The Wonder Chef (ワンダーシェフ, Wandaashefu^?) is a recurring character who appears in many of the Tales games. If found, he gives the protagonists a new recipe to cook, often with the ingredients to cook it as well.

Though the Wonder Chef is the master of disguise, able to transform into pretty much any object, he is often noticeable for the fact that the objects he chooses to transform into rarely fit into his location's atmosphere or decor. A keen eye can discover his location, but he can also disappear in a flash of smoke.

Contents 1 Appearances in Mothership Titles 1.1 Tales of Phantasia 1.2 Tales of Eternia 1.3 Tales of Symphonia 1.3.1 Disguises 1.4 Tales of Legendia 1.5 Tales of Vesperia 2 Appearances in Escort Titles 2.1 Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 2.2 Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 2.3 Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World 3 See Also

Appearances in Mothership TitlesEdit

Tales of PhantasiaEdit

The first game to feature cooking, the PlayStation version of Tales of Phantasia, doesn't feature Wonder Chefs. They do feature what can be considered their prototypes: chefs and, in some cases, robots who refer to themselves as "Denizens of the Wonderful World of Flavor" and wear the same uniform. They give Cress and his party new recipes, though they do not hide as Wonder Chefs do. The chefs in Tales of Destiny 2 do not even go that far and are simply normal people.

Tales of EterniaEdit

The Wonder Chef himself first appears in Tales of Eternia, where he introduces himself as the "Mysterious Wonder Chef" when discovered. He wears dark clothing covered with a red cap, and atop his head is a classic chef's hat.

Tales of SymphoniaEdit

Tales of Symphonia expands the role of the Wonder Chef into a sidequest. Appearing with the signature cape and hat, he wears a green uniform and wields a giant fork. When cornered in Meltokio by the Dark Chef, his evil counterpart, Regal Bryant is asked to battle the Dark Chef in a cooking duel, with his victory meaning the Wonder Chef's release. Regal's win nets him the "God of the Kitchen" title, a costume which allows Regal to dress as a chef, though not the Wonder Chef, as well as obtain more recipes.

DisguisesEdit

The Wonder Chef disguises himself as different objects around the many worlds, so that you may find him to learn his recipes. He has disguised himself as:

• a Rheaird statuette
• a cabbage
• a fondue set
• a pumpkin, on more than one occasion
• a magazine rack
• a purse
• a wooden carving of a bear with a fish
• a piggy bank
• a kettle
• a hot-pink potted flower
• a blue anchor
• a telephone on a pedestal
• a man with an apple for a head
• a present
• a large bottle of wine
• a strange machine
• a huge book

Tales of LegendiaEdit

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Tales of Legendia, whose cooking system is focused on baking, would replace the Wonder Chef with the Wonder Baker, Mimi Baker.

Tales of VesperiaEdit

Tales of Vesperia sees the return of the Wonder Chef as well as his transformations. Instead of the cape, he wears a red apron and wields a gold-colored frypan, as Frio and Kyaro's costumes do, as well as a ladle, which might be a reference to Lilith Aileron who is a phenomenal cook herself. After obtaining all of his recipes, the Wonder Chef reveals himself as part of the Guilds and asks them to represent the Guilds in a cooking exhibition match at Dahngrest's Cooking Coliseum. He reveals that the imperial and guilds chefs have always had competitions, but the recent strengthening of ties has allowed them a public duel. At the match itself, though, the Wonder Chef is impressed by the chosen contestant's cooking and is astounded by Flynn Scifo's dishes' appearances, but he is completely disgusted by the flavor of Flynn's food and leaves in anger.

Vesperia also pokes fun at the concept of the Wonder Chef. The party can obtain a recipe from someone else, only for the Wonder Chef to run up with the same recipe and be completely ignored by the party, to his despair. There is also a skit involving the Wonder Chef's existence and brings up some questions about his chosen method of hiding and about what would happen should the object he disguises himself as be damaged or destroyed or never found at all.

Appearances in Escort TitlesEdit

Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2Edit

For a list of artes, see here.

The Wonder Chef appears in Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 as a costume for Julio Sven and Caro Orange. The costume is based off Tales of Eternia's variant of the Wonder Chef. Their Wonder Chef costumes wield a frying pan into battle and perform special attacks with their frying pan.

Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3Edit

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The Wonder Chef appears in Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 as a costume for Julio Sven and Caro Orange. Like in Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2, the costume is based off Tales of Eternia's Wonder Chef. Like the previous title, the costume wields a frying pan, but they now contain the ability to turn enemies into ingredients.

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New WorldEdit

The Wonder Chef returns in the sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, though the recipes he teaches Emil Castagnier and his party are only for their monster allies. However, the role of cooking in this game is arguably greater than others, since feeding your monster allies what you've cooked is the only way for them to evolve.

See AlsoEdit

• Cooking