Emeraude

Emeraude (エメロード) is a minor antagonist in Tales of Graces.

Meeting
The party first meets Emeraude on the mysterious new planet as the party follows a mysterious child, a humanoid named Psi, to a room where she sleeps in a pod before awakening. She then joins the party and travels with them, appearing in cutscenes and skits, though she is not playable during battle. At this point, she seems determined to make sure Lambda is destroyed, an opinion that changed upon going to Epiphany with Asbel and the others.

Lambda Cocoon
At the Lambda Cocoon, she sees what kind of power Lambda had as the inside of the cocoon was full of various plants and life, something that surprised and intrigued her. After the party defeats Lambda Richard, Sophie prepares to destroy Lambda only to be stopped by Emeraude. She had planned to absorb Lambda herself and gain his power so she could use it to restore Fodra to its former glory, filled with more powerful life forms than any other known species. She is then fought by Asbel and friends. After defeating her, she is rejected by Lambda for thinking she could control his power and caused her body to explode, killing her. The cocoon then begins to crumble apart as Lambda reunites with Richard and they escape.

Past
While in the Ghardia Shaft, several flashbacks occur showing Emeraude and Lambda's past. She did not view Lambda as anything more than something to study and did not consider his life meaningful, coldly accepting the orders she was given to kill Lambda. From the way she looks in the flashbacks, she was seen in a wheelchair, later explaining that a past event from a broken device crippled her. This makes the party think that the Emeraude they met and fought was a humanoid with her memories, meant to try and restore Fodra. In a sub event, it is revealed that she created Sophie to kill Lambda. She calls her P-61. In a way, she is directly responsible for causing Lambda to become evil and for putting in forward the events of the game.

Zhonecage
Emeraude later returns as a boss battle in the Zhonecage, a post-game bonus dungeon, where the party must fight her once more.

Fighting Style
Emeraude has a long-range fighting style with different projectiles, and she can also teleport across the battlefield. When she is not attacking, a field surrounds her that damages anyone who tries to attack her.