms weapons), Mithos' personality is his main shortcoming. He is distrustful of everyone around him, is completely anti-social, and comes across as a either a racist little brat, or some kind of insane angel, depending on which form he's taking. While it's entirely possible for him to fake kindness - as seen in the game - a lot of character development will be needed for him to overcome his inability to form any meaningful bonds. It's definitely not impossible, but old habits don't break easily.
( Other Important Facts ) : Mithos will arrive slightly wounded, due to his canon point. He'll be fine in a few days or so; he heals rather quickly, after all, thanks to that Cruxis Crystal. By the way, he needs that Cruxis Crystal; he will die without it, and if it ever gets damaged (without completely breaking), he'd likely be one Eldritch Abomination of an exebula.
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☆ Player - - -
( Player Name ) : Pain
( Personal DW ) : n/a
( Age ) : 20, almost 21!
( Timezone ) : EST
( Other Characters ) : N/A at the moment
☆ Character - - -
( Character's Name ) : Mithos Yggdrasill
( Character's Age ) : At least 4014
( Series ) : Tales of Symphonia
( Canon Point ) : Altessa's House, after Kratos' big reveal
( Playability ) : HERE( History ) :
Wiki
( Personality ) :
Mithos has been referred to as everything from the ultimate case of Tragic Villain, to a fallen hero. Both are correct.
While Mithos first appears as cruel, megalomaniacal, and with a massive (and seemingly well-deserved at the time) superiority complex, deep beneath the layers of evil, he is actually just a depressed, grieving, loving little brother. This definitely doesn't become apparent until much later in the game, however. He refers to Lloyd and his party as "inferior beings," right before delivering a beatdown of epic proportions in which the player is to be commended if the Hopeless Boss Fight doesn't end in the first ten seconds. Later, however, much more light is shed on Mithos' horrendous mess of mental health. It is revealed that he loved his sister Martel very dearly, and her death at the hands of humans absolutely devastated him. The anime and the manga actually shows that while Martel was alive, he was actually a really sweet kid, and had a lot in common with Lloyd and Genis, though he was a bit of a brat towards Yuan. He genuinely wanted to save the world, but after Martel was killed, it all went downhill from there.
His love for Martel is the driving force of virtually every major goal of his. In his anger and grief, he misinterpreted her final wish to such a degree that "create a world without discrimination" registered to him as "commit genocide against the offending species and turn everyone else into an inorganic, emotionless master race." Her death consolidated his belief that humans, half-elves, and elves will never get along voluntarily, and for that reason, he feels the need to end discrimination artificially by causing everyone to become the same.
Because of Martel's death, Mithos is, to put it bluntly, racist against humans, and he's not a fan of full-blooded elves, either. He outright refers to Lloyd and his party as 'inferior' for being human, and aside from his stint as an undercover (and tragically, unplayable) guest party member, refuses to trust humans on principle. He believes they are incapable of tolerating half-elves, and it's my personal belief that if he ever found out what happened in Dawn of the New World when it comes to the war between the Vanguard and Tethe'alla, he'd feel vindicated.
At one point, Mithos seems to express some form of remorse; or at the very least, doubts that what he is doing is right. He expresses these to Noishe, in the process revealing that he truly cannot live without Martel, and her death had such a profound effect on him, that it has affected his sanity. This would show that Mithos does have a conscience; but at the same time, he truly believes that what he is doing is for the good of the world, and that the ends really do justify the means. He states that if what he is doing is wrong, he will have no reason to continue living, perhaps even hinting that he has contemplated suicide. This would not be surprising, given his severe depression. To use TV Tropes jargon, Mithos is one of the best examples of 'Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds' found in the entire Tales series, with Arietta the Wild at a close second.
If Mithos ever had any real shot at friendship, it was with Genis Sage, another half-elf and a protagonist. Genis had everything Mithos ever wanted, up to and including his older sister, Raine Sage. Friends, people who cared about him, humans who accepted him, and a sister that loved him and took care of him. When Mithos found out Yuan was the leader of the Renegades, a splinter-faction of the Desians that were sabotaging his operations from the inside, Mithos' continued downward spiral was assured, which was probably what made him openly betray Genis when it became clear who he really was. Up to that point, Mithos honestly seemed to be recovering; he saved Tabatha's life, when he later admitted to hating her for being a 'failed' artificial vessel for Martel's soul, and even did the same to Genis when he was being attacked by Pronyma and Mithos was fighting the party in his Yggdrasill form. He just couldn't take the idea that the people he thought were his closest allies were turning on him, and had been for a while.
Despite the fact that Mithos has committed everything from creating a false religion, to betrayal of multiple people, to the attempted, systematic genocide of an entire species, Mithos does not seem to do this out of some evil malice. While there is no question that he despises humans, his motivations for killing them are not based on prejudice alone. Mithos really does believe that he is morally justified in ending discrimination by creating an 'age of lifeless beings.' While this is by far the most twisted and downright delusional interpretation possible of Martel's final wish, he believes that no race will willingly accept half-elves on their merit; the only solution is for everyone to become the same species while at the same time removing emotions, thus eliminating the basis for discrimination.
Mithos seems to have a habit of making enemies everywhere he goes. While he does enjoy the near-fanatical level of loyalty from the Desians (with the exception of the overly-ambitious Rodyle, but really, who likes him anyway?), Mithos' two most trusted partners, Yuan and Kratos, were both plotting against him. Even Mithos' only true friend, Genis, was pushed away by his selfishness and hateful personality. His selfish mindset and inability to consider anyone's feelings but his own is what contributed the most to his core personality flaw, besides prejudice against humans; loneliness.
It even appears to have gotten to the point that Mithos suffers a bit from disassociative personality disorder. While in his Yggdrasill form, Mithos appears far more brutal and stereotypically villain-like, without the signs of immaturity he shows as his younger form. He claims that he takes this form to take on a more fitting appearance to rule Cruxis (because, let's face it, the regal, angelic form of his adult body is more intimidating and imposing than a kid), but it almost appears as if the two forms have differing personalities; so much so that Mithos, similar to Bruce Wayne, took on an entirely new identity as Lord Yggdrasill, maybe as a coping mechanism (that, for all intents and purposes, wasn't as effective as he might have liked). This makes sense when you consider the Desians are not allowed to call him 'Mithos'; only Kratos and Yuan can, as well as apparently Lloyd and his party.
Unfortunately, when he finally did resurrect Martel in Colette's body, his sister condemned what he was doing, and said the fact that he made so many people suffer for her sake wasn't what she wanted, he passed the point of no return. Mithos snapped, and particularly in the anime adaptation, comes across as borderline yandere. Unfortunately, Martel then made the mistake of saying "Maybe elves should have never left Derris Kharlan," causing Mithos, in his insanity, denial, and grief, to misinterpret her again, deciding that he and Martel were too good for the world, and that if he can't have his 'Age of Lifeless Beings,' he was going to take Martel and the Great Seed, break Derris Kharlan's orbit, and leave Sylvarant and Tethe'alla to rot and eventually die without a mana supply while he builds a whole new world just for him and his sister. Yeah, damn.
The fact is, Mithos had nobody outside of Martel growing up, and when Kratos and Yuan both betrayed him after she died, being with her again was all he had left to live for. It isn't impossible that Mithos might find someone else to transfer his feelings onto, assuming we never get a Martel. In fact, this might actually be good for him, and be the first step towards finally letting go of her. While some fans speculate that the reason he's so desperate to bring her back from the dead is because Kratos and Yuan should have stepped up and took better care of him - after all, having Godlike powers and unquestioned authority with no sense of responsibility and a traumatic incident like this (while being only fourteen years old), causing him to simmer in hatred and despair is a very, very bad combination - it is clear that Mithos has a very dependent personality, and was never able to fill the void left behind by Martel's death.
( Strengths/Weaknesses ) :
There is no question whatsoever that Mithos is by far the strongest magic-user in the game, and in many ways, in both the game and its sequel. He is capable of all of the top-tier magic spells found in the game (except the Dark-element spells), as well as the Angel spells; including some that even Collete doesn't have access to. His Cruxis crystal, due to its advanced age (as well as Mithos likely creating it specially, in comparison to those born by other characters in the game), produces angel wings that are far more impressive than those of the other characters in the game, being at least twice the wingspan of Colette, and having a myriad of different colors. His physical strength and endurance render him nigh-impervious to damage, as well as grant him a healing factor. He describes his body as 'inorganic' in the manga, which is how he is able to change his physical age at will. He usually appears as either an innocent-looking fourteen year old boy (considered his 'true form' as this was his actual age when he first gained the Cruxis Crystal), or as a body that appears to be in its early-to-mid twenties, and is far more regal (and in some ways, intimidating) in appearance, with longer hair and a more 'fancy' outfit. Mithos takes this form because he believes it's more 'fitting' for the ruler of Cruxis. Interestingly, his Yggdrasill form has different colored wings than his 'normal' form, and the reason for this is never explained.
For a complete list of his spells, try watching this video, or this video. From what I counted, I saw the following artes being used by both forms:
Like other angels, Mithos is immune to light magic, but weak against dark magic. Bringing Colette or Raine to fight him is a bad idea, unless you turn off autocast on their light spells, or they'll only waste their mana. Conversely, Sheena is a good choice to bring, due to her Shadow summon, which hits Mithos pretty hard.
The Cruxis Crystal also removes his need to eat, sleep, or drink, and makes him immortal. While his body can indeed die, his soul will remain inside his Cruxis Crystal until it, too, is destroyed.
Aside from his obvious weakness against Dark-element magic (as well as the Devil Arms weapons), Mithos' personality is his main shortcoming. He is distrustful of everyone around him, is completely anti-social, and comes across as a either a racist little brat, or some kind of insane angel, depending on which form he's taking. While it's entirely possible for him to fake kindness - as seen in the game - a lot of character development will be needed for him to overcome his inability to form any meaningful bonds. It's definitely not impossible, but old habits don't break easily.
( Other Important Facts ) :
Mithos will arrive slightly wounded, due to his canon point. He'll be fine in a few days or so; he heals rather quickly, after all, thanks to that Cruxis Crystal. By the way, he needs that Cruxis Crystal; he will die without it, and if it ever gets damaged (without completely breaking), he'd likely be one Eldritch Abomination of an exebula.
( Sample ) :
How about one from this very RP? :D
( Questions? Comments? Concerns? ) : Mandie may make fun of me to her heart's content for actually forgetting to do AC. :