| Forest Ledoyen | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Appearance | Tales of the Tempest |
| Hometown | Sansa |
| Age | 45 |
| Height | 6'5" / 195 cm |
| Weight | 209 lbs / 95 kg |
| Race | Leymon |
| Weapon | Axe |
| Japanese Voice Actor | Kenji Nomura |
| Character Designer | Mutsumi Inomata |
Forest Ledoyen (フォレスト・レドワウヤン Foresuto Redowauyan?) is one of the protagonists in Tales of the Tempest. He is the bodyguard of Tilkis Barone.
History[]
Forest is a Leymon who escaped to the small country of Senshivia (センシビア Senshibia?) following a disastrous event at the capital city of Janna, where and his Leymon comrades were met with hostility despite their attempt to negotiate with humans. There, he eventually came to serve the Senshivian royal family as Tilkis' personal bodyguard.
Twelve years later, he and Tilkis travel to Areulla to investigate the source of the Spots that have begun appearing in their country. On their way to Janna, they encounter Caius Qualls and Rubia Natwick, and they join forces due to their similar goals. During this time, Forest poses as Caius' "Pops" to throw off suspicion from their pursuers, but he also becomes a genuine guiding figure as the boy discovers his own Leymon heritage and powers.
In Janna, Forest is found out and captured by the Church, leading to his incarceration in the cathedral's undercroft. The rest of the group infiltrates the dungeon and rescues him with the help of Arria Ekberg, using the same sewage system he used to escape during the massacre.
The group later travels to Sansa, Forest's hometown, looking for information about Life Magic and the Pensients. Forest learns that Thols, a friend who he thought was killed during the Janna massacre, is still alive. Thols has given up on peace and is planning a full assault on Janna with other Leymon who feel similarly. Forest intercepts him at Laurus and convinces him to hold off on the attack, under the condition that he defeats the Pope and ends the Leymon hunt. Forest and his companions fulfill their end of the deal, and Thols's group instead rescues Janna from a massive Spot outbreak.
At the end of the story, Forest wishes to step down as Tilkis's bodyguard and form a new advocacy group to strive for peace between Leymon and humans. Tilkis eventually agrees and provides financial support from the Senshivian royal family.
Appearance and Personality[]
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Artwork for Tales of Asteria.
Forest is a well-built man with dark skin, yellow eyes, graying hair that trails down into sideburns, a small chin goatee, and bushy eyebrows. He dons a gold chainmail and white vest with a large collar. His hands are shielded by large gloves. He also wears blue pants and green shoes. In his Leymon form, Forest's face changes to that of a wolf. The pigment of his scleras turn yellow as his ireses turn red, and his skin turns darker as the hairs on his skin rapidly grow to the point of covering his flesh.
Despite his intimidating appearance, Forest is a gentle person with a haunted past that presses him to go on his journey with Tilkis, and ultimately Caius and the others. He wields a vast knowledge of Areulla and its history, which serves the group in many helpful ways throughout their journey. He encourages Caius to never lose sight of himself and be proud of his heritage when the boy is initially horrified by his awakening powers.
He seems to suffer from survivor's guilt as a result of the Janna massacre, which he managed to escape from while his companions were killed. When the group must travel to Sansa, they sense his unease with returning home after failing his mission twelve years prior. Though he was filled with resentment after the massacre, he healed during his time in Senshivia and is once again determined to walk the path of peace no matter what obstacles he faces.
Fighting Style[]
Forest fights using a chipped axe in his right hand. His moveset is based on Presea Combatir from Tales of Symphonia, though his variants are slightly faster due to his experience. To separate his arteset from her, Forest is given a unique arte, Gessaida. He has the highest max HP, attack, and defense stats in the party, but his elemental resistance is low, and he cannot chain hits as quickly as Caius or Tilkis. In the original Tales of the Tempest, Forest also has the ability to transform, same as Caius, converting his style into that of rapid swings in the form of Beast Blow.