Decus

Decus is a new character from Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

Story
Decus is antagonist in Dawn of the World. Decus is the leader of the Vanguard's espionage division, Decus is a simple man who cares little for the current conflict. He fights with a gaint broadsword that is more than his size that is carried in a giant coffen, it appears he is the only Vanguard member that can weild it. Despite his noticable good looks, Decus has sworned to give his heart to Alice alone, he does everything Alice does including joining the Vanguard. Even if he is aware that Alice finds him repulsive, he is willing to follow her to the end of the world. Decus is the reason why Lloyd Irving is blamed for the Blood Purge of Palmacosta since he has been impersonating Lloyd and framing him for terrible crimes. Towards the end of the game in after his last battle with Alice, Emil tries to kill Alice to protect Marta, but in the end Decus takes the full blow of the attack. Just before he dies he says he loves her and Alice realizes that she loves him. In the end the two die laying next to eachother while Emil regrets his choice.

Trivia
Although Decus is not party member, a cheat allows the player to control him and use all his attacks. This might determine in the original script of the game Decus changed his ways and decided to join Emil in his fight or this was possibly a easter egg for players with cheat devices. This cheat goes for Alice also.