Presea Combatir

Presea Combatir is a character from the video game Tales of Symphonia, released by Namco for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2 (the PlayStation 2 version was released in Japan only). She is voiced by Houko Kuwashima in the Japanese version and played in English by established voice actress Tara Strong.

Although Presea bears the physical appearance of an adorable, pink-haired 12-year-old, and is physically the shortest member of the team, she is an extremely capable warrior. She possesses relatively high HP and wields a very large axe in battle to cut enemies asunder. However, she is best used as a support rather than a control character, as her low movement and attack speed make her ill-suited for single combat. Presea is the only character besides Lloyd who does not use magic attacks.

Presea is a lumberjack from the small town of Ozette, in Tethe'alla.

History
Presea's sister Alicia had left for Altimira, and their father Sieg had become too ill to continue work as a lumberjack. Presea wished to be strong enough to use her father's axe in his place, so she agreed to take part in an experiment which involved using herself as a host body in creating a Cruxis Crystal. The Exsphere increased her strength, however without a working Key Crest, it also halted her physical growth and suppressed her emotions. Under the influence of the Exsphere, Presea did not notice when her father died, and so she did not bury him.

Personality
Presea's true personality is repressed by her special Exsphere until late in the game, when Lloyd attaches a Key Crest made by Altessa to it. Even afterwards, her emotional response remains somewhat subdued. Her speech is relatively blunt, and she is unfamiliar with the basic etiquette against such directness. She tends to follow along with the group, only stopping to truly take in the situation when it is extremely important. Her lack of social graces makes her unable to recognize her own awkwardness until someone points it out. Examples include Presea still speaking "Klonoan" outside Altimira, and imitating the Gnome brothers when Colette remarks that they're cute.

Although Genis likes Presea, it is obvious that Presea has no true interest in Genis beyond friendship. Due to the anti-aging effects of her Exsphere, Genis sees Presea as a girl near his own age, unaware that she is actually twenty-eight years old.

Presea's only emotional constant is her loneliness. She constantly counts herself out (with good reason) and assumes she has no one left to be with. This makes her extremely quiet and very reserved, and thus she usually only speaks when addressed. She dwells on the fact that she has lost sixteen years of her life and is loath to speak of her father or sister around others.

Presea has a violent temper, though she is difficult to offend. When she is angered, her already massive strength becomes lethal. This is shown when she attacks Vharley in Meltokio and either Colette or Regal in Welgaia. She is not only deadly, but nearly impossible to calm once roused.

Other
After the party meets Presea in Meltokio, they eventually help her obtain a working Key Crest. It is revealed that the Exsphere slowed her aging process; although Presea appears to be 12, she is actually 28.

The villagers in Ozette ostracize Presea for her unusual past and her dangerous connection to the Tethe'allan clergy. Her emotions were suppressed for 16 years, and as such Presea tends to behave like a robot (even analyzing the probability of certain events as a percentage), especially when the party meets her. She begins to age again once her key crest is attached.

Trivia

 * Presea has a knack for carving and whittling, and earns money selling custom figurines, brooches and lucky charms in Meltokio.
 * Genis develops a crush on her at first sight.
 * Presea can gain the title "Dream Traveler", which will change her outfit to that worn by Klonoa, the star of his own game series.