History HoYay / TalesSeries

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'':

* After the first boss battle with him and [[spoiler: the arrival of Exodus]] Gaius claims that Jude will survive and come back to serve him. Why he thinks that so early on is...eyebrow raising at the least. He even starts directing his attention to Jude quite a bit afterwards, seeming to be intent to get the measure of him. And, of course, by the end Gaius recognizes him as a WorthyOpponent (something he never did with Wingul) and [[spoiler: puts his faith in his research on spyrites to save the world and create a good future.]]

* After the first boss battle and [[spoiler: the arrival of Exodus]] Gaius claims that Jude will survive and come back to serve him. Why he thinks that so early on is...eyebrow raising at the least. He even starts directing his attention to Jude quite a bit afterwards, seeming to be intent to get the measure of him. And, of course, by the end Gaius recognizes him as a WorthyOpponent (something he never did with Wingul) and [[spoiler: puts his faith in his research on spyrites to save the world and create a good future.]]

* After the first boss battle and [[spoiler: the arrival of Exodus]] Gaius claims that Jude will survive and come back to serve him. Why he thinks that so early on is...eyebrow raising at the least.
** Wingul, meanwhile, seems to be crushing hard on Gaius enough to try to MurderTheHypotenuse. His main target also seems to be ''Jude''...hm.

** Thr anime also has its fair share. Sorey looping his hands around Mikleo's waist as they go swinging, Sorey clutching Mikleo tight when the malevolence is hurting him, then switching position to guard Mikleo away from the hellion, Mikleo [[Tsundere blushing]] when Sorey appreciates him tagging along, etc...

** Even before the DLC, Rose and Alisha's first meeting in the game is of Rose staring for _quite_ a long time at Alisha and then being very flattered by her praising her. This is then followed by them bonding quickly, almost seeming rather like how Mikleo and Sorey act.

** Even before the DLC, Rose and Alisha's first meeting in the game is of Rose staring for _quite_ a long time at Alisha and then being very flattered by her praising her.

*** Oh yeah, and now that the PS3 HD Rerelease has happened, they've translated the theme park date in Altamira and the scene in the deluxe suite afterwards. Zelos not only calls Lloyd "hunny" all the way through both of these events, but also offers to ''stay up all night teaching Lloyd how to be seductive.'' To which Lloyd says "I can't remember the last time I was this excited to study." As one amused tumblr comment put it, "I've read enough fanfic to know where this is going."

** The PS3 version even adds some [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNgB-PJ2jpM new]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1KqKrNvV8o scenes]] where Rita and Estelle pledge their eternal friendship and ''raise a baby together''.

** On the Flynn and Yuri thing, in the PS3 version they have a dual Mystic Arte together, which may draw comparisons to previous OfficialCouple Emil and Marta's team-up attack in ''TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' and the team-up attack used by later OfficialCouple Jude and Milla in VideoGame/TalesOfXillia.

** Hell, the two get into an argument early in the game because Mikleo wants to form a pact with Sorey so that he can fuse with him, but Sorey refuses because he doesn't want Mikleo to get hurt. All this does is cement how protective they are of one another, and when they finally make up it's with a ''tickle fight''.

** In Chris Niosi's (Dezel) [[https://youtu.be/jGXA07mnIV4?t=21m14s podcast]] with Michael Johnston (Mikleo), Creater/KiraBuckland (Edna), and Xander Mobus (Sergei Strelka):

-->'''Chris''': Oh yeah. They rub each other a lot. They're bros!

** [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9qBYqUIYAAqXcv.png:large In the credits picture of the Alisha DLC]], Mikleo can be seen with a longing look on his face. What is he looking at ? [[spoiler:Sorey in his light form, still asleep with Maoteras.]] Note that he's the only party member to do that, emphasizing on how deep his relationship with Sorey is.

** In one of Baba's interviews about a year before the game's release, his introduces Mikleo as Sorey's "irreplaceable presence".
* The Alisha Story dlc offers up some Alisha/Rose LesYay [[ShipTease ship-teasing]]. The whole dlc heavily focuses on Alisha's growing friendship with Rose. This manifests in a passionate slap-fight that ends with them rolling around on the floor while Lailah and Edna remark on how much they care for each other. Then Alisha wanders through town thinking about how Rose was only mean to spare Alisha's feelings r.e. the truth about Sorey. Then it turns out Rose was following her to make sure she wasn't jumped by hellions. Alisha tries to keep Rose out of the fight, but Rose offers to make Alisha her squire. Many heartwarming and teasing moments ensue as they travel together, with Edna and Lailah acting like a pair of [[ShipperOnDeck shippers]]. Towards the end of the dlc, Alisha falls into Rose's arms and just lies there while they talk. The two have another bonding moment, and then finish the boss hellions together.

** In one of Baba's interviews about a year before the game's release, his introduces Mikleo as Sorey's "one and only presence".

* VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria is absolutely loaded with this between [[TheHero Sorey]] and [[ChildhoodFriends Mikleo]]. They're childhood friends and rivals, tend to be very touchy-feely with each other, and it becomes quite apparent as the game progresses that they are each other's most important person. THEN, it then became UpToEleven, when the creators basically confirmed that the two indeed become an item at the end of the game, if not before that, making them the first same-sex OfficialCouple of the Franchise.

** An interview with the writers of the game has one of the writers shoot down both Sorey/Alisha and Sorey/Rose as potential pairings - according to them, a typical m/f romance just wouldn't work with Sorey. And then they say that although Sorey and Mikleo were very close prior to the game's events they truly became irreplaceable to each other by the end. Baba even calls Mikleo "Sorey's one and only."

** In the OVA for sure, and fairly certain for the game as well, Sorey's home (which he seems to share with Mikleo) has only a single bed. It seems unlikely that either of them would willingly opt to sleep on the floor every night, so it seems more likely that they share.

** An interview with the writers of the game has one of the writers shoot down both Sorey/Alisha and Sorey/Rose as potential pairings - according to them, a typical m/f romance just wouldn't work with the game. And then they say that although Sorey and Mikleo were very close prior to the game's events they truly became irreplaceable to each other by the end. Baba even calls Mikleo "Sorey's one and only."

* VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria is absolutely loaded with this between [[TheHero Sorey]] and [[ChildhoodFriends Mikleo]]. They're childhood friends and rivals, tend to be very touchy-feely with each other, they call out each other's names when they get KO'd in battle, and it becomes quite apparent as the game progresses that they are each other's most important person. THEN, it then became UpToEleven, when the creators basically confirmed that the two indeed become an item at the end of the game, if not before that, making them the first same-sex OfficialCouple of the Franchise.