Alisha Diphda

* Appearance
* Plot

**Alisha Diphda** (アリーシャ・ディフダ, *Ariisha Difuda*?) is a main character in the fan-made series **Universal Warriors** and one of the main protagonists in **Tales of Zestiria**.

Alisha is the princess of the Kingdom of **Hyland**. However, due to her mother's low social status, she is the farthest from inheriting the throne, and has thus trained as a knight in order to serve her country. She meets **Sorey** while journeying to discover why various disasters around the world are occurring. In the "Alisha's Story: The Strength of a Knight" DLC scenario, Alisha is given the leading role of the party. As part of her Squire's pact, Sorey gave her the name **Melphis Amekia** (マオクス＝アメッカ, *Maokusu Amekka*?), meaning "The Smiling Alisha", while she was acting as his Squire. While she was **Rose's** Squire, she was given the name **Isylvia Amekia** (イスリウィーエブ＝アメッカ, *Isuriwiiebu Amekka*?), meaning "**The Crying Alisha**".

## Personality

As a knight and princess, Alisha places her kingdom first, even before her own life. This is evidenced when she requests that the Scattered Bones spare Chancellor Bartlow even after he tries to have her killed, because she knows his death will bring chaos to the government. This conviction to do everything in her power to help her country is also what influences her to leave her journey with Sorey. Alisha is a truth-seeker, and is not afraid to get involved in situations herself in order to find out more about them. While she tends toward the emotional, she tries to master her personal feelings and do what must be done, such as when the group confronts Maltran.

## Character Design

Alisha wears a white and yellow flower in her blonde hair, which is worn in a side ponytail. Her bangs crisscross, and the ends of her hair are curled. She has bright green eyes. She wears black, gold, and silver armor on her arms and legs. Her attire consists of a pink and white tunic and black shorts. In her DLC, Alisha wears a blue and navy corset with tails, a blue and navy bolero, a white skirt edged with black lace, white boots with gold edges tied with blue ribbons, black thigh-high stockings, and white gloves. Alisha also wears a large white hat with golden rims, accented with blue feathers with yellow tips. Her ponytail is lower down and more on the back of her head. The new look also replaces her current status image and mystic arte cut-in image.

## Abilities and Equipment

Alisha uses a long spear in combat to perform quick attacks, much like her instructor, Lady Maltran; the two also share a mystic arte, Light Blast. Alisha's artes allow her to attack from further away than the others and enable her to rapidly close the distance to her target. Since Alisha is not a full-time party member, her artes do not inflict as much damage as Sorey and the others' abilities, but her fighting style and weapon are proficient at keeping the enemy stunned, oftentimes sending them into the air.

### Powers and Abilities

#### Technique

* **Enchantment** (付加術(エンチャント), "Fukajutsu"):
* **Full Counter** (全反撃(フルカウンター), "Furukauntā"):

#### Skills

* **Piloting Skills**:
* **Spearmanship**:
* **Swordsmanship**:
* **Self-healing**: As one of the holy spirits, her wound can easily be healed.
* **Longevity**:
* **Halberd Proficiency**:

### Equipment

* **Trident**:

* **MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame**:

* **MBF-P01-ReAMATU Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu**:
* **MBF-M1 M1 Astray**:

* **MBF-P01-Re3 Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Hana**:

* **MBF-P01-Re3〈AMATERASU〉Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amaterasu**:

* **Holy Sword Excalibur** (聖(せい)剣(けん)エクスカリバー, "Seiken Ekusukaribā"): Excalibur is a divine sword solely of the Humans making, which was imbued and empowered with the souls of the master swordsmen from all throughout Britannia who have wielded it in past millennia. As a result, the wielder of this sword is granted full knowledge and use of all the different swordsmanship styles used by the previous owners.

## Relationships

### Original

#### Friends

* Sorey
* Mikleo
* Lailah
* Edna
* Rose

#### Allies

* Sorey
* Mikleo
* Lailah
* Edna
* Rose
* Zaveid
* Maltran
* Ian
* Shiller
* Clemm †
* Ganette †
* Bolta †
* Tao †

### Universal Warriors

* Main Characters
* The Another World

* Jennifer Amantea
* Natsu Dragneel
* Lucy Heartfilia
* Gray Fullbuster
* Erza Scarlet
* Wendy Marvell
* Aladdin
* Alibaba Saluja
* Morgiana
* Hakuryuu Ren
* Kouha Ren
* Sinbad
* Kougyoku Ren
* Gingka Hagane
* Kenta Yumiya
* Madoka Amano
* Yu Tendo
* Masamune Kadoya
* Benkei Hanawa
* Kyoya Tategami

* Rebecca Bluegarden
* Juvia Lockser
* Cana Alberona
* Mirajane Strauss
* Levy McGarden
* Zeref Dragneel
* Mard Geer Tartaros
* Seilah
* Sonya
* Animus
* Suzaku
* Elie
* Lucia Raregroove
* Weisz Steiner
* Homura Kōgetsu
* Sister Ivry
* Holy
* Eraser
* Feather
* Mashima Heroes
* Yoh Asakura
* Tao Ren
* Horokeu Usui
* Silva
* Hao Asakura
* Genjo Sanzo
* Snow
* Nanashi
* Sakura Li
* Kurogane
* Fai D. Fluorite
* Eren Yeager
* Mikasa Ackerman
* Annie Leonhart
* Reiner Braun
* Sasha Blouse
* Hange Zoë
* Zeke Yeager
* Pieck Finger
* Porco Galliard
* Colt Grice
* Yelena
* Cecily Fairchild
* Anavel Gato
* Aina Sahalin
* Gym Ghingham
* Cagalli Yula Athha
* Mu La Flaga
* Neil Dylandy
* Lyle Dylandy
* Allelujah Haptism
* Patrick Colasour
* Ali al-Saachez
* Full Frontal
* Akihiro Altland
* Gaelio Bauduin
* Zoltan Akkanen
* Lane Aim
* Suletta Mercury
* Miorine Rembran
* Guel Jeturk
* Elan Ceres
* Shaddiq Zenelli
* Yukimura Sanada
* Nobunaga Oda
* Ieyasu Tokugawa
* Shiemi Moriyama
* Shura Kirigakure
* Cheng-Long Liu
* Ri Shin
* Duke Hyou
* Ou Ki
* Ou Sen
* Kan Ki
* Ou Hon
* Mou Ten
* Ri Boku
* Ordo
* Ka Rin
* Kan Mei
* Slaine Troyard
* Elizabeth Liones
* Escanor
* Derieri
* Tristan Liones
* Ikoma
* Mumei
* Ayame Yomogawa
* Biba Amatori
* Meteora Österreich
* Vladilena Milizé
* Anju Emma
* Lü Bu
* Kojiro Sasaki
* Poseidon
* Raiden Tameemon
* Qin Shi Huang
* Tomoe Gozen
* Elizabeth Bathory
* Cleopatra
* Mata Hari
* Mary Read
* Musashi Miyamoto
* Kaolan Wongsawat
* Brunhilde
* Suì-Fēng
* Isane Kotetsu
* Sosuke Aizen
* Momo Hinamori
* Sajin Komamura
* Toshiro Hitsugaya
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Noelle Silva
* Manjiro Sano
* Keisuke Baji
* Chifuyu Matsuno
* Kazutora Hanemiya
* Seishu Inui
* Hajime Kokonoi
* Hyoma Chigiri
* Tokaku Azuma
* Reo Mikage
* Rin Itoshi
* Kenyu Yukimiya
* Tabito Karasu
* Oliver Aiku
* Yo Hiori
* Michael Kaiser
* Haruka Sakura
* Hajime Umemiya
* Kyotaro Sugishita
* Hayato Suou
* Ren Kaji
* Yuna Akashi
* Kazumi Asakura
* Akira Okouchi
* Misora Kasuga
* Madoka Kugimiya
* Chizuru Naba
* Fuka Narutaki
* Fumika Narutaki
* Haruna Mutsuishi
* Maika Takatori
* Aya Kamuro
* Riko Hinakura
* Mei Toomi
* Meguru Bachira
* Tatsuomi Uesugi
* Tsubasa Tokugawa
* Soma Date
* Seiroku Inukawa
* Aijiro Inue
* Imari Inuyama
* Towa Higurashi
* Akira Renbokoji
* A-drei
* H-neun
* Naotora Takeda
* Sae Itoshi
* Gashin Tezuka
* Shion Shishibe
* Brad Watt
* Alexei Zelenoy
* Ryoma Nagare
* Tetsuya Tsurugi
* Adeltrud Alter
* Anya Alstreim
* Susumu Kodai
* Atlee Ariel
* Zetsu Daidan
* Fine Forte
* Yue Ayase
* Ako Izumi
* Honoka Tsukii
* Chisa Akagawa
* Airi Eniwa
* Miharu Yomine
* Rinne Myojin
* Makie Sasaki
* Tughril Mahmut
* Lelederik of Ellvaldez
* Al-Kaplan Balaban
* Nancy Schaal Bancroft
* Samidare Asahina
* Daryun
* Shimon Ikaruga
* Fena Houtman
* Adele von Ascham
* Mischa
* Tenma Tsukamoto
* Suou Pavlichenko
* Koumei Ren
* Lenalee Lee
* Kei Mizusawa
* Virgo Fudō
* Torque
* Mora Chester

## Trivia

* Alisha's name means "nobility", which suits her status as a princess.
* According to a skit, the transparent parts of Alisha's armor have been passed down through the Diphda family for generations. It supposedly belonged to one of Alisha's ancestors, who was said to have defeated a monster who turned anything it saw into black crystal.
* Alisha's leaving the party after a short period in *Tales of Zestiria* proved highly controversial in Japan. Many fans felt they had been misled by marketing that depicted Alisha as the game's heroine, while others felt the character of Rose was an inferior replacement.
* Stores throughout the world continue to stock higher tier weapons for Alisha as the game progresses. These weapons are also sold in numerous locations that she cannot visit in the main game. Both facts have led to fan speculation that she was not intended to permanently leave the party in earlier versions of the script. It's also possible that this was simply an oversight while the DLC was being planned.
* In *Tales of Zestiria the X*, Alisha manages to achieve armatization in the second season, something she was unable to do in the game. In addition, it seems that the Squire pact she made with Sorey does not negatively affect him in any way.
* In the localization of *Tales of the Rays*, Alisha was occasionally localized as "Alicia".

## References

1. ↑ Kotaku - "*Tales of Zestiria* Takes a Big Gamble With its Heroine"