Seles Wilder
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| Game | Tales of Symphonia |
| Hometown | Meltokio (pre-game) SE Abbey (in-game) |
| Age | 15 (ToS) and 17 (DotNW) |
| Weapon | Sword Purse |
| Japanese Voice Actor | Hiromi Konno |
| English Voice Actor | Debi Derryberry |
Seles is a character in Tales of Symphonia. She is the half-sister of Zelos Wilder and was confined to the Southeast Abbey for life, but is returned home after the events of Tales of Symphonia.
[edit] Story
Seles was born to a half-elf mistress who Zelos' father was with at the time she gave birth to Seles. Despite the fact that they were born to different mothers, Zelos and Seles still loved and played with each other, not caring that they weren't fully related, as claimed by citizens of Meltokio. After a few years, Zelos' father died and the title of chosen had to be given to one of the children. Seles' mother tried to kill Zelos to make Seles the next Chosen. However, the mother's plan failed and killed Zelos' mother instead. As a result, she was executed, and Seles was sentenced to be put under house arrest in the Southeast Abbey for life. Zelos would up until late in the events of the game suffer from guilt, thinking that it was his fault that Seles lost her mother and wasn't allowed to see the world outside her prison.
According to the Tales of Symphonia manga published by Blade comics in Japan, Zelos gives his Cruxis Crystal to Seles as a symbol of sibling love, as he is now the only family Seles has left after the death of her mother. Seles often acts angry towards Zelos as he had been visiting less and less, partly due to guilt and partly due to his involvement with Cruxis. Their rough relationship stemmed from Zelos' belief that Seles wanted nothing more than to be the chosen and that it was his existence that had made her unhappy, when the reality was she really only wanted to live as a family with Zelos and for things between them to return to the way they were when they were children.
A few years later, Lloyd and Zelos go to the Abbey for her Cruxis Crystal. As Zelos arrives he casually says, "Yo, Seles! I need that Cruxis Crystal I left with you. Give it back to me!". Seles acted if she hated Zelos and responded to him, "Now, if your business here is done, I must kindly ask you to leave. Immediately!". When Zelos leaves, she whispers, "Please take care," and tells Lloyd and friends to leave the Abbey at once. This proves that when they meet, Seles and Zelos always pretend to not care for the other, though deep down each is truly concerned with the other's welfare.
Seles reappears at the Meltokio Colliseum as a boss fight. After defeating the tournament three times Seles will arrive with Tokunaga and challenges the winner of the match to a one-on-one match. If she wins, she says "Dear brother have I proved myself now." Alternatively, if the player wins, she hands over Zelos' ultimate sword, the Last Fencer. Afterwards, if Zelos is the one to defeat her, she asks if she can join the party. Zelos refuses, saying "You're important to me. Do you understand?". This particular outcome happens only if the player has chosen to keep Zelos in the party.
According to the manga and what can be inferred from Dawn of the New World, after the end of the game Seles leaves the abbey and moves into Zelos' mansion.
Seles appears to have a brother complex, and has for quite some time been a tad possessive over her brother despite the fact she pretended to hate him at one point. There's a skit that reveals that she dislikes Sheena Fujibayashi because Zelos mentioned once to Seles that he is fond of her. As a result Seles called Sheena a "witch" for "seducing" her brother.
[edit] Alternate Story
If the alternate story occurs with Zelos dying she will challenge the winner of the tournament to a one-on-one match as in the original story. She claims she will be avenging the death of her brother as usual if the player win she will leave and apologize, but she will still hand over Last Fencer.
[edit] Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Seles appears in one part of the sequel when she is kidnapped by Alice and Decus to get a Ceturion Core. At Meltokio, Seles is announced to be kidnapped by Lloyd Irving or Sir Bud. Zelos decides to go with Emil and Marta to the Vanguard's base in Cape Fortress. They manage to save Seles by defeating Decus, after his disguise is revealed. After they return to Meltokio, Seles gives Emil and Marta Centurion Glacias core. Apparently, the bond of her brother and herself was revealed sometime in between the two stories, considering they are on neutral grounds and care for each other a lot. It is also mentioned that her health has deteriorated since giving up her Cruxis Crystal, which deeply concerns Zelos. Debi Derriberry did not reprise her role as Seles in the sequel.
