Post by Zelos Wilder on Feb 19, 2012 21:58:15 GMT -6
Name: Zelos Wilder
Aliases: None
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Species: Human, Angel
Alignment: Good
Canon or Original: Canon, Tales Of Symphonia
Date of Birth: None Given
Place of Birth: Meltokio, Tethe'alla
Physical Appearance:
General
Special Occasions
Personality: Zelos is what some my call a playboy, instantly attracting the everyday woman and even the higher classed ladies. Knowing this, he can come across as narcissistic at times. Very flirtatious, he would never pass up the chance to chat up a beautiful woman. Despite these qualities, Zelos is a stand up guy. Always looking at the bigger picture, he works however he needs to to achieve his goal. This may include working against his friends. he is very loyal however and will still he his life at risk to either help them or prevent harm.
Special Abilities: (Called Artes In Zelos' World) A magic swordsman, Zelos is adapt at using both sword artes and magic artes. His fighting style combines a sword in his right right while using a smaller shield in his left. Having being part of Cruxis, he has also been granted Angelic abilities.
- Sword Artes
- Demon Fang: A vertical cut that releases a shockwave along the ground. (Can be used in succession.)
- Sonic Thrust: A strong straight thrust that blows the enemy back.
- Fierce Demon Fang: A strong vertical cut that creates a large shockwave in front of the user. (Shorter reach than Demon Fang.)
- Hurricane Thrust: A variant of Sonic Thrust. If a hit connects, a burst of wind comes from the blade, blowing the enemy away.
- Super Sonic Thrust: A stronger version of Sonic Thrust. A miss leaves a bigger opening.
- Light Spear: Lifts an enemy with a spinning slash, finishing with a powerful thrust.
- Hell Pyre: Releases a fireball from the sword in mid-air.
- Lightning Blade: A version of Sonic thrust with an electrified blade.
- Grave Blade: A variation of Fierce Demon Fang where the shockwave breaks the land, sending stones towards the enemy.
- Severing Wind: Spinning slashes create a tornado that lifts the enemy.
- Victory Light Spear: An advanced version of Light Spear, adding a horizontal mid-air slash.
- Light Spear Cannon: An advanced version of Light Spear, where after launching the enemy into the air, the user impales them from under.
- Super Lightning Blade: Combines the effects of Hurricane Thrust and Lightning Blade.
- Guardian: The user thrusts their sword into the ground and puts of a protective barrier that lasts a few seconds.
- Magic Artes
- Fire Ball: Releases a maximum of three fireballs at an enemy. Novice level.
- Wind Blade: Unleashes a burst of wind. Novice level.
- Stone Blast: Causes the earth to shoot up in portions below the enemy. Novice level.
- Lightning: Calls down a bolt of lightning. Novice level.
- First Aid: Closes minor wounds. Novice level.
- Eruption: Lava bursts forth around the enemy. Mid level.
- Air Thrust: Blades of air surround and slice the target. Mid level.
- Grave: Spear-shaped rocks are thrust up from below. Mid level.
- Thunder Blade: A blade of lightning falls from the sky, impaling the ground releasing an electric shockwave. Mid level.
- Healing Wind: Wraps the area in a soothing wind that heals wounds. Mid level.
- Healing Stream: Uses the restorative power of water to heal wounds. (Better than Healing Wind). Mid level.
- Angelic Artes
- Angelic State: Zelos unleashes his Angelic powers, becoming faster, stronger, and gaining the ability to hover and fly short distances. Places a greater strain on Zelos' body.
- Judgement: Causes pillars of light to fall from the heavens. Angelic state required. Incantation required. "May the Light of Judgment fall as rain upon those impure souls who crawl in the World. Rest in peace, you who are burdened by sins!"
- Shining Bind: Zelos' ultimate attack. A glyph of light appears on the ground. Zelos rises into the air, collecting energy from his surroundings. Rays of light extend from the glyph, lifting anyone caught in them into the air. Zelos then releases energy from his body and the glyph. Angelic state required. (Used as a last resort. The massive energy usage causes Zelos to fall out of Angelic State afterward.)
Weapons:
- Sword: Last Fencer
History: The first impression Zelos gives is that of a skirt-chasing, irresponsible and immature man. However, Zelos has more internal conflicts and emotional pain. As Zelos reveals to Lloyd in Flanoir, his mother, Mylene, was told to marry his father, the Chosen at the time, by the Oracle of Cruxis, even though she loved someone else. Growing up, his home life was less-than-comforting. Neither his mother nor his father cared much for him; his father was already in a relationship with another woman, and his mother would only rarely pay any real maternal attention to him. As such, Zelos' main caretaker was Sebastian, the family butler. It is highly likely most of Zelos's narcissist-like behavior stems from the fact that he was neglected and unappreciated throughout his childhood.
When Zelos was a child, his father's mistress, a half-elf, gave birth to Seles, Zelos' half-sister. As children, Zelos and Seles got along with each other, Seles in particular enjoyed getting time to play with her big brother, but their relationship would become strained following the death of their father. Wanting a better quality of life for herself and her daughter, Seles' mother attempted to kill Zelos, knowing that if Zelos died, Seles (as the last relative of the half-siblings' father) would by default become the Chosen of Mana. The incident occurred on a snowy day - supposedly the first day Zelos saw snow. Mylene had taken Zelos outside and was building a snowman with him when the half-elf unleashed a barrage of magic aimed at Zelos and Mylene was caught in the crossfire. Her last words to Zelos were: "You should never have been born." Zelos would grow up to dislike snow, to the point he'd vacation in the farthest place away from Meltokio during its winters, as snow would be a constant reminder to him of the traumatic event. The image of snow stained red with Mylene's blood is one of the defining memories Zelos has of the incident.
After Mylene's death, Seles' mother was executed for her crime. Seles herself was sentenced to under house-arrest in an abbey for life.
Following his mother's death, Zelos began to develop a loathing for both himself and his status as a Chosen, blaming himself for his mother's death and cursing the Chosen system for causing his mother's misery in the first place. He grew up under the impression that he was worthless, a pathetic Chosen who could never save the world. This impression was further nurtured by the knowledge that Seles would have been a far more capable Chosen than he. Zelos lived in the knowledge that, had he died that snowy day in Meltokio, Seles would've possibly become the greatest Chosen that Tethe'alla had seen in decades. Both this and the knowledge that he could not live up to the expectations set upon him as Chosen further deepened Zelos's lack of self-worth. Growing up in Meltokio's uncaring society, Zelos was forced to lock his emotions away and adopt a mask of confidence, self-assurance, self-esteem, and superficiality. This "mask" allowed him to differentiate between those who merely had a passing interest in him and those who truly wished to know and befriend him. It also allowed him to defend himself from further emotional trauma.
Zelos is also somewhat prejudiced against half-elves, likely due to Mylene's murderess being half-elven and being taught from birth that half-elves were "disgusting, filthy creatures." Despite this apparent prejudice, he is actually more sympathetic to half-elves than his peers, exerting his influence to stop some of the Pope's radical anti-half-elf legislature from becoming law even before he meets Lloyd. After meeting Genis and Raine, he eventually learns to accept them, despite his conflicts with Genis, at one point commenting on how they're nothing like the half-elf stereotypes he'd been taught about, but remarking that he is not quite able to rid himself of feelings of prejudice. His slightly more sympathetic view on them is due to the fact he feels he can relate to them in some aspect, remarking once that "nobody wanted us to be born".
When Zelos was six, he met a young Regal at the Princess' birthday party. He is thus somehow able to recognize who he is when Regal joins their group; he repeatedly implies that Regal is the President of Lezareno, but the party fails to realize this until it is made apparent by Regal himself.
As he reached his teenage years, Zelos found that he was considered very popular amongst Meltokio's noblewomen. It soon became apparent that these aristocrats were not interested in him for his personality, nor for his good looks; they only wished to be associated with the Chosen of Mana. Zelos used this superficial interest to his advantage, and soon gained a world-spanning reputation as a womanizer. He was educated at the Imperial Research Academy in Sybak, where his good looks and status allowed him to manipulate his female classmates into taking notes and tests for him despite the fact that, although he excelled at mathematics, he was less-than-proficient at most everything else. As such, he graduated at the top of his class.
Sometime in the years before meeting Lloyd, he was approached by Cruxis themselves, and was given the offer to rid himself of the Chosen status should he in return become their spy. By this time Zelos had already grown very bitter towards his position, as well as towards himself, and had given up practically all hope that things could get better for him or his sister, thus, he allied himself with them.
In both the manga and video game, it is made apparent that Sheena and Zelos knew each other before meeting in Meltokio with Lloyd's party, although how long they've know each other and how they met is never made clear. Only that Sheena has some standing animosity towards him, most likely because he habitually makes unwanted passes at her. (A skit once revealed that he has attempted to watch her showering.) Despite this however they have been proven to have a stable, though rather dysfunctional, friendship, frequently chatting (or bickering) and bouncing ideas off of each other. During the game Zelos shows some concern for Sheena's well being, and Sheena has admitted that she doesn't doubt that deep down Zelos is a good person. Near the end of the game there's a skit where Zelos offers to help Sheena find a place to relocate Mizuho should the event ever arise that they have to move. There's also hints that Zelos does harbor genuine feelings for Sheena; when Sheena was ready to sacrifice herself to let the rest of the party escape, Zelos reacted vehenemently and dragged Sheena into the Otherworldly Gate.
The player first meets Zelos with his entourage in Meltokio, where he attempts to woo (the then-unresponsive) Colette Brunel and Raine. When the party reaches the castle, he helps them negotiate with the King and the Pope in order to find a way to save Colette—as the Chosen, he is very influential, second in power only to the King of Tethe'alla himself. One stipulation, however, is that the party remain at all times in Tethe'alla. When the party plans to go meet Dirk in Iselia to see if he can help Colette, and convinces Zelos to allow them to do so, Zelos is branded a traitor for doing so and the Pope orders his arrest.
When the party attempts to retrieve the Rheiards on the Fooji Mountains, Zelos claims that he has some device to transport them. However, at the summit, he leads them into a trap (supposedly by accident), where Yuan and Pronyma find them. The party defeats Pronyma, but Yuan's Renegades reclaim the Rheiards.
Zelos also helps the party return to Meltokio through the sewers when the Papal Knights refuse them entry through the city's gate. Inside Meltokio, the citizens, despite being aware of Zelos's status as a traitor, still treat him as they always have. Even some members of the church do so as well; the pastor in the Hot Springs island agrees not to report Zelos' presence.
Inside the Tethe'alla Base, Zelos suspiciously disappears for a moment before reappearing. He then makes several odd references to betraying the group, such as "joking" that he would try deceiving Lloyd and being somewhat surprised when Sheena says "I hate traitors more than anything else," when referring to the very recent revelation that Kuchinawa is working for the Pope. These initially seem incidental, but ultimately serve to foreshadow future plot twists.
In the third main "act" of the game, in which the party attempts to cure Colette and ultimately reunite the worlds, Zelos cleverly tricks two Papal Knights into believing that Colette is Spiritua, an angel of death, and takes advantage of their fear of her to convince them to drop the charges against him and the others, as well as to try to capture the Pope(who escapes). He also succeeds in convincing Princess Hilda to persuade the King of Tethe'alla to write a letter to the Elder of Heimdall in order to let them into the village. Throughout the mission to cure Colette, Zelos is seemingly distrustful of Kratos' motives.
It is later implied that he dislikes Kratos for manipulating and leading his son, Lloyd, on for his own intentions, which possibly reminds Zelos of the father who abandoned him. It is also implied that Zelos also dislikes Kratos because he sees himself in him, something that he finds disturbing.
One of the major twists in the plot involves Zelos. After Altessa, the dwarf craftsman in Tethe'alla, is badly wounded, the party takes the Rheiards to the city of Flanoir to find a doctor. The doctor requests an entourage and takes the four characters who have the lowest relationships with Lloyd. That night, the three characters with the highest relationships with Lloyd will come to the his room at the Flanoir Inn, asking for him to go for a walk with them. The player may have Lloyd agree to the walk with any one of them, or may deny them all (in which case, Lloyd goes outside on his own, where he meets his father, Kratos). Morning comes, and Lloyd decides to make a direct attack on Cruxis, at the Tower of Salvation.
If Lloyd spoke to one of the first three guests, Zelos betrays the party at the Tower, revealing that he had been working for both Cruxis and the Renegades the entire time. This sheds new light on past incidents, and might suggest that he had planned for the party to be trapped on the Fooji mountains, and was speaking with a contact when he disappeared in the Renegades' base (Yuan says that their "friend" can help the Renegades find the party, which may be a reference to Zelos). Claiming to care only for himself, he decides to join with the group most likely to win the upcoming fight: Cruxis. (In reality, while in Flanoir, Kratos(unseen at the time) requested that Zelos retrieve the rare stone known as Aionis, a material needed to form the Ring of the Pact, and thereby wield the Eternal Sword. The only way for Zelos to obtain it would be for him to enter Cruxis' stronghold.)
Upon reaching the tower, Zelos then leads Colette forward, claiming that he wants her help in taking the Eternal Sword, but angels surround the two, and Pronyma reveals Zelos' betrayal, before leaving with him. While Lloyd's party makes their way to the Hall of the Great Seed, each and every single one of them falls, one-by-one, into various traps in an effort to allow Lloyd to challenge Mithos and save Colette and the world. Unbeknownst to Lloyd, Zelos releases them, and guides them to the Hall, where they reunite with Lloyd and help defeat Pronyma. Shortly thereafter (presumably after obtaining the Aionis), Zelos rejoins the party and helps to defeat Yggdrasill. He confesses that he did, in fact, deceive Lloyd when Lloyd asks him if all of what he did was to obtain the Aionis; as Kratos begins his plan to make the Eternal Ring midway through the second "act," Zelos may have been acting for other motives before Kratos approached him.
If Lloyd is paired with Zelos, he will receive the Chosen's Orb from him. When Lloyd is shot by an arrow fired from a trap in the Tower of Salvation, the Chosen's Orb protects him. Lloyd is briefly conflicted, realizing that Zelos saved him but that he also betrayed the group. Zelos is seen requesting that an emissary of peace—specifically Sheena—be sent to Iselia, using his influence as the Chosen to do so.
Aliases: None
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Species: Human, Angel
Alignment: Good
Canon or Original: Canon, Tales Of Symphonia
Date of Birth: None Given
Place of Birth: Meltokio, Tethe'alla
Physical Appearance:
General
Special Occasions
Personality: Zelos is what some my call a playboy, instantly attracting the everyday woman and even the higher classed ladies. Knowing this, he can come across as narcissistic at times. Very flirtatious, he would never pass up the chance to chat up a beautiful woman. Despite these qualities, Zelos is a stand up guy. Always looking at the bigger picture, he works however he needs to to achieve his goal. This may include working against his friends. he is very loyal however and will still he his life at risk to either help them or prevent harm.
Special Abilities: (Called Artes In Zelos' World) A magic swordsman, Zelos is adapt at using both sword artes and magic artes. His fighting style combines a sword in his right right while using a smaller shield in his left. Having being part of Cruxis, he has also been granted Angelic abilities.
- Sword Artes
- Demon Fang: A vertical cut that releases a shockwave along the ground. (Can be used in succession.)
- Sonic Thrust: A strong straight thrust that blows the enemy back.
- Fierce Demon Fang: A strong vertical cut that creates a large shockwave in front of the user. (Shorter reach than Demon Fang.)
- Hurricane Thrust: A variant of Sonic Thrust. If a hit connects, a burst of wind comes from the blade, blowing the enemy away.
- Super Sonic Thrust: A stronger version of Sonic Thrust. A miss leaves a bigger opening.
- Light Spear: Lifts an enemy with a spinning slash, finishing with a powerful thrust.
- Hell Pyre: Releases a fireball from the sword in mid-air.
- Lightning Blade: A version of Sonic thrust with an electrified blade.
- Grave Blade: A variation of Fierce Demon Fang where the shockwave breaks the land, sending stones towards the enemy.
- Severing Wind: Spinning slashes create a tornado that lifts the enemy.
- Victory Light Spear: An advanced version of Light Spear, adding a horizontal mid-air slash.
- Light Spear Cannon: An advanced version of Light Spear, where after launching the enemy into the air, the user impales them from under.
- Super Lightning Blade: Combines the effects of Hurricane Thrust and Lightning Blade.
- Guardian: The user thrusts their sword into the ground and puts of a protective barrier that lasts a few seconds.
- Magic Artes
- Fire Ball: Releases a maximum of three fireballs at an enemy. Novice level.
- Wind Blade: Unleashes a burst of wind. Novice level.
- Stone Blast: Causes the earth to shoot up in portions below the enemy. Novice level.
- Lightning: Calls down a bolt of lightning. Novice level.
- First Aid: Closes minor wounds. Novice level.
- Eruption: Lava bursts forth around the enemy. Mid level.
- Air Thrust: Blades of air surround and slice the target. Mid level.
- Grave: Spear-shaped rocks are thrust up from below. Mid level.
- Thunder Blade: A blade of lightning falls from the sky, impaling the ground releasing an electric shockwave. Mid level.
- Healing Wind: Wraps the area in a soothing wind that heals wounds. Mid level.
- Healing Stream: Uses the restorative power of water to heal wounds. (Better than Healing Wind). Mid level.
- Angelic Artes
- Angelic State: Zelos unleashes his Angelic powers, becoming faster, stronger, and gaining the ability to hover and fly short distances. Places a greater strain on Zelos' body.
- Judgement: Causes pillars of light to fall from the heavens. Angelic state required. Incantation required. "May the Light of Judgment fall as rain upon those impure souls who crawl in the World. Rest in peace, you who are burdened by sins!"
- Shining Bind: Zelos' ultimate attack. A glyph of light appears on the ground. Zelos rises into the air, collecting energy from his surroundings. Rays of light extend from the glyph, lifting anyone caught in them into the air. Zelos then releases energy from his body and the glyph. Angelic state required. (Used as a last resort. The massive energy usage causes Zelos to fall out of Angelic State afterward.)
Weapons:
- Sword: Last Fencer
History: The first impression Zelos gives is that of a skirt-chasing, irresponsible and immature man. However, Zelos has more internal conflicts and emotional pain. As Zelos reveals to Lloyd in Flanoir, his mother, Mylene, was told to marry his father, the Chosen at the time, by the Oracle of Cruxis, even though she loved someone else. Growing up, his home life was less-than-comforting. Neither his mother nor his father cared much for him; his father was already in a relationship with another woman, and his mother would only rarely pay any real maternal attention to him. As such, Zelos' main caretaker was Sebastian, the family butler. It is highly likely most of Zelos's narcissist-like behavior stems from the fact that he was neglected and unappreciated throughout his childhood.
When Zelos was a child, his father's mistress, a half-elf, gave birth to Seles, Zelos' half-sister. As children, Zelos and Seles got along with each other, Seles in particular enjoyed getting time to play with her big brother, but their relationship would become strained following the death of their father. Wanting a better quality of life for herself and her daughter, Seles' mother attempted to kill Zelos, knowing that if Zelos died, Seles (as the last relative of the half-siblings' father) would by default become the Chosen of Mana. The incident occurred on a snowy day - supposedly the first day Zelos saw snow. Mylene had taken Zelos outside and was building a snowman with him when the half-elf unleashed a barrage of magic aimed at Zelos and Mylene was caught in the crossfire. Her last words to Zelos were: "You should never have been born." Zelos would grow up to dislike snow, to the point he'd vacation in the farthest place away from Meltokio during its winters, as snow would be a constant reminder to him of the traumatic event. The image of snow stained red with Mylene's blood is one of the defining memories Zelos has of the incident.
After Mylene's death, Seles' mother was executed for her crime. Seles herself was sentenced to under house-arrest in an abbey for life.
Following his mother's death, Zelos began to develop a loathing for both himself and his status as a Chosen, blaming himself for his mother's death and cursing the Chosen system for causing his mother's misery in the first place. He grew up under the impression that he was worthless, a pathetic Chosen who could never save the world. This impression was further nurtured by the knowledge that Seles would have been a far more capable Chosen than he. Zelos lived in the knowledge that, had he died that snowy day in Meltokio, Seles would've possibly become the greatest Chosen that Tethe'alla had seen in decades. Both this and the knowledge that he could not live up to the expectations set upon him as Chosen further deepened Zelos's lack of self-worth. Growing up in Meltokio's uncaring society, Zelos was forced to lock his emotions away and adopt a mask of confidence, self-assurance, self-esteem, and superficiality. This "mask" allowed him to differentiate between those who merely had a passing interest in him and those who truly wished to know and befriend him. It also allowed him to defend himself from further emotional trauma.
Zelos is also somewhat prejudiced against half-elves, likely due to Mylene's murderess being half-elven and being taught from birth that half-elves were "disgusting, filthy creatures." Despite this apparent prejudice, he is actually more sympathetic to half-elves than his peers, exerting his influence to stop some of the Pope's radical anti-half-elf legislature from becoming law even before he meets Lloyd. After meeting Genis and Raine, he eventually learns to accept them, despite his conflicts with Genis, at one point commenting on how they're nothing like the half-elf stereotypes he'd been taught about, but remarking that he is not quite able to rid himself of feelings of prejudice. His slightly more sympathetic view on them is due to the fact he feels he can relate to them in some aspect, remarking once that "nobody wanted us to be born".
When Zelos was six, he met a young Regal at the Princess' birthday party. He is thus somehow able to recognize who he is when Regal joins their group; he repeatedly implies that Regal is the President of Lezareno, but the party fails to realize this until it is made apparent by Regal himself.
As he reached his teenage years, Zelos found that he was considered very popular amongst Meltokio's noblewomen. It soon became apparent that these aristocrats were not interested in him for his personality, nor for his good looks; they only wished to be associated with the Chosen of Mana. Zelos used this superficial interest to his advantage, and soon gained a world-spanning reputation as a womanizer. He was educated at the Imperial Research Academy in Sybak, where his good looks and status allowed him to manipulate his female classmates into taking notes and tests for him despite the fact that, although he excelled at mathematics, he was less-than-proficient at most everything else. As such, he graduated at the top of his class.
Sometime in the years before meeting Lloyd, he was approached by Cruxis themselves, and was given the offer to rid himself of the Chosen status should he in return become their spy. By this time Zelos had already grown very bitter towards his position, as well as towards himself, and had given up practically all hope that things could get better for him or his sister, thus, he allied himself with them.
In both the manga and video game, it is made apparent that Sheena and Zelos knew each other before meeting in Meltokio with Lloyd's party, although how long they've know each other and how they met is never made clear. Only that Sheena has some standing animosity towards him, most likely because he habitually makes unwanted passes at her. (A skit once revealed that he has attempted to watch her showering.) Despite this however they have been proven to have a stable, though rather dysfunctional, friendship, frequently chatting (or bickering) and bouncing ideas off of each other. During the game Zelos shows some concern for Sheena's well being, and Sheena has admitted that she doesn't doubt that deep down Zelos is a good person. Near the end of the game there's a skit where Zelos offers to help Sheena find a place to relocate Mizuho should the event ever arise that they have to move. There's also hints that Zelos does harbor genuine feelings for Sheena; when Sheena was ready to sacrifice herself to let the rest of the party escape, Zelos reacted vehenemently and dragged Sheena into the Otherworldly Gate.
The player first meets Zelos with his entourage in Meltokio, where he attempts to woo (the then-unresponsive) Colette Brunel and Raine. When the party reaches the castle, he helps them negotiate with the King and the Pope in order to find a way to save Colette—as the Chosen, he is very influential, second in power only to the King of Tethe'alla himself. One stipulation, however, is that the party remain at all times in Tethe'alla. When the party plans to go meet Dirk in Iselia to see if he can help Colette, and convinces Zelos to allow them to do so, Zelos is branded a traitor for doing so and the Pope orders his arrest.
When the party attempts to retrieve the Rheiards on the Fooji Mountains, Zelos claims that he has some device to transport them. However, at the summit, he leads them into a trap (supposedly by accident), where Yuan and Pronyma find them. The party defeats Pronyma, but Yuan's Renegades reclaim the Rheiards.
Zelos also helps the party return to Meltokio through the sewers when the Papal Knights refuse them entry through the city's gate. Inside Meltokio, the citizens, despite being aware of Zelos's status as a traitor, still treat him as they always have. Even some members of the church do so as well; the pastor in the Hot Springs island agrees not to report Zelos' presence.
Inside the Tethe'alla Base, Zelos suspiciously disappears for a moment before reappearing. He then makes several odd references to betraying the group, such as "joking" that he would try deceiving Lloyd and being somewhat surprised when Sheena says "I hate traitors more than anything else," when referring to the very recent revelation that Kuchinawa is working for the Pope. These initially seem incidental, but ultimately serve to foreshadow future plot twists.
In the third main "act" of the game, in which the party attempts to cure Colette and ultimately reunite the worlds, Zelos cleverly tricks two Papal Knights into believing that Colette is Spiritua, an angel of death, and takes advantage of their fear of her to convince them to drop the charges against him and the others, as well as to try to capture the Pope(who escapes). He also succeeds in convincing Princess Hilda to persuade the King of Tethe'alla to write a letter to the Elder of Heimdall in order to let them into the village. Throughout the mission to cure Colette, Zelos is seemingly distrustful of Kratos' motives.
It is later implied that he dislikes Kratos for manipulating and leading his son, Lloyd, on for his own intentions, which possibly reminds Zelos of the father who abandoned him. It is also implied that Zelos also dislikes Kratos because he sees himself in him, something that he finds disturbing.
One of the major twists in the plot involves Zelos. After Altessa, the dwarf craftsman in Tethe'alla, is badly wounded, the party takes the Rheiards to the city of Flanoir to find a doctor. The doctor requests an entourage and takes the four characters who have the lowest relationships with Lloyd. That night, the three characters with the highest relationships with Lloyd will come to the his room at the Flanoir Inn, asking for him to go for a walk with them. The player may have Lloyd agree to the walk with any one of them, or may deny them all (in which case, Lloyd goes outside on his own, where he meets his father, Kratos). Morning comes, and Lloyd decides to make a direct attack on Cruxis, at the Tower of Salvation.
If Lloyd spoke to one of the first three guests, Zelos betrays the party at the Tower, revealing that he had been working for both Cruxis and the Renegades the entire time. This sheds new light on past incidents, and might suggest that he had planned for the party to be trapped on the Fooji mountains, and was speaking with a contact when he disappeared in the Renegades' base (Yuan says that their "friend" can help the Renegades find the party, which may be a reference to Zelos). Claiming to care only for himself, he decides to join with the group most likely to win the upcoming fight: Cruxis. (In reality, while in Flanoir, Kratos(unseen at the time) requested that Zelos retrieve the rare stone known as Aionis, a material needed to form the Ring of the Pact, and thereby wield the Eternal Sword. The only way for Zelos to obtain it would be for him to enter Cruxis' stronghold.)
Upon reaching the tower, Zelos then leads Colette forward, claiming that he wants her help in taking the Eternal Sword, but angels surround the two, and Pronyma reveals Zelos' betrayal, before leaving with him. While Lloyd's party makes their way to the Hall of the Great Seed, each and every single one of them falls, one-by-one, into various traps in an effort to allow Lloyd to challenge Mithos and save Colette and the world. Unbeknownst to Lloyd, Zelos releases them, and guides them to the Hall, where they reunite with Lloyd and help defeat Pronyma. Shortly thereafter (presumably after obtaining the Aionis), Zelos rejoins the party and helps to defeat Yggdrasill. He confesses that he did, in fact, deceive Lloyd when Lloyd asks him if all of what he did was to obtain the Aionis; as Kratos begins his plan to make the Eternal Ring midway through the second "act," Zelos may have been acting for other motives before Kratos approached him.
If Lloyd is paired with Zelos, he will receive the Chosen's Orb from him. When Lloyd is shot by an arrow fired from a trap in the Tower of Salvation, the Chosen's Orb protects him. Lloyd is briefly conflicted, realizing that Zelos saved him but that he also betrayed the group. Zelos is seen requesting that an emissary of peace—specifically Sheena—be sent to Iselia, using his influence as the Chosen to do so.
