Botta
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| Game | Tales of Symphonia |
| Hometown | Sylvarant Base Tethe'alla Base |
| Race | Half-Elf |
| Occupation | Renegades |
| Weapon | Swords |
Botta is a character in Tales of Symphonia, established as a high ranking member of the Renegades, and is assumed to be the leader until Yuan is revealed. Very little is known about his past, other than being a half-elf. In the localized version of Tales of Symphonia, Botta speaks with a British dialect.
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[edit] Personality
Botta has a serious and professional attitude in all situations, and seem like preferring not to waste time in meaningless stuff, as seen when he shrugs Lloyd's relief of him being okay off, stating that it could be saved for later.
[edit] Fighting Style
Botta is fought twice in Tales of Symphonia, once near the beginning in the Sylvarant Base and once with Yuan in the Tethe’alla Base. In both fights he attacks with a combination of sword strikes and low to mid rank spells. Most of Botta’s spells are of the earth element, such as Rock Breaker, Stalagmite, and Ground Dasher. Like most human bosses he is capable of entering Over Limit. Botta uses a different sword in his second fight due to the destruction of his first sword.
[edit] History
[edit] Attacking the Martel Temple
Botta is first seen when he and a group of Renegades are attacking the Martel Temple. As the oracle has just arrived, they plan to kill the Chosen before she can begin her journey. Lloyd, Genis, and Colette arrive and Botta sends a few Renegades to kill them. Kratos arrives and assists in the defeat of this soldiers, forcing Botta to retreat.
[edit] Lloyd Kidnapped
When Lloyd escapes from his prison cell in the Sylvarant Base, Botta encounters him in the control room. He then engages in a battle with the team, wielding an Exsphere enhanced scimitar and using several spells. He is eventually defeated and Kratos breaks his weapon. Botta retreats again.
[edit] Soulless Colette
Once Colette loses her heart and soul at the Tower of Salvation, Botta and a few other Renegades rescue the group from Kratos and Yggdrasill. They are brought back to the Sylvarant Base.
Botta and Yuan explain to Lloyd’s group how Cruxis and the Desians are the same organization, and the Renegades exist in order to stop them from awakening Martel. This would destroy the Great Seed, as well as the world they live on. Colette is no longer their target, it is now Lloyd. However, Yuan’s wound caused by Kratos in Hima interferes with their attempted capture of Lloyd and he manages to escape into Tethe’alla.
[edit] Stealing the Rheiards
Botta appears with Yuan in a boss fight in the Tethe’allan Base to stop the protagonists from stealing their Rheiards. Botta fights with a new sword as well as more powerful spells while Yuan uses a large double ended blade and even more powerful spells than Botta. They are defeated again as an earthquake, caused by the earlier severed Mana Link, distracts the two Renegades.
[edit] Changing Sides
At the remains of the destroyed Palmacosta Human Ranch, Botta, Yuan, and several other Renegades meet up with Lloyd’s group to discuss this time a permanent alliance. They explain their plans to germinate the Great Seed and awaken a new Kharlan Tree. To save the Great Seed, they plan to supply it with mass amounts of mana using Derris Kharlan and assist Lloyd in infiltrating the Remote Island Human Ranch.
[edit] Death
Botta meets his end in the Remote Island Human Ranch, after Rodyle is defeated. When Rodyle activates the self-destruct sequence Botta and two other Renegades enter, showing the group to an exit while they stay to deactivate it. They succeed in saving the ranch and the group, although the control room begins to fill with water. Botta tells Lloyd to give the message to Yuan that they have succeeded before the door closes, locking him in and leaving him to drown to death.
[edit] Relationships
[edit] Renegades
Yuan Ka-Fai - Botta was fiercely loyal to Yuan, as he was willing to die for his wish to stop Cruxis. He also put his life at risk by pretending to be the leader of the Renegades for others, making himself the Renegades' enemies' main target if he ever was to be seen by them. Before dying, Botta tells the group to inform Yuan that they succeeded in shutting the Mana Cannon down.
[edit] Enemies
Kratos Aurion - It is possible that Botta and Kratos have met each other before the game's start, as Botta recognized him when he saved Lloyd, Colette and Genis from Vidarr first time, and clearly knew of Lloyd's origin when meeting Lloyd for a second time.
