Elize Lutus

Elize Lutus (エリーゼ・ルタス) is one of the protagonists of Tales of Xillia and Tales of Xillia 2. She is a young girl from the mountain village of Hamil in Auj Oule. Despite her age, she is a master of dark spirit magic and healing artes.

Past
Elize was born in Undis of the Mon Highlands in the country of Auj Oule in the year Trames 2281. She is the daughter of Hubert and Ana Lutus. Hubert, a scholar, and Ana, a woman of lesser nobility, were originally from Rashugal, but had fled to Auj Oule because their parents did not approve of their marriage and obtained Auj Oule citizenship. When Jiao was still a fugitive of the Kitarl Clan and Elize was merely one-year-old, the Lutuses harbored him, and he lived with their family for four years.

Eventually, Elize's parents were killed by tribesmen who were trying to curry favor with Gaius. Jiao was unable to save their daughter, and for this, he felt he owed the girl a lifelong debt. At the age of four, Elize was sold to the Labari Institute for booster research by Isla of the Kitarl Clan. After Jiao became the leader of the Kitarl, the Labari Institute was dismantled due to infiltration by Exodus when Elize is 12. He then took her to Hamil, where he hoped she would be able to have a normal childhood. At the beginning of Tales of Xillia, Elize seems to have partial amnesia regarding her parents and Jiao, most likely in part due to her trauma at a young age.

Tales of Xillia
Elize aids in the escape of Alvin, Jude Mathis, and Milla Maxwell the first time the party arrives at Hamil, and she later meets them again when they return. She is shown being pelted by rocks by the villagers, and it is very clear that the people of Hamil are not fond of her being there. However, Jude helps her, and she runs off to a house in the back of the village, where Jude has a talk with her and becomes her first friend. He soon convinces the rest of the party to allow her to come along, and thus she leaves Hamil with her new friends, joining the party initially as a non-playable character.

The party passes through Sapstrath Deepwood on their way to Sharliton, where Elize joins the party by demonstrating that she can heal them with her artes. On their way out of the forest, they come across Jiao, who is trying to bring Elize back to the village of Hamil, and he reveals that he has known her since before she came to Hamil. Elize shows that she is afraid of returning with him, and the party resolves to protect her, resulting in a fight against Jiao. Afterward, everyone escapes the forest safely and heads into Sharliton, where they meet Driselle Sharil, one of the Sharil siblings, and Elize befriends her quickly.

Appearance and Personality
Elize wears a dress similar to a Loli, consisting of pink, violet, and purple. It was given to her by Jiao when they arrived in Hamil. Two white ribbons wrapped on her arms and she wore boots with intricate design. She has green eyes and while her sketches shows her with yellow hair, in-game she has platinum blond that reaches her shoulders.

Elize is very quiet and shy due to the eerie and strange environment in which she was raised. She carries a purple doll named Teepo who does most of the talking for her. Though she dislikes the company of most people, she does harbor a crush on Jude, who rescued her from the persecution she suffered in her hometown. In fact, she states that Jude was her very first best friend. As the story proceeds, she gradually opens up and forms strong relationships with the party members, particularly Alvin. At the end of the game, Elize seals Teepo's power, placing the doll in a chest, which marks the beginning of her emotional independence.

In Tales of Xillia 2, Elize and Teepo are a team again, but Elize goes to school and has many other friends. She is much more talkative, girly, and seemed to have matured a little. She once complained in a skit that their adventure lacked romance, surprising Alvin because she was too young to think such things. She has a pen pal named "Luna", who she frequently texts on her GHS as part of school requirements.

Elize lives under the care of Lady Driselle of Sharil and under the tutelage of Rowen Ilbert. She still looks up to Jude and eventually sees Ludger Kresnik in the same way. She sees Milla as an older sister and wants to be like an older sister to Elle.

According to Chancellor Marcia, Elize is an idealist with an innocent heart who can share her perspective with "jaded" adults. Rowen also has confidence that Elize can help bridge the gap between the people of Auj Oule and Rashugal and entrusts her with the task of aiding Lady Driselle to the very end.

Fighting Style
Elize wields wands in battle and specializes in Healing and Dark Spirit magic. Her primary stat for her Lilium Orb is Mind, which affords her the highest magical defense of the party. Elize, with the aid of Teepo, can perform both melee attacks and spirit magic. Elize's characteristic skill is "Teepo Switching" (スイッチングティポ), which has two modes:

During "Teepo On", Teepo rides on her back, enabling ranged attacks from her staff and increasing the strength of her Spirit Artes, giving various bonus effects and reducing casting time. During "Teepo Off", Teepo hovers around her, enabling enhanced melee attacks which are delivered through him. In addition, Elize's running speed is faster when Teepo is off, allowing her to quickly put distance between herself and enemies. Elize's partner characteristic support skill is "Teepo Drain" (ティポドレイン). While she is the secondary partner, Teepo will intermittently suck some of the energy out of the targeted enemy, converting it into a small amount of HP and TP for her and the primary partner.

Elize is best utilized against Technical-type enemies who focus on using artes, serving as an interrupter so her allies can focus more in chaining attacks.

Mystic Arte: Revere-Go-Round/Scary-Go-Round
Elize's Mystic Arte is activated by using her Arcane Arte, Revere Ignition (Ignite Terror in English localization) during Overlimit. When successful, Elize charges Teepo with Dark energy at the tip of her weapon and shoots Teepo to the enemy. Teepo then circles the enemy, creating a pillar of dark glyphs before returning. Elize then triggers the glyphs, causing it to explode.

Infernal Crescendo
In Tales of Xillia 2, Elize gains another Mystic Arte with Ludger. Elize, Teepo, and Ludger stands in a magic circle with Ludger's sledgehammer evolving into scythe. Teepo shoots the first wave of dark energy followed by Elize. Ludger then slices the enemy twice. After the attack, Elize stands beside Ludger with a peace sign. This Linked Mystic Arte's name can be changed into Blessed Arte the Pink.

Trivia

 * Elize's Tales of Xillia outfit appears as costume for Presea Combatir in the PlayStation 3 port of Tales of Symphonia and as a DLC costume for Edna in Tales of Zestiria.