Forcystus

Forcystus (フォシテス, Foshitesu) is an antagonist in Tales of Symphonia and one of the Desian Grand Cardinals. He is in charge of the Iselia Human Ranch.

The Attack on Iselia
Forcystus is first seen after Lloyd and Genis help Marble from being abused by the Desians, suspicious of Lloyd's abilities. With the Non-Aggression Treaty broken, Forcystus orders an attack on Iselia, calling Lloyd out from the village. Lloyd is charged as a criminal by Desian law, his punishment to be death at the hands of the Exebula. With Genis' help, the Exebula is defeated, and Forcystus confirms that Lloyd is in possession of the Angelus Project Exsphere. During his attempt to retrieve it, Forcystus is interrupted by the Exebula, who is revealed to be a mutated Marble due to her exsphere being unleashed. Self-destructing, Marble inflicts heavy damage upon Forcystus, who vows to eventually get the Exsphere from Lloyd before he leaves. Blamed for the tragedy, Lloyd and Genis are exiled from Iselia, and are forced to attempt and find the Chosen Colette's party.

The Kharlan Tree Disaster
After forming the pact with Luna and Aska, the final mana link is severed, the party's faulty goal accomplished. As Kratos later explains, without protection from the mana links and the Summon Spirits, the Kharlan Tree germinates in a dark and twisted form, destroying the city of Palmacosta and engulfing Martel in the process. With the tree threatening to destroy both worlds, the party decides to stop it using the Mana Cannon. In order to do so, the Iselia Human Ranch's mana reactor is needed, and thus the party is forced to launch a raid of the Ranch. Waiting at the reactor, Forcystus engages the party in battle. His defeat allows the party access to the controls, but before they can send the signal to fire the cannon, a wounded Forcystus reappears in a final effort to dispose of the party. Colette thwarts his attempt to kill Chocolat, taking the hit instead. Infuriated, Lloyd stabs Forcystus, killing him. The party sends the signal, and the tree is reverted back to the Great Seed.

Boss Battle
As a Desian Grand Cardinal, Forcystus is a formidable opponent. He fights alongside two Exbone drones that act as magic support, continuously casting Wind Blade. Forcystus himself makes great use of his arm cannon, both as a melee and a projectile weapon, and further reinforces his battle arsenal with powerful Wind magic. He makes use of the spells Air Thrust and Air Blade, as well as a single Cyclone as a sort of desperation move. He has a technique exclusive to him only, known as Down Burst, that resembles Severing Wind with knock-down capabilities.

Anime
In the anime installation of Tales of Symphonia, Forcystus raids the town of Iselia with his soldiers while Lloyd is in his home with Dirk. After being summoned by a frantic Genis, both Lloyd and Dirk show up in Iselia to help fend off the Desian force. Lloyd personally faces off with Forcystus, progressively tapping further into the power of his Angelus Project Exsphere. Forcystus is eventually defeated and killed by Lloyd.