Zelos Wilder

Zelos Wilder, also known as Chosen of Tethe'alla, is one of the main characters from the Tales of Symphonia series.
== Charactah Account ==
Zelos is the Chosen One from Tethe'alla. He is rarely serious and acts as a comic relief for the group, always ready to cheer the party up at heavy-hearted moments. Quite the ladies' man (one of his possible titles is called Gigolo, which he gets by speaking to every female character in the world, while another, Casanova, can be received by his being in a party with three female characters), he has the ability to charm every woman he sees, who in turn give him gifts (the player will be able to take this advantage in the game). Zelos is quite handsome, and approaches most situations hoping to meet or impress any pretty girls nearby. He takes almost every opportunity to hit on his female team members, much to their annoyance, especially given the nicknames he gives them. He gets along poorly with Genis, whom he considers a brat.
However, Zelos is actually quite perceptive, and can be surprisingly sensitive at times. After Corrine sacrifices himself to save Sheena at the Temple of Lightning, Sheena becomes depressed. In one of the optional Z-Skits, the player sees that Zelos is still acting lighthearted, as if Corrine had not just died. He is then chastised by the other members of the party for his lighthearted approach. When they leave, Zelos remarks to himself that, if the party members continue being visibly upset, Sheena will only get more depressed, and will not move on with her life; the only way to help her get over the loss is for them to move on.
Contrary to what one might assume, Zelos is actually very similar to Colette in some aspects. Both of them tend to bottle up any worries or insecurities they might be feeling and mask them with cheery personalities so that they don't have to deal with others in the party asking them is something is wrong. Both of them also have to deal with the consequences of hoarding such feelings, in that they suffer alone and they ultimately end up causing others in the party to feel guilt for not noticing that something was bothering them sooner.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Tales of Puppet
* Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sylvarant Chapter
* Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Sylvarant Chapter - Professor Kratos' Private Lesson
* Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Tethe'alla Chapter
* Tales of Symphonia The Animation: Tethe'alla Chapter Specials
* Tales of Symphonia The Animation: United World Episode
=== Manga ===
* Tales of Symphonia
* Tales of Symphonia: Extra Load
=== Video Games ===
* Tales of Asteria
* Tales of Crestoria
* Tales of Link
* Tales of Symphonia
* Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
* Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
* Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave
* Tales of the Rays
* Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
* Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3
* Tales of the World: Reve Unitia
== Trivia ==
* Both Zelos and Seles derive from the Latin zeles, meaning "envy". This correlation is fitting, as both siblings are envious of each other's status. Zelos envies his sister's freedom from the title of Chosen, and Seles envies her brother's ability to see the outside world and live a life of luxury.
* Zelos' strongest weapon is the "Last Fencer", obtained by defeating his sister Seles in the coliseum. The name of his Devil's Arms are the sword "Soul Eater" and dagger "Fafnir". The gag weapons the player can buy for him in the completely rebuilt Luin are the sword "Baseball Bat" and dagger "Toy Dagger".
* If Zelos fights in the battle with the "Narcissist" title and a sword weapon equipped, his weapon is occasionally replaced with a bouquet of roses. This weapon change happens randomly at the start of any battle if other conditions are met, but it has no alternative effects beyond its visual appearance.
* Masaya Onosaka, Zelos' Japanese voice actor, is often the MC of Tales events. Zelos, by default, is also the MC of such events, and Onosaka is often presented with Zelos's skit face shown talking on a screen while he speaks in the style and manner of Zelos.
* In Tales of Xillia 2, Zelos is mentioned in the job, "For All my Honeys", where he rewards the player with the "Sealed Symphonia" weapon in exchange for five "Torbalan Jades", which he wants to give to his honeys.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Zelos Wilder at Aselia, the Tales Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Males
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