Laphicet

Laphicet (ライフィセット) is a protagonist in Tales of Berseria. He is first seen as an emotionless child of a spiritual race known as Malaks. It is not until Velvet Crowe saves him from danger that he becomes aware of his situation and gains a consciousness, having been enslaved but now his own entity with goals and emotions. He is seen as a character of "light" who contracts and radiates Velvet's "darkness". Laphicet was initially a Malak tethered to the Saint of Ice, Teresa Linares, and known as "Number Two" (「二号」).

History
Laphicet was born a Malak without a name and has been used as a tool for his artes. Knowing only a life of following orders, he has never carried his own will. When he first meets Velvet, she becomes irritated with how he has no feelings or intentions. However, upon going on a journey with her and learning about many things, he is able to grow his heart and will, eventually becoming a support for Velvet, whose violent rage continues to inhabit her.

Appearance and Personality
Laphicet is a young spirit boy with golden-brown, shoulder-length hair that fades toward the tips. At the top of his head, he has a single lock of hair that flicks off into an ahoge ring resembling a halo. He has fair skin and forest-yellow eyes. His clothing consists of two pieces: a yellow gown overlain by a long white one. The white piece is fluffy and long-sleeved by the arms with orange ribbons embroidered at each end. It also has a carved design where the yellow robe is visible at the shoulders and outlined by blue lacing, which is then finished by a sailor-style ribbon, tie, and flap.

Over his clothes, he wears a thick leather ring that takes the form of a neck collar finished with a hanging bell. Due to having a light appearance and depicted as a character in the image of "light" himself, he wears dark-brown leggings; black, pump-like slippers; and a pouch attached to the back of his robe. Personality-wise, Laphicet is a quiet and shy boy who was originally enslaved as if without a soul, desire, or objective. By Velvet's influence, he realizes he is still alive and begins to consider his own goals and motives. Laphicet eventually begins to smile and speak his own thoughts.

Fighting Style
As his class is that of a spirit mage, Laphicet fundamentally fights with both offensive and defensive attacks. He uses papers sheets, which are thrown into the distance before executing a spell or detonating, similarly to Lailah from Tales of Zestiria. Laphicet's artes consist of elemental damage, recovery, and buffs. Likewise, he is capable of casting Fire-, Water-/Ice-, and Light-elemental spells. During casting, he shows his ability to levitate.

When Laphicet has enough Soul in his Soul Gauge, he activate his Break Soul called Divide Pain (ディバイドペイン), which decreases the damage received from enemy attacks. The effect expands on the battlefield and improves the survival rate. When he executes Divide Pain, Laphicet can create a field that decreases enemy damage by half for five seconds. When the effect of this field ends, the HP of all characters is restored. This field also has an attack effect: if he can hit a guarding enemy, he can break their guard. His Switch Blast is Seer's Storm, and his mystic arte is Bind Order.