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 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 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.

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Presea returns in the sequel Dawn of the New World as a playable character. After receiving a keycrest for her Exsphere two years ago, time began to flow for Presea again, and she is now able to smile once more. She is currently working with Regal in hopes of rebuilding her hometown of Ozette. During the past two years she has gain most of her emotions back and seems to have a attraction to paw pads. Her weapons in the game are Fransesca and Gaia Cleaver.

Presea first appears in Altimara after she stops Alice from killing the party. After escaping, Sheena gives Presea the task of protecting Emil and Marta until the arrive in Altessa's House. Along the way they are stopped by the Vanguard, and they hide Marta in her Iron Maiden. When the Vanguard try to inspect the case, she replies to them a curse will afflict them that will cause horrible digestive problems and the demon king to pick their noses. Presea only has a small role after Altessa's House and Mizuho, but she later helps the party in the Altimara invasion with Raine and Genis. After the final battle when the party is bidding farewell to Emil she says goodbye and places a paw pad for good luck, then leaves.

In battle
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's strongest axe is the Gaia Cleaver, while her gag weapon the player can buy after fully restored Luin is the Pow HammerDX. Her Devil's Arm is the Diablos.

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
Presea appears with most of the Tales of Symphonia cast as playable characters.

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.
 * Presea's formal costume is in the Gothic Lolita fashion style.
 * In a skit in the game's sequel, Presea says that she created a mask she called "Judas Mask", and describes it like the mask Judas from Tales of Destiny 2 uses. This mask was stolen from her before it could be properly produced, though. The same skit describes an outfit which protects the wearer while showing a lot of skin: the Loni-Kyle, in reference to the characters' rather revealing clothes.
 * When describing the special effect of the iron maiden in the sequel, it can be vaguely interpreted that she loves someone, possibly Genis.
 * Presea has shown the ability to understand Genis perfectly when he stutters around her.
 * Presea is referenced in Tales of Vesperia as a skill Karol can learn called "Combatir", which increases his power when wielding an axe.