Rena Lanford

Rena Lanford is one of the two main protagonists of Star Ocean: The Second Story and its remake, Star Ocean: Second Evolution, alongside Claude C. Kenny. She later reappears in Star Ocean: Blue Sphere.
In Japanese version, she was voiced by Aya Hisakawa in Star Ocean: The Second Story, then by Mayumi Iizuka in Star Ocean EX and by Nana Mizuki in Star Ocean: Second Evolution. In English version, she was voiced by Donna Mae Wong in Star Ocean: The Second Story, then by Nicole Bouma in Star Ocean EX and by Eden Riegel in Star Ocean: Second Evolution.
==About==
A Nedian, Rena ended up on the frontier planet of Expel and brought up in the village of Arlia. She encountered a mysterious man in the Sacred Forest who saved her from a monster and immediately believes him to be the legendary Hero of Light. Ultimately, the 'Hero,' Claude Kenny, decides to investigate the Sorcery Globe and she goes along to help and hopefully find her biological parents. Eventually she and their party arrive at the top of Eluria Tower on El to destroy the Sorcery Globe only be confronted by the Ten Wise Men. This encounter leads to their party being transported to Energy Nede where they must use their alien powers to not only save Expel, but the entire Universe. During this war Rena learns of her orgins, having been born millions of years prior with her family long since deceased. After defeating the Ten Wise Men Rena is returned to Expel with the rest of her party, though she eventually leaves for Earth to study medicine at the Federation Academy.
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==Trivia==
*Rena's backstory bears a minor similarity to 's Superman (aka. Kal-El). She was the last of her people in a location doomed to destruction by a single experiment; Her parent places her in an experiemental pod and is transported to a distant location and raised in a rural community where she has special powers that the inhabitants don't have (ie. Symbols imbedded upon her DNA; particularly restorative Symbology) and ends up becoming a hero. Like Superman, Rena's adoptive father also passes away. Additionally, both Rena and Kal-El's homeworlds were destroyed by the hands of their respective inhabitants--Nedians and Kryptonians. The energy stones which were used on Nede and could be found on Expel and in Rena's pendant were green, they glowed, and they released radiation which would effect the minds and body's of those near them; though in Rena's case they strengthened her symbological powers rather than weakening her. In addition, her outfits are made primarily of blues, reds, and yellows similar to Superman's costume.
*Both Rena from Star Ocean and Aqua from Kingdom Hearts are heroines with blue hair and blue clothing respectively.
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