History Trivia / TalesOfXillia

* This is the first game in the series to leave the opening song completely unaltered when it was released internationally.

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TsubasaYonaga Jude]] shares voices with a young [[BlazeUnion Nessiah]], whereas [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Milla]] is [[YggdraUnion Milanor]]; [[CastingGag these characters are bitter enemies in]] [[VideoGame/DeptHeaven their canon]].

** And now we have [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Keel]] [[{{Mugihito}} Lorenz]] also [[GGundam Kiral Mekrial]] and [[GetterRobo Professor Saotome]] as [[BattleButler Rowen]].

** [[HarunaIkezawa Tipo]] is [[KingOfFighters Athena Asamiya]], [[DancougarNova Hidaka Aoi]] and [[{{Gravion}} Gusuku Runa]].
** [[HidenobuKiuchi Wingar]] is [[DarkerThanBlack Hei]].
** [[RyotaroOkiayu Gaius]] is [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kuchiki Byakuya]] and [[MegaManX Zero]]. He also voiced [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Dymlos]].
** Elise is [[SeitokaiNoIchizon Mafuyu]].
** [[Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka The opening narrator]] [[spoiler: and the real Maxwell]] is [[MobileSuitGundam00 Aeolia Schenberg]], [[KingdomHearts Master Xehanort]] and [[OnePiece Gold Roger]].
** Presa is [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Misaka Mikoto]] in [[RinaSatou Japanese]], and [[FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]] in [[AliHillis English]].
** English-wise, [[SamRiegel Jude's]] been using his fists not just to [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 smack people around]], [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger but also to point at others]] [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney while yelling "OBJECTION!!"]]. He's also like to remind you that he is still planning on [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia kicking your ass.]]

*** Fun Fact:This marks the fourth Tales of game she's been in, having been [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Arietta the Wild]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Sodia and Khroma]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Pascal.]]

** It may not seem like it at first - or second, or any - glance, but [[LaurenLanda Leia]] is everyone's favorite Boobie Lady, [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi]], in English. Leia also uses a staff too like her. She's also once the [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Little Queen]].

** In English, [[ToddHaberkorn Rowen is]]... wait, since when did [[SoulEater Death the Kid]] become Death [[CoolOldGuy the Old Man]]!?
** [[TravisWillingham Gaius]] would like all [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist female staff members to wear]]...'''[[LargeHam TINY MINISKIRTS!]]'''
** And the opening narrator and [[spoiler: the real Maxwell]] is [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Vandesdelca Musto Fende.]] And '''[[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness CAPTAIN GORDON,]] [[MemeticMutation DEFENDER OF EARTH!!]]'''

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Both verisons of the game are chalk full of them.
** In the english verison, Jude is voiced by SamRiegel while Agria is voiced by KateHiggins. In the enlglish dub of the VisualNovel/FateStayNight anime, SamRiegel played Shirou, who summons Saber, played by KateHiggins, meaning that you get to watch Saber stomp on Shirou while laughing mad.

* This is the first game in the series to have the opening song completely unaltered for the international release.

** An optional side quest has you visit a location called the [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Tatalian Abyss where you have to solve glyph puzzles and there's miasma.]]

** The globe Gnome sits on is a map of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Terca Lumereis]].

*** Gaius is interesting in that some of his aspects are from more then one villain. He has [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Dhaos's motivation to save his world at the cost of possible another]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Mithos's NecessaryEvil in regards to the two worlds]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Richter's GoodAllALong, but AntiHero status]], and [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Van's inuniverse MemeticBadass levels as well as having a personal group of powerful generals by his side]].

** [[ChikaoOhtsuka The opening narrator]] [[spoiler: and the real Maxwell]] is [[MobileSuitGundam00 Aeolia Schenberg]], [[KingdomHearts Master Xehanort]] and [[OnePiece Gold Roger]].

** Lilium Orbs are special spheres that humans use to awaken their inner potential and allow them to be able to fight monsters, but where they come from is a dark secret. They're basically [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Exspheres]], except they don't really factor into the plot outside of a sidequest or two, and their dark side [[spoiler: the BonusBoss made them and distributed them so humans could grow powerful and he could leech their strength and add it to his own]] is easy enough for the party to take care of.

** It may not seem like it at first - or second, or any - glance, but [[LaurenLanda Leia]] is everyone's favorite Boobie Lady, [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi]], in English. Leia also uses a staff too like her. She's also once the [[TalesOfGraces Little Queen]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[TsubasaYonaga Jude]] shares voices with a young [[BlazeUnion Nessiah]], whereas [[MiyukiSawashiro Milla]] is [[YggdraUnion Milanor]]; [[CastingGag these characters are bitter enemies in]] [[VideoGame/DeptHeaven their canon]].

*** Alvin is basically [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Kratos by being a mercenary who constantly back stabs people and is connected to the games villains]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri by being a older AntiHero who is sarcastic, they both even have Dragon Swarm.]]

** It may not seem like it at first - or second, or any - glance, but [[LaurenLanda Leia]] is everyone's favorite Boobie Lady, [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi]], in English. Leia also uses a staff too like her.

** And the opening narrator and [[spoiler: the real Maxwell]] is [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Vandesdelca Musto Fende.]]

** [[Creator/KateHiggins Agria]] in English is [[Manga/Naruto Sakura Haruno]].

** [[Creator/KateHiggins Agira]] in English is [[Manga/Naruto Sakura Haruno]].

** Leia is combines elements of [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Arche by being a GenkiGirl]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfHearts Amber,who is a CombatMedic who uses a staff in battle.]] She also looks a lot like [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Natalia.]]

** Alvin [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia is a mercenary who constantly back stabs people]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia is older then the others and is very snarky.]]
** Rowen is a combination of [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Jade, being much older spellcaster who is famously known]] but [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces also Malik, by playing a supportive role to the main character as a teacher. ]]

** Milla is a {{Determinator}} on a mission to destroy the Mana Canno- I mean Lance of Kresnik, and she has fabulous flowing blonde hair. She also has laserish attacks and a link arte that looks a lot like Tetra Spell. She's basically [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Dhaos]], only this time she's neither a BigBad nor a dude.

** Two worlds vying for existence with [[spoiler: one supposedly having to be destroyed to save the other and the heroes ultimately deciding they want to save both? And one world is more technologically advanced that the other? Why hello there plot of Symphonia]] However, that side that is [[spoiler:suppose to be destroied]] is dependent so much on their resources that it is destorying their world. So were combining Symphonia and Vesperia now?

** Alvin constantly[[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia back stabs people]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia is older then the others and is very snarky.]]
** Rowen is a combination of[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Jade, being much older spellcaster who is famously known]] but [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces also Malik, by playing a supportive role to the main character as a teacher. ]]
** Leia is combines elements of [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Arche by being a GenkiGirl]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfHearts Amber,who is a CombatMedic who uses a staff in battle.]]

** Leia is combines elements of [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Archer by being a GenkiGirl]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfHearts Amber,who is a CombatMedic who uses a staff in battle.]]

** Two worlds vying for existence with [[spoiler: one supposedly having to be destroyed to save the other and the heroes ultimately deciding they want to save both? And one world is more technologically advanced that the other? Why hello there plot of Symphonia]]

** Rowen is a [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss much older spellcaster who is famously known]] but [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces plays a supportive role to the main character as a teacher. ]]
** Leia is [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia GenkiGirl]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfHearts who is a CombatMedic who uses a staff in battle.]]

** In English, [[ToddHaberkorn Rowen is]]... wait, since when [[SoulEater Death the Kid]] becomes Death [[CoolOldGuy the Old Man]]!?
** [[TravisWillingham Gaius]] would like all [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist female staff members to wear miniskirts!]]