Laphicet Crowe

**Laphicet Crowe** (ライフィセット・クラウ, *Raifisetto Kurau*), also referred by his sisters as "**Laphi**" (ラフィ, *Raifi*), is a major supporting character in the *Tales of Berseria* of the *Tales of* series. He is the younger brother of Velvet Crowe and Celica Crowe. He enjoys reading books due to being confined to his bed because of his illness which results in his lacking ability to walk. He has been sick since birth and longed for his parents of which whose roles were taken on by his eldest sister. Later on, after his sister fell in love with a strange who had been accommodated at their home called "**Arthur**" (アーサー, *Āsā*), who he became close friends with to start referring to him as a brother.

Unfortunately, three years prior to the events of the series, was sacrificed by his brother-in-law, during an event known as the Advent. He is the main setting plot device and initiating the result of Velvet's journey of vengeance.

When Velvet saved a member of the malakhim race who slightly resembled him in nature, she named him Laphicet, after him, her brother.

"*.*"

—Laphicet Crowe.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Abby Trott (English), Rie Kugiyama (Japanese), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (French), Not Known (Latin American Spanish)

### Appearance

* Hair Color: Not Known
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Not Known
* Age: 11
* Height: 142cm
* Weight: Not Known

## Relationships

### Family

* Artorius Collbrande (Brother-in-Law)
* Celica Crowe (Eldest sister; Deceased)
* Velvet Crowe (Elder sister)
* Unnamed mother (Deceased)
* Unnamed father (Deceased)

## History

### Past

#### Ailing Little Brother

During the prologue, Laphicet is seen as a young boy suffering from the effects of the "Twelve Year Sickness", a mysterious ailment with no cure that kills its host at the age of twelve years. Although Velvet has gone through great lengths to prevent Laphicet from knowing this, his extensive reading habit reveals the truth to him, but he chooses to keep silent about his knowledge of it. He is cared for by Velvet, who calls him "Laphi", though he finds this nickname childish. A curious mind with a thirst for knowledge and sense for adventure, Laphicet's behavior will often cause concern for Velvet, particularly when he gets out of bed to read or ventures to the cape to pick flowers for their older sister and her unborn child's graves.

One day, he decides to visit the cape to pick flowers, only for Velvet to awaken looking for him. When she finds him, she agrees to take him to the cape, where, in a tender moment, the two share insight into a significant question asked throughout the story: "Why do you think birds fly?" Suddenly, however, a daemon attacks, and despite Velvet's attempt to fend it off, she is knocked to the ground. Laphicet rushes to her defense, but the daemon manages to knock him away as well, causing him to drop a comb he bought for Velvet by transcribing one of Arthur's texts and exchanging it for the comb. Arthur then appears and rescues the two.

#### The Sacrifice

Prior to these events, Laphicet them spoke with Arthur about the impending Scarlet Night and longing to make a world in which only Velvet can be happy. Having read one of Arthur's books, Laphicet had understood the necessity of needing two souls of powerful resonance and free of malevolence needing to be sacrificed in order to resurrect Innominat, the Empyrean of Suppression, and rid the world of daemons. Knowing he would not live to see the next Scarlet Night due to his illness, he volunteered himself as the second sacrifice to revive Innominat, Arthur's unborn son having been the first nine years prior. Laphicet requested that Arthur keep this information hidden from Velvet, to which Arthur agreed.

The following Scarlet Night, daemonblight sweeps through the village of Aball, and Velvet awakens during the night to find Laphicet missing. Making her way to the altar at the cape, she witnesses Arthur sacrifice Laphicet during what eventually became known as the Advent, and the events that follow ultimately steer her on the path of revenge against Arthur, unaware of Laphicet's willing sacrifice.

## Synopsis

Innominat, who then assumes Laphicet's body as a malakhim vessel, also carry Laphicet's memories and using them against Velvet on numerous occasions. The comb Laphicet bought for Velvet becomes an important memento for her in remembering him.

## Legacy

In a sense of cruel irony, by choosing to assist Arthur with his plan and not tell Velvet his intentions, Laphicet not only ended up destroying Velvet's life, but it also led to Velvet ultimately destroying Arthur's plan to suppress humanity's emotions and free will through Innominat.

## External links

* Laphicet Crowe *Tales of Wiki*
* Laphicet Crowe *Aselia*

## Notes & Trivia

* There is a portrait of a boy in the Dumnonia Museum who resembles to Laphicet Crowe.