History HoYay / TalesSeries

* Luke might as well be the resident LauncherOfAThousandShips considering how happily the fandom ships him with people. This comes hand and hand with ''a lot'' of HoYay with various characters...

*** Well not exactly, [[spoiler:Zelos only commits SuicideByCop in the path where you re-recruit Kratos, since that's the only path where Lloyd doesn't insist that he still trusts Zelos even after he betrays the party.]] So this basically holds true even when he's not Lloyd's most important person.

** Ion is the first person in the game that Luke is openly nice to, and they have some shared [[spoiler:[[CloningBlues angst over being replicas]].]]

[[caption-width-right:288:[[PortmanteauCoupleName Ristelle]], as coined by Yuri himself.]]

** The Future arc takes ''all'' the HoYay to [[UpToEleven eleven.]] Before the final dungeon, Asbel gets a chance to talk to each party member separately. Each person makes physical contact with Asbel, somehow, [[spoiler: so they also get a chance to talk to Lambda.]] Most of them are platonic claps on the shoulder. Cheria, the official love interest, gets a pinky swear. Richard ''touches Asbel's face like he's about to kiss him.'' And then he tries to tell [[spoiler: Lambda]] something else, and we don't hear what he says. Given the situation, if it's not some variation on [[spoiler: "protect Asbel, please,"]] I'll eat my controller. Also, this scene, unlike all the HoYay-tastic skits? Utterly mandatory.

** Chaltier also makes it a point to constantly praise Leon, babbling about how handsome he'd look with [[SexySpectacles glasses]] or how he's a better swordsman than Stahn or Rutee.

* HoYay/TalesOfBerseria
* HoYay/TalesOfVesperia
* HoYay/TalesOfZestiria

* [[HotBlooded Stahn]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Leon]] in ''VideoGame/{{Tales of Destiny}}'', at least in the remake. Leon starts out as a JerkAss who becomes a [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]] after spending time around Stahn [[spoiler:eventually admitting they are "friends" right before he makes a HeroicSacrifice for him... well, okay, and the rest of the party]]. Stahn really loves to [[SayMyName say Leon's name]].
** This adds a very interesting piece of subtext to a skit in Tales of Destiny 2 where Loni asks about a possible love triangle between Stahn, Rutee, and Leon. Of course, [[spoiler: Leon]] seems disgusted at the idea, but that's mainly because Loni assumed Rutee was [[BrotherSisterIncest at the center]].
** To go along with the above, a lot of Leon's lines towards Stahn sound like the kind typical 90s/early 2000s {{Tsundere}} [[LoveInterest Love Interests]] use towards the IdiotHero. Repeated denials and all.

* Even VideoGame/TalesOfEternia is not immune, at least when it comes to the anime. [[LesYay Farah]] and [[ToyShip Meredy]] both get a lot of shipping moments with [[CanonForeigner Canon Foreigners]] [[MsFanservice Marone]] and [[SpoonyBard Corena]] respectively.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tales of Symphonia}}'' has plenty subtext between Lloyd and Zelos, despite the [[HandsomeLech latter's womanizing.]]

*** This troper saw more Yuan and Botta.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tales of Graces}}''...oh boy. Richard's crush on Asbel seems to have started when they were kids, 7 years ago. And not to mention that in the demo for Tales of Graces F, when Asbel jumps for the ship it's Richard that catches him. First scene. Then there's Pascal and Sophie, and Hubert who seems to be some sort of backwards tsundere for his brother. And then Lambda. Lambda is....well, let's just say he spends most of his time residing in either Richard [[spoiler:or Asbel]] and has yandere tendencies.

* VideoGame/TalesOfXillia subtly combines this with a PrecociousCrush. At multiple points, and as a possible post-victory skit, Elize's living doll, Teepo, latches onto [[ActionGirl Milla]] and starts ''[[MarshmallowHell motorboating]]'' her. It's revealed later in the game that the things Teepo says and does are really [[spoiler: Elize's innermost thoughts]].

* And for some {{Crossover Ship}}, [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Emil]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence Ruca]] are now shipped together, thanks to a scene in Radiant Mythology 3's opening where [[spoiler: they HUG each other]]. Yeah, REAL subtle, [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]. [[http://youtu.be/HVNoeFemfTk?t=1m11s Seen here at 1:11]]

* And then there's [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan Alvin and Jude]]. Alvin just loves putting his arm around Jude's shoulder and Jude can say things like "I'd like to think Alvin knows how I feel" ''right it front of him and his ex-girlfriend'' (Alvin's even double takes after hearing that). Jude's also always the first to allow Alvin back on the team after his betrayals. He also asks Jude if he [[BiTheWay swings both ways]] without much prompting - which Jude doesn't exactly deny.

* Jude, for one, might be [[BiTheWay canonically bisexual]], as alluded to in the last game - one of his [[spoiler: alternate universe counterparts has a "tethering" relationship with a CampGay spirit, Aska]].

* There's also a case with [[CargoShip Leon and Chaltier]], as Leon acts like a [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Guy]] when Chal asks to be loaned out (to repay a debt he feels he has to Johnny for protecting Leon), Leon utterly depends on Chaltier to the point of the sword being a LivingEmotionalCrutch, and the two are inseparable... Even [[CrowningMomentOfFunny when Leon takes baths]].

** And when Jude withdraws his offer, Alivn's response is "Ah, the familiar cold shoulder."

* [[HotBlooded Stahn]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Leon]] in ''VideoGame/{{Tales of Destiny}}'', at least in the remake. Leon starts out as a JerkAss who becomes a [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]] after spending time around Stahn [[spoiler:eventually admitting they are "friends" right before he makes a HeroicSacrifice for him... well, okay, and the rest of the party]]. Stahn really loves to [[SayMyName say Leon's name]], and eventually [[spoiler:he marries Leon's sister. Did I mention there's a [[ReplacementGoldfish strong family resemblance]]?]]

* And for some {{Crossover Ship}}, [[TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Emil]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence Ruca]] are now shipped together, thanks to a scene in Radiant Mythology 3's opening where [[spoiler: they HUG each other]]. Yeah, REAL subtle, [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]. [[http://youtu.be/HVNoeFemfTk?t=1m11s Seen here at 1:11]]

** To go along with the above, a lot of Leon's lines towards sound like the kind typical 90s/early 2000s {{Tsundere}} [[LoveInterest Love Interests]] use towards the IdiotHero. Repeated denials and all.

* And for some {{Crossover Ship}}, [[TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Emil]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence Ruca]] are now shipped together, thanks to a scene in Radiant Mythology 3's opening where [[spoiler: they HUG each other]]. Yeah, REAL subtle, [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]]. [http://youtu.be/HVNoeFemfTk?t=1m11s Seen here at 1:11]]

* And for some {{Crossover Ship}}, [[TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Emil]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence Ruca]] are now shipped together, thanks to a scene in Radiant Mythology 3's opening where [[spoiler: they HUG each other]]. Yeah, REAL subtle, [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]].
** [[http://youtu.be/HVNoeFemfTk?t=1m11s Seen here at 1:11]]

*** Zelos also reverts back to calling Lloyd "Bud" in the sequel, [[spoiler: even in their affection scene.]]

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheRay'' Mileena and ''anyone'' female. She spends a lot of time cooing over girls being cute and more than once makes some...questionable comments in that regard as well.

*** [[spoiler: Both above are odd given how Kratos fell in love with Lloyd's mother, and Yuan was engaged with Martel.]]