| Peony Upala Malkuth IX | |
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| Information | |
| Appearance | Tales of the Abyss |
| Hometown | Grand Chokmah |
| Age | 36 |
| Race | Human |
| Occupation | Emperor of Malkuth |
| Weapon | Fists, Greaves |
| Japanese Voice Actor | Takumi Yamazaki |
| English Voice Actor | Christopher Corey Smith[1] |
Emperor Peony Upala Malkuth IX (ピオニー・ウパラ・マルクト九世 Pionii Upara Marukuto Kyuusei?), known more commonly as Peony IX, is the reigning monarch of the Malkuth Empire, who appears as a major supporting character in Tales of the Abyss.
History[]
Before the events of the story, Karl V (カール5世?), Emperor of Malkuth at the time, had four noble concubines, and Peony's mother was the one with the lowest status. Emperor Karl also had three sons and one daughter, none of them sharing the same mother, and all but Peony died in a struggle for the throne of Malkuth. The Closed Score predicted that Peony would rule Malkuth, which is why his father kept him confined in a manor in Keterburg, far from the political turmoil of the capital, Grand Chokmah. At his new residence in Keterburg, he rarely had any opportunity to leave the mansion to play with the other kids of Keterburg. Despite his closely guarded childhood, he was able to befriend Jade and Nephry Balfour, and Saphir, fellow students who attended a private school with him under Professor Gelda Nebilim. Peony himself claims Nephry was his first love.
Years later, as the current Emperor of Malkuth, Peony assists the party in trying to achieve a lasting peace with the rival country of Kimlasca. Both he and King Ingobert VI of Kimlasca conclude all military aggression from their respective nations through a peace treaty, signed in the neutral grounds of Yulia City. Following the signing of this treaty, Peony grants the party permission to use a secretly developed flying machine known as the Albiore to help them evacuate residents from Engeve and Sheridan and transport them to Chesedonia after preventing the town from falling into the Qliphoth.
Appearance and Personality[]
Concept artwork for the Tales of the Abyss anime.
Peony has tan skin, blue eyes, and blond hair that reaches beneath the nape. On the left side, he wears a turquoise-colored hair ornament. Peony wears a dark-blue shirt underneath a bluish white shirt with a loincloth. Wrapped around that is a belt attaching a long blue kilt that spread out at the front, revealing blue pants, and sandals.
Fighting Style[]
Tales of the Rays marks the first time in the series' history where Peony appears as a fully playable character, as opposed to Tales of Asteria where his units are of low rarity and use the simple Stone Blast arte. He is a martial artist as he is shown to be a master in hand-to-hand combat in Tales of Fandom Vol.2 and his artes are derived from already existing ones, with their names generally differentiating in a single kanji character and more or less altered execution, yet still fairly similar to the base one from which they are based on.
Other Appearances[]
Tales of the Rays: Last Cradle[]
In Tales of the Rays, Peony is exoflected into Tir Na Nog, making his first appearance in the tenth chapter of Last Cradle, alongside Van.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Peony enjoys keeping rappigs as pets, naming them after people he knows to help him remember their names.
References[]
- ↑ Post Christopher Smith Facebook (2014-10-22) Retrieved on 2014-12-03.