Marta Lualdi

Marta is the main heroine in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

Character
Marta tends to think along right-and-wrong lines. A bit of a tomboy, Marta is passionate about getting her way. On the left side of her forehead lies Ratatosk's core, imprisoned in a dormant state. Emil Castagnier became her guardian knight, a Knight of Ratatosk, in order to protect her and Ratatosk's core. She views him as effeminate, but believes he possesses a hidden strength which is why she reminds him by saying "Courage is the the magic that turns dreams into reality". She is the only character in the beginning able to use support spells and some attack spells. She may get her magical powers from the Ratatosk Core in her head as she is neither half-elf or of any kind magic user background. The interesting topic is that Marta's father is able to use magic, as well. Marta uses a Dual Spinner as a weapon, strapped onto her wrist and acts like a saw.

In the beginning of the game, Marta falls in love with Emil instantly and falls deeply in love with him throughout the game, and likewise Emil falls in love with her also. Marta and Emil will do anything to protect each other, this is presented in the game throughout as both Emil and Marta react to helping each other without thinking. In the final battle against Alice and Decus, when Alice was trying to kill Emil, and Marta killed her to save him.

Family
Marta's family is not revealed until a little later in the game, when the trio meets Colette Brunel, the last Chosen of Regeneration and the main heroine from the original game Tales of Symphonia. Apparently, Marta's mother was killed during the Giant Kharlan Tree's rampage in the original game. Marta blames Colette, because she thinks that Colette ran away from her duty, and that if she had not been such a coward, her mother would still be alive (their relationships gets better when Marta discovers the truth about Colette and the rampage of the Giant Kharlan Tree).

Later on in the story, Marta's father is also revealed to be Brute, the leader of the Vanguard. Other than that, it seems like Marta is an only child.

Endings

 * Bad Ending - Depending on the player's actions when Emil faces Lloyd and Marta, Marta either lives or dies at the end of the game. The first ending is called the Bad Ending which Marta dies. Emil will then kill himself to revive her. The last cutscene will show Marta's letter to her father saying she will commit suicide, becuase she could'nt live without Emil, but in the North American release due to censorship the letter was sent to Emil saying she will still love Emil always and that she will live on to protect the world he gave his life for.


 * Normal Ending - Depending of the player's actions when Emil faces Lloyd and Marta, and later Ratatosk, Emil will unite himself with Ratatosk, making them fully one again. Ratatosk, having realized his mistakes in the pasts, tells the party to leave Nifleheim, having him locked inside there forever. Marta, as the last to say goodbye, tells Ratatosk (however, she talks mostly to Emil) that she loves him, and just as the door to the altar of Nifleheim closes, Ratatosk turns around, revealing Emil's green eyes, and tells Marta that he (meaning Emil) loves her, as well. Nothing more about Marta is know after that.


 * Perfect Ending - Depending on the player's actions when Emil faces Lloyd and Marta, and later Ratatosk, the Normal Ending will occur, but with another cutscene, then the credits. After the credits, another cutscene will show with Marta is in Palmacosta, talking about what she will do to make up for Vangaurd's crime and such. Then she turns around to see Emil. Surprised, she then runs to him, and they either hug or kiss each other.

Trivia

 * Marta wears a keychain that resembles Mieu, a character from Tales of the Abyss; Tokunaga, Anise's doll from the same game, is also visible on the back of her pouch. Also Zelos' butler is named Tokunaga