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Sorey
Sorey
Information
Appearance Tales of Zestiria
Hometown Elysia
Age 17[1]
Height 5'9" / 175 cm
Race Human
Occupation Shepherd
Weapon Ceremonial Sword
Japanese Voice Actor Ryouhei Kimura
English Voice Actor •Robbie Daymond[2][3]
•Bryce Papenbrook
(ToZtX; temporary)[4]
Character Designer Kousuke Fujishima

Sorey (スレイ Surei?) is the main protagonist in Tales of Zestiria. He has a kind heart, an honest expression, and a positive outlook on life. He lives in Elysia, the village of seraphim, and is the only human among them. Unlike most humans, Sorey has the resonance to see seraphim and is childhood friends with a Water seraph, Mikleo. As a child, he came into the possession of a book called the Celestial Record, and from that point, he has had a fascination with ancient ruins. Sorey later enters into a contract with Lailah to become a Shepherd.

History[]

Sorey's mother, Selene, was killed during the Dawn of Chaos immediately following his birth, and Sorey was taken in by the seraph Zenrus who brought him to the village of Elysia. Despite being the only human within the village, Sorey was carefully raised alongside Mikleo for 17 years. He and Mikleo grew up with a love for archeology, studying old ruins and legends, especially those contained in the Celestial Record. It is during one of his explorations into nearby ruins that he and Mikleo encounter a knight named Alisha Diphda, the first human Sorey has ever seen, unconscious in the middle of the temple. They bring her back to Elysia, despite having been taught to avoid humans, and help her get back on her feet so that she can travel home. However, after Alisha leaves, a mysterious fox-like hellion assassin arrives looking for her, killing the seraph Mason in the process, but is driven out by the other seraphim. Worried for Alisha, Sorey and Mikleo leave the village in the dead of night to catch up to her and warn her of the threat on her life. The two journey to the city of Ladylake where their fates would change forever.

On the bridge to Ladylake, Sorey meets the Sparrowfeathers merchant guild, who are forced to momentarily block the path due to wagon repairs. During this time, Sorey meets Rose, one of its members. Once they enter the city, Sorey and Mikleo are overwhelmed by the sight of so many humans. The two are able to track down Lunarre, the fox hellion, and do battle with him, only to be overpowered. Before Lunarre can kill them, a group of assassins called the Scattered Bones arrive and reprimand their colleague's actions, and explain that the hit on Alisha had been a mistake. After hauling Lunarre off, the assassins inform Sorey of Alisha's location within the church and warn him of the danger she is in.

Sorey and Mikleo make it to the church where Alisha is hosting the Sacred Blade Festival in the hopes that one of the participants will be able to draw the Sacred Blade, signaling the arrival of a new Shepherd. The pair notice Lailah, a Fire seraph and the city's Lady of the Lake, as she oversees the event with disappointment. The sword unable to be drawn, the citizens begin to protest as they emit malevolence, and a riot breaks out. Needing to battle the hellions wreaking havoc, Sorey speaks with Lailah for the power of the Shepherd. Despite her warnings of hardship, Sorey agrees to enter a contract with her, and successfully pulls the Sacred Blade, becoming the Shepherd and obtaining the power of purification, which reverts hellions back into their original form.

Along the way, Sorey meets many different seraphim who aid him in his quest to bring back a peaceful world, including Lailah, a Fire seraph with the power of the flames of purification, Edna, a "unique" Earth seraph, and the Wind seraphim Zaveid and Dezel. Together they journey with Alisha, and eventually the mysterious merchant trader Rose, to restore order to the world and beat back the malevolence wrought by the new Lord of Calamity. He is test physically, mentally, and spiritually during his quest as he learns more about the world, the new Lord of Calamity, Heldalf, and even about his past and how it ties into the events that are taking place.

Sorey ultimately kills the Lord of Calamity without falling to malevolence after truly understanding his duty. He then falls into a deep sleep to nurture the land's resonance and heal it from the malevolence. It is implied that Sorey eventually returns to the world after much time has passed, rescuing Mikleo from a collapsing ruin.

Appearance and Personality[]

Sorey Status (ToZ)

Status image in Tales of Zestiria.

Sorey has brown hair, which is slightly shifted to the right. He has green eyes and wears yellow feather earrings. His attire consists of a waikawa-gray-blue shirt with white gloves, black pants with white boots, and a large white cape that extends over his chest. The cape, fashioned after the style of past Shepherds, was given to him by Alisha as thanks for helping her.

Sorey's kindhearted personality shapes him into a person who cannot leave someone who is troubled alone. This trait becomes his flaw because, as a Shepherd, he cannot take sides in the conflict between nations in order to avoid being corrupted by malevolence and causing even greater strife. Because he has never left his hometown, he is curious about things he has never experienced before, but his sheltered upbringing also makes him naive. Due to his natural earnestness, Sorey is also a bad liar, evidenced when Sergei Strelka questions him in Lastonbell. He is generally calm and easygoing, taking everything in stride and making the best of things. He puts others first, to the point of self-sacrifice; when Alisha is his Squire, he does not tell her that his vision is failing because he does not want her to worry. He has a tendency to get excited about ancient history, particularly ruins.

Fighting Style[]

Sorey Cut-in (ToZ)

Cut-in image for Tales of Zestiria.

Sorey uses a short, dull-edged ceremonial sword with a self-taught skill from hunting prickleboars. While he is often right-handed, he is also shown to be extremely versatile in battle, quickly switching his grip or hand to execute an arte right before switching back. After becoming the Shepherd, Sorey gains the ability to purify hellions and armatize with seraphim. His mystic artes are Bolt Tempest and Divine Wrath, both of which rely on the usage of electricity. He also shares a mystic arte with Rose known as Ultima Elementia.

In Tales of Zestiria the X, Sorey is capable of hunting with a bow.

Other Appearances[]

Tales of the Rays[]

A World of Legends and Hope[]

Sorey Cut-in (TotR) 2

Cut-in image for Tales of the Rays, overray attire.

In Tales of the Rays, Sorey is the nexus of the exoflected Glenwood who meets Ix Nieves and Mileena Weiss when saving them from a monster attack. After having the situation explained to him, Sorey agrees to help the party locate and destroy a shimmera glass. Along the way, Sorey is excited to marvel at various ruins he had only read about even though some of them are different ones mixed together. He also picks up on Ix’s suspicions that Sorey might secretly resent them for taking him away from his home. The Shepherd quickly dispels their worries by his optimistic outlook at having a whole new world to explore and the satisfaction knowing his original self is still continuing his journey.

Sorey Cut-in (TotR) SG

Cut-in image for Tales of the Rays, spirit gear attire.

After Lailah and the other seraphim reunite with the party, they begin to ponder the possibility of reacquiring Armatization with an Overray mirrage. Although Sorey and Mikleo discover the catalyst for their Armatus, they have difficulty maintaining it for more than a few seconds. Aster Laker, who had been observing them, then offers a spirit ring that stabilizes the fusion. Later on after more research is put into the spirit ring, Aster theorizes the combined Armatization of all four main elemental seraphim, the same one that appears in Tales of Zestiria the X.

As a nexus, Sorey's emotions and memories influenced the exoflection of his world. Because of his high resonance and growing up seeing seraphim, he felt those experiences as normal which resulted in seraphim and hellions being visible to everyone in Tir Na Nog.

When not in the active party, Sorey enjoys exploring ruins with Mikleo and they even form a club out of it. They also become students under Raine Sage who happily endorses their activities learning the histories of other worlds.

For his Spirit Gear, rather than using one of the elemental Spirits, Sorey draws power from his armatization with Lailah.

Tales of Asteria[]

Destiny of the Twin Stars

Sorey Arc 6 Battle (ToAsteria)

Sorey as the Lord of Calamity in Tales of Asteria.

In a Fractured Dimension, the seraphim inexplicably became visible to humans, and war breaks out when humans blame the seraphim for a series of disasters coinciding with their appearance. Though he tries to stop the conflict, Sorey is afflicted by a mysterious black mist and begins to change in personality. He was sealed away by Mikleo at his own request, but many years in the future, the seal breaks and Sorey escapes. He discards his Shepherd's garb and names himself the new Lord of Calamity, leading a group of seraphim to destroy humanity.[5]

Tales of Crestoria[]

Sorey appears as a playable character in Tales of Crestoria, and can be unlocked by obtaining one of his SSR Stones, or by running his Shepherd in Black permanent event.

Sorey travels alongside a seraph, Mikleo, while training to become the Shepherd.

The Present of Her Dreams[]

In Port Sparking on Christmas Eve, Sorey collides with Kanata Hjuger while carrying a large amount of presents. After apologizing for the mistake, Sorey informs him that he is doing volunteer work by helping the town deliver presents to the children throughout the region. However, due to a food poisoning accident, Sorey is the only one able to handle the delivery. Kanata offers his aid, and Sorey leaves the deliveries in Port Sparking to the team of transgressors.

On the road outside the city, Sorey converses with Mikleo, a seraph. Mikleo reproaches him for so easily trusting strangers, as well as forgetting that others cannot see him as Sorey can, as Sorey mistakenly referenced the seraph in front of the transgressors. Sorey considers the situation of the seraphim, reminiscing on Gramps' teachings of how some seraphim who have entered the human world have since been able to live everyday lives, though Mikleo remains invisible.

The pair come across Leon Magnus and Stahn Aileron, who are arguing on the road. Sorey attempts to break up their fight, only to realize that Leon and Stahn are able to see Mikleo, and that Sorey and Mikleo are able to see the true form of Stahn, who has been turned into a Swordian. Mikleo hypothesizes that Leon's resonance may be heightened temporarily due to traveling with Stahn, who has become a being similar to a spirit, and that Sorey's naturally high resonance is allowing him to see Stahn for who he is. Mikleo also considers that Christmas may be a factor, as the resonance in the area feels unusually high.

Stahn explains the reason for his and Leon's arguing: Stahn wants to return home to throw their little sister, Lilith Aileron, a Christmas party like they do every year, however Leon refuses due to the state that Stahn is in. Eventually, Stahn is able to convince Leon to not only visit Lilith, but to help Sorey in his delivery duties. Sorey hands the duo Santa costumes for the occasion, saying that dressing up is in the rules and that he and Mikleo will be in costume as well, despite Mikleo's protests as he cannot be seen anyway.

Sorey and Mikleo arrive in Stahn's hometown later that night, and, using a technique that seraphim use to communicate with humans, Sorey is able to let Stahn speak with his sleeping sister. The next morning, Sorey and Mikleo part ways with Leon and Stahn and return to their training.

Gallery[]

Main article: Sorey/Gallery

References[]

  1. Perfect Guide translation: The Beginning of Calamity Sorey's age is not explicitly stated, but an official timeline places an event that coincides with Sorey's birth at seventeen years prior to the game.
  2. Robbie Daymond (@robbiedaymond) Twitter Profile (archive.is Reproduction)
  3. Robbie Daymond (@robbiedaymond). First handdrawn #TalesofZestiria art signature!! Dooooope!! #AX2015 #AnimeExpo2015. 3:05 PM - 2 Jul 2015 Tweet.
  4. Funimation (@FUNimation). In the the latest Tales of Zestiria the X SimulDub episode, @BrycePapenbrook will fill in for as Sorey while @robbiedaymond heals his voice. 5:25 PM - 28 Feb 2017 Tweet.
  5. Tales of Asteria Chapter 6 Translation by mallowkey

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